Chapter 353 Shanshan is back!
Xie Yao's words worked well on Shan Shan. Shan Shan, who was already angry, became even angrier and nodded repeatedly, "That's right!"
"You dared to lie to me, so I spent two months to kill him!"
Xie Yao swallowed the words of comfort that came to her lips.
What should she say?
Was it a good kill?
Although it is true, but... I always feel like I am corrupting a child.
"But I was also lost in the mountains." Shanshan said, "I walked and walked, and finally got out, but you were gone..."
Shanshan looked at Xie Yao with such aggrieved look in her eyes.
Xie Yao felt distressed again, "Our Shanshan has really suffered."
"Yeah." Shan Shan nodded repeatedly, "I heard that you became the queen, so I wanted to come and see you, but I couldn't get in."
"I've been waiting for you outside the Prince's Mansion." Shan Shan raised a finger, "I've been waiting for a month."
Xie Yao was stunned.
Zhu Qing said: "When I found Miss Shanshan, I almost didn't recognize her. Miss Shanshan was squatting in the corner at the entrance of the Prince's Mansion, just like a little beggar."
She almost didn't recognize him at the time.
Those people in the Prince's Mansion were all trustworthy, so they were brought into the palace after she and Xiao Ji entered the imperial palace.
Later, there were indeed guards at the gate of the Prince's Mansion, but Shanshan rarely went out at her request, and she was afraid that the guards would not recognize Shanshan.
so……
"Why don't you find a place? You're just waiting outside like an idiot. It's so cold..." Xie Yao believed that with Shanshan's ability, it would be easy for her to find a place to stay.
Just like how Shanshan was able to sneak back to the capital despite being hunted by Sibei.
She has strength and means.
Shan Shan looked at Xie Yao with innocent and frank eyes, "You can't say for sure."
Xie Yao was stunned for a moment before she remembered that she had indeed told Shanshan that innocent people should not be harmed.
Shanshan listened and did it.
Xie Yao's mood suddenly became extremely complicated.
"Sorry, Shanshan, it's my fault."
Xie Yao didn't think she taught him wrongly, but she taught him too little. If she had known that this day would come, she should have taught him more about how to survive.
It wouldn't have made Shanshan suffer so much.
"Don't blame Xie Yao." Shan Shan said quickly and firmly, looking at Xie Yao with eyes full of joy and smiles, "Xie Yao, I finally found you!"
Xie Yao felt sad and soft-hearted. At this moment, she wished she could give all the good things to Shanshan to compensate her.
Shanshan continued: "I have something very important to tell you."
She glanced at Zhu Qing and others, then turned her head away.
Obviously, she didn't want to say it in front of Zhu Qing and others, but because Zhu Qing and others had always been nice to her, she was embarrassed to bring it up.
Just wait for Zhu Qing and others to go out on their own initiative, or for Xie Yao to speak.
Anyway, they all listen to Xie Yao.
Seeing that Xie Yao didn't say anything, Shan Shan said, "That person arrested me, it has something to do with you, Xie Yao."
Xie Yao's eyes flickered.
She was abducted just after Shanshan disappeared. At that time, she suspected whether there was a connection. Now it seems that it is true.
Xie Yao told Zhu Qing and others to go out first.
Shan Shan then said: "Song Wenbo and Xie Yujiao want to harm you. What do they want to do with your life..."
Shanshan pursed her lips, her expression very serious.
She didn't know what to do specifically, because the person who captured her didn't know either.
But she knew it was not a good thing.
Xie Yao breathed a sigh of relief and was about to say that Xie Yujiao and Song Wenbo were already dead when Shan Shan said, "And Xiao Ning, Xiao Ning was also involved."
Xiao Ning...is indeed a hidden danger.
When Song Wenbo and Xie Yujiao were killed, Xie Yao knew that Xiao Ning was involved in this matter. Xiao Ning used her information in exchange for the help of the late emperor Xiao Zhige.
So, what about in northern Xinjiang?
Sometimes Xie Yao would even wonder narcissistically whether Xiao Ning had also used her information in exchange for cooperation with Hu Yanye.
But...what can Xiao Ning sell her?
"Xie Yao, Xie Yao?" Shan Shan's voice awakened Xie Yao's thoughts. Xie Yao smiled at Shan Shan and said, "Okay, thank you Shan Shan, I understand."
Shanshan also noticed it from Xie Yao's expression.
Xie Yao was not surprised at all.
And it’s been so long...
Shanshan blinked, "Have you solved them all?"
"Yeah." Xie Yao nodded. Song Wenbo and Xie Yujiao were both dead, so the problem was solved.
As for Xiao Ning...she couldn't move for the time being, and she couldn't keep worrying about her every day.
"Thank you, Shanshan, for always thinking of me." Xie Yao said, "Did Zhuqing take you to eat? Are you sleepy now? Do you want to go and rest?"
Xie Yao's voice was soft and her eyes were gentle.
Shanshan was deeply moved. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "Xie Yao, there is actually one thing I haven't told you."
Shanshan lowered her head, her face full of guilt and uneasiness.
She didn't mean to hide it from Xie Yao, it was just...
"The person who arrested me is from our tribe." Shanshan said this with great difficulty, "But I asked him, and he stole the high priest's belongings and ran away secretly."
"I have already killed him. This matter has nothing to do with the rest of our tribe! Xie Yao, can you please stop blaming them..."
Shanshan blinked and looked at Xie Yao with pleading eyes.
She originally wanted to keep it a secret and not tell anyone for her own selfish reasons, but Xie Yao's concern made her feel so warm and she felt extremely guilty.
The mouth is faster than the brain.
After saying this, she felt a little regretful but also relieved. She didn't want to deceive Xie Yao from the beginning.
Xie Yao really didn't expect that Shan Shan didn't say all the words just now.
But she was not angry at Shanshan's uneasy look. She raised her hand and gently rubbed Shanshan's head, "Okay, I promise not to implicate innocent people."
After a pause, Xie Yao said, "But I want someone to investigate your tribe and find out what the situation is with that person. Is that okay?"
There aren’t many people in the Shanshan tribe, and they all know each other.
If a person suddenly disappeared, the tribe would not be unaware of it, but the last time Si Bei went to investigate, no one mentioned it at all.
"Shanshan." Xie Yao said, "Your people are also in the territory of Xia State, and you are all citizens of Xia State. I promise you in the name of the Queen that I will never implicate innocent people."
"Okay." Shanshan agreed without much hesitation. She certainly believed what Xie Yao said, "Then...if there really is a problem..."
"I will definitely tell you." Xie Yao said.
Shan Shan nodded, and without further questioning, she said, "Xie Yao, I'm tired, I want to sleep."
Xie Yao raised the corners of her lips slightly, "Okay, I'll ask Zhu Qing to prepare a place for you to stay, you go and rest first."
Logically speaking, Shanshan’s status does not allow her to live in the palace permanently.
But Xie Yao planned to let her stay for a while and then make other arrangements for Shanshan.
Not long after Shanshan left with Zhuqing, Xiao Ji heard the news, "Yaoyao, I heard that Miss Shanshan has been found?"
"Yes." Xie Yao nodded, "Your Majesty, you came at the right time. I have something to tell Si Bei."
Xiao Ji naturally had no objection.
Soon, Si Bei accepted the new task assigned by Xie Yao and Xiao Ji. But just as he was about to leave, he heard Zhu Qing's report from outside, "Your Majesty, Madam, Miss Shanshan is here."
Xie Yao let her in immediately.
At this moment, Shanshan was wrapped in thick fox fur to resist the invading cold wind. The thin girl was wrapped in the fox fur, which made her look even more adorable.
"Shanshan." Xie Yao's voice softened several degrees. "Didn't you say you wanted to sleep? Why didn't you get a good rest?"
Even Xiao Ji couldn't help but glance sideways and take another look at his queen. Why did he feel that Yaoyao didn't speak to him in such a gentle voice?
"Xie Yao." Shan Shan hugged Xie Yao tightly, her voice soft.
Seeing this, Xiao Ji subconsciously wanted to step forward and rescue his Yaoyao, but before he could get close to the two, his face changed...
Asking just makes me want to vomit!
Xiao Ji could only watch Xie Yao and Shan Shan getting close.
Shanshan's eyes fell on Sibei and asked, "Xie Yao, did you ask him to investigate?"
After all, it was Si Bei who brought her out, so the most likely possibility is him.
"Yes." Xie Yao nodded, "He knows your tribe quite well, and knows many people in your tribe."
"I'll go too." Shan Shan said, "After all, this is our clan's business, Xie Yao, can I go too?"
"Don't worry, if there really are bad guys, I will deal with them personally." When saying this, Shanshan's voice was sweet, but the murderous intent was revealed.
She is not a delicate little girl.
Killing is easy for her.
"Can your body handle it?" Xie Yao didn't want to refuse, she was worried that Shanshan was too thin and her body wouldn't be able to handle it.
After all, Shu is a difficult place to travel.
"Of course." Shan Shan nodded firmly, and then said: "And there is Si Bei, Si Bei can protect me."
Si Bei: “…”
Seeing Shanshan's insistence, Xie Yao had no choice but to agree.
But she still insisted on asking the imperial physician to check Shanshan's body first, and then prepared some nourishing pills.
Shanshan also knows some medical skills, but they are not orthodox.
In addition, the conditions in the Imperial Hospital were better, so it took Shanshan and Sibei two days to set off from the capital.
What relieved Xie Yao the most was that although it was only two days, the flesh on Shanshan's face had recovered a little.
Xie Yao watched the carriage leave before she turned around and returned to the palace.
"Yaoyao." Xiao Ji's faint voice sounded in his ears, "Why do I feel that you are more gentle to Miss Shanshan than to me?"
Xie Yao didn't think anything was wrong. Instead, she looked at Xiao Ji in surprise, "Shan Shan is still a child."
"Your Majesty, too?"
Xiao Ji: “…” Although Shanshan looks petite, she is only fifteen or sixteen years old. How can she look like a child?
Xiao Ji held Xie Yao's hand and said, "I don't know. I can only see Yaoyao."
Xie Yao glared at Xiao Ji, but the corners of her lips couldn't help but curl up slightly. Although what Your Majesty said sounded rustic, it was... not bad.
She held Xiao Ji's hand tightly, and looked at him with smiles in her eyes.
Seeing this, Xiao Ji felt both happy and sad.
When will his daughter Yaoyao start to only see him?
Before Xiao Ji got the answer to this question, Zhao Ying arrived in Beijing!
It was the twelfth lunar month, and Zhao Ying brought the first snow to the capital.
She was exhausted from the journey, and the first thing she did when she returned to the capital was to go back to the Zhao family. When Xie Yao and Xiao Ji got the news, Xie Yao immediately left the palace and went to the Zhao family.
Mr. Zhao has been unwell and has been bedridden since the beginning of winter.
Xie Yao ordered the imperial physician to diagnose and take care of Mr. Zhao every day, and she even went to see him twice in person, but Mr. Zhao's health was getting worse day by day, and his time of wakefulness was getting shorter and shorter.
When Xie Yao arrived at the Zhao family, Zhao Ying was kneeling in front of the old man's bed, his voice choked with sobs, "Grandfather, it's Zhao Ying who is unfilial and came back late."
Mr. Zhao, who should still be unconscious at this time, seemed to have sensed something and was now rarely awake.
His eyes were clear, and he reached out his hand to help Zhao Ying up. "Ying, Ying'er is back. She's darker and thinner."
Mr. Zhao spoke intermittently and with some difficulty, but everyone remained silent and listened to him quietly.
Zhao Ying immediately said, "Grandfather, I am very powerful now. Please get well soon. Can I take you to go horseback riding?"
When Mr. Zhao heard what Zhao Ying said, the corners of his lips rose, "Okay, get better."
"I haven't seen Ying'er get married yet. Cui Niang didn't see it, so I have to see it for her."
Cui Niang was the nickname of Old Madam Zhao.
Zhao Ying couldn't hold back the tears in her eyes. She raised her hand to wipe them away and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes. I also want to see my granddaughter get married and see Ah Hao get married."
"Grandfather, please get well soon. I have learned how to drink. You always complained that I didn't drink with you. When you get better, let's drink to our heart's content, okay?"
Zhao Ying's voice choked.
Scenes flashed before her eyes, all of which were of her past interactions with Old Man Zhao.
Although she was a girl, she was also raised by Mr. Zhao himself. It was because of her aunt, who was spoiled since childhood and later chose Xie Cheng as her husband, that she was plotted against.
The grandfather thought, what's wrong with a girl? She should have a skill, so he brought her up by his side to teach and raise her.
To her, her grandfather was even closer than her father.
Zhao Ying knelt beside the bed, her heart was already pouring with grief, but she still tried hard to put on a smile.
"Okay, okay..." Mr. Zhao agreed, his voice gradually getting lower.
If Zhao Ying hadn't been breathing weakly, she would have collapsed at this moment.
The doctor hurriedly said, "The old man has fallen asleep."
Everyone in the Zhao family left the inner room to let the old man have a good rest.
Aunt Zhao was naturally very distressed when she saw her daughter at this moment, and she hugged Zhao Ying and cried.
The battlefield has no eyes, so how can it be so easy to go there?
But she couldn't control her daughter.
It was snowing heavily outside the window. After crying for a while, Aunt Zhao was taken away by Uncle Zhao. Only Zhao Ying, Zhao Hao and Xie Yao were left here.
"Yaoyao." Zhao Ying's voice was hoarse and choked with sobs. She was much thinner than when she left Beijing. "Thank you for taking care of our grandfather these days."
Xie Yao didn't expect that her cousin's first sentence would be this.
She thought Sister Ying would blame her.
"Sister Ying." Xie Yao said, "About my grandmother... I'm sorry, I..."
"Yaoyao, you don't have to apologize." Zhao Ying held Xie Yao's hand and said, "I understand."
"If it were me, I would have concealed it as well." She was indeed very angry and sad at first, but she never blamed anyone. On the way back to Beijing, she had almost figured it out.
Zhao Ying was so magnanimous that Xie Yao felt even more uncomfortable.
She would rather Sister Ying blame her!
Zhao Ying continued, "Yaoyao, I am very grateful that you can tell me about my grandfather's condition."
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