Chapter 46 Coaxing His Highness
Hu Yanyuan spoke seriously, but there was silence in the room.
What is this?
Reincarnation?
Xie Yao almost laughed out loud. Xiao Ning had just said that she was willing to marry Pei Chen, and now Hu Yanyuan said that he was willing to marry Xiao Ning.
Xiao Ning's expression changed again and again, and finally she looked at Pei Chen unwillingly, "Brother Pei Chen..."
Princess Yongle interrupted Xiao Ning and said to Hu Yanyuan: "The third prince needs to ask for marriage from His Majesty."
After saying that, he looked at Xiao Ning again and said, "You were also frightened today, so why don't you go back and rest early." This was not a discussion, it was an order to expel him!
Although nothing was found out today, everyone has speculations in their minds.
Xiao Ning and Xiao Hong had no choice but to leave in disgrace. Huyan Yuan pondered for a moment, said goodbye and followed.
Judging from the look of it, she really wants to go to the palace to ask for marriage from the emperor.
Xie Yao was watching when she suddenly felt a gaze falling on her.
She looked back and met Pei Chen's gaze. She smiled faintly and nodded slightly.
Pei Chen was startled for a moment, then retracted his gaze. The reason why he didn't come to this yard today was because someone reminded him.
That maid... is now standing next to the Crown Princess.
With a skeptical attitude, he changed his route and went to look for the prince, but he didn't expect that something really happened.
The Crown Princess knew about this a long time ago?
Seeing that it was getting late, Xie Yao and Xiao Ji did not want to stay long. They said goodbye to Princess Yongle and left quickly.
"Chen'er."
There was no one around, and Princess Yongle's voice sounded a little tired. "What do you think of what happened today?"
Pei Chen immediately retracted his gaze and said without even thinking: "Xiao Ning and the Second Prince are definitely not innocent!"
"My son heard that the scholar who fainted in the flowers had a close relationship with Xiao Ning."
"That's right." Princess Yongle nodded. "I've also heard about Xiao Ning's misdeeds over the years. I don't care what she wants to do, but she's plotting against you today..."
Princess Yongle's voice turned cold, "You really treat everyone as a fool."
Pei Chen froze when he heard this, feeling a little guilty.
He had a premonition that if the Crown Princess had not reminded him today, he would have really fallen into the trap.
It's not that he wasn't alert, but he had been running non-stop for three days in order to reach Beijing today, and his body was exhausted to the extreme.
After returning to the Princess's Mansion, he was completely relaxed and naturally didn't think about what he needed to be on guard against.
He knelt on one knee and said ashamedly: "It was my son's fault for neglecting to disturb my mother's birthday party."
Everything that happened today was caused by him. He...
Princess Yongle stood up and helped Pei Chen to stand up. "What nonsense are you talking about? It's good that we made such a scene today. She won't keep staring at you anymore."
"But..." Princess Yongle said thoughtfully, "It's rare for you to come back to Beijing, so you should really consider your lifelong affairs."
Pei Chen subconsciously felt resistance, but it was difficult to talk back to his mother, so he just rolled his eyes and changed the subject very abruptly, "Mother, I was able to escape today, thanks to the Crown Princess."
…
Xie Yao walked beside Xiao Ji, glancing sideways at the person next to her from time to time.
Xiao Ji walked forward with a gloomy face, not saying a word, but she inexplicably felt that... His Highness was angry.
Xie Yao felt a little guilty and reached out to pull Xiao Ji's sleeve.
As soon as she stretched out her hand, Xiao Ji seemed to have predicted it. He just moved his hand slightly and she pulled nothing!
have to.
Really angry.
"Your Highness."
Xie Yao called out softly, and said delicately, "Can you please walk slower? I can't walk anymore. I'm so tired."
Xiao Ji glanced at Xie Yao and continued walking forward without saying a word.
But the speed is a bit slow.
The corners of Xie Yao's lips curled up slightly, as long as she could be coaxed.
After getting on the carriage, Xie Yao ignored Xiao Ji's objection and sat next to him with a tough attitude, calling him softly, "Your Highness."
Xiao Ji was about to move to the side, but he felt a tightness around his waist.
Xie Yao reached out and hugged him, clinging to him like a koala...
The two were too close, and Xiao Ji's arms were tightly wrapped. If he struggled, it would be like he was being a hooligan. He froze in place, and said helplessly, "Xie, Yao."
Xie Yao looked up at him, "Your Highness, are you angry with me?"
"Your Highness, today's incident is indeed related to me. I asked Zhu Qing to remind the Marquis of Zhenbei. I also asked Your Highness, and Your Highness also said it was a pity..."
Xie Yao spoke so confidently that Xiao Ji even laughed out of anger.
Did you ask him?
She hadn't told him before asking that she was going to do such a big thing secretly.
"Since today's incident was planned by them, you know that if anything goes wrong, you..." Xiao Ji felt something was wrong as he spoke, especially when he met Xie Yao's smiling eyes, he couldn't go on.
Xie Yao gently shook Xiao Ji's arm, "Your Highness, it's all right."
"Besides, it would be better if I were to come forward on this matter than if Your Highness did so."
The Second Prince's party would keep an eye on Xiao Ji, but not necessarily on her.
"In this matter, we have not only destroyed their calculations, but also protected the reputation of Zhenbei Hou. It can be said that we have killed two birds with one stone."
not only.
Xiao Ji said in his heart: The Princess and Pei Chen have become wary, so even if they don't help him, they won't help Xiao Hong either.
Today's affairs are by no means as simple as they appear.
Xiao Ning and Xiao Hong's plot against Pei Chen was a risky move. If they failed, they would die. If they knew that Xie Yao was involved in today's incident, they would never give up!
Xie Yao continued, "I know Your Highness is worried about me. I will listen to Your Highness in the future, okay?"
Well said!
Xiao Ji didn't quite believe it.
Xie Yao only saw that his brows relaxed a lot, her smile became wider, and she hugged Xiao Ji tighter.
"Your Highness, you are so kind."
Xiao Ji: “…”
He coughed and said, "Sit down."
Seeing that he was really not angry anymore, Xie Yao immediately sat down obediently.
Xiao Ji concealed the fleeting disappointment in his heart and whispered, "Next time if something like this happens again, don't act on your own."
"I will listen to your Highness." Xie Yao agreed very quickly, and Xiao Ji felt that her credibility was not high.
"Your Highness."
Xie Yao's voice soon sounded again. Xiao Ji looked in the direction of the voice and saw his Crown Princess looking at him with eyes full of love.
Her fair cheeks flushed slightly, and she whispered, "Can I hug your Highness?"
Xiao Ji was stunned and was unable to react for a moment.
Every time Xie Yao got close to him, she would always touch him. When did she ever ask him what he thought?
He was used to it, but Xie Yao suddenly asked so seriously and solemnly... He didn't know the reason, but after a moment of silence, he took the initiative to move closer to Xie Yao and put his arms around her.
He gave the answer with his actions: Yes.
Xie Yao raised the corners of her lips and snuggled tightly in Xiao Ji's arms, "I have long wanted to hug Your Highness." Starting from today when His Highness protected her in front of Xiao Hong.
"Your Highness." Xie Yao whispered in his arms, "Even if I do nothing, they won't let me go."
Xiao Ji also thought of Xiao Hong's eyes today, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
He would not give Xiao Hong such an opportunity.
The carriage quickly returned to the Prince's Mansion.
Xiao Ji did not get off the carriage, but said, "Crown Princess, please go back home first. I will go to the palace for a while."
“Your Highness…”
Xie Yao held Xiao Ji's hand and refused to let go, "Would you like me to go with you, Your Highness?"
"No need." Xiao Ji shook his head.
As soon as Xie Yao entered the room, Zhao Ying hurriedly came forward, "Yaoyao!"
She looked Xie Yao up and down. "I heard something happened in the Princess's Mansion, so I came back in a hurry. Are you okay?"
The two sisters walked in hand in hand, "Don't worry, Sister Ying, I'm fine."
After a pause, Xie Yao asked again: "How did Sister Ying hear about the matter at the Princess's Mansion?"
Those attending the banquet today are either rich or noble. It concerns the reputation and face of the royal family, so no one dares to spread the news easily. But it has only been a short time, and Sister Ying has already heard about it?
Zhao Ying immediately replied, "I heard that Princess Heyi and the Third Prince of Northern Frontier were in love and were caught having sex... Is that true?"
"I've always heard that Princess Heyi would be married to the Marquis of Zhenbei."
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