Chen Jingxi chuckled and said, "I want to know too, but I should know soon. The prince will be back soon, and he stole the person back."
Upon hearing this, Ye Nandie looked at Chen Jingxi in disbelief, "You mean Jing Huai? Was it Jing Huai who had Xu'er brought here?"
"That's right."
Ye Nandie seemed to have thought of something, her expression suddenly changed, and she murmured: "No, it's impossible..."
Chen Jingxi looked at her dazed expression, as if there was something else going on. She coughed lightly and asked, "Is this child also born to the wife?"
Ye Nandie quickly denied it, "No, this is the child of my late husband and his concubine." There was a hint of anxiety and panic in her voice, as if she was afraid that Chen Jingxi would misunderstand something.
Chen Jingxi did not ask any further questions.
Ye Nandie was busy coaxing Ouyang Xu. She gently stroked the child's head and whispered softly, "Okay, Xu'er, don't cry. Xu'er, are you hungry? Here are some cakes. Can mother give them to you?"
Ye Kang watched his mother coaxing someone else's child silently, feeling a bit lonely. He lowered his head, standing alone, as if he didn't fit in with the world.
Chen Jingxi looked at this scene and seemed to understand something.
At this moment, Chu Jinghuai came back. He walked straight to Chen Jingxi and asked, "Why are you here?"
Chen Jingxi glanced at Ye Nandie and the others and asked, "What do you think?"
Chu Jinghuai touched his nose, a hint of embarrassment and helplessness flashing across his eyes. He waved his hand and ordered, "Come, take them away."
Ye Nandie hurried forward a few steps and said anxiously, "Jinghuai, why did you ask someone to bring Xu'er here?"
Chu Jinghuai sneered, "Why did I ask someone to bring him here? Doesn't Madam Ouyang know?"
"I……"
"What lies does Madam Ouyang want to make up to deceive me? You know the consequences of deceiving me."
Ye Nandie hurriedly defended herself, "Jinghuai, I didn't mean to lie to you..."
Chu Jinghuai snorted coldly: "Since you don't want to lie to me, then tell me."
"I...Jinghuai, please give me some time."
Chu Jinghuai said impatiently: "Take him away."
Ye Nandie's voice gradually disappeared outside the door. Chen Jingxi turned to look at Chu Jinghuai, "What's going on?"
Chu Jinghuai smiled and said, "Don't worry, Princess. You will know later."
Chen Jingxi looked at the man, who seemed confident but unwilling to say more, and couldn't help but feel a little angry. She gritted her teeth and said, "If this matter doesn't come to a conclusion tonight, you will sleep in the study."
Chu Jinghuai couldn't help laughing when he saw her gritting her teeth and pretending to be tough. He promised without hesitation, "Okay, if I don't get this done tonight, I'll have to sleep in the study from now on."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jingxi raised the corners of his mouth slightly and snorted. He was quite satisfied with the answer.
The prefectural mansion late at night.
It was a dark and windy night. In the silence, a black shadow passed over the wall and landed silently in the flowerbed beside the wall.
Immediately afterwards, more men in black sneaked in from behind the wall like ghosts in the night, and quietly moved towards a certain direction of the prefectural mansion.
In the attic not far away, through the half-open window, Chu Jinghuai lazily leaned on the soft couch, his eyes gently closed, as if he had fallen into a deep sleep. However, his index finger was rhythmically tapping the armrest.
Chen Jingxi looked at the black-clad men who had sneaked in, then turned to look at Chu Jinghuai and asked, "Who are these people? Why are they just allowed in like this?"
Chu Jinghuai slowly opened his eyes, a faint smile on his lips, "They are just some useless people seeking their own death."
Seeing that he was talking nonsense again, Chen Jingxi stopped asking questions and turned around to watch the men in black disappear in the courtyard where Ye Nandie lived.
After a while, the lights in the courtyard came on, followed by the crisp sound of weapons colliding.
At this time, Ling Ying hurried over to report: "Your Majesty, the fish is hooked."
Chu Jinghuai nodded slightly and ordered, "Tell them to hurry up."
Ling Ying replied respectfully, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Ling Feng and his men have already set up an ambush. They will be able to resolve the situation in less than a quarter of an hour."
Sure enough, within a quarter of an hour, the lights in the distant courtyard went out again. Everything returned to calm, as if everything that had just happened was just a dream.
Chen Jingxi was confused, "Chu Jinghuai, you let me come to see these assassins tonight?" There was a hint of coquettishness and dissatisfaction in her voice.
Chu Jinghuai gently patted the back of her hand and comforted her, "Don't worry, the best is yet to come. This scene tonight is just to expose the true intentions of some people."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was an angry shout: "Humph, rude boy, how dare you speak so arrogantly."
The sound was like a thunderclap, instantly spreading to every corner of the prefectural government's residence, and everyone in the residence was shocked.
Chu Jinghuai's expression changed slightly. He quickly protected Chen Jingxi behind him, then bowed respectfully and said in the direction of the voice: "Senior Ouyang, I apologize for my rudeness."
However, that angry voice rang out again: "Prince Su has seized my Ouyang family property and snatched away my Ouyang family's youngest son. Is he bullying my Ouyang family because we have no one left?"
Ouyang Jian's voice was getting closer and closer, and every word was wrapped in deep internal strength. Many of the secret guards around him could no longer withstand the impact of this internal strength, and a trace of blood slowly flowed from the corners of their mouths.
Chu Jinghuai frowned slightly. He did not respond to Ouyang Jian's question, but turned his head to ask Chen Jingxi beside him: "Are you okay?"
Chen Jingxi shook her head. A martial arts master like Ouyang Jian would certainly not bother to attack someone like her who had no martial arts skills at all.
His internal force was a powerful deterrent to those masters who possessed it, but to small fry like them, it was just a broadcast. Although the sound was deafening, it did no real harm.
Chu Jinghuai's face was solemn, and his voice was low: "Senior Ouyang, please forgive me. The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of every man. As the richest family in Daxia, the Ouyang family has no reason to stay out of it. Therefore, this junior has no choice but to do this. Senior Ouyang will surely forgive me. As for Ouyang..."
"How dare you." Ouyang Jian roared and pounced towards Chu Jinghuai.
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