Chapter 267 Counterfeit
After a series of tense negotiations, Xie Xun stayed here to recuperate as he wished.
King Xuan and his wife had dinner in the palace and did not leave until the palace gates were locked.
That night, Xiao Si and Xie Xun sat opposite each other on the soft couch in the warm room.
Xie Xun held up his chin and asked, "Did you see Li Che crying so hard?"
Xiao Si shook his head: "I was in the inner bedroom the whole time. I didn't go out to see him, but I heard him crying."
Xie Xun felt relieved and clapped his hands, saying, "Okay, okay, he absolutely deserves it. I already told him I didn't do it, but he just didn't believe me. Since he dared to hit me, he deserves a good beating!"
Little Four's young face was filled with solemnity. He hesitated for a moment and said, "It was done by Third Brother."
"Ah?" Xie Xun didn't react. "What?"
Xiao Si said, "He was responsible for the homework incident. He confessed to Mother that he saw you and Li Che arguing and got angry, so he deliberately framed you. He just didn't expect the incident to become so serious."
Xie Xun's throat was dry, and he chuckled twice: "No way."
Xiao Si continued, "After being punished, the Third Emperor came to the palace to apologize."
His confession and subsequent apology further proved that it was him.
Xie Xun's mind was clouded with doubts, and after a long moment of reflection, he finally said, "It couldn't have been him. This logic doesn't make sense. We stood up for him during lunch, and he thanked us afterwards. How could he have deliberately framed someone? There must be something wrong."
Xiao Si remained calm and nodded in agreement, "Brother Yu said the same thing. I heard that the Third Prince will be staying in the Cining Palace soon. Let's go ask him some other day."
Xie Xun agreed.
He had a serious head injury and felt dizzy after sitting for a while, so he quickly went back to bed and lay down.
He rolled over on the wide couch and said playfully, "Your Highness, your bed is so big."
Xiao Si looked at him, a hint of resentment flashing in his eyes.
This person not only took his bed, but also took his...
"Axun, don't move so much, be careful not to hurt the wound." Pei Tingyue, wearing a vine-colored nightgown, walked lightly to the side of the couch with lotus steps.
Xiao Si and Xie Xun looked over at the same time.
Xie Xun's eyes lit up, and he rolled around on the couch several times before calming down. "Ah Xun, I'm sleepy and want to sleep."
"Okay." Pei Tingyue responded gently and patted Xiao Si's head. "Go, go and have some rest. Your father said he'll give you a few days off. You don't have to get up early tomorrow, so you can sleep in as much as you want."
Xiao Si pouted, looked back every few steps, and left reluctantly.
After he left, the palace maids extinguished the candles, leaving only a single lamp for lighting.
Pei Tingyue got on the bed and slept outside.
Xie Xun was not honest. Like a little animal, he sniffed and nudged everywhere. He hugged Pei Tingyue's arm and said, "Empress Chen, you smell so good. I really want to hold you and sleep with you forever."
The child's sincere words were not offensive. Pei Tingyue chuckled and said, "I think you are just good at sweet talk. You will have no trouble finding a wife in the future."
Unexpectedly, Xie Xun didn't feel embarrassed at all after hearing this. Instead, he laughed and said, "Xun, I've found it."
Pei Tingyue was shocked: "Huh?"
Xie Xun blinked his big, watery eyes and said something shocking, "Ah Xun overheard my father and mother talking and found out that Empress Chen is pregnant with a girl, hehehe..."
Pei Tingyue had a headache for a while: "What do you mean?"
Xie Xun announced loudly: "Yes, I want to marry the princess in Empress Chen's belly!"
Pei Tingyue laughed angrily. If he hadn't been injured on the head, he would have definitely been hit on the head.
Pei Tingyue gritted her teeth and pulled his delicate face, "You are cousins, you can't get married!"
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After hearing the last part, Xie Xun huddled inside and looked like he was about to cry, "No..."
Pei Tingyue said: "It's useless if you don't want it. Why do you insist on marrying your sister?"
Xie Xun gave a good reason. He said aggrievedly, "Mrs. Chen is the most beautiful person Axun has ever seen. Her sister must be beautiful. Axun couldn't marry Mrs. Chen, so he wanted to marry her sister..."
Pei Tingyue raised an eyebrow and smiled, "It's a pity that you can't marry her. Give up on this idea."
Xie Xun was completely withdrawn, "Ah—"
Pei Tingyue covered his mouth: "Stop howling and go to sleep."
Xie Xun shut up in disappointment.
They closed their eyes and slept quietly on the couch.
When Pei Tingyue was almost asleep, Xie Xun suddenly spoke, "Empress Chen..."
Pei Tingyue opened her eyes dazedly: "Huh? What's wrong?"
Xie Xun leaned over and whispered, "Ah Xun overheard a secret today and didn't tell anyone. Does Empress Chen want to hear it?"
Pei Tingyue smiled: "Why do you always eavesdrop?"
Xie Xun said, "Ah Xun didn't mean to do that, he just heard it."
Pei Tingyue smiled and said, "Then tell me, what did you overhear today?"
"Fake!" Xie Xun suddenly blurted out.
Pei Tingyue opened her eyes and asked him, "Did you overhear this?"
Xie Xun nodded heavily and explained,
"At lunch today, there was a dish of crab meat and lion's head, which the Third Prince liked, so the Prince asked the palace servants to serve this dish to the Third Prince.
Unexpectedly, Li Che said that he liked to eat it. The Third Prince did not want to cause any trouble, so he asked the palace servant to put the dish in front of Li Che. Unexpectedly, something even more outrageous came. Li Che picked up the dish and deliberately dropped it on the ground.
This was obviously a deliberate attempt to humiliate the two princes. Ah Xun couldn't stand it, so he had a quarrel with Li Che. The Third Prince and the Prince stopped us from arguing any further.
After lunch, when he went to rest, A Xun heard at the corner that people from Duke Li's mansion were admonishing Li Che, telling him that he was the third prince's study companion and should be respectful to him.
"Who knew that Li Che said with a disdainful smile, 'The Third Prince's mother is just a fake. Why should we be afraid of him and respect him?'"
Xie Xun explained the matter very clearly
Pei Tingyue's sleepiness had long since disappeared, and she was shocked.
Fake?
Li Cairen?
As far as she knew, Li Cairen was the legitimate daughter of the second branch of Duke Li's mansion. Since the legitimate daughters of the main branch had already been married off, the honor of entering the palace fell on her.
Why do you say she is a fake?
Is Li Che just joking?
Pei Tingyue felt that it was unlikely. How could a child understand words like "fake"? It seemed more like the adults in the family did not hide it and he knew about it.
So...
Pei Tingyue had an idea and planned to send someone out of the palace to investigate tomorrow morning.
If it's true, I have to tell Xie Chen as soon as possible.
She said to Xie Xun in a gentle voice, "Xun, you will learn this word later. You will understand it when you grow up."
Xie Xun nodded and didn't ask any further questions.
Pei Tingyue whispered again, "Ah Xun, promise Empress Chen that you won't tell anyone else this secret. Just keep it between Ah Xun and Empress Chen."
Xie Xun narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Okay, Ah Xun agrees to Empress Chen."
Pei Tingyue gently stroked his face: "It's too late, Ah Xun, go to sleep."
Xie Xun closed his eyes immediately.
Pei Tingyue, however, was preoccupied with thoughts and couldn't fall asleep.
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