Chapter 257 "I don't understand"
Xiangying took out a handkerchief and calmly wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth.
"It's okay. We are in a weak position now. It's normal that we can't protect our things."
After the box is opened.
The eldest prince's eyes first burst into joy, then turned into astonishment, and then shock appeared on the faces of everyone around him.
"how so?"
"Yeah! Why are there so many?"
While they were all gathered around the box, Jie Chen pulled Xiangying aside.
He lowered his voice: "Go."
Xiangying shook his head: "No, I have ways to protect myself. I've already agreed that I will enter the palace."
Xie Chen frowned and was about to speak when he heard the Sixth Prince beside him ask in surprise: "How come there are so many jade seals!?"
Jie Chen walked forward and looked.
Among the five boxes, at least four were filled with jade seals made of various colors.
The fifth box was only half full because Xiangying hadn't finished carving it yet.
The engraving machine in her space has been working day and night and is almost exhausted. It has even been oiled twice.
Fortunately, the operation is very simple. Xiangying puts the drawing of the jade seal that Jie Chen has into the machine, and he can carve out a 1:1 restoration.
The eldest prince took out one seal after another and muttered in astonishment, "Which one of these is the imperial seal?"
The Sixth Prince came back to his senses and looked at Xiangying.
"How dare you play tricks on us?"
Xiangying's eyes were cold: "I have already said that I don't know the whereabouts of the imperial seal because I don't know which one is it."
"When my father escaped, he said that the imperial seal was with me. But that was only half true. He took the imperial seal away and buried it on the road we came to South Vietnam."
"I knew where it was, so I dug it out. But I didn't expect that my father was so cunning that he actually prepared five boxes of imperial seals. If you want to know which one is the real seal, you have to ask him in person."
The eldest prince looked at the sixth prince suspiciously: "Sixth brother, you followed them all the way here, is it really as she said?"
Li Fengcheng hurriedly said: "This is true, Xiangying is often taken out by Jie Chen in the middle of the night."
"These five boxes were also brought back by them last time after they went out all night."
The eldest prince looked at Jie Chen with a dangerous look in his eyes.
"Xie Chen, you are the deputy general of the entire team. How could you know that we are looking for the jade seal and not report it?"
Xie Chen bowed and said, "We never went out in the middle of the night. Everyone can testify to that."
Skinny Monkey and the others also quickly chimed in: "Yes, Your Highness, the deputy general has to look after a team of nearly 300 people, so how can he have time to enjoy the flowers and the moonlight?"
"I have heard that some people have bad intentions and are trying to seduce prisoners. Last time, I heard the deputy general scold him. He probably holds a grudge against me and is slandering me in front of His Highness."
Li Fengcheng frowned immediately: "Skinny monkey, are you scolding me?"
The skinny monkey squinted at him and said, "I didn't mention any names, how do you know I'm talking about you? Ridiculous!"
Seeing that they were about to quarrel, His Highness shouted at them.
“That’s enough!”
His sinister eyes swept across Xiangying's calm and beautiful face.
"From now on, the entire exile team will be under my command, and everyone must obey my orders."
"The first step is to pack your things now and set off for Beijing in two hours."
"The second step is that prisoners are prisoners. They are not allowed to leave anything on them. Everyone's belongings must be handed over, including Xiangying's five boxes."
Xiangying suppressed a sneer at the corner of his lips.
She guessed that the eldest prince probably believed what she said.
Take it. There are so many imperial seals specially carved for them.
Anyway, it will all return to her hands in the end.
The eldest prince asked someone to guard them. Li Fengcheng's intention to show off his merits was too obvious, so he took the initiative to cup his hands and said, "Please, eldest prince, give me a chance to guard these treasure chests."
"You?" The eldest prince was a little worried. "Can you promise to abide by your duties?"
Li Fengcheng nodded heavily: "I understand the habits of these people and will definitely be able to take proper precautions."
The eldest prince patted him on the shoulder and said, "Okay, I'll give it to you for now. If you can keep it properly, I will definitely record your merit when you see your father."
"Yes!" Li Fengcheng accepted the order, with a proud smile on his face.
Everyone around dispersed. Jie Chen pulled Xiangying and insisted that she stay within his sight, otherwise he would be worried.
At this moment, Li Fengcheng took the initiative to walk up to Jie Chen.
Behind him were the four guards left behind by the eldest prince, all of whom were currently under his command.
Li Fengcheng, who thought he had hooked up with the eldest prince, no longer took Jie Chen seriously.
"Jie Chen, actually I hate you." He said it without any concealment.
Xie Chen raised his eyebrows and looked at him coldly.
Li Fengcheng continued, "What did my brother do wrong? You had him tied to a tree and he was eaten by a snow beast. Not a bone was left."
"But later, you refused to even build a cenotaph for him. I swore at that time that I would make you regret it."
"Now is my chance. No matter if you beg me or kneel down to admit your mistakes, it's too late. I will definitely find a chance to trample you two under my feet."
Xie Chen pulled Xiangying behind him and faced Li Fengcheng's hateful gaze, but his expression remained calm.
"You can hate me, because there are many people who hate me, and I don't care if you are one more. But I still want to say that your brother made a mistake and deserved to die."
"You!" Li Fengcheng's eyes were red with anger, but he still endured it.
He didn't make any noise or fuss, he just swung his sleeves and said, "Just wait for me."
Xiang Rongrong walked up and wanted to seek justice, but was slapped away by Li Fengcheng who turned around to leave.
Fortunately, Lin Lingxiang reached out and helped her in time, preventing her from falling.
Xiangying looked at Li Fengcheng's back and said with a sigh: "He looks so impressive. I hope he can always be so strong. If he comes to me one day to beg for help..."
Xie Chen looked at her: "What are you going to do?"
Xiangying smiled and said nothing more.
Xiang Rongrong cried her heart out and couldn't stop crying.
She knelt in front of Xiangying and bowed her head to confess: "Big sister, I'm sorry, I should have listened to you at the beginning, and shouldn't have trusted this man so quickly... He stole my keys. Before that, I thought he really liked me."
Xiang Rongrong burst into tears: "I don't understand why he did this."
"Then there's no need to understand." Xiangying said decisively.
Seeing Xiang Rongrong looking at her with doubtful and tearful eyes, Xiang Ying's pretty face looked indifferent.
“Women are always obsessed with figuring out why men don’t love them;
I understand why he betrayed my sincerity, and I also want to understand why he lied;
But in fact, there is no point in understanding this. What we have to do is to beat them, and then they will figure out why we did this to them. "
I feel lazy and sleepy every day and want to sleep for 10 hours at a time!
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