The galloping horse kicked up a cloud of dust and stopped in front of Situ Xunxiao's carriage.

"Your Highness, the Emperor has ordered me to come here to deliver the order." The soldiers quickly dismounted and knelt respectfully in front of the chariot.

"What's the matter?" The voice from inside the car was still cold.

"In reply to your Highness, the Queen Mother is seriously ill. The Emperor has issued an order asking you to return to the palace quickly. We will make plans for the wedding after we have discussed it."

"Really?" These two short words made the soldiers outside feel a little scared. Although they couldn't see the expression of the driver, they felt a sense of being mocked and a chill in their hearts.

"Yes!" The soldier gritted his teeth and squeezed out the words to answer.

"The king understands." Situ Xunxiao's voice was heard again in the car, neither loud nor soft. But is it just that he understands?

At this moment, the soldiers stood aside, not knowing what to do. They stared at the driver in distress, not knowing how to say a word.

Nighthawk looked at the soldiers kneeling on the spot. They looked unfamiliar, so he was probably new recruits. Come to think of it, if they were not new recruits, how could they be assigned such a difficult task as informing the prince.

Nighthawk suppressed his smile and looked at the soldier who came to report the news. It was well known that the prince hardly took the emperor's orders seriously. Whenever the person delivering the order could not understand the prince's intention, he would feel like sitting on pins and needles and not knowing what to do.

Just as he was looking miserable, Zong Zheng Xiaoting had already slowly stepped down from the carriage, "I am curious, is this decree related to my marriage?"

Zong Zheng Xiaoting's voice reached Situ Xunxiao's ears. The curtain of the carriage was slowly opened, and a stern face appeared in front of everyone. Above his high nose, his eyebrows and eyes were full of indifference. "Princess, do you think this matter has anything to do with you?"

"All sorts of strange things happened to this princess on her way to the marriage. Now, by coincidence, the Empress Dowager is seriously ill. Doesn't your Emperor want to postpone the marriage? This princess is naturally worried about whether there is any other trap waiting for her next." Zong Zheng Xiaoting raised his eyes and glanced at Situ Xunxiao beside him, and answered with a smile.

"Princess, you can rest assured about this. I will never give you up to anyone else no matter what. Even if the appointment is postponed for some reason, I can promise you that I will protect you and will not let you leave me." Situ Xunxiao said this as if the two of them were deeply in love, and he showed an attitude of being eager to make a solemn promise to the princess in order to appease her uneasy heart.

Because the convoy stopped suddenly, Gong Yunluo and her sister got out of the car and walked towards Zongzheng Xiaoting and others. They happened to hear Situ Xunxiao's affectionate confession, and their faces couldn't help but become a little ugly.

"Brother Xunxiao, what happened?" Gong Yunluo asked.

"Your Highness, the Queen Mother is seriously ill. The Emperor has ordered me to come and inform the two princesses to return to the capital as soon as possible!" The general at the side looked at the two princesses as if they had been saved.

"What?" Gong Yunluo asked anxiously with a sad face, "Is my mother's condition serious? What does it mean to be seriously ill? How is her condition?"

Gong Yunluo asked several questions in a row, looking flustered.

"Yunluo, calm down. He is just a messenger. How can he know the exact condition of the empress dowager? Moreover, when the emperor said the word "serious illness", it was difficult for me to judge whether it was serious or not. Why don't you relax and go back to the palace first? Worrying now is useless. Let's speed up and go back to the palace first!" Situ Xunxiao spoke to comfort her, which made Gong Yunluo calm down a little. Although there was still a cloud of worry between her brows, she was at least calm. She frowned, nodded at Situ Xunxiao, and walked towards her carriage accompanied by Gong Yunfei.

Situ Xunxiao glanced at Zongzheng Xiaoting and said, "It's urgent. Let's discuss the matter between the prince and the princess in the car!"

As soon as these words came out, the soldiers beside him also showed their joy, "Then I will take my leave first."

As soon as he finished speaking, the soldier disappeared from sight as if fleeing.

Zongzheng Xiaoting frowned. It seemed that many people regarded Situ Xunxiao as a venomous snake and a ferocious beast, and dared not get close to him. Judging from what happened just now, it was estimated that Situ Xunxiao never took the emperor's order to heart. Others were far away and did not hear it, but she heard it clearly. What did she mean by "I know it"? She did not accept the order and did not reply. It was obvious that she did not take the emperor seriously, but she could not find any fault with him. If she were the emperor, she might not be able to tolerate such a person for long, right?

His gaze moved back and forth on Situ Xunxiao, and Zong Zheng Xiaoting's confusion became deeper and deeper.

According to common sense, Situ Xunxiao is not a stupid and ignorant person. He cannot be unaware that his opponent's actions will arouse the emperor's murderous intentions. Doing things in such a high-profile manner is not the way to survive. What exactly caused him to do so?

Situ Xunxiao ignored the scrutinizing look from Zongzheng Xiaoting and said, "Princess, please get in the car!"

Situ Xunxiao pointed at his car and refused to accept the offer.

"Okay." Zong Zheng Xiaoting generously placed his hand on Situ Xunxiao's arm to gain leverage to get into the car, and as expected, he felt the stiffness of his body owner.

This Situ Xunxiao either doesn't like being touched by others, or he hates me so much that he has such a condition to react. It seems that there is no need to expect the misunderstanding between us to be eliminated.

Just after Zong Zheng Xiaoting got into the car, Situ Xunxiao also sat in with a sullen face. For a moment, the atmosphere in the car was very depressing.

Zong Zheng Xiaoting naturally sensed Situ Xunxiao's suppressed anger, and it was even more impossible for him to ignite it, so he glanced at Situ Xunxiao and simply closed his eyes to rest.

Staring at Zongzheng Xiaoting, who was resting with his eyes closed and looking relaxed, Situ Xunxiao's eyes flashed with anger, "Didn't the princess have something to say just now?"

The words sounded very indifferent, but Zong Zheng Xiaoting could vaguely hear a hint of displeasure and accusation.

But she did not open her eyes, but leaned her head back slightly and raised her chin, "Didn't the prince have something to discuss? I have already said what I should say just now. Hasn't the prince already made a conclusion?"

"Could it be that the princess has no opinion? This is not like the princess' style." Situ Xunxiao raised his eyebrows, showing disbelief.

"This man is the butcher and I am the meat. What else can this princess say?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting asked instead of answering. Her tone showed helplessness, as if she had already accepted her fate.

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