Not what you thought?

Zong Zheng Xiaoting smiled wickedly and looked at Situ Xunxiao, "How do you know what I am thinking?"

"With your little thoughts, what can you think of?" Situ Xunxiao snorted coldly.

"Really?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting said with regret, "I thought that the War God Prince was always cold and gloomy because his beloved was vicious."

"Zong Zheng Xiaoting!" Situ Xunxiao gritted his teeth.

Zong Zheng Xiaoting laughed happily, and after a long while, he restrained himself under a cold gaze. "Si Tu Xun Xiao, since you want me to be careful, do you have something else that you need to reveal? Otherwise, I can't guarantee that I won't kill Gong Yunfei in a rage."

Zongzheng Xiaoting put away his smile and looked at Situ Xunxiao seriously.

"My experience and the cause of my mother's death are all related to too many people and things. Before I find the answer, I don't want anyone to die without evidence." As soon as Situ Xunxiao's words came out, Zongzheng Xiaoting could clearly feel the air around him solidify. In Situ Xunxiao's eyes, she saw the pain and frustration under excessive forbearance.

Could the experience he described be the rumor that had been circulating around him since he was a child?

Zong Zheng Xiaoting looked at Situ Xunxiao. He had returned to his unapproachable look. That kind of coldness that kept people at a distance was not only the indifference he exuded, but also the closedness in his heart.

Zongzheng Xiaoting had to sigh. Sure enough, there were too many shameful things and conspiracies in the royal family. How could it be so easy to investigate them clearly? Moreover, he was young at that time. Even if he, Situ Xunxiao, wanted to, he was powerless. Moreover, at that time, many people wanted him dead. He was too busy to take care of himself. To be able to have what he has today, he must have endured more than anyone else. And now, he wants to investigate, but it has been many years. It is even more difficult to investigate those old things. The struggles of the concubines in the harem, one by one, fell, how many can stand firm, not to mention now, it is the harem of another emperor?

"In this case, I can only pray for the best. I hope that Your Majesty will be able to rescue me in time every time." Zong Zheng Xiaoting pretended to be relaxed and changed the subject.

Staring at Zongzheng Xiaoting, Situ Xunxiao vowed, "I will never let you have even the slightest accident."

Zong Zheng Xiaoting shrugged nonchalantly upon hearing this, "Well, my life and property are now in your hands."

After she finished speaking, she pretended to be relaxed and patted Situ Xunxiao's shoulder, trying to comfort Situ Xunxiao's heart a little in this way.

"Zongzheng Xiaoting."

"Um?"

"Or maybe we're just good friends."

"Hmm." A casual answer came from Zong Zheng Xiaoting's nose.

Silence spread between the two again. After a long time, Zong Zheng Xiaoting also closed her eyes to rest, but her thoughts did not stop. She had a vague urge in her heart to help Situ Xunxiao find the answer. She blurted out whatever she thought of.

"Situ Xunxiao."

"Um."

"You said this painted concubine, is the emperor really just dealing with me?"

"It is said that it is indeed related to astrology, but they just use it to deal with you." Situ Xunxiao closed his eyes and said.

"What constellation?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting opened his eyes with some excitement in his eyes.

Hearing the excitement in Zongzheng Xiaoting's voice, Situ Xunxiao opened his eyes, turned his head aside, and looked at Zongzheng Xiaoting. "I don't want you to get involved in my affairs."

Zong Zheng Xiaoting stood up suddenly, "Situ Xunxiao, you just said that we are friends?"

"so?"

"So, even though we don't want to get involved, we have to. There are some things that you are not as good at guessing as I am. What's more, how do you know that my way of dealing with this won't involve other things?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting gave Situ Xunxiao a dissatisfied look.

Seeing Zong Zheng Xiaoting's somewhat annoyed look, Situ Xunxiao sat up straight, "The reason why I drew the astrological signs for the concubine is because the astrological signs and the hexagrams all show that the only candidate who can give birth to a son for the emperor is the one recommended by the foreign woman, and the location of this woman happens to point to Prince Zhan's mansion."

Situ Xunxiao, who couldn't persuade Zong Zheng Xiaoting, didn't want to ruin the rare further progress between the two. After thinking about what Zong Zheng Xiaoting said, he stopped refusing. Since he was involved, he could still protect her safety. At most, he would just have to spend more energy.

"Oh?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting blinked, "So, your emperor is very superstitious?"

"Superstition?" Situ Xunxiao was a little puzzled by the strange words used by Zong Zheng Xiaoting.

"Nothing, I just believe in these divinations." Zong Zheng Xiaoting waved his hands. After seeing Situ Xunxiao nod, Zong Zheng Xiaoting smiled even more happily. "That is to say, because he believes in them, he often uses astrology to find excuses and tell lies? This is strange. If nothing happened, how could he believe it so firmly? Situ Xunxiao, you say, they have arranged so many spies for us, do you have the right people to send to the palace?"

"It is not long before the people I trained were wasted like this."

"But, do you think there is no other way?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting blinked.

Looking at the confident and sly smile of the man in front of him, Situ Xunxiao nodded, "What are you planning to do?"

"As for this, I will tell you after I succeed in my experiment." Zong Zheng Xiaoting kept it a secret, "The most urgent thing is that you should first place some of the talented women selected by the painting concubines. Only in this way can I fight back after I succeed."

"Are you sure?" Situ Xunxiao frowned.

"That depends on my philosophy and memory." Zong Zheng Xiaoting winked at Situ Xunxiao and then waved her hand. "It has been happily decided. If the prince has any further plans, just let Nighthawk inform me."

Zong Zheng Xiaoting gave the instructions directly and hurried towards where Chen Xianzhi was.

With confusion and curiosity, Situ Xunxiao looked at Zong Zheng Xiaoting who was walking hurriedly and happily, and the smile on his face became deeper. Has the relationship between the two of them now taken a step further?

"Qin Xiao!" Situ Xunxiao called out, and soon, the captain of the guards Qin Xiao appeared in his sight.

"What do you want, my Lord?"

"Select two suitable people from the secret guards and send them to Nanyuan. Then, tell Nighthawk about them and let her tell the princess. I will make my own arrangements."

"yes!"

"Also, Phantom must stay by the princess's side from now on. If there is any mishap, you don't need to come to see me."