Situ Xunxiao's figure blocked the view in front of Zongzheng Xiaoting. Hearing someone's voice, Zongzheng Xiaoting smiled softly, "Haha, I am in a good mood indeed. However, I think the prince is not in a good mood."

Seeing Situ Xunxiao appear, Zongzheng Xiaoting had no intention of getting up. He was still as lazy as a cat, curled up his body, and spoke on the rocking chair.

"What is this?" Situ Xunxiao waved the letter paper in his hand.

After seeing what Situ Xunxiao held in his hand, his disapproving eyes only froze for a moment, and then he blinked his eyes and smiled faintly, "Letter."

Seeing that Zongzheng Xiaoting didn't seem to care, Situ Xunxiao snorted coldly, "Is this what I'm asking?"

"I am not a worm in your stomach, how can I know what you want to ask?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting stretched impatiently and then sat up. "Why don't you just ask directly?"

"Then please explain to me what this is!" Situ Xunxiao handed the letter to Zongzheng Xiaoting. Qingqing and Xiaohong were standing aside. When they read the letter, worry flashed in their eyes, but they had already understood how to restrain and suppress their emotions. They just lowered their heads and remained silent.

"Your Highness, are you sure you want to listen to my explanation in front of so many people?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting raised her eyebrows and glanced around. Her tone was indifferent, and one could not tell whether she was happy or angry. However, the next words she said made people want to strangle her to death.

"If Your Highness does not mind, I do not mind the damage to my status and reputation, and I will explain it now." The words were light and without any emotional ups and downs, but they gave people a sense of indifference.

"Everyone, leave!" Situ Xunxiao glanced coldly at the maids in Yunxiao Courtyard. As soon as he said this, everyone in Yunxiao Courtyard hurriedly left, not daring to stay for a moment longer.

After everyone had left, Situ Xunxiao sat down on a rocking chair nearby. There was only silence between the two of them.

After a moment of silence, Situ Xunxiao closed his eyes and said, "You must keep an eye on your own people."

"Haha, human hearts are like this. No matter how well you look at them, you can't guard against them, right?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting's tone was light, without any of the tense aura that he displayed in front of others.

Hearing her calm words, Situ Xunxiao's expression softened a lot.

"Meiyin has told the king everything."

"Hmm." A lazy voice came out from the nose.

"What makes you think that I will do what you want?" Situ Xunxiao smiled, and he clearly agreed with what Zongzheng Xiaoting was going to do with Gong Yunfei. He also didn't expect that although he and Zongzheng Xiaoting had not discussed it, their thoughts and ideas were the same.

Zong Zheng Xiaoting pursed his lips, stopped the rocking chair, and slowly turned sideways, "Intuition."

The man who had his eyes closed slowly opened them because of her words, and turned his head to look at Zongzheng Xiaoting, with a smile in his eyes, "I don't believe that you are impulsive and act only on instinct. Zongzheng Xiaoting, you always seem to be able to easily guess people's hearts accurately."

When their eyes met, Situ Xunxiao directly expressed his guess, "I never believe in supernatural things, but you seem to be able to read people's inner thoughts."

"To judge a person, you can actually guess most of it if you know both yourself and the other person, right?" Zongzheng Xiaoting shook his head and chuckled a few times, "However, I have discovered that you, Situ Xunxiao, are also quite good at acting."

"Are you so sure that I will let Gongsun Zixing go?" Situ Xunxiao raised his eyebrows.

"Others may not be sure, but I am sure of you, Situ Xunxiao." Zongzheng Xiaoting looked at Situ Xunxiao's slightly frowned brows, knowing what he wanted to say, and continued, "Of course, I'm not saying that because I doubt your thoughts, but I believe that no matter how angry you are, you will only want to kill him, but you will never do anything behind his back."

For a moment, Situ Xunxiao didn't know whether to be happy or angry about Zongzheng Xiaoting's trust and affirmation of him. The woman he liked told him that she believed that he would not use dishonest means to her lover. No matter how he looked at it, it was not a good thing. However, he should be happy that he was trustworthy in her heart.

"So, you dare to do this, and act like this without informing me?" Situ Xunxiao frowned, "Since we came back from the inn, we have been so cold to each other, and you still dare to do this?"

"Because I believe in you." Zong Zheng Xiaoting said it nonchalantly, as if trusting a person was such an easy thing. And because of her trust in him, Situ Xunxiao suddenly felt a strong sense of powerlessness.

"I would rather not have it." Situ Xunxiao said in a low voice.

After hearing his words, Zong Zheng Xiaoting remained silent. Yes, since that day at the inn, they had indeed never communicated with each other. And in the subsequent communication, it was nothing more than a cold war of indifference. There was nothing else except ignoring each other.

But... Zongzheng Xiaoting's smile deepened. Emotions are something very strange and hard to explain. Glancing at Situ Xunxiao, her eyes were somewhat gentle and warm. His cold war might have been angry at first, but she knew very well that this man was not the kind of petty man. He had certain feelings for Gong Yunluo, and he would not allow Gong Yunluo's death to be so unclear. Just like her own protective character, the people she cared about could not be treated unfairly in the slightest.

That was why she was so sure that Situ Xunxiao would not be too irrational. And the two of them were obviously aware of each other's temperaments. Just as Situ Xunxiao understood her, when she was acting like a spoiled child, he also cooperated and showed his intolerance. They did not need much prior communication and were able to act in unison with each other.

"What are your plans for Gong Yunyang?" Situ Xunxiao raised his eyebrows.

"When enemies come, we will stop them with soldiers; when water comes, we will block it with earth. With you as a shield, you are still very reliable." Zong Zheng Xiaoting laughed softly.

"Gongsun Zixing..." Situ Xunxiao frowned, "He's not the one in your mind, right?"

It sounded like a question, but in Situ Xunxiao's eyes, there was determination. Zongzheng Xiaoting looked at Situ Xunxiao, glanced at the corner of his mouth, and did not answer.