After all, who would call a princess of a country like that? And Princess Jingning never expected to see the Empress Dowager here.

After all, which dynasty's Empress Dowager would leave the palace without permission? And she even showed up at her classmate's house!

I was not mentally prepared at all!

"Aunt Bai, why don't you comb your hair?"

Erhu, this little rascal, messed up the bun that Su Cheng had tied for him just to play with his pretty aunt, and asked Bai Xihe to tie it for him again.

Princess Jingning was startled. Aunt Bai? "Fairy sister!"

After doing the horse stance, Da Hu recognized Princess Jingning and ran towards her panting.

Bai Xihe was also shocked. Fairy sister?

What sounded above their heads was no longer a bolt from the blue, but rumbling sounds of lightning and thunder, one after another.

Su Xiaoxiao walked over holding a spatula, looked at Princess Jingning who was stunned, then looked at the Empress Dowager who was frozen all over, and thought to herself, it's all over, it's all over.

The scene of a major car accident has arrived.

But...what was that about Da Hu calling her "Fairy Sister"?

A quarter of an hour later, the three of them sat in the study in the second courtyard.

Before coming in, Su Xiaoxiao had already successfully learned from the three little ones about their heroic act of scamming Qin Yun and his group.

Su Xiaoxiao solemnly expressed her gratitude to Princess Jingning for her act of upholding justice.

Princess Jingning was in a state of turmoil. The three little kids turned out to be the adopted sons of the little girl. This was really...

Indeed, compared to the Empress Dowager showing up in someone's house, his chance encounter with the three little tigers was not that surprising.

"Grand Empress Dowager, why are you leaving the palace incognito?"

Just because Su Xiaoxiao doesn't ask some questions doesn't mean Princess Jingning won't ask them either.

Since this concerns the royal family, she must understand it clearly.

"I...step aside for a while?" Su Xiaoxiao said.

"No need." Bai Xihe said.

She resumed her aloof and superior demeanor in the palace, and said calmly, "My brother has returned to the capital. He came back secretly. I left the palace to see him, but it was too late and I couldn't go back."

Su Xiaoxiao knew very little about Bai Xihe. She had never heard that she had a younger brother. She only knew that her family had fallen into poverty, her parents passed away early, and she went to live with her distant relatives, the Guo family.

That is the home of Princess Lingxi.

Princess Jingning continued, "May I ask why you are here again?"

Bai Xihe said, "I sprained my ankle and happened to meet Doctor Su."

Su Xiaoxiao and Bai Xihe had met twice in the palace. The first time was in Taoyuan, where Su Xiaoxiao killed the poisonous snake that attacked Bai Xihe.

The second time was near Mingyuexuan, where Bai Xihe dealt with Lin Ruyue who had an argument with Su Xiaoxiao.

Princess Jingning looked at Su Xiaoxiao: "Is that so?"

Su Xiaoxiao: "That's right."

Bai Xihe's expression relaxed slightly.

"I'll take you back to the palace." said Princess Jingning.

Bai Xihe nodded slowly.

In the yard, Erhu asked, "Aunt Bai, Fairy Sister, are you leaving?"

The three little ones expressed their reluctance to leave.

I just got here and haven’t played for long.

Bai Xihe stretched out her hand, wanting to touch Erhu's little head. Just as her hand was halfway in the air, she caught a glimpse of Princess Jingning's gaze out of the corner of her eye, and she withdrew her hand indifferently.

Erhu: "Aunt Bai?"

Bai Xihe left.

Little Tiger and Big Tiger were also confused. They didn't understand why Aunt Bai, who had just been playing with them, suddenly became so strange. Princess Jingning said to the three of them, "Big Tiger, Second Tiger, Little Tiger, I will come to visit you another day."

The three little ones looked at her reluctantly.

Princess Jingning leaned over and touched the three little heads one by one: "I'd like to invite you to my house to play some other day, okay?"

The three little ones nodded cutely: "Okay!"

Xiaohu stretched out his little finger: "Hook!"

Princess Jingning smiled and made pinky promises with him, Dahu and Erhu.

The two came to Princess Jingning's carriage.

Princess Jingning made a gesture of invitation: "Please come in."

Bai Xihe got on the carriage with a cold expression.

Princess Jingning then sat on it.

About a quarter of an hour later, her carriage came out again, slowly turned into East Street, and stopped next to another carriage.

"Come up."

She opened the car window and said.

In the carriage, Su Xiaoxiao got out, smiled at her, and got on her carriage.

"I knew you would follow me." Princess Jingning said lightly.

Su Xiaoxiao handed her a box of steaming snacks: "I didn't eat anything at my house just now, so I made this especially for you."

When she heard that it was made specially for her, Princess Jingning's sullen expression finally looked better.

She took the snack, took a piece and tasted it gently.

It is a pancake filled with taro and mochi. It is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, with a dense texture, sweet but not greasy, which is the taste that Princess Jingning likes.

"You seem to care about the Queen Mother."

Princess Jingning suddenly spoke.

"Ah, no." Su Xiaoxiao said, "I came here because I was worried about you. I was afraid that this matter would implicate you."

Her little expression is so sincere.

Princess Jingning was very pleased. She put down her snacks and said to her, "It wasn't me who took the Grand Empress Dowager out of the palace. I can't be implicated."

"That's good." Su Xiaoxiao didn't ask any more questions.

Princess Jingning said, "Don't worry, I didn't let anyone know that she left the palace incognito. I will keep it a secret for her."

It’s not for the Empress Dowager, but because I don’t want to implicate this little girl.

Su Cheng had just won the competition and gained military power, and was already in the spotlight. Now that someone had evidence of him colluding with the Empress Dowager, who knew what kind of trouble this would cause.

Su Xiaoxiao could not fail to feel Princess Jingning's kindness.

If you put three points of your effort into others, they will give you ten points in return.

Shame on me.

Su Xiaoxiao added: "There is something I am curious about."

Princess Jingning said, "You mean the Empress Dowager's brother."

"Yeah." Su Xiaoxiao nodded.

"There's nothing I can't tell you about this." Princess Jingning said, "The Empress Dowager did have a younger brother. After her parents passed away, her brother was adopted and she had nowhere to go. There are rumors that she came to the capital to seek refuge with the Guo family, but in fact, this is not the case, and she and the Guo family are not distant relatives. Otherwise, there is no reason for the Guo family to take her in and not her brother."

Su Xiaoxiao listened carefully.

Princess Jingning continued, "When Prime Minister Guo went to the local area to investigate a tax case, he met the Empress Dowager who sold herself to bury her father. Minister Guo bought her back. She was originally sent to be a little maid, but Bai Xihe became more and more outstanding as she grew up, and a very valuable birth date was calculated for her. So the Guo family adopted her as a girl in the mansion and announced to the public that she was a distant relative."

"As for her brother... when they heard that their sister had become the Grand Empress Dowager, the whole family came to seek refuge with her. The Guo family treated the family with courtesy at first, but later gradually discovered that the family was causing trouble everywhere in the name of the Grand Empress Dowager, and her brother even raped a woman and caused a death. The Guo family ran around everywhere, and although the death penalty was avoided, the living crime could not be escaped, and her brother was exiled. Returning to the capital without permission is a capital crime."

Su Xiaoxiao suddenly realized: "So that's it."

It seems that the last time Bai Xihe left the palace was also to see his younger brother.

The Guo family knew about this.

Princess Jingning warned: "If you encounter this kind of thing again in the future, don't bear it alone, and don't take her in again. She is a big trouble!"

Su Xiaoxiao asked curiously, "Is there a story?"

Realizing that she had said something inappropriate, a trace of embarrassment flashed across Princess Jingning's face.

However, if things are not explained clearly, given this little girl's fearless nature, she will not realize the seriousness of the problem at all.

She hesitated for a long time, but finally made up her mind and revealed all the secrets of the royal family: "A beauty like Bai Xihe was born to marry into an imperial family, because only an imperial family can protect such a beauty. But unfortunately, even an emperor cannot protect Bai Xihe's beauty."

This story...is getting more and more exciting...

Princess Jingning asked solemnly, "Do you know why the King of Nanyang rebelled?"

Su Xiaoxiao blinked: "Isn't it because of Bai Xihe?"

Princess Jingning said: "It's for her."

Su Xiaoxiao: Wait a minute, this melon is a bit big, let me digest it.

Let’s first assume that Princess Jingning’s information is accurate, and King Nanyang did rebel for Bai Xihe. What is Bai Xihe’s attitude towards King Nanyang?

In terms of status, there is an insurmountable gap between the two.

If they really want to be together without hesitation, it would be more difficult than trying to usurp the throne.

Su Xiaoxiao thought again of the pregnancy pulse that Imperial Doctor Fu had diagnosed in Zhaoyang Palace that year.

Whose pulse was it? The Empress Dowager's? If it was the Empress Dowager's, who was the man who made her pregnant? Su Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and said, "Princess, excuse me for asking, does your father have feelings for the Empress Dowager?"

Today's two chapters are small fat chapters

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