That night.

Su Xuan returned to Elder Lou's residence.

Elder Lou lived in the Holy Maiden Temple most of the time, and had no family members to accommodate, so he only bought a small courtyard with two entrances.

Elder Lou was too lazy to deal with the two young men and went back to his room to rest early.

Princess Hui'an didn't sleep. She was sitting in the yard waiting for someone.

After waiting so long, the person finally came back.

But it was impossible to ask her to stand up and greet him. After all, she was a princess and had to maintain her dignity.

"Why did you take so long?"

Princess Hui'an grumbled in dissatisfaction.

Su Xuan handed her a bag of snacks wrapped in bamboo leaves: "The rice cakes at that store were sold out, so I asked several other shops before I could buy some."

Princess Hui'an took the still steaming rice cake, opened the bamboo leaves, took out a piece and handed it to him: "Here."

Su Xuan smiled and said, "Princess, eat by yourself. I'm not hungry."

Princess Hui'an raised her chin proudly and said sternly, "If you don't test the poison for me, how can I eat it?"

"Is that so?" Su Xuan took the rice cake and took a bite slowly. "It's not too sweet, and has a strong rice aroma. It's not poisonous."

Princess Hui'an tasted a piece.

She doesn't like food that is too sweet, and the rice cake this time was just right.

Thinking of something, she suddenly said, "Su Xuan, am I getting fat because I eat so much?"

Su Xuan smiled slightly: "No."

Princess Hui'an was relieved: "That's good."

She ate the rice cake in her hand with relish.

Then he just sat in the yard without moving.

Su Xuan asked, "Princess, aren't you going to bed?"

Princess Hui'an whispered, "I... am still a little afraid of snakes."

Su Xuan looked around and said, "We've sprinkled snake repellent powder here, so there won't be any snakes."

Although she said so, Princess Hui'an was still very scared.

Only those who have experienced it personally can fully understand that kind of fear.

Princess Hui'an straightened her back and ordered, "You...will be my palace guard. You will keep watch tonight!"

After she said that, she was actually a little unsure whether Su Xuan would agree. After all, Su Xuan was just a weak scholar, and he might also be afraid of snakes.

A certain princess completely forgot who threw the snake out last time.

Su Xuan said: "Okay."

Princess Hui'an washed up and lay down on the soft bed.

She was very modest, and although she was in a hurry on the journey, she did not suffer much hardship in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation.

As a princess who grew up in luxury, she did not think there was anything strange about this. Only when she saw the poor and destitute people did she realize that she had never seen the sufferings of the world.

"Su Xuan." Princess Hui'an called him softly.

"Hmm?" Su Xuan responded.

Princess Hui'an whispered, "Do you think the lives of the common people are so hard?"

Su Xuan turned a page of the book: "Most people are struggling to make a living, but some live well. If they meet a wise ruler who creates a peaceful and prosperous era, the people will live a prosperous life. If they are unkind, the people will suffer."

Princess Hui'an thought for a moment and said, "Is my father... a wise ruler?"

Su Xuan threw the topic to her: "What do you think, Princess?"

She once thought that her father was a wise ruler, but after seeing how hard the people were living, she became unsure again.

"The problem of the treasury deficit has existed since the reign of the previous emperor. Your Majesty has worked diligently to govern the country and made major changes to the tax law, filling some of the gaps, but the treasury is still not full."

Su Xuan cleverly avoided the topic of whether Emperor Jingxuan was a wise ruler.

Princess Hui'an said "oh".

She gets sleepy when she talks about state affairs.

If Jingning were here, we could talk about state affairs all night long without getting tired.

But she can't do it.

She closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

Su Xuan sat on the footstool in front of the bed, with his back against the edge of the bed. It was not a very elegant posture, but he did it with a pleasing elegance.

Princess Hui'an fell asleep, with two fingers still tugging at his clothes, as if she was afraid that he would abandon her and run away in the middle of the night, leaving her alone to face the insects and snakes.

After a while, she kicked off the quilt, revealing her exquisite curves as she lay on her side.

Su Xuan flipped through the book in his hand without looking back.

He just waved his sleeves nonchalantly and covered her with the quilt back.

…

In the villa in Changliu Lane, Yuchi Xiu returned to the Cheng family, and the others also went back to their rooms to rest.

Wei Ting didn't move.

Gui Bu asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Wei Ting looked at the jade mask that was put together on the table and said, "I'm thinking that the person tonight knew everything about our situation. Maybe he's someone we know."

Among the seven brothers in the family, Wei Ting is the smartest.

He must have his reasons for coming to this conclusion.

What's more, Gui Bu also felt that the other party seemed to be holding back when he attacked.

Wei Ting said: "He only wants to kill my father, not us."

This is weird.

Generally speaking, if you want to cut the roots and kill Wei Xu, they will definitely avenge their father, so it is best to kill them as well.

But the other party didn't do that.

There is another strange thing.

My second brother didn’t come out tonight.

…

The night was as cool as water, and everyone in the Cheng family went to rest, except Cheng Lian's east courtyard.

The lights in the east courtyard were on, and none of the servants took a break.

The reason is simple: the saint is back.

Ever since Cheng Qingyao became the Saint, she could only return to the Cheng family once or twice a year. Every time she came, the Cheng family would mobilize a large number of troops and make a grand ceremony to welcome the Saint.

Today is different.

Almost all the servants in the mansion were called away by Cheng Sang, except for Cheng Lian's own people in the East Courtyard.

Xie Yunhe sat on the armchair without saying a word.

The saint sat next to him, also in the main seat.

Cheng Lian and Cheng Qingxue sat at the bottom, and Cheng Qingxue was crying.

"It's all her fault! It's all her fault! It's all her fault! Ever since she came to the Cheng family, I haven't had a single day of happiness!"

When the saint heard that a little girl had come to the Cheng family to seek recognition as a relative, she did not take it seriously.

She has seen a lot of tricks like this. She is a saint and can crush people to death with just a flick of her fingers.

But now the situation seems to be out of control.

Not only did the little girl gain Cheng Sang's approval, she also received the order of the "long-missing" head of the family.

They all thought that Cheng Sang was so crazy that he really had forgotten where he put the patriarch's order.

It turns out that she had been hiding it all along.

That girl also colluded with the Yin family to seize the position of Saint that should have belonged to Cheng Qingxue.

Three months later, she abdicated.

According to the original plan, she would come back to inherit the Cheng family, and Cheng Qingxue would continue to control the Holy Maiden Hall.

Now, whether it is the Cheng family or the Holy Maiden Palace, they are almost in that girl's pocket.

"Qingyao, tell me what we should do now?"

Cheng Lian asked with sobs, "The Cheng family is in such a state now, and the position of the Saint was taken away by the Yin family. Can you think of a way to prevent Yin Xiaodie from ascending the throne?"

It is impossible to kill Yin Xiaodie.

There was once a tragedy in the Holy Maiden Temple where the Holy Maiden refused to abdicate and killed the new Holy Maiden.

Later, in order to protect the new saint, the Holy Maiden Temple issued a new rule.

If something happens to the new Saint, no matter who is responsible, the previous Saint will be expelled from the Saint's Palace.

The Saint said coldly: "There is only one way now. After I abdicate, I will continue to stay in the Saint's Palace as an elder. The Cheng family will be inherited by Qingxue!"

If I abuse the Saint, is there a monthly ticket? 　　 　 (End of this chapter)