Chapter 106 Chapter 106

The hot spring villa was quite a distance away from the capital, and it took Xiao Yuanxing about two hours to get there.

When the soldiers outside the villa saw him, they immediately stepped forward and greeted him with a bow.

"Prince."

Xiao Yuanxing nodded to the visitor.

"Aunt and the others haven't gone out, right?" After getting off the horse, Xiao Yuanxing looked at the soldiers in front and asked.

He knew that the day before was his aunt's birthday, and that his aunt and Zhaozhao had gone to Huang'en Temple to pray for his aunt.

I just don’t know if you’re going out today.

This book is compiled exclusively for you by the LK team. The general replied respectfully: "No, they are all in the manor."

Xiao Yuanxing felt relieved. He didn't ask anyone to lead the way, nor did he bring his followers with him. He just went in alone.

After entering.

When he saw the housekeeper of the villa, he asked after everyone had greeted him, "Where are Zhao Zhao and Auntie? Have they gotten up?"

"Your Highness has gotten up early, and the Queen Mother is probably still sleeping."

It's already noon time.

It’s not too late, but it’s definitely not early either. In half an hour, it will be time for lunch.

Xiao Yuanxing couldn't help but look at the butler again.

Receiving Xiao Yuanxing's gaze, the housekeeper walked over again, lowered his voice, and said to the man, "The Queen Mother has had a headache again in the past two days. I'm afraid she didn't sleep well last night."

When Xiao Yuanxing heard this, his heart sank.

"Why do you have a headache again? Wasn't it fine before?" he asked the housekeeper.

But how could the housekeeper know the specific situation? He usually only took care of the staffing arrangements and some trivial matters of the villa, and rarely showed up in front of the Queen Mother. It was only when he went to the kitchen today that he heard Miss Yingxue, who was beside the Queen Mother, talking to the kitchen. He heard it and reminded the prince.

"I don't know either." He replied with his head down.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Yuanxing did not say anything to him, but just whispered, "I'll go and take a look first." After he finished speaking, he did not let anyone lead the way and went to the house where Empress Dowager Zhaoyu and Xu Duanyi lived.

What a coincidence.

Halfway through the journey, he met Xu Duanyi.

At that time, Xu Duanyi just came out of the kitchen, and Shi Yu beside her was holding a bowl of lotus seed soup.

These are the fresh lotus buds that Xu Duanyi asked Shi Yu to pick from the lotus pond this morning.

Lotus seeds nourish the heart and soothe the mind.

It was made by Xu Duanyi for Empress Dowager Zhaoyu.

However, Xu Duanyi had been a little absent-minded recently. When she suddenly heard a voice of "Zhao Zhao" from behind her, she thought she was hallucinating and did not turn around to look. It was Shi Yu beside her who turned around to look at her, then turned back and said to her happily, "Master, the prince is here!"

Only then did Xu Duanyi stop and look back.

Sure enough, they saw their cousin walking towards this place. When Xu Duanyi and others got closer, they smiled and bowed to greet him: "Cousin is here."

As soon as Xiao Yuanxing came over, he noticed that something was wrong with her. She looked listless and looked like she had not slept well.

"What's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing, I just didn't sleep well these two days." Xu Duanyi said softly to others.

Xiao Yuanxing thought of what the housekeeper had said before, and thought that she didn't sleep well because of her aunt's headache, so he simply asked as he walked with her, "Why did your aunt have a headache again? Is it because of your little aunt?"

Whenever Wen Zhao and his aunt had important days, his aunt would be in a bad mood.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Zhao did not answer immediately.

When he glanced at her, he saw a look of self-blame on her face. Xiao Yuanxing was thinking of something, but before he could say anything, he saw Zhao Zhao holding a handkerchief, lowering her head and saying, "...It should be because of me?"

If this were in the past.

Xiao Yuanxing would never believe that Zhao Zhao would make her aunt unhappy.

now--

He asked in a low voice: "What's going on?"

Xu Duanyi didn't hide it from him. She kept her eyes down and whispered to him, "A few days ago, my aunt suddenly asked me if I liked Xie Qingya..."

It was indeed because of Xie Qingya.

Xiao Yuanxing didn't feel surprised, but instead felt it was expected.

"And then?" he asked.

"I replied that I like it..." Xu Duanyi finished speaking, and the hand holding the handkerchief could not help but tighten, "Although my aunt didn't show it, I know that it must be because of what I said that she couldn't sleep well."

"cousin……"

She raised her head and looked at Xiao Yuanxing beside her: "...Did I do something wrong?"

Xu Duanyi's face looked pale and haggard because he hadn't slept well for a long time, and his eyes were shrouded in a mist called confusion.

Although my aunt said that she felt uncomfortable because she was exposed to the wind for too long.

These past few days I have been comforting her, letting her have a good rest, and treating her the same as before, with no difference.

But Xu Duanyi still felt guilty and sad.

"Do you regret it?"

When Xu Duanyi heard his cousin's voice, he didn't understand it for a moment.

"What?" she asked.

Xiao Yuanxing stopped, looked at her and asked seriously, "Do you regret falling in love with Xie Qingya?"

Xu Duanyi didn't expect to hear such a sentence.

She couldn't help but widen her eyes, but without hesitation, she shook her head immediately.

But when I thought of my aunt, my voice unconsciously became much softer.

But even so, she did not hesitate.

She said, “No.”

"I never regretted falling in love with him, I just... didn't want to make my aunt so sad."

I was patted twice on the head.

Xu Duanyi looked up at Xiao Yuanxing in front of him.

"Then don't be sad."

"Aunt may not be because of you. If she is unhappy, she will not treat you the same way as before." Without waiting for Xu Duanyi to speak, he asked again, "Did she say anything else at that time?"

Xu Duanyi thought for a moment and replied, "She just said she knew."

As for whether she said anything to Aunt Danfeng afterwards, she didn't know.

After hearing this, Xiao Yuanxing felt relieved. It seemed that his aunt didn't dislike Xie Qingya that much.

It was probably because of Zhao Zhao’s fate.

However, this way, some things are much easier to handle. This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you. Xiao Yuanxing has gained some more confidence in his heart.

"Then Auntie isn't angry. If she was really unhappy that you like Xie Qingya, she wouldn't have this attitude."

Looking at Zhao Zhao, he frowned and thought.

He took the initiative to tell her: "Xie Qingya is back."

Trying to break her concentration.

Sure enough, as soon as he said this, Zhao Zhao no longer cared about being sad. He had been thinking hard with his head down, but now he immediately raised his head, and the expression on his face suddenly became much more vivid.

"real?"

She tilted her head back, looked at Xiao Yuanxing and asked.

Seeing her like this, Xiao Yuanxing couldn't help but feel a little sad. He thought Zhao Zhao really had someone she liked and had forgotten about him as her brother.

But it seemed that she finally looked lively again.

Xiao Yuanxing naturally didn't want her to be as listless and lifeless as she was just now.

"real."

He looked at Xu Duanyi and said, "He also asked me to bring you a message."

When Xu Duanyi heard this, his eyes widened again.

"What?"

She asked impatiently.

Xiao Yuanxing did not hide it and told Zhao Zhao everything Xie Qingya asked him to say.

After she finished speaking, she was stunned for a moment, then her eyes suddenly turned red, and she looked like she wanted to cry but was also very happy.

Xiao Yuanxing was not so stupid as to think that she was sad.

I still feel a little sad.

But in the end, Xiao Yuanxing just patted her head gently and said to her: "Let's go and see your aunt first."

Xu Duanyi responded softly, "Okay."

My mood is obviously much better than before.

She followed Xiao Yuanxing forward, but after taking only two steps, she suddenly felt something was wrong.

Given the way my cousin and Xie Qingya were in the past, how could they meet each other without any connection and even bring a message for Xie Qingya?

Xie Qingya was actually willing to let his cousin take care of him?

It's so weird.

Xu Duanyi frowned and stopped.

"What's wrong?"

Xiao Yuanxing caught a glimpse of her stopping and couldn't help but stop as well, looking at Xu Duanyi.

"How did your cousin come to meet the prince? Did the prince take the initiative to find you?" Xu Duanyi looked at Xiao Yuanxing and asked directly.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuanxing looked at Xu Duanyi in silence for a moment.

He did not speak immediately.

He actually had no intention of telling Zhao Zhao about this right now.

After all, no one knew how things would turn out, and he was afraid that the greater her hope now, the greater her disappointment would be when the time came.

He originally thought.

After this matter is completely resolved.

At least, wait until you have a rough idea before you tell her.

But I also knew that with Zhao Zhao's intelligence, it was only a matter of time before he guessed it.

In order to prevent her from having wild thoughts and being restless later, Xiao Yuanxing finally decided to tell others about the matter first.

He exchanged a glance with Shi Yu.

Shi Yu was smart this time. When he received his gaze, he immediately understood and stepped back.

Stand in a place where you can see people and watch over them.

So that they can talk.

Xiao Yuanxing waited for Shi Yu to retreat before looking at Xu Duanyi and saying, "Xie Qingya asked me to discuss cooperation."

As soon as he said this, Zhao Zhao's eyes widened.

The breathing sound also became noticeably faster.

"He..." Xu Duanyi clutched the handkerchief tightly and wanted to speak, but for some reason, no sound came out.

It was like I suddenly lost my voice.

Xiao Yuanxing knew what she was going to say, and nodded in response to her eager gaze.

Although he had guessed it a long time ago, when he heard this from his cousin, Xu Duanyi's heart suddenly stopped.

But it only lasted a moment.

The stagnant heartbeat began to vibrate rapidly inside the chest cavity like a drum.

Unbelievable.

I couldn't believe it either.

But Xu Duanyi couldn't wait and asked, "What do you mean by cooperation, cousin?"

Her voice had long since faded.

But she ignored all this and stared at Xiao Yuanxing without blinking, desperately wanting an accurate answer.

Things had come to this point, so Xiao Yuanxing naturally stopped hiding it from her and told Xu Duanyi everything Xie Qingya had said to him yesterday.

After listening to this, Xu Duanyi was stunned.

It's not like she hasn't thought about this.

She hoped more than anyone else that this matter could be resolved peacefully.

That's why she went to test her aunt's attitude.

But she didn't expect that Xie Qingya would actually take the initiative to propose cooperation with her cousin.

Isn't he afraid?

Although I know that my cousin would never harm Xie Qingya.

But this was her cousin, so she knew what kind of person he was, but Xie Qingya didn't know...

He is not familiar with his cousin at all.

...But he went anyway.

In the silence, Xu Duanyi's heartbeat was still unusually fast, and even his tone and breathing seemed a little unnatural.

"He seems to really like you."

Suddenly, he heard his cousin's voice. Xu Duanyi raised his head unconsciously and looked at his cousin.

Xiao Yuanxing looked at her and said, "If it wasn't for you, he wouldn't have taken such a risk and taken the initiative to find me."

"It's worth it that you have given so much to him."

Xu Duanyi because of this.

My nose felt sore and my eyes suddenly turned red.

Even if I tried to hold it back, I couldn't help but let my tears fall.

She tried hard to hold back her tears, sniffing.

My heart was overwhelmed by grand emotions, and the anxiety and panic of the past few days seemed to have been alleviated a lot because of this incident.

But she was still worried.

I couldn't help but look at my cousin and asked, "Will my aunt agree?"

Xiao Yuanxing was silent for a moment after her question.

He doesn't know either.

But Xiao Yuanxing naturally didn't want to show this uncertainty to Zhao Zhao.

He patted Xu Duanyi's head gently and said, "I will talk to my aunt nicely."

Xu Duanyi immediately followed up on his words and said, "I'll go with my cousin!"

However, Xiao Yuanxing refused without even thinking about it.

Xiao Yuanxing looked at Xu Duanyi and said righteously, "No, don't get involved in this matter for now, lest your aunt gets angry."

"I won't tell my aunt about Xie Qingya's situation for now..."

Before Xu Duanyi could say anything, Xiao Yuanxing looked at her again and added, "Zhao Zhao, it's been so many years, you have to give your aunt some buffer."

"Don't let her think we're pushing her."

Xu Duanyi has always been calm. He just couldn't help himself and got anxious before. After hearing what he said, he naturally calmed down quickly.

She nodded without hesitation.

Afterwards, she took a deep breath and took the initiative to change the subject, saying to Xiao Yuanxing: "I will accompany my cousin to see my aunt first."

"You go back and rest first." Xiao Yuanxing looked at her and said.

Xu Duanyi looked puzzled until Xiao Yuanxing looked into her eyes and said, "You are going to see your aunt like this now. Your aunt will definitely think a lot."

Xu Duanyi finally realized what was going on.

I'm a little embarrassed.

She didn't cry so much before.

He did not insist and just said to Xiao Yuanxing: "Then I will let Shi Yu go with you."

This time, Xiao Yuanxing did not refuse.

Before leaving, he said to Xu Duanyi: "Don't think too much, have a good rest, there is always a way to solve the problem, don't think of everything in a negative way."

"Aunt will figure it out one day."

"Also, Zhao Zhao, you must remember that we all love you very much."

"Whether it's me, my aunt, or Xie Qingya... people who love you won't be willing to hurt you, so don't always think of the worst, and don't do stupid things anymore, do you understand?"

Xiao Yuanxing said this in a somewhat serious tone.

What he feared most was that in this silent war, Zhao Zhao would not be able to choose a side and would end up doing something stupid and sacrificing himself.

Xu Duanyi naturally knew what he meant.

I feel a little sorry.

She had thought so before.

But I didn't dare let my cousin know, for fear that he would be angry again.

"Don't worry, cousin. I won't do anything stupid." I won't do that again in the future.

This was the first time she felt so relaxed since she married Xie Qingya. Not only because of what Xie Qingya did, but also because of what her cousin said... A smile unconsciously spread across her face.

Xiao Yuanxing was relieved only when he saw her like this.

"You go and rest first, I'll go find my aunt." After he said this to Xu Duanyi, he turned around and walked forward.

Xu Duanyi hurriedly asked Shi Yu to follow.

Afterwards, Shi Yu carried the lotus seed soup and left with Xiao Yuanxing.

This book is exclusively compiled for you by the LK team. Xu Duanyi stood there for a while, then avoided people, hid the joy in his heart, and went back to his room first.