Xiao Chengyou's face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, and he looked cold and chilling.
Xu Lingyi knew why.
Xiao Chengyou and Xu Baozhu were engaged. Although it was planned by Xu Baozhu, he and the Prime Minister's Mansion were tied to the same boat.
Moreover, this time when Xiao Chengyou was deposed, the Prime Minister's Office immediately took advantage of the situation and turned to Xiao Hengyuan.
Xu Lingyi even suspected that her father might have been on Xiao Hengyuan's side from the beginning.
He only supported Xiao Chengyou on the surface, but stabbed him hard in the back.
Otherwise, how could Xiao Hengyuan, a man obsessed with money and power, fall so deeply in love with Xu Baozhu and want to marry her?
She also knew before she came that the Xu family, including her, should be considered to be standing on the opposite side of Xiao Chengyou.
He might now be suspecting that she had other motives for staying.
"Prime Minister Xu is indeed willing to do so. He only has three children, and now he is willing to use his daughter as a useless pawn?"
Xiao Chengyou was in good health after all, and after a good sleep, he looked much better.
At this moment, those cold eyes were glancing at her coldly.
After all, he was once the crown prince. Even though he was deposed now, his aura was still very scary, especially when he stared at her with a gloomy expression.
Xu Lingyi admitted that she had goose bumps all over her body.
"Why did Prime Minister Xu order you to monitor me? Every word, every action, every movement."
A sneer appeared on Xiao Chengyou's lips. "I'm already a cripple now, with no chance of recovery. Are they still worried?"
Xu Lingyi lowered her eyes and shook her head gently, "Whether Your Highness believes it or not, this servant has no ulterior motives, and certainly not here to spy on you."
When Xu Lingyi heard a cold sneer, she knew that the deposed prince didn't believe it at all.
Xu Lingyi continued, "I came to the Abandoned Crown Prince's residence out of necessity. I was originally engaged to the Third Prince, but my sister wanted to be his wife, so I had no choice but to give up my position."
"Besides, your Highness, you've seen my appearance. The Third Prince dislikes me, and I was pointed out to you. He might have intended to humiliate you through me."
After Xu Lingyi finished speaking, Xiao Chengyou did not say anything, and his expression did not even fluctuate at all.
Xu Lingyi had no idea whether he believed it or not.
But the next second, Xiao Chengyou spoke, his brows seemed to relax a little, "Then it seems that I misunderstood you."
He said it was a misunderstanding, but his tone seemed to be cold.
Xu Lingyi understood that he didn't believe it at all.
You might even think that this is a new trick to gain his trust.
Xu Lingyi also understood, because the Xu father and his children were few and they still only had three children at this age.
To outsiders, he is a humble gentleman. Even though he demoted his wife to a concubine, he still tried his best to make amends to his original wife and daughter.
They all thought she and her mother were living a good life.
Little did she know that her father was a complete hypocrite.
Xu Lingyi sighed, "I know you don't believe me, but I came here for no other reason than to survive. That's the truth."
"If I had not obeyed, my sister-in-law would have skinned me alive. Besides, my family has treated me as an abandoned child, so it is impossible for me to be so foolish as to work for them."
Xiao Chengyou sneered in his heart, but remained expressionless.
Xu Lingyi lowered her eyes. She had already prepared herself mentally and knew that the deposed prince would not believe her just based on a few words.
If he was so naive, would she still worry about whether he could really become emperor in the future?
"I will prove it to you in the future and take good care of you."
After she finished expressing her loyalty, Xiao Chengyou still did not respond, but asked her another question.
"Don't you want to get out? Are you willing to be trapped here forever?"
This question sounded like a question to her, but perhaps also a bit like a question to himself.
"Your servant wants to go out but doesn't want to go out."
"Why?"
"In fact, it's also extremely difficult for women to survive in the backyard. Going out means countless disputes, it means constantly competing with others for victory or defeat, and there are countless intrigues and calculations."
"I am a little tired of this kind of life. Now I am living in seclusion here, which may be a kind of peace and tranquility."
After she finished speaking, she looked at him cautiously and secretly. She was explaining, but also seemed to want to comfort him.
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I’m too sleepy, so I’ll just write these first and finish it tomorrow. Good night, my darlings.
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