Chapter 906 Secret (5)
Xie Jing Xing laughed heartily, staring at her and saying, "I have a venomous snake by my side now, and it's a beautiful snake."
This man could only say three serious words. Shen Miao was too lazy to talk to him, so she asked, “The Ye family…what do you think of the Ye family?”
Xie Jingxing pondered, "The Ye family is smarter than the Lu family and knows how to be patient. Perhaps because of their offspring, they are not as arrogant as the Lu family. My brother and I plan to start with the Ye family and sow discord between the Ye and Lu families."
Shen Miao shrank her fingers. For some reason, facing Madam Ye today, she always had an indescribable feeling. It seemed that she felt that the Ye family was not as easy to deal with as she had imagined. However, this thought came out of nowhere and she herself didn't know what was going on.
Xie Jingxing noticed the difference in her expression and asked, "You seem to have something to say?"
Shen Miao shook her head, perhaps she was just being overly suspicious. She then asked, "Will you be participating in the Imperial City Hunt this time? Madam Ji told me not to be tricked, which I find very strange."
Xie Jingxing's expression turned slightly colder, and he said, "This time, even if you don't want to go, you have to go with me."
"Why?"
"This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of the late Emperor. During the Imperial City Hunt, my brother must capture a lion in the hunting grounds to signify a prosperous year and a wise ruler of Daliang."
A male lion? Shen Miao said, "This is a ferocious beast." In a normal hunting ground, safety and life are naturally paramount. After all, those who come to hunt are high-ranking officials and nobles, and harming their lives is unacceptable. Lions are not like rabbits or foxes, and one careless move could result in their lives being harmed.
"I'm not afraid of wild animals." Xie Jingxing raised his lips, his smile a little cold: "Wild animals won't shoot arrows in secret, but they are much safer than humans."
"We can only bring the Imperial City Guards in. This is the rule set by the late emperor. Whether the Imperial City Guards are loyal or not is hard to say." Xie Jingxing raised his eyebrows: "So you have to understand, this is a trap left by the late emperor for the two of us brothers. It's a trap for the whole world to see. Even though we know what it is, my brother and I have no choice."
He glanced at Shen Miao, who had a worried look on her face, and pinched her face: "But don't worry, you will be fine. Although you will go with her as a royal concubine, you don't have to enter the inner court."
Shen Miao asked, "Are you sure?" A sense of foreboding suddenly crossed her mind, so much so that even looking at Xie Jingxing's joking expression, she couldn't relax.
Xie Jing Xing stared at her and slowly shook his head: "No."
Shen Miao's heart tightened.
Xie Jingxing smiled: "I was just kidding."
Shen Miao glared at him. Xie Jingxing stretched himself and said leisurely, "After the hunt is over, I'll tell you about the palace affairs so that you don't have to worry about them all day long." He said with a half-smile, "You are also a member of my Xie family now. You have to take on some responsibilities."
Shen Miao's heart moved. Was Xie Jingxing planning to tell her his secret? Xie Jingxing's life experience, how he ended up in the capital of Ming Qi, and his attitude towards the late Emperor Yongle, always felt that there was something behind it. She could vaguely sense the heaviness mixed in. Xie Jingxing's light-hearted nature in talking about the past was not something that could be cultivated through ordinary experience.
Although she was delighted to know these secrets, why did she feel so uneasy during this Imperial City Hunt? As if something bad was about to happen. Her heart was beating rapidly, and despite trying hard to calm herself, she remained restless.
She remained silent and secretly clenched her fists.
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