Chapter 92 Xie Ming and An Zhidai's affair, luring the snake out of its hole
Baizhu came and Baizhu left again.
Thinking of Zhidai's purpose, Xie Yao took out the white jade pendant and said, "This is the jade pendant given to me by the Queen Mother. She said it was the prince's old thing, so let's return it to its original owner."
Xiao Yizi glanced at it and said, "I don't remember the Queen Mother having any of my old things."
Bai Zhu leaned forward to take a look and recognized it. "Your Highness, this was given to you by the Queen Mother when you appointed the Prince of Jingbei to the palace."
"Because you are on good terms with the Fifth Prince, now the Emperor, the Empress Dowager probably wanted to win you over, so she asked the Fifth Prince to give you his jade pendant. So, essentially, this jade pendant belongs to the Fifth Prince."
He added, "During the Five Princes Rebellion, the Emperor hid in the Empress Dowager's palace and handed over full command of the capital's main camp to you. To reassure him, you sent the jade pendant and the imperial edict that succeeded you as Marquis of Jingbei to the palace as a token of trust."
Xiao Yizi tried to remember it with difficulty.
"This jade pendant is just an addition to the keepsake."
He said calmly, without any change in the movement of his hands as he embroidered the sachet.
The prince said disdainfully, "Although it was a gift from the Queen Mother, it's not a fine piece of jade. I have no use for it. However, my betrothal gift to you includes a pair of Xirong Hetian jade bi disks. If you like them, you can have a skilled craftsman carve them into jade pendants. They're much more beautiful than this."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness," Xie Yao accepted the jade pendant. "The Queen Mother and Your Highness have a deep bond. If Your Highness punishes Zhidai today, I'm afraid it will cause dissatisfaction to the Queen Mother."
Xiao Yizi's heart moved slightly, and for some reason, he heard something else.
He curled the corners of his lips, then suppressed his thoughts and told himself that he was overthinking.
Just as he was about to explain, Bai Su snorted, "The Queen Mother is not the Emperor's biological mother. She only became the Queen Mother because she was in the right position. She has no favor to the Prince."
"Yeah." Xiao Yizi responded. For the first time, he felt that Bai Mi was sometimes talkative, which was not a bad thing.
Xie Yao was certain in her heart.
In this case, she can use Zhidai more confidently to lure the snake out of its hole.
In fact, the prince punished Zhidai in public, which proved that he was not the so-called "Queen Dowager's Party", but she still wanted to confirm it.
Xiao Yizi thought of something again, stopped sewing, and looked up at Xie Yao.
Does she want to use this incident to lure the Queen Mother or someone else to take action again?
"Don't be afraid. I can afford to offend anyone in the entire Dayan." Xiao Yizi said seriously.
Xie Yao felt that the prince was comforting her, but she was not afraid at all.
Not only is she not afraid, she also wants to see what Xie Mingan's attitude will be after Zhidai fails.
The silver-white crane on the embroidery frame gradually took shape, with only the last few stitches left, but Xiao Yizi's needlework slowed down.
He stopped and asked Bai Mi, "What time is it?"
"Your Highness, it's just past 3 p.m."
"We'll stop here for today," Xiao Yizi said calmly, putting down the embroidery frame. "The king will come back tomorrow to finish the embroidery."
The craftsmanship of the King of Jingbei was naturally excellent. Xie Yao's lips curved slightly, without any objection: "Thank you, Your Highness."
Xiao Yizi nodded, and Bai Mi pushed the wheelchair out.
When they were about to leave the Bo Mansion, Bai Zhu came to report: "Your Majesty, after the white silk was given, Zhi Dai stopped crying."
"Throw her back to Ningshou Palace for me. If the Queen Mother dares to blame me, I will blame her."
Xiao Yizi's eyes were gloomy, completely different from the calm and composed look he had when he was threading the needle just now.
"yes."
In Xie Mingan's bedroom in the side courtyard, Zhidai was lying on the bed, with Nanny Zhu applying medicine on her face.
Next to the hand, there was a piece of white silk.
Xie Mingan walked into the house with a cane in his hand.
He had not yet recovered from the poisoning, and after seeing the betrothal gifts, he was overwhelmed with joy and sorrow, and aged a lot in one day.
"Uncle is here." Zhidai's voice was sad.
"You go down first, Benbo will come."
Xie Mingan sat down beside the bed and took the medicine from Nanny Zhu.
After there was no one around, Zhidai got up and threw herself into Xie Mingan's arms.
"The Queen Mother ordered me to stop Prince Jingbei's marriage, but now, I was sent back to the palace like this, and was slapped by Xu. I have no face to live in the palace in the future." She cried bitterly.
Xie Mingan said quickly: "That rebellious girl and that bitch dared to hurt you. Don't worry, I will not let them go."
Zhidai's tears fell as she stared at the handsome face of the middle-aged man infatuatedly: "After this separation, I don't know when I can see you again, Master."
"Don't cry, silly girl. Your crying makes me feel distressed." Xie Mingan gently stroked Zhidai's cheek and said softly, "I have you in my heart. If the love between two people is long-lasting, it doesn't matter if we are together day and night."
Zhidai nodded vigorously: "Yes, I am waiting for you, Master."
Wenchang Bo comforted her, his mind still on the countless betrothal gifts from today, his eyes full of resentment.
"Xie Yao is such a jinx! Ever since she came back, I haven't had a smooth life. But now that things have come to this, I can only watch her get married. Get out of here quickly. Out of sight, out of mind."
Zhidai suddenly grabbed Xie Mingan's hand and said, "My Lord, the Queen Mother really doesn't approve of this marriage. She said Xie Yao is a wild girl who just came back from the border and is not worthy of the King of Jingbei. If the marriage falls through, I promise you that the Queen Mother will definitely remember your merit!"
She still didn't want to abandon the Queen Mother's order and just go back like that. The Queen Mother would definitely blame her for not doing her job well.
Xie Mingan slowly pushed her away and said thoughtfully, "But that girl is now unyielding, and the King of Jingbei doesn't even give the Queen Mother face. What can I do?"
Zhidai's eyes were red. "I had thought that Xie Yao would go to Chengfo Temple to pray in two days. The roads are slippery in the snow. If she hurts her face, the prince will not marry her again, and the emperor will not be able to say anything. Or, he might blame her for not being sincere in worshipping Buddha."
Xie Mingan shook his head cautiously.
"No, that rebellious girl is quite skilled, and the Chengfo Temple is a large temple. This is too risky."
The two of them didn't say a few words before the palace guards came back, dragged Zhidai onto the carriage, and sent her back to the Empress Dowager's palace.
On the other side, Qiliang came back to report after King Jingbei left.
Following Xie Yao's orders, he kept staring at Zhidai.
"I followed Zhidai and saw her enter Lord Xie's study. Lord Xie then came out to receive an imperial edict, disheveled and even changed his clothes. Zhidai didn't come out until Lord Xie returned to his study angrily. Only then did she leave and return to Wanxiang Courtyard."
Xie Yao was looking through the betrothal gift book of Princess Jingbei. Hearing this, she smiled.
"These two really have a private affair."
Qi Liang: "Miss, you are right. I saw Zhi Dai was beaten just now and was sent directly to the side room of Mr. Xie's study."
Xie Yao closed the booklet and said, "The Queen Mother was dissatisfied with my marriage to the prince and wanted Zhidai to stop it. Now that it hasn't been done, the pressure has fallen on Xie Mingan."
"But your wedding is in five days. How dare you stop the marriage? This is a marriage granted by the emperor." Qiliangdao.
"He doesn't dare, so he needs me to give him some courage."
Xie Yao pointed at the gift book with her fingertips and said, "Go, show the prince's betrothal gift book to father. Tell him that the palace has given so much betrothal gifts. Ask father how much dowry he plans to give me."
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