Chapter 26 The Twenty-Sixth Kill

Of course, Mrs. Wu and her brother had heard of the title of Prince Regent.

Looking at Xiaoyu's clothes, they all came from official families. From the clothes on Xiaoyu, one can tell at a glance that her identity is extraordinary.

The Wu siblings stood up at the same time and bowed to Xiaoyu: "Hello, Miss Xiaoyu."

How could Xiaoyu accept such a great gift? She quickly dodged and said, "Mrs. Wu, Uncle Wu is too polite."

Qiutang moved a stool and let Xiaoyu sit down.

Then he sat down beside the bed. Wu Jing was already awake and lying on the bed. His chest was rising and falling, showing his anger at the moment.

With Xiaoyu joining, the atmosphere was not as tense as before, but it was slightly relieved. Wu Jing said, "I still say what I said before. I will never return to Qizhou. You should just give up on this idea."

Seeing that the atmosphere was about to become tense again, Xiaoyu spoke to ease the tension: "Madam Wu, Uncle Wu, it's good for Master Wu and Sister Qiutang to live here. No matter how bad the capital is, there are more opportunities than Qizhou, right? Besides, Master Wu is now in the palace, and with the care of the prince, his future is definitely limitless."

When Mrs. Wu heard this, her eyes immediately turned red. "Miss Bumian, as parents, we don't expect our children to risk their lives for a better future. It's good enough for him to live by our side, be healthy, and be able to see him every day."

As soon as she changed the subject, she raised her hand and wiped the tears from her eyes with a handkerchief, and turned to Wu Jing: "Then what should I do? Your father has just married a concubine, and she has been pregnant for nearly four months. I heard from the doctor that it is a boy. If this child is born, the Wu family will have more than one son in the future. Do you really want me to be driven out of the Wu family and have nowhere to go?"

Mrs. Wu's voice was soft and weak, and it was filled with sadness, which made people feel pity when listening to her.

Xiaoyu saw that Qiutang's hands were tightly grasping the quilt on Wu Jing's body.

Xiaoyu sighed in her heart, but could not say anything. After all, Wu Jing was still injured, and whose parents would not feel distressed when seeing this?

In silence, Xiaoyu soon came up with an idea: "I have a way to have the best of both worlds."

Several people's eyes fell on her.

Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Wouldn't it be better to let them go back together? They are a loving couple, talented and pretty. Whether they are in the capital or Qizhou, their lives will surely get better and better in the future."

The room suddenly became quiet.

Xiaoyu knew that what she said was nonsense. If the Wu siblings had agreed, things wouldn't have been at a stalemate until now.

She just wanted to use her own mouth to say this matter so that the Wu siblings would reconsider whether to accept Qiu Tang.

Mrs. Wu opened her mouth to say something, but Xiaoyu saw Uncle Wu reaching out his hand from behind her and touching her. Mrs. Wu gritted her teeth, nodded silently, and gave in: "Okay, let's do as Miss Xiaoyu said. I'll arrange your wedding when we get back."

Wu Jing and Qiu Tang looked at each other and almost cried with joy.

Naturally, I didn't see the little actions between the Wu siblings.

Xiaoyu didn't want to ruin Qiutang and Wu Jing's good mood. She had doubts in her heart, so she told Zhou Xunran about it when she returned to the palace.

"Do you think they will regret their decision after returning to Qizhou and no longer want Sister Qiutang? And then they will lock Wu Jing up in the mansion, and then they won't have a second chance to escape."

At that time, because of what Doctor Chu said, Zhou Xunran was forced to lie on the bed for half a day. Seeing that Xiaoyu was worrying about Wu Jing and Qiutang and did not notice him, Zhou Xunran lifted the quilt and wanted to get out of bed quietly.

But as soon as his leg moved, Xiaoyu's right hand pressed over. It was such a coincidence that his hand pressed right on his leg, making him unable to move.

Her eyes were still fixed on the distance, and she was muttering that Mrs. Wu's words were unreliable, as if she was just doing it casually by pressing his legs.

Zhou Xunran pushed his knees out from under her palms and tried to get down from the end of the bed.

As a result, Xiaoyu's body tilted and she leaned against the bedpost, with her legs crossed and placed on the edge of the bed, just blocking Zhou Xunran's way to get out of bed.

"Prince," Xiaoyu looked at him and blinked innocently, "Do you think the Wu siblings have other plans?"

Zhou Xunran looked into her eyes. At this moment, she had no other thoughts in her mind. He could not see or hear anything.

Zhou Xunran gave up the idea of ​​getting out of bed and found a comfortable position to lean on the bed: "If you are worried about them, when they leave, I will send someone to follow them in secret."

"Really? Wow, Your Majesty, you are such a good person!" Xiaoyu forced an exaggerated grin on his face.

Good man? Zhou Xunran hadn't heard this title for many years. He smiled and asked, "Can you help the good man fulfill a wish?"

"Please speak."

Zhou Xunran kicked her legs that were placed on the edge of the bed and said, "Let me go down and walk around a few times."

Xiaoyu revealed her true intention and refused seriously: "That won't work. Doctor Chu said that you must lie in bed and rest today."

I knew that she had already noticed that I wanted to get out of bed, but she pretended not to see it!

Zhou Xunran was not convinced: "Is he the prince or am I the prince?"

"Who are you."

"Do you want to listen to what the prince said?"

The little fish rolled his eyes guiltily and refused to answer vaguely.

Seeing her expression was moved, Zhou Xunran decided to add fuel to the fire. He lowered his voice and called her pitifully: "Senior Sister~~"

Xiaoyu immediately refused: "Don't call me that. You said that we have never worshipped the master together, and we have never met each other. We are not senior sister and brother, so you can't call me that."

Zhou Xunran experienced firsthand what it meant to shoot oneself in the foot.

He said, "I was just saying it in anger, did you take it seriously?"

"A man's word is as good as gold."

".....I was wrong, I apologize. My master loved drinking in his later years and never taught me these things. How could I understand so many principles?"

Xiaoyu: “….”

Is this still the same cold, reserved and superior Regent when they first met?

"Then you can't call me that. The last time you called me that, you were taking advantage of my love for you and couldn't bear to see you basking in the hot sun, so you made me cause trouble in front of Cao Shipeng's house and prevented him from leaving."

She knew all this? Or did Zhou Yi tell her about their plan? That shouldn't be the case, Zhou Xunran thought.

Seeing the doubt in Zhou Xunran's eyes, Xiaoyu said: "Cao Shipeng told me that you are just using me."

Although she said this, there was no anger in her words.

She was concerned about his health.

Zhou Xunran knew he couldn't hide it any longer, so he told the truth: "I did that for the sake of world peace. The child Cao Shipeng wanted to protect was the posthumous son of the late fifth prince. If we continue to tolerate it, Cao Shipeng will definitely rebel under the name of the late fifth prince."

Xiaoyu believed what he said. She had heard about the fifth prince's posthumous child more than once.

"If that's the case, why did His Majesty keep Cao Shipeng around and give him such a high position? Wouldn't it be better to just kill him and eliminate future troubles?"

Zhou Xunran sneered: "It's to curb my power. If it weren't for Cao Shipeng, I would really be the only one in power. If he wants to return to the government at that time, it will be even more difficult."

Xiaoyu thought about what he said and finally concluded, "I don't think this is a good idea."

She looked at Zhou Xunran: "Aren't you the Emperor's teacher? Haven't you taught him the story of trying to raise a tiger but getting pounced on instead?"

Zhou Xunran said: "Maybe he has been too bored recently and wants to play with tigers for some excitement?"

"Then let him get bitten by the tiger twice and you will know how powerful he is." Xiaoyu continued.

Zhou Xunran agreed, and concluded like she had just done: "I think this is a really good idea."

Xiaoyu was amused by his expression, so she retracted her legs and said mercifully, "Okay, you can get out of bed and walk around twice. But you can only walk around the room, and you can't leave the room at all."

Zhou Xunran immediately stood up and moved to sit on the edge of the bed: "No, no."

He still felt a little weak because he had been lying in bed for a long time. When his feet just touched the hard ground, even though there was a thick blanket on top, Zhou Xunran's body was still a little shaky.

Xiaoyu stood up and supported him: "I changed my mind, I can only walk one lap."

Being supported by her, he had to stop and rest for a while after every step. After standing for half an hour, Zhou Xunran looked at her helplessly: "My legs will go numb if I stand any longer. Xiaoyu, I'm really not that weak."

Xiaoyu curled her lips, supported him and took a step forward, then stopped.

[Whenever she needed something from me, she called me "senior sister" sweetly. Now that she's done using me, she calls me by my name. How heartless.]

Complaints aside, half an hour later, the two returned to the bed again. Xiaoyu watched him lie down on the bed with her own eyes, and then she was satisfied: "I'll go to the kitchen to make you some medicinal food to nourish you, and you are not allowed to get out of bed."

Zhou Xunran lay in the quilt and nodded obediently.

When her figure left the room, Zhou Xunran lifted the quilt and just wanted to stand up, he saw Zhou Yi walking towards him with a grin on his face: "Don't move, my lord. Miss Xiaoyu specially arranged for a subordinate to come and watch over you."

Zhou Xunran repeated what he had said before, "Is she the prince or am I the prince?"

"Of course it is the prince."

"So do you listen to me or her?"

Zhou Yi remained calm and smiled: "Based on my observations, I think it's better to listen to the prince in this situation."

Zhou Xunran picked up another round pillow and threw it at him, saying with a smile, "You are eating what is inside and taking what is outside."

Zhou Yi reached out to take it, and put it on the inside of the bed, his face returning to a serious expression: "Why did the prince change his mind and want to keep Xiaoyu in the mansion?"

Zhou Xunran hesitated for a moment and did not answer his question directly.

He didn't want to reveal the relationship between the two as senior and junior sister.

Because Zhou Xunran knew that even if she told it, Zhou Yi would definitely tell her, so she should be allowed to go back to Jieyoumen. After all, it was much safer there than the palace.

"Prince?" Seeing him in a daze, Zhou Yi called him.

Zhou Xunran came back to his senses: "She is a good cook. It would be a waste of her talent to go back to Jieyoumen. It's just right for her to stay here. Besides, with me and you guys protecting her, nothing can go wrong."

Zhou Yi complained in his heart, he didn't know who it was before, but he had to order him to go back, risking the backlash of the poison and taking on the identity of the leader of the Jieyou Sect.

Now he has changed his mind again. It is really "Don't guess what the prince is thinking". But it is good for Xiaoyu to stay. The current prince is much more humane than the prince who always said "kill him".

"Is there any movement from Cao Shipeng today?" Not wanting him to focus on this matter anymore, Zhou Xunran changed the subject.

Zhou Yi immediately became serious: "No, I am also a little puzzled. Even if Cao Shipeng placed four children of the same age next to the unborn child, it stands to reason that he wanted to confuse us. But now all five children have been killed. How can Cao Shipeng sit still like this? Unless..."

The two looked at each other and said in unison: "Among these five children, there is no real posthumous child."