Chapter 341 What? You got married?
Seeing Xiao Jingchen's unusual mood, Ji Feng had no idea what he had done to upset Xiao Jingchen this time.
"Your Highness, these five ministers' families are very strange. When we led troops to search their homes, we found that nothing of value was missing, only land deeds and the like..."
When Xiao Jingchen's carriage stopped in front of the Minister of Rites' house, Ji Feng quietly reported to Xiao Jingchen.
"If those five old foxes really had put all their valuables here, our people wouldn't have been able to investigate them for so many years without finding any evidence."
"We must dig three feet into the ground to find their hidden treasures, and investigate their estates and shops..." Like a cunning rabbit with three burrows, these five old foxes were able to do so many shady things right under their noses; they must have moved the goods long ago.
"Yes, I'll go right away!" No wonder his master glared at him earlier; he thought he was too stupid.
Ji Feng dared not linger, and with an army and the land deeds of the five ministers, he set off.
"That's incredibly stupid, I have to remind him of something like this..." Seeing Ji Feng leave, Xiao Jingchen became even more disgusted with him.
"Alright, you should be content!! You have such a loyal subordinate, why are you complaining..." Lin Luoxi, who had just woken up, heard Li Muqing say that the weather outside had changed.
Plus, it was too noisy outside, so she and Xie Hanchuan went out to find out what was going on.
Then they saw Xiao Jingchen and Ji Feng whispering to each other.
Lin Luoxi could understand spoken language and knew what they were talking about. She exchanged a glance with Xie Hanchuan.
Fortunately, when they were collecting the money yesterday, they didn't take away the land deeds of the five ministers' estates and shops; otherwise, it would have been difficult to explain.
"Hmm, she's loyal enough, but she's too slow on the uptake!" Xiao Jingchen was surprised to run into Lin Luoxi here. His face lit up with a big smile as he went up to chat with her.
"Your Highness, there are too many people here and too much chatter. Why don't we go inside and catch up?" Lin Luoxi felt no sympathy at all when she saw the five family members of the Minister of Rites being shackled by the Imperial Guards and driven outside.
The families of these high-ranking officials enjoyed the pleasures of wealth and power alongside them, but none of their subordinates had clean hands, so they deserved to be implicated.
With so many people around, it wasn't appropriate to chat outside, so we decided to invite Xiao Jingchen into the mansion for a chat.
"Aren't you afraid..." Xiao Jingchen knew that Lin Luoxi didn't want to get too close to the royal family, for fear of getting into trouble.
"What's there to be afraid of? Anyone who dares to cause me trouble, I'll kill them..." Just like those few blind fools who dared to provoke her, that's why they suffered such a terrible fate.
"Alright, I admire your boldness." Xiao Jingchen stared at the radiant Lin Luoxi for a moment before smiling and following her into the mansion.
"Xiao Jingchen, I didn't know you were coming, so I didn't prepare any good wine or food. Please make do with this!" Lin Luoxi led him to the front yard and invited Xiao Jingchen to sit down.
It was lunchtime when the gatekeeper came to announce that the Ninth Prince had also arrived, so she and Xie Hanchuan went out to check.
"How could I complain? As long as it's Luo Xi's treat, even simple food is a delicacy..." Xiao Jingchen looked at the colorful and fragrant dishes on the table. The familiar taste reminded him of his days in Wutong Village.
"I'm glad you like it. By the way, today, Han Chuan and I would like to toast you."
"We've been friends for a while now. When I got married to Han Chuan, you missed our wedding banquet because you had already returned to Beijing. Now, we'd like to raise a toast to you..."
Lin Luoxi also considered Xiao Jingchen a friend, which is why she thought of telling him about their marriage so that he wouldn't say things that would cause Xie Hanchuan to misunderstand.
She knew what Xiao Jingchen meant by looking at her, and today, she would take this opportunity to let Xiao Jingchen know that she was already married.
"What? You're married?" When Lin Luoxi told him she wanted to toast him, Xiao Jingchen excitedly picked up his glass and was about to offer her a toast.
Unexpectedly, he overheard Lin Luoxi saying that she had married Xie Hanchuan, and he almost dropped his wine glass because of her outburst.
"Yes, we got married about two weeks after my grandmother found us. I wanted to tell you, but the capital is too far away, so I didn't have time to tell you."
"Sorry, let's both punish ourselves with a drink today..." Lin Luoxi saw Xiao Jingchen's almost crying expression, her hand trembled, and a little wine spilled from her glass.
Was Xiao Jingchen really that deeply in love with her? He turned pale when he heard the news of her marriage.
Xie Hanchuan, who had originally intended to give Xiao Jingchen a provocative look, reluctantly withdrew his little scheme.
He was able to marry Lin Luoxi first because he was just an ordinary person. If he had the same status as Xiao Jingchen, he probably wouldn't have had a chance with Lin Luoxi either.
Having figured this out, Xie Hanchuan made a certain decision in his heart.
"Then I wish you a long and happy life together..." Xiao Jingchen felt like the sky was falling when he learned that Lin Luoxi had gotten married.
After drinking the glass of wine offered by Lin Luoxi, he forced himself to stay awake. The food he usually enjoyed tasted like chewing wax, making it difficult to swallow.
Seeing Xiao Jingchen's dejected state, Lin Luoxi felt like she was a heartless man herself, and a deep sense of unease welled up inside her.
It seems that being liked by someone but being unable to reciprocate can also be a burden.
At this moment, Xiao Jingchen felt no joy or excitement like he had when he brought down the corrupt official that morning; all he felt was an urge to cry.
He knew he couldn't shed tears in front of Lin Luoxi, so he ate a few bites at Lin Luoxi's house and left in a hurry.
Upon returning to his residence, he instructed his servants to bring all the fine wines in the palace to his study, where he locked himself and drank himself into a stupor.
After a long day of searching, Ji Feng finally managed to find something useful and was about to come and boast about it when he was told that the prince was drowning his sorrows in his study. He was completely baffled.
This prince, ever since his health improved, has become unpredictable, and no one knows what he's up to.
Ji Feng inquired with the people who had left the manor from the prince's residence and learned that Lin Luoxi and Xie Hanchuan had gotten married. He finally understood why his prince had been drinking.
With no other thoughts in her mind, she could only stand outside Xiao Jingchen's study with sympathy, waiting for his instructions.
Meanwhile, Lin Luoxi's side—
Watching Xiao Jingchen leave, Lin Luoxi didn't seem happy at all; on the contrary, she felt very uneasy.
She was reflecting on herself. She hadn't done anything to cause Xiao Jingchen to misunderstand, so why did Xiao Jingchen become so distraught when he learned that she was getting married to Xie Hanchuan?
She couldn't believe that Xiao Jingchen, a prince, could be so deeply in love with her. She was a peasant girl, and he was a prince…
"What's wrong? You seem unhappy seeing Xiao Jingchen like that?"
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