Chapter 344: The Pot Comes from the Sky While You're Sitting at Home
Xiao Xixi stayed in Luo Yechen's room for the entire morning.
She first finished two pounds of roasted chestnuts, and then ate all the snacks and fruits in Luo Yechen's room.
Wait until someone outside comes to report that the prince has returned.
Only then did Xiao Xixi stand up.
She touched her belly and said contentedly, "Then I'll leave first. You continue to recuperate. I wish you a speedy recovery."
Luo Yechen looked at the chestnut shells and peels all over the ground and felt his temples throbbing.
The woman came to see him with roasted chestnuts, but she didn't give him a single one and ate up everything in his house.
Is she the reincarnation of a Pixiu? She only takes in money but never spends it. She is extremely stingy.
As soon as the prince returned to the post station, he was told that Concubine Zhao was injured.
He called the ten Yulin Guards who had accompanied Concubine Zhao and Concubine Xiao on the outing today and asked them about the details of what had happened.
The Yulin Guards did not dare to hide anything and told everything they knew.
When the incident happened, they were some distance away from the roasted sweet potato stall, and the incident happened suddenly, so they did not see how the stove turned over.
"When I heard the noise, the stove had already overturned and the charcoal inside flew out. Concubine Xiao was almost burned, but fortunately she reacted quickly and dodged in time."
Luo Qinghan: "How did Lady Zhao get injured?"
"A little kid accidentally knocked over a pottery jar filled with boiling water. Lady Zhao happened to be standing nearby and was accidentally scalded by the boiling water."
Luo Qinghan: "So, Lady Zhao's injury was just an accident?"
The Yulin Guards didn't dare to say anything final, so they could only answer, "That's all we know."
At this time Xiao Lingfeng stood up and said respectfully.
"I have ordered the arrest of the vendor selling roasted sweet potatoes and the children. Your Highness, would you like to interrogate them?"
Luo Qinghan glanced at him indifferently.
Just this one glance made Xiao Lingfeng feel as if he had been seen through.
It seemed as if all his little thoughts were exposed in front of the prince.
Xiao Lingfeng unconsciously became nervous, thinking that the prince couldn't be that powerful, right? The prince had just returned, so he should not know anything.
Just at this moment, Xiao Xixi ran out.
She first bowed to the prince, then asked impatiently.
"Your Highness, are you in no danger?"
When Xiao Lingfeng heard this, his expression changed slightly.
Who would ask someone if they were in danger right after meeting them? This sounds unlucky, like a curse.
Xiao Lingfeng thought the prince would be dissatisfied, but the prince didn't react at all.
The prince replied very calmly.
"I'm fine. Everything is fine."
Xiao Xixi felt relieved: "That's good."
Luo Qinghan: "I heard that you went out with Lady Zhao today and almost got hurt."
"I am fine. The only one injured is Lady Zhao."
Luo Qinghan's tone was quite unhappy: "Didn't I tell you to stay in the post station? Why did you run out?"
Xiao Xixi whispered: "I was very worried about you. I was afraid that you might be in danger outside, so I wanted to go to the county government office to find you. I didn't expect an accident to happen on the way."
When Luo Qinghan heard this, the dissatisfaction in his heart disappeared.
He whispered, "I brought a lot of Yulin Guards with me when I went out, and Zhao Xian followed me too, so there will be no danger, don't worry."
Xiao Xixi groaned: "I'm not worrying about nothing."
Since she had calculated a very bad omen, it would definitely come true, so she felt that her worry was necessary.
Luo Qinghan did not argue with her. He said, "I'm going to see Lady Zhao. Do you want to go with me?"
Xiao Xixi: "Okay."
Seeing that the two of them were about to leave, Xiao Lingfeng winked at Xiao Xixi frantically. He hoped that Xiao Xixi could remember what he had told him before.
Unfortunately, Xiao Xixi never even looked at him, so all his eye hints were in vain.
Xiao Xixi and the prince entered the room where Concubine Zhao was.
When Concubine Zhao saw the prince coming, she started crying as if she had found a life-saving straw.
"Your Highness, you are finally here! I almost died!"
Luo Qinghan watched her cry expressionlessly.
They were both crying, but Xiao Xixi's tears made him feel distressed, while Lady Zhao's tears made him feel upset.
Concubine Zhao cried for a long time and never spoke to the prince when she saw him. She felt a little embarrassed, as if she was performing a one-man show.
She held back her tears a little, and choked up as she said, "Please, Your Highness, please help me!"
Luo Qinghan: "Your injury was just an accident, what can I do for you?"
"My injury was not an accident. I was harmed by someone!"
Luo Qinghan: "Who hurt you?"
"It was Concubine Xiao! If she hadn't pushed the child, the child wouldn't have hit the pottery jar, and I wouldn't have been scalded by the boiling water in the pottery jar. In the final analysis, this matter was caused by Concubine Xiao!"
Xiao Xixi: ???
This is really a case of "the pot falls from the sky while you are sitting at home"!
She said seriously, "If that's the case, then you should blame yourself for this! It was you who insisted on going out with me. I advised you not to go out, but you refused to listen. If you had listened to me and not gone out with me, you wouldn't be hurt now."
Lady Zhao choked.
If Concubine Xiao hadn't mentioned this matter, she would have forgotten about it.
At that time, she was only thinking about going out with Concubine Xiao so that she could take the opportunity to make her encounter an accident. She never expected that the person who encountered the accident in the end would be herself.
Thinking about this now, she naturally felt regretful.
If she had known that she would be the one in trouble, she would definitely not have insisted on going out with Concubine Xiao.
But now that things have come to this, it is no use regretting. Concubine Zhao does not want to suffer this loss in vain, she said with tears in her eyes.
"I wanted to go out with my sister because I wanted to be closer to her. How could I have known that I would encounter such an accident when I went out?"
Xiao Xixi: "Yes, you wanted to go out with me because you didn't know there would be an accident, and I didn't know there would be an accident, so I pushed the child away. In essence, our actions are actually the same. If you insist on convicting me, then you have to confess first."
Lady Zhao was left speechless by her logic.
Luo Qinghan couldn't help but look at Xiao Xixi one more time. This woman usually looked silly, but she could be smart from time to time.
Maybe this is what people often call "great wisdom appears foolish".
Since Concubine Zhao cannot defeat Xiao Xixi logically, she can only play the victim to gain sympathy.
She started sobbing again.
"I have been injured so badly. The imperial physician said that even if I can recover, I will still be left with scars. What should I do in the future? Your Highness, you can't just ignore me!"
(End of this chapter)
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