Chapter 566 Who else do you want me to marry?
Zhao Xian's appearance interrupted the Crown Prince's hooligan behavior in time.
Xiao Xixi quickly pulled back and spoke quickly.
"I'll go see if there's anything to eat around here."
After saying that, she ran out as if escaping.
Zhao Xian walked in and knelt on one knee: "I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Luo Qinghan looked at him expressionlessly.
Anyone could see that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was in a very bad mood at the moment.
He asked stiffly, "What's the matter?"
Zhao Xian raised his head and was stunned when he saw the Crown Prince with a bow on his head.
Fortunately, he reacted very quickly.
He quickly looked away, pretending he hadn't seen anything, and reported without changing his expression.
"I brought a total of fifteen Yulin Guards with me this time. The others are still in Shengjing and cannot be mobilized for the time being."
Luo Qinghan was not surprised by this.
Although the Yulin Guard was under his direct jurisdiction, there were so many of them. If they all left Shengjing at once, it would definitely arouse the emperor's suspicion.
At this critical juncture, it's best not to create any more complications.
Those more than 2,000 Yulin Guards should just stay quietly in Shengjing.
Zhao Xian continued, "I have already had all the imperial guards in the mausoleum replaced with our own people."
The guarding force of the imperial mausoleum was very loose. There were only more than twenty imperial guards in the entire mausoleum. Some of them were lazy and went out to drink, and were not in the mausoleum.
The Yulin Guards defeated them one by one, knocked out all the defenseless imperial guards and imprisoned them.
In this way, the entire imperial mausoleum fell into the control of the Yulin Guards.
Luo Qinghan asked: "Have you been following Concubine Xiao all day?"
Zhao Xian knew that the prince would definitely ask about this matter, so he immediately told him everything that had happened today.
The plan of pretending to be kidnapped and forced into the tiger's den was Xiao Xixi's own idea.
She knew that the prince would definitely not agree, so she didn't think of telling him about this, but Zhao Xian was secretly protecting her every day, so she certainly couldn't avoid him.
Xiao Xixi told Zhao Xian about this plan, wanting Zhao Xian to keep it a secret for her.
Zhao Xian originally disagreed.
The prince asked him to protect Concubine Xiao's safety, and he must not let her be in danger.
Xiao Xixi talked until her mouth was dry, but still couldn't convince him to change his mind, so she just had a fight with him.
Zhao Xian couldn't beat her.
He lost.
He was extremely shocked at the time. He did not expect that Concubine Xiao, who looked well-behaved and harmless, actually knew martial arts, and her martial arts skills were so high!
Xiao Xixi used her strength to prove that she has the ability to protect herself.
People who practice martial arts tend to admire the strong, and Zhao Xian is no exception. He became a defeated opponent at the hands of Concubine Xiao and was too embarrassed to say anything about protecting her safety.
As for her plan to go deeper into the tiger's den, he did not support it, but he did not object to it either.
Zhao Xian: "I acted on my own initiative and did not follow the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to protect Concubine Xiao. I am willing to accept the punishment!"
Luo Qinghan has always been clear about rewards and punishments, and this time is no exception.
"Go and receive twenty lashes yourself."
“Here!”
Zhao Xian stood up and walked out.
He stood in the yard, took off his shirt, revealing his muscular upper body.
A Yulin Guard swung a whip and hit him hard twenty times.
Every blow was enough to tear the skin and flesh.
After twenty lashes, Zhao Xian's back was already a bloody mess.
He endured the pain, walked to the door and kowtowed to the prince.
"I have already received my punishment. Thank you, Your Highness, for your mercy."
Luo Qinghan: "You should be thankful that Concubine Xiao escaped alive this time. If anything had happened to her, you wouldn't have to save your life."
"I know I was wrong."
Luo Qinghan handed him a bottle of medicine.
Zhao Xian took the medicine bottle with both hands. Instead of having any complaints in his heart, he became even more loyal to the prince.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
He turned and left.
Luo Qinghan stood at the door, looking at the desolate and deserted courtyard outside with a cold gaze, and did not move for a long time.
Until Xiao Xixi ran over.
His eyes were tinged with a little warmth.
Xiao Xixi had just gone to the kitchen and checked. There were rice and vegetables, but the quantity and variety were not much, and it was incomparable to that in the palace.
There was only one cook in the kitchen, an old eunuch in his fifties.
The old eunuch didn't expect a young lady to suddenly appear. He was particularly surprised when he saw Xiao Xixi.
But the amazing thing is that after the old eunuch was surprised, he went back to doing what he was doing without asking any extra questions.
Xiao Xixi asked him to help her get something to eat.
Due to limited conditions, we couldn't prepare any exquisite food. We just cooked a pot of porridge and fried a few side dishes.
Xiao Xixi put the food box on the table, took out the porridge and dishes, and placed them on the food table.
Luo Qinghan sat down beside the food table.
Xiao Xixi served him a bowl of porridge.
The porridge contains shredded pork, shredded ginger and chopped green onions, and it smells quite fragrant.
All day today, Luo Qinghan only ate something in the morning and didn't drink a drop of water.
He was in a bad mood, had no appetite, and was not aware of hunger.
The sun is setting now, signaling the end of the day.
Xiao Xixi took out an oil lamp from the corner, lit it, and placed it on the dining table.
She picked up the bowl and chopsticks and took a big mouthful of porridge.
After drinking the warm rice porridge, she felt comfortable from the inside out.
In the dim warm light, looking at Xiao Xixi sitting across the table, Luo Qinghan suddenly felt that he had an appetite again.
He ate slowly.
The meals were very rough and far less delicious than those in the palace.
But it's not like he had never eaten worse food before, so this meal was considered pretty good in comparison.
More importantly, when you have someone you love by your side, even simple meals will taste special.
As expected, all the food on the table was eaten up, without even a scrap of food left.
Xiao Xixi licked her lips and said with a feeling of being unsatisfied.
"I think we can have another midnight snack."
Unfortunately, the old eunuch had poor eyesight. He could still make do when there was plenty of light during the day, but at night, his eyesight was very poor. Not to mention cutting vegetables, he couldn't even see where to put the salt.
So there is no midnight snack.
Xiao Xixi felt very sorry.
She and the prince took a shower and went to bed.
There was only a thin mattress on the couch, which was hard to sleep on and was far less comfortable than the couches in the palace.
Fortunately, Xiao Xixi is not particular about where she sleeps.
No matter what the environment is, as long as she can lie down, she can fall asleep in minutes.
Luo Qinghan hugged her and whispered in her ear.
"Don't do such dangerous things again."
Xiao Xixi, who was about to fall asleep, heard this and dazedly responded, "Oh."
Luo Qinghan: "If anything happens to you, what do you want me to do?"
Xiao Xixi said vaguely: "Marry another one."
Luo Qinghan: “…”
He pinched Xiao Xixi's waist, with a dangerous tone in his voice.
"Who else do you want me to marry?"
(End of this chapter)
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