The Crown Prince, however, had already closed his eyes, appearing indifferent to everything.
"Alright, this is the gate of the mansion. Stop crying and begging. What kind of behavior is this? You two go inside first." General Xie's face darkened as he ordered Second Madam and Xie Lingyu to go inside.
"Your Highness, what business do you have with me?"
After speaking, General Xie looked at the carriage questioningly.
Inside the carriage, the Crown Prince suddenly opened his slightly closed eyes, his gaze fixed on Xie Lingqin.
Cool and serene.
"Why are you looking at me?" Xie Lingqin whispered.
"Aren't you going down yet?" The crown prince was clearly trying to shoo him away.
Xie Lingqin...
He's crazy. Just now, when she wanted to go downstairs, he told her to watch the play. Now, she hasn't had enough of the play, and he's kicking her out again.
Is something wrong with you?
I'm not going down.
"We won't stop until the performance is right."
Xie Lingqin said.
A glint of light flashed in the prince's eyes, and a fleeting smile seemed to appear on his lips, but he remained silent.
Xie Lingqin didn't see it, of course. She just felt that the Crown Prince was suddenly so quiet and didn't refute her or trample on her.
Ptooey!
Habits are a disease, and they need to be cured.
"I'm just passing by, General, no need to greet me." After a moment, the Crown Prince slowly uttered a sentence to the carriage, his tone unusually calm.
Upon hearing this, General Xie's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, immediately settled down.
He had thought it over carefully just now, and he hadn't done anything wrong these past few days; he had taken every step meticulously.
That day at the Marquis of Anping's residence, he had been doing his best to clean up the mess, and he should never have displeased the Crown Prince.
"General, perhaps we should call more people to help us?"
Before even entering the mansion, the second concubine, upon hearing that the Crown Prince had not come for Xie Lingqin's sake, immediately returned with a worried expression. She looked at General Xie earnestly and said, "I cannot let anyone say that I have not done a good job as a concubine." The second concubine spoke earnestly, "If something really happens to the eldest young lady, how can I comfort her spirit in heaven?"
"Mother, what are you doing? It's all my fault, I don't blame you." As Xie Lingyu said this, her face suddenly lit up. "Father, why don't I ask the Prince Xian for help, and we can send people to search together?"
Upon hearing this, General Xie frowned and pondered.
Asking the wise king for help is a good idea, but there are also hidden concerns.
Xie Lingyu was secretly pleased to see that General Xie's expression was softening.
That's great, it even gave her a chance to build a relationship with the Prince Xian. Xie Lingqin, you're actually doing a good deed by dying.
"What are you looking for?" However, just as Xie Lingyu was lost in thought, a clear and melodious voice suddenly came.
Xie Lingyu was startled, even by a moment of shock.
General Xie and the Prefect of the Capital were also taken aback.
My second aunt's face looked as if she had heard a ghostly voice.
Then, everyone looked toward the prince's carriage.
Because the sound came from inside the carriage.
Then, everyone saw the golden silk curtain of the carriage be gently lifted.
A slender and graceful figure appeared before everyone.
“Lingqin…”
General Xie spoke in a deep and complex voice.
Xie Lingqin, however, looked as if she had just woken up from a long sleep, relaxed and calm, "Father."
At this moment, neither General Xie nor the Prefect of the Capital were paying attention to Xie Lingqin; rather, they were concerned that Xie Lingqin had actually emerged from the Crown Prince's carriage.
Apart from the Crown Prince himself, no outsider, especially a woman, ever appeared in the Crown Prince's carriage.
Moreover, she was Xie Lingqin, the most unknown person in the entire Beirong capital.
I just can't connect these two people no matter how hard I try.
"Xie Lingqin, where did you come from?" Xie Lingyu stepped forward immediately, her voice filled with tension. However, as soon as she spoke, she was glared at fiercely by General Xie.
“I… Father, when I came back before, I happened to meet the Crown Prince. I talked with the Crown Prince for a long time. The Crown Prince saw that I was alone and did not have a coachman, so he sent me back. I was too tired…” Xie Lingqin lowered her eyes with some guilt, “and fell asleep. I am sorry to have worried you, Father. I am an unfilial daughter.”
As Xie Lingqin spoke, she slowly stepped down from the carriage.
However, the Crown Prince was just now...
General Xie and the Prefect of the Capital exchanged a glance, their lips twitching inexplicably.
Was the crown prince just fooling them?
"Father, could it be that the Crown Prince inside is an imposter, or that his carriage was stolen?" Xie Lingyu couldn't believe it. Why would the Crown Prince send Xie Lingqin back? Even if he did, it should be her, not Xie Lingqin.
Overwhelmed with emotion, she couldn't help but blurt it out, and she was certain that the person inside was definitely not the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince is a man of great stature. He seemed to have saved Xie Lingqin at the Marquis of Anping's residence, but his attitude towards her was one of utter contempt that everyone could see.
Looking at Xie Lingqin as she stepped down from the carriage, she was still sleepy-eyed and relaxed.
It looks like he got off the prince's carriage?
Hmph, but Xie Lingqin is too audacious. In order to protect her reputation, she even went so far as to find someone to impersonate the Crown Prince and his guards.
No wonder the guard remained expressionless and silent from beginning to end; he was afraid of being exposed.
I really don't want to live anymore.
Therefore, Xie Lingyu confidently added, "Nowadays, there are many skilled people in the martial arts world who can change their voices. Father, Lord Prefect of the Capital, you should still be careful."
Upon hearing Xie Lingyu's words, General Xie not only did not blame him, but seemed to take them to heart. He exchanged a glance with the Prefect of the Capital, as if they both saw doubt in each other's eyes.
General Xie, in particular, thought about it even more.
He really hoped that the prince was inside, but that was impossible.
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