Chapter 103 The disaster lasted for a thousand years

After resting in Prince Xuan's mansion for another two days, Xie Zhuoning was finally able to walk again.

She took advantage of a break during dinner to tactfully talk to Xiao Jinxuan about leaving.

"Ayu said that I am no longer in good health and that I still have some household chores to attend to at home, so I will not continue to bother His Royal Highness Prince Xuan."

Otherwise, it wouldn't be a big deal for her to live in Prince Xuan's Mansion all the time.

Xiao Jinxuan slowly wiped the corners of his lips with a handkerchief and said slowly, "I can let you go back, but you have to promise me one thing."

"What?" Xie Zhuoning looked at him nervously, afraid that he would put forward some conditions that she could not meet.

Xiao Jinxuan raised her hands and clapped. Four men dressed in sharp ochre clothes appeared in the house and bowed to her in unison.

"I've met Miss Xie!"

Xie Zhuoning looked up and his eyes widened in surprise. "They... the four of them..."

How come they look like they were carved from the same mold?

Opening his thin lips, Xiao Jinxuan explained calmly, "They are quadruplets. The eldest is Li Cong, the second is Li Ming, the third is Li Jue, and the fourth is Li Ding. They all served in Feiyun Guard in the past."

Extremely smart.

Their parents are really good at naming.

Xie Zhuoning asked, "They used to work for Feiyun Guard, but what about them now?"

"Now it's yours."

Xie Zhuoning suddenly raised his head and looked at Xiao Jinxuan, somewhat surprised.

Were these people prepared for her?

But she didn't want to continue owing him favors, so she carefully chose her words and planned to decline again.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Jinxuan spoke first, "Don't worry, I'm just lending it to you temporarily. Xia Ju was seriously injured, and you have no one to rely on. If you encounter danger again, you won't be able to protect yourself. I spent so much effort to save you, and I don't want to see you lose your life again."

Although the words are harsh, every word makes sense.

It would be too unreasonable to refuse at this time.

Xie Zhuoning pulled the corner of his mouth awkwardly, "...If that's the case, then it's disrespectful."

This debt of favor is really getting bigger and bigger.

Originally she had said that she would repay Xiao Jinxuan for his kindness, but now it seems that it would be good enough if he didn't repay her.

At the side gate of the palace, a carriage stopped at the door.

Li Cong lifted the curtain, and Song Yuqiu helped Xie Zhuoning and got into the carriage carefully.

"Huh? Such a thick mattress!" Song Yuqiu laughed, "I was worried that Sister Zhuo Ning might have a laceration from the bumpy ride, but I didn't expect His Royal Highness Prince Xuan to be so thoughtful."

Xie Zhuoning leaned on the lilac-colored cushion, as if lying on a soft cloud.

She stared through the gap in the curtain at Prince Xuan's Palace, which was getting farther and farther away, in a daze.

Soon, the carriage arrived at Zhenyang Marquis Mansion.

Before she could calm down, a figure rushed over anxiously, "Miss..."

The four smartest people reacted very quickly and pinned the man down immediately.

When Xie Zhuoning heard the familiar voice, she quickly asked Song Yuqiu to help her get out of the car.

"Let go, this is my friend, Mr. Murong."

The smart guy realized that he had caught the wrong person and let him go immediately.

Murong Yan raised her head and looked at Xie Zhuoning, her eyes suddenly turning red, "Miss, you're okay, I'm so glad you're okay!"

If you listen carefully, you can almost hear the sob in his voice.

Xie Zhuoning smiled, "Do you know what people like to scold me for? A disaster! If I were a disaster, I would be a disaster for thousands of years. How could I bear to let it happen? But you..."

She glanced him up and down. He was unshaven, unkempt, with a scruffy and haggard look.

I suddenly felt confused, "But what happened?"

Murong Yan shook his head hurriedly, "No, nothing happened, it's just that I couldn't find any news about you these few days, so I could only wait at the gate of Zhenyang Marquis Mansion every day."

"So you haven't even gone home these few days, just sitting here like an idiot?"

It would be a lie to say that he wasn't surprised; a trace of obvious surprise flashed across Xie Zhuoning's face.

"What if I can't come back?"

Murong Yan's brown eyes narrowed, and he clenched his fingers tightly, "There's no chance of that happening."

He never considered another outcome.

This guy, does he trust her so much?

Xie Zhuoning laughed dumbly and told them to go inside first, after all, it was really inappropriate to block the door.

"Come to think of it, how did you know I was in trouble?"

Murong Yan replied, "I have almost completed the task you asked me to do in your letter. I wanted to come to the Zhenyang Marquis' Mansion to discuss the next plan with you."

Unexpectedly, the people in the mansion said that their eldest daughter was not at home and was invited by Princess Yunheng to be a guest.

He didn't take it seriously at first, thinking it would be the same if he came back in a few days.

But he didn't expect that the person he had placed to keep an eye on Prince Yong's Mansion would send back a message saying that something big had happened there.

The dead soil in Prince Yong's Mansion was purged by an unknown force, and the dead soil also implicated the Minister of Personnel Xu Yansheng.

King Yong dispatched assassins to kill the officials who opposed him, and then Xu Yansheng came forward to have the coroner fake the case, resulting in an unexpected closure.

Relying on this method, Prince Yong has eliminated countless dissidents over the years.

But now, everyone has taken away all of it!

He originally thought that all this was a counterattack by the eldest prince Xiao Bicheng.

But when he investigated carefully, he found that His Royal Highness Prince Xuan was involved in this matter.

His Royal Highness Prince Xuan has never been involved in the fight for the throne between the eldest prince and Prince Yong, so why would he intervene in this matter?

He investigated carefully until he found out the night she had the accident...

At that moment, his heart sank.

But he still held on to a glimmer of hope, waiting for her safe return.

Fortunately, he waited.

"Your Highness Prince Xuan is not doing this to help the eldest prince deal with Prince Yong, but to avenge you, right?" Murong Yan said firmly.

Xie Zhuoning thought of Xiao Jinxuan's words about giving him a "lending hand", and his eyes flickered slightly.

It seems that the downfall of Xu Yansheng, the Minister of Personnel, was his doing.

The loss of a second-rank official was like a heavy blow to Prince Yong.

Xiao Jinxuan is really cruel!

"Actually, I still don't quite understand." Looking at Xie Zhuoning's expression, Murong Yan had actually confirmed what he was thinking, but he still had doubts in his heart.

"The people who killed those dead lands used extremely strange and mysterious skills. They didn't seem to be His Majesty King Xuan's men. Are there other people involved in this matter?"

Xie Zhuoning nodded, "There is also the Crown Prince of Chu, Ye Wuque."

He is a cunning man, and his subordinates are also mysterious.

When Murong Yan heard this, his expression suddenly became a little complicated.

The Crown Prince of Western Chu?

What good can it do for him to do this?

"Miss, you and Crown Prince Chu..."

“Partnership.”

"What about King Xuan?"

"Conflict of interest."

Her answer was so straightforward that Murong Yan swallowed back whatever he wanted to say.

Xie Zhuoning waved his hand and said, "Let's discuss our next plan."

She was unwilling to continue staying in Prince Xuan's Mansion. Firstly, she didn't know how to face Xiao Jinxuan, and secondly, she wanted to hurry back to continue what she was doing.

Instead of getting entangled in things that shouldn’t be entangled, it is better to think about how to get closer to your goal!