Chapter 109: Admit Defeat

"Huh?" Xie Zhuoning didn't expect Xiao Jinxuan to come, his smooth acting skills froze for a moment, and he almost couldn't react.

On second thought, it must be that Congming Jueding had secretly passed the message to him long ago, otherwise it would not have come so quickly and at the right time.

"Uncle, please listen to my explanation..." Xiao Bicheng was obviously panicked and stood up quickly. "Madam Xu and I are innocent and have absolutely no relationship. Just now... just now I just slipped my tongue!"

"You know, I only have sister Zhuoning in my heart. I will definitely marry her in the future. How could I possibly like another woman?"

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Xiao Jinxuan's face turned even darker than before.

Xie Zhuoning also secretly felt unlucky that he would be pulled out by Xiao Bicheng as a shield in such a situation.

Her eyes moved, revealing a sad and sorrowful look. "No matter whether the eldest prince likes me or not, I will always only like the eldest prince. Even if I can't get you, it's enough to be able to see you from a distance!"

She was so moving there that it moved heaven and earth, but Xiao Bicheng stayed eight feet away from her in fear, with a look on his face that said "We don't know each other, so don't get close to each other."

He hurriedly tried to deny it, "Uncle, I really didn't know that she liked me!"

Xiao Jinxuan pulled Xie Zhuoning into his arms, pinched her waist with his burning hands, and asked with eyes as surging as the sea tide, "Do you really like him?"

it hurts!

Xie Zhuoning frowned in dissatisfaction, "You hurt me!"

Xiao Jinxuan suddenly woke up and realized that he had lost control of his emotions without realizing it, so he quickly let go.

"I'm sorry." He lowered his voice and whispered.

Xie Zhuoning, however, seemed to be addicted to acting. She immediately squeezed out two tears and said firmly, "Yes, my love for the eldest prince is unyielding and unshakable. Please, Your Highness, Prince Xuan, help us!"

"Cough, cough, cough!" Xiao Bicheng's throat clenched and he started coughing violently.

No, is there something wrong with Mrs. Xu's brain?

Being favored by Prince Xuan was a blessing she had earned after eight lifetimes of hard work. Why did she think that she, a prince and future crown prince, would like a worthless person like her who came from a lowly family?

Am I crazy for quarreling with my uncle over such a bad woman?

He quickly stated, "Uncle, what she said has nothing to do with me. I suddenly remembered that my mother wanted to see me for something, so I'm leaving now. You can take her back and do whatever you want with her."

Having said that, he fled away.

On the other side, the queen was delighted to see him coming so quickly, "How is it? Is it done?"

Xiao Bicheng was so unlucky, "Don't even think about it being done. The Seventeenth Prince almost turned against me!"

Although Xiao Jinxuan did not turn against him directly at the moment, a thorn must have been planted in his heart. It is not known whether he will defect to Prince Yong's side because of this matter in the future.

The queen paused and said, "Don't worry. At least when your father is alive, Prince Xuan will not stand on Prince Yong's side. You should take this opportunity to win over more important officials in the court."

As for King Xuan, if he really has ulterior motives, it will not be too late to eliminate him when he ascends the throne.

Xiao Bicheng bowed and saluted, "My son, please forgive me."

Some time ago, he was stripped of his position as crown prince and was pressed step by step by the Yongwang faction, almost suffocating.

But no one expected that King Yong would soon suffer retribution. The Minister of Justice was killed, King Yong's family was slaughtered, and King Yong was frightened sick.

Now is his chance to fight back.

Just yesterday, he received news that Changxing Hou's younger brother Yang He had entered Beijing.

It is said that Yang Lie, the eldest son of Marquis Changxing, has died of illness. This time Yang He came to the capital to inherit the title on behalf of his nephew.

If we can pull him into our camp, it will be a great help!

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"Hahahaha, didn't you see Xiao Bicheng's face? It's as ugly as pig liver!"

Looking at Xiao Bicheng's fleeing back, Xie Zhuoning put his hands on his hips and laughed wildly.

Do you want to use her to bribe Xiao Jinxuan?

You wish.

It’s good enough that she doesn’t turn them against each other!

But when she turned around and caught a glimpse of Xiao Jinxuan's expression, she suddenly fell silent.

Uh, the expression of His Royal Highness Prince Xuan doesn’t seem to be much better than Xiao Bicheng’s.

She expressed her concern appropriately, "Your Highness Prince Xuan, are you feeling unwell?"

Xiao Jinxuan's brows flashed with coldness, and he asked her in return, "Do you still like Xiao Bicheng?"

"How is that possible!" Xie Zhuoning blurted out, "I just wanted to tease him."

"So you can easily say the word 'like' just to tease someone?"

Xiao Jinxuan approached her step by step, his eyes so fierce that people dared not look directly at him.

"I..." Xie Zhuoning's eyes flickered.

For some reason, facing Xiao Jinxuan's questioning, she actually felt a little guilty?

Xiao Jinxuan grabbed her chin, forcing her to turn her head and look at him.

"So you said you liked me, but you were just teasing me?"

Xie Zhuoning opened his mouth, but for a long while, no word came out.

It's like swallowing a piece of sweet candy by mistake. The thick sugar juice sticks to the throat. You can't swallow it, and you can't spit it out. Your mouth is filled with the bitterness that comes from the excessive sweetness.

Seeing her reaction, Xiao Jinxuan smiled bitterly and said, "It seems to be true."

At that time he told himself in his heart that this girl was talking nonsense and he couldn't believe a single word she said.

But when did I take her joke seriously?

"Xiao Jinxuan, I..."

Xie Zhuoning opened his mouth with difficulty and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Xiao Jinxuan.

"Forget it, no need to explain. I was stupid and took it seriously. I admit my mistake."

Xie Zhuoning looked at him in surprise.

What kind of reaction is this?

Since I deceived him, shouldn't he be furious, sad, heartbroken and hateful?

Why don't you blame her, but blame yourself instead?

"I'll ask Yunheng to take you back later." Xiao Jinxuan said lightly, and was about to leave.

"Actually I wanted to say...ah..." Xie Zhuoning felt that he had to explain himself, but after just a few steps, he was tripped by the hem of Lili's skirt and fell to the ground.

Upon hearing the noise, Xiao Jinxuan turned back almost immediately, "What's wrong with you?"

Xie Zhuoning sniffed, his eyes slightly red, "I think I sprained my ankle."

"I'm sorry." Xiao Jinxuan paused, then without hesitation, held her feet and took off her socks. Sure enough, he saw that her ankles were red and swollen.

But when Xie Zhuoning saw this scene, he inexplicably wanted to laugh, "Xiao Jinxuan, do you think this is retribution?"

The first time she and he met was in the backyard of Xie's house.

She pretended to sprain her ankle and tricked him into sending her back to Fenghua Pavilion, and even used threats and bribes to coerce him into acting out a play with her.

From then on, their destinies seemed to be intertwined.

"Don't talk nonsense." Xiao Jinxuan looked calm, gathering his inner strength in his palms to relieve her pain and remove blood stasis. "It's obvious that you were walking without looking at the road."

Xie Zhuoning: "..."

Well, Bai sighed.

But what about those two suspicious red spots on Prince Xuan’s earlobes?