Chapter 128 Using the King's Name to Cheat

"Your Highness, what flavor of cake do you like?"

Xie Zhuoning has a sweet voice, and her eyes are curved. When she looks at people, there is a smile on her lips, which is so bright that it is a little too beautiful.

She really makes good use of her beauty.

His eyelashes drooped, hiding the halo in his eyes. Xiao Jinxuan's Adam's apple moved a little, but he said calmly and restrainedly, "This king does not like sweets."

The smile on his face froze, Xie Zhuoning turned his head, raised his hand to cover his mouth, and said to the waiter waiting beside him, "Go out and spread the word that His Royal Highness Prince Xuan likes the latest almond cake we launched the most."

The waiter quickly wrote it down.

Xie Zhuoning turned around with a normal expression and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter if you don't like sweets. Baiweixuan's signature dishes, white jade abalone with sunflower flowers and fragrant pork elbow with honey sauce, are delicious. Your Highness, would you like to try them?"

Xiao Jinxuan looked at her with a half-smile, and finally nodded in her expectant gaze, "It's not bad to try."

Upon hearing this, Xie Zhuoning whispered to the waiter, "Have someone make a few wooden signs with the names of the dishes, and write in bold on the white jade abalone with sunflower flowers and pork elbow with honey sauce, saying that His Royal Highness Prince Xuan highly recommends them!"

The waiter nodded heavily, indicating that he had taken note of everything.

Xie Zhuoning pretended to name a few dishes, then waved his hand and said, "Okay, that's it."

"Please wait a moment, both of you."

Soon, the food was served.

Xie Zhuoning stood up and used the serving chopsticks to pick up a large abalone for Xiao Jinxuan. "This is the most expensive dish in our restaurant. Do you think I am sincere enough to treat you to a meal?"

"Sincerity?" Xiao Jinxuan thought for a moment, "If you mean using my name to deceive people, then I am indeed sincere."

It turns out that what he likes to eat depends on what the most expensive item is sold in Baiweixuan.

When others see His Royal Highness Prince Xuan "enthusiastically recommending" the dish, they can't help but order it to taste and see how delicious it is.

Xie Zhuoning chuckled, not feeling guilty at all, "At worst I can give you a share of the profits, then it will be a win-win situation for us."

With a twitch of his lips, Xiao Jinxuan smiled even more tenderly, "Oh? Do you think I need your share of the dividend?"

"Who would complain about having too much money? If you marry a wife in the future, you will have to ask for a large betrothal gift!"

Xie Zhuoning originally just wanted to make a joke and say a few nonsense to get away with it, but he didn't expect Xiao Jinxuan to actually listen to him.

He propped up his chin, thinking, "What you said makes sense, then I want 50% of the profit."

Xie Zhuoning vomited blood, "Why don't you just go and rob it?"

"Robbery is against the law."

“……”It seems that there is nothing wrong with what he said.

Seeing that she was dumbfounded, Xiao Jinxuan actually thought that her silly look was somewhat obedient.

The corners of his lips softened, "I was just kidding you."

"That's what I told you." Xie Zhuoning heaved a sigh of relief, but was also a little surprised. "I didn't expect you to be able to joke."

Xiao Jinxuan asked curiously, "Why, in your eyes, am I so boring?"

Xie Zhuoning tilted his head, "Not really, it's mainly because in my impression you have always been upright and polite, never smiling, cold and ruthless, and decisive in killing... just like a sharpened peerless sword, shining with a cold light that makes people shiver."

Even when the sword is hidden in the scabbard, its sharp edge is still cold, restrained and distant, keeping people at a distance.

Listening to him laugh was like seeing a peerless sword being unsheathed, not for killing people but just for cutting fruit.

Xiao Jinxuan was speechless, "I am a human being, I also have seven emotions and six desires."

We also have love, hate, resentment, happiness, anger and sorrow.

It's just that I was born in the royal family, and people's hearts are complicated, so I have to hide my joy, anger, sorrow and happiness.

Xie Zhuoning listened, lowered his eyelids, and smiled to himself.

Who isn't?

She was to be trained as a crown princess since she was young, and hiding her emotions was a compulsory course.

After all, she will be facing the king of a country in the future, and she will not be allowed to show her temper.

To be honest, her happiest days were the two years she lived in Beiguan with her father.

Even though the weather there was bad and the conditions were harsh, she was always sick.

But she can ride across the plains, laugh and make noises loudly, and do whatever she likes.

She is free and belongs only to herself.

However, this prosperous and magnificent capital city seems like a huge, dull cage inlaid with gems.

"What a shame. I haven't ridden a horse for a long time."

She sighed softly, but Xiao Jinxuan heard it.

His eyelashes drooped, and light surged in his eyes.

Xie Zhuoning personally poured two glasses of wine and raised his glass, "No matter what, I still have to thank His Royal Highness Prince Xuan for his great help today. This glass is for you!"

I don't know what he was thinking of, Xiao Jinxuan's face changed, his eyes were misty, "I appreciate your kindness, but there's no need for the wine."

She can't drink much, if she gets drunk, something like last time will happen again...

Xie Zhuoning seemed to recall something, and quickly put down his glass, laughing and saying, "That's right, you're here to eat, why drink wine?"

Having said that, he quickly picked up another large bowl of food for Xiao Jinxuan, as if he was covering up something.

Xiao Jinxuan was not sure how much Xie Zhuoning remembered, so he hesitated for a moment and then spoke, "That day when you were drunk..."

"I don't remember anything!" Xie Zhuoning immediately denied it outright.

"You really don't remember?"

"I really don't remember!"

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure!"

Can she say that she was just pretending to be drunk and remembers everything clearly?

Of course not.

If Xiao Jinxuan knew that she had discovered his incompetence, wouldn't he kill her to silence her?

After all, men are the most afraid of such things.

Xiao Jinxuan should have breathed a sigh of relief after hearing her decisive answer, but for some reason, he felt a little upset.

It turned out that he was the only one who was sinking soberly...

Baiweixuan used Xiao Jinxuan's name for publicity, and its business was not affected by the cake poisoning case, but got better and better.

However, the nearby Huicui Building was sealed off by the government because of Xie Wanyin's involvement.

The situation at the Xie Mansion was not much better.

The reputation that Xie Heng had built up over decades was destroyed by Xie Wanyin in one fell swoop. He was furious and announced that he no longer had Xie Wanyin as his daughter.

Old Madam Xie couldn't stand the pointing and criticizing of the crowd, and she fainted in anger, lying on the bed sighing.

Xie Wanyin's brother Xie Mingyuan was busy running around to help his wife He Jinyun clear the suspicion so as to avoid being implicated by Xie Wanyin.

The only one who was willing to pay the jailer to see Xie Wanyin in prison was Xie Minglang.

Xie Minglang walked into the cell and saw Xie Wanyin at first sight.

She was wearing prison clothes, her hair was messy, and she was lying on the straw-covered ground, groaning intermittently in pain.

She was beaten with twenty boards, and the wounds were only treated casually without even being bandaged. The flesh was turned inside out and covered in blood, which looked very horrible.

"Sister Wanyin..." Xie Ming called her in a hoarse voice.

Hearing the noise, Xie Wanyin quickly dragged herself over to him, her face full of hope, "Minglang, you're here to save me, you're here to save me, right?"

Xie Minglang spoke with some embarrassment, "The verdict has been made. I have neither official status nor power. How can I save you?"

"Why can't you save him? Go ask your father... No, your father is not in the capital. Then go ask the eldest prince. Isn't he your future brother-in-law? It's just a small favor. Will he not help you?"

The more she spoke, the more it sounded as if it was natural. However, she didn't notice that Xie Minglang's eyes were getting darker by inch.

"Sister Wanyin, can you tell me why you did that?"