Chapter 163: Unhinged Mind
"Please——"
After galloping around enough, Xie Zhuoning finally pulled the reins and stopped.
The horse's hooves were high, the corners of her lips curved brilliantly, and she turned around and raised her eyebrows proudly at Princess Yunheng, "How is it?"
Princess Yunheng was simply stunned.
Fortunately, she initially thought that her sister Ning was a weak and delicate girl. Even if Ruxue was gentle, she would be afraid of bumping her.
As a result, she rode the most powerful horse in the stable and ran happily!
“Snap—Snap—Snap—”
A round of applause sounded from behind Princess Yunheng. She turned around and was surprised for a moment, "Royal brother?"
Why is he here?
However, Xiao Bicheng had no time to pay attention to her. His eyes were fixed on Xie Zhuoning without blinking, full of surprise.
"You are such a good rider, why didn't you tell me?"
Xie Zhuoning's face visibly turned cold. He clamped his legs around the horse's belly and turned the horse's head. "Yunheng, let's go."
Seeing that she dared to ignore him, Xiao Bicheng's face darkened, "Xie Zhuoning, stop! Do you hear me? I order you to stop!"
Xie Zhuoning rolled his eyes, but reluctantly returned, dismounted and saluted, "What do you want, Your Highness?"
Xiao Bicheng snorted coldly, "So you knew I was the prince. I thought you didn't even know who I was after you broke off the engagement!"
"I dare not." Xie Zhuoning said casually.
Don’t dare?
Does she look like she's afraid?
"You seem to be living happily after the breakup." Xiao Bicheng thought about Xie Zhuoning's smile when he looked back at her on horseback just now, and felt a little distracted and uncomfortable.
It seemed that after leaving me, she became even more dazzling than before.
Xie Zhuoning didn't know what he was so angry about. "Didn't I cry and complain all day long and disappoint the prince?"
Xiao Bicheng choked.
After a pause, he asked again, "Xie Zhuoning, have you ever liked me?"
Why could she let it go so quickly after breaking off the engagement?
On the contrary, I think of her every smile, every move and every gesture more and more frequently...
Xie Zhuoning sneered, "Can't you tell whether I've ever liked her or not?"
When you truly like someone, your heart and eyes are filled with him. If you are willing to pay attention, how can you not notice it?
Thinking of the past, Xiao Bicheng's face turned pale, "Were you acting with me before? Xie Zhuoning, how dare you?"
Hearing his gnashing question, Xie Zhuoning found it extremely amusing, "Isn't your Highness the Crown Prince acting with me? You pretend to be obsessed with me in front of the world, but have you ever liked me at all in your heart?"
Since neither of them had ever been sincere to each other, he looked like he had been deceived. Isn't it ridiculous?
"I..." Xiao Bicheng took a step forward and wanted to grab Xie Zhuoning's hand.
He wanted to say that he seemed to regret letting go.
But before he could meet Xie Zhuoning, a figure appeared between them.
The brocade satin black robe was embroidered with a five-clawed python pattern, and was held up by the man to make it look sharp and angular.
Xiao Bicheng was stunned for a moment, and before he could react, Yun Heng beside him excitedly called out, "Little Uncle!"
Xie Zhuoning was not at all surprised by Xiao Jinxuan's appearance.
I had only told him about my desire to ride a horse. Yunheng was a man who could not keep secrets, so he let the cat out of the bag.
She pretended not to care, but she actually knew the whole story.
What surprised her was that Xiao Jinxuan would stand up and confront the prince directly.
Xiao Bicheng seemed to have realized what was happening. He looked at his uncle protecting Xie Zhuoning behind him and frowned unconsciously. "What is the uncle doing? Is he afraid that I might do something to Miss Xie?"
When did he become so close to Xie Zhuoning?
Hearing the probing tone in the words, Xiao Jinxuan replied calmly, "Your Highness has misunderstood. I am not afraid of what you will do to Miss Xie, but what Miss Xie will do to you."
"You forgot that you listed the ten major crimes of Miss Xie and asked for a divorce. His Majesty agreed and wanted to make Miss Xie a princess as compensation. But you were afraid that she would continue to get involved in the name of siblings, so His Majesty gave up."
That's right...
But isn't this what he said?
Xiao Bicheng wanted to refute, but he couldn't open his mouth because he himself thought so at the time and even agreed with it.
"Don't worry, Prince. I will take Miss Xie away now and will never let her have anything to do with you again."
After that, he took Xie Zhuoning and left.
Seeing this, Princess Yunheng followed closely.
When Xiao Bicheng saw the backs of those people, he felt a surge of anger in his chest, unable to let it out or get it out.
He flicked his sleeves suddenly, "Return to the palace!"
the other side.
Xie Zhuoning looked at Xiao Jinxuan with a half-smile, "Your Highness Prince Xuan, what a coincidence, you are here to ride a horse as well?"
Xiao Jinxuan touched his nose and said, "Yeah."
Without exposing his clumsy lie, Xie Zhuoning waved the whip in his hand and said, "Would you like to compete?"
Xiao Jinxuan met her bright and smiling eyes and couldn't help but nodded, "Okay."
Xie Zhuoning continued to ride Mo Feng, and Xiao Jinxuan also chose a new horse from the stable.
The two men jumped up, looked at each other, wrapped their legs around the horse's belly, and galloped out!
Princess Yunheng followed behind on her pony Ruxue, shouting anxiously, "Wait for me!"
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East Palace.
When Bai Yingxue saw Xiao Bicheng coming back, she immediately went out with a tray and smiled, "Acheng..."
Xiao Bicheng was so angry that he didn't even look at the person who came. He just raised his hand and waved, "Get out!"
The tray fell to the ground. Bai Yingxue screamed, staggered, and almost lost her balance.
Hearing the noise, Xiao Bicheng came to his senses and immediately ran to Bai Yingxue, "Xue'er, what's wrong with you? Are you burned?"
"I'm fine." Bai Yingxue smiled softly, "It's just a pity that the ginseng soup has been stewed for a long time."
Xiao Bicheng said nonchalantly, "It's just some ginseng soup, it's nothing serious, as long as you are okay."
Nothing? How can it be nothing?
In the past, the prince always noticed her at first sight, but now that she had gotten in front of him, he could no longer see her.
There was bitterness in her heart, but a considerate smile appeared on her lips, "Ah Cheng, what happened? I see that you don't seem to be in a good mood."
Xiao Bicheng's eyes dodged, "Just focus on the court affairs and take care of your baby. Don't think too much."
While they were talking, a palace maid passed on the message that it was He Zhongsheng, the Prince's Secretary, who wanted to see him.
He Zhongsheng had been a subordinate of the Eastern Palace for many years. Although Xiao Bicheng was annoyed, he still met him.
Soon, He Zhongsheng came in to greet them.
Xiao Bicheng asked, "What is the matter that brought you here to see me?"
He Zhongsheng said hurriedly, "Your Highness, it's not a big deal. It's just that my son-in-law Xie Mingyuan, who has a biological sister, was imprisoned for a small matter. Since he and Lord Cheng both work under the Crown Prince, he wanted Lord Cheng to be flexible and extend his sentence. Unexpectedly, Lord Cheng directly detained my son-in-law."
"Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has regained power, it is time to recruit new people. We must not allow internal conflicts to arise, or else outsiders will laugh at us!"
After all, he is a seasoned man, and he is very good at avoiding the important issues.
If Xie Mingyuan was just asking for leniency, on what grounds would Minister Cheng detain him?
It must be a bribe!
It wasn't a big deal, just a greeting would have been enough, but Xiao Bicheng suddenly thought of Xie Mingyuan, wasn't that Xie Zhuoning's cousin?
Isn't she ignoring me?
If her family was in her hands, wouldn't she take the initiative to visit them?