Chapter 173 I want to marry her home and keep her as a treasure
Logically, a horse would not go crazy for no reason unless it was stimulated.
So after the competition, Wei Zhao immediately went to check the condition of the crazy horse, and finally pulled out the hairpin from its butt.
The hairpin was three inches deep into the flesh, having been stabbed in with great force.
Xiao Jinxuan also told Xie Zhuoning a detail, "When the crazy horse rushed out, it was heading in your direction. It was only after it lost control that it started to rush around without any rules, and then it changed direction and rushed towards the crowd."
So this time, it was most likely directed at her.
Someone wants her dead!
Hearing this, Xie Zhuoning was stunned for a moment.
She stared at the hairpin in her hand, her eyes dim and with twinkling stars.
"Xiao Jinxuan, thank you for telling me this. But can you let me handle this matter myself?"
When Xiao Jinxuan saw her expression, he knew that she must have something in her mind.
"If you need help, you can ask someone to bring the private seal to find me."
“No need…”
As soon as Xie Zhuoning opened his mouth, he was interrupted——
"This is not just your problem. This happened today at the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet, and someone got hurt. It is reasonable for me to investigate this to the end."
After all, everyone in the capital knew that Princess Jing'an organized this banquet in order to choose a princess for him.
If something goes wrong, he will naturally be responsible.
Xie Zhuoning had no choice but to nod, "I understand."
"I'll send someone to take you back."
Not knowing whether that person would attack again, Xiao Jinxuan insisted on sending someone to send Xie Zhuoning back to the Marquis' Mansion.
Knowing that she would definitely refuse, he directly blocked her way and said, "If you don't want Feiyun Guards to escort you, then I will personally escort you."
Choose one.
You always have to choose one.
Xie Zhuoning immediately said, "I choose Feiyun Guard!"
The Feiyun Guards could still be asked to hide their tracks and escort her secretly, but if Xiao Jinxuan left the Duke's Mansion with her, I'm afraid that by tomorrow, rumors would spread all over the capital!
She didn't choose herself, and felt a little disappointed.
Xiao Jinxuan called Ling Xiao and the others to escort Xie Zhuoning out of the house.
He stood not far away, watching the figure disappear little by little.
On a tall building far away, Princess Jing'an looked at Xiao Jinxuan from afar with a somewhat gloomy expression.
She sent someone to call Xiao Jinxuan over.
Xiao Jinxuan bowed to her, "Royal sister."
Princess Jing'an raised her head and asked directly, "Do you like the eldest daughter of the Xie family?"
"Yeah." Xiao Jinxuan nodded, but seemed to feel that it was not enough, so he added, "I want to marry her."
Not only does he like her, he also wants to marry her home, cherish her properly, and let her become his own light.
Princess Jing'an frowned slightly, "Then, what about Qingyi?"
Hearing this name, Xiao Jinxuan's brows turned colder, "My dear sister, you know that I always treat her as my younger sister."
"But if her body knew that you had someone you liked, I don't know if she would be able to handle it..."
"Since you can't bear it, then just don't let her know."
Yuntai Mountain is a few hundred kilometers away from Beijing. She had been accompanying the Empress Dowager to worship Buddha on the mountain. If no one had deliberately passed the message on, how would she have known?
Princess Jing'an sighed, "Forget it, I can't argue with you."
When her younger brother gets stubborn, no one can stop him.
"If there is nothing else, my sister, I will take my leave first." Xiao Jinxuan bowed and left.
Princess Jing'an looked at his back, clutched her handkerchief tightly, and murmured in a low voice, "Why does he like the Xie family?"
The personal nanny took the cloak and put it on her, "Your Highness, it's windy here, let's go down."
Princess Jing'an suddenly asked, "Is the prince's wedding coming soon?"
Mammy replied, "In three days."
"Three days later..." Princess Jing'an retracted her gaze, "The Crown Prince is getting married. As the ancestor, how can the Empress Dowager not attend?"
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After returning to the Marquis' Mansion, Xie Zhuoning immediately called Banxia over and handed the jade hairpin to her, "Take a look, do you have any impression of it?"
Banxia has a very good memory and can remember almost everything he has seen.
She took a look and shook her head. "I've never seen it before. But this jade hairpin doesn't look like something a lady from a rich family would wear."
Xie Zhuoning raised his eyelashes slightly, "Oh? What do you mean?"
"The pattern of this jade hairpin is a popular style in Beijing recently, but the material is very ordinary."
Generally, only concubines or people from small families would buy it.
At this point, Xie Zhuoning already had an idea in mind.
But she still didn't want to wrongly accuse anyone.
"Go quietly to various jewelry shops and ask who bought this hairpin."
"yes."
The next day.
Xiao Jinxuan sent someone to bring Mo Feng over.
Xie Zhuoning looked at the big horse with shiny black hair and full of energy in the stable and felt extremely satisfied.
She asked someone to fetch some water, rolled up her sleeves with her sleeves, and went up to the battlefield to brush the horses herself.
I was only halfway through brushing when I heard someone outside say -
"Miss, Aunt Liu from the old house is here. Judging from her appearance, I'm afraid she has something urgent to discuss with you."
Xie Zhuoning looked surprised, "Liu? Why did she come to see me?"
Logically speaking, if she had any problems, she should report to the head of the Xie family. Why would she come to find a young lady from the second wife?
Feeling doubtful, Xie Zhuoning asked Fuling to tidy up his clothes and went to the front hall.
In the living room.
Liu's hair was disheveled and she looked panic-stricken. It was obvious that she had been running all the way and didn't even care about her basic manners.
As soon as she saw Xie Zhuoning, she rushed over as if she had found her backbone, and knelt down with a plop.
"Miss, please, save my Qing'er, please! She is my only daughter. If anything happens to her, how can I live?"
Asking someone to help her up, Xie Zhuoning comforted her, "If you have anything to say, please stand up and talk slowly."
"No, I won't get up unless the young lady agrees to me!" Aunt Liu knelt on the ground stubbornly and refused to get up.
"Since you want to kneel, just keep kneeling." Xie Zhuoning glanced at her and walked straight to the main seat and sat down.
Liu was now at a loss as to whether to stand up or kneel, and her face looked somewhat embarrassed.
But when she thought of her own daughter, she gritted her teeth, turned around, and crawled on her knees to Xie Zhuoning.
"Miss, I know it's a bit presumptuous of me to come and ask you for help, but please help me this time because I informed you when Lang'er was sick as a child."
After she said this, Xie Zhuoning suddenly remembered this matter.
At that time, Xie Minglang had a fever in the middle of the night. The gatekeepers, after hearing Liang's instructions, pushed the issue back and forth and deliberately slacked off, saying that it was dark and they could not open the door to call in a doctor without the host's permission.
She could only go to the main courtyard to ask for help from her uncle and aunt, but the servants said that they had already gone to bed and asked her to come back tomorrow.
Liu from the side courtyard heard the commotion and, relying on her youth, beauty and favor, she took her in to meet her uncle Xie Heng and, of course, the doctor.
Liu said aggrievedly, "If I hadn't offended Madam for the sake of the young master, why would Qing'er and I have suffered so much over the years?"
Xie Zhuoning glanced at her coldly and said, "You were willing to take me to the main courtyard to see my uncle because you wanted to snatch my uncle away from Liang."
When Liang was young, she was extremely ambitious. Relying on her good looks and dancing skills, she thought she could be on equal footing with the mistress of the house. She even wanted her uncle to favor his concubine over his wife.
So if Liang didn't allow it, she would naturally sing the opposite tune.
He would even take the opportunity to whisper in Liang's ear and talk about the dereliction of duty of the mistress of the house.
But later on, her uncle got tired of her, and she also grew old and lost her looks. For the sake of her own daughter, she had no choice but to humble herself in front of Liang.
Liang and she had long been resentful of each other, so why would she make things difficult for them just because of this incident?
Liu looked embarrassed when her little thoughts were exposed.
Xie Zhuoning looked at her and asked, "Can you tell me what happened now?"