Chapter 20: Both

"Just give me a hug. You're a grown man, and a hug won't make you lose any meat~"

Xie Zhuoning liked to see Xiao Jinxuan's face full of shock and anger, unable to do anything to her.

The more he resisted, the more excited she became.

But just when she was about to stretch out her evil claws, Xiao Jinxuan reached out and pressed her acupoints.

"Stay still, I'll untie it for you when we get to Xie's house."

Xie Zhuoning: "..."

Damn, they actually prepared it.

It seems that next time I have to attack him by surprise and catch him off guard.

When they arrived at Xie's house, Xiao Jinxuan was afraid of being misunderstood, so he did not show up. Instead, he untied Xie Zhuoning's acupoints and let her go back by herself.

Xie Zhuoning kept looking back, reluctant to leave. "Your Highness, I don't know when we will meet again. Will you miss me?"

Xiao Jinxuan: “…”

Just ask someone to put down the car curtains and leave quickly.

He can't afford to lose this person!

After watching the carriage leave, Xie Zhuoning withdrew his gaze indifferently.

Taking Xiao Jinxuan to Jinxuan Pavilion was not a spur-of-the-moment idea, but something she did intentionally to divert the trouble away.

The biggest beneficiary of the Saint's legend this time is the Crown Prince. If the Crown Prince and the Saint Bai Yingxue have known each other for a long time, would people think that the two of them had colluded and staged a big drama in front of the world?

Xiao Jinxuan wanted to thoroughly investigate the legend of the saint, and the first person he would investigate must be the prince.

By then, who would still associate her with her?

Xie Zhuoning yawned lazily and walked back home, "By the way, where is Xie Zhiqing?"

Xia Ju replied: "I have sent someone to take him back to the mansion."

"Yes." Xie Zhuoning nodded, and did not ask any more questions about her. Instead, he told Xia Ju, "Go and squat at the gate of Prince Yong's mansion. Report to me immediately if anything happens."

She just didn't believe that the prince had seized such a huge advantage this time, and Prince Yong would not do anything at all...

…

Spring Rain Hall.

Aunt Liu had been waiting at the gate of the courtyard.

It was not until the evening that he saw his daughter returning with her head hung and looking dejected.

Seeing this, she hurriedly went up to him and asked, "My dear daughter, what happened?"

Xie Zhiqing said nothing, but covered her face and ran into the house, closed the door, and started crying inside.

"My dear daughter, please open the door and don't scare me!" Aunt Liu was very anxious, but no matter how hard she knocked on the door, it wouldn't open.

She could only call Qiao'er over and said, "Tell me exactly what happened!"

Qiao Er had no choice but to confess, "Everything was fine at the beginning. As soon as the young lady came on stage, she crushed those people in front of her... But who knew that when Bai Yingxue came on stage, she completely overshadowed the young lady's brilliance!"

When the saint is born, lotus flowers bloom everywhere with her steps. Once the miracle happens, the common people will go crazy to worship the saint. Who will remember Xie Zhiqing?

Aunt Liu asked hurriedly, "What about the eldest lady? Didn't the eldest lady say that she would find a good marriage for Qing'er?"

"I was just saying that the eldest lady wants to marry our daughter to a poor scholar who is good for nothing. That scholar makes a living by setting up a painting stall and has an old mother who is seriously ill in bed. I think the eldest lady has no good intentions at all!"

Qiao'er became angrier and angrier as she spoke, feeling sorry for her young lady.

"I didn't expect Xie Zhuoning to be that kind of person!" Aunt Liu slammed the table angrily.

When she thought of the injustice her daughter had suffered, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

It seems that relying on others is fake, and in the end they can only rely on themselves.

"My dear daughter, mother will definitely find a good way out for you!"

…

The next morning.

Xie Zhuoning was drinking porridge when Xia Ju hurried back and whispered something in her ear.

After listening to this, she smiled faintly, "Your Highness Prince Yong never disappoints me. He took action so quickly."

Prince Yong had a rather special identity, as he was the legitimate son of the previous emperor and Queen Mother Yin.

Moreover, he is the fifth child, while the current emperor is the seventh child. In terms of legitimacy and primogeniture, he should have been the heir to the throne.

But for some unknown reason, he was preempted by the current emperor, so that he was only given the title of prince in the end.

However, after so many years, he never gave up and always wanted to take the throne back.

It can be said that he is the prince's most difficult and most feared opponent!

"Give me another bowl of porridge." Xie Zhuoning said with a smile.

Sure enough, when people are in a good mood, their appetite will also be much better.

While they were eating, a servant came over to announce that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had arrived.

She was surprised, "You're calling off the engagement so soon?"

She didn't expect Xiao Bicheng to be so impatient and it happened much earlier than she thought.

She patted her cheeks to make them blush and shy, then stood up and walked towards the door, "Brother Crown Prince, why are you here?"

Xiao Bicheng's expression was gentle. "I am a little worried about Sister Zhuoning's health, so I came to see you and bring you some herbs to nourish your body."

After saying this, he clapped his hands, and the eunuchs in the palace brought all kinds of precious medicinal herbs into the room.

Xie Zhuoning looked at those things with a frown on his face.

According to past practice, whenever Xiao Bicheng wanted to stabilize her, he would pretend to send her something.

In other words, he never thought about breaking off the engagement.

He wants it both ways!

Xiao Bicheng, ah Xiao Bicheng, you are so greedy that you want to have both. Aren’t you afraid of being killed?

Xie Zhuoning sneered in his heart, but pretended to be touched on the surface, "Thank you for your concern, Prince Brother."

The maid brought tea into the room. Xiao Bicheng sat down, sipped the tea, and then mentioned, "A saint lady appeared in the capital yesterday. Sister Zhuo Ning, have you heard about it?"

This was a test to see if she had heard any rumors.

"Of course I heard about such a big thing." Xie Zhuoning pointed at him deliberately, "I heard that the Crown Prince put a flower crown on her. People in the capital say that you and the Saint are a perfect match made in heaven."

Xiao Bicheng flatly denied it, "They are just rumors. How I treat Sister Zhuoning, doesn't Sister Zhuoning know?"

As he spoke, that affectionate gaze turned towards him, and Xie Zhuoning almost vomited his breakfast.

It seems that it is impossible to ask Xiao Bicheng to cancel the engagement on his own.

Got to push him again!

"Brother Prince, I see the weather is very good today, why don't we go out for a boat trip on the lake?" she suggested.

Xiao Bicheng wanted to stabilize her, so he naturally refused to respond. "Okay, we'll go wherever Sister Zhuoning says."

If you take a boat trip on the lake in the capital, Guifang Street is a must-go.

Xie Zhuoning and Xiao Bicheng were halfway along their journey in the carriage when they were stopped by a festive procession.

When was the carriage of the East Palace blocked by someone?

The guards who were driving the carriage immediately scolded him: "How dare you! Do you know who is in the carriage? Get out of the way!"

Unexpectedly, the other party was even more arrogant than him, "I don't care who you are, my Prince Yong is going to propose marriage to the Saint, all the idle people please make way!"

"What?" Xiao Bicheng in the carriage could no longer sit still. He opened the curtain and asked in a sharp voice, "Who proposed marriage to whom?"