Chapter 318 Reasons

Seeing Ling Xiao's silly look, Xie Zhuoning's mind was full of questions, "Xiao Jinxuan, why did you choose him as your personal bodyguard?"

Can a person with a normal brain say such a thing?

Whose child jumped out overnight? Did he grow out of the soil?

Ling Xiao did not feel ashamed but proud, and raised his chin proudly.

Isn't it obvious why their master chose him?

Of course it’s because he is the most considerate, sensible and the one who wins his heart the most!

Xiao Jinxuan thought for a while and said, "When selecting the Feiyun Guards, he was the most prominent among the group of people."

"Hehe!" Ling Xiao touched the back of his head, feeling a little embarrassed, "Master, please don't praise me. I will be proud..."

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Jinxuan continued, "He was swaying back and forth, stupid and dull, it was hard not to notice him. I thought at that time, if we send him back, I don't know if he can survive."

So out of pity, he kept him by his side.

I thought that letting him run errands for me would at least give him somewhere to go.

Hearing this, Ling Xiao was a little dumbfounded.

He always thought that he could stay with his grandfather because he was so smart, but did his grandfather think he was too stupid?

"puff--"

Xie Zhuoning smiled unkindly.

He is a fool with good fortune, isn't he?

Fortunately, except for Ling Xiao, the other Feiyun Guards are quite reliable.

Ling Feng stepped forward, took out a secret letter and handed it to Xiao Jinxuan.

These are some important intelligence he obtained during these days.

Xiao Jinxuan took a quick look and narrowed his eyes slightly, "Continue to monitor the movements of all parties and report any abnormalities at any time."

"yes."

"One more thing..."

"There is one more thing. Let me tell you." Xie Zhuoning raised his eyes and said to Ling Feng, "When you leave later, take this child out and find a place to properly place him. By the way, check if there are any pregnant women who are more than seven months pregnant who have gone missing in the capital recently."

"But this must be done in secret. We must not make any surprises. Do you understand?"

Although she and Xiao Jinxuan had a lot of guesses and suspicions, it would be impossible to make them work without evidence.

This involves Xiao Bicheng's only son and the only grandson of Emperor Zhaowen.

If the emperor's grandson was really replaced by someone else, that would be a shocking secret that would shake up the entire Daye!

Ling Feng knew that the matter was of great importance, and immediately nodded solemnly, "I understand."

Xie Zhuoning nodded and drew an authentic map for them, asking them to leave the palace as secretly as possible.

Seeing this, Ling Xiao asked in confusion, "Since you, Miss, already know the map to get out of the palace, why don't you and I run away?"

He is really smart and asked another good question.

"Yeah, why doesn't His Royal Highness Prince Xuan run away?" Xie Zhuoning supported his chin and turned his gaze to Xiao Jinxuan.

One reason why she continued to stay in the palace was to avoid the limelight temporarily.

There are so many people who want her life. She has food and drink in the palace, and there are people protecting her everywhere. Isn't it better than staying outside?

The second reason is, of course, to delay time.

She took the initiative to enter the palace and fall into the trap in order to attract everyone's attention and give Murong Yan time to finish the tasks she asked him to do.

When it's done, she will leave.

But Xiao Jinxuan is obviously not.

The more she thought about it these past two days, she felt something was not right. She felt that given Xiao Jinxuan's personality, it was impossible for him to put himself in such a passive situation.

Moreover, he looked calm and not at all alarmed. How could he look like someone who was under house arrest?

This makes people wonder whether he, like himself, also voluntarily fell into the trap.

So why did he do this?

After a slight hesitation, Xiao Jinxuan said, "I still have some things to do."

There really is something going on!

Xie Zhuoning looked at him, waiting for him to continue.

He raised his hand and gently rubbed her head. "It's not convenient to tell you this for now. I will tell you everything when there is a result."

After hearing what he said, Xie Zhuoning didn't ask any more questions.

Who doesn’t have their own little secrets?

Didn't she tell him everything?

…

In the East Palace.

Seeing that it was already late at night and the prince was still nowhere to be seen, Bai Yingxue called the palace servants to ask, "Has the prince not returned yet?"

Why does it take so long to go to Yu's study to choose a name?

"To answer your Majesty, the Crown Prince returned around noon. He went straight into the study and has not rested until now."

Bai Yingxue frowned slightly. Could it be that the emperor had given the prince some important instructions?

She called a young eunuch and said, "Xu Yi, go and give the prince a pot of sweet soup in my name, so that he won't work too hard."

Xu Yi was a young eunuch whom she accidentally saved after she was demoted. After she returned to the Eastern Palace, she asked for him to be hers.

Xu Yi went to do it immediately and came back to report soon.

"My queen, the prince asked you to rest early. He will not come tonight."

After a pause, he took a step forward and added, "The prince looks very irritable, as if he is in a bad mood."

Bai Yingxue said: "Maybe he encountered difficulties in his work."

Xu Yi pulled out a ball of paper from his sleeve and said, "I found a lot of waste paper in the study, so I took one while the prince was not paying attention. Maybe the prince's bad mood is related to this."

Bai Yingxue took the crumpled paper ball and unfolded it, but then she narrowed her eyes, "Xie Zhuoning!"

There was a portrait of a woman drawn on the ball of paper. The delicate brushstrokes and beautiful features made it easy to recognize her.

And on that part of his face, he drew a cross with a cinnabar pen, as if to vent his anger.

Xu Yi lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince seems to hate Miss Xie very much."

"Hate it?" Bai Yingxue didn't think so.

She gathered her five fingers together and pinched the paper tighter and tighter.

If it is hatred, can it be drawn with such delicate strokes?

The contours of eyebrows and eyes, which one of them has not been engraved in the mind for a long time, so that it can be portrayed so clearly and accurately?

She had clearly promised to come back soon to accompany them, but because of Xie Zhuoning, she would rather stay in the study and get angry than go back to the palace to rest.

Is this hate?

Even if it is, it is hate born out of love!

Xie Zhuoning occupies too much importance in the prince's heart.

She had given up so much, even her own daughter, to come to this point, and she must not let anyone destroy her again.

But she is now weak and alone, and she will no longer go against others foolishly like she did before.

The next day, when the empress came to the East Palace to visit her little grandson, she mentioned the matter intentionally or unintentionally.

She sighed and said, "Miss Xie is really capable. Even though she broke off the engagement and hurt His Royal Highness the Crown Prince so much, His Royal Highness still couldn't forget her. I am so useless. Even if I gave birth to a child for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I couldn't keep his heart."

The Queen frowned upon hearing this, "I think he is really crazy. What's so good about a woman like that? You should take good care of the Emperor's grandson. What is yours cannot be taken away by anyone!"

"yes."