Chapter 421: Taboos That No One Can Mention

Xie Zhuoning was carried back home by Xiao Jinxuan.

Although she knew a few tricks of Kung Fu, she was a lady of the imperial court after all. After beating Prince Yong for so long, she was really exhausted.

When leaving Prince Yong's Mansion, Xiao Jinxuan picked her up and she snuggled in his arms obediently.

As a result, his embrace was so warm and comfortable that she didn't even feel the slightest bump on the way back. It was also late at night and she was already sleepy, so when she arrived at Prince Xuan's Palace, she had already overslept.

When Xiao Jinxuan returned to the palace, he immediately ordered someone to fetch ointment.

Ling Xiao and Xia Ju saw that he had a gloomy look on his face and asked them to get medicine in a cold voice. They also saw Xie Zhuoning being held in his arms, looking drowsy, and they were both frightened at once.

"Master, what's wrong with the princess? Could it be..."

His voice was trembling, and before he could finish his question, Xia Ju had already rushed over out of control, "Miss!"

There was despair in that voice, like the mournful cry of a crane, piercing the sky.

Even Xiao Jinxuan was startled, not to mention Xie Zhuoning who was still half asleep.

She rubbed her eyes and raised her eyelids hazily. Seeing Xia Ju's expression, she was stunned for a moment, "What happened?"

It looked as if she was dead.

Xia Ju stopped in disbelief and stared at her blankly, "Miss...you are not dead?"

Then a huge joy surged into his heart, and that cold face finally no longer had an expression, but red eyes, revealing a look that seemed to be both laughing and crying.

"That's great...Miss, you...are not dead..."

Xie Zhuoning was still a little confused. He looked around and his eyes finally fell on Xiao Jinxuan.

It seems to be asking, what's going on?

She just slept for a while, how could she die?

Xiao Jinxuan was also somewhat helpless, "I just asked them to get the ointment, who knew it would turn out like this?"

Hearing about the ointment, Xia Ju let out a sigh of relief and became extremely nervous. "Miss, are you injured?"

Xie Zhuoning himself was even more puzzled, "I'm not injured."

Xiao Jinxuan held her hand and said, "Isn't this it?"

Xie Zhuoning took a look and found that it was because she used too much force when she used the whip to hit the man, and her palms became red and swollen from the friction.

She frowned and said with a heavy face, "Go and get the ointment quickly. If you are late... my injury will be healed soon."

Xiao Jinxuan: “…”

Ling Xiao: “…”

Xia Ju: “…”

The ointment was quickly brought over, Xiao Jinxuan pulled Xie Zhuoning over and asked her to sit down obediently, and then he carefully applied the ointment on her palm.

Although Xie Zhuoning felt that he was making a big deal out of nothing, he couldn't help but feel warm inside when he thought that someone was holding something so precious to him in his hands.

Under the light, his features were gentle and delicate, "If you want to beat someone up next time, just tell me. People like that are not worth your effort."

Xie Zhuoning knew it was not worth it. In fact, she didn't have to do anything, Xiao Bicheng would definitely not let Prince Yong have an easy time.

It is said that the local soldiers guarding Prince Yong’s mansion would take turns to visit Prince Yong every day to “express their cordial condolences”.

Every day he lives now is torture for him.

But every time she thought of the miserable plight of the people in Xichuan, she gnashed her teeth in hatred in her heart. She was unwilling to let it go unless she vented her anger herself, which was why she secretly followed them tonight.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything stupid next time."

She knew that her impulsive behavior would most likely ruin Xiao Jinxuan's plans.

Xiao Jinxuan sighed softly, "I don't mean to blame you, I just don't want you to get your hands dirty."

I don't want to put her in any situation where there is even the slightest danger.

Xie Zhuoning raised his hand and stroked his eyebrows. It was rare that his face was not smiling, and it was rare to see him being serious.

"Xiao Jinxuan, I am not a dodder, I am not that delicate. I have lived two lives, I have killed people, I have seen blood, my hands are not clean. But I don't think it's a big deal. When people have faith, obsession, good and evil in their hearts, they always have to pay a price to protect the things they insist on. My heart is open and clear, and it can be seen by the sun and the moon, and this is enough."

She has been proving with her actions that she is not only his wife, but also his comrade-in-arms.

Hearing these words, Xiao Jinxuan suddenly laughed, "I was mistaken."

Maybe because he had lost her once, he was too afraid of losing her again.

So they wanted to hold her up and worship her, and build a solid and airtight fortress to enclose her.

But she has never been a canary in a cage. She looks up to the sky and has her ambitions set on the vast heavens. How can she be trapped by a small fence?

"Xiao Jinxuan, smile more. You look so beautiful when you smile." Xie Zhuoning supported her chin and stared at her man, her eyes and brows filled with a bright smile again.

"Do you think it looks good?"

"It's beautiful. I can't take my eyes away from it."

These words were so blunt and bold that His Royal Highness Prince Xuan turned his head uncomfortably, his ears slightly red.

The usually cold and hard man actually tried to curl the corners of his lips, revealing a beautiful arc.

Seeing him like this brought back many memories for Xie Zhuoning.

At that time, His Royal Highness Prince Xuan spoke to her righteously and without any pretense. She liked the most to see him getting angry, annoyed and embarrassed when he was teased.

Unlike now, he still looks serious, but becomes more and more frivolous in doing things.

She collected her thoughts and didn't want to say anything too disappointing at this time, but she was also afraid that Xiao Jinxuan would keep everything to himself.

"Xiao Jinxuan, what do you think about what Prince Yong said?"

If what he said was true, and the late emperor's preferred candidate for the new emperor was Xiao Jinxuan, and Emperor Zhaowen ascended the throne by a false imperial decree, then this matter would have serious implications.

It would be a lie for Xiao Jinxuan to say that he didn't care, because it was not entirely because of the matter of Emperor Zhaowen's revision of the imperial edict, but from what Prince Yong said, the matter also involved the Empress Dowager.

"Who knows what terms he reached with that old woman? Doesn't the Empress Dowager love you the most? Ask her yourself! She wouldn't have told you nothing, would she?"

"Hahaha... Xiao Jinxuan, it turns out that you are the most pitiful one. Everyone plots against you, even your grandmother deceives you. You are just a pitiful bug who was sold and still has to count money for others..."

He lost his mother at birth. The Empress Dowager was afraid that he would be bullied in the palace, so she came to take him to her side and raised him.

Not long after that, his father also passed away. He had many brothers and sisters in this world, but for him, there was only one relative left, and that was the Empress Dowager.

King Yong's words were undoubtedly like throwing a huge rock into deep water, causing huge waves.

But Xiao Jinxuan is not someone who can be swayed by others' random words. He believes in the truth and believes even more in evidence.

"King Yong has been forced into a desperate situation. He has already gone insane and mad. It is hard to guarantee that he will not talk nonsense. You cannot believe everything he says, but you must also believe it."

For example, Prince Yong said that his mother was very favored by the emperor in those days, but not many people in the palace had seen his mother.

The reason was that his mother was in poor health, lived in a secluded place for recuperation, and did not like to interact with others. The late emperor even exempted her from paying respects to the empress and the queen mother.

But before in the palace, the mysterious person said that his mother died a violent death.

If the emperor really loved his mother so much, why didn't he know the cause of her death? Why didn't he avenge her?

Not only that, my father also destroyed all the portraits of his mother, and even secretly dealt with all the palace maids who had met her!

He was very young at the time and his memory of his mother was gradually becoming vague, so he wanted to find someone who knew his mother to describe what she looked like so that he could draw her and keep her as a treasure.

But he searched the entire palace and couldn't find anyone.

It was as if the existence of his mother was a taboo that no one could mention!

After the mysterious man in the palace told him that his mother was poisoned to death, he wanted to go to the imperial mausoleum immediately to open the coffin and conduct an autopsy.

However, the imperial mausoleum has many institutions and it is extremely difficult to open the door once it is sealed with stone.

If they want to perform an autopsy, they have to wait until the royal family is buried before they can reopen the imperial tomb.

So now, he can only wait for Emperor Zhaowen to pass away.

When Xie Zhuoning heard this, an idea suddenly occurred to him, "Hey? Isn't Prince Yong a first-rank prince? He should be buried in the imperial mausoleum after his death, right?"

No one knows how many days it will take for Emperor Zhaowen to die, but Prince Yong can be killed at any time!