"Your Highness, I just feel that we are all family from now on. If there are any misunderstandings, they should be resolved in a timely manner! But the princess seems..."
Bai Fengyao looked understanding, but as she spoke, tears began to flow.
Xiao Xian's lips were tightly pursed into a line, and his face was as cold as frost.
"Yao'er, I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter!"
Bai Fengyao lowered her head, trying her best to hide the strange and sinister smile on the corner of her mouth.
Just when Xiao Xian was about to go to Qinghe Garden, Guangping came in and whispered a few words. While speaking, he glanced at Bai Fengyao a few times.
Bai Fengyao felt anxious and inexplicably uneasy.
Xiao Xian also looked at her deeply and paused: "Yao'er, where is Shaoyao?"
Bai Fengyao's heart skipped a beat.
"I don't know!"
She tried her best to remain calm, but her heart was already in turmoil.
Before Shaoyao left the palace, she repeatedly warned her to be careful.
Xiao Xian: "Bring the people up!"
Guangping nodded.
Soon, a man in black tights walked in slowly, pulling Shaoyao.
Shaoyao's wrist was twisted and hung limply. Her forehead was also bruised, and her hanging hair was stuck to the wound. She looked extremely disheveled.
Xiao Xian stared at Shaoyao with a cold gaze, his voice clear and cold: "What's going on?"
"Your Highness, I felt sorry for Concubine Bai because she was beaten by the princess. I wanted to buy her some ointment, but this person suddenly appeared and beat me without any reason!"
Shaoyao opened her eyes wide, terrified.
"Nonsense!" the man sneered. "Since when did the charity cemetery actually sell ointments?"
Xiao Xian's eyes were deep and his emotions were undetectable.
After leaving Qinghe Garden last night, he inexplicably asked Guangping to send someone to send the maid's body to the charity cemetery, and asked the coroner to perform an autopsy today.
If this man had not lied, Shaoyao's action of going to the charity cemetery would be quite intriguing.
Bai Fengyao was secretly annoyed and glared at Shaoyao fiercely.
She trusted her so much, but she couldn't even do such a small thing!
Shaoyao bit her lip, crawled to Xiao Xian on her knees, and said with tears streaming down her face, "Your Highness, please make the decision for me!"
Bai Fengyao suppressed her emotions and comforted him with a false tone, "Peony, don't worry, the prince will definitely make the decision for you!"
Shaoyao nodded and pointed at the man in shame and anger: "Your Highness, he is a bad man. He has been harassing me for a long time!"
The corner of the man's mouth curled up in a playful arc.
Xiao Xian narrowed his eyes and moved his gaze to the man's face, "Do you have anything to say?"
"If I hadn't been guarding the charity cemetery today, it would have been burned to ruins by now!"
Xiao Xian stood up, his figure tall and straight, and the aura emanating from him was full of pressure and oppression.
The man's eyes reminded him of Qu Li's cold yet determined eyes.
The hands under his sleeves tightened, and his eyes became colder.
"How do you know she is a maid in Prince Chen's mansion?"
The man coughed.
Damn, I was careless!
He crossed his arms and raised his chin slightly: "She said it herself. Didn't you see that her wrist was broken?"
"I didn't say that!" Shaoyao's voice cracked a little. "You were tempted by her beauty! You wanted to bite back when the truth was revealed!"
"I'm biting you, a maidservant of Prince Chen's concubine. Am I out of my mind, or is yours filled with shit? Besides, would I come to the charity cemetery to do something shameful with you? You really have a strong taste!"
"Your Highness!" Shaoyao was extremely anxious.
"I strongly suspect that you burned the charity cemetery to cover up your crimes of murder and fabricating suicide out of fear of punishment!" The man spoke slowly, but each word was sonorous and powerful.
Xiao Xian's brows were furrowed, his clear and cold eyes full of inquiry.
"What is your relationship with Qu Li?"
When the man told Bai Fengyao the real purpose of doing this, her heartbeat kept accelerating.
When Xiao Xian asked this question, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty, these maids and servants of the Princess are truly loyal!"
The man glanced at Bai Fengyao coldly and snorted.
"I am just a guard of the Yizhuang!"
"As far as I know, the people guarding Yizhuang are all over forty years old and have disabilities. Who are you? What is your relationship with Qu Li?"
"Your Highness, he has put so much effort into the princess, he must have a special relationship with her!" Shaoyao shouted as if she had discovered some incredible truth.
“Pah pah pah——”
Before Xiao Xian could say anything, the man slapped her several times.
"How dare you throw dirty water on a princess like that? She's a princess! A concubine is just a concubine. To put it nicely, she's a concubine. To put it bluntly, she's just a concubine who can't even be on the stage! No wonder there's such trash around!"
"Your Majesty!"
The man was filled with murderous intent at this moment, and Shaoyao had no doubt that he could take her life at any time.
Bai Fengyao's face turned blue and white, as if she was running a dyeing factory.
Xiao Xian's expression was also extremely ugly.
He was completely certain that the person in front of him was Qu Li's man.
However, Shaoyao's intention to burn down the charity cemetery was indeed full of doubts.
Could it be that Qu Li was really wronged last night?
"Your Highness, he's the princess's man, and their relationship is quite intriguing! He's teamed up with the princess to slander me and sow discord between you and Concubine Bai!
Everything I say is true. If I tell a lie, I will be struck by lightning!"
“Boom—”
The originally clear sky was covered with dark clouds again, and thunder could be heard in the distance.
The man curled his lips, "If you tell a lie, God will strike you with lightning!"
There was disbelief in Shaoyao's eyes, and her blood-stained mouth was wide open.
"Your Highness, the weather in summer really changes at any time!" Bai Fengyao said dryly.
Xiao Xian had a blank expression on his face, and his inquiring gaze moved away from the man's face and locked onto Shaoyao.
Shaoyao clearly saw the doubt in his eyes, and she made up her mind to stand up and prepare to hit her head against the wall to prove her determination.
Guangping moved quickly and stopped Shaoyao.
"Peony, why are you so confused?" Bai Fengyao was angry at her for not fighting back, and her eyes were filled with tears.
Shaoyao was completely confused.
So, she was abandoned by Concubine Bai?
She was about to speak when she saw Bai Fengyao kneel down first.
"Your Highness, Shaoyao is my personal maid. Now she has done something foolish out of her own accord. I am willing to be punished along with her!"
After saying that, she looked at Shaoyao again.
"Peony, you came to the Bai Mansion when you were six years old. I treated you like a sister. You also told me many times that the only thing you were worried about was your sister! I..."
Having said this, Bai Fengyao choked with sobs.
Shaoyao just looked at Bai Fengyao, who was crying with tears streaming down her face, and her head was buzzing.
She was extremely loyal to Concubine Bai, but Concubine Bai not only abandoned her, but also threatened her with her own sister!
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