Qu Li's eyes were cold, and the word "impatience" was clearly written between his brows.
"What's up?"
“This King…”
"No need to apologize. Even if you apologize, I will still hold a grudge against you!" Qu Li had a smile on his face and a sarcastic expression.
These words made Xiao Xian's heart ache violently.
He pursed his lips, coughed twice, and finally managed to mumble out, "You have a good rest!"
Looking at his receding figure, Changle curled her lips.
"You won't even apologize?"
Qu Li sneered and looked away, "Changle, do you have Zhuangzi?"
In order to change his identity and enter the palace to treat the Empress Dowager's headache, he can't stay in Prince Chen's Mansion all the time.
It was just right for her to use this as an excuse to go somewhere else for a while.
"You can go to our brother's place!"
"no!"
Although Changle was happy that she had a crush on Qu Wenzhao, she didn't want Qu Wenzhao to worry about her.
Changle's expression was a little hurt. After all, he was a very smart person. He figured out the reasons in an instant. "Look at me, Seventh Cousin is afraid that our brother will worry."
Qu Li smiled.
"Why don't you find an excuse to go to Jingyue Temple?"
"good!"
Changle went to make arrangements, Guangping went to ask Xiao Xian, and Xiao Xian waved his hand tiredly in agreement.
After simply packing a few sets of clothes, Changle helped Qu Li get on the carriage.
Awang drove the car steadily all the way and took the two of them to Jingyue Temple.
On the other hand, Guangping found out Caiju's background and found out that she was Shaoyao's biological sister, who lived in Xiahe Village.
Moreover, not long after Shaoyao's accident, someone saw a maid from a wealthy family go to find Caiju. After the description, and the sketch by the secret guard who was good at drawing portraits, it turned out to be Cuiliu.
Guangping only felt a chill on the back of his neck, and it seemed as if all the air in the study had been completely sucked away.
"Cui Liu is just a maid!" Xiao Xian's eyes were cold.
When Guangping found out about Cui Liu, he suspected Bai Fengyao. However, he was just the captain of the guards in the palace, so he naturally could not interfere in his master's affairs.
"Walk!"
Xiao Xian flicked his long sleeves and headed straight for Yaoyuan.
Before entering Yaoyuan, I heard a mournful sound of piano.
Guangping secretly glanced at Xiao Xian, trying to reduce his presence as much as possible.
Xiao Xian walked in directly. Bai Fengyao was only wearing a plain white skirt today, with the simplest bun and a peach wood carved lotus hairpin in her hair.
After being confined for a few days, she looked haggard, with dark circles under her eyes. When she saw Xiao Xian, her fingers trembled and the sound of her piano became disrupted.
"Your Majesty!"
Xiao Xian's gaze lingered on the peach wood hairpin for a moment, and he asked coldly, "Caiju, do you recognize it?"
No matter what, this person is his savior, and he wants to give her another chance.
Bai Fengyao's heartstrings trembled violently.
Cui Liu just brought back the news that Cai Ju was captured. However, she was caught by the secret guards before she could hide the parchment scroll and the tiger talisman in the designated place.
At that time, she knew that with Xiao Xian's ability, it was only a matter of time before the investigation would lead to her.
So, she decided to do it once and for all!
"Who is Caiju?"
Xiao Xian frowned, his eyes full of scrutiny.
"Peony's sister! You said that day that you and Shaoyao were like sisters, and the only thing she was worried about was her own sister. Don't tell me that you don't know who her sister is or what her name is!"
Tears immediately welled up in Bai Fengyao's eyes.
"My Lord, what do you mean?"
"Cai Ju appeared in the palace, and just now, she sneaked into the study and stole the city defense map and the tiger talisman!"
Xiao Xian's pair of dark eyes, like an X-ray machine, were fixed on Bai Fengyao without blinking.
Bai Fengyao stammered, tears streaming down her face as she asked mournfully, "Prince, what do you mean? Do you think Caiju's coming to the palace has something to do with me?"
"Yao'er, I have always been very special to you!"
"hehe!"
Bai Fengyao suddenly laughed, but her tears kept rolling down her cheeks.
"Your Highness, do you think I'm a three-year-old child? No matter what you say, I will believe it without a doubt."
Xiao Xianmei's heart skipped a beat.
"Your Highness, please check your conscience and ask yourself how you have treated me during this period. Yes, I have done many things wrong, but why? Isn't it because you broke your promise and married Qu Li first?"
Her eyes were full of accusations, she clutched her chest and asked in a hoarse voice.
Xiao Xian didn't say anything.
"Your Highness, you must know my feelings for you! I do know that Shaoyao has a younger sister named Lingdang who lives in Xiahe Village. When Shaoyao acted on her own and did something wrong, I sent Cuiliu to give her some money!"
Xiao Xian narrowed his eyes, his eyes full of scrutiny.
Did he really misunderstand Yaoer?
Bai Fengyao didn't look at him, but had a sad look on her face as if she had seen through the rest of her life in the mundane world, and pulled her lips sadly.
"If my own sister died suddenly, I would also get to the bottom of it!"
"Yao'er!"
Xiao Xian usually has a sharp mind and can see the big picture from the details.
But because Bai Fengyao is his savior, he often favors her and even believes in her unconditionally!
"Your Highness, I used to often fantasize about what life would be like after marrying you! My stepmother only treated me, a concubine, superficially! Before I met you, I felt that life was bleak and dull. It was you who made me feel that life was beautiful and sweet!"
Xiao Xian tightened his hands under his sleeves, wanting to wipe her tears, but he finally held back.
"My life now is even worse than in the Bai Mansion! Your Majesty, please allow me to go to Jingyue Temple and spend the rest of my life in seclusion!"
She knelt down while crying.
Xiao Xian felt heartbroken and went forward to help her up.
"Yao'er, I'm just asking!"
"Your Highness, do you trust me?" Bai Fengyao raised her watery eyes, her eyelashes stained with tears. Her voice was hoarse with sadness, but she could not suppress her excitement of being trusted, and her uneasiness in case the answer was not what she expected.
"Believe it!" Xiao Xian said without hesitation.
Bai Fengyao threw herself into his arms, grabbed his clothes, and cried loudly.
Xiao Xian patted her on the back, tried to persuade her, and lifted her house arrest.
Guangping walked in with a serious expression.
Xiao Xian patted her back soothingly and went outside with Guangping.
"explain!"
"A maid saw Cui Liu hanging herself in the woods in the backyard."
Xiao Xian's eyes tightened, "Let the coroner perform an autopsy."
He felt that it couldn't be such a coincidence that they had just found out that Cui Liu was the one responsible when she committed suicide.
If Cui Liu was really innocent, why did she commit suicide?
Could it be that Cui Liu is the ultimate mastermind?
But if she was the mastermind, why would Cui Liu hang herself?
This is totally inexplicable!
Guangping said, "Your Highness, we have to wait for the coroner to perform the autopsy. Perhaps it wasn't suicide, but murder to silence the witnesses!"
Xiao Xian's eyes were cold and gloomy, "Reexamine Caiju!"
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