When Xiao Xian thought of the person behind Bai Fengyao, a dark color flashed across his eyes.
"Grandmother, I'm afraid I can't help you pick flowers from the Imperial Garden!"
The Empress Dowager waved her hand, "Business is more important."
She has been in this palace for decades and has seen countless secrets. It is impossible for Bai Fengyao to fake her death and escape by herself.
"Grandmother, I need to take Li'er with me!"
The reason why the Empress Dowager mentioned that she wanted to see the flowers in the Imperial Garden was to create an opportunity for Qu Li and Xiao Xian to be alone.
These two people went together, so they were alone.
Moreover, she thought Qu Li was a person of good character. She would definitely not be petty when it came to serious matters. Perhaps, the incident with Bai Fengyao could be an opportunity for the two to reconcile.
"Go!"
"I want to go too!" Changle held Qu Li's arm like a dog-skin plaster.
The Empress Dowager sighed helplessly, "You usually chatter like honey! I'm so seriously ill this time, and you haven't even been by my side!"
Changle pouted, his eyes filled with grievance.
"Just stay here with me."
Nanny Han smiled and said, "The Princess of Changle County has always been a person with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. She is also very filial to the Empress Dowager. She will definitely stay and accompany the Empress Dowager!"
Changle snorted unhappily. "Alright, alright! I'll stay and take care of the Empress Dowager! Seventh cousin, don't worry! I'll definitely stay with you all the time! If you see Ruo Wei, explain everything to her!"
"Ruo Wei is not a petty person!" Qu Li smiled.
"Seventh cousin, if you dare to bully Seventh cousin's wife, I will not let you off with my whip!"
A faint smile appeared on Xiao Xian's lips, and he joked: "Who would dare to marry you in the future if you are so fierce?"
"you--"
"Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Let's go now." Xiao Xian suppressed his smile and looked at Qu Li. "Let's go now and have some snacks on the way?"
"Um."
Looking at their backs, the Empress Dowager smiled with satisfaction and said, "What a match made in heaven!"
Changle was in a gloomy mood.
Qu Li could not possibly forgive Xiao Xian, let alone compromise.
It is said that serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. No matter how much the Empress Dowager likes her now, if she disobeys the Empress Dowager in the future, the harm she will suffer will surely be doubled.
"Who said she wasn't? The princess is truly a wonderful person!" Nanny Gong said in a low voice as she served the empress dowager honey water.
"Changle, what are you thinking about?" The Empress Dowager glanced over with the corner of her eye, frowning slightly.
Changle came back to her senses and cautiously tested her: "Empress Dowager, my seventh cousin is indeed a rare good man, but, your seventh cousin's wife is also very outstanding!"
"What exactly do you want to say?" The Queen Mother's eyes suddenly became sharp.
Changle pursed her lips. "If I were my seventh cousin's wife, and my seventh cousin hurt me like that for Bai Fengyao, I would definitely not forgive him! I might even kick him out!"
It was the first time that Nanny Han and Nanny Gong heard such shocking words. They looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.
The wrinkles between the Empress Dowager's brows deepened, and she asked solemnly, "Is this your own idea, or Qu Li's?"
Changle's heart skipped a beat. "Of course it's mine!"
The Empress Dowager nodded. "You are the county lord, and Qu Li is just an orphan who has severed ties with her family."
Changle became more and more uneasy.
She just wanted to help her seventh cousin-in-law test the Empress Dowager's thoughts, but she never expected that her good intentions would lead to bad consequences!
"This couple is like lips and teeth, inseparable, yet easily rubbed against each other. Although Qu Li is angry now, I see that Ah Xian is also sincerely apologizing. Sooner or later, they will reconcile!"
Changle pulled her lips stiffly, afraid of causing trouble for Qu Li, so she simply shut her mouth.
On the other side, Xiao Xian and Qu Li got on the carriage, and the carriage stopped halfway through the journey.
Xiao Xian lifted the curtain and took a food box from Guangping.
“Eat it while it’s hot.”
Qu Li frowned and looked at him, "I'm not hungry!"
His handsome face instantly turned ashen, “If you don’t eat it, it’s thrown away!”
"Ha! He is indeed a scumbag with a bad temper." Qu Li said in a low voice.
Xiao Xian's ears moved slightly, but he was not angry. Instead, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
"There's a saying: Marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog!"
Qu Li sneered and didn't respond.
The atmosphere in the carriage was a bit depressing, but Qu Li finally ate something. After all, wasting food was a crime.
The one who was wrong was the scumbag Xiao Xian, not these exquisite foods.
Xiao Xian was extremely upset.
Her reaction was completely different from what he had expected.
Generally, women will eat with him, and then, after chatting and laughing, most of the previous conflicts will disappear.
But she was only concerned with eating and drinking, with only food in her eyes, and she couldn't see her husband at all!
After eating and drinking, the carriage happened to stop outside the Bai Mansion.
Even though Xiao Xian said that what Bai Fengyao did had nothing to do with the Bai family, it still damaged the reputation of the Bai family.
Many people were standing outside the Bai Mansion, pointing and talking.
When they saw the carriage stop and the logo was from Prince Chen's Mansion, they all looked curious and watched the show.
Qu Li got off the carriage, and the gatekeeper went in to report.
Mrs. Bai immediately asked the nanny beside her to come out and invite them.
When they saw Xiao Xian, the expressions of the Bai family became somewhat complicated.
"Prince Chen, we are not aware of Bai Fengyao's actions. You sent the Guangping guards here before, and you have made it very clear that Bai Fengyao has nothing to do with the Bai Mansion. Could it be that you..."
Bai Zhonghe, Bai's father, was about to say "go back on your word" but was interrupted by Xiao Xian: "This prince always keeps his word! Bai Fengyao's affairs have nothing to do with the Bai Mansion!"
"Prince Chen, please don't blame the master. He has always been a straightforward person! Now, the Bai family is almost drowned in saliva because of Bai Fengyao! Ruowei has not married yet and has not seen anyone. What should Ruowei do?" Mrs. Bai loves her daughter dearly. As she spoke, tears rolled down her cheeks.
Qu Li stepped forward and comforted Mrs. Bai.
"Mrs. Bai, if you truly love and care about someone, you will never care about these false names! Besides, Bai Fengyao is Bai Fengyao, and Ruo Wei is Ruo Wei!"
"That being said, but..." Mrs. Bai sighed.
Bai Ruowei comforted her: "Mom, I'm not as fragile as you think!"
At the Grand Princess' birthday banquet, the disgust in the eyes of those young men when they heard that her appearance was ruined was like a knife piercing her heart. Even if those men came to ask for her hand in marriage, she would never marry!
Xiao Xian asked about the location of Bai Fengyao's grave.
Because she brought shame to the Bai family, Bai Zhonghe decided not to bury her in the Bai family's ancestral tomb, but simply buried her at the foot of a barren mountain.
About half an hour later, Xiao Xian and Qu Li arrived at Bai Fengyao's grave.
"Dig!" Xiao Xian said coldly.
Guangping led his men to dig quickly.
Because it was a new grave, the soil was relatively soft and the coffin was soon exposed.
It wasn't a top-quality coffin, which showed how disappointed the Bai family was with Bai Fengyao.
"open!"
Following Xiao Xian's order, the coffin lid slowly opened...
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