Chapter 227 Why not let her go?
When Xi Qingtong woke up, Prince An had disappeared without a trace. She immediately got up from the bed, but suddenly stopped again, feeling a dull pain in her lower abdomen. She quickly lowered her head to check, only to see that her waist and hips were covered with red marks.
“This Prince An!”
Even if Xi Qingtong was stupid, she could tell something was amiss. Who would need drugs for something so consensual? Combined with what she had heard before she passed out, Xi Qingtong couldn't help but shudder.
What is Prince An going to do?
However, before she had time to think about it, she noticed that the light in the room was dim. She looked at the window and it seemed that the sun was setting. Xi Qingtong had no time to think about anything else. She immediately got up and wiped her lower body. Fortunately, there was no bleeding.
"Good boy, try to do better..."
Now if she loses this child again, she dare not think about what she will face.
Xi Qingtong quickly dressed herself and did her makeup, trying her best to put everything in order, and hurried out of the villa. As for the maid that Prince An gave her, how could she dare to bring her back?
She walked in a hurry and didn't notice that an old woman in the distance was staring at her for a long time, and then she went into the courtyard.
Prince An had already sent people to investigate the matter of the twin sisters of the Xi family. Just when he got some information the next day, the door of the study was kicked open. It was his princess.
Princess An stormed into the study, angrily barking, "How dare your Highness! He even dared to touch the wife of the top scholar? That's Princess Zhao's twin sister!"
She hadn't forgotten how she had mocked the twin sisters before. She didn't like either of them! But that wasn't the most important thing. The important thing was that those two were of high status. How dare this damn man do that?
Prince An quickly stood up and bowed with a smile, "My beloved concubine, please calm down! Let me explain..." He carefully pulled the princess's sleeve, "What beauty do I have?"
"Don't dare?" Princess An shook off his hand. "Do you think my people are fools? They all saw it! Madam Song left your villa. Do you think you can still discuss court affairs with a mere woman?"
Seeing that he couldn't get away with it, Prince An had to change the subject. "I'm investigating a shocking secret..." He lowered his voice, "It concerns Princess Zhao..."
Princess An sneered: "Keep making it up!"
"Absolutely true!" Prince An whispered, "Madam Song herself said that she is Xi Qingtong. The former concubine, now Princess Zhao, is the one who grew up in the countryside!"
This message really worked, and Princess An immediately shifted her attention. "Really? What's going on?"
Prince An saw that she was already moved, so he took her into his arms and said in a low voice, "I have already sent people to investigate. My beloved concubine thinks that if we can expose this matter in public at the Emperor's birthday banquet...wouldn't it make Sixth Brother unforgettable for the rest of his life?"
Thinking of the revelation that Xiao Ji's princess was not a noble lady who grew up in the capital but a country girl, Princess An couldn't help but curl her lips, but then frowned: "But even if it is true, revealing it on a birthday party would make us look too gossipy... If we are talking about brotherhood, we should suppress it."
"My beloved concubine, this has reminded me." Prince An's eyes gleamed, and he clapped his hands and smiled, "Such a 'good deed' should naturally be done by my third brother."
He walked to the window and looked towards the Ning Palace. "Ever since Xiao Ji exposed the flood and corruption in the court and broke my third brother's wings, I hate him to the core. If he knew this handle..."
Princess An smiled knowingly, "Prince Ning will surely be eager to make trouble at the birthday banquet. All we have to do is sit back and watch the fight..."
"Not only that." Prince An turned around, revealing a calculating smile. "When they are both defeated, I will be able to..."
He made a handshake gesture, and the couple smiled at each other.
They seemed to have already witnessed the wonderful drama at the birthday banquet - Prince Ning's angry revelation, Princess Zhao's speechless defense, Prince Zhao's rage, and his humiliation in front of everyone...
Prince An couldn't wait to prepare his horse and go to Prince Ning's mansion. Prince Ning was overjoyed when he learned the secret. Even though he knew that Prince An intended to use him to kill someone, he didn't care.
His concubine's uncle, the prefect of Huaizhou, was detained in prison. With his wings clipped, he would have to collect tens of thousands of taels less silver every year. Cutting off someone's source of income was like killing his parents. Naturally, King Ning hated Xiao Ji to the core.
"Don't worry, I will send someone to the other courtyard to find out something."
In three days, it will be Father's birthday...
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On the second day, one of the maids serving Madam Zheng in the villa outside the capital was abducted. Fortunately, the palace soldiers had been sent to guard the place, so no more maids were lost.
As soon as the matter was reported, Xi Jianan's heart tightened. On the one hand, he reported to the government to find the maid and sent more soldiers to supervise. On the other hand, he found Xiao Ji Qingwu to tell him about the matter. Of course, he did not forget to go to the Song family to call his second daughter over.
Xiao Ji and Qing Wu arrived first. Xiao Ji pondered and said, "We don't see anything unusual here, but this matter is indeed strange. This maid disappeared from the other courtyard, and no kidnapper would dare to be so arrogant. It seems that someone has noticed the exchange. It has already happened, and the enemy is in the dark. We can only do our best to investigate and be prepared."
Xi Jianan's voice was also heavy. "Since the prince didn't leak this, then it could have been that evil girl. I've already sent someone to the Song family to invite her. I'll ask her later."
Hearing this, Qing Wu lowered his eyes and chuckled softly, his laughter tinged with sarcasm: "Even if it really is her, she may not admit it... Father, why don't you work with us to think of a pretext in advance and use the worst-case scenario."
Xi Jianan lowered his head slightly in shame. He did not dare to defend his second daughter, so he could only say: "Qingwu is right. The worst case scenario is——"
"Exposing this matter at the Emperor's birthday, saying that I was a girl who grew up in the countryside, without talent or virtue, making Ah Ji lose all face, and then charging the Xi family with the crime of deceiving the emperor!"
Qingwu took over and had already mentioned the worst outcome.
The room was silent for a moment. After a few breaths, Xi Jianan took a deep breath and said, "Then let's begin..."
However, they imagined many situations and discussed for a long time, but Xi Qingtong still did not arrive. When the servant who went to invite her finally came back, he brought the news that Xi Qingtong could not come.
"The second lady said that her fetus has been a little unstable recently and it is inconvenient for her to move."
But who couldn't see that this was just an excuse? Xi Jianan's face instantly turned pale. "I didn't ask her to come over here! I'm going to go to the Song family and ask her myself."
Qing Wu just smiled faintly and said nothing, but this smile did not even reach his eyes. Xi Qingtong was so evasive, it was hard to say that there was no ghost...
Xiao Ji didn't believe it either, and they didn't stop Xi Jianan. They just thought that his trip would be fruitless.
As expected, after the young couple returned, Xi Jianan went to the Song family in person, but did not get any useful information.
Xi Qing herself didn't even realize she had let the cat out of the bag the day before, so she naturally cried, "Dad, I really didn't say that... Even if I'm stupid, I know that without the Xi family, I'd be nothing..."
But Xi Jianan didn't soften his heart after hearing this, and continued to speak harshly: "If you really knew, you wouldn't have come up with such a stupid idea! It's simply too much... too much..."
However, seeing her clutching her belly pitifully, Xi Jianan lowered his voice again, suppressing his anger, "Until you give birth to the child, I will not argue with you!"
"Don't go to the palace banquet tomorrow!"
Xi Qingtong felt aggrieved when she heard this. She was not allowed to go? Why not let her go?
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