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"Ali, you don't need to pay attention to her."

Seeing Jinli's silent expression, Xuanyuan Ziqing felt extremely distressed and even more panicked.

Hearing this, Jinli looked up at Xuanyuan Ziqing, and tears suddenly fell from her eyes.

"Ah Li, don't cry, I will always protect you."

Xuanyuan Ziqing's heart ached, and she quickly and carefully wiped Jinli's tears, and took the initiative to take Jinli into her arms.

"Aww, brother Ziqing."

Jinli wrapped his arms around Xuanyuan Ziqing's waist and hugged him very tightly.Feeling the uneasiness of the little one in her arms, Xuanyuan Ziqing gently patted Jinli's back, comforting her silently.

After a long time, Jinli said in a hoarse voice, "Brother Ziqing, I'm sleepy."

The little man is tired of crying.

Xuanyuan Ziqing picked up Princess Jinli, walked to the inner room, and placed her on the bed.

Furui came next and helped take off Jinli's shoes, socks and coat, and covered her with a quilt.

Xuanyuan Ziqing sat beside the bed, held Jinli's cold little hand tightly, and said in a low and gentle voice, "If you are tired, take a good sleep."

"Ah."

Jinli smiled sweetly at him and then closed her eyes.

Fu Rui brought the basin and towel again.Xuanyuan Ziqing motioned for her to put it on the table, then wrung out the towel with his own hands and wiped Jinli's tears.

Fu Rui quietly retreated.

Xuanyuan Ziqing kept guarding Jinli until the girl's breathing stabilized and she fell into sleep, then he felt at ease.

Xuanyuan Ziqing looked at Jinli's peaceful sleeping face, his eyes full of tenderness and pity, and couldn't help but lean down and kiss Jinli's eyes cherishedly.

He won't make her cry again.

……

Li Hongxiang was grounded in Qingfeng Hall. Of course, with her injuries, she couldn't move even if she wasn't grounded.

That night Xuanyuan Ziqing came to Qinglin Hall to have dinner with Jinli again.

Jinli stopped suddenly while eating.

Xuanyuan Ziqing asked with concern: "Ah Li, what's wrong? Is the food not to your liking?"

Jinli shook his head and replied, "Of course not, the food in the palace is always very good. Does Brother Ziqing really not suspect that I did what Sister Chi said today?"

Xuanyuan Ziqing used serving chopsticks to pick up a small piece of crispy pork for Jinli and said, "Why do you need to interfere with this? If she doesn't like the food in the palace, she can eat outside. None of this is Ahli's fault, Ahli Ignore her."

But this is what she did on purpose.

Previously, she asked Furong to ask the kitchen to prepare light food for Li Hongxiang who had just fallen into the water. Furong also understood her intention very well.The kitchen was very restrained at first, but after Li Hongxiang became notorious, the servants naturally stopped taking her seriously.

At this time, Jinli's attitude contained an implicit instruction, so naturally there were those who wanted to please Jinli and rushed forward.

Jinli looked calm, finished eating the meat that Xuanyuan Ziqing brought, and suddenly said: "Brother Ziqing, I want to hand over the general affairs of the house to the housekeeper."

Xuanyuan Ziqing said patiently: "Ah Li, you really don't have to give in..."

"It's not about giving in." Jinli said quietly, "This was originally managed by the housekeeper. I wanted to share the burden for you in the past. Although it didn't seem to be of any help in the end. From now on...I will get married sooner or later, but It’s better to hand it back to the housekeeper as soon as possible, so as not to be too busy at the end of the day.”

For some reason, Xuanyuan Ziqing felt a little uncomfortable.He didn't seem to want Ah Li to marry someone else.Will anyone be able to take good care of his Ah Li?He was worried.

"Ah Li, you are still young. I was negligent in the past. In the future, the Brotherhood will keep a close eye on you to see if there is a suitable family. If you don't want to take care of the general affairs, just leave it to the housekeeper. I will be on your side. Now, no one can treat you badly."

Xuanyuan Ziqing said.

"Ah."

Jinli responded softly and then began to eat.

Xuanyuan Ziqing felt depressed and had no intention of eating, so she put down her chopsticks.After telling Jinli that he still had some official duties to finish, he had to leave first.

Jinli nodded: "Okay, brother Ziqing, don't go to bed too late."

Seeing that Jinli had no intention of staying, Xuanyuan Ziqing felt even more sour and turned around to leave the palace.

Xuanyuan Ziqing had no intention of working after returning to the study. Jinli's words, "Sooner or later, I will get married" still echoed in his mind.He didn't know what kind of state of mind he was in now. His thoughts were very confused. Whenever he thought of Jinli wearing a red wedding dress and walking towards another person, he felt an unbearable soreness in his chest.

I want to tie Ah Li to my side, and I want everyone who dares to covet her to disappear.

Xuanyuan Ziqing was stunned for a long time, and finally thought that he was probably overly nervous because he didn't want Jinli to be bullied.

The person who is qualified to spend the rest of his life with Ah Li must be good-looking, have the strength to protect her, and not take concubines. Ah Li can only be the one who loves and tolerates her.Ah Li is very squeamish. When she is unhappy, she must be coaxed...

-

Before Xuanyuan Ziqing started to select the young men in the capital who he thought were worthy of Jinli, when he went to court the next day, he found that General Chi's attitude towards him was particularly gentle, completely different from Li's usual business-like attitude.

Xuanyuan Ziqing originally thought that the general had heard about the incident in Prince Chen's Mansion and wanted to intercede for Chi Hongxiang, so he remained calm and ignored him.

It wasn't until after returning home that he heard a report from below that the General and Major General Chi came to visit together, accompanied by a matchmaker... He finally realized something.

Sure enough, after the two sides exchanged greetings, General Chi made his intention clear.

"Your Highness, we are already familiar with each other. I will tell you straight without talking nonsense. Yan'er has been admiring your sister for a long time. Today we are here specially to propose marriage. Miss Jin's parents are no longer here, so she wants to make the decision. That’s Your Highness.”

Although most people in this situation have a sister-in-law who is like a mother, and the sister-in-law handles the younger sister's marriage, General Chi obviously also knows that Chi Hongxiang is not very reliable.

Somehow, General Chi felt that the atmosphere in the hall was quiet and a bit eerie after he finished speaking. When he looked at Xuanyuan Ziqing's expression, he actually seemed to be somewhat condensed.

After a few minutes of silence, Xuanyuan Ziqing slowly spoke: "This matter... I have to ask Ah Li what he meant before he can give the general an answer."

General Chi felt that Jinli had no reason to dislike his son.Therefore, he wasn't too worried. Hearing Xuanyuan Ziqing say this, he stopped pestering him and stood up to leave.

Chi Yan, who was sitting on the side, stood up first and said to General Chi: "Dad, you go back first. I have something to say to the prince alone."

When he said the second half of the sentence, Chi Yan's eyes were already aimed at Xuanyuan Ziqing, who was not to be outdone, his deep eyes were fierce.

"it is good."

General Chi didn't interfere too much after hearing this. He patted Chi Yan on the shoulder and left the main hall of the palace with the matchmaker.

Only Chi Yan and Xuanyuan Ziqing were left, and the atmosphere in the hall became even more stagnant.

Perhaps it was because he came to accept the offer that Chi Yan always wore armor unlike usual. Although he was also wearing a girdle today, he looked particularly energetic and majestic.

Xuanyuan Ziqing's black python robe is no less impressive, with stunning appearance, cold domineering aura, and a bit of killing and decisive aura.

"I didn't expect His Majesty Prince Chen to have such thoughts about Ah Li."

Chi Yan felt that Xuanyuan Ziqing was a little too close to Jinli that day in Qingfeng Pavilion. Seeing Xuanyuan Ziqing's attitude today, he guessed something with his man's intuition.

Xuanyuan Ziqing only felt that the word "Ali" was particularly harsh when spoken by another man.

The moment General Chi proposed his intention to marry him, his unwillingness and rejection were so strong that Xuanyuan Ziqing also fully understood his feelings for Jinli.

Yes, Ah Li is so lovable and caring that he wouldn't trust anyone else, so why can't he take care of her by himself?

Xuanyuan Ziqing's expression did not change, but his words were particularly cold: "Since General Chi knows, please come back."

Chi Yan looked at Xuanyuan Ziqing's calm look and couldn't help but clench his fists and sneered: "The person Ah Li likes is me, why should I leave? On the other hand, Your Highness, when we were at the border, Chi admired your speed in using troops. Now I see Come on, you’re just a coward.”

After Chi Yan finished speaking, he turned around and left.

"Ah Li can't marry you. My father is already suspicious of me. It won't be safe for her to get married to the General's Mansion."

Xuanyuan Ziqing's warning voice came from behind.

Chi Yan stopped and said: "So this is what you think? Because of the situation, you asked Ah Li to be your concubine? Let her live in the shadow of the past all her life? I take back what I said before, Xuanyuan Ziqing, you simply Don’t love her.”

"I will make peace with Chi Hongxiang."

Xuanyuan Ziqing stated in a calm tone.

Chi Yan looked at Xuanyuan Ziqing in disbelief and said, "What did you say? Do you know that after you and Hongxiang reconciled and you married Ah Li, what would others think of Ah Li?"

Chi Hongxiang had been clamoring to reconcile with Xuanyuan Ziqing before, so Chi Yan didn't care much about Chi Hongxiang.Instead, I felt that this was just what Chi Hongxiang wanted, and she might still pester the prince like before the marriage.

But Jinli is different.

If Xuanyuan Ziqing really did this, how much criticism would she have to endure?Those who don't know the truth will think that Jinli was the one who got in the way and later came to power and squeezed Chi Hongxiang away.

"I will protect her, so I don't have to worry about Major General Chi."

Xuanyuan Ziqing still looked indifferent and indifferent.

Chi Yan gritted his teeth and sneered, and walked out without talking to him anymore.

The person Ah Li likes may not necessarily be Xuanyuan Ziqing, a person who wears the name of a sworn brother but has dirty thoughts.

They wait and see.

It wasn't until Chi Yan completely left that Xuanyuan Ziqing lost his composure.The veins of the hands hidden in the sleeves were already exposed, and the nails dug into the palms, leaving traces of marks.

He closed his eyes to calm down his confusion, and then walked out of the main hall, intending to go to Qinglin Hall where Jinli was...

He didn't know how to explain his feelings to her, or whether she really liked Chi Yan, but sooner or later these things had to be faced by himself.

When he arrived at Qinglin Hall, his servants told him that Jinli had gone to Qingfeng Hall to visit the princess.

Xuanyuan Ziqing frowned. Didn't he say that she didn't need to pay attention to Chi Hongxiang anymore?What to do if you get injured again.

Without hesitation, he went to Qingfeng Hall.

-

Li Hongxiang was almost furious.

When she heard that Jinli was coming to visit, she turned away the door without even thinking.As a result, everyone in Qingfeng Hall thought she was dead and did not listen to her at all. Jinli walked directly to the door of the room as if she was in a deserted place.Qing'er alone couldn't stop them at all.Then the sight of her being seriously injured and lying on the bed completely fell into Jinli's eyes.

It was hard for her not to become angry: "Are you done reading it? Get out of here when you're done reading it!"

Jinli didn't understand why and said, "What is Sister Chi talking about? Why can't Ah Li understand so well? I came here specifically to see how your injury was doing, and I specifically asked the kitchen to make lotus seed soup..."

"That's enough! Put away your hypocritical kindness. Why do you pretend to be pitiful with me? Just because Xuanyuan Ziqing can't understand doesn't mean that I will believe your pretense."

Li Hongxiang's eyes were filled with resentment, and her words were particularly cold.Jinli's pitiful face always reminded her of that bitch in her previous life.At first, like the original owner, she easily believed in the harmless appearance of people like them, but what was the result?Ah.

"Why does Sister Chi think like this?" Jinli said a little hurt.

Li Hongxiang was so confused that no matter what she said, this woman would always look so flawless and pitiful.She is much higher in rank than her sister from the General's Palace.

"Don't you just like Xuanyuan Ziqing? Just leave me to you. I don't care about anything you ask for. You'd better not make such trouble in front of me, otherwise, as long as I don't abdicate for one day, you Jinli will always be a concubine, a third party intervening in other people's marriages."

Li Hongxiang said sharply.

Jinli lowered his eyes slightly and replied in a low voice: "But why does Sister Chi conclude that I have such thoughts about my adopted brother? You also said that marrying your adopted brother means being a concubine, why should I be so mean? Own."

Li Hongxiang smiled and said: "You are smart, of course you will not wrong yourself. Isn't the purpose of what you do is to push me out of position?"

Jinli suddenly raised his head, looked directly at Li Hongxiang and said, "But sister Chi, don't forget how much you hated and rejected your adopted brother in the past. It was you who made the noise every day to get divorced, and now you consider yourself a princess, no? Do you think it's ridiculous? What qualifications do you have to despise me for nothing?"

Li Hongxiang choked and said in a reluctant tone: "So what? But I am Princess Chen in name only, and I have not abdicated. What you do is a shameless mistress."

Jinli laughed angrily: "Sister Chi, tell me what did I do? My sworn brother and I are innocent. You have lost your memory. I can't help it unless I was hypocritical in my treatment of you, but now Sister Chi is indeed very different from the past. My repeated forbearance is just a nostalgia for the past friendship with Sister Chi. As of now, I will no longer care about Sister Chi's affairs."

Li Hongxiang felt guilty after being told by Jinli.She did feel that Jinli was not a good person almost from the first time she met her. Could it be that the original owner and Jinli were really good friends?

impossible.

Li Hongxiang didn't believe that someone in this world could be so kind and innocent.The suffering she was suffering now and the vegetarian dishes she had eaten before were not fake. Wasn't this all Jinli's fault?

Li Hongxiang asked: "Do you dare to say that you have never had feelings for Xuanyuan Ziqing?"

But, could she have discovered something?Is she deliberately testing herself?Jinli realized that she was no longer Chi Hongxiang, so she deliberately targeted herself?

Li Hongxiang bit her lip.

Anyway, this body is the real original owner, so even if they have doubts, they can't find anything.