Abandoned by the best children? I just take out the space

Ye Xuan could tell that Duke Cheng'en's tone was a little unpleasant. It was obvious that some of the things the Queen did made him quite annoyed.

If the Queen was not from Duke Cheng'en's Mansion, if anything happened to her, Duke Cheng'en's Mansion would also be implicated. Duke Cheng'en would definitely find a way to get rid of the Queen and prevent her from harming the Crown Princess.

Unfortunately, the Queen is from the Cheng'en Mansion and has the Emperor's support behind her. Even if Cheng'en is extremely disgusted with and wary of the Queen, he cannot reach out to the Queen in a short period of time, lest he be targeted by the Emperor.

The emperor was not a kind-hearted person. In pursuit of immortality, he even used the lives of ordinary people as medicine.

Even if the civil and military officials were loyal to the emperor, what did it matter? As long as he needed them, they would become his medicine.

Duke Cheng'en understood the emperor's thoughts very well and knew how ruthless and cold-blooded he could be when he was cruel. So when he realized that the emperor was secretly supporting and indulging the queen, Duke Cheng'en had only one thought, which was to protect his daughter. He could not control anything else.

"The Queen is narrow-minded and has Your Majesty as her support. If she knew I wanted to abandon her, she would definitely do everything she could to get rid of me."

"Once I die, the Cheng'en Mansion will be like a thing without an owner. His Majesty and the Queen will definitely come up with some small plans. My two daughters have been spoiled by me. How can they recognize their calculations?"

When Duke Cheng'en said this, he felt very heavy-hearted.

"They are like fish on a chopping board, at the mercy of others."

After Lord Cheng'en finished speaking, Ye Xuan hadn't reacted yet. Yun Qiongying, who heard their conversation, couldn't hold back any more.

She immediately ran out, saying unhappily, "Dad, please stop looking down on me. Although my daughter and I were raised by you and loved by you, we are not fools who know nothing. How can we not tell the difference between others' calculations and good and bad?"

"My sister is right. Dad, you have to trust your daughters." The Crown Princess had noticed the change in Lord Cheng'en's mood before, but she didn't expect that his change was because he wanted to protect her and Yun Qiongying.

For a moment, the Crown Princess's mood became very complicated. When she walked in front of Duke Cheng'en, she hesitated for a long time before she uttered those words.

Duke Cheng'en noticed that the Crown Princess had a very complicated expression and he knew what she was thinking.

He sighed in his heart, but Cheng Engong said calmly: "Of course I believe you, but some things are not that simple. As your father, I have to consider it more."

After he said this, he looked at the Crown Princess intently, trying to discern some of her true emotions through her calm expression.

The Crown Princess seemed to be doubtful and repulsed by Duke Cheng'en, so she was able to control her expression and not let anyone see her emotions at all.

Duke Cheng'en didn't see anything on the Crown Princess's face. Not only did she not look disappointed, but she smiled with satisfaction instead.

What he was worried about was that the Crown Princess' emotions were too exposed, and anyone who came in front of her would be able to figure out her true emotions.

Now that he found that the Crown Princess was able to keep her emotions stable, Lord Cheng En felt happy and immediately said, "You don't have to worry about me. Some things are not as complicated as you think."

In order to prevent the Crown Princess from having wild thoughts, Lord Cheng En immediately changed the subject to Ye Xuan, "This is Lord Ye Xuan. He and the Crown Prince have been together in the Western Regions for some time. If you want to know about the Crown Prince's affairs in the Western Regions, you can talk to him."

When Ye Xuan heard Lord Cheng'en introduce himself like this, he was a little amused.

He shook his head and picked up the teacup to take a sip.

After a sip of the fragrant tea moistened his throat, Ye Xuan smiled and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince and I have indeed been together for a while, but because of a traitor Tu Yuanzhou, we didn't have the heart to talk."

"After that, news of Chen Changli's accident reached the Western Regions, and we were trying our best to hurry on our way. So if you want to ask me what the Crown Prince was thinking during the time he was in the Western Regions, I can't answer you."

Ye Xuan was very calm when he said this, as if he had guessed what the Crown Princess would ask and said something in advance to stop her from asking him any more questions.

Wan Shufang noticed his intention and couldn't help but look at him.

Seeing him smiling gently, like a kind-hearted elder who was indulging his naughty junior, Wan Shufang felt a stir in her heart and had an inexplicable suspicion.

She clenched her hands, her heart was surging and her thoughts were racing. Ye Xuan's words sounded like he was rejecting the Crown Princess's possible inquiries, but why did he say it so bluntly? Did he suspect that the words he was about to ask would embarrass him?

But why did Ye Xuan have such a guess? Didn’t he come here to inquire about what happened the night before?

Wan Shufang felt confused and wanted to ask something, but she was afraid that it would irritate Ye Xuan, so she swallowed some of her words back.

She just observed Ye Xuan silently, trying to get a glimpse of his thoughts through his calm expression.

Ye Xuan seemed to have sensed something and immediately looked up at Wan Shufang. Then, as if he was thinking of something, his gentle expression changed slightly.

Wan Shufang noticed the change in his eyes, and after a moment of silence, she finally asked, "Did Lord Ye come to Cheng'en Mansion today just to ask about what happened the night before?"

Ye Xuan said frankly: "Of course."

The Crown Princess couldn't help but feel a little puzzled when she heard this: "Except for a few people, no one knows what happened the night before. How can you be sure that we know? Lord Ye, you didn't send someone to keep an eye on us, did you?"

Narrowing her eyes dangerously, the Crown Princess speculated, "Or maybe you sent someone to keep an eye on Princess An Qing, and that's how you found out what she did."

"You came to ask us today because Princess An Qing did not come out of the palace, and you wanted to learn about the specific situation the night before from us."

"But what good will this do you? You should know that this matter involves Princess An Qing, who is charged with treason. If you are involved with her, your father will not care whether you are loyal to him or not. He will definitely suspect you because of her and marginalize you. In serious cases, you may even lose your life because of her."

The Crown Princess deliberately emphasized her tone in order to make Ye Xuan realize the seriousness of the problem.

Ye Xuan couldn't help but smile: "Crown Princess guessed correctly, I did send people to keep an eye on Princess An Qing, I know exactly what she did. The reason I came to ask you today is because I want to confirm one thing."

"But after what you said, I feel that there is no need to waste my time in front of you, because I have confirmed my guess in my heart."

Ye Xuan's words had a hint of riddle in them, and the Crown Princess was immediately attracted to it. She looked at him curiously and asked anxiously, "What is your guess? Does it have anything to do with me?"