Conan's physique? The Crown Princess is involved in a murder case again

The last time someone comforted him so patiently seemed to be the memory of when he was in Jiangnan. Xu Xingyin looked up at Jing Zhichen.

He is worthy of being the most handsome man in Dayan. His delicate and angular face is flawless, like a gift from heaven.

The afterglow of the setting sun broke in through the car window and fell on the tall figure of the man, making his usually sharp expression a little softer.

"Boom-thump-thump-"

Xu Xingyin heard it. The complex emotions that were hidden under layers of thick fog and were too complicated to explain seemed...

It's about to break out of the ground.

"what happened?"

Jing Zhichen's sudden question made Xu Xingyin look like a frightened child, her eyes wandering around. What was she thinking about just now?

After breathing a sigh of relief, Xu Xingyin turned his attention back to Jing Zhichen's hand and awkwardly changed the subject.

"The wound isn't that deep, but we can't take it lightly. I'll borrow a place to boil a bowl of medicine while we're having dinner. You'll feel more at ease after drinking it."

"Oh."

Jing Zhichen actually agreed obediently, then realized it belatedly and scolded him a few more times:

"Forget it this time, but don't be so reckless next time. If we were a step later, your life would be in danger."

Xu Xingyin knew he was in the wrong and nodded like a quail. Then he remembered to ask Jing Zhichen.

"Then how did Your Highness find me?"

"I saw the signal flare. After receiving your message that day, we had already deployed defenses along the way. On the way, we saw a woman quietly leaving the team. Without knowing what she was going to do, we sent a few people to follow her. Most of the troops followed the wedding procession all the way to Dong's Mansion. They were guarding outside and trying to find out the news inside, and they saw the signal flare I gave you."

When Jing Zhichen said this, he couldn't help but glared at Xu Xingyin, "Luckily you still remembered the flare, otherwise I'm afraid it would be useless for me to come here."

Xu Xingyin pouted in grievance, feeling a little scared when he thought about it.

That day, before Mei Hanrui called her in, Xu Xingyin gave the flare to Chunxiang in advance out of caution, and told Chunxiang that if Chunxiang was allowed to marry, she must take good care of Mei Hanrui.

If the other family wanted to drive them away or threaten them after Mei Hanrui got married, they would let her release the flare to send a message to themselves.

At that time, Xu Xingyin did not expect that Mei Hanrui would treat him like that. He originally thought that since Shuangyu was going to marry the county magistrate, she would naturally not have any dowry, so he persuaded Mei Hanrui to let Chunxiang accompany her as a dowry, and it would be the best way for him to sneak out of the villa and meet up with Jing Zhichen and others.

At that time, Xu Xingyin didn't know how Jing Zhichen would arrange it, and was afraid that Mei Hanrui and the others would be implicated if he was not careful.

If the other party found anything unusual in their house, they would naturally drive them away or threaten them, so as long as Chun Xiang fired a signal flare, they would rush in to rescue people in time.

However, he didn't expect that Xu Xingyin's momentary kindness would inadvertently leave himself a way to survive.

Xu Xingyin smiled and didn't dwell on the matter any more. Instead, he stood up and sat next to Jing Zhichen, carefully advising him.

"Your Highness is a person of great value, you should not go out alone to save people. If anything happens to you, we would not be able to chop off your father's head if we put our heads together."

"you……"

Jing Zhichen opened his mouth, as if he wanted to explain but found it difficult to speak. In the end, he simply swallowed his words and looked at Xu Xingyin obscurely.

The other party's meaningful look made Xu Xingyin very confused. After careful consideration, he finally reacted.

The Black Tiger Cavalry were standing so neatly every three steps outside, which showed that Jing Zhichen came well prepared and definitely did not rush in because he was busy and hasty.

There is only one possibility as to why those people did not come in to protect the emperor -

Jing Zhichen didn't allow them to come in.

I think Jing Zhichen was afraid that those people might bully him without caring about his life, which would make him look miserable at best and naked at worst.

He didn't want others to see his dishevelled and miserable appearance, so in order to preserve his face and reputation, he chose to take the risk alone.

In fact, Xu Xingyin was indeed smart enough to see through Jing Zhichen's thoughts.

Yes, at that moment, Jing Zhichen didn’t even think about whether it was safe or not, and he just rushed in, leaving everyone else outside.

If Xu Xingyin was really bullied by thieves, he would erase all traces before calling people in, allowing her to walk out openly and continue to live proudly.

It's like none of that filth had ever happened.

After realizing this, Xu Xingyin felt warm in her heart. She smiled at him with her eyebrows curved, and then she said:

"Anyway, thank you very much, Your Highness. I will never forget your life-saving grace."

Jing Zhichen turned his head away to avoid her sight and responded vaguely.

"Uh."

Xu Xingyin was used to Jing Zhichen's silence and felt that he was naturally cold and didn't want to talk any more, so he consciously ended the conversation.

He sat there motionless and without saying a word, feeling extremely bored. It just so happened that he had just stayed up all night, so he fell into a sleepy sleep the next moment.

When Xu Xingyin was awakened, the group had already arrived at the restaurant where they were going to have their meal.

Xu Xingyin opened his eyes dazedly and was about to get up to help Jing Zhichen get out of the carriage, but he saw that the man had already gotten out of the carriage before him.

She curled her lips and was about to complain that the man had no awareness of his illness, but when she lifted the curtain, she saw him standing tall on the bustling street, stretching out his uninjured hand towards her.

"Come down."

He said.

"Oh."

Xu Xingyin responded, hesitated for a moment, placed his hand in Jing Zhichen's palm, and slowly got off the carriage.

No one knew that her earlobes, hidden under her long hair, were so red that blood could drip out.

Jing Zhichen graciously booked the entire restaurant. They dined in a private room upstairs, while the downstairs was filled with their entourage.

After going upstairs, Jing Zhichen did not go directly into the box, but stood by the railing and looked silently at the restaurant lobby.

"Xu Xingyin."

Xu Xingyin was just wondering when she heard Jing Zhichen calling her suddenly.

"It's hard to imagine, actually... they are still children."

Following Jing Zhichen's gaze, in the hall, the usually serious Black Tiger Cavalry, Eastern Palace guards, and attendants all took their seats, playing together in groups of three or five, and after taking off their weapons, they all had childish faces.

"Some of them entered the palace when they were seven or eight years old. They suffered hardships beyond the reach of ordinary people before they were able to squeeze into the elite troops of the imperial city. At that time, the youngest was less than ten years old. But the struggle in the court was so cruel. Once they stood in the ranks of the Eastern Palace, their lives and deaths were entrusted to the Eastern Palace. Today, if those knives don't fall on the thieves, they will turn into sharp blades and fall on me and even them one day. This is my world, Xu Xingyin."