The mind-reading sick prince led me and the system to go crazy

One month later, in the Prince's Mansion in Shengjing City.

Qingshuyuan.

"Has Lu Fengyi come back?"

Having just returned from her parents' home, Concubine Xiao sat down and asked whether Lu Fengyi was in the mansion.

Qingcong, who was following beside him, bowed and replied, "Master, I went to Jingxiang Courtyard and didn't see Lu Fengyi return home."

As he spoke, a helpless look appeared on Qingcong's face.

For some reason, ever since Lu Fengyi left the Prince's Mansion, she could hear her master asking almost every day whether Lu Fengyi had returned home.

I don’t know when Lu Fengyi caught the eye of his master and made his master so concerned about when Lu Fengyi would return.

However, Lu Fengyi's leaving the mansion was indeed a bit strange. His master was the concubine in the Prince's mansion. Apart from His Highness, his master had the highest status. Why didn't Lu Fengyi come to Qingshuyuan to inform his master when he left the mansion?

Qingcong was deeply puzzled by this.

What’s more, on the second day after Lu Fengyi disappeared, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not in the palace either.

"Why haven't you come back yet?"

Hearing this, Concubine Xiao frowned slightly and murmured in a low voice: "It's been almost two months, and Lu Fengyi hasn't returned yet. Where did His Highness take Lu Fengyi?"

"Or has His Highness imprisoned Lu Fengyi?"

Thinking of this, Concubine Xiao's heart skipped a beat and she felt inexplicably complicated.

Qingcong listened to her master mumbling quietly, but she could not understand a word, so she asked in confusion: "What is the master talking about? Is there anything else I need you to do?"

"One thing."

Concubine Xiao quickly shook off the suspicion in her mind, straightened her face, and said seriously: "Qingcong, I asked you to find someone to find out the whereabouts of the eldest prince. Have you made any progress so far?"

On the surface, Lu Fengyi was a spy sent into the palace by Concubine Shu, but in fact, Lu Fengyi was loyal to His Highness.

Previously, Lu Fengyi's thoughts had helped her second brother and saved the Xiao family from a disaster, so she was indebted to the Xiao family.

Now that Lu Fengyi is not in Shengjing City, it is unknown whether Concubine Shu has heard any rumors and whether she will be suspicious of Lu Fengyi. Once Concubine Shu wants to take action against Lu Fengyi, it will be difficult to defend against it.

The eldest prince is the favorite of Concubine Shu. If Concubine Shu really wants to take action against Lu Fengyi, then only the eldest prince can hold Concubine Shu in check. Xiao Shuyi sent people to monitor the eldest prince because she wanted to get some useful information from him...

Qingcong: "In recent days, the eldest prince seems to be acting a little high-profile, frequently entering and leaving Yichun Tower."

"Yichun Tower?"

Concubine Xiao raised her eyebrows slightly and asked in confusion, "What is the eldest prince doing in Yichun Tower?"

"cough cough"

Qingcong blushed slightly, and said unnaturally, "Master, you don't know that Yichunlou is a dirty place for men to have fun outside. It was newly opened last month, and the owner behind it cannot be found yet."

Hearing this, Concubine Xiao frowned and said thoughtfully, "Something is not right."

Qingcong: "Master, have you thought of anything?"

"Ah."

Concubine Xiao did not hide it from Qingcong, "The Concubine Shu only has the eldest prince as her child. She has always been strict with him and is obsessed with competing with His Highness. If the eldest prince really frequently goes in and out of that kind of place, the Concubine Shu will not be able to ignore it."

The Concubine Shu has high hopes for the eldest prince, so how could she let him indulge in the pleasures of life all day long?

After hearing this, Qingcong's eyes suddenly lit up, and she suddenly said, "Master, you are really smart. How could I not have thought of this?"

"If I'm not smart, how could I be your master?"

Concubine Xiao deliberately glared at Qingcong, but the corners of her lips rose slightly.

Concubine Xiao tapped the table with her fingers, occasionally, and said calmly, "Okay, before His Highness and Lu Fengyi come back, we must first find out what arrangements the eldest prince wants to make in Yichun Tower."

"Yes, Master, I will go out and pass on the message."

After saying this, Qingcong wanted to turn around and leave, but before she took the first step, she heard her master calling again:

"Wait a minute."

Qingcong: "Master, do you have any other instructions?"

Concubine Xiao pondered for a moment and said, "Go tell Xi Que to go to the kitchen and bring today's dinner."

"Also, send a smart servant to the Xiao residence and tell the gatekeeper to ask the eldest young master to come over."

When Concubine Xiao returned to her parents' home today, she did not see her eldest brother return home. Her eldest brother was often away on business and was not seen all day. Even if she had something to discuss with her eldest brother, she could not find where he was discussing business.

Speaking of the eldest prince, Concubine Xiao suddenly thought of her eldest brother. Perhaps there was something she needed his help with.

Qingcong nodded and replied, "I understand. I will do it right away."

Concubine Xiao brushed her sleeves and said, "Go ahead."

Qingcong raised his foot and walked away quickly.

After she could no longer see Qingcong's back, Concubine Xiao slowly withdrew her gaze. She sat at the table, supporting her chin with one hand.

Suddenly I remembered that today when I was at home, I heard my parents mention that the eldest princess of Yan State was coming to Li State. Concubine Xiao always felt that the visitor had bad intentions, and I didn't know why the eldest princess of Yan State would want to come to Li State to celebrate His Majesty's birthday.

What's more, this happened at a time when relations between the two countries were extremely tense.

Could it be that the Princess of Yan really only came for His Majesty's birthday?

Concubine Xiao fell into deep thought and could not figure it out for a long time.

……

As the night deepens, the faint moonlight shines down, casting a faint glow.

The gates of Shengjing had long been closed, and only the city defense troops remained in the city.

After a while, a man came galloping on horseback and stopped outside the city gate.

The soldiers guarding the city gate shouted, "Who are you? The city gate is closed, you are not allowed to enter the city!"

"Prince, please return to the city and open the gate."

Mu Qing rode on the black horse, holding the token in one hand, and shouted loudly towards the city gate: "This is the token of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, please take it."

Before he finished speaking, and before the city guard who had scolded him earlier could react, Mu Qing mobilized his internal energy and threw the token in his hand upwards, landing it accurately in the man's hand.

The token fell into his hands. The city guard was stunned for a moment, but he quickly reacted.

With the help of moonlight, he reached out and asked his colleague standing beside him to check the authenticity of the token.

"It is indeed the identity token of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Open the city gate! Open the city gate quickly!"

The city guard holding the token came down from the city gate at a rapid pace and said to his colleagues guarding both sides of the city gate: "Hurry, hurry, the one waiting outside the city gate is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Upon hearing this, the two soldiers guarding the city gate did not dare to delay and quickly opened the gate.

At the same time, Xie Xi and Xie Jin had already arrived outside the city gate.

Following behind them were two carriages, a group of officials from Jiangnan, and General Liang and his elite troops.

A large group of people marched into the city.

It was now late at night. As soon as the prince came in, the city guards on both sides of the city gate immediately knelt down and lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at His Royal Highness the Prince.

Xie Xi, who was riding in front of them, glanced down at them, then quickly looked away and gently reminded them, "Thank you for your help, please close the city gate as soon as possible."

"Yes!"

It was rare to hear the Crown Prince's voice, and several city guards responded very loudly.

Xie Xi curled the corners of his lips and continued riding forward: "Let's go."

Xie Jin, who was following beside him, had a sullen expression and dark eyes.

After entering the city and walking halfway, Xie Xi turned around, looked up at Xie Jin, and said in a light tone: "The Crown Prince's Mansion and the Fourth Prince's Mansion are not on the same route, Fourth Brother, please go back home earlier."

Xie Jin did not refute. He looked at Xie Xi deeply, took two guards, and rode in another direction, but not to the Fourth Prince's Mansion.

Hearing the noise outside, Lu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but lift the curtain of the car. She leaned her head out and took a look, just in time to see the Fourth Prince's gradually receding back.

On the way back to the capital, the fourth prince behaved very well and did not do anything wrong. They also did not encounter any unfortunate assassinations, which allowed them to return to Shengjing smoothly...

There were several times when Lu Xiaoxiao secretly paid attention to the Fourth Prince, she couldn't help but wonder, could it be that the Fourth Prince really wanted to turn over a new leaf and not compete with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince anymore?

Until she returned to Beijing, she still couldn't guess what the Fourth Prince was thinking.

"Your Highness, have we arrived at the Prince's Mansion?"

Lu Xiaoxiao quickly collected her scattered thoughts and shouted towards the back of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Hearing this, Xie Xi pulled the reins, turned around, and came to the side of the carriage where Lu Xiaoxiao was. As soon as he approached, Xie Xi met her sparkling almond eyes. His expression softened instantly, and he stared at her straightly: "We haven't arrived yet, Xiaoxiao, are you tired?"

Lu Xiaoxiao nodded honestly.

[I have been traveling all night these past few days without stopping to rest. I feel like I am going to go bad. ]

[If I don’t return to the Prince’s Mansion, I really can’t stand this suffocating feeling. ]

Xie Xi: “…”

I didn't expect this to be the reason.

However, in order to get back to Shengjing as quickly as possible, he did give an order to rush back overnight without any rest.

It was his momentary negligence that he didn't expect Xiaoxiao would not be able to hold on.

"Speed ​​up and go back home."

Xie Xi said loudly.

"Yes."

The driver responded in a deep voice, flicked the whip, and the carriage moved forward quickly.

Xie Xi also quickened his pace.

Instead, it caused a lot of suffering for the officials in Jiangnan.

Walking all the way from Jiangning to Shengjing, the officials who once boasted of their noble and high status are now more embarrassed than each other, and have long lost their former glory.

Shi Weian became very silent.

Along the way, no matter how Jiang Pei'an provoked him, Shi Weian would only stare at Jiang Pei'an with his gloomy eyes and would not pay any attention to him.

After several attempts, Jiang Pei'an finally calmed down.

As for other officials, they would not speak before meeting the emperor, for fear that they would lose their rationality and say something they should not.

The city gate is quite far from the Prince’s Palace.

A quarter of an hour later, the carriage slowly stopped at the main gate of the Prince's Mansion.

Xie Xi should have brought these officials to the palace to report the situation to his father, but Lu Xiaoxiao had only been in the mansion for a short time and had been traveling with him. He was afraid that the servants in the mansion did not remember Lu Xiaoxiao's identity and might neglect her because of this. If he was watching, the servants would not dare to be disrespectful to her.

Even if you want to enter the palace, this little while won't hurt.

Xie Xi was the first to get off the horse and strode to the front of the carriage. He reached out and lifted the curtain, and saw Lu Xiaoxiao sitting in the carriage.

When she saw it was him, she seemed surprised.

Xie Xi pursed his lips, stretched out his hand towards her, and said gently: "Xiaoxiao, come down."

"it is good."

Lu Xiaoxiao came back to her senses, put her hand into his big hand, and with his strength, got off the carriage.

After staying in the carriage for a few days, Lu Xiaoxiao suddenly felt that the air outside was a lot fresher.

Then, Baizhi and Chenlu also slowly got out of the carriage.

Mu Qing, Xie San and Xie Si all dismounted.

When preparing to enter the mansion, Xie Xi suddenly stopped and told Xie San and Xie Si to wait outside the mansion and not to go in.

Mu Qing still followed behind His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with an expressionless face.

At this time, the butler heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had returned home and hurried over.

The butler had been wondering all day when His Highness would come back. When he really saw His Highness standing in front of him, he was so excited that tears came out. "This old servant greets His Highness. His Highness is finally back home!"

Seeing the housekeeper crying so hard that he almost had a stitch in his side, Xie Xi rubbed his brows, sighed helplessly, and said with a deliberately cold face: "Is the housekeeper crying so miserably because he saw me coming back?"

Lu Xiaoxiao: “…”

[Your Highness is really good at talking. Now the housekeeper really can’t cry even if she wants to. ]

The butler fell silent instantly.

Seeing him wiping his face carelessly, he quickly leaned forward and said respectfully: "Your Highness, please don't be angry. It was this old servant who was rude for a moment."

[I never thought that the butler's tears could be shed so easily. Just now, I saw the butler crying so hard that he almost had a stitch in his side. But because of a word from Your Highness, the tears on the butler's face disappeared without a trace.]

Xie Xi glanced at it calmly: "..." It seems, is it really so?

The butler had no idea that someone was secretly complaining about him in his heart. He looked at His Highness and said with a distressed look on his face, "Your Highness has just returned and there is no one to serve you. I believe Your Highness must be starving now. Please come into the house. I will tell the kitchen to make some dishes that Your Highness likes and send them over."

After hearing this, Lu Xiaoxiao fell silent.

[Does the butler not see me standing beside His Highness? If not, how could he have said that there was no one to serve His Highness? ]

[It seems that the butler only has eyes for Your Highness. ]

Hearing this, Xie Xi laughed. If he didn't speak up, Xiao Xiao would probably start to think about something else.

"The housekeeper doesn't have to be busy."

Xie Xi said, "I have to go to the palace later, so I won't go into the mansion yet."

"Lu Fengyi."

"?"

Lu Xiaoxiao was stunned.

Xie Xi smiled and called out, pushing her in front of the housekeeper, and ordered, "Housekeeper, send someone to light a lamp and follow Lu Fengyi back to Jingxiang Courtyard, and then arrange for the kitchen to prepare some light meals."

With His Highness's order, the butler noticed the woman standing next to His Highness.

The butler has been serving His Highness for many years, and he can still figure out a little bit of His Highness's thoughts. This is the first time he has seen His Highness take the initiative like this...