Lu Xiaoxiao said angrily: "It's right that Earl Zhongqin has no offspring!"
"However, the wife of Marquis Zhongqin is really patient. She was able to endure the murder of her own son. She secretly avenged her son and dealt a fatal blow to Marquis Zhongqin, leaving him without an heir. But I think it's still not enough..."
Lu Xiaoxiao shook her head and asked quietly, "Since the wife of Marquis Zhongqin has already decided to commit suicide, why doesn't she just take Marquis Zhongqin with her?"
Well, it was indeed a bit vicious for her to think so, but that Uncle Zhongqin was such a scumbag, he was not worthy of being a husband and a father!
Xie Xi lowered his eyes and did not answer for a moment, but he noticed that her eyes were red with anger. He raised his hand and gently wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes. He sighed softly and said, "Before she died, the wife of the Marquis Zhongqin said that after she died, she did not want to see the Marquis Zhongqin again. She wanted him to live well and watch with his own eyes how the Marquis's mansion would decline without anyone to inherit it."
"He is the only one left in the line of Marquis Zhongqin. Now he is old and has no children to support him. Marquis Zhongqin's wife has long predicted that my father will take back the Marquisate sooner or later..."
After a pause, Xie Xi lowered his head and kissed her forehead, and said in a gentle tone: "Okay, don't talk about this anymore. I have already said that I don't want these dirty things to pollute your ears, but you refused to listen. Now you are feeling sad for the wife of the Earl of Zhongqin in front of me."
His little one is just too soft-hearted.
"I just couldn't help it for a moment."
Lu Xiaoxiao sniffed, buried her face in his arms, and said in a muffled voice: "Your Highness, when will you marry the Crown Princess?"
[Now that the cold poison in your Highness' body has been cured, and your Highness is in good health, I'm sure His Majesty will be eager to choose a crown princess for you, right? ]
It was only after hearing Luo Furong's words on the street today that Lu Xiaoxiao realized that the concubine sister was just a concubine, and she was just a good lady. His Highness would marry the Crown Princess sooner or later...
[When His Highness marries the Crown Princess, what should I do? ]
Lu Xiaoxiao felt a bitter feeling in her heart. Just thinking about it now made her feel so sad.
His Highness is so good, she doesn't want to share it with others.
"I won't marry."
Xie Xi knew what she was worried about. He had never planned to marry another woman as his crown princess. In his heart, Lu Xiaoxiao was his only wife.
Xie Xi gently pushed Lu Xiaoxiao away, and when he touched her tearful almond eyes, he felt heartbroken.
Xie Xi's eyes were gentle, staring straight into hers. His expression was serious, and he said slowly and steadily, "Don't worry, Xiaoxiao. I have already told my father that there will be no Crown Princess in the Crown Prince's Mansion."
Hearing this, Lu Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment, and it took her a while to come back to her senses, "But... will His Majesty agree?"
[No matter how much His Majesty loves Your Highness, there is no way he would agree to something like this, right? ]
[Or did His Highness agree to some condition from His Majesty? ]
"Father agrees."
Xie Xi nodded with a smile, which meant that his father would abdicate early and hand the throne to him.
Lu Xiaoxiao couldn't believe it, but His Highness wouldn't lie to her. She swallowed the words back and said, "Your Majesty is so kind."
"Ah."
Xie Xi responded softly, chuckled and said, "Xiaoxiao, you don't have to worry about this anymore. In my heart, there is only Xiaoxiao."
Caught off guard by the love words from His Highness, Lu Xiaoxiao's porcelain-white cheeks suddenly turned red again, but her almond-shaped eyes seemed to be filled with broken stars, staring at Xie Xi brightly: "In my heart, there is only Ah Xi."
"I know."
After all, he knew everything she was thinking.
The smile in Xie Xi's eyes became more and more intense.
Lu Xiaoxiao was stared at by him, and shyly looked away. She coughed lightly and pretended to be calm and said, "Your Highness, I have to continue grinding ink. You should focus on reviewing the memorials."
"it is good."
Xie Xi couldn't help but caress her cheek. His fingertips felt a slight warmth. He curled his lips and smiled, "Thank you for your hard work, Xiaoxiao."
"Do not--"
"Your Highness!"
Just as Lu Xiaoxiao was about to answer, she heard a knock on the door, and then the voice of Guard Mu Qing was heard outside: "Your Highness, Prime Minister Luo requests to see you."
"Come in."
Xie Xi said.
Hearing this, Lu Xiaoxiao quickly left Xie Xi's arms, stood obediently beside him grinding ink, pretending that nothing had happened.
Xie Xi glanced at her and shook his head helplessly.
With a creak, Mu Qing pushed open the door and walked in.
He lowered his head and said respectfully, "Your Highness, Prime Minister Luo and Miss Luo are waiting outside the mansion and have not come in yet."
"Seventeen and Eighteen have completed their missions and returned."
Xie Xi nodded: "First, let the housekeeper invite them into the house and serve them tea. Also, let Seventeen and Eighteen come to see me."
"Yes!"
Mu Qing responded and went out to look for Seventeen and Eighteen.
Lu Xiaoxiao: "Your Highness, Prime Minister Luo came to visit at this time, is it because of the incident that happened during the day?"
Xie Xi: "Such a ridiculous rumor has spread in the capital, and it came from the mouth of Miss Luo. Naturally, Prime Minister Luo has to come and apologize to me."
Lu Xiaoxiao: "Then why doesn't Your Highness go see Prime Minister Luo first?"
Xie Xi said meaningfully: "Don't worry."
He is the king and Luo Xiang is the minister. It is not a bad idea to let Luo Xiang wait for a while.
Lu Xiaoxiao thought about it seriously, but still didn't understand the deep meaning of His Highness' words.
Forget it, her little brain is almost confused, so she should just concentrate on grinding ink.
Xie Xi had no intention of explaining to her. He picked up another memorial and started reading it.
After a while, Seventeen, Eighteen and Mu Qing came in.
Xie Xi raised his eyes and moved his gaze away from the memorial: "Let me tell you about the situation first."
Seventeen nodded and said, "I and Eighteen will act separately. I went to the vicinity of Swallow Cloth Shop. After finding out the details of Swallow Cloth Shop, I drugged all the people in the shop, arrested them, interrogated them, and then sent them to the house on the left side of the west city."
Eighteen also spoke up: "I took the eight bodies and threw them into the yard, and set it on fire. The fire alarmed the residents nearby, and I took the opportunity to open the gate of the house. At that time, many people rushed in. When they saw the bodies, they were all scared and ran to report to the police..."
"Yeah, well done."
Xie Xi smiled and asked, "Have you seen the Princess of Yan come out?"
Eighteen shook his head and said, "The Princess of Yan State did not come out. The one in charge was General Li Zheng."
"Okay, I got it."
Once this matter gets out, the Princess of Yan will definitely restrain herself, but I don't know what she will do next.
Xie Xi: "During this period of time, the two of you will stay by Lu Liangyuan's side. Without my order, you are not allowed to leave without permission. Remember this?"
"Yes, I understand."
Seventeen and eighteen spoke at the same time.
From today on, they all have to stay by Lu Liangyuan's side and protect her.
Xie Xi: "Okay, you guys go out first, Mu Qing stay."
Mu Qing, who was planning to leave, suddenly stopped and stood aside with an expressionless face.
Xie Xi stood up only after he had reviewed five memorials.
Xie Xi noticed that Lu Xiaoxiao was yawning while grinding ink, and her little head was nodding, as if she was very sleepy. He felt a little distressed, so he raised his hand and rubbed her head, "Xiaoxiao, if you are sleepy, you should go to bed first. I will be back to accompany you soon."
"Ok?"
Hearing this, Lu Xiaoxiao instantly lost some of her sleepiness. She rubbed her eyes and said drowsily, "Your Highness, are you going to bed?"
"I am going to meet Luo Xiang and will be back later."
Then Xie Xi turned to Mu Qing and said, "Mu Qing, let the maid guarding outside come in."
Mu Qing went out and called Bai Zhi to come in and help Lu Liangyuan go to bed.
Lu Xiaoxiao originally wanted to go out with His Highness to meet Prime Minister Luo. After all, she was the person involved in the incident at Qianshafang during the day. If she was present, the girl from the Luo family would certainly not dare to talk nonsense again.
But now, she was really sleepy.
Lu Xiaoxiao covered her lips and couldn't help yawning. She was so sleepy that tears came out. Suddenly, she looked at Xie Xi with tears in her eyes: "Your Highness, I will rest first."
Xie Xi hummed softly and told Bai Zhi who was standing beside him: "Serve your master carefully."
Bai Zhi bowed her head and replied, "I obey your command."
……
After Xie Xi brought Mu Qing out of Jingxiang Courtyard, they went to the reception hall.
The housekeeper was waiting on the side, and Luo Xiang was holding a cup of tea, waiting patiently.
Luo Fangfei sat quietly, seemingly well-behaved, but she was secretly having other ideas in her mind.
It was not until two quarters after the evening that Prime Minister Luo saw the figure of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Luo Xiang immediately stood up and bowed to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince: "I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Luo Fangfei also stood up.
At this moment, she did not dare to look up, but bowed her head to salute His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and deliberately softened her voice, saying sweetly: "Your Highness, your Highness, is greeted by your servant Luo Fangfei."
However, the Crown Prince, whom she had always wanted to get close to, ignored her completely, didn't even glance at her, and just walked past her and sat in the middle seat.
Xie Xi raised his eyes to look at Luo Xiang, and said in a light tone: "Luo Xiang, there is no need to be polite."
As soon as he finished speaking, the butler brought a cup of hot tea and placed it on the tea table next to him.
Xie Xi picked up the teacup, lowered his head and took a sip, then said, "It's so late now, is Luo Xiang here to discuss something important with me?"
Luo Xiang pulled the corner of his lips and smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, I came here to apologize to Your Highness."
"Oh?"
Xie Xi looked puzzled, holding the teacup in his hand: "What exactly does Luo Xiang mean by this?"
"Fang Fei, kneel down!"
Luo Xiang shouted, and Luo Fangfei was startled. She quickly obeyed her uncle's wishes and knelt in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Xie Xi raised his eyebrows and remained silent for a moment.
Luo Xiang sighed and said, "Your Highness, I failed to discipline my niece. She is so ignorant that she offended the Concubine on the street today. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
Luo Fangfei bowed her head and said, "I am wrong, Your Highness, please forgive me!"
"I can't control this matter."
Xie Xi gave the housekeeper a look and said, "Go and ask the concubine to come over."
"Yes, Your Highness."
The housekeeper just turned around, and suddenly, he heard a clear female voice: "No need, the concubine is coming."
Concubine Xiao walked over slowly.
Green onion followed behind.
Seeing Concubine Xiao appear, Prime Minister Luo was not surprised. Instead, he calmly saluted Concubine Xiao.
Concubine Xiao walked to the side of Xie Xi, her beautiful eyes moving around, a faint smile on her pretty face. She lowered her head, looked at Luo Fangfei who was kneeling on the ground, and said in an ambiguous tone: "Raise your head and let me take a look."
There was a hint of coldness in his words.
Luo Fangfei shuddered all over, and suddenly remembered the slap she received for no reason at Qianshafang today. She instantly felt a little more afraid of Concubine Xiao.
Luo Fangfei slowly raised her head, and with just one glance, her eyes were instantly attracted by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sitting in the middle.
When she was in Jincheng, she had never seen a man as handsome as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, with a handsome face and extraordinary bearing.
No wonder my cousin had always been talking about becoming the Crown Princess. Now that she had met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, she was filled with joy and couldn't wait to get to know him and express her true feelings to him.
Noticing that burning gaze, Xie Xi frowned slightly, feeling displeased.
The girl from the Luo family is really shameless. She dares to stare at him like this in front of so many people.
Xie Xi clenched his fist and coughed lightly, his face cold: "My beloved concubine, this girl just said that she has offended me today and came here to apologize. What do you think, my beloved concubine?"
"No way."
Concubine Xiao's eyes darkened slightly. She deliberately took a step to the side and calmly blocked His Highness behind her.
Not only Xie Xi noticed Luo Fangfei's eyes, but Concubine Xiao also noticed it. In her heart, His Highness and Lu Xiaoxiao are a couple, and they cannot let some shameless people destroy their relationship.
Her sight was suddenly blocked by the concubine. Although Luo Fangfei was dissatisfied, she did not dare to say anything at this time.
She gritted her teeth secretly and made up her mind that one day, she would climb up and step on this prince's concubine!
Concubine Xiao had been staring at Luo Fangfei's face, and caught the viciousness in her eyes. She sneered, "Prime Minister Luo, I don't think this Miss Luo is willing to apologize to me."
"My daughter dare not."
Luo Fangfei's face froze.
Concubine Xiao snorted: "What's more, it wasn't her who offended me at that time, but another Miss Luo."
As soon as these words came out, Luo Lian hurriedly explained: "Please calm down, Concubine. My niece Furong was talking nonsense on the street and had no manners. I have locked her up and will not allow her to go out. That is why I asked her sister Fangfei to come to the Crown Prince's Mansion to plead guilty on her behalf."
As he spoke, Luo Xiang bowed again and promised solemnly: "Your Highness and Concubine, please rest assured that I will properly handle the rumors that spread in the capital today and will never involve Your Highness again."
"From now on, I will keep a close eye on Furong and will not let her say anything that offends His Highness and the Concubine!"
Xie Xi did not respond.
Concubine Xiao spoke up: "So, the two Miss Luo should be properly disciplined. Prime Minister Luo is busy with court affairs all day long, I'm afraid he has no time to discipline them."
"If Prime Minister Luo doesn't mind, I can go to the palace and ask my mother for a foster aunt to go to the Prime Minister's residence. What do you think?"
With the well-educated aunt watching over them, I'm afraid the two Miss Luo will be skinned alive.
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