After I became a passerby, I saved the villain's family

Jiang Ruoli packed up and followed Xiao Yujing to the dining hall.

Turning his head and looking out the window, he saw Burch still kneeling there.

Jiang Ruoli was very surprised.

What mistake did he make that he had to kneel all night?

Seeing that she was staring at Burch outside, Xiao Yujing reached out and picked up a lily pastry and put it on her plate.

"eat first."

"Oh."

Jiang Ruoli withdrew her gaze and started eating seriously.

Something is wrong. Something is really wrong.

Jiang Ruoli chewed a steamed dumpling and carefully recalled Xiao Yujing's every move this morning.

It felt like Xiao Yujing was different today than usual, but she couldn't tell what was different...

Xiao Yujing kept picking up food for her, and Jiang Ruoli almost ate too much for breakfast.

"That's enough, Your Highness. I can't eat any more!"

Jiang Ruoli took a bite of the biscuit, and seeing Xiao Yujing was about to pick something for her again, she quickly spoke up to stop him.

Xiao Yujing paused, and seeing that she really couldn't eat any more, he took back his chopsticks.

Jiang Ruoli let out a breath silently.

She chewed the biscuit slowly, finding it a little hard to swallow.

"What's wrong? It doesn't taste good?" Xiao Yujing saw that she was troubled while eating.

"No..." Jiang Ruoli said embarrassedly, "I feel a little full and can't eat anymore."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yujing reached out and took the remaining biscuits from her plate, then lowered his head and took a bite.

"Your Highness!" Jiang Ruoli exclaimed.

"what happened?"

"That...I just..." Already bitten it!

Jiang Ruoli pointed at the biscuit he was holding with an embarrassed look.

"You're talking about this." Xiao Yujing said indifferently, "You can't eat anymore, right? We can't waste it."

After saying that, he put the remaining biscuits into his mouth.

Ha ha.

Jiang Ruoli smiled awkwardly.

As long as you are happy...

At this time, the palace maid brought a bowl of rock sugar bird's nest porridge.

"Drink slowly, don't be in a hurry." Xiao Yujing reminded.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ruoli obediently took the bird's nest porridge even though she couldn't eat anymore.

Seeing her well-behaved appearance, Xiao Yujing couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips.

Jiang Ruoli took a spoon and slowly stirred the bird's nest in the bowl.

Her eyes caught the smile on Xiao Yujing's lips, and she reacted suddenly.

She knew something was wrong with him!

Since she saw him after getting up in the morning, he has been smiling!

"Your Highness, is there anything good happening today?" Jiang Ruoli asked.

"Why do you say that?"

Jiang Ruoli raised her finger and pointed at the corner of his lips, "You have been smiling since just now."

Xiao Yujing was stunned.

I didn't expect she would notice it.

He remembered that she said yesterday that he was like an ice cube, so he reminded himself to keep smiling when he was with her and try to give her a warm feeling.

"Why, don't I look good when I smile?" Xiao Yujing asked with a raised eyebrow.

Jiang Ruoli shook her head frantically.

How is that possible?

With your looks, you would definitely be the most handsome guy in modern times!

but......

[A villain should act like a villain. It's creepy to see him laughing like this every day...]

Xiao Yujing paused, then laughed out loud.

Jiang Ruoli was stunned by his smile.

"Your Highness?"

Xiao Yujing waved her hand to indicate that she was fine.

Jiang Ruoli was even more confused when she saw him pick up his chopsticks and start eating again.

Could it be that what happened with Kun and Gong last night irritated him?

Eunuch Wu was standing nearby, and seeing this scene, he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been trained as the heir to the throne since he was young. He cannot make any mistakes in anything he does and he is always tense.

It was the first time he saw His Highness laugh so freely and happily.

Eunuch Wu looked at Jiang Ruoli.

This Princess of Leping is really not a simple person...

Before the morning court session began, the news that the Southern Dynasty had colluded with the eunuchs in the palace to burn down the Kunhe Palace had spread widely in Kyoto.

In the court, all the officials were filled with righteous indignation and spoke eloquently.

The Southern Dynasty disregarded the friendship between the two countries and actually did such a evil thing when paying tribute to the capital. This is really intolerable.

"Your Majesty, this matter cannot be easily forgiven. The Southern Dynasty has hurt the mother of our country, Dacheng!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Southern Dynasty has gone too far this time. We absolutely cannot tolerate this!"

"Your Majesty, I request that you send troops to attack the Southern Dynasty!"

"Yes, send troops to attack them! We can't swallow this humiliation!"

Emperor Chengren looked at the noisy officials below with a worried look on his face.

"enough!"

Emperor Chengren shouted, and everyone below fell silent.

"You all think that this was done by the Southern Dynasty?" Emperor Chengren said coldly.

The officials below looked at each other in bewilderment.

Not the Southern Dynasty?

But didn’t the eunuch confess?

"Your Majesty, I have a different opinion."

Zhang Huaiyun walked out of the team and stood in the center of the hall.

"Your Majesty, ever since the late emperor recovered the Southern Dynasty, the Southern Dynasty has always lived in peace with our Dacheng Kingdom, and has never crossed the line in many years."

"So in my opinion, the Southern Dynasty has no sufficient reason to take action against the Queen and do such a thankless task."

"On the contrary, it is possible that the Northern Xin Kingdom ordered someone to set the fire because of the resentment caused by the palace banquet the other day."

Zhang Huaiyun said word by word.

"joke!"

An official stepped out from the line and retorted:

"The eunuch has confessed that he was ordered by the Southern Dynasty. Could it be that Lord Zhang is questioning the interrogation ability of the Imperial Guards?"

Zhang Huaiyun looked at the other party.

"Sir Zheng, I am not questioning the ability of the Royal Guards, but this case is really unbelievable."

He turned around and said respectfully to Emperor Chengren:

"Your Majesty, I have no intention of shielding the Southern Dynasty, but this matter concerns the diplomatic relations between the two countries. It would be a bit hasty to conclude that the Southern Dynasty was responsible based on the eunuch's words alone."

The officials who were originally filled with indignation gradually calmed down after hearing Zhang Huaiyun's analysis.

"Yes, if you think about it carefully, there is really no need for the Southern Dynasty to do this."

"Yes, the Southern Dynasty has always been honest and has never caused any trouble for us."

"Could it be that the Royal Guards really made a mistake in the trial?"

"That's not the case. Maybe the Southern Dynasty has other ideas..."

With just a few words from Zhang Huaiyun, the situation in the court was reversed.

Duke Jiang looked at Zhang Huaiyun with satisfaction.

Seeing that the Southern Dynasty was about to be cleared of blame, Lord Zheng spoke quickly:

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, it would be better to summon the envoys of the two countries and question them thoroughly."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Chengren looked at Zhang Huaiyun.

"Lord Zhang, what do you think?"

Zhang Huaiyun curled his lips, "Your Majesty, this case is full of doubts, so we must investigate it carefully."

Emperor Chengren nodded.

"Envoys from Xuannan Dynasty and Beixin Kingdom."

Eunuch Luo shouted:

"The envoys from Xuannan Dynasty and Beixin Kingdom came to the palace to meet the emperor—"

Early in the morning, the envoys of the Southern Dynasty received the news and came to wait outside the Xuanzheng Hall.

The envoys from the Northern Xin Kingdom also arrived at this time.