"Besides, what good can I get from causing trouble during the autumn hunt? Please think carefully, my lady. What if this person is targeting you and me? If this happens, the princess will be ill, and I will be driven out of the palace, or even lose my life."

"Your Highness, please think about these carefully."

After Lin Xi said these words, he stopped talking and stood in front of Princess Wang Ling.

The series of words had made Princess Wang Ling a little overwhelmed. She was still thinking about what Lin Xi had just said, and was a little surprised at her calmness. After all, she could still treat herself calmly under such circumstances. Her impression of Lin Xi became different again.

Her father had told her that people like them were rare in this world, and their character was definitely to be relied upon by others.

Princess Wang Ling's expression also changed. Originally, she went to have a drink with Lin Xi just to see if she was so noble that she could remain calm when she saw her.

After seeing it, she made her own judgment in her heart.

She and Chen Xun are truly a perfect match.

Thinking of this, she turned her head again, slowly propped herself up, and her gaze returned to Chen Xun.

Lin Xi also saw her gaze, and looking at the pale-faced Princess Wang Ling, she said softly: "If I had to harm the princess, why would I do it at this time? Under the current circumstances, if something happened to the princess, how could I escape responsibility? Moreover, how could I know that the princess would come to me at that time to drink? And how could I have prepared poison so early?"

This sentence is true after all.

Chen Xun also turned his head. His expression did not change much, but even Princess Wang Ling could see the approval in his eyes. It was because she saw that even Chen Xun had strange feelings towards her that she felt more and more uncomfortable in her heart and even wanted to do something.

She would not accept being bullied by someone like this using her power.

Princess Wang Ling is spoiled, but she has her own temper. The more she is like Lin Xi, the more unwilling she is to use power to force her to bow her head. What she wants is for her to be convinced.

"Since you have said this, I will let this matter go. However, I will not talk to His Majesty and the Queen about this matter. You can explain it yourself."

Princess Wang Ling also listened to what Lin Xi said. How could she not have seen the twists and turns here in the palace?

Use her as a gun and see if she is willing.

When she thought of this, she hated the murderer even more.

Lin Xi knew that this was because Princess Wang Ling did not want to pursue her fault.

Chen Xun's lips curled slightly as he met Lin Xi's gaze. He knew clearly that she had a clever tongue and could bring the dead back to life, but every time he saw it with his own eyes, his heart would always tremble.

Princess Wang Ling has just arrived in Kyoto and is going on an autumn hunt with His Majesty. It would be bad if something happened at this time.

She understood, and Lin Xi understood too.

Chen Xun thought so in his heart, but he looked at Lin Xi's thin face.

Want to keep things peaceful?

But, is she just going to suffer this injustice in vain?

Soon, the Queen Mother appeared here. She glanced at Lin Xi and then sat down next to Princess Wang Ling.

His Majesty's arrival here was a grand event, and the Empress's personal concern naturally showed her importance to Princess Wang Ling.

The queen wanted to punish Lin Xi, but her intention was soon noticed by Chen Xun. He stood in front of Lin Xi and blocked Lin Xi with his broad back. He said in a cold voice: "Your Majesty, this is my fault. It was because of my negligence that the princess suffered a great crime."

Hearing this, the Queen turned her head and looked at Princess Wang Ling. Now that Chen Xun had stepped forward and taken the blame, it was not easy for her to intervene in the matter of punishing the ministers. This matter was indeed a tricky one for her.

But she also naturally discovered that Chen Xun was protecting Lin Xi, and this discovery made her realize something was wrong.

However, looking at Lin Xi standing behind Chen Xun, with her head lowered, her eyes sharp and her appearance calm and composed, she was exactly the same as Chen Xun, which made her wonder, could it be that these two had met each other before?

The queen suddenly laughed, and then held Princess Wang Ling's hand tightly, and said, "I was negligent in this matter. I should have let you have a good rest during this period of time."

"Your Majesty, it was just an accident. Besides, I'm much better now." Princess Wang Ling smiled and said nothing.

The Queen just smiled and said no more.

After seeing Princess Wang Ling, the queen returned to her tent. Seeing Changsun Changhua serving in the tent with her brows lowered, she asked with deep eyes, "Where did you go today?"

Although she brought Zhangsun Changhua to the Autumn Examination, she was reluctant to let her go out. She knew in her heart that this child was proud, otherwise how could she be willing to stay in the palace for so many years.

"Your Majesty, I have not gone anywhere today." Changsun Changhua knelt in front of the Queen with a respectful attitude.

The queen smiled faintly and signaled to her maid with her eyes. The maid understood and walked to Changsun Changhua, lowered her head and looked at her, saying, "Miss Changsun, I'm sorry."

After saying that, she slapped her hard.

This slap was a warning to her.

"Perhaps, your methods made everyone think that the Ruan family might have done what happened today, but you forgot to deal with the maid next to you. She was the one who helped you with the work, so she naturally knew that you did it."

Today, the Queen Mother felt that Zhangsun Changhua was too calm, so calm that she found something unusual, so she sent someone to follow her to see what she was going to do. Unexpectedly, she happened to see her about to attack Lin Xi.

Fortunately, she was sure that she did not poison Lin Xi, so she just gave up.

"Today's incident was supposed to be traced back to you. Do you really think that no one will investigate? Are those people around Wang Ling vegetarians?"

The Queen's tone became sharp, and her eyes were full of disappointment when she looked at Changsun Changhua.

Changsun Changhua didn't expect that she just wanted to teach Lin Xi a lesson, but she didn't expect that she could actually escape danger. She didn't know what to say for a moment.

The queen was even more disappointed, so she said directly: "If you can handle this matter cleanly, I will still look up to you. Now it has become like this, and you still want me to help you clean up the mess. Do you still want to get a higher position?"

Upon hearing this, Chang Sun Chang Hua's face turned pale, "My Queen, Aunt, I am not..."

"Don't talk so much. If you have dirty hands and feet, you will only harm the people around you."

As soon as these words were spoken, Changsun Changhua's face turned pale. She already knew that the maid beside her did not come back not because the task was accomplished, but because she had been punished by her aunt.

She looked at her aunt in front of her and felt very scared. After all, in her heart, she always felt that her aunt was indecisive and soft-hearted, which was why Concubine Ruan had been bullying her for so many years.

Unexpectedly, she really underestimated her aunt.

Being able to live in the palace for so many years and even maintain his position firmly, how can such means be underestimated?

"Aunt, Changhua is wrong."

Changsun Changhua immediately lowered his head without any hesitation.

"In the final analysis, it's not that I don't want you to be the prince's wife, but the prince doesn't want to. This is one reason. His Majesty doesn't like the prince. If the prince marries you, no one else in the court will marry the daughter of an important official. Do you understand?"

The Queen viewed the Crown Prince's marriage as a bargaining chip. If she was going to marry, she had to marry the person who could help her the most. She had long known that the side branches of her mother's family were useless, so how could she let Changsun Changhua become the Crown Prince's wife?

This sentence has made it very clear. Changsun Changhua understands that his aunt, although she looks harmless on the surface, is actually more powerful than anyone else in her heart.

However, she still didn't understand in her heart why she valued Lin Xi so much.

"Being looked up to is not a good thing."

The queen saw the confusion in her eyes and spoke directly.

However, Lin Xi waited until the queen left before following Chen Xun and leaving.

Chen Xun grabbed Lin Xi next to the stable.

He looked at Lin Xi's indifferent expression, and suddenly noticed something in her heart, so he patiently asked: "What's wrong with you? Are you wronged and feel uncomfortable?"

Lin Xi didn't speak immediately after hearing this, but just looked at his face carefully. His appearance was actually not inferior to others in the capital. "No."

But to Chen Xun, these three words sounded like a strange tone.

"What's wrong with you?" Chen Xun looked at her, his heart tightening. Could it be that she was still upset because of what happened just now? He quickly said, "I will help you investigate this matter."

Lin Xi shook his head and interrupted Lin Xi's words, and said with clear eyes: "No, I have my own judgment on this matter."

In fact, the people who wanted to harm her were always those few people. If she investigated, she would definitely be able to continue the investigation. However, she was more worried that the people among them might be from Huainan Prefecture.

If that's the case, that's a tricky thing.

"You, are you really not upset?" Chen Xun saw her expression and seemed unmoved, so he continued, "I will give you an explanation for this matter."

He didn't believe it. If it was man-made, how could there be no clues?

Lin Xi shook his head and said to her, "Even if they find out, so what? Princess Wang Ling herself won't investigate this matter, so why is it my turn now?"

Hearing Lin Xi say this, Chen Xun pursed his lips and said nothing.

She handled things so well that Chen Xun suddenly became afraid. He was afraid that someone else would take a fancy to her and that she would be secretly taken away before he could marry her home. Once this thought took root in his heart, it was like a seed falling to the ground and being nourished by nutrients. It immediately began to take root and sprout, and turned into a towering tree.

"You should go and take care of Princess Wang Ling!"

After saying this, Lin Xi left.

Chen Xun was confused. Why was he taking care of Princess Wang Ling?

However, before he could say anything, Lin Xi left in a hurry.

He looked at Lin Xi's thin back and smiled absentmindedly.

Lin Xi originally wanted to change her clothes, but she met Shen Qingran who had been waiting for her, so she said to her, "Qingran, I'm fine."

Shen Qingran looked anxious. After all, Princess Wang Ling was of such a high status that it was not easy to offend her. Everyone knew about this, but many people did not dare to speak out.

"You'd better write less about contact with the princess now." Shen Qingran couldn't help but nag.

Lin Xi fell silent for a rare moment, but she quickly put those thoughts out of her mind. After being reborn, she didn't want to waste her life just on one man.

"Qingran, my matter is not that serious after all, but it's your sister's business, so you have to deal with it anyway." Lin Xi said.

As soon as she finished speaking, the Queen sent someone to tell her that she could enter and leave the palace as she pleased.

This is a great grace.

Even Shen Qingran was surprised. How could the Queen give such grace to a female official who served beside Cai Dao?

At night the banquet was held.

Lin Xi was sitting at the very end, but her eyes were always searching for people from Huainan Prefecture. She heard that Huainan Prefecture had sent someone over this time, but she didn't know who this person was.

Under the current circumstances, no one knows what will happen.

It was not a good thing for the position of Crown Princess to remain vacant. The eldest princess suddenly spoke up and said to His Majesty, "It is an auspicious day in autumn, so we should appoint the Crown Princess as soon as possible to stabilize the country and appease the people."

As soon as these words were spoken, many people from the Da Chen clan came out and responded in unison. In fact, the eldest princess saw what His Majesty meant, so she took the initiative to speak out what His Majesty was thinking. Naturally, these ministers also saw through this matter, and since the eldest princess took the lead, these ministers followed suit.

His Majesty put down his chopsticks, looked at the Crown Prince, and asked the Princess cheerfully, "Since the eldest sister has said so, how about nominating a few candidates?"

Hearing His Majesty's words, Lin Xi's heart instantly became worried about Qingran. The many noble ladies at the banquet instantly turned their eyes to the eldest princess. They all hoped that such a good thing could happen to them.

However, this candidate had naturally been selected long ago, so how could he suddenly mention someone at this time?

Lin Xi saw Chen Xun out of the corner of his eye, and saw that he was still drinking, and suddenly an idea popped into his mind.

Could it be that this person is Qingran?

The two of them stared at each other across a long aisle. He raised his glass with a very small movement, the corners of his lips slightly curved, and he murmured a few words softly.

Lin Xi understood.

We’ll talk about that later.

Raise a glass to the bright moon.

Lin Xi was not as relaxed as he was. She was worried that the princess would mention Qingran's name, but it was exactly what she thought.

The eldest princess opened her mouth and said, "I think Shen Qingran, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, is a woman of great virtue and kindness, and is worthy of being the Crown Princess."

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