Double Life: The Sickly Prince Eavesdrops on My Heart

Xiao Jingxuan observed Xiao Ya's every expression calmly. Even a moment of panic did not escape his shrewd eyes.

"I heard that you had some conflicts a few days ago. So you have a motive to kidnap her!"

Xiao Ya's heart trembled slightly when she was asked, "Brother Jingxuan, what you said is wrong. How could I, a princess, do something that only bandits would do? You really wronged me!"

Xiao Jingxuan closed his eyes tiredly, then said with sharp and serious eyes; "Xiao Ya, if it is you, please let her go immediately. I will not bother with you for the sake of my uncle. If you hurt her, don't blame me for being rude!"

Xiao Ya hurriedly shook her head after hearing this, "Brother Jingxuan, I really didn't kidnap her. I hate her and wish she would disappear, but I really didn't do anything. I swear!"

Seeing her solemn promise, Xiao Jingxuan stood up and left the palace. He suddenly thought of Qianxun from Zuiyue Tower. Wasn't that person Qin Ruhuan's man? Would he know something?

When Xiao Jingxuan arrived at Zuiyue Tower, Qianxun was discussing Qin Ruhuan's affairs with Gu Junheng.

Qianxun quickly stood up and asked Xiao Jingxuan to sit down.

"Your Majesty, have you condescended to come here for my young lady's matter?"

Xiao Jingxuan nodded, "Do you two have any new clues?"

Qianxun sat down and poured Xiao Jingxuan a cup of Longjing tea. "Your Majesty, there are no useful clues at the moment, but the third prince and Qin Yue, who were originally the most suspicious, have basically been ruled out!"

"Besides Qin Yue, the only one who has conflicts or conflicts of interest with the young lady is Princess Xiao Ya!"

Gu Junheng looked at Xiao Jingxuan, "There is another point. When they were attacked, several secret guards were stabbed in the chest. It is certain that they were stabbed with a dagger at close range. I suspect there is a traitor!"

Qianxun also nodded and said, "It also includes the young lady's personal maid Qiuyue, who was stabbed in the chest. The strange thing is that Chunhua also disappeared!"

Xiao Jingxuan looked up at the two of them thoughtfully and said, "Could it be related to Chunhua's disappearance a few days ago? Or maybe she was threatened or bribed when she disappeared, and she is a traitor this time, but the kidnapper disappeared since then.

"I went to see Princess Xiao Ya today. She should not be the kidnapper, but I have a feeling that she might know something about the situation. She was a little flustered when I asked her, but when I asked her if she was the one who kidnapped the person, her eyes were very sure!" Xiao Jingxuan repeated the details of his visit to the Princess's Mansion.

After discussing it, several people decided to focus on the princess and send more people to search everywhere, and inform each other when there is any information.

It was already dark when Xiao Jingxuan returned to the palace. He felt physically and mentally exhausted, and had a deep sense of powerlessness!

She was such a delicate woman, and he didn't know if she had suffered in the past few days, or if the other party had hurt her. When he thought of this, he felt waves of pain spreading from the bottom of his heart.

A dreamless night.

The next morning, the eunuch who announced the imperial edict came to the palace! Xiao Jingxuan received the imperial edict and entered the palace.

Inside the palace hall.

The ministers were arguing about him. Right Prime Minister Zhang Quanxin said indignantly: "Your Majesty, King Jing was ordered to go to Qingzhou, but now he has returned without permission. This is disobedience and he should be severely punished!"

Cheng Feng, the Minister of Dali Temple, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, King Jing has made countless military achievements before. He is definitely not someone who does not know the importance of things. There must be a reason for this. Please make a wise decision, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, King Jing has no respect for the law, disobeys the emperor's orders, and is arrogant because of his favor. I ask Your Majesty to punish him severely to set things right!" The Minister of Revenue said sternly.

Emperor Wen was overwhelmed by what he heard as the ministers all held their own opinions and kept talking nonstop.

At this time, Xiao Jingxuan walked into the hall. Everyone turned around and saw King Jing with a murderous look on his face.

"Jingxuan, you came at the right time. Tell me why I sent you to Qingzhou and why you came back halfway. Give us a reasonable explanation!"

After Xiao Jingxuan paid his respects, he slowly said, "Your Majesty, I have already found out about the Qingzhou incident. I have only left the final steps to my subordinates. I came back because my cold poison attacked me. I did not bring any medicine with me this time, so I came back early to treat the cold poison. I deserve to die for disobeying the Holy Order. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"

Emperor Wen finally smiled, "My dear ministers, you worry too much. King Jing has always been sensible in his actions. Although this time it is unreasonable, it is understandable because he is ill!

All the ministers looked at each other, shook their heads and said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!"

"The Left Prime Minister didn't come today again? I heard that his beloved daughter is missing. Does the Dali Temple have any clues?"

Cheng Feng reported back: "Your Majesty, there is no clue yet!"

Xiao Jingxuan took a step forward, "Your Majesty, I am willing to assist you in investigating Miss Qin's disappearance!"

"Well, good, good, you must find Miss Qin as soon as possible to comfort Lord Zuo Xiang!"

Crown Prince Xiao Hao stepped forward and said, "I am also willing to assist in the investigation of Miss Qin's case!"

Emperor Wen was overjoyed. "Okay, you and your uncle will help the Dali Temple investigate this case! You must give Lord Qin an explanation!"

After the court session ended, everyone left. When they walked down the steps of the hall, the Crown Prince and King Jing followed one after the other. The Crown Prince caught up with Xiao Jingxuan and said, "Uncle, do you think Qin Ruhuan can be found? She has been missing for so many days. I'm afraid she is in great danger!"

Xiao Jingxuan turned his head and looked at him, his eyes became sharp and not very friendly, "Your Highness, please be careful with your words! If Miss Qin is killed, I will make the person who hurt her pay a thousand times the price!"

After that, he left without looking back.

Xiao Hao's lips twitched slightly, as if thinking about something: My uncle really cares about Qin Ruhuan as rumored. Interesting, interesting...

Xiao Jingxuan returned to the palace, just at this time someone from Qianxun Pavilion arrived. This time it was not Qianxun who came, but Qianxue.

Qianxue is the deputy elder of Qianxun Pavilion and the second-in-command under Qianxun. Since she has been taking people out to look for medicine in recent months, she has not even seen Qin Ruhuan.

After Qianxue was brought to the main hall, she directly took out the medicine that they had spent nearly two months to find!

Xiao Jingxuan took the medicine and took a look at it. He knew nothing about medicinal materials, so he planned to call someone to find Bai Xiaofeng. Before he even walked out of the door, he saw Bai Xiaofeng walking towards him in white clothes and holding a folding fan.

"Bai Xiaofeng, you're here at the right time. Come and see if this medicinal herb is the Edelweiss you mentioned!" Xiao Jingxuan handed over the medicinal herb in his hand!

Bai Xiaofeng took it, looked at it carefully and nodded, "This is indeed Edelweiss!"

After saying that, he looked curiously at the person who sent the edelweiss, but he didn't expect it to be a beautiful woman wearing half a mask.

Bai Xiaofeng couldn't help but feel curious, looking Qianxue up and down, "Excuse me, young lady, did you find this medicine? Where did you find it? I have been looking for it for several years and couldn't find it!"

Qianxue replied coldly: "I found it. It took us two months to find these plants. Now that they have been confirmed, I'll take my leave!" After that, she turned and walked out.

Bai Xiaofeng felt that he still had many questions to ask, but the girl turned and left, "Wait, may I ask your name?"

Qianxue paused, then walked out without paying any attention.