The evil woman becomes the concubine and the villain is crushed to ashes

But if what he said about Concubine Li was true, even if the Fifth Prince did not believe in these ghost stories, he still had to believe that his biological mother had confirmed that she had sent a message to him, an outsider, in her dream.

Otherwise, how would I, an outsider, know some of Lipin's secret private affairs?

However, there must be a reason for sending dreams.

He had no relationship with the Fifth Prince's biological mother, Concubine Li. If there was no opportunity, no one would believe him even if he told her in a dream.

So Xie Lingxi found a reason for herself.

When she tells the Fifth Prince later, this "reason" is the only little lie she made up and it should not be noticed.

Even if she was discovered, she could still make up for it.

It depends on whether the Fifth Prince believes it or not...

Thinking of this, Xie Lingxi looked at Xie Zhibai for comfort.

"Don't worry, big brother. The fifth prince is a smart man. He will be able to tell if I am lying. I believe that sincerity can defeat everything."

Seeing that his sister was confident, Xie Zhibai stopped trying to persuade her.

"Okay, now that you've said that, as your eldest brother, I have no choice but to believe you. If the Fifth Prince gets suspicious or even angry after hearing this, I'll take the blame for you!"

Xie Lingxi smiled and thanked him: "Thank you for your hard work, brother!"

The other end.

"Ache!"

The fifth prince was sitting in the carriage when he suddenly sneezed.

The guard who came out with him frowned when he saw this and asked with concern: "Is your highness okay?"

The fifth prince pinched his straight nose, and a trace of doubt flashed across his handsome face: "Nothing... Maybe I caught a cold last night?"

Last night the fifth prince sat in the yard until late at night.

Because he didn't know how to face the truth about his biological mother's death, and he didn't know whether what Xie Lingxi said was true or false.

But no matter whether it was true or not, he had to confirm it.

Since he was a child, he felt that his mother's death was not that simple. However, everyone around him, whether it was his father or the servants, told him that his mother's death was an accident and that it was a beautiful woman with a tragic fate.

But whether it was out of longing for his mother or something else, the Fifth Prince just felt something was wrong.

But he checked, and the process went very smoothly, and then... he found nothing.

The overly smooth process and sloppy results made the Fifth Prince realize that something was wrong.

He just felt that it shouldn't be like this.

Although I don’t know how Miss Xie found out, there is always a glimmer of hope, right?

The Fifth Prince thought so and looked forward to meeting Xie Lingxi even more.

But at this moment——

There was a "click".

The carriage shook suddenly.

The guard quickly protected the Fifth Prince's head, and the Fifth Prince's head hit the guard's arm, but it was not surprising.

But the whole carriage tilted. After it stabilized, the guard lifted the curtain and yelled, "What's going on? How do you drive the carriage?"

As he spoke, he placed his hand on the hilt of the sword very vigilantly.

The driver jumped off the carriage, checked around, and said with a bitter face: "Your Highness, there is a hole on the stone road, and our carriage wheel is stuck in it and can't move..."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but mutter under his breath.

"I don't know how this road was repaired. They didn't even fill up such a big hole, but just covered it with a thin stone slab. Isn't this deliberately cheating people? How wicked!"

The fifth prince in the carriage did not hear the second half of the coachman's muttering.

Although he was looking forward to meeting Xie Lingxi, he would not punish the driver for such a small matter.

With the help of the guards, he got off the carriage, took a quick look and said, "Push the carriage out first."

This means that there is no intention to punish.

The driver smiled as if he had been pardoned and immediately pushed the cart forward.

The Fifth Prince's trip today was a secret matter, so he only brought a coachman and a guard, and the two of them worked together to push the cart.

But the carriage was too big and the pit was deep and tricky, which stuck the wheels tightly.

The two men pushed for a long time, but the carriage only moved slightly. Now they couldn't ask others for help, so they could only continue pushing the carriage.

The fifth prince looked calm and stood aside waiting.

This is a small alley with no passers-by in front or behind. At the entrance of the alley, a peddler selling sugar water passed by with a load on his shoulder.

The wide bamboo hat was slightly lifted up, revealing half of Si Jian's face. Looking at the carriage whose wheels had sunk into the pit, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, and then he walked away briskly with the load on his shoulder.

mission completed!

……

Qingfeng Academy.

Xie Lingxi and her elder brother entered the academy together. Since they had greeted each other in advance, someone led the way when they entered.

The two followed the steward until they came to a pavilion.

The steward said respectfully, "Master Xie, Miss Xie, the class is still going on in the backyard, please wait here for a moment."

Both of them were very polite. Xie Zhibai saw that his sister seemed to be here for the first time. She looked around and took the initiative to respond to the manager.

"Thank you. We are waiting here. It is not good to disturb the students' studies. If you have something to do, go and do it yourself."

After saying this, he was about to give a reward, but unfortunately the manager refused to accept it. His attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, and his tone was serious.

"It is a rule of the academy that no money or valuables can be accepted. Please wait a moment, I will take my leave now."

After saying this, he bowed and left, neatly and quickly.

Qiao'er couldn't help but lean over to the young lady's ear and whispered, "Young lady, Dean Yang is really strict. A little reward money shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Xie Lingxi came back to her senses. Coming to Qingfeng Academy was indeed a thing of her past life. It felt familiar yet strange...

She collected her thoughts, raised her eyebrows, looked at Qiao'er and asked with a smile.

"According to what you said, if an outsider gave you money, you would still accept it? It's just a reward anyway."

Qiao Er realized it later and immediately denied it: "Of course not! I am paid by the Xie family and eat the Xie family's food. I don't care about other people's benefits!"

After saying this, he realized what the young lady meant and said ashamedly.

"I underestimated you."

Master Xie was listening to the conversation between his sister and Qiao'er at the side, with a slight curl of his lips, as if he was lecturing Qiao'er, but if you listened carefully, it was clear that he was praising his sister in a roundabout way.

"Qiao'er, you must remember what your young lady said. Your young lady will not harm you. Learn more, think more, and don't embarrass your young lady."

Xie Lingxi was helpless, and when she was about to say something, suddenly a bell rang out, followed by the sound of footsteps, laughter, and chatting.

It wasn't that noisy, but you could tell there were a lot of people there. Xie Lingxi's eyes lit up.

"Out!"

The master and his servant, along with their maids and guards, went to the private school in the backyard. Many scholars came out from the gate of the courtyard in twos and threes, wearing the same school uniform. Everyone held his head high and his chest puffed out, and it was hard to tell their family background.

Xie Lingxi and her elder brother went against the current and went straight to Class A without asking anyone - the class where the youngest brother of the Xie family was.

Xie Zhiqing was packing his schoolbag in the school when a tall, middle-aged teacher with a serious face came over, coughed twice, and called out to him.

“Educated youth.”

Xie Zhiqing, the younger brother of the Xie family, paused, looked up and saw the teacher bowing with a respectful attitude.

"Master Yang."

Master Yang nodded, glanced outside, and spoke in a gentle voice.

"Well, there is something I didn't tell you yesterday. Now they are here, and I will let you know. Your eldest brother and sister are here to see you, so go out and talk to them."