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

Besides, as a prince, Prince Chen is definitely not that interested in the affairs between the women in the harem. It must have taken a lot of effort for him to inquire so carefully.

Xie Lingxi thanked him gratefully: "Thank you, Your Highness! You are right to remind me. Judging from the relationship between these people, whether the Fifth Prince is willing or not, he can only be the Third Prince's man on the surface."

"But this time, because of my request, although it can be considered mutually beneficial, the Fifth Prince still intervened in the matter between the Xiao family and the Xie family, and successfully helped the Xie family to cancel the engagement."

Xie Lingxi sighed, her tone apologetic.

"Even if the Fifth Prince had no intention of opposing the Third Prince, his actions still caused trouble for the Third Prince. When the Third Prince comes to his senses, I'm afraid he will come after the Fifth Prince."

"I came here today with full sincerity and will definitely give the Fifth Prince a reasonable reason. Not only do I want to keep my word and repay the Fifth Prince's help, but I also don't want the Xie family to confront the Fifth Prince again..."

Xie Lingxi smiled bitterly, helpless.

"Although the Xie family and the Xiao family have called off the engagement, the Third Prince is determined to win over the Xie family. We have rejected the olive branches thrown by the Third Prince many times before."

"So, even if the Xiao family was the reason for the cancellation of the engagement, in the eyes of the Third Prince, I'm afraid our Xie family is the one who doesn't know how to appreciate our kindness. We have already offended the Third Prince, and now we can't offend the Fifth Prince again."

What Xie Lingxi said was very realistic.

When have the royal family ever spoken reason?

Unless you can fight against it, you can only endure it even if the royal family is unreasonable.

However, Prince Chen could hear the grievance and unwillingness in Xie Lingxi's tone, and he couldn't help feeling a little dissatisfied with the third brother.

Even if I want to win people over, I can't do it this way. It's a pity that I can't show up in the capital now, otherwise...

There was a faint light flashing in Prince Chen's eyes. He slightly opened his thin lips, stared at Xie Lingxi's face with his black eyes, and said comfortingly.

"Don't worry, I won't let the Third Brother do anything wrong. But the most important thing to solve right now is the Fifth Prince's matter. I don't know much about the Fifth Prince, but I know that he has principles in doing things and is not the type to attack a girl."

"Even if you can't give him a satisfactory answer this time, Lao Wu will not attack a little girl like you even if he gets angry—"

At this point, Prince Chen looked at Xie Zhibai and raised his eyebrows and said, "But he will probably take it out on Lord Xie and Prince Xie."

Xie Zhibai snorted and raised his hand casually.

"If this can calm the Fifth Prince down, I don't mind. After all, he did help, so I'll just consider it as a favor. I'm Lingxi's brother, so isn't it my duty to protect my sister?"

In front of Prince Chen, Xie Zhibai raised his hand and touched Xie Lingxi's head in an intimate manner.

Xie Lingxi felt that this was inappropriate, and unhappily opened Xie Zhibai's hand: "Brother, what are you doing? Don't be disrespectful in front of His Royal Highness Prince Chen."

Xie Zhibai did it on purpose. He caught the unhappy look in Prince Chen's eyes, but he was very happy in his heart:

Let’s see how long you can endure!

I am Lingxi's elder brother and I can touch my girl with a clear conscience, but you can't do anything. You have to watch. Just bear with it. Wait until the opportunity is cold. I'll see if you will regret it!

Xie Zhibai intentionally wanted to provoke Prince Chen, so he raised his hand and touched him again.

This time, Xie Lingxi took two steps back in annoyance, and the brother and sister started fighting in front of Prince Chen.

The atmosphere is harmonious and warm.

How could Prince Chen not understand what Xie Zhibai meant?

Although there was some displeasure, there was more helplessness.

He cleared his throat and said, "Let's talk about the Fifth Prince."

Prince Chen spoke, Xie Lingxi pushed her elder brother away, glared at him again, and then stood in front of Prince Chen again.

"Does Your Highness Prince Chen have anything else to say?"

Being stared at by Xie Lingxi with her pair of autumn water eyes, Prince Chen's expression relaxed again.

"It's not really an order. I just want to say that even if the Fifth Prince is principled and good-tempered, he must care about his biological mother. Everyone has hurdles that they can't get over. Miss Xie..."

"If your highness doesn't mind, you can just call me Lingxi."

Xie Lingxi suddenly interrupted Prince Chen.

She knew that this was not a good idea, but since the other person had helped her to this extent, Xie Lingxi felt that it would be a bit strange to call her Miss Xie again.

After all, His Royal Highness Prince Chen always calls his elder brother by his name, so there is nothing wrong with him calling me by my own name, at least it feels closer.

Prince Chen paused, his Adam's apple rolling.

In a place that neither Xie Lingxi nor Xie Zhibai noticed, Prince Chen's hand was hidden in his sleeve, slowly opening and then slowly clenching.

Looking at Xie Lingxi's expectant expression, Prince Chen's voice was a little hoarse, but he still shouted clearly.

"Lingxi."

"Ok!"

Xie Lingxi hummed and continued listening with a smile.

It is as if the winter ice meets the warm spring sun, melting slowly and silently.

The corners of Prince Chen's mouth curled up slightly, but it was fleeting and soon returned to normal. His voice became much softer.

"What I want to say is that everyone has difficulties to overcome. The Fifth Prince has been without a biological mother since he was a child. If your explanation can convince him, that would be great. But if the Fifth Prince does not accept it, or even takes his anger out on you, and you cannot handle it, I can intervene to mediate."

Xie Lingxi was deeply touched. Prince Chen's intention was to take the blame for the Xie family. He was taking the initiative to owe the Fifth Prince a favor.

Although Prince Chen and the Fifth Prince were brothers, they did not have much affection for each other. When Prince Chen was a child, he did study with other princes, but when he was a little older, he was sent to the military camp to guard the capital.

If we have to talk about feelings, it is definitely not as good as the feelings between other princes.

In other words, there is no relationship.

Breaking off the engagement was originally the Xie family’s business.

To be precise, it was his own business, and Prince Chen was willing to take the blame and owe him a favor, but Xie Lingxi was not that thick-skinned.

She subconsciously looked at her eldest brother and signaled with her eyes:

Why don't you try to persuade the King?

Is this a bit too enthusiastic?

Or was it that I knew too little about my elder brother, and without my knowledge, the two of us had developed a life-threatening friendship?

Otherwise, it would be fine if he came all the way back from the border, but Prince Chen was actually prepared to take the blame for the Xie family. This was really...

If it weren't for the life-saving grace, Xie Lingxi really couldn't understand why His Royal Highness Prince Chen was so kind-hearted.

Xie Zhibai knew from the look in his sister's eyes that she had misunderstood again, and the way she looked at Prince Chen kept changing.

But he kept his mouth shut.

Forget it. Since His Royal Highness the Prince of Chen himself is not in a hurry and has to express his concern in a roundabout way and is unwilling to reveal his true feelings, why should I bring it up?

Just watch the fire from the other side of the river.

Xie Zhibai was ready to watch the fun, so when he met his sister's eyes, he just smiled.

Xie Lingxi felt helpless at this silent smile. Did her elder brother acquiesce? Was he asking her to accept the kindness of the Prince of Chen? How could this be possible?

Even if Prince Chen could really mediate the situation, Xie Lingxi would never agree.