As soon as Jiangmen Jiaojiao opened her eyes, she was paranoid that the prince had come to steal her

Chapter 78
Xie Zhaozhao and Xie Xingchen sat down in the pavilion.

Concubine Xian is the mother-concubine of Prince Ping and Princess Anyang, and has a noble status.

In this harem, apart from Queen Daxing Mingde, she was one of the most valued concubines of Emperor Xuanwu.

Now that I am over fifty, my temples are already turning gray.

However, Concubine Xian's makeup is appropriate and she looks gentle and graceful. When she smiles, she feels kind and kind.

Xie Xingchen didn't dare to relax and sat upright.

Xie Zhaozhao was calmer, with his hands clasped on his knees, his eyes slightly lowered, and he looked like a well-behaved and docile person.

Concubine Xian's eyes swept over the two of them and paused for a moment at Xie Zhaozhao's, with a bit of surprise in her eyes.

Xie Zhaozhao's reputation in Beijing was not good because of his affairs with Chu Nanxuan and Yun Qi.

Moreover, she has been working in the military camp since she was a child, and she has a lively and outgoing personality.

Now she is dignified and quiet, which really surprises Concubine Xian.

The maids served tea and cakes.

Concubine Xian smiled warmly and said: "Don't be restrained, I'm just talking about home cooking... These pastries are made in the imperial tea kitchen in the palace. They have flavors that you can't taste outside. You guys should try them."

"Thank you, Concubine Xian." Xie Xingchen forced a smile and pinched a piece of pastry.

A flash of suspicion flashed in Xie Zhaozhao's heart, and he also took a piece.

Next, Concubine Xian really chatted about everyday things, asking them what they like to do at home, what books they read, and what pastimes they usually have.

After chatting for half an hour, not a single word was mentioned about the child from the Land and Water Conference.

And Xie Zhaozhao discovered that throughout the conversation, Concubine Xian was actually chatting more with Xie Xingchen.

I seem to be accompanying him.

what happened?

Xie Zhaozhao was filled with doubts.

After the chat ended, Concubine Xian rewarded Xie Xingchen and Xie Zhaozhao with a bracelet each, and then asked her personal nanny to escort them out of the palace.

Xie Xingchen was also in a state of confusion.

When she arrived at the palace gate, she grabbed Xie Zhaozhao's wrist and asked, "What does this mean today?"

"You ask me who I'm asking?" Xie Zhaozhao shook off Xie Xingchen's hand, "Don't push and pull. There are so many people coming in and out of the palace, and they are all watching."

Xie Xingchen looked around and saw that the imperial guards and eunuchs were coming and going. There were indeed many people.

She could only retract her hand, sullenly, and wonder why she was doing what she did today.

But I can't figure it out at all.

On the way back, Xie Zhaozhao was quiet.

Xie Xingchen wanted to ask her, but it was difficult for her to do so.

It was already afternoon when we arrived at Duke Liang's Mansion.

As soon as he entered the palace, Yu quickly greeted him, "Zhaozhao, how are you in the palace?"

"Go in and talk."

Xie Zhaozhao took Yu Shi and went to Chunhe Tower together.

Mr. Dou was tired from the Land and Water Conference, and now he couldn't stand firmly.

She was supported by Nanny Zhao who was close to her. She also looked at Xie Xingchen up and down several times to make sure that he was in good condition, and then took her daughter back to Yilan Garden.

After going back and sitting down, Mrs. Dou felt confused after listening to Xie Xingchen's description of the situation in the palace.

"So it's just gossip and you didn't say anything else?" Madam Dou asked, frowning.

"No."

Xie Xingchen shook his head, "I was also rewarded with a bracelet, but I always feel that today is weird." She thought she would ask the child, and thought she would ask about Chu Nanxuan's relationship with her, but she didn't expect that the palace didn't mention it at all!
……

In Chunhe Building, Xie Zhaozhao briefly informed Yu about the situation, and Yu was also confused: "What do you mean? The Water and Land Conference just ended yesterday, and Concubine Xian has been kneeling for more than half a month. She must be tired today!"

"Why don't she take a good rest and recuperate, so she calls you two into the palace, eats cakes and drinks tea together, and then asks you what you usually do at home?"

Xie Zhaozhao corrected, "She mainly asked Xie Xingchen."

"That's even more strange." Mrs. Yu frowned, "Xie Xingchen never enters the palace. Concubine Xian sees so many noble ladies from the family every day, how can she remember her? She is even asked to talk to her!"

"I feel weird too."

Xie Zhaozhao murmured in a low voice, looking at the white jade bracelet rewarded by the Concubine Xian in his hand.

Originally, Chu Nanxuan and Xie Xingchen would be tied together as soon as the child's incident came out.

Xie Zhaozhao's own engagement with Chu Nanxuan will naturally be cancelled.

Moreover, Chu Nanxuan was living alone with Xie Xingchen during the funeral of Queen Daxing——

When thinking of this, Xie Zhaozhao suddenly narrowed his eyes.

Yes, the person who was in the Guanyin Hall that night was not Chu Nanxuan at all, but someone else, someone who was closely related to the royal family.

Could it be that this person caused this matter to go wrong?
……

After Xie Zhaozhao left Yu's Chunhe Building, he did not go back to his place. Instead, he went to his sixth brother Xie Changan's yard to wait.

Xie Changan now follows Xie Wei into an official position and works in the Ministry of War, returning home only in the evening every day.

Xie Zhaozhao waited for about two quarters of an hour before Xie Changan came back at sunset.

"Zhaozhao?" Seeing his sister sitting in his room, Xie Changan was a little surprised at first, and then thought of something.

He dismissed his entourage and went to Xie Zhaozhao: "Don't worry, I was very careful when I let the child in. I asked someone to pretend to be an Orion and lead the child and the nanny to the dog hole."

"After he got in, he asked Zhe Lei to knock the person unconscious and quietly put him near the altar. He did it very cleanly."

"I know Brother Six is ​​doing things safely." Xie Zhaozhao smiled, "Otherwise I wouldn't dare to ask Brother Six for help with such a big matter... Many thanks to Brother Six."

"My brothers and sisters, what are you talking about?"

Xie Changan carried an oil paper bag and put it on the table, "Here, this is the auspicious fruit of Baoxiangzhai. I bought it for you on the way. I originally thought of changing my clothes and sending it to you, but you happened to come to see me. .”

Xie Zhaozhao was slightly startled, "After all these years, Sixth Brother has always remembered my preferences."

"That's natural." Xie Changan said: "I only have you as my biological sister. If I don't remember your preferences, whose preferences should I remember?"

Xie Zhaozhao looked at his jade-like handsome face and remembered that in his previous life, he went to the battlefield to rescue Chu Nanxuan for him, but ended up with no body left.

"What's wrong with you?" Xie Changan looked down at her and said hesitantly: "Zhaozhao, don't be too uncomfortable about Chu Nanxuan's matter. There are many good men in the world. At worst, we won't marry him."

"Yeah." Xie Zhaozhao nodded, his smile gradually getting bigger, "Brother Six is ​​so good to me!"

"Just a little pastry."

Xie Changan chuckled, "Look at you smiling so hard that you can't even see your eyebrows. If you like it, I will buy it for you every day."

"Where is it?"

Xie Zhaozhao joked: "You buy me cakes every day, how can you handle things in court? When dad gets angry, he will teach us both a lesson."

Xie Changan laughed loudly, "It seems like the father you are talking about is so inhumane..."

The brother and sister chatted for a while, and Xie Zhaozhao had almost eaten the auspicious fruit before asking, "Brother Six, I want to ask you, do you know whether Chu Nanxuan entered the palace alone to meet the saint from yesterday to today?"

"I'm not sure about this yet, what's wrong?"

"This morning, Concubine Xian suddenly came to the palace with Xie Xingchen and me to chat about family matters." Xie Zhaozhao said, "And yesterday, the child called Chu Nanxuan 'Dad', and the Holy Emperor saw it with his own eyes."

"But there is no movement at all in the palace so far. I feel strange."

(End of this chapter)