It is said that being born into a palace is a good fortune, but facts have proven that sometimes the fate in the palace is not as good as that of the common people.
Thinking of this, Xie Ruzhuo couldn't help but sigh.
Mrs. Qiao noticed her abnormality first and asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Xie Ruzhuo smiled quickly and said, "No, I just thought of other things." After saying that, she hugged Xie Huailin and comforted her, "Although the fourth sister is not coming back, you can go find the fourth sister. Now the fourth sister has just changed. I live in a house very close to you. Whenever you miss me, just go there."
After hearing this, Xie Huailin's face suddenly flashed with a look of surprise and said, "Is it true?"
Xie Ruzhuo nodded solemnly and stretched out his hand, "A gentleman's words are hard to follow."
After receiving this promise, Xie Huailin's complexion improved. He nestled peacefully in Xie Ruzhuo's arms and ate cakes. His big eyes looked at the elders from time to time, looking particularly attentive.
After Xie Ruzhuo coaxed Xie Huailin, he changed the topic and asked about Ji's health.
Ji waved her hands and said with a smile, "I'm fine. As long as you are all safe and healthy, I, an old woman, will be fine."
Everyone talked together for a while, and seeing that Mrs. Ji was a little tired, Mrs. Qiao was just about to leave with her people.
Xie Ruzhuo deliberately walked to the end. After leaving the door, he saw Jin Yu standing there, hesitant to speak.
She stayed a few steps and asked softly, "Do you have something to say to me?"
Jin Yu sighed and forced a smile, "No, it's just that you were with the old lady every day before. Now that you are married, the old lady accidentally called your name several times during breakfast. In addition, when the sixth lady got into trouble, It's a huge blow to the old lady." At this point, Jin Yu couldn't bear it anymore. After all, she had been by Ji's side for so long, and it was a lie to say she had no feelings.
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo was also a little sad. If possible, she really wanted to stay by Ji's side for the rest of her life until she passed away. But there are some things that cannot be controlled by humans.
After Jin Yu said this, he said with some amusement, "Look at me, why am I telling you this?"
Xie Ruzhuo patted her shoulder and said solemnly, "The only one grandma can trust is you. You have to take good care of her. If anything happens, come to Prince Jing's Mansion to find me at any time."
Seeing her expression, Jin Yu also said seriously, "Don't worry, Fourth Miss, Jin Yu will take good care of the old lady."
After explaining Jin Yu, Xie Ruzhuo went to Mrs. Qiao's place to talk privately for half a day.
Mrs. Qiao was concerned about other people before and was embarrassed to ask some questions. Now that the mother and daughter were left alone, she asked about the worries in her heart, "I saw King Jing today and his expression was fine. It's just that his body is... It’s a big deal, seeing that he will be twenty-five next year, tell me honestly, will you respect him as king?”
Mrs. Qiao didn't ask the next words. Xie Ruzhuo also knew what she said. After thinking about it, he whispered a few words in Mrs. Qiao's ear.
Mrs. Qiao's face suddenly became overjoyed and she said in a trembling voice, "But are you serious?"
Xie Ruzhuo nodded solemnly, glanced at no one outside the window, and then whispered, "This matter has been kept secret. No one else in the family knows about it except grandpa. Mother must also keep it a secret."
Mr. Qiao is not stupid. If a prince who is so favored by the emperor is a sick man, no one will care. But if he becomes a normal person, it will break the current harmony and become a thorn in the eyes of other princes.
"Don't worry, I'm measured." When Qiao said this, she said thoughtfully, "The old man must have a plan." The Xie family remained neutral just for the sake of loyalty. But this loyalty is to the emperor. Whoever is the next emperor will be the next target of the Xie family's loyalty.
Xie Ruzhuo glanced at Ning Xitang, which was shrouded in sunlight, but did not speak. She could never guess Xie Shengli's plans. But one thing is certain, the old man has been living for the emperor and the Xie family all his life. Therefore, his plan will definitely only benefit the Xie family.
That's enough.
When noon was approaching, Mr. Qiao went to the kitchen to take care of the meals, while Xie Ruzhuo went to Ning Xi Hall.
Except for Xie Shensi, everyone in the Xie family was talking to Xiao Junxi here.
When Xie Ruzhuo pushed the door open and entered, he saw that the people inside the room looked relaxed, but there was a trace of undetectable worry in Xie Shengli's eyebrows.
Xie Ruzhuo first said hello as usual, and then looked around at the people in the room, and then he knew the source of Xie Shengli's worry.
Xie Huainan is not here.
Previously, the imperial edict ordered Xie Huainan to serve as a military supervisor and go to the frontier. Now that her wedding has passed, Xie Huainan has also set off.
Others don't know, but Xie Ruzhuo knows. If Xie Huainan leaves, there will be disaster. But the place where this disaster finally struck was not the Xie family. Xie Shengli's idea was indeed brilliant, but he couldn't make any mistakes, otherwise this disaster would really happen.
Seeing her coming, Xie Shengli had a loving smile on his face and said, "Zhuo'er, why don't you stay with your grandmother for a little longer? She has been thinking about you these days."
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo immediately put away the worries in his heart and said with a charming smile, "Is it possible that only grandma misses me and grandpa doesn't?"
Xie Shengli didn't expect her to respond like this, so he laughed loudly and said, "You girl." The laughter was full of doting.
Xie Shenyan, who was on the side, also smiled and said, "They say that a daughter's family will be more stable when she gets married, but you, girl, are still like a child."
Xie Ruzhuo sneered, "I'm very stable too, it's just that dad didn't see it."
Xiao Junxi warmly praised her, "Yes, the daughters raised by the Xie family are naturally of first-rate character, and Zhuo'er is the best among them."
When he spoke, his eyes were glued to Xie Ruzhuo's face, full of infatuated love.
The Xie family naturally couldn't ask for such pampering, so they laughed a few times and turned to other topics.
After having lunch, Xie Ruzhuo helped Ji take a nap and then went to his room to rest. According to the rules, when a woman returns to peace, her husband cannot sleep with her, so Xiao Junxi rested directly in Xie Huainan's room.
Xie Ruzhuo was lying on the bed, but he couldn't sleep. Firstly, he was worried about Xie Huainan, and secondly, he had some doubts about Xie Ruyin. After thinking for a long time, Xie Ruzhuo made up his mind, called Hong Rui, and whispered a few instructions.
Hongrui agreed and said solemnly, "Miss, just leave the matter to me. I will definitely help you do it." After saying that, Hongrui went out directly.
After she left, she didn't come back until Xie Ruzhuo and the other two said goodbye to the Xie family.
At dusk, Xiao Junxi left with Xie Ruzhuo and returned to Prince Jing's Mansion. Xie Huainan was a little reluctant to give up, his eyes were red, he pulled Xie Ruzhuo's clothes pitifully and said, "Fourth sister, can I visit you in a few days?"
Xie Ruzhuo hugged him and coaxed him for a while, and promised to take him to Prince Jing's Mansion to see him when Xie Huainan came back. Xie Huailin then reluctantly let go of Xie Ruzhuo's clothes and said aggrievedly, "Fourth sister, let's go." Well, Yongan will be good."
Xie Ruzhuo's heart clenched as he watched, wishing he could just take Xie Huailin away right then and there.
It wasn't until she got on the carriage that Xiao Junxi chuckled and said, "Your brother is very clingy to you." As a husband, he was a little jealous.
After all, this was the wife he had worked so hard to marry.
Seeing the jealousy in Xiao Junxi's eyes, Xie Ruzhuo immediately smiled and said, "It's just a heart-to-heart exchange. Isn't it the same between us?"
This sentence immediately made Xiao Junxi's jealousy fly to the ninth level, and her heart softened. She held Xie Ruzhuo in her arms and murmured, "Of course it is."
When the moon was at its peak, Hong Rui came back. Xiao Junxi was still in the study, and Xie Ruzhuo was the only one in the room.
Hong Rui calmed down her breath slightly and said solemnly, "Miss, there is bad news."
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo knew that he might have guessed correctly, and immediately asked, "What's going on?"
Hongrui replied in a low voice, "I took the doctors from Tianmen to diagnose and treat Miss Six. They said that she did not have acute wind-chill, but was poisoned by cold poison. This poison looks like the symptoms of wind-chill, but it actually takes medicine. But it will only be counterproductive, and he will die from a toxic attack in less than a month."
Xie Ruzhuo took a deep breath and asked, "Can you find out who has been there recently?"
Hong Rui shook her head and said, "Those people in the family temple are not good at martial arts. Besides, who would bother to take care of a concubine who is destined not to be favored? Miss Qi Liu is a little confused now. I'm afraid even her mouth I can’t find any clues.”
The more this happened, the more certain Xie Ruzhuo became, "This is exactly like his style!"
When she said it during the day, she suspected it was Xiao Junyi. According to his character, after taking advantage of people, he will definitely kill them and silence them. Now that Xie Ruyin's whereabouts have been exposed, and the Xie family has repeatedly taken revenge on him, I am afraid that Xiao Junyi has long hated Xie Ruyin, so he did such a heartbreaking thing.
But there was one thing that made him a little confused. Xiao Junyi has been suppressed so hard during this period, how can he still have the opportunity to attack Xie Ruyin
She couldn't understand this, so she suppressed the doubts in her heart and told Hongrui, "Tomorrow you will go back to Xie's house and tell grandpa what you found out. Just say that it was King Jing who informed him."
Hongrui responded, turned around and went out, not wanting to bump into Xiao Junxi.
As soon as Xiao Junxi entered the door, she asked with a smile, "What do you want her to say?" This girl just saw her running away like a ghost, and she looked like she was a thief.
Xie Ruzhuo didn't hide anything from him and told him everything. Xiao Junxi thought about it for a while, then raised his head and said, "I also have something here that may solve your only doubt."
Xie Ruzhuo raised his eyes and looked at him, "What's the matter?"
"Two days ago, my good second brother sent someone to find a bottle of cold poison."
Xiao Junxi spoke concisely and concisely, and Xie Ruzhuo instantly understood what he meant.
"You mean, Xiao Junhan ordered someone to inject Xie Ruyin's poison? But what did he want?" Xie Ruzhuo was a little surprised. He and Xie Ruyin had no enmity, so what benefit would killing a concubine of the Xie family do to him
Xiao Junxi helped her to the dressing table, removed all the jewelry on her head, took an ivory comb to comb her hair, and said with a chuckle, "You girl, why are you getting more and more stupid? Don’t forget that there is a trick in the art of war called killing with a borrowed knife.”
Xie Ruzhuo suddenly realized.
Yes, kill someone with a borrowed knife.
Xiao Junhan will definitely leave some clues that will make the Xie family think that Xiao Junyi did this. Then the Xie family will definitely have new and old grudges and hate Xiao Junyi even more.
Borrowing the help of the Xie family to deal with Xiao Junyi, Xiao Junhan himself ended up clean. What a great move to kill someone with a borrowed knife!