Chapter 26 Hualing One Night

Under the persuasion of Xuan and Bao Ronger, Xiao Lingxiao decided to return to Hualing'an to deal with the matter there for the time being. The wolf can't come out anymore, and Xuan has to stay here to guard Xiao Fengming, so Bao Ronger can only take Xiao Lingxiao back.

Bao Ronger cast a spell and turned into a wolf's body, letting Xiao Lingxiao ride on its back, with four hooves on the ground and soaring into the air.

Without a cup of tea, Bao Ronger took Xiao Lingxiao back to Hualing'an. They turned back into the house from the back window and heard someone knocking on the door in a hurry.

"Lord Xiao! Lord Xiao! Are you still sleeping?"

Bao Ronger changed back to her human appearance. She strode over and suddenly opened the door. She scolded, "What are you knocking in the middle of the night! My young lady got up and dressed up. What's the hurry?"

The nun at the door was so scared that she shrank her neck and peeked at the room. Seeing that Xiao Lingxiao was indeed tidying up her clothes, she said, "The nobles have been waiting in the guest room for a long time..."

At this time, Xiao Lingxiao came out slowly and whispered, "Let's go and have a look."

The two followed the nun to the living room in the front yard. When everyone in the living room saw Xiao Lingxiao coming, they couldn't help but meet him.

The first person to come over turned out to be Li Jing'an, the fourth prince Xiao Lingxiao didn't want to see. His face was full of worry and he asked softly, "Ring Xiao, are you all right?"

Xiao Lingxiao's face was still extremely pale. She shook her head and said, "Thank you for your concern. Lingxiao is fine."

At this time, someone came forward again. Xiao Lingxiao was a little surprised. Unexpectedly, the sixth prince Li Jingxuan also came.

Li Jingxuan saw the doubt in Xiao Lingxiao's eyes and hurriedly explained, "I happened to investigate the last case with Jing Zhaoyin. When I heard the girl coming to report the case, I rushed over together."

The bodies that appeared in the princess's house have not yet been found out, because this matter is likely to be related to flower picking thieves, so after Li Jingxuan told the emperor, he took the initiative to participate in the investigation. Unexpectedly, it was night today. The maid beside Xiao Lingxiao suddenly broke into Jing Zhaoyin's government office and reported that Xiao Lingxiao had encountered another attack on the way to Hualing'an, and the guards of the Prime Minister's Mansion were all dead.

When Li Jingxuan, Jing Zhaoyin and others rushed to the scene of the accident together, they were all shocked by the death method of those guards. Unexpectedly, the thief also arranged the corpses neatly. Obviously, he was provoking the government. Li Jingxuan was even more convinced that this matter must have been done by flower pickers.

Li Jingxuan simply asked Xiao Lingxiao about the incident out of official business. Xiao Lingxiao said it vaguely, and the rest just took it as if he didn't pay attention in panic.

When the two were talking, the fourth prince had been sitting silently beside Xiao Lingxiao, and his ghosts did not disperse. When Li Jingxuan finished asking, the fourth prince hurriedly said coldly, "Six brother, go and investigate the case quickly. The flower picking thief is so arrogant, and the sixth brother is fully responsible for this matter. If there is any more mistake, I'm afraid the father will blame it."

After saying that, the fourth prince did not forget to cast a threatening look at Li Jingxuan. Li Jingxuan knew what the fourth prince was thinking, but he was right. This case must be investigated as soon as possible.

Li Jingxuan got up and rushed to the old nun who had been sitting in the main seat and said, "Master, in case of emergency, I will send someone to guard Hualing'an until the case is cleared. The perpetrator is very cunning and may be hidden in the Hualing'an, so we need to thoroughly check here and ask the masters in the nunnery to gather together as soon as possible to avoid inconvenience.

The old nun was shocked when she heard the words. She lowered her head and thought a little, suddenly thought of something, and looked up at Xiao Lingxiao.

Xiao Lingxiao has been worried about Xiao Fengming. She was also relieved to hear that Li Jingxuan directly did what she originally planned to do.

Hualing'an is not clean. During Xiao Lingxiao's stay here, if he wants to keep his reputation, as long as there are authorities staying here, it is enough to prove that no one is here at will. So Xiao Lingxiao suddenly thought of Jing Zhaoyin and his government messengers. There happened to be a pile of corpses nearby, so Xiao Lingxiao asked Bao Ronger to rush back to the imperial city to report the case. Xiao Lingxiao guessed that Jing Zhaoyin would associate this matter with the bodies of the eldest princess's mansion, and would definitely come to investigate in detail, but he did not expect that Li Jingxuan would also participate in it.

If only Jing Zhaoyin came today, Xiao Lingxiao would persuade him to surround Hualing'an with a government service. Li Jingxuan did a proper job and didn't use Xiao Lingxiao's suggestion, so he proposed it first. And he also had to search Hua Ling'an, which was beyond Xiao Lingxiao's expectation.

Xiao Lingxiao glanced at Li Jingxuan. He came over and whispered without waiting for the old nun's consent, "Miss Lingxiao lives here. Everything is arranged by me. You don't have to worry."

His words seemed to have an implication. Xiao Lingxiao felt that Li Jingxuan probably knew that Hua Ling'an was not clean, so he deliberately arranged it like this.

After saying this, Li Jingxuan got up and left for business.

After he left, the fourth prince also drove the old nun out in a few words. Only he and Xiao Lingxiao were left in the room. The fourth prince sat next to Xiao Lingxiao and sighed, "I heard that... you angered Mrs. Xiao and your father, so they drove you here..."

Xiao Lingxiao glanced at him and said coldly, "I'm just an abandoned son of the Xiao family now, and I won't be of any use to the Fourth Highness."

The fourth prince frowned and said nothing. In fact, he thought of this when he heard the news. But the fourth prince thought carefully that he had sent someone to stare at every move since Xiao Lingxiao died and returned to the Prime Minister's mansion. He felt that Xiao Lingxiao was definitely not an idle person. Although she seems to have been abandoned by the Xiao family, the fourth prince feels that Xiao Lingxiao must have a way to return to the Xiao family, and may even have a way to influence the Xiao family.

"Ring Xiao, it's all my fault." The fourth prince sighed, "I repeatedly went to my father to plead, but my father refused. I have asked my aunt to beg my father to let go, but my aunt hasn't found the right time to speak. Speaking of this, the fourth prince took Xiao Lingxiao's hand, looked at her eyes, and whispered affectionately, "Lingxiao, please be patient. As long as my father let go, I will immediately carry you back to the prince's house with an eight-lift sedan chair. At that time, you don't have to suffer such grievances anymore... The old lady and your father are just angry for a moment. In the future, we will get married and go back to explain to them. They will definitely forgive you.

Xiao Lingxiao snorted coldly and withdrew his hand, "Why should the Fourth Highness bother so much? There must be many people who can help you get to that position. I, Xiao Lingxiao, are just an unknown number. Others are really practical. Instead of provoking the emperor's majesty again and again, it's better to be a clever son. You can marry whoever he asks you marry.

As soon as the fourth prince heard this, his face suddenly became ugly.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became cold, and the fourth prince's tenderness just now disappeared as if it were an illusion.

He stood up, his eyebrows were locked, and his tone became heavy. "Xiao Lingxiao, if I were another woman, I would have been moved to tears. Why do you resist me so much? I am the fourth prince, my status is respected, and my future is unlimited. Is there any loss for you to marry me? I want to marry you, you should be grateful!"

Xiao Lingxiao shook her head and whispered, "You didn't want to marry me at the beginning. When the sedan chair arrived at the door, I got a cup of poison. Now that you want to marry me, should I be grateful to you? Your Highness, I still say the same thing. You can find another good relationship.

Hearing this, the fourth prince suddenly patted the table and said angrily, "Xiao Lingxiao! Don't toast, don't eat or punish. The woman I like, Li Jing'an, will never escape from my hands! If you think you can climb into the arms of other men in your life, I advise you not to dream!"

Xiao Lingxiao raised his eyes and looked at the fourth prince without saying a word, but his eyes were full of coldness and disdain.

The fourth prince clenched his fist angrily and looked at Xiao Lingxiao for a moment. He suddenly took a step forward, reached out and pinched Xiao Lingxiao's chin, and lowered his head to kiss him.

Xiao Lingxiao was upset and his reaction slowed down. At this time, Bao Ronger, who had been standing beside her, reacted and stepped up to dodge, grabbed the fourth prince's shoulder, and turned the fourth prince's body half a circle with great force. The fourth prince didn't have time to dodge, and suddenly touched the opposite side with Bao Ronger. Bao Ronger didn't even think about it. She raised her foot and kicked the fourth prince** fiercely. This kick was the most vulnerable place for the man.

The fourth prince screamed and collapsed. He covered it with his hands, and cold sweat flowed down his forehead. The pain was so painful that I didn't recover for a long time.

Seeing this, Xiao Lingxiao hurriedly got up and grabbed Bao Ronger, who was still going to do it. The two retreated to the door. Xiao Lingxiao said, "Your Highness, I'm sorry!" After saying that, she pulled Bao Ronger out of the room.

In the room, the fourth prince suddenly looked up with tears in his eyes. Looking at the back of the two people leaving, he gritted his teeth fiercely and thought to himself, Xiao Lingxiao! I will definitely let you be my woman!

Xiao Lingxiao and Bao Ronger had just come out of the yard and met the nuns who sent a message head-on, saying that they were also asked to go to the main hall, and the sixth prince would take people to search the whole Hualing Temple.

After Xiao Lingxiao and Bao Ronger came to the main hall, they found a corner to sit down and rest. Not long after, they saw Li Jingxuan coming in a hurry. After finding Xiao Lingxiao, they whispered to her, "A female corpse was found in the yard behind. You can't live in Hualing'an. I'll send someone to inform the Prime Minister's Mansion and ask them to pick you up. "

Xiao Lingxiao shook his head hurriedly when he heard the words, "Your Highness didn't know that what happened in the eldest princess's mansion last time was later rumored to be rumored, which humiliated his mother. The old lady and her father said that these things were all bad luck that I brought back, so I was asked to be a monk in Buddhism. Now even if the Sixth Highness sends someone back to inform, they can only think that this is still caused by my bad luck, and they can't forgive me.

Li Jingxuan is also very clear about the rumors about Mrs. Xiao in the past two days. But he didn't expect that the Xiao family would blame Xiao Lingxiao. Do you still want her to be a monk? This is too much.

Li Jingxuan looked at Xiao Lingxiao with a pale face with some distress. He nodded and whispered, "Well, I'll think of a safe place to send you away. When you settle down, I will inform the Xiao family."