Chapter 69 Snow in Early Winter (Promise)
As soon as Xiao Lingxiao escaped from the warm pavilion, he was pulled all the way to a secluded place by Xiao Fengming. Bao Ronger stayed in the distance knowingly. Xiao Fengming was sure that there was no one around, so he held Xiao Lingxiao tightly in his arms angrily.
"What are you doing!" Xiao Lingxiao was also angry in his heart and immediately broke away from Xiao Fengming's arms.
After Xiao Fengming was thrown away, he was even more angry. He turned around a few words in his mouth, and finally couldn't help saying, "I don't want to see you with them!"
Xiao Lingxiao snorted when he heard the words, "Do you think I'm willing to be with them? Didn't you see that I escaped after looking for a chance!"
Xiao Lingxiao's words made Xiao Fengming lower his head and bite his lips. Of course, he could see that Xiao Lingxiao did not mean to be close to the three princes, and the three princes had other plans for Xiao Lingxiao, but even so, he couldn't help getting angry and couldn't help but want to protect Xiao Lingxiao behind him, or He simply hid her from others to see her.
But Xiao Fengming is very clear about how he can hide Xiao Lingxiao? She is better than herself...
"It usually looks like a man. Why do you suddenly look like a child?" Xiao Lingxiao found Xiao Fengming's depression and couldn't help sighing, took a step closer to him, poked his forehead with the tip of his index finger, and forced him to raise his head.
Xiao Fengming patted Xiao Lingxiao's hand angrily and opened his arm to hold her in his arms again. This time, Xiao Lingxiao did not break free, but whispered in his ear, "What if someone else sees this?"
"I'll be in charge!"
In the snow, the two hugged tightly like this. I don't know how long it took before they suddenly heard Bao Ronger's voice.
"Your Highness! Have you also come here to walk in the snow? Haha, what a coincidence, my eldest lady is also..."
After hearing the sound, Xiao Lingxiao hurriedly pushed Xiao Fengming away. Xiao Fengming stood beside Xiao Lingxiao to help her stroke the snowflakes on her shoulders and hat. At this time, Li Jingxuan had strode over.
Li Jingxuan thought that the fifth prince Li Jingyan would run out first and definitely find Xiao Lingxiao first. Seeing that there were only Xiao Lingxiao and Xiao Fengming here, Li Jingxuan was relieved. He smiled a little reluctantly and said to Xiao Fengming, "I have a few words to say to Ling Xiao alone. I don't know if Mr. Xiao can avoid it for the time being?"
Xiao Fengming stared at him when he heard the words, but Xiao Lingxiao, who stood aside, immediately pulled his sleeve and said, "Fengming, go and see where Ze Chun and Zelu are. Don't let them be bullied."
Xiao Fengming snorted sullenly, looked at Li Jingxuan coldly, and then rolled his sleeves away.
Li Jingxuan was a little overwhelmed by Xiao Fengming. In fact, he admired Xiao Fengming and knew that he was a talent who could do great things. However, although he tried to get close to Xiao Fengming, the other party seemed to reject him very much.
"Ring Xiao, have I offended your cousin?" Li Jingxuan asked inexplicably.
Xiao Lingxiao sighed secretly, and even she didn't know how to understand Feng Ming's current actions. Are you jealous? But isn't he not jealous yet? Or... have the two of them entered the stage of "communication" without thinking like this? There seems to be no such thing as "boyfriend" and "girlfriend" in this world, and it seems that there is no matter of confirming the "lover" relationship before marriage, right? So...
What?
Wait a minute... "lover"?
Xiao Lingxiao seemed to suddenly realize what the behavior of the two people just now represented, and his whole body was stunned in an instant.
"Ying Xiao? Ling Xiao, what's wrong with you? Li Jingxuan called several times before dragging Xiao Lingxiao's soul back. He asked in a panic, "Are you uncomfortable there?"
Xiao Lingxiao's cheeks were a little rosy. He shook his head vigorously, looked at Li Jingxuan and reluctantly squeezed out a smile. After forcing himself to calm down, he asked, "What did Your Highness just say to say to me?"
Hearing Xiao Lingxiao's question, Li Jingxuan's face became a little gloomy again.
"That's what I said in the warm pavilion before..." Li Jingxuan sighed, "After the flower picking thief was over, I thought my father would look at me differently, but I didn't know..."
The emperor did not praise the matter at all. Instead, he seemed to be dissatisfied with the final result of the matter, and even more dissatisfied with Li Jingxuan's position in the whole matter. This dissatisfaction was soon reflected in the action. After Li Jingxuan was neglected for a few days, something was lost in the palace, and the emperor immediately pushed the mess to him again.
It is not the first time that something has been lost in the harem, and according to past experience, it is difficult to recover those treasures when they come out of the palace. Previously, it was almost impossible to find out the case of picking flowers, and this time the emperor pushed Li Jingxuan a difficult case that was almost the same. Even if he didn't want to think more, Li Jingxuan already knew that his superior father had no love for his son. In the eyes of his father, he may be a waste, maybe he is not even a waste, but just an eyesore son...
The officials who hold real power in the court, including those who originally supported Li Jingxuan, have been estranged from him. Some are separated from each other, and some simply turn to his master. Li Jingxuan has nothing to do about it.
"I don't know what to do anymore..." Unconsciously, Li Jingxuan told Xiao Lingxiao all the things that had been in his heart these days. After he finished speaking, he was shocked to find that he not only said what he shouldn't say, but also complained like a complaining woman in front of Xiao Lingxiao.
Li Jingxuan was a little regretful. He frowned and turned his head to look at Xiao Lingxiao, but saw that she looked solemn, as if she was thinking about something cautiously.
"Your Highness, do you know what the emperor asked you to investigate?" Xiao Lingxiao asked softly.
Seeing that Xiao Lingxiao did not look down at him because of his complaints, Li Jingxuan breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "My father said that what he lost was very important, but in fact, I have checked it, but it's just a guqin, a jade flute, a hairpin, and a troublesome broken stone... These are all left by the previous dynasty. The old things, the eunuch maids in the harem made up some rumors in their spare time, as if there was really such a thing. For this reason, my father is afraid that he wants to be tricky again..."
In the last sentence, Li Jingxuan said half of it and swallowed it back. His back was a little chilly. Xiao Lingxiao in front of him said it was credible, but he was not a very credible person. For some reason, Li Jingxuan came to her, as if he couldn't control his mouth.
Xiao Lingxiao didn't care about Li Jingxuan, but was very curious about what he said. The troublesome broken stone is in her hands, and no one knows the origin and function of the broken stone better than her. Xiao Lingxiao couldn't figure out why the emperor asked Li Jingxuan to investigate this matter, but it can be seen from the fact that Su Donghan was a flower picking thief before that the emperor was a very hidden old fox. Maybe he has already seen through everything, so every arrangement of his may have a deep meaning.
The reason why the emperor was not satisfied with the flower picking thief was that Xiao Lingxiao guessed that the emperor did not solve the case because Li Jingxuan solved the case, but because the incident did not follow the emperor's original script.
Su Donghan's death seemed to be an accident for everyone, and it was because of Su Donghan's death that this matter came to light. King Mude didn't move for the time being. He seemed to be a man with his tail, but in fact, can the old man be willing to do so? The white-haired man sends the black-haired man, and no one can guarantee whether the old man will make trouble or something like this. The emperor originally wanted to exchange a sixth prince for stability, but now that stability has not been changed, how can he be in a good mood?
Xiao Lingxiao looked up at Li Jingxuan and sighed in his heart that the sixth prince was also a smart person, but what he was good at was only looking for clues in reality to sort out the truth, not to speculate on people's hearts. At least he is not good at speculating the holy intention.
Xiao Lingxiao understood most of the reason why the emperor arranged him to be an abandoned son, but it is hard to say whether the emperor pushed him to the position of abandoned son again this time.
"Your Highness, Ling Xiao has been ill before and hasn't read many poems, but he has heard such a sentence." Xiao Lingxiao hesitated for a moment before continuing to say, "The sky will give a great responsibility, so people must first suffer their hearts and minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their body and skin, empty their bodies, and disturb what they do, so they are tempted and tolerant, and they have benefited from what they can't." Xiao Lingxiao guessed that there had never been such a god as Mencius in this alien world, but when she saw Li Jingxuan showing a shocked and epiphany expression, she knew that the prince could also understand this sentence.
So Xiao Lingxiao continued to say, "The holy will is unpredictable. I dare not dare to guess why the emperor entrusted the difficult things to the Sixth Highness one after another, but presumably the emperor did not expect that the Sixth Highness would not be able to do these things. On the contrary, the more you face the difficulties, the more you can show the outstanding ability of the Sixth Highness. His Royal Highness should know the truth that 'a high flower comes out of the ridge, and the chaotic army is a famous general'.
Li Jingxuan was so excited when he heard Xiao Lingxiao's words. Unexpectedly, he is a dignified prince, a man. When he encounters difficulties, he just wants to seek comfort and complain to others, but Xiao Lingxiao, a female streamer, can say such a truth here.
If this truth is said from other people's mouths, I'm afraid that Li Jingxuan will immediately feel that the other party is not sure, but when Xiao Lingxiao said this, his deep and bright eyes seemed to be full of encouragement and trust in his Li Jingxuan.
A warm current surged in Li Jingxuan's body. He looked at Xiao Lingxiao and thought that the woman in front of him sincerely thought that he could break through the difficulties! Is it the same as the people who will be greatly appointed by the sky? Does she mean that she thinks that he will be able to climb that high seat one day? After learning that all this had happened, after everyone lost confidence in him as a prince, why was she the only one who kept the last bit of courage for him?
Thinking of this, Li Jingxuan's eyes suddenly turned red. He couldn't help it any longer. He stepped forward and hugged Xiao Lingxiao tightly and muttered in her ear, "Ling Xiao, Ling Xiao! Only you can say this to me, only you! I... I know, I see, I can definitely do it! Definitely, one day I will..." I will ascend the throne!" One day I will..." I will marry you into the door!
"Your Highness, be careful and let go of me."
Xiao Lingxiao said this in a cold voice and slowly pushed Li Jingxuan away.
Li Jingxuan was stunned by Xiao Lingxiao's attitude. After a long time, he thought of something. He shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I said that after finishing the matter of picking flowers, wait for my father..." He sighed softly, then raised his head and said bitterly, "Lingxiao, would you like to wait for me? I will do it. I will do everything, you say. Would you like to wait for me?"
Xiao Lingxiao immediately frowned when she heard the words. She thought that even if Li Jingxuan was a little interesting to her, she would never make any promises or anything. What's more, he didn't give himself any promise, but in turn asked her to give him such a promise?
Before Xiao Lingxiao could get angry, he heard someone laughing loudly in the distance, "Sixth brother, don't force others. If the fourth brother hears it, won't he be angry?" Hahaha..."
Li Jingxuan subconsciously took a step back when he heard the words. The two turned their heads and saw the fifth prince Li Jingyan pulling the musician Lu Zhongyang and stride over.