Bai Yueguang, the stand-in for Prince Sick Jiao

Chapter 206 Protection
As New Year's Eve approached, the capital was filled with New Year's joy, only Ling Qingyan pushed open the door of the private room with two dark circles under her eyes, full of resentment.When he saw Shen Xuhuai who was leisurely and contented, his resentment grew a little bit more.

"Shen Chao, have you been free recently?" There was a bit of dissatisfaction in his tone.

Shen Xuhuai thought about it carefully, and said: "Your Majesty ordered to stop the court two days ago, and it is indeed a bit idle recently."

Ling Qingyan glared at him resentfully, lifted her robe and sat down opposite him, said angrily: "Since you are so free, why don't you take a good inventory of the gift lists you will give to the ministers on New Year's Eve for me."

"This is a matter of the Ministry of Rites, I have nothing to do with it." Shen Xuhuai smiled and poured him a cup of tea.

Ling Qingyan didn't count on him at all, took the tea, straightened his expression, and said: "The task you entrusted to me has been done, but it was delivered in my name, and Yao'er probably didn't know it was you."

Shen Xuhuai sipped the tea with downcast eyes, and said lightly: "If you don't know, you don't know."

Seeing him like this, Ling Qingyan inexplicably felt like the villain who beat mandarin ducks, and said: "The saints often say that there are times in fate, and there is always time in fate. Don't force it. Now that Yao'er is Princess Jing, you and her are inseparable after all." If there is no destiny, it may not be a good thing to let go earlier. Shen Chao, don't let your obsession become a demon."

Shen Xuhuai twitched the corners of his lips, and a look of sadness flashed across his eyes, "You can persuade me so calmly now, but you haven't met anyone who can make you obsessed."

As he spoke, he raised his eyes to look at the bustling crowd outside the window, and continued: "Qingyan, apart from saying that there is no time to force in life, the sage also said something—man's determination can overcome the sky."

Ling Qingyan was at a loss for words for a while, he had never been able to speak out against Shen Xuhuai in this kind of matter, so he simply didn't argue with him.

"That's all, everything is up to you, as long as you remember our agreement."

"Of course I remember."

Ling Qing sighed, and said: "Fu Mingjue hasn't returned to the capital yet. Although there are rivers in the capital, he can only stay outside the palace when he enters the palace on New Year's Eve. Everything in the palace is changing, especially in Yanfu Palace. "

Although Ling Youyao had been told to go with the eldest princess, after thinking about it, he still felt that the eldest princess was unreliable.

"You don't have to worry, the Queen Mother doesn't care about Yao'er right now." Shen Xuhuai's eyes still fell outside the window.

"What do you say?" Seeing him looking outside, Ling Qingyan moved over curiously, "What are you looking at?"

There are people coming and going on the street, except for the street vendors shouting loudly, there is nothing unusual.Ling Qingyan was about to speak when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure falling out of the alley at the corner in embarrassment.

"That's it." Ling Qingyan squinted his eyes, and after seeing the person clearly, he said in surprise, "Liu Hongxin, the only son of Uncle Zhongyi's residence?!"

"It's him that's right."

Ling Qingyan glanced at him suspiciously, frowned and said, "Is it because of Liu Hongxin that you asked me to meet here today?"

"Qingyan, am I the kind of person who can only calculate in your heart?" Shen Xuhuai asked back with a smile.

Ling Qingyan said without hesitation: "Yes."

"." Shen Xuhuai showed helplessness in his eyes, and nodded in approval: "You are right, I really can only calculate. I invited you here today because of Liu Hongxin."

Ling Qingyan couldn't help but rolled her eyes, with a look of "I knew it".

Shen Xuhuai paused for a moment, and then said with a half-smile: "It's not all because of Liu Hongxin."

Ling Qingyan didn't bother to guess the meaning of his words, she only focused on observing the movement on the street, and then asked, "How did you know that Liu Hongxin would appear here today?"

"Guess."

Ling Qingyan was speechless: "Shen Chao, I found that your nonsense is getting better and better."

Shen Xuhuai said, "It's really a guess. I just knew in advance that he would come here every day for half a day before leaving, so I wanted to come here to try my luck. I didn't expect that we would actually meet."

"When did you start paying attention to Liu Hongxin?"

Liu Hongxin is just one of a lot of playboys, there is nothing worthy of attention.Ling Qingyan was able to recognize Liu Hongxin at a glance, because someone read a book of Uncle Zhongyi in the court hall a few days ago, saying that he was incapable of teaching his children. The specific reason was that Ling Qingyan didn't listen carefully. It was always trivial and not worth paying attention to. carry.

Shen Xuhuai watched Liu Hongxin get up from the ground supporting his waist, and said, "I don't want to pay attention to him either, but I just saw that Yao'er is interested in him, so I came over to take a look."

"Yao'er?" Ling Qingyan was even more confused, why did he get involved with Youyao again?
"Why do you think Fu Mingjue took the initiative to ask for an order to send the second prince of Beidi away from Beijing this time?"

Ling Qingyan was taken aback.

Before he could answer, Shen Xuhuai continued: "Before Yuan Yuxuan left Beijing, he hired a killer to destroy Yaoer's reputation, but the plan failed, and he shot himself in the foot instead."

Ling Qingyan's complexion became more and more serious, he didn't know about this matter, "I didn't expect Yuan Yuxuan to be so bold and dare to attack Yao'er in the capital."

"He hates Fu Mingjue, and naturally he also hates Yao'er, but there is one person who wrote it."

"What did you find?" Ling Qingyan asked.

Shen Xuhuai's eyes darkened, and he said: "She thought she made a perfect dress, but how can there be an impenetrable wall in this world? From Princess Duanyang to Lingling, I thought she would learn from it, but I didn't expect her to become more and more rampant. I have to say that Su Lingxi is more courageous than those ordinary boudoir girls, but it's a pity that she uses her courage in the wrong place."

At first, he didn't think of Su Lingxi, but it wasn't until the news came out from the palace that the queen mother intended to marry Duke Yuguo's mansion to Ji's family, which made him suspicious.

Before the matter of Ling Ling, Shen Xuhuai had checked Yu Guogong's past, but ignored Su Lingxi.

"On the day of the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, Yuan Yuxuan and Su Lingxi had an encounter. I think it was around then that they reached a deal."

Ling Qingyan didn't know Su Lingxi well, and when she heard these words, she didn't realize it, and asked, "You mean, it's all Su Lingxi's doing behind this?"

"Well, Yao'er has a good relationship with Miss Cai, that's why Su Lingxi chose Ji Shuyu."

Hearing this, Ling Qingyan looked at him with a complicated expression: "How do you know so clearly?"

Shen Xuhuai didn't intend to hide it, and said: "As you think, I sent someone to stay beside Yao'er."

"You!" Ling Qingyan stood up with a bang, with a bit of anger on the brows, "Shen Chao, do you know what you are doing now? Don't forget, you promised me that you would not interfere in Yao'er's affairs again! "

Facing his questioning, Shen Xuhuai's face didn't change a bit, he just said softly: "I know exactly what I'm doing."

"Secondly, I always remember what I promised you."

"Also, this is not intervention, it is protection."

Ling Qingyan was silenced by him, how could he not know that Shen Xuhuai was protecting Youyao?But this also shows - he will not give up, whether it is now or in the future.

The atmosphere in the room was a little condensed.

After a long silence, Shen Xuhuai sighed silently, looked at Ling Qingyan who was frowning tightly, and said, "Quiet the fire, I will take you to the theater later."

Ling Qingyan: "."

Can this be solved by watching a play?
(End of this chapter)