The group's favorite little Fubao has become the most arrogant kid in the whole imperial city

Chapter 32 Something is wrong, let’s go!

"Don't think about it. We'll go to the study later and buy some more books to read."

Zhao Siyuan just felt that the Ninth Prince was ungrateful and didn't want to talk about him at all.

Xihe nodded listlessly, as a sign of agreement.

As soon as they arrived at the study, a young servant who was unfamiliar to them came over. He walked up to the two of them and said with a smile, "Your Excellency has arrived. The books are ready for you. They are in the backyard. Please come this way."

Zhao Siyuan was a regular customer and had long been familiar with the people here. When he saw a stranger, he didn't think much about it and just thought he was a new hire. After all, this business was indeed booming.

"Let's go, sister."

Xihe had just taken two steps when she felt something was wrong. Just as she was about to step into the inner courtyard, she grabbed Zhao Siyuan and said, "Sister, I feel something is wrong. The books are all in the front, why did he bring us to the back?"

Zhao Siyuan frowned and carefully observed the wind around him. "Something is wrong. Let's go!"

She pulled Xihe and was about to retreat, but the man saw that the two of them looked strange and took the initiative to use drugs on them. The two girls immediately fainted and fell to the ground unconscious.

When they woke up again, they found that they were tied up and placed in a dilapidated temple.

The two men were only slightly drugged and had no other wounds on their bodies.

Xihe closed his eyes, stood under the sacred tree, clasped his hands together, and looked pious.

[Oh sacred tree, can you give me a knife? ]

A gust of wind blew in the space, the red ribbon fell, and a small knife appeared in Xihe's hand.

"Sister, don't move. I'll cut it open for you first."

Fortunately, that group of people were tied in front, otherwise it would be inconvenient.

Zhao Siyuan was completely confused by his sister's actions, "Where did you get the knife?"

"I peeled an apple before leaving the palace, and forgot to put it back." Xihe smiled and spoke nonsense seriously.

Zhao Siyuan had no doubts.

While I was cutting the rope, I heard voices outside the door.

"Lord Liu, do we really want to kill Princess Zhaoyuan? I'm afraid that Emperor Jingyuan will blame me."

As soon as the voice of the man called Lord Liu sounded, the two sisters recognized that he was the man who had attacked Xiao Mingxuan in Qianyuan Hall.

Lord Liu laughed out loud, "What are you afraid of? If something goes wrong, just blame it on Nan Li. Who would have thought it was us who did it?"

"But it's just a child."

Lord Liu laughed grimly, "She is indeed a child, but who made her bear the title of lucky star? Think about it, if Tianshuo's lucky star suddenly died, would the people think that it was the tyrant's immorality that caused the heavens to send down punishment and take away the lucky star?"

If enough people spread a rumor, it will become true. Who will care whether the source is true or false?

"Your Excellency has a brilliant plan. This way, the tyrant will surely lose the support of the people."

The two sisters looked at each other and felt hateful.

Xihe rolled her eyes, handed Zhao Siyuan a packet of powder, and whispered in her ear.

The two sisters made up their minds and sprinkled the powder while the two men came in.

"Xihe, let's go!"

Zhao Siyuan took his sister's hand and rushed out. The dilapidated temple was in the mountains. Although it was easy to hide in the woods, it was easy to get lost. After many twists and turns, the two found a small temple.

Zhao Siyuan swallowed his saliva, not sure whether the people here were accomplices.

Xihe looked around. There was a faint Buddhist light covering the sky above the temple. It must be a blessed place.

"Sister, let's go in."

Zhao Siyuan had complete faith in his sister and strode ahead to explore the way.

This was a Taoist temple. When the temple master heard about their experience, he let them stay there and sent someone with a token to report to the palace.

The two little girls hugged each other in silence for a long time.

"Sister~" After finally calming down, Xihe couldn't help feeling a little scared. Her previous calmness was swept away, and she kept moving closer to Zhao Siyuan's arms, seeking a sense of security.

"I'm here." Zhao Siyuan was only nine years old, but with a five-year-old Xihe, he looked like an adult. "It's okay. We've been missing for the whole afternoon. Those people will definitely go back to the palace to ask for help if they see that we haven't gone out. Father and the others will find us by tomorrow morning at the latest."

Xihe responded in a deep voice.

Suddenly, there were footsteps outside the door, extremely hurried. The two sisters looked at each other and immediately became alert.

As the door opened, the cold wind whistled past, bringing some snow and wind.

Xiao Mingxuan stood at the door in a disheveled state, his body covered with snow, and even his eyelashes were covered with a layer of frost.

"Little brother?" Xihe opened his eyes wide and looked at the person at the door in disbelief. The grievance in his heart suddenly surged up.

Xiao Mingxuan panted heavily, and was afraid that the wind and snow on the fox fur would freeze the little girl, so he opened the fur and hugged her inside. When he spoke, it startled the little girl, and his voice was very hoarse, "Xiao Xier, fortunately, fortunately you are okay."

The warmth in the arms lingered, it was so hot that it made the little girl cry.

Then she thought of the other party's ruthlessness that day. The girl pouted, raised her head and pushed Xiao Mingxuan away.

Xiao Mingxuan was caught off guard and was pushed back a few steps.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Mingxuan's throat was very hoarse as he hadn't drunk a sip of water for the whole day.

Xihe turned her head away, making it clear that she didn't want to pay any attention to Xiao Mingxuan.

"Don't you hate me? Are you telling me to get lost? Don't you want me anymore? You bad guy!"

When talking about the grievances she felt, the little girl couldn't help but have red eyes, and she looked even more pitiful.

"I didn't abandon you. I was wrong, wasn't I?" When Xiao Mingxuan thought of what he said that day, he wanted to go back to the past and beat the brainless Xiao Mingxuan to death. "Xiao Xier, didn't we agree last time that you would tell me after you leave the palace?"

The little girl responded in a muffled voice.

"You didn't go to the National Academy that day, and I learned that you ran away again. I was very angry, so..."

Xiao Mingxuan was not a fool. He had guessed it almost exactly on the way here. He had already punished Shi Jian. When the matter was over, he would send Shi Jian back to Beili.

He doesn't need subordinates who act on their own.

"I wanted to give you a surprise, but in a hurry... I forgot the agreement." Xihe knew that she was in the wrong, so she felt awkward and didn't dare to look the other person in the eye when she apologized.

"I found out later." Xiao Mingxuan still felt a lingering fear.

Every time he withdrew his secret guards, something happened to the little girl.

"Fortunately, fortunately you are okay." Xiao Mingxuan took the little girl into his arms again, and it felt real again. "If something happened to you today, I would hate myself to death."

No one knew how terrified Xiao Mingxuan was when he learned that the little girl was missing. He never wanted to experience that feeling again.

Once the conflict was resolved, a familiar feeling of intimacy lingered between the two of them. Xihe's eyes suddenly became moist, and she leaned into Xiao Mingxuan's arms and cried.

"Wow, little brother, why did you come just now? I almost missed seeing you." All the grievances of the past few days came pouring out. Xihe cried breathlessly, complained continuously, and was extremely miserable.

When the little girl cried, Xiao Mingxuan felt his heart aching and numb, and he hugged her even tighter.

"It's my brother's fault. Everything is my brother's fault. I will never be mean to you again. You can do whatever you want. When we go back, I will accept any beatings or scoldings you want. Okay?"

Xiao Mingxuan was the first to discover that the little girl was missing. He borrowed people from the National Academy and secretly sent secret guards to investigate. After a thorough carpet search, he finally found the girl in the Taoist temple before dark.

At this moment, Xiao Mingxuan's heart was filled with infinite regret. He couldn't imagine what he would do if he was a step late and something happened to the little girl.
A feeling quietly split open the earth and bounded the borders in my heart, standing firm under the beating of the cold wind, and even showing a tendency to intensify.

Xihe: "Then can I still go to Mingyue Palace?" Xiao Mingxuan: "Come if you want to. If you don't want to move, I will pick you up."

Xihe: "Will you be mean to me again?"

Xiao Mingxuan: "It will never happen again."

Xihe: "Then can I go out of the palace to play?"

Xiao Mingxuan: "If you want to go, just tell me and I'll go with you."

There were several questions and answers in a row, and no matter what Xihe said, Xiao Mingxuan agreed to it without hesitation, until he made the little girl laugh.

Zhao Siyuan: “…”

I always feel like she shouldn't be here.

The little girl was very tired and soon fell asleep in Xiao Mingxuan's arms.

Before going to sleep, he was still mumbling, "You can't scold me! You can't be mean to me! If you are mean to me again, I will never talk to you again."

There were still tears hanging on her eyelashes. Xiao Mingxuan sighed and patted them gently.

"Not anymore."

*
Emperor Jingyuan was not slow in his actions either. Just after midnight, the Imperial Guards arrived.

Emperor Jingyuan took his little daughter and quickly wrapped her in a cloak.

"Where's Siyuan? Is he hurt?"

Zhao Siyuan smiled flattered and shook his head quickly, "Don't worry, father. I'm fine."

Emperor Jingyuan finally felt relieved.

He glanced at Xiao Mingxuan but had no intention of punishing him.

"You saved my daughter, so let's forget about the matter of leaving the realm. Your merits and demerits offset each other."

Xiao Mingxuan stood in the snow, with the light behind him, and said a few more words, "She is very good to me."

Emperor Jingyuan knew about the relationship between the Ninth Prince and his youngest daughter. He didn't want to spoil his daughter's fun, so as long as Xiao Mingxuan behaved well, he would turn a blind eye and pretend he saw nothing.

"Have you found the kidnapped person?" asked Emperor Jingyuan.

Xiao Mingxuan nodded, "It's Beili's envoy."

Everyone was shocked.

Now not only Emperor Jingyuan, but even Zhao Siyuan thought that Xiao Mingxuan was crazy.

The Beili envoy has a close relationship with him, so it is obvious that he has surrendered.

Emperor Jingyuan looked at the child in front of him with great interest, "Where is he?"

Xiao Mingxuan replied: "In the ruined temple not far away, people from the National Academy are watching."

This answer was so frank and neither humble nor arrogant that Emperor Jingyuan could not help but look at him sideways.

"Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?" Emperor Jingyuan was rarely interested.

"Xihe will be sad." Xiao Mingxuan said.

Emperor Jingyuan's eyes narrowed, and he suddenly became angry and murderous, "You dare to threaten me with Xihe? Xiao Mingxuan, are you tired of living?"

His little daughter is his bottom line. If someone touches her, he will show no mercy no matter who the opponent is.

The Royal Guards drew their swords, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense.

"You won't. Your Majesty is very observant and will not let the evildoers go, nor will he implicate the innocent." Xiao Mingxuan remained calm and unmoved, "Besides, I can't bear to see her in a dilemma."

These words were somewhat presumptuous, but they also gave the remaining people in Beili a glimmer of hope.

When the emperor is angry, millions of people will die. Emperor Jingyuan is never merciful.

If he didn't speak up today, the rest of the delegation would definitely not survive.

Emperor Jingyuan suddenly laughed, looked at Xiao Mingxuan carefully, and said something without a beginning or an end, "You... are not bad."

"In that case, I'll leave the thief to you to deal with. Xu Qingye, lead the troops to help him."

Emperor Jingyuan said this and left with the two princesses.

Xu Qingye called a group of people, "Ninth Prince, please!"

Xiao Mingxuan walked in front with Shi Jian, and Xu Qingye was a full two meters away from him.

Shi Jian endured it all the way, and when he saw that the other party could no longer hear him, he asked in a special secret language: "Sir, why did you take such a step today? It made the dog emperor suspicious of you for no reason."

"Zhao Yuheng has never been completely confident in me. It's only a matter of time before he finds out. Besides, a prince who has some plans is always more reassuring to him than a stupid and foolish prince who makes people unsure."

Xiao Mingxuan had already planned to show his strength, and he just went with the flow.

"So you're not trying to protect the rest of the Beili delegation."

"Yes and no." Xiao Mingxuan walked with his hands behind his back. The wind and snow in front of him were getting stronger and stronger. His feet made a creaking sound on the snow. "The only person I want to save is General Ning Yuan. He holds a quarter of the military power of Beili. With what happened today, he has to accept this favor even if he doesn't want to."

As for the others, they were worthless and he didn't care whether they were dead or alive.

"Then Princess Zhaoyuan, what are your plans?" Shi Jian asked despite knowing that he was overstepping his authority.

Xiao Mingxuan paused for a moment, then quickly returned to normal.

Before today, he might have been determined to give up completely, but now, if he were honest with himself, he could no longer let go.

It turns out that there really is a person in this world who can cause mountains to collapse, and thousands of butterflies fly by, flapping their wings at your heart.

Whether the future is life or death, blessing or misfortune, he will accept it all.

There is only one person he will never let go.

Even if she hates him in the future.

"Before you leave, leave the secret medicine behind." Xiao Mingxuan said this and walked forward on his own, disappearing into the wind and fog.

Shi Jian suddenly opened his eyes wide, unable to say the words to stop him.

Beili Palace's secret medicine, used to make one forget one's name, identity, relatives, friends, and past, is called "rebirth".

The wind and snow grew stronger, covering the entire mountain, and there was no longer a glimpse of sunlight.

*
The next day, Emperor Jingyuan received a report from Xu Qingye, mentioning how Xiao Mingxuan tortured and killed the two men.

Emperor Jingyuan bestowed rewards as a token of appreciation and had no intention of pursuing any of the other members of the delegation.

This test has been passed.

As soon as Xihe returned to the palace, she was cared for by many people. First, Concubine Xian sent her many precious tonics for calming the nerves. Zhao Chengning and Zhao Jinyuan came together and brought many interesting books and toys to Xihe. Zhao Zhinan also came and secretly brought her some new storybooks, and scolded the group of Beili envoys.

After resting for two days, Xihe could no longer sit still and was scrambling to go back to the National Academy to attend classes.

When Emperor Jingyuan found out, he chuckled twice, did not expose his little daughter's ulterior motives, and waved his hand in agreement.

"Why don't you rest for a few more days? There's no rush in the National Academy." Zhao Chengning asked worriedly, looking at his sister's still pale face.

Xihe certainly didn't dare to say that she was here to see Xiao Mingxuan, so she could only chuckle and say, "The annual exam is coming up soon, and we can't fall behind in class."