Chapter 34: Of course it was to earn Xiao Xier's sympathy

Yun Hui went to call the carriage driver, and Xihe returned to the carriage. Her two small hands tightly grasped Xiao Mingxuan's cold hands, "Little brother, it's okay. We will go back to the palace now."

Xiao Mingxuan's body was hot and cold, and he was trembling slightly with every breath. His throat felt as if it was cut by a knife, and it hurt every time he swallowed.

"Xiao Xi'er, are you nervous?"

Xihe pursed her lips and nodded.

"Why are you nervous?" Xiao Mingxuan asked unwillingly.

"I don't want anything to happen to you." The little girl bit her lower lip and held back her tears.

The little brother is already sick, and she can't cause more trouble.

Xiao Mingxuan felt very uncomfortable all over, but he still raised his hand and hugged the little girl into his arms, "Cry if you want to. As long as I am here, you don't have to endure it."

Two tears fell uncontrollably, and Xihe wiped them away hastily.

At this moment, he didn't want to care about whether the disease was contagious or not. Xiao Mingxuan hugged Xihe tightly, and his hot breath filled the narrow carriage.

"I'm really scared of you, you little crybaby."

He is the only one who is used to it.

Xihe choked up and argued for a few sentences, but failed and simply gave up.

Yun Hui asked for leave for the two of them, and the carriage drove towards the imperial city.

The wind and snow came, blowing up the curtains of the carriage.

Zhou Tingchuan met a pair of sinister eyes, as if he would be beheaded in the next second.

The imperial physician was brought by the secretary, and Xihe also saw the wound on Xiao Mingxuan's back.

"How did you do that?" Xihe swallowed and asked.

"The last time I went to see you, I didn't step firmly on the mountain and fell." Xiao Mingxuan briefly mentioned the danger at that time.

"Why is it still so serious?"

The wound was still oozing blood, the skin and flesh were peeling off, and there was no sign of improvement.

"Of course it's to earn Xiao Xier's sympathy." Xiao Mingxuan took a breath, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his whole body was shaking.

Xihe pursed her lips and blushed, then turned around and poured a cup of tea. While no one was paying attention, she added some powder into the tea.

The powder melts when it comes into contact with water and disappears in a short while.

Xiao Mingxuan looked at the tea which was slightly darker in color and gave Xihe a meaningful look.

Shishu was just about to go over to take the cup of tea, but unexpectedly Xiao Mingxuan raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.

While the imperial physician was treating the wound on his back, Xiao Mingxuan was playing with the cup in his hand out of boredom.

"Xiao Xi'er, is Zhou Tingchuan good-looking?"

Xihe exclaimed, "Who is Zhou Tingchuan?"

Xiao Mingxuan: “…”

Suddenly I felt that I shouldn't have said so much.

"No one, just an outsider." Xiao Mingxuan said.

Xihe was about to ask a few more questions when Xiao Mingxuan suddenly cried out in pain.

"It doesn't hurt, don't be afraid, little brother. Xihe will blow on you."

Xihe's gentle breath spread on my back, adding a bit of itchiness to the pain.

Xiao Mingxuan couldn't help but cover his face and said in a hoarse voice: "Xiao Xi'er, stop bragging and leave it to the imperial physician."

You dig your own hole, jump into it, and then you have to fill it up yourself.

"Okay." The little girl didn't understand why, but she retreated obediently.

Xiao Mingxuan quickly fell asleep. When he woke up again, he saw the sleepy eyes so close to him, and his heart softened.

After tossing and turning for most of the day, Xihe was very sleepy, so she climbed onto the bed quietly and slept next to Xiao Mingxuan.

The posture was extremely proper, for fear of pressing the other person's wound.

Xiao Mingxuan stood up slightly and wanted to pull out the quilt, but suddenly a terrible cat's cry sounded in his ears.

"Meow!"

Xiao Mingxuan was stunned. He looked down and saw Da Huang, who was sandwiched between the two of them, glaring at him.

Xiao Mingxuan: “…”

Xihe was awakened by Dahuang's shout. She reached out her hand in a daze to feel for Dahuang's location, but unexpectedly she touched a piece of warm skin.

"Xiao Xi'er, what are you doing?"

The sound of Xiao Mingxuan gritting his teeth came to my ears.

As soon as Xihe opened her eyes, she found her hands on someone's bare chest.
Xihe blinked and stared at him closely, his eyes full of confusion, "What's wrong, little brother?"

Xiao Mingxuan took a deep breath, stepped back a little, stood up and put on a coat, "...It's okay."

Embarrassment when two people are together is called embarrassment; embarrassment when one person is alone is called illness.

"Why did you bring Dahuang up here?" Xiao Mingxuan changed the topic.

"I'm sleepy, but it wouldn't let go, so I had to bring it in." Xihe was still a little sleepy. He rubbed his eyes, feeling not fully awake, and planned to go back to sleep.

Xiao Mingxuan looked at Da Huang coldly, picked up the cat with one hand, and thought to himself: "You are so good, you have already climbed into her arms."

The little girl slept until nightfall, and Xiao Mingxuan sent her back. At the gate of Fuhua Palace, she was unsurprisingly given a glare by the eldest prince.

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The next day, the National Academy was on holiday. Xiao Mingxuan picked up Xihe early in the morning, and the two walked out of the palace.

The two men abandoned the carriage and wandered the streets.

Xihe found everything new and had a lot of fun playing with Xiao Mingxuan.

"Brother, where are we going?"

I bought a string of candied haws and stuffed them into my mouth, which made my slightly chubby cheeks look even rounder.

"Have you had breakfast?" Xiao Mingxuan asked.

Xihe shook her head. She was so expectant and afraid that it would be too late that she had no time to care.

"Let's go to Fanghua Building first." Xiao Mingxuan quickly made up his mind.

Xihe naturally had no objection and handed him the half-eaten candied haws, "Little brother, eat!"

Just as Xiao Mingxuan was about to take a bite, the candied haws that was so close to him suddenly disappeared from his sight.

He gave Xihe a puzzled look.

"Little brother, didn't you say that used things can't be given to others?" Xihe said embarrassedly: "Last time I accidentally drank your water, and you got really angry."

Xiao Mingxuan sneered, "Xiao Xi'er, can you please be reasonable? I didn't lose my temper last time."

Although he had a bad temper, he was unprecedentedly patient with Xihe and the number of times he lost his temper was very few.

Xihe frowned and stared at him, "You are lying, your tone was obviously harsh!"

Xiao Mingxuan was so angry that his teeth itched, "You heartless little thing, I said so much, why do you only remember that one sentence?"

Xihe bit off one of the pills as if to vent his anger, "Then tell me whether you said that."

"...Okay, I told you." Xiao Mingxuan sighed, not quite convinced. He reached out and took Xihe's hand, biting the candied haws, causing the little girl to glare at him. "But there's one thing I forgot to say." The sourness of the hawthorn mixed with saccharin slowly exploded in the spleen and stomach, nourishing every part of the body. "All the rules I said are invalid for me."

Xihe was speechless and tried to figure out the reason behind it with a sad face.

"Does that mean I can do anything to you, but not to others?"

Xiao Mingxuan felt that this statement was somewhat ambiguous, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong with it for a moment, so he nodded slightly.

"Okay! Xihe will remember it!"

As soon as the two arrived at the door of Yunfang Tower, they met an uninvited guest.

"Princess Zhao Yuan, what a coincidence!"

A light voice came from behind, Xihe turned around and saw a young man not far away. He was wearing a green robe, and the familiar folding fan made Xihe remember the other person's identity at a glance.

"You're...the one at the National Academy!"

Facing Xihe's surprised look, Zhou Tingchuan raised his hand and saluted, "Princess Meng, thank you for remembering me."

Seeing the two of them getting familiar with each other, Xiao Mingxuan's eyes darkened, "Xiao Xi'er, do you know Mr. Zhou?"

Zhou Tingchuan, son of Zhou Bing, Censor of the Censorate.

"So you are Zhou Tingchuan?" Xihe had a good impression of Zhou Tingchuan. Seeing that he had also stopped at the entrance of Yunfang Building, he invited him, "My little brother and I want to have dinner. Do you want to join us?"

Zhou Tingchuan showed some joy in his eyes. Just as he was about to agree, he suddenly felt like a thorn in his back. He raised his eyes and met Xiao Mingxuan's gloomy face.

He couldn't help but flinch, he clearly saw murderous intent in the other person's eyes, this was not the look a nine-year-old child should have.

"It's not convenient!" Xiao Mingxuan suddenly interrupted their conversation, pulled Xihe over, and looked at Zhou Tingchuan indifferently, "I heard that Mr. Zhou has already helped Censor Zhou to deal with affairs, so he probably doesn't have the leisure time to enjoy the meal and appreciate the snow."

Then he said, "Mr. Zhou, are you right?"

The warning in his eyes was self-evident.

Zhou Tingchuan was a smart man, so he naturally realized that the other party was not welcome. He was not a person who did not know what was good for him, so he quickly bowed and said goodbye. "Yes, I just remembered that the task my father asked me to do has not been completed yet, so I will not bother you two anymore. I will take my leave now."

Xihe looked at Zhou Tingchuan's figure walking away, feeling reluctant to let him go. "You're leaving now."

The obvious regret in his tone made Xiao Mingxuan's face darken.

Xiao Mingxuan looked at her deeply and asked, "Xiao Xi'er, is he very handsome? Are you reluctant to let him go?"

There was a hint of impending storm in his eyes.

Xihe opened his mouth, but before he could finish his words, he quickly changed his words, "Not good-looking, not good-looking, totally unrecognizable, with shifty eyebrows and rat eyes, a pointed mouth and monkey cheeks, a hideous face, and a ferocious look. Not good-looking at all, little brother is the best!"

The little girl quickly expressed her determination, but Xiao Mingxuan was not moved at all.

"Oh? It seems that you observe very carefully." Xiao Mingxuan said.

Xihe: "..."

Should she speak or not?

"Let's eat." Xiao Mingxuan got a satisfactory answer, so he took the little girl's hand and went upstairs.

"Wow! These are all my favorite foods!" Xihe forgot about everyone else as soon as he saw the delicious food.

"Eat slowly." Xiao Mingxuan was not very hungry, so he concentrated on serving food to the little girl.

After the meal, I was definitely full.

Xihe leaned against the wall, touching her belly, feeling very satisfied.

Xiao Mingxuan kept feeding her. Before she finished one bowl, her stomach was already bulging with the next one.

I feel so full.

Xiao Mingxuan handed over a cup of tea with a smile, "Drink some tea to get rid of the greasiness in your mouth."

Xihe took the tea weakly, took a sip, and his mouth was immediately filled with the fragrance of tea.

"Brother, I'm so full, let's go back later..."

Before Xihe finished speaking, a familiar voice came from outside the door.

"Brother Li, it's rare to see you out. Will the princess not stop you this time?" someone teased.

Li Xihong, the eldest son of Xining Marquisate, is also the consort of Princess Yuanyang.

Xihe was frightened and choked on a mouthful of water. He quickly covered his mouth to hide the cough that was about to come out.

She mouthed to Xiao Mingxuan, "Why is he here?"

Xiao Mingxuan knew a little about the affairs of the Xining Marquis Mansion and made a gesture, meaning to continue listening.

Li Xihong's disdainful voice came from outside the door, "She values ​​her reputation the most. I just threatened her with a few words, and she naturally didn't dare to interfere."

"Brother Li, aren't you afraid that the eldest princess will report the incident to His Majesty? After all, she is His Majesty's biological sister." The man was still a little hesitant, but the contempt in his words could not be concealed.

Li Xihong sneered, "What are you afraid of! She and the emperor are not from the same mother, and they have no feelings for each other. It is a blessing for her to marry me in her previous life. Besides, if she dared to go, she would have gone long ago. Why would she wait until today? Besides, she is your Majesty's sister, and am I not your Majesty's cousin? Add to that the relationship with the Queen Mother and Aunt, and it's not certain who your Majesty will choose."

Li Xihong's words were full of confidence.

The wife of Xining Marquis and the current queen mother are sisters, from the same Izumo family. Because of this relationship, he can be so domineering in the imperial city.

"Brother Li is really amazing. Even a strong woman like the Princess bows down to you. I admire you so much!"

Li Xihong was pleased, his face lit up, and he quickly asked everyone to take a seat.

Soon, several young women entered the private room next door, and soon a burst of ambiguous sounds were heard.

Xiao Mingxuan's eyes narrowed, he covered Xihe's ears with one hand and her mouth with the other hand, his eyes were dark.

"Hmm~" Xihe pointed at Xiao Mingxuan's hand, indicating that he could not speak.

Let me go!
"Keep your voice down, I know what you want to do." Xiao Mingxuan leaned close to the girl's ear and whispered until the other party paused, and quickly withdrew his hand.

Xihe took a few deep breaths again, her tone full of anger, "Brother, how could he treat my aunt like this! My aunt is such a good person!"

"Did Princess Yuanyang help you?" Xiao Mingxuan asked.

Xihe nodded and said, "When I was imprisoned in the cold palace before, it was my aunt who secretly sent me food many times, so I didn't starve to death."

"Brother, my aunt helped me, so I should help her too! Right?" Xihe asked.

Xiao Mingxuan didn't answer directly, but changed the question, "Tell me what you want to do?"

Xihe showed a sweet smile, which was a bit vulgar, and leaned close to Xiao Mingxuan's ear to tell him about her plan.

When Xiao Mingxuan heard the words "strip naked and throw into the street", he laughed so hard that he almost laughed out loud.

This devil is full of bad intentions.

But for some reason I don’t hate it.

After listening to the plan, Xiao Mingxuan pondered for a while and said, "Xiao Xier, I think you should ask the eldest princess what she thinks before deciding what to do. Maybe you will change your mind then."

Even if you are in a high position, there are still many things that are beyond your control.

Most of the ladies in wealthy families just live day by day.

Who knows whether the eldest princess is truly virtuous or is enduring something?

"Then... I'll go tell Daddy. He will definitely take care of it!" Xihe made up his mind and was ready to act. He even had the urge to rush next door and kill Li Xihong.

The little fists were bared and the claws were waving, eager to try.

Xiao Mingxuan didn't say anything. He took the little girl's hand and rubbed it carefully in his palm.

He turned around and ordered the servant to detain the group of women.


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