The reborn poisonous woman is hard to abandon

Chapter 257
"That said, but..."

Xiao Zhongheng saw that Duanmuyao not only didn't feel relieved because of Xiao Ruan's words, but turned his guilty gaze to himself.There was a touch of tenderness in his speech that he didn't even notice.

"What Ruan Er said is very true. Huo Yixuan has always been at odds with Lu Heng. If you hadn't spoken out the truth this time, we would have been kept in the dark. As for me, I only suffered some minor injuries..."

"You've already been injured like this, how can you say it's a minor injury?"

Before Xiao Zhongheng's voice fell, Duanmuyao interrupted immediately.

The colored braids adorned with pearls and jade swayed slightly, Duanmu Yao's eyes were full of distress, and he unconsciously recalled the day when the accident happened at the horse farm.

That day, she threw Lu Heng away with her silver moon whip, but she was knocked to the ground by the crazy horse.

At that time, her head was hit hard, and she was so dazed that she didn't know where she was. How could she care about the two horses she had left behind?
When she saw Duan Muhao stop a horse that was rushing towards her, she felt lucky in her heart, but unexpectedly there was another crazy horse that rushed towards her.

She was eager to get up from the ground, but her head was dizzy. At this critical moment, Xiao Zhongheng appeared in front of her like a god descending from the sky.

He rescued himself in the most stupid way, and the suppressed humming in his ear was very clear.

But at that moment, Duanmuyao's head went blank, but an untimely sweet realization popped up in her heart——Xiao Zhongheng didn't have her in his heart!
If not, how could he risk his life to save himself?
Even now, Duanmuyao didn't want to understand how Xiao Zhongheng, who had no martial arts, jumped down from the stands so fast and went straight to her side.

The imperial physician diagnosed that Xiao Zhongheng would take at least three months of recuperation to fully recover this time, but this person can say that he was only slightly injured as if nothing happened?

A little uncomfortable by Duanmuyao's tense expression, Xiao Zhongheng tried to prove that there was nothing serious about him, and insisted on sitting up forcefully.

"Don't you really want to piss me off? If the condition gets worse, I... I won't care about you anymore!"

Duanmuyao hurriedly pressed Xiao Zhongheng's arm to prevent him from getting up, with annoyance on her face, but anyone could hear the distress in her voice.

Xiao Ruan saw Xiao Zhongheng lying back helplessly, but couldn't help but smile in his eyes.

"Brother, you don't care about your body so much, I think it's time for a sister-in-law to take care of you."

After finishing speaking, Xiao Ruan immediately turned his gaze to Duanmuyao, and said with a meaningful smile: "Sister-in-law, if brother doesn't know how to cherish his body in the future, you can just preach!"

How clever Duanmuyao was, she understood Xiao Ruan's implication in an instant.

A pair of bright eyes burst out with surprise instantly, she blushed and glared at Xiao Zhongheng who was about to refute, and immediately nodded at Xiao Ruan: "Don't worry, sister, I will take good care of your brother in every detail!"

"You, you..."

Xiao Zhongheng stared dumbfounded at the two women in front of him, calling one "sister-in-law" and the other "sister-in-law" affectionately, and was immediately stunned.

However, he opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything to refute.

Seeing this, Duanmuyao, who was always paying attention to his reaction, had more joy in her eyes, and immediately gave Xiao Ruan a grateful look.

Because of Xiao Zhongheng's acquiescence, the two people in the room soon began to look at each other tenderly, Xiao Ruan knew that he was a little redundant, so he stayed for a while and then took Li Yun and Zhuyun away.

"Now, the servant looks at us, I'm afraid we will eat the young master's banquet soon!"

As soon as he left Xiao's mansion, Zhuyun congratulated Xiao Ruan with a happy face.

Li Yun has been with Xiao Ruan for a long time, and his temper is still cold, but he is no longer the same as before, like a boring gourd.

She also witnessed the acquaintance of Duanmuyao and Xiao Zhongheng. At this time, hearing Zhuyun's voice, she couldn't help looking at Xiao Ruan curiously, with a tone of disbelief.

"Miss, didn't Lord Xiao say that he didn't like the princess before? Why..."

"Wood, this is not knowing each other without fighting!"

Before Xiao Ruan could respond, Zhu Yun replied for her, with a bright light in her eyes, as if she knew very well about Xiao Zhongheng and Duan Muyao.

After hearing this, Li Yun frowned and thought for a moment, then immediately stretched out his thumb to express his admiration to Zhu Yun.

Seeing her serious appearance, Xiao Ruan couldn't help laughing.

The group chatted and laughed, and soon drove back to the Hou's Mansion. Just as Xiao Ruan got out of the car, he saw Forsythia standing outside the door, looking through the autumn water.

"Miss, you can be regarded as coming back, and this servant has something to report to you!"

Lian Qiao anxiously handed an invitation card to Xiao Ruan, with an angry look on her face: "Then Huo Yixuan must have ulterior motives for inviting Miss to the banquet at this time!"

Xiao Ruan read the contents of the invitation, but fell into silence with a flash of light in his eyes.

This letter was sent in the name of the Korean government, inviting her to attend the farewell banquet for Huo Yixuan tomorrow.

As stated on the invitation, Huo Yixuan is about to marry the North Jiang Country and will leave in a few days, so she specially invites the noble daughters in Beijing to come for the last reunion.

No need to think about it, the people who will attend Huo Yixuan's banquet tomorrow must be flocking to her.

And as Huo Yixuan's cousin, she deserved to go.

"Miss, I heard that there are rumors that Huo Yixuan was pregnant out of wedlock. Isn't it too strange for her to hold such a big banquet?"

There was a hint of worry on Zhuyun's face, she agreed with Lianqiao's words very much, and felt that as long as Huo Yixuan got involved in everything, it would be a bad thing: "Otherwise we will pretend to be sick? I remember that today the young master specifically told the young lady not to go out."

Pretending to be sick is also a good way, but...

The corners of Xiao Ruan's mouth were slightly pursed, and a dark color quickly flashed across a pair of black and white pupils: "Soldiers have come to block the future flooding, and now there are still ten days before Huo Yixuan gets married. If I don't go tomorrow, maybe she will think of it again." If there are other methods, it’s okay to go and see them.”

After finishing speaking, Xiao Ruan walked towards the mansion, Li Yun followed closely, Zhu Yun and Lian Qiao looked at each other, and followed quickly.

Almost at the same time, in the queen's palace, Xiao Ying pleaded with the queen with her big belly.

"Your Majesty, Miss Huo and I are sisters. If she goes to Beijiang this time, we may not have a chance to see each other again. Please allow me to go out of the palace to meet Xuan'er."

As her voice fell, Princess Zhao Lingyi of Nanxiang also quickly echoed: "Empress, you have always been kind. The side concubine has not stepped out of the palace gate for nearly a month. If she can't leave the palace this time, she and Miss Huo will But we will never see each other again."

Zhao Lingyi's voice was full of regret, he was speaking to the queen, but his eyes were on Xiao Ying, and he did not forget to add a heavy sigh after she finished speaking.

The gold enamel fingertips lightly slid across a letter on the table. The queen seemed not to have heard the pleas of the two people in front of her, and did not respond immediately.

It took a long time before he put down the letter, showing a rather kind expression: "Good boy, you two, get up quickly."

Xiao Ying and Zhao Lingyi looked at each other but didn't dare to get up. They struggled to maintain the posture of saluting, and continued to plead: "Empress, the imperial doctor said that Ying'er is fine. If you don't agree, Ying'er dare not get up."

As soon as these words came out, the room fell into silence again.

The queen picked up a bowl of tea, and gracefully skimmed the lid on it, unable to see clearly the emotions in her downcast eyes.

Xiao Ying and Zhao Lingyi secretly exchanged a look, feeling a burst of disappointment in their hearts.

And at this moment, the queen took a sip of tea, and finally put down the tea bowl in her hand.

"Ying'er, I want to confine you in the palace and not let you go out. It's just because the child in your womb is related to my royal blood, so there must be no mistakes. If you go out of the palace tomorrow and something happens, How should I explain to Duke Huai?"

As soon as Duke Huai was mentioned, Xiao Ying felt a dull pain in her heart.

From the time she was so angry in Zhao Lingyi's palace to the time she was about to give birth, Zhao Yan never came to visit her once.

She was under house arrest for more than ten days and finally got in touch with Zhao Lingyi, only then did she learn that something happened at the racecourse, Huo Yixuan was also named Princess Jiashan and sent to Beijiang to get married.

As soon as the two came together, they immediately sent a letter asking Xiao Ying to write a letter to the palace in which she hoped to see herself. This is how the two of them begged the queen to leave the palace today.

"Empress, don't worry, with me protecting you, there will be no accidents for the concubine!"

Zhao Lingyi quickly spoke up, and Xiao Ying also raised her head quickly: "Go back to your mother, Ying'er will naturally be able to distinguish between serious and serious, and she will definitely be careful tomorrow."

The two begged in every possible way, the queen's eyes looked at Xiao Ying's stomach for a moment, and a line of sarcasm was imperceptibly drawn.

"That's all, you have sincere feelings for Miss Huo, if I stop you again, it will seem unreasonable. However, don't blame me for not reminding you, now that you are about to give birth, you must not take it lightly."

"Ying'er thanked the empress! Ying'er will definitely protect the child in her belly!"

Hearing that the queen's tone had become relaxed, Xiao Ying's heart suddenly burst into joy, and she thanked her repeatedly, but the queen waved her hands quite graciously: "Come on, you're not feeling well, you'd better go back to the palace and have a good rest. In case you don’t have the energy to be tired tomorrow.”

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Ying and Zhao Lingyi responded quickly, and soon left the queen's bedroom.

The room returned to silence, and the queen slowly leaned on the beauty couch, resting her forehead with one hand, and gently rubbing her chin with the other.

The little maid on one side put a few pieces of charcoal into the brazier, found a woolen blanket embroidered with flowers and riches and draped it on the queen's lap, and suddenly raised her head.

"Your Majesty, I have never seen such a stubborn person before. I really let down your care for her, and I am not worthy of the prince."

"I set my heart on the moon, but the moon shines on the ditch."

The queen raised her eyes disapprovingly to look in the direction where Xiao Ying left, and let out a chuckle.

(End of this chapter)