The eldest prince Xie Qi had just left the palace when news came out that Concubine Shu was arrogant because of her favor and was disrespectful to the Empress, so she was confined to the palace for a month by the Emperor and was not allowed to leave Luhe Palace.

Xie Qi was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

"Why on earth is this happening? What on earth is Father thinking?"

Xie Qi cursed loudly in the eldest prince's mansion. He had a gloomy face and paced back and forth with his hands behind his back: "What do you mean by disrespecting the queen? It's obvious that the queen just slandered my mother so that she can be punished!"

"And you-"

"Everyone in the Li family makes this prince worry!"

If he had not been put under house arrest by his father and there were not two imperial guards guarding the gate at all times, he would definitely go to the Li family and ask the people in the Li family why they wanted to harm him like this!

He had always given the Li family enough face and given them whatever they wanted, but what was the result?

Such a big mess was caused to him without his knowledge!

The more Xie Qi thought about it, the angrier he became, and he wished he could kill Li Jia Wulang himself!

The eldest prince's wife, Li, knelt in front of him. Her face was so pale that even her rouge could not cover it. She kept crying with her hands covering her lips: "I didn't know that my fifth brother would do such a thing. My fifth brother has always been very well behaved and never caused trouble outside. My husband, you know everything!"

"I think someone must have framed my fifth brother!"

"Husband! Please save my fifth brother!"

Before he finished speaking, Xie Qi, with a cold face, shouted: "Save? How to save? Right now, this prince can't even leave the gate of the mansion!"

"As for framing him? If he wasn't stupid, no one else would have succeeded in framing him! That idiot actually dared to act under the banner of this prince!"

"You don't know how ugly Father's face was during the morning court today! He made it sound as if it was really me who instigated Li Jia Wulang to kill someone!"

"I didn't know things would turn out like this... How could my fifth brother kill someone, wuwuwu"

The eldest prince's wife, Li, cried very sadly, which made Xie Qi feel upset. After all, Li was the first woman he liked.

Seeing her crying so miserably, Xie Qi wanted to scold her, but then he felt he couldn't bear it.

"Forget it, forget it. I'll go to the study. You don't have to come to see me."

"Don't go to the Li family either!"

Li has always been a soft-hearted person. If she were to go back to the Li family and hear something, she would come back and beg him to save her fifth brother.

Xie Qi left without looking back.

Seeing this, the eldest prince's wife, Li, felt weak all over and tears started to flow again.

The maid standing by her side kept advising her to be more positive and take care of herself.

The eldest prince Li choked up and said, "Go quickly and tell the Li family what's going on."

"Yes, slave, go right away."

-

The news that Li Jiawulang killed fifteen members of the Mu family in Shanghe Village spread throughout Shengjing City in an instant.

Suddenly, there were a lot of rotten eggs and vegetable leaves outside the door of the Li family. Many villagers from Shanghe Village hurried over, and they were all emotionally saying that they wanted to seek justice for the Mu family. The Li family was so scared that no one dared to go out, let alone open the door.

When Lu Xiaoxiao listened to Bai Zhi talking about this, she felt an inexplicable emotion in her heart. Fifteen lives of the Mu family were gone just like that.

Lu Xiaoxiao sighed softly, feeling helpless.

This is the way the world is. Even the emperor cannot control the lives of all the people. Birth, aging, sickness and death, and unexpected disasters are either natural disasters or man-made disasters.

"Bai Zhi, is His Highness back?"

Bai Zhi shook her head: "His Highness has not returned home yet."

"That……"

Lu Xiaoxiao's eyes turned, and her sparkling eyes were full of expectation: "Then Bai Zhi, help me go out for a walk."

After staying in the room for so many days, she felt like she was going to molder.

Besides, Master Lingyou gave her the best medicine. Her wounds are already healing and scabbing, and she has gotten much better. She should be able to walk a few steps now.

"No."

When Bai Zhi heard her master say that she wanted to go out for a walk, she quickly took two steps back. She shook her head desperately, almost shaking it into a rattle, "Master, no, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that without His Royal Highness's permission, I cannot take my master out of the room without permission..."

Bai Zhi said with a sad face: "Master, please don't embarrass me."

Lu Xiaoxiao: “…”

She just wanted to go out for a walk, why did it seem like he wanted to take Baizhi's life?

Lu Xiaoxiao felt distressed: "But I'm too bored here. I can't do anything."

Bai Zhi: "Why don't I go back to Jingxiang Court and bring back some storybooks?"

Lu Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and said, "Okay, go ahead."

Reading storybooks can also be a way to entertain yourself.

"it is good."

Bai Zhi responded quickly and walked out of the room.

Standing outside the room, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, her master did not insist on going out. Otherwise, she really didn't know how to stop her master. If her master's attitude was more resolute, she would not be able to stop him.

Not long after Bai Zhi left, Xie Xi came over.

Lu Xiaoxiao was a little surprised: "I just asked Bai Zhi, and she said that His Highness hasn't returned home yet, how come..."

"Well, I came this way as soon as I entered the mansion."

Seeing that Lu Xiaoxiao's face was now rosy and more energetic than yesterday, Xie Xi's eyes softened. He curled the corners of his lips and held her soft little hand: "Xiaoxiao, how do you feel today?"

"Much better."

Lu Xiaoxiao lowered her head and played with his fingers. They were slender, with distinct joints, and looked beautiful no matter how you looked at them. Well, he was indeed the man who could make her heart beat!

Xie Xi watched her struggle gently without stopping her.

Lu Xiaoxiao's ears turned red when she noticed his gaze. She coughed lightly and asked tentatively, "Your Highness, my injury is almost healed. When can I go out for a walk?"

Xie Xi: "Want to go out?"

"miss you!"

Lu Xiaoxiao complained to him aggrievedly: "Your Highness, I feel like if I continue to lie down, I will really get moldy."

"Your Highness, please let me out~"

Afraid that His Highness would disagree, Lu Xiaoxiao grabbed his sleeve and shook it gently. She blinked and said in a soft voice like a spoiled child: "Your Highness, you are the best~"

Just by listening, Xie Xi's heart softened. Even if she wanted the stars in the sky at this moment, he would be willing to pick one down himself.

He couldn't bear to refuse her: "Okay, then I'll go out with you."

"real!?"

Lu Xiaoxiao was a little excited. She couldn't believe that His Royal Highness would really agree to let her go: "Your Highness, don't lie to me."

"Do not lie to you."

Xie Xi tapped her forehead lightly, chuckled and said, "Let your maid come in and help you wash up. I will accompany you out of the house later, okay?"

Unexpectedly, His Highness would want to take her out of the palace to play. Lu Xiaoxiao nodded and agreed quickly, and then asked, "Your Highness, has anyone delivered the jewelry that I ordered from the gold shop?"

Xie Xi: "They have been delivered. They are all kept in Jingxiang Courtyard. Xiaoxiao, do you want to go back and take a look?"

"I won't read it for now."

Lu Xiaoxiao shook her head: "Your Highness, please help me call Chen Lu in."

"Ah."

Xie Xi responded softly, and couldn't help but touch her cheek. When he saw her slightly flushed earlobe, he smiled with satisfaction.

Lu Xiaoxiao: “…”

After washing up, Chen Lu tidied Lu Xiaoxiao up neatly, making sure she would not be exposed to any cold wind before Lu Xiaoxiao could come out of the room.

Lu Xiaoxiao was wearing a light pink cloak with a wide hood on her head, which made her palm-sized face look even smaller and added a bit of cuteness and playfulness to her.

When she came out, Xie Xi was stunned for a moment. After coming to his senses, he strode to her, held her hand, and cast a gentle gaze on her, "Xiaoxiao, does the wound still hurt?"

"Don't worry, Your Highness. The wound no longer hurts."

Because his wound had not yet fully healed, Lu Xiaoxiao did not dare to walk fast and could only slow down.

"That's good."

Xie Xi had already asked someone to drive the carriage to the front gate. He helped Lu Xiaoxiao out of the gate and walked towards the carriage.

Lu Xiaoxiao was surprised: "Go out in a carriage?"

Xie Xi nodded: "I don't want to tire you out."

Since His Highness said so, Lu Xiaoxiao naturally would not refuse, because she knew that His Highness was doing it for her own good.

After the two of them got on the carriage, Guard Mu Qing once again served as the coachman and drove the carriage towards the palace gate.

This time there were six secret guards hiding in the dark and following them.

Because of the attack on the street last time, Xie Xi also arranged a lot of guards to follow him.

Inside the carriage, Xie Xi picked up a small piece of osmanthus cake and gave it to Lu Xiaoxiao, "Xiaoxiao, where do you want to go?"

"I heard there are more girls singing in Zui Xiang Lou, why don't we go and listen?"

Originally, Lu Xiaoxiao didn't know about this. She heard it when Bai Zhu and Chen Lu were chatting and laughing.

However, Xie Xi didn't know that there were more singers in Zui Xiang Lou. He frowned slightly, and his gentle tone seemed to contain a hint of sourness: "I don't even know, how did Xiao Xiao know?"

"Um, this..."

Lu Xiaoxiao said innocently: "I heard it from the servants in the mansion."

[Is Your Highness going to be angry? ]

With this said, Xie Xi could guess that Lu Xiaoxiao must have heard it from her maids.

When she was recuperating, she was taken care of by a few maids and never went out.

"Your Highness, can't you go?"

"You can go. I'll take you there."

Now that he had already brought her out, he would naturally satisfy her requests wherever she wanted to go.

Lu Xiaoxiao showed him a bright smile and said with a grin, "Your Highness is so nice!"

Xie Xi pursed his lips, a faint smile in his eyes.

About a quarter of an hour had passed since we came out of the Prince's Mansion, and we didn't know where the carriage had gone.

Suddenly I heard a lot of noise outside, but I couldn't hear what the people outside were saying.

Lu Xiaoxiao glanced at Xie Xi and couldn't help but lift the curtain of the small window in the carriage. She leaned forward slightly and looked forward, and was almost frightened: "Why are there so many people gathered here?"

"But what happened?"

"Your Highness, come and take a look."

Xie Xi heard this and followed Lu Xiaoxiao's instructions and moved closer. He glanced outside and when his eyes swept across the plaque on the house on the right side of the street, a hint of coldness flashed across his usually gentle eyes. "Xiaoxiao, do you know the Li Mansion?"

"know."

Lu Xiaoxiao: "Before Your Highness returned home today, Bai Zhi told me about the murder of Li Fu Wu Lang."

Lu Xiaoxiao paused, then reacted instantly. She widened her eyes and said, "These people gathered here, could it be that this is the reason?"

"Ah."

Xie Xi nodded: "Li Jia Wulang did kill someone."

He sent people to investigate the matter and then submitted the result to his father for him to deal with.

At the court this morning, the Imperial Censor impeached my eldest brother, which must have been arranged by my father.

After receiving confirmation from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Lu Xiaoxiao took a deep breath and murmured, "That's fifteen lives. How could Li's Fifth Brother disregard the laws of the Li Kingdom and kill whoever he wants?"

"In fact, Li Jia Wulang's murder happened half a month ago, but at that time, the people of Shanghe Village did not dare to provoke him, fearing that they would be killed. That's why no one dared to tell the truth. The head of Shanghe Village took the money and did not dare to say a word."

"Then, this matter was suppressed..."

Xie Xi explained them one by one.

"Li Jia Wulang is so hateful! The head of Shanghe Village is not a good person either!"

Lu Xiaoxiao was a little angry, and said angrily: "Your Highness, do you know how the fifth son of the Li family will be dealt with?"

Since this matter has spread throughout Shengjing City, the Li family will certainly not be able to suppress the gossip, nor can they protect the fifth son of the Li family from punishment.

Xie Xi: "If the evidence is conclusive, Li Jia Wulang will be beheaded in public."

Lu Xiaoxiao thought about it and asked curiously: "Your Highness, will there be any trouble at the Li family?"

Xie Xi said meaningfully: "They want to make trouble, but they don't dare."

Lu Xiaoxiao: "Why?"

Xie Xi: "The daughter of the Li family is the eldest brother's principal wife. The fifth son of the Li family killed someone, and the eldest brother was implicated. Not only was he confined to his house, but he also lost his job."

"Now, I'm afraid that the eldest brother hates the Li family so much that he naturally won't think of standing up for the Li family. The Li family knows their own limitations and dares not make trouble anymore."

After all, this is what my father meant.

Under the feet of the emperor, if the Li family still wants to stay in Shengjing, they dare not make a fuss.

"Ah, this... the eldest prince is under house arrest?"

Lu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but gloat over the misfortune, "Your Majesty is wise, this matter is handled very well!"

Xie Xi laughed: "Don't you have any doubts at all?"

Lu Xiaoxiao was a little confused: "What do you doubt?"

Seeing her confused look, Xie Xi smiled and raised his hand to gently rub her head: "Nothing."

Lu Xiaoxiao stared at Xie Xi suspiciously: "Your Highness is a little weird."

"Not surprisingly."

Xie Xi said.

The two of them talked a few more words about the Li family's affairs. It was almost always Xie Xi talking while Lu Xiaoxiao listening.

It was not until the carriage stopped and they heard Mu Qing's voice saying that they had arrived at Zui Xiang Lou that Xie Xi and Lu Xiaoxiao stopped talking about the Li family's affairs.

Xie Xi got off the carriage first, and then he stood beside the carriage and reached out his hand to help Lu Xiaoxiao get off: "Xiaoxiao, be careful."

"it is good."

Lu Xiaoxiao responded and came down slowly.

As soon as she stood still, she glanced around and suddenly saw a very familiar figure——

[Huh? The fourth prince also came to Zui Xiang Lou? ]

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