When the prince is reborn, he will only hit me if he doesn't hit the wall!

The next evening

Zhenguogongfu

He Xuehuai was still in the study and had not rested yet.

Chen Song suddenly came to report:

"Duke Zhenguo, we have guests. No, not guests, but relatives."

He Xuehuai was unable to react for a moment, and looked up in confusion, asking with his eyes.

"It's little miss."

He Xuehuai was extremely surprised, and without waiting for Chen Song to say another word, he hurried out of the study.

As they walked, he instructed, "Take her to the warm room, and bring some of my daughter's favorite milk tea and snacks..."

When He Xuehuai joined the military, there were rarely any stoves or charcoal basins in the house, but Xu Xinyue was different.

Normally, Prince Rong's Mansion and the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion seldom have any open contact with each other. Although I don't know why Xu Xinyue came to visit at this time, I can't be negligent.

By the time Xu Xinyue was led into the warm room by Chen Song, Chen Song had already made all preparations.

The room was full of warmth, and the orchids and grasses were green and lush, and they were placed in an orderly manner and could be seen everywhere in the room. There were soft curtains of blue and white and light blue, and a horizontal railing around a table. A carved couch covered with a snow-colored soft velvet blanket was placed in the middle, and on top of it was a small table with a variety of tea, fruit and desserts. Xu Xianyue walked in to take a look, and there was a wisp of hot air floating in the air, as if it was freshly baked.

Even the milk tea in the plain white porcelain cup next to it was kept at the right temperature, neither too hot nor too cold, with a rich milky aroma, just the right temperature for drinking.

Xu Xinyue was quite surprised and felt warm in her heart.

I came here in a hurry today and didn't even have time to inform my uncle. It has only been a quarter of an hour from the time I entered the gate to now. I don't know how the people in the Duke's Mansion did it.

When He Xuehuai walked in from outside, Xu Xinyue was just about to lift up her hood, revealing her snow-white skin and black hair from the soft fox fur. She turned around and smiled sweetly at him, looking indescribably innocent and pretty.

"uncle."

He Xuehuai waved his hand, and the servants all left. Now only the uncle and nephew were left in the room.

He Xuehuai reached out and used two fingers to test the temperature of the outer wall of the cup for her.

"It's just the right temperature. Do you like it? It has a northern flavor."

Xu Xinyue smiled and took a sip, and found that it tasted salty. Different from the sweet milk tea in Kyoto, the salty taste of the milk tea in the north seemed to be easier to neutralize the greasy taste of milk, with a rich and unique flavor.

Thinking of the purpose of coming here today, Xu Xinyue put down the teacup.

She lowered her eyes, not daring to look directly at He Xuehuai.

She considered the speech she had recited countless times in her mind, grabbed the hem of her skirt, and spoke softly, "Uncle... have you had any strange things happen to you recently?"

He Xuehuai smiled and replied: "Strange? There is one thing..."

Xu Xinyue looked up at him in surprise: "What is it?"

He Xuehuai said: "A certain little princess came to our mansion in the middle of the night, and I don't know why."

Xu Xinyue knew that He Xuehuai was joking and trying to tease her, but she had something on her mind and could not laugh at all.

After thinking for a while, he simply took out the "Chronicles of the Four Kingdoms" he brought from his arms, unfolded the folded page, and pushed it in front of He Xuehuai.

"Uncle, take a look at this. Have you heard of it before?"

He Xue took the book out of curiosity and read the contents carefully, reciting aloud unconsciously: "The soul transfer number originated from the West... Seize the body of others, remove the soul of others, and take it as your own... This can prolong your life..."

He Xuehuai just thought it was a strange story until he read the entire page. He thought it was novel and interesting. Xishu actually had such a new and strange technique. However, he still didn't understand its meaning and asked in confusion:

"It's interesting indeed, but is Yueyue coming here just for this?"

Xu Xinyue raised her head and looked at him seriously, her tone not mixed with a trace of joking: "Uncle, do you know that there is someone in the court who has learned this skill?"

He Xuehuai's smile froze, and he gradually put away the relaxed look on his face. He straightened his body, looked back at her and said, "Yueyue, this is not a joke. Strange stories should not be confused with the affairs of the court."

Xu Xinyue remained calm and said in the same tone as before: "I am not joking, uncle. I know this matter is of great importance, otherwise I would not have come here to tell you."

He Xuehuai saw that she didn't seem to be joking, so he asked, "Who is it?"

Xu Xinyue lowered her voice: "Prince Qi, no, to be exact, Prince Su."

"Prince Su!?"

He Xuehuai was stunned, his eyebrows and eyes were full of disbelief. After a long pause, he stood up and walked to Xu Xinyue's side, touching the back of her hand and cheek with his fingertips: "Yueyue, are you sick? Some symptoms do not cause confusion only when the body has a high fever."

Xu Xinyue expected that he would have such a reaction, so she took his hand away and said:

"Uncle, I'm not joking. I'm very sober. I knew you probably wouldn't believe it, so I brought the book for you to read."

He Xuehuai lowered his voice and said, "But Prince Su is already dead! I heard that you personally went to the palace to diagnose his pulse that day."

Xu Xinyue took the book, spread it out and showed it to him: "Look, it says in the book that soul transfer is to remove the soul of another person and take it as your own..."

"How can the strange stories in the book be true? Besides, Yueyue never sets foot in the court. Not to mention Prince Qi, even Prince Su and I have rarely interacted with each other. How can she be so sure?"

He Xuehuai leaned forward and said, "Yueyue, have you heard any strange legends? Uncle knows your concern, but uncle never missed any court meetings, so he knows more about it than you do."

Xu Xinyue could no longer care about anything else. She stood up and faced him, and simply told him the truth: "I heard some rumors, about my uncle."

"You have taken away the hard-earned military force that King Qi has nurtured for many years. If King Qi wants to take it back, the best way in a short period of time is to follow the techniques in the book and replace your uncle!"

He Xuehuai straightened up, as if he was relieved: "So that's how it is——"

He patted Xu Xinyue's shoulder and said, "Uncle knows your worries, but don't worry, uncle has been wandering around for many years, and has seen all kinds of people and their intentions. I won't be easily fooled."

Seeing that he still didn't believe it, Xu Xinyue hurriedly pulled his sleeve, with tears in her eyes: "But they have already started to act, in these few days, no, within three days! They will definitely replace uncle's core!"

He Xuehuai didn't understand why Xu Xianyue was so sure: "How do you know that Prince Qi will take action in the next three days? How will he take action? If so, how about your uncle take three days of sick leave from the court meeting to make you feel at ease, and stay at home? Then Yueyue can feel at ease?"

The voice is gentle and coaxing:

"I will not meet with outsiders within three days. Are you satisfied with this?"

Xu Xinyue took a long breath, as if she had made some kind of decision. She forced away the moisture in her eyes and looked at him steadily: "Uncle will definitely meet this person—"

He Xuehuai was puzzled: "Why? Yueyue is so sure that I will meet him."

Xu Xianyue used more force with her five fingers, her joints turning white, and gripped his sleeves tighter. She said:

"Because you have seen her, she is——"

"I."

The air froze for a few breaths, and He Xuehuai thought that there might be something wrong with his hearing. He looked at Xu Xinyue's transparent eyes, which were extremely clear, like pure glass without a trace of impurities, and she didn't look like she was joking at all.

He wanted to confirm again: "Yueyue, what did you say?"

"I said, the person who implemented this plan is me."

Xu Xinyue didn't want to make him worry, so she mentioned herself. However, seeing that He Xuehuai really didn't want to believe it, she couldn't avoid it.

She raised the book in her hand higher, almost to his eye level, pursed her lips, stared into his eyes and said frankly:

"Uncle, I was taken away—"

“Just like it says in the book.”