The evil woman becomes the concubine and the villain is crushed to ashes

"no!"

Prince Chen refused directly and looked up at Si Jian seriously.

"I promised Lingxi, so I can't break my promise. Lingxi said that this matter is related to the pain of the Fifth Prince, and the Fifth Prince did help the Xie family a lot this time, better than I did. Since Lingxi is thinking about her, I also have to worry about Lingxi's worries, so let's do as she wishes."

Si Jian looked at Si Ling helplessly, frowning, and winked at him:

You say something!

Si Ling was also feeling very uncomfortable. Although he had joined the Fifth Prince's team today and had a small victory, he had also overheard the conversation between His Highness and Miss Xie just now and felt that the situation was not good.

From what Miss Xie said, she completely misunderstood what her Highness had done. Her Highness' help to Miss Xie was misunderstood by Miss Xie as help to the Xie family, and even as help to Master Xie...

The most important thing is that Miss Xie actually treats her own prince as her brother!

How can there be any love between a man and a woman when he is already my brother? This is not a good sign.

But His Highness can still keep his composure.

Si Ling was not worried that the Fifth Prince would attack Miss Xie. It would be a good thing if he really did that, but Miss Xie couldn't possibly fall in love with a man who hit her, right?

I was afraid that the Fifth Prince was really a gentleman and would forgive Miss Xie so easily, and coupled with his miserable life experience...

Isn’t that what’s written in the storybook?

From rich young ladies to poor village girls, everyone feels sympathy for men with miserable life experiences.

What if Miss Xie also believed the nonsense in the notebook, fell in love with the Fifth Prince, and then naturally developed a romantic relationship with him? What would happen to their Highness then?

Si Ling thought so, and he was even more anxious than His Royal Highness Prince Chen himself. He also knew that it was not easy to make His Royal Highness break his promise, but -

He rolled his eyes, glanced at His Highness's expression, and stepped forward with a serious look.

"Your Highness, what Miss Xie meant just now was that she didn't want others to know about the Fifth Prince's pain. I won't listen to that."

"I will just watch from a distance, not disturbing you or eavesdropping, but I can also help you at the critical moment. Your Highness, do you think this is feasible? This will not be considered a violation of your promise."

Upon hearing this, Prince Chen fell silent, frowned slightly, as if he was struggling. After a while, he looked up at Si Ling.

"That's it, go ahead. Don't eavesdrop, but watch carefully. Remember every move of the Fifth Prince and Lingxi's reaction."

what!

Si Ling laughed secretly in his heart.

He knew it! His Highness would never give up easily. Look, he really cares about...

Si Ling ignored the slight sour taste, bowed, and left quickly.

However, the people in the next yard are all Xie Zhibai's men, and no one knows how many people the Fifth Prince brought with him, so it would be a bad idea to alert the enemy.

Although Miss Xie's safety and feelings are important, His Highness's life is more important. The news of His Highness's appearance in the capital must not be leaked, otherwise it will only arouse greater suspicion from the Emperor.

So Si Ling chose to lie on the wall. Fortunately, he was covered by the leaves, and the attention of Prince Xie and the Fifth Prince's guards were all on the Fifth Prince and Miss Xie in the pavilion. No one would notice him.

Si Ling immediately stared at them seriously, but because of the distance, he couldn't see their expressions clearly, he could only see their movements.

The Fifth Prince and Miss Xie sat face to face, and it looked like nothing out of the ordinary happened, so Si Ling felt relieved.

But soon he became anxious——

The fifth prince in the pavilion stood up suddenly and blocked Miss Xie tightly.

Although they were far away, Si Ling could still feel the tense atmosphere in the pavilion. What was going on?

"What did you say? Dystocia isn't an accident?"

The Fifth Prince's expression suddenly changed. He stared at Xie Lingxi with disbelief on his face, but his movements seemed a little stiff.

Xie Lingxi sighed.

She could see that the Fifth Prince was not surprised by this matter, at least not as surprised as when he heard it for the first time.

Obviously, the other party had this idea before, or had heard this speculation from others, but had no place to verify it, so it was difficult to draw a conclusion.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, you will know that there is something fishy.

Lipin was so favored at that time, and the Imperial Hospital was full of medical experts selected from all over the country. How could Lipin die in childbirth? It would be impossible if you were careful.

Xie Lingxi had also specifically verified this, and finally after gathering the information, she discovered that if a concubine or noble lady in the harem became pregnant, there were only a few possible outcomes.

Either the mother and child are safe, or the birth cannot take place, or the mother and the child are both dead, or the mother dies and the child survives but is sickly.

It is rare for a mother to die during childbirth, as happened with Concubine Li, but the child was born healthy and lively.

At that time, Lipin was very favored and even asked the emperor to give her a nanny to take care of her, but she still died of dystocia. There is no accurate explanation for the cause of dystocia.

Sometimes there was heavy bleeding, and some said that Concubine Li herself had a serious illness which suddenly flared up during delivery, causing a difficult delivery.

All in all, the real cause of death seems to be a mystery, and there is no accurate answer.

Xie Lingxi thought it was strange that she could think of the possibility of difficult childbirth, so how could the Fifth Prince, who was so smart, not figure it out?

Now it seems that my guess was correct.

The Fifth Prince also had doubts about the cause of Concubine Li's death due to difficult labor, otherwise his reaction would not have been so strange.

Xie Lingxi took a deep breath, his expression serious.

"Your Highness, what I am going to say next may be even more difficult for you to accept, but Your Highness has lived in the harem since he was a child, so I think he will understand the secrets better than someone like me who is outside the palace."

"You yourself have your suspicions about the cause of Lipin's death, but you have no way to find out, and if the murderer intends to stop it, you won't be able to find out..."

The Fifth Prince narrowed his eyes, and the gentle expression just now disappeared. He stared at Xie Lingxi sharply with a warning tone.

"My biological mother had a difficult delivery, which is a well-known fact in the harem. From what you said, my biological mother's death was not an accident, but man-made?"

"Miss Xie, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. You know, you need to have evidence to say this, otherwise you are spreading rumors and I can punish you!"

Xie Lingxi smiled bitterly.

"I know that the Fifth Prince is deliberately provoking me. Don't worry, Fifth Prince. Since I am here today, I dare not lie to you or fool you."

"And the Fifth Prince should have found some clues after so many years, otherwise you wouldn't have come, because you also suspect that there is something fishy about Lipin's death, don't you?"

The Fifth Prince remained silent, which was considered as his agreement.

Xie Lingxi looked at the Fifth Prince and felt some sympathy, and suddenly spoke.

"I heard that the Fifth Prince has a deep relationship with the Eighth Prince? Although they are not born from the same mother, they grew up together. He is the Eighth Prince's elder brother, so he should take good care of the Eighth Prince..."

"what do you want to say in the end!"

The Fifth Prince interrupted coldly, his eyes flashing dangerously, which was very different from his calm appearance just now.