Chapter 38: Affection Revealed
From a distance, Lu Jinxuan saw Shen Jingxuan and Xie Lingxiao walking towards the palace gate one after another.
She hurriedly asked the palace maid to take her through a shortcut, and only then did she get here in time.
Lu Jinxuan stood in front of Shen Jingxuan and bowed in the direction of Xie Lingxiao: "Meet the Regent."
She shyly glanced at Xie Lingxiao, hoping that he could see her.
Xie Lingxiao stared at the other side without even glancing at her.
Seeing that Xie Lingxiao didn't look at her, Lu Jinxuan said to Shen Jingxuan: "Miss Shen, we meet again."
Shen Jingxuan said impatiently: "Is there something wrong? If not, get out of the way."
Lu Jinxuan secretly looked at Xie Lingxiao and felt a little embarrassed when she heard Shen Jingxuan's words.
"Miss Shen, are you in a hurry to leave the palace? The flower-viewing banquet hasn't ended yet." She made small talk.
Shen Jingxuan was no longer in a hurry. Since she was not allowed to leave, Lu Jinxuan would not have an easy time either: "If you don't get out of the way, I will tell you your secret."
She glanced at Xie Lingxiao. "Xie Lingxiao?"
Lu Jinxuan's eyes suddenly widened.
Could it be that Shen Jingxuan was crazy? She actually called the Regent's name directly. This time she is dead.
When Xie Lingxiao heard Shen Jingxuan calling his name, he was not angry. Instead, he felt happy and his heartbeat even accelerated a little.
He looked at Shen Jingxuan and said "hmm" faintly, waiting quietly for her next words.
Before Lu Jinxuan came back to her senses, Shen Jingxuan continued, "Xie Lingxiao, do you know Lu Jinxuan? Do you want to know her secret?"
When Lu Jinxuan heard Shen Jingxuan mention her name and the word secret, she came back to her senses instantly.
"don't want... ..."
"In no mood... ..."
"Puchi..." Two voices rang out at the same time, but Shen Jingxuan laughed out loud.
The corners of her lips raised high: "Why don't you get out of the way?"
Although Lu Jinxuan was secretly resentful, she still moved sideways and made way for the blocked path.
Shen Jingxuan turned away, and Xie Lingxiao left with her.
Watching the two people leaving, Lu Jinxuan clenched her fists, getting harder and harder.
Not until she felt the pain in her palm did she walk out of the palace.
In the carriage, Shen Jingxuan and Xie Lingxiao sat on each side, thinking about their own things, and no one broke this rare tranquility.
Shen Jingxuan came back to her senses only when she heard the hawking sounds from the street.
She kept thinking about what the Queen had just said, but there were many things she didn't understand and she couldn't figure it out.
Xie Lingxiao had already noticed that Shen Jingxuan was thinking about something, but he didn't interrupt her.
Seeing her frown growing tighter and tighter, for some reason I wanted to reach out and help her smooth it out.
His hand rose unconsciously, but when it was halfway up, he came to his senses and suddenly put it down.
Shen Jingxuan saw him raise and put his hand down, and her eyes moved up to look at Xie Lingxiao's face.
She couldn't help but ask, "Xie Lingxiao, do you know my father?"
Xie Lingxiao stared at her for a while, then looked away silently: "I know, the invincible general Shen Jianan."
"Then do you know how my father died?"
Hearing Shen Jingxuan's words, Xie Lingxiao couldn't help but frowned: "Confronting a neighboring country, dying on the battlefield."
Shen Jingxuan sneered, "Really? I thought so too, but you know what? That's not what the Queen said just now."
Xie Lingxiao's brows furrowed more and more tightly: "The Queen? What did she say?"
"The Queen said that I am a daughter of a powerful father. I replied that my father died in the battlefield and I am not as good as him."
"But the queen smiled and told me, yes, he did die on the battlefield."
Shen Jingxuan's eyes turned red: "Xie Lingxiao, do you think there is another reason for my father's death?"
Looking at Shen Jingxuan like this, Xie Lingxiao's heart tightened little by little, as if he was being grabbed by someone.
He didn't care about state affairs, but he had heard a little about them.
After hearing Shen Jingxuan's words, Xie Lingxiao thought about it carefully and also found some clues.
He looked at Shen Jingxuan and asked, "Do you want me to help investigate?"
Shen Jingxuan stared at the man in front of her.
From the initial cold faces and being frugal with words, to now.
Shen Jingxuan never thought that one day she would tell Xie Lingxiao her secrets.
She also didn't expect that Xie Lingxiao would be willing to help her.
Shen Jingxuan's eyes slowly outlined Xie Lingxiao's facial features, and she replied lightly: "Okay."
She thought that after Xie Lingxiao helped find out the real cause of her father's death, she would return the jade pendant to him.
The carriage stopped in front of the gate of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. Shen Jingxuan jumped off the carriage and the coachman drove away again.
Shen Jingxuan watched the carriage go away, then turned and walked towards the mansion gate.
But unexpectedly, he met Shen Jinghuan and Xie Zihan.
They had been standing here since Shen Jingxuan got off the carriage, and saw her get off the carriage from the Regent's Palace with their own eyes.
Shen Jing laughed happily: "Big sister, was it the Regent who sent you back home?"
Xie Zihan felt extremely uncomfortable.
At the flower-viewing banquet, she told her mother that she liked him, but now she was returning home in another man's carriage.
Xie Zihan felt depressed and jealous. Was she trying to make him angry on purpose?
Thinking of this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Jingxuan really liked him very much.
Shen Jingxuan ignored the two of them and walked straight past them towards Mr. Shen's Fufeng Courtyard.
She did not ask the guard to pass on the message, but directly pushed open the door of Mr. Shen's study, and closed the door after entering.
Mr. Shen wondered when his granddaughter became so polite and even knew to close the door.
When he looked up and saw Shen Jingxuan's expression, the smile on his face froze.
Mr. Shen asked anxiously: "Xuan'er? But what happened?"
"Grandfather, my father may not have died in battle."
"How do you know?" Mr. Shen was puzzled.
Didn’t my granddaughter go to a flower-viewing banquet? Why did she suddenly talk about this when she came back?
Shen Jingxuan told him what happened in the Queen's Palace and wanted to tell him that Xie Lingxiao would help investigate.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Shen slammed the table and stood up with his eyes red, scaring Shen Jingxuan.
Shen Jingxuan hurried over and hugged him: "Grandfather, don't be angry, we will eventually find out the truth."
Mr. Shen said loudly: "Yes, we must check it out."
The grandparents stayed in the study until dark before Shen Jingxuan walked out.
All the way back to the yard, Shen Jingxuan was thinking about how to investigate the cause of her father's death.
After returning to the room, she fell directly onto the bed.
Thinking about what I had just discussed with my grandfather, I felt secretly anxious.
My grandfather no longer leads troops to fight, and he stays at home all the time, so the people he can use are limited.
The two of them had just discussed for a long time, but neither of them could come up with a good solution.
But we can’t just rely on Xie Lingxiao for help.
Shen Jingxuan suddenly felt that it was time for her to take over the Chiyan Temple.
At least it would make it easier for her to do many things.
The moon gradually passed over the treetops, and Shen Jinghuan discussed marrying Xie Zihan with Sun.
Shen Jinghuan looked at Sun shyly: "Mom, isn't it too early for you to tell Huan'er this now?"
"It's getting late. You are already the Crown Prince's person. You must serve him well in the future. The most important thing is to get pregnant with a child as soon as possible."
"Mother, how can it be so fast? Today, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that he would welcome me into the palace in a few days, and he went to ask the Queen for permission."
"Then you should prepare your dowry and wedding dress quickly. I will have someone prepare them for you tomorrow."
Shen Jinghuan looked at Sun's worried look and said, "Mom, are you worried about something?"
Receiving her daughter's concern, Sun cried softly, "It's not your father. Ever since Liu Xue was brought into the mansion, he has been staying there and has never come back."
"He was impeached a few days ago, and the emperor was furious and suspended him from his post and fined him a year's salary, but he didn't seem to care at all."
"Huan'er, men are unreliable. Only offspring can be relied upon."
Shen Jinghuan became annoyed when she heard what Sun said.
When she was trying to find an excuse to leave, she heard hurried footsteps outside.
As the door was kicked open, Shen Jiande's furious voice rang out: "Sun Xueluo, get out here."