Chapter 144: Either a traitor or a thief
Shen Jingxuan looked at Hu Quan with anticipation.
Only by knowing He Jun's specific identity can we further investigate the cause of my father's death.
Her intuition told her that He Jun must be someone involved.
Seeing that Shen Jingxuan didn't know, Xie Lingxiao took the initiative to clear her confusion: "He Jun is the eldest son of the Anguo Marquis Mansion."
Shen Jingxuan didn't understand why her father's death involved more and more people, and their status became higher and higher.
She then asked Hu Quan, and seeing that he could not say anything else, she asked Chuntao to take him away.
The moment the door closed, Shen Jingxuan fell into a warm embrace, and a pair of strong arms held her tightly.
"Xuan'er, we will eventually get to the bottom of the matter." Xie Lingxiao said.
"Yeah." Shen Jingxuan nodded.
Shen Jingxuan remained silent. Xie Lingxiao was affected by her and his mood also became heavy.
Xie Lingxiao leaned over and kissed her cherry lips: "Don't be sad, I will feel bad."
The soft words, like the warm sunshine of spring, shine into Shen Jingxuan's heart.
"it is good."
Shen Jingxuan lay on Xie Lingxiao's chest, listening to his steady and strong heartbeat, feeling particularly at ease.
"Axiao, can you carry me over and let me lie down for a while?" Shen Jingxuan said softly.
Xie Lingxiao picked her up, put her on the couch, and lay down next to Shen Jingxuan.
"Xuan'er, can I go to the palace to ask for your permission tomorrow?"
If it hadn't been so late and so many things hadn't happened, he would have wanted to go to the palace to ask for permission when he entered the city.
Xie Lingxiao was eager to marry her and didn't want to wait any longer.
"Hmm." Shen Jingxuan's voice was like a mosquito's hum. If you didn't listen carefully, it seemed like no sound was made.
Looking at Shen Jingxuan who was already fast asleep, Xie Lingxiao shook his head and laughed.
He even suspected that Shen Jingxuan didn't hear what he said clearly just now, and just responded casually.
It has to be said that Xie Lingxiao understands Shen Jingxuan.
After a day of running around and the incident with the personal guards, Shen Jingxuan was already exhausted.
The moment she lay on the couch, she fell asleep.
The next morning, when Shen Jingxuan woke up, there was no one around her.
Only the residual warmth on the bedding reminded her that the man had just left.
Shen Jingxuan curled the corners of her lips slightly, got up, packed up, and took Chuntao to Qinxin Garden.
"Sister, you're here." Shen Xinglin ran over quickly.
Shen Jingxuan stroked his head gently: "Lin'er, are you studying so early?"
Shen Xinglin looked up at the sun hanging high in the sky, then lowered his head and said nothing.
Shen Jingxuan blushed slightly as she watched his actions.
It was indeed late. She had gotten up late to begin with and was wasting time dressing up in her room.
"Where is mother?" Shen Jingxuan said.
Shen Xinglin held Shen Jingxuan's hand: "Mom is in the room."
The two walked into the house hand in hand. Looking at their hands holding together, Mrs. Hao couldn't help but laugh.
"Xuan'er, you're finally here. If you hadn't come, my ears would have been rubbed out by Lin'er." Hao glanced at Shen Xinglin and teased.
Shen Xinglin blushed when her mother said, "Mom, I didn't."
Looking at Shen Xinglin's appearance, Shen Jingxuan chuckled and said, "Why? Lin'er, are you missing your sister?"
"You don't have to wait for me in the yard all the time. You can go to Yuxuan Courtyard to find me."
Hao couldn't help but shook her head and smiled: "How could he miss you? He just wanted to ask you when you can go to the academy."
Academy? Speaking of the academy, Shen Jingxuan was secretly annoyed that she had forgotten about such a big thing.
Shen Jingxuan saw Shen Xinglin looking at her expectantly, and blamed herself a little more.
"Lin'er, wait a minute. I'll tell you when I've asked."
"Okay." Shen Xinglin responded disappointedly.
How could he not be anxious? Many of the people who took the imperial examination with him had already gone to the academy.
Watching them going to and from school every day, Shen Xinglin was extremely envious.
His sister never mentioned it, so he didn't know how to ask, so he could only wait for her to come every day.
After Shen Jingxuan chatted with Hao's Shen Xinglin for a while, she got up and left.
The sky was clear and blue. Shen Jingxuan hurriedly arrived at the gate of the Regent's Palace.
To her disappointment, Xie Lingxiao was not in the mansion again.
"Miss, where are we going now?" Chuntao said.
Shen Jingxuan didn't know where to go at this time. She hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's go for a walk on the street."
Maybe it’s because the weather is good today, there are many more people on the street than usual.
The two passed by the clinic. Shen Jingxuan took a look outside and saw that there were too many people inside, so she planned to leave.
The Great Elder turned around inadvertently, saw a figure flash by, and hurriedly chased after it.
"You little bitch, you didn't even come in and take a look."
Shen Jingxuan turned around and glanced at him: "Why are you so idle?"
She was clearly just passing by, but she didn't expect to be seen by him.
"Idle? I'm almost dying of exhaustion. How can you see that I'm idle?" the great elder said angrily.
Shen Jingxuan's almond-shaped eyes flickered slightly, and the corners of her lips raised slightly: "I saw it with both eyes."
There were so many people in the clinic, but no one else noticed her. Only the Great Elder followed her out. Who else could he be if not idle?
The Great Elder was extremely angry and dragged Shen Jingxuan to the room on the second floor.
The moment the door closed, the Great Elder's appearance immediately changed.
"Xuan'er, sit down and rest your feet." The great elder was extremely considerate and looked at Shen Jingxuan gently.
The inexplicable change made Shen Jingxuan instantly alert.
Showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing.
The elder rubbed his hands together, smiling, and continued, "Xuan'er, are you thirsty?"
Shen Jingxuan narrowed her almond-shaped eyes and stared at the Great Elder, wanting to know what he wanted.
"Not thirsty."
"Are you hungry? I'll prepare some snacks for you." The elder continued to please.
Shen Jingxuan said: "Old man, what are you trying to do by sticking your tail up? How could I not know?"
"Just say what you want to say. Why beat around the bush?"
"Stinky girl..." the words came out in anger.
The Great Elder quickly changed his words and said, "Xuan'er, I'll just speak frankly."
"The March date we originally planned for has come, and I want to go out and have fun for a few days."
Huh...The Great Elder exhaled deeply and finally expressed his thoughts.
Is it easy for him? He is old and just wants to go out and have fun, but he has to be so humble.
Thinking that I had already told Shen Jingxuan and I could just wait to get the money and set off, my mood couldn't help but improve.
"Xuan'er?" Seeing Shen Jingxuan looking at him without saying anything, the Great Elder couldn't help but feel a little nervous again.
Shen Jingxuan murmured, "Is it here so soon?"
Time flies, and three months have passed in a flash.
The old man is finally going to travel. He must be so happy that he hasn’t slept well for the past few days, right?
Shen Jingxuan's eyes flickered slightly and her lips were tightly pursed.
It is not difficult to let the old man go out for fun, but the difficult part is that after he leaves, I will have to be busy. After all, I can't just leave the Red Flame Temple alone.
The Great Elder was afraid that Shen Jingxuan would return, so he hurriedly said, "You arrived a few days ago. I couldn't find you for a few days, so I waited until today."
How many days did he search? The old man was really desperate to go out and travel.
"Okay, I promise you." Shen Jingxuan said readily.
After he finished speaking, he became frowning again and began to sigh.