Chapter 165 Panic
Shen Jingxuan didn't understand. The military camp was heavily guarded. Not to mention that everyone entering and leaving had to be checked, it was even more impossible to enter and leave casually. How did He Jun do it?
Xie Lingxiao explained: "He was the deputy general of the group of soldiers led by your father."
"After your father died, the soldiers were mobilized here. Although they are in the same military camp, the military supplies and food are all paid for by the national treasury."
"As for transfers, they only obey the orders of the emperor and are not under my control."
Shen Jingxuan was shocked when she heard this: "Shouldn't the military supplies be paid for by the national treasury? Have you been supporting the soldiers under your charge with money?"
With so many soldiers and the annual military supplies and food, how can one person maintain it?
"Yeah." Xie Lingxiao responded.
The emperor was forcing him to either hand over his military power and let the national treasury support those soldiers in the future, or refuse to hand it over and he would have to take the silver.
Shen Jingxuan couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable. If it was just one or two years, it would be fine, but if it went on for several years, the huge Regent's Palace would be emptied.
Xie Lingxiao looked at her and continued, "Lingfeng, organize the evidence and bring those people and the evidence back tomorrow. We will go to the palace to discuss the matter."
"I guess the emperor can't wait any longer and wants to punish him and take back the military power, right?"
"Yes." Ling Feng responded and then stepped out, telling Ling Huan to go back to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion first.
Xie Lingxiao came to the bed and saw Shen Jingxuan staring at the bed curtain in a daze.
Seeing that she hadn't come back to her senses for a long time, Xie Lingxiao lowered his head and kissed her cherry lips, a kiss as gentle as a dragonfly touching the water.
The moment their lips touched, a pair of arms wrapped around his neck, gradually tightening.
Xie Lingxiao originally wanted to try it briefly and then leave, but he didn't expect Shen Jingxuan to do such a thing.
When their lips touched, Xie Lingxiao was reluctant to leave as if he was tasting a rare delicacy.
He kept rolling and rubbing on her cherry lips, and their bodies touched. Xie Lingxiao pried open her pearly teeth, wanting to get more.
After the kiss, Xie Lingxiao lay on Shen Jingxuan motionless, his warm and heavy breath spraying on Shen Jingxuan's ears.
Looking at Shen Jingxuan's pink earlobe, Xie Lingxiao couldn't help but put it in his mouth.
"Hmm..." Shen Jingxuan moaned softly.
The sound entered Xie Lingxiao's ears, as if he heard the most beautiful sound, stimulating every nerve.
The moans stopped, and Xie Lingxiao bit Shen Jingxuan's pink earlobe with dissatisfaction.
"Hmm...Ahxiao..." Shen Jingxuan breathed rapidly and moaned softly.
She gently pushed Xie Lingxiao to stop him from teasing her further.
After Xie Lingxiao noticed it, he reluctantly let go of Shen Jingxuan. Looking at her blushing face and narrowed eyes, he nestled in the crook of her neck and laughed silently.
"Xuan'er, I want to marry you as soon as possible." Xie Lingxiao said in a muffled voice.
He didn't want to suffer this torture anymore. He could not bear it any longer, seeing it but not being able to eat it every day.
But he didn't want Shen Jingxuan to suffer any injustice, he just wanted to get married quickly and leave everything to the wedding day.
Shen Jingxuan chuckled and said, "The emperor is afraid of you, how could he easily grant you a marriage?"
"How can he decide whether to grant the marriage? As long as I want, he must agree even if he doesn't want to." Xie Lingxiao said.
He will ask the emperor to grant the marriage, whether he is willing or not.
Noticing the changes in Xie Lingxiao's body, Shen Jingxuan couldn't help teasing him: "Ah Xiao, how are you going to face people in this state?"
Xie Lingxiao's old face turned red. He didn't want to be like this, but even if he did nothing and just hugged Shen Jingxuan, he couldn't control himself.
Seeing Shen Jingxuan looking like she was enjoying the fun, Xie Lingxiao whispered in her ear, "How about Xuan'er help me?"
Shen Jingxuan's almond-shaped eyes widened slightly, looking at Xie Lingxiao in horror.
She helps? How does she help?
Without waiting for Shen Jingxuan to speak, Xie Lingxiao held Shen Jingxuan's hand, stroked his waist, and moved down little by little.
Shen Jingxuan pulled her hand back abruptly: "No, I can't help you, you solve it yourself."
After saying that, he pushed Xie Lingxiao away, quickly got off the bed, and ran towards the door.
"Xuan'er, come back." Xie Lingxiao hurriedly stopped her.
How could she go out in such a disheveled state? And he did not allow Shen Jingxuan's current appearance to be seen by anyone other than him.
When Shen Jingxuan heard Xie Lingxiao's words, she stopped in time and stood there barefoot without moving.
She was so frightened just now that she just wanted to escape.
Xie Lingxiao came to her side, looked at his helpless appearance, and raised the corners of his lips: "Okay, I was just teasing you, why did you take it seriously?"
Shen Jingxuan lowered her head and the blush that was about to fade away appeared on her cheeks again.
Seeing that she was very shy, Xie Lingxiao let her go.
He personally tidied Shen Jingxuan's clothes, put on her shoes, and pulled her to sit down.
"Are you hungry? I'll take you home after dinner?" Xie Lingxiao asked.
"Yeah." Shen Jingxuan responded.
If Xie Lingxiao hadn't mentioned it, she wouldn't have noticed that she was feeling extremely hungry at this moment.
From the time I entered the palace this morning until now, I haven't had a single bite to eat or even a sip of water.
Just as she thought of drinking water, Xie Lingxiao handed it to her, and Shen Jingxuan was delighted.
Xie Lingxiao was always considerate, and he knew what she wanted to do even with the smallest of her actions.
Shen Jingxuan took the water and drank it all, and Xie Lingxiao then filled it up for her.
He opened the door: "Ling Feng, set the table."
As soon as Xie Lingxiao finished giving the instructions and came to the table, Ling Feng brought people to put the food on the table.
Shen Jingxuan watched everything in amazement.
Seeing Shen Jingxuan's thoughts, Xie Lingxiao said, "I have already arranged it. We can have dinner as soon as you wake up."
"Yeah." Shen Jingxuan responded.
Everything Xie Lingxiao did for her made her heart burn with joy, and made her even more grateful that she could open her heart to him as soon as possible.
Although they looked down on each other when they first met and left without saying goodbye in the village, they intentionally drew a clear line between them in the Red Flame Temple.
But how can life be perfect and how can there be no regrets and remorse?
As long as the two people move forward hand in hand, even if there are regrets and remorse, they will eventually become their best memories.
The two had dinner together, and Xie Lingxiao, as he had said, personally sent Shen Jingxuan back to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
The next morning, after Xie Lingxiao got up, Ling Feng came to the room: "Master, everything is ready."
"Enter the palace." After saying this, Xie Lingxiao walked out.
In the imperial study of the palace, Xie Lingxiao looked at the emperor with a sad face and felt unhappy.
He knew why the emperor was like this, it was just that what he had arranged had failed and he didn't know what to do next.
Xie Lingxiao said: "Your Majesty, the soldiers in the military camp were poisoned, and the person behind it has been found."
The emperor was unhappy in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face: "Oh? Brother, who is it?"
Seeing the emperor acting so serious, Xie Lingxiao felt disgusted.
Xie Lingxiao didn't want to play along: "I have brought witnesses and evidence, and the emperor will know once he asks."
The emperor looked at Xie Lingxiao deeply, but did not take the matter seriously.
He knew that Marquis Anguo was cautious and would not leave any evidence for Xie Lingxiao to obtain.