Chapter 286 Be Her Support
Xie Lingxiao saw her looking outside the carriage with a thoughtful look on her face and without saying a word, and he understood.
"What did your grandmother tell you?"
Although he was playing chess with Mr. Shen, his eyes would fall on Shen Jingxuan from time to time.
Only during the time when she and Old Madam Shen were away, he didn't know what happened.
"He didn't say anything, he just muttered a few words casually." Shen Jingxuan said.
Xie Lingxiao stared at her for a long time, seeing that she still didn't intend to tell him.
"Xuan'er, if there is anything, you should tell me."
They are already husband and wife, and even if they encounter a big problem, they should face it together.
Shen Jingxuan curled her lips and smiled: "It's not a big deal."
After hesitating for a moment, she continued, "Grandmother and mother just asked me to give birth to a child for you as soon as possible, so that you can have someone to rely on in the future."
Xie Lingxiao said: "Grandmother and mother are too worried. You don't need a child by your side. You are the only mistress of the palace."
"You don't need to rely on your child, I will be your support."
After hearing Xie Lingxiao's words, Shen Jingxuan's gloomy mood seemed to disappear instantly.
She kissed Xie Lingxiao's lips lightly: "Okay, you be my support."
What Madam Shen and Mrs. Hao said were both right, but those were things for the future after all, and were also Xie Lingxiao’s business.
If that day really comes, what’s the use of having children around?
He could see her once for the sake of the child, so how could he expect her to do as he wished every time?
By then, I’m afraid there will be no future, right?
As the sun set, the carriage finally returned to the Regent's Palace.
Xie Lingxiao carried Shen Jingxuan all the way back to Lingxu Courtyard, placed her on the bed, and instructed Chuntao not to disturb Shen Jingxuan's rest.
Shen Jingxuan slept soundly. Even when it was completely dark, there was still no sound in the room.
Chuntao paced back and forth in the yard anxiously, but did not dare to go forward to disturb them.
When Xie Lingxiao came over after handling the matter, he saw Chuntao's appearance and couldn't help asking, "What happened?"
"Your Highness, there has been no sound in the room since you left. I don't know if the young lady is asleep." Chuntao said hurriedly.
Dinner time had passed for a long time, but Shen Jingxuan still hadn't gotten up to eat, so I couldn't help but worry about her.
Xie Lingxiao asked Chuntao to leave, and walked to the edge of the bed alone. Looking at Shen Jingxuan sleeping soundly, the corners of his mouth gradually curled up.
He gently stroked Shen Jingxuan's cheek, and his heart felt softer.
In this way, he could hold her to sleep every day and watch her wake up, and he was satisfied.
Shen Jingxuan felt a slight itch on her cheek. She raised her hand to scratch it in a daze, but grabbed a pair of hands. She suddenly opened her eyes, and when she saw it was Xie Lingxiao, she turned over and continued to sleep.
Xie Lingxiao chuckled: "Xuan'er, would you like to get up and have dinner?"
Seeing that Shen Jingxuan didn't answer, Xie Lingxiao stepped forward and helped her up: "Have dinner before going to bed."
He called Chuntao and asked her to put dinner on the table, then sat down with the sleepy Shen Jingxuan in his arms.
She didn’t feel anything when she was sleeping just now, but now when she smelled the fragrance of the food, Shen Jingxuan suddenly felt very hungry.
"I'll do it myself." She stood up and sat next to Xie Lingxiao.
Xie Lingxiao did not force it, but just kept putting food into Shen Jingxuan's bowl.
After dinner, Xie Lingxiao took her for a walk in the yard to prevent Shen Jingxuan from feeling unwell if she rested after dinner.
Half an hour later, the two returned to the room.
Shen Jingxuan leaned on the couch and picked up a book beside her to start flipping through it.
"Xuan'er, it's time for us to rest." Xie Lingxiao said.
Shen Jingxuan's eyes flickered: "You go to sleep first, I'm not sleepy yet."
Perhaps because she slept too long, Shen Jingxuan did not feel sleepy at all after dinner.
Thinking of the look in Xie Lingxiao's eyes when he looked at her, Shen Jingxuan buried her head even lower and refused to look at Xie Lingxiao.
With her hands empty, Shen Jingxuan suddenly looked up, only to see Xie Lingxiao curling his lips and smiling, then turning the book around and putting it back in her hands.
Shen Jingxuan stared at the book in her hand for a long time, unable to come back to her senses.
She never knew that Xie Lingxiao's look would make her so confused that she even held the book upside down.
"Xuan'er, I'm afraid things will get uneasy in the capital." Xie Lingxiao said calmly.
He knew that Shen Jingxuan was shy, so he talked to her about some things so that she would stop worrying about it.
Shen Jingxuan was puzzled: "Why? Isn't there still a long time before the Queen Mother's birthday?"
If she remembered correctly, the Queen Mother's birthday would be more than two months away, and envoys from other countries would not arrive so long in advance.
"In the past, when only envoys came to celebrate the birthday, they would come a month in advance, and when they arrived, there would only be a short time left before the birthday."
"Now that the prince and princess are involved, I'm afraid it will be much earlier."
Xie Lingxiao continued, "News came from Luofeng Temple that Nanling Country has made preparations and will rush to Shangjing City in the next few days."
"According to the date, in another month, the capital will be in chaos."
In previous years, only envoys came to the capital, and it was not peaceful. Now there are princes and princesses...
Shen Jingxuan asked: "Will the emperor really let Xie Zihan welcome envoys from other countries?"
"I don't know. I'm afraid the emperor is also worried now."
Although Xie Zihan is the crown prince, he has a decent status but lacks ability.
If such an important task were handed over to him, the emperor would probably be worried and unable to sleep at night.
"Ah Xiao, has everything been going well in the Prime Minister's Mansion recently? Has the Queen not left the palace?"
In the past, whenever she encountered any problems, the Queen would get involved. Now that she is getting married to Xie Lingxiao, how can the Queen sit still?
Xie Lingxiao saw what Shen Jingxuan was thinking, hesitated for a moment and said, "She doesn't dare to take any action."
Hearing Xie Lingxiao's affirmative answer, Shen Jingxuan knew that he must have done something to make the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Queen temporarily stop.
Seeing Shen Jingxuan staring at him, Xie Lingxiao taunted, "What the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Queen are most worried about now is that their scandal will be exposed."
"They are busy arresting people, how can they have time to take care of our affairs?"
In the past few days, the Prime Minister's Office has sent people everywhere to look for people, and the news has spread throughout the city.
Because of this incident, the queen became unable to sleep or eat, and became increasingly thinner.
They can't even handle their own affairs, so how can they have the time to care about whether Shen Jingxuan and Xie Lingxiao get married.
Shen Jingxuan asked: "Who did you arrange?"
Xie Lingxiao shook his head gently: "No, I only found out about it later."
"When Ling Feng got the news, the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Queen had already started looking for him. He had no choice but to hide him first."
By the time they found out, the incident had already happened, and the only thing they could do was to prevent the Prime Minister's Mansion from finding the person.
Seeing Xie Lingxiao hesitating and not knowing how to start the conversation, Shen Jingxuan suddenly felt that things were not as simple as he said.
In the past, he would always speak his mind on everything and would never be like he is now.
Shen Jingxuan narrowed her eyes slightly: "Who is that person?"
The only person she could think of who made Xie Lingxiao at a loss as to how to start the conversation was that person.
Is he related to himself?