Chapter 338 Follow Your Heart
The Queen had high expectations of Xie Zihan, and it was impossible for her to just watch him being confined and do nothing.
For some reason, Shen Jingxuan always felt that the emperor only confined Xie Zihan, and something else must have happened.
For several days in a row, Ling Qiong and Ling Huan continued to receive news from the Prince's Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion, but they still failed to resolve Shen Jingxuan's doubts. Even the emperor's actions made her even more puzzled.
But the more this happened, the more worried Shen Jingxuan became.
At night, Shen Jingxuan lay down on the bed early, still thinking about the news that Ling Qiong brought back during the day.
When the emperor learned of Xie Zihan's identity, he sent people to investigate but took no other action except to put him under house arrest.
Even after learning of this, the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Queen were still safe and sound.
Xie Zihan really followed the emperor's order and stayed under house arrest in the prince's mansion, but he kept exchanging letters with the outside world.
Shen Jingxuan thought about these things, tossing and turning on the couch, unable to sleep, but then someone unexpected came.
There was a knock on the window frame. Shen Jingxuan stood up and walked to the window, staring at it quietly for a long time.
Until the knocking sound sounded again, Shen Jingxuan asked: "Who?"
"It's me..."
A familiar voice came into her ears. Shen Jingxuan was stunned for a moment and her brows gradually frowned.
She opened the window and looked at the person outside: "Why are you here?"
The person who came was Xie Lingxiao.
Shen Jingxuan looked at his hands at his sides, which kept tightening, loosening, and tightening again. She turned around and sat on the chair.
Xie Lingxiao climbed in through the window and stood there in a daze for a moment.
He didn't know why, but he felt that the action of climbing through the window just now was extremely skillful, as if he had practiced it thousands of times.
Xie Lingxiao came and sat down next to Shen Jingxuan, stared at her for a long time, and said softly: "I..."
He just opened his mouth to say one word and swallowed the rest.
He had been practicing at home for so long, but the moment he saw Shen Jingxuan, he didn't know how to start.
Shen Jingxuan saw that his lips were tightly pursed and his brows were furrowed, and she waited quietly for his next words.
Xie Lingxiao glanced at him, clenched his fists and asked, "Xuan'er?"
"Yeah." Shen Jingxuan responded softly.
Seeing this, Xie Lingxiao's eyebrows slowly relaxed, and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips, "Xuan'er..."
"Yeah." Shen Jingxuan continued to respond.
Unexpectedly, Xie Lingxiao seemed to have found something interesting and kept calling his name.
"Xuan'er..."
Shen Jingxuan glanced at him and asked, "How long do you want to call me?"
Xie Lingxiao opened his mouth but didn't say anything.
What he wanted to answer just now was, a lifetime...
"Xuan'er, I have something to tell you."
In the past, he never needed to tell anyone what he did, but this time, he had to tell Shen Jingxuan what he was thinking.
So, he came.
Now he has lost his memory, but if it is related to Shen Jingxuan, he is willing to do whatever he wants.
His heart will never deceive him.
Shen Jingxuan said: "Go ahead and talk, I'm listening."
He thought Xie Lingxiao wouldn't want to see her, but he didn't expect that he would come to the Regent's Palace in person.
Xie Lingxiao said: "I went to the palace today and met the emperor."
"He asked me to leave the city and rush to the border tomorrow. Xiling Country has already captured two cities."
Shen Jingxuan was puzzled: "Xiling Country and Beiling Country have always coexisted peacefully, why would Xiling Country attack Beiling Country?"
"I don't know yet, but I've asked someone to check."
Hearing Xie Lingxiao's words, Shen Jingxuan first thought of Xie Zihan and Song Yi.
The last time, the two of them teamed up to set an ambush for Xie Lingxiao, nearly killing him.
This time, it certainly won't be that simple.
"Can you send someone to check? Have you really captured two cities?"
“It has been confirmed.”
Shen Jingxuan rubbed her forehead lightly, stood up in annoyance, and paced back and forth in the room.
If the news is true, then what is the purpose of Xiling Kingdom attacking Beiling Kingdom?
Triggering a war between the two countries will not only cause casualties on both sides and continuously empty the national treasury, but the common people will suffer.
In order to become stronger in the future, no country will take the initiative to start a war and waste people's money and resources.
But Xiling Kingdom is not as strong as Beiling Kingdom, so why would they take the initiative to provoke it?
Shen Jingxuan thought about it and suddenly stopped: "Where is Song Shao? Is this what Emperor Xiling thought?"
Xie Lingxiao said: "I don't know. The distance is too far and I won't be able to receive any news in a short time."
"But this time, I have to go."
He learned from Ling Feng that the amnesia he suffered in this dangerous situation was related to Song Yi and Xie Zihan.
Xie Zihan can be put aside for now, after all, the emperor is still watching him.
But Song Yi can't do that.
His other purpose of going to the border this time was to find Song Yi and avenge his amnesia.
Shen Jingxuan said: "Let someone from Luofeng Temple pass a message to Song Shao. I think his information is more reliable."
Xie Lingxiao frowned slightly: "Song Shao? Are you acquainted with him?"
Shen Jingxuan glanced at him and said, "During the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, he was chased by people sent by Song Yi, and I saved him."
Xie Lingxiao said: "Okay, I will let someone in the palace contact him."
Seeing that he was silent, Shen Jingxuan continued, "Why did the emperor only confine Xie Zihan and not take any other actions?"
Xie Lingxiao didn't expect that Shen Jingxuan, a woman who never left the house, knew so many things.
He said without thinking: "The emperor is not feeling well now, so it is not appropriate for him to deal with Xie Zihan's affairs at this time."
Shen Jingxuan murmured softly: "I feel unwell..."
She didn't understand how serious his illness was that he had to put aside the fact that Xie Zihan was not a prince and that Lu Zhong was secretly having an affair with the queen.
Unable to figure out the reason, Shen Jingxuan called Ling Huan: "Did Chen Yi do what you told him to do last time?"
"Princess, it's ready."
Shen Jingxuan said: "In that case, take the prince to Amo's yard and let him see how to deal with those things."
If it were in the past, she could take Xie Lingxiao there personally, but her current body was not suitable for leaving the house.
Xie Lingxiao listened to Shen Jingxuan calling Ah Mo in a familiar voice, his heart suddenly tightened and his brows gradually frowned.
Seeing that Shen Jingxuan no longer mentioned it, he quietly kept the matter in mind.
"My Lord, shall I take you there now?"
"I'll go later."
Xie Lingxiao continued: "Xuan'er, I will rush to the border tomorrow."
"Ah."
Seeing that Shen Jingxuan didn't say much and didn't call his name again, he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
Xie Lingxiao didn't understand. He was her husband, but she was still distant from him. Why could she be so intimate when calling that person Amo?
"Xuan'er, I'm leaving." He said and walked towards the window.
Shen Jingxuan looked at his back quietly and suppressed the urge to go with him.
Now, she would feel tired after just walking a few laps in the yard. Even leaving the house was difficult for her, let alone the long journey to the border.
If my grandparents knew about this, they would definitely not allow it.