Chapter 746 Enemies meet on a narrow road
"Sister, you're a little scary."
Xie Jiaojiao frowned and gently tugged at Xie Ying's sleeve with her small hand. Logically, even if Qing Changan was very brave, he wouldn't dare to bully the Duke's Mansion!
"You haven't said a word about what happened yesterday since you came back last night. It's impossible, it's impossible that Qing Changan bullied you?"
Xie Ying looked at her younger sister who was worried about her and said frankly, "I have already talked to Qing Chang'an frankly."
and then?
Xie Jiaojiao looked at her elder sister, waiting for her next words.
Xie Ying looked at Xie Jiaojiao. She was still so young, so he shouldn’t tell her too much about these things.
Obviously, Xie Jiaojiao saw what her elder sister was thinking and said, "I am two or three years younger than you, but I am not completely ignorant."
"Father and mother are not at home, and my brother is in the palace. Xie Yunce is even more devoted to the academy. It's a rare opportunity for him to come back. If my sister doesn't tell me, who else can I tell?"
"Besides, I'm worried about my sister too."
Xie Ying sighed, patted Xie Jiaojiao's head, and told her everything that happened yesterday, "I can't bear it."
"Sir Qing..." Xie Jiaojiao was also a little bit unbelievable, "Did he really ask me not to cancel the engagement?"
"Well, I don't know how to put it."
"Sister, do you have someone you like in your heart? But I know it's impossible for us to be together with that person."
Xie Ying's lips moved, and she looked at Xie Jiaojiao in disbelief. Just as she was about to deny it, Xie Jiaojiao said, "On the day that His Royal Highness Prince Chen returned to the capital, my sister's eyes fell on him many times."
"I……"
Xie Jiaojiao sighed, "It's a pity that His Royal Highness Prince Chen is really not interested in women, that is..." She looked up at the white jade peach blossom hairpin on her elder sister's head, "This peach blossom hairpin is so well matched with His Royal Highness Prince Chen's peach wood peach blossom hairpin, how come they are not destined to be together."
Xie Ying glared at her.
Xie Jiaojiao continued: "The old Taoist said that this peach blossom hairpin will bring the best peach blossoms to my sister..."
There is no such thing as the best peach blossom. It's just something others make up.
"So what does sister think?" Xie Jiaojiao asked.
Xie Ying thought for a moment, "Now, I no longer want to get married. I just want to study hard. If possible, I would also like to try whether a woman can stand in the court."
"Of course!"
"Ah."
As for the matter of breaking off the engagement, Qing Changan will definitely figure it out.
Xie Jiaojiao quickly said to the servant beside her: "Hurry up and prepare the food." Although the elder sister had eaten, she ate too little.
"Yes, second lady."
After the servants left, Xie Ying and Xie Jiaojiao walked hand in hand towards the dining hall. Xie Jiaojiao said, "Your Highness the King of Yue came here today specifically to look for my sister."
Xie Ying was slightly stunned. She came out just because she heard Xiao Zhenzhen's voice, but who knew that Xiao Zhenzhen had already left.
Xie Jiaojiao continued, "Her Highness the King of Yue said that she saw the carriage of the Qing Mansion last night, and also saw Xie Zheng in the carriage, so what does she mean by saying this?"
"That's all you said?"
Xie Jiaojiao thought about it carefully, then nodded, "Anyway, she seems to care about my sister."
"Why does she care so much about Sister?"
She and Xiao Zhenzhen often played together when they were young, but when she came today, she specifically said that she saw the Qing Mansion's carriage last night and knew that she was in Qing Chang'an's carriage. Isn't it strange?
Xie Ying thought that at first, her brother and the emperor had tried to match her up with His Royal Highness Prince Chen, and even Master Ding said that she and His Royal Highness Prince Chen were meant to be together...
After such a long time, could it be that Xiao Zhenzhen also came to bring them together?
Thinking about it, Xie Ying felt both amused and helpless.
If she really had that charm, perhaps today, when facing Qing Chang'an, she would not be so conflicted.
Xie Ying knew that she had been attracted to Xiao Chen and even wanted to marry him at one point.
But they were not destined to be together.
Qing Chang'an, with red eyes, begged her not to break off the engagement with him at least until she met her true love. She was very soft-hearted, perhaps because she had once liked someone else but was not destined to be with him.
Xie Jiaojiao continued, "It's strange, why did His Royal Highness the King of Yue come all the way to talk about this matter."
Xie Ying also shook her head, but she felt an unusual beating in her heart. What was wrong with her?
I have clearly stopped having wild thoughts, so why does my heart still beat faster because of Prince Chen? "Maybe she has something else to do."
"What's that?"
Xie Ying smiled and said, "If I knew, I would definitely tell you."
Xie Jiaojiao: “…”
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The sun was setting. After walking for an hour, Tao Wenjun finally arrived at the Ministry of Justice prison with the token.
"I want to see Chang Weihao."
"you are?"
Tao Wenjun took out the token Xiao Zhenzhen had given her, "Here is the token of His Royal Highness the King of Yue. Can you come in?"
"Oh, yes, of course."
The warden quickly made way for her, respectfully letting her in and leading the way, but asked, "Where are we going?"
"Chang Weihao was tied up alone in the torture chamber."
When Tao Wenjun heard this, he immediately felt that something was wrong. The execution was only eight or nine days away, so why did he need to be tied up and interrogated in the torture chamber?
Is there anyone besides her who hates Chang Weihao so much?
"The evidence of Chang Weihao's crimes has long been made public. Who is still trying him?"
The warden smiled and said, "It's Lord Li."
Lord Li?
As they were talking, they had already arrived at the torture chamber. The warden said, "I greet Lord Li. Someone from His Royal Highness the King of Yue is here to visit you."
If they were not His Royal Highness the King of Yue's men, he would not dare to let them in easily.
Li Huili, dressed in official uniform, turned around and looked at Tao Wenjun. There was disbelief in both of their eyes.
Tao Wenjun clenched her fists in her sleeves. She never expected that she would meet her ex-husband here.
The warden saw the two people's eyes meet, and with a bit of sternness, he gritted his teeth and explained to Li Huili, "This Miss Tao is the person of His Royal Highness the King of Yue."
This can't be blamed on him, "Then you two can do as you please, I will wait outside?"
Li Huili waved his hand, and the warden nodded and left as if he had been granted amnesty.
"I didn't expect that we would meet so soon." Li Huili said with a wry smile.
Tao Wenjun smiled slightly, "Yes, it's true that enemies often meet on a narrow road. I just wonder what rank Lord Li is in now?"
"He is Jingzhao Yin."
"The Jingzhao Yin is supposed to be in charge of the capital's public security and internal affairs, so why is he in this prison of the Ministry of Justice?" Is this overstepping the boundaries?
"I came to see someone from my hometown in Jinzhou, just to visit."
Visiting?
Tao Wenjun looked at Chang Weihao who was dying beside him. There were dozens of whip wounds on his body, and even his palm was gone.
"You, you guys..."
Without waiting for Chang Weihao to speak, Li Huili slapped him on the hand, and Chang Weihao fainted from the pain.
"He is bleeding and must not die before the execution!" said Tao Wenjun.
Li Huili calmly took the hemostatic medicine and sprinkled it on the blood-red gauze severed palm, "Don't worry, you won't die."