I was flattered after crossing

I saw the man in black kneeling on the ground listening to our conversation with a very interesting expression. Sometimes he frowned, sometimes he shook his head, and sometimes he looked at Xu Ruoli with heartache.

Finally, he seemed to have made up his mind and said, "My name is Xu Xia, and I am the guard who will escort the young lady back to the imperial city."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Ruoli denied it flatly: "What nonsense are you talking about! I don't know you!"

"Did he mention you in any of his words?" I said lightly.

Xu Ruoli's face turned pale in an instant, and she looked at me with fear and helplessness in her eyes.

Xu Xia quickly kowtowed and begged for mercy: "My Lord and Princess, I have said everything. I know that I will die this time, but I still want to ask you to spare my life."

"That depends on how you say it and how much you say..." I glanced at Xu Xia, then picked up the cup and took a sip of water.

Xu Xia hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to confess everything. So he knelt on the ground and told them their action plan one by one.

After listening to Xu Xia's narration, Lei Lei asked doubtfully: "What if Liu Yuan bought a facial mask today?"

"No, I just have to wait until the facial masks are sold out before I go in." Liu Yuan explained.

"What if I don't take you to the pharmacy?" I raised my eyebrows and asked slowly.

"Then I will come again, or lure you here on the pretext of doing business... because... we have no other place to make moves..." Liu Yuan stammered, his voice getting smaller and smaller, and then he lowered his head, not daring to look me in the eye.

"Hey, it's my kindness... and my greed... you found out that I only like to come here to eat..." I shook my head, gave a bitter smile, and sighed helplessly.

"Hey, the grass on the grave of the last person who poisoned me should be quite tall now~" I looked at Xiang'er and asked.

"Well~that's not right~eh~that's not right~she was poisoned to death~there might not be any grass growing on her grave~" Xiang'er smiled softly with her hands covering her lips, with a hint of sarcasm in her voice.

"Xu Ruoli, do you have anything else to say?" I turned my gaze to Xu Ruoli and stared at her coldly. The chill in my eyes made her shiver.

"Hmph, it's up to you to kill or chop me up if you win or lose! If you kill me, aren't you afraid that Brother Xuan won't be able to explain to my aunt?" Seeing that she could not escape punishment, she decided to give up and sat on the ground sideways, saying viciously with malice and resentment flashing in her eyes.

"Hmm? I'm not afraid... Besides, who wants to kill you?" I smiled slightly, a hint of teasing flashed in my eyes, and looked at her with a relaxed and playful tone.

"Xu Xia, do you have any medicine on you?" I turned to look at Xu Xia and asked.

After hearing what I said, Xu Xia took out a packet of medicine powder and handed it to me without any hesitation.

Seeing me take the powder, Xu Ruoli showed a horrified expression on her face. She looked at me tremblingly and said, "What...what are you going to do?"

The corners of my mouth slightly raised, and I said to her with a smile: "Give others a taste of their own medicine." After that, I picked up a cup from the side, poured some water, and put all the remaining medicine powder into the cup and stirred it evenly.

Then, I looked at Xu Ruoli with a joking expression and said, "I have never drugged anyone else, so I don't know if this ratio is correct. But don't worry, even if I put too much, it shouldn't be a problem for you. After all, you often drug yourself."

Then, I turned to Xiang'er and said, "Xiang'er, help Miss Li'er drink it."

After hearing this, Xu Ruoli widened her eyes and shouted angrily: "How dare you! You..." However, before she could continue speaking, Xiang'er quickly picked up the teacup, rushed forward, pinched her chin, and forced the medicine into her mouth.

At this moment, I turned my head to look at Liu Yuan who was stunned by what was happening in front of me, and called out calmly: "Mr. Liu~"

Liu Yuan came back to his senses instantly and quickly responded respectfully: "What do you want, Princess?"

I raised my eyebrows slightly and said calmly, "Take them both back to your Tianxiang Tower. Do you understand?"

Liu Yuan immediately stood up, covered his wound and said, "Ah! Ah... I understand, I understand... I will go downstairs to prepare the carriage."

"Okay, go ahead, and be quick, otherwise the effect of the drug on Miss Li'er will take effect, and Mr. Xu will have to consummate his marriage with Miss Li'er in the carriage~" I said with a smile, and did not forget to give Liu Yuan a warning look.

"Okay, okay, I'll go right away." After saying that, Liu Yuan ran away.

"Brother Xuan~Brother Xuan~please save Li'er~" Xu Ruoli knelt on the ground weakly, staring at Xiao Zhengxuan pitifully.

"Li'er, you should never plot against the princess. Alas..." Xiao Zhengxuan said, looking at her.

Seeing that Xiao Zhengxuan couldn't help him, Xu Ruoli turned around and cursed fiercely: "Fox spirit! Which prince in the past dynasties didn't have three wives and four concubines! Aren't you afraid that others will say you are a jealous woman!"

I walked up to her with a smile, squatted down, pinched her chin, and sneered, "Hey, you were so weak and helpless just now? Now you are making a fuss again? What? Are you calling me a jealous woman? Then what about you, who took drugs to seduce a married man?"

Xu Ruoli widened her eyes and glared at me, but because of the effect of the drug, her body was limp and she was unable to resist at all.

"Besides, whoever likes to say it will tell you! My prince can't have three wives and four concubines~ How about it, are you angry? I told the prince several times that he wanted to accept you~ What a pity~ The prince is not happy~" I said deliberately in a tone that deserves a very beating.

After Xiao Zhengxuan heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Okay, Princess, let's go back."

"Well, you see, your brother Xuan did help you. Then I wish you two a happy marriage~" After saying that, I stood up and walked out.

Xu Ruoli's face turned pale. She knew that she had really angered me this time. I was afraid that she would never have the chance to get close to Xiao Zhengxuan again. But she was still unwilling to give up. She gritted her teeth and said, "Do you think you can scare me like this? I am the eldest daughter of the Xu family. No matter how powerful you are, you can't beat our Xu family!"

"Oh~ I'm still the prince's legitimate wife. Our Xiao family is no more powerful than your Xu family~luolulu~" I stuck out my tongue.

At this time, there was a knock on the door. It turned out that Liu Yuan had already prepared the carriage.

"Princess, the carriage is ready, please give your instructions." Liu Yuan said respectfully.

"Well, very good. You guys take Miss Xu and Mr. Xu to Tianxiang Tower to rest for a while and then come back to report." I said to the guards at the door.

"Yes, Princess." After receiving the order, the guards helped Xu Ruoli and Xu Xia up and walked out of the room.

Liu Yuan stood there and looked at me, his eyes flickering, as if he was a little scared and a little expectant, and asked: "Then Princess... I..."

I glanced at him and said calmly, "Go find a doctor to check out the wounds on your body. Don't try to make money like that in the future! Come on, keep an eye on him for me."

After hearing what I said, Liu Yuan nodded and bowed quickly and said, "Hey! Princess, don't worry. I will keep a close eye on it. Thank you, Your Majesty. I'll leave right away." After that, he hurried downstairs.

On the carriage back to the palace, Lei Lei asked me in confusion: "Why is she so stubborn?"

I frowned and replied, "I don't understand..."

Xiao Zhengxuan asked with concern: "Is the princess still feeling unwell?"

I shook my head to indicate that I was fine, just a little dizzy.

Seeing this, Lei Lei said with a smile: "Hey, it's okay, the prince will help you when we get back, hehehe~"

Following Lei Lei's words, I looked at Xiao Zhengxuan and found that his face had quickly turned red. So, I couldn't help but tease him, "Ah~ You made my prince shy~"

Looking at the person in front of me, I suddenly remembered what happened today, so I asked, "Hey, why did Xu Ruoli trick you into coming here today?"

Seeing that I looked unhappy, Xiao Zhengxuan immediately put away his shy expression and said humbly, "It's all my fault. I believed her slander. I should have believed the princess. I really shouldn't have come here today..."

"Well~ I don't need to think about it to know that she must have told you that I was fooling around with some strange man outside... and then asked you to catch me in the act... but..." I narrowed my eyes and stared at him.

Xiao Zhengxuan felt my gaze and quickly lowered his head, not daring to speak. He looked just like a puppy who had made a mistake and was waiting to be scolded by his owner.

"I'm worried that the princess might be in danger, so I followed her to check." After Xiao Zhengxuan raised his head and said this, he quickly lowered his head again.

"Where is Xiao Cui?" I glanced at him and asked casually.

"Not talking? Are you afraid that she will tell me, so you locked her up?"

He raised his eyes and glanced at me secretly, but still didn't say anything.

"You, you! I really don't know what to say to you?" I was so angry that I almost fainted.

"Princess, don't be angry. Just listen to me." After Xiao Zhengxuan said this, he glanced at Lei Lei beside him.

"It's okay, just treat her as air!" I said to Xiao Zhengxuan.

"Hey~ Okay, okay, I'm air." Leilei rolled her eyes and agreed with me.

"This prince... feels that the princess has always been indifferent to me... and doesn't take me seriously... so I'm a little worried..." Xiao Zhengxuan's voice became smaller and smaller.

"Ah?" Lei Lei exclaimed in surprise.

"Your Highness, I have to say something for Xiaoxu. She is really not cold to you anymore, is she? You haven't seen how cold he is to others!" Leilei said seriously.

"Really?" Xiao Zhengxuan asked.

"Really? You feel this way because she is very rational, especially when it comes to love. She will never be blinded by love, will not do anything that is not good for herself, and of course will not do anything to let down her partner." Lei Lei replied.

"Well, I actually know it, but sometimes I think too much..." Xiao Zhengxuan looked at me and lowered his head again.

"That's because you lack a sense of security. You too, why don't you spend more time with the prince?" Lei Lei looked at me seriously and said.

"Hey! What you said sounds nice. You run the silk shop and the facial mask shop!" I said with a blank look at her.

"If you want me to accompany you, it's easy. When you go to court every day, I will go to the store. When you get out of court, you can come to me. If you are busy with official business, you can go back to work. If you are not busy, you can accompany me in the store to run business. Do you think it's okay?" I proposed a solution.

After hearing this, Xiao Zhengxuan thought for a moment, then nodded: "Okay."

I suddenly thought of Xu Ruoli's matter, and reminded Xiao Zhengxuan: "Oh, by the way, Xu Ruoli's problem has been solved for you, Party A, don't forget to settle the money for me!"

Xiao Zhengxuan smiled and nodded, and replied in a relaxed tone: "Okay~"

"Then after the court session tomorrow, it would be better for you to go find the Queen Mother and tell her what happened today. After all, the Queen Mother is her aunt." I suggested.

Xiao Zhengxuan smiled, with a glimmer of doting in his eyes, and asked softly, "Aren't you worried that the Queen Mother will blame you?"

I raised my chin and answered confidently, "With the prince here, what should I be afraid of? Even if the sky falls, there will be someone tall to hold it up. It's not my turn to worry at all~" After saying this, the three of us burst into hearty laughter in the carriage.

[The next day Fengqi Palace]

"Li'er has been spoiled by her mother since she was young. She has always been instilled with the idea of ​​marrying you, which has led her to fall into this trap. Moreover, she has openly provoked the princess several times. It is what she deserves to end up like this." The Queen sighed helplessly, with a trace of regret on her face.

Xiao Zhengxuan glanced at the queen's face and said, "The princess is afraid that the queen mother will blame her..."

"Hey, I don't blame her. It's good enough that the princess can find him someone who can treat her wholeheartedly in such a short time. Li'er, your heart is high as the sky but your life is fragile~" The queen sighed softly and said slowly.

"Yes..." Xiao Zhengxuan echoed from the side.

"Ah~ Ever since the incident she caused at the princess' birthday banquet last time, it will probably be difficult for her to enter a wealthy family again..." said the queen, shaking her head.

"That matter, shouldn't everyone present be considered..." Xiao Zhengxuan asked doubtfully.

"Hey! You don't understand. Things like this in the backyard are not secrets at all! Oh, by the way, Xuan'er, don't you and the princess plan to have a child?" The queen suddenly changed the subject and brought the topic to the child.

"Ah? Why are you suddenly talking about this..." Xiao Zhengxuan was a little surprised. He didn't expect the queen to suddenly bring up this matter. He couldn't help but lower his head thinking about how to answer.

"Hey, isn't it boring in the palace, mother? If there is a little grandson running around here, your life will be easier~" said the Queen with a happy smile.

"How are the ladies who came to see Chen'er? Are any of them successful?" Xiao Zhengxuan quickly changed the subject.

"Hey! Don't mention that evil creature... Every time I show him the portrait, he always does a perfunctory job, saying this one is taller, that one is shorter, this one is fatter, that one is thinner... In short, he can always find fault with it. He is even more difficult to deal with than you were before!" The Queen shook her head helplessly, pointing at Xiao Zhengxuan as she spoke.

The Queen suddenly understood something, sat up straight, looked at Xiao Zhengxuan, and said, "Hey, I almost got fooled by you, kid!"