I traveled through time just for the jade hairpin, I never wanted to be the queen

Seeing this, Ling Xiyue remained calm, not affected by Ling Chuchen at all.

This made Ling Chuchen even more annoyed.

Along the way, they didn't say another word.

……

After the selection of concubines was over, the eldest prince He Tingxi did not stay in the palace, but went straight back to his own residence.

His confidant Shi Hui pushed the wheelchair into the study and closed the door.

As soon as He Tingxi saw the door closed, he stood up directly and exercised his legs at the same time.

"Finally I can move."

After Shi Hui pushed the wheelchair aside, he thought of the prince's consort and asked curiously, "Your Highness, didn't you agree not to choose a consort? Why did you agree now? Are you interested in Miss Ling?"

He Tingxi stopped what he was doing after hearing this.

"At first, I deliberately let the Empress Dowager tell those daughters that I was disabled in both legs, and I also deliberately gave them the right to choose for themselves, thinking that under such circumstances, no one would choose me. Unexpectedly, Miss Ling didn't mind."

Shi Hui, who was also present during the election, recalled it and nodded.

"Yes, I didn't expect Miss Ling wouldn't mind."

"Afterwards, I took a special look at her attire and found that she was dressed simply and without heavy makeup. She didn't look like someone who was running for election at all. However, when she saw that I had no other candidates, she took the initiative to propose to marry me. So, at that time, I thought that she must be a kind girl," He Tingxi analyzed.

"Is this the reason why Your Highness agreed?" Shi Hui confirmed again.

"Well, we're going to get married in the end anyway, so we might as well choose a kind person. As for whether or not she's the one I like, it doesn't matter anymore. There's no such thing as love in this world, there's only a relationship of interest."

After saying that, a hint of sadness appeared on He Tingxi's face.

Shi Hui nodded, agreeing with He Tingxi's point of view, and he said nothing more.

After a while, Shi Hui took out a light pink handkerchief from his arms and handed it to He Tingxi.

"Your Highness, the handkerchief."

After He Tingxi took it, he put it directly into his arms and asked, "How is the investigation going?"

"I have sent people to inquire. The fabric of this handkerchief is produced in the Western Regions and is very expensive. From this, we can infer that the owner of this handkerchief is either rich or noble, and is definitely not an ordinary citizen." Shi Hui responded.

"Not an ordinary citizen? At that time, I thought she was someone who went up the mountain to collect herbs. Because she used the right medicine and helped me stop the bleeding in time, otherwise, I would have died from excessive blood loss." He Tingxi frowned slightly, with a bit of confusion on his face.

Master Shi Hui was also confused.

"Yes, how could such a rich person be in such a desolate mountain? Could it be that she is not a human, but a deity sent from heaven to save Your Highness?"

He Tingxi smiled when he heard this.

"God? She is definitely not a god. If she were a god, she wouldn't have taken the five taels of silver from my purse."

"Take away your silver, Your Highness? Why haven't I heard you say that?" Shi Hui was very surprised.

"It was only the day after the accident that I remembered to check the things on my body. It turned out that all the valuables were missing, but five taels of silver were missing from my purse. At that time, I had ten taels of silver and one thousand taels of silver notes in my purse." He Tingxi smiled faintly.

Shi Hui was shocked.

"Your Highness, you mean that she didn't take your 1,000 taels of silver, nor did she take all of the 10 taels of silver, but only took 5 taels of silver?"

"Yes." He Tingxi nodded.

"This is unbelievable? This is not something a normal person can do. Either he doesn't take a penny, or he takes it all and only takes five taels of silver. What does that mean?" Shi Hui scratched his head, puzzled.

He Tingxi smiled speechlessly.

"So, I infer that the person who saved me must be a young girl who has no worries about food and clothing."

"Little girl?" Shi Hui looked confused.

He Tingxi analyzed it slowly.

"Maybe she had some problems at the time and she didn't have any silver on her. The cliff was quite far from the capital, so in order to get there safely, she had no choice but to take the five taels of silver I had on me for emergency use."

Shi Hui nodded frequently.

"Your Highness's analysis is reasonable. It seems that she is a girl with a strong personality."

At this point, Shi Hui's mouth slightly raised, and he continued: "Suddenly, I am very curious about what kind of girl she is. She is kind, knows some medical skills, is not greedy, and has a strong personality. It would be great if she is beautiful, young, and not married yet."

Shi Hui began to fantasize, thinking that it was a very beautiful thing.

Seeing that Shi Hui was immersed in a beautiful fantasy, He Tingxi deliberately asked back: "If so, what do you want to do?"

Shi Hui came back to his senses and felt embarrassed. He smiled innocently and said, "What if I didn't think about it? How dare I have any thoughts? She is your Highness's person."

"My people?" He Tingxi frowned.

"If you find her, and she's not married yet, Your Highness can take her as a concubine, right?" Shi Hui smiled wickedly.

When He Tingxi heard the word "concubine", his face instantly turned gloomy.

"Shi Hui, she is a good girl. From now on, don't make fun of her with these things, understand?"

Shi Hui was stunned. Only then did he realize that he had said the wrong thing. He quickly lowered his head to admit his mistake.

"Yes, I don't dare to do it anymore."

"Just be more careful next time. Investigate this matter secretly and don't let outsiders know." He Tingxi ordered.

"My subordinate understands."

"Also, the girl who saved me should like white plum blossoms very much. This is also very important information." He Tingxi continued to remind.

"Yes." After Shi Hui responded, he suddenly thought of something and muttered, "White plum blossoms? White plum blossoms?"

"Could it be Bai Mei who donated money to us last year? I heard that she is also a little girl who just didn't want to leave her real name." Shi Hui guessed.

He Tingxi was startled. After thinking for a while, he said, "Let's check it together. It's possible that it's the same person."

"Yes." Shi Hui agreed readily, and then smiled expectantly, "I hope to find her soon. I really want to see what kind of girl she is."

He Tingxi nodded slightly, also looking forward to it.

"By the way, on the first day of the new year, find out who leaked the news of my trip?" He Tingxi thought of something important.

"We've found out it's Ayong. He has been bribed by the Second Prince." Shi Hui gritted his teeth and became furious when he mentioned Ayong.

"Ayong? Where is he? Bring him to me, I want to interrogate him. I have always treated him well, like a brother, but he actually wanted to kill me for money." He Tingxi became more and more angry as he spoke.

"When Ayong tried to escape, he was caught by our people. We wanted to bring him to Your Highness, but he probably felt guilty about his crime and committed suicide. We didn't have time to stop him," Shi Hui said guiltily.