The female anchor turned into the dean of an ancient academy

Looking at Li Lingxuan's back as she ran away, Cen Jiexiao felt as uncomfortable as if she had been scratched by a cat. This silly girl usually looks quite smart, why does she get confused when it comes to matters of the heart? It seems that the Prince Xixiang is not an easy person to deal with. I don't know what kind of love potion he gave Li Lingxuan, only Li Lingxuan, who is so love-brained, can't see it! No, I can't let her think about it alone. Cen Jiexiao made up her mind, lifted her skirt, and chased after her without caring about her image. "Princess! Princess, wait for me!" Cen Jiexiao trotted to catch up, but this girl didn't know what stimulated her, and ran so fast that Cen Jiexiao felt that she was almost out of breath before she could catch up with her.

"My lady princess, what are you doing? Why can't you just talk it out quietly? Why do you have to run out?" Cen Jiexiao grabbed Li Lingxuan and asked breathlessly.

Li Lingxuan didn't say anything, but just shook off Cen Jiexiao's hand and continued running forward.

"You..." Cen Jiexiao looked at Li Lingxuan's back and felt a little annoyed. This girl was becoming more and more outrageous!

"Li Lingxuan, stop right there!" Cen Jiexiao shouted angrily.

Li Lingxuan finally stopped, turned around, looked at Cen Jiexiao with tears in her eyes, and choked up, "You...you don't care about me..."

"I don't care about you. If anything happens to you, the Queen Mother will take the lives of hundreds of people in the academy to vent her anger on you and bury them with you." Cen Jiexiao said angrily, "Look at what you look like now!"

"I..." Li Lingxuan wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Cen Jiexiao.

"Okay, stop talking and come back with me." Cen Jiexiao said, taking Li Lingxuan's hand and walking back.

"I'm not going back!" Li Lingxuan shook off Cen Jiexiao's hand and said loudly, "I don't want to go anywhere. I just want to be alone and quiet."

"Just be alone and quiet?" Cen Jiexiao sneered, "Can you solve the problem by being alone and quiet?"

"Then what do you think we should do?" Li Lingxuan asked, looking at Cen Jiexiao with red eyes.

Seeing Li Lingxuan's stubbornness, Cen Jiexiao felt angry and distressed. She sighed and said, "Princess, I know you're upset right now, but you need to calm down and don't do anything stupid."

"I didn't do anything stupid." Li Lingxuan said stubbornly.

"You haven't done anything stupid yet?" Cen Jiexiao pointed at Li Lingxuan's nose and said, "You came here alone. What if something happened? What do you want me to do?"

"I..." Li Lingxuan was speechless after hearing what Cen Jiexiao said.

"Okay, stop talking and come back with me." Cen Jiexiao said, and pulled Li Lingxuan's hand again. This time Li Lingxuan did not struggle anymore and let Cen Jiexiao pull her forward.

Li Lingxuan was a bit of a freak. She had a nice path to walk on, but she insisted on running towards the rockery. Cen Jiexiao chased her all the way, mentally cursing the pile of oddly shaped rocks. The path was full of potholes, and she wasn't afraid of falling! "I told you to walk slower. This rockery path is hard to walk on. What if you fall?" Cen Jiexiao complained as she carefully supported Li Lingxuan.

Li Lingxuan didn't say anything, but just lowered her head and followed Cen Jiexiao silently.

"Princess, you usually talk as much as a parrot, but now you are silent, which makes me uncomfortable." Seeing that Li Lingxuan had been silent, Cen Jiexiao couldn't help asking.

Li Lingxuan still didn't say anything, just sighed and shook her head.

Seeing Li Lingxuan like this, Cen Jiexiao felt angry and anxious, but she didn't know what to do.

The two walked on in silence until they heard a burst of suppressed sobbing. Cen Jiexiao looked in the direction of the sound and saw Li Lingxuan hiding behind a huge rock, hugging her knees and crying bitterly.

"I say, auntie, what are you talking about?" Cen Jiexiao walked up and said unhappily.

When Li Lingxuan heard Sister Cen Xiao's voice, she suddenly raised her head and looked at her with tears in her eyes. She choked up and said, "Sister Cen Xiao, this scene is just like when I first met him twelve years ago. I can't help it. Thinking about the past and the present, I really can't control myself."

Cen Jiexiao sighed, sat down beside her, and said, "Cry, I'll accompany you, but when you cry, think carefully. I'm really afraid that you will be wishful thinking and fall into the abyss."

"I..." Li Lingxuan bit her lip, wanting to say something but stopping herself, her eyes wandering, as if she was caught in a vortex of memories. "I don't know either. When I knew him, he was just an unpopular prince and didn't take advantage of my value at all." She paused, as if trying to grasp the shadow of that past. "Back then, he didn't have so many people around him who fawned over the powerful, nor was there so much intrigue in the court. He was like a sapling growing in a dark corner, longing for sunlight but afraid of being burned." Cen Jiexiao listened quietly without interrupting. Li Lingxuan took a breath and continued, "He even stole the late emperor's Ferghana horse for me and was almost caught and beaten to death..."

"Ferghana horse?" Cen Jiexiao raised an eyebrow and interrupted Li Lingxuan, "Why haven't I heard you mention this before?"

Li Lingxuan's thoughts were pulled back. She smiled wryly and shook her head as she recalled the scene. "That Ferghana horse was the late emperor's favorite mount. It had a fierce temper and no one except the late emperor could control it. I was young and naive at the time, and I just casually said I wanted to ride it. I didn't expect him to actually go and steal it."

"And then?" Cen Jiexiao's curiosity was also piqued. "Did he really steal the horse?"

"No." Li Lingxuan shook her head. "He was discovered, and the late emperor ordered his men to beat him severely. If my aunt and Princess Xixiang hadn't arrived in time, he would probably have died."

"Just for a careless remark of yours, he's actually willing to take such a huge risk?" Cen Jiexiao asked in disbelief. "Are you sure he's not deliberately showing off in front of you to win your favor?"

"No!" Li Lingxuan retorted excitedly, "He had no idea who I was at that time. After he saved me in the Imperial Garden, he always thought I was a maid sent to the palace by an official family to serve the royal family."

"Then how did he know your identity later?" Cen Jiexiao asked.

Li Lingxuan was silent for a moment before she slowly said, "I told him."

"You told him?" Cen Jiexiao looked at her in surprise. "Are you crazy? If you do this, won't it mean you're exposed? Besides, the late emperor hated the Xixiang people the most, and you actually told him your identity?"

"I know..." Li Lingxuan lowered her head and her voice dropped. "But I was young and ignorant at that time. Seeing how nice he was to me, I told him everything."

"So you think he's deeply in love with you and won't marry anyone but you?" Cen Jiexiao mercilessly punctured her fantasy. "Princess, wake up! He's the Crown Prince of Xixiang, the heir apparent to a kingdom. He has every woman in the world. Furthermore, the border war between Xixiang and the Great Zhou is raging. If he proposes a marriage at this time, it's hard not to suspect his motives!"

"But...but..." Li Lingxuan still didn't want to believe it. She tried desperately to defend Xia Chenghao, but found that she couldn't find any reason at all.

"Alright, stop complaining." Cen Jiexiao interrupted her. "Instead of complaining about yourself here, why not think of a way to find out what he's up to?"

"What method?" Li Lingxuan asked anxiously, as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw.

Cen Jiexiao smiled mysteriously, leaned close to her ear and whispered a few words.

After hearing this, Li Lingxuan's eyes lit up, but then she hesitated again: "Is this... is this possible?"

"Why not? You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing your child. You have to give it a try to know for sure, right?" Cen Jiexiao raised an eyebrow. "Besides, even if he's really just pretending to be affectionate towards you, the sooner you see his true colors, the better you can make plans!"