The war god prince climbs the wall every night, and the princess is angry

what?

What is a step-shaking ornament?

The topic jumped too quickly, and Lin Ze didn't react for a moment. He looked up at Xie Nanyuan in a daze.

Xie Nanyuan frowned, his eyes darkened slightly, and he said quietly, "You pawned your hairpin?"

It was clearly a very gentle tone, but when it fell into Linze's ears, it inexplicably made his hair stand on end.

His whole body tensed up, and he hurriedly took a step forward, took out the hairpin from his pocket and handed it over with both hands.

"No, it's still here with me."

Lin Ze breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Xie Nanyuan take the hairpin and remove the oppressive gaze that was cast on him.

He raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, feeling a little relieved.

Fortunately, after the prince gave him the hairpin, he couldn't pawn it in time because he was in the palace, otherwise he really couldn't take it out at this moment.

His bony fingers stroked the hairpin in his hand, and Xie Nanyuan lowered his eyes to hide his emotions.

The hall suddenly became quiet.

Lin Ze glanced at Xie Nanyuan furtively, lowered his head, and glanced again. After a while, he could no longer hold it in and asked tentatively, "Your Highness, are you going to give this hairpin to Miss Shen?"

As soon as these words came out, Xie Nanyuan suddenly looked up at Lin Ze.

Lin Ze was confused by this look and his heart was beating fast.

Could it be that he guessed wrong?

Isn’t the prince going to give it to Miss Shen?

But that's not right. The prince treated Miss Shen like that last night, and today he suddenly asked for the hairpin that he wanted to pawn back. Who else could he give it to if not Miss Shen?

There is no other woman around the prince!

Seeing Xie Nanyuan's increasingly sinister expression, Lin Ze stepped forward, bowed, and said tremblingly, "This subordinate deserves death. I shouldn't have spoken ill of the prince."

"This won't happen again." Xie Nanyuan said coldly.

"Yes!" Linze agreed.

"Step back." Xie Nanyuan waved his hand.

Lin Ze stepped back, but out of the corner of his eye he saw Xie Nanyuan carefully putting the hairpin in his hand into his arms.

He paused, but became even more confused.

Just as Lin Ze retreated to the door, a hurried figure rushed in and pushed the door open with a bang. The door frame almost hit Lin Ze's head.

Lin Ze only felt a flash before his eyes, and Princess Pingning appeared beside the prince.

Luo Xiyao's face was filled with anxiety and worry. She asked, "Cousin, were you injured while saving Qionghua last night? Is it serious?"

As she spoke, she wanted to check on Xie Nanyuan's injuries, but Xie Nanyuan dodged her.

Just as she was puzzled, Xie Nanyuan asked with a serious expression, "How did you know that I was injured?"

Didn’t he have the news blocked?

No one else knew that he was injured. Even if the imperial physician could not hide it, he would report it to the emperor. He also found an excuse for hunting and would definitely not involve Shen Qionghua.

How did Ping Ning learn about his injury?

Seeing Xie Nanyuan's serious expression, Luo Xiyao couldn't help but panic, and stammered, "Just... listen to what Qionghua said."

"She said you fought a brown bear yesterday to save her and were seriously injured."

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong?" Luo Xiyao asked.

When Xie Nanyuan heard that it was Shen Qionghua and Luo Xiyao who said this, his expression relaxed a little.

He said, "Nothing, please don't spread this matter. A girl's reputation is important. If people knew that she didn't come home all night, it would be bad for her."

As for Xie Qian'an, who caused all this, Xie Nanyuan was sure that he would not tell anyone.

His good second brother knew that it was he who brought Shen Qionghua back. At this moment, he was probably too late to clean up the mess, so naturally he didn't dare to make this matter known to everyone.

Otherwise, if the horses in the paddock suddenly go crazy and hurt Princess Pingning, Xie Qian'an would be in big trouble if he investigated further.

After hearing what he said, Luo Xiyao also reacted and nodded, "Cousin, don't worry, I will definitely not say anything nonsense."

As he spoke, Luo Xiyao glanced at Xie Nanyuan in surprise, and said in astonishment, "Cousin, when did you become so meticulous that you even considered this."

Is this still her cousin who is aloof from the world and keeps people at a distance?

Xie Nanyuan's expression froze when he heard this, and his thumb under the hem of his clothes couldn't help but clasp his index finger.

He coughed lightly and said, "I have always been like this, but you just didn't pay much attention to it before."

is it?

A hint of doubt flashed in Luo Xiyao's eyes. She kept trying to recall the previous scene in her mind, but she always felt that it seemed different from the person her cousin described.

Lin Ze secretly raised the corner of his mouth. For some reason, looking at Princess Pingning's expression of doubt about life, he felt a sense of secret joy in his heart.

It's like the feeling of being the only one sober while everyone else is drunk. No one knows what happened between the prince and Miss Shen last night, only I know.

Linze was sure that the prince must have Miss Shen in his heart.

Facing Luo Xiyao's suspicious eyes, Xie Nanyuan pursed his lips, his eyes darkened, and he hesitated and said, "Besides this, did she say anything else?"

Did you anxiously ask about his health?

Do you care about him?

Xie Nanyuan wanted to ask, but he held it back.

He thought of what she said before leaving the cave. If she cared more about him, he would reluctantly forgive her.

As Xie Nanyuan thought about this, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly and his brows relaxed.

Luo Xiyao scratched his head, carefully recalling the previous scene, and said: "Qionghua didn't say anything else."

Xie Nanyuan's lips were tight and his face was expressionless.

Seeing Xie Nanyuan looking at her coldly, Luo Xiyao thought he suspected she was lying, so she raised three fingers and said, "I really didn't say anything. Qionghua even walked me out of the room and didn't mention anything else."

Xie Nanyuan clenched his hands into fists under his clothes and clenched his teeth.

Seeing his unusual expression, Luo Xiyao asked anxiously, "Cousin, what's wrong? Is there something important that Qionghua forgot to ask me to tell you?"

"Nothing!" Xie Nanyuan said, and the sound of grinding teeth could be faintly heard.

Luo Xiyao's mouth twitched.

"Then why are you acting like this? You're like a resentful husband who's been abandoned."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Xie Nanyuan scolded coldly, and the sudden increase in his voice scared Luo Xiyao.

She patted her chest, looked at Xie Nanyuan with lingering fear, and said, "Cousin, it was just a joke, why are you reacting so strongly?"

She was scared to death. Her cousin had never been so unable to take a joke before.

In the past, when she joked with him, he would just glance at her indifferently and not argue with her, as if it had nothing to do with him.

What happened today?

Could it be that he is in a bad mood because he is injured?

Luo Xiyao muttered secretly in her heart.

Her words were like a bucket of cold water that extinguished Xie Nanyuan's restless heart.

Yeah, why did I react so strongly?

When will Shen Qionghua be able to control her own emotional fluctuations?

Xie Nanyuan had a cold face, his eyes fixed on nothingness, his brows furrowed enough to pinch a fly to death, he felt that something was wrong.

Suddenly, he seemed to have finally figured it out, and his brows relaxed.

It must be because they faced the brown bear together yesterday and overcame the life-and-death crisis together that he cared about her so much.

Just like Linze and Ji Bei, who have shared life and death together, they will subconsciously care about each other.

When I get back to Beijing, we can just separate for a while.

After sorting out his thoughts, Xie Nanyuan felt a lot more relaxed.

"Do you have anything else to say?" Xie Nanyuan said to Luo Xiyao indifferently.

This means to drive people away.

Luo Xiyao choked. She came to Zhaoyang Palace to care about her cousin's injury.

But seeing that my cousin is so lively, able to talk, get angry, and be sarcastic, I guess his injuries are not too serious, at least not life-threatening.

In this way, she felt relieved.

Luo Xiyao shook her head and was about to say goodbye when a green figure appeared at the door.