After marrying the heirless prince, I gave birth to three children

Si Nan was at the Xie family protecting Xie Zhan today, and he hurried back after receiving the news.

Pei Chen's return means that today's investigation has yielded results.

Xiao Ji immediately stood up and walked out.

"Your Highness."

Xie Yao said, "I want to listen too."

The Second Prince, Concubine Li, Xiao Ning... and the Emperor.

She also wanted to know who it was.

"Okay." Xiao Ji naturally had no objection. He said to the outsider, "Please ask the Marquis to come over."

Afterwards, Xiao Ji personally helped Xie Yao change her clothes, and then carried her to the flower hall in the main courtyard.

If Pei Chen hadn't come, he would have wanted to hold Xie Yao in his arms.

Whenever he is far away from her, he always feels insecure.

When Pei Chen entered the room, he saw that the chairs of the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess were close together, and the Crown Prince was holding the Crown Princess's hand tightly.

He looked away.

It's really unbearable to watch.

Pei Chen looked down at the ground and said, "Your Highness, those people came very quickly and disappeared just as quickly. I asked the guards at the Crown Prince's Mansion, and they didn't seem to have a strong desire to kill. They seemed to just want to delay time."

"As for those arrows..." Pei Chen finally raised his eyes with a very ugly expression. He looked at Xiao Ji and knew that His Highness had also discovered it.

Pei Chen said with difficulty: "There is a mark of the Zhenbei Army."

Xie Yao suddenly raised her eyes.

Pei Chen is the Marquis of Zhenbei. Although the emperor intends to take back the military power, Pei Chen is still the nominal commander of the Zhenbei Army.

There was silence in the room for a moment.

Pei Chen said, "I didn't see it with my own eyes. I only asked the guards about their moves, and they weren't used by the Zhenbei Army."

"Divert the blame?" Xie Yao asked.

The Marquis of Zhenbei is Pei Chen, and the one who now commands the Zhenbei Army is a member of the Wei family. No matter which one of them, it is unlikely that they will attack her.

Pei Chen's voice was also filled with chills. "This is related to the Zhenbei Army. I will investigate thoroughly."

Pei Chen left quickly.

Xie Yao then looked at Pei Chen, "Your Highness, I want to go see Master Lin."

Lin Xia was hit by an arrow, but fortunately there was no wound in the vital part.

Lin Xia was still unconscious. Xie Yao sat for a while, asked the court doctor to use the best medicine, and then left.

The night fades and the morning light begins to shine.

Xiao Ji was still wearing the same clothes as yesterday, staring at her without blinking, as if Xie Yao would disappear if he just blinked...

Xie Yao was not scared.

He was scared to death.

Xie Yao met Xiao Ji's eyes. She was used to being weak and innocent, but at this moment she rarely felt the urge to escape.

She looked away.

Xiao Ji had already come forward and held her in his arms, "Sleep for a while?"

"I'll guard you alone."

Xie Yao was pressed against his chest, listening to his strong heartbeat. Her heartbeat naturally accelerated, gradually catching up with his heartbeat frequency.

Xie Yao's hand, which was hanging by her side, subconsciously grabbed his robe.

This feeling... is a bit mysterious.

Besides the feeling that she was unable to control herself, she also felt a kind of indescribable hidden joy.

"I want to take a bath." She hadn't had time to take a bath yesterday.

"Okay." Xiao Ji's hoarse voice sounded.

Xie Yao was brought back to the main house by Xiao Ji in a daze. She was like a porcelain doll and was served by Xiao Ji throughout the whole process.

It wasn't until she was soaking in the warm hot spring that she came to her senses.

She looked up—

Xiao Ji squatted by the hot spring pool, holding her hand. Even though his face was red all the way to his neck, he still did not go beyond the line.

He didn't think about those romantic things.

It's his body's reaction.

He just wanted to stay with Xie Yao and not leave her even for a moment.

Looking at Xiao Ji, Xie Yao clearly felt that the feeling of being out of control... seemed to be coming again.

Xie Yao was soaking in the warmth, her shoulders and neck floating on the water, and the arc that bulged downwards was very suggestive.

Her hair was wet and hung behind her head, and her eyes, moistened by the hot spring, were looking at Xiao Ji.

"Your Highness."

Xie Yao raised her arms and hooked them around Xiao Ji's neck, her eyes frank and honest, "I want you."

"Right now."

Xiao Ji was pulled into the water. His throat rolled and his eyes danced with desire, but he still tried his best to restrain himself, "Yaoyao, your body..."

"...I'm talking about wanting you." Xie Yao blocked Xiao Ji's lips.

She thought, she must be thinking of Xiao Ji, that's why her heart was beating uncontrollably.

It's ok.

Just sleep on it.

Xie Yao was so proactive that Xiao Ji could no longer restrain himself and he indulged himself in kissing her back.

Xie Yao was held in Xiao Ji's palm, with her back against the wall of the hot spring pool, and both of them were passionate.

Her physical fitness is indeed very good.

It was already afternoon when Xie Yao woke up. Apart from a sore waist, she felt no other discomfort.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she felt someone holding her hand, "Are you awake?"

It's Your Highness.

Xie Yao hummed, trying to suppress the strangeness in her heart, and sat up. "Your Highness has been here all the time?"

Xiao Ji's eyes were still red, and his handsome face was visibly tired. It was the first time she saw the high and mighty prince in such a miserable state.

It's even worse than when I was in Nanzhou.

"I will stay with you." Xiao Ji said.

Xie Yao stood up and pulled Xiao Ji to the bed, "I will guard His Highness now."

Xiao Ji closed his eyes under Xie Yao's coercion.

He thought he couldn't sleep.

But he was lying where Xie Yao had just been lying. The quilt still had her body temperature, and the pillow still had her body fragrance.

The fragrance rushed into Xiao Ji's nose and he fell asleep almost instantly.

Xie Yao's hand fell on her left chest, trying to calm herself down. After a long moment, she looked at Xiao Ji with complicated eyes...

Xiao Ji didn't sleep for long. He woke up when night fell.

The first thing he did after waking up was to search for Xie Yao.

"Your Highness." Xie Yao's soft voice sounded. Xiao Ji let out a long sigh, hugged her in his arms, and kissed her lightly on the forehead.

During dinner, Si Nan reported the news.

"Marquis Zhenbei investigated the workshop where the arrows were made and found nothing amiss. The person in charge of the workshop was one of the Second Prince's men, but he was not found to be a suspect."

"The capital has been placed under martial law. The Marquis of Zhenbei personally led people to search for those people. They found traces around the Second Prince's residence, but they didn't find the people."

All clues point to Xiao Hong.

But another name emerged in Xie Yao's mind: Xiao Ning!

Si Nan finished talking about the assassination last night and said, "We checked the return gifts from the Xie family yesterday. There is no problem."

After a pause, Sinan continued, "Yesterday, the Zhao family's return gift contained a strong scent of musk on many of the personal items."

The Zhao family can't possibly harm her!

Xie Yao didn't doubt the Zhao family at all. She said firmly, "It's a frame-up. Go to the Zhao family and investigate immediately."

Sinan said, "Zhu Qing has already taken people there. Miss Zhao personally investigated and reported back that the return gifts were swapped. The ones sent were not what the Zhao family originally prepared."

The person who did it probably thought that she would not suspect the Zhao family, so he tampered with the Zhao family's return gift.

It's for the children again!

Xie Yao looked at Xiao Ji, "Two groups of people."

The assassins and those who exchanged for gifts should be two different groups of people.

Xiao Ji nodded, agreeing with Xie Yao's speculation, his eyes cold. If that was the case... then none of them were innocent.

Then don't blame him for being cruel!

"Your Highness?" Xie Yao tilted her head and called out.

Xiao Ji took her hand and kissed it, "Yaoyao, I have something to do and want to go out for a while."

Xiao Ji left Si Nan behind to protect Xie Yao. He turned and left the main house, the murderous intent in his eyes instantly piercing...