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

The Duke of Dingguo was imprisoned overnight. Countless people in the capital were awake that night, especially those who had close relations with the Lin family in the past, who were even more afraid of being implicated.

Prince's Mansion.

Xie Yao and Xiao Ji were still in the study.

Xie Yao was processing memorials, and Xiao Ji was beside her...grinding ink for her.

Although he didn't do this kind of thing often, he was smart and his eyes were more focused on Xie Yao.

The burning eyes are filled with gentle and affectionate love.

"Your Highness."

Xie Yao couldn't help but turn her head to look at him, with some helplessness in her eyes, "Have you seen enough?"

His Highness stared at her straightly, and his eyes were hard to ignore.

Xiao Ji met her eyes, and the corners of his lips curled slightly, "Not enough."

How could you possibly see enough?

He just felt that he could never see enough.

Xie Yao put down the pen in her hand, turned to look at Xiao Ji, and leaned her chin on the desk with one hand.

The atmosphere in the study became ambiguous because of this...

The flickering candlelight reflected in Xie Yao's eyes like tiny starlight. Xiao Ji's throat rolled as he slowly approached Xie Yao...

"Your Highness!"

Pei Chen's powerful voice suddenly rang out outside the study, and all the charm and ambiguity disappeared in an instant.

Xie Yao and Xiao Ji went through eight hundred movements in an instant before they realized that there was no need to be so anxious.

Because the doors and windows of the study were closed, it was okay in the past, but now the Crown Princess was also working in the study, so Pei Chen would not barge in without permission.

"Marquis Zhenbei, please come in."

Xie Yao spoke to the outside world, and the door of the study was pushed open in an instant. Pei Chen strode in, "Your Highness, the Crown Princess."

"Everything at the Duke Dingguo Mansion has been completed." Pei Chen said, "All members of the Lin family have been imprisoned, except for Lin Xiangwen."

"I ordered someone to check the guy's carriage and confirmed that he is currently at the Princess's residence."

Xiao Ji and Xie Yao nodded, as this was within their expectations.

"It's late at night, and the palace gates are locked." Pei Chen said, "Should I inform Your Majesty of this tomorrow?"

"This kind of thing shouldn't be hidden from my father." Xie Yao said as a matter of course.

Isn't this ready-made evidence?

This proves that in addition to Song Wenbo, the favorite of the emperor who was pushed to the top by Xiao Ning, Xiao Ning is also involved with the old and noble Duke Dingguo Mansion.

"Besides..." Xie Yao raised the corner of her lips, "Father might already know about this."

Xiao Ji thought for a moment and said, "I will also need to go to the palace tomorrow."

Xie Yao looked at him and met his eyes. The couple instantly understood each other's meaning.

Pei Chen: “…”

He looked at this scene and felt it was very dazzling.

He coughed, "Then...are you okay?"

Xiao Ji: "Step back."

It was getting late, and he and the Crown Princess had to prepare for bed.

Pei Chen turned and walked to the door, then seemed to remember something and said, "When my men were guarding the Princess's Mansion, they saw someone of exceptionally tall stature coming in and out. They said..."

"Looks like someone from northern Xinjiang."

The appearance of people from Northern Xinjiang is obviously different from that of the people from Daxia. People from Northern Xinjiang are also particularly tall and strong.

Xie Yao and Xiao Ji were not surprised.

The fact that Huyan Yuan took advantage of the last plot against Pei Chen and married Xiao Ning was enough to prove that Huyan Yuan was not a good person.

However, Hu Yanyuan came to Daxia very early, and he had few servants around him. If there were other people from the Northern Frontier around him...

Hu Yanyuan's wolfish ambition is evident from this.

"Your Highness." Xie Yao suddenly spoke, "Hu Yanyuan is protecting Xiao Ning this time and refusing to divorce... Will they..."

She didn't believe that Hu Yanyuan was really deeply in love with Xiao Ning and was willing to watch her head turn into green grassland.

Although this was not something she knew in her previous life, the direction of many things has changed since her rebirth.

She didn't mind taking a wild guess.

Before Xiao Ji could say anything, Pei Chen exploded, "The Crown Princess is saying... Xiao Ning is colluding with Northern Frontier?"

Xie Yao shook her head. "This is just my guess without any evidence. Don't take it seriously."

But Xiao Ning has always been unscrupulous in achieving her goals, so her guess is not impossible.

Pei Chen's expression softened a bit, "It's better not to!"

He had been at the front lines against the Northern Frontier for years, and countless of his comrades had died at the hands of the Northern Frontier soldiers. If any of the royal family's nobles dared to collude with the foreign enemy...

He is the first one who won’t let go!

Xiao Ji gave Xie Yao a look, and then personally sent Pei Chen away.

The two have been close friends since childhood.

Even though Pei Chen had been away from the capital for many years, the friendship between the two remained unchanged through their correspondence.

Some distance from the study.

Pei Chencai carefully inquired: "Your Highness's health..."

Xiao Ji avoided the topic and just looked at Pei Chen and said, "Pei Chen, I only trust you."

Pei Chen pursed his lips, a hint of displeasure flickering across his furrowed brows. He had actually heard the meaning of entrusting his son to someone else in His Highness's words.

But he's not stupid.

His Highness's act of adding a desk for the Crown Princess in the study and leaving all matters to her was enough for him to guess many things.

Without waiting for Pei Chen to answer, Xiao Ji continued, "But I'm not saying this to force you out of personal feelings. I'm hoping you'll give me a chance... to see things clearly."

Give Xie Yao a chance, see clearly her abilities, see clearly her ambitions...

"Your Highness." Pei Chen's voice was filled with helplessness. "I understand everything, but your body... is there really nothing we can do?"

Xiao Ji was silent for a moment, then nodded, "Yeah."

"It's getting late, be careful on your way back."

Pei Chenyi hummed with a heavy heart and walked away. He was gone for a long time, and he could still feel the gaze of His Highness on him from behind.

Just like when he left the capital for the northern border, His Highness was still watching him for a long time after he left.

Xiao Ji's mood was also a bit complicated. He hid it from Pei Chen... because he didn't want to cause any trouble.

What's more, Pei Chen has more important things to do now.

Hearing footsteps behind him, Xiao Ji turned around and saw Xie Yao walking towards him in the night, carrying a lantern.

Xiao Ji immediately took a few steps towards her, took the lantern from her hand with one hand, and held her hand with the other.

Make sure it's not cold before you feel relieved.

"Why did you come out? It's cold outside." Xiao Ji saw that the lights in the study were off, so he took Xie Yao's hand and walked towards the main courtyard.

"To pick up His Highness." Xie Yao answered as a matter of course, "I can't leave His Highness."

Xiao Ji raised the corners of his lips and gently stroked the hand he was holding.

If you have a wife like this, what can your husband ask for?

The couple walked side by side.

The moon was bright in the sky and the stars were twinkling. The summer evening breeze gently blew Xie Yao's hair, which floated around Xiao Ji's neck and entangled with his black hair.

"Your Highness, do you still remember what you promised me last time?" Xie Yao suddenly asked.

Xiao Ji immediately thought in his mind: What thing?

It's not that he doesn't care about Xie Yao, but he has promised Xie Yao too many things...

Xie Yao reminded, "It's on my birthday..."

"Remember." Xiao Ji immediately remembered after she reminded him.

Although he prepared a gift for Xie Yao's birthday this year, he still felt that the birthday was ruined, so he told Xie Yao that he wanted to hold a new one for her.

He said, "I've already asked people to prepare..."

"I don't want it anymore." Xie Yao glanced at Xiao Ji, "Your Highness, I want to change to another one, is that okay?"