Hard to be a shadow guard

Ever since Ji Wenya was put under house arrest by Xie Yi under house arrest in the courtyard, within a day, news came out that the princess was seriously ill.

Anyone in Wangjing who has a bit of gossip knows that the third lady of Zuo Xiang's family has been sickly since she was a child.

It is not surprising that Princess Rui was reprimanded by the prince for immorality just after her wedding, and she was ill in bed due to the blow.

Recently, Xie Yiqian's subordinates had important matters to deal with, so they didn't bother to see what kind of mess Ji Wenya was making. By the way, because of her serious illness, they even saved the time to go back home.

Thinking of this convenience, Xie Yiqian rarely showed mercy, and with a big wave of his hand, he asked the housekeeper to go to the palace and invite an imperial doctor to treat the princess.

It was only when the imperial doctor said in person: "The princess must have been physically weak and sick since she was a child, and she has been working hard today, and there is a hidden sign of shortness of breath, which caused her old illness to recur and she can't afford it."

The imperial doctor clasped his hands and said: "The concubine's illness still needs to rest, otherwise I'm afraid she will leave a sick person behind, and it will be even more difficult to treat in the future."

Only then did Xie Yiqian realize that Ji Wenya was really sick.

But even so, Ji Wenya's condition did not soften Xie Yiqian's cold heart one iota.

Xie Yiqian just nodded to express his understanding, but he deliberately pretended not to understand the "relieve the princess" behind the imperial doctor, and never thought about releasing Ji Wenya.

At most, he would find two doctors to be in the concubine's courtyard at all times to ensure that Ji Wenya would always survive.

Besides, from Xie Yiqian's point of view, after breaking up in Xuanying theater a few days ago, according to past experience, Xuanying will probably find an opportunity to come and admit his mistakes.

Although it was a bit difficult to wait for Xuanying to get enlightened by himself, but if he simply gave Xie Yiqian a step down, it should be very simple.

To this day, every time Xie Yiqian thinks of the way Xuanying pushed him to see the princess that day, he always feels depressed for a while.

However, the facts did not go as Xie Yiqian wished.

After several days passed, not only did Xie Yiqian not wait for Xuanying to plead guilty, but the status quo in Fengluo City was reported by the Shadow Pavilion, and no one on duty at night even saw Xuanying.

Xie Yiqian could still put on airs at first, but after waiting for a few days, he couldn't bear it anymore, so he had to call the shadow guard in the dark: "What is Xuanying doing these days? Why didn't you see him coming?"

He asked extremely coldly, without any waves in his tone, as if he just mentioned it casually and didn't care about it.

The shadow guard who was summoned didn't think much about it, and quickly replied: "My lord, Master Xuanying is in the period of recuperation. He has been practicing martial arts in the Shadow Pavilion recently, and has never returned to the residence."

"Cultivation..." Xie Yiqian paused, and the hand holding the pen subconsciously tightened for a moment.

However, he suddenly discovered that he had never seen Xuanying take the initiative to enjoy the recuperation period enjoyed by the shadow guards after the prescribed tasks were over.

If it weren't for the fact that he was injured too much during the mission, he would never have seen Xuanying miss a shift. Most likely, he squatted on a branch outside his house the day after the mission ended.

But now...

It's too late for Xuanying to hide from Xie Yiqian, let alone take the initiative to come forward!

Xie Yiqian's face gradually turned ugly, and at this moment he suddenly remembered that the old seniors in the Shadow Pavilion invited him to have a discussion a few days ago.

During this time, Xie Yiqian was busy with other things, and immediately forgot about the invitation after listening to the report that day, so that after a few days, he hadn't had time to go to the Shadow Pavilion to take a look.

I don't know why, but when he thinks about the things that he didn't care about at the beginning, he has inexplicable palpitations, as if he will miss a lot if he doesn't go.

Xie Yiqian finally pondered for a moment, and silently changed his original mind: "It's fine, let's back down."

He ordered, wait for the shadow guard to retreat, then put down the pen and paper, and walked to the inner room, but after half an hour, he disguised himself and walked out of the palace.

Another half an hour later, in front of the document hall on the third floor of the Shadow Pavilion, Gu Gu respectfully greeted the arrival of the lord. Facing Xie Yiqian's suspicious gaze, Gu Gu asked with a smile: "Is there something wrong with your lord recently?"

Everyone didn't know what Xie Yiqian and Gu Gu talked about, but they could see the good mood when the Lord came up, and the changed expression when he finally left...

Xie Yiqian endured it until he was far away from the Shadow Pavilion, and then he suppressed his anger: "Come on, go and call Xuanying... for this king, come back, come!"

He gritted his teeth as he spoke, not only did the excessive emotional suppression not calm him down, but he became more and more angry.

The shadow guards outside the carriage didn't know how Master Xuanying had offended the Lord, but they couldn't help but shuddered, mourning for Master Xuanying in their hearts, and immediately took orders to leave.

Only Xie Yiqian in the carriage was left, he thought of what Gu told him, and unconsciously clenched his fists together.

Leaving the palace?Freedom back?

He sneered twice, even though Gu Gu had repeatedly emphasized that it was just a guess, but as long as Xie Yiqian thought of it——

Xuanying actually moved Lifu's mind when he didn't know?

This kind of cognition made Xie Yiqian unable to bear the shock, but besides the shock, the anger of being betrayed far outweighed the shock, and in the end only the anger was left to drive Xie Yiqian to the brink of explosion little by little.

No wonder Xuanying has been neglecting his duties for so many days, and has not done his duty!

The smile on Xie Yiqian's face became more ferocious, and he completely ignored the nails that were deeply stuck into the flesh under the clenched fist.

Only this time, Xie Yiqian failed to deal with Xuanying.

When he had just returned to the palace, the butler had already been waiting outside the palace, seeing the carriage of the prince returning from a distance, he quickly went up to meet him.

"My lord, there is an order from the palace. The Empress Dowager invites you to Renshou Palace. The urging is a bit urgent. Look..."

The butler asked cautiously. Although he was asking for opinions, he had already prepared Xie Yiqian's clothes and horses for entering the palace in advance.

On the other hand, Xie Yiqian was stunned for a moment, and said without even thinking about it: "Then go to the palace."

The housekeeper was not surprised, he got out of the car to welcome Xie Yiqian, hurried back to the room and changed his clothes, and then sent Xie Yiqian away.

"By the way!" Xie Yiqian stopped abruptly, thinking of something, and suddenly said in a gloomy voice, "If Xuanying goes to this king's courtyard, let him find a place to kneel down, and we will deal with him when this king comes back! "

After hastily leaving such a sentence, he finally embarked on the official road to the palace without looking back.

Hall of Renshou.

The old queen waited for a long time, and ever since she made up her mind to help Xie Yiqian clean up the backyard, her heart has never stopped struggling violently.

Especially when she heard that King Rui invited the imperial doctor to the mansion to treat the princess, her uneasiness gradually climbed to the extreme.

For a while, I was worried that the child would dislike her for being nosy.

After a while, he was worried that if he didn't make a move, Prince Rui's Mansion would not be in trouble.

What's more unlucky, if Yi'er and the daughter of Ji's family fall in love, wouldn't she ruin their marriage...

Many thoughts were mixed together, the old queen did not sleep well for several days, and at the end Ruan Qiu suggested: How about calling the prince to ask?

The old queen was really not sure, so she listened to Ruan Qiu's suggestion and found a day for the courtiers to take a rest, and sent someone to Prince Rui's mansion to invite someone.

But when a notification came from outside the hall, saying that His Royal Highness King Rui had arrived, the old lady suddenly called people back: "Hey wait, don't let King Rui come in!"

Ruan Qiu looked puzzled: "What's wrong, Ma'am?"

The old lady's face was full of confusion: "Should I, should I let Yi'er go back... What if the child complains about Ai'er?"

She was very worried, even if she called Xie Yiqian, she lost her courage when she arrived.

Ruan Qiu listened amusedly, but looked at the old man frowning, and felt a little distressed in addition to being funny.

She leaned over to the old lady's knees and squatted down: "Madam, His Royal Highness King Rui is already waiting outside, how can we let people go back?"

"Your Highness hasn't come to see you for a while, don't you want to see him? Make it clear, His Highness King Rui can't possibly blame you, and it's just like slaves..."

Ruan Qiu lowered his voice: "Your Highness doesn't look like Shangxin to Princess Rui."

The old queen looked down at Ruan Qiu in disbelief, and was relieved when she saw that the other party gave her a positive nod.

She said in other words: "Then... let's invite King Rui in."

Ruan Qiu responded with a smile, and went out to summon Xie Yiqian in person, but Xie Yiqian, who had been waiting in front of the palace for a long time, had no idea how determined the old lady was to let him in.

"I will see the Queen Mother." Xie Yiqian walked a few steps away from the Queen Mother and bowed in salute.

But this time, the old lady only asked him to sit up and sit down, holding hands and chatting as usual, but there was no such thing.

Xie Yiqian suddenly felt weird, he couldn't ask the Queen Mother directly, so he turned his head and winked at Ruan Qiu.

Who knew that Ruan Qiu just smiled, and immediately called the people in the hall to leave, and gave the Queen Mother an encouraging look, until finally only the grandparents and grandchildren were left in the hall.

"Major, what's the matter..." Xie Yiqian asked tentatively.

The Empress Dowager looked at him for a long time, she just didn't speak, but stared with endless meaning in her eyes, making Xie Yiqian's hair stand on end.

"Mother, if you have something to do, just tell me, don't..." Xie Yiqian smiled wryly.

The old lady opened her mouth and asked softly, "Yi'er, do you really like the youngest daughter of Ji Xiang's family that much?"

"Ah?" Xie Yiqian was taken aback for a moment, quite confused as to why the Queen Mother made such a statement.

But after he mumbled for a long time, Xie Yiqian finally told the truth: "No, I don't like it."

After getting this affirmation, the old lady's heart that had been raised for a long time finally sank. She took Xie Yiqian's hand and held it tightly, sighed, and finally found out that she could find out, but men are not easy to go deep into the secret place of the inner house. .

"Yi'er, if you don't want to make peace with the daughter of the Ji family, then let the Ai family handle it for you. The daughter of the Ji family is really not a good person!"

When the old lady mentioned this matter, her face was full of disgust: "The Ai family does not object to the girl's self-protection, but the kind of femme fatale who actively harms others, isn't it a big deal to be put in the mansion?"

Facing Xie Yiqian's slightly puzzled eyes, the queen mother immediately dropped another heavy weight——

"Especially...Yi'er, the little girl of the Ji family didn't know what to do before she married you. She messed around with the servants of the family, and lost two or three children!"

This big green hat was buttoned up, the old queen was even a bit reluctant to talk to Xie Yiqian.