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

Chapter 298: A tacit understanding with His Highness

Xie Yao and Xiao Ji left the prison.

Xiao Ji looked at Xie Yao, and the secret joy in his heart suppressed the irritation brought by the farce.

"It's getting late. I'll take the Crown Princess back home." Xiao Ji said.

"Okay." Xie Yao looked at Xiao Ji's eyes and did not refuse.

After the carriage was damaged and no one else disturbed them, Xie Yao said, "Your Highness is kind-hearted."

Today, Xiao Ji asked those guards to leave the capital and go to the northern border to join the army. It seemed like a punishment, but in fact it was to save those people's lives.

Xiao Ji could kill some people and then punish some others.

But when Xiao Ning is free to take action, none of those people today will be able to escape death, and their families will also suffer.

It is precisely because there is still war in the north that Xiao Ji's arrangement seems reasonable.

Count these people lucky.

Xiao Ji's heart moved: the Crown Princess understands him.

But he only said: "The battlefield is dangerous, escaping death by a hair's breadth is indeed a punishment."

"But at least this way their life and death are in their own hands." These people were indeed negligent and needed severe punishment, but their crimes did not deserve the death penalty.

Xiao Ji said: "The Crown Princess is kind-hearted."

Xie Yao pursed her lips and smiled, saying, "I just have a tacit understanding with Your Highness." She said this as if it was a matter of course, without any shyness at all.

Xiao Ji's heart skipped a beat, and he pursed his lips and hummed, "The Crown Princess is right."

The two of them have a special understanding on one point.

That is, Xiao Ning will never let these people go today.

"Your Highness."

When Xiao Ji heard Xie Yao's voice, he was about to speak when he felt his shoulder sink. It turned out that Xie Yao rested her head on his shoulder.

Xiao Ji's whole body froze, and after he came to his senses, he didn't dare to move, worried that Xie Yao would be uncomfortable leaning on the pillow.

Xie Yao hugged Xiao Ji's arm, rubbed her furry head against his shoulders and neck, and found a comfortable position.

After a while, Xiao Ji heard her even and shallow breathing.

Xiao Ji was stunned for a moment. Xie Yao... fell asleep?

God is my witness, Xie Yao's actions just now had made him feel a little hot inside, and his tiredness had dissipated a lot.

But thinking that Xie Yao had fallen asleep... Xiao Ji still didn't dare to move.

When Xie Yao's head almost fell off, he considerately reached out to hold it up, allowing Xie Yao to sleep more soundly.

It was late at night and the only sound was the sound of the carriage passing by.

"Slow down, be steady." Xiao Ji gave the order. He quietly felt the person leaning on his shoulder, and felt the quiet and warm time alone.

Feeling... constant pain.

……

When Xie Yao woke up, she felt that everything around her was pitch black. Just as she moved, she heard a deep voice, "Awake?"

"Your Highness?" Xie Yao's voice was still a little lazy and tired because she had just woken up. "How long have I been sleeping? Why didn't you call me..."

"Not long." Xiao Ji said, "Go back and rest."

As for him, it is impossible for him to sleep tonight. He should attend the morning court when he returns to the palace.

"Okay." Xie Yao nodded, and before getting off the carriage, she turned around and hugged Xiao Ji, "Your Highness, you are so kind."

After Xie Yao finished speaking, she got off the carriage.

Xiao Ji sat in the carriage, unable to react for a long time. The only thing in his mind was what Xie Yao had just said...

As soon as Xiao Ji returned to the palace, Li Dajian immediately came forward and said, "Your Highness, the Princess is waiting for you in the Yangxin Palace."

Xiao Ji was slightly startled. "Did the matter of the Heavenly Prison disturb my aunt?"

Li Dajian looked like he wanted to cry but couldn't. "This matter is too big. Aunt Suqin dared not hide it from the princess."

At least Xiao Ning hired someone to do the job, which was a cover-up for the royal secrets.

But the Third Prince broke directly into the Heavenly Prison today, without concealing himself at all, and made a huge fuss about this matter.

The eldest princess was furious.

Xiao Ji walked quickly into the side hall of the Yangxin Palace. The eldest princess was sitting on the armchair with her eyes closed, dozing off, and Aunt Suqin was giving her a massage.

"Aunt." Xiao Ji's voice rang out, and the eldest princess slowly opened her eyes, her eyes full of fatigue, "The prince is back."

"What happened in the Heavenly Prison..." The eldest princess was still asking. She was still in a state of disbelief about what happened tonight.

Unless Xiao An has water in his brain, he would not do such a thing in a high-profile manner, right?

Xiao Ji nodded with a heavy expression, "It's true."

"That injury of Xiao Ning..." She couldn't believe it when she heard it. As a woman, she naturally knew how heartbreaking Xiao An's action was.

Xiao Ji nodded again.

"Ridiculous!" The eldest princess's face darkened. Of course, she was not talking about Xiao Ji, but Xiao An.

Xiao Ji didn't say anything.

The eldest princess asked again: "How will the prince deal with this matter?"

"Just like with Xiao Ning." Xiao Ji said: "Just put her under house arrest."

"Everything will be decided after Father wakes up."

The Princess: "..." Although she hoped that Xiao Ji would show enough respect to the Emperor during his time as Regent, but handling such a serious matter in this way...

But when she thought about the fact that it was Xiao Ning who started this matter, the princess could not say anything else.

After a long time, he said, "That's it."

Whether it's Xiao An or Xiao Ning... they are both too outrageous!

Li Dajian's voice came from outside, "Your Highness, it's time to attend the morning court."

The eldest princess helped Suqin stand up, "Prince, please get busy first."

After leaving the Yangxin Palace's side hall, Suqin whispered, "Princess, are you dissatisfied with the Crown Prince's arrangement?"

The eldest princess shook her head, "The Crown Prince has done very well, but..."

She was guarding the emperor against the crown prince, preventing him from taking this opportunity to ascend to the throne directly, which would be detrimental to the emperor.

At the same time, he was also protecting the prince. After all, the emperor was not very fond of the prince. After the emperor woke up and knew that it was the prince who was regent, he would probably be even more unhappy.

Now what Xiao Ji did was completely in line with her expectations. He was the regent but did not overstep the line, and he knew when to advance and retreat.

Xiao Ji did a good job, even too good.

But this also made her wonder if she had done something wrong.

Xiao Ji ordered people to keep silent about what happened last night, so many people don’t know the inside story. Some who know... can only pretend not to know.

This concerns the princess's reputation and the royal family's dignity, and no one wants to run into this bad luck.

This morning's court session went smoothly.

Just by looking at the expressions on the faces of many of his ministers, Xiao Ji knew that these people were probably well-informed and had heard some rumors.

Xiao Ji ignored them and finished the morning court smoothly.

But just after the court was dismissed, Si Nan hurried to Xiao Ji's side and whispered with a grim expression: "Your Highness, it's bad. I just received news that the news of the eldest princess' accident has spread throughout the capital."

"Those rumors didn't dare mention any names, but they were very thorough in the details."

"I've had someone check. This information was prepared in advance by the Third Prince and released early this morning."

Such bizarre and thrilling gossip spread throughout the capital in just one morning...