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It was as if Princess Xinyang had sensed Gu Jiao's confusion, she lightly tugged at the corner of her lips and said, "The late Emperor assigned the Dragon Shadow Guards to me to guard against Marquis Xuanping."
Gu Jiao: ...The heart of an Emperor is truly like a needle in the sea.
Gu Jiao asked after a brief pause, "Would you eliminate Marquis Xuanping if he were to rebel?"
Princess Xinyang didn't hide anything, perhaps because she had been hiding too much for many years, or maybe she thought Gu Jiao wouldn't reveal this matter. She said, "I must do so."
Could it be that this was the reason for the discord in this couple's relationship? Because there was no basic trust between them?
Gu Jiao thought for a moment before asking, "Does Marquis Xuanping know?"
Princess Xinyang lowered her gaze to the tea leaves in her cup and answered, "I have no idea if he knows."
Gu Jiao felt that with Marquis Xuanping's intelligence, he should have guessed it. She wondered how he had viewed the fact that he had married a princess who could potentially kill him at any time.
However, despite the rumors of discord between the husband and wife, it seemed that Marquis Xuanping still showed partiality towards Princess Xinyang.
Since Princess Xinyang decided to raise Xiao Heng as her own flesh and blood, Marquis Xuanping regarded Xiao Heng as his only legitimate son in this lifetime.
Gu Jiao: Hmm, I really don't understand ancient men.
If it was really to guard against Marquis Xuanping, then the late Emperor's actions would be justified. No, Gu Jiao still felt something was amiss.
Gu Jiao had witnessed the strength of the Dragon Shadow Guards with her own eyes. A few standard versions should have been sufficient; there was no need to specially assign an overqualified Long Yi.
Gu Jiao asked, "Princess, how many Dragon Shadow Guards did the late Emperor give you?"
Princess Xinyang said, "Five, what's the matter?"
"Er... The late Emperor only gave His Majesty four." Gu Jiao became more and more doubtful as she thought about it.
While guarding against Marquis Xuanping was important, the safety of the monarch was equally important. Giving the Emperor five Dragon Shadow Guards would have been understandable, even splitting them evenly between her and the Emperor was reasonable, but favoring Princess Xinyang over the Emperor seemed strange.
"Princess, are your other Dragon Shadow Guards also like Long Yi... You know?" Gu Jiao pointed to her own head.
Princess Xinyang understood Gu Jiao's implication. Long Yi didn’t seem to have been completely domesticated here.
She shook her head for the third time, saying, "No, those other Dragon Shadow Guards are not like this."
Gu Jiao stared at her intently, and a bold guess flashed through her mind, "Princess, is Long Yi really a Dragon Shadow Guard that the late Emperor gave you? He can’t be an intruder, can he?”
Could he be a lost death warrior who saw his own kind and followed them along in confusion? The others couldn't beat him or shake him off, so they had to accept his presence.
Princess Xinyang frowned, pondered carefully for a moment, and suddenly realized, "I’ve also been wondering. The late Emperor clearly said he was giving me four before he passed away. How come there was one more when they reached me? I only thought the late Emperor had changed his mind at the last moment and decided to give me an extra one."
Gu Jiao: "..."
So Long Yi was really an intruder!!!
......
Ning Wang's matter not only involved the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess but also related to the cause of Xiao Heng's death. The Emperor decided to summon Princess Xinyang to the palace to personally confess the matter to her.
Coincidentally, Gu Jiao also planned to enter the palace to visit Grandaunt, so she hitched a ride in Princess Xinyang's luxurious carriage into the palace.
The Emperor and Princess Xinyang were already somewhat uncomfortable in each other's presence, and now it was even more awkward, just like sitting on pins and needles.
"Your Majesty." Princess Xinyang entered the study in Huaqing Palace and gave a slight bow to the Emperor.
The Emperor opened his mouth but was in no hurry to speak.
He was worried that he might accidentally call her "imperial elder sister" when she was actually his younger sister.
"You... Have a seat." The Emperor gestured for Princess Xinyang to sit down.
Princess Xinyang took a seat on the chair opposite the Emperor's desk and calmly asked, "Your Majesty, is there a reason you've summoned me to the palace at this late hour?"
The Emperor gathered his courage and spoke seriously, "Zhen... has something to discuss with you, regarding Xiao Heng."
On the other side, Gu Jiao, carrying her back basket, went to Renshou Palace.
Little Jing Kong also went to Renshou Palace to greet Grandaunt and then sought out his new friend, Long Yi, again.
He intended to introduce Long Yi to his old friend, Qin Chuyu.
Qin Chuyu had recently moved back to Kunning Palace, but Little Jing Kong was unaware of this, thinking he still lived in the East Palace.
Little Jing Kong, accompanied by Long Yi, made his way to the East Palace to find Qin Chuyu.
East Palace.
The Crown Princess had repeatedly begged the palace maids outside her door to let her out, but they remained unmoved.
The Crown Princess said, "If that's the case, go and inform the Crown Prince. Tell him I want to see him!"
A palace maid replied, "The Crown Prince is not seeing anyone."
The Crown Princess coldly asked, "Is it Empress Xiao's decision or the Crown Prince's decision?"
"No matter whose decision it is, the Crown Princess can't see anyone today!" The palace maid's tone was not very polite.
The Crown Princess, used to being adored by many, found it hard to accept this treatment. She felt aggrieved but she couldn't oppose Empress Xiao.
She understood her current situation. Only Empress Xiao and the Crown Prince could save her.
Changing her stern demeanor, she pleaded with the two palace maids, saying, "Please, help me by letting me see the Crown Prince. If you extend a helping hand to me today, I promise to repay you double in the future!"
A reward from the Crown Princess was indeed quite valuable.
The premise was that she could keep her position as the Crown Princess.
The two palace maids continued to ignore her.
The Crown Princess angrily bit her lips.
Just as she was racking her brains to escape from her predicament, she suddenly felt dizzy and grabbed the arm of one of the palace maids before falling to the ground.
"She fainted!"
"What if she's just pretending?"
"What if it's real? The Empress only told us to keep an eye on her, not to let anything happen to her!"
"There’s usually an imperial physician by the Crown Prince's side, right? Get him here!"
The imperial physician was summoned and examined the unconscious Crown Princess's pulse.
After checking, his expression suddenly turned serious.
The Crown Princess slowly regained consciousness and weakly asked the imperial physician, "Physician, what's wrong with me?"
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