0p0 Chapter 305 Tricky
Chapter 305 Tricky
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Pei Fan's face. "Well, Your Highness, so many people died in the Eastern Palace today, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a little..." He looked at the Crown Prince's slightly foolish expression, and it was difficult to say anything that would hurt his reputation. He immediately bowed and said earnestly, "I hope Your Highness will understand!"
Jiang Xing pretended to be troubled and pondered for a long time before saying, "Well, but you have to promise me first that I must return to the palace today!"
Pei Fan smiled, "As you wish!"
After saying that, Jiang Xing walked ahead in a big way.
However, he had already taken seven or eight steps and still didn't see Pei Fan and his men following him. He quickly shouted at him, "What are you standing there for? Go!"
Pei Fan was a little embarrassed.
When I first arrived, the Emperor instructed me to keep a close eye on the Prince and Princess. His meaning was clear: they must not be allowed to move around in the Eastern Palace without permission.
He asked the prince to go to the emperor to make a statement, firstly to help himself escape, and secondly to make Prince Jin and the princess leave the Eastern Palace.
But Princess Jin did not go with Prince Jin. What does that mean?
Pei Fan bowed respectfully to Lu Xuan, "Princess, please join the prince."
Lu Xuan remembered what Jiang Xing had said before, and was afraid that her face, which was too similar to Sister Siyu's, would arouse other thoughts in the emperor's mind, so naturally, she could not go to see the emperor with Jiang Xing.
And now she really didn't want to leave.
So many people died here today, and only now did she clear out all the souls crying out for justice.
And since everyone in the East Palace had been cleared out today, she could stay and investigate the secret of the black energy inside. No one would be watching from the dark side anymore, so this was actually the most convenient time...
So, she helped Pei Fan up and smiled warmly, "Commander, you are so polite. Such a big thing happened in the East Palace today. There are only a few people here, not even a few to serve. After all, the prince is my nephew, and now he is..."
Lu Xuan pointed at her head. "How could I, as an aunt, bear to abandon you at this moment? No problem, I'll wait here for the prince. Once the prince and the emperor have explained everything, I'm sure the emperor will send someone else to take care of your highness. Then I'll leave the palace with the prince!"
Pei Fan's smile froze on his face.
The Eastern Palace is of great importance, and the Emperor has always attached great importance to it. In addition, I once heard the Emperor mention that there seemed to be something mysterious about the princess, so she must not be left alone in the Eastern Palace!
"It's already late, and the princess must not have eaten yet. It would be best for her to go with the prince to the emperor's residence, have dinner, and then return to the palace. This seems to be the best approach."
Looking at Pei Fan's fake smile, Lu Xuan subconsciously felt that this Pei Fan must know something.
There must be something fishy about this East Palace.
She smiled back, "How about this? The prince and I can go see the emperor together. Can I bring the crown prince along? His Royal Highness hasn't had dinner yet..."
"No, no... it's not suitable."
Pei Fan thought for a long time before he finally managed to correct the "no" that he almost blurted out.
The emperor does not like to see the prince, and he has issued an order this year forbidding the prince to see him without permission.
Although he didn't understand the reason, he knew that he should not ask too much about many things.
"Why is it inappropriate?" Lu Xuan noticed that Pei Fan was about to blurt out the word "no", and his suspicion in his heart increased even more.
At this time, Jiang Xing also came back from the front.
"Since the commander has so many rules, and since it's already late today, can we skip the appearance? Could you please tell my brother the emperor that the princess and I will return home first. Tomorrow morning, I will attend court on time and explain everything to him. How do you do that?"
A Xuan said that the most critical source of the evil spirit inside has not been found yet, and the prince seemed to have something to say before accidents happened one after another. There are still many unsolved mysteries in the East Palace, so he must come again.
But what happened today was full of doubts and questions. Once the emperor gets all the information, he will definitely interfere with their entry into the palace.
So this matter was postponed to tomorrow morning. Although the Eastern Palace would be guarded by the imperial guards again by then, they were all new people and the comprehensive defense had not been formed again. It would be easier for Ah Xuan and I to enter again.
Thinking of Lu Xuan's request that the prince go with her, in order to prevent her from saying this again, Pei Fan almost immediately agreed to Jiang Xing's proposal.
"As ordered!"
The time has come, Lu Xuan and Jiang Xing must leave the palace and return home.
When they were leaving, the prince still stood at the door to see them off, just like the silly man before.
Besides Nanny Lan, there were two palace maids who looked familiar to Lu Xuan.
Qingyuan and Qingdai.
Ever since the two of them were seriously injured, they have been recuperating in the palace and have only come out in the past two days.
While the Jinwu Guards were fighting with the Imperial Guards, Feixing took advantage of the chaos to secretly report the news and brought them in.
Lu Xuan gave the two of them a look, indicating that they must protect the prince well tonight.
Since the problem cannot be resolved today, this night is crucial!
Jiang Xing knew that Pei Fan was a meticulous person, so he performed all the necessary acts in front of him. Therefore, he had almost no time to distract himself and give instructions to the prince, Qing Yuan and others.
After leaving the palace and making sure Pei Fan's men had completely evacuated, he asked, "Did anyone pay special attention to Qing Luan and the other two?"
Lu Xuan chuckled. "Now, in the Eastern Palace, besides Nanny Lan, there are only six palace maids left. I've assigned them all to chores. Don't worry, except for Nanny Lan, no one will be able to discover this."
Jiang Xing hummed, "I didn't report this matter to the Emperor today. I'm sure they don't know the details yet, so they probably won't act so quickly."
Lu Xuan was a little confused by him, "Then why are you so nervous?"
"Because I have a premonition that something big has yet to happen."
The original plan for this trip to the Eastern Palace was just to visit the prince and find the source of the evil energy.
Unexpectedly, so many things happened one after another, and so many secrets were learned almost without any preparation.
But what exactly is that thing that has not surfaced?
The two got into the carriage.
Jiang Xing drew back the curtain, suppressed his inner uneasiness, and then looked back at Lu Xuan. "Today, you seem to have an even stronger hatred for the Third Prince than usual?"
Lu Xuan nodded. "I didn't have time to tell you today. Do you know why His Highness acted so stiff and frightened of the environment even though we cured him initially?"
"Is it related to the Third Prince?"
Lu Xuan then told him what happened in the prince's consciousness today. By the time she finished, Jiang Xing had clenched his teeth and his face was as black as charcoal.
"This Jiang Xu, I didn't know he had such audacity! The dignified Crown Prince was actually being humiliated and bullied by his own people like this!"
Lu Xuan's eyes flushed red. "I saw it in his consciousness, and it seemed incredibly cruel. He was originally an upright, kind, and talented gentleman, yet he was ruined by the Third Prince..."
"These things have already happened, so I had no other options. I couldn't save the prince. In desperation, I completely erased that memory from his mind."
"Eradicated?" Jiang Xing was shocked by her statement.
"Memories... can they be erased? Will he feel this loss later in life?"
Lu Xuan nodded, "Yes, if he is persistent, he will remember it one day."
Both of them were a little worried, and the atmosphere suddenly became heavy.
At this moment, Lu Xuan felt a warmth in his palm, followed by a pair of burning eyes filled with endless heartache: "Thank you for your hard work today. You've done so many things in a row. You must be exhausted again. Don't waste the energy and blood you replenished a few days ago."
Listening to Jiang Xing's deliberately suppressed worry, Lu Xuan smiled and said softly, "Don't worry, I know what's going on. The most important thing hasn't been completed yet, so how dare I waste my health?"
The carriage was driving on the quiet and wide street at night. The two of them leaned against each other tiredly. No one noticed that the golden hairpin on Lu Xuan's head suddenly moved twice.