Xu Zhihuai knew that he did not have the ability to please the Queen, so he could only be sweet and well-behaved and accompany the Crown Prince wholeheartedly.
He is her golden ticket to avoid death.
Zhu Xuxing took some time out of his busy schedule to come back and have lunch with Xu Zhihuai.
He invited her to sit at the same table, but Xu Zhihuai refused with a smile. While serving him dishes, he mentioned Aunt Yu, prompting him to hold her hand and ask, "Why is she here?"
Xu Zhihuai told the truth.
Zhu Xuxing put down his chopsticks when he heard that she had drunk the Bizi Soup and lost his appetite. He stood up and was about to leave, with a look of sullenness on his face. Xu Zhihuai hurriedly grabbed his wide sleeves and said, "Your Highness, please calm down. Aunt Jade is also following orders... They all have good intentions and remind me all the time. Covet, don’t want something you don’t deserve.”
"There's nothing you shouldn't want! What I give you is yours."
The catchy teenage voice is full of power.
Xu Zhihuai looked into his eyes and whispered softly: "I don't feel wronged at all. His Highness has me in his heart, and I am very satisfied."
"Your Highness, please don't go to war for me, please..."
Zhu Xuxing seemed to be sighing but not sighing: "Queen Mother needs time. In short, I won't let you suffer for too long."
Xu Zhihuai had no intention of being pretentious and went straight to his goal: "Your Highness is unwilling to let me be a slave, so why not reward me with a real job? I don't want to be a useless person and let others look down upon me."
Zhu Xuxing's eyes were clear: "What's the errand?"
"I would like to share your worries for Your Highness. What is Your Highness most worried about right now?"
Zhu Xuxing was disappointed: "How can my worries be prioritized? Not to mention how many troubles are accumulated inside and outside the court. Those civil servants and generals seem to be loyal and have the overall situation in mind, but in fact, they all have their own plans behind the scenes, and they often dare to Acting arrogantly under the eyes of the Emperor Father. People's hearts are not ancient, and the court is full of schemes."
Xu Zhihuai listened to his feeling of being overwhelmed by the high altitude, but felt indifferent in his heart. He pretended to be concerned on his face: "Your Highness must have had a lot of hard work. He is a minister, a son of man, and a pillar of the dynasty."
"Everyone in the world is suffering..."
Her gentle words soothed Zhu Xuxing's worries.
However, he had other business to attend to and couldn't stay with her for a while. Xu Zhihuai took the opportunity of delivering tea to take the initiative to see him in the study.
Usually Jing'an comes here, but today it's someone else, and Yue Yichuan is obviously alert.
"This is His Highness's study, not his palace. It shouldn't be a girl's job to serve tea and water."
Xu Zhihuai saw the unkind look in his eyes and responded lightly, with a firm tone: "His Highness has told me that if Mr. Yue doesn't believe me, you can go in and ask for permission first."
Hearing this, Yue Yichuan opened the door with a cold face: "Your Highness is busy with business, so please don't stay too long, girl."
Xu Zhihuai walked past him and said softly: "Thank you, sir, for reminding me."
The room was silent, thick files were piled high, Zhu Xiuxing disappeared into them, his brows furrowed.
Xu Zhihuai stood quietly on one side, waiting until there was a sound as he turned the pages of the book, and then he spoke softly: "Your Highness, please have some tea."
When Zhu Xuxing saw her coming, a faint smile appeared on his tired face.
Xu Zhihuai glanced at the bookcase. This was a rare opportunity, so he said: "These heavy documents are a worry for His Highness."
"It's a troublesome thing for everyone in the world."
Xu Zhihuai's heart moved when he heard the words. Looking at his tired but clear eyes, he said boldly: "Since it is a matter for everyone in the world, I should have my share."
Zhu Xuxing pursed his lips: "Are you still thinking about your errand?"
Xu Zhihuai nodded heavily.
Since she was so insistent, he would not remain indifferent.
Zhu Xuxing looked at her deeply: "What exactly do you want to say?"
Xu Zhihuai took a deep breath: "The big case in Huainan."
Wu Yuan, Huainan, Xu Zhigao. Three people and three lines are enough to string together a great drama.
Zhu Xiuxing's color changed instantly, and layers of shock and confusion appeared in those clear phoenix eyes. Dark clouds gathered more and more, bringing in the light of thunder and lightning. The gathering of wind and clouds indicates that a storm is coming and everything will no longer be calm.
Zhu Xuxing closed the file, but his tone was surprisingly calm: "How do you know about the Huainan robbery?"
Xu Zhihuai didn't want to give Wei Li another chance to stab her in the back, so she wanted to bet that Zhu Xuxing was different from Wei Li, that he wasn't a bloodthirsty and cold-blooded beast.
"Wu Yuan... is my uncle."
Her words were astonishing. Zhu Xuxing was surprised and slightly distracted.
Soon, he stared at her, with a solemn handsome face and sharp eyes: "So, you followed me into the palace to avenge Wu Yuanping?"
"No!"
Xu Zhihuai immediately shook his head: "Your Highness, Wu Yuan was found guilty and is not unjust at all."
Zhu Xuxing frowned when he heard this, and his scorching eyes changed from staring to examining. When he spoke again with tightly pursed lips, his tone was already more majestic: "You are from the Wu family, why don't you live in the Wu family?"
Wei Li mentioned before that there was a "fish that slipped through the net" in the Wu family, and she must have been afraid.
"Your Highness, I am not a member of the Wu family. I just defected to the Wu family without anyone to rely on."
Xu Zhihuai knelt on his knees, breathing slightly, with a blush on his face: "Wu Yuan is despicable and has done many shameful things behind his back. I really hate them, so I left the Wu family and lived in seclusion in the mountains. "
Ever since she took on the identity of "Xu Zhihuai" and entered the Wu family, she has not missed any opportunity overtly or covertly. Whenever Wu Yuan dispatched her or took advantage of her, she would pay attention to the official documents on his desk.
It was a real big gamble for her to tell the whole story to the prince today.
She bets his heart.
The air was quiet and stiff, and the silence was particularly painful.
Xu Zhihuai's heart was pounding, as if it was about to jump out of his chest at any moment.
Zhu Xuxing silently looked at Xu Zhihuai from top to bottom. Finally, his eyes fell on the tea bowl on the table. He picked it up and took a sip. The tea was fragrant, but he couldn't taste it.
He didn't like this feeling of losing control. He was caught off guard and almost lost his calm.
Zhu Xuxing looked at Xu Zhihuai's trembling eyelashes, timidly, weakly, and a little bit intolerable.
"Get up."
Xu Zhihuai didn't dare, and still knelt down and said, "This servant who deceived His Highness deserves death."
"I asked you to get up and talk."
In fact, she could have kept it secret for a while, and she probably had to hold back her words for a long time.
Xu Zhihuai stood up slowly, with tears in his eyes: "Although it was not my intention, I still did something that made His Highness angry."
He keeps saying "slave" again.
"I'm not angry with you."
Zhu Xuxing came to her and stretched out his hand to wipe her tears. Xu Zhihuai was suddenly startled, and then tears burst out.
"Your Highness, don't you blame me?"
Zhu Xuxing sighed softly, gently pinched her chin and raised her head: "What do you blame me for? I blame you for being born to the wrong family? Or do you blame you for following me into the palace?" After saying this, his warm palms became slender and well-proportioned. He slowly held Xu Zhihuai's face with his fingers: "Did you know? You have a pair of clear eyes, clean."
He would rather she was a beauty who came to life from a painting and ink painting... Such beautiful eyes should only appreciate the spring and white snow, and should not be contaminated by worldly evils and conspiracy.
Thinking of this, another flash of compassion and heartache flashed across Zhu Xiuxing's face.
Xu Zhihuai raised her eyes tremblingly, met his affectionate eyes, and looked at his slightly rolling Adam's apple, feeling a little at a loss. She felt the change in the atmosphere and knew what he wanted to do.
He held her face, and touched her forehead gently with his warm lips. It didn't look like a kiss at all.
Zhu Xuxing pressed her forehead and asked gently: "Tell me, what other secrets do you have?"
"Go back to Your Highness, there is no more."
Xu Zhihuai's pupils trembled and he shook his head pretending to be innocent, saying in his heart: Her biggest secret is her name.
She is not Xu Zhihuai, she is Ran Ningke.
