Under the persuasion of Xuan and Bao Rong'er, Xiao Lingxiao decided to return to Hualing'an for the time being to deal with the matter over there. The divine wolf can't come out again, and Liao Xuan has to stay here to guard Xiao Fengming, so Bao Rong'er can only take Xiao Lingxiao back.

Bao Rong'er cast a spell and turned into a wolf body, allowing Xiao Lingxiao to ride on its back, four hooves on the ground, and fly into the air.

Within a cup of tea, Bao Rong'er took Xiao Lingxiao back to Hualing Nunnery. They turned back into the house through the back window and heard a quick knock on the door.

"Lord Xiao! Lord Xiao Shi! Are you still sleeping? ”

Bao Rong'er changed back to her human appearance, strode over and slammed the door open, and scolded, "What knock in the middle of the night!" My eldest lady got up and dressed up, what are you anxious about! ”

The nun at the door was so frightened that she shrunk her neck, peeked into the house, and saw that Xiao Lingxiao was really tidying up her clothes, so she said, "The nobles have been waiting in the guest room for a long time......

At this time, Xiao Lingxiao came out slowly and said softly, "Let's go and have a look." ”

The two followed the nun to the guest room in the courtyard in front, and everyone in the guest room couldn't help but get up to greet Xiao Lingxiao when they saw Xiao Lingxiao coming.

The first person to come over turned out to be Li Jing'an, the fourth prince that Xiao Lingxiao didn't want to see the most, his face was full of worry, and he asked softly, "Lingxiao, are you okay?" ”

Xiao Lingxiao's face was still extremely pale, she shook her head and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Royal Highness is fine." ”

At this time, someone stepped forward again, Xiao Lingxiao was a little surprised, but she didn't expect the sixth prince Li Jingxuan to come.

Li Jingxuan saw the confusion in Xiao Lingxiao's eyes, and hurriedly explained, "I happened to be at Jing Zhaoyin's place to investigate the last case together, and when I heard that this girl came to report the case, I rushed over together. ”

The corpses that appeared in the eldest princess's mansion have not yet been found, because this matter is likely to be related to the flower thief, so after Li Jing announced the emperor, he took the initiative to ask Ying to participate in the investigation. Unexpectedly, it was already night today, and the maid next to Xiao Lingxiao suddenly broke into Jing Zhaoyin's yamen, and reported that Xiao Lingxiao was attacked again on the way to Hualing Nunnery, and the guards of the Prime Minister's Mansion were all dead.

When Li Jingxuan, Jing Zhaoyin and others rushed to the scene of the accident together, they were all taken aback by the death of those guards. Unexpectedly, the thieves also lined up the corpses, obviously provoking the government. Li Jingxuan was even more convinced that this matter must have been done by the flower thief.

Li Jingxuan briefly asked Xiao Lingxiao about the incident out of official business, Xiao Lingxiao said it vaguely, and the rest just didn't pay attention to it in a panic, so he passed it by.

When the two were talking, the four princes had been sitting silently beside Xiao Lingxiao, and the ghost was still lingering. After Li Jingxuan finished asking, the fourth prince hurriedly said coldly, "Sixth brother hurry up and investigate the case, the flower thief is so arrogant, and the sixth brother is fully responsible for this matter, if there is any further mistake, I am afraid that my father will blame it." ”

After speaking, the four princes did not forget to cast a threatening look at Li Jingxuan, Li Jingxuan knew what the four princes were thinking, but he was right, this case must be investigated as soon as possible.

Li Jingxuan got up and said to the old nun who had been sitting in the main seat, "Mrs. Shi, just in case, I will send someone to guard Hualing Nunnery until the case is clarified." The perpetrator of the crime is very cunning, and it is possible that he is hiding in the Hualing Nunnery, so we have to check this place thoroughly, and ask Shitai to gather the masters in the nunnery as soon as possible to avoid inconvenience. ”

The old nun was startled when she heard this, she lowered her head and thought about it slightly, suddenly thought of something, and looked up at Xiao Lingxiao.

Xiao Lingxiao had been worried about Xiao Fengming, and she was also relieved to hear that Li Jingxuan had directly done what she had planned to do with a lot of effort.

Hualing'an is not a clean place, and during Xiao Lingxiao's stay here, if she wants to maintain her reputation, as long as there are authoritative people staying here, it is enough to prove that no one comes in and out here at will. So Xiao Lingxiao suddenly thought of Jing Zhaoyin and his subordinates. It happened that there were still such a pile of corpses nearby, so Xiao Lingxiao asked Bao Rong'er to rush back to the imperial city to report the case. Xiao Lingxiao guessed that Jing Zhaoyin would link this matter with the corpses in the Eldest Princess's Mansion, and would definitely come over to investigate in detail, but she didn't expect that Li Jingxuan would also be involved.

If it was only Jing Zhaoyin who came today, Xiao Lingxiao would have persuaded him to surround Hualing Nunnery with a yacha. Li Jingxuan did everything properly, and he didn't need Xiao Lingxiao to mention it, so he brought it up first. And he also had to search Hua Ling'an, which was even more unexpected than Xiao Lingxiao.

Xiao Lingxiao glanced at Li Jingxuan, he didn't wait for the old nun's answer before coming over and whispering, "Miss Lingxiao lives here, everything is arranged by me, you don't have to worry." ”

His words seemed to have an extraneous meaning, Xiao Lingxiao felt that Li Jingxuan probably knew that Hua Ling'an was not clean, so he deliberately arranged it like this.

After Li Jingxuan said this, he got up and left to do his errands.

After he left, the fourth prince also drove the old nun out with a few words. Only he and Xiao Lingxiao were left in the room, and the fourth prince sat beside Xiao Lingxiao and sighed lightly, "I heard...... You angered Old Madam Xiao and your father, that's why they drove you here......"

Xiao Lingxiao glanced at him and said coldly, "I'm just an abandoned son of the Xiao family now, and I won't be of any use to the Fourth Highness." ”

The fourth prince frowned and didn't say anything, in fact, he thought of this when he heard the news. But the fourth prince thought about it carefully, since Xiao Lingxiao came back from the dead and returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, he sent people to watch every move, and he felt that this Xiao Lingxiao was definitely not an idle person. Although she seems to have been abandoned by the Xiao family now, the fourth prince feels that Xiao Lingxiao must have a way to return to the Xiao family, and it is even likely that there is a way to influence the Xiao family.

"Ling Xiao, it's all my fault." The fourth prince sighed and said, "I have repeatedly pleaded in front of my father, but my father has not agreed. I have asked the imperial aunt to beg my father to let go, but the imperial aunt has not yet found a suitable time to speak. Speaking of this, the fourth prince took Xiao Lingxiao's hand, looked at her eyes, and said softly affectionately, "Lingxiao, you can bear with it a little longer, as long as my father relaxes, I will immediately carry you back to the prince's mansion with eight sedan chairs." Then you won't have to suffer this kind of grievance again...... The old lady and your father were only annoyed for a while, and when we became relatives, we will go back and explain to them, and they will be able to forgive you. ”

Xiao Lingxiao snorted coldly and retracted her hand, "Why should His Royal Highness bother so much. There must be many people who can help you get to that position, I, Xiao Lingxiao, am just an unknown, others are really real, instead of challenging the emperor's majesty again and again, it is better to be a well-behaved son, whoever he asks you to marry, you can marry whomever you want. ”

When the fourth prince heard this, his face suddenly became ugly.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became cold, and the tenderness of the four princes just now disappeared as if it were an illusion.

He stood up, his brows tightened, and his tone became heavy, "Xiao Lingxiao, I have such a heart for you, if I were another woman, I would have been moved to tears a long time ago, why do you still resist me like this?" I am the fourth prince, my status is respected, and my future is limitless. Do you have anything to lose by marrying me? I want to marry you, you should be grateful! ”

Xiao Lingxiao shook her head and said softly, "You didn't want to marry me at the beginning, but when the sedan chair arrived at the mansion gate, I got a cup of poison." Now that you want to marry me, I should be grateful to you? Fourth Highness, I still say the same thing, you can find another good fate. ”

Hearing this, the fourth prince slapped the table and said angrily, "Xiao Lingxiao! Don't toast and don't eat and drink, the woman I Li Jing'an has a crush on will definitely not escape from my palm! If you think that you can still climb into the arms of other men in this life, I advise you not to dream! ”

Xiao Lingxiao raised her eyes to look at the four princes, and didn't say a word, but her eyes were full of coldness and disdain.

The fourth prince clenched his fists angrily, and looked at Xiao Lingxiao for a moment, he suddenly stepped forward, reached out and pinched Xiao Lingxiao's chin, lowered his head and was about to kiss it.

Xiao Lingxiao was upset and reacted a beat slower. At this time, Bao Rong'er, who had been standing beside her, reacted, stepped up and dodged, grabbed the shoulders of the four princes, and used force to turn the body of the four princes half a circle with great force. The fourth prince didn't have time to dodge, and suddenly ran into Bao Rong'er. Bao Rong'er didn't think about it, she raised her foot and kicked hard at the crotch of the fourth prince, this kick hit the most vulnerable place of the man.

The four princes screamed miserably, and their bodies went limp. He covered it with both hands, and cold sweat ran down his forehead. The pain was unbearable, and it didn't ease for a long time.

Seeing this, Xiao Lingxiao hurriedly got up and grabbed Bao Rong'er, who was about to start, and the two retreated to the door, Xiao Lingxiao said, "Fourth Highness, I'm sorry!" With that, she pulled Bao Rong'er out of the house.

In the house, the four princes raised their heads suddenly, with tears in their eyes, looking at the backs of the two leaving, gritting their teeth viciously, thinking in their hearts, Xiao Lingxiao! I'll definitely let you be my woman!

Xiao Lingxiao and Bao Rong'er had just come out of this courtyard, and they met the nun who was passing the word, saying that they should also go to the main hall, and the six princes would lead someone to search the entire Hualing Nunnery.

Xiao Lingxiao and Bao Rong'er came to the main hall and found a corner to sit down and rest, and it didn't take long for Li Jingxuan to come in a hurry, and after finding Xiao Lingxiao, he whispered to her, "A female corpse was found in the courtyard behind, Hualing'an, you can't live anymore, I will send someone to inform the Prime Minister's Mansion and ask them to come and pick you up." ”

Xiao Lingxiao hurriedly shook her head when she heard this, "Your Highness Sixth doesn't know that what happened in the Eldest Princess's Mansion last time was later rumored to be rumored, which disgraced her mother. The old lady told my father that these things were all bad luck that I had brought back, so I was asked to become a monk in the Buddhist sect. Now, even if His Highness the Sixth sends someone back to inform them, they can only think that this is still due to my bad luck, and they can't forgive me. ”

In the past two days, Li Jingxuan was also very clear about the rumors about the eldest lady of the Xiao family. But he didn't expect the Xiao family to put the fault on Xiao Lingxiao's head. Do you want her to become a monk? That's too much.

Li Jingxuan looked at Xiao Lingxiao, who was pale, with some distress, nodded, and said softly, "Okay, I'll think of a safe place to send you away, and when you settle down, I'll notify the Xiao family." ”