"Be honest!" Jing Heng not only did not let him go, but also scolded him angrily: "If you dare to move again, I will leave you here to feed the wolves!"

Qin Xiaoxiao stretched out her hands and wrapped them around his neck consciously, muttering in a low voice: "You are scaring people again, so you can't bear to do it."

Jing Heng was speechless and just held her legs firmly to prevent her from falling.

The two female guards deliberately took Qin Xiaoxiao and carried her back for Jingheng, but Jingheng refused, so they walked in front to clear the way for them to prevent them from missing again and falling.

Rock, Paper, Scissors followed behind. Even if Jing Heng's expression could not be seen in the night, he could still feel his love and care for Qin Xiaoxiao.

"I used to think that the young master treated Miss Xiaoxiao as his little wife, but now it seems that our future mistress may not be treated like Miss Xiaoxiao."

Scissors poked secretly and Rock-Paper nibbled at their ears, their voices somewhat sympathetic to the future mistress.

"Keep your voice down, don't let the young master hear it." Shitou reminded his good brother, and he agreed with his words in his heart: "The young master has no brothers and sisters, and the girl Xiaoxiao is his favorite. The relationship is no worse than that of real brothers and sisters."

Da Bu saw it more clearly, smacked his lips and said with interest: "The authorities are blind to the onlookers. At the moment, the young master and Miss Xiaoxiao are brother and sister. In the future... who knows."

Scissors and Rock were thoughtful, and what filled their ears were the words exchanged between their master and Xiaoxiao girl, and they suddenly understood what Dabu meant.

They would be very happy if they had a mistress like Qin Xiaoxiao on the stall. At least if something went wrong with the business, they would have someone who could intercede for them and convince Jing Heng.

Qin Xiaoxiao sprained her ankle. Although the injury was not serious and a good night's rest would not affect her walk tomorrow, Jingheng was worried that she would ride back to the palace by herself, so he asked her to ride with one of the female guards.

If he wasn't afraid of ruining Qin Xiaoxiao's reputation as a best friend, he would be most at ease if he drove her in person.

When a group of seven people returned to the palace with the remaining prey, the carriages of the palace and courtiers had not yet arrived.

Jing Heng asked about the time and then said to Qin Xiaoxiao: "Uncle Huang's chariot will arrive in about half an hour. You go back to your room and rest first. I'll let someone know when it arrives."

This time, naturally, he was not anxious for Qin Xiaoxiao to show his face in front of the emperor, but was going to pick him up together with the people who stayed at the palace.

If they didn't come, it would be innocuous to Jingheng, but it would be a fatal mistake to Qin Xiaoxiao if it was revealed to someone with care.

"Yeah, I understand." Qin Xiaoxiao is not a squeamish person. She has no dissatisfaction with having to pick up the driver even though her ankle is injured. She is also worried that Jingheng will forget it, so she reminds him specifically: "Brother Li must call in advance.

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Jing Heng pretended to be impatient and waved his hands, letting the scissors cut off a deer and handing it to the female guard: "The dining room in the outer courtyard has been prepared. Just order them to cook whatever you want to eat."

Qin Xiaoxiao accepted the concern with a smile, waved to Jingheng and was carried away by the female guard.

Back in the small courtyard, with the lights in the room full of lights, Qin Xiaoxiao rolled up her skirt and checked the injury on her right ankle. She found that the swelling at the ankle was not serious, and it didn't hurt as much when she moved, and she felt relieved immediately.

After a while, the female guard who had just walked away came in, holding a small cloth bag in her hand: "Miss Xiaoxiao, the bag here is filled with ice. I will apply it on you, which will help you recover faster."

It is normal for such a large palace to have an ice cellar. Qin Xiaoxiao did not show any surprise on her face. She stretched out her hand and said to the female guard: "I can do it myself. The two sisters have been busy all day. Sit down and have a rest!"

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The two female guards couldn't resist Qin Xiaoxiao, so they had to hand the ice cubes to her and sit aside to chat with her.

They learned that their mother was once a homeless orphan who was kindly taken in by the Princess Protector who was out of the palace to play. Then she gradually became a member of the Princess Protector's bodyguards and accompanied the Princess Protector on the battlefield.

Qin Xiaoxiao admired his military exploits very much: "It is because of heroines like the Princess Protector and her two sisters and mothers that we can have today's peaceful and prosperous age!"

When she was five years old, she heard Xu Ze talk about the deeds of the Princess Protector. Later, through Jing Heng, she obtained the official historical records of the Princess Protector from the historians, and she clearly knew that when the emperor ascended the throne, the Tianyuan Dynasty

What kind of catastrophe it went through.

It can be said that without the Princess Protector to turn the tide, Tianyuan's empire would have been long gone.

"It was Princess Protector who was righteous and did not be bewitched by the Zhang family, so she successfully seized the military power of the Zhang family, suppressed the rebellious ministers and traitors, quelled the war, and ensured peace in the world. It was a hardship for the princess and the young master."

The two female guards witnessed Jingheng's love for Qin Xiaoxiao with their own eyes, thinking that she knew the secret about the Princess Protector's Mansion, and inadvertently revealed something that Qin Xiaoxiao didn't know.

Qin Xiaoxiao's heart moved, and he said cautiously: "Yes, brother Li has a lonely temperament and doesn't like to interact with others. This is inseparable from the blow he suffered in his childhood."

Upon hearing this, one of the female guards said angrily: "Thanks to the princess's intercession, the Holy Emperor would not punish the nine members of the Zhang family. He also let Zhang Gouyima go and let him live a stable life with the princess. Unexpectedly, Zhang

Not only did the dog keep the princess behind his back and give birth to a bastard, but he also drew a sword and stabbed the three-year-old young master after the affair broke out. This kind of wolf-hearted and dog-eating person should be cut into pieces with a thousand cuts!"

These words revealed so many things that Qin Xiaoxiao forgot to pretend, her eyes widened in shock, and she didn't even notice the ice cube falling to the ground.

No wonder, no wonder she has never met the consort of the Princess Protector, no wonder the consort's life has not appeared in the history books, no wonder Brother Li did not take his father's surname Zhang... It is really better to have such a husband and such a father than not!

When the other female guard saw this, she realized that she had no idea what was going on. She turned pale in fear and pulled her still aggrieved companion, signaling her to stop talking.

"Smile, Miss Xiaoxiao..." The female guard finally reacted, her face turned extremely pale: "I, I... it's all my nonsense, please don't take it to heart, Miss Xiaoxiao!"

Qin Xiaoxiao came back to her senses, she took a deep breath and tried to calm down her tone: "Don't worry, sisters, I already knew what you said before, and I will not ask Brother Li for confirmation, let alone reveal anything to the outside world.

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The two female guards looked at each other and saw panic in each other's eyes. It was obvious that they did not fully believe Qin Xiaoxiao's promise.

However, Qin Xiaoxiao had no intention of continuing to comfort them. All he could think about was the scene where Jingheng was held back by his biological father with a sword drawn.
Chapter completed!