After the Shangyuan Festival, neither Xiao Yuhan nor Li Xiangru showed up in the academy.
At the beginning, the girls could not help but murmur: "Why don't Sister Xiao and Sister Li come to class? Could it be that they are sick?"
"If you are sick, you should ask for leave from your master. Why did you stop coming without saying a word?"
Yin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Yuhan had always been good friends. They immediately frowned and said, "After school today, I will go to the Xiao Mansion to visit Sister Xiao."
Xie Mingxi glanced at Yin Xiaoxiao and said pointedly: "Don't worry, wait patiently for a few days, and you will know what is going on."
Yin Xiaoxiao was stunned at first, but soon realized it. Instead of blushing, she looked depressed: "Even if we want to get married, we should wait until next year! They still have one year to study!"
Concubine Shu was eager to get her son married and win over the Yue family so that she could gain a foothold in the court more quickly. How could she be willing to wait another year?
On the other hand, although the Lin and Lu families have agreed to get married, the wedding date is scheduled for next spring.
Xie Mingxi smiled lightly and didn't say much.
A few days later, the Ministry of Rites decided to select an auspicious day for the third and fourth princes, and it was reported to Lianchi Academy.
The awkwardness in Yin Xiaoxiao's heart was over, and she cheered up and said with a smile: "The two of them are waiting for marriage in the mansion, so it is not appropriate to show up. How about we take the holiday off and go to the Xiao Mansion and the Li Mansion together to visit and congratulate?"
All the girls had no objections.
Only Sheng Jinyue said expressionlessly: "My grandfather is seriously ill and has not recovered. I want to stay in the mansion to take care of him. I will not go to the Xiao and Li mansions."
The girls glanced at Xie Mingxi subconsciously.
The illness of King Huainan was all caused by Princess Yongning. The reconciliation between Princess Yongning and Xie Jun became known to everyone. The notorious Yongning County was imprisoned in Cixin Nunnery. Xie Mingxi must be among them.
A piece of "credit".
The girls didn't know exactly how much of it was attributed to Xie Mingxi. However, everyone saw Sheng Jinyue's unusual hostility towards Xie Mingxi.
The relationship between Sheng Jinyue and Xie Mingxi, who had been classmates for several years, had already eased. After this incident, it completely dropped to a freezing point.
Fortunately, Xie Mingxi didn't care at all.
"I'm free too," Xie Mingxi said with a smile, "I will go with you to visit Sister Xiao and Sister Li on the holidays."
Sheng Jinyue pursed her lips and looked at Xie Mingxi with strong hatred in her eyes.
The King of Huainan once warned her sternly during her illness not to quarrel with Xie Mingxi. No matter how angry or resentful she felt, she had to endure it silently.
…
The New Year in the Huainan Prince's Mansion is really difficult. No one in the house is talking, laughing or showing off.
King Huainan's illness has a tendency to come and go like a thread. A year has passed and there is still no improvement. Not to mention going to court, he can't even take care of the affairs of the clan's house.
The Crown Prince of Huainan originally wanted to take over the clan's mansion, but unexpectedly, Emperor Jianwen directly issued an oral order, ordering the Crown Prince of Huainan to live a good life and take care of his illness. He also chose an idle prince from the clan to temporarily take charge of the clan's mansion.
No matter how stupid the Prince of Huainan was, he knew that this was a sign that the Huainan Prince's Palace was losing power, and his heart almost went cold. He sent Eunuch Lu away with a strong smile, then turned around and went to Prince Huainan's bedroom.
"Father, what should we do now?" Prince Huainan's face was full of anxiety: "Father has been in charge of the clan mansion for more than ten years, and now he has only been ill for a few days, and the emperor actually asked the King of Hejian to take charge of the clan mansion on his behalf. This should
What should we do?”
King Huainan, who had been lying on the bed recuperating for nearly two months, lost a lot of weight, his complexion was sallow, and his energy was far less than before. When he opened his mouth, he said briefly and forcefully: "Why are you panicking!"
"It's just temporary. When my illness is cured, King Hejian will go wherever he came from."
A mere river king is nothing to be afraid of!
The real crisis of the Huainan Palace is the loss of the Sacred Heart!
The prince of Huainan was not stupid enough, and whispered worriedly: "Our royal family members are not as good as before. Father, please get better soon."
The King of Huainan cursed angrily: "Yes, yes, look at how stupid you are, how dare I die! Get out of here! Stop hanging around in front of me!"
The Prince of Huainan was used to being scolded for a long time, so he didn't take it seriously. He went out and walked around for a while, then came in again: "Father, after thinking about it, I can't bear to be so idle."
"My sister was imprisoned in Cixin Nunnery and lived a hard life, but the Xie family is at ease. Why don't I take people to the Xie Mansion and beat them up to vent their anger... Ouch!"
Before he finished speaking, he was hit in the forehead by a medicine bowl thrown by King Huainan.
There was no blood, just the decoction sprinkled all over the face!
That’s a shame!
"You are not allowed to touch the Xie family!" King Huainan squeezed out a few words through his teeth: "You are not allowed to touch Xie Mingxi! Otherwise, I will personally break your legs!"
The prince of Huainan responded with a dismayed face.
…
The wedding was scheduled to take place in March, and the Crown Princess of Huainan was so busy that she was so busy taking care of the wedding.
The Crown Prince of Huainan came over with a gloomy look on his face, which shocked the Crown Princess of Huainan. When asked about the reason, the Crown Prince of Huainan also had a headache.
During these days, she had tried to persuade her husband countless times.
However, Prince Huainan couldn't listen at all, and always wanted to go to Xie's house and beat him up to regain his face.
I don’t even think about it, the Xie family of today is not the Xie family of the past who allowed others to rub them around. The Huainan Prince’s Palace of today is no longer the palace of the past that held power and had the Sacred Heart.
"My father is so worried about the Xie family. He has his own reasons." The Crown Prince of Huainan's concubine opened her mouth to urge: "My lord, please don't be impulsive."
"The most important thing right now is to follow my father's wishes. My father's illness will get better soon, and there will be someone to support this talented family in our house."
"There is also Ah Xuan's marriage, which is just around the corner. At this time, it is more important to take care of the marriage first. It will not be too late to talk about the Xie family's affairs in the future."
Prince Huainan wiped the decoction with his sleeve impatiently: "Okay, stop talking nonsense. How could I not know this truth!"
…
Knowing is one thing, being able to bear it is another.
Prince Huainan has had an impulsive and irritable temper since he was a child. He has been disciplined by King Huainan for more than thirty years, but he has not been able to change it. Instead, he has developed the mentality of "do it first before talking about what you want to do. Anyway, I will clean up the mess"
Behavioral habits!
In short, regardless of the consequences, do it first before talking about whatever comes to mind.
The Prince of Huainan was not reckless. For example, he had a plan to attack Xie Mingxi this time.
Beating someone up is the worst option! The best option is to ruin Xie Mingxi’s reputation!
No matter how affectionate the seventh prince is to Xie Mingxi, if Xie Mingxi is found to be dishonorable, will the seventh prince still be "deeply devoted" to Xie Mingxi? How can Xie Mingxi have the face to marry into the Tian family as his daughter-in-law?
If Xie Mingxi can't be the prince's concubine, what else does the Xie family have to rely on?
Aren’t you going to let others bully you and rub you around in the future?
The Prince of Huainan secretly summoned the steward of the mansion, gave a few instructions, and then sneered.
