After three years of slavery, the entire mansion begged me for forgiveness

How could Mr. Lin not know what the emperor meant by these words?

Immediately, he stepped forward, knelt down and saluted, "I would like to report to the emperor that the dog is impulsive and reckless by nature. He actually committed a crime in public in the Buddhist powerhouse. In the end, he was beaten by King Ming. It was his own fault. Please give the emperor a clear warning!"

The implication is that Prince Ming is not to be blamed.

In fact, Marquis Lin never thought of blaming King Ming from the beginning.

He knows better than anyone what the Lin family is like now.

But when the emperor heard about this, he specially summoned him and his wife into the palace, and announced in front of them that he would punish King Ming, without giving them a chance to speak.

At this moment, the emperor was satisfied after hearing the words of Lord Lin.

There was just a slight snort from the tip of the nose, showing a bit of contempt.

He turned to Xiao Heng and asked, "General Xiao was present at that time, what do you think?"

Xiao Heng bowed and saluted, looked deeply at Qiao Nian with his dark eyes, and then said, "Your Majesty, although this matter was caused by Miss Qiao's words and deeds, it is true that the young Marquis was impulsive, and Prince Ming's punishment was too much." It’s also true. But now that Prince Ming has been sentenced and the young Marquis is seriously injured, let’s just let this matter go!”

Hearing this, the emperor nodded slightly, "I also have this intention. What does Lin Aiqing think?"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Lord Lin shouted long live, and then the Emperor waved his hand, "Let Prince Ming come in!"

"yes!"

There was a response from outside the palace.

But at this moment, where could King Ming go? He was carried in by several people.

They placed Prince Ming next to Qiao Nian. Qiao Nian looked at the bloody Prince Ming on his back. Even though he knew that all this was probably just a trick, Qiao Nian couldn't help but look panicked, "Your Majesty..."

Hearing Qiao Nian's voice, Prince Ming turned to look at her. An extremely gentle smile instantly appeared on his face that had been in pain just now, "It's okay, it doesn't hurt at all."

No matter who sees this scene, they are a pair of miserable mandarin ducks.

Even the emperor narrowed his eyes slightly.

But he never saw that the two women standing on both sides of the hall looked up at each other in a tacit understanding.

Qiao Nian and Prince Ming were both sent back to Concubine De Gui's palace. The doctor re-applied medicine to Qiao Nian's injury. When Qiao Nian was bandaged and wanted to go see Prince Ming, she was told that Prince Ming had already fallen asleep.

But Qiao Nian understood that with such a serious injury, even if he said he could sleep, he would probably faint.

That was fine, otherwise she wouldn't have known what to say in front of King Ming.

Concubine De sent her maid to escort her out of the palace.

Although she didn't want to go back to the Hou Mansion at all, she didn't know if this matter had reached her grandmother's ears. She was afraid that her grandmother would be worried, so she had to go back as soon as possible to report that she was safe.

The palace maid who led the way walked slowly in front, and Qiao Nian followed slowly behind.

But when passing the rockery next to the Royal Garden, a big hand suddenly stretched out and pulled Qiao Nian into the cave of the rockery.

Before Qiao Nian could exclaim, the big hand covered Qiao Nian's mouth.

The familiar scent invaded her nasal cavity, making her stunned.

The cave in the rockery is not big, but Xiao Heng's figure is extremely tall, as if one person can fill the cave.

Now that Qiao Nian was included, he could only force her into a corner.

However, he took care of the injury on her back, reached out to her waist, and hugged her into his arms.

But in this case, the distance between the two is too close.

So close that Qiao Nian could clearly see Xiao Heng's long eyelashes when she raised her eyes. So close that if Xiao Heng hadn't covered her mouth, their lips would have touched.

Her heartbeat suddenly changed rhythm.

Qiao Nian thought that this must be an old disease suffered from the previous ten years, which has not yet been cured.

And Xiao Heng could see the panic in her eyes.

But for some reason, she made him particularly excited.

But when he thought of her being so intimate with Prince Ming in the main hall, his jealousy ignited again, "It's been three years, how come you still haven't grown up at all?"

Qiao Nian's panicked heart finally calmed down a little. She pushed Xiao Heng hard, but the space in the cave was limited. No matter how hard she tried, it was in vain. Even if she could pull away his hand covering her mouth, she hated it. Glaring at him, "General Xiao kidnapped me here just to talk about this?"

Xiao Heng's eyes darkened, and he seemed to hate the fact that iron cannot become steel. "Don't tell me that you didn't realize that what happened today was all set up by Concubine De Gui? Even if the injury on your back is serious, it's not that serious. It’s so bad that you can bleed after just a few steps!”

Unless, her injuries were not treated at all in the first place.

But it was obvious that Qiao Nian knew that the feeling after re-bandaging was so different from before.

But she didn't think it was anything, and instead sneered, "Could it be that even the little Marquis' beating of me was all set up by Concubine De?"

If so, then Concubine De's method is too clever.

If not, then the culprit of all this today is still Lin Ye!

Seeing her current look like a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water, Xiao Heng's gloomy eyes became colder and colder, "Prince Ming is not a kind person, and Concubine De Gui is not as simple as you think. Marry him and I will protect you from now on." There are no bones left!”

"Then who does General Xiao think I should marry?" Qiao Nian asked, with strong sarcasm gradually appearing in his eyes, "If you don't marry Prince Ming, how about I marry you?"

Her only intention was to embarrass him.

She knew that Xiao Heng didn't like her. Even though there was a marriage contract involving the two of them, he was always cold and indifferent to her.

So she wanted to tell Xiao Heng that since he didn't want to marry her, he shouldn't meddle in other people's business.

But who would have thought that Xiao Heng's eyes actually revealed a bit of threatening atmosphere. He didn't scold her for being ungrateful and dreaming, he just kept silent.

His breathing became heavier and heavier.

Qiao Nian finally panicked.

She pushed Xiao Heng hard again, even if she couldn't push him away, she could make him try to keep that dangerous distance.

"General Xiao doesn't need to worry about whether Prince Ming is a good person. After today, the emperor will definitely issue an order to grant the marriage. My marriage with Prince Ming is a foregone conclusion!"

How could she not know what this self-torture plan was for today?

Even though the Marquis's Mansion has declined, the marriage between Prince Ming and the Marquis' Mansion will still make the emperor more or less afraid.

But if Prince Ming has a dispute with the young Marquis, and he wants to marry only the adopted daughter of the Marquis' Mansion.

In the eyes of the emperor, the help of the Marquis' Mansion to Prince Ming is meaningless.

Therefore, the imperial decree granting the marriage will probably be sent to the Marquis' Mansion tomorrow.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Heng's eyes suddenly turned red, "Then why do you think I risked stopping you here?"

If he was not in a hurry, he could analyze these things with her after leaving the palace.

But...

He couldn't wait a moment.

As long as she told him that she didn't want to get married, he would immediately go to the emperor and stop the marriage at all costs!

Qiao Nian had never seen Xiao Heng like this.

In her eyes, he was always calm and indifferent, just like he watched her being beaten by Lin Ye in the temple today.

Occasionally, he would be gentle, but mostly towards Lin Yuan.

But now, he seemed to have lost control.

Those scarlet eyes hid too many emotions, making her unable to distinguish and sort them out for a while.

However, she still said calmly, "It has nothing to do with the general."

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