Chapter 490
Chapter 490
Jiang Er took the opportunity to complain: "Your Highness, Li Xiaosan suddenly appeared here and slandered Xie Xiu as unfilial. I suspect he is involved in this matter!"
Li Xiaosan's face turned pale with anxiety: "Jiang Er, don't talk nonsense! This has nothing to do with me!"
He looked at the princess pitifully, "Your Highness, you can't believe Jiang Er's nonsense. I just happened to be passing by. I have nothing to do with this matter!"
He knew that the eldest princess had always disliked Concubine Jiang and also hated Jiang Er.
His elder sister, Li Jieyushi, raised the only little prince in the palace and lived in Queen Dowager Zhao's Renshou Palace, thinking that the eldest princess would definitely give him some face.
Unexpectedly, the princess gave him a look of disgust, then waved her hand: "Since he is also suspicious, take him away together!"
Soon, Jiang Er and his dog, his servant Liu Xi, and Li Xiaosan and his servant were all taken away.
Xie Xiu did not follow. He thanked the princess and was about to take his family back to the villa.
Unexpectedly, the princess said directly: "I will send you back. Since someone has set their sights on Yingying, if this fails, they may continue to attack."
In fact, she wanted to take Xie Ying with her to protect her, but seeing the nervous expressions of Xie Xiu and others, she didn't say it in the end.
After all, after Xie Ying came to the capital, she spent most of her time in the princess's mansion, and she spent quite a while in the palace a few days ago, so she had very little time to spend with her family.
Now that Xie Ying had just gotten into trouble, her family would definitely be reluctant to part with her.
So I had to settle for the next best thing.
The group went directly to Xie Ying's villa.
The princess went in as a guest and saw that Xie Xiusheng was a handsome man. She couldn't help but ask him, "Who do you think was behind this incident?"
The eldest princess liked Xie Ying very much, but although Xie Ying was granted the title of county lord, her father's status was too low, which would inevitably drag her down.
So she decided to test Xie Xiu's ability. If he was a promising talent, she would talk to her brother and arrange a position for him.
Xie Xiu heard the princess's probing intent and said with a helpless smile, "It's obvious that someone is plotting against the Jiang family and the imperial concubine in the palace. It's a pity that my Yingying, at such a young age, became a pawn sacrificed by the person behind the scenes just because she was named a county lady."
He shouldn't know about the little prince yet, so naturally he can't mention it.
Seeing that he understood, the princess asked again, "I remember that you participated in the provincial examination. Are you confident that you will pass?"
Xie Xiu finally smiled with relief. "If nothing unexpected happens, I should be able to pass the imperial examination. I've already wasted years, and I really don't want to waste any more time and let my wife and children suffer with me."
The eldest princess smiled with satisfaction: "Your father..."
She wanted to say "your father," but then she thought of the feud between Xie Xiu, Xie Yun, and Chen Fang, and quickly changed her words. "It's very good that you have such a kind heart. If you pass this time, will you take part in the Spring Examination next year?"
Xie Xiu nodded: "I do have this plan."
Seeing that he was neither humble nor arrogant, and his attitude was calm, the princess was even more satisfied with him. "In that case, I wish you success in the imperial examination next spring!"
After that, she added meaningfully, "The capital has been in turmoil recently. It's better not to stay in this suburban villa for the time being. Come back later."
Xie Xiu's expression changed, and he bowed solemnly to her. "Thank you for your advice, Your Highness. I'll have someone pack up and return to the city immediately!"
The princess was very pleased with his advice, so she said directly: "You go and pack up, and let Yingying stay here with me. When you are done, you can return to the city with me."
Xie Xiu did not refuse. After thanking her again, he went out with Tu Jiaojiao.
After they left, the eldest princess hugged Xie Ying in her arms with a distressed look on her face: "I was really scared to death. Fortunately, Yingying is okay."
Xie Ying blinked her big eyes and smiled sweetly at her, "One by one."
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