Xie Qiao was not the kind of person who would shoot aimlessly. Since she had already said that, then the death of the First Princess Xingmo probably had something to do with the Zhou family.
Consort Dowager Jiang’s health was deteriorating day by day. The imperial doctor concluded that she would not last for more than three years.
When she was young, she worked hard with the late Emperor to improve the country. That was why her health had deteriorated. Now, her greatest wish was to look for First Princess Xingmo.
In private, she had asked her father to send people to continue the search.
She must see her if she was alive. If she was dead, she wanted to see the body.
Zhao Xuanjing’s expression became more solemn.
“Before the New Year, the Zhou family will have a banquet. By then… I’ll think of a way to get them to invite you,” Zhao Xuanjing said after thinking for a while.
The Xie family… had never had any dealings with the Zhou family.
It was indeed difficult to get the Zhou family to invite her personally.
“Although you’re the Crown Prince, I’m afraid it’s not good for you to invade other people’s banquets. If you can’t think of a way, I can… ask someone else to help.”
She disguised as Mo Chusheng to do that.
As a Taoist master, if she used the method of divination and feng shui and said some mysterious comments to the Zhou family, she might be invited in, right?
However, she could not say it out loud.
Zhao Xuanjing had guessed what Xie Qiao was thinking about.
He did not point it out.
“I heard that you got eight first places at the academy? Why didn’t you inform me of such a happy event? Minister Xie gave you a Love Talisman, so I will do better than him. I will give you a jade pendant. I hope you can find your ideal husband soon,” Zhao Xuanjing calmly took out a jade pendant from his pocket and casually placed it in Xie Qiao’s hand.
Xie Qiao frowned and looked at him in surprise, “Jade pendant of the Mandarin Duck?”
It was inappropriate, was it?
“Minister Xie said that you’re in a hurry to get married. If you think that this isn’t good, you can take it to the Fortune Pavilion. Get…Master Mo Chusheng to consecrate it. However, you and Mo Chusheng seem to know Taoism. You can do it yourself too,” Zhao Xuanjing emphasized some of the words very clearly.
Xie Qiao felt a little guilty and coughed uncomfortably.
However, this jade pendant was… a trouble.
The quality of the jade was not bad.
Nevertheless, Xie Qiao wanted to give it back immediately.
Zhao Xuanjing had a serious look on his face, his tone was gentle, “Earlier… you owe me a thank-you gift, right? I remember that you asked me to help you find someone and said that you wanted to give me a wooden sculpture… Now that it’s been so long and you still haven’t sent it to me… It’s not good for you to keep thinking about it. In that case…”
Zhao Xuanjing took the jade pendant and gently broke it into two halves.
One half for each other.
“Since you and I have to give each other gifts, it’s troublesome to do so. In that case, we can call it even,” Zhao Xuanjing took the half and got on the horse.
Xie Qiao was stunned. She looked down at the half in her hand…
It was quite neat!
The jade pendant was carved so clearly that it could be divided into two!
Xie Qiao slowly got onto the carriage and looked outside. Her expression was calm, but her eyes were staring at the Crown Prince’s figure.
His every move was elegant and carefree. He was in high spirits, and even his stance on the horse was so handsome.
Xie Qiao was stunned for a moment.
However, could it be that the Crown Prince also took a liking to her good looks?
Otherwise, giving this pair of lovers jade pendant… would it not be a little too ambiguous?
Xie Qiao rested her chin on one hand and held her chin. The corners of her lips curled into a smile as she narrowed her eyes. Suddenly, she waved outside of the carriage window and said with a smile, “Your Highness, I will take good care of this thing.”
Why did she take it? It was such a good jade pendant.
And it was given by her sweetheart.
