795 Conviction (2)
Xie Jingxing looked away. Before Shen Miao could react, she saw a thick cloak thrown at her, almost knocking her down. Holding the cloak tightly, Shen Miao said angrily, “What are you doing?”
“Put it on.” Xie Jingxing frowned.
Hearing that, Shen Miao indeed felt a little cold, so she put on the cloak.
Only then did Xie Jingxing turn around and glance at her. Seeing that Shen Miao did not seem to care that there was another man in the room at all and was still calmly combing her hair, the corners of his mouth curled up.
As she dried her hair, she walked over and sat down. Seeing that Xie Jingxing was sizing up her thoughtfully, she asked, “What are you looking at?”
“I thought you would be shy.” Xie Jingxing said lazily, “Not bad.”
Shen Miao was puzzled.
Xie Jingxing supported his chin with his hand and sized her up. “Why are you looking for me?”
Today, Shen Miao asked Cong Yang to think of a way to call Xie Jingxing over. Shen Miao stopped drying her hair and hesitated for a moment before asking, “Mr. Pei hasn’t replied to me for a long time. Can you help me find out if something happened to him?” When Shen Miao said the words “Mr. Pei”, she was a little stammering. She did not take the initiative to tell Xie Jingxing about Pei Lang and her, but with Xie Jingxing’s methods, he probably knew the relationship between her and Pei Lang very well. In the past, Pei Lang would send her letters every few days to tell her something about Prince Ding, but there were no letters these days. Shen Miao guessed that something must have happened.
Hearing this, Xie Jingxing frowned and looked at her meaningfully. “Pei Lang?” He said indifferently, “You care about him very much.”
Shen Miao frowned. “I’m not someone who will kick people to the curb when they’ve outlived their usefulness.” No matter how dissatisfied she was with Pei Lang in her previous life, Pei Lang was on her side in this life.
Xie Jingxing nodded casually. “Alright, I’ll ask around for you.”
Shen Miao was speechless. Why did she feel that Xie Jingxing was just being perfunctory?
The two of them were silent, and the atmosphere was a little awkward. Shen Miao changed the topic and asked, “I heard that the crown prince hasn’t been released yet. What’s going on in the palace?”
Xie Jingxing glanced at her and said, “Don’t worry, the crown prince is almost finished.”
Shen Miao was stunned. “What?”
“The emperor of the State of Qin has already given Emperor Wen Hui an ultimatum. If Emperor Wen Hui doesn’t deal with the crown prince and avenge Huangfu Hao, the emperor of the State of Qin will send troops to attack Ming Qi.” Xie Jingxing stared at the tea leaves in the teacup and said in a calm tone, “At this juncture, Emperor Wen Hui can’t afford to take the risk.”
Shen Miao said, “No wonder…” She looked up at Xie Jingxing. “However, I don’t think the emperor of the State of Qin has investigated the matter. Is he determined to make the crown prince the scapegoat? Why? Does he not want to catch the real murderer who killed his son?” In Shen Miao’s mind, although she had already guessed that this would be the case, she did not expect it to happen so quickly. After all, the death of a person was not a small matter. No matter what, the emperor of the State of Qin had to investigate.
