"No." Hu Ling'er shook her head, and then told the story of how the Queen Mother asked the imperial doctor to diagnose her, and how the imperial doctor lied and the Queen Mother believed her.
After hearing what she said, Xia Yihan's expression became more complicated, and she muttered for a moment: "We owe Jian Xinan again."
Hu Ling'er smiled and said nothing, because the things Jian Xinan did for her could no longer be expressed with just a thank you.
Seeing the indifferent smile on her lips, Xia Yihan felt a little guilty. He should have done it himself to protect her, but if it hadn't been for Jian Xinan today, the Queen Mother would have known about Hu Ling'er's pregnancy. How would things develop in the future?
No one knows anymore.
He kept saying that he would protect her and not let her get hurt in the slightest, but today when she was in danger, he had no idea.
"Ling'er, I'm sorry." Xia Yihan hugged Hu Ling'er tightly in her arms apologetically, and apologized softly in her ear, "It's all because of me that you suffered such injustice, I..."
"Yes, it's all because of you." Hu Ling'er interrupted Xia Yihan and looked up at him angrily, "So, have you found the person who spread the rumors?"
Xia Yihan paused for a moment, then let go of Hu Ling'er a little, with an even more apologetic look on his face.
He pursed his lips, and then said slowly: "Although San Rong didn't admit it, I have enough reasons to doubt her."
"Are you sure you won't wrongly accuse her?" Hu Ling'er raised her eyebrows and smiled, her tone full of teasing.
Xia Yihan knew that Hu Ling'er had a grudge against Sang Rong, so she sighed softly and said: "Ling'er, to be honest, based on my understanding of Sang Rong, it is really hard to believe that she would do such a thing. But I know this matter
There are only a few people, and apart from her, I really can’t think of anyone else who would do this.”
His will was originally very firm, but when he saw Sang Rong's aggrieved and sad expression, his heart softened again.
At that time, he even thought that if Hu Ling'er was not involved, he might just pretend it had never happened, and whether it was Sang Rong who did it or not, he would not pursue her again.
But that's not possible now, because he won't let anyone hurt Hu Ling'er, not even Sang Rong.
He must investigate this matter thoroughly.
Hu Ling'er still understood Xia Yihan's mood at the moment, nodded and said nothing more.
At this moment, Xia Yihan turned her eyes and landed on the painting Hu Ling'er had completed before. Looking at the three women in strange clothes, she looked stunned: "This...are these you three sisters?"
I still remember the painting he dropped out of Hu Ling'er's notebook. It showed the backs of three women. Now they finally saw the front. It turned out that the Yao Xue they had been looking for was actually such a cold and frosty woman.
"Yes." Hu Ling'er smiled faintly. Seeing Xia Yihan's eyes falling on Yao Xue's painting, she couldn't help but smile and said, "Do you think Yao'er must be an unsmiling person with a cold personality?"
Xia Yihan withdrew her gaze and looked at Hu Ling'er, "Isn't it?"
"To us, she is not." Hu Ling'er shook her head, with a hint of nostalgia in the smile on her lips.
Seeing the thoughts on her face, Xia Yihan suddenly narrowed his eyes and said, "Didn't you forget what happened before?"
Hu Ling'er secretly screamed in her heart that something was wrong, as a flaw was exposed inadvertently, but her face remained calm and calm as she said, "Li'er told me that."
"Really?" Xia Yihan's lips curled up slightly, and there was a meaningful smile in her slightly narrowed eyes.
Seeing that smile, Hu Ling'er felt a little guilty. She was thinking of finding something to break the topic, but she heard Xiang Cheng's voice coming from outside: "Your Majesty."
When Xia Yihan heard this, he quickly looked towards the door and whispered: "It seems there is news."
With that said, he had already walked towards the door, and Hu Ling'er quickly followed.
It turns out that when Xia Yihan went to find Sang Rong, he also asked Xiang Cheng to go to the streets of Lingdu to find the source of the rumors.
Seeing Xia Yihan and Hu Ling'er coming out, Xiang Cheng quickly said: "Prince Qi, Princess, the person who spread the rumors has been found by his subordinates."
When Xia Yihan heard this, a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he said in a deep voice: "Where are the people?"
"Waiting outside the main hall."
"Let's go." Xia Yihan narrowed her eyes and strode towards the main hall.
Hu Ling'er paused behind him and then followed.
Outside the main hall, a ragged little beggar was kneeling there. When he saw Xia Yihan and Hu Ling'er approaching, he was so frightened that he fell to the ground and began to tremble.
Xia Yihan stood still in front of him, looked at his trembling body, and said coldly: "Did you spread the rumor that slandered the princess?"
The beggar was a child of seven or eight years old. How could he bear Xia Yihan's cold breath? After hearing his words, his teeth chattered and he couldn't open his mouth.
Seeing that the little beggar didn't speak, Xia Yihan's face darkened and his voice became even colder: "I am asking you a question!" The little beggar trembled and fell to the ground. He said in a trembling voice: "Little... little
…”
But apart from these two words, he couldn't say anything else. The child was really frightened.
Xia Yihan moved forward and was about to step forward. Hu Ling'er saw him and quickly stopped him, then squatted down in front of the little beggar, and put her hand on his dirty shoulder: "Little brother, don't be nervous.
We're just asking you a few questions."
That gentle and friendly voice made the little beggar tremble, and then he slowly raised his head.
The red dress is dazzling, the face is beautiful, and the smile is bright.
Seeing Hu Ling'er like this, his heart gradually calmed down, and then he said: "Yes... someone gave me money and asked me to say this."
it is as expected……
Hu Ling'er raised her eyes and smiled at Xia Yihan, then continued to ask softly: "What kind of person is she? Have you seen her appearance?"
"No." The little beggar shook his head, and then said: "This man is wearing a bamboo hat with a veil. I can't see his face, but I know he is a man."
"Man?" Hu Ling'er stood up suddenly in shock. She originally thought this person would be Sang Rong, but how could it be a man?
She looked at the little beggar in astonishment, and suddenly felt that he looked familiar. After thinking about it carefully, she exclaimed: "It turns out to be you!"