After she became a county magistrate, she took the ghost to investigate the case

Chapter 308 Fight to the death

When the maids following Xu Yingying saw this scene, they tactfully left, leaving only Li Siqi and Xu Yingying standing there.

After the miscarriage, Xu Yingying's complexion had always been very ugly, and it was only now that it began to show some color.

"Why did you come back so early today? Didn't those old guys give you any trouble?" Xu Yingying took Li Siqi's hand and led him to the yard.

Li Siqi smiled at Xu Yingying, "There was nothing wrong with the Imperial Study, but there were more things to do because my father was ill in bed. He is much better now. By the way, Ye Dina came to see me today."

Hearing Ye Dina, Xu Yingying frowned slightly, "Why did she ask you to do that? Is it still about the marriage with you? She really is not giving up."

Li Siqi found Xu Yingying's expression a little funny, but still said, "It's about a marriage, but not with me, but with Ling Jiayao. It's really amazing. I don't even know who this Ling Jiayao is, but he has the ability to charm Ye Dina like this."

"Later, I asked my men to investigate, and it turned out that Ling Jiayao was just a traitor of Zuishenglou. I don't know what tricks he used to make Ye Dina so obsessed."

Li Siqi couldn't help but sigh.

"With Ling Jiayao?" Xu Yingying frowned even more tightly. "What exactly does she want to do? Is she trying to take him back to Wenwa? With all the things she did to Ling Jiayao, how could she possibly treat him well? I'm afraid she's just looking for an excuse to get him under her control and torture him."

Li Siqi was slightly stunned when he heard this, and asked in surprise: "You also know this Ling Jiayao?"

Xu Yingying nodded and lied casually: "I accidentally saw Ling Jiayao accompanying Ye Dina shopping a few days ago."

"So that's how it is!" Li Siqi nodded.

Obviously, he also agreed with what Xu Yingying said.

"What should we do now? In my opinion, Ye Dina will not give up if she still can't get Ling Jiayao." Xu Yingying was very anxious.

"Let's ask Ling Jiayao about this matter first." Li Siqi pondered for a moment and gave a solution.

Xu Yingying didn't have any better ideas, so she simply called Ling Jiayao over.

Li Siqi told Ling Jiayao about Ye Dina's request for marriage. After hearing this, Ling Jiayao also fell silent.

After a long time, Xu Yingying couldn't stand the silent atmosphere anymore and broke the silence first, "Ling Jiayao, you need to think about this matter carefully. If you follow Ye Dina, I'm afraid you will never come back, and you may even lose your life."

"I...I do." Ling Jiayao was silent for a while, finally raised his head and uttered three words firmly.

Xu Yingying was still talking at this time. After hearing Ling Jiayao's words, she was also stunned. "What did you say? Have you thought it through?"

Ling Jiayao nodded, "In reply to the princess, I have thought it through. I know that the prince and princess are both doing this for my own good, but Princess Wenwa will not give up until she achieves her goal."

"Instead of letting her continue to stir up trouble in the Great Zhou, it is better to ask the prince to grant me and her a marriage, so as to stop her thinking about the prince. By then, she will have no reason to stay in the Great Zhou."

Xu Yingying wanted to persuade him again, but Ling Jiayao seemed determined to marry Ye Dina. Seeing this, Xu Yingying knew that she and Li Siqi could not persuade him, so she simply nodded and said, "Well, it's up to you."

"Thank you, Your Highness, Princess, for your support." After hearing this, Ling Jiayao's eyes lit up and he bowed deeply to the two of them.

Li Siqi's face still didn't look very good. It was only after Xu Yingying poked him that he finally reacted. "You should go back first. The king will issue an order tomorrow. You should be prepared. Ye Dina will not let you go easily."

"Thank you for your advice, Your Highness." After Ling Jiayao finished speaking, he turned around and left.

It was not until Ling Jiayao disappeared at the door that Li Siqi spoke unhappily, "I don't know what he is thinking. If he had just said he didn't want to, I would have been able to protect him."

Xu Yingying sighed slightly and advised, "He is not a little waiter who knows nothing. He naturally has his own considerations. We can only watch. Remember to send a few people to follow Ling Jiayao. He must not do anything stupid."

"I understand. Don't worry." Li Siqi closed his eyes slightly, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.

Xu Yingying knew that he was feeling bad, but she just stayed by his side silently.

At the next morning court session, Li Siqi issued an edict granting a marriage between Ling Jiayao and Ye Dina. In order to appear worthy of Ye Dina's status, Li Siqi also bestowed a title on Ling Jiayao.

At least he would not be looked down upon by the Wenwa, nor would the people of Wenwa think that the Great Zhou looked down upon the Western Regions, although Li Siqi did have this idea.

When Ling Jiayao received the imperial edict, there was no joy in his eyes. Instead, there was a deep, dark color in his eyes, as if there were always unknown things buried deep in his heart.

Although Xu Yingying was in the Regent's Palace, she still knew some things about what was happening outside. Until the imperial edict was issued, Xu Yingying paced back and forth in the palace, still feeling a little worried.

After thinking for a long time, Xu Yingying concealed her whereabouts and went to see Ling Jiayao privately.

Ling Jiayao was a little surprised when he opened the door and saw Xu Yingying, "Princess, why are you here?"

"I'm here to see you." Xu Yingying said concisely.

Ling Jiayao let the person in. Before he could say anything, Xu Yingying spoke first, "You can hide it from others but not from me. You insist on marrying Ye Dina. I think you have your own plan to do it, and it must be extremely dangerous."

"I know you don't want to tell me, but whatever you want to do, just do it. I can cover it for you as long as you can survive."

Ling Jiayao's eyes gradually became moist: "Jiayao thanks the princess for her concern."

As for Ye Dina, after her relationship with Ling Jiayao was settled, she had no intention of staying in the Great Zhou any longer. The day after Li Siqi issued the decree, Ye Dina took Ling Jiayao to bid farewell to Li Siqi.

"Your Highness, the Regent, the purpose of this princess's visit to the Great Zhou has been achieved, so it is not appropriate for me to stay in the Great Zhou any longer. I am here today to bid farewell to the prince."

Ye Dina changed her previous habit of rushing towards Li Siqi as soon as she saw him, and stood there respectfully, which made Li Siqi feel a little uncomfortable.

Ling Jiayao, who was standing next to Ye Dina, also bowed to Li Siqi, but said nothing.

Seeing this, Li Siqi just sighed slightly, said a few polite words to Ye Dina, and let the two leave.