Rumor Has It That I'm Pregnant with His Highness' Child Chapter 404 - Chapter 404: Not Worthy of Her

Chapter 404: Not Worthy of Her

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Lo Pingsha asked carefully.

“Your Highness, do you want to go ho and talk to the Princess Consort? Perhaps there’s a misunderstanding. The Princess Consort has such deep feelings for you that she won’t do anything to let you down.”

Xiao Juan lowered his eyes and remained silent.

Everyone thought that she was loyal to him. Even he thought so in the past.

But now he recognized the reality.

She had no romantic feelings for him at all.

Since she didn’t like him, it wasn’t impossible for her to find another man.

Xiao Juan silently told himself that she had the right to pursue happiness. He should not shackle her, but the uncomfortable feeling in his heart beca stronger and stronger.

He tried his best to suppress the urge to rush ho and ask Niaoniao about it. “I still have things to do. I can’t go back for the ti being.”

Lo Pingsha wanted to say sothing else, but Xiao Juan changed the topic.

“Although the corruption case from ten years ago has been solved, the suspect is dead, and the one million taels of dirty money is missing.

Now that we had finally found a clue, the emperor is taking it very seriously and ordered us to capture the suspect.

“Pass down the order to divide the Eagle Guards in the Justice Departnt into two teams.

A group of people went to the various city gates to guard and investigate suspicious people.

“The other team will search every house in the city. They definitely won’t let go of any clues!”

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Lo Pingsha could only sigh. “I’ll do it now.”

After everyone went out, only Xiao Juan was left in the room. He finally did not have to pretend anymore and his expression beca extrely gloomy.

The mont he thought that she might be intimate with another man, the violent emotions in his heart kept surging.

He really wanted to rush out now and find the man called Ye Yin and cut him into pieces!

But logic told him not to.

Even if Niaoniao liked other n, he could not interfere with her choice.

He should set her free. He should be happy that she had found happiness. Two opposing extre emotions kept tugging at his heart, making his ntal state worse and worse.

He even felt self-loathing.

It was her freedom to like whoever she liked. What right did he have to point fingers at her?

Soone like him, who had grown up in the dark, was only worthy of staying in a dark corner.

It was normal for her not to like him.

If it were him, he wouldn’t like a bad person like him, who was infamous, unromantic, and had blood on his hands.

He was not worthy of her.

Inside Mirror House with closed doors and windows, the light was dim and nothing could be seen clearly.

Xiao Juan sat quietly behind the desk and did not move for a long ti, like a lifeless sculpture.

When the sun was about to set, there was suddenly a knock on the door of Mirror House. ng Xizhou’s voice ca through the door.

“Your Highness, are you there? I have sothing to report.”

After a long ti, Xiao Juan replied.

“Co in.”

The door was pushed open, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone in. The originally dark house suddenly beca much brighter.

ng Xizhou bowed before speaking.

“I’ve already followed your instructions and brought people to search the city door to door for the suspect. Although we haven’t found the target yet, we brought back soone.”

Xiao Juan asked calmly, “Who is it?”

“A perforr in the Sky Oriole Garden called Ye Yin.”

Xiao Juan slowly looked up and asked as if to confirm, “Ye Yin?”

ng Xizhou deliberately lowered his voice and explained.

“I’ve already heard about the Princess Consort and Ye Yin.”

“The Princess Consort is deeply loyal to you and will not change her mind easily.”

“That actor called Ye Ying must have seduced the Princess Consort!”

“Coincidentally, I found out about the Heavenly Oriole Garden today and happened to see Ye Yin, so I brought him back.”

“Do you want to take the opportunity to teach him a lesson?”

“It’s also to let him know that the Princess Consort is not soone an actor like him can think about.”

Xiao Juan’s expression imdiately darkened as he reprimanded.

“Nonsense! I ordered you to search the entire city to capture the suspect, not to use your official position for personal gain!”

Niaoniao had no feelings for him to begin with. If she found out that he had abused his power to vent his personal anger, she would definitely look down on him even more. She might even leave him in anger.

No! He could not let Niaoniao leave him.

ng Xizhou was shocked by Duke Lang’s cold gaze and hurriedly apologized.

“I know my mistake. I’ll let him go now.”

With that, he turned to leave.

Xiao Juan suddenly stopped him.

“Wait a minute.”

ng Xizhou could only stand obediently. “Your Highness, do you have any other instructions?”

Xiao Juan was silent for a long ti before asking the question that was suppressed in his heart.

“What did he look like?”

ng Xizhou said without hesitation, “He’s greasy and weak. He’s far inferior to you!”

Xiao Juan’s heart dimd. Unfortunately, Niaoniao did not think so.

ng Xizhou could tell that he was actually quite curious about Ye Yin, so he advised softly.

“In any case, we’ve already captured him. Why don’t you take this opportunity to take a look with your own eyes?”

Xiao Juan was tempted.

He was really curious. He wanted to know what type of man could make Niaoniao’s heart flutter.

“Take there to take a look.”

ng Xizhou imdiately replied, “Yes!”

They entered the cell and quickly saw the rumored Ye Yin.

This person looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old. He was slender and had very fair skin. His eyebrows had been carefully repaired and he looked more exquisite than ordinary n.

Originally, he had planned to go on stage to perform, but as soon as he changed his clothes and before he could put on his makeup, he was caught by the Eagle Guards.

At this mont, he was wearing heavy costu. His face was pale, and his eyes were filled with fear and uneasiness.

When he saw Xiao Juan and ng Xizhou appear, he knelt down without a word.

“Please forgive .”

“I’m a commoner and a serious actor. I make hard-earned money by singing opera and had never done anything bad.”

“I’m innocent!”

Xiao Juan lowered his eyes and looked down at him.

Such an actor who knelt down for rcy at the drop of a hat could actually obtain Niaoniao’s liking.

Why?

How was he inferior to this actor?

Xiao Juan even prayed maliciously, wishing that Niaoniao could be here and see this scene with her own eyes.

ng Xizhou deliberately frightened him.

“Everyone who cos here feels very innocent, but as long as they’re interrogated, they quickly beco less innocent.”

Ye Ying was frightened and trembled.

He had heard that the thods of interrogating criminals in the Justice Departnt could be said to be extrely cruel.

Even if he survived the interrogation, he would be skinned alive.

It was hard to say if the Heavenly Oriole Garden would still want him in the future.

His life had just begun. He didn’t want it to be ruined.

Ye Yin kowtowed hard. “Please be magnanimous and not torture .. I’ll tell you everything!”