Consort Xian knew her son's personality. If he really refused to tell her, she would never be able to get anything out of him.
Her son had been different from other princes since he was young. If anything happened, he would never come back to complain to her even if he was bullied.
Consort Xian couldn't do anything to her son and could only exert strength elsewhere. "How did Jing Yi protect you?"
Xiao Zhonghua smiled gently and said, "Jing Yi has already done his best. If he hadn't taken the stab for me, I might have died."
Consort Xian exclaimed, "Then… is he alright?"
Xiao Zhonghua said, "It's nothing serious."
Consort Xian's expression softened a little. She pulled her son's hand and said earnestly, "When you go out, I'm on tenterhooks every day because I'm afraid that something will happen to you… Tell Mother the truth. Why did you go to Qingzhou?"
Xiao Zhonghua lowered his head and smiled. "Mother, Father sent me."
