Pang Rui nodded, as if he was satisfied with the answers of his four maids.

"Master, what do you mean?" Fan'er blinked. She was the largest of the four maids, so she asked the master's meaning on behalf of the other three people.

"I'm not interesting."

Pang Rui spoke indifferently, his eyebrows and eyes bent, as if he was smiling. But the Butler Zheng behind him understood the profound meaning of this sentence.

The four maids, pink and jade-carved, looked at each other, and there was a hint of joy in their eyes.

The master is boring, just leave it to them to do its best!

"You guys go back first." Pang Rui waved his hand, his smile on his face, but his eyes were already well aware of it.

After the four maids retreated, Butler Zheng still stood there.

At this moment, there were only two masters and servants. What they saw in front of them was not cold tombstones, but the bloody and terrifying scene that had happened here.

There were more than 100 people in Panghou’s mansion, and he survived because he came back very late because he left the house to do business. The young master was also poisoned at that time. He picked up the young master and hung him upside down on the wall for an hour before forcing the young master to spit out all the poison he had eaten.

However, he could only save the young master at that time, and the marquis and his wife were—

It seemed like a scene in front of him that blood flowed into a river, but Butler Zheng couldn't help but blushed his eyes.

In the desert and Gobi for so many years, he and the young master have experienced hardships and suffered all kinds of hardships, but when they come back here, they feel fragile at all times.

"Butler Zheng, my father used to like sitting in this position and watching me and my mother, like I am now."

Pang Rui spoke in a deep voice. Only he and Butler Zheng understood the feeling at this moment.

The four maids, including pink and jade, were brought back from the desert and Gobi, and they didn't know what happened here back then.

"Mr. Marquis, it's cold, go back and have a rest. Your body—"

"It's okay, today is good." Pang Rui waved his hand.

He hasn't been back here for eight years. He has dreamed about it every night for the past eight years. After he comes back, he can watch it every day, but he will not dream anymore.

In the eyes of outsiders, this Pang Hou Mansion is a place of ghosts, but in his eyes it is a paradise in his heart. Only here can he have a strong sense of belonging.

"What's going on in the Prince's Mansion?" Pang Rui spoke coldly.

"Marty, there is nothing else to do for the time being. Miss Linghu is already living in the Prince's Mansion."

"I understand." Pang Rui nodded and said nothing more.

He will not go back again when he comes back! This is where he was born. Even if he loses in the future, he will stay on this land!

——

Imperial Palace, Chengqian Palace

It was late at night, and the emperor was still reviewing the memorials in Chengqian Palace.

When Eunuch De served on the side, he always felt that the emperor was worried today. The ginseng soup sent by Concubine Xin just now was cold. The emperor didn't drink it at all, and it was cold when he put it aside.

Eunuch De looked at the dark sky. Is the emperor preparing to review the memorials tonight?

Eunuch De thought about it, and suddenly thought of something.

Today's days - some special.

It was the day when more than 100 people in Panghou’s Mansion died of poisoning. This is not the most special thing, because there was a woman named Shu Qiaoru among the more than 100 people.

Eunuch De sighed in his heart and suddenly realized.

No wonder the emperor is so weird today, it turns out to be like a play.

That night, the emperor was reviewing the memorials and got up when it was almost dawn.

"Eunuch De." The emperor rubbed his forehead and spoke in a deep voice.

"The emperor, the slave is here."

"It's dawn." The emperor seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

Eunuch De was stunned, then lowered his head and said softly, "Yes, Master, it's dawn."

Eunuch De understood what the emperor meant.

Shu Qiaoru left a moment before dawn. Since then, on this day of every year, the emperor will not rest before dawn. The emperor is using his own way to watch over Shu Qiaoru.

However, it has been twelve years since this has passed, but the emperor has never let go.

The biggest reason for choosing Concubine Xin was that Concubine Xin's personality was very similar. Later, after the emperor summoned Concubine Xin alone, he found that not only his personality, but his every move was very similar, and even his tone and eyes were like the second Shu Qiaoru. If Shu Qiaoru was not sixteen years old, the emperor would really think Concubine Xin was Shu Qiaoru's unknown daughter.

Twelve years later, the emperor seemed to have found his favorite of the past in Shang Moxin. The emperor also understood that Shang Moxin was just a substitute, but during the past six months of contact, he found that Shang Moxin did not deliberately imitate Shu Qiaoru's every move, and she also had her own ideas and personality.

The emperor once blurted Shang Moxin.

But now I gradually realized that Shang Moxin and Shu Qiaoru are two people.

Shu Qiaoru is his irreplaceable favorite.

Shang Moxin was a concubine in his harem.

After all, Shang Moxin can't replace Shu Qiaoru, it's just a temporary memorial service.

It's dawn, and the emperor will continue to hide the person he loves the most. Who says that only ordinary people have no choice but to do so? As the emperor, he also needs to ruin his secrets in his stomach.

"Your Majesty, it's time to go to court early." Seeing that the emperor's expression was restored to normal, Eunuch De sighed in his heart.

"This morning I want to go on a tour in a while and go to Jiangnan for a while."

The emperor suddenly said this, and Eunuch De was stunned.

Because there were no signs before, and this season is not the season for traveling in a mini-dress.

"Your Majesty, you are--"

"I just want to go out for some breath." The emperor's tone was so bleak that he couldn't say anything.

"Emperor, which empress or Your Highness will you bring?" Eunuch De asked the emperor carefully.

"Concubine Xin is pregnant with Liujia, and is not suitable for long-distance travel. I only bring Rongle. The prince has not recovered yet, and the eighth brother is in poor health. As for Donghe, his mother was imprisoned in the cold palace. I also want him to calm down, so let the fifth brother follow me."

"The Emperor is wise."

Eunuch De knew what he wanted.

The emperor took the fifth prince with his visit this time, and his thoughts were self-evident.

In the emperor's mind, he had already clearly understood that the prince and the fifth prince were the princes that the emperor valued the most.

If this is the case, the Second and Third Highness will definitely not feel good.

——

After the morning court, Lin Dongyao followed the emperor into the imperial study.

Although Lin Dongyao did not want to leave Kyoto, since his father had decided, he would not say anything more. It was just that his father suddenly decided to go on a tour in a confinement, which made Lin Dongyao unable to understand.

"Dong Yao, this time I went on a tour in a silly manner, your marriage should be brought up."

The emperor looked at Lin Dongyao thoughtfully.
Chapter completed!