"Ah, Your Majesty, you have been working hard for many days. Please rest before leaving." Kong Xiao said respectfully.
Li Luo shook his head and said, "We can't wait, Lord Kong."
"The official is here."
"I'll leave the matters here to you."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will live up to your trust."
"Thank you." Li Luo cupped his fists and saluted.
Kong Xiao was shocked and turned pale, and hurriedly returned the salute.
Li Luo looked at An Wang Li Liang and said with a kind smile: "Your Majesty has suffered a lot these days, please rest for a while. Wanhua Courtyard has been destroyed. I will tell the Shaofu Secretary when I return to Zhuocheng. Your Majesty does not need to worry about the rest."
Li Liang looked at the secret letter in Li Luo's hand, sweat broke out on his forehead, and said in a deep voice: "It's just a small matter, no need for the prince to distract you."
Li Luo bowed respectfully and said harmoniously: "I have already told Miss Lingxian what I need to say. Why don't the prince move to the city first?"
After saying that, he turned back to look at Li Lingxian and continued in a low voice, "Miss Lingxian, Wanhua Courtyard is in a troubled time. You must be careful. I should be able to resolve this matter when I return to Zhuocheng."
Li Lingxian responded, understanding the meaning of Li Luo's words. He survived by chance this time, but Li Lingfeng was still in danger. If there was another assassination, everyone in the palace would be affected.
While he was talking, the war horse was ready. Li Luo took the reins of the horse, declined Kong Xiao's offer to stay, and led the horse out of the camp. He was in such a hurry.
When he arrived in front of the camp gate, Li Luo paused, looked at the silent woman not far away, sighed secretly, and said lightly: "What are your plans, young lady?"
The woman has changed into red clothes, and she looks like a sinister and stunningly beautiful person as she appeared in the mountains that day.
The woman in red heard this and said indifferently: "Shouldn't it be the prince who gave the order?"
Li Luo raised his eyebrows and asked calmly: "I don't know what to call the girl?"
The woman in red smiled lightly and said, "I thought the prince wouldn't ask about it, my daughter Gu Su Xiaoniang."
"Miss Gusu, since you are interested in joining the Army Cavalry in the Army of Herding Heavenly Wolf, doing something for me can be regarded as a pledge of honor."
"Please make it clear, Your Majesty."
"Do you know what happened in Shuzhou Wulin a few days ago?"
Miss Gusu raised her eyebrows and said indifferently: "Your Majesty, you want me to kill people?"
"That's right, this thief is harming heaven and earth. He doesn't care about life or death. After killing him, he will return to Zhuocheng and abandon the famous building."
"Okay." Miss Gusu responded immediately.
Li Luo took out a breath and said in a deep voice: "This person calls himself Chen. He has extraordinary martial arts. He seems to be from the Demon Sect, the Yuxian Sect. He is quite accomplished in the Ice and Fire Demonic Arts. You should be careful."
Miss Gusu glanced at Li Luo strangely, nodded calmly, and then walked away just like that.
Li Luo got on his horse and gave a warm salute to everyone behind him: "I'll say goodbye and say goodbye." After that, he galloped away.
Le Shang opened her mouth to scream, but she still endured it. Li Luo's back was a little blurry, but his eyes were wet with tears. Li Lingxian sighed leisurely and whispered: "Miss Le, the prince has told me everything, thank you very much."
If you, Miss Le, have nothing urgent to do, can you please stay in Mianyang for a few more days?"
Le Shang turned a deaf ear and stared blankly at Li Luo's retreating figure. Suddenly her expression was shocked and she exclaimed: "He's back!"
Li Lingxian was stunned, and quickly turned around to look, only to see Li Luo riding back to the camp again.
When he arrived in front of several people, Li Luo jumped off his horse, walked quickly to Le Shang, took out something from his arms, and said with a smile: "I almost forgot to give it to you."
"What is this?" Le Shang hurriedly wiped away her tears secretly, and took a closer look. There was a delicate hairpin in Li Luo's palm.
Le Shang looked up at Li Luo in surprise. Li Luo smiled warmly and said, "I saw this ornament in the market in Dingxi County that day. I thought it looked good and bought it. I originally wanted to give it to you, but I didn't expect to forget it."
Le Shang took it with both hands and held it in her palms, feeling a sore nose. Li Luo never thought it looked good. It was obviously his favorite hairpin, but he was reluctant to buy it at that time.
"Take care, Miss Le, see you soon." Li Luo said loudly, jumped on his horse and left Juechen, and did not look back this time.
Le Shang ran a few steps, shrugged her shoulders, and cried silently. Li Lingxian stood quietly behind Le Shang. The people in front of the camp gate dispersed, leaving only these two lonely figures, who did not go back for a long time.
This time, Li Luo was even more anxious than when he heard the King of Heaven was called to enter Mianzhou that day, not for any other reason, but because there were only a few words in the secret letter from Zhuocheng: King Wu of Ming Dynasty is in prison, come back!
Li Luo's heart sank. He couldn't figure out why the third prince Li Xuanxu was imprisoned. What made Li Luo even more chilled was that the Privy Council didn't even receive any news. What secrets were hidden in this.
Passing by Shuzhou, Wanlou City avoided entering. At a post station in Shuzhou, he met the generals who came to meet Li Luo. Li Luo didn't say much, thanked him, and hurriedly ordered everyone to rush back to Zhuocheng.
The generals saw something strange in Li Luo's expression. They had not heard anything happened in Zhuocheng before leaving the city. However, in the past few days, there seemed to be urgent matters.
Zhuocheng.
Li Luo didn't have time to go back to Qi Ming Lou, so he ordered his generals to go back home first, and went straight to the palace alone.
Everything happened for a reason, Li Luo entered the palace quietly without any fanfare.
The Hall of Nourishing Heart.
Li Luo was waiting outside the palace and asked the serving eunuch to come inside and ask to see Emperor Wanlong Li Chengde who was in the palace. After a while, someone came out of the palace door. Li Luo took a look and saw that it was Emperor Wanlong's personal chamberlain Mi.
Father-in-law of the sky.
"Your Highness Ninth Prince, you are back." Eunuch Mi said with kind eyes.
Li Luo responded and said harmoniously: "Eunuch Mi, how are you after we haven't seen you for a long time?"
"Hey." Eunuch Mi sighed, "If this thing hadn't happened now, it would have been good. But now, it's not so good."
"Eunuch Mi, what happened?"
"Your Highness Ninth, I don't dare to say more about the master's affairs. Your Highness will know when he comes in. Please forgive me for being rude." Eunuch Mi bowed and said humbly.
Li Luo hummed, not wanting to stay outside the palace for too long, so he bowed back and asked Eunuch Mi to go first.
Before entering the palace, Eunuch Mi whispered to Li Luo to be careful, and Li Luo thanked him without saying much.
Eunuch Mi's attitude this time was extremely friendly, which was very different from usual. If you thought that the third prince Li Xuanxu was in prison and Eunuch Mi wanted to find another supporter, you would be underestimating the eunuch chief beside Emperor Wanlong who could cover the sky with one hand.
After entering the palace, the atmosphere in the palace was a bit depressing. There were no usual singing and dancing palace maids. Emperor Wanlong was sitting alone at the table, drinking and sulking. All the palace servants serving beside him were silent and there was no atmosphere.
Dare to come out.
Li Luo took a few steps forward, bowed down and saluted, "Chen Xuan Lou to see the emperor."
"Where have you been?" Emperor Wanlong put down his wine glass and shouted coldly.