That night, the news that Gao Yan kept Luo Qingzhi in Xianyang Palace for the whole day spread throughout the palace.
"This Princess An Ning will soon become Empress An Ning, right?"
"I think it's unreasonable. Why did Your Majesty stay in the same room with a woman for so long?"
"But, after all, it is Princess An Ning who is guarding the border. Maybe she is discussing something?"
"Tsk, tsk, I heard from the old man in the palace that back then, Prince Pingbei had intended to betroth the princess to His Majesty."
When Huang Si passed by, he heard such a conversation and immediately yelled loudly, saying: "You guys, you don't even want to live anymore, how dare you arrange for your majesty and the princess."
Several palace maids and eunuchs immediately knelt down and begged for mercy. Huang Si said to the left and right: "Pull them down and give each of them fifty slaps."
After Huang Si finished speaking, he left. He saw Gao Zhen beside the rockery and was about to salute. He also thought that Gao Zhen was a commoner now. After hesitation, he could only call out softly: "Why are you here, Mr. Lang?"
Gao Zhen did not answer, but asked: "Is what they said true? Is Aluo going to become an empress?"
Huang Si also did not answer directly and continued: "Lang Jun, please go back quickly."
After speaking, he ignored Gao Zhen's stiff expression and walked past him towards Xianyang Hall.
Gao Zhen, who stayed where he was, clenched his fists tightly and looked fiercely. He originally heard that Luo Qingzhi had entered the palace and wanted to see her.
Suddenly, he started running towards the palace gate. He wanted to verify the truth of this matter, but finally waited until Aluo came back. Why, he always couldn't get what he wanted.
Thinking like this all the way, he ran all the way to the palace gate, but he just looked at the closed palace door and could do nothing.
For a moment, he forgot to take steps step by step and restrain his sharpness. He wanted to rush out of the palace and see Luo Qingzhi. After ten years of waiting, he never wanted such a result.
The guards at the palace gate immediately stopped.
"You can't leave the palace without a palace card."
As if Gao Zhen didn't hear him, he actually wanted to rush out of the palace gate. The guards had no choice but to suppress him with force, hitting him with sticks again and again. The pain suddenly made him wake up, and he actually said begging for mercy.
After all, Gao Zhen once had a noble status, so the guards did not dare to deal heavy blows and just stopped when they saw fit.
Gao Zhen climbed up shakily and returned to the palace step by step. On the way back, snow began to fall again, covering the blood behind him, as if to cover up all traces.
After sitting down for a while, Huang Si led the palace guests and walked in, taking the lead in saluting Gao Zhen.
"Mr. Lang, according to your Majesty's instructions, I will escort you out of the palace."
"Leave the palace?" Gao Zhen was shocked at first, and then said calmly: "Okay."
Huang Si held a blue brocade box in both hands and said, "This is the gift given to you by Your Majesty."
Gao Zhen bowed in full salute and said word for word: "Common man Gao Zhen thanks you."
Luo Qingzhi, who returned to the Princess's Mansion, came to Luo Qingrou's room. She was embroidering the red hijab for her wedding, as if she was too focused and didn't notice anyone coming.
Luo Qingzhi coughed, Luo Qingrou turned around and saw her sister, she immediately smiled and called: "Sister."
Looking at Luo Qingrou's joyful embroidered wedding gifts, she didn't know what to say for a moment, telling her that the emperor had already drafted an edict to dissolve their marriage, and he would wait until dawn for Zhongshu to write the edict.
Seemingly sensing Luo Qingzhi's hesitation, Luo Qingrou took the initiative and asked, "Sister, what happened when I entered the palace today?"
Luo Qingzhi was silent for a while and said, "Arou, your Majesty will issue an edict tomorrow to terminate your marriage to the prince."
Luo Qingrou lowered her eyebrows, and the silver needle on her hand stung her fingers. She said "ah" and covered her hand. Luo Qingzhi pulled her hand in panic to check.
"Sister, I know that this marriage was forced. A Rou is just a concubine, so how can she be worthy of the prince's brother?" Luo Qingrou said.
Luo Qingzhi put the needle and thread back into the basket and said seriously: "Nonsense, my Arou is worthy of any husband in the world." After thinking for a while, she added: "But the prince's awkward status is not suitable for Arou."
Luo Qingrou was silent, looked at Luo Qingzhi, and asked, "My sister promised me to protect the prince brother, do you still want to keep it?"
"Of course." Luo Qingzhi answered affirmatively without hesitation.
Seemingly getting a positive answer, Luo Qingrou nodded with a smile and said, "Well, I will always believe in you, sister."
Luo Qingrou accepted this matter so quickly, which made Luo Qingzhi a little confused. She tentatively asked: "Arou, how have you been in these ten years?"
Luo Qingrou nodded and said, "Okay, as the sister of Princess Anning, no one will neglect me."
"Young Master." Feng Zinan called outside the door.
"Sister, if you have something to do, go deal with it first. I'm really fine." Luo Qingrou said.
Luo Qingzhi nodded and said: "I will be a little busy these days and can't accompany you. If you want to go out, you must remember to bring a bodyguard with you."
After Luo Qingzhi finished explaining, she stood up and left. After taking a few steps, Luo Qingrou stopped her and said, "Sister, we have to discuss something so late, do we need some midnight snacks?"
"The kitchen will be prepared, you go to bed early." Luo Qingzhi said and took a few more steps.
Luo Qingrou said again: "I remember that my sister likes to eat sweet-scented osmanthus cake. I'll buy some."
With a sigh, Luo Qingzhi nodded and said, "Okay, let's go. Remember to go to the one outside the imperial city. The taste is the most authentic."
The charcoal fire that had been lit in the study made the room as warm as summer, and Luo Qingzhi took off her clothes.
Feng Zinan reached out to take it and asked cautiously: "The county master goes out so late, do you really don't need to follow him?"
"It's not necessary tonight," Luo Qingzhi asked, and then emphasized, "It's just that it's not necessary tonight. In addition, Arou will have to be protected wherever she goes from now on. However, just stay in the dark, don't be scared."
she."
After finishing speaking, Feng Zinan seemed puzzled, but he didn't ask any more questions. After Luo Qingzhi sat down, Feng Zinan began to report.
"News from Yuzhou, the eldest princess of Jin'an Kingdom, Shi Shuoyue, has chosen her consort, and the consort is only a man in white."
"Baiyi," Luo Qingzhi said with unclear meaning: "Interesting, you can check more about this prince-in-law."
"yes."
Feng Zinan took out a piece of paper and continued: "The list of survivors of the former Qin Dynasty in Jinling City is here."
Luo Qingrou took it, glanced at it, and asked, "Is there anyone suspicious?"
Feng Zinan shook his head and said, "Not yet."
Luo Qingzhi put the list on the desk and said softly: "Back then, my father led troops to destroy the former Qin Dynasty. Everyone in the royal family died for the country. Most of the remaining officials and people chose to surrender, and those who didn't want to were allowed to do so.
They went to live in peace in Jiaozhou, and were supervised by the imperial court for generations. There has been no movement for thirty years, but who gave this thyme to Concubine Shu?"
"It's hard for us to deploy manpower in the palace. We really can't find it at the moment." Feng Zinan replied.
How could a person living in the inner palace have the medicine of the former Qin Dynasty? If this person is still in the palace, then Gao Yan is still very dangerous in the palace.
"Has Concubine Shu's identity been checked?" Luo Qingzhi asked.
"After checking, she comes from a tailor's family in Xiangzhou. Because she saved Emperor Xuan back then, she was first granted marriage to His Majesty, and then..." At this point, Feng Zinan paused for a while.
Luo Qingzhi nodded, with lonely eyes, and said: "Then it was taken away by the late emperor. Your Majesty used this excuse and planned for many years to take away the former emperor's empire."
In that palace incident, Luo Qingzhi lost her father, Pingbei King Luo Huaiyi.
Luo Qingzhi closed her eyes and sighed lightly. Feng Zinan stopped talking and just looked at Luo Qingzhi slightly, thinking that she was only in her early twenties when she received the news of Luo Huaiyi's accident in Yuzhou.
When she heard the news, she felt sad and panicked, but the fifteen-year-old girl felt her father dying in his arms.
Since then, Luo Qingzhi has changed from a cheerful and bright girl to a powerful guard, with more and more power and fewer and fewer smiles.
In every battle, she went into battle personally, not only to prove her abilities, but also to maintain the character of the Luo family.
"Is there any other news you need me to know?" Luo Qingzhi asked.
Feng Zinan came back to his senses and said: "Mr. Fan has sent a message. Things outside the Great Wall have been prepared. You can pick up Mrs. Gao at any time..." "Take Gao Langjun over."
Luo Qingzhi said: "Okay, just let sir prepare."
She felt that Gao Zhen had to leave Jinling as soon as possible, otherwise she would not be able to protect him.
Feng Zinan said: "Yes."
Luo Qingzhi continued: "Within three days, I want all the information on the ministers of the DPRK."
"......yes."
Outside Jinling Imperial City
Gao Zhen carried his baggage and walked step by step in the wind and snow. As soon as he walked across the moat, he saw the familiar frame in front of him, which belonged to the Luo family. He suddenly quickened his pace with some joy.
Luo Qingrou slowly walked out of the carriage. After the two looked at each other, Gao Zhen changed from joy to disappointment, while Luo Qingrou replaced her joy.
"Brother Prince," Luo Qingrou called as she got off the carriage.
Gao Zhen bowed slightly and said, "The county master can't call me like this anymore. Now I'm just a white man."
Luo Qingrou's eyes were firm and she said: "No matter when, you are the prince brother who saved me when I was young."
Gao Zhen laughed a little to himself and said: "The county lord and the princess are really different."
He thought in his mind, "One always remembers the things of his youth, and the other never remembers his own promises."
The maid Caiyi came over with a lantern. Under the halo, Luo Qingrou noticed the injury on Gao Zhen's face and asked in a panic: "What's the matter with the injury on your face?"
Gao Zhen shook his head and said, "It's okay."
Caiyi reminded in a low voice, "County Master, we have been out for a long time, Princess will be worried."
Hearing the word "princess", Gao Zhen's eyes brightened a little, and he said in a weak voice: "I have nowhere to go."
Luo Qingrou said: "Come back to the Princess's Mansion with me."
"...No," Caiyi stopped him and said, "County Lord, no, Lord Gao Lang is now a person despised by His Majesty, no."
"..."
Gao Zhen lowered his head and walked past the master and servant. Luo Qingrou pulled his sleeve and said, "I will hide it from my sister. Tai, brother Zhen, come back with me." This chapter has been completed!