The winter in Jinling was already cold, and it rained for three days in a row, making it even colder. Luo Qingzhi, who had lived in Yuzhou for ten years, also ordered people to seal up the ventilation area in the study to keep warm.
In the past few days, after the military reports from Yuzhou were delivered to the study, Luo Qingzhi would stay in the study for a long time, sometimes even a whole day.
The servants of the Princess's Mansion are all spreading rumors that it must be the unrest on the border that makes the Princess worry so much.
Such words spread from the princess's mansion, and also spread to other mansions along with the servants who came and went to buy things.
"Dong dong dong."
After hearing three knocks on the door, Luo Qingzhi said: "Come in."
Qin Shu came in slowly, saluted, and said, "Master, I'm back."
Luo Qingzhi calculated the time and found that it was exactly three days. She teased him and said, "You are really on time. If you say three days, it will be three days."
Qin Shu closed the door and asked, "Where is Luo Chen?"
Luo Qingzhi pointed to the roof and said, "It's up there."
Qin Shu said "Oh" and knelt on one knee in front of Luo Qingzhi, with a flattering look on his face.
Luo Qingzhi glanced at it and said, "It didn't work out? I don't accept this."
Qin Shu chuckled and said, "That's not true. I'm greeting the master. I think other servants do this."
Luo Qingzhi put down the tea cup in her hand and looked at the laughing Qin Shu in front of her. If Zhi Xin hadn't been in the house, she would have thought it was Zhi Xin who had changed her appearance.
"First, you are not my servant, and second, I want to know about General Li Chu now." Luo Qingzhi said.
Seeing Luo Qingzhi acting like this, Qin Shu stopped playing and said, "We found Li Chu, but the old general only wants to see you alone."
"Has your identity been verified?" Luo Qingzhi asked.
Qin Shu nodded and said, "I have verified it based on the information provided by Mr. Fan."
Luo Qingzhi asked: "Where is he making an appointment?"
Qin Shu hesitated for a while and said, "Ming Feng."
Although she returned to the capital, Luo Qingzhi was still unfamiliar with this place and asked, "Is Mingfeng Tower a restaurant?"
"...brothel."
Luo Qingzhi suddenly realized it and said: "No wonder I couldn't find it no matter how hard I searched before. Who would have thought that the old general's hiding place was actually a brothel."
Qin Shu nodded and said, "Yes, I didn't expect it either. I didn't believe it until I followed up to confirm."
She knew the whereabouts of Li Chu, but Zhi Xin was not there and could not disguise herself. There were spies everywhere outside the princess's mansion. Now Luo Qing Zhi was really in trouble.
"Hehe." Qin Shu smiled and said, "Master, are you thinking about how to go to the appointment without being noticed?"
Luo Qingzhi said: "Then why don't you give your master some advice?"
Qin Shu said: "As for me, I stayed in the building all day yesterday. This Mingfeng Tower has not only beautiful female concubines, but also stunning male servants. So, Master, you can be generous.
It went in."
Luo Qingzhi thought for a while and said, "When is the appointment?"
"Tonight at Haishi, in the private room on the third floor."
Luo Qingzhi said "hmm" and said: "I understand, you are a spy, and you have to participate in the selection on the seventh day of the lunar month, so it is not convenient for you to show up with me."
Qin Shu immediately said: "But, Master, I'm not worried about you going alone. That place can eat people."
Then, Luo Qingzhi raised her head and shouted: "Luo Chen."
After a while, Luo Chen pushed the door open, saluted, and said, "Master."
Luo Qingzhi ordered, "I'm going to Mingfeng Tower tonight. It's inconvenient for Qin Shu to show up, so he has to stay in the mansion. You wait for me outside the building, just in case."
"Huh? You don't need your subordinates to accompany you in?" Luo Chen asked.
Luo Qingzhi shook her head and said, "No, I'll just go alone. It's convenient."
"...Okay, let me go and hitch the car." Luo Chen said.
As soon as the carriage of Princess Mansion left the main street, Luo Qingzhi noticed that at least two groups of people were following them.
There was still a quarter of an hour before Hai Shi, and the carriage arrived at the entrance of Mingfeng Tower.
Luo Qingzhi stepped out of the carriage. For convenience, she wore men's clothes tonight and still wore the white jade necklace around her waist.
The golden plaque paired with the large red lantern is also very eye-catching in the already bustling Liuli Lane.
As soon as Luo Qingzhi walked into the building, she was grabbed by the person in charge of the building, Mama Fan.
"Oh, this young man is so cool. It must be his first time here."
Luo Qingzhi smiled and said, "Yes, it's my first time here."
Fan's mother smiled and said, "Well, young master, do you want a female or a male shepherd?"
Luo Qingzhi opened the folding fan and said, "I want the most beautiful one."
"Haha, got it, got it."
Mother Fan called to her left and right, and said, "Go, take this young man to the private room on the third floor."
"Yes, Mom."
Luo Qingzhi was brought to the private room. The tangy plum fragrance seemed particularly elegant in such a winter day. She sat behind the screen, observed her surroundings, and estimated that the time was coming soon.
"Dong dong, young master."
"Come in."
Mother Fan came in with a man in white, introduced him with a smile, and said, "Sir, this is Mr. Qingshan from the building."
"Qingshan, come here, I've met the young master."
Qingshan Jun was dressed in white, holding a bamboo fan, scented with plum blossoms, and had a clear and handsome face. If she were not in Mingfeng Tower, she would have thought that the person in front of her was a reclusive poet.
"Qingshan has met the young master."
Luo Qingzhi raised her hand and asked him to stand up.
Mother Fan said goodbye and left.
The two of them sat opposite each other at the tea table, Qingshan Jun poured tea for Luo Qingzhi.
Luo Qingzhi smelled it and saw that it was indeed tea. She was a little surprised and asked, "I thought it was drinking."
Qingshan Jun smiled slightly and said, "Young master, do you want to drink?"
Luo Qingzhi nodded and said, "I'm sorry."
Qingshan Jun smiled and said, "Master, aren't you here to meet someone? Drinking may cause trouble."
"..."
Luo Qingzhi took a sip of tea and said, "Youdao is a drink that makes people happy, and it's still early."
Qingshan Jun stood up, came to Luo Qingzhi's side, leaned close to her ear, and said: "Master, do you like me?"
Luo Qingzhi opened the distance between the two and looked at the ring on Qingshan Jun's thumb. This was Li Chu's token as Qin Shu said.
Qingshan Jun looked at the door and signaled with his eyes that Luo Qingzhi knew there was someone outside the house.
Luo Qingzhi approached Qingshan Jun. Looking from the direction outside the door, the two of them looked like they were kissing.
After confirming that there was no eyeliner outside the room, Luo Qingzhi took a few steps back and asked, "Where is the person?"
Qingshan Jun stood up and said: "Sir, please come with me."
The two came to the inner room. When a rickety old man saw Luo Qingzhi, he immediately knelt down and said, "Sinner Li Chu, join the eldest lady."
Qingshan Jun had turned around and left. Luo Qingzhi pulled the old man up and checked his face, feeling a little excited and a little surprised.
"Old general, how have you been these past few years?"
Li Chu said: "Miss, my subordinates are fine, fine."
Luo Qingzhi looked at his stooped body. His left leg was obviously inconvenient, and he thought it wasn't that good.
"Old general, why don't you go back to Yuzhou?"
Li Chu said: "My leg is disabled, and that dog emperor keeps looking for me. I, I can't go back."
"Dog Emperor?"
Li Chu's eyes were fierce and he said, "Yes, it's all because of that dog emperor Gao Yan that my subordinates are like this."
Luo Qingzhi frowned and said nothing, waiting for what Li Chu would say next.
"Whatever the general wants to know, my subordinates will tell you."
Li Chu took a breath and said: "That year, the prince and you entered the palace. You were sent by the late emperor to be with the prince, and the prince followed the late emperor to the Taiji Hall. Not long after the two of them entered, Gao Yan also entered...
..I don’t know what happened, but there was a noise in the hall, and Gao Yan was kicked out.”
Luo Qingzhi asked: "What then?"
"The next day was the Queen Mother's birthday party. Gao Yan suddenly led troops into the palace to kill the late emperor. Naturally, the prince protected the late emperor, and then..."
Li Chu paused, and Luo Qingzhi stared at him, unconsciously clenching her hands into fists and holding her breath.
"The Dog Emperor, Gao Yan, kill the prince."
Luo Qingzhi closed her eyes and recalled everything she saw that night. When she went there, Luo Huaiyi was already lying on the ground. She didn't see who moved the hand, and she still couldn't figure out why she
My father's last words were to protect His Highness the Crown Prince.
If, if it was really Gao Yan who killed her, then everything would be clear, but what did she do... guard the border for ten years for her father-killing enemy?
She didn't dare to think about it anymore and even wanted to escape from here.
Seeing that Luo Qingzhi had not spoken, Li Chu knelt on the ground and said sincerely: "Everything my subordinate said is true. The old prince was stabbed in the chest by Gao Yan from the back."
Luo Qingzhi slowly let go of her clenched hands, calmed down, and asked, "Then how did you survive?"
Li Chu said: "At that time, my subordinates were hit by arrows on their backs and legs. They fainted and were thrown into a mass grave. That day, they set fire to destroy the corpses and eliminate traces. The fire burned my legs.
I woke up from the pain. I had no chance of survival, but God had mercy on me. It started raining heavily in the middle of the night. I survived. I crawled out of the mass grave. When I walked to the street, I heard that the eldest lady, you have returned to Yuzhou.
, I just wanted to go back to Yuzhou to find you. As soon as I walked to the city gate, I saw soldiers asking... After wandering around the city for a few days, I found out that when Gao Yan counted the bodies, he found
One body is missing..."
Luo Qingzhi: "Then, what happened next?"
Li Chu said: "I have no title deed and my health is broken. I can't go out, so I can only wait in the city. I think the eldest lady will come back one day."
"I'm sorry, I came back late." Luo Qingzhi said softly and lowered her head.
Li Chu kowtowed violently and said angrily: "Miss, you must avenge the prince."
"..."
Luo Qingzhi stood up abruptly and said, "Please stay here for a few more days until I make arrangements to pick you up."
After saying that, without waiting for Li Chu's answer, he left the room in three steps and two steps, walked out of Mingfeng Tower, took off the rope from the horse, got on the horse, and went straight to the imperial city.
Even though the palace door was locked, Luo Qingzhi, as a popular figure around His Majesty, did not even need to explain her purpose and successfully entered the palace city.
At the entrance of Xianyang Palace, Huang Si was a little surprised and asked quickly: "The princess has something urgent to report? But your majesty has already fallen asleep."
Luo Qingzhi said coldly: "Get out of the way."
Huang Si immediately knelt down and said in fear: "Princess, Your Majesty, Your Majesty has really fallen asleep."
The rain that had just stopped in the morning started to rain again. The raindrops hit Luo Qingzhi's body. She woke up a little and calmed down a little. She looked at the closed door of Xianyang Hall, and then at the woman kneeling at her feet.
Standing Huang Si.
Without saying anything, he turned around and prepared to leave. At this time, the palace door opened.
"Arlo, what's wrong?"
Gao Yan was wearing a yellow cloak and standing in the corridor. This chapter has been completed!