The suburbs were no better than the city. It was unusually quiet. After the sun completely set, there was only the sound of frogs.
"Aluo, did you not think about how to speak just now?" Gao Zhen asked.
At dinner, Mrs. Xia made a lot of Luo Qingzhi's favorite food. Perhaps she was too happy to see the son of her old friend, so she didn't take the initiative to mention Xia Ji all night.
Luo Qingzhi said: "I, I don't know how to speak."
Gao Zhen said: "However, we are here to look for clues, and there is no evidence to prove that Lord Xia Ji really opened the school privately."
"There is evidence." Luo Qingzhi answered lightly, and then told Gao Zhen the news she learned in Baili Mansion.
Gao Zhen asked: "Is there possible perjury?"
Luo Qingzhi shook her head and said, "Master Xia admitted it himself."
"So." Gao Zhen said: "This case is not difficult to verify, but how to judge it?"
"Yes." Luo Qingzhi answered affirmatively.
Gao Zhen thought for a while and asked: "Then, how will Mr. Xia judge him?"
Luo Qingzhi said: "If there is no new evidence, then according to the laws of this dynasty, Mr. Xia will be removed from his official position, and those supervisors will also be expelled from school."
Gao Zhen looked at this small courtyard with some regret, "Without salary, how will they live?"
"Dong-dong-dong-dong!"
"Qingqing, are you asleep?" A voice came from outside the door.
"Not yet." Luo Qingzhi just replied, but then thought that Mrs. Xia couldn't hear her, so she immediately stood up and opened the door.
"I haven't slept yet."
Mrs. Xia smiled and looked at Gao Zhen, who was slowly approaching behind Luo Qingzhi, and instantly glared, "Why are you in Qingqing's room? Quickly, go back to your own room."
Gao Zhen was a little helpless, Luo Qingzhi turned her head and smiled slightly, "Go back."
The door was closed and the room suddenly became quiet. Mrs. Xia held Luo Qingzhi's hand very gently.
Luo Qingzhi was in a daze, thinking that if her mother had not died, she would have held her hand and chatted about home affairs in such a late night.
"Qingqing, tell Aunt Yun, do you like that boy?" Luo Qingzhi was a little surprised by Xia Yun's directness. She thought about it and nodded.
Seeing Luo Qingzhi's affirmative answer, Xia Yun loosened his tight grip, sighed, and said, "I thought it was because someone else was around just now, so you were embarrassed. Now it seems that my child really has no chance."
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"Child? Do you mean Sir Xia Ji?" Luo Qingzhi asked.
"Do you know him?" Xia Yun was a little pleased.
Luo Qingzhi quickly denied, "No, it's just that I have dealt with Yushitai, so I know Master Xia."
Xia Yun sighed again, "I think so. That kid is taciturn and doesn't know how to make girls happy. Qingqing, you are so good-looking, how could you possibly know him?"
Luo Qingzhi said: "Master Xia is very good. I heard that he can memorize all the books in Mo Du Zhai."
"That child just loves to read." Xia Yun's eyes were gentle, as if he had remembered something interesting. He smiled and said, "When his parents left, he was still in his infancy. In order to take care of him, I lied and said...
His mother never married. When he was older, he started to ask about his father, so I found a man from the same village and took him as his father."
Xia Yun's tone changed, feeling a little helpless, "Later, he accidentally dug out the letters between me and your mother, and found out about his life experience. At that time, I was very scared, afraid that he would blame me for lying to him, and also afraid that he would feel that he had no parents.
Pitiful."
"But." Xia Yun pointed to the study opposite, "He stayed in the study all night, and early the next morning, he accepted the matter and called me aunt instead."
Luo Qingzhi was a little shocked by his calmness, confirmed, and asked: "How old was he at that time?"
"twelve."
Xia Yun continued: "Aji is a good boy. He didn't let me worry about anything. He was assigned to the Imperial Academy all the way through the imperial examination, and then went to the Yushitai. He is really long-faced."
Seeing that Xia Yun was so proud of Xia Ji, Luo Qingzhi did not dare to think how sad she would be if Xia Ji was dismissed from office, and she unconsciously felt compassion.
"Okay, let's not talk anymore. It's getting late. You should go to bed early." After Xia Yun finished speaking, he left the room.
Luo Qingzhi was lying on the bed, tossing and turning, not feeling sleepy at all. She stood up suddenly, put on her clothes, and pushed out of the room.
The night was getting deeper. I looked up and saw the round moon. It was already fifteen years old, but it was still flawless. The stars were scattered in all directions. They could shine brightly in their respective fields under the bright moonlight.
"The starry sky in the suburbs is better."
Luo Qingzhi did not turn her head, but asked softly: "Why aren't you asleep yet?"
Gao Zhen walked to her side and asked, "Isn't A Luo not sleeping either?"
Sensing that Luo Qingzhi was in a bad mood, Gao Zhen asked, "Did Mrs. Xia tell you something?"
"It's nothing, just talking about Xia Ji's childhood." Luo Qingzhi said.
"You feel pity for Xia Ji and want to help him, but you don't know how?" Gao Zhen spoke affirmatively, seeming to have confirmed what Luo Qingzhi was thinking.
Luo Qingzhi finally turned to look at Gao Zhen, a little surprised and a little happy that the person in front of her, whom she had only been with for less than a month, actually understood what she was thinking.
Luo Qingzhi did not refute. Gao Zhen knew that he had guessed correctly and continued: "But, A Luo, you know that the evidence is true, and Mr. Xia has personally admitted that if you favor him, you will favor the poor. Then it will be difficult for Your Majesty to do so."
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After speaking out his conjecture, Gao Zhen instantly felt depressed, thinking, "What A Luo really cares about is His Majesty."
Gao Zhen suddenly wanted to know if the "second brother" was Gao Yan. He asked directly: "Aluo, um, I have a question for you."
Luo Qingzhi nodded, "Ask."
Gao Zhen opened his mouth, then flinched. He thought, "If it is, what should I do? If not, what should I do?"
Seeing Gao Zhen shaking his head, Luo Qingzhi said: "What's wrong? What question can't you ask?"
Gao Zhen was discouraged and comforted himself, "Aluo said, he will start to like himself."
"Aluo, how much do you like me now?" After struggling for a long time, Gao Zhen asked the question.
Luo Qingzhi dragged her chin and seemed to be thinking seriously. After a while, she asked, "What is the point of this judgment?"
Gao Zhen thought for a while and said: "One point means you are willing to talk to me, two points means you can hold hands with me, three points means you can hug me, four points means you can kiss me..."
Before Gao Zhen finished speaking, Luo Qingzhi laughed and said, "If you like her enough, you can kiss her. You are a bit low on that."
"This is still restrained." Gao Zhen's voice was so low that Luo Qingzhi almost didn't hear it.
"You go ahead." Luo Qingzhi said.
"...Five points means you can see your parents, six points means you can sleep in bed."
Luo Qingzhi stared at Gao Zhen. The two looked at each other. Gao Zhen stepped back and said, "Sleep, sleep on the same bed."
"Oh, that's right." Luo Qingzhi smiled.
Gao Zhen cleared his throat and continued: "Seven points means that we can hold hands and walk on the street without caring about anyone's opinions. Eight points means that we can share all the secrets with each other. Nine points means that we can die together on the same day."
Gao Zhen's tone became more and more serious, which made Luo Qingzhi listen carefully.
Gao Zhen held Luo Qingzhi's hand and said seriously: "Ten points, you can die in the opponent's hands without any regrets."
Gao Zhen's palm was very hot. He held Luo Qingzhi's hand and the temperature passed a little, making her warm too.
"Aluo, how do you feel about me now?" Gao Zhen asked.
Luo Qingzhi avoided her eyes, but did not break away from her hands. She looked at the clasped hands and said, "Two points."
"Only two points?" Gao Zhen felt a little disappointed for a moment.
Luo Qingzhi broke free of her hands slightly, put her feet up, and hugged him, "Then, three points?"
Gao Zhen immediately hugged her back, buried his head in her shoulder, pursed his lips, and asked softly into her ear, "Then, can you raise it to four points for a short time?"
Luo Qingzhi had a good memory since she was a child, so she naturally knew what four points meant. She took the initiative to separate her arms and stared into Gao Zhen's eyes. She understood clearly that such eyes were the look of desire.
Gao Zhen thought Luo Qingzhi was acquiescing, so he naturally became bolder. He lowered his head slightly and kissed the red lips he had thought about for a long time.
Being touched suddenly, Luo Qingzhi was a little dazed, but she did not avoid it. Perhaps it was because Gao Zhen's embrace was too warm, and she fell for a moment.
The two people who want to embrace each other under the moonlight are inseparable. They both seem to want to get a touch of warmth in the cold night by getting closer to each other.
Early the next morning, Xia Yun made hibiscus cake for the two of them and asked them to visit more often when they were free.
Luo Qingzhi nodded in agreement, rode her horse and whipped her whip, and returned to Jinling.
Back at the princess's mansion, Luo Chen and Qin Shu arrived one after another.
Qin Shu looked at the two of them and asked with unclear meaning: "Master, it's your first time staying out overnight. Did you sleep well?"
Luo Qingzhi rolled her eyes and said, "I have something to say."
"Cheng Ying and the five men were safely sent out of the city last night." Qin Shu said seriously.
"Where is the Jin Mansion?" Luo Qingzhi asked Luo Chen.
Luo Chen shook his head, "There's nothing unusual. It's not normal."
Luo Qingzhi nodded, "If even you think it's abnormal, then there is really a problem. Send someone to keep a closer eye on it."
"Yes." Luo Chen answered, and then asked: "Master, what do you think this Jin Mansion will do?"
"It's not clear yet." Luo Qingzhi said, "But after suffering such a big loss, Jin Zhuo is not a master who will swallow his anger."
Qin Shu asked: "This Jin Zhuo has not served in the court since he married the eldest princess. Is he really that capable?"
Luo Qingzhi said: "Back then, he held a hundred thousand imperial troops, and it can be said that he controlled the lifeblood of the imperial city. Although after marrying the royal family, he resigned from the court in accordance with the law, but all the connections back then were not necessarily cut off.
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"Moreover." Luo Qingzhi paused, hesitantly.
Qin Shu asked: "And?"
Luo Qingzhi glanced at Gao Zhen and didn't continue. She just shook her head, "It's nothing, it's just some guesses."
Luo Chen took out the roster and said, "Yes, the things for the second young master's admission are ready."
Gao Zhen took the things and opened the roster, a little surprised, "Will you enroll tomorrow?"
"Yes." Luo Chen nodded, "Originally it wasn't that early, but Yuan Jijiu informed His Majesty that school started early."
"The reason." Luo Qingzhi asked.
Luo Chen shook his head, "The will is not clear." This chapter has been completed!