Gao Zhen stood up, walked towards Luo Qingzhi step by step, and called softly: "Aluo."
Luo Qingzhi stood there, staring at Gao Zhen, her face calm but her heart throbbing. Although she hoped to see him again, she also hoped that he would stay away from the center of power and live a free life.
Seeing that Luo Qingzhi was very calm, Gao Zhen was a little panicked. He didn't know if his behavior of leaving Jinling without permission would make Luo Qingzhi hate him.
Luo Qingzhi asked: "How long have you been here?"
Gao Zhen immediately replied: "I've just been here for a while."
Looking at each other in silence, Gao Zhen smiled and tried to break the atmosphere, "Aluo, I don't trust you to come alone, so I found it myself."
Luo Qingzhi knew he was lying, so she just said "hmm" lightly.
Gao Zhen took a step closer and said, "Aluo, are you angry?"
"It doesn't matter." Luo Qingzhi said, "I hope, I hope you can live a free life. Today, I will pretend that I have never seen you."
After Luo Qingzhi finished speaking, she passed him and prepared to enter the inn.
Gao Zhen grabbed her hand, holding it slightly at first and then gradually tightening it.
"You're always like this."
Luo Qingzhi said: "What?"
Gao Zhen pulled her hard and turned her to face him, "You are always like this. As long as I do something wrong, you will immediately become cold-faced. I like you, but I will also be heartbroken."
People kept coming in and out of the inn, Luo Qingzhi said: "Let's go in and talk."
Gao Zhen followed through and came to Luo Qingzhi's room.
Luo Qingzhi poured him a glass of water and handed it to him.
Gao Zhen took it and put it aside.
"You came here alone?" Luo Qingzhi asked.
"..." Gao Zhen hesitated and shook his head, "No."
"Who came with you?" Luo Qingzhi continued to ask.
Gao Zhen pursed his lips, as if he didn't want to speak.
Luo Qingzhi had no intention of forcing her and was ready to find Zhi Xin.
The move of leaving without any explanation made Gao Zhen panic. He hugged Luo Qingzhi from behind and said, "My mother brought me out."
Luo Qingzhi sighed deeply and said seriously: "Erlang, you really can make another choice."
Gao Zhen shook his head, "I don't understand, I really don't understand, what else should I do so that you can believe that I am serious and that my choice will always be you."
"Dong-dong-dong-dong!"
"Young Master."
The sound of wind came from the south.
Luo Qingzhi patted the back of Gao Zhen's hand and said gently: "Let me go first."
Gao Zhen let go obediently, and Luo Qingzhi took a few steps and opened the door.
"Young Master, when I returned to the mountain, there was no trace left."
Feng Zinan's answer made Luo Qingzhi startled. How powerful it must be to be able to erase everything in such a short period of time.
Luo Qingzhi asked: "Where is the Taoist priest?"
"Staying in the temple." Feng Zinan answered.
Gao Zhen walked out. The moment Feng Zinan saw him, he was obviously unhappy and even put his hand on the hilt of his sword.
Luo Qingzhi noticed it and deliberately pushed him away and said, "Go to Zhi Xin's room and see if she is there."
"......yes."
As soon as Feng Zinan walked away, Luo Qingzhi immediately turned around and said to Gao Zhen: "Since you are free now, go back to your mother and concubine."
Gao Zhen's face darkened, "What I just said... A Luo doesn't believe a word of it."
Luo Qingzhi did not answer immediately, as if by default.
Gao Zhen didn't want Luo Qingzhi to continue misunderstanding, so he explained again, "Yes, it was my mother-in-law who kidnapped me. However, under the circumstances at that time, I had no way to resist. Later, I was tied up all the way."
Having said this, Gao Zhen pulled up his sleeves, revealing the marks on his wrists.
He continued: "When we arrived in Ningzhou,
I also ran out while they were not prepared."
Luo Qingzhi stared at the dark purple marks on his wrists, which were indeed signs of being tied up for a long time.
"Last night, was it you?"
Gao Zhen nodded, "It's me."
Luo Qingzhi stared into his eyes and said nothing. Gao Zhen began to explain on his own initiative, "My mother wants to know what you are doing in Ningzhou, so I asked myself to investigate."
"Then what did you find?" Luo Qingzhi asked.
"I'm not here to check on you." Gao Zhen was a little disappointed and continued: "I deliberately left some traces in the hope that you would find out and come to me."
At this time, Luo Qingzhi felt a little guilty for being suspicious, but she also sincerely hoped that Gao Zhen could make a serious choice again.
"But, I've been waiting for a whole day, Aluo, but you didn't come." Gao Zhen said in a disappointed tone.
Luo Qingzhi opened her mouth, wanting to explain something, but when the words came to her lips, she didn't know where to start. Should she tell him that Gao Yan had his own son, and his chances of ascending to the throne were slim, or should she tell him that she
The bet with Gao Yan.
After thinking about it, she finally said softly: "I didn't expect that you meant this."
Gao Zhen said: "If you don't come to me, then I will come to you myself."
Luo Qingzhi sighed deeply, not knowing how to deal with her relationship with Gao Zhen for a while.
"Dong-dong-dong-dong!"
The knock on the door again was like a life-saving charm, and Luo Qingzhi quickly turned around and opened the door.
Feng Zinan was a little panicked, "Young Master, Miss Zhixin is not in the room. I just went to check with the shopkeeper, and he has not seen the girl come back."
Luo Qingzhi felt bad and asked, "Did anything unusual happen on your way back?"
"No."
"It's broken," Luo Qingzhi said, "Zhixin may have gone to Mu Mansion to ask for help."
"Let's go." Luo Qingzhi said, "Go to Mu Mansion."
Luo Qingzhi walked a few steps, then stopped and analyzed: "It's estimated that two hours have passed since just now. You didn't see any reinforcements on your way back, so Mu Mansion didn't send any troops."
"Young Master, do you think the girl didn't ask for help?" Feng Zinan asked.
"No," Luo Qingzhi shook her head, "The situation was in danger just now, and I didn't have time to explain to her. With her temperament, she will definitely find someone to come back and save us."
Feng Zinan said: "However, I did not see any reinforcements on the way back."
Luo Qingzhi thought for a while and said: "There are two situations now. Either Zhixin went to Mufu but failed to convince them and is still in Mufu, or she went to find other reinforcements...
..Maybe, it’s that person?”
"It's too late to think too much." Luo Qingzhi ordered, "Feng Zinan, you go to Mu Mansion. No matter what the situation is, take Zhi Xin away first."
The wind from the south is ordered to leave.
Luo Qingzhi turned around, looked at Gao Zhen, and said, "Stay here and wait for me to come back."
"Where are you going? I'll go with you." Gao Zhen said.
Luo Qingzhi said seriously: "No."
Gao Zhen knew that when Luo Qingzhi was serious, he really couldn't refute. He nodded and said, "Okay, I'll wait here for you to come back."
Luo Qingzhi went downstairs and sat in the corner of the lobby. The waiter naturally knew that she was a distinguished guest on the second floor and immediately came forward to ask.
"Sir, do you want to drink or eat?"
Luo Qingzhi said: "Come to the bar."
"Okay."
The waiter came forward with a white jade porcelain bottle, poured a glass of wine respectfully, and stood aside silently, waiting for Luo Qingzhi's instructions.
Luo Qingzhi took a sip, frowned immediately, and stood up to leave.
Although the waiter didn't know the reason, he knew that the distinguished guest could not be offended, so he immediately stepped forward and said: "Sir, the wine is not good. Can you please change it?"
Luo Qingzhi patted the corners of her clothes and clucked her tongue a few times, "It's not tasty enough."
The waiter heard the implication of Luo Qingzhi's words, took a few steps closer and said: "After leaving the door, walk ten miles east to Huanxi Building. There may be something there."
The prince’s favorite drink.”
Luo Qingzhi smiled and said, "Really?"
"Sir, go ahead, I guarantee your satisfaction."
Luo Qingzhi nodded slightly, and the waiter sent her out and untied the rope for her. She quickly got on the horse and headed for Huanxi Tower.
The waiter looked at Luo Qingzhi's back and couldn't help but shake his head and said: "She looks gentle, but she turns out to be a bad person at heart."
Gao Zhen asked harshly: "Where has she gone?"
Luo Qingzhi, who was galloping on horseback, was thinking about the person Zhixin once described.
"He has spies at fireworks venues all over the place. If you want to find him, that's the right place to go."
Luo Qingzhi originally thought it would be difficult to find, but in fact, Huanxi Building is very conspicuous.
Big red lanterns are hung high and can be seen on the streets.
Luo Qingzhi's horse stopped at the entrance of Huanxi Building.
People on the left and right saw her well-dressed and immediately came forward to greet her.
"Sir, you look unfamiliar. Is this your first time here?"
"Yes." Luo Qingzhi shook her fan, seemingly as a young man, but actually she wanted to disperse a little of the rouge fragrance around her.
Luo Qingzhi stepped into the gate of Huanxi Tower, and the scene of drunkenness and wealth in front of him made him feel a little dazed. A month ago, she also stepped into Mingfeng Tower in Jinling like this.
The waiter on the left shouted loudly, "We have a distinguished guest in the private room on the second floor."
Luo Qingzhi smelled the rouge gas around her and felt dizzy for a moment. In order to get rid of this feeling, she shook the fan faster.
The waiter pushed open the door of the private room and said: "Sir, please."
Luo Qingzhi entered the room, and the scent became stronger, which made her even more unhappy.
"Let's serve the drinks first, okay?" the waiter asked.
"I want the most expensive one." Luo Qingzhi said softly, but after the waiter heard it, his eyes lit up.
"Okay, sir, wait a moment."
The waiter left, and Luo Qingzhi also walked out of the room, moved from the left, and began to observe the rooms passing by.
Almost halfway through, Zhi Xin's voice was not heard, and she gradually breathed a sigh of relief.
As she approached the end room, she heard a somewhat familiar voice.
"Master, please respect yourself, that's not what I meant."
"Stop pretending to me, sir. I have heard about everything you did in Aurous Hill."
There was a shattering sound in the room. When Luo Qingzhi heard the word "Jinling", she confirmed that the person inside was Qingshan.
She pushed open the door and hit the man lying on Qingshan with stones from the flower pot.
The man was in pain, turned around angrily, and yelled, "Who is it?" Full of anger.
The moment Qingshan saw Luo Qingzhi, there was a bright light in his eyes.
Luo Qingzhi could not reveal her identity, so she could only say: "No one."
The man walked towards Luo Qingzhi and said loudly: "Did you know that I am from Mu Mansion and you dare to hit me without your life?"
Luo Qingzhi smiled and said, "Oh, it turns out he is from Mu Mansion." This chapter has been completed!