"Princess Mingxin loves the Nine Kings. Everyone in the capital knows that. Unfortunately, the Nine Kings are already twenty-five years old and have not gotten married. Princess Mingxin couldn't hold back, so she gave the Nine Kings medicine, thinking that it would make rice cook.
,who would have thought--"
The Duke's wife stopped talking.
Luo Jiuli thought of the cold, arrogant and lonely eyes of the Nine Kings, and hehehe, Hu Bingyu is not enough, there is Lu Mingxin.
"So, Lu Mingxin succeeded?"
The Duke's wife shook her head.
"If we succeed, the Ninth Prince's Mansion and Prince An's Mansion will not be incompatible with each other."
"Nine Kings of Chinese Medicine injured Princess Mingxin and then quickly left the palace."
"Lu Mingxin didn't succeed."
Luo Jiuli secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"What happened next?"
The Duke’s wife shook her head:
"No one knows what happened next."
"However, the anger of the Nine Kings was to be expected. Even if the emperor came forward, there was nothing he could do. In the end, Princess Mingxin was sent to a nunnery by the royal family. She can only hold the lantern and the ancient Buddha in the nunnery for the rest of her life."
"The Ninth Prince's Mansion and Prince An's Mansion are also completely at odds."
"Because it is related to the reputation of the two houses and the dignity of the royal family, this kind of thing is not publicized. Only a few family members and important ministers who attended the family banquet know about it."
Luo Jiuli calmed down and thought about the twelfth lunar month of the previous year, which was neither a festival nor a special day. Why did the nine kings who left Beijing return to Beijing and entertain the Queen Mother?
Among them, there is something else that my mother has not said and she does not know.
"The Nine Kings have been away from the capital for two years since they handed over military power. They will not return to the capital unless there are special circumstances. The twelfth lunar month of the previous year is neither a New Year's Day nor the Queen Mother's birthday. Why did the Nine Kings return to the capital?
"
With one sentence, the expression of the Duke's wife changed as she asked.
"You, you don't remember?"
Luo Jiuli was full of doubts.
"What do I remember?"
"Is it possible that this matter has something to do with me?"
But there was no such episode in the memory of the original owner, and not even the shadow of Xiao Mingxuan appeared.
The Duke's wife sighed.
"Speaking of which, this matter really has something to do with you."
"The Nine Kings returned to Beijing just to attend the wedding of Prince Zhao and you."
Shocked! Luo Jiuli couldn't believe his ears.
"To attend my wedding with Prince Zhao?"
"Um."
The Duke's wife nodded.
Luo Jiuli took a deep breath, her heart was pounding in confusion for some reason, and her heart was in a state of confusion. The woman's strong sixth sense told her that this matter was not simply related to her.
"When was the date when the palace hosted a banquet for the Nine Kings and when Lu Mingxin drugged him?"
The Duke’s wife said calmly:
"On the night before your wedding."
boom!
A sound of spring thunder startled Luo Jiuli, who shocked Luo Jiuli. Five thunderbolts struck his head, and a thought flashed through Luo Jiuli's mind.
The night before the wedding, the Nine Kings were drugged by Lu Mingxin, and she fell under Yan Tinglian's charm, losing her innocence.
Is there any connection between this and this?
"Jiu'er, what's wrong with you?"
The Duke's wife didn't look well when she saw her.
It took Luo Jiuli a while to come back to his senses.
"fine."
Since she couldn't figure out how Xiao Mingxuan got rid of the drug after being drugged.
Does that mean that, except for Xiao Mingxuan himself, no one in the palace knew much about the whereabouts of the Nine Kings who took the medicine that night?
But Qin Yin is Xiao Mingxuan's man, and Qin Wu is also Xiao Mingxuan's personal guard, will they know?
At the same time, on the way back to the Nine Princes' Mansion.
Qin Yin was a little worried.
"Master, if Miss Luo Er knows about that matter, I'm afraid she will have random thoughts. Master, is it--"
It's time to tell Miss Luo Er the truth.
Xiao Mingxuan sat in the carriage, his eyes darkening again and again.
"She will have random thoughts, but she won't find out the truth yet."
As for Luo Jiuli, will he forgive him after knowing the truth?
That's what he should worry about the most.
What's more, this matter involves too much and cannot be solved by telling the truth.
He doesn't care what others think of him, but he cares about outsiders' misunderstanding of Luo Jiuli.
What's more, there is also Duke Yiguo, who cannot solve the problem. He has reason to believe that Duke Yiguo will definitely dare to take action against him, and will even interfere with his relationship with Luo Jiuli in every possible way.
One is his own man and the other is his own father.
He didn't want to push Luo Jiuli into a difficult choice!
"Then the master really doesn't plan to tell the second lady the truth?"
Qin Yin sighed, not understanding what his master was thinking.
"Tell her, but tell her the truth without hurting her or her family."
Outside the carriage, Qin Yin was stunned.
"Master, this subordinate is confused."
"Go to Liyang tomorrow."
Xiao Mingxuan made up his mind.
He didn't want the family relationship that Luo Jiuli had finally repaired to break down again because of him.
If you want to get Luo Jiuli's forgiveness, you must first get the support of Duke Yiguo.
"Going to Liyang, master, why are you going to Liyang?"
"Bearing on a thorn bush to apologize."
——
Yiguo Gongfu, inside Fuqu Courtyard.
"Steward Zhang, help me investigate a person in secret."
The housekeeper was startled.
"Who did the second lady ask me to investigate?"
Luo Jiuli shook his head.
"I don't know his last name, but I heard he is an ugly man with a slovenly head and face. He should be a blind drifter living in an outer city."
"An ugly man with a slovenly head and a slovenly face?"
The housekeeper looked at his young lady and thought to himself, how could the second young lady interact with such a person?
As soon as Luo Jiuli saw the butler's expression, he knew that he was suspicious, so he said so in order not to arouse suspicion.
"This man once did evil things for King Zhao. Now King Zhao and I are at odds with each other. The more wrongdoings I catch of him, the more powerful he will be for us in the future."
When the housekeeper heard this, he immediately understood that his second lady had prepared for a rainy day. He admired the second lady's rebirth in adversity, and her life became more and more transparent.
"Yes, don't worry, Miss Second, my subordinates will go check it out right away. This person has a unique appearance and should be found soon."
"Okay, don't let anyone know about this, including my mother, and don't let any news leak."
"If I find this person and kidnap him secretly, I don't mind beating him half to death."
"Yes, I understand."
The butler nodded and left.
After Luo Jiuli washed up with his thoughts on his mind, he lay on the bed and tossed and turned.
It was the night before their wedding, and they were both framed.
Lu Mingxin drugged Xiao Mingxuan.
She was controlled by Yan Tinglian using charm techniques.
Is this a coincidence or is there some connection?
Outside the window, the night is like ink, and how many people can't sleep tonight.
Luo Jiuli barely slept in the first half of the night, with random thoughts in his mind. In the second half of the night, Chun Rong came into the house and saw his young lady lying upright on the bed with her eyes open and a pair of dark circles. She was shocked.
Chun Rong thought the young lady was in a bad mood because of what happened in the palace, so she lit a piece of soothing incense.
With the soothing fragrance, Luo Jiuli's barely-supported spirit instantly relaxed, and he fell asleep in a daze.