"Tell me, are you stupid? When the master left the capital, he gave many instructions, telling you not to get close to Fuquyuan and just protect Miss Luo Er in the dark."
"It's better for you to get on the pole and kill someone."
"It's okay now. Master finally convinced the Duke. He originally planned to tell Miss Luo Er the truth when he returned to Beijing, but you got there first. You said you--"
Creak!
The door to the study room was pushed open, and Xiao Mingxuan stood at the door of the study room with a face as cold as winter.
Qin Yin's scolding and Qin Wu's begging for mercy stopped abruptly.
"master."
"Master, master."
Seeing their master walk out of the study and down the steps, Qin Yin and Qin Wu followed the master who was shrouded in a thick layer of frost with cautious faces, walking as if they were walking on thin ice.
But the further they walked, the more frightened the two of them became, because the direction the master was walking was neither out of the mansion nor back to the main courtyard.
It's the direction to the school grounds.
The school grounds!
Qin Yin glanced at Qin Wu quietly.
'You bastard, it's all because of you that all the brothers will be sparring tonight.'
Qin Wu:
'Help! You are just sparring partners, I want to be trained.'
——
It was getting late, inside the Fuqu Courtyard of the Duke of Yiguo Mansion.
The Duke's wife, Aunt Xu, the housekeeper, and Chun Rong all stretched their necks and stared at the main room.
Just an hour ago, Luo Jiuli not only drove Qin Wu back to the Ninth Prince's Mansion, but also rejected him.
This move not only frightened everyone in the mansion, but even the Duke's wife, who had always disagreed with the relationship between Luo Jiuli and the Ninth Prince, was muttering in her heart.
"Chunrong, what happened to Miss?"
"Yes! I haven't left the house for an hour, and there's been no movement."
"It's getting dark soon. What's going to happen to this blind person?"
Aunt Xu and the housekeeper said something to you and me, all of which were worried.
Chun Rong shook her head, feeling really aggrieved.
"I don't know either. The lady kicked me out and wouldn't let me in."
Seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker, and the nights were getting colder and colder, until the lights came on in each courtyard, the main room of Fuquyuan was still dark.
"Chun Rong."
Finally, the door of the house opened and Luo Jiuli appeared, and everyone was shocked.
"Miss."
"Jiu'er."
Several people gathered around him at once.
"Jiu'er, what's wrong with you?"
The Duke's wife held her daughter's hand.
Luo Jiuli smiled faintly, but his eyes were silent.
"It's okay, there were some things that I didn't think about before, but now I've figured them out."
She locked herself in the room, drove Qin Wu away, and refused to see Xiao Mingxuan, not just because of that incident.
She asked herself over and over again in the room, if she and Xiao Mingxuan parted ways and became strangers, would she be willing?
The answer is, no.
If you don't want to, why put yourself in pain?
"It's getting too late, mother should go back to the house and rest."
"But mother can't worry about you."
The Duke's wife is such a wise person, how could she not see that there was a problem between her daughter and the Ninth Prince?
Logically speaking, she does not approve of her daughter getting along with the Ninth Prince. Now that there is a problem between the two of them, she should be happy.
But when she saw her daughter's stagnant eyes, she felt anxious. The uneasiness and anxiety she felt before made her heart suddenly rise to her throat.
At that moment, she understood that she would rather put away her selfishness than want her daughter to be sad.
"Mom, I'm fine, don't worry."
Luo Jiuli patted his mother's hand and could clearly feel the uneasiness in her eyes.
"When a daughter grows up, a mother should believe that her daughter can handle anything."
The Duke's wife nodded hurriedly.
"Yeah, mother believes, believes."
"Mother Xu, help mother go back and rest."
Luo Jiuli looked at Nanny Xu.
"Yes, Miss Second."
Aunt Xu stepped forward to support Madam.
"Madam, let's go back. It's getting dark, and it's time for the second lady to rest. We'll talk about anything tomorrow."
The Duke's wife nodded and looked at Luo Jiuli.
"Jiu'er, remember, no matter what happens, you still have your mother, your father, and our Duke's Mansion."
"Ok, I know."
Luo Jiuli smiled, his eyebrows softening a little after all.
The Duke's wife was relieved and followed Aunt Xu out of Fuquyuan.
"Chunrong, Donglian, go clean up, I want to rest."
"Yes, miss."
Chun Rong and Dong Lian hurriedly welcomed Luo Jiuli into the house. Those who poured water, changed clothes, and made beds were very busy.
Luo Jiuli sat on the chair, watching the maids busy, then finished washing according to their wishes, and then went to bed to rest.
Several maids helped their young lady to sleep, and then went back to the penthouse to rest.
For a moment, the lights in Fuqu Courtyard were extinguished and everything was quiet.
During this sleep, Luo Jiuli slept very restlessly, tossing and turning like making pancakes, and finally managed to stay up till dawn.
After breakfast, before the mother and daughter could even talk, they saw the housekeeper hurried in outside the door.
"Madam, second young lady, someone is coming from the palace."
"Whose person?"
The Duke's wife's heart suddenly rose to her throat. Ever since Luo Jiuli almost had an accident in the palace last time, she was really afraid that people from the palace would visit the Duke's residence.
"He belongs to Mrs. Fengde."
"It is said that Mrs. Fengde is unwell and has come to invite the second young lady into the palace."
When she heard that it was Mrs. Fengde, the Duke's wife breathed a sigh of relief.
Luo Jiuli also stood up.
"You ask the people from Ganquan Palace to wait while I go get the medicine box."
After saying that, he gave a few instructions to his mother and returned to Fuquyuan.
On the way into the palace, sitting in the carriage, Luo Jiuli lifted the curtains and took a look outside.
She had been to Ganquan Palace and knew several confidants around Mrs. Fengde, but this nanny looked a little strange to her.
But when she asked about it just now, this nanny answered fluently and could accurately tell Mrs. Fengde's preferences and the names of the palace people around her.
"Miss Luo Er, we have arrived at the palace gate."
The nanny stood outside the carriage, respectfully.
Luo Jiuli got off the carriage and raised his head slightly to look around. The thick vermilion lacquered door revealed the glorious imperial city, all of which demonstrated the majesty and privileges of the royal family.
She only glanced at it lightly, then withdrew her gaze and followed the nanny quietly.
After following the nanny through the palace gates, a eunuch came face to face.
The eunuch saw the two of them and rushed to greet them.
"Mammy, Mrs. Fengde is at the Queen Mother's house. The Queen Mother ordered Miss Luo Er to go to Changchun Palace to see Mrs. Fengde."
When Luo Jiuli heard this, his eyes flashed, but the nanny was not surprised at all and turned around to salute Luo Jiuli.
"Miss Luo Er, please."
Luo Jiuli clenched her fists and finally understood why she found this nanny strange outside the palace just now.
It seems that the one who really invited her to the palace was not Mrs. Fengde, but the Queen Mother.