Xiao Mingxuan raised his eyebrows and did not comment on Qin Yin's words.
"How did the Emperor decide on Hu Bingyu's matter?"
"In regard to Hu Bingyu, the Emperor has decreed that Xue Ningshan and Su Tong must clean up the mountain bandits in the suburbs of Beijing and give an explanation to the Sima Mansion."
When Xiao Mingxuan heard this, he smiled and threw the soft towel in his hand to Qin Yin.
"The Sima Mansion really lost both his wife and his troops."
Does the emperor know that there is something else going on here? He is just disdainful of this matter.
"Since the Emperor has sent people to investigate this matter thoroughly, let's just wait for good news."
After Xiao Mingxuan finished speaking, he walked towards the inner courtyard.
"yes."
Qin Yin held the soft scarf in his hand, smiled, and followed closely.
At the door of the inner courtyard, Nan Xing and Nan Zhu were guarding the door on the left and right.
"Is your master awake?"
Nan Zhudao:
"Go back to your lord, the master is still asleep."
Last night, the prince held his master on the roof and watched the stars and the moon. In the middle of the night, he just had to drink and talk to each other and have sex, which wasted a good night.
Xiao Mingxuan hummed, opened the door and entered the house.
Nan Xing tilted his head and glanced at Nan Zhu.
"What's that expression on your face?"
Nan Zhu sighed quietly.
"The expression on my face that I hate you is so unforgivable."
Nanxing: "."
In the room, on the bed, Luo Jiuli was still sleeping deeply.
Xiao Mingxuan sat quietly by the bed, his eyes fell on her sleeping face, and he instantly felt that his heart softened, and even his breathing became softer uncontrollably.
Her eyelashes hang down on her eyelids, leaving a faint shadow, and there are some invisible black spots under her eyes. Although her eyebrows are stretched out in sleep, there is still a bit of tiredness between her eyebrows.
Xiao Mingxuan looked at the dark blue under her eyes and felt as if the blue was pressing on his heart, making him a little breathless.
Last night, she lost so much blood for him, and now that she thinks about it, her heart still feels sore.
He gently raised his hand to stroke the hair on her forehead, but in the end he slowly pulled it back, fearing that he would make any noise and wake her up.
Looking at her sleeping face, he laughed. He never knew that one day he would be so cautious for a woman.
Gently lift your legs, take off your boots, and slowly put them back on.
Carefully, he lay down quietly beside her, with his hands under his head, looking at her delicate eyebrows and listening to her clearly audible breathing.
Suddenly, I felt that my ordinary life was so peaceful, and the power, wealth, and hatred that made people exhausted both physically and mentally seemed to be whizzing away.
His hands slowly covered her waist, and he slowly closed his eyes, enjoying the tranquility and beauty of the moment.
When Luo Jiuli opened his eyes again, it was already feeding time.
The westward sunlight outside the window gradually shone into the house, making it bright and dazzling.
After getting used to it for a while, she rubbed her eyes, turned her head, and looked clearly into those smiling eyes.
"woke up?"
Xiao Mingxuan didn't know whether he was asleep or not. At this time, he supported his head on his hands and looked at her with a smile.
"Are you hungry? I asked Nan Xing and the others to prepare hot water, and asked the kitchen to cook your favorite food. Get up first, wash up, and then eat."
"Um."
She took a breath and sat up from the bed, nodding.
"You didn't enter the palace?"
Xiao Ming's eyebrows stretched gently, and a smile twitched at the corner of his mouth.
"I am still under lockdown and cannot leave the house privately."
"What's more, the emperor's oral order came from the palace, saying that I did not respect the Queen Mother Yi's decree and injured the Marquis of Chongyang. I was ordered to be banned from the palace for half a year and fined for one year. I am not allowed to leave the palace without the emperor's permission."
"ah!"
Luo Jiuli was startled for a moment.
"When did this happen?"
"last night."
He got up and got out of bed, put on his clothes, and then stretched out his hand to her.
Luo Jiuli put her hand into his big hand without knowing why. He helped her move to the edge of the bed, let her white feet rest on the footrest, and then bent down.
"Your Majesty, what are you doing?"
"It's late autumn and the ground is cold. You are a woman, so be careful of the autumn cold getting into your body."
At this time, he was squatting in front of the bed so quietly, lowering his eyebrows and putting on Luo Jiuli's socks.
In front of others, he clearly has a high status as a prince, but behind the scenes, he is doing such humble things as serving others.
After a moment of shock, Luo Jiuli did not insist on withdrawing his foot.
She lowered her eyes and looked at his noble profile carefully, hoping to see any discomfort on his face, but what she saw was that there was no dissatisfaction, and that he was willing to serve someone even for the first time.
Some kind of clumsiness.
It was precisely because of this cautious clumsiness that Luo Jiuli's eyes immediately turned red.
"What's wrong?"
Xiao Mingxuan put on her socks, and when he turned around, he saw her looking at him with red eyes without blinking.
"The prince has a noble status and immense power. How can he condescend to do such a job of serving others?"
In this era, men, especially men of high status, regard women as their accessories.
Even in the boudoir, no man would condescend to serve a woman.
"Is that why?"
Xiao Mingxuan chuckled lightly and reached out to take her hand.
"I also didn't expect that one day I would be willing to devote my thoughts to a woman. I would even be afraid of freezing her feet because of the cold, but I would happily wear shoes and socks for this woman."
Luo Jiuli's pupils narrowed, and he felt happy in his heart. Before he could say a word, a slight cool touch suddenly came from his lips.
"And lips like this, so attached to yours."
"Your Majesty."
He just got up and gave her such a sweet blow, which really made her a little uncomfortable with his change like a loyal dog.
"Although I am happy that the prince values me, but the prince has a distinguished status, and the prince should not do this kind of service in the future."
If this matter spreads out, I'm afraid she will have to receive critical attacks from many people.
"how about you?"
Xiao Mingxuan held her injured wrist.
"You can make this sacrifice for me, so there's nothing wrong with me serving you."
"Besides, you and I have already made an appointment with our parents. The matchmaker has said that we are just waiting for your father to return to Beijing from Liyang before we get engaged."
Outside the door, the butler stepped onto the steps.
"Your Majesty, the food is ready. Should it be placed in the flower hall or brought to the house?"
When Luo Jiuli heard about the food, his eyes lit up.
She reached out and rubbed her belly. She was really hungry.
Xiao Mingxuan smiled and pulled her up, then said to the door:
"Put it in the flower hall."
"yes."
The housekeeper left, and Chun Rong walked in with her head lowered and her eyebrows lowered, calling her "Miss."
Xiao Mingxuan brushed away the broken hair from her ears.
"Let Chunrong help you wash up, and I'll wait for you in the flower hall."
"Um."
Luo Jiuli nodded.
Xiao Mingxuan turned and left.
Chun Rong folded the quilt and helped her young lady wash herself, her eyes were full of words but she was speechless.
"What's wrong? If you have any questions, just ask."
From the moment she walked in, this girl had an expression on her face that she was hesitant to speak.