He is obviously here to treat illnesses and save people, but not only does he have to work extra overtime, but he also has to fawn over others.
Sure enough! No matter what era, whether men or women, they all like to talk nonsense.
Xiao Mingxuan pursed his lips, his handsome face tensed slightly, then slowly relaxed, and an undetectable trace of softness appeared in his eyes.
"Gulu, Gulu."
Luo Jiuli's stomach growled twice at an inappropriate time. She covered her stomach and looked at Xiao Mingxuan embarrassedly.
"hungry."
Xiao Mingxuan was silent for a moment and glanced at her belly strangely.
"Qin Yin."
"master."
Qin Yin hurriedly answered.
"Go to the kitchen to see if there is anything else to eat and bring it to Miss Luo Er."
"yes."
Qin Yin turned around and left the house.
Luo Jiuli was actually quite depressed. She ate a lot at night, but her current body was only seventeen years old. It was the time when the body was developing and digested quickly, and there was nothing she could do about it.
Not long after, Qin Yin actually returned with a plate of chopped roast chicken.
"Your Majesty, there is only one plate of roast chicken left in the kitchen that can be eaten, and the rest is raw food."
Xiao Mingxuan pointed at Luo Jiuli.
Qin Yin put the roast chicken on the table.
"Miss Luo Er, please go down and get you a glass of warm water."
"Oh, thank you."
Luo Jiuli was not polite, picked up a chicken leg and chewed it slowly.
"Aren't you hungry, Your Majesty?"
She looked at Xiao Mingxuan, there was no excessive pretense or unnatural expression, everything went as it should.
Xiao Mingxuan shook his head. This was the first time he saw a woman eating in front of him. She didn't have to count the grains of rice, and she didn't have to avoid touching meat to stay in shape.
Not to mention that because of his presence, in order to maintain a dignified and ladylike posture, she would pretend to cover her mouth while eating.
"Aren't you afraid of gaining weight if you eat such greasy food in the middle of the night?"
Luo Jiuli shook his head.
"I'm only seventeen years old. It's the time when I'm growing up. I can eat as much as I want without getting fat. When I turn thirty, I won't be able to go on a diet again."
Xiao Mingxuan was stunned for a moment before he realized that she was only seventeen years old, and he was a full eight years older than her.
She has experienced so many changes at the age of seventeen, and she can still face her new life calmly, which makes people admire her with admiration.
"What expression is this, Your Majesty?"
Luo Jiuli took the last bite of the chicken leg and looked at Xiao Mingxuan with some confusion.
"nothing?"
Xiao Mingxuan shook his head and changed the topic.
“Why should you diet after the age of thirty?”
"Because your metabolism is slow?"
"Metabolism?"
Xiao Mingxuan felt that he could not understand what she said more and more.
Luo Jiuli picked another piece of chicken.
"Simply put, metabolism is a normal physiological activity of the human body."
"The food you eat must be absorbed, digested, and turned into energy after digestion. After being turned into energy, there will be enough nutrients to support the growth and normal physiological activities of the human body."
"As for the excess energy, it is metabolized through the gastrointestinal tract, the body's heat, and the movement of other organs. This is called metabolism."
"After a woman reaches the age of thirty, her metabolic rate begins to slow down. If you are not careful, you may accumulate fat, causing your body to gain weight and become deformed."
She spoke quickly and lowered her head to focus on eating the chicken. She didn't see Xiao Mingxuan's eyes looking at her, which became more and more inquisitive.
"What do you mean, if you eat whatever you want before the age of thirty, then you have to change your diet after the age of thirty?"
"Wow! My lord, your understanding, intelligence, and ability to accept new things are simply like this."
Luo Jiuli stretched out his thumb and nodded repeatedly.
Xiao Mingxuan suddenly felt that this girl was really interesting.
Whether it's his words, actions or temperament, he is quite to his liking.
Outside the door, Qin Yin walked in with hot tea.
"Miss Luo Er."
He placed the hot tea in front of Luo Jiuli, and then looked at his prince.
"Master, there is only one more hour left until the third quarter of Yinshi. It's time to go to court."
"Well, I know."
Xiao Mingxuan nodded.
Luo Jiuli took a sip of tea.
"Your Majesty, I want to go back to the house before dawn. The jailer also asked Your Majesty to send someone to look after me."
Xiao Mingxuan frowned.
As soon as Qin Yin saw his master frowning, he hurriedly asked:
"Miss Luo Er, if you leave, what if the jailer gets a high fever?"
Luo Jiuli waved his hand.
"No, I've cleaned the wound again and given him another bottle of antibiotics. The high fever won't happen again. If anything else happens, you can send someone to see me at the Yiguo Duke's Mansion."
"To avoid causing unnecessary trouble, I'd better leave through the back door before dawn."
Qin Yin wanted to say something else, but Xiao Mingxuan raised his hand to stop him.
"I will send someone to take you back?"
Luo Jiuli did not refuse. She was quite cautious about her own safety.
The master and servant left the house one after another.
Outside the courtyard, Xiao Mingxuan looked back at the house.
"Later, let Qin Wu and Qin Liu take Miss Luo back to the Yiguo Duke's Mansion."
"yes."
Qin Yin nodded.
"Where is Mo Han now?"
"Back to Master, we have arrived at Black Rock Mountain and have contacted Mr. Shen Yang."
"Um."
Xiao Mingxuan nodded lightly, turned around and returned to his yard.
At this moment, it was already the end of the day, the transition between night and day. Luo Jiuli and Chun Rong quietly got into the carriage from the side door of Jiuwang Mansion and returned to Yiguo Duke Mansion.
At this time, in the Duke Yi's mansion, the Duke's wife had been awake almost all night. She finally heard the housekeeper's reply, saying that the second young lady was back. She hurried to Fuquyuan without even changing her clothes.
At this time, Luo Jiuli had just changed into clean clothes when she saw her mother walking in with a sad face.
"Mother."
Luo Jiuli rushed to greet him.
"What's going on with you kid? You didn't come home all night. I wonder if your mother is worried to death?"
Mrs. Yiguo patted her arm lightly to express her dissatisfaction.
"Isn't this good for me?"
Luo Jiuli felt a little guilty, his tone was unusually soft, and he helped his mother sit on the chair.
Mrs. Yiguo looked at her.
"The Nine Kings sent people to tell them that King Zhao's concubine escaped from prison and that they need your help in the investigation."
"Then the prison of the Ministry of Punishment is not three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry? There are guards guarding everywhere. How could that woman escape from prison?"
Luo Jiuli comforted her.
"I don't know exactly what happened, but what is certain is that Yan Tinglian did escape from prison."
"The woman who was able to escape from the Penal Department Prison where criminals are detained is definitely not as simple as we see."
"So, mother, be careful when you go out and go in during these days, and bring more people with you."
Mrs. Yiguo nodded, and when she thought of King Zhao and Yan Tinglian, her teeth itched with hatred.