Luo Jiuli knew in his heart that his mother was deliberately looking for an excuse to leave, so she nodded.
"It's time for you, mother."
Mrs. Guo Gong smiled and patted her hand, winking at Luo Yuanliang who was standing aside. Mother and son saluted Xiao Mingxuan again before retreating.
Luo Jiuli didn't look at Xiao Mingxuan until the news of his mother and eldest brother's presence outside the door.
"Your Majesty, where is my father? Why didn't you follow?"
Xiao Mingxuan took off his coat, put it on the shelf, walked to the bed and sat down next to her.
"Does your father have anything else to do?"
"Then, what did the prince and my father say in the study just now?"
Xiao Mingxuan took her hand.
"About my coming to propose marriage."
Xiao Mingxuan said, hugging the person into his arms.
"I heard everything you just said to your elder brother."
"I really want to marry you into my house as soon as possible and be my wife in name only."
As Luo Jiuli listened to his words, her heart felt soft, and she put her arms around his waist.
"In my heart, the prince is already my husband."
These words seemed to have magic power, causing the visible spring flowers in Xiao Mingxuan's eyes to bloom.
At this time, outside the Duke's Mansion, Shen Yang, whom he had not seen for a long time, hurried in. After entering the second courtyard, he ran into the Duke and the eldest son Luo Yuanliang.
"My lord, the eldest son."
Shen Yang said the gift.
"Master Shen Yang came to the Duke's Mansion to see the prince?"
Luo Yuanliang was a little surprised.
This time he and his father came back from Liyang, and it was Shen Yang who met them halfway on the orders of the Nine Kings. Speaking of which, he could be considered an old acquaintance.
Shen Yang nodded.
"There is something going on in the house, so I came here to see the prince."
Seeing the anxious look on his face, the Duke knew that it must be an emergency.
"Yuanliang, take Mr. Shen Yang to Fuquyuan to meet the prince."
"Yes, father."
Luo Yuanliang responded.
"Master Shen Yang, please come with me."
"Thank you so much, Your Majesty. Thank you for your hard work, Sir."
Shen Yang is very considerate.
The two of them quickly went to Fuquyuan together.
In the dormitory of Fuquyuan, Nanzhu stood outside and whispered:
"Master, Your Majesty, Young Master Shen Yang would like to see you."
In the room, Luo Jiuli looked at Xiao Mingxuan.
"When Shen Yang came to the Duke's Mansion, there must be something urgent."
Xiao Mingxuan stood up.
"You take the medicinal food, I'll go out and take a look."
"Um."
Luo Jiuli nodded, holding the stew pot in his hand, watching him leave the dormitory.
In the outer hall, as soon as Shen Yang saw Xiao Mingxuan coming out, he hurriedly stepped forward and handed over the letter in his hand.
"Master, a letter from Qin Yin."
Xiao Mingxuan looked stern, reached out and took the letter and opened it.
Following the contents of the letter, he slowly frowned and pursed his lips in silence.
Luo Yuanliang on the side also had eyes. One look at Xiao Mingxuan's silent and gloomy face, and then at Shen Yang's solemn expression, and he knew that the content in the letter might be a bit tricky.
After a while, Xiao Mingxuan clutched the letter and then said lightly:
"No matter who it is that sends a message to Qin Yin Fei Ge? If you dare to block it, you don't have to worry about your identity. You will be killed without mercy."
The words "kill without mercy" were so majestic that Shen Yang's eyebrows instantly relaxed.
"yes."
Shen Yang left quickly to do the things assigned by his master.
Xiao Mingxuan waited for Shen Yang to leave, then turned to look at Luo Yuanliang.
"Where is the Duke?"
Luo Yuanliang said respectfully:
"Father went to Nuange."
Xiao Mingxuan handed the letter to Luo Yuanliang very naturally.
"Let's go, I still need the help of the Duke of Guo in this matter."
Luo Yuanliang took the letter in surprise, but did not dare to lower his head to take a closer look. He only saw the word "Shan County" and followed Xiao Mingxuan's footsteps to the direction of Nuange.
Luo Jiuli waited until dusk fell before Xiao Mingxuan returned to Fuquyuan.
"I heard from mother that you just went to see my father?"
"Well, Qin Yin flew a pigeon to pass the letter and encountered several waves of assassinations by unknown killers in Shan County."
Xiao Mingxuan had no intention of hiding it from her.
"What? Qin Yin was assassinated?"
Luo Jiuli's brows instantly wrinkled.
"Don't worry, Qin Yin can handle it."
Xiao Mingxuan looked much more relaxed.
"So that's why you went to my father just now?"
"Um."
Xiao Mingxuan nodded.
"Since Qin Yin's investigation has been blocked, it means that someone in the capital has learned about the situation and wants to kill people and silence them."
"Qin Yin is now in the Ming Dynasty and has no choice but to retreat, but this case must be investigated, and the investigation will turn it upside down."
"So I just sought your father's help. Overtly and covertly, this case can always be solved."
Luo Jiuli bit his lip when he heard this.
"As a military commander, my father will definitely help."
"It's just that there's one thing I don't understand. Aren't the emperor's people also investigating privately? Why is there no news at all?"
Xiao Mingxuan's eyes darkened.
"I'm afraid I'll be discovered too."
"Li'er, before the keys are released, I want to go into the palace. You--"
"My lord, you don't have to worry about me. I have my father and elder brother in the house, and there are Nan Zhu and Nan Xing guarding me outside the door. I'm very safe, but my lord himself must be careful."
"Um."
Xiao Mingxuan took her hand, covered it with his long body, and lowered his head to cover her lips. The clear and cold breath enveloped her overwhelmingly, making Luo Jiuli feel at ease.
At the same time, in a certain mansion in the capital.
A man in rich clothes paced back and forth in the room anxiously, as if he was being roasted on a fire.
Under the dim light, the man's face was clearly visible. He was Jiang Fengnian, the head of the Treasury Department of the Ministry of War.
How he hoped that the message just sent back was false.
However, the piece of paper was now in his hand, and the words on it were like sharp swords piercing his heart.
None of the people he sent to assassinate the guards of the Ninth Prince's Mansion survived. On the contrary, the guard escaped and even sent the news to the Ninth Prince.
This made him extremely anxious and uneasy.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
There was a knocking sound outside the door, which frightened Jiang Fengnian.
"who?"
"It's me, Dieer."
A woman's charming and weak voice came from outside the door.
Die'er, Jiang Fengnian's seventh concubine, is very beautiful, and even her voice is like that of a butterfly, flickering and making people's hearts tremble.
"Die'er, sir, I have something to do now. You go back to your yard first."
Jiang Fengnian had a knife hanging on his head at this time, so he had no intention of lingering with his concubine.
What's more, there was no reply from Master Sima, which made him even more anxious.
When Die'er outside the door heard this, her voice sounded a little aggrieved and crying.
"Master, Die'er, Die'er just hasn't seen the master for a few days. She misses him so much that she personally cooks his favorite plum blossom cake for him."
Seeing that there was no movement in the house, Die'er continued:
"Master, if you don't want to see Die'er, then Die'er will bring the cakes in and then leave without disturbing the master."