"There is no chance. You should know that I will not risk your safety. If you want to return to the Duke's mansion, I will go back with you tomorrow."
She was summoned to the palace several times, and she narrowly escaped being framed by those people.
He could only use this method to protect her by his side now.
"Nan Zhu, go and tell Luo Yuanjia that I will personally accompany your master back to the mansion tomorrow. Let him leave first."
"yes."
Nanzhu was naturally willing, and walked towards the carriage behind him in response.
Luo Jiuli knew that he was thinking about her safety, and seeing how he arranged it, she naturally had nothing to say.
In the second carriage, Luo Yuanjia was silent for a long time when he heard Nan Zhu's reply.
Du Qilin on the side patted him on the shoulder.
"I see that my little sister is exquisite and she knows what she is doing."
"Otherwise, if the Ninth Prince came to propose marriage, how could the Duke agree?"
Although a woman is not allowed to meet her husband's family before she is married.
But now and then, the two parties involved were too lazy to pay attention to the rumors. How could they, outsiders, know the inside story?
When a person lives his life openly, freely and freely, the opinions of outsiders will not seem so important.
Luo Yuanjia withdrew his gaze, his expression was calm and his tone was calm.
"Go home."
When the driver heard the young master's voice, he quickly let go of the horse's reins.
Two carriages went in opposite directions at the intersection in the inner city.
Not long after, the carriage stopped at the gate of the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
The housekeeper who had been guarding the door saw the prince coming back and trotted down the steps.
"Your Majesty, Second Young Lady."
The lantern was dim and red, illuminating the person's eyes unclearly.
Xiao Mingxuan pushed open the car door first, and then reached out to help Luo Jiuli get out of the carriage.
"You go back to the house first, and I'll go into the palace."
Luo Jiuli nodded.
"Your Majesty, go and come back quickly."
Xiao Mingxuan was just like before, always telling Nan Zhu and Nan Xing to take good care of her safety every time he left her side.
Nan Zhu and Nan Xing also agreed respectfully as before.
Until the carriage disappeared at the entrance of the alley, Luo Jiuli was still standing at the door of the Nine Princes' Mansion, looking around.
"Second Miss, please go back home first."
The housekeeper was extremely nervous now, fearing that something might happen to Luo Jiuli and he would not be able to explain it to the prince.
"good."
Luo Jiuli nodded, turned around and went up the steps.
Little did he know, a pair of eyes in the darkness were staring at her retreating figure.
——
Hu Mansion, backyard, Hanyan Pavilion.
Hu Hanyu sat slumped on the messy ground. At this time, she no longer had the domineering and domineering look of before. What she had was only sadness and a face that was getting thinner.
Today is the day when her grandfather and father were buried. It is also the day when the plaque of Sima Mansion is replaced by Hu Mansion. It is also the day of her birthday that she can never forget from now on.
"Ha ha ha ha."
She threw her head back and laughed wildly, until she finally squatted on the ground and cried sadly, holding her head in her arms.
Who would have thought that his birthday would be the day to bury his relatives.
From now on, she will never have a birthday again, and her birthday will go hand in hand with this painful day.
"ah……"
With nowhere to vent his anger, he smashed all the objects at hand that could be smashed.
She lowered her head, and saw that the long scar on her hand had not yet scabbed over. It was the wound left by Luo Jiuli's maid after she had a dispute with Luo Jiuli when her father had an accident.
scar.
"Luo Jiuli, we have a mortal hatred for you. If I kill you, I will definitely kill you."
She firmly believed that her father's death was definitely related to Luo Jiuli.
Especially when I heard the day before yesterday that Luo Jiuli's eldest brother, Luo Yuanliang, had taken over his father's position as commander of the imperial army.
This made her even more convinced that her father's death was planned by the Duke's government.
Even the Ninth Prince cannot escape his involvement.
"Second Miss wants to kill Luo Jiuli, I can help you!"
A cold voice came from the shadows of the room.
Hu Hanyu was shocked, pretending to be calm and looking towards the shadow.
"Who? Who are you? Why are you in my house."
Someone was in her room, and she didn't even notice.
In the shadows, the woman's cold voice smiled softly, just like the night owl outside the window scratching people's hearts.
"Second Miss, noble people often forget things."
A figure gradually walked into the candlelight, and a beautiful and youthful face appeared in front of Hu Hanyu.
"Who are you?"
Hu Hanyu pointed at her, feeling that she looked familiar, but he didn't seem to have any impression of her.
"My name is Lingnu. I was invited by the Queen Mother to help the Second Young Lady."
"Spirit girl?"
Hu Hanyu's fingers trembled uncontrollably.
——
It was already a quarter past three o'clock when Xiao Mingxuan came out of the palace.
When he stepped out of the palace gate, keys had been issued everywhere in the palace. After the keys were issued, except for the emperor and the patrolling imperial guards, no concubines, eunuchs, or maids could move around.
"Qin Yin."
Before getting on the carriage, Xiao Mingxuan stopped.
"Master, what are your orders?"
Qin Yin took a step forward.
"Spread the news about Qian Anlu's murder of Hu Hongzhi."
"ah!"
Qin Yin was startled for a moment.
Does the master really believe that Qian Anlu killed Hu Hongzhi? How could he dispel his suspicions just after entering the palace and leaving the palace?
Even if he had doubts in his heart, Qin Yin didn't dare to ask.
He nodded and went to make arrangements.
"Wait a moment."
"Master, do you have any other instructions?"
Xiao Mingxuan looked at him.
"Send someone to investigate what happened back then. Besides the Qian Mansion, do you have any other relatives on Qian Anlu?"
Qian Anlu has a death wish, but is he really seeking death, or are there other reasons?
"My subordinate understands and will immediately send someone to investigate."
"Um."
Xiao Mingxuan raised his feet and entered the carriage.
——
At this time, in Changchun Palace.
"The Queen Mother is Qiao Yue. I personally saw her and a little eunuch hiding at the base of the wall and sneaking around. She even handed something to the little eunuch."
In the palace, a palace maid with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks knelt on the ground and pointed at Qiao Yue, whose face was covered with blood and was being stepped on by two fat nuns on the other side, and pointed out angrily.
"Queen Mother, this slave is unjustly accused."
Qiaoyue's mouth was bleeding.
Today, she originally delivered the washed clothes to the main hall, but she never thought that she would hear the conversation between King Zhao and the imperial concubine outside the hall.
It turned out that the mother and son were trying to summon Luo Jiuli into the palace for some unknown reason. From what King Zhao said, it seemed that if someone helped this time, Luo Jiuli would definitely die.
She did not dare to delay, so she secretly met the young eunuch placed in the palace by the Ninth Prince, hoping that the young eunuch would pass on the news.
She never thought that she would be bumped into by this palace maid who was always in tit-for-tat with her.
"Unjustly accused?"
The Queen Mother half-squinted her eyes, watching Qiaoyue shouting injustice, but with a righteous look on her face, and doubts arose in her heart.
"Since it is unjust, then tell the Ai family what the name of the young eunuch who met you is?"