"It's okay, didn't you just say that what the imperial kitchen cooked today was delicious?"
"But Miss, you can't skip dinner. How can your body bear this?"
There was a bit of anxiety in Lu Zhu's tone.
Bai Wanrou also knew that she was really worried about her. She didn't want her to look like this, so she had to let Qingtang tell her everything that happened in Dali Temple.
Then she wanted to continue to elaborate, but Bai Wanrou raised her hand to stop her.
It's not a good thing for Luzhu to know so much, and it might even cause some trouble.
But now Luzhu also understood why both of them couldn't eat.
"Miss, you've been working too hard today, how about I give you a massage?"
She used to give Bai Wanrou massages when she was in the Hou Mansion, and now she is already very familiar with it.
Qingtang stood aside and watched. She met Bai Wanrou's eyes. She knew in her heart that she would have something to do later, so she simply did not leave.
At night, after Lu Zhu fell asleep, Bai Wanrou and Qingtang left the palace.
Lin Yi had been following them secretly, especially at night, when he became more careful.
Now that I found out that they had left, I naturally went to report to Chen Ruzhi immediately.
However, he did not expect that during the short period of time he followed them, Bai Wanrou had already raised her eyes and looked over here.
Although he knew that she most likely didn't notice him, he was still a little shocked inside.
He had never known that the princess was so sensitive to sight.
"Your Majesty, Miss and Qingtang just left the palace secretly."
"Send a few people to protect them."
Lin Yi raised his head. He felt that he could no longer figure out what Chen Ruzhi was thinking.
When encountering this kind of thing in the past, didn't he say that he could just follow him alone?
Why do we need a few people to protect this time?
Sensing the confusion in Lin Yi's eyes, Chen Ruzhi explained, "No matter what she says, she is still sitting in the position of princess. I still have to fulfill my responsibilities."
Lin Yi nodded, this was the prince's usual style.
He took a few guards and followed Bai Wanrou all the way in the dark.
"Miss, where are we going?"
Bai Wanrou has been taking Qingtang with her when traveling recently, and she has gradually become accustomed to the pattern of her daughter running around.
But every time I pass an unfamiliar road, I still can't help but ask questions.
"Let's go back to the Marquis Mansion and take a look first."
Qingtang nodded, and then realized that she was walking behind. Bai Wanrou couldn't see her movements, so she said yes.
The two of them sneaked to the Hou Mansion with slight bows. When they arrived, they did not go through the main door. Instead, they walked in through the hole that Chen Ruzhi sneaked in before.
This was a pain for the group of guards following them.
It is really difficult to pass through a hole that can only fit one person without making any noise.
After they entered, Bai Wanrou took her to the bookstore first.
She found out about it from Bai Qingting this morning, and now her father is waiting in the library for a long time.
It was getting late now, so it was naturally impossible for him to suddenly run to Dali Temple again.
So I came here to find someone, and my first target was the Book Pavilion.
Facts have proved that Bai Wanrou was right. In the already dark Marquis Mansion, only the bookcase was still lit.
She walked lightly and walked to the door of the bookstore. Qingtang behind her had some effort and walked more easily than she did.
There were some sounds in the library, probably Bai Fengqi talking to others.
His middle-aged voice was deep and deep, which sounded strangely pleasant.
However, the words he spoke made people shiver all over and tremble uncontrollably.
"The peasant girl His Royal Highness killed, find an opportunity to dispose of her. I hope her body will not appear again."
"Oh, by the way, also, let's see if we can find her relatives and go to the Prince's residence to make some noise. It will make others suspect that she is extorting money for herself."
This is probably not the first time Bai Fengqi has dealt with this kind of matter. His experienced and mature voice makes people feel reassured. It is no wonder that His Highness the Crown Prince would leave this kind of matter to him.
Bai Wanrou stayed outside the door and listened. In fact, her heart was already shocked. However, she could not say or do anything at this time, she could only wait quietly.
Qingtang, on the other hand, never expected that Bai Fengqi would actually be such a person. She stepped back and the sound of stepping on the wooden board was particularly abrupt in the silent night.
"Who is it? Go out and take a look!"
At this moment, Bai Fengqi was a little panicked. You must know that if the people who came to investigate him heard what he just said, the consequences would be unimaginable.
However, in fact, Bai Wanrou did not belong to the people who came to investigate him, but she could not help but feel uncomfortable because of those words.
Hearing the footsteps in the room, Bai Wanrou knew that they were coming out and immediately pulled Qingtang to hide.
"Let me thoroughly investigate the entire Hou Mansion and find that person!"
Bai Fengqi didn't know that they came together as two people, and just thought that one of them was eavesdropping outside the door.
Bai Qingting was awakened by such a big movement, but the first time he saw him waking up, Bai Fengqi actually asked him to lead a search together.
Bai Wanrou hid in the dark to watch his attitude towards her brother, and her heart that had just sunk became a little colder.
"Miss, I'm sorry. It's all my fault that led to this result."
"Shh, stop talking."
Bai Wanrou didn't mean to blame her, but under the current situation, if they spoke, they could only let others discover them earlier.
Bai Fengqi's people almost searched the entire Hou Mansion but couldn't find anyone.
"Master Hou, we really haven't found it."
I don’t know how many times I came up to report this, but every time I heard, “Keep checking for me!”
It can be seen that Bai Fengqi really acted this time.
Bai Wanrou was shocked. If this was the case, the two of them would most likely be discovered by then.
How to do it……
Thinking of Bai Qingting, her eyes lit up. Seeing him walking towards her, Bai Wanrou deliberately made some noise to attract his attention.
"Who is there?"
After he came over, before he could react, he was pulled aside by Bai Wanrou.
"Brother, it's me!"
Bai Qingting saw her features clearly in the darkness and was so shocked that she couldn't open her mouth from ear to ear.
"You...why are you here?!"
Thinking that his father called him here because he wanted to search for the little thief, he was a little worried.
"Why did you come to the Marquis' Mansion late at night when you had nothing to do?"
Bai Wanrou knew that he asked because he was worried about her, but now she had no way to tell him the real situation.
What's more, since I was so disillusioned with my father just now, I'm afraid he will be just as disbelieving as me when he learns the truth.
So Bai Wanrou didn't say much, but it made Bai Qingting extremely anxious.
"Sister, you wouldn't come here to eavesdrop on my father's secrets just for some small profits, right?"
Bai Qingting doesn't know the truth yet, so he simply thinks that Bai Fengqi's secret involves too many powerful people.
Bai Wanrou shook her head, thinking about what to say better now.
She didn't want her brother to get involved in this matter prematurely.
"Brother, don't talk so much now. Can you think of a way to let those people go? I have to leave quickly."
Bai Qingting has never refused any of her requests, and now is no exception.
After struggling for a moment, almost for a few breaths, he agreed to Bai Wanrou's request.
"Okay, I will figure out these things, and you can leave first."
Bai Qingting left with his people. The people behind him could not see Bai Wanrou because of the obstruction, so they all thought that he had returned in vain.
"Father, I searched my place three times and found no one."
Bai Fengqi's face darkened, and even his brows seemed to be stained with a bit of impatience.
He thought about the sound he just heard and glanced at the floor again.
Is it possible that there really is no one?
"It's all gone today."
After he gave the order, the servants dared to leave. Bai Fengqi looked at Bai Qingting, who yawned deliberately and pretended to be sleepy.
"Father, I have been working hard all day today. I am really tired. I have to go back to my room to rest."
Seeing him nodding, Bai Qingting left, while Bai Fengqi continued back to the book pavilion.
It seems that I will speed up the pace of solving this matter now.
Bai Wanrou and the others were waiting outside. They didn't know what was happening, but Bai Qingting came out of his room in a hurry and dared to meet them.
"Sister, you didn't say anything in the Hou Mansion just now. Why on earth did you come here, and at this time?"
Bai Wanrou knew that he had some doubts about her, but she was definitely not Bai Fengqi's kind and should be easy to fool.
While he was dealing with Bai Fengqi just now, Bai Wanrou came up with a good excuse.
"Brother, I didn't do anything. It was just that I was severely deprived of money at the palace, so I wanted to come back and take out the silver taels hidden in my father's library. However, I never expected that he would treat me like a thief."
She deliberately made a very squeamish expression when she spoke, and as expected, Bai Qingting had no doubt about it.
He even looked a little happy.
He subconsciously touched Bai Wanrou's head, but this time he quickly moved his hand away.
"Oh, sister, you told me earlier, aren't they just banknotes? I have a lot of them here. You can use them all. I can't use them all by myself."
Bai Qingting took out all his banknotes from his pocket.
He currently has nothing to use the banknotes for, so he is naturally not in a hurry.
But my sister is different.
When you are in a royal palace and you are still a princess, you have to reward your servants from time to time, not to mention ordinary little things, big and small, you need to use banknotes.
Bai Qingting thought he was very thoughtful.
However, he didn't expect that his sister, who never lied, would always lie to him about this matter.
Bai Wanrou kept his banknotes on her body and did not refuse. However, her voice changed a bit and became a bit more arrogant.
"Brother, why are you so nice to me and you're not afraid that I'm deliberately defrauding you of your banknotes?"
"You are my sister, how could you not even have this little trust?!"
But it was indeed getting late now, and Bai Qingting only said a few words before leaving.
Bai Wanrou really shed tears, not because of these banknotes, but simply because of her brother's unconditional trust in her. This chapter has been completed!