Shen Lingxiang left the room and ignored the honest young man who came up to him and smiled happily. He pushed him away and left the yard.
He walked quickly back to the carriage standing at the entrance of the alley and said coldly: "Let's go."
The coachman responded and helped her get into the car, and the girl immediately pulled down the curtain.
Shen Lingxiang sat in the carriage, still holding the pendant that was not old enough in his hand. The carriage quickly moved slowly and left this secluded and desolate alley.
Shortly after the carriage left, two inconspicuous middle-aged men appeared at the bottom of the alley.
The two of them looked at the closed door of the small courtyard not far away, and one of them whispered: "I'll watch, you go back and report to the young master."
The other person nodded, turned and left.
When Shen Lingxiang returned to Luo Mansion, he hurriedly grabbed a girl and asked about Luo's whereabouts.
The girl said that Madam went to Rongle Hall to accompany the old lady. Shen Lingxiang turned around and was about to leave, but after taking two steps, he remembered something and stopped abruptly.
He stood there and thought for a moment, then slowly turned around and returned to his room.
Sitting in the room and looking at the pendant, the expression on Shen Lingxiang's face did not become relaxed, but instead became more serious.
She didn't know that man, and she didn't even see his appearance clearly. She only knew that he was a middle-aged man in his forties who was lame in one leg.
He asked her to call him Uncle Han.
Shen Lingxiang usually doesn't use this title very much, because she actually doesn't like this person at all privately, and she doesn't want to deal with such a person if possible.
Three years ago, this man suddenly appeared in front of her when she was out and said he could help her.
At that time, Shen Lingxiang only thought that she had met a madman. Even if she was living in someone else's house, why would she need the help of a down-and-out old man who kept his head hidden?
But later that person did help her many times.
She was ridiculed and bullied by the noble girl of Linglong Academy, and he helped her ruin that girl's appearance.
She competed with others for the title of the most talented girl in the capital, but the other party accidentally broke her hand on the day of competition.
He also helped her create opportunities so that she could get to know Xie Chengyou privately, meet each other, and gradually develop feelings for each other.
Naturally, she gradually understood that this person was by no means an ordinary and down-and-out person like he seemed on the surface.
But she still doesn't like him.
Although he helped her a lot, his origins and intentions were unknown.
She didn't know who this mysterious man was and why he wanted to help her.
When she first found out that someone was secretly helping her, she was filled with fear. Later she found out that it was him, and she also said that she didn't want him to meddle in other people's affairs.
Later, she would always think that she would never look for him again next time, and then again and again until now.
This time she really couldn't think of anything, so her first reaction was to come to him.
But now she was even more uneasy. Looking at the pendant in her hand, Shen Lingxiang was filled with doubts.
Could it be that...this person actually knew her mother?
Mrs. Luo pushed the door open and came in with a gentle smile on her face, "I heard that you are looking for a mother? Why is it so early today..." She suddenly stopped mid-sentence, and Mrs. Luo's voice became frightened and sharp. , "Where did you get this thing?!"
Shen Lingxiang was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look at Luo, whose face was a little deformed due to fear, and frowned: "Mom, have you seen this thing?"
Mr. Luo also noticed his gaffe and quickly calmed down.
He hurriedly moved his eyes away and said, "No... I used to have something similar to this one, but I lost it somewhere. I just looked at it wrongly."
Shen Lingxiang naturally didn't believe it. He stared into Mr. Luo's eyes and said, "But... someone asked me to give this to you. He said... he was your old friend."
Mr. Luo suddenly took two steps back and hit the door behind him with his elbow before he came back to his senses in pain.
"Who?! Don't listen to his nonsense!" Mr. Luo stared at Shen Lingxiang and whispered: "I don't have any old friends!"
Shen Lingxiang remained silent, just looking at Mr. Luo steadily.
Naturally, Mrs. Luo knew that she could not deceive her daughter with such an abnormal behavior.
She took a deep breath, stepped forward, grabbed Shen Lingxiang's arm tremblingly, and said, "Xiang'er, this... who gave this to you?"
Shen Lingxiang lowered his eyes and said, "I don't know him. He is a middle-aged man whose face cannot be seen clearly. One of his legs seems to be broken."
"What did he tell you?" Luo asked nervously.
Shen Lingxiang said: "He didn't say anything, he just said..."
"What did he say?!" Ms. Luo asked, and her daughter didn't even notice that her nails hurt.
Shen Lingxiang frowned and resisted pushing her away: "He said that he wants you to tell your grandmother to find a way for me to marry Mr. Xuan Yu."
"What?" Luo was stunned and couldn't react for a while.
Shen Lingxiang said: "Find a way for me to marry Master Xuanyu."
"How is this possible!" Ms. Luo looked at her daughter with some suspicion, "Xian'er, this... was really given to you by someone else? Did he really say that?"
Shen Lingxiang said: "What do you think, mother?"
Luo's eyes were red, she let go of Shen Lingxiang and wiped her tears lightly and said: "Xiang'er, mother knows that you like Mr. Xuan Yu. It's not that mother doesn't love you, but... you should also know our situation. Ask yourself, even if you Grandma is willing to make the decision for you, so is Mr. Xuan Yu really willing to marry you? Don’t forget, he did it just to get close to Jun Yao..."
"That's enough!" Shen Lingxiang gritted his teeth and said, "I know he originally wanted to get close to Luo Junyao, but the person he likes is me."
Mr. Luo moved his lips, what's the use of just liking him? If all he wanted was to like him, why did Xie Chengyou deliberately approach Luo Junyao in the first place?
Mrs. Luo knew that her daughter was arrogant, but she was afraid.
She didn't want to leave the Luo family, let alone take any risk of being kicked out of the Luo family.
She has indulged Luo Junyao all these years and asked her not to be too good and overshadow her daughter. This is the best she can do for her daughter.
Seeing that she obviously didn't want to help, Shen Lingxiang lowered his eyes and said, "He said that you must have a way to persuade grandma to help. If not, he will come to you personally."
Ms. Luo shrank visibly and said, "But...it's useless even if your grandmother agrees."
Shen Lingxiang gritted his teeth and said: "I will try to make Mr. Xuanyu willing to marry me openly, as long as my grandmother can convince my uncle to make the decision for me. Mother, as long as I marry Mr. Xuanyu, I will be King Mu's granddaughter-in-law and regent. My daughter-in-law, even if you leave the Luo family by then... Mother, please help your daughter, do you really have to wait for Luo Junyao to step on me before you will be happy? "
While talking, Shen Lingxiang burst into tears, so pitiful.
After all, Ms. Luo still loved her daughter, and with the threat of the pendant, she was a little hesitant at the moment.
He had no choice but to hold Shen Lingxiang in his arms, pat her back gently, and whisper: "Let mother think about it again, think about it again..."
While Shen Lingxiang and Luo's mother and daughter were holding hands and looking at each other with tears in their eyes, Luo Jinyan, who was in another part of the Luo Mansion, had already listened to the report from his subordinates.
"Yongping Lane in the west of the city? What was she doing there?" Luo Jinyan thought thoughtfully.
The middle-aged man shook his head and said: "Two of my subordinates asked people nearby and said that a father and son lived there. The father was a lame man and the son seemed to be a little bit not very smart. The father and son rarely go out, and they rarely go out. When interacting with people around me, I don’t know much about their details.”
"Is anyone watching?"
"Don't worry, young master, I've left someone here to keep an eye on the yard."
Luo Jinyan nodded, "Send a few more people and keep a close eye on them. Don't alert the enemy."
"yes."
"Go ahead."
The middle-aged man resigned, and after he went out, Luo Jinyan frowned slightly and said, "It seems that this cousin is not simple behind her back. I thought I had to break through from Xie Chengyou, but it was her side that made the move first?"
Shen Lingxiang can be considered a girl from the Luo family. Girls from their family have never heard of such a place, let alone going to the slums in the west of the city.
Not to mention, Shen Lingxiang seemed to be familiar with the people there.
The people found in the Luo family who were related to Yao Yao being drugged didn't yield much results. Xie Chengyou was either injured and lying in bed these days or was imprisoned in the Regent's Mansion, so there were no clues.
The Luo family father and son looked calm on the surface, but they never relaxed in their hearts.
Only this time...does this person have something to do with this matter?
As soon as Luo Junyao returned home in the afternoon, the girl came to report that Miss Shen was here.
Luo Junyao remembered that Shen Lingxiang asked for leave today. When she came back, she casually asked the concierge. Shen Lingxiang also left early in the morning today and did not come back until afternoon.
After thinking for a while, Luo Junyao still said: "Let her come in."
After a while, Shen Lingxiang walked in.
Looking at Luo Junyao sitting leisurely aside, Shen Lingxiang chuckled for a while and said, "It seems that Luo Junyao is in a good mood today?"
Luo Junyao said: "Cousin, if you have anything to say, speak directly."
Shen Lingxiang sighed softly and said, "I know Yaoyao is angry with me."
Luo Junyao smiled and said nothing, Shen Lingxiang lowered his eyes and said: "Before, it was my fault. But Yaoyao... I just want to make myself live a better life. I know I am selfish, but with my background, if I don't Think of any other way out."
Luo Junyao looked at her and didn't answer. She didn't think that Shen Lingxiang suddenly had a conscience and came to her to confess.
Shen Lingxiang did not feel embarrassed and said: "Shao Yao, I know you no longer like Mr. Xuan Yu. I beg you, for the sake of our friendship that we have grown up together for so many years, please help me, okay?"
Luo Junyao was a little surprised, "How can I help you? I have nothing to do with Xie Chengyou anymore. If you want to do something, just do it yourself."
Shen Lingxiang was speechless for a moment.
Luo Junyao smiled and said: "I understand, you want my father to come forward to protect the matchmaking between you and Xie Chengyou."
Shen Lingxiang remained silent.
Luo Junyao asked: "Do you think it is useful?"
Shen Lingxiang said: "Master Xuanyu will not refuse my uncle. I...I will try to persuade Master Xuanyu."
Having said this, Shen Lingxiang's originally pale face couldn't help but turn red, "Shao Yao, in the past two years...except for the words I said for Mr. Xuan Yu, I have never done anything to feel sorry for you. Last time Qingfeng The matter of your medicine really has nothing to do with me. Those things... even if I didn't say it, I guess you would have known about it a long time ago, otherwise you wouldn't have been so cold to me these days. Now I don't have the face to confess these things in front of you, Please help me, okay?"
Luo Junyao looked at Shen Lingxiang and asked curiously: "Are you stimulated by something?"
Although their relationship has been cold these days, Shen Lingxiang still tries hard to maintain a false appearance of peace because she cannot afford to break up with the Luo family.
Even if Mrs. Luo protects them, if Luo Yun really doesn't care, will Mrs. Luo really break up with her son because of them? Let alone her adopted daughter, I'm afraid it won't work. Mrs. Luo just wants to be a monster, not a demon. seek death.
Now he suddenly ran up to her and exposed himself, and begged in such a low voice, which seemed to mean that he would risk his life and survive, which was not like Shen Lingxiang's usual style in front of her.
Although Shen Lingxiang had always been gentle and tolerant in front of her, Luo Junyao could see that she looked down on him in her heart.
The expression on Shen Lingxiang's face changed slightly, "I..."
Luo Junyao smiled and said: "I know that Prince Mu's Mansion intends to hire Prime Minister Ruan's daughter as his wife for Xie Chengyou. You should know Ruan Yueli, right?"
The calmness that Shen Lingxiang could barely maintain could no longer be maintained, "You, how did you know?"
Luo Junyao said regretfully: "No wonder you didn't go to the academy today and missed the news. I heard that the eldest lady of Prince Mu's Palace has quietly inquired about the Ruan family, but the Ruan family has not replied yet. If the Ruan family has the intention of intermarrying, this I’m afraid the marriage will be finalized soon.”
Shen Lingxiang's face turned pale. Xie Yuan had quietly sent this news to her yesterday. She didn't expect that Luo Junyao would know about it today. If Luo Junyao really heard the news at Anlan Academy, then the person who knew the news was definitely not here few.
The fact that the Ruan family would let such news leak out represents the attitude of the Ruan family to a large extent.
Ruan Yueli is another woman that she cannot compare to.
She is a girl who lost her father, but Ruan Yueli is the prime minister's legitimate daughter.
She is known as the most talented woman in the capital, and Ruan Yueli is also a famous talented woman in the capital.
Even their appearance is between the two of them.
Luo Junyao chuckled and said, "Cousin, can you really convince Xie Chengyou?"
Shen Lingxiang looked embarrassed. She understood that what Luo Junyao really wanted to ask was - would Xie Chengyou really choose you between Ruan Yueli and you?
