After leaving the Wucheng Bingma Si Yamen, the brother and sister stood on the street looking at each other.
Luo Jinxing asked hesitantly: "Just go back like this?" If his father knew that his eldest brother was beating people on the street without giving a justifiable reason, he didn't know what would happen to the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division, but his father would definitely beat his eldest brother to death.
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Luo Junyao was also a little troubled. He lightly kicked the pebbles at his feet and said, "Brother refuses to say anything! Why is Young Master Xiao of the Yangxin Xiao family in Shangyong? Shouldn't he be preparing for spring at home?"
"Do you know him?" Luo Jinxing was a little surprised. He had never heard of this name before, but his sister actually knew that he would participate in the Spring Festival next year?
Luo Junyao said: "I know, he is..." Luo Junyao suddenly paused as he spoke, tilting his head slightly in thought.
Luo Jinxing was extremely anxious, "What is he?"
Luo Jun shook his head and said: "It's nothing. He is the third son of the Xiao family, the great-grandson of Mr. Xiao Xueyang of Xueyang Academy." Xiao Hong is Sister Su's fiancé, but... when he comes to Yong, he should go to Su as soon as possible.
It's just a visit to the family. It's impossible for a young man from such an aristocratic family to go to Yong City without any news, but it seems that no one has heard about the Xiao family coming to Yong City.
Luo Junyao turned around and said, "Second brother, let's go back first. You have people keeping an eye on this place. Don't let people do anything to eldest brother."
Luo Jinxing was startled, "Isn't that true? Who dares to do anything to eldest brother?"
Luo Junyao said: "The Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division will definitely not do it, but there is no guarantee that others will not. Otherwise, why do you think mother told us to take my eldest brother back first? Is she really afraid that my eldest brother will not be able to bear the pain?" Luo Jinyan is also a general who has been on the battlefield after all.
Sitting in a cell for two days is really not a big deal.
Luo Jinxing nodded cautiously and said, "Don't worry, I will let people keep an eye on you."
When the two returned to Luo's house, Luo Yunsu and Xie Yan were already waiting for them in the hall.
The brother and sister looked at each other and walked in side by side.
The air pressure in the hall was a little low. Su glanced at the two of them and said nothing, but just pointed her eyes at Luo Yun.
Luo Junyao thought to himself: The eldest brother asked them to persuade his father to leave this matter alone. Obviously he knew that he could not hide this matter from his father.
"Shao Yao, come here." Xie Yan smiled and stretched out his hand towards Luo Junyao.
Luo Junyao immediately smiled and moved closer to Xie Yan, leaving his second brother alone to accept his father's gaze.
Xie Yan pulled Luo Junyao to sit next to him, raised his hand to straighten her hair that was messed up by the night wind, and asked softly: "Is Jinyan okay?"
Luo Jun shook his head and whispered: "Brother said it's okay."
Luo Yun snorted lightly, stared at Luo Jinxing and said, "Tell me, what's going on?"
Luo Jinxing was very distressed. He really didn't know what happened.
The eldest brother refused to tell me, and my father wanted to ask again. He, the second oldest brother, was caught in the middle and was in a dilemma.
So Luo Jinxing could only turn to his sister for help: Shake, help.
Luo Junyao then remembered his second brother, smiled apologetically at him and said to Luo Yun: "Dad, the eldest brother said that we don't have to worry about this matter."
Luo Yun's face looked a little ugly, "We don't have to worry about it?"
Luo Junyao nodded and said, "That's what the eldest brother said. The eldest brother said he would come out in two days at most. If anyone asks, just pretend that dad doesn't know about it."
Luo Yun narrowed his eyes slightly. He just looked rough, not really reckless or impulsive. After lowering his eyes and thinking for a moment, he asked, "Why did he beat up the Xiao family in the street?"
Although the Xiao family does not have much influence in the court now, it still has a high reputation among scholars. The Luo family is also a family of military commanders, so it has nothing to do with those scholars. If it gets into trouble, it will be quite troublesome.
Luo Jun said: "Eldest brother refuses to say."
Luo Yun stopped talking. Of course he knew what the eldest son meant.
This is because I really don't want the Luo family to get involved in this matter. As long as Luo Yun doesn't interfere, this can be a conflict between young people instead of a conflict between the Luo family and the Xiao family.
After a while, Luo Yun said in a deep voice: "Okay, if he can't give me a reasonable explanation within three days, I will think that he is really crazy on the street. The labor and management will personally go to the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division prison to deal with him!"
Luo Junyao and Luo Jinxing both breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, their father did not rush to the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division to pull out their eldest brother and beat him.
Because of Luo Jinyan's incident, Luo Junyao didn't sleep well all night. He tossed and turned in Xie Yan's arms with countless thoughts running through his mind.
Naturally, Xie Yan couldn't sleep when she was like this. He simply leaned over her and was so confused that he didn't know what night it was.
When Luo Junyao opened his eyes again, it was already dawn.
"Princess, are you awake?" Luo Junyao had just sat up when Qin Yao'er jumped in from outside.
Before Luo Junyao could say anything, Qin Yaoer blushed and immediately covered her eyes and turned around, "Oh, my eyes."
What the hell? Luo Junyao glanced at this weird little girl speechlessly.
He lowered his head to see that his inner clothes were neatly on his body, and then he got up and got out of bed. He walked to the dressing mirror on the side and took a look. Luo Jun's face couldn't help but heat up, and then he realized why Qin Yao'er was covering her eyes.
There were several ambiguous marks on her neck and next to her collarbone.
The chaotic memories of last night came back to his mind in an instant. Luo Junyao looked back at the carved and embroidered bed behind him, grinding his teeth in hatred for someone who had left.
After quickly getting dressed, Luo Junyao called for someone to come in and help him wash and tie his hair.
It was already slightly cold at the end of October, and the clothes he wore were much thicker. Luo Junyao changed into clothes with a slightly higher collar, but nothing could be seen.
Luo Junyao sat in front of the dressing mirror and let Lan Yin tie her hair, while asking: "Yao'er, do you have anything to say just now?"
Qin Yao'er forgets things quickly. When she mentioned it, he immediately remembered that he had something to do and said quickly: "Boss Cui is here and said that he has something to report to the princess."
Luo Junyao also remembered that before Xie Yan left in the morning, he seemed to have heard him talking about Cui Zheyu or something. Then he nodded and said: "I understand, boss Cui, please go and see Mr. Cui first. I will be there soon."
"Oh." Qin Yao'er nodded, turned around and went out to deliver the message.
After Luo Junyao freshened up, he ate some breakfast in a hurry before going to the courtyard where Cui Ziying stayed temporarily.
However, it had only been a few days. Although Cui Ziying was still thin and sick, his spirits were much better. His face gradually became a little red. From a distance, he was seen sitting at the stone table in the yard, raising his head and talking to Cui Zheyu.
There was a faint smile on the young face.
Seeing Luo Jun coming over, the siblings quickly stood up to greet them.
"No need to be polite." Luo Junyao smiled and said, "How are you doing, Mr. Cui these days?"
Cui Ziying bowed and said, "Thank you for your concern, Princess. Everything is fine."
Luo Jun shook his head, "That's good. If there's anything missing, just give me the instructions. Don't wrong yourself."
"Thank you, Princess." Cui Ziying also knew that the eldest sister had something to tell the Princess, so he excused himself and went back to the room to rest, leaving the yard to the two of them.
Luo Junyao smiled and said, "Boss Cui, please go there in person."
Cui Zheyu shook his head and said: "I also wanted to see Zi Ying. Where is the trouble? Zi Ying is in the palace and needs the princess to take care of him."
The two looked at each other and smiled, and no longer said these polite lies.
Sitting down at the table, Cui Zheyu said softly: "Last night, the prince sent someone to send a message, asking us to investigate the matter of the eldest young master Luo and the third young master of the Xiao family. These two...if our information is correct,
These two have indeed never crossed paths before. I don’t know how Third Young Master Xiao provoked Young Master Luo.”
Luo Junyao was not surprised. Even in the big city in his previous life, there were still things that Skynet could not detect, let alone now.
"When did Young Master Xiao enter the capital? Where do you live now? Have you ever visited any families?" Luo Junyao asked.
Cui Zheyu frowned and said: "This Third Young Master Xiao has entered Beijing ten days ago, but he has never gone to the Xiao family's old residence in Shangyong. Instead, he rented a small courtyard in the south of the city. He has also never visited the Xiao family's old residence in Shangyong.
It’s an old friend, but a few days ago, Young Master Xiao went to Liushang Pavilion to meet someone.”
"Who?" Luo Junyao had some guesses in his mind, but still asked.
"It should be the eldest girl from the Su family."
"Should?" Luo Jun raised his eyebrows.
Cui Zheyu said with a smile: "Because we checked afterward, it will inevitably be a bit troublesome. However, we checked all the people who have good relations with the Xiao family. It was true that only the Su family girl went to the Liushangting area that evening. Moreover, in the first two days,
, Miss Su received a post from an unknown source."
Luo Jun shook his head and nodded. Xiao Hong went to Liushang Pavilion on the day of the Ruan family's birthday party. Su Rui had indeed said before that she couldn't go because she had something to do.
"When Xiao Hong comes to Shangyong, what's the point of secretly meeting his fiancée instead of visiting his future wife's house properly?"
Cui Zheyu looked at Luo Junyao and hesitated to speak.
Luo Junyao smiled and said, "Boss Cui, just say so."
Cui Zheyu said softly: "The people we sent to inquire came back and said that there is a girl living in the yard of Mr. Xiao."
Luo Junyao looked at Cui Zheyu, who continued: "The relationship between the two is quite ambiguous."
Luo Junyao lowered his eyes and thought. Sister Su looked a little haggard yesterday...
It stands to reason that the eldest brother and Xiao Hong have no grievances. Even if Xiao Hong really offended him unintentionally, the eldest brother would not take action directly due to his character. Could it be that the eldest brother bumped into Xiao Hong... But, what does this have to do with the eldest brother?
Luo Jun shook his chin and thought, Cui Zheyu didn't rush her, got up with a smile and went into the house to find his brother.
When Cui Zheyu came out of the house again, Luo Junyao had disappeared, and only Lan Zhen was waiting for her in the yard.
Lan Zhen was the messenger for Luo Junyao.
"The princess said that she had to go out first if she had something to do. If Boss Cui is not busy, he can catch up with Mr. Cui more. If he has something to do, he should go back first," Lan Zhen said.
Cui Zheyu smiled and said: "I understand, go ahead, girl."
Lan Zhen bowed, excused herself and turned around to go out.
Cui Zheyu didn't know what he thought of. He chuckled and turned around to explain to his brother, and then left the palace and went back to his place.
In the Su family, Su Rui was sitting in the room playing the piano. The sound of the piano was lingering, but Su Rui's beautiful face was slightly solemn, and it was obvious that she was not in a very good mood.
"Girl, the Princess Regent is here." Hearing the girl's report, he was startled and quickly stood up to greet her.
She had just walked out of the courtyard when Luo Junyao had already walked in accompanied by the eldest young lady of the Su family.
"I've met the princess."
Luo Junyao stepped forward, grabbed Su Rui and said with a smile: "Sister Su, you don't have to be so polite in private."
Su Rui smiled and asked, "Did Yao Yao come to see me?"
Luo Jun shook his head and said, "I have something I want to tell you."
Su Rui nodded and said to the eldest young lady of the Su family: "Sister-in-law, I will take the princess to my room." The eldest young lady glanced at her with some worry. Although she knew that they had a good relationship, the other party was the regent princess after all.
It is ultimately wrong if the reception is not thorough.
Luo Junyao said with a smile: "Young lady, don't bother me. I came to chat with Sister Su Rui, so I'm the one who disturbed you. Young lady is so solemn and caring, and I won't dare to come to see Sister Su in the future."
The eldest young lady also saw that their relationship was indeed very good, so she didn't think much about it at the moment. She just told Su Rui to entertain the Princess Regent well and then left with a smile.
Su Rui took Luo Junyao back to her room and sat down. She waved away the girl who brought tea and snacks before asking softly: "Yaoyao is looking for me, but what's the matter?"
Luo Jinyan's arrest by the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division was blocked in advance because Luo Jinxing was present at the time. The Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division naturally wanted to give the Luo family face, so outsiders still don't know what happened.
Luo Jun shook his head and said, "Yesterday I was at the academy and saw that my sister was not in a good mood. I didn't go to the academy today, but what happened?"
Su Rui looked a little sad, but shook her head and said, "It's nothing."
Luo Jun shook her hand and said, "But because of... the third young master of the Xiao family?"
Su Rui was startled, and looked at Luo Junyao in astonishment. After a while, she said, "How do you know that Yao Yao...he is here in Shangyong? Have you seen him?"
Luo Junyao did not answer but asked, "Sister, what do you mean, Young Master Xiao really came to Yong secretly? Don't Old Master Su and Master Su, Mrs. Su, know?"
Su Rui was silent for a long time, then sighed and said with a wry smile: "Since you already know, I won't hide it from you. Do you know...why he came to Shangyong here?"
Luo Jun hesitated to answer, but he understood something in his heart.
When Xiao Hong came to Shangyong, he didn't go to see the Su family first. Instead, he went to see Su Rui privately. It was definitely not for the purpose of marrying her.
Sure enough, Su Rui said calmly: "He... eloped with a woman, and Yang Xin didn't know he was coming to Shangyong yet."
"Elope to Shangyong?" Luo Jun raised his eyebrows. The third master Xiao's idea was also very creative. He couldn't have forgotten that Shangyong is now the territory of the Su family, right? Elopement to the future father-in-law's place is really serious
Wonderful ideas.
Su Rui smiled lightly and said: "He will participate in the Spring Festival next year, and he will come to Shangyong sooner or later."
Luo Junyao stopped talking. She felt that even though she had a lot of imagination, she could not figure out what the Third Young Master Xiao was thinking.
Elopement with a woman is almost equivalent to regretting the marriage. So he is still thinking about next spring? Even if the Su family does not interfere with it, as long as his elopement is revealed, he will not even think about participating in the palace examination. If it is more serious, he
Don't even think about taking part in the imperial examination in this life.
Unless, he can completely resolve this matter before Spring.
Luo Jun shook his eyes and said, "Sister Su, what does he want to do? Could it be that... he wants the Su family to break off the engagement first?"
Su Rui smiled bitterly, "If that's the case, why does it matter if I help him?" Xiao Hong doesn't want to marry her, so why should she rush to marry him? If the marriage cannot continue, it will naturally be more beneficial to the Su family if they take the initiative to break off the engagement.
Neither her grandfather nor her father and brother are immutable people, so Su Rui is confident to convince them.
Luo Jun frowned, "Then what else does he want?"
Su Rui said: "The woman was pregnant. The Xiao family in Yangxin wanted to abort the child in her belly, so Xiao Hong took her and fled to Shangyong. He wanted me to recognize the woman as my adopted sister and take her with him next year.
Married into the Xiao family as a concubine."
Although it is no longer popular to marry concubines in modern times, some ancient aristocratic families may not have done so either.
Compared with ordinary concubines, concubines have a higher status than ordinary concubines because they are usually concubine sisters or clan sisters of the bride. Although it still cannot be corrected due to the will of Emperor Gaozu, in ancient times, the son of a concubine was considered to be half a legitimate son.
"..." Luo Junyao didn't say anything for a while.
Su Rui smiled bitterly and said, "You think it's ridiculous too, don't you?"
"Sister didn't agree, did she?" Luo Junyao asked. Although Su Rui looked gentle and elegant, she was not a weak woman who could be bullied.
She didn't think Su Rui would agree to Xiao Hong's ridiculous request.
It is indeed ridiculous. With today's customs and the status of the Su family, marrying a concubine is not a good reputation.
Are the legitimate daughters of the Su family so ugly that they cannot stand up to their husbands, so they need sisters to marry? Or does the Su family have to rely on the Xiao family for marriage?
Su Rui said: "Of course I won't agree, but..."
"What other trump card does he have? Can he threaten Sister Su?" Luo Junyao asked.
Su Rui whispered: "He does have some clues about me. If he can't solve it..."
Was Su Rui threatened by Xiao Hong?
Luo Junyao didn't know whether to ask what the handle was. It could be used to threaten someone. It obviously involved Su Rui's privacy.
After thinking about it, she changed the question, "If it can't be solved...will Sister Su accept his conditions?"
Su Rui sighed softly, took out a small flower from the vase on the table, played with it, and said softly: "If you can't solve the problem, you have to solve it. It's just... it's a bit troublesome, and it takes some time and effort to think about it carefully.
