"My lord, is there no news about the princess yet?"
In the study, Butler Lin stood aside with his hands lowered, looking at Ximen Hao who was sitting in front of the desk, tapping the table without saying a word, and asked.
"No." Ximen Hao spat out two words lightly, his deep eyes filled with chill.
One day has passed, and the Prime Minister's Mansion did not receive the ring sent by Su Ranhua as planned. Ximen Yi's people searched the Beiwang Mansion under the pretext of investigating the case, and at the same time, Su Ranhua lost any news.
Ximen Yi must have mastered something before he dared to ask the emperor for an edict and launched an unscrupulous search of the Beiwang Mansion. Since Ximen Yi had the imperial edict in hand, Ximen Hao could only watch with cold eyes while his men kept a close eye on the Beiwang Mansion.
At this time, staying still to cope with the ever-changing situation is the best strategy.
And Ximen Yi's defense work was not bad. Although there were secret emissaries arranged by Ximen Hao among his subordinates, he had never penetrated deeply into Ximen Yi's cronies, and still could not grasp the core content of some things.
What on earth could make Ximen Yi search the Beiwang Mansion with such confidence?
Ximen Hao quickly thought of the flying lion ring. According to his plan, the ring should have been delivered to Su Luo City long ago, but there was no movement from the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Su Ranhua did not go to see Su Luo City at all.
Where did Su Ranhua go?
Ximen Hao sent people to secretly search for her, but there was no news except that she left the palace alone. Ximen Yi seemed to be focused on searching the North Palace and did not take Su Ranhua's disappearance to heart. This made Ximen Hao
I had to be suspicious of him and sent more manpower to pay more attention to Ximen Yi.
Ximen Yi was a little frustrated when the search turned out to be fruitless. Ordinarily, he had immediately promised Ximen Xianchu to search the Beiwang Mansion and keep an eye on the Beiwang Mansion. Ximen Hao had no chance to use the ring to cause trouble. The ring should have been
It was hidden somewhere in the house, but at the end of the day, it was not found at all.
Ximen Yiming continued to stare at the North Palace, and when he returned to the South Palace, he walked straight into a room.
Su Ranhua patted her heavy head and looked at everything unfamiliar in a daze. Her memory stayed at the moment when she drove the carriage back to the city, and then she seemed to fall asleep again.
"Are you awake?" Ximen Yi stood in front of the bed and looked at Su Ranhua condescendingly. Yesterday, after he learned that Concubine Shu called Ruyan after he left Yunxiaoyuan, he was concerned. The result
As expected, the people he sent discovered that Ruyan had taken Su Ranhua away along the way.
By the time the man followed the carriage's footsteps to the foot of the mountain, Su Ranhua had already driven the carriage back, but fell asleep halfway.
Ximen Yi's men quietly brought Su Ranhua to Ximen Yi, followed his arrangement, and sent the sleeping Su Ranhua to the Nanwang Mansion, before returning to check what happened after Ruyan took away Su Ranhua.
However, the news I received was that only a pool of blood was seen, and except for slight traces of a fight, there was no sign of Ruyan.
Ximen Yi already had a bad premonition about Ruyan. He could guess what Concubine Shu would do after she ordered Ruyan to take away Su Ranhua, and naturally he could also know what the result of Su Ranhua's resistance would be.
Using the other person's method to repay the other person's body, destroying the corpse and eradicating all traces, is the cleanest and most efficient method.
When Su Ranhua saw Ximen Yi, he frowned and sat up, "Where is this? Why am I here?"
"Nan Wangfu," Ximen Yi smiled slightly, "It's really dangerous to be able to fall asleep while driving a carriage."
In Ximen Yi's eyes, Su Ran's paintings while sleeping and those that have just woken up have a special charm, as quiet as pure and elegant water lilies, which cannot bear to be broken.
"How long have I been sleeping?" Su Ranhua asked with a frown. This was already the second time she fell asleep unknowingly. Both times she had done something, which made her doubt her body.
"It's the morning of the next day." Ximen Yi said with a smile, sitting next to Su Ranhua, with a bit of endearment in his charming eyes, "Are you frightened by Ru Yan's death?"
That's why he's so asleep.
"She wants to kill me, so I can only defend herself." Su Ranhua said coldly. She knew that Ruyan was the person Ximen Yi had tried his best to arrange in the palace, and her death must be Ximen Yi's loss.
"It's not a pity that she died, as long as you're fine." Ximen Yi's eyes were full of tenderness, as if filled with water, "What I regret is that there is no corpse powder, and one less method."
Su Ranhua felt sad for Ruyan's infatuation and sneered, "It seems that I should be turned into blood and let Ruyan leave the corpse powder for you."
"You can also leave the corpse powder for me." Ximen Yi looked at Su Ranhua, his eyes flashed, and he withdrew a little tenderness, "Why can't you think about me like Ruyan did? In the criminal room
When you accused me, I thought you were doing it to gain Ximen Hao's trust and improve your situation. But when the finger of blame was clearly pointed at Ximen Hao, why didn't you help me and put him to death as soon as possible?
Did he knock him down?"
"Because you need Su Luo City's help." Su Ranhua was indifferent to Ximen Yi's affectionate expression and said coldly.
"I will teach him a lesson for you, but it will take some time." Ximen Yi said, this is not a problem at all. In the end, he will always get rid of Suluo City.
"Also because - if you were the emperor, you would not let me leave." Su Ranhua said, whether Ximen Yi was out of curiosity or for fun, or he was really infatuated with her, he would not let her go.
, give her a freedom.
"Are you so unwilling to be with me?" Ximen Yi's face darkened. After all, she chose to help Ximen Hao just to escape herself. It was because Ximen Hao had no interest in her that she had the opportunity to negotiate.
, the bargaining chip is to help Ximen Hao deal with him?!
Ruyan was killed by Su Ranhua, and such a good chess piece was gone. Ximen Yi suppressed his anger and talked to Su Ranhua, trying to show himself as tender and affectionate as water. There has never been a woman.
With him being so patient, even the more accommodating Su Ranqing would change her expression when she stubbornly disobeys his wishes.
But his patience was rewarded with a reply that he didn't want to be with him, which made Ximen Yi feel frustrated and intolerable.
"I don't want to be imprisoned in the palace. I just want to take my mother out of these disputes as soon as possible." Su Ranhua lowered his eyelids, "The King of the North can allow me to leave, but you won't."
"Yes, you are right, I won't!" Ximen Yi's face was stained with frost, his enchanting and handsome face was covered with chill, and he looked even more sinister than Ximen Hao.
Su Ranhua raised her eyes and glanced at Ximen Yi, waving her sleeves and wanting to get off the ground. The Nanwang Mansion was not a place where she could stay for a long time. She disappeared for a day and a night. Ximen Hao must be looking for her as well. She has not finished Ximen Hao's work yet.
Things handed over.
Bang!
The ring rolled out of Su Ranhua's body, circled more than a dozen times, and stopped in front of Ximen Yi's feet.
Ximen Yi's eyes flashed, and he picked up the ring before Su Ranhua possessed him, "It turns out it's still on your body."