The days passed day by day, with Xi Honglei still living in the Prince of Chu's Mansion, and Ran Yunpo still investigating the massacre of the Zhang Heng family. After living in the Prince of Chu's Mansion for a few days, Ran Yunshang was finally recalled to the palace by the emperor's order.
Xi Honglei sent Ran Yunshang out of the palace. After standing at the door for a while, she returned to the room boredly and lay on the bed in a daze. But soon, she was pulled up from the bed by Ran Yunpo.
"What's wrong, Your Majesty?" Xi Honglei looked at Ran Yunpo's solemn expression and asked cautiously: "What's the progress of the Zhang family's case?"
"No. I'm looking for you because of other things." Ran Yunpo crossed his hands on his chest, looked down at Xi Honglei, and whispered: "In the next month, you will live in the palace."
Enter the palace?
"Why?" Xi Honglei frowned and asked immediately after listening to Ran Yunpo's words. It was because she didn't want to go into the palace that she moved to Prince Chu's Mansion. But why did she mention this matter again now?
Xi Honglei's reluctant expression was completely seen by Ran Yunpo. He raised the corner of his mouth with disdain, and Ran Yunpo looked at Xi Honglei with a sneer. Being able to enter the palace was too late for other people to be happy.
But when it came to Xi Honglei, it seemed like it was forcing her. What was going on in this woman's mind?
"Yun Shang cannot leave the palace every day, but she is always thinking about you. So you have to go into the palace to stay with her for a while. This is the emperor's will."
"Go into the palace to accompany the princess?" Xi Honglei narrowed his eyes slightly and repeated Ran Yunpo's words. He asked doubtfully: "Is this what the princess meant?"
"Don't worry about these things, just go to the palace."
Ran Yunpo's decisive tone made Xi Honglei unable to refute, nor did he have the courage to refute. Clenching his teeth, Xi Honglei stared at Ran Yunpo's calm expression, but his heart was filled with waves.
The palace, the place that has always made Xi Honglei feel frightened and depressed, do you really want to stay for a month? Why did Ran Yunpo let himself enter the palace? Is this what Ran Yunshang meant? But before leaving, Ran Yunshang clearly didn't say that.
…
Neither of them spoke, and the room fell into silence. Xi Honglei sat there with his head lowered and said nothing, while Ran Yunpo stood aside, carefully observing Xi Honglei's every move.
"Your Majesty, Mu Yunmeng would like to see you."
An announcement outside the door made both Xi Honglei and Ran Yunpo suddenly startled and returned to reality from their respective meditations.
Ran Yunpo secretly clenched his fists, and after thinking for a moment, he strode out of the room, looked at the guard at the door, and asked, "Where is he?"
"Waiting at the gate."
"Bring him in." Ran Yunpo said with cold eyes, then walked to the yard, sat on the stone bench, and waited quietly for Mu Yunmeng to appear.
Xi Honglei hid in the house, looking at the scene in the yard nervously along the crack of the window. Why did Mu Yunmeng suddenly come to the Prince of Chu's Mansion? Aren't he and Ran Yunpo incompatible? What on earth did he want to do?
Under the leadership of the guards, Mu Yunmeng walked slowly to Ran Yunpo. Standing in the yard, Mu Yunmeng glanced around at every scene in the yard, then smiled slightly and sat down on the stone bench next to Ran Yunpo.
On the way up, Feng Qingyun said calmly: "I came here today because I want to borrow someone from the prince."
"Borrow someone?" Ran Yunpo frowned, "Who?"
"Xi Honglei." Mu Yunmeng said Xi Honglei's name with a smile on her lips. Under Ran Yunpo's surprised gaze, she said quietly: "I have something to do with her, and I will bring her back safely before dark.
"
"What if I don't agree?"
"Don't agree?" Mu Yunmeng glanced at Ran Yunpo, glanced elsewhere, smiled lightly and said nothing.
Mu Yunmeng's silent smile made Ran Yunpo's fists clenched tighter and tighter. Mu Yunmeng had never taken the initiative to say a word to him for so many years. But he didn't expect that the first time he came to him was to rest.
Red tears...
Ran Yunpo slowly closed his eyes, trying to calm himself down a little. Soon, Ran Yunpo returned to his normal appearance. His eyes glanced at the door of the room where the tears were flowing, and Ran Yunpo stood up and left a sentence
After speaking, he turned around and left.
"Although I don't know why you are looking for Honglei, I hope she comes back unharmed."
Ran Yunpo and the guards left, leaving Mu Yunmeng alone in the yard. Standing up, Mu Yunmeng stretched his body unscrupulously. After seeing Xi Honglei push the door and walk out, Mu Yunmeng lightly
He smiled and said, "Let's go, I have something to tell you."
Xi Honglei walked beside Mu Yunmeng expressionlessly. After leaving Prince Chu's Mansion, he finally relaxed a little. Breathing heavily, Xi Honglei turned to look at Mu Yunmeng's side face and asked: "
What do you want from me?"
"It's okay, can't I find you?" Mu Yunmeng glanced sideways at Xi Honglei and asked. After Xi Honglei couldn't answer the question, Mu Yunmeng quickened his pace and threw Xi Honglei in front of him.
He turned behind him and strode towards the outside of the city.
To Xi Honglei's expectation, Mu Yunmeng brought her not to any other place, but to Sigu Mountain.
Xi Honglei looked at the medicinal herbs all over the mountains and plains, and his eyes flashed with light unconsciously.
Mu Yunmeng looked at the way her eyes were shining, raised the corner of his mouth and smiled, lying down on the grass casually, basking in the sun. After Xi Honglei repeatedly asked, Mu Yunmeng sat up slowly, and then
Before Xi Honglei could react, he grabbed Xi Honglei's wrist forcefully and pulled her into his arms.
"You..." Xi Honglei opened her eyes wide and looked at Mu Yunmeng in surprise. But soon, she understood the reason why Mu Yunmeng did this.
They are being followed!
Xi Honglei held the paper in her hand cautiously, and looked at Mu Yunmeng with a gloomy look. Looking at Mu Yunmeng, she raised her eyebrows indifferently, and then let go of herself. Xi Honglei sighed feebly, without leaving any trace.
He stuffed the things into his arms and lay down on the grass with Mu Yunmeng.
"Why do you want to come here?" Xi Honglei thought for a while, found a topic, and asked.
If you want to send a letter to her, you can go anywhere, right? Why choose here?
"Quiet, no one is making any noise." Mu Yunmeng closed her eyes and answered the question casually. "I used to come here often alone."
After saying that, Mu Yunmeng suddenly stood up and started walking back and forth on the grass. Finally, he walked towards a tree not far away.
"I remember one time, I was under this tree..."
"Be careful, don't touch!" Xi Honglei watched with helpless eyes as Mu Yunmeng approached the tree without warning, reaching out to touch the leaves on the branches, and hurriedly warned loudly.
Xi Honglei took the confused Mu Yunmeng to a place a little away from the tree, and Xi Honglei breathed a sigh of relief. It was poison arrow wood, and it was also the material Xi Honglei collected to make poison last time. If Mu Yunmeng
It would not be fun if you accidentally cut your skin on those branches and leaves.
Mu Yunmeng looked at Xi Honglei's nervous look, then glanced at the tree over there, and asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
"It's okay, remember to stay away from that tree in the future." Xi Honglei glared at Mu Yunmeng angrily, refusing to tell him the truth. In his heart, he cursed Mu Yunmeng for having come here so many times.
None of them were poisoned by poisonous weeds.
The two of them lay side by side on the grass, with the warm sunshine shining on their bodies. Unknowingly, Xi Honglei fell asleep. When he woke up again, it was already afternoon.
Rubbing his eyes, Xi Honglei looked around for Mu Yunmeng. When he saw Mu Yunmeng sitting on a hillside not far away, Xi Honglei got up and walked slowly over.
"Ran Yunpo's people have left." Mu Yunmeng asked softly when Xi Honglei sat next to him, "Are you used to living in Prince Chu's Mansion?"
"Fortunately, at least Leng Xiao won't appear by my side at any time." Xi Honglei thought for a while and answered Mu Yunmeng's question with a sarcastic smile.
"Really..." Mu Yunmeng nodded, glanced at Xi Honglei playfully, and said with a smile: "If he hears this, you may not be able to live a good life in Prince Chu's Mansion."
"You will tell him?"
"maybe."
"It doesn't matter even if you tell him, I'm going to the palace soon anyway." Xi Honglei shrugged his shoulders indifferently, and then under Mu Yunmeng's gaze, he took out from his arms what he had stuffed for himself not long ago.
That letter. "Given it by Leng Xiao?"
"Well, your next task." Mu Yunmeng looked at Xi Honglei intently, watching her slowly open the letter, her face gradually turned pale, and asked: "What's wrong?"
The hand holding the letter trembled a little. Xi Honglei bit her lower lip and read the content of the letter again in disbelief. She read it right. What Leng Xiao asked her to do this time was actually...
Xi Honglei handed the letter to Mu Yunmeng. After Mu Yunmeng read the letter, Xi Honglei asked coldly: "Don't he have many people under him? Why do you want to find me for this kind of thing? Moreover, and
Or this guy? Is he crazy?!"
Mu Yunmeng saw Xi Honglei's frantic expression in his eyes and handed the letter to her. After Xi Honglei calmed down for a while, Mu Yunmeng said aloud: "Doctor Yushi... the target is still there
It’s really not small.”
Xi Honglei balled up the letter in her hand with a headache. No matter how she thought about it, she never thought that that bastard Leng Xiao would actually send her to kill people! And the target was the current imperial censor!
Who is the imperial censor? That is a position equivalent to the deputy prime minister! He is in charge of the memorials of the ministers, issues the emperor's edicts, and is responsible for supervising the officials. How should Rang Xihonglei deal with such a person?
"Ah..." Xi Honglei wailed feebly. Facing Mu Yunmeng's pitiful gaze, Xi Honglei pursed her lower lip and asked, "Has he asked you to do this kind of thing before?"
Xi Honglei looked at Mu Yunmeng and nodded after hesitating for a moment. Then he continued to ask: "Who is your mission?"