"Do you really think that I, your lady, am a Taoist priest setting up a stall on the street?" Lu Zhiyao raised his hand and touched Wan Yue's eyebrows, and said with a half-smile: "Let's go back, there is still something to do tomorrow.
."
The appearance of Jiang Wei made Lu Zhiyao unable to help but think of the past. The crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason was a shame for everyone in the Xia family. That day was her wedding day, and why did her father and the others do it in the morning?
They were still in the capital, but returned to Xuncheng at night? That was definitely not an accident. If there was nothing important, they would never go back.
Lu Zhiyao was not in a hurry to investigate Jiang Wei immediately. After waiting patiently for two days, he picked a day when Lu Yuanzheng was not at the mansion. Lu Zhiyao took his maid and went straight to the Eighth Emperor's Mansion.
There are not many servants in the Eighth Prince's house. Except for the few who often appear around him, it is rare to see other servants and maids. The gatekeeper has already known Lu Zhiyao and is familiar with Lu Zhiyao.
When the maid came, they hurriedly spoke to Lu Zhiyao.
Lu Zhiyao looked at their confused expressions, smiled slightly, and said, "I'm here to see Miss Lan. Didn't she go with your master?"
"The eldest lady came at the right time. Miss Lan just came back not long ago."
Welcoming Lu Zhiyao into the house, Lu Zhiyao was taken all the way to Lan Ruoling's yard. Seeing Lan Ruoling's slightly surprised expression when she saw him, Lu Zhiyao smiled and said nothing.
After Lan Ruoling waited for the servants to leave, she remembered what Lin Yinan told her before leaving, and asked in a low voice: "Come to see Xia Han?"
Lu Zhiyao nodded slightly, looked at Lan Ruoling getting ready, and asked in confusion: "It's already this time, do you still want to go back to the Yamen?"
"Well, there's something." Lan Ruoling didn't think too much about it. She turned around to look for something and casually said to Lu Zhiyao: "The boss has changed people, so I may be a little busy recently. If you have something urgent to do with me,
, you can go directly to the Yamen."
The words "The boss has been replaced" made Lu Zhiyao's eyes light up.
"It's not unusual for a new official to take office three times. I just don't know who is coming from the Yamen?"
"It's the Ministry of Punishment. I've changed to a doctor from the Ministry of Punishment. I'm in trouble."
Although Lan Ruoling usually works in the Yamen, she is also a well-known police officer in the capital, and it is not surprising that she is connected with the Ministry of Justice. But most people who are not stupid should know that she is still someone close to the Eighth Prince, so in general
She said that even small things could not be traced to her. Could it be that some major event happened in the capital recently that she didn't know about?
"Doctor of the Criminal Department." Lu Zhiyao smiled softly, and under Lan Ruoling's gaze, he guessed and asked, "Isn't it Mr. Jiang, the former magistrate of Xuncheng County?"
"How did you know?" Lan Ruoling paused, but she didn't expect Lu Zhiyao to know quite a lot.
"Did you really guess it right?" Lu Zhiyao was a little helpless. It seemed that Jiang Wei climbed up really fast. The prince pushed him into the punishment department. Didn't he just want to arrange someone to be around Lan Ruoling? "The first two
He came to my house that day, and I happened to run into him. I heard from my father that he came from Xuncheng."
"He has only been in the capital for a few days, so he can contact people very quickly." Lan Ruoling raised her eyebrows and said jokingly, which made Lu Zhiyao and Yudie next to her smile. "Let's go,
I will take you to see Xia Han."
Lu Zhiyao was taken to Xia Han's residence, and he knocked on the door latch. Looking at Xia Han's obviously stunned expression when he opened the door, Lu Zhiyao turned to look at Lan Ruoling and said, "I'm sorry to bother you, Miss Lan. If you have anything to do, please leave first."
Well, I'll talk to her for a while and then go back."
"Okay, I'll leave first." Lan Ruoling was indeed busy, so she was not polite to Lu Zhiyao, nodded and left.
Lu Zhiyao was welcomed into the room by Xia Han. He walked to the table and looked at the embroidery that Xia Han had embroidered on the table. Lu Zhiyao picked it up, looked at it twice, and put it down again.
"Yudie, go wait outside the door."
After sending Yudie away, Lu Zhiyao and Xia Han sat at the table and looked at each other. After a short while of silence, Xia Han spoke softly and asked: "I heard that the emperor has arranged a marriage between you and the eighth prince.
Really?"
Lu Zhiyao was a little surprised that Xia Han would mention this matter. He nodded hesitantly. Lu Zhiyao pursed his lips and smiled and said, "I didn't expect this either."
"Then congratulations to Miss Lu. The Eighth Prince is a good person. It is a blessing to be able to marry him." Xia Han also smiled slightly. Compared with the last time she treated Lu Zhiyao, she was much more gentle this time. "I didn't expect that.
The Eighth Prince is not in the capital, but you still come to see me."
"My coming to see you has nothing to do with him, Xiaohan, don't think too much." Lu Zhiyao's eyes flashed with worry. After Xia Han hummed softly, Lu Zhiyao thought for a while and said: "Xiaohan
, I have something to ask you."
"What's the matter? Just ask."
Lu Zhiyao hesitated for a moment, but finally asked the question. Even though she knew that doing so would touch the wound in Xia Han's heart, she had no other way.
"I want to ask you what happened in Xuncheng a few months ago." Lu Zhiyao watched the change of expression on Xia Han's face intently, staring at the flash of panic in Xia Han's eyes.
Yao's heart ached for a moment, and he comforted him: "If you don't want to say it, then don't say it."
Xia Han frowned and looked at Lu Zhiyao in confusion. She couldn't understand why Lu Zhiyao asked about Xuncheng. There was a trace of vigilance in his doubtful eyes. Xia Han remained silent and looked straight at Lu Zhiyao.
far away and did not answer her questions.
"Don't be afraid, I just want to help you." Lu Zhiyao sighed. She knew that it was not easy for Xia Han to tell what happened that day. "By helping you, I am also helping myself. You Xia Han
My family is kind to me, so if I can do anything, I will definitely do it for you. I know that the destruction of the Xia family is not that simple, and I don’t believe that General Xia is really as good as outsiders say.
I have already met the magistrate of Xuncheng. He is no longer in Xuncheng, but has come to the capital. He has been promoted, Xia Han, do you understand what this means?"
When Xia Han heard Lu Zhiyao talking about Jiang Wei, hatred that had never appeared before appeared in Xia Han's eyes. Her eyes flickered, and her clenched hands trembled slightly. After a while, she slowly calmed down.
"Is everything you said true?"
"Otherwise, what do you think I am doing by risking myself again and again to see you? I don't want to help you. I could have told the prince and the others about you being here, right?"
Xia Han looked at Lu Zhiyao for a moment, then lowered his eyes and said hesitantly: "You can't handle our family's affairs alone. I have given up hope. Then Jiang Wei, he is the prince's confidant. You
You can't beat him."
Xia Han refused to tell the truth, and Lu Zhiyao had nothing to do with her. But from the lines of her words, Lu Zhiyao could still tell that the matter of finding the city was indeed closely related to that Jiang Wei.
"Okay, let's not talk about this." Lu Zhiyao didn't want to embarrass Xia Han anymore, so he took the initiative to change the topic. Lu Zhiyao asked in a low voice: "Are you bored after staying here for so long? Otherwise, I will take you there
Take a walk outside?"
"Miss, don't be joking. If someone sees my face and recognizes it, it will be no small matter. Here, the Eighth Prince and others treat me very well, and I am very contented."
"If you think it's good, then that's good." Lu Zhiyao breathed a sigh of relief. Although he didn't know what kind of medicine Lin Yinan was selling in the gourd, he didn't treat Xia Han badly. It was true. "I'll come see you in a few days. With this money, you can
Keep it yourself. The Eighth Prince is not here, and you need to handle many things by yourself. If you want to find me, just tell Miss Lan, do you understand?"
Xia Han looked at the money in his hand in a daze. After Lu Zhiyao stood up and prepared to leave, he belatedly shook his head and said, "I can't ask for your money."
"Take it, there will always be something useful." Lu Zhiyao looked back and smiled at Xia Han, "Don't give it away. If you really think you shouldn't take the money, just wait until the handkerchief is embroidered and give it to me.
"
Xia Han sent Lu Zhiyao away with complicated eyes and put a few coins on the table. Xia Han thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't remember that Lu Zhiyao had any contact with their Xia family before. But looking at her again and again
Coming to see her once and for all, being nice to her doesn't seem like a pretense. She is just a fugitive. What is her purpose in doing this?
Not only Xia Han couldn't figure it out, but Yudie next to Lu Zhiyao also began to worry about Lu Zhiyao after knowing Xia Han's identity. My young lady has become more and more fond of doing adventurous things recently, but
Xia Han, that is the daughter of the guilty minister. If this news gets out, it will be no small matter. What are Lu Zhiyao and the Eighth Prince thinking in their hearts?
"Yudie, why haven't you been looking for your master recently?" Lu Zhiyao was walking on the way back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, looking around at the scenery on the street while talking to Yudie.
"Master said he had something to do at home, so he didn't have time to see me recently."
"Oh? Where does he live?"
"I don't know about this. The master didn't mention it, and I didn't ask. But I think it's not too far from the capital, otherwise I wouldn't have gone there to collect medicine." Yudie was full of emotions when she thought of her so-called master.
doubts.
"Your master is quite interesting." Lu Zhiyao had taken a few glances at the book that man gave Yudie. Even though she didn't know medical skills, she could tell that the book was a good thing. All of it was compiled in his own handwriting.
, a thick book. When Yudie really understands everything and sees through it, maybe he can become a doctor and treat people.
Lu Zhiyao was talking to Yudie when she suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure. She stopped, stood on the spot, and then ran over in large strides, looking for that person.
"Miss, what's wrong with you?" Yudie followed closely, looked in the direction Lu Zhiyao was looking, and asked, "Who did you see?"
[Counting last night’s second update, today’s update will be posted later]
