Chu Jinzhi found it funny to see her angry look.

"Okay, tell me what's going on."

He really felt that this little girl's temper was much worse than before.

Rong Xi looked at him, thought for a long time and finally asked.

"Sir, the emperor's orders and decrees cannot be disobeyed."

"Of course. As a subject, I cannot disobey the emperor's orders, but I can offer suggestions."

But how to make this suggestion and whether to use a literary or military approach is another matter.

"But what if the Emperor brings up some personal matters, such as weddings and funerals? Can't we disobey him?"

"Yes, His Majesty is the supreme ruler. He will not allow anyone to disobey his will. Even if he is wrong, it is still wrong. He can correct it himself, but those below him cannot make irresponsible comments."

Chu Jinzhi looked at Rong Xi with some confusion on his face. Why did she ask this? Marriage and funerals, did she finally care about him?

"Xiao Liu'er, if I marry you, will you agree?"

Rong Xi looked into his eyes and thought of the concubine Lu Shiyi had mentioned during the day.

"Your Excellency is joking. I know my own status. How dare I dream of becoming your wife?"

Chu Jinzhi took his hand and said seriously.

"If you marry me, I will find someone to take care of all the affairs in the mansion, and you won't have to deal with those dignitaries. Are you willing?"

There was a hint of sadness in Rong Xi's eyes. In the end, he still wanted her to be his equal wife.

She couldn't and couldn't bear to share her husband with others. Since that was the case... she had already made up her mind.

"Sir, please don't joke. I'm a little sleepy. Let's rest early."

Chu Jinzhi looked at the person with his back turned, feeling depressed.

Doesn't she want to marry me? Why?

He really couldn't figure it out and wanted to ask for clarification, but seeing that she obviously didn't want to communicate, he decided to find a good time to talk to her another day.

Chu Jinzhi habitually put his hand on her waist and felt that she had gained weight recently and became softer. She always had a fragrance on her body, making people want to keep her by their side all the time.

The next day, when Rong Xi woke up, she didn't see Chu Jinzhi. She didn't ask anything and just lay down in the yard after breakfast.

It's almost May now, and the morning sunshine feels very comfortable on my body.

I was sleeping soundly when I suddenly heard two guards talking outside.

"I heard that His Majesty is going to grant you a marriage."

"Ah? Who told you that? Don't you dare say that? The girl will be angry if she hears it."

Although the two of them lowered their volume, Rong Xi directly turned on the system and heard their images and sounds clearly.

Lu'er also heard the conversation between the two people outside and was about to go out and scold them, but was stopped by Rong Xi.

"girl."

"It's okay, go get me some tea and snacks."

"yes!"

After sending the people away, Rong Xi heard the noise outside again.

"You don't know, the rumors are all over the streets, saying that His Majesty is about to grant me a marriage. This concerns my daughter's reputation. If it's false, how can it spread everywhere?"

"Yes, it's time for you to get married, sir. Otherwise, if you hang out with girls all day, you'll probably be impeached in the official circles."

"That's right. Although adults like the girl because of her good temper, her status is still there."

Rong Xi was still listening carefully when he saw Ling Zhou walking over.

"What are you doing? It's not your place to discuss the master's affairs."

"Please ask the guard to forgive me. I won't dare to do it again."

"I was the only one who saw it today. If the adults saw you, you would know what would happen to you. If the girls inside heard it, no one would be able to protect you."

"Yes, yes, we know we were wrong. We know we were wrong."

Ling Zhou did not deny this matter, and it seemed that he knew about it.

When Ling Zhou entered the yard and saw Rong Xi dozing in the yard, his heart tightened. He thought that what the two idiots outside said might have been heard.

"I've met the girl."

"Well, so what they say is true?"

"Young lady, please don't listen to the nonsense of those two idiots. His Majesty hasn't officially issued an imperial decree on this matter, so we don't know the exact situation."

"Well, don't tell your Lordships that I know about this."

"this……"

"Don't worry, I won't think too much about it. I know my identity."

"Yes, then I'll go in and get something for the adults."

"Um!"

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Chu Jinzhi also knew the rumors circulating in the city at this time, and he probably knew where the rumors came from.

He wrote a letter and had it delivered to the Prime Minister's residence.

I was preparing to go back and comfort the little girl at home. She never spoke out when she was wronged. Now she must be curled up on the bed with red eyes and feeling aggrieved.

"Sir, Lord Su sent someone to ask for you. He said that the group of people we found last time confessed something and he wants you to come over to discuss it in detail."

"Got it, I'll be there soon."

He packed up the things on the desk and called Chi Xu over.

"Go back to Jinyuan and tell the girl not to believe the rumors in the city. I'll go back and explain it to her."

"yes!"

Chu Jinzhi quickly arrived at the Ministry of Justice, where Su Yan was already waiting.

"Master Chu, please come in."

In the dungeon, the two looked at the confessions of those people. They didn't expect that the person behind the Five Stones Powder was actually the Fourth Prince.

"Master Chu, this matter is of no small importance. You and I must split up and act in two groups. This arrest operation is quite large, and I'm afraid he has become alert."

"Well, you go to the palace first to report to the emperor. I will go back to the governor's mansion and have someone guard Shengjing. What the Fourth Prince did is definitely not just a simple attempt to exchange these for silver."

"good."

Chu Jinzhi came to the government office in a hurry again. There were only more than 5,000 soldiers that could be mobilized in the city, and with the troops outside the city, there could only be 10,000 soldiers at most.

"Lingzhou, transfer all the palace soldiers to Jinyuan to guard it. No one is allowed to enter or leave without my order."

"Yes, that's over at the Shangshu Mansion."

Chu Jinzhi really didn't want to care about his family, but in the end he still sent someone to inform them to stay home and not go out unless necessary.

He would neither say nor do much. Given Chu Shizhang's personality, he would know what to do as soon as he heard some news.

Chu Jinzhi's men were divided into several teams to patrol the city. In order not to cause unnecessary panic, they only warned that there were bandits entering the city and asked adults and children to go out as little as possible.

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As for Rong Xi, she had originally planned to leave today, and her things had been packed up and placed in the spiritual space.

Before she could go out, Chu Jinzhi sent many people to guard Jinyuan. She almost thought that Chu Jinzhi had discovered her intention, but she heard from the system that the same thing happened outside.

I don’t know what’s happening to the people in Xizizhai. I can’t go out now, and I can’t help but feel a little worried.

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