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Chapter 413: A rat crossing the street, everyone shouts and beats it

Xiao Xixi clamored to stay up all night, but in less than a quarter of an hour, she fell asleep leaning on the prince.

Luo Qinghan was not surprised at all.

He stretched out his right hand, put his arm around Xiao Xixi's waist, tilted his head slightly, and rested his cheek on the top of her head.

The two of them just sat there quietly.

It was not until the crackling sound of firecrackers was heard outside that Luo Qinghan looked up. He knew that it was midnight.

He looked down at the woman in his arms.

She was still sleeping soundly, and the noise outside had no effect on her sleep.

Luo Qinghan lowered his head and kissed her gently on the forehead.

"Xixi, Happy New Year."

…

The next morning, Xiao Xixi was awakened by the prince.

She opened her eyes dazedly: "What are you doing?"

Luo Qinghan: "Get up, we still have to travel today."

Xiao Xixi twisted and turned in the warm bed, but didn't want to get up.

Luo Qinghan reached into the quilt and held her feet.

His fingers were a little cold, and as soon as they touched Xiao Xixi's feet, she shuddered all over and quickly pulled her foot back.

But Luo Qinghan held her feet tightly and repeated.

"get up."

After being disturbed by him, Xiao Xixi's sleepiness was completely gone.

She had to struggle out of the bed.

Luo Qinghan let go of her feet and stood beside the bed to supervise her, not giving her the chance to slack off.

Xiao Xixi sat on the bed and let out a long sigh.

"I have a dream. I hope I don't have to get up every day. I can become one with the bed and the quilt and never be separated again."

Luo Qinghan said cruelly: "If you keep dawdling, you won't be able to have breakfast."

Xiao Xixi immediately shut up, threw back the quilt and jumped out of bed, allowing the palace maids to help her change clothes and wash.

Zhao Xian came over while they were having breakfast.

"Your Highness, after an all-night interrogation, the assassins have confessed. The four assassins were in cahoots with the thief. The thief originally wanted to divert the attention of Your Highness and the people around him by robbing money, and his accomplices would take the opportunity to attack the Crown Prince."

What the killers didn't expect was that Concubine Xiao was so skilled that she subdued the thief single-handedly.

What they didn't expect was that the prince actually colluded with others to act out a trick to deceive them, causing them to fall into the trap and be caught in one fell swoop.

Luo Qinghan lowered his head to look at the confession in his hand.

According to the information provided by the killers, they did not know who was the person behind the murder, but they revealed the specific locations of the four strongholds of the Blood Rain Tower, and also revealed some killers who had dealt with them before, and those killers were also from the Blood Rain Tower.

Luo Qinghan put down his confession and said nothing more. He just said calmly, "You go down first."

"Yes."

After breakfast, the prince and his entourage left the post station.

The county magistrate and a group of officials came to see him off in the snow and wind.

After leaving Huaizhao County, Luo Qinghan asked the government offices along the way to issue a wanted order, offering a high reward for the killer of Xueyu Tower.

Xueyu Tower is a well-known assassin organization in the underworld. The government has also heard of their reputation, but due to their secretive whereabouts, it is difficult to track their specific whereabouts, so they can only watch helplessly and cannot do anything about Xueyu Tower.

Now judging from the prince's attitude, he seems to be determined to fight the Blood Rain Tower completely.

Local governments were happy to cooperate.

For the government, a civil organization like Xueyulou that violates the law and discipline is like a cancer. If it can be eliminated, it will be a hundred benefits to the court with no harm.

When the news reached Shengjing, the emperor praised the prince's behavior and issued an order to increase the reward amount. At the same time, he ordered local governments to check the population. Once a person of unknown origin is found, his identity must be investigated, and illegal organizations such as the Blood Rain Tower must not be allowed to continue to run rampant.

For a time, Xueyu Tower became a rat crossing the street, and everyone wanted to kill it.

The Blood Rain Tower's bases in various places were forced to close down, and the killers went into hiding one after another. Everyone was in danger, fearing that they would be found by the government.

Not only the Blood Rain Tower, but other similar illegal organizations were also severely cracked down.

This vigorous campaign to eradicate evil lasted for a long time, and the order among the people became much more stable.

At this time, Xiao Xixi was unaware of the ups and downs outside. She was worrying about the storybook.

Her script was still with the eldest prince. As she was getting closer and closer to Shengjing, she had to find a way to get the box of books back before entering the palace.

In fact, it is not difficult to get the book back, the difficult part is not to be discovered by the prince.

Xiao Xixi stared at the prince's profile in a daze.

Luo Qinghan noticed her gaze and asked sideways, "Why are you looking at me?"

Xiao Xixi: "Your Highness seems to be very free recently."

"Well, there really hasn't been anything going on lately."

Xiao Xixi suggested, "Since we have nothing to do, why not buy some local gifts along the way and bring them back to give to relatives, friends and elders. Although the gifts are not expensive, they are at least a token of your kindness. What do you think?"

Speaking of local rituals, Luo Qinghan immediately thought of the two pigs and two geese in the backyard of Qingge Palace.

Thanks to them, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince now stays away from all local ceremonies.

He said calmly, "No need to bother. The palace has everything."

Xiao Xixi continued: "You can't say that. No matter how many things there are in the palace, they are not as valuable as your thoughts."

Luo Qinghan asked calmly, "What kind of rituals do you think I should bring back?"

Xiao Xixi: "Of course I bring food."

"For example?"

Xiao Xixi began to count the names on her fingers. She mentioned all special foods, and there was no mention of poultry like chickens, ducks, pigs, and geese.

It seems that she has no intention of expanding her poultry farming for the time being.

Luo Qinghan relaxed his vigilance a little, and said, "I'll just ask someone to buy some later."

Xiao Xixi asked hurriedly: "Aren't you going there in person?"

Luo Qinghan originally wanted to say that there was no need to bother him to do such a small matter himself, but when he met Xiao Xixi's expectant gaze, his mind moved slightly and he agreed.

"That's fine. I have nothing to do, so I'll go buy it myself."

Xiao Xixi immediately smiled happily.

Luo Qinghan asked again: "Would you like me to buy some earthenware for you as well?"

Xiao Xixi nodded quickly: "Okay, thank you, Your Highness!"

That night, they rested in the inn.

The next morning, the prince took his men out to buy local supplies.

As soon as they left, Xiao Xixi opened the box of clothes.

She took out all her clothes, then lifted the empty box onto her shoulder and quickly ran to the guest room where the eldest prince was.

Luo Yechen was lying on the bed in boredom at the moment. When he saw Xiao Xixi suddenly barge in, he immediately sat up and said unhappily.

"Why are you doing this again? You didn't even let anyone know before entering the house!"

(End of this chapter)