Madam Xiao thought carefully about what she said and nodded: "You are right, then we will leave him alone. You two should go back and pack up and prepare. Don't say that I abandoned you in times of crisis."
"Okay, daughter-in-law, goodbye."
The two best friends came out of the main courtyard and were planning to go back to their own courtyards to pack their things.
But Xiaoying was waiting outside the main courtyard.
Seeing them coming out, he hurriedly went up to them and said, "Big sister, second sister, there is a girl looking for you."
"Do you know who it is?" Li Sisi asked.
Xiaoying shook her head: "She didn't say anything. She seemed very mysterious and spoke differently from ordinary girls."
"Let's go to my place first and take a look at the situation." Li Nian said.
Li Sisi nodded, "Okay."
A few people came to the waterside residence, and Xiaobai was talking to a woman in a gray-blue long gown. The woman had only a simple wooden hairpin on her head.
She held the teacup and sipped tea, letting Xiaobai talk there, but her attitude remained indifferent.
His eyes seemed to glance over inadvertently, and when he saw them coming, he quickly stood up and bowed slightly to Xiaobai.
"Greetings, ladies." The woman in plain clothes was polite.
The two best friends returned the gift with relief and said hello.
Li Nian said to Xiaobai, "Go out and wait first."
"Yes." Xiaobai said respectfully and stepped out.
After seeing Xiaobai leave, the woman in plain clothes spoke.
"The princess sent me a letter asking me to tell the two ladies. No matter how chaotic the capital is, the two ladies must remember to keep the gates of the Marquisate tightly closed and not leave easily."
Upon hearing this, Li Nian immediately asked, "Where is the princess now?"
The plain-clothed hostess apologized, "I am just a messenger. I hope the two ladies will forgive me."
Li Nian stared at her closely, "Then how do you prove that you belong to the princess?"
The woman in plain clothes smiled knowingly when she heard her words: "No wonder Her Royal Highness the Princess insisted that I carry the token with me."
As she spoke, she took out a bronze fish plate with a Pisces pattern engraved on it.
Li Nian also had a bronze fish plaque like this, given to her by the princess before she left last time. She and Sisi each had one.
So this is what the bronze fish plaque means!
"Okay, we get it." Li Nian said with a slightly helpless tone, "But you may not be able to get out."
The woman in plain clothes frowned and looked at her warily, "What do you mean, Madam?"
Li Nian explained: "Just now a group of soldiers came and surrounded the mansion. Now only people are allowed to enter but not leave."
"Is this really true?" The plain-clothed woman frowned. "I'll try it first. If I really can't leave the house..."
She thought for a moment and said in a deep voice, "I have no choice but to bother the two ladies at home."
Li Nian nodded: "As long as it doesn't interfere with the girl's work, it's fine."
"My mission has been completed, so there's nothing to worry about." said the woman in plain clothes.
Until the evening, the Xiao family's father and son had not returned.
Night gradually enveloped the entire capital, and the people fell into endless panic.
The noisy sounds of the day faded away, and all the doors of the shops on the street and the homes of ordinary people were closed.
The quiet night comes quietly.
Old Madam Xiao seemed very panicked and sent people to ask her from time to time if she had any news.
Lord Xiao promised to send back a message before leaving, but now there is no news.
Xiao Yunyu and Xiao Yunchen did not arrange for anyone to come back to deliver the message.
Li Nian couldn't sit still any longer.
He told Xiaoqing to go out and find out the news under the cover of night.
The moon quietly climbed up the branches, and the whole mansion was brightly lit with lanterns.
Jinhe had already gone to bed, but Li Nian couldn't sleep, so he simply lit a lamp and read.
However, today I couldn't get into the usually fascinating book at all, and I felt uneasy.
“Knock knock knock!”
Li Nian heard a gentle knock on the door and immediately put down the book in his hand.
"lady."
Hearing Xiaoqing's voice, Li Nian immediately opened the door.
Xiaoqing stood at the door and reported the news she had just learned.
After hearing Xiaoqing's words, Li Nian's anxious heart finally settled down a little, and he asked, "When will they be back?"
"After I entered the palace, I didn't see my master being discovered by two men in black, so I had to return first."
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