Chapter 150: Xu Nian sets out to the cave where evidence is hidden in Shengdu City

Luo Xihe, who was watching from the side, felt sad.

"Hmph, you heartless little bastard. I've been coaxing you for the whole morning and you still haven't gotten better. Just say one word to your sister and you'll be fine."

Xu Nian stood up and said helplessly: "You are already an adult, and you are still arguing with a child."

"How dare you criticize me? Tell me the truth and tell me where you went last night."

Xu Nian thought of the relationship between Luo Jinan and the person in front of him, and touched his nose embarrassedly, "I just went to meet a friend...really."

Luo Xihe narrowed his eyes and asked doubtfully: "Friend? What kind of friend do I need to meet so late at night? Could it be..."

Xu Nian quickly interrupted the person in front of him. If he let her continue to make wild guesses, who knows how outrageous the situation would become.

"Let's not talk about this for now. I will leave for Shengdu tomorrow. You can wait at the Border Guard House and return to the capital with the army."

Luo Xihe's attention was diverted, and he said reluctantly: "Then can't I go with you?"

Xu Nian smiled helplessly without answering. Luo Xihe also knew that this was impossible, so he said angrily: "Well, be careful on the road, and I will definitely look for you when I return to Shengdu City."

"Okay." Xu Nian placed the wooden sign of the Treasure Pavilion in Luo Xihe's hands.

"I have never given you a decent gift. When you return to Shengdu, you can go to the Treasure Pavilion and choose whatever you like."

Luo Xi collected it with great care. It was not because of the item that she was attracted by, but because of Xu Nian's kindness.

"Sister Nian, what about Niuniu? Can Niuniu come with you?"

Xu Nian wiped the snack residue from the little girl's mouth and said with a smile: "Of course, didn't I tell you that you would live with your sister? Of course you will follow your sister wherever she goes."

Niuniu was so happy after hearing what Xu Nian said that she spun around happily, and even circled around Luo Xihe and said, "Niuniu will miss her sister Xihe."

Luo Xihe looked at the little guy who said he would miss her but was dancing with joy, and turned around angrily and went back to her Minglan Courtyard.

Xu Nian helplessly tapped the boy's head, "You only know how to tease your Xi and sister, why don't you go and comfort them."

Ye Qing stuck out her tongue mischievously and jumped after Luo Xihe.

Xu Nian asked Yan Fu to go to the main courtyard to inform Guan Minghui that she would be leaving tomorrow.

"Moyu, Yanrong, I'm only taking Mojian and Niuniu with me to Shengdu this time. Moyu, you should go back to Luo Jin'an tomorrow." Xu Nian raised his hand to stop Moyu from saying anything and continued, "Yanrong, you should take Yanfu with you and stay with Xihe to protect her. Now she only has Hanmei by her side. It's fine in this mansion, but the journey back to the capital will definitely not be so smooth."

Seeing that Xu Nian had made up his mind, the two men stopped trying to persuade him and just agreed loudly.

When Guan Minghui learned that Xu Nian was leaving, she did not ask too many questions, but prepared all the necessary items for her journey, in great detail.

In the evening, Guan Minghui and his wife held a banquet in their house to bid farewell to Xu Nian.

This was also the first time Xu Nian met Guan Minghui's husband Zheng Yan. Luo Jin'an said that Zheng's father was a capable minister during the previous emperor's reign, but unfortunately he was gradually marginalized after he succeeded to the throne.

However, among the Zheng family, which had produced many generations of civil officials, there was an exception named Zheng Yan. Zheng Yan was the youngest son in the family. He loved martial arts since he was a child and often knelt in the family ancestral hall for this.

But in the end, his family couldn't persuade him anymore and sent him to the army for training.

Since the emperor ascended the throne, he has valued civil officials over military officials. Many sons of military generals in the court have given up military service and pursued civil service. There are only a few people like Zheng Yan who go against the trend, so the Zheng family has been ridiculed many times.

But now it seems that the only one who truly holds power in the Zheng family is Zheng Yan, who served in the army. The other members of the Zheng family are constrained by the lineage of Duke Wei and have difficulty in their actions in the court.

Xu Nian looked at Zheng Yan who was diligently serving food to Guan Minghui, lowered his head and secretly curled the corners of his mouth.

The next day, a blue cloth carriage stopped outside the Border Guard's Mansion. The old man sitting in the front of the carriage and driving it was the easy-going Mo Jian.

Guan Minghui personally put the prepared things on the carriage, then turned around and said to Xu Nian: "Sister, please come to our house again if you have the chance in the future."

"Of course," Xu Nian said with a smile, "Perhaps, it is not impossible for us to meet again in Shengdu."

The two smiled at each other and said nothing more.

Xu Nian took Niuniu to the carriage, waved goodbye to Guan Minghui and headed towards Shengdu.

"Sister Nian, why didn't I see Xi and Sister? Are Xi and Sister still angry with Niuniu?"

Xu Nian smiled and said, "Because Xihe and Sister are of noble status, it is not appropriate for them to show up casually."

Niu Niu nodded, not quite understanding what she meant.

Xu Nian was not in a hurry on the way to Shengdu. He stayed in almost every capital city for a day. Although Mo Jian was puzzled, he did not ask out of curiosity, because Mo Yu had specially "warned" him before departure, so he just honestly served as a driver along the way.

When passing through Huaicheng, Xu Nian also visited Mr. Qian on the way. Qian Youhuai was very happy about this and asked Mrs. Qian to prepare a banquet to entertain Xu Nian.

There was a small episode during the dinner, in which Mrs. Qian asked Xu Nian about his marriage intentionally or unintentionally. Although Mrs. Qian asked in an obscure way, Xu Nian still felt it.

However, before Xu Nian could respond, she was interrupted by Mr. Qian. Xu Nian was naturally happy about this, as it saved her from having to talk too much.

It was not that Mr. Qian did not understand his wife's feelings, but from the few words described by his eldest and second brothers, he knew that this Miss Xu was not someone that the Qian family could covet.

After Xu Nian bid farewell to the Qian Mansion and left Huaicheng, he suddenly asked Mo Jian to speed up the journey.

However, Xu Nian was not in a hurry to go to Shengdu, but she wanted to go somewhere, which was why she had been going around in circles for some time.

Mo Jian hid the carriage under the bushes, put Niuniu on the horse's back, and then led the horse behind Xu Nian.

The three of them walked for almost an hour before they saw a cave. This was the cave where the Xu family and their group had taken shelter from the rain when they fled, and it was also the place where Luo Jinan had escaped death.

The reason why Xu Nian came here was because of the words Luo Jinan wrote on her palm that day, "Old Place Cave".

Luo Jin'an meant that the evidence of Duke Wei's collusion with the enemy was placed here, but it was not easy for Luo Jin'an to go to such great lengths and explain so secretly that bringing the evidence back to Sheng was not an easy task.

As Xu Nian approached the cave entrance, she was dazzled by a white light. Before she could react, Mo Jian had already flown over and tightly wrapped his whip around the sword.

When the other party saw the person in front of him clearly, he quickly put away the sword, knelt down and apologized, saying: "Greetings, young lady, I deserve to die for scaring you."

Xu Nian stared at the person kneeling on one knee, and asked hesitantly, "Mo Zhu?"

It’s no wonder Xu Nian didn’t recognize him. It’s just that the person in front of him was too fierce.

Although Mo Zhu was always cold, he was also a handsome young man with fine features. He was not like now, dressed in rags and so thin that he was almost unrecognizable.