"Yes...it was my sister's nanny who died suddenly, which is why my parents were alarmed."
"A nanny?" Lu Anyuan's tone was filled with doubt. Could a nanny alarm the old general of the Xu Mansion?
"She is the old nanny left behind by my sister's mother. She has a very good relationship with my sister. My sister is sad, so my parents will naturally come."
Xu Yixing kept her head down as she spoke, trying to hide the tears that shouldn't have been there. But in Lu Anyuan's eyes, she felt wronged because her parents favored her eldest sister.
"Yi Yan, don't be sad. Everyone knows that the old general loves his daughter. I believe he will find a good plan for you in the future." Lu Anyuan did mean some irony. Everyone knows that General Xu loves his daughter, but he only favors the eldest daughter. I really don't know how many parents in the world are not biased?
Xu Yixing looked up, thinking about his life experience, which was surprisingly similar to his own, both of them were poor people without a mother. He used to have his father's love, but now he had nothing... Nanny Bai was gone... Everything was gone...
"Ah! Your Highness, did you see the group of people carrying the coffin just now? I have to go find them!"
"Yi Yan! They have been gone for half an hour." The seventh prince stopped Xu Yixing, his eyes full of worry.
"I was unconscious for so long?"
"Yeah, I was worried to death."
When these words came out of the mouth of an unfamiliar man, Xu Yixing felt cold all over.
She wanted to ask about the relationship between the two, but she didn't dare to say it. Once the Seventh Prince discovered that he had no memory of Xu Yi Yan, it would be all over.
But, she actually called him Yi Yan instead of Second Miss Xu? This was too weird. When did she first meet him?
There were three clang clang clang knocks on the car window. It was the sound from outside the car, which frightened Xu Yixing so much that he almost hid in the arms of the Seventh Prince. Fortunately, he woke up in time and just huddled in a corner of the car.
"Don't be afraid, he's mine. Tell me." Lu Anyuan comforted her while asking the man outside to report back.
"The team just carried the coffin to the open space outside the east gate and set it on fire. Because it was so open, I didn't dare to approach rashly, so I couldn't see what was inside the coffin."
"knew."
"You?" Xu Yixing was surprised. Why did he ask someone to follow those people?
"Just now I saw you running in a hurry, so you must have something urgent to do. Just now, only the team of people carrying the coffin seemed suspicious, so I naturally had to keep an eye on you."
Without caring about being moved, Xu Yixing just felt regretful: "It's still a step too late..."
"Is that Nanny Bai in the coffin? But isn't she your sister's Nanny? Why did you follow her? Tell me, and I'll help you."
Xu Yixing raised his eyes again and met those dark eyes.
Unlike Sun Ziyou's peach blossom eyes, Lu Anyuan's eyes are longer and thinner, which makes people scared when looking at them, and seems to carry a murderous intent.
Is this... the feeling of royal oppression?
When Lu Anyuan said he wanted to help him, it was not a question or a polite gesture, but a statement. If he said he would help, he would help.
However, Xu Yixing did not dare to accept this kindness. Firstly, she did not know the relationship between Lu Anyuan and Xu Yiyan. They looked very familiar with each other, but she did not know where this familiarity came from.
Secondly, the Xu Mansion is the residence of the General Fuyuan. Although my father has not been in charge of the army in Beijing for a long time, his prestige in the border troops still exists. Xu Yixing has been influenced by him and absolutely dares not get close to the prince.
Being too close to the prince would lead to suspicion of participating in factional disputes, which could bring disaster to the family if one is not careful.
Moreover, the current commander of the imperial guards of Xu Yixing's mother, the Bai family, was his cousin, who was in charge of the imperial palace defense. If the prince was contaminated, the emperor would definitely be wary.
Xu Yixing used to have no taboos in making friends, from royalty and nobles to the children of the guards. As long as she liked them and had compatible personalities, they would become her friends. However, she knew one thing: she had to keep a respectful distance from members of the royal family.
"Thank you, Your Highness. It's nothing serious. It's just...it's just that my sister had a deep affection for that Nanny Bai. She was buried in a hurry, and my sister is worried, so she asked me to go and take a look."
Although there are loopholes, this is the most reasonable reason Xu Yixing can think of at the moment. Otherwise, how would she explain why she cares about her sister's nanny?
"Really?" Lu Anyuan obviously didn't believe it.
"Um."
"Well, it's okay if you don't want to talk about it. But Yi Yan, if you need help, just send someone to my house. You can trust me."
Lu Anyuan finished speaking and gave Xu Yixing a perfectly curved smile. Seeing this, Xu Yixing was slightly distracted, as if he had been pierced by the sunlight that suddenly appeared from behind the dark clouds.
She quickly lowered her head, not daring to look again.
"I still have to go back to the mansion. Your Highness, please find a convenient place to let me go." Xu Yixing noticed that the carriage was still moving, and he was afraid that he was no longer in the Duke's Mansion.
"That's natural."
As expected, Lu Anyuan drove the carriage to the most remote alley behind the Xu Mansion, but did not drive directly to the door. Xu Yiyan got off the carriage here, and did not have to worry about being seen by the servants on the way back.
After Xu Yi walked away, Lu Anyuan lowered the curtain and knocked on the wall of the car, indicating that it was time to go.
Ah Da followed the carriage and spoke through the window, "Your Highness, why did you need to bring Miss Xu on board? You could have just asked someone from the Duke's Mansion to rescue her. If your association with a general's daughter became known, it would probably cause trouble."
Lu Anyuan sat upright with his back straight, exuding a solemn and murderous aura from head to toe, completely unlike the easy-going manner he had just shown in front of Xu Yixing.
"That's Xu Yiyan...Ada, tell me, can I not save him?"
Ah Da fell silent after hearing this. After a long pause, he asked again, "Second Miss Xu was clearly lying just now. Did she run away in such a hurry just to watch the funeral procession as requested by First Miss Xu?"
"Everyone has secrets. If she doesn't want to tell, I won't ask." Lu Anyuan took out a dried plum from his purse, chewed it in his mouth, and ignored the urge to dig into the matter.
Xu Yixing returned home safely. After finding out that Xu Yiwen had gone to the Duke's Mansion, he felt relieved.
Now all I have to do is wait for Siqin to come back, and I’ll know whether Nanny Bai left anything for me before she died.
But Aunt Bai... Why on earth? She has nine shadow guards around her, how could they not be able to protect an old lady like her!
Xu Yixing's heart ached. When she thought of Aunt Bai, the fake, and the fact that it was all because of her that Aunt Bai suffered this misfortune, she couldn't help but want to strangle herself to death.
When Siqin returned home with the master and the mistress, and anxiously wanted to inform Xu Yixing of the news, as soon as she entered the door, she saw the second lady lying on the ground, not knowing whether she was dead or alive.
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