Chapter 34 The Thirty-Fourth Kill

It was late at night, and there were only two people in the huge room.

Zhou Xunran was so quiet that he could almost hear his own heartbeat.

Plop, plop! This strange emotion made him feel a little overwhelmed.

He took a breath and said, "She is my sister. You and I are from the same school. This is not the same relationship."

Maybe it was because of the full dinner, or maybe it was because the fire in the brazier was burning very vigorously, the little fish's cheeks were red, and you could feel that it was radiating heat just by looking at it.

Zhou Xunran's heart also began to warm up.

Xiaoyu was somewhat skeptical of what he said.

She was also embarrassed to say that she was a little depressed because of what Nanny Zhao said, that Zhou Xunran treated her so well because he treated her like a younger sister.

She was just thinking about how to answer him when she heard him ask, "Did Madam Zhao tell you? When did you two become so close that she even told you such a secret."

Xiaoyu raised her eyebrows, "Your Highness underestimates me. I am very popular. Now that Madam Zhao knows that I am a good person, she naturally likes me very much."

As she spoke, she added proudly, "Everyone in the palace likes me very much."

Zhou Xunran looked at her and smiled in agreement, "Yes, everyone likes you."

Xiaoyu was proud, and then looked at Zhou Xunran worriedly: "Madame Zhao said that she was just missing. Your Highness, are you still looking for her?"

Zhou Xunran nodded: "Search in secret. As long as I don't find it, I won't give up."

Having said this, his mood finally became a little depressed.

Xiaoyu held his hand and said, "We will definitely find you. You are so famous now, she will definitely come looking for you when she finds out."

"I'm afraid she has long since... or has forgotten everything from her childhood and no longer remembers me and my family."

Xiaoyu pinched the newly grown soft flesh on the back of his hand. She couldn't say anything to comfort him, "I'll find news about her eventually."

Zhou Xunran held her hand back and smiled forcefully: "It's getting late, let's go to bed first."

Xiaoyu didn't move. "You go to sleep first. I'll wait here until you fall asleep before I go back."

Zhou Xunran was amused by her words: "Do you still treat me as a child?"

"Yes, you are not a child, you are the majestic Regent, right?" Xiaoyu helped him lie down and pulled the quilt over him, "Go to sleep first."

Zhou Xunran couldn't persuade her, so he lay quietly on the bed and closed his eyes.

Without sight, he heard Xiaoyu moving around the room, blowing out the lights, and finally sitting on the footstool beside the bed.

Then his hand that was placed on the quilt was covered by a warm ball and was put under the quilt again.

When Zhou Xunran felt the warm touch was about to leave, his heart emptied and he grabbed it with his backhand.

Xiaoyu's fingers stiffened slightly, and then relaxed, allowing him to hold her fingers tightly.

She didn't know when she fell asleep. When she woke up, she found herself lying on his bed, with her whole body in Zhou Xunran's arms, and she was clinging to his body like a little monkey.

Xiaoyu knew that he was not a qualified killer. The most important reason was that once he fell asleep, he would be much less sensitive to the outside world. After so long of training in the anxiety-solving method, he could only be half asleep and half awake.

So while she was just waking up, Xiaoyu carefully recalled what happened at night. It seemed that after she fell asleep, Zhou Xunran carried her to bed.

But she is not very confident about her feelings. Maybe she feels it, or maybe she dreams about it.

No matter what, it is real that the two of them are sleeping together now.

If he wakes up later and denies it, she will be unable to refute him and will say that she is not qualified to be a maid.

Fortunately, the room was still warm, and Xiaoyu quietly broke away from the embrace without feeling cold and waking Zhou Xunran up.

She dressed herself and quietly slipped out of the room.

As soon as the door closed, Zhou Xunran opened his eyes.

His eyes were clear, without a trace of sleepiness, and he didn't look like he had just woken up at all.

Looking at the carefully closed door, Zhou Xunran couldn't tell what he felt.

He always had trouble sleeping at night. After seeing her sleeping soundly last night, he could have carried her to the wooden couch behind the screen to keep watch all night.

He now has the strength to carry her so far.

But he just couldn't bear to do so.

I can't bear to see her so far away from me.

Before she could think clearly, his arms had already carried her to his bed.

When she smacked her lips twice and used her hands and feet to crawl in his arms, he couldn't move at all.

Zhou Xunran lay there in a daze, his eyes fixed on the landscape painting embroidered on the curtain above his head, his mind recalling the questions she had asked him last night.

Of course she is different from his sister. His sister is his biological sister from the same mother. Xiaoyu is the killer in his door of troubleshooting, and they are his fellow disciples who worshipped him as their master.

Zhou Xunran turned over and looked at the brazier that had been burning all night, but even if that was his killer and fellow disciple, it was understandable that he didn't want her to leave the palace.

I wanted to hold her to sleep, but I couldn't find the reason.

Zhou Xunran felt that he was about to be enlightened, but there seemed to be a thin mist surrounding him.

Lin Kun's voice came from outside the door. Zhou Xunran stood up and put on his coat, "Come in."

He was not a stubborn person, and he would always consult with his subordinates when he encountered something he did not understand. Now Zhou Yi was sent to Qizhou by him, and the only person close enough to him to talk about this matter was Lin Kun.

But looking at Lin Kun's cold face, Zhou Xunran couldn't ask what was in his mind.

Not as good as Zhou Yi's smiling face that hides a knife.

Zhou Xunran thought for a while, and now that there was no one around him, he could only retreat and ask Lin Kun.

He thought about it for a while, not wanting to be so blunt, and finally asked Lin Kun in a roundabout way: "How are you and Minglu doing recently?"

Lin Kun was a little confused.

The prince never asked about their private affairs.

Even when he told the prince that he was going to marry Minglu, the prince just said "congratulations" lightly, and then gave him a large sum of money to prepare for the wedding.

Asking this now, could it be that Minglu has feelings for me and wants to break off the engagement?

No wonder the prince talked to Manager Han for so long after dinner in Jintang Courtyard last night!

Lin Kun nervously expressed his loyalty: "Your Majesty, I am sincere to Minglu! I have sworn that I will not marry anyone other than Minglu in this lifetime. Your Majesty, you must not cancel the engagement!"

Zhou Xunran: "...You go out first."

Lin Kun was a little worried: "Prince?"

"I didn't cancel the engagement. I just asked casually." Zhou Xunran explained weakly.

Lin Kun couldn't wait to find Minglu to confirm. Upon hearing that, he bowed to Zhou Xunran, turned around and ran out.

Zhou Xunran knew what he wanted to do. After saying "blockhead", he began to think about what he wanted to do today.

The first thing he had to do was to go to the palace. He had to take the more typical memorials from the past two days to Emperor Wen and Jing, so that he could review them in person and give his opinions.

Only he can go there in person.

But when you enter the palace, you have to bring Xiaoyu with you.

He really didn't want Xiaoyu to meet Emperor Wen Jing again.

While he was hesitating, Xiaoyu came over with a lunch box, "Prince, it's time to have breakfast after washing up."

By this time, Lin Kun had finished talking to Ming Lu and returned to the front of the room.

Seeing the two of them sitting together, Lin Kun felt something was wrong, whether it was their behavior or the atmosphere. Minglu didn't tell him directly, but only said that Xiaoyu's future was limitless. Looking at the scene in front of him, Lin Kun pondered for a long time and finally figured out something.

The prince was about to leave the palace, so even if Lin Kun wanted to tell Minglu about his guess, he didn't have time.

He decided to observe secretly for a day and then go look for Minglu when he returned at night.

Because they had to go to the palace, Tian Xiaohui could not go with them for the time being. Xiaoyu gained a brief moment of freedom and jumped directly onto the carriage, scaring the horse so much that it trembled.

Seeing the two people's surprised and nervous eyes, Xiaoyu sat down awkwardly, not daring to move during the whole process.

Zhou Xunran and Lin Kun smiled at each other and got on the carriage.

When they got off the bus at the palace, their good mood disappeared immediately when they saw the people opposite them.

His son Cao Ming's hand has recovered, and his political career is going smoothly. Cao Shipeng has been very proud these days. When he saw Zhou Xunran, he greeted him with a smile: "It's rare for the Regent Prince to come to the palace so early. It seems..."

He looked Zhou Xunran's body up and down: "The Regent King's health has really recovered."

Zhou Xunran said calmly: "Thanks to Cao Gong."

Cao Shipeng laughed twice, "I thought the Regent would be depressed for two days, it seems that I underestimated the Regent."

"Why should I be depressed?" Zhou Xunran asked back.

Cao Shipeng said no more, turned around and strode towards the Qinzheng Hall.

Zhou Xunran waved his hand to signal Lin Kun to come forward: "There is absolutely no posthumous child of the fifth prince in the courtyard of the western suburbs of Beijing. Send someone to keep a close eye on the Cao Mansion immediately. Don't let anyone go. You must find that child for me."

After saying this, he took off the Buddhist beads bracelet on his wrist, handed it to Xiaoyu, and then entered the Qinzheng Hall.

The Qinzheng Hall was the study of Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing, and outsiders were not allowed to enter without an imperial decree.

Lin Kun and Xiao Yu had no choice but to wait at the door.

Lin Kun was feeling depressed.

He was responsible for the assassination in the western suburbs of Beijing. Now that the prince said so, it meant that his assassination mission had failed.

The mission failed, and Lin Kun felt ashamed in his heart without the prince saying anything.

Plus now, looking at the precious Buddhist beads of the prince, which Xiaoyu was wearing on her wrist, she was still fiddling with the beads out of boredom, as if she didn't take the beads seriously at all.

Lin Kun felt even more depressed.

That is the prince's most precious thing. He will never let anyone else touch it except himself.

But now he is being treated so disrespectfully by the little fish.

She was fiddling with the Buddhist beads without knowing how to do it properly, and Lin Kun felt as if his heart was also being whipped by Xiaoyu.

He opened his mouth and finally couldn't help but advise Xiaoyu: "Be careful, don't break it."

"This one," Xiaoyu said nonchalantly, holding up the Buddhist beads, "is okay. I carved it myself. If it breaks, I can just carve another one for you, my lord."

Lin Kun thought she was bragging. She and the prince had only known each other for a short time, yet the prince had been wearing those Buddhist beads for many years.

The two chatted at the door until the palace door behind them opened. Zhou Xunran walked out with a smile on his face and said to the two, "Get up and leave the palace."

Lin Kun and Xiao Yu looked at each other and knew that he must have taken out his anger in the hall.

Sure enough, the next moment Cao Shipeng walked out with a gloomy face.

Xiaoyu trotted over to Zhou Xunran and gave him a thumbs up: "Your Majesty is really amazing."

Zhou Xunran accepted her compliment calmly, took the Buddhist beads off her wrist and put them on his own wrist, "I am happy today. Come on, I will take you for a walk."