He asked that question just now to deliberately make things difficult for Yining... She was treated so coldly when she met him for the first time.
It was he who gave her "Zhi Bei You" and unexpectedly she read it the most because of it.
Master Gu couldn't calm down for a long time. He thought carefully about what had just happened, but he couldn't clearly remember her face. The more he thought about it, the more guilty he felt. This was his daughter's orphan! He had a subtle desire to get closer to her. After all, this child was related to him by blood. "Can you... call Yining in again? I want to ask her a few questions."
But Yining had already followed Mrs. Yang to the inner courtyard, and Mrs. Yang wanted to make steamed sugar-coated pastry for her.
After eating the steamed cheese and sugar, it was time to go back. Lord Gu still had to go to the palace, as the emperor had invited him.
In the end, Yining never saw Lord Gu again.
The sun had already set below the eaves, and the night was beginning to cool. Everyone was about to leave. Since they were going the same way as Madam Yang, Yi Ning decided to ride in the same carriage, leaving Luo Shenyuan and Yang Ling in the other. Xie Yun also planned to go back, but Master Xie wanted to stay for two days, so she had to go alone.
Xie Yun said: "I brought the guards with me, so I don't need to go with you."
Mrs. Xu smiled and said, "They're going the same way, so it's a good idea to take you along. You'll have company on the road." She added, "Otherwise, we'd be worried if you went back alone."
Xie Yun couldn't insist, and since Mrs. Yang was quite enthusiastic, he could only put on his cloak, put on a stern face, and got into Mrs. Yang's carriage, which followed behind.
She drank tea silently on the way, and no matter how active Mrs. Yang was, she couldn't move.
In another carriage, Luo Shenyuan and Yang Ling were discussing the recent relocation of officials. At the end, Yang Ling teased him, "How do you feel about your marriage? You're strong and healthy, so you didn't make them suffer, did you?"
Why does everyone like to ask this? What does it have to do with them?
Luo Shenyuan turned around and pressed Yang Ling's shoulder: "Sir Yang—you are an official appointed by the court. Be more serious. Don't act like an ordinary woman, okay?"
Since Luo San has said so, he definitely won’t tell him.
But Yang Ling thought, he really wanted to know.
At this moment, the carriage suddenly stopped for some reason and braked so hard that Yang Ling almost fell down.
The carriage curtain was lifted, and the servant reported: "Sir, someone on horseback is trying to stop us, claiming to be from the Xu Mansion."
Luo Shenyuan nodded and asked someone to come over. It turned out to be a man dressed as a guard. He knelt on the ground, panting uncontrollably, perhaps because he ran too fast. "Master Luo, I finally caught up with you! Something serious has happened. Master Xu sent me to chase you at full speed. I want you to hurry over!"
This person is Xu Wei's personal bodyguard. Unless it's an emergency, Xu Wei usually won't send him out.
"What exactly happened?" Luo Shenyuan asked after recognizing him. It was difficult for him to judge without knowing the details.
"I don't know either. Lord Xu just asked you to return quickly. When he saw the news he just received, his face changed..."
Upon hearing this, Luo Shenyuan got out of the carriage and walked a little further away before asking with his hands behind his back, "Are you from the palace?"
The man nodded.
Luo Shenyuan's face turned cold when he heard this: "Prepare the horse for me."
*
Yi Ning received a message from the servant that Luo Shenyuan said he would go back to Lord Xu temporarily and asked her to go back to the Yang family with Madam Yang.
Yi Ning brought his guards with him and was not worried about his safety, so he asked the servant to go back and report that he had learned about it.
Instead, Xie Yun asked nervously, "But what happened?"
Mrs. Yang was tired of the lively atmosphere. She held her chin with her hand and said in a long, expressionless voice: "Miss Xie, what does Lord Luo's business have to do with you?"
Xie Yun was provoked and laughed naturally: "I just asked casually, what does it have to do with Madam Yang?"
Mrs. Yang sat up with a sudden somersault and said with a smile, "I just can't stand it. Some people are clearly engaged, but they always want to eat the pot and expect the basin. I just want to enforce justice on behalf of heaven."
When it comes to reading, Xie Yun is better. When it comes to quarreling, Xie Yun is far inferior to Mrs. Yang.
Xie Yun blushed and frowned, "Don't talk nonsense. If I really wanted to, I would have come a long time ago! I just don't want it."
Yining sighed and added some tea to Mrs. Yang's cup to moisten her throat.
As they were arguing, the carriage suddenly stopped.
What’s going on? Why are there always people stopping the carriage?
Yi Ning lifted the carriage curtain and looked out. They were stopped in an alley. During the day, people usually sold bamboo baskets here, but now there was no one there, only the moonlight.
Someone came up to report, "...Madam, we've been stopped! Those people are armed with embroidered spring swords, and they definitely aren't ordinary people."
Yining also saw those dark shadows and the slight cold light on the blades.
Xie Yun and Mrs. Yang stopped arguing and both leaned out of the carriage to look. Mrs. Yang said, "Could it be robbers?"
"Fuxue Hutong is nearby. Which robber is so bold?" Xie Yun sneered. After all, she had more experience. "He's equipped with an embroidered spring sword. Not only is he not a robber, but he might be a government official. I wonder what he's up to..."
It's dark, curfew is about to begin, and the streets are deserted. This can't be good!
Yining's face turned cold, and he immediately said, "Don't worry about them, get on your horse and charge forward!"
Just as Chen Lian was about to clasp his fists, a sword was thrust forward, and he raised it to block. The guards immediately engaged in a fight, a sight that frightened Yi Ning. She knew Chen Lian and his men's skills best, and they were losing ground against them. Chen Lian was caught off guard and even cut his left arm.
Yining looked back and saw that there was also a traffic jam behind him. There was no way out of this alley!
Xie Yun simply raised his voice and asked, "Who is it? My grandfather is the current elder, how dare such a scoundrel touch him?"
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