Chapter 876: Don’t judge a person by his appearance!
The guards quietly followed the carriage and found that it finally entered the Gao family.
Luo Qinghan put down his chopsticks: "Is that the Gao family's carriage?"
The Gao family is the British king’s maternal family, so it is normal for the two sides to have contacts.
Zhao Xian continued, "The carriage was indeed the Gao family's carriage, but there were two people getting off the carriage. One of them was the second master of the Gao family, the second uncle of the King of Ying, and the other was Wang Gan."
Wang Gan is Wang Xie's eldest son and now works in the Ministry of Works.
When Wang Xie was still around, Wang Gan had always been low-key and almost no one noticed him.
Now that Wang Xie was imprisoned, Wang Gan stepped forward and succeeded his father as the new head of the Wang family.
The fact that he was in contact with the Gao family at this time and secretly contacted the King of England could not help but make people think too much.
Luo Qinghan thought of King Ying’s unnatural behavior just now and couldn’t help but frown slightly.
What is going on between the King of England and the Wang family?
Luo Qinghan instructed Zhao Xian.
"Have someone keep an eye on Wang Gan and see what he has been doing during this period?"
“Here!”
Zhao Xian took the order and left.
The door was closed again.
Xiao Xixi looked up and saw Luo Qinghan still concentrating on thinking, and muttered.
"Don't think about it, just eat the noodles first."
Luo Qinghan collected his thoughts, picked up his chopsticks, and began to eat noodles slowly.
He only ate one bowl, then put down his chopsticks and continued to think about what had happened before.
Xiao Xixi didn't have as many worries as he did. She had a very good appetite and ate bowl after bowl. Soon, she had finished all the dishes and noodles on the two large tables.
She leaned back, patted her belly, and burped contentedly.
So cool!
Luo Qinghan called the store owner to settle the bill.
The store owner was puzzled at first. There were only two of them, so why did they order so many dishes? It would be such a waste if they couldn't finish them.
But when he walked into the private room, he was shocked to find that all the dishes and noodles on the table had been eaten up.
He subconsciously looked at Luo Qinghan, examining him up and down several times, his eyes full of surprise and disbelief.
Luo Qinghan paid the bill expressionlessly.
He stood up and walked out with Xixi.
When they walked out of the private room, they could still hear the shop owner mumbling.
"You look so gentle, but I didn't expect you to have such a big appetite. You can't judge a person by his appearance!"
Luo Qinghan: “…”
He looked at the woman next to him and saw that she was smiling secretly.
Luo Qinghan: "Can we go back now?"
Xiao Xixi: "No, I want to buy some snacks and bring them back to the palace to eat slowly."
So the two of them went to buy some snacks such as candied fruits, dried meat, and cakes. When they passed a rouge shop on the way, she bought some of the most popular rouge and powder.
Only when Xiao Xixi felt it was about time did the two of them take the carriage back to the palace.
After returning to Yunxiu Palace, Xiao Xixi divided the rouge and powder into several portions and gave one portion to each of the three senior palace maids around her.
Baoqin, Zhezhi and Xiyu were all extremely happy and thanked the imperial concubine profusely.
Xiao Xixi asked someone to invite Concubine Li and Concubine Yao over.
Concubine Li and Concubine Yao arrived soon and both of them bowed to the Imperial Concubine.
Xiao Xixi said, "The King of England has agreed to establish a newspaper. He is having people prepare for it. You can write your manuscripts. The Princess of England cannot enter the palace for a short time. I will have someone send your manuscripts to the King of England's palace later."
Concubine Li and Concubine Yao were both very happy.
Especially Concubine Yao, she had never thought that there would be a day when she could make money with her own abilities.
She said gratefully, "Thank you, Madam Concubine, for your help."
Princess Li also said awkwardly: "Thank you for your hard work this time."
Xiao Xixi said lazily: "I am just giving you some advice. You will handle the rest. Whether you can succeed in the end depends on you. I wish you good luck."
Yao Jieyu nodded vigorously: "Yes, I will try my best!"
She paused and asked cautiously.
"I have absolutely no experience in this area. After I finish writing the manuscript, could you please help me check it?"
She seemed very embarrassed, her face a little red, and her eyes full of hope.
Xiao Xixi agreed readily: "No problem, I'm free anyway, I don't mind helping you look at the manuscript."
Yao Jieyu was immediately overjoyed.
She bowed respectfully to the imperial concubine.
"Thank you, Madam Concubine!"
The two of them went back to write their manuscripts happily.
Xiao Xixi lay down on the couch and sighed comfortably.
"From now on, even if I lie down at home, I can still read gossip and stories delivered to my door. It's so cool!"
…
Through secret surveillance by the imperial guards, it was discovered that Wang Gan had been in frequent contact with other noble families in Shengjing City recently.
But because they were extremely careful every time they met, the guards could not eavesdrop on their conversations.
Luo Qinghan asked after a moment of silence.
"Besides the King of England, have they met other princes?"
Zhao Xian answered truthfully: "They also secretly contacted the King of Jing County."
Luo Qinghan stood at the door with his hands behind his back.
He looked towards the cloudy sky and said calmly.
"The weather is about to change."
That night, heavy rain fell in Shengjing City.
The rain hit the doors and windows, making crackling sounds.
Luo Qinghan has always been a light sleeper, and would be easily awakened by the slightest wind or early movement. The noisy sound of rain outside the window was simply a mental torture for him.
He can't sleep.
Xiao Xixi, who was lying next to him, had already fallen asleep.
Her sleep quality is very good. Not to mention the rain, even thunder can't affect her.
Luo Qinghan lowered his eyes and looked at her. He couldn't fall asleep because of the noise, but she was sleeping soundly.
He felt a little unbalanced.
He reached out and pinched her nose.
Xiao Xixi felt difficulty breathing and was forced to wake up from her sleep.
She opened her sleepy eyes, slapped the hand off her nose, and asked in a muffled voice.
"What are you doing?"
Luo Qinghan: "I can't sleep, the rain outside is too loud."
Xiao Xixi sighed resignedly, raised her hand and placed it on his back, patting it gently, and humming softly.
"Sleep, sleep, my dear baby,
Mother's hands gently rock you,
The cradle rocks you, go to sleep quickly,
The night is quiet, and the quilt is so warm..."
Luo Qinghan: “…”
He interrupted with a dark face: "Change the song."
Return mother's hands?
She is deliberately taking advantage of him!
Xiao Xixi was very helpless. She felt that this was more difficult than raising a child.
She changed the song.
"Twinkle, twinkle little star,
The sky is full of little stars,
Hanging in the sky, shining brightly,
Like many little eyes,
Twinkle, twinkle little star,
The sky is full of little stars..."
She sang the lyrics of the song over and over again.
Finally she sang herself to sleep again.
Luo Qinghan's mind was filled with the melody she sang, and the noisy sound of rain outside the window gradually faded away.
Before he knew it, he too fell asleep.
(End of this chapter)
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