On the way back, Lan Ying was puzzled.
She seemed to feel that she was being plotted against, but she had no evidence.
Xue Zhiyi, who was walking in front, had brisk steps and was in a very good mood.
Xue Zhiyi was of course in a good mood, because she knew that Concubine Song would no longer pretend to be unwell in order to bite her.
After all, Concubine Song soon realized how comfortable it would be to be pregnant with an auspicious child.
Your Majesty believes in celestial phenomena and auspicious signs, and the favors and rewards you bestow upon Concubine Song will only be greater than before.
Lady Song was reluctant to let go of such wealth and glory.
But she was pregnant with good fortune, yet so fragile, suffering from all kinds of illnesses, and crying out in discomfort all day long. It was really abnormal.
Even if it is to prove that this child is a good omen, Concubine Song should rest for a while.
The apology gift she prepared was not a purse at all, but a tray with the koi fish as the symbol of blessing.
As for the interlayer of the purse, she had already sewn in the fish food that Chuizhu had gotten from the Beast Garden, which would not be noticeable if one just looked at the purse.
But when that flavor dissolves in the water, it will surely attract the koi in the water.
After they entered the gate of Jianzhang Palace, the two young eunuchs left as they had other errands to attend to.
Lan Ying then caught up with him: "Xue Zhiyi, stop!"
Hearing the sound, Xue Zhiyi turned around: "Is there something wrong?"
"What do you want to do?" Lan Ying asked her.
Xue Zhiyi just raised the corner of his mouth: "I didn't do anything, but you have been targeting me all along and have tried to harm me time and time again."
"Nothing?" Lan Ying sneered, "Then why are you so happy?"
Xue Zhiyi was in a good mood, so he wanted to piss her off even more.
So Xue Zhiyi smiled with an ambiguous tone and said, "I'm happy, of course..."
She lowered her voice and said, "Of course it's because Marquis Lin'an is going to enter the palace."
After saying that, she turned and went to the west wing.
As expected, this sentence touched Lan Ying's sore spot. She chased after him in a rage: "Xue Zhiyi! You are so shameless! You restless vixen. When you were still the daughter of the Shangshu Mansion, you were engaged to Prince Gong. Now that the engagement is broken, you want to seduce the Marquis of Lin'an. You are dreaming! Don't you see your status? You are not even worthy of being the Marquis of Lin'an's concubine! And you are so lazy as to embroider purses for others..."
Xue Zhiyi ignored Lan Ying's shouting and went to his room.
But as soon as I turned a corner, I bumped into someone head-on.
Xue Zhiyi's head almost hit the man's chest.
She held her head and saw the person in front of her dressed in red. His pair of handsome and bright eyes were a little dazed after being bumped into.
After seeing the person in front of him clearly, Xue Zhiyi bowed and said, "Greetings, Marquis of Lin'an."
But Huo Wuyou stared at Xue Zhiyi blankly: "...What purse?"
Xue Zhiyi: "..."
How come he happened to hear this?
Xue Zhiyi said nothing, brushed past him and went straight to his room.
But Huo Wuyou ignored Lan Ying who was halfway through scolding him and turned around to chase after her: "You want to give me a purse? Let me see it!"
…
Huo Wuyou chased Xue Zhiyi all the way to the door, but saw Xue Zhiyi enter the room and locked him outside with a bang.
"Why are you so angry with me for no reason?"
Just as he finished speaking, the window beside him opened and Xue Zhiyi was leaning against it. He asked him, "I wonder if the Marquis has any important instructions for you when you come to the palace?"
Seeing that she didn't look angry, Huo Wuyou smiled gently, moved closer, and leaned against the window sill and said, "Of course it's a serious matter."
He said in a deep voice: "The news you need has been found."
"Oh?" In other words, the result of the treatment of the Xue family was announced.
After casually glancing around and making sure no one was around, Huo Wuyou said, "As expected, Xue Zhentong and Lu Minchun's crimes of fraud are irrefutable. They will be executed immediately according to the law."
But he sighed, and looked at Xue Zhiyi with a more serious expression: "But last night, he was assassinated in prison."
"What?" Xue Zhiyi was startled, then she sneered, "Prince Gong is quite decisive in dealing with his useless chess pieces."
"Do you also think it was Gu Shichong's doing?" Huo Wuyou asked her back.
Xue Zhiyi showed no trace of grief over his father's death. He only raised his brows and said, "He has been a member of Prince Gong's party for so many years. Now he is facing the death penalty. Prince Gong is afraid that he will be desperate and blurt out something. Prince Gong must silence Xue Zhentong before he can say anything."
Seeing that Xue Zhiyi was not distressed, Huo Wuyou breathed a sigh of relief. "As for the rest of the Xue family, Xue Tingsheng is quite lucky and is still alive. He was sentenced to tattooing his face and exile three thousand miles away. He will be on his way soon. As for the rest of the Xue and Lu families, they have all been demoted to official slaves."
Xue Zhiyi's eyes moved slightly at this result, and the huge rock pressing on her heart suddenly disappeared. She thought that what the Xue family owed her had been paid off.
"Where are Xue Tingliu and the Rong family?" Xue Zhiyi asked.
Speaking of this, Huo Wuyou's face suddenly turned cold. Seeing this, Xue Zhiyi asked him, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
Last time I learned from Yang Gui that Xue Tingliu was an absolute beast. If Yang Gui had not arrived in time, who knows what the consequences would have been.
He suppressed his emotions for a moment and smiled, "Hu Bai's identity is indeed the wanted criminal who has been on the run for many years. The Rong family and Xue Tingliu were indeed unaware of this, but their crime of harboring a fugitive is proven. After all, Lu Yan is also a fugitive."
He sighed quietly, "Rong County Magistrate was a coward. He couldn't stand the interrogation and honestly told us where they buried Lu Yan's body. He confessed everything."
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