"What's going on?"
Liu Ruyan glared at her unhappily, then swung the handkerchief in her hand and looked at the three of them with anger in her eyes.
"That man is like a piece of wood. A woman as beautiful as me, Liu Ruyan, fell down in front of him, and he didn't even bother to help her up. It's so despicable. I will avenge this sooner or later."
After saying this, she twisted her slender waist and prepared to leave, but Liu Wei and the other two blocked her way.
"You didn't do what we asked you to do. Give me the one hundred taels of silver."
Ruyan looked at the three of them with cold eyes, rolled her eyes and said coldly:
"I haven't finished it yet. You didn't tell me to do it in one day. I have to take my time. Why are you in such a hurry?"
Leaving these words behind, she swung the handkerchief in her hand again and left triumphantly, leaving Liu Wei, Daming, and Xiaobai standing there in a daze, their hair disheveled in the wind...
Leng Yu didn't care about the arrival of the woman in the brothel, but Luo Lan felt a little uneasy.
Sitting in the main hall, she took a sip of water. Just as she was about to put down the teacup, Ah Hong walked in and whispered to her:
"Miss, I found it."
Luo Lan's eyes suddenly tightened. She glanced at Leng Yu and nodded to her:
"Speak!"
"Miss, your guess is correct. Those two women didn't come here to cause trouble for no reason. Not long after they left Huichun Hall, they spoke to the three men. I didn't hear what they said, but..."
"But what?"
Luo Lan couldn't wait to ask, "Hurry up and tell me."
"But among those three people, one of them is the one with the surname Liu."
Hearing this, Luo Lan's eyes were shining, but also a little puzzled.
Seeing this, Leng Yu looked at Luo Lan and asked,
"Lan'er, what's going on? Who's surnamed Liu?"
Seeing that the matter could no longer be concealed, Luo Lan told everyone about Liu Wei's previous attempt to assassinate her.
Hearing this, Leng Yu's face suddenly darkened, and his eyes became as dark as a wolf's as he pondered for a while, then asked:
"Who wants to assassinate you?"
Luo Lan shook her head, a hint of confusion in her beautiful almond-shaped eyes.
"I don't know either. He doesn't seem to know us, otherwise he wouldn't have tried to get close to us first and then carried out the assassination after confirming my identity. So I think this person must have come prepared. As for who sent him, I can't figure it out."
Hearing her say this, Leng Yu's brows tightened, a trace of clarity returned to his eyes, and he said with a cold face:
"I'll investigate this matter thoroughly, but I don't understand. If he wanted to kill you, why did he send two women from the brothel? What's his intention?"
Regarding this question, Luo Lan lowered her eyelashes, pondered for a while, and shook her head vigorously.
"I can't think of it either."
At this time, Ah Cai interrupted and said:
"I think they wanted to kill the young lady, but since the young master has returned, they have no way to do it. So they let those two women get close to us and wait for an opportunity to kill us."
"No."
Ah Hong shook her head and interrupted her, "Those two women didn't carry any weapons. Besides, judging from their posture and steps, they don't know martial arts and wouldn't be so foolish as to come here and die. So, they must have another purpose for coming here."
Luo Lan agreed with Ah Hong's guess. Leng Yu pondered for a while and secretly made up his mind to find out who wanted to assassinate Luo Lan. He couldn't let Luo Lan live in danger, otherwise, he really wouldn't dare to leave her for a moment.
Liu Wei, who was hiding in Ningluo City and dared not show up, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. When the emperor came, he asked him to bring Prince Yu back as soon as possible. Twenty days have passed since he left the palace. He dared not assassinate Luo Lan now, and there was no way to let Leng Yu return to the palace. If he had known this, he should not have been in a hurry to assassinate Luo Lan. That way, he could at least walk around Ningluo City openly.
Now, I don’t dare to appear in front of Luo Lan and can only do some small actions in secret.
Thinking of this, he could only sigh inwardly.
Da Ming and Xiao Bai had just returned from outside. Seeing him sitting there, secretly admiring him, they stepped forward and clasped their fists, saying:
"Sir, we are back."
"how's it going?"
Liu Wei knew that what they were going to do was not very promising, so he was not very interested and could not even muster the energy to speak.
"We asked around the city but couldn't find a suitable candidate. However, I sent Liu Ruyan to Huichuntang again. I told her that if she can't get into Huichuntang again, we will take back the money we gave her."
"What's the use?"
Liu Wei sighed helplessly, "Now we have to think about how to report to the Emperor and how to get Prince Yu back to the capital. If that doesn't work, we'll have to use force."
Having said this, he looked up at Daming and Xiaobai and said with a serious expression:
"We don't have much time left. The Lunar New Year is less than a month away. We must complete the task assigned by the Emperor before the Lunar New Year. This year is different from previous years. The Emperor has invited all the foreign kings to the capital. So, starting today, the two of you will guard the entrance to Huichun Hall. If that woman goes out alone, we will take action. The prince must return to the palace as soon as possible."
Hearing him say this, Daming and Xiaobai's eyes were suddenly filled with sinister looks, and they nodded heavily together.
"Okay, I understand."
Although Liu Wei and the other two were palace guards, they were often ordered by the emperor to do special tasks. Killing people was easy for them to do.
In the main hall of Huichun Hall
There weren't many patients today, so Luo Lan went back to the main hall early to rest. As soon as she stretched out her arms, Leng Yu came over and took her hand.
"Lan'er, I heard there's a big fair in Ningluo City today. Should we go take a look?"
"ah?"
Luo Lan looked at him in surprise. "Don't you dislike joining in the fun? Why do you want to go to the fair?"
"The New Year is coming soon, I want to buy you a gift..."
Before he could finish his words, Ah Cai walked in angrily with a pout on her lips.
Seeing her like this, Luo Lan asked in confusion:
"Your mouth is so pouty that you can tie a donkey. Who offended you?"
Ah Cai snorted and said angrily:
"Miss, that Liu Ruyan is here again, and... she's crying, and we can't drive her away. What should we do?"
Hearing her say this, Leng Yu's brows twisted together. Luo Lan's smart eyes turned around, and he took Leng Yu's hand and said with curiosity:
"Let's go! Let's go see who she is."
After saying this, the two of them walked out of the main hall hand in hand and headed towards the yard.
Sure enough, at this moment, Liu Ruyan was sitting on the ground with a bundle in front of her. She was disheveled and the maid beside her was gone. She glanced at Luo Lan and Leng Yu and immediately started to cry.
"Can someone please have pity on me! I'm helpless in Ningluo City. It's so cold, I'm going to freeze to death and starve to death."
Seeing that her crying was filled with a hint of loneliness, Luo Lan and Leng Yu looked at each other and smiled bitterly with some helplessness.
Luo Lan couldn't help but ask:
"What’s wrong with you?"
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