Further discussion is pointless!
Finally, she left with the help of her maid!
Everyone inside the palace was extremely cautious, fearing that they might lose their lives at any moment, while the high-ranking officials and nobles outside the palace were all crying and wailing at home.
After all, so many years of hard work vanished overnight.
Moreover, it's highly likely that the murderer will never be found.
How can they not be angry or hateful?
They consulted several masters, who chanted Buddhist scriptures and burned paper money with wooden swords, but they still couldn't find the money they had lost.
The culprit, Lin Ru, used their money to treat everyone to a meal!
"Xu Yixuan! You've been shopping all morning, don't you feel tired?"
"Come on, I'll take you out for a nice meal."
"Consider this a gift in return for your kindness."
Xu Yixuan bent down with a grin and whispered in her ear, "Actually, I'd rather eat barbecue."
You should know that, right?
"It's the thing you got when you went to help the villagers of Xinghua Village get through the locust plague."
"You have no idea, I'm quite famous."
Lin Ru was surprised that he still remembered.
"You're quite clever; you know what tastes best?"
"However, this place is really inconvenient. After the war is over, when you come to Shanping County, I will definitely cook you a good meal myself."
Xu Yixuan looked at the beautiful girl in front of him, his eyes filled with starlight.
"Alright!"
"You promised that when I actually come to see you, you'd act like a queen to me."
Lin Ru smiled and glared at him.
"Then you can only pray that there is no conflict between our two sides. If there really is a conflict, I will not personally barbecue for the enemy's general."
Xu Yixuan quickly nodded.
"Don't worry, after we finish this meal, I'll go back and send a message to Marquis Zhenbei by carrier pigeon."
"We're just waiting for things to go smoothly so we can go back together!"
The two chatted and laughed as they walked into a restaurant.
After they had a good meal and drinks, the end times arrived!
Xu Yixuan patted his stomach and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hospitality, Miss Lin."
"I ate very well."
“It’s already afternoon, and you seem a bit tired. Why don’t we head back first? If we have time, we can go shopping together again tomorrow.”
I had a lot of fun playing with you today.
Lin Ru felt quite tired, since she hadn't rested at all last night.
She was smiling and about to say goodbye to Xu Yixuan when suddenly someone rushed over from the crowd.
"Elder sister!"
"Elder sister! Something terrible has happened!"
Lin Ru's smile immediately vanished.
He rushed forward and hugged the disheveled Lin Qing tightly. "Xiao Qing! What happened to you? Tell me slowly."
Lin Qing swallowed hard.
"Elder sister! Ji Wenxuan's father has led troops and surrounded our post station."
"Madam Bai said she wanted to invite Mother to the palace."
"The Marquis of Zhenxi has some questions about certain matters and would like to invite Mother to the palace to inquire about them in detail."
Lin Ru immediately remembered what happened yesterday.
After all, what happened yesterday was sudden, even though my mother had done a perfect job.
He even knew to have someone impersonate the Marquis of Zhenxi in an attempt to clear himself of any wrongdoing.
However, it is still full of loopholes.
After all, Lin Dayong's appearance is hard to explain.
But I didn’t expect that the Marquis of Zhenxi would recover so well. He recovered completely in just one morning and even knew to send someone to bring his mother in. What was he going to do with her?
It can only be considered as using the emperor to command the feudal lords.
Did they think they could blackmail her by bringing her mother into the palace?
That's ridiculous.
Hearing their conversation, Xu Yixuan instantly understood the key point. Yesterday's events must have been related to Madam Bai. Otherwise, the Marquis of Zhenxi wouldn't have invited Madam Bai in for no reason. Although it was called an invitation, sending Miss Lin's mortal enemy with troops to invite her was no different from arresting her.
Lin Qing became increasingly anxious as she thought about her mother's expression when she left.
“Those people surrounded our post station, and no one could get out. We wanted to fight them, but Mother wouldn’t let us, saying she was afraid of ruining your plans, so I crawled out through the dog hole.”
"Mother said this time the odds are against you, and she sent me out to tell you that those people haven't found you. You should hurry back to Shanping County!"
“The Marquis of Zhenxi has suffered such an insult, he will certainly not let this go well. However, as long as you can return to Shanping County and Mianzhou alive, your mother and we will be fine.”
Lin Ru gently patted her younger brother's head with a touch of tenderness.
He reassured them, "These people have probably been watching me for a long time, and they will definitely not let me leave the city gate."
"But don't worry, even if the Marquis of Zhenxi has been insulted, what can he do to me?"
"Could it be that he doesn't want to win the hearts of the people anymore?"
"If he really kills me, how can he silence the public's criticism? His current position was obtained through rebellion, and it is not legitimate."
"They invited us here precisely to win over some of the people's hearts."
"It can reverse one's reputation."
"If he were to actually fight us in public, he would probably never win the hearts of the people again."
“Let’s go back with you and see what tricks they’re up to.”
Xu Yixuan: "Miss Lin, I'll go with you. I refuse to believe he still wants to act together. Can't it be the two of us?!"
Lin Ru stopped and waved to him.
"Bend over here!"
Xu Yixuan lowered his head, his ears turning red, and brought his ear close to the screen.
"If I directly engage in combat with someone at the post station, then you must immediately take your men and set off back to Yuzhou!"
“If my mother and I enter the palace together, then my men will be entirely in your hands.”
“You know Wu Ling too, so the two of you can meet me outside the palace.”
You know what fireworks are, right?
"We'll start with fireworks."
"Also, after we part ways, you should immediately send a message to the Marquis of Zhenbei by carrier pigeon."
"Fly more pigeons to avoid someone intercepting them."
"The message should arrive by tomorrow morning at the latest."
"When they saw this news, they immediately raised an army and pressed on the border!"
"Trust me! We will all make it back alive."
Xu Yixuan knew that now was not the time to act impulsively.
If the Marquis of Zhenxi orders those people to take direct action against Lin Ru and the others, it means he has already disregarded everything else.
They will also take action against him.
However, if the Marquis of Zhenxi had any sense left, he would have agreed to Lin Ru's request to go to the palace with her mother.
And if he could enter the palace, based on his understanding of Lin Ru, the Marquis of Zhenxi would probably...
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