The reborn sweet girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent prince hugs her and coaxes her!

In Weiyuan Hou's mansion, Mu Rong was in the room, closing his eyes and adjusting his breath.

He had just taken a medicinal bath, and there was still a trace of moisture on the tips of his hair, but soon the moisture condensed into frost.

Fortunately, he was the only one in the room and no one else noticed.

Mu Rong's close subordinates were all standing guard outside the door. They knew that the Marquis was regulating his breathing in the room, so no one dared to disturb him.

After a long time, the door finally became loose, and Mu Rong's deep voice came from inside: "Come in."

After hearing this, Mu Lu and Mu Yi looked at each other outside the door, then pushed the door open and entered.

In the room, Mu Rong was sitting at the table. The soup bowl was filled with thick black concoction, which Shu Qing specially prepared for him.

He picked up the soup bowl and drank it all in one gulp. He raised his eyes and saw Mu Lu, who was standing silently aside. His brows were slightly furrowed: "Why is it you? But is there something wrong with the eldest lady?"

Mu Lu hurriedly stepped forward to give a summary of what he had seen today.

He was ordered by the Marquis to protect Xu Rongrong's safety. He would not dare to make Mu Ai's previous mistakes again, so he always followed closely and did not dare to let up. Because of this, Xu Rongrong's two confrontations with Princess Lingxi, and with Xiao There was nothing wrong with Ling'er's encounter.

"...Miss Xiao cried for a long time, and the eldest lady comforted her for a long time." Mu Lu concluded.

"She is very patient with others." Mu Rong squeezed his stiff palms.

"What did the Marquis say?" Mu Lu didn't hear clearly.

Mu Rong raised his head and glanced at him.

Mu Lu quickly fell silent.

"What happened to Xiao Mansion?" Mu Rong asked calmly.

The power of the Mu family army has now penetrated into the residences of officials at all levels in the capital. Therefore, Mu Lu and others have heard about the affairs of the Xiao family for a long time. However, these matters have nothing to do with what the Marquis planned, so Mu Lu did not report them. , now seeing the Marquis asking about it, she said it carefully: "Mrs. Xiao first came to the capital. She was eager to build a good network of connections for Master Xiao, but did not want to offend the clan, so someone took advantage of her. The person from the second room was in the capital. About hundreds of thousands of money were taken away, and people like Liu Yuanwai who came from rogue households were infected, so I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to be virtuous in a short time."

Mu Rong narrowed his eyes: "The eldest lady has an idea for that girl from the Xiao family?"

"I think so. Miss Xiao looked happy when she left the tea house. She must have found a solution from the eldest lady."

A slight smile appeared at the corner of Mu Rong's lips: "She puts so much thought into others that she refuses to give even half of it to me..."

This time, Mu Lu heard clearly.

But what can he say?

I can only pretend to be deaf: "What did the Marquis say?"

Mu Rong glanced at him again: "When Doctor Shu comes over tomorrow, let him look at your ears."

Mu Lu: "..."

Blame me?

But of course he didn't dare to express his inner slander, so Mu Lu had to pretend to be deaf and dumb and asked: "Where is the eldest lady, does the Marquis want to take action?"

Mu Rong shook his head: "No need, just be careful not to let anyone hurt her. For the rest... if she wants to play, just play."

……

In the Xiao Mansion, although it was already getting late, there were no lights in the house.

As soon as Xiao Ling'er came back, the nanny next to Mrs. Xiao came up to her and said, "Where have you gone, sister? You came back so late, but you made my wife very anxious!"

"I saw Sister Xu and chatted for a while." Xiao Ling'er took off her cloak and handed it to the girl beside her, "Why haven't you lighted the lamp yet?"

Mammy looked back in the direction of the inner courtyard: "Yes... Madam won't let me."

Xiao Ling'er smiled and said: "Just wait a minute! How does the mansion of our dignified minister of etiquette look like it is dark all day long! I'll go and tell my mother about it myself."

After saying that, he lifted up his skirt and ran away in a flash.

Grandma was left with a confused look on her face.

Fortunately, she was smart and quickly grabbed the girl who followed Xiao Ling'er out of the house: "Miss, what's going on?"

The girl pursed her lips, considered for a moment and said, "The eldest lady became cheerful after seeing the Lord of Ping'an County."

There was a strong smell of medicine in Mrs. Xiao's room. She was half-leaning on the bed, wearing a forehead wipe on her head, and a sick look on her face.

When the door was pushed open, she stood up in surprise and felt a little relieved when she saw her daughter coming back under the moonlight.

"Why did you come back so late?" she asked.

Xiao Ling'er didn't reply, but used a fire stick to light the lamp in Mrs. Xiao's room.

The sudden light was a bit dazzling, and Mrs. Xiao hurriedly covered it with her hands: "It's too... too bright."

Xiao Ling'er walked to Mrs. Xiao's bedside and pulled down her mother's hand that was covering the light: "Mom, our house used to be so bright. You haven't seen it for a long time so you won't get used to it... From now on..." Our house must be brightly lit every day!”

Mrs. Xiao didn't react for a moment. She looked at the round-cheeked daughter in front of her, and her bright and lovely smile made her even more confused: "Ling'er?"

"Mom! We didn't do anything wrong, so there's no need to be afraid of them! If they want to make trouble, they can do it!"

"But... these neighbors... how embarrassing for your father." Mrs. Xiao murmured.

"No." Xiao Ling'er said with a smile, "Mom, have you forgotten, besides our house, this street is mostly occupied by the residences of businessmen and officials working abroad. So what if they knew about it? How could it be so? By chance, the news was sent to the Ministry of Rites?"

Mrs. Xiao was slightly startled when she heard this: "It seems...that's really the case."

What she was most worried about before was the impact of this incident on her husband, so much so that she neglected to put Xiao Pingyang, a minister of the imperial family, among thousands of officials in the capital. Naturally, you won’t pay too much attention to gossip. There are so many interesting things in Beijing. Who would pay attention to someone you don’t know?

This truth is not difficult to understand, but she was too nervous before and ignored it.

So she asked: "How did Ling'er figure it out?"

Xiao Ling'er leaned on her mother's shoulder with a smile: "I met Sister Xu today, and this is what she told me. She said that businessmen are profit-seeking, and they will not talk about things that are not good for them. They will not offend their neighbors for someone they don't want to do; as for those officials who have been sent abroad, they have already finished their duties and returned to their territories. The only ones left in the capital are some unfavored female relatives and servants, and they don't dare to Talkative. So she told me not to worry, as long as I am upright and not afraid of slanted shadows, I shouldn’t worry about these things."

Mrs. Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and touched Xiao Ling'er's hair: "The county master is a transparent person, but..."

Xiao Ling'er raised her head: "Just what?"

"It's just that I'm afraid that the foreigner's wife will go to the Rites Yamen to cause trouble when she sees that there is no result here." Mrs. Xiao muttered, "In that case, your father's official reputation will be completely ruined."

"Mom, don't worry, the county boss told me how to restrain Liu Yuanwai's family!" Xiao Ling'er arched her eyebrows and moved into Mrs. Xiao's arms again, "When Mrs. Yuanwai comes back tomorrow, I'll make her look good. !”