Liu Yueru stood up and sent the woman out. She gave her a box of beauty cream and said in a gentle voice, "This is the latest product developed by our people. It may be effective for the problems on your face."

Zhu Xiaohong stared at the thing Liu Yueru handed over, and the displeasure on her face was obvious; "No need."

Liu Yueru knew that her second brother's words today caused the woman to misunderstand, so she hurriedly opened her mouth to help explain; "Second brother, he didn't reject you because of your appearance, you really came too late, he went out today to find the woman in white, and the clothes she wore happened to be very similar to the one you were wearing, which led to his mistake today. He didn't mean to hurt you, it was his fault. He said this not because you are not good, but because he didn't want to give you hope, and finally let you go back disappointed."

"It will only hurt more."

Liu Yueru pressed the beauty cream in her hand into hers. "Even if you have never been with my second brother, you should take good care of yourself. If you don't even love yourself in this world, how can others treat you sincerely?"

Zhu Xiaohong raised her eyes and met Liu Yueru's gaze. She suddenly thought of something and held Liu Yueru's hand and asked, "Can I be your friend in the future?"

"I can cook a lot of delicious food, and a lot of rare things, such as growing a lot of vegetables in winter..." Zhu Xiaohong stared at Liu Yueru closely.

Liu Yueru sneered; "It just so happens that I don't have many friends. It's my blessing to have a good friend like you."

Zhu Xiaohong smiled and held Liu Yueru's hand even tighter. "Really?"

Liu Yueru nodded slightly.

The woman's heroic smile attracted the attention of passers-by, who looked towards the two of them.

Zhu Xiaohong felt everyone's gazes and realized something. She quickly withdrew her hand and said goodbye to Liu Yueru. Liu Yueru asked the carriage in the mansion to take the woman back.

When Liu Yueru returned to the Liu Mansion, Liu Zimo asked curiously, "What did you say to that girl just now? Why did you look so disappointed one second and so happy the next?"

"From now on, Miss Zhu will be mine. Please be polite when you meet her." After saying this, Liu Yueru raised her eyebrows and looked at Liu Zimo.

Liu Zimo's mouth twitched, full of confusion; "What did you two conspire together?"

Liu Yueru waved her hand and said, "Second brother, since you don't like her, don't ask so many questions. Those are just things between us girls. You should just go find your love."

After saying that, Liu Yueru turned around and went to get busy.

But the housekeeper soon came in from outside and said to Liu Zimo, "Second Master, the eldest master's carriage has arrived at the city gate. The eldest master sent a message and asked someone to pick it up quickly and bring the doctor with him."

"What's going on?" Liu Zimo and Liu Yueru asked almost at the same time.

The housekeeper shook his head. "The messenger is outside. He didn't say anything, but told the second young master to take someone to pick her up quickly, and also told him to bring the palace doctor with him."

Liu Zimo took the sword, took the servants in the mansion who knew martial arts, and took the mansion doctor away, and then quickly set off for the city gate of Kyoto.

Yan Ge'er and Xie Wenhua had been practicing slingshots in the backyard and just came out when they heard what the housekeeper said.

Yan Ge'er was the first to ask, "Mother, are uncle and Mu Mu back?"

Liu Yueru nodded slightly, but the worry on her face remained unchanged.

Xie Jingrui said that he had sent some secret guards to protect his eldest brother and the others on the way back to the city, but now his eldest brother wanted his second brother to take people and the court doctor to the city gate.

The incident happened so suddenly that no one had time to think about it, but it made Liu Yueru feel very strange.

My second brother didn’t bring many people with him. If something really big happened, it would be difficult to handle.

"Mother?" Seeing that Liu Yueru was distracted and full of worry, Yan Ge'er called out again.

Liu Yueru came back to her senses at this time; "What's wrong?"

"Mother, do you think there must be something fishy about this?" Yan Ge'er suddenly asked in a low voice.

Yan Ge'er has loved studying military strategies since he was young, and he has memorized the Thirty-Six Stratagems by heart.

There is also a higher level of sensitivity in these areas.

Hearing what Yan Ge'er said, Liu Yueru and the driver were startled and looked at Yan Ge'er and asked, "Do you also think this matter is not simple?"

Yan Ge'er nodded slightly; "The housekeeper just reported it too hastily, and I didn't have time to think about it. But my uncle asked someone to pick him up, and he must have asked someone to leave a token with him."

Liu Yueru asked someone to call the housekeeper back and asked hurriedly, "Does the messenger have a token that my brother can bring?"

The butler shook his head; "No, there is nothing. The man was stained with blood. I was afraid that the young master might have an accident. I did not dare to delay any longer and turned around to report immediately."

These further confirmed the uneasiness in Liu Yueru's heart.

She forced herself to calm down, and quickly divided the nearest military forces she could mobilize into two teams. One team went after Liu Zimo, and the other team changed their equipment and quietly went to the city gate to gather information.

The two teams were quickly sent out.

Liu Yueru raised her hand again and called out the secret guards in the dark, and asked them solemnly, "Can you use your inside information to find out where my eldest brother is now and what happened?"

The secret guard hesitated for a moment, but quickly agreed. "Miss Liu, please wait a moment. I will do it right away."

Liu Yueru nodded slightly, and the secret guard disappeared in the yard.

Yan Ge'er frowned slightly, and his expression became solemn.

Half an incense stick of time passed, and the person sent out came back to report; "Madam Liu, we just went to the direction of the city gate to inquire about the news, but did not find the figure of the second young master. We asked the people around, and they said that after the second young master left the mansion, he did not go to the direction of the city gate, but walked away from another path."

Liu Zimo went out to pick up his eldest brother. If he hadn't encountered any strange phenomena, his second brother would not have changed his route at will.

Liu Yueru's heart sank a little more instantly, and she asked hurriedly, "Have you found any trace of them?"

"The other troops are searching in the direction the Second Young Master left."

"You guys also need to be careful. I will transfer some troops from other places later." Liu Yueru said in a heavy voice.

After everyone left, Liu Yueru thought for a long time, and then said to the housekeeper, "Go and ask Uncle Fu to call five official slaves from the farm."

Yan Ge'er suddenly looked at Liu Yueru and asked, "Mother, can't we call on those people in Uncle's camp? If there is still food in the manor, what if that food is also one of their targets?"

"They can't be used. The people in Big Brother's camp are all elite. Most importantly, they have never had contact with the outside world. The chance of them being poisoned is very low. This group of people cannot be moved. We can only deploy from the group outside right now."

Hua Ge'er suddenly said, "There are many people looking for my father."

"Your father can't even get himself out of here now, so there aren't many people he can send out. Most of them are in prison. We can only wait for my eldest brother to bring the witch back and remove the poison from those people before they can be used again."

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