After rebirth, the Prime Minister's wife always wanted to leave her father behind and keep her

Since he couldn't leave the capital, Cheng Songan found Xuanwu.

"I need you to escort Su Zhi and Wen Xin to Jiangnan, and help me investigate something."

Xuanwu frowned and hesitated for a moment, then said: "Miss, I cannot obey your order. This kind of thing cannot happen again."

Sure enough, unlike Li Wenbin who obeyed her without asking for reasons, Xuanwu had a strong sense of alienation. Even to his nominal master, he was neither humble nor overbearing, and even a little strong. His coldness was very different from Cui Yuanqing. Cui Yuanqing was cold on the outside but warm on the inside. Xuanwu gave people a sense of resistance from the inside out, and his performance was almost like indifference, but in fact he just didn't care, he didn't care about anything.

Cheng Songan said calmly: "You were sent by my father to be my bodyguard. If you don't obey my orders, then you only obey your father's?"

Xuanwu lowered his eyes and said, "I am here to protect the young lady. Your safety is the most important task for me. If the young lady hadn't insisted on her own way last time, I wouldn't have been in danger."

"Who are you?" Cheng Songan did not get angry, but said affirmatively, "You were not sent by my father, and you are not Cui Yuanqing's man."

Xuanwu's expression did not change, he just clasped his fists calmly and said: "Xuanwu's duty is to protect the safety of the young lady, there is no doubt about that, the rest is not important, some things will only cause more trouble for the young lady if she knows them."

Cheng Songan stared into his eyes, trying to read his emotions, but Xuanwu exuded a decadent aura. If one had not seen with one's own eyes how decisively he attacked, it would be hard to tell that he was a master. One would only feel that he was tired of everything in this world.

There must be a special reason why he is willing to be his bodyguard.

"Suzaku's martial arts are not bad," Xuanwu suggested to her calmly, "and she is a woman, so she is more suitable than me to escort Cui Wenxin."

Although it was a suggestion, it was actually equivalent to making a decision for her.

"Woman?" Cheng Songan was so surprised that he almost stood up.

She herself has dressed up as a man, but anyone with a discerning eye can tell that she is a woman dressed as a man. Even those who don't recognize her would think that she looks like a pretty pretty boy, but Zhuque looks completely like a man.

Having said that, Suzaku is indeed a little shorter than the other three. It's just that small difference. After all, not all men are taller than women. If not compared with the other three, she is taller than the average man.

Xuanwu then sneered, with some human emotions: "Only enemies want their opponents to be weak. Suzaku's mission is to win, not to be beautiful. She doesn't need to be thin, but strong."

"Young lady, you'd better give up the idea of ​​running away as soon as possible. This skin that is barely thicker than paper is only suitable for living in this rich nest."

Cheng Songan's heart skipped a beat. He had not been following her for long and even seldom came to her, but he could tell at a glance that she still wanted to escape from the capital. Apart from that sneer, he did not comment emotionally, neither advising nor mocking her. He just pointed out her situation mercilessly, which made her feel ashamed.

When she was a child, she had heard countless comments about her being spoiled and wild. Now, because of her divorce from Cui Yuanqing, the entire capital was saying that she was strong-willed or restless.

Only Xuanwu could point out her vulnerability at once. In her previous life, she had been tortured to death in the capital and did not dare to escape. Now she found countless reasons for herself to stay. In the final analysis, it was because she was not as strong as imagined.

Xuanwu apologized without any apology: "I have overstepped my authority. If you have no objection to bringing the young lady with you, I will arrange it right away."

Cheng Songan nodded.

Xuanwu turned to retreat, but was stopped again: "Your duty is to protect my safety. If I escape and cannot survive, it will be considered as your dereliction of duty."

He turned his back to the people, and a genuine smile appeared on his dejected face, but the words he said were still indifferent, "I will go through fire and water for the young lady."

If someone else said this it would be an oath, but when he said it, it sounded unbelievably perfunctory.

And for a long time after Su Zhi left the capital, the capital was peaceful. Not only did no one hear any rumors about what she had encountered in the mountains, but there was also no news about Zhao Lin's unclear death and the involvement of the Rongdi people.

Zhao Lin was Zhao Huaisong's most beloved youngest son. He was spoiled to the point of being stupid, yet he was still called the Little Cabinet Minister. It was clear that Zhao Huaisong had a special feeling for this son. It was impossible for Zhao Huaisong to not take any action after his death.

Zhao Huaisong only announced to the public that his son had died of a sudden illness. After holding a funeral, he was sick for half a month and then wrote another letter asking for permission to retire and return home.

This situation was much smoother and much earlier than in the previous life. It was totally different from what Cui Yuanqing had said.

But Cheng Songan knew that something big was bound to happen. The calmer the water surface, the more turbulent the waves would be beneath it.

Sure enough, during the half month that Zhao Huaisong claimed to be sick and stayed at home, memorials to the emperor fell like snowflakes in the cabinet. Several cabinet members and eunuchs in charge of writing were so busy that they had no time to rest. They were arguing with each other, from the cabinet to the court, and from the court to the harem. They could quarrel over the smallest matters and end up with bloodshed. Several censors who were proud of dying for their advice fought in the hall, and the emperor was so angry that he did not attend court the next day.

It was at this time that Duan Zhuyu came to Yuqiao Villa and brought bad news to Cheng Songan - at the same time when Prince Xiang was assassinated, Prince Jin was seriously injured before him. The assassins they encountered had similar methods, and even the weapons were almost the same.

"Sister, Uncle Shou Wang is too ruthless. He killed everyone as soon as he secured his position. How could my uncle be a hindrance to him?" Duan Zhuyu's eyes were red. "You don't know, Auntie was so worried that she lost her appetite and lost weight."

Cheng Songan kept comforting her, saying that the young lady was too well protected and nothing could be seen. How could it be the work of Prince Shou?

The assassination of Prince Xiang was planned by Cui Yuanqing and Princess Xiang, with the purpose of delivering a drastic measure to make Prince Jin's desperate situation come true.

The assassination of Prince Jin can be said to have killed two birds with one stone, as it not only cleared the suspicion but also pointed the finger at Prince Shou as the murderer.

But what Cheng Songan didn’t understand was how could Prince Jin know what kind of assassin and murder weapon it was?

After all, Duan Zhuyu was not someone who paid much attention to the affairs of the court. Moreover, although the King of Xiang was seriously injured, his life was not in danger. She was sad for a while before she thought of other things. She hesitated and said, "Sister, Lu Qingshan may be engaged to Wang Lujun."

When mentioning Wang Lujun, Cheng Songan's heart still stirred a little. The saint once used her and Ming Zhan to criticize him whether they were a good match. Wang Lujun was the sister of the Minister of War. If Lu Qingshan could get her marriage, he would get a great help.

Duan Zhuyu saw her expression and thought she was moved by Lu Qingshan, so she asked, "Sister, are you really not willing to give him a chance? He really likes you."

Cheng Songan shook his head, and then suddenly a question came to his mind: "Yu'er, were you also at Baoguo Temple when it rained heavily that day?"

Duan Zhuyu was startled, then nodded and said, "Yes, how did my sister know?"

Cheng Songan was silent for a while. It turned out that when she was put in a sack by Cui Wenkang and met Lu Qingshan that night, the person he was chasing was Duan Zhuyu.

Lu Qingshan, did he finally submit to King Jin?