After the heroine was robbed, save the paranoid villain

Huo Ha kept a close eye on the Zheng Mansion. In the past two days, there were often people coming and going in the Zheng Mansion at night. Each of them had extraordinary skills and looked like people from the underworld.

Huoha told Yan Yu about this matter.

Yan Yu thought about it carefully.

She calculated the time. Xiao Chengji was about to return to the capital, and it was most likely that something would happen on the way.

The Zheng family has always regarded Xiao Chengji as a thorn in their side. If he has any evil intentions, they will ambush some people on Xiao Chengji's way back to the capital...

Yan Yu's eyelids twitched twice: "When did it happen?"

"Just two days ago, people started to enter the capital city one after another. They came in at dusk when the city gates were about to close, and met up with the grooms in front of Master Zheng. When no one was around at night, they went to the Zheng residence." Huo Ha whispered, "These people walked and did things without making any sound. They must be martial artists."

Yan Yu tapped the table with his slender fingers twice: "Call Ma Xiao to me and have him come in through the small door. Don't alarm anyone."

Huoha responded: "Yes."

In just an hour, Ma Xiao entered the mansion through a small door. Through a screen, he saw Huo Ha and Huo Wang, father and son, standing on both sides with their hands hanging down. Two maids served tea and asked Ma Xiao to sit down.

Ma Xiao didn't dare to sit down. He knelt down and kowtowed. After a moment, he heard a voice coming from behind the screen.

That night, the patrol camp surrounded the Duke of England's mansion, saying that there had been a theft in the capital recently, and several citizens saw the thief jump into the Duke of England's mansion.

This matter soon alarmed the Duke of England Zheng Can and the eldest uncle of the Zheng family, Zheng Shu.

Zheng Shu had something on his mind and stopped Ma Xiao from taking people in to search.

Zheng Can glanced at Zheng Shu.

Although he didn't know what Zheng Shu was up to, judging from Zheng Shu's expression, something must have happened in the mansion.

Zheng Can stopped Ma Xiao, the leader, and said, "General Ma, there are guards in the mansion, and ordinary thieves will not rashly enter the mansion. If thieves are caught in the mansion, send them to the patrol camp immediately."

Ma Xiao bowed and said, "My Lord, it's not that I don't give you face, but the safety of the capital is more important than anything else. The Zheng Mansion is too close to the Imperial City, and I'm afraid these little thieves will sneak into the palace and hurt the Emperor."

Zheng Can's face darkened.

Previously, Empress Dowager Zheng plotted against Ma Xiao's sister Ma Yuying, causing Ma Yuying to swallow gold and commit suicide. The Zheng family and the Ma family had already become enemies.

No matter how high Zheng Can's status is, Ma Xiao should not give him face.

If the Zheng family was really raided, they would lose face. How would they survive in the capital in the future? No matter what, Zheng Can would never let Ma Xiao and his group in.

Zheng Can said coldly: "If General Ma wants to go in, he can go in over my body."

Ma Xiao did not press further, for he was afraid that if he pressed too hard he would alarm Queen Mother Zheng.

But outside Zheng's mansion, he left a few soldiers to patrol and guard.

Zheng Can's face turned pale and he led his men into the mansion.

After returning, he called Zheng Shu over.

Zheng Shu couldn't stand the intimidation and quickly told Xiao Jiashan about his plan.

Zheng Can was so angry that his beard was puffing up: "At this critical moment, do you want the entire Zheng family to die with you? Hide these people and don't let them leave the house!"

Judging from the movements of Ma Xiao and his group, the Qin Palace must have known something. Ma Xiao's men were watching outside the Zheng Mansion. If Zheng Shu dared to send these assassins out again, the Zheng family would be courting death.

The Zheng family was frightened by the patrol camp and finally quieted down. Xiao Jiashan's plan was extinguished by a basin of water before it even left the Zheng Mansion.

The capital city was like a huge furnace, steaming everyone.

Yan Yu was too hot to move, and couldn't stand the harassment from people in the palace.

In winter, the Queen Mother Zheng asked Yan Yu to pay her respects to her in the middle of the night. In summer, the Queen Mother Zheng said that she was not free in the morning and asked Yan Yu to pay her respects to her in the palace in the high sun at noon.

Yan Yu was really upset.

Unfortunately, Xiao Chengji was not in the capital, and Yan Yu did not have the courage to refuse.

After greeting for three days in a row, Yan Yu's body could no longer hold out. When he came back, he had a bit of heatstroke. His head felt dizzy and his whole body felt weak.

The next day she said she was sick and stayed at home.

Queen Mother Zheng refused to give in and sent an imperial physician to see Yan Yu in person. The physician said that Yan Yu was actually fine and still asked him to pay his respects.

Yan Yu: "..."

This old woman is used to torturing people. To be honest, Yan Yu even wanted to make a voodoo doll out of Empress Dowager Zheng.

If piercing the little people really works.

There was no choice but to rest at home for a day. Yan Yu dragged himself to pay his respects to Empress Dowager Zheng. He sat there in a daze and listened to what she said.

Like the emperor, Empress Dowager Zheng was not in good health in the winter, but she felt better when the weather got warmer.

The old lady was able to eat and drink, so she asked Yan Yu to accompany her in the greenhouse to take care of the flowers and plants.

Yan Yuqiang mustered up his energy and used the silver scissors to trim the extra branches and leaves from the potted plants.

At this time, Prince Rui came to pay his respects to the Queen Mother.

Yan Yu and Xiao Jiashan didn't meet often, and they really had nothing to talk about. Every time Yan Yu saw Xiao Jiashan, he pretended not to know this person.

Queen Mother Zheng said coldly: "Are you having a quarrel with your princess?"

Xiao Jiashan was silent for a moment: "...No."

"I heard about it all. You beat her so hard that her face was covered in bruises," said Queen Mother Zheng. "Was she the one who arranged the banquet at your house?"

Xiao Jiashan said "hmm".

Queen Mother Zheng sneered: "If I had known this would happen, I would not have done it in the first place. You didn't listen to a word I said. It's too late to regret now."

Yan Yu felt that it was meaningless to stay here, so he found an excuse to leave.

Ning Xia supported Yan Yu's arm and went out: "The Princess of Rui County was actually beaten by the Prince of Rui County. Alas, why did she do that? If she hadn't made trouble at the beginning, nothing would have happened."

Yan Yu was not interested in hearing about the internal affairs of Prince Rui's Mansion.

After walking a few steps, Yan Yu was stopped by someone. She turned around and saw Xiao Jiashan and Shi Liang walking towards her.

Yan Yu took two steps back: "Prince Rui."

Xiao Jiashan's face turned slightly pale: "...I heard that you were not feeling well. I talked to the Queen Mother about it. You don't have to come to pay your respects these few days."

Yan Yu didn't expect that he would be so kind: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."

Xiao Jiashan said: "In the past few years, people often mentioned you. One time when I passed by Lingcheng, someone asked me to go to the Shao family to see you, but I didn't go."

He mentioned these things without any reason, and Yan Yu couldn't figure out what he meant for a moment.

Xiao Jiashan smiled bitterly: "If I had gone, maybe I wouldn't call you Third Sister-in-law now."

Yan Yu finally reacted.

She took two steps back and said calmly, "Unmarried young ladies of the Shao family don't see anyone. If the prince goes, he can only talk to the old man and can't see anyone else. There are still important matters in the Qin Palace, so I'll leave first."

Before Xiao Jiashan could say anything else, he saw Yan Yu leaving with the maids and nanny.

He stood there for a while, his face suddenly turned gloomy, and he hit the albizzia tree next to him hard.