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Li Mingbei narrowed his eyes and smiled, "I don't know what crime Mr. Zhang wants to bear?"

Zhang Xing took a deep breath, made a big salute, and said: "I would like to ask you to demote yourself as the county magistrate of Tai County. I will be the county magistrate of Tai County for the rest of my life to atone for my sins."

Li Mingbei spat out a word: "Quite."

After Zhang Xing went on, Xie Qiao poured a cup of hot tea into Lu Jue's hands, and said sadly to Li Ming: "You must have raided Li Zhonglian's house, but did you find Concubine Jing's tomb in his house?"

Li Mingbei looked at the sky outside the house with his hands behind his back, his eyes were secretive: "Nothing."

"Where is Li Huaizhi?"

"Beheaded."

That means the interrogation has passed, and Xie Qiao asked, "What did he say?"

Hearing this name, Li Mingbei turned around and looked at Lu Jue's darkened face with interest, and said, "He only knows that his father is working with a masked man to dig that tomb."

Hearing this, Lu Jue frowned slightly, and said: "I saw that man when I was looking for Qiao'er on the street that day. He was walking in the direction out of the city."

At that time, he even recognized the wrong person, because the person's eyes were very similar to Xie Qiao's when he passed by.He was also very surprised that day. He had been with Xie Qiao for nearly ten years and was very familiar with Xie Qiao, so he almost admitted the wrong person.

Li Ming nodded sadly, and said: "I'll send someone to investigate on the road to Bingzhou. However, such an investigation is just looking for a needle in a haystack."

A smile appeared on Xie Qiao's face, and said: "People are not easy to search, but those tombs are very easy to search." If you rob tombs for money, those things will flow out sooner or later. This is the tomb of Concubine Jing, such things It is impossible to flow out without making a sound. As long as you find something, you are naturally not afraid of not being able to catch someone.

Li Mingbei raised his eyebrows, put the fan in his hand and bowed to Xie Qiao pretendingly: "Your Highness is really smart, I admire you."

Xie Qiao smiled darkly: "I don't mind if you speak more sincerely."

The smile on Li Ming's sad face remained unchanged, and he said: "Okay, it's clear for the time being. We will set off for Jinling later - but I see, Mr. Lu may have something to say to His Highness now, so I will Say goodbye first."

When he reached the door, he turned around again, with obvious gloating on his face: "I think, His Highness will love to listen to Master Lu's words more than your sincerity. Farewell."

Xie Qiao: "..."

Lu Jue took a few steps to put the empty cup on the table, sat down again, looked up at Xie Qiao with a smile, and said, "Qiaoer, do you want to hear my sincere praise for you?"

Xie Qiao gritted his teeth and glanced at the white figure, then quickly put away the expression on his face and turned around. He walked a few steps to Lu Jue's side, with a sincere and well-behaved face, and said: "As long as I love to hear what Brother Huaiyu says."

Lu Jue raised his eyebrows, and said directly, "Then tell me, Qiao Er, you are far away in Jinling, how did you know what happened here?"

Xie Qiao knew that he couldn't avoid this question, the rebirth was his secret, and it was the last thing he wanted Lu Jue to know - he didn't dare to think, if Lu Jue knew that he had forced him to death, how would Lu Jue treat him... But , he didn't want to lie to Lu Jue...

Xie Qiao raised her eyes, looked into Lu Jue's eyes cautiously, and said, "Brother Huaiyu, I... If I don't want to say it, I can't say it..."

Lu Jue looked at Xie Qiao's obviously guilty eyebrows, fell silent for a few moments, and said, "It's okay."

"However," he stood up as he spoke, tapped Xie Qiao's forehead with his curved fingers, and said, "If there is such a dangerous thing in the future, you have to let me know in time, you can no longer go alone, you Can you promise?"

Xie Qiao opened his eyes wide. He tightly suppressed the emotions that were about to burst out of his eyes. Looking at Lu Jue's smiling eyes, he couldn't say anything.

Lu Jue smiled, tapped Xie Qiao's forehead again, and said, "Qiaoer, can you agree?"

With a hoarse voice, Xie Qiao looked at Lu Jue with dark eyes, and said in a low voice, "I agree."

"Your Highness! Lord Lu!" Xu Lai entered the room from the outside at this time, with a burden on his shoulders, and said, "The old man has rested, Your Highness, shall we set off now?"

Lu Jue smiled and said loudly: "Then let's go." He walked out of the room with his hands behind his back, leaving only Xie Qiao there in a daze.

"Your Highness?" Xu Lai finally realized that something was wrong with his Highness, he stepped forward and said cautiously, "Let's go?"

Xie Qiao chuckled a few times in a hoarse voice, and there was a brilliance in his handsome eyebrows. He glanced at Xu Lai and said, "Let's go."

……

A strong wind gusts along the Yangtze River.

Xu Lai has already found a big boat, and the old doctor has already entered the cabin to rest early.He looked at his highness with some worry, and looked at Lu Jue with some embarrassment: His highness has always been afraid of taking a boat, and he doesn't know how uncomfortable it will be when he gets on the boat...

"Li... Master Li?!"

Li Mingbei pulled Xu Lai's sleeve and boarded the boat neatly, Xu Lai shouted anxiously: How can he take care of his highness after being pulled away like this?

Li Mingbei pulled him onto the boat, looked at him like a fool, and said: "Some people don't worry about you? Would your Highness want to stay in the same cabin with you?"

Xu Lai looked puzzled and confident: "Master Li, what you said, why doesn't your highness want to stay in the same cabin with me?"

Xu Lai said this loudly, and Xie Qiao heard it from below, so he waved his hand towards Xu Lai and said, "Just bear with him and follow him. I am today." After a subtle pause, he still said: " I really don't want to share a cabin with you."

Xu Lai: "..."

With an aggrieved face, Xu Lai followed Li Mingbei into a cabin.Li Mingbei looked at him, with innocent doubts on his face, and said: "I never thought you were so stupid before—how come you don't seem to be able to use your brains well when you encounter our little prince. "

Xu Lai is, and so is Lu Huaiyu.

Although Lu Huaiyu is upright and open-minded, he is by no means a fool who can be manipulated by others. This time, he was led by the nose all the way by their little prince who was full of bad water. He felt aggrieved just looking at it It's too bad.

Lu Huaiyu was raised by the proud and noble Lu family. He looked as gentle as jade, but the jade had sharp edges and was harder than stone.The humble gentleman in the eyes of outsiders is actually very proud in his bones, he never tolerates and never forgives others, and few people can fall into his eyes, how could he have suffered such aggrieved.

Li Ming smiled sadly and sighed pretentiously: I don't know where their little prince came from as a goblin, who specializes in certain people.

Xu Lai was hit twice: "..."

When the two entered the cabin, Xie Qiao looked at Lu Jue and said, "Brother Huaiyu, shall we also board the boat?"

Lu Jue raised his eyebrows to look at him, threw a small brocade bag into his arms, and walked to the boat.Xie Qiao smiled as soon as he opened the cloth bag: it was the candy that Lu Jue bought for him when he crossed the river for the first time when he was nine years old.

He put away the cloth bag and followed Lu Jue onto the boat.

In order to take care of Xie Qiao's fear of taking a boat this time, Xu Lai naturally looked for a big boat, and naturally there were not only two cabins on the big boat.Xie Qiao followed Lu Jue into a cabin confidently, and Lu Jue didn't think there was anything wrong and didn't rush anyone.

There are wooden tables, wooden stools and wooden beds in the cabin for guests to rest.

Lu Jue sat on the edge of the wooden bed and looked at Xie Qiao. Although Xie Qiao's face was not tired, the bruises in his eyes hadn't disappeared. They also had a late night journey last night, so Xie Qiao naturally didn't have time to rest.Lu Jue said, "There is a bed here, do you want to sleep?" The boat will set off soon, and Xie Qiao will feel better if he falls asleep.

Xie Qiao looked at the wooden bed and said meaningfully: "Brother Huaiyu, there is only one bed here, I think you should also rest well with me."

Lu Jue smiled and didn't answer, but waved to Xie Qiao: "Qiao Er, come here."

Xie Qiao looked at Lu Jue with his black eyes open. It was very dark in the cabin, so Lu Jue's face became even whiter. The brilliance in those eyes flowed like stars in the night.Xie Qiao moved his throat and took a few steps forward.

As soon as he got to the bed, Lu Jue grabbed his wrist. Lu Jue exerted strength, and Xie Qiao fell on the bed. He opened his eyes wide, and when he realized it, he was already lying on the bed with his pillow on Lu Jue's knees.

Xie Qiao looked at Lu Jue's radiant eyes above her, and her throat moved again: "Brother Huaiyu?"

Lu Jue lowered his head slightly and looked at Xie Qiao raised his eyebrows: "There is no pillow here, so you can sleep more comfortably."

Xie Qiao opened his eyes and looked at Lu Jue's lowered eyebrows, "Bang, bang", his heart was about to jump out of his chest, and he choked out a sentence for a long time: "This way, it's really, more comfortable."

There was a smile on Lu Jue's face, and he stretched out his cold hand to cover Xie Qiao's eyebrows, Xie Qiao was taken aback: Back then, in the carriage, he also covered his eyes like this...

"Sleep, Qiaoer, when you wake up, you will be able to see the vegetation in Jinling..." The words from back then seemed to echo in my ears...

Xie Qiao blinked, and Lu Jue felt Xie Qiao's eyelashes sweeping over his palm, a little itchy, and a smile appeared on his face.

Outside, the ship was already moving, and the sails were rattling in the wind of late winter and early spring.

Lu Jue looked down at Xie Qiao's white chin, and said, "Qiaoer, do you have anything to say about what happened that night?"

Xie Qiao's body froze: He just wanted to probe Lu Jue's mind that night, and wanted Lu Jue to feel even a little bit of his own feelings for him... But, it must be done step by step, and it can't be done overnight. He and Lu Jue have a lot of time. Well, you can take your time... He doesn't want this person to ignore him when he arrives in Jinling...

So Xie Qiao coughed and said: "I was very drunk that day, and I didn't remember anything when I woke up the next day. .”

Lu Jue raised his eyebrows: "You really don't remember anything?"

Xie Qiao looked firm: "I really don't remember."

Lu Jue lowered his head and raised his hand, Xie Qiao was caught off guard and met Lu Jue's slightly squinted eyes. He was startled, and then heard the other party say: "Qiaoer, you have grown up, and you are very courageous after drinking wine. You gnawed on my mouth that night—”

"—Little prince, you are used to drinking and eating too many people outside, so you forget it so easily?"