Chapter 5 Too Late

The person sitting in the carriage was Helan Linzhang who had just been in Luoxiyao's room. At this time, he had removed his mask, but his ordinary facial features were indescribably weird. His only eyes were as deep as the night. With the coldness that repulses people thousands of miles away.

"My lord, the girl who just rode the horse is Miss Luo Jiu."

He Lan Linzhang squinted his eyes, thinking back to Luo Xiyao, who was dressed in deep purple and had long hair flying, "Shun and pure filial piety, elegant and generous?"

"My subordinates have inquired. There are twelve girls in the Luo Mansion. Except for those who are married and those who live in big houses in the capital, there are only four girls of the right age in the Luo Mansion." Bai Shui gestured with his fingers, "Five seven eight nine, Yes, there are only four of them. Among them, the fifth girl is quiet, the seventh girl is lively, and the eighth girl is weak, so the girl who just rode the horse must be the ninth girl."

He Lan Linzhang chuckled, "So that's how you guessed."

"Otherwise?" Bai Shui knocked on the carriage, and asked the groom to drive back to the gambling house. "The portraits sent by the imperial city are all the same. The subordinates have no way of distinguishing them, so they can only guess! My lord, did the subordinates guess right?"

Helan Linzhang glanced at the direction in which Luo Xiyao disappeared, "You guessed it right."

"Hey!" Bai Shui jumped up to Helan Linzhang and squatted down, "This subordinate thinks that the imperial court has done a good thing. This girl looks okay, she is imposing and heroic. I went back to Mobei with the Lord last time. I won't see you again." Da Mo came back crying."

He Lan Linzhang's eyes were deep, thinking of the night he wanted to see her in the boudoir, "She is very suitable."

"I heard that the second son of the Su Mansion went to the Luo Mansion to raise a marriage proposal, and wanted to strengthen the Lord's concubine. Did the Lord see him when he entered the Luo Mansion?"

In less than half an hour, everything that happened in Luo Mansion was sent to Helan Linzhang.

Bai Shui said disdainfully: "Su Jiayan is as thin as a little girl, how can she look like a man? As long as the nine girls have good eyesight, it is impossible for them to like him."

He despises this kind of Eastern Qi man who can write a few sour poems, draw a few pictures of beauties, but is so weak that his nostrils are upturned.

Mobei's strength is the most respected, and the weak chickens in Dongqi, without Dingbeihou, can kill them all in one round on the battlefield.

"Eastern Qi is located in the Central Plains, with a prosperous cultural atmosphere, which is different from that in Mobei." He Lan said in Linzhang.

What he didn't say was that such a man would naturally be liked by girls in Dongqi.

The carriage stopped, and Bai Shui lifted the curtain to take a look, "My lord, we're here."

He Lan Linzhang got off the carriage, straightened his back, and was actually a head taller than the Dongqi man.

He has a bee waist and long legs, and his ordinary face has an amazing momentum.

Suddenly a figure flashed by, and a man in plain clothes that made it difficult to see his face respectfully knelt in front of Helan Linzhang, "My lord."

"It's done?"

"Yes. The subordinate asked someone to pretend to be a bandit and rob the second prince's goods, and then threw the badge of the prince's mansion into the grass. It seems that the prince and the second prince will have a fight for a while, and they have no time to take care of the lord."

He Lan Linzhang nodded, "Come in and talk."

Bai Shui squeezed his eyes at Hongming, but Hongming turned a blind eye.

They have followed Helan Linzhang since childhood, Mobei was defeated, Helan Linzhang entered Eastern Qi as a hostage, and they also followed him.

In her previous life, when Helan Linzhang was abandoned by Mobei, fell into the trap of the second prince and Su Jiayan and was crushed to death by a huge rock in the mountain stream, they were by her side, even if she died in another country, she would not be lonely on the road to Huangquan.

"It's been a tiring trip." He Lan Linzhang sat down behind the chair, flipping through the accounts of the gambling house, "Take a good rest, and I will tell you other things when I return to the imperial city."

"The subordinates don't understand why the lord didn't directly kill the second prince..." Hongyue made a beheading motion.

From his point of view, even if the second prince died, there would still be the third prince and other grown-up princes, wouldn't they still have to fight the prince?
Moreover, the third and fourth princes' family backgrounds are not as prominent as the second prince's, and they don't have a mother who is a concubine. Wouldn't it be more beneficial for them then?
In Hongyue's eyes, all the princes of Dongqi are trash, and none of them can be compared with his lord.

He Lan Linzhang leaned on the back of the wide chair and patiently explained: "It is because the second prince's family background is prominent that he can be evenly matched with the prince. Otherwise, if one is strong and the other is weak, what's the point of fighting?"

Hongyue thought for a while, nodded and said: "My lord is right. By the way, before I came down to the gambling house, I heard that the imperial decree had entered the Luo mansion, and Miss Luo Jiu resisted the decree on the spot. If she wanted to come to the court, she would have to make a fuss for a while."

"Resist the decree?" Bai Shui stared, "My lord is so kind, that Luo Jiu's eyes were pecked by an eagle, right?"

The brush in Helan Linzhang's hand froze, and the ink stained the paper. Even though he knew her plan and heard her protest, he was still irritable. "Keep an eye on it first, and report any news at any time."

He has been preparing for many years, and only waits for a chance to return to Mobei. As for the prince and concubine...

Bai Shui and Hong Yue said together: "Yes."

Luo Xiyao, who was riding a horse, turned her head from time to time, she knew he was looking at her.

Because his eyes are very unique.

Just, where is he hiding?

As far as the eye can see, there are only empty streets and alleys.

She could only give up and leave the city as soon as possible.

Both Mu Xiang and Wang Momo are in Qingyun Temple.

Her mother is there too.

You still have time.

There was still time to save her...to find her mother, and there was also time to ask her about things she didn't understand in her previous life until she died.

When she found her mother, she went to Helan Linzhang.

In her previous life, she had never married him, or even met him, but she had heard various news about him.

Luo Xiyao was both unfamiliar and familiar with Helan Linzhang.

During the years that went deep into her bones, she regretted it countless times, regretting that she did not follow her order to marry him and kiss Mobei.

She thought carefully, and the turning point of fate was the day when the imperial decree entered the Luo mansion.

Luo Xiyao still resisted the decree when she woke up from a dream, not for not getting married, but for bargaining with the emperor and even the entire Eastern Qi court.

Dong Qi was sorry for her, so she gave up.

It's a pity that she, Luo Xiyao, is a girl, if it's a man, why would Helan Linzhang be needed?

Since she decided to get married, she wanted to have a bargaining chip in her hands. She, Luo Xiyao, didn't marry Mo Bei for the sake of suffering!

If you eat her, you have to spit it out!

Everything owed to her must be paid back!

Luofu?

Hmph, Luo Mansion!

The sky is bright.

"Girl, the road ahead is blocked by officers and soldiers. If you want to go to Qingyun Temple, you can choose another day!" Seeing her riding a horse alone, the kind-hearted aunt said kindly.

Luo Xiyao held the rein to stop the horse, feeling anxious in her heart, "Ma'am, what happened in front?"

The aunt looked around, stepped forward and whispered: "A lot of people died. I heard that it was bandits who committed the crime and robbed the merchants. Did you see that? These people, like me, were interrogated for a long time before we were released. Miss, Don’t go there for a while, if you say they are officers and soldiers, they are no different from robbers when they are fierce.”

officers and soldiers?

Why had she never heard of this in her previous life?
The aunt quickly ran away with the crowd, Luo Xiyao glanced at the direction of Qingyun Temple, and turned the horse's head.

If the road ahead is blocked, we can only take a detour.

She went up the mountain from Qingyun Temple.

When Luo Xiyao abandoned her horse and climbed up from the back mountain to Qingyun Temple in embarrassment, the people in the Taoist temple thought she had encountered robbers.

Fortunately, Daotong recognized her and led her to the guest house.

Nanny Wang was about to fetch water with a bucket when she saw Luo Xiyao entered the yard in a panic.

Before she could speak, Luo Xiyao passed her by like the wind.

"Girl, what's the matter with you? The third lady was caught in the cold, so she rested early." Wang Momo watched her push open the door vigorously, and hurried forward, but the scene in the room made her let go of her hand and fell. Lifted the barrel, "Madam! Madam!!"

(End of this chapter)

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