The female supporting role is really here to mess things up

Lu Qingxi smiled slightly, with a sly look in her eyes. She stopped, turned to face Zhao Lexuan, and began to tell the story.

"My acquaintance with Mr. Gu was actually a coincidence. I happened to be buying things on the street that day and met a bad guy. He helped me. Later, I invited him to a teahouse for tea to express my gratitude. When we exchanged names, I thought of this fake name. As for why I called myself Li Wanqing, it was actually because I was worried that my real name would cause unnecessary trouble. You know that I don't have a good reputation, so I used this pseudonym."

Zhao Lexuan listened with great interest and nodded from time to time to show her understanding. She felt that Lu Qingxi was the most beautiful, gentle and lovely girl in the world.

"So now you are lying to Gu Zishu...what is your identity?" Zhao Lexuan continued to ask.

Lu Qingxi was a little embarrassed and said softly: "Tell him now that I am a relative of the Duke's Mansion, Song Yi is my cousin, and I am Li Wanqing from the Li family."

Zhao Lexuan laughed out loud after hearing this, "Qingqing, your identity is actually not fake. Song Yi is your cousin. You two are both very interesting."

Lu Qingxi was embarrassed. It was the first time for him to lie to someone. Who would have thought that his new friend would find out within a few days? After thinking about it, he still felt embarrassed. He said to Zhao Lexuan, "Lexuan, please keep it a secret for me first. I will tell Mr. Gu my identity when I find the right time."

The two said goodbye to each other, and Lu Qingxi asked Xiaohuan to accompany him through the back door.

After the two of them entered, less than half an incense stick of time passed before a servant came out of the gate. The servant told the guards that he was going out to buy food that the lady liked. The guards knew that the lady must want to eat the fresh cakes in Manhualou again, so they let him pass...

Meanwhile, Zhao Lexuan took a long time to get back to her house. As soon as she got off her horse, Wuhen stopped her at the door.

On the way back home, Zhao Lexuan had guessed that according to her cousin's temperament, he would come to her house within three days. But she didn't expect that he would come in less than half a day. She thought to herself: It seems that Qingqing is very important to her cousin!

Xiao Yuebai didn't send anyone to follow them, and wanted to go back to the mansion to deal with chores. But when she thought about the troublemaker who got between them today and took Wanqing away, she was really angry, so she waited outside the Princess's mansion.

Zhao Lexuan saw the figure standing in the shadows with his back to her. She immediately regretted it. She had been afraid of this cousin since she was a child. Why did she go against him today? She negotiated with him in a flattering tone:

"Brother, why are you waiting for me here? Aren't you afraid of freezing yourself? Why don't you go home and have a rest as soon as possible?"

Xiao Yuebai sneered, turned around and looked expressionlessly at his cousin who loved to cause trouble. He pretended to be questioning and asked:

"Why don't you stop showing off? You kidnapped someone and ran away. Now you know to be polite to your cousin."

Zhao Lexuan's head suddenly hurt, and she hesitated for a long time without daring to speak. Xiao Yuebai had no patience for his cousin. To be more precise, he had no patience for anyone except Lu Qingxi and his deceased mother. He spoke coldly:

"Keep your mouth shut. I will tell Wanqing my identity myself." After a few seconds, he continued, "You are too impatient. Don't bother her all the time. You can't bring trouble to her... Also, since you are close to Wanqing, if Wanqing has any problems in the future, you must inform me at any time."

After saying that, he turned and left. After Wuhen and Zhao Lexuan exchanged greetings, they quickly followed their prince's steps and left one after the other.

Zhao Lexuan was the only one left there, and when she saw the two people leave, she complained: "You don't let me go to disturb them, but I'm going to go anyway." She made a face at their backs.

This side is calm for the time being, but the other side is just beginning...

The servant who said he was going out to buy cakes did not walk towards the street when he left the house. He walked around a few streets and then walked in the opposite direction. Soon he appeared in the backyard of the Prince Qi's mansion.

In the study of Prince Qi's mansion, Xiao Duanyue sat in his seat drinking tea, and standing next to him was the son of the Censor's Mansion, Wang Xu. The man kneeling on the ground was the servant who came from the Shangshu Mansion. After saluting the two, the servant stood up and began to report what had happened in the Shangshu Mansion in the past few days. When he stood up and raised his head, the face that was revealed was the face of Zhang Da, who had just entered the Shangshu Mansion!

Zhang Da carefully sorted out the details he had observed in the Shangshu Mansion in recent days, and then found a few key points and began to report to Xiao Duanyue: "Master, everything was normal in the Shangshu Mansion a few days ago, and nothing special happened. However, there are a few unusual situations today."

Xiao Duanyue was concentrating on reviewing the documents on the table. Hearing this, he couldn't help but raise his eyes from the paper and cast them towards Zhang Da, saying lightly: "Tell me in detail."

After getting Xiao Duanyue's permission, Zhang Da continued, "This morning, Xue Ji, the second son of the Xue family, secretly came to the Shangshu Mansion and gave Miss Lu Shiyao a bunch of gifts. He claimed that he was very grateful to Miss Lu for scaring off the evildoers and saving his life that day."

After hearing this, Xiao Duanyue raised his eyebrows slightly, turned to Wang Xu beside him in surprise, and asked, "Were your people seen by others that day?"

Wang Xu paused for a moment, blinking, and said, "Those people said they were far away and couldn't see the person clearly. I thought the matter was settled, so I quickly sent them out of the city and didn't think about it any more."

After Xiao Duanyue heard this, he felt something was wrong. He knew that Wang Xu was always cautious and never missed any details, so how could he miss it? But then he thought about it again. What happened that day involved Lu Shiyao, and she was the one he needed to win over. Maybe Wang Xu didn't investigate further for the sake of the overall situation. So Xiao Duanyue temporarily suppressed his doubts.

However, what he didn't know was that Wang Xu, who was standing next to him at this time, was holding a woman's embroidered handkerchief gently in his hand.