The reborn girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent marquis hugs her and coaxes her!

Chapter 244 The Emperor's Plot

Indeed, Chu He did not tell the truth.

But he looked at Xu Rongrong's bright eyes and chose to remain silent.

Because of some things, he didn't want to involve Xu Rongrong.

This time, the emperor summoned him and the deputy commander of the imperial guards into the palace, but he simply gave them a few instructions and asked them to escort the Southern Xinjiang delegation back to Southern Xinjiang before sending him out.

His intuition told him that this mission was not as simple as the emperor said.

Therefore, relying on his familiarity with the palace, he quietly hid on the pillar outside the study when the emperor left the deputy commander alone to give him instructions.

This place was secluded, and he could hear the conversation in the room clearly. As expected, he had just hidden himself when he heard the deputy commander's voice: "I am guilty of failing to fulfill your majesty's request to allow Wai to return to the Honglu Temple unharmed. Your Majesty, please punish me!"

Chu He frowned when he heard this. He took Wai out of the palace by chance, but he didn't expect that the palace would hide this matter. He knew that there must be something fishy about it, but he never thought that it was arranged by His Majesty himself.

Mu Rong had told him about this matter before, but he still couldn't understand why His Majesty wanted to deal with a girl from Southern Xinjiang who was not very smart, so he was confused.

Now it seems that if I hadn't taken Wai out, he would have been a corpse long ago.

Before he could think about it, he heard the emperor's voice: "It's too early to say these things now. There will always be opportunities. I order you to take full responsibility for this matter when you go to Southern Xinjiang. You should understand my intentions."

"I understand. I will never let Wei return alive!"

"Well, there's one thing you must remember! Since Wali is going back now, he might have become suspicious... After entering the southern border, you can get rid of him as well." There was a hint of coldness in the emperor's words.

"Yes." The deputy commander responded.

"..."

Chu He heard it clearly from the pillar above.

At this time in his previous life, after he entered the court, the relationship between Southern Xinjiang and the Great Zhou was already unfriendly. It seemed that something must have happened to the siblings Wali and Wai in their previous life.

Now, if his guess about the mission assigned by His Majesty is correct, after entering the southern border territory and handing over the Wali brothers and sisters to the southern border guards, the imperial guards will wait for an opportunity to take action.

In this way, the Wali brothers and sisters can be eliminated and the relationship with the Great Zhou can be severed.

After all, the ethnic groups in southern Xinjiang are complex, and it is not impossible that they would fight due to internal strife.

However, he was a newcomer to the Imperial Guards, and His Majesty ordered him to carry out this mission together with the deputy commander. The intention was very obvious: if they failed or were discovered by the people of Southern Xinjiang, he, a newcomer to the Imperial Guards, would be the best scapegoat.

Their calculations were very good, and this mission was therefore extremely dangerous for him.

How could he tell Xu Rongrong and make her worry?

Facing Xu Rongrong's questioning, he took a step back: "Miss, you are overthinking it. It's just an imperial errand. Why should I hide it from you?"

"Chu He, do you know you can't lie?" Xu Rongrong looked at him quietly. "You look so worried right now. It doesn't seem like you're just going on an imperial errand."

Chu He avoided his gaze and said, "I... just went to Southern Xinjiang because the mountains are high and the road is long. If I get delayed along the way, I'm afraid I won't be able to make it back to attend the eldest lady's wedding ceremony."

"That's it?" Xu Rongrong narrowed her eyes.

"Exactly."

"You didn't lie to me?" Chu He lowered his head, avoiding her eyes: "I dare not."

Xu Rongrong breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "You really scared me just now... It's not even March yet, and there are still more than three months before the wedding. How can you miss it? What's more, even if you miss it, I will save a glass of wedding wine for you."

"Thank you, Miss." A bitter feeling welled up in Chu He's heart.

He owed her his life.

In her previous life, she died tragically at his hands. Although he did not mean to do it, it has always bothered him.

Reborn once again, he only wanted to be by her side and protect her safety for the rest of her life, but he discovered that she, like himself, had been reborn. But even though she knew her fate in her previous life, she was still willing to treat him sincerely in this life... This made him feel ashamed, but also made him unable to hide his charming feelings.

However, he was one step too late after all. She had already been granted marriage when he entered the capital.

If she didn't want to marry Mu Rong, he would do his best to take her away.

But over the past six months, from what he saw and felt in his heart, he knew that she also had a little affection for Mu Rong.

She treated him with all her heart, precisely because she had no romantic feelings in her heart.

However, her ambiguous attitude towards Mu Rong was full of melancholy and evasion... After all, he was the one she had truly given her heart to.

Although he understood it in his heart, he still couldn't hide the bitterness in his heart when he heard her say the word "wedding" so easily.

I hope this trip to southern Xinjiang will have a good result, allowing him to stand higher and protect her better.

……

Chu He will be packing up and leaving tomorrow, and he came here overnight just to say goodbye to Xu Rongrong.

After he left Zhuxiang Yayuan, Xu Rongrong's expression changed slightly, and she immediately called Luo Shu: "Hurry up and find your brother to come here." Luo Chen came soon: "What do you want, young lady?"

They called him here in such a hurry, so there must be a reason.

"I asked you to recruit some skilled people before. I wonder how this is going?" Xu Rongrong asked.

"In reply to the young lady, I have recruited a total of ten people. Among them, four people with excellent skills have signed death contracts with them in the name of 'Mr. Tao'. I have also verified their backgrounds. They are all poor people with families in Beijing. You can use them with confidence." Luo Chen reported.

Xu Rongrong nodded. "Since they are needed, have them keep an eye on the Honglu Temple and wait for the Southern Xinjiang delegation to leave the capital. Remember, they only need to observe secretly during this time and never engage in physical combat. If they notice anything unusual, send a pigeon to report back."

Xu Rongrong would never believe what Chu He said just now.

But since the other party was unwilling to tell the truth, and she was unwilling to force him, she had only one solution: send someone to follow him secretly. However, since Chu He was implicated in the Prince's Royal Manor case, if her relationship with him was discovered, it would undoubtedly affect Mu Rong and the Third Prince's plans. Therefore, she could not expose Chu He's relationship to outsiders.

Luo Chen was naturally trustworthy, and his vision was also good, but... after such secrecy, Xu Rongrong didn't dare to gamble. She would need to investigate further to find out what happened to the four people with the death contract.

But now the situation is urgent and we have to use them. After much thought, the only way to avoid suspicion is to let them follow and guard the Southern Xinjiang delegation.

When Luo Chen saw Xu Rongrong giving such instructions, he immediately realized the seriousness of the situation.

So he quickly agreed: "I will go down and arrange it right away."

He took only two steps before stopping and looking at Xu Rongrong. "Miss, is Guard Chu in danger?"