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

Chapter 245 I’m interested in Weiyuan Hou

Xu Rongrong's urgent instructions made Luo Chen know that this matter must be related to Chu He, so he asked:

"But Guard Chu is in danger?"

Xu Rongrong was slightly startled when she heard this: "How did you know?"

Luo Chen has been very busy lately, and he barely touches the ground every day, so naturally he gets more information:

"Last month, His Majesty issued an edict announcing the reopening of border trade. People from not only the capital but also those from surrounding prefectures have flocked to the area. Luming Lane next to the Honglu Temple has become the capital's busiest spot. Since February, people from the pawnbrokers have been asking if I'd like to sell my house, so today, I went there on the pretext of running errands. I happened to encounter someone from the palace delivering an imperial decree ordering the Imperial Guard to escort the Southern Xinjiang delegation out of the capital." "I remembered that Guard Chu was currently serving with the Imperial Guard, so I kept an eye on him. After the messenger left, I treated a familiar Honglu Temple servant to a meal, and sure enough, I learned that Guard Chu was on the escort list."

"I had intended to report to you tomorrow, young lady, but since you summoned me this very night, I felt that this matter must be related to Guard Chu. Perhaps the journey south is dangerous, so you thought of ordering someone to follow you secretly."

Seeing that he was so clear-headed, Xu Rongrong naturally did not hide anything.

She didn't want to explain it too clearly just now, not because she was on guard against Luo Chen, but because she was worried about the four people who had just signed the death contract.

Now that she knew what was going on, she expressed her concerns: "...Chu He has a cold personality and wouldn't tell me even if he was in danger. But the strangeness of his coming here today, and the fact that the emperor's envoy is involved, made me worried, so I asked you to send someone to follow him."

Luo Chen understood: "I understand. I will arrange it right away and will not let anyone suspect the young lady." The matter was urgent, so Luo Chen left immediately after he finished speaking.

Looking at his hurriedly receding back, Xu Rongrong seemed to be lost in thought.

"What's wrong, Miss? But what's wrong with my brother doing his job?" Luo Shu asked hurriedly when he saw this.

Xu Rongrong shook her head: "Your brother has too many things to take on now. I'm really worried that he can't handle it all by himself. I have to find some suitable helpers for him."

Luo Shu nodded at this, "Don't worry, young lady. With Shu Langzhong now in charge of the pharmacy, my brother has been relieved. He's just been thinking of other things to do, and the preparations for the Flower Festival Garden Party have delayed him a bit."

Xu Rongrong smiled and said, "Your brother is truly determined to make the name of 'Master Tao' famous throughout the capital."

……

At Zhuxiang Yayuan, Xu Rongrong was thinking about how to help Luo Chen reduce his burden.

Meanwhile, at the Weiyuan Marquisate, Mu Rong frowned, "Chu He is going to Southern Xinjiang?"

"That's right." Mu Yi said, "The imperial edict was sent to the Honglu Temple this afternoon, and we will set off tomorrow."

"It seems that His Majesty is waiting for an opportunity to attack Wai." Mu Rong took a deep breath. "Have you figured out why His Majesty is so determined to kill Wai?"

Mu Yi shook his head and said, "There's been no news from the palace yet. The deputy commander of the Imperial Guards has already made several inquiries. All he knows is that His Majesty ordered him to act at all costs, but he doesn't know why."

Mu Rong frowned deeply and did not speak for a long time.

Seeing this, Mu Yi was a little confused: "Although I don't know what Your Majesty is thinking at the moment, it has nothing to do with what you are planning at the moment. What are you worried about?"

Even if the emperor really turned the sky over in southern Xinjiang, it would not have any impact on the third prince's fight for the throne. I don't know why my own marquis is so worried.

Mu Rong glanced at him and said, "I'm afraid Chu He won't be able to return from this trip to southern Xinjiang."

His Majesty had no intention of letting the Valiwai siblings return alive...

His Majesty would not allow such a sinister thing to be leaked, no matter what the considerations were, so killing the person to silence him after completing the task was his only option.

Therefore, Chu He will definitely not return.

Mu Yi was shocked when he heard this: "This... what should I do?"

"Is Mu Ai's injury healed?" Mu Rong asked.

"Replying to my Lord, Deputy General Ai has fully recovered."

"Then let him go. Don't worry about others and just take care of Chu He's life." Mu Rong said in a deep voice.

Chu He, reborn, having served in the Imperial Guard for many years in his previous life, must have been fully aware of the significance of this imperial mission. If even he and Mu Ai, combined, couldn't save their lives, the power the Emperor had secretly cultivated was likely beyond his imagination. ...

The sudden departure of the Southern Xinjiang delegation from Beijing did not cause much disturbance in the palace.

After all, since February, all the envoys from various places who were delivering tributes to the palace have left Beijing, except for... the northern border.

Princess Lingxi was eating snacks in the palace. When she heard the news that Nanjiang Wei had left the capital, she snorted coldly, "I thought she wanted to stay in the capital and ask for the reward of a princess."

The maid beside her laughed and said, "How can anyone be given the title of Princess? Moreover, she is simple-minded. The nobles in the palace are laughing at her behind her back. If she is really given the title of Princess, it will be a disgrace to His Majesty."

Princess Lingxi raised her eyebrows: "That being said, she left too early. I wanted to invite her to my coming-of-age ceremony."

"In my opinion, Your Majesty sent them away at this time because he was afraid that the people in southern Xinjiang would be jealous of your coming-of-age ceremony... After all, this was a ceremony that Your Majesty had ordered, and Her Majesty had presided over it personally." Lingxi felt very comfortable listening to the maid's continuous flattery.

She narrowed her eyes. "That being said, the Empress is preoccupied with Prince An's affairs, so I'm afraid she doesn't have much time for me. March 15th is getting closer, so why hasn't the Empress summoned me once? Could it be that... she forgot?"

Upon hearing this, the maid hurriedly said, "How could that be? This is an errand ordered by His Majesty himself."

"I'm afraid the Queen won't take it seriously." Lingxi snorted coldly, "I can't just sit here and wait! Fortunately, before entering the capital, my father had someone give me the details of the Great Zhou coming-of-age ceremony. Everything else can be left to the Queen. After all, she won't dare to be perfunctory with the etiquette here. But the choice of the sponsor... I want to choose it myself."

Seeing her princess say this, the maid knew that she already had a candidate in mind: "Who will the princess invite to be the sponsor?"

"Ping'an County Princess Xu Rongrong." Lingxi smiled slightly, "I think she's very good."

The maid's eyebrows twitched when she heard this. Having followed Princess Lingxi for many years, she naturally understood that her mistress had ulterior motives.

"Although Princess Ping'an was granted the title of Princess by the Emperor's grace, she is ultimately the daughter of a lowly sixth-rank official. Furthermore, her biological mother died young, and her stepmother dislikes her... Asking her to be a sponsor would only lower your status, Princess."

Lingxi sneered, "Her status is a bit low, but it's not her I'm interested in, but... Marquis Weiyuan."