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

Chapter 292 Do you still want to leave him?

Mu Rong raised his head and looked at the little girl opposite him with clear eyes and a smile on her lips. He naturally knew that she had seen through the matter, so there was no need for her to hide it anymore.

He nodded: "I really couldn't hide it from you."

As Mu Rong spoke, he smiled bitterly in his heart: If this had happened earlier, he would not have allowed Luo Xiao and her daughter to go to Zhuxiang Yayuan.

I had originally just wanted her and the people around her to ignore my abnormality, but I hadn't expected to dig myself into a hole...

He had no choice but to explain: "I didn't mean to hide the matter about Madam Xiao."

Xu Rongrong didn't comment, but just stared at him with her bright eyes.

Mu Rong continued, "My trip south to carry out errands for the Crown Prince was a secret. So when I heard you rescued Luo Xiao and her daughter in Puyang County and brought them with you, I thought it was too coincidental and worried they might have ulterior motives. Later, I heard they were coming to Beijing to seek refuge with relatives, so I ordered Mu Yi to thoroughly investigate their background."

"So it was then that Madam Xiao was found?" Xu Rongrong asked.

"That's right," Mu Rong replied. "The Xiao family is a minor clan, and they live in different places. Mu Yi put a lot of effort into investigating them. Later, I found out that Luo Xiao had two cousins ​​in the capital. One of them worked there, but her position was low and she wasn't involved in the factional strife. The other was Zheng Xiao... After verifying their identities, Mu Yi mentioned Zheng Xiao's predicament in his letter, so I asked him to find an opportunity to settle Zheng Xiao and her husband on the farm."

"I just didn't expect her to win your favor at the manor." Mu Rong had arranged for Zheng Xiaoshi to work for Xu Rongrong at Zhuxiang Yayuan simply because Xu Rongrong had few trustworthy people in the capital, and Zheng Xiaoshi was one of them. Now it seemed he had ulterior motives for this arrangement, so he could only continue to explain, "I didn't intend to interfere in your affairs, much less plant spies around you."

Xu Rongrong smiled brightly upon seeing this: "I know."

"I..." Mu Rong wanted to continue explaining, but was stunned by Xu Rongrong's three words.

He stared at Xu Rongrong in a daze.

The girl smiled and said, "The Marquis has planted spies in the powerful families of the capital to help the Third Prince seize the throne of the Eastern Palace. I am just the daughter of a lowly sixth-rank official, with the empty title of County Lady. I have no bearing on the Marquis's plans, so why would you waste your energy on me?"

Mu Rong: "..."

These words made him not know how to respond for a moment.

"Rongrong really thinks so?" He didn't believe it.

Xu Rongrong smiled and said, "Does my opinion matter to the Marquis? Between me and the Marquis, whether it's status, reputation, or strength, the Marquis can easily crush me. Therefore, the Marquis can do whatever he wants or is willing to do, just follow his heart, without considering my feelings."

"That's not what I meant."

"Is it important?" Xu Rongrong looked at Mu Rong and said slowly, "So... the Marquis felt that I didn't want to return to the Xu Mansion, so he arranged for me to live in Zhuxiang Yayuan. The Marquis felt that Luo Xiao was a threat to me, so he directly sent people to investigate her identity. The Marquis felt that Luo Xiao's identity was not a problem, and he thought that Madam Xiao was very useful, so he asked her to be my housekeeper."

"My Lord Marquis considers me in everything, yet he keeps everything secret from me... I want to know if there are other things that the Marquis has done that are similar to the Xiao sisters, and that he has kept secret from me simply because he thinks he's doing it for my own good."

Mu Rong was speechless.

Right now... there is one thing.

Of course, this matter must not be told to her.

So he raised his head and met Xu Rongrong's gaze: "There's nothing else." Xu Rongrong looked at him quietly, trying to find the truth from his eyes.

After a long time, she smiled and said, "Then I will believe what the Marquis said."

Mu Rong breathed a sigh of relief.

He asked, "In Rongrong's eyes, is this matter so important?"

"Of course." Xu Rongrong nodded. "In the eyes of others, the Marquis's willingness to marry me is my blessing. But for me, if I'm going to spend the next few decades with the Marquis, I just hope that we can respect each other... Although I'm just a woman, I also want to stick to my guns. I don't want to be a burden to you. If you continue to act like this, it will only make me feel worthless."

After Xu Rongrong finished speaking, Mu Rong had no expression on his face.

Because all his thoughts were immersed in the words "a few decades later". These five words were enough to make his heart beat wildly!

It turned out that his little girl had also started to think about their future life.

Seeing the strange light flashing in Mu Rong's eyes, Xu Rongrong was a little surprised: "My Lord?"

Mu Rong quickly came to his senses and said, "Rongrong is right. From now on, I will no longer act arbitrarily or make my own decisions. I will definitely discuss everything I encounter with Rongrong."

He answered very quickly, but he felt inexplicably guilty.

Fortunately, he hid it very well and did not let Xu Rongrong see any clues.

"So good."

The tea and snacks at Fanlou were good, and Mu Rong was in a particularly good mood today, so he ordered two more cakes.

Xu Rongrong was a little puzzled. "I remember the Marquis didn't seem to like sweets." Mu Rong looked at her with a smile. "That depends on who you share it with. If I could sit across from Rongrong and drink tea every day, I could finish even a few more plates."

This person...

Xu Rongrong's cheeks flushed slightly. "Even if that's impossible, it's not proper for us to meet today. If I hadn't wanted to find out the truth about Madam Xiao, I certainly wouldn't have invited the Marquis here."

"I'm particularly delighted by Rongrong's invitation today," Mu Rong said seriously. "I only hope that, whether before or after the wedding, if Rongrong has any doubts about me, she will tell me clearly. Just as Rongrong hopes that you and I will treat each other as equals and respect each other, I also hope that there will be no grudges between Rongrong and me."

In their previous life, the reason why they had such a life-and-death separation was not only due to his ungrateful indifference, but also due to the many knots in their hearts.

I just hope it will never be like this again in this life.

Mu Rong's words seemed to bring back some memories for Xu Rongrong, and her bright eyes met Mu Rong's.

After a while, he nodded.

This is also the promise between them.

……

On the way back to Zhuxiang Yayuan, Xu Rongrong lifted the curtains and stared out the window in a daze.

In order to avoid suspicion, she did not let Mu Rong see her off.

And after the conversation just now, she also believed that Mu Rong would no longer act on his own and try to protect her secretly.

She leaned against the window, the evening breeze lifted her hair, bringing out a hint of fragrance.

Wen Yao sat quietly in the corner of the carriage, watching his young lady in a trance.

She hadn't gone inside Fanlou that afternoon, so she didn't know what her young lady and the Marquis had talked about. But now, seeing her young lady's expression, it seemed as if she was still troubled. So, when Xu Rongrong swayed slightly as the carriage turned a corner, she reached out to steady her, then whispered softly, "Young lady, do you still want to leave the Marquis?"