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

Chapter 293 Mu Rong having an affair?

Wen Yao's question made Xu Rongrong suddenly stunned.

After a while, she turned around and looked at the little girl beside her: "Hmm? Why do you say that?"

After the carriage had stabilized, Wen Yao lowered her head and whispered, "I've always known that Young Lady wanted to leave the capital... After resolving the crisis in Yuzhou City, you took advantage of the situation and asked Luo Chen to stay and take over the Jiangnan medicine shops and set up the pharmacy... I knew then that Young Lady wasn't just expanding her business; she was preparing for the future. Later, you heard that the Marquis had numerous spies in the capital, and you were afraid they would discover Jiangnan's escape route, so you ordered Luo Chen to stop. I imagine Young Lady's move was also a desire to distance herself from the Marquis."

Xu Rongrong laughed when she heard this and said, "Is it just based on this matter?"

"Also..." Wen Yao stammered, "You forbade us to feed the rabbits and instead asked Madam Xiao to teach them how to forage. She thought you were being mean to them out of a girl's nature, but I think you're worried they won't survive after we leave the capital... After all, the climate in Jiangnan and Beijing is vastly different, and you wouldn't take them with you."

Seeing Wen Yao whispering softly, Xu Rongrong laughed, "I thought I was being discreet, but I didn't expect you to see through it."

Wen Yao blushed slightly. "I know that the young lady has always wanted to get away from the Xu family and the capital... Even after her marriage to the Marquis was finalized, she hasn't given up on this idea. She's deliberately distancing herself from the Marquis. I guess she's always preparing for her departure, right?"

Xu Rongrong nodded. Indeed, if it weren't for the poisoning crisis, she would probably be in Jiangnan now.

The hatred from the previous life has almost ended. Although Lin Jiaoyue is not dead, there is no possibility of turning things around.

And that important matter of state was not something she could handle alone. In her previous life, she had risked her life for Mu Rong, not wanting the great generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty to die in the conspiracy of a villain.

In the next life, Mu Rong and the third prince are at the peak of their power, while the incompetent crown prince and the second prince who brought disaster to the country and the people have long declined. The fourth prince who relied on the Lin family to rise to power in his previous life is not only powerless, but also lost the emperor's favor due to a scandal.

Such a good situation, if we can return to the chaos of the previous life.

It only means that... the Great Zhou has run out of luck.

Therefore, she would have to pull away sooner or later, but now... her heart seemed to be a little different.

This time, the ice-sealing poison seemed to have sealed her determination as well.

Not only was she hesitant, Wen Yao could see it too: "...But, after you came out of Fanlou today, I felt that the young lady seemed a little different from before."

"Oh? What's the difference?" Xu Rongrong asked, puzzled. "Miss, it seems you can't let go of the Marquis." Wen Yao's eyes curved, as if with a hint of playfulness. "After meeting the Marquis, Miss, you got in the carriage and felt a sense of melancholy. You... don't want to leave the capital, don't want to leave the Marquis?"

Looking at Wen Yao's inquiring eyes, Xu Rongrong turned her head and continued to look out the window: "No, I just feel a little cold."

When she spoke, there was a barely audible tremor in her voice, a tone she herself couldn't quite place.

……

Xu Rongrong refused to let Mu Rong see her off, so Mu Rong stayed in the side room of Fanlou.

Meeting his little girl today made Mu Rong's heart fluctuate. After she left, he immediately meditated in the room to regulate his breathing.

After a long time, he slowly opened his eyes.

He lowered his head and looked at his pale hands. Now, his abnormal body temperature made him dare not act rashly as usual.

If it were in the past, after Xu Rongrong finished saying those words, he would definitely hold her tightly in his arms and swallow her into his mouth.

But now, he could only watch her leave, calm and composed like a gentleman.

"Master, it's getting late." Hearing the noise in the house, Mu Yi urged from outside.

If it's any later, the dew will be heavier. The Marquis has been afraid of the cold these days and cannot stay outside for any longer.

Mu Rong opened the door and said, "Let's go."

Just as they left Fanlou, Mu Rong and his servant were about to mount their horses when they heard a low voice: "My Lord?"

Mu Rong turned his head and saw Princess Lingxi staring at him in surprise with her eyes wide open.

Seeing Mu Rong stop, Lingxi County Master smiled and said, "It really is the Marquis." Mu Rong glanced at Lingxi County Master and the humble maid behind her, then put away his whip and said, "Greetings, Princess."

"My Lord, you are so reserved." Princess Lingxi put on a generous and intimate demeanor. "Why is my Lord also here at Fanlou today? What a coincidence."

Mu Rong remained calm and asked, "Why aren't the palace gates locked against curfew today?"

Since entering the capital, Princess Lingxi has been living in the palace.

The palace was under strict security, and the gates should have been locked by now, yet she was still wandering outside...

Princess Lingxi smiled when Mu Rong asked, "It was the Emperor of the Great Zhou who promised me that I could come and go at any time without being bound by a curfew."

Her voice was clear, conveying His Majesty's "kindness" to her without any concealment.

She had hoped to win Mu Rong's attention, but he didn't expect her to jump on his horse as soon as she finished speaking. "Since that's the case, Princess, please do as you please. I will be returning home first."

Princess Lingxi: "..."

It was so hard to meet Mu Rong, and he didn't have that annoying woman like Xu Rongrong by his side. How could she not seize the opportunity!

So she shouted to Mu Rong, "My Lord!"

"What else does Princess want?" Mu Rong reined in his horse.

Seeing the other party stop, Princess Lingxi hurried forward, trying her best to put on her most charming expression. "Thanks to the Marquis's reminder, it's indeed getting late, and I should return to the palace... But my carriage is broken right now. I wonder if you could trouble the Marquis to take me back to the palace?"

Mu Rong raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Princess, do you want to ride my mount?"

"Is your Majesty willing?"

"Can the princess ride a horse?" Mu Rong asked.

"Yes," Princess Lingxi said with a smile, "We women from the Northern Frontier are not as weak as those from the Great Zhou. We can ride horses and shoot arrows without any problem."

"In that case..." Mu Rong glanced at Mu Yi behind him, "Leave your horse behind."

Princess Lingxi: "..."

Mu Yi: "..." His own Lord had spoken, what else could he say? He could only reply, "Yes."

After saying this, he dismounted and handed the reins to Princess Lingxi.

Princess Lingxi's cheeks flushed red. She originally wanted to ride on the same horse with Mu Rong. Who wants to ride his servant's mount!

She was a woman, personally appointed by His Majesty as Princess Lingxi, and he had already made it clear, but he actually...

She turned her head and said angrily, "No need."

"In that case, let's go!" After saying that, Mu Rong rode away without looking back. Watching the figures of Mu Rong and his servant walking away, Princess Lingxi stamped her feet in frustration.

But soon, she saw a blush where Mu Rong was standing. She bent down and picked up the blush, looking at the maid behind her: "The person has left, you don't have to dodge, come and see what this is."

The maid looked up. It was Hermione. She stepped forward and sniffed Princess Lingxi's fingertips. After a moment's hesitation, she said, "This... seems to be low-quality perfume powder. If a woman uses it on her cheeks, it will float and fall off after a while."

Princess Lingxi frowned slightly. Could it be that she caught Marquis Weiyuan having an affair?