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

Chapter 298 The Queen Has a Mission

That time, Chu Yun felt that maybe his acting was too similar.

He captured the feeling of fear perfectly...

So in order to comfort him, Luo Shu promised to take him away from Xu Mansion immediately and place him with his brother Luo's family, and also promised to visit him every day.

For him, as long as he can see her, it doesn't matter where he lives!

However, he was the elder brother of the Luo family after all, and his sister's biological brother, so he was extremely well-behaved and hardworking during that period.

At the age of ten, he became a good helper to his elder brother Luo. Whenever his elder brother Luo praised him in front of his sister, he would blush, hide aside, and quietly observe his sister's expression.

His sister was happy, and so was he! He had seen his brother interact with the county lady before... Every time his brother saw the county lady, he would be alone and in a daze for a long time.

He had also seen his brother standing lonely by the side when the Marquis and the County Lady were getting along.

What exactly does my brother think of the county lady?

Once, he couldn't bear it anymore.

He asked, "Brother, do you like the county lady?"

The elder brother was startled at first, then he sighed deeply, raised his head and looked away: "I owe the county lady a lot... now I have no right to talk about love."

He refused to say anything else.

He didn't understand the complicated expression on his brother's face.

He only knew that if he liked it, he had to work hard to get it. Wasn't the qualification earned by himself?

But a brother is a brother after all, and he has his own ideas. But he is determined to get Sister Luo Shu.

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The surveillance of Weiyuan Hou did not yield any results, but instead made Xu Rongrong realize how busy Mu Rong was.

In addition to attending court every day, he also had to report to the Ministry of War and patrol the camp every three days.

These errands would be fine, but in recent days, the palace has often sent people to look for him.

"Is it someone close to the Queen who is looking for the Marquis?" Xu Rongrong was a little confused when she heard the news.

"That's right." Luo Shu nodded. "Brother knows that eunuch. It's Eunuch Wang, the head eunuch beside the Empress. He has been to the Marquis' Mansion three times."

Xu Rongrong frowned slightly. Queen...what does this want to do?

Ever since the Crown Prince was deposed and moved out of the capital, the Empress's thoughts had been completely focused on winning the Emperor's heart. Her original virtues had already endeared her to the Emperor, and now, with her fawning and deliberate attempts to curry his favor... after these past two months, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she was the Emperor's exclusive favorite.

How can you still focus on other things?

Moreover, if it was an important matter in the palace, even if they couldn't find the person in one go, they could just issue an imperial decree to summon Mu Rong to the palace for an audience. Why would they have to let the personal eunuch run back and forth again?

In the past, she would have really thought that the Queen might have something important to say, but after experiencing the New Year's Eve family dinner, she saw the Queen's methods of promoting hatred among multiple parties behind the scenes...

How could such a queen play such a meaningless game?

She pondered for a long time, then said slowly, "I think someone is keeping an eye on the Marquis."

"Huh?" Luo Shu was confused.

Xu Rongrong smiled and said, "Just wait and see. There will be results in a few days."

Meanwhile, Eunuch Wang, who visited for the third time, finally met Marquis Weiyuan who had returned from his duty.

"My Lord, have you been exhausted these days? How come you've lost so much weight?" Eunuch Wang looked anxious. "If the Queen knew about this, she would definitely be heartbroken!"

Mu Rong was not good at small talk, so he just nodded when he heard that.

Then he asked, "Eunuch, are you here because the Empress has something to ask?"

"Your Majesty actually guessed it!" Eunuch Wang smiled broadly. "It's a strange thing. A few days ago, the Empress was... restless and unable to sleep, so His Majesty ordered people to go to Shaohua Temple to pray and light lamps for the Empress. It seemed to work. That same day, the Empress was no longer troubled by nightmares and could sleep peacefully. But... for some unknown reason, the Empress has been suffering from nightmares again these past few days. She has been awake until dawn for three consecutive days..."

Mu Rong frowned: "Have you asked for the imperial physician?"

"We've been here, the judge, the order, and the chief secretary have all come, but none of them can explain the reason." Eunuch Wang sighed, "I wonder if there's something wrong with the prayer lamps..."

Mu Rong had never believed this, but he couldn't tell the Queen that she was haunted by the Crown Prince's dethronement, so he could only say, "Then let His Majesty know and send someone to Shaohua Temple to take a look."

"That's true, but... Your Majesty is busy with affairs, and Your Majesty doesn't want to bother Him with such trivial matters. And since I'm an eunuch, it's difficult for me to leave the capital..."

Mu Rong naturally understood what was going on. "Your Majesty wants me to go to Shaohua Temple and check if there's anything wrong with the lamp offerings?"

"Exactly! Your Majesty is truly quick to grasp the truth." Eunuch Wang smiled. "Although this place is quite far from Shaohua Mountain, with your abilities, you can make the round trip in half a day. Moreover, if you discover that something has gone wrong with the Empress's prayer lamps, your abilities will surely allow you to handle it properly."

Mu Rong understood:

I guess the Queen was afraid that Concubine Shu would secretly send someone to do something bad, which would be difficult for others to deal with, so she thought of looking for him.

He looked at the darkening sky and replied, "In that case, please go back and inform the Empress. I will set out early tomorrow morning."

"That's very good! However, when I arrived, Her Majesty specifically instructed me not to delay the Marquis's important work!"

Mu Rong nodded upon hearing this and said, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, tomorrow is my day off."

"That's great! I'll go back and report right away!" After saying that, he took his leave with a smile on his face.

Mu Yi followed him out and helped Eunuch Wang onto the carriage.

When he returned to the front yard, he saw the Marquis changing out of his court robes and preparing to go to the study, so he hurried forward and said, "Master, Mr. Shu will come to see you tomorrow morning."

Mu Rong waved his hand and said, "That's fine. Let's go tell Mr. Shu if he can postpone his visit for another day."

"But, your health..." Mu Yi said worriedly. "No problem." Mu Rong said, then went into the study to meditate and regulate his breathing.

This night passed very quickly.

The next morning, Mu Rong ordered Mu Yi to go to Zhuxiang Yayuan and inform Xu Rongrong that he was going out today.

He himself rode alone and galloped towards Shaohua Mountain.

The last time I went to Shaohua Mountain was last year.

He was in the capital at the time and heard people say that the prince of Changxing, Wuping, had caused a scandal in Shaohua Temple. He felt something was wrong and rushed over immediately.

He was filled with panic at that time, fearing that if he was a step slower, the little girl in his family who had just been reborn would be in danger.

Fortunately, he arrived in time.

Wu Ping led the palace soldiers to intercept them halfway, and Xu Rongrong stopped Luo Shu behind him.

The sight of her holding the knife was so beautiful that it made his heart flutter. The moment he rushed over, she stabbed the dagger into Wu Ping's abdomen, killing him in one fell swoop!

Not to mention that fierce kick that directly hit Wu Ping's lower body...completely crippled him.

When I think back to that day, when I saw the tragic situation in Wuping, I actually felt a chill down my spine.

Good thing...

The little girl now treats me much more gently.

Thinking of this, a faint smile appeared on Mu Rong's lips.

He squeezed his legs against the horse's belly, whipped the horse, and galloped towards Shaohua Mountain.