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

Chapter 329 If there is a next time, he will be helpless

Watching Xu Rongrong's expression change from nervousness to confusion, and then gradually returning to normal.

Her tense expression gradually relaxed, and Mu Rong also breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he was prepared.

The rumor that he was an unlucky person was true, but because he was a first-rank military marquis and had many military achievements, no one dared to mention them now, so it was a great excuse to use it now.

Otherwise, tonight, he really didn't know how to make this suspicious little girl believe him.

The first time he faced her doubts, he used his inner strength to suppress them, forcing himself to swallow the cloud flower cake, which made him vomit after taking a bite. The second time, he took the assassin's arrow in the hunting palace and used his life to dispel her doubts.

This time, he brought out the past that had been hidden for a long time...

If there is a next time, I am afraid he will be helpless.

His little girl, when will you be willing to accept the real him, the one with two identities?

But now that we are going to put on a play, we naturally have to make it more realistic.

So, he bent down so that she could look into his eyes clearly, and asked cautiously, "So, Rongrong...will you dislike me because of the rumors about my fate?"

Xu Rongrong: "..."

Suddenly, fireworks rose into the sky not far away, tearing through the night sky in a strong halo of light, and finally exploded right above the two people's heads.

Then, tiny specks of light scattered across the room, illuminating the man's face with an even brighter brilliance. Xu Rongrong didn't know how to respond. Not to mention that his seemingly prosperous and thriving past had suddenly become an orphan shrouded in rumors, even the sheer devotion he'd shown her now made it hard for her to refuse.

But if she was sincere... she couldn't make a hasty decision at this moment.

She lowered her head: "Let me think about it."

Mu Rong's eyes sparkled: She didn't refuse! She didn't deny!

A trace of tenderness emerging from the bottom of his heart tempted him to reach out his hand, pick up the girl's delicate hand and hold it in his palm.

Xu Rongrong did not struggle to break free either.

Time slowly passes as fireworks rise into the sky one after another.

After leaving Pinyuefang, the surroundings fell into silence again.

Walking side by side with Mu Rong on the way back home, Xu Rongrong suddenly stopped and asked: "My lord, do you know Wei Shi?" Mu Rong held Xu Rongrong's hand and paused slightly: The atmosphere is so good, what makes the girl next to him think of another man?

But... he always answered his little girl's questions. "He's the chief official in my third brother's mansion. I met him a few times when I was there. My third brother told me that it was he and the Wei clan who escorted Concubine Wei to the capital. After Concubine Wei entered the palace, the Wei clan members returned, but he insisted on staying in the capital to take care of everything for Concubine Wei. He's an extremely loyal man."

He knew Xu Rongrong would definitely not mention this person for no reason, so he asked, "Rongrong, why did you suddenly ask about him?"

"Today, when the Marquis was discussing matters with Prince Ning, Sister Mu took me out for tea. We drank Moonlight White tea produced in Fuhai... Sister Mu said that Wei Changshi had specially brought it from the Imperial Household Department because she was pregnant and couldn't drink green tea."

Xu Rongrong stopped there.

But Mu Rong instantly understood: Fuhai white tea was tribute, and it would definitely not be distributed by the Imperial Household Department. If it was tribute from somewhere else, it would be fine, but it had to be produced in Fuhai!

At the celebration banquet, His Majesty issued an edict to confer the title of King of Ning on the third brother, and granted Ningzhou, Quanzhou and Binzhou on the edge of Fuhai to the third brother as fiefdoms. If people knew that the third brother had already started drinking Fuhai white tea in his mansion, it would inevitably arouse groundless suspicion!

How could it be such a coincidence?

He looked at the little girl who seemed to be lost in thought, and subconsciously raised his hand to ruffle her hair. "Don't think too much, I'll take care of this matter."

Xu Rongrong: "..."

Of course you have to deal with it. Who told you to think about overthrowing the world all day long?

When Xu Rongrong returned to Zhuxiang Yayuan, Wen Yao was dozing off in the gatehouse.

Seeing his young lady return, Wen Yao immediately came forward and sniffed twice, feeling uneasy. Xu Rongrong didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I didn't drink today."

……

Next, Xu Rongrong went back to her room to rest, while Mu Rong immediately turned around and sneaked into Prince Ning's mansion again.

This time, I waited until dawn before coming out.

The first thing he did when he returned to the Marquis' Mansion was to call over Mu Ai, who had escorted Prince Ning to the capital.

"Is the injury getting better?"

The assassination attempts that Prince Ning encountered on his way back to Beijing were more dangerous each time. Although Prince Ning was safe and sound, Mu Ai, his bodyguard, was not so lucky. He had two knife wounds so deep that the bone was visible, but fortunately, no vital parts were hit.

After returning to Beijing, Mu Rong gave him the blood-clotting medicine prepared by Xu Rongrong to treat his injuries.

"My lord, the wound has already scabbed over. I can come and do my work anytime if I have nothing else to do," Mu Ai replied.

"In that case, you should go to Zhuxiang Yayuan today. Remember to be weak so that Wen Yao can take a look at you."

Muai: "..."

What does the Marquis mean?

Mu Ai was puzzled and asked.

Mu Rong snorted coldly, "That girl is too idle all day long. I'll find her something to do."

Muai: "..."

Well, how dare he disobey the Marquis's order?

What's more, he really missed her during these days away from Beijing.

……

On the day that Prince Ning Wu Tianxiao returned home, the emperor punished all the imperial guards on duty with fifty strokes of the cane, and the commander of the imperial guards was punished with thirty bone whips, on the grounds that an assassin had sneaked into the celebration banquet and stabbed Prince Ning.

Two days later, the emperor called the commander who was recuperating from his injuries into his study and reprimanded him for half an hour.

That afternoon, the emperor personally issued an order to promote the captain of the guard Chu He to the deputy commander of the imperial guards, in charge of all security matters inside and outside the Forbidden Palace.

Because this was a matter of the imperial guards, the order did not reach the harem directly.

When the news arrived, the Empress was in her chamber, delicately covering the bamboo fan with silk. In just over a month, the weather would heat up, and she wanted to personally craft a silk fan for His Majesty before the heat set in... That way, when the Emperor sought relief from the summer heat, the sight of the fan would remind him of her.

As soon as she put on the blanket, she saw Eunuch Wang tiptoeing in.

After Nanny He Wan was executed by her, Eunuch Wang became the most useful person around her.

Although he is a eunuch, he is hardworking.

"What's the matter?" The queen didn't even raise her eyelids.

"The news from the Imperial Guards is that His Majesty has promoted the captain of the guard named Chu He to the position of deputy commander of the Imperial Guards." Eunuch Wang reported.

"Chu He?" The Queen frowned slightly. "Is he the Imperial Guard who stopped the assassin from committing suicide with a single arrow at the celebration banquet?"

"That's right." Eunuch Wang replied.

"Promoted three levels in a row? Why would Your Majesty promote this person over the top of his level?" The Queen was puzzled.

She knew the emperor well. Although he was a descendant of the emperor, he was very rigid! Even if someone was appreciated by him, there was no possibility of skipping levels for promotion unless they had made great contributions.

Eunuch Wang lowered his head. "Perhaps...it's related to what happened yesterday."

"What happened yesterday?" asked the queen.

"Your Majesty punished the commander of the Imperial Guards for an assassin who had infiltrated the celebration banquet... The punishment wasn't severe, just thirty lashes, but Concubine Shu ordered ointment to be delivered overnight."

"This idiot!" the queen snorted coldly.