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

Chapter 92: Don’t Target His Little Girl

The people of Puyang County are now gathered at the government office gate around the notice, chattering about it.

It was undoubtedly a gratifying thing for them that Young Master Lu was severely punished.

No one noticed that two carriages were slowly driving out of the side door of the county government office.

In order to take care of Luo Yuqi more conveniently, Xu Rongrong arranged the mother and daughter and Shu Qing in the same carriage.

After her fever subsided, the girl regained consciousness, but she was still a little listless.

Seeing this, Xu Rongrong knew that Luo Yuqi would most likely have a high fever again, so she asked Shu Qing to take good care of her, and told Chu He to hurry. They had to get to the next county as soon as possible so that Luo Yuqi would not miss the medicine.

The group hurriedly left Puyang County.

In a courtyard not far from the county government office, Mu Rong was sitting in the yard drinking tea.

In front of him stood Mu Ai, who was reporting the news:

"I have already investigated and found that the Luo mother and daughter are indeed from Yuzhou. There is nothing unusual about their identities. I don't think they are being deliberately approached by someone with ulterior motives."

"The young lady's carriage has just left Puyang County, but it seems someone is following her."

"Have you found out who it is?" Mu Rong asked.

Mu Ai lowered his head and said, "It seems that they were sent by the Second Prince. I have ordered someone to follow them."

Mu Rong sneered: "His men must have come to track me, but they couldn't find our whereabouts, so they targeted her instead."

"I think it's because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince repeatedly invited the Marquis to the East Palace, and His Royal Highness the Second Prince discovered it."

Mu Rong twirled the teacup in his hand and continued, "He doesn't know what the Crown Prince and I are planning. Plus, Rongrong's trip out of the capital is a secret. He's probably afraid that I'll use Rongrong as an excuse to run an errand for the Crown Prince."

This second prince is really stupid!

"My lord, do you need me to go and get rid of the person who is pursuing us?" Mu Ai asked.

Mu Rong thought for a moment and put down the teacup in his hand: "No, how can you be sure that he only sent that group of people to track him down?"

"What should we do?"

Mu Rong slowly stood up, his ink-black cloak and the aura emanating from him almost blending into one.

He ordered, "Arrange the ceremonial procession of a first-rank military marquis and have all the staff of the Puyang County Court kneel and bid farewell."

Mu Ai was shocked: "But...if this happens, wouldn't your whereabouts be completely exposed?" Mu Rong smiled slightly: "Only in this way will the people on the Second Prince's side stop paying attention to her."

But Mu Ai disagreed. He cupped his hands and said, "My Lord, please think twice!"

The Marquis did not deliberately conceal his dealings with the Eastern Palace. If the Second Prince was truly involved in the Jiangnan affairs, and once it was discovered that the Marquis was investigating the case for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, then the Marquis... would be in danger of his life.

Mu Ai expressed his thoughts, and Mu Rong smiled and said, "Not bad, your brain is turning quite quickly now."

He waved his hand: "No problem, go and make the arrangements."

He had only one goal: to prevent anyone from targeting his little girl.

As for the others, we will fight against the enemy with our soldiers and block the water with earth.

He also wanted to see who could stop him!

So, when Weiyuan Marquis Mu Rong led a procession of several dozen men and proudly marched through the main street of the county town, the Lu County Magistrate and the officials from the county yamen knelt on both sides of the road, bowing their heads respectfully. Everyone only saw the grandeur of Weiyuan Marquis's ceremonial procession.

But no one noticed that Magistrate Lu's official robe had already been completely soaked.

Yesterday, he thought that the deputy general holding the token was the county lord's guard.

But I didn't expect that he was actually Weiyuan Hou's man!

There is actually a bigger Buddha hidden in my own county town.

I guess what happened yesterday can’t be covered up.

……

For the entire day, Luo Yuqi's fever kept coming back and forth, with no sign of improvement.

Xu Rongrong sensed something was wrong, but she didn't want to cause panic due to groundless suspicion, so when passing the next county town, she quietly hired another carriage.

Shu Qing was a sensible man. He asked Luo Xiaoshi to take a carriage alone, saying that Luo Yuqi needed to rest. While resting in the suburbs, he came to Xu Rongrong's carriage.

Just as Xu Rongrong was about to open the window, Shu Qing stopped her: "Let's just talk through the window."

Xu Rongrong's heart skipped a beat. She asked softly, "But it's an epidemic?"

Shu Qing shook his head and then nodded.

Then he remembered that Xu Rongrong couldn't see his movements, so he lowered his voice:

"Looking at the symptoms... they're very similar! But judging by the pulse, it's not the same!"

"Just now, when the girl regained consciousness, she said that her father also had a high fever and died after seven or eight days."

Xu Rongrong held her chin, pondering for a long time, and asked doubtfully, "But isn't the epidemic an acute disease? How could it have been dormant for so long?"

"That's why I find it so hard to draw a conclusion." Shu Qing's eyebrows were almost twisted into knots. "The epidemic is not like ordinary diseases. It is highly contagious and breaks out very quickly. But Brother Luo has been dead for over a month, and Miss Luo has just fallen ill. This doesn't make sense in any way! What's more, Luo Xiao has been with them for a long time, but she doesn't have any symptoms at all."

Xu Rongrong now has a habit of not worrying about it when a path is blocked.

She asked, "If you were given time, could you possibly develop a cure?"

Shu Qing replied, "Okay."

Xu Rongrong breathed a sigh of relief. "In that case, you should concentrate on your research and not worry about anything else. We will rush to Yuzhou as soon as possible. I believe that once we get there, we will naturally find clues about their illness."

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Shu Qing stopped hesitating and after discussing it for a few more words, he returned to his carriage.

Chu He dozed off in the carriage and heard the entire conversation between Xu Rongrong and Shu Qing.

He said nothing more. He continued to urge the carriage forward, galloping towards Yuzhou.

……

When they were about to enter the territory of Jiangnan Road, Luo Yuqi no longer had a recurring fever.

Shu Qing spent four days developing a prescription to reduce her fever. Now, the little girl only has a mild cough.

Xu Rongrong also felt much more relaxed.

When they were near Yuzhou, they met Mu Ai...

The deputy general had obviously been running all the way, his face covered in dust and he looked exhausted.

It was as if he had just experienced a great battle.

Xu Rongrong asked curiously, "Why is Deputy General Ai here?"

Mu Ai dismounted and saluted before Xu Rongrong's carriage, saying, "On this trip to Jiangnan, the Marquis has important matters and cannot go to Yuzhou with the County Lady, so he ordered his subordinates to come and escort her." Without waiting for Xu Rongrong to reply, Chu He gave her a cold glance and said, "No need. I will take care of the County Lady's safety."

Mu Ai sneered: "I am the leader of the army and I will do whatever the Marquis tells me to do."

Xu Rongrong didn't want to see the two of them quarreling here, so she asked, "But now that you're here, doesn't that mean the Marquis has no one around him?"

Mu Ai lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, County Master, Mu Lu is with the Marquis."

Chu He heard this and raised his eyebrows almost inaudibly: Mu Lu? Haha... just trash.

Because Yuzhou was so close, Xu Rongrong didn't want to delay on such a trivial matter, so she said, "In that case, you can follow us. When we get to Yuzhou, you can go back."

After saying that, she lowered the curtain.

The car curtain swayed gently in the wind, revealing her profile from time to time.

Mu Ai saw it and thought of his own master...his eyes darkened.