Spring Drunk Chang'an

"Miss..." Hongdou half-knelt, holding Xu Ruyi's arm, and said in a soft, yet deceptive voice, "The Duke and his wife are keeping a close eye on you, but the people in the Ningguo Mansion don't know about you and the Second Young Master!"

"Three days from now, the two mansions will hold a wedding. You will be the bride, so the Ningguo Mansion will naturally carry you over. Will the Duke still be able to imprison you or tie you up then?"

"As long as you pretend to have let things go and slowly compromise, the Duke and his wife will definitely let down their guard. The Ningguo Mansion will also hold a wedding as normal and won't have any precautions, so..."

"On the day of the wedding, you leave our house, and the Second Young Master will disguise himself and take advantage of the chaos at the wedding to sneak into the Duke of Ning's mansion. Wait for the right moment. When it's time for the wedding night, you will pretend to be shy and dismiss everyone around you. Then you and the Second Young Master will work together from within and outside. Then, you can naturally live together!"

Hongdou drew a beautiful cake for her.

Xu Ruyi was stunned when she heard this, her eyes sparkling. She was obviously very tempted by Hongdou's suggestion, but, "Elope on the wedding day, that would be too much of a fuss. My reputation, my second brother and I would, would..."

I can never come back.

The reputation of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion will surely be ruined. My parents will probably be so angry that they will die. They will definitely not forgive them!

Xu Ruyi was completely focused on the Xu family, not even considering how much damage Liu Wenbai would suffer if his bride eloped with her brother on the day of his wedding...

She could even harm her sister-in-law and niece, so she didn't take a mere outsider seriously at all.

Hongdou understood her personality and was not worried at all. She continued to persuade her, "Miss, are you going to let down the Second Young Master's affection?"

"Don't you want to be with the Second Young Master?"

"You two love each other so much, and the Second Young Master has deep feelings for you. He has come back time and again just to be with you forever. Are you willing to give him up?"

"I, I can't bear to leave. Of course I can't bear to leave!" Xu Ruyi's voice trembled, and he shook his head excitedly.

Tears flew out along with the force.

Hongdou dodged to the side without leaving a trace, her eyes showing disdain, but she continued, "Yes, deep affection cannot be betrayed. Miss, don't think too much. The Duke and his wife are so powerful. Our family has been honored for several lifetimes, so why are they afraid of the Liu family?"

"What's more, our Duke is a high-ranking official and is trusted by His Majesty. A little love affair between a young man and his wife won't have any impact on the palace."

"As for you and the Second Young Master, the worst that can happen is that you stay anonymous for a few years and come back with a different identity in the future. Anyway, the Second Young Master and you are brother and sister, so it's impossible for us to be together legitimately."

"Change your identity?"

Xu Ruyi murmured.

"Yes, Madam's family is far away in Dianyang, and few people come to Beijing. In the future, you can disguise yourself a little and come back as Madam's niece."

"That's the same!"

Anko whispered.

Xu Ruyi's eyes flickered, and she suddenly asked, "This, this, can you really do it?"

Hongdou quickly assured, "Of course I can!"

Xu Ruyi was silent for a long time. After a moment, her face was full of determination. "Then, then go tell my second brother. No matter what, I want to be with him!"

"Even if I lose my status, even if I make my parents sad, I will not let him down!"

After saying that, she covered her face, turned her back, and ran away crying.

Hongdou watched her back as she disappeared into the house. Finally, she couldn't help but spat at the ground where she had just fallen.

"Bah, shameless!"

She cursed softly, then turned around and left quickly.

She did not use anyone else to deliver the message, but found an opportunity, went out of the house in person, met with Xu Yuan, and conveyed to Xu Yuan almost everything she had said to Xu Ruyi.

Of course, she changed her words when she said this.

“…This was all the girl’s idea!”

She put all the ideas of "secret meeting in the bridal chamber and eloping after the wedding" to Xu Ruyi. After hearing this, Xu Yuan was also hesitant.

Such a high-profile elopement would cause much greater harm to him than to Xu Ruyi. At the very least, ten years of hard study would be wasted. In the future, even if he could come back, even if the Duke and his wife forgave and accepted them, he would never be able to be an official!

He hesitated.

Seeing this, Hongdou quickly used her eloquence to slam "true love" and "deep affection" directly into Xu Yuan's face.

Xu Yuan finally gritted his teeth and agreed.

Seeing this, Hongdou finally felt relieved. She found an opportunity to meet with her boss and report the matter.

As for her boss, he was the leader of Xiao Chuo's secret guards.

Yes.

Hongdou was a secret guard in disguise. She was just a little maid and not an important person in the courtyard of the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo. No one paid much attention to her, so it was easy for the secret guard to disguise her.

No one noticed at all.

'Red Bean' connects Xu Ruyi and Xu Yuan.

The leader of the secret guards hurried back to Duke Cheng'en's mansion to report to the prince.

When Xiao Chuo got the news, he sneered as expected. He sent the spy buried in the Ningguo Mansion to "occasionally" attack Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan has been an official for so many years, he will definitely be able to grasp it.

He connected with the nail.

everything's ready.

"Just wait and see!" Xiao Chuo called Liu Changan and said to her with a smile.

Liu Changan clenched his little fists, his eyebrows and eyes curved like crescent moons.

She looked forward to it.

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Under the same blue sky, Xu Yuan and Xu Ruyi are working hard towards a 'happy' future.

and……

At the same time, it was a dark and moonlit night, and Song Bin led two teams of people, sneaking and chasing in the dense forest.

In front of them, an old lady with tattered clothes and white hair was running in a panic. She fell to the ground and had to stagger to get up.

Her face was weather-beaten and she looked disheveled, with blood stains all over her body and hands from scratches.

It looks miserable and pitiful.

After all, looking at her appearance, with wrinkles all over her face and half her hair gray, she must be in her sixties. It is indeed sympathetic to see such an old lady being chased by a group of middle-aged men like chickens and pigs.

However, Song Bin's face showed no emotion at all. Instead, he urged his horse forward and stopped directly in front of the old lady.

"what!"

The old lady screamed, and hurriedly turned sideways, and fell to the ground with a "bang".

This time, it felt like she had fallen very hard. The old lady lay on the ground, her face as white as paper, and her teeth were almost broken by the pain. However, she did not stop. Instead, she tried her best to turn over, almost crawling, avoiding Song Bin and running away.

The two teams of followers led by Song Bin rode their horses coldly and blocked her way.

The old lady crawled in panic.

The two teams of followers formed a circle in silence.

The old lady was like a giant turtle caught in a dragnet, looking at them helplessly and desperately, her face covered in tears, sweat and mud.

Very embarrassed.