I really don't want to take shortcuts anymore

Abalone, clam tongue, cuttlefish slices, lobster balls, and all kinds of seafood and river food were sliced ​​into thin slices and served in an ice bowl.

The freshest vegetables in spring only need to be lightly rinsed a few times and then put into a bowl of seasoning to create a feast of taste that jumps on the tip of your tongue.

How can there be food without wine? Today, there are many kinds of wines and beverages, including the imperial wine Guihua Nong, the famous wine Shengjinlu in Luocheng, the rare Danxiahong in the Western Regions, the Xuemei Lvcalyx that has been popular in Mingyue Tower before, and many kinds of light fruit wines. There is nothing that is not prepared, only what can't be thought of, and it is even richer than the banquet given by the young emperor that Luo Xiao attended yesterday.

At this point, Luo Xiao knew very well that his brother-in-law, the Marquis of Xiang, was hiding his financial situation.

Well, judging from his actions since we met, he doesn't seem as weak as the rumors said.

But when he raised his head and looked upward, he saw that his sister did not show any strange expression, as if she was used to it.

Therefore, Duke Xiang did not deliberately hide the truth from his sister.

He felt a little relieved and was about to lower his eyes, but he found that the other person had met his gaze, with gentle and calm eyes, without any other emotions.

Isn't this person worried that he will report everything he saw to the young emperor? With his current status, the young emperor is both suspicious and useful. If he knew that he was like this in private, he would definitely be suspicious. By then, not only would Yu Chu himself be in trouble, but even his sister would be implicated.

That was definitely not what he had thought and seen. Luo Xiao raised his head and drank the Buxianxian in the cup, feeling heavy in his heart. His eyes fell on the wooden box containing the contract on the table, which was even more glaring.

Luo Qianhuai didn't think so much.

She was not good at drinking and only drank a few sips of refreshing fruit juice. Seeing that Luo Zhao also wanted a pot of Buxianxian at such a young age, she couldn't help but frowned:

"Today is special, you can only drink one glass. Later it will be changed to fruit juice."

As soon as she finished speaking, Wei Zhi immediately took action and replaced the jade pot.

Luo Zhao had no objection. He stood up with his glass in hand and said, "I wish you a happy marriage and everything goes well with this drink."

Luo Qianhuai had just raised his glass when he continued, "Don't worry, sister. If someone does you wrong in the future, even if he is in a high position with many powerful guards, I will definitely avenge him for you."

After he finished speaking, Luo Zhao didn't even look at Master Mo. He drank the wine in the glass and then threw the glass down.

"Master is outside. We will leave Xijing soon. I don't know when we will see each other again. I hope you will take good care of yourself and be safe and happy."

As soon as he finished speaking, he picked up the sword case on the table, bowed twice to the person above him, and strode away in a carefree manner.

Wei Zhi looked at his master, and seeing that he had no intention of making things difficult for him, he let him go.

Hearing that Zhang Qing was outside, Luo Qianhuai subconsciously wanted to follow him out.

Last time at Yinfeng Lake, he gave himself a brocade bag as a gift, but when he came back, he found that it contained a piece of extremely rare five-color jade. Although it was not big, it had excellent water content, with red, purple, yellow, blue and green gathered together, and the colors were numerous but not mixed, corresponding to good fortune, longevity, happiness and wealth. If it were in the future, it would probably be auctioned at a sky-high price.

But she only saw that thing once, and then it disappeared inexplicably. When she asked several stars about it, they all looked confused and didn't seem to be pretending.

But if others didn't know, she knew it very well. Although the Xianghou Mansion was not large, it was actually heavily guarded. It was impossible for an unscrupulous thief to get in, so there was no need to ask where the thing had gone.

She didn't ask Mr. Mo again, and he probably wouldn't tell her.

But no matter what, he is a friend who you can get along with, and he is also A Zhao's master. It is not right to refuse to show up when you know he is coming.

She had just stood up and hadn't taken a step when she was pulled back by Master Mo.

"The person has left." He said in a low voice. Although his expression did not seem to have changed, Luo Qianhuai could recognize the uneasiness that he was trying to suppress in his eyes.

Luo Qianhuai hadn't thought about why he felt so uneasy, but his body had already acted before his brain and he sat back down.

After Luo Zhao left, Luo Xiao only stayed for a while and then said goodbye and left.

He had no martial arts skills and was not as agile as Luo Zhao, so Master Mo and Luo Qianhuai were able to come out together to send him off.

"Yinyin, you go back first." Master Mo said gently, "Your brother Xiao and I still have a few words to say."

Luo Qianhuai didn't want to leave. But Luo Xiao didn't know what he had done wrong, so he followed her and chased her away:

"Sister, I just remembered that my brother-in-law and I really need to have a good talk."

After everyone said so, Luo Qianhuai had no choice but to go back by himself.

As for what to do when I get back, of course I will continue to eat hot pot.

It was so difficult for her to prepare so many high-quality ingredients, but her two younger brothers only tasted a little bit of them, which was a complete waste of food.

After about half a cup of tea, Master Mo came back.

He picked up the chopsticks without hesitation, scooped out two slices of tender mutton from Luo Qianhuai's pot, dipped them in sesame sauce and put them into his mouth, a look of satisfaction on his face.

"Tell me, what did you say to my brother just now?"

"Nothing." Mr. Mo swallowed the food in his mouth and cooked a piece of sea bass for her. When the transparent fish fillet curled and turned white, he took it out, dipped it in the sauce and brought it to her mouth:

"Don't worry, he is your brother. I will only try my best to help him and will never harm him. Of course, he does have some prejudice against me, but that is because we have had too little contact before and misunderstandings have arisen. When we are in Xijing and get along for a long time, he will know what kind of person I am."

Luo Qianhuai rolled his eyes at him and said, "Do you think the things you did behind my back can be exposed?"

Mr. Mo showed a painful expression: "Yinyin, how can you say that to me? Your husband is sincere to you. What I did before was just to protect myself."

Although the words were said in a joking tone, Luo Qianhuai understood that most of them were true.

She had personally experienced the scene of him being robbed and murdered. Thinking about how many times he had been attacked from all sides since he was a child, she couldn't bear to blame him.

You can't eat too much at night, so Luo Qianhuai tried to control his food intake. But he was forcibly dragged away by someone, who called it exercise to avoid indigestion.

When she got up again in the morning, someone had already gone to the yamen to work.

She lay on her back on the couch, feeling ashamed to face people when she thought of the increasingly excessive demands and postures that someone had learned from somewhere, and her own spineless whimpering and begging for mercy at the end of last night.

I think even if you are not a martial artist, you can hear the noises at night clearly, right?

She buried her face in the quilt and made a secret decision.

We can no longer tolerate someone like this! This must all change, starting today!

When Master Mo returned home at night, he saw that the inner house was empty and dark.

"Madam is in Changling. She said she would stay at my grandparents' house for a few days." Xing Yi knelt down and reported.