The blackened marquis insists that the husband should be more valuable than the son!

Zhuangzi, in the study.

Lou Zhizhang was sitting cross-legged on the imperial concubine's couch, reviewing articles. There was a light fruity aroma floating in the room, and the candlelight was swaying gently.

The furnishings in the study are simple, but there is an air of elegance everywhere.

It didn't take long for a look of boredom to appear on his face, and he wrote down his own opinions on the article with a red pen, saying angrily: "The writing makes absolutely no sense!"

"Knock Knock-"

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

The housekeeper who was supposed to stay in town to buy things walked in quickly, handed over a letter and whispered: "Master, this is a letter from Xue Mansion, they are still waiting at the house. "

Lou Zhizhang said without raising his head: "What's the excuse this time?"

The housekeeper glanced at his expression and said after careful consideration: "They said that the lady is missing in the autumn hunting paddock. Please help." After saying that, he took out another letter from his sleeve and handed it over, pressing it on Xue Mansion's desk. On the letter.

"This is a letter from Marquis Dingyuan to you."

Lou Zhizhang raised his eyebrows: "Oh? A letter from the young Marquis?"

While opening the letter, he said casually: "Don't pay attention to the Xue Mansion. Xue Xujun is now involved in the Lin family's rebellion. He is claiming injustice, but he may not be unaware of it. This is what he deserves."

"Yes, sir. Then I will drive them away when I turn around."

Lou Zhizhang read the letter at a glance, and his expression suddenly changed slightly.

He couldn't help but fell into deep thought, stroking his beard slowly. It took him a while to react, and he silently put the letter on the candle and lit it, watching it burn to ashes before looking back.

He raised his head to look at the housekeeper and quietly ordered: "No one is allowed to spread the news that Mingyue is here."

"Cooperate with the Xue Mansion to search for the person, so that they all cheer up. Our young lady is missing. We must have everything on her face. We must make sure that no one is suspicious."

The housekeeper was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and said, "Yes, sir."

After saying that, he retreated silently.

When the others left, Lou Zhizhang couldn't help but press his temples helplessly when he thought of the contents of the letter. His grandson-in-law is really amazing, he dares to hide everything under the eyes of His Majesty.

He wanted to take advantage of Mingyue's disappearance to cause a bloody storm in the capital.

He dared to think and do it.

However... Lou Zhizhang calmed down and thought about it. If Mr. Xie Xiaohou's plan can come true, then they can take the opportunity to leave the capital. It can be considered a good thing for both Dingyuan Hou Mansion and Mingyue.

Lou Zhizhang glanced outside and sighed quietly.

The chaos in the capital has begun, and it will not end until a winner is decided.

As for the incident when General Xie led the Dingyuan Army and was ambushed and annihilated, why did the young Marquis ask him to investigate what happened that year?

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At the same time, Xue Mingyue was also reading Xie Lang's letter.

After she read through the letters several times, but couldn't find a single sentence explaining Chef Li, she was so angry that she couldn't help but write him a reply.

I deliberately stuffed two letters and Li Shu inside.

He was so angry that even when he fell asleep in the middle of the night, he would scold him in his dreams.

The next morning.

Birds were chirping outside the window.

Xue Mingyue was still a little confused when she woke up and saw the light yellow bed curtain above her head.

Blinking blankly, she realized later that she was at her grandpa's hot spring resort.

As soon as I got up, I felt the chill coming from the air.

She glanced outside, picked up the coat on the shelf and put it on. She walked to the window with bare feet and stood on tiptoe. She pushed open the window lattice with her hands and propped it up. The air-conditioning hit her face instantly.

There was a light layer of mist outside.

The thin and silky drizzle was like a gauze, the paved bluestone paths were moist, the color of the soil exposed in the irregular gaps also became darker, and water droplets pattered down from the corners of the eaves. .

Xue Mingyue opened her eyes quite unexpectedly.

It turned out to be raining, no wonder she felt a little cold... I wonder if there is any difference between the tea brewed by drizzle and the tea brewed by heavy rain?

She blinked, turned around and went to get the teapot on the table to fill the water.

Liu Yun came in from outside carrying a half-copper basin of hot water. When he saw this scene, his eyebrows suddenly jumped hard. He quickly picked up the cloak and put it on her: "Miss, your illness is not cured yet. What if you get sick again?" What to do about the wind and cold?”

"Whatever you want to do, just call me and Liu Xing."

As she said that, Liu Yun snatched the teapot from her hand.

Facing her reproachful gaze, Xue Mingyue couldn't help but touch her nose with a guilty conscience, and said with a smile: "On a whim, besides, I have hands and feet, so it's not like I can't do it, so I did it on a whim."

The fingers trapped in the cloak couldn't help but rub together.

Liu Yun: "If Miss has done everything by herself, what else will we slaves do?"

"You have grown up with me, and you are no longer slaves in my heart."

Xue Mingyue looked at her and said softly: "Liu Yun, have you ever thought about what you want to do in the future? There is no contract of betrayal between you and me. No matter what you want to do, you can do it."

Without a deed of sale, one is freed from slavery.

Whether it was in the previous life or this life, the deed of betrayal had been returned to Liu Yun and the others from the day she was born.

"Bam—"

The teapot in Liuyun's hand suddenly fell to the ground.

Her eyes were filled with tears instantly, and she was so shocked that she couldn't say anything: "Miss, have I done something wrong? Do you want to drive me away? I don't want to go anywhere in my life, I just want to follow you, Miss." Around!"

Liuyun quickly knelt down and shook his head.

With a pale face, he said: "If Madam and Miss hadn't bought me from Ren Yazi, Liu Yun would still be in trouble now. It was Miss who saved me, and I don't want to leave Miss!"

Xue Mingyue was startled and immediately reached out to help her.

But Liu Yun refused to get up no matter what: "If the young lady doesn't take back this idea, then Liu Yun will never be able to kneel down."

Xue Mingyue was angry and funny, and forcefully pulled her up, saying helplessly: "I don't want to drive you away, I just want to ask you about your plans for the future. After all, you can't be my slave for the rest of your life, right?"

Seeing her open her mouth, Xue Mingyue immediately said: "Don't speak yet."

"If you are just a maid by my side, then you won't be able to find a good marriage. You don't want to see your children become slaves in the future, right? Besides, being a slave is only a last resort."

Xue Mingyue shook her head gently.

He reached out and pinched Liu Yun's face, and said with a chuckle: "You have hands and feet to work quickly, and you are also smart. No matter what you do, you can do it. You will definitely be able to support yourself."

"Besides, even if you leave, we are still sisters. We can meet whenever we want."

Liuyun's face turned pale and he shook his head stubbornly.