After the ordinary-looking secret guard finished his report, another secret guard spoke up: "Master, the last fork in the underground secret passage leads to the outside of the city."
"Okay, I understand. You guys go down first."
Xie Xi's face darkened.
The two secret guards looked at each other, responded at the same time, and returned to guard in the dark.
Seventeen and Eighteen did not leave, but stood behind His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Noticing the unhappy look on His Highness' face, Lu Xiaoxiao secretly glanced at him several times. Seeing that he did not react, she looked at Seventeen and Eighteen.
[What did His Highness hear? Why does he look so grim? ]
[Should I remind His Highness that now that Cousin Yunxu and Second Aunt have been rescued, should I send someone to the Ningguo Mansion to tell Concubine Xiao and Cousin Yunliu first? They must be terrified.]
Thinking of this, Lu Xiaoxiao gently tugged at cousin Yunxu's sleeve. She opened her mouth and said silently, "Cousin Yunliu is still in the Ningguo Mansion."
Yunxu:!!!
Oops, she accidentally forgot about her biological sister!
During the time when she and her mother were taken away, her sister couldn't find them and she must have gone crazy with worry!
"Crown Prince cousin..."
Yunxu shouted quickly.
Xie Xi had just heard Lu Xiaoxiao's thoughts and knew that she was worried about this matter, so he said, "I will send someone to the Ningguo Mansion right away."
Lu Xiaoxiao:?
[Your Highness is indeed smart. I don’t know if he and I have a tacit understanding. As soon as Cousin Yunxu called you, Your Highness knew what Cousin Yunxu wanted to say! ]
Yun Xu didn't think much about it. After hearing what the Crown Prince said, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief. "Then I'll have to trouble the Crown Prince's people to make the trip."
Xie Xi nodded: "Seventeen, go to the Ningguo Mansion."
"Yes, master."
Seventeen is gone.
Xie Xi said again: "Eighteen, you stay here and wait for Seventeen. I will take them back to the mansion first."
He still had to go to the palace to report to his father about the underground secret passage. Besides, General Zuo Qin was his father's confidant.
Now there is a secret passage leading to General Zuo Qin's mansion. Xie Xi doesn't know whether General Zuo Qin knows this or not. He still needs to tell his father and let his father's shadow guard investigate the matter thoroughly...
"Little."
Xie Xi walked towards Lu Xiaoxiao and took her hand naturally, "Let's go back home first."
Hearing this, Lu Xiaoxiao raised her face slightly, stared at Xie Xi, and asked in a puzzled tone: "Don't wait for the concubine sister and cousin Yun Liu?"
Xie Xi lowered his eyes, raised his hand to brush her hair, and said softly: "No need to wait, the concubine will bring cousin Yun Liu back home."
"it is good."
Lu Xiaoxiao nodded.
Seeing that his second aunt Wen was still unconscious, Xie Xi asked the secret guard to go to Luoyang Inn to find a carriage, and then called the guard Mu Qing to be the driver.
After hearing the order, the secret guard went out and came back soon.
Guard Mu Qing followed behind him.
Mu Qing, who had just entered the courtyard, glanced at the two people lying on the ground calmly, frowned and said, "Master, I am late."
Xie Xi: "I still have secret guards around me, they are just some scoundrels, don't worry about them."
Mu Qing replied, "Yes, Master, the carriage is already outside, please move."
"Well, let's go then."
Xie Xi took Lu Xiaoxiao's hand and walked forward first.
Seeing this, Yunxu picked up A Niang and quickly followed.
Mu Qing, the driver, naturally had to follow.
Only Xie Eighteenth remained in the courtyard, waiting for Seventeenth to come back, and then they would go to the west of the city together to deliver a big gift to the Princess of Yan.
……
Without any further delay on the road, Xie Xi, Lu Xiaoxiao and the others quickly returned to the Prince's Mansion.
Cousin Yunxu and second aunt were arranged to live in the guest house.
Xie Xi glanced at the housekeeper standing next to him, then said to his cousin Yunxu, "Ask the housekeeper if you have any instructions. I have already asked someone to call the palace doctor. When the palace doctor comes, let him check my second aunt's pulse."
"Cousin Yunxu, don't worry too much. Second aunt will wake up soon."
Hearing this, Yunxu stood up and thanked him: "Thank you, cousin Crown Prince. Yunxu understands."
Xie Xi nodded: "That's good, I'll live here first."
Xie Xi also asked the housekeeper to arrange for two maids to come over. His second aunt and her family went back to Shengjing this time, but they were in a hurry and did not bring the maids with them.
After making the arrangements here, Xie Xi left the guest house.
As soon as Lu Xiaoxiao returned to Jingxiang Courtyard, she saw Bai Zhishou pacing back and forth in the yard. She looked worried and kept looking towards the gate.
As soon as she saw Lu Xiaoxiao, Bai Zhi hurried forward and said, "Master! The master is back!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Bai Zhu, Chen Lu and Chen Wu, who were originally making clothes in the embroidery room, ran out quickly.
"master!"
Chen Lu looked at her master carefully, and only felt relieved when she saw that her master was still clean, without any injuries or pain.
Bai Zhi said with a worried look: "My master is really going to scare me to death. Even if His Highness wants to take me away, I should let you follow me! If there are still bad guys outside, I can protect you..."
Hearing this, Lu Xiaoxiao quickly raised her hand and covered Bai Zhi's mouth. She blinked and said solemnly, "Silly Bai Zhi, don't say that. I don't need you to block any arrows for me. I can only rest assured if you are well."
Bai Zhi's eyes turned red and she almost cried.
Lu Xiaoxiao withdrew her hand and instructed the other three maids: "And you, it's the same. Your lives are your own. Even if I really encounter danger, I don't need you to help me block it."
"Do you remember it?"
"..."
Baizhi, Baizhu, Chenlu and Chenwu exchanged glances quickly and said in unison: "I will remember this."
Remembering is one thing, but it will be another thing if they are really in danger.
As maids, they should protect their masters with all their might.
What's more, their master was so good to them, and they couldn't bear to see him get hurt.
Lu Xiaoxiao had no idea of the four maids' little thoughts, and seeing that they had all remembered it, she didn't dwell on the matter anymore.
"Okay, Chenlu, I'm hungry. Go to the kitchen and see if there's anything to eat."
As she said that, Lu Xiaoxiao walked into the room: "Bai Zhi, go get a basin of water. I need to wash up."
"Yes, Master!"
Bai Zhi responded and turned and left again.
After returning to the room, Bai Zhu and Chen Wu undid Lu Xiaoxiao's hair and thoughtfully prepared a new notebook for her.
After all, this is the only preference their master has, so as maids they naturally have to make all the arrangements for their master.
Seeing the new storybook, Lu Xiaoxiao praised it generously, causing Bai Zhu and Chen Wu to blush.
Lu Xiaoxiao was instantly amused by their reactions. "Don't worry, I'm just saying it casually. I won't find a husband for you so soon."
The two maids were not yet of marriageable age, only thirteen years old, and Lu Xiaoxiao was reluctant to marry off two such caring maids. She just wanted to amuse them.
Baizhu, Chenwu: "..."
The two looked at each other, feeling helpless and shy.
Baizhi quickly fetched a basin of water, and after Lu Xiaoxiao washed up, she felt completely relaxed.
Today, when she was at the Ningguo Mansion, she was on guard against the Princess of Yan. She was extremely nervous and kept staring at the system, fearing that she would be careless for a moment and fall into the Princess of Yan's trap.
Afterwards, she was worried that something might happen to her cousin Yunxu and her second aunt, so she never relaxed at all. Now that they have all returned safely to the Prince's Mansion, Lu Xiaoxiao can rest assured.
After a while, Chen Lu also came back with a lunch box.
She placed bird's nest porridge, osmanthus cake, and mud date cake on the table one by one, "Master, I saw Miss Qingcong in the kitchen just now. She said that the concubine brought Miss Yunliu back to the mansion."
"Ok?"
When Lu Xiaoxiao heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up: "Sister Concubine and Cousin Yun Liu are back?"
"Okay, Chenlu, after I finish eating, I'll go to Qingshuyuan again."
She had been thinking about this matter just now and was thinking about asking Bai Zhi to go out and inquire about it. Well, now she can fill her stomach with peace of mind.
A quarter of an hour later, they only ate the bird's nest porridge, and Lu Xiaoxiao asked Bai Zhi and the others to take the remaining two portions of cakes and share them.
Lu Xiaoxiao originally wanted to go to Qingshu Courtyard, but just as she walked out of the courtyard gate, she saw the young girl beside Concubine Xiao waiting outside.
"The Concubine guessed that Lu Liangyuan would definitely want to go to Qingshu Courtyard, so she asked me to wait outside."
Qingcong smiled and said, "The Concubine is not in Qingshu Courtyard, but has gone to the guest house with Miss Cousin."
Lu Xiaoxiao was only surprised for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, let's go to the guest house."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qingcong led the way.
The guest house is not in the backyard. It is quite a distance away from Jingxiang Courtyard. It takes about a quarter of an hour to walk there slowly.
Although Lu Xiaoxiao was familiar with the basic layout of the Prince's Mansion, she had never been to the guest house which was located elsewhere.
If Qingcong hadn't led the way, Lu Xiaoxiao would not have known that the scenery on the other side of the Prince's Mansion was different.
As soon as she entered the guest house, Lu Xiaoxiao saw Concubine Xiao walking towards her. Concubine Xiao had a smile on her face and said softly, "I had guessed that Sister Lu would definitely come over, so I thought of letting Qingcong stay outside Jingxiang Courtyard."
Lu Xiaoxiao curved her eyes, her sparkling almond eyes were full of star-shattered smiles: "Thanks to the concubine sister for asking Miss Qingcong to wait for me, otherwise, I would have really made a wasted trip."
She originally thought that after Concubine Xiao returned home, she would take her cousin Yun Liu to Qingshu Courtyard.
Concubine Xiao smiled and covered her lips. "Okay, let's stop standing in the yard and talking. Second aunt has just woken up. Sister Lu, please come in with me."
With the help of acupuncture from the court doctor, my second aunt quickly woke up from her coma.
The two sisters Yun Liu and Yun Xu were staying in the room looking after their mother.
Thinking that the three of them, mother and daughter, would have something to talk about, Concubine Xiao stood in the yard waiting for Sister Lu to come over.
"it is good."
Lu Xiaoxiao nodded, and suddenly, she looked around again, "By the way, Concubine Sister, isn't His Highness here?"
"Your Highness?"
Concubine Xiao shook her head and said, "I haven't seen him. When my cousin Yun Liu and I came here, His Highness was not here. I don't know where he went."
"Perhaps His Highness has returned to the front yard to handle official business. Does Sister Lu have something to ask His Highness?"
"No, I just wanted to ask."
Then, Lu Xiaoxiao changed the subject again: "Sister Concubine, let's go in."
Concubine Xiao responded and went into the main room with Lu Xiaoxiao, while Qingcong and Chenlu stood guard outside.
As soon as she saw her two cousins-in-law, the lively Yun Xu quickly called them "cousin-in-law", and Yun Liu followed suit.
Upon hearing this, Wen drank all the medicine in the bowl in one gulp and put the bowl on the table. Then she looked up at Concubine Xiao and Lu Liangyuan who came in.
Wen had just met Concubine Xiao. When the Crown Prince married a concubine before, Wen also came to watch the ceremony and was somewhat familiar with Concubine Xiao.
As for Lu Liangyuan, if Yun Liu and Yun Xu had not mentioned it to Wen Shi, Wen Shi really would not have known that there was a Lu Liangyuan beside the prince.
"This is..."
Wen hesitated: "Lu Liangyuan?"
Lu Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "Second aunt, my name is Lu Xiaoxiao. From now on, you can just call me Xiaoxiao."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's relatives will also be her relatives. There is no need to perform those false formalities between relatives. Just calling her "Xiaoxiao" would make her feel more intimate.
Seeing her gentle face, curved eyebrows and smiling face, Wen knew that what she said must be true, so she obeyed her wishes and called out, "Xiaoxiao."
Lu Xiaoxiao groaned and said in a worried tone, "Is my second aunt injured? If she feels uncomfortable, be sure to inform the palace doctor or ask the palace doctor to come and check her pulse."
Wen: "The court doctor has been here just now, nothing serious."
"That's good."
In this way, Lu Xiaoxiao felt relieved: "I don't know when my second aunt will return to the northwest. Please ask my second aunt to stay in the mansion for a while longer. It will be a good opportunity for me and my sister, the concubine, to play with my two cousins, Yun Liu and Yun Xu."
After this was said, Concubine Xiao also spoke up and agreed: "Yes, Second Aunt can live in the mansion without worry. If you need anything, just go to the housekeeper. If Second Aunt doesn't want to find the housekeeper, then let cousin Yun Liu go to Qingshu Court to find me."
Listening to what her two cousins said, Yun Xu felt a little moved, and she also wanted to stay in the Prince's Mansion for a while longer.
After all, she hadn't been back to Shengjing for so many years, and everything here seemed unfamiliar to Yunxu, so she wanted to take a good stroll around the city.
Although Yun Liu didn't say anything, there was a hint of pleading in her eyes as she looked towards Wen.
Yun Liu looked at A Niang eagerly, with an expression on her face that showed "she wanted to stay".
Wen: “…”
Have these two girls forgotten why they returned to Shengjing this time?
If her mother had not suddenly fallen ill, she would not have brought her two daughters back at this time.
Wen took a deep breath and said, "Shuyi, Xiaoxiao, my second aunt came back this time to visit her parents' home, so we don't have to live in the prince's mansion."
"I plan to take Yun Liu and Yun Xu to live with the Wen family for a few days."
Lu Xiaoxiao and Concubine Xiao looked at each other quickly, feeling somewhat helpless. Now that their second aunt had said so, they would not persuade her any more...
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