On that day, Li Chengyun successively received news from the dark guard and Lu Qiqi that Yang Aixuan, the steward in charge of martial arts training, had died.

The dark guard pointed out that the person who killed Yang Aixuan was suspected to be his subordinate Tong Jinhong, the head of the bodyguard bureau that Li Chengyun had met in a small town.

Lu Qiqi's letter said that it was Ruan Jingyuan, who was in charge of money and grain, who murdered Yang Aixuan.Not only that, but he also clearly pointed out that Ruan Jingyuan embezzled the treasure privately, and after being discovered by Yang Aixuan, he murdered him.

Yang Aixuan used to be Li Dongyi's confidant, responsible for the line of martial arts training, and most of his staff were first-class masters.

Of the three stewards, one died unexpectedly.Of the other two alive, one accused the other of being the murderer.

Under such circumstances, Li Chengyun decided to go to the scene of the incident in person. He only brought a few hidden guards, and rushed over lightly.

In the small town where he first came into contact with Li Dongyi's hidden power, Li Chengyun stayed in the inn where he and Luo Chengyu lived.

The innkeeper clearly remembered him, and said in surprise, "My lord? Why are you here?"

Li Chengyun made a silent gesture, and said with a slight smile: "Shopkeeper, let's stay overnight."

The shopkeeper smiled joyfully from the corners of his eyes and brows, and brought Li Chengyun to the guest room where he used to live, and even assigned the room next to him to the hidden guard who showed up.

Then, the shopkeeper went straight to the back kitchen, and said to the chef with a smile, "Quick, make some good dishes."

The chef glanced at him indifferently, and joked: "Something good happened to the shopkeeper, I can hardly close my mouth from ear to ear."

The shopkeeper put it off, "he's here."

"Who?" The confused chef asked suspiciously.

"It's the prince." The shopkeeper smiled kindly.

Immediately, the chef realized that it was Li Chengyun, who was so excited that he almost couldn't hold the spatula in his hand, and said in disbelief, "Why is the prince here, and went out with the princess again?"

Hearing this, the shopkeeper put away his smile, frowned and thought for a moment, then winked at the chef.

The chef stopped what he was doing, temporarily handed over the kitchen to others, and walked out with the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper carefully confirmed that no one could overhear their conversation, and then said to the chef with a serious face: "The prince only brought a few guards, and he came here in light clothes. Maybe something big happened."

The chef also frowned, and said, "Suddenly there are some new faces in the town these days, maybe it's related to this matter. But don't worry too much, I think the prince is quite capable."

"I always feel that something big is about to happen, so I'd better send a letter to Mr. You."

At this time, the bodyguard bureau in the small town was controlled by Yang Jialai, Yang Aixuan's deputy.

Tong Jinhong, chief escort, is bound, while Lu Qiqi and Ruan Jingyuan confront each other.

When Li Chengyun arrived, he was faced with such a situation of internal violence.

Yang Jialai stepped forward to salute, and said: "My subordinate Yang Jialai will see the prince, and ask the prince to make the decision for Guan Yang."

Li Chengyun nodded, "If you have something to say to this king, say it one by one."

Yang Jialai gritted his teeth and said, "A few days ago, Steward Yang came here to inspect, but he lost his life in the bodyguard bureau. He was stabbed in the heart and died. Steward Yang is highly skilled in martial arts, unless it was done by an acquaintance and he was unprepared. "

Tong Jinhong argued: "It wasn't my subordinates, and my subordinates don't know who killed Guanshi Yang. Please look into it clearly, my lord."

Lu Qiqi sneered: "Whether it was you who did it, I don't know. However, this order was issued by Guanshi Ruan."

Ruan Jingyuan immediately reprimanded: "Lu Qiqi, you don't want to spout blood!"

"Heh, can Guan Ruan stand up to the prince's investigation?"

"I walk upright and sit upright, why not?"

Lu Qiqi glanced at him with a half-smile, and then said to Li Chengyun: "My lord, there is a secret room in Steward Ruan's mansion, and the gold and silver treasures inside will definitely open your eyes."

Ruan Jingyuan hid his guilt, "You slandered me!"

Lu Qiqi sneered and said, "Loud voice doesn't mean it's reasonable. Guanshi Ruan has lived for decades, doesn't he even understand such a simple truth?"

Without waiting for Ruan Jingyuan to explain, Lu Qiqi said to Li Chengyun: "My lord, my subordinates have already sent people to count the treasures that Steward Ruan hid privately."

Ruan Jingyuan was still holding on, but Lu Qiqi accurately told the location of the secret room mechanism.

Suddenly, Ruan Jingyuan retreated weakly.

Lu Qiqi smiled: "Guan Ruan has forgotten what I do, how long will he underestimate us? If we can't find out even this, then there is no need for us to exist."

"You already knew, didn't you?" Ruan Jingyuan glared at Lu Qiqi angrily, "You deliberately provoked a conflict between me and Yang Aixuan, just to reap the benefits."

"When you are about to die, you still try to pour dirty water on me." Lu Qiqi said with a gloomy face, "I wanted to keep the little son who ♡ secretly gave birth to you, and let him fend for himself. He will accompany you."

"No! Don't touch him." Ruan Jingyuan relented in anger.

Li Chengyun looked at all this with heavy eyes. The three stewards were fighting among themselves, and the mess had reached the point where it couldn't be cleaned up.

For the sake of his son, Ruan Jingyuan obediently tied his hands up.

However, those who were bought by him with gold and silver treasures were different.

These people fled around and hid in dark places, and they might explode at any time.

Lu Qiqi vowed: "Please rest assured, your lord, they won't make trouble, and they are all under our control."

Li Chengyun believed him for now, but his mind to disband them became more and more determined.

Just waiting for the return of Beizheng...

During the Northern Expedition, he needed information about Lu Qiqi.

It was past meal time when Li Chengyun returned to the inn, and there was no one in the lobby.

The shopkeeper stepped forward and asked, "Have you eaten, my lord, do you want to eat more?"

Has been busy dealing with things, Li Chengyun has not eaten yet.He was really hungry when asked by the shopkeeper. "Let's serve two simple side dishes."

Not long after, the shopkeeper personally brought a tray from the back kitchen, all of which were the dishes that Li Chengyun used his chopsticks the most.

"Shopkeeper, your chef's skills are good."

"Thank you, my lord, for your compliment."

The shopkeeper smiled naively, took the tray back to the back kitchen, and relayed Li Chengyun's words to the chef, making the chef dance with excitement.

Li Chengyun personally took over the forces of Yang Aixuan and Ruan Jingyuan, and the more he got to know them, the more frightened he became. This force appeared to be powerful on the surface, but it was already rotten inside.

Just as he was hesitantly considering whether to get rid of the rotten roots or destroy them directly, Li Qi spotted the figure of the inner guard.

Li Chengyun was not surprised by this.How could the emperor's inner guard not detect such a powerful but rotten force?

Li Chengyun didn't disrupt his plan because of this, he rushed back to the capital after dealing with the rest of the matter.

Seeing him coming back, Luo Chengyu breathed a sigh of relief, and asked with concern: "Is there nothing serious?"

Li Chengyun hugged him, hugged him tightly, buried his head in his neck and rubbed it.

"what happened?"

"I must personally destroy the power established by my father. When the Northern Expedition returns, I will destroy it."

Luo Chengyu sighed softly in his heart, and patted Li Chengyun's back lightly, "Father passed away more than ten years ago, if he knew that the group of people had changed under the Nine Springs, he would probably do it himself."

Li Chengyun was silent for a while, then said slowly: "The emperor already knows about their existence."

Luo Chengyu paused, "Are you going to confess to the emperor?"

"If I confess directly now, he will only think that I have to confess because things have been exposed, and it will be self-defeating."

"Hmm." Luo Chengyu pondered slightly, "If the emperor wanted to blame him, he would have already sent people to surround our palace. He has not moved for a long time, maybe he is just waiting to see what you will do."

"Bei Zheng, the cause of my father's death..." Li Chengyun narrowed his eyes dangerously, "I still need them."

Luo Chengyu said in a warm voice: "I'll ask someone to fetch hot water. After taking a bath, lie down and sleep for a while. I'll call you again when it's meal time."

Li Chengyun nodded, unusually well-behaved.

Luo Chengyu accompanied him distressedly, no matter how Li Chengyun was in front of outsiders, he was always the most real in front of himself.He is strong, but also vulnerable at times.Smart, sometimes confused.

After Li Chengyun fell asleep, Luo Chengyu lay beside him, stretching out his hand to trace the outline of his face.This face, from the delicate childhood to the handsome grown-up, to the sad look now, Luo Chengyu has seen him in many ways.

They have known each other since they were young, and they have been engaged since childhood. The fate of the two has long been connected.

Luo Chengyu suddenly dreamed of current affairs, dreamed of how happy he and Li Chengyun were when they were playing together when they were children, and also dreamed of Li Chengyun's sudden indifference towards him.

It seemed that not long after Li Dongyi passed away, Luo Chengyu could understand that Li Chengyun was in a bad mood.However, this understanding has changed for many years, gradually, Luo Chengyu was disappointed.

Until that day, Li Chengyun brought Hei Dongzhu as a gift, and came to Duke Wei's mansion to look for him again.

Li Chengyun also had a very long dream, dreaming that he was often sick and hospitalized when he was a child, and often fell into a coma, until one day, his body suddenly became healthy for no reason.Later, he was inexplicably transported to this different world.

He suddenly had a doubt. When he was unconscious when he was a child, it didn't seem to be a simple unconscious coma. What happened to him at that time?

Li Chengyun frowned puzzled.

As soon as Luo Chengyu woke up, he saw Li Chengyun frowning, and couldn't help reaching out to smooth his brows.

Li Chengyun grabbed his hand, opened his eyes, the vigilance in his eyes instantly turned into tenderness, and he hugged Luo Chengyu into his arms.

Luo Chengyu asked softly, "Did you have a nightmare?"

"Dream about the past."

"Yeah." He also dreamed about the past.

Li Chengyun thought for a while, afraid that Luo Chengyu would be worried, and also afraid that he might misunderstand, and said, "I just dreamed about what happened after my father died. After my father died, the emperor gave me a title and a mansion. From then on, I lived a life without father or mother." Fortunately, most of the old servants in the mansion are left by my father, and they have been taking care of me with all their heart."

"During that time, why didn't you look for me?" Luo Chengyu couldn't help asking after all.

"Sorry, I couldn't think about it then."

Luo Chengyu pursed her lips, "I'm not trying to settle old scores with you."

"I understand." Li Chengyun touched Luo Chengyu's foreheads, feeling his warmth.

The two were tender for a while.

Outside the room, Li Rong walked around anxiously, not daring to disturb the masters.

Mu Sheng said: "If it's urgent, just knock on the door, the prince and concubine will not blame you."

"For the prince, it may not be an urgent matter, nor is it an important matter." Li Rong sighed, slightly dejected.

"Is it convenient to tell me?"

"It is the prince's wet nurse who is sick. The nurse was found by the princess, and she was not dedicated to taking care of the prince. After the prince was weaned, she was dismissed by the general. These are all told by Uncle Fu. But now the wet nurse It's quite pitiful, I want to see the prince."

"So you soft-heartedly agreed to her?"

"Yes."

Mu Sheng rolled his eyes vaguely, "Go and knock on the door yourself."

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