No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 273
Xueya was sitting by the pond leaning against a rock, thinking about something, looking at it from a distance, it was indeed a very beautiful picture.

Mr. Xueya's appearance and demeanor are obviously worthy of his top evaluation in Yongfenghualu.

Ruan Yueli just glanced at it lightly, and said, "He often sits there by himself, wondering what he's thinking about."

Luo Junyao looked at Ruan Yueli and said, "You don't like him."

Ruan Yueli was also very frank, and said with a smile: "Is there anything strange about not liking him? If you meet my second brother, you will know what real dislike is." Luo Junyao thought of Mr. Ruan Fu, and with his How the temper and character will behave is naturally clear.

She looked at Ruan Yueli and said, "You know what I said is different." Ruan Yueli's dislike was not just the rejection and dislike of an outsider who suddenly broke into her life.Ruan Yueli actually thought for a while before answering: "You are right, he makes me feel very uneasy, even if he is not the eldest son of the Ruan family, but just an ordinary person I meet on the street, I wouldn't like it Kind of. I guess my dad felt that way too, he didn’t treat him like a lost son at all.”

Luo Junyao thought to himself: "Maybe it's because Ruan Ting really murdered the mother and the child?"

Ruan Yueli looked at Luo Junyao, smiled and said, "Wangfei doesn't think that those speculations outside are true, does she?"

Luo Jun shook his eyes and said innocently, "What guess are you talking about?"

Ruan Yueli sighed softly and said, "My father...probably isn't a good person, but if it is said that he murdered his first wife and son-in-law for his official career, I don't believe it." Luo Junyao looked at her and said nothing, why didn't he believe it?Didn't he also betray your daughter for the Ruan family?

Ruan Yueli said: "Princess doesn't know my father, what can he say? He will let me get married for the sake of the Ruan family and his own power, but he will never let me die for the sake of the family and power. Because in his opinion Women are supposed to get married, the difference is who they marry. Princesses and princesses can get married, why can't his daughter? But asking me to sacrifice my life is definitely not what he thinks it should be."

"Very interesting morality." Luo Junyao said noncommittally.

Ruan Yueli smiled and said: "Students are always a little strangely stubborn. Besides, my elder brother was already eight or nine years old, and my father was about to be transferred back to Beijing. I think if he really has that kind of thought, he shouldn't wait until that time. Of course , These are my own feelings, maybe there is something inside? After all, he seems to really hate my father, I believe it is not just because my father married my mother later. "

Ruan Yueli knows how people outside are talking about the Ruan family secretly. Although she intuitively thinks that her father is not that kind of person, who knows what happened back then?
"The concubine hasn't said anything yet, why did you come to find me?" Ruan Yueli asked with a smile, changing the subject.

Luo Junyao was about to answer, but saw Mr. Xueya who was sitting by the lake suddenly turned to look at them, then stood up and walked over.

"Brother." Ruan Yueli nodded slightly, and said, "This is..."

Xue Ya whispered: "I know, this is the Princess Regent." His voice was elegant and sweet, like the sound of a zither, "I have seen the Princess Regent."

Luo Jun said with a smile: "Young Master Ruan, you don't need to be too polite."

Xue Ya chuckled lightly and said, "Princess, let me call me Xue Ya, you call me that... I couldn't react for a while."

Luo Junyao said in a polite manner: "Young Master Xueya, your name is very special, but does it have any special meaning?"

Xue Ya smiled and said: "Not really, what I have to say... probably because I was picked up from the cliff in a snowy day, right?"

"Sorry." Luo Junyao said softly.

Xue Ya shook her head and said: "Wangfei doesn't have to be like this, it's already a thing of the past."

Luo Jun smiled and asked: "Mr. Xueya, what else do you want to say to Miss Ruan? Do you need me to avoid it?" They were strangers to each other, and Xueya couldn't have come here specially to say hello to her, right? ?

Xue Ya glanced sideways at Ruan Yueli, and said softly: "I heard that my sister's wedding date has already been set?"

Ruan Yueli's face darkened, obviously unwilling to mention this matter.

But Xue Ya didn't seem to see her face, and stretched out her hand to pass something over, saying: "I don't have anything to give, this is for my sister."

Ruan Yueli was startled, and saw clearly that Xue Ya was holding a jade doll.

It was a female doll carved out of a whole piece of warm warm jade, not very delicate but somewhat naive.It's just that the doll's clothes and attire looked a bit like Ruan Yueli, Luo Junyao couldn't help laughing when he saw it.It was really hard for her to imagine the cold and reserved Ruan Yueli turning into such a chubby and cute jade baby.

Ruan Yueli was stunned for a moment, but took it slowly, and said in a low voice, "Thank you, brother."

Xue Ya smiled, shook her head and said: "No need." Then she didn't say anything more, turned around and walked back to the lake and sat down again.

Ruan Yueli looked down at the jade doll in her hand with a complicated expression.

Luo Jun shook his head, "Does he sit there in a daze every day?"

Ruan Yueli raised her head, looked at the back sitting by the lake and nodded, "He seldom greets people, and he doesn't walk around in the mansion. Most of the time every day is either in his yard or just sitting there." Said After that, Ruan Yueli looked at Luo Junyao carefully, and said: "The princess came here specially to see him, right?"

Luo Junyao blinked his eyes and didn't answer the question. Ruan Yueli sighed lightly and led her outside, saying, "I underestimated others before, it seems that no one in Shangyonghuang City is really a fool." Including the second lady of the Luo family, the regent princess, who she thought was better off than herself.

From reminding myself that the Ruan family and the Bai family may marry before, to today's sudden visit to the Ruan family, this princess is obviously not just a spoiled girl.

After leaving the Ruan family, just after being sent out by the Ruan Yuelou brothers and sisters, they saw the carriage of the Prince Regent's Mansion parked at the entrance of the Ruan Mansion.

The group of four were all taken aback, the curtain of the carriage had been lifted, and Xie Yan came out from inside.

"I've seen the prince." Ruan Yueli and Ruan Yuelou brothers and sisters hurried forward to salute.

"You don't need to be too polite, the king is here to pick up the princess." Xie Yan got off the carriage and waved.

The Ruan brothers and sisters said yes respectfully, they were not familiar with each other, so there was nothing to say goodbye to each other. After the two parties bid farewell, the Ruan brothers and sisters watched the three get into the carriage before turning back to the house.

In the carriage, Luo Junyao leaned on Xie Yan's shoulder, and asked curiously, "Isn't your lord busy today? Did you come here to pick me up?"

Xie Yan looked down at her and said, "I just heard that the princess went to Asakusa Lane in the west of the city?"

Hearing the voice, Luo Junyao felt a little unfriendly, and immediately sat up straight and wanted to move towards Luo Jinxing, but Xie Yan raised his hand and held down his shoulder.

The two looked at each other for a moment, Luo Junyao admitted his mistake decisively, "I was wrong."

"What's wrong?" Xie Yan said helplessly.

Luo Jun said, "I shouldn't just take my second brother there."

Xie Yan sighed, and said: "I know the strength of you and Jinxing. Even if you go to the west of the city, as long as there is no accident, you can get out of your body." Luo Junyao was puzzled and said: "Then what are you worried about?"

Xie Yan said: "Asakusa Lane is too messy, it cannot be solved by your strength."

Luo Junyao felt that it was actually okay, she had seen what the black street looked like before.

"Don't worry, if you don't believe me, you can ask Second Brother, we are fine." Luo Jun shook his head.

Luo Jinxing twitched the corners of his mouth, nodded and said, "That's right, she scared the people in Asakusa Lane."

Luo Junyao said angrily: "It's because they are too timid." A small gadget with little power scared those people so much that they dared not move.

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "Didn't Yu Mingqiu go to Sister Luo's to recuperate? Why are you still talking so badly?" It took only a while, but Xie Yan had already heard the word.

Xie Yan raised his eyebrows and said, "It wasn't Yu Mingqiu who told me."

"Then who else?" Luo Junyao was puzzled, it couldn't be the old man surnamed Bian in Asakusa Lane, or Lei Ke, right?
Xie Yan said: "Think about it carefully, who else have you met?"

Luo Junyao quickly realized, "Fengya Building? Did you go to the west of the city today?"

Xie Yan nodded. In fact, when they passed by Fengya downstairs, he was upstairs at that time.

It's just that he didn't know until then that this girl ran to Asakusa Lane with only one Luo Jinxing.Although these two people are not weak in strength, Luo Jinxing himself is not a scheming person. Although Yaoyao is smart, Xie Yan can't help but worry.

Luo Jinxing sat on the sidelines and watched his younger sister skillfully pulling Xie Yan's arm to act coquettishly, and naturally saw the helplessness and smile on Xie Yan's brows, and felt a toothache.

After making sure that Luo Junyao would not run to the west of the city or any other dangerous places today, Second Master Luo jumped off the carriage and went home by himself.

Seeing my younger sister being so close to other men, I feel heartbroken!

The prince and princess went out separately, but came back together.

The steward and maids of Jingyuan couldn't help but smile knowingly when they saw the two of them coming back side by side holding hands.

Only Qin Yao'er, who was left behind by Luo Junyao, was very upset, and complained to Linglan about the princess leaving them and ran to find the prince by herself.It's not enough to be bored in the mansion every day, do you even have to look for the prince when you go out?Linglan helplessly raised her hand and patted the head of the little girl who was a little shorter than herself, "You'll know when you get married too."

"..." Qin Yao'er was speechless: I'm still a child.

"You went to see uncle? What did uncle tell you?" Back in the room, Luo Jun lay lazily on the soft couch, turned his head and asked Xie Yan who was beside him.

Xie Yan glanced at her and didn't speak. Luo Junyao reached out and grabbed the hem of his clothes and shook it. Then Xie Yan sat down beside her and said, "It's nothing, just some movements in the west of the city in the past two days."

Luo Junyao asked curiously, "Didn't you ask about the destruction of the Yao family back then?"

Xie Yan shook his head, "He refused to say."

Luo Jun frowned, he refused to say?

The refusal to say one may be that he wants to solve these things by himself, but this is obviously impossible.Yao Zhong delivered the Jinluan Talisman to them, dragging them into the water.Or it should be said that with Yao Zhong's strength alone, these matters may not be resolved.This has nothing to do with personal ability, but involves too much.

Then there is only the second possibility, the identity of this person... is very important, Yao Zhong is not sure whether Xie Yan will stand by his side.

Luo Jun shrank his neck. Could it be his father?No, no... Luo Jun shook her head quickly, she could trust her father's conduct, and she believed that he would never do such a wicked thing no matter what and why.

Xie Yan looked down and saw her strange expression, raised his hand to pat her on the back and said, "Don't think about it."

Luo Jun shook and smiled, pulled his usual notepad and charcoal pen from the low table on one side, and lay down on the soft couch to write and draw. names are listed.

"Look, do you think it might be one of the people here?" Luo Junyao asked.

Xie Yan glanced at her, and looked at her in surprise.

There were only six names on the list, but they clearly stated their identities and locations before the accident in the Yao family.This is not to write casually. It is necessary to accurately select people of the right age and status from among the many dignitaries in Shangyong who have the opportunity and possibility to do that at that time.

Xie Yan still remembered that not long ago, Yaoyao couldn't even figure out the identities of many powerful families in Shangyong.

He stretched out his hand to pull her up and leaned against his arms, "I went to check it on purpose?"

Luo Jun shook and snorted twice, "There's nothing to look into. I scanned all the civil servants, military generals and distinguished officials of the third rank and above in Shangyong, and excluded those who were dead. At that time, there was obviously no time or opportunity. That's all that's left."

Xie Yan asked: "Which one do you think is the most likely?"

Luo Junyao looked at him hesitantly and said nothing, Xie Yan said lightly: "But it's okay to say."

Luo Junyao clicked on two of the names, "Although the emperor's aunt said that there is only one left, but... I think both of them may have participated in the incident back then. The emperor's aunt should protect this one, but uncle thinks It’s probably everyone who will take revenge.”

Xie Yan looked down at the booklet in his hand, and Luo Junyao pointed at two names with his slender fingers—Mu Wang and Dingyang Hou Shang Puyun.

After a moment of silence, Xie Yan asked: "Do you think that the person the imperial aunt wants to protect is Marquis Dingyang?"

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "Not bad."

Xie Yan slightly frowned and said: "When the Yao family was destroyed, the Marquis of Dingyang was only in his early twenties." He seemed not even interested in mentioning Mu Wang Xie Yan.

Luo Junyao looked up at him, "At that time, the old Marquis of Dingyang was in his prime. When the Yao family was destroyed, the old Marquis of Dingyang was in Qinan. It was less than three hundred miles away from the Yao family's ancestral home in Xinzhou."

Xie Yan remained silent, and Luo Junyao sat up and said softly: "In the summer of the sixth year of Dasheng, the Xie and Bai families fought in Qinan with countless casualties. At that time, Hou was sent by Emperor Gaozu to preside over the overall situation in Qinan. He once visited the Yao family and broke up with the head of the Yao family. Half a month later, the Yao family was destroyed, and two months later, the people's livelihood in Qinan basically returned to normal. It is also because He managed the Qinan flood in just two months, a disaster that was almost a catastrophe. Except for the fact that there were almost no casualties at the beginning, it greatly stabilized the situation in the world at that time. In the Central Plains, the reputation is close to that of a god. It is said that the people in Qinan area still enshrine the spiritual tablet of the old Dingyanghou in every household, and some people build temples to worship him."

"But... the old Marquis Dingyang fell ill less than two years after this incident, and died seven years later. He was not yet forty when he died."

Luo Jun said: "After the death of the old Marquis Dingyang, this Marquis of Dingyang has been unknown and has never done anything extraordinary. But I checked some records from that year, and this Marquis of Dingyang is not mediocre and incompetent. People. His mediocrity also started at that time, when he was also in Qinan. Some people said that he kept a low profile to avoid suspicion from the royal family."

The room seemed extraordinarily quiet. Luo Jun slumped on Xie Yan's lap, looked up at him and said, "Ayan, these are all my guesses and need to be verified." To be precise, it is information analysis, but of course it cannot be regarded as evidence and result.

Xie Yan caressed her smooth hair, and said softly, "I'll have someone check it out."

Luo Jun said: "It's a little strange that the merchant sent his eldest grandson to a Jianghu sect to practice martial arts since he was a child."

If Shang Yue likes to practice martial arts, he may not be unable to hire famous teachers for him due to his status as the Marquis of Dingyang. Expert?

Xie Yan grew up in Shangyong, didn't he also become a generation of masters?With the merits of the old Dingyanghou and the royal family's generous treatment of merchants, even if Shang Yue wants to invite the same teacher as Xie Yan to practice martial arts, it may not be difficult.

Luo Junyao suddenly remembered something, opened his eyes and asked: "Lei Ke said that Mingyin Pavilion did not invite those masters from the Jianghu sect to Beijing, so I asked Jiange Pavilion if anyone came?"

Xie Yan's eyes were deep, and he said in a deep voice, "Yes."

(End of this chapter)