No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 418 The scandal is revealed!
Seeing Luo Junyao's expression changed, Wei Changting was also taken aback, "Princess, what's wrong?"

Luo Junyao slowly put away the letter, shook his head and said, "It's nothing, Mr. Wei, what else do you want to say?"

Wei Changting knew that she had something to say to Leng Shuang in private, so he didn't stay, but just looked at Leng Shuang, stood up and said goodbye.Leng Shuang didn't look at him, and still stood respectfully in the hall.

Wei Changting's eyes were a little sad, so he had no choice but to turn around and leave.

After Wei Changting went out, Luo Junyao asked: "Is what is written on it the real thing?"

Leng Shuang nodded and said seriously: "This subordinate personally sent someone to investigate, there is absolutely no falsehood."

Luo Jun frowned, and opened the letter again and read it carefully.

The letter said that last night Xu Zhaolin went out to meet a girl in Dongcheng, went in at Haishi, and didn't come out until after the first watch.The people sent to follow Xu Zhaolin found out the identity of the woman. She was a young lady from Dongcheng, named Deng Yuniang, who was nineteen years old this year. It was said that she was originally a girl from a wealthy businessman, but was forced to fall into prostitution because of the decline of her family business.Because she is good-looking and literate, she was left and trained by the bustard and did not fall into a more unbearable situation.

Deng Yuniang officially received guests at the age of 15, and a year later, she met Chun'anbo's son, who was also her first real guest of honor.After that, she didn't list for business anymore, but moved to live in a small yard near Yichun Street.

There was no sound in the hall, Leng Shuang raised her head and glanced at Luo Junyao who was sitting on the main seat, and for the first time saw the cold and murderous look on the face of this always smiling princess.

I don't know how long it took before Luo Junyao slowly crumpled the letter in his hand into a ball, clenched it firmly in his palm, gritted his teeth and said, "I'm courting death!"

Luo Junyao is neither an innocent and ignorant hothouse flower, nor a weak boudoir with little knowledge. Although the letter is only less than a hundred words, she has already seen the cause and effect of the matter clearly.

Xu Zhaolin and that Qingguan got involved three years ago, but the marriage between the Xu family and the Luo family was less than three years old, even if it was counted as an engagement!
Luo Jun raised his head to look at Leng Shuang, and said coldly, "Is there anything left unwritten in this letter?"

Leng Shuang hesitated for a moment, but still said in a low voice: "I went to see it in person, and Deng Yuniang's appearance is at least six to seven points similar to Mrs. Xu's."

"Crack!" With a soft sound, the armrest of the chair Luo Junyao was sitting on was snapped off.

"Princess calm down." Leng Shuang hastily persuaded.

Luo Junyao took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and said, "It's impossible that mother didn't check Xu Zhaolin back then, why did she make such a mistake?" The Su family only had Luo Mingxiang as their own daughter, so they were naturally cautious about her marriage.The status of a son-in-law is neither too high nor too low. He is outstanding in appearance and talent but not so outstanding that his daughter will have a hard time in her husband's house when she gets married in the future.If you are so careful, why don't you check the people around your son-in-law?

Leng Shuang said: "It should be an accident that the eldest son of Uncle Chun'an met Deng Yuniang, but I don't know why the two of them suddenly... In addition, the money that Deng Yuniang redeemed, and the small courtyard where he lives now are not money from Uncle Chun'an. Amber hasn't been there many times, and her whereabouts are hidden. Unless Mrs. Luo sends someone to follow her for a long time, I'm afraid she might not be able to find out."

Everyone knows the tricks of the wealthy family. Since the Xu family wants to marry a girl from the Luo family, Xu Zhaolin will definitely follow the rules when they get engaged.Even if Mrs. Luo really sent someone to follow her, it might not be of any use.

Besides, it is a long time for ordinary people to check their son-in-law and send someone to follow them for a month. Can they still follow their future son-in-law for three to five months?As for occasionally going to the brothel to drink with his classmates, this is not even a shortcoming, and Xu Zhaolin seldom goes to that kind of place.

How could the Luo family have thought that he would dare to raise a concubine outside when he was only sixteen or seventeen years old before he was married?

Luo Jun shook his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Go and investigate again, and thoroughly investigate the affairs of these two people, and there must be no omissions."

Lengshuang nodded yes.

When Xie Yan came in, Luo Junyao was still holding the broken armrest in his hand, Xie Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, "What's wrong?"

"My lord."

Xie Yan waved his hand to signal Leng Shuang to retreat, and when Leng Shuang retreated, he walked up to Luo Junyao and pulled her up into his arms.

Pulling her hand away, she took the thing out and threw it aside, and said softly, "Don't hurt your hand, I haven't seen you so angry before, what happened?"

Luo Junyao looked at Xie Yan silently, Xie Yan said helplessly: "Does Yaoyao even want to hide it from me?"

Luo Junyao felt very depressed, so he simply fell into Xie Yan's arms and stuffed the crumpled paper to him.

Xie Yan sat down with his arms around her, and opened the ball of paper with the other. Although it had been crumpled, the handwriting was still clear.

After reading it, Xie Yan also frowned slightly, "Sir Chun'an?" He naturally remembered that Chun'an was the husband of Miss Luo's family, and His Royal Highness the Regent would call him brother-in-law.

Of course, even if the regent is willing to call, it's hard to say whether Xu Zhaolin dares to answer.

Xie Yan also understood why Luo Junyao was angry, she and Luo Mingxiang had always had a good relationship, how could she not be angry now that something like this happened?
"What do you want to do?" Xie Yan asked in a low voice.

Luo Junyao sat up, her pretty face was troubled, "I want to kill Xu Zhaolin!"

It is still very easy to kill a frail scholar quietly. Even if the elder sister loses her husband when she is newly married, she will be sad, but after a few years, she will introduce an outstanding husband to the elder sister. Sooner or later, the elder sister will forget about such a person.

Xie Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, but he didn't object, but nodded and said: "Okay, I'll let someone do it."

After finishing speaking, he was about to call someone over, Luo Junyao quickly grabbed his hand, "Who do you want to go?"

Xie Yan said nonchalantly: "It's just a trivial matter, anyone can be sent to complete it. If you don't worry, I will let Qu Tiange go, he will never miss."

Luo Jun shook his head and sighed, "Forget it, let's wait. I always feel that there is something wrong with this, and I will talk about it when Leng Shuang has detailed results." They only found out about Xu Zhaolin last night. It's just that what can be found in one night is limited after all.

Xie Yan raised his hand to gently stroke her hair, and said: "It's not a big deal, you don't have to worry about it. Xu Zhaolin is just a scholar, so it's not difficult to deal with it. As for Miss Luo, you can do whatever you want, the Xu family dare not have opinions."

Luo Jun shook his head, but he was still a little unhappy after all.

Xu Zhaolin is really not a big deal, even without the Luo family and the Regent's Palace, it would be easy for her to get rid of Xu Zhaolin.

But she knew that the elder sister would be sad no matter what, although it was hard to say that the elder sister had any unforgettable feelings for Xu Zhaolin not long after they got married.But after all, it is her husband who she wants to stay with wholeheartedly for life, how can the eldest sister not be sad?
In the past few months of marriage, the eldest sister is obviously happy, and has feelings for Xu Zhaolin, her husband, and the Chun'anbo Mansion to some extent.

"Sure enough! There are no good things in the Seven Shows of the Imperial City!" Luo Junyao gritted his teeth and said, "This name is unlucky!"

Xie Yan was helpless, patted her vest lightly and comforted her: "Yaoyao is right, Shangyong won't have this name in the future."

In fact, the two boys from the Zhao family and the Zhou family are not bad, but the princess is angry now, and His Royal Highness the Regent will naturally not confront her.

The news from the Prince Regent's Palace was extremely fast, and Leng Shuang came to see Luo Junyao again the next day.

It's just that Qu Tiange came with Lengshuang this time.Qu Tiange was still the same as usual, standing in black with his sword in his arms, his expression indifferent and solemn.

"I have seen the princess."

Luo Jun shook his head to signal that the two of them don't need to be too polite, "How is it? But is there any news?"

Leng Shuang nodded and said: "Last night we arrested the bustard who raised Deng Yuniang, and a girl who once served Deng Yuniang. They said something."

"What did they say?"

Leng Shuang said: "The old bustard said that she bought Deng Yuniang from Ren Yazi a few years ago, and let her be listed to pick up customers when she was 15 years old. I wanted to keep her here, but I didn't want the son of Uncle Chun'an a year later. Going to drink with friends, fell in love with Deng Yuniang at first sight, and became the guest of that Deng Yuniang. Soon after, Deng Yuniang redeemed herself and left. She was afraid of being a benefactor and did not dare to make things difficult. She never saw Deng Yuniang again, Chun Anbo The prince has never been to that brothel again."

Luo Junyao narrowed his eyes slightly, "Wait a minute, you said that Deng Yuniang had a one-year guest before she met Xu Zhaolin?"

"Yes." Lengshuang nodded.

Luo Junyao frowned and said nothing, as if he was thinking about something.

"What's wrong with the princess?" Leng Shuang asked.

Luo Jun shook his eyes and said: "You said that Deng Yuniang and the big sister are six or seven points similar, and Xu Zhaoshi can tell it when they get along often, so...does anyone else see it?"

Leng Shuang frowned and said: "Although those who can make friends with the eldest son of Chun'anbo Mansion are all descendants of Shangyong's nobles, those who linger in brothels will not be some great people after all. There should not be many who can know Miss Luo. Miss Luo was only fourteen years old at that time, so I'm afraid she might not look much like her. Deng Yuniang was a courtesan, and although she belonged to the first-class Qingyin class, she was considered an elegant prostitute. There were not many people, and the customers were relatively regular and did not arrive. A smash hit."

Luo Junyao didn't comment, but asked: "What did the little girl who served Deng Yuniang say?"

Leng Shuang said: "That little girl followed Deng Yuniang since she was a child. She said that after Deng Yuniang left the brothel, she moved to the place where she lives now, and has been living there ever since. Xu Zhaolin would visit Deng Yuniang every once in a while. The relationship is very good. It’s just that within a few months, she was sent away by Deng Yuniang, and I don’t know what happened after that. When the two of them were in love at the beginning, Xu Zhaolin once said that he would marry Deng Yuniang as his wife.”

Luo Junyao sneered, "Since he is so affectionate, why did Xu Zhaolin marry someone else? He also married my eldest sister...Xu Zhaolin will never be so stupid as to want Li Daitao to be stiff?"

Can he treat everyone else as a fool?

Leng Shuang shook her head and said: "It shouldn't be. Then Xu Zhaolin said that he wanted to marry Deng Yuniang. I'm afraid it was impulsive, and Deng Yuniang might not believe him. I heard from the people nearby that Deng Yuniang said that her husband was out on business and often away from home. But Yichun Most of the people living near the main street are not decent people, and others don’t trust them very much. Occasionally seeing men come and go in her house, I just think she is some kind of outhouse raised by a rich man.”

"Also..." Leng Shuang hesitated, and said in a low voice: "There is one more important thing. Princess, then Deng Yuniang is probably pregnant."

"How many months?" Luo Junyao asked.

"It's almost the same as Miss Luo." Leng Shuang said.

Luo Junyao's face became more and more gloomy, and he said after a long while: "Check to see if there is anything wrong with Deng Yuniang and the people who went with Xu Zhaolin back then. If not, let people keep an eye on Xu Zhaolin and that Deng Yuniang, there is no need to investigate anything else."

"Yes, Wangfei." Leng Shuang responded with a nod, and then glanced sideways at Qu Tiange, saying: "There is one more thing to report to Wangfei, my subordinates will leave Shangyong in three days, I am afraid of the following things Mr. Qu will take over. Please rest assured, Wangfei, Mr. Qu and his subordinates went with what happened yesterday."

Luo Junyao knew that Leng Shuang was going to leave, but he couldn't help being taken aback, and nodded after a while and said: "Okay, I wish you a smooth journey, and you must be careful when you go to the northwest."

There was a hint of warmth on Lengshuang's cold face, she nodded and said, "Yes, thank you, Princess."

Luo Junyao was a little hesitant, and after thinking for a moment, he asked: "Is Leng Shuang going to say goodbye to someone? Since Mr. Qu is taking over the affairs of the capital, you might as well rest for a few days before leaving."

Leng Shuang was silent for a while, and then said: "I know everything I need to know, and I have already said goodbye. What's more, Leng Shuang is still working under the prince's command, and I'm afraid there may not be a time to see you again in the future."

Luo Junyao could only nod his head, and shed tears of sympathy for Prince Wei in his heart.

After reporting the matter, Leng Shuang and Qu Tiange left.

Before leaving, Luo Junyao still instructed: "Young Master Qu, don't tell others about this beforehand."

Qu Tiange looked back at her, didn't speak but nodded silently.

When Luo Junyao returned to the Luo family, Luo Mingxiang was not there, and the Su family was still busy with the trivial matters of the wedding.After she sent away all the people who came to report the matter, she saw Luo Jun sitting in a daze with his eyebrows frowned.

Su Shi put a plate of snacks in front of Luo Junyao, and said with a smile: "What's the matter, listless?"

Luo Junyao raised his head and looked at Mrs. Su, hesitant to speak.

After hesitating for a while, he asked, "Didn't Big Sister come back today?"

Su Shi said: "She runs to her mother's house every day these days, I let her stay at home for a few days. Although her husband's family is generous, she should not be too casual as a junior. She is still pregnant now, let Chun'an Bo It doesn't look good to the government either."

Luo Junyao thought to himself: "Is the Chun'anbo Mansion really good to Eldest Sister? It looks good on the surface, but... what the Luo family doesn't know, the Chun'anbo Mansion must also not know? Send someone to keep an eye on the future son-in-law, but Mrs. Chun'anbo lives with her son in the same mansion every day, so it's true that she doesn't know anything about her son?"

"What's wrong with you?" Su Shi raised her hand worriedly to probe her forehead, "Why are you in a daze again, is there something uncomfortable?"

Luo Jun shook his head, raised his head to meet Su's concerned eyes, finally took a deep breath and said, "Mother, look at this."

Seeing her like this, Su's expression also became serious.

She knew Luo Junyao well, this girl was always well-behaved and smart, laughing and cursing, showing joy and anger in every way.

Such a cautious appearance today can only prove that what she wants to show her is really very important.

Su Clan hesitated for a moment, but finally took the letter in Luo Junyao's hand slowly.

(End of this chapter)