I really don't want to take shortcuts anymore

Chapter 529 Knowing that there is a tiger in the mountain

"Yes and no." Young Master Mo shook his head: "At the court right now, Huo Xian and Shangguan Jin are in control of the government. They use Yu Yan's young age as an excuse to prevent him from attending court."

"Yu Yan naturally didn't want to be sidelined. On the one hand, he used the matter of establishing the empress to establish the Xin family as a new noble banner to share power with the Huo family and the Shangguan family. On the other hand, he retreated to advance and wanted to hire Mr. Duan as the emperor's teacher and plan it slowly."

"Brother Xiao will stay in Xijing for a long time in the future and become the young emperor's senior brother?" Luo Qianhuai's focus is different from that of Master Mo.

"That's right." Young Master Mo picked up the teapot that was warming on the copper stove, poured 70% of the tea into the white jade cup, and handed it to her:
"With this friendship between classmates, Luo Xiao will definitely be valued." He said in a gentle voice:
"So Yinyin, I think your grandfather did a rare good thing."

Luo Qianhuai thought for a while before he understood what he meant.

Luo Xiao's surname is Luo, and he has no relationship with Jing Yuan, so naturally he cannot be considered Mr. Mo's brother-in-law.

Otherwise, given that person's suspicious nature, he might not be able to employ people with confidence.

"But on the wedding day, Ah Xiao came to see him off, and today he attended the return banquet. Why don't we send someone to tell him that he doesn't need to come the day after tomorrow and should keep his distance from us." Luo Qianhuai said worriedly, and suddenly he felt that the tea he was drinking didn't smell any better.

"It's okay." Master Mo stretched out his hand and took her into his arms, saying calmly, "Yu Yan will never hear this news."

Luo Qianhuai looked up suddenly, and saw that Master Mo's handsome face showed a look of contempt for the world.

She curled her lips and pinched him hard, successfully peeling off his cool and handsome face.

Jing Yuan's concern for Qinglu Garden reminded Luo Qianhuai.

The next morning, she went to Ganji'antang first. By the time she had settled all the difficult patients that had been piled up for the past few days, it was already noon.

After a simple meal, she called Qian Duo to go with her to Qinglu Garden.

She had mentioned this matter to Master Mo yesterday. The other party originally wanted to send someone to help her take over directly, but Luo Qianhuai had his own ideas about the matter and did not want Master Mo to interfere too much, so he decided to go there in person.

Since Master Mo already held an official position, it was legitimate for him to recruit knights-errant. For example, Wei Cang, the Thousand Mountains Knight, and Wei Lan, the Chaoyun Sword, immediately changed their identities and took up official positions to serve as his subordinates. In addition, most of his personal guards and the best guards of the Lushuang Camp also changed into dashing navy blue uniforms and became the regular guards of the Zhengguan Division.

As a newly formed department, it naturally received great help from its brother units in the early stage. Whether it was the Imperial City Department, the Embroidered Uniform Envoy, or even the superior department under which it was affiliated, the Imperial Court, all extended olive branches in a friendly manner and generously sponsored many talented people.

Master Mo accepted all the suggestions without hesitation, and immediately set up the internal framework quickly, with the job responsibilities divided in an orderly manner. Yu Lun and the people in Xijing who were interested in the matter were surprised, but also felt it was natural.

After all, Master Mo has the blood of the late emperor flowing in his body, and before he became disabled, he was the famous Master Jieyou in the martial arts world, so he is naturally not lacking in intelligence and skills.

Master Mo was appointed to serve in the government this time in response to an imperial decree, so he had to be high-profile even if he didn't want to. When he traveled, he was surrounded by people like an important official from Xijing, and his official authority was awe-inspiring.

Of course, he was extremely careful about propriety. Although his display was much grander than that of an ordinary official with an official rank of Qianshi, it was still within the rank of Guannei Hou and he did not overstep his bounds in any way. Even if someone was dissatisfied and reported it to Yu Lun, he would just laugh it off.

After all, the Zhengguansi was the first department established by order of Yu Lun after he ascended the throne, so it was inevitable that he had high hopes for it.

It was for this reason that when Luo Qianhuai set out for Qinglu Garden, he was driven by his idle mute servant Wei Ying, and four newly promoted guards from the Zhengguansi accompanied him.

This is also the established rule in the officialdom of Dayu. Family, country and the world are inseparable, and it is not considered to be using public tools for personal gain. These guards were carefully selected from Mr. Mo's personal guards. With Xing Xuan accompanying them, they soon left Xijing smoothly and entered the territory of Shiyu Mountain.

The sky suddenly turned overcast, the clouds were thick, and a strong wind blew. The heavy winter curtains on the carriage had just been removed and replaced with relatively thin summer curtains, which were now somewhat unable to withstand the wind.

Xing Xuan found the cloak she had brought with her and put it on Luo Qianhuai when Wei Ying poked his head in through the curtain and reported:

"Don't worry, ma'am. We will arrive in about two quarters of an hour after we turn the mountain. I have sent someone to inform them to prepare hot water and hot food. Ma'am, please rest for a while at the farm and then you can find out more about the situation."

Luo Qianhuai nodded: "Master Wei is still very thoughtful."

Wei Ying was embarrassed: "Madam, you should call me Old Xingtou outside. Camp Master and the like are what the people below call me."

Luo Qianhuai smiled and said, "I'm not used to calling you like this."

Before she could finish her words, there was a loud thunder outside, and the rain poured down heavily and quickly onto the outside of the carriage.

The group walked in the rain and soon turned the corner and entered a forest.

This forest is the only way to enter Qinglu Garden. A straight driveway has been specially built in the forest. Both sides are lined with lush trees of various species. It is gloomy and dark, and you can't see the end at a glance.

The rain was slanting and the wind was strong, making the road increasingly slippery, but the pair of curly-haired horses pulling the cart didn't care and walked steadily and calmly.

Luo Qianhuai had already remembered that this kind of horse was called Bashkir Curly Horse in its previous life. It was a small horse that grew up in Russia. It was extremely strong and could be raised outdoors even in minus 40 degrees Celsius. The current little wind and rain was nothing to them.

The lanterns on the four corners of the carriage were lit, bringing a faint light to the dark forest.

The sound of a horse neighing suddenly sounded, the car shook violently a few times, and then stopped.

"Madam." A personal guard reported from the window, "A large tree has suddenly fallen ahead, blocking the road. Please wait a moment. We will investigate quickly."

Luo Qianhuai rolled up the car window curtain and looked out. He saw a tree with lush branches and leaves, more than three or four meters high, lying horizontally about ten steps in front of the car. The trunk was as thick as two people could hug. He didn't know why it suddenly fell here.

There were only two guards in front of the car; Wei Ying and the other person were nowhere to be seen.

"Where are Mr. Wei and Mr. Xing?" She instinctively felt that something was wrong.

The guard lowered his voice and said, "When the incident happened, the camp owner must have discovered something, so he only told us to look after the lady while he chased after her."

Seeing Luo Qianhuai frowned, he tried to comfort her again, "Don't worry, Madam. The camp master's Qinggong is unparalleled. If there are really villains who dare to plot against Madam, they will definitely not be able to escape his pursuit."

As he was speaking, the guard who had gone to clear the way ahead had already returned.

"Madam, there are obvious signs of chopping at the broken part of the trunk. Only the inner core is about a foot thick. It was broken after a strong impact." He said.

"So, it was man-made, not an accident." Luo Qianhuai looked forward thoughtfully, but saw the misty rain and the dark forest, and he could not see the way forward at all.