The emperor's favorite useless concubine

Chapter 227 Let me ask

"Don't change the subject, please speak clearly." Liu Zhufeng grabbed He Lanxue's collar again, and said with a straight face: "Why did Master make things difficult for Yi Ren?"

"Why don't you ask him?" He Lanxue didn't have time to explain the matter clearly, and he also secretly came to let them go.What's more, Yi Ren was outside alone, and he was in a hurry to find her.

Liu Zhufeng grimaced and hummed, and since he turned around, "I'll ask!"

After finishing speaking, he didn't care about He Lanqin and the others, so he walked away.

Feng Qi wanted to call him to stop, but He Lanqin stopped him, "Let him go, those people can't stop him anyway."

What He Lanqin said was indeed true, even without He Lanxue's guidance, he passed through the illusion formation safely, and when he got out of the illusion, he muttered, "What are you doing? It's the same formation as the cemetery that Master said before." Looking up, in front of you is the majestic palace wall of the Celestial Palace.

Liu Zhufeng didn't stop all the way, and rushed back to Liuyuan.

In the evening of the second day, he had already left the capital, and when passing through a suburb not far from the capital, a hidden guard from Liuyuan appeared in front of him, saluted respectfully: "Young master, madam, please."

These hidden guards were specially arranged by the old master of Liuyuan to protect Mrs. Xi's safety.

Liu Zhufeng naturally recognized them, he raised his eyebrows when he saw them, and asked, "Madam is here?"

"Yes. Please young master come with us." The man leaned forward and replied.

Liu Zhufeng cooperatively followed him back from the outskirts of the city and came to a small town.

The town is very quiet.

It was only nightfall, but there was no one on the street, and the shops facing the street were all boarded up.There was not a single lamp under the eaves.

Even the signboard of the inn was hidden in the increasingly dark night.

This is very unreasonable.

If it weren't for the occasional dogs barking and children crying, he almost thought it was a dead city.

Liu Zhufeng looked around, becoming more and more confused. When the last rays of the setting sun disappeared, the whole town fell into the most complete silence and darkness.

"What's going on?" He finally spoke, looking at the person who led him the way, and asked in a deep voice, "What happened here?"

"It's just a curfew." The man replied flatly, "Madam enforced a curfew here."

"Master?" Liu Zhufeng was startled again, "Why?"

"The young master can ask Madam in person." The man said, and he had already stopped in front of a large courtyard, "Madam is inside."

Liu Zhufeng took advantage of the faint night light, stepped over the stairs, and stretched out his hand to push the door open.

The door didn't lock and easily slid to either side.

A large and barren courtyard appeared in front of him, the long thatch had grown to the knees, and the houses were dilapidated and damp because they had not been lived in for too long.

Seems to have been vacant for 20 years.

He stepped carefully into the grass—the cobbled path in the yard had also been covered by thatch.

But, if Master lived here, why didn't he send someone to clean it?

Liu Zhufeng knows that with the efficiency of Liuyuan, one day is enough to renovate and rebuild this place.

With a thought in his mind, he took a few steps back, returned to the gate, and looked up.

The door lintel was already covered with dust, and it was too dark to read the words on it clearly.

It's just that Liu Zhufeng's eyesight has been better than that of ordinary people since he was a child, and he can still see the outline left after the peeling paint.

Emotional two-character cursive script.

"Retirement Garden."

"Rest Garden."

These two words are definitely not coincidental, nor are they written just now.

It can only be explained that this is Dugu Xi's old residence, where she lived many years ago.But back then, Helan Wushuang eliminated all evidence of her existence, not even a word or a picture of her, so how could she leave this house alone?
"Why didn't you clean it?" This question was asked by the guard outside the door.

"Madam doesn't allow outsiders to enter." The man replied respectfully.

Liu Zhufeng understood even more, looked at the gloomy and dark doorway inside, sighed softly, and continued to walk in.

If Helan Wushuang really didn't die, then, is he really sure that he can defeat him?
In Master's heart, besides Helan Wushuang, are there any shadows of other men?

While thinking, he walked, walking very slowly and lightly, so that when he stopped at the entrance of the main hall, no one inside seemed to notice.

"Master." He didn't dare to rush in, so he called out at the door.

It was dark, and it was so dark inside that there were no people there.

"Come in." Madam Xi's voice came faintly from inside.

Liu Zhufeng adjusted his clothes and headed in.

No matter how rebellious and rebellious he is outside, in front of Dugu Xi, Liu Zhufeng will always be the naughty, smart but hard-working student back then.

After entering, the eyes can finally adapt to the light here, and gradually can see some blurred shadows clearly.

Dugu Xi was standing in front of the window, just casually put on a piece of clothes, when the night wind blew, the sleeves of his clothes were fluttering, as if he was going to go back with the wind at any time.

Liu Zhufeng suddenly forgot his purpose of coming, instead he looked worriedly at the looming moon behind the thick clouds.

——I only hope that Chang'e will not feel lonely at this moment, and don't recall her back to the fairy court.

"Master, why did you leave the garden?" He wanted to break the inexplicable silence and uneasiness, and asked first, "Why did you come here?"

"Come to do something." Dugu Xi said lightly, "What about you, you are in a hurry to return to Liuyuan, but you are looking for me?"

"Yes."

"Ask me why I have trouble with Yi Ren?"

"Yes."

"Besides, you also want to tell me that Helan Wushuang has appeared and is now in the capital, right?"

"Yes."

"I can't answer the first question, but I already know the second." Dugu Xi's voice was calm.

"You know?" Liu Zhufeng was surprised.

"He sent someone to write to me, saying that the previous generation's affairs, the previous generation's solution. Don't involve the next generation." Dugu smiled, Liu Zhufeng couldn't see her face clearly, but could imagine the slight ridicule on her face, "He actually came forward and asked me not to embarrass Yi Ren."

"Master, Yi Ren is really irrelevant..." Liu Zhufeng didn't like this Helan Wushuang who had never met before, but he still refuted because it was related to Yi Ren.

"She was not an irrelevant person from the beginning to the end." Dugu Xi finally turned around, facing Liu Zhufeng, and said quietly: "You are so old, there is something I want you to know."

"what's up?"

"Actually... Actually I'm not..." Dugu Xi thought about the most appropriate wording before telling the truth.

(End of this chapter)