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Chapter 291 Goodbye, just pretend not to know

After leaving the palace, Shen Chuhan did not return to Prince Han's Mansion, but went to a restaurant in the city.

In the private room, Xiaoer served a jug of wine, and quickly withdrew it.

Shen Chuhan sat upright in the room, holding a sapphire cup between his jade-like fingers, and passed it to his lips unhurriedly, staring coolly at the bustling crowd outside the window.

Except in front of Song Qinghuan, Shen Chuhan had always looked as cold as frost and snow.

Not long after, there was a "dong dong" knock on the door, three long and one short, very regular.

The door was pushed open from the outside, and it was Xiao Zhuo who walked in who had changed into normal clothes.

"Your Highness."

Xiao Zhuo closed the door, walked up to Shen Chuhan and saluted.

Shen Chuhan raised his chin, signaling him to sit down.

Xiao Zhuo should be, and sat down respectfully on the seat in front of Shen Chuhan.

Shen Chuhan stretched out his hand, poured him a glass of wine, and then gently pushed with a long finger, "Taste the best flower carvings."

Xiao Zhuo smiled, took a sip from the wine cup.

After drinking, Xiao Zhuo raised his head and looked at Shen Chuhan, his picturesque noble face was reflected in his brows and eyes, his expression was as cool and calm as ever, but Xiao Zhuo knew that His Highness must have something important to call him over at this time.

"I don't know what your Highness wants to order?" He asked.

"In two days, Ah Wan and I will leave Lindu." Shen Chuhan said calmly, playing with the cup in his hand.

Xiao Zhuo was startled, and subconsciously said, "Why?"

Others don't know about his relationship with Shen Chuhan, so in order to avoid suspicion, the two rarely meet unless there is something important.Therefore, he still doesn't know about the disappearance of Ji Liuyun and Ye Luo.

"Zishu and Luoluo have an accident."

"What?" Xiao Zhuo was horrified, his eyes were filled with emotions. "Who did it?"

"Wuhen Palace." Shen Chu coldly spit out three words, and tightened his five fingers holding the wine cup.

"Wuhen Palace? Could it be... related to Mr.?"

Shen Chuhan nodded, "The last time when Zishu and Luoluo escorted Ah Wan back to Lindu, they probably exposed their identities on the way. With Su Rao's suspicious temperament, even if they return to the country, Wuhen Palace will definitely let Wuhen Palace continue to trace their identities Li Xu hated Master deeply, once he knew the relationship between Luoluo and Zishu and Master, he would definitely not miss this opportunity."

Xiao Zhuo's eyebrows and eyes were even more worried, "The current situation of Zi Shu and Luo Luo...?"

"I have already sent people to Wuyou Valley. Master is not in danger yet, which means Li Xu has not found out the whereabouts of Master. Before that, Luoluo and Zishu should be safe for the time being. But Li Xu is gloomy and unstable, so We must rescue Zishu and Luoluo as soon as possible, otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Your Highness, this subordinate will go with you." After thinking for a while, Xiao Zhuo raised his head, his eyes were burning and firm.

Shen Chuhan glanced at him, and said in a deep voice, "You and Mu Bai stay here. When I'm not around, you and Mu Bai need to take care of Beijing's affairs."

Xiao Zhuo pursed his lips, as if he wanted to say something.After a pause, hesitation flashed in his eyes, but in the end he didn't say anything, and nodded in response, "Okay, this subordinate understands."

"I called you here today because I want to talk to you about this matter. After Ah Wan and I leave Lindu, you should pay more attention to the political affairs. During this time, Junche will definitely be ready to move. If you can catch him He has the best handle."

"My subordinate understands."

Xiao Zhuo thought about it carefully, and finally understood Shen Chuhan's intentions, staying in Lindu by himself would indeed play a greater role than going to Wuhen Palace with them, so he gave up the idea of ​​going to Wuhen Palace with them.

Shen Chuhan took a sip of wine slowly, "Emperor Zhao knows that you are mine, so he will definitely send someone to watch you. But it doesn't matter, he doesn't dare to touch you right now. If there is something that is inconvenient to come forward, go to Mubai."

"Yes." Xiao Zhuo replied in a deep voice.

Shen Chuhan said "um", and told Xiao Zhuo what he needed to do after he left, and Xiao Zhuo agreed one by one, making Shen Chuhan feel at ease.

After explaining, Xiao Zhuo looked at Shen Chuhan, "Your Highness and Princess, when are you going to leave?"

"Emperor Zhao has agreed today, there is no need to delay, we will set off early in the morning."

"Your Highness, take care." Xiao Zhuo clasped his fists, his voice was calm, a little worried.

Shen Chuhan nodded slightly, "Don't worry." He raised the wine cup and smiled slightly, "Come on, drink this glass, you are in Lindu, you have to be careful about everything."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Xiao Zhuo held up the wine glass with both hands, lightly touched Shen Chuhan, and drank it up.

Now that the business was over, the atmosphere relaxed a little.

Xiao Zhuo picked up the jug and filled Shen Chuhan's wine cup, thought for a while, and said with concern, "Your Highness, you and the princess are going to Wuhen Palace, and the little Princess Yijia...?"

"Liu Yue and Shen Xing will stay in the mansion to look after her, and Mu Bai will also be responsible for her safety."

"The subordinates will also send more people to patrol around King Han's mansion."

"En." In front of Xiao Zhuo, the coldness in Shen Chuhan's brows and eyes receded a little, but it was a bit lazy and warm.

Xiao Zhuo lowered his head, his eyes paused on the wine cup in his hand, his eyes flickered, as if hesitant.

"What's wrong?" Shen Chuhan glanced lightly, and said coolly.

"Your Highness." Xiao Zhuo looked up, "I heard that... the princess recently made friends with a girl from the Rong Mansion?"

Hearing the words, Shen Chuhan raised his brows, fixedly glanced at Xiao Zhuo, and suddenly parted his thin lips, his voice was cool, "Do you hate them?"

Xiao Zhuo's long eyelashes twitched, he was silent for a moment, and shook his head, "I used to hate it. But now I have figured it out. In that case, what they did was actually the most sensible choice, so now I don't hate it anymore. .However, it is impossible for me to treat them as relatives anymore."

He paused, "I don't have any other intentions, I just feel that although I have no right to comment on what they did at the beginning, the character of the Rong family has already put a question mark in my heart. Although the princess looks She has a cold temperament, but the subordinates know that she is also a very affectionate person, and the subordinates are worried that the princess will be hurt."

"I understand." Shen Chuhan nodded, "Ah Wan doesn't know about the relationship between the Rong family and you. The person she gets along with is called Rong Zheng, who is the third youngest daughter of the Rong family. I sent Mu Bai to investigate him. I have got the details, and there is nothing wrong with it for the time being." There was a slight pause in her voice, "I believe in Ah Wan's ability to judge people."

"That's good." Xiao Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled embarrassedly at Shen Chuhan, his cheeks were a little blushing, "Your Highness, please don't be offended if you overstep."

Shen Chuhan waved his hand, "There is no need to be polite between you and me, I naturally know that you are doing it for me and Ah Wan."

She tapped the table with her fingers, "This Rong Zheng, did you know him before?"

Xiao Zhuo shook his head, his tone was a bit dull, "I saw how she looked four or five years younger than me. I was only five years old when the accident happened to my subordinate's family, and Mrs. Rong only had one son and one daughter. , and later, his subordinates never paid attention to the Rong family's affairs. It's just..." He suddenly hesitated at this point.

"Just what?" Shen Chuhan raised his eyebrows, looking inquiringly.

"It's just that last time, by accident, my subordinates met this Miss Rong San once. Two days ago, my subordinates patrolled and passed the Chenxiang Pavilion. They happened to meet Miss Rong San and were called by her."

"Huh?" Shen Chuhan's voice raised slightly, seeming to be a little interested. "What did she say?"

"She asked her subordinate if she had met her before."

Shen Chuhan frowned slightly, his voice was low and hoarse, "You and her... have met before?"

Xiao Zhuo shook his head, "No. Before I came back this time, I didn't even know there was a third lady in the Rong family." Speaking of this, he smiled bitterly, "After all, they are related by blood, so they may feel familiar, maybe not. Isn't it strange?" He frowned, and there was a bit of emotion in his eyes.

"In the future when you regain your identity, the Rong family...you still don't plan to...?" Shen Chuhan was silent for a moment, then slowly raised his head to look at him, his eyes slightly twitching, and his tone was cool.

"I won't recognize them again." Xiao Zhuo shook his head resolutely, "I can not hate them, but it is absolutely impossible for me to treat them as relatives."

"That's all." Shen Chuhan sighed, "I only heard about what happened back then, and I don't know the specifics, so I don't have any qualifications to say more, as long as you don't regret it yourself."

He paused his tone, moved his eyebrows and eyes, thinking whether he should tell Xiao Zhuo what Mu Bai was thinking, so that he could have a bottom of mind first.

She looked up at Xiao Zhuo's clear and moist eyes.

He said he didn't care, but there was still a secret sadness and sorrow in his eyes.

He took back the words that came to his lips.

Whether Mu Bai and Rong Zheng can get together in the future is still unknown. At this time, it's better not to add trouble to Xiao Zhuo.

The two chatted for a few more words, Xiao Zhuo is now a member of the Iron Armor Guard, so he can't come out for too long, so after drinking another glass of wine with Shen Chuhan, he got up and said goodbye, and left quietly as before. Restaurant.

As soon as Xiao Zhuo left, Shen Chuhan didn't stay long, and left quickly, returning to the palace.

When they arrived at the Yaohua Courtyard, Song Qinghuan was telling Liuyue and Shen Xing what to do after she left, when she heard footsteps and looked back, seeing that Shen Chuhan had returned, she waved to Liuyue and Shen Xing, and they went down to prepare for the matter.

"How is it?" She went forward, reaching out to support Shen Chuhan's coat.

"I agree." Shen Chuhan nodded.

Song Qinghuan breathed a sigh of relief, although she knew that what Shen Chuhan wanted to do would never fail, but it would be great if she could resolve the matter calmly.

"When will we leave?" Now that Emperor Zhao's side has been settled, the next step is to prepare for departure.

"The day after tomorrow. Will Ah Wan have time?" Shen Chuhan stared tenderly and opened his mouth.

"Yeah." Song Qinghuan nodded in response, "I have no problem here. Youyou has made arrangements and can leave at any time."

"Okay." He looked at Song Qinghuan's clear eyebrows, hesitated for a moment, took her hand and entered the study, "I just met Xiao Zhuo."

"Huh?" Song Qinghuan raised her brows, and looked at Shen Chuhan with some puzzlement.With his appearance, he clearly still had something to say to himself.

"Awan, there is one thing that I didn't tell you before. I didn't want to cause you trouble. But after thinking about it carefully, I still think you should have the right to know. After all, the people involved in this matter are not related to you. They are all inextricably linked.”

Song Qinghuan frowned, guessing, "It has something to do with Xiao Zhuo?"

Shen Chuhan nodded, "Besides him, there is one more person."

"Who?" Song Qinghuan paused, a little puzzled.

"Rong Zheng." Shen Chuhan slowly spit out two words.

Song Qinghuan was startled, "Rong Zheng? You mean, this matter has something to do with both A Zheng and Xiao Zhuo?"

"Yes." Shen Chuhan replied in a deep voice.

Song Qinghuan's brows and eyes suddenly became deep, with a bit of unbelievable astonishment, "How could the two of them have anything to do with each other?"

Shen Chuhan pursed his lips, and said slowly, "Ah Wan, do you still remember Xiao Zhuo's real identity that I mentioned to you before?"

"Naturally." Song Qinghuan responded, staring at Shen Chuhan with her pitch-black eyes without blinking. "Xiao Zhuo was originally the son of Murong Xiu, the great general of the former dynasty."

"Then do you know who Xiao Zhuo's mother is?"

Song Qinghuan frowned slightly, a little confused.He seemed to have mentioned that Xiao Zhuo's mother had a good relationship with Concubine Xiao Gui, but he did not mention the identity of Xiao Zhuo's mother.

Suddenly, she seemed to think of something, her eyes flickered, and she raised her eyes to look at Shen Chuhan, a little surprised, "Could it be... Xiao Zhuo's mother, is the Rong family?"

Shen Chuhan nodded solemnly, "You may be wondering, the Rong family is a family of merchants, and my mother and concubine are the daughters of the Tai Tuo, how can the daughter of the Rong family get on good terms with my mother and concubine?"

"indeed."

Shen Chuhan smiled faintly, "My grandmother was also born as a commoner, and she was a handkerchief friend with the deceased Mrs. Rong. So the mother concubine and Xiao Zhuo's mother have known each other since childhood."

"So..." Song Qinghuan said in surprise, "Should Xiao Zhuo and Rong Zheng be cousins?"

"Yes."

"But..." Song Qinghuan blinked puzzledly, "I heard from Mu Bai that Xiao Zhuo and Rong Zheng seemed to have met once, but they didn't seem to recognize each other? Is it because Xiao Zhuo's current status is inconvenient?"

Shen Chuhan shook his head, sighed and said, "There is a deeper grievance between Xiao Zhuo and the Rong family."

Hearing his bad tone, Song Qinghuan's expression darkened, "What's going on?"

"Back then, Murong Xiu led troops to resist Emperor Zhao because he supported Jun Wuchen. After Emperor Zhao succeeded to the throne, he was regarded as a thorn in his side, and he was convicted of treason. Unsteady, using Murong Xiu as a knife also has the meaning of killing chickens and monkeys. At that time, he even wanted to implicate the nine clans, but he was afraid that the killing would be too heavy, so he was temporarily persuaded to come down."

"After the news spread, the imperial decree had not yet been issued, and the Rong family was afraid of being implicated, so... they took the initiative to sever relations with Mrs. Murong. Emperor Zhao was very satisfied with their actions, and thought that they were very knowledgeable about current affairs. Besides, the Rong family was just a good family. The family could not pose any threat to Emperor Zhao, so he followed suit and did not affect the Rong family, but only beheaded the entire Murong family. Because of this, Xiao Zhuo completely gave up on the Rong family. gone."

Hearing this, Song Qinghuan's eyes narrowed, and surprise appeared in his eyes.

She didn't expect that there was such a connection between Xiao Zhuo and Rong Zheng!
(End of this chapter)