Beijing.
Luo Xingchen got off the carriage, looked at the mansion in front of him, and the corners of his lips curved.
He didn't come alone. There were several secret guards hiding nearby. At the same time, Zi Yan also took the time to accompany him.
"Sister Ziyan, why don't you think Duke Xin is still alive?" Luo Xingchen said.
"It will be easier for him if he dies. Let him suffer slowly." Zi Yan smiled lightly.
"Yes, if he dies, it will be over. It is better to let him live and feel the pain every day." After saying this, Luo Xingchen also agreed.
"Let's go into the mansion. I want to see what kind of disease Ning Chengzhou has." Luo Xingchen stepped forward.
When the two of them walked to the door, they were stopped by the doorman.
Menzi was about thirty years old. His eyes quickly swept across Luo Xingchen's body, and then fell on Zi Yan, with a look of surprise and greed in his eyes.
He licked his lips and said, "Who are you two? This is Duke Ning's Mansion of Xinguo. No other people are allowed in."
"Get away!"
Zi Yan kicked Menzi on the knee and knocked Menzi to the ground.
Then, she stretched out her foot, stepped on the back of the door, and sneered: "If you say one more word, I will break your legs."
Menzi was about to roar angrily, but when he heard Zi Yan's words, he immediately did not dare to speak.
Although he is greedy and shameless, he is not a fool.
Luo Xingchen had never seen such an irritable Sister Ziyan.
In the past, when encountering this kind of disciple, they would take out tokens to show their identity, but they never did it directly like Zi Yan.
"Okay, Sister Ziyan, let's go." Luo Xingchen pulled Ziyan. He was afraid that Ziyan would really break Menzi's legs next moment.
"Huh, if you see me in the future, get out of here."
Before Zi Yan left, she left a few words.
After walking for a while, Zi Yan said with some dissatisfaction: "Chen'er, why are you holding me back?"
"Sister Ziyan, I am doing this for your own good."
"Don't you feel it? In the past few days, your anger has been so strong that it ignites like a firecracker. This is very wrong."
Luo Xingchen frowned.
"Something's wrong?" Zi Yan stopped. When she thought about it carefully, she suddenly felt her whole body tremble.
"Yes, something is wrong!"
Zi Yan's eyes narrowed slightly.
"When I get back, I'm going to do a check-up on myself." Zi Yan said.
"Yes, I feel the same way. I suspect something is wrong."
Luo Xingchen's expression was very serious. If there is really a problem with Ziyan, there are too many things that can be investigated.
"Don't worry too much. As long as I notice it, it won't be a big problem." Zi Yan has this confidence.
"Go and see Ning Chengzhou."
Luo Xingchen decided to put aside his worries and instead turned his gaze forward, preparing to focus on Ning Chengzhou.
"What should you think? Ning Chengzhou, if you deceive me, then you will be the chicken used to scare the monkeys!"
Luo Xingchen thought to himself.
The door of a palace ahead was closed, and in such a large house, none of the maids and servants could be seen, except for the one who was still hiding near the front door.
"Where are the people in Ning Mansion? Where have they gone?" Luo Xingchen asked doubtfully.
"Ning Mansion, my men have been secretly monitoring the situation. A large number of maids and servants in Ning Mansion have left. The rest dare not come out without the master's order." Zi Yan said with a slight smile.
"After all, Duke Xin is one of the first few dukes granted by the founder of the country, and he is quite powerful in this dynasty. Even now, no one dares to show up. This is too cowardly." Luo Xingchen laughed dumbly. .
"It's normal. When a tree falls, the monkey will scatter. Duke Xin has offended so many people. Those with a keen sense of smell should not take the opportunity to run away." Zi Yan said with a smile.
"It seems that Duke Xin is quite pitiful. He was treated badly by my mother. Since he is already so pitiful, then... don't sympathize with him and please increase your efforts."
Luo Xingchen showed a gloating expression.
Lord Xin Guo Ning Yuan, the more unlucky he is, the better, but it is his mother Yang Ruoqing who should be offended.
As Yang Ruoqing's eldest son and his mother's enemy, why would he keep him alive if he wasn't going to die?
However, the people in the Ning Mansion must be looked at separately. Not everyone is with Ning Yuan. Luo Xingchen does not want to expand the situation. Those who leave the Ning Mansion should be allowed to leave well.
"Go this way." Zi Yan said.
"Sister Ziyan, how do you know the way?"
Luo Xingchen was slightly surprised. He was still worried about such a big yard, at least tens of thousands of square meters. Where could he find Ning Chengzhou's residence?
Unexpectedly, Sister Ziyan didn't need to ask anyone else, she just led the way along the twists and turns of the path.
"Although this courtyard is very big, it doesn't bother me. I've been here many times before. I'm very familiar with this terrain. As for Ning Chengzhou's residence, someone naturally told me in advance." Zi Yan said with a smile.
"Sister Ziyan came here uninvited, right? I guess she always comes at night and has to wait for everyone to fall asleep, right?" Luo Xingchen said with raised lips.
"This time, you guessed wrong."
"Who said I only come at night? Many times, I came in swaggering during the day. There were even a few times when I stood near Ning Yuan, and he didn't even notice." Zi Yan said with a smile.
"Sister Ziyan is amazing, my admiration for you is like an endless river..." Luo Xingchen said.
"loquacious."
Zi Yan rolled her eyes and said, "Let's go, the place where Ning Chengzhou lives is just ahead."
"Is anyone crying?"
Luo Xingchen vaguely heard a woman crying quietly. He and Zi Yan turned a corner and saw a little maid sitting on the steps of the house in front, covering her face with her hands, lowering her head and whispering. cry.
"Who are you?" The little maid suddenly raised her head, revealing a face covered with tears, with a somewhat frightened expression.
"Xiao Qi, we are Ning Chengzhou's friends and came to see him." Zi Yan pursed her lips.
"How do you know my name?" Xiao Qi was surprised.
"We are Ning Chengzhou's friends, so naturally we know your name. Think about it, if we are not friends, can we be allowed to come here?" Zi Yan asked.
"Master, Master, he is in the house..." Xiao Qi already believed it. She was only a teenager and could not tell so many things. But when she mentioned the master, she couldn't help but shed tears.
"Why are you crying? Did your young master bully you?" Luo Xingchen asked.
"No, no, young master, he is not well. I'm afraid of him..." Xiao Qi lowered his head and sobbed.
"Take us to see quickly, maybe we can still find a way."
Luo Xingchen originally thought that Ning Chengzhou was pretending to be ill, but now it seems that it may not be that he is pretending to be ill. Maybe there is something going on that he doesn't know about.
"Two guests, come with me." Xiao Qi finally stood up.
