There are few people in the West Garden and it is quiet. Lutang lives alone on the mother-of-pearl bed in the inner room, while Susu and Ling'er sleep on the bed outside.
At midnight, there was the sound of nails popping against the window lattice outside. Lutang woke up with a start and sat up immediately. It turned out to be Shadow Guard Su Jiu.
Su Su put on her clothes and went out to ask questions, then ran in in a panic: "Miss, Prince Qi is here."
Lutang was so sleepy that her mind was in a mess.
Su Su hurriedly served her, rinsed her mouth and drank tea, and said hurriedly: "Brother Jiu said that His Highness King Qi came to visit the young lady, and she is in the small medicine garden!"
In the summer night, the moon's shadow hangs high, the breeze blows through the tea flower stand, and there is silver frost everywhere.
In the small pavilion in the garden medicine garden, Shadow Guard Su Jiu stood under the pavilion. Sitting in the pavilion was a tall and burly man in black robe, it was Xiao Yuanmu!
Lutang looked at the man in front of her in disbelief, "You are so exposed in the middle of the night, why is Your Highness here?"
Xiao Yuanmu took advantage of the moonlight to see her in plain clothes and thin skirt, with long hair stuck to the ground. She was as independent and beautiful as an immortal in the middle of the night. He couldn't help but feel angry in his heart. He said with a playful smile: "Last time in Ji Le Fang, you said you would come to my palace. Thank you. I waited and waited for you not to come, so I had to come and see for myself."
"It's inconvenient to stay here late at night..." Lutang just wanted to persuade him to leave quickly.
Xiao Yuanmu held the man in front of him regardless, and said with a smile: "Not only can I lead troops to fight, but I am also very good at leaping across houses and ridges."
Lutang felt that his face was filled with fever: "Is something wrong, Your Highness?"
Watching the beauty under the moonlight, Xiao Yuanmu felt quite relaxed and happy. Seeing her flustered and charming look, he couldn't help teasing her: "If nothing happens, can't I come to see you? I heard from Su Jiu that all the servants in the West Garden have been dismissed. , the only ones left behind are your confidants, why are you panicking?"
Even if you keep only your confidants, you can't have a private meeting with a man in the garden in the middle of the night!
Lutang complained secretly.
Knowing that Xiao Yuanmu was soft-spoken, she had no choice but to coax: "It's inconvenient here, please come to the room to talk, Your Highness."
Xiao Yuanmu held hands with her and deliberately walked away slowly, while also asking for an advantage: "The second lady wants me to enter the room. Whatever I do later, please don't make trouble."
Lutang's face turned red with embarrassment. Fortunately, the moon was dark and the wind was high, so no one else could see her.
Quietly pushed Xiao Yuanmu back to the bedroom. Lutang hurriedly ordered Su Su and Ling'er to watch outside.
The summer night was slightly cool, so she lit the small tea stove and cooked tea by herself.
Unexpectedly, a thin layer of sweat broke out on my forehead, and my hair stuck to my temples, making it soft and smooth.
Xiao Yuanmu wiped her sweat, but Lu Tang quickly avoided it and complained: "His Highness touches you again, and I will really get angry!"
Xiao Yuanmu thought it was too hot in front of the coffee table, so there was a bamboo couch under the window, so he lay down on it.
"you!"
He lay down on the girl's bed as he was told, but he was still covered in hot sweat. It was really outrageous!
The night was quiet and she didn't dare to yell loudly. Lutang held a tea cup and came to his side.
"Why are you frowning? Do you think my king smells bad?"
Xiao Yuanmu saw Lutang cover her nose secretly, and deliberately rushed forward to hug her, rubbing her nose back and forth.
"It stinks like a tiger!" Lutang's nose was very good and she concluded that he must have touched the big tiger before going out.
Xiao Yuanmu smelled his robe in surprise and asked doubtfully: "Tiger smells bad?"
Lutang handed over the teacup in his hand without comment.
"Su Jiu said you were grounded, so I'm worried." Xiao Yuanmu squeezed Lu Tang's hand out of boredom. His delicate white hands were soft and boneless, and he rubbed them back and forth until they turned red.
"It's okay to be grounded. My uncle and aunt still want my property." Lutang smiled casually: "I was a little worried a few times before, but this time they didn't care about their face, but I didn't give it to them!"
Xiao Yuanmu pondered for a moment and advised: "The Marquis Mansion is not a safe place. If Marquis Wen and his wife really fall out, they will most likely kill you. The servants you dismissed have all settled in the new house in West City, so you should go there too. As long as you leave the Hou Mansion, I can keep you safe."
"I am still the daughter of the Wen family. Once I run away, it will be difficult for me to move forward. In what name does Your Highness use to protect me?" Lutang asked softly.
"You can change your name and live in seclusion. I will have my own way to protect you." Xiao Yuanmu said with great certainty.
"Anonymous, relying on the shelter of Prince Qi's house to live." Lutang smiled lightly, staring into Xiao Yuanmu's eyes, "What happens next? I have no one to rely on outside, and can only be His Highness's concubine. His Highness naturally loves him, and often Come and meet me. My daughter’s life experience cannot be hidden from others, and Marquis Wen and the King of Jin’s party will use this matter to blackmail His Highness. Your Highness is worried about your daughter and is constraining her at every turn, so how can you deal with them?"
Lutang thought that Xiao Yuanmu would be angry because he said it so straightforwardly, but instead of being angry, he became more and more excited as he listened. He even asked with a smile: "Are you willing? How did you know that this king will pamper you in every possible way?"
Lutang's face instantly burned with a burning blush, becoming even more charming and lovely under the red candle.
"My daughter is talking about serious matters."
"You may sound serious about yourself, but you can't stop me from being serious in my heart."
Xiao Yuanmu came up, slid his hands down Lutang's waist and legs, hugged her whole body, and kissed her.
The spring stool and bamboo chair couldn't help him from turning around, making a creaking sound.
"Your Highness is so confused. My daughter is an unlucky person. If I harm Your Highness..."
Lutang brings out the magic spell that will cure everything.
However, Xiao Yuanmu did not believe in evil. He turned over and pressed Lu Tang's petite body down, holding the little cherry in his mouth, not allowing her to speak anymore.
"I will let you go, I'm afraid you have a bad stomach and can't be cured!"
Lutang really had no choice. He only had thin pajamas on his body and only a ribbon on his head. You can't push it away, you can't hit it, and you can't even get an injection.
I really want to be eaten dry by this tiger!
With no other choice, Lutang was breathless from his kiss. After struggling for a long time, she whispered in his ear and asked: "Your Highness has favored my daughter, what status will you give her?"
"Huh?" Xiao Yuanmu seemed not to understand and paused for a moment.
Lutang will no longer be as stupid as in her previous life. When seeking skin from a tiger, she must make demands in advance.
All stinky men are the same. If you let him get his hands on you, you will lose everything!
"My daughter has a bad destiny and cannot be a concubine. However, she is the direct daughter of a marquis, and the worst she can do is be a concubine or a young envoy. If a maid with no name or status has sex, I would rather die than Willing to do it.”
Lutang lay on the bamboo chair and hugged the man's neck, making hurried requests.
"My maid has passed the door. Your Highness needs to set aside a piece of land in the garden. Your Majesty will make a medicine garden. My maid wants a separate yard and doesn't want to live with others. Moreover, your lord is not used to competing for favors. When your highness gets married, Concubine, I will leave the palace to live alone."
The charming shadow of the red candle lights instantly became cold, and Xiao Yuanmu's eager and passionate kiss suddenly became cold.
Covered by the tall man's shadow, Lutang didn't see his eyes clearly and continued talking to herself.
"Although it is not considered a formal marriage for a prince to have a concubine or an envoy, there is really no way for my daughter's family to have a large population. When my daughter enters the palace, all the servants from the West Garden will follow her. Your Highness must fight for the second wife's property for me. After passing the palace, His Highness cannot accept the maids from my daughter’s dowry. My daughter’s property outside the house and the dowry she brought with me must be used by myself.”
There were too many conditions, and she felt extremely embarrassed. Lu Tang gently untied the ribbon on her chest and took off her robe with a blushing face.
"His Royal Highness has spoken so eloquently that he cannot go back on his words."
The green shirt was removed, revealing her slightly puffy breasts. Lu Tang took off the silk scarf from her waist with trembling hands.
Xiao Yuanmu's mind returned to its original position immediately, and he quickly held her dexterous and slender claws.
Lutang looked at the man on top of her panting, and thought she was trying to play some tricks. She deliberately turned her eyes and said with a flirtatious look: "Since I am His Highness's person, I should let His Highness like it. But after all, this is my daughter's boudoir. Your Highness, please don't." Injuring my daughter..."
This hungry tiger is acting aggressively, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with. Lutang decided to strike first and catch him off guard.
When she was a domestic prostitute in Prince Jin's palace in her previous life, she still remembered those unspeakable methods. Now that she was using them to deal with Xiao Yuanmu, she felt extremely regretful.
I really don’t want to use these thoughts against him.
Lu Tang took out his hand, gently and deftly untied Xiao Yuanmu's collar, and rubbed his other hand down his chest, tugging at the silk ribbon around his waist.
"My maid has loosened my clothes to serve His Highness. This place is small, so His Highness got to the bed first..."
"Let go!"
Xiao Yuanmu was so entangled with her that he struggled to break free for a long time.
"What's wrong?" Lutang sat on the bamboo chair, looking at him with a pair of big innocent eyes.
"Let me, the king, think again!"
It's true as she said, it doesn't matter if you are happy now, but how will it end in the future?
She made a promise to the King of Jin, Xiao Yuanhui, and discussed marriage with Yan Shuzhe. She also wore an ominous star sign on her head. Even if she is brought into Prince Qi's Mansion, it will be difficult for her to gain status.
He was so embarrassed that he couldn't stand upright in front of the bamboo chair.
The little crazy girl is very clever, and if she doesn't follow her wishes, she will definitely act like a monster and cause trouble.
With all these things piled up in front of him, Xiao Yuanmu had to make long-term plans.
Sure enough, all stinky men have the same virtues!
Seeing this, Lutang knew that he had already considered these things in his mind, and couldn't help but roll his eyes:
"So His Highness hasn't thought about it yet? You need to think about it hard. The marriage between my cousin and my concubine was also a joke made by His Highness King Jin because he didn't think about it for a while. Your Highness, please don't imitate your brother. , before my fiancée left the court, there was already a fire in the backyard."
Xiao Yuanmu had heard about his brother Wang's misdeeds a long time ago, and couldn't help but frown and said: "Don't compare me with that beast!"
Lutang sneered and snorted: "The King of Jin is a beast, His Highness the King of Qi, you are a gentleman. If it hadn't been for a few more words just now, now I will be like Zi Daan, and your Highness will use it at will. In a few months , my daughter is also crying and running around, trying to control His Highness’ position!”
"Okay, stop scolding me. I won't do anything to you, just put on your clothes."
Xiao Yuanmu could hear that she was full of yin and yang, so he tied his clothes and sat by the bed, frowning to calm down the fire in his heart.
He really doesn’t bother anymore!
Lutang was overjoyed, put on her pajamas happily, mixed a cup of bitter tea that could clear away heat and eliminate internal heat, and held it to him with both hands.
"I kindly advise you. If you refuse to leave the Wen family, sooner or later you will regret it!" Xiao Yuanmu drank the tea in one gulp and threw the teacup back to her impatiently, "The trouble in your Marquis' Mansion. , it’s not just the messy thing about the back house.”
When Lutang heard that he finally got to the point, he quickly sat close to him and said with a smile on his face, "My maid knew that His Highness was in a hurry and came here. Your Highness is usually a gentleman, and is by no means a frivolous and dissolute person." "
Xiao Yuanmu was so angry at her that she gritted her teeth and said, "Fairy girl, sooner or later I won't be able to let you go!"
"Your Highness, let's get down to business!" Lutang took his arm and shook him coquettishly.
Xiao Yuanmu took her hands and said softly: "Yongdingfang is supported by your uncle."
Lutang rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "I know this."
"Do you know what he raised?"
"It can't be the aunt from outside the house?" Lutang said with a surprised smile.
Xiao Yuanmu frowned and shook his head, pinched her chin, and said seriously: "Don't tell jokes. Your uncle keeps private soldiers in Yongdingfang."
Privately raising dead soldiers?
Even in her previous life, Lutang had no idea about this serious crime of annihilating three clans!
"Your Highness, are you sure?"
Xiao Yuanmu sneered and said: "Since I took over the Guard Army, Marquis Wen privately transferred fifty people to the capital. I have checked in detail and found that these fifty people do not belong to the Guard Army or the Forbidden Army, but are Marquis Wen's private soldiers. Now. People are scattered in Yongdingfang."
Lutang instantly remembered the account expenditures mentioned by Uncle Zhong during the day, the food and silver for fifty people, plus the accommodation expenses of the soldiers, it just matched up!
In the capital of Daliang, the security was very tight, and there were many fast-moving and quick-sighted police officers. It was extremely difficult to raise 150 armored dead soldiers in the city without being noticed by others.
Marquis Wen's method of raising dead soldiers was to mix them with the army. Earlier in the guard army, the guard army was taken away by Xiao Yuanmu, and then he was brought into the city and placed in the forbidden army.
"This morning at court, the newly appointed Minister of Justice and Minister of Dali Temple suddenly fell from his horse and died." Xiao Yuanmu smiled sadly: "It was your uncle's handiwork."
After the Jilefang case, the emperor ordered Xiao Yuanmu to take charge of the Criminal Department.
Shortly after the new Minister of Dali Temple took over, Marquis Wen was afraid that the old case of the Ministry of Punishment would be revealed, which would be detrimental to the King of Jin and himself, so he sent a dead soldier to assassinate him this morning.
There are not many people who can be in charge of the prison. After this incident, I am afraid that the power of the Ministry of Punishment will still fall back to the members of the Jin Dynasty.
"I am here today to tell you. Your uncle is very ruthless in killing people. Being in the Marquis' Mansion is like being in a dragon's pond and a tiger's den. You must not neglect him."
Seeing her smile fading, Xiao Yuanmu reached out to smooth the messy hair on her shoulders, and comforted her in a low voice: "I will send a few more shadow guards here. If there is any danger, let them take you away."
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
