When Gu Yu and Zhu Zhongjun came in, Song Pan'er's face fell slightly, and Qianlan sat down carefully beside her.

  There was a hint of unease in her demeanor.

  Zhu Zhongjun walked straight in.

  He stretched out his hand and pulled Qianlan's hand, excitedly shouting: "Qianlan, you're here?"

  Qian Lan's expression changed suddenly, her eyes widening as she stared at Zhu Zhongjun.

  Both shocked and disgusted, hating to even touch it.

  It wasn't until a moment later that she realized there were other people around her.

  She hastily put on a docile and likable expression, allowing Zhu Zhongjun to pull her along, still slightly bending her knees, respectfully calling out "Your Highness".

  Gu Jinzhi watched with his eyes, thinking about something in his heart.

  Song Pan'er's heart was burning with anger.

  She secretly pinched Gu Jinzhi's waist hard, making her pull back Luoyang Wang.

  Gu Jinzhi felt pain.

  Song Pan'er was really furious and used a lot of force.

  Gu Jinzhi could only say: "Your Highness, you sit on the kang, and let Qianlan sit on the embroidered stool, is that alright?"

  Zhu Zhongjun finally let her go.

  Qian Lan let out a sigh of relief.

  Then he kept smiling and staring at Qianlan.

  Qian Lan became increasingly nervous, her hands fidgeting with the handkerchief, her eyes darting back and forth as if she was about to make a run for it.

  Song Pan'er was furious and extremely dissatisfied with Zhu Zhongjun's behavior.

  Gu Jinzhi then asked Qian Lan: "Is there something going on?"

  Qianlan's voice was hoarse, and she muttered: "It... it's because the plum blossoms in the courtyard have bloomed, Ning... Director Tao asked to send some over..."

  She spoke quickly and incoherently.

  Gu Jin smiled and said, "Thank you for your kind intentions. We also have plum blossoms here, no need to send them specially. On your way back, please thank Ning for me and tell him that the king appreciates his loyalty."

  Qian Lan Dao is, fundamentally did not discover Gu Jing's words are not right.

  Then, as if about to jump up suddenly.

  "She hastily explained: 'It was... sent by Director Tao, not Master Ning. I don't know Master Ning. We have no dealings with each other.'"

  Gu Jinzhi hastily smiled and said: "It was my mistake, Qianlan don't blame me. There are too many people in the mansion, I couldn't remember everything. Alright, I'll tell Prince Wang later that it's Tao Zongguan who is most loyal, not Ning Gongzi."

  "Master Ning is also loyal!" Qian Lan hastily said.

  Gu Jinzhi smiled and said: "Alright, I understand now, Lord Ning is also loyal."

  Qian Lan's forehead was already sweating.

  She was almost driven mad, her mind only spinning with the thought of what to do if Wang Ye remembered her, and had long forgotten Ning Xi's words.

  Song Paner's anger gradually subsided.

  She stared at Qian Lan in confusion.

  What's wrong with this girl?

  What did she say that made her end up like this?

  She sat for a while, and then Gu Jing let someone take the plum blossoms sent by Qian Lan to put in a vase. She also asked someone to bring some plum blossom pastries and let Qian Lan take them back.

  Qian Lan left, and Gu Jingzhi and Zhu Zhongjun also bid farewell.

  Song Pan'er stopped her: "Mother has something to say to you."

  She must be teaching her how to deal with Qian Lan.

  "Mother, I'll be back later," said Gu Jin with a smile.

  She insisted on leaving first.

  Song Pan'er suspected she didn't want to listen to his nagging and was secretly angry. He didn't stay much longer either.

  "On the way back, Zhu Zhongjun said: 'Qianlan is not the mastermind. She's simple-minded and would reveal all the loopholes with just a little probing. Did you understand that?'"

  "It's Ning Xi." Gu Jinzhi also affirmed.

  Zhu Zhongjun nodded in agreement.

  The assassin last night was sent by Ning Xi's faction.

  The purpose is now clear, roughly that Zhu Zhongjun lives on this side, and everything has to be done through Gu Jinzhi's leadership. Although Gu Jinzhi is a woman, her vision is not common, and Ning Xi is about to lose control over the prince.

  Qian Lan and Ning Xi have something going on between them, this can be guessed too.

  As soon as Ning Xi was mentioned, Qian Lan's expression changed, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and she immediately wanted to jump up. She was afraid in her heart, but still had feelings for Ning Xi and spoke out to shield him.

  At this level of Qian Lan, she can only fool fools.

  Gu Jin thought of Luoyang Wang's innocent and naive appearance in the past. His heart felt some pity.

  "How can I collect from him?" Zhu Zhongjun thought lightly.

  It should be planned carefully.

  The 600,000 imperial guards of Luozhou Wangfu, who knows how many are Ning Xi's trusted followers? Ning Xi is disloyal. In the five years in Luozhou, he had already bought people's hearts and replaced all the leaders with his own men...

  Making careless moves will lead to being passive.

  Gu Jin said, "We can't figure out the situation yet, let's take it slow. In Lu Zhou, even Ning Xi doesn't dare to kill you, and under the emperor's feet, he wouldn't dare make a move either. That person last night was just trying to scare you."

  Ning Xi was probably already arranged. When the assassin jumped into his yard, he prepared a substitute corpse, killed with one knife, and then said that the assassin came from our mansion, reporting to the imperial court. Knowing that our mansion is not safe, you naturally want to go over there, his purpose has been achieved.

  He doesn't dare harm you, he just wants you to listen to him.

  "We have no solid evidence, even if we tell the Emperor and Empress Dowager, they will only think it's our suspicion."

  Zhu Zhongjun nodded.

  "Bring Qianlan over." Zhu Zhongjun said, "Qianlan is probably one of the pieces of evidence. In the future, he won't be able to hide it, and when he wants to abandon his car to protect his commander, that girl will not survive, and we will lose a major piece of evidence."

  Gu Jinzhi agreed.

  "She said: 'I'll go pick you up myself tomorrow.'"

  Then she thought of her mother Song Pan'er's anger, and Gu Jin smiled: "My mother will scold me for being useless and pretending to be a good person again."

  Zhu Zhongjun also smiled.

  He asked Gu Jin: "Isn't jealousy one of the seven emotions?"

  Gu Jin thought carefully about Song Wan'er and Gu Yan's marriage.

  They were married for two years and then Gu Jing came into being, so she saw today.

  Gu Yanwen has feelings for Song Pan'er, this cannot be erased.

  But men are greedy and lustful, when they see a young maid, they have an adulterous heart, which is the inferior nature of men. In this era, taking concubines is legal, so this adulterous heart does not need to be concealed, it can be directly told to the wife, and let the wife preside over it.

  Song Pan'er couldn't tolerate a single grain of sand in her eyes and had a big falling out with Gu Yanjin.

  Gu Yanwen learned that his little thoughts could not be satisfied, and he had to choose one among his wives and concubines. He chose Song Pan'er without hesitation.

  Gu Jinzhi thought from then on, what kind of man would she marry in the future?

  Men who have not received a modern education consider taking concubines as a romantic and elegant thing, but women who go to make trouble are considered to be ignorant of what is right. They think it's a great evil.

  Men of this era don't think loving their wives and concubines is incompatible.

  Different views of the world, and explanations are like playing a harp for a cow.

  Gu Jin thought about it and felt a chill run down his spine.

  Fortunately, Zhu Zhongjun arrived here.

  In the future, even if he takes a concubine, he will know why Gu Jin is angry. At worst, they can just break up and at least they won't resent each other for not knowing what's wrong with the other person.

  She smiled and took Zhu Zhongjun's hand for a walk.

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  Qian Lan's face turned deathly pale and she returned to the Lu Yang Wang Fu with a completely expressionless face.

  She arrived at her own courtyard and hastily called out to Xiao Jiu: "Quickly go tell Master Ning that I have something to discuss with him."

  "What's wrong?" Little Jiuer asked.

  "It's an emergency!" Qianlan was very dissatisfied with Xiaojiu's attitude and scolded him. "Don't say any more, go quickly!"

  Xiao Jiu'er said yes.

  Came out of the house and rolled her eyes vigorously.

  What's wrong!

  Ning Xi was also anxiously waiting for news of Qian Lan.

  Indeed, as Zhu Zhongjun and Gu Jin guessed, Ning Xi did not dare to harm Luoyang Wang.

  He doesn't have this skill yet.

  He thought of many ways to bring Luoyang Wang back to the palace, but felt that they were all too obvious and possibly ineffective.

  The most effective and simple way is to send someone to threaten the King of Luoyang.

  Luoyang Wang is really timid, one scare will definitely scare him sick.

  That "thief" jumped into the Luoyang Wangfu again.

  Ning Xi had already brought a beggar from outside who had no relatives and no reason, changed into night clothes, and placed him at the foot of the wall.

  He and his confidant Li Mu made plans together.

  Li Mu went to the other side to scare Luoyang Wang. Then he jumped to the side of Luoyang Wang's mansion, which was right next to Ning Xi's resting place. Ning Xi heard the commotion and immediately got up.

  It's another dark night. He just thought it was an assassin, so he stabbed the beggar who had been prepared as a substitute to death with one sword, and then made a big deal out of it.

  By then, the assassin was already dead, and Ning Xi made up her own story.

  He made such a fuss that everyone in the streets and alleys as well as in the palace knew about it.

  It's all over by now. Everyone in the capital knows that the Luoyang Wangfu was robbed last night, and the Gu family can't cover it up even if they want to.

  The Empress Dowager was most concerned about Prince Luoyang. She must scold the Gu family for their dereliction of duty in taking care of him.

  While Ning Xi was killed at this moment, the Empress Dowager also had to call Ning Xi to the palace for questioning.

  Ning Xi exaggerated the situation, saying that the thief's martial arts were exceptionally strong and had failed to succeed in the other province, so he hastily jumped over to this side, where Ning Xi happened to catch him.

  In this way, Ning Xi himself can also wash away suspicion.

  Those who have done something wrong often suspect others of doing the same thing.

  The Empress Dowager and the Emperor must have thought that this was not the doing of the King of Luoyang.

  No matter who the empress and emperor suspected, Ning Xi was the first one to be cleared of suspicion.

  Ning Xi again strongly expressed his loyalty.

  The Empress Dowager and the Emperor saw that he could kill bandits, so they naturally thought it was more reliable to entrust him with taking care of Luoyang Wang again.

  His abacus calculations were done with great satisfaction.

  Li Mu also agreed.

  That night, Li Mu quietly climbed over the wall and went to the Gu's house to lie in ambush.

  Ning Xi knocked out the beggar disguised as Li Mu, placing him at the foot of the wall. He waited for Li Mu to arrive, then stabbed the beggar with a sword, making it look real and convincing.

  Li Mu didn't come back even after waiting for half a day.

  Ning Xi didn't know that Zhu Zhongjun stayed at Gu Jin's place drinking and making a ruckus until the second watch of the night.

  He anxiously waited.

  At last he heard some noise.

  Li Mu jumped over the wall and Ning Xi immediately killed the substitute that had been prepared in advance, then went to meet Li Mu.

  But found Li Mu lying on the ground, bleeding profusely.

  His neck was pierced, speechless, and his hand pointed vigorously at the wall of the courtyard.

  Ning Xi made a decisive move and put that beggar under the wall root, then carried Li Mu back to the room.

  Li Mu's throat was broken and he couldn't say a word.

  The blood is flowing slowly and cannot be stopped at all.

  Ning Xi was shocked and anxious.

  He is running around the house.

  Two quarters of an hour later, Li Mu died.

  Ning Xi secretly dragged Li Mu out and buried him overnight, planning to proceed with the original plan. However, at Gu's house, everything was quiet and even the lights were not lit.

  It doesn't seem like anything happened at all.

  At this moment, Ning Xi was moved according to the original plan.

  He had no idea how his subordinates died.

  Finally, he gritted his teeth and had no choice but to hide the beggar's corpse as well, waiting until the next day to see what would happen.

  Who would have known, by this morning, Luyang Wang specially passed by his door on his way to visit Nanchang Wang.

  Ning Xi's head buzzed for a moment.

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