Xiaoman raised an eyebrow and looked at the emperor: "Your Majesty, are you saying this as if Xiaoman doesn't know the difference between high and low and jumps up and down in front of you?"
The emperor was so shocked by this that he didn't know what to say. He really wanted to ask, isn't it like this? From the first time the two met.
He had never seen Xiaoman being polite before. Now he thought that he had spoiled her. But he still felt uncomfortable when he suddenly heard Xiaoman say this.
He glanced at Xiaoman and waved his hand: "Alright, I only look at the evidence. You know, no matter who it is, as long as it is bad for you, I will never show mercy."
When Gu Xiangning heard this, he coughed twice. Why did he feel like his hair was changing color? "Your Majesty, you are a married man. Stay away from my Xiaoman."
Don't talk so nicely, this is her daughter-in-law. After enduring for a while, Gu Xiangning still spoke: "Your Majesty, I will protect my fiancée."
"No matter who it is, once the mastermind behind this incident is caught, I will not let him off easily."
The emperor was speechless for a moment, and coughed twice in embarrassment: "Well, Xiangning, don't get me wrong, my love for Xiaoman is just the love a brother has for his sister!"
Xiaoman was speechless, and Gu Xiangning was also speechless. Do you think he is stupid? But he still had to save some face for the emperor. He coughed twice and looked at Xiangning: "Thank you for your love."
"I still have to catch the murderer. Your Majesty, please go to bed early."
Gu Xiangning also said quickly, "I'll take my leave," and turned around and left behind Xiaoman. The emperor looked at the backs of the two people leaving, and it was so heartbreaking.
Although I had some romantic feelings for Xiaoman in the past, now I know that Xiaoman and Gu Xiangning love each other. A gentleman does not interrupt others when they are speaking, and it is more like helping both of them to achieve their goal.
So I really do treat Xiaoman as my younger sister, but it's a pity that neither of them seems to believe it. I always feel like my sincerity is being trampled on.
However, the two people who left together did not care about the emperor's puzzled heart, but went directly to the Bingjian Palace. Gu Xiangning frowned on the way.
"Xiao Man, are you planning to marry directly from the Bing Jian Palace? Or buy a yard and build a county lady's mansion?"
Xiaoman glared at Gu Xiangning and said, "Have you ever seen a county lady open a government office on her own? Besides, why did you suddenly want to talk to me about marriage?"
"We're going to be busy for some time to come."
Gu Xiangning coughed lightly and said, "By the way, when the emperor was talking about that kind-hearted little girl just now, I felt that there was something wrong with the smile on Er Ni's face."
"Are you mocking the Emperor?"
Xiaoman was speechless for a moment, and turned to glare at Gu Xiangning: "You observed me very carefully, and you were right, I was indeed mocking the emperor, passing off fakes as real ones."
Gu Xiangning blinked his eyes and said, "You mean to say that the imperial concubine is not the kind-hearted girl."
Xiaoman rolled her eyes: "Why are you so stupid? I can tell from her behavior that the queen is the kind girl. You said the emperor is so smart."
"How can you be so stupid when it comes to women? It was fine when you were a kid and were bullied by her, but now it's even worse. Now that you've grown up, you're still being deceived by her. What a bad fate."
"But I'm just giving her a cold shoulder today. Although that woman has a lot of complaints about me, she doesn't have the strength to attack us."
Gu Xiangning also nodded: "Yes, for the next period of time, we will start with that courtyard and check other aristocratic families to see if they have taken any actions recently."
"Such a large group of men in black must have made some movements."
Xiaoman nodded: "This matter can't be rushed. We can only stare and investigate slowly. There is no rush."
Gu Xiangning's eyes flickered: "That's true, but there might be more to come. After all, for something as big as this, there will always be people who can't help but jump out."
Xiaoman smiled but didn't say anything. The two returned to the palace in silence. The housekeeper looked at Xiaoman and saluted: "Miss, you are back. Your yard has been cleaned up."
"Mr. Chen and his party have been arranged. Do you want to go meet them now, Miss?"
Gu Xiangning was accompanying him. Seeing that the butler just ignored him, he had to speak up to show his presence: "Butler, can't you see me?"
The housekeeper then turned his head and glanced at Gu Xiangning: "The Prime Minister is here too, please come in."
Gu Xiangning was so heartbroken that he snorted, "Xiao Man, I am obviously your biological brother, why do people in the palace favor you?"
Xiaoman just turned around and smiled at Gu Xiangning: "Aren't you tired of arguing about this every time? Besides, are you sure you are my biological brother? If you dare to make me unhappy, I believe that my sister will beat you half to death."
These words made Gu Xiangning shut up immediately. To be honest, sister definitely doesn't care about blood relationship or anything like that. Apart from the King, the person sister probably cares about the most is Xiaoman.
As they were talking, they had already arrived at the yard where Chen Da's family was housed. Chen Qi and Kaikai were obviously quite frightened and were snuggling up to Hongyue.
Chen Da was lying on the bed. Xiao Man walked over and felt his pulse. She sighed and looked at Hong Yue, "Don't worry, mother. Father just has internal injuries. He will be fine after proper treatment."
Hongyue nodded: "County Lady, I'm fine, but who is so cruel? To take the lives of our entire family right away? County Lady, although Hongyue has no martial arts skills anymore."
"But Hongyue still wants to know the truth about this matter."
Xiaoman glanced at Hongyue. Hongyue was born as a secret guard in the palace of the King of Death. Of course, he was proficient in everything. Except for not having martial arts, he was not inferior to Qingye Qinglian and the others.
What's more, she trained with Hongxiu and others, and her martial arts skills were only for her protection. When Xiaoman thought of this, she felt a warm feeling in her heart.
"Don't worry, mother. I won't hide anything from you. Kaikai, Xiaoqi and Xiaoya may all be frightened today. Mother, please comfort them."
"I don't have any clues right now, but don't worry, mother. I won't let this happen again."
Hongyue smiled at Xiaoman and held her two children. Xiaoya was also there to comfort the children, while Xiaoman stood up and left.
After seeing Chen Da, we have to go see Aunt Xiang. Aunt Xiang hasn't woken up yet and there is a maid guarding her side. Before Xiaoman went to see Aunt Xiang.
He looked at Gu Xiangning and said, "I'm already at the palace, why don't you leave? Send someone to investigate immediately, and transfer Bai Chen to me. I need him to do something recently."
Gu Xiangning nodded: "I understand. Let Lin Yi come along as well. It will be good for him to protect my father-in-law and others."
Xiaoman did not object and nodded. Lin Yi and Bai Chen were their right-hand men who had fought with them in the past. Even after the war, they did not stay in the barracks.
Instead, they followed Gu Xiangning and became people in Gu Xiangning's mansion, but in fact they were Xiaoman's subordinates. Now that Xiaoman needed people, he naturally thought of the two and transferred them back.
After Gu Xiangning finished talking to Xiaoman, he turned around and left, returning to the mansion. Xiaoman then brought people to Aunt Xiang's room.
The maidservant was watching over Aunt Xiang. Seeing Xiaoman coming, she quickly stood up and saluted: "This servant greets the county lady. Miss Xiang has not woken up yet."
Xiaoman nodded: "I understand."
Aunt Xiang was seriously injured this time. I took her pulse and touched her forehead. It felt a little hot. I was afraid that the wound was inflamed.
And it still has some poison. Although I have taken the antidote pill, there is still some poison left. I am afraid that after I recover from this injury, I will have to take good care of myself.
With a sigh, he wrote a prescription and gave it to the maid: "Go to the pharmacy and get some medicine. Also prepare a large bucket with warm water and some alcohol."
The maid turned around and started to prepare. After a busy night, she finally lowered Aunt Xiang's temperature, because Aunt Xiang was arranged to stay in the yard next door.
So Hongyue was aware of the dangerous situation and was grateful to Aunt Xiang for saving her son. If it weren't for Aunt Xiang risking her life to protect him, Chen Qi would not have been able to hold on until Xiaoman arrived.
So strictly speaking, Chen Qi's life can be said to have been saved by Aunt Xiang, so Hongyue brought Chen Qi to see Aunt Xiang early in the morning.
Xiaoman wiped the sweat off her forehead and looked at Hongyue: "Mother, don't worry. The fever has subsided. Aunt Xiang will be fine. Aunt Xiang is more than just Xiaoqi's savior."
"She is also Beibei's savior. Beibei likes her very much. There is no need to worry that Aunt Xiang will be left without anyone to take care of her. I have already sent a special maid to take care of her."
After this incident, everyone in the Bingjian Palace knew that this Aunt Xiang not only saved Chen Qi from the Chen family, but was also the lifesaver of their little princess.
Aunt Xiang's status in the Bingjian Palace was directly improved, and the maids took better care of her. After listening to Xiaoman's words, Hongyue turned around and left.
I should wait until Aunt Xiang wakes up before I go to thank her. Xiaoman left Aunt Xiang's place and returned to her own yard, where she saw the housekeeper waiting for her with two men.
There are two men, one has fair skin, which gives people the feeling of a pretty boy, while the other has dark skin, forming a strong contrast between the two men.
Looking at the two people, Xiaoman laughed: "Lin Yi, Bai Chen, you two are really fast. You have been here all night."
The three of them looked at Xiaoman and saluted: "Greetings, County Lady."
After paying his respects, Bai Chen looked at Xiao Man and smiled, "Don't be angry, County Lady. I didn't waste the whole night. I went to investigate the big yard last night."
"The county lady wants to know who is the owner of that yard?"