Xiaoman soon got the news of what happened in the palace. She couldn't help but narrow her eyes and looked at the person who brought back the news: "You mean the queen was deposed by the Qing Dynasty during the morning court."
"Then all the ministers opposed it, forcing the emperor to continue to implement the rule of flipping the cards. This is really an extreme approach. It seems that the drug was too strong."
"The Emperor has forced the Empress into this state. If the Emperor discovers my feelings in the future, I'm afraid it will be very difficult for him to regain the Empress' affection."
Gu Xiangning found it a little funny when he heard this. Maybe the emperor had misunderstood the imperial concubine's identity. He was just being nice to her out of his own thoughts.
However, Gu Xiangning did not say this. In fact, Gu Xiangning really wanted to see the emperor trapped in love, especially because of another woman.
Looking at Xiaoman: "Don't you want to know why the emperor left me here alone?"
Xiaoman rolled her eyes at Gu Xiangning and said, "If I don't ask you, you won't tell me. You will definitely tell me yourself. Tell me, what did the emperor want to talk to you about?"
Gu Xiangning coughed twice: "In fact, the emperor has woken up now. For women, it is not that important. The emperor said that the imperial concubine cannot die."
"It's because he wants to keep the imperial concubine and find out who is behind her. It's possible that she is an important person. It's only been a short time since the reunification."
"People with ulterior motives must be hiding, and they will be exposed slowly later."
Xiaoman nodded: "Well, he finally woke up. Now that we know, we can rest assured. By the way, what did you find out about the house?"
Gu Xiangning raised his eyebrows: "Except for Fu An, there is no other movement for the time being. In addition, we are already conducting a strict investigation on Fu An."
"Don't worry, no matter who it is, anyone who wants to hurt your family is my enemy!"
Xiaoman smiled and said, "Okay, you can talk now. By the way, I have to go to the Qi Mansion tomorrow to attend Miss Qi's coming-of-age ceremony. By the way, do you know anything about the young ladies of each family?"
Gu Xiangning was somewhat helpless when he heard this: "I am a grown man with a fiancée, how can I know about other women?"
"But speaking of which, when you go to the Qi family tomorrow, you must be alert everywhere. You don't know that there is no Kyoto girl of your age who is not jealous of you."
Xiaoman knew this, of course, and nodded: "Don't worry, I will definitely pay attention to such an important matter."
As the two were talking, a white dove landed in front of them. Xiaoman took a look and the dove flew into Xiaoman's hands. This was Qian Jiujiu's messenger pigeon.
After taking down the note, Xiaoman opened it directly. Gu Xiangning also came over, and the two of them looked at the note together: "The other courtyard burned down, and it is being rebuilt on the original site."
"Also, we must find the person who set fire to the villa. As for me and your brother-in-law, we are fine now. We have gone to another place to play. Don't worry."
After reading it, Xiaoman rolled her eyes and said, "Really? Do you think building a villa is such a simple thing? It's outrageous. We have to build it on the original site."
"The fire hasn't burned out yet. If it does, it will be just a ruin. How can we rebuild on top of the ruins?"
Although she complained about this, Xiaoman knew why the villa had to be rebuilt on the original site, because that location was the safest.
Especially the mechanisms designed at the beginning. The villa was burned down so easily this time because of carelessness. No one thought of it.
Who would dare to set their sights on the princess' villa, let alone burn it down? Most importantly, those who knew how to activate the mechanism were not there.
Xiaoman put the note away and threw it into the space, looking at Gu Xiangning: "It seems that I will be very busy in the next period of time, and I will leave the investigation to you."
Gu Xiangning was speechless. His mansion was still under construction and another mission had come. Thinking of this, he wished he could kill the thieves who had burned down the villa.
Looking at Xiaoman, Xiaoman was already replying to Qian Jiujiu. Gu Xiangning had no choice but to feed the pigeons water and food, and then reply to Qian Jiujiu.
After the reply, it was almost noon. The housekeeper came and asked the two of them to have lunch. Chen Da had already woken up and was slowly recovering.
Aunt Xiang also woke up, but her injuries were too severe this time and she couldn't get out of bed yet. Of course, there were other people serving her, and everyone had lunch together.
But Xiaoman looked around and found that one person was missing: "Where did Bai Jing go?"
She knew that Bai Jing was now a famous figure in Kyoto and could control animals. Everyone wanted to win her over, even though they knew she was Xiaoman's person.
However, these people firmly believed that there was no corner that could not be conquered, so one by one they sent invitations to Bai Jing, but Bai Jing never agreed.
But she was suddenly gone today, which made Xiaoman a little confused, so she asked about it. The housekeeper knew where Bai Jing was and answered directly.
"My Lord, today is the day that the Bai family arrives in Kyoto, and Miss Bai has gone to greet them."
Xiaoman then remembered that Bai Jing was here to pave the way, and the Bai family would continue to send more young people over, and in the end the entire Bai family would even move to Kyoto.
Nodded: "I see. By the way, has the Bai family arranged a place to stay in Kyoto?"
The housekeeper shook his head: "Miss Bai did not request it. I asked her and she said she did not need it."
Xiaoman said, "Okay, I understand. If Bai Jing has any requests, she will bring them up herself."
So after the group had lunch, they saw Bai Jing coming in with a few members of the Bai family. They were not outsiders, but Bai Zhen's siblings.
After Bai Jing came back, she immediately went to find Xiaoman and said, "Master, I have brought people here to ask for shelter."
After arriving in Kyoto, Bai Jing realized how powerful Xiaoman was in Kyoto. The Bai family was now like a piece of shining gold that everyone wanted to get.
It would be best if the emperor accepted it directly, but the emperor has not responded at all so far, so it would be best for them to find Xiaoman as their backer.
Xiaoman looked at the people coming in and couldn't help but smile. "So it's Bai Zhen and Bai Jia who are here. Bai You, Bai Zuo, and Bai Shang are here too. Are you the only ones here this time?"
A branch of the second uncle was destroyed in Huadu. Now the remaining direct descendants of the Bai family only have the first branch and Bai Jing. Speaking of which, Bai Jing should change her name to Lu Jing.
But seeing that Luka didn't have that intention, and no one mentioned it, Bai Jing replied, "Besides them, there are also a few uncles who came with us."
"It's just that my uncles said they were embarrassed to come to my house for help, so they decided to stay in an inn outside."
Xiaoman smiled and said, "There are quite a lot of people coming this time. If that's the case, the palace is not suitable for you. There is a small courtyard next to the palace."
"It is also the property of the palace. Go find the housekeeper to clean it up. The Bai family can stay here temporarily. Oh, Ang Baizhen and Bai Jia, clean it up. We will go to the street to buy some things later."
"Then let's go to Miss Qi's coming-of-age ceremony banquet together tomorrow."
Bai Zhen and Bai Jia looked at each other and quickly thanked Xiao Man: "Thank you, County Lord."
Xiaoman smiled and said, "Don't be so polite. The princess likes you guys very much. Okay, go down and rest for an hour, and we will set off later."
The Bai family members smiled and left, and Bai Jing went straight to the housekeeper to prepare a place to live. The housekeeper was very depressed. If you want the county lady to prepare a place for you to live, you should have said so earlier.
It was so rude to say it now, but the housekeeper still quickly found someone to clean up. Fortunately, there was always someone cleaning the yard.
When the Bai family entered the capital, Xiaoman also sent someone to the palace to inform the emperor and see what arrangements the emperor had. The emperor did make a request.
Let Xiaoman choose a capable person from the Bai family to enter the palace and serve as a guard beside him. It seems that there is something going on. As for the rest, Xiaoman will make the arrangements.
After the Bai family arranged their accommodations, they all came together to greet Xiaoman. Everyone in the room knelt down and said, "Greetings, County Lady."
Xiaoman hummed and looked at the people of the Bai family: "Everyone, get up. No need to be so polite. Speaking of which, Bai Jing, there are only you among the younger generation of the Bai family."
"Whose beast taming skills are the best?"
Bai Jing was stunned for a moment. The county lady would definitely not talk about this matter for no reason. There must be some arrangement. However, she did not play any tricks on Xiaoman.
Looking at Xiaoman: "To reply to the county lady, besides me, it's Bai Shang."
Bai Shang also stood up at this time and looked at the county lady: "Bai Shang greets the county lady."
Xiaoman hummed and looked at the Bai family: "Bai Jing and Bai Shang stay for a while, the others can go out first, Bai Zhen and Bai Jia can go get ready, we will go out later."
Everyone else left, leaving only Bai Jing and Bai Shang in the room. Xiao Man smiled and said, "Bai Jing, you can make the decision when the Bai family comes this time, right?"
Bai Jing bit her lip and did not hide it: "Yes, County Master, I dare not lie to you, Bai Jing is the next generation Patriarch of the Bai Family."
Xiaoman was stunned for a moment when she heard the news. The next head of the family was actually a woman? But then it was not surprising. Every family has a different way of inheritance, which is normal.
"That's great. Since you can make the decision, I can guess that you followed me to Kyoto just to get ahead of me."
"Your Bai family is preparing to enter the power center of Kyoto, but you don't have the ability to stand firm yet, so you've chosen me as a springboard."
Bai Jing's expression changed. She thought Xiaoman was dissatisfied. After all, no one likes to be a stepping stone. "Please forgive me, County Lord..."