When Lu Qipei returned to Lu Mansion, Qi Bo had been waiting for her for a long time.
As she guessed, Qi Bo already knew what happened to her last night. But it wasn't what she thought she was told by the coachman, but the people who followed her secretly found out early that something was wrong and came back with the news.
Yes, there are still people watching Lu Qipei up to now. However, after Lu Qicheng's accident, these surveillance people have an even more important responsibility, that is, protection. That is to say, if Qi Yang hadn't come out of the palace to pick her up last night, the carriage arranged by Liu Chen wouldn't have taken her to Chunfang Building, and even if she had already boarded the carriage, she would most likely be cut off halfway.
These are things that Lu Qipei doesn't know, but Qi Yang is vaguely aware of it, but he won't entrust Lu Qipei's safety to people he doesn't trust. But then again, Qi Yang really didn't feel wronged when she went out of the palace last night, and she was even a little unfulfilled...
Well, the words are divided into two parts, Qi Bo was also mixed when he learned that Lu Qipei was picked up by Qi Yang. The happy thing is that the two have a close relationship. If they want to go further, it will become more and more natural, but they are worried that Lu Qipei is drunk. What if his identity is exposed in front of Qi Yang
Fortunately, Lu Qipei was not thrown out of the courtyard by Her Royal Highness the Princess.
Qi Bo waited for a whole day, and finally waited for the person to come back. He hurriedly greeted him and asked, "Young Master didn't return last night, but are you all right?"
Lu Qipei nodded, rarely seeing sincere concern in Qi Bo's eyes, after thinking about it, he should tell what happened last night, and then asked about the news he heard in the other courtyard this morning: "Liu Chen was arrested by Chunfang Building. The things thrown out made a lot of noise, but Qi Bo did it?"
Qi Bo was not at all surprised that Lu Qipei would ask such a question. She is naturally smart, and her aptitude is actually better than that of Lu Qicheng. It's just that the latter occupies the convenience of gender, so no one has ever thought of supporting her, and even intentionally raised her to be simple and indifferent. But a smart mind will always find out more than others, even if Qi Bo and others have never penetrated with her, she can still guess some traces from the clues.
There's nothing wrong with that, it's better to have a wise leader than a fool. It's just that Lu Qipei has not yet been recognized by everyone, and he is farther from the leader's position. Qi Bo will not take the initiative to tell her.
But Qi Bo didn't hide it at the moment, nodded and didn't care: "Since he dares to calculate, he should have the awareness of self-rewarding."
When Lu Qipei heard the words, he was surprised. I was afraid that what Liu Chen experienced this morning was what he prepared for her, right? It's just a simple way of going in and out of the brothel. If you keep a low profile, no one will find out. But if it is thrown out directly from Chunfang Building, I'm afraid it will cause everyone to know.
It's not impossible to be ruined, but it is inevitable to have a good reputation.
Lu Qipei thought of the expression on Qi Yang's face when he mentioned Liu Chen, and he was disdainful and disgusted, afraid that the revenge from Her Royal Highness had not yet begun. This time, Liu Chen was really smart, but he was mistaken by smart, and he was kicked to the iron plate!
At this time, Lu Qipei didn't know that Qi Bo's revenge was far more vicious than that of the princess. She was still immersed in the joy of being protected by her sweetheart, and she just listened to some of Qi Bo's subsequent exhortations.
Qi Bo was a little worried. If he had known today, he should not have cultivated such a temper.
Lu Qipei took a day off and returned to the Hanlin Academy the next day. She deliberately passed by Liu Chen's room, wanting to see what happened to this unlucky bastard, but unexpectedly found that his seat was empty and no one came.
Only later did Lu Qipei know that Liu Chen was on leave, and it was a long vacation.
However, compared with Liu Chen's leave, what surprised Lu Qipei more was the attitude of the people in the Hanlin Academy today. It was obvious that Liu Chen had an accident yesterday, and he should be at the center of public opinion. As a result, Lu Qipei had just stepped into the Hanlin Academy and found out that today fell to her. There are so many more eyes on me!
When he returned to his office, there seemed to be more eyes on him. Rao was Lu Qipei's calm temperament, and he was also seen as uncomfortable. She secretly pulled aside a colleague who had a good relationship with her and asked, "What's wrong with everyone today, why do you always look at me with such strange eyes?"
The colleague smiled, patted her shoulder and said indifferently, "Don't worry, Master Lu, they are just curious."
Curious about what? After inquiring, Lu Qipei found out that it turned out that Qi Yang had come in a hurry to pick her up that day, and the carriage on which he was riding was clearly marked. Moreover, such a big movement of robbing people naturally attracted a lot of people's attention. There is no shortage of high-ranking officials and nobles in places like Tao Ranju. So the news of Her Royal Highness robbing people in the street spread like this, and Lu Qipei, who was robbed, became famous.
In particular, the Imperial Academy had already had rumors about her and Princess Qiyang. This time, it seemed that the rumors had been confirmed, and everyone's gossip heart was even higher than ever. As for Liu Chen? He was thrown out of the brothel, which is a big deal. Eighty percent of the time, he went to Chunfanglou to play, and he didn't bring enough money.
Lu Qipei was dumbfounded by such a result, and he didn't know whether he should be amused by the fact that he had prevented Liu Chen's disaster, or whether he should be worried because of Qi Yang's disturbance for him.
It's just that if things are like this, will the emperor's impression of her become worse
Sure enough, in the end, he suffered a loss, Qi Bo's revenge against Liu Chen became painless - Lu Qipei only maintained this idea until the afternoon. Because when she was walking in the afternoon, she accidentally heard a gossip conversation between two small officials.
Lieutenant A and Lieutenant B complained: "Liu Bianxiu didn't come today, and I still have a manuscript that needs to be reviewed by him. If he doesn't come, this matter will have to be delayed. Look at my book case. Now, there's almost nowhere to put the paperwork."
When Xiao Li B heard this, he winked at Xiao Li A and said with a smile, "Have you not heard about Liu Bianxiu?"
When Xiao Li Jia heard this, he immediately curled his lips in disdain: "Isn't it because I didn't bring enough money to go shopping in the brothel, and was thrown out? Shame is a bit of shame, but who cares, everyone is staring at his brokenness. It seems to be."
Li Yi shook his head after hearing this, with a mysterious look on his face: "Hey, you only know one thing and don't know the other. Let me tell you, that Liu Bianxiu is not only thin-skinned, so embarrassed to come to the value. Yes, he is recovering at home." After being questioned by the little official A, he didn't give a shit, just lowered his voice slightly: "You forgot, there are not only girls in Chunfang Building."
Officer A was surprised: "You mean..." He said with a strange gesture.
Lieutenant B nodded, smiled, and added: "I heard Liu Bianxiu is still the one below. When he was thrown out, not only was his clothes untidy, but there was blood on his trousers. Tsk tsk tsk, crazy, this is not the case. Do you want to rest at home for a while? Do you think he can still sit down to work when he comes?!"
The two were muttering and laughing lowly from time to time, not noticing that there were people nearby.
Of course, Lu Qipei didn't show up either. After all, eavesdropping is not a gentleman's job, and it would be even more embarrassing to break through someone's back and talk about it. She pursed her lips and listened for a few words and left, a little cloudy and foggy, but she seemed to realize something.
She didn't stop until she had walked 180 steps, and finally realized that Qi Bo did not arrange for Liu Chen to be a girl, but a servant. Or the shepherd who pressed him below!
Lu Qipei himself also likes the same sex, but he doesn't think there is much difference between the two. Others' choices are just preferences. But Liu Chen likes a woman but is slept by a man... Thinking of the arrogance in the eyes of the young man, this may have hit him a lot. And with Qi Bo's method, since things have already reached this step, I'm afraid it's not just what she heard.
Murder is heartbreaking, but that's it.
When Qi Yang asked the prince for advice, there was a lot of buzz about her robbing someone outside Tao Ranju.
The prince looked at his younger sister who was smiling so well in front of him, and finally swallowed his whole heart of preaching. He reluctantly nodded her forehead and asked, "What's the matter with you? Just tell me, don't pretend to be good there."
Qi Yang was brought up by the prince. In the past, the prince saw how she was cute and how he treated her as a child. But as soon as this happened, Prince You Qi also knew that Lu Qipei was taken back to another courtyard by her to spend the night, so he could no longer treat her as a child.
That's okay, Qi Yang had grown up, and he didn't want the prince to treat her like a child all the time. At the moment, he slightly restrained his expression, and the originally well-behaved and pleasant person became noble and calm. She didn't hide it, she told what the emperor had met with Lu Qipei two days ago, and finally said: "I think that Apei's talent and appearance are all favored by the emperor, why are you so indifferent? "
The prince is different from Qi Yang, not to mention his own understanding of the emperor, that is, he is ten years older than Qi Yang. He has children, and the most favored of them is the youngest daughter from the crown princess, who is still a soft little ball. Comparing his heart to his heart, thinking that his youngest daughter is going to get married in the future makes him uncomfortable, and even thinking about the stinky boy who kidnapped his daughter will not have a good face.
But these explanations are too lazy to tell Qi Yang that the little princess doesn't understand it now, and she will understand it when she becomes a parent in the future.
The crown prince thought for a while, then said, "Don't worry about your royal father's place, it doesn't matter. But you are making such a commotion now. Take time out today and tomorrow, and go to the Xuanshi Palace to ask for a marriage." He warned again: "The day after tomorrow, there will be a big court meeting, remember to rush in front of it."
Although Qi Yang didn't quite understand the emperor's mentality, she was not stupid either, and she understood as soon as she turned her mind - her marriage has always been watched, and now there is such a commotion, I'm afraid it will stir up many people's minds again. . The memorial may be suppressed by the emperor, it is better to directly attack the big court meeting, maybe by suppressing her, she can still manage to climb on the crown prince.
You must know that the situation in the DPRK has moved as soon as the third prince was punished by the emperor. In order to maintain the balance of the court situation, maybe the emperor will also use this to suppress the prince one or two. In this way, the opportunity for the rest of the princes will also come.
Qi Yang was a little tired of others using her as a chess piece, but she listened to the prince's words, and immediately said goodbye and went to Xuan Shi Hall.