"Miss Dan, may I ask what brings you to the Fenghe Palace to see me?" Wei Shuxuan asked Dan Xueyao first, trying to divert their attention.
Hearing Wei Shuxuan talking to her, Dan Xueyao immediately ignored Xin Zizhao's cold words and turned to look at Wei Shuxuan. "I came here specifically to see how Brother Wei Luo is doing here with His Highness the Prince. If you're not doing well, you can move out and stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion. You can stay as long as you like."
These words didn't sit well with Xin Zizhao. What did she mean? Did she imply that he was mistreating Wei Shuxuan?
Seeing Xin Zizhao's expression turn sour, Wei Shuxuan quickly jumped in. "No, no. I'm eating well, sleeping well, and living happily here in the Fenghe Palace. You don't have to worry about me, Miss Dan."
Thanks to Wei Shuxuan's timely response, Xin Zizhao's expression softened a bit. Wei Shuxuan let out a silent sigh of relief.
This Dan Xueyao really didn't know how to read the situation. Saying such things would only make Xin Zizhao angry.
Wei Shuxuan could only silently complain in her heart. If she said it out loud, she might still offend someone. She was just an ordinary commoner. It was better to just focus on solving cases.
"Xin Zizhao, do you still have to go to the Imperial Study to attend classes later?"
"Yes. It's the last day today. I'll have a day off tomorrow."
"You've finished your studies?" Wei Shuxuan looked at him in surprise.
"Yeah."
It had only been a few days! He finished so quickly. This guy was so amazing! In her era, he would be a genius! Wei Shuxuan couldn't help but exclaim in her heart.
"What's with that look in your eyes?" Xin Zizhao gave her a casual glance.
"Nothing. I'm just amazed at how brilliant you are."
Wei Shuxuan was very honest and said what was on her mind. To her surprise, this iceberg actually smiled!
A faint smile rarely appeared on his cold and handsome face. Just a slight upturn of the corner of his mouth, like the melting of an iceberg.
Seeing this smile, Wei Shuxuan felt a little flutter in her heart. Realizing this, she quickly adjusted her emotions. When she had calmed down and looked at Xin Zizhao again, that faint smile was already gone, as if it had never appeared. She felt an inexplicable sense of disappointment.
After being warned by Xin Zizhao not to cause trouble in his Fenghe Palace, Dan Xueyao went to the Imperial Study to attend classes. She stuck out her tongue at Xin Zizhao's back, then turned to look at Wei Shuxuan. "Brother Wei Luo, now it's just the two of us."
"Yeah. What do you want to do to me?" Wei Shuxuan noticed Dan Xueyao's strange look in her eyes.
"Of course I won't do anything to you, Brother Wei Luo. So where are you planning to go today?" Dan Xueyao looked at Wei Shuxuan curiously.
Speaking of which... Xin Zizhao wouldn't have classes starting tomorrow. If he wanted to go with her to solve the case, then she wouldn't have a chance to talk to Ge Zian secretly. Maybe she should go out of the palace today. It was better to solve some things earlier. The longer it dragged on, the more variables there would be.
"I'm going out of the palace today to the Long'an General's Mansion."
"Huh? What are you going there for?" Dan Xueyao looked at her strangely.
"I have something to discuss with Ge Zian. He's my little assistant in solving the case now!"
Dan Xueyao knew that Ge Zian had been appointed by Emperor Jinzheng as Wei Luo's assistant to help him find out the real culprit of the recent murders in the palace. She also wanted to help her Brother Wei Luo!
"Then I'll go with you! I can be of help!"
"Why do you want to go?" Wei Shuxuan didn't want Dan Xueyao to cause trouble.
"I want to help you!" Dan Xueyao had a very bright smile on her face.
Wei Shuxuan thought that even if she refused, Dan Xueyao would definitely follow. It was better to just go along with her. She could ask Ge Zian to find a quiet place to discuss later.
"Fine. But you have to promise me one condition before I'll take you with me. If you don't promise, you're not allowed to come to the Fenghe Palace anymore."
"Okay, okay, okay. Brother Wei Luo, no matter what the condition is, I'll promise you!"
"Once we're at the General's Mansion, first, you're not allowed to cause any trouble there and affect my discussion with Zian about the case. Second, you have to do whatever I tell you. Don't argue or run around. Got it?"
"......Fine."
Dan Xueyao thought these two conditions were a bit harsh. Brother Wei Luo clearly didn't want her to know about the case. But... this was a rare opportunity to get closer to him. No matter how harsh the conditions were, she would agree.
Wei Shuxuan told Chief Eunuch Li to prepare a carriage and left a message for Xin Zizhao, saying that she and Dan Xueyao were going out of the palace to the Long'an General's Mansion to discuss the case. She thought it was better to just tell Xin Zizhao where she was going instead of hiding it, so as not to arouse his suspicion.
The sound of the horse's hooves was especially clear in the empty palace. Wei Shuxuan lifted the curtain and looked out. She didn't expect that they were already at the moat. It was snowing slightly today. The white snowflakes were slowly falling. It was very beautiful. A stove had been lit in the carriage, so it wasn't cold even though it was snowing.
Soon they arrived at the Long'an General's Mansion. Wei Shuxuan got out of the carriage and asked the two guards standing outside the mansion to go and announce her arrival. But one of the guards told her, "Are you Young Master Wei Luo? Our young general has given instructions that if Young Master Wei Luo comes, there's no need to announce. You can be let in immediately."
".....Okay. Thank you then."
Wei Shuxuan took Dan Xueyao into the General's Mansion. According to the butler, Ge Zian was currently in the study reading military books. They could just go directly to him.
"Ge Zian, are you in there?"
Ge Zian, who was reading military books, clearly didn't expect Wei Shuxuan to come. He quickly got up and went to open the door. Just as he was about to call out "Xuan'er", he saw Dan Xueyao following behind Wei Shuxuan. He recognized this woman. Wasn't she Dan Xueyao, the daughter of the current prime minister Dan Linghai? Why was she here?
"Young Master Wei, the two of you?"
"Miss Dan insisted on coming with me, so I brought her along."
While saying this, Wei Shuxuan winked at Ge Zian. Ge Zian immediately understood. "Miss Dan, I'm afraid my humble abode may not be able to entertain you well. Please forgive me."
"It doesn't matter. As long as I can be with Brother Wei Luo, anything is fine!" Dan Xueyao hugged Wei Shuxuan's arm. Wei Shuxuan could only helplessly rub her forehead.