Mo Liandi's expression turned cold. Immediately, he stepped out of the room and headed in the direction of the dungeon.
As soon as he entered, a strong smell of blood assailed his nostrils. Mo Liandi's face grew even colder.
When Ye Zhe saw Mo Liandi coming, he immediately knelt on the ground. His eyes were filled with coldness. "My lord, Zhao San is dead!"
Mo Liandi glanced at the unrecognizable corpse, then his eyes fell on Lin Chunhua in the corner. Beside her, there was a seriously - injured black - clothed man lying on the ground.
Ye Zhe was also wounded. He had just endured a hundred lashes and his body had not fully recovered. It was already a great feat that he could stop one assassin.
However, he had allowed Zhao San to die today. He was truly incompetent. "This subordinate has failed in his duty. Please punish me, my lord!"
Mo Liandi didn't say a word. He walked up to Lin Chunhua. His eyes were as cold as ice. "Still not willing to talk?"
Lin Chunhua was already terrified. After seeing Zhao San being skinned alive, her mental defense had started to crumble. Today's assassin was obviously after her. If Ye Zhe hadn't arrived in time, she would have ended up like Zhao San!
Thinking of this, she immediately knelt on the ground. "It... It's Prime Minister Zhang. In two months, it will be the Emperor's birthday. Prime Minister Zhang asked me to collect young girls, train them carefully, and send them to the palace and to the ministers!"
Mo Liandi's eyes were full of mockery. As expected, it was this man! "Send this woman to the yamen and hand her over to Xue Zhan."
Ye Zhe nodded respectfully. "Yes!"
"Remember to send this person back to Prime Minister Zhang!"
"Yes!"
After saying that, Mo Liandi didn't say anything more. He took out a medicine bottle from his bosom, threw it to Ye Zhe, and then turned around and left.
Seeing this, Ye Zhe was slightly stunned, but he felt relieved in his heart.
The next day.
The sky was bright. A cool breeze blew slowly, dispersing the morning mist and bringing a rosy dawn.
Liu Rumei had just changed her clothes and was about to go out when Sixi came over with a smile and handed the jade pendant in her hand to Liu Rumei. "Miss Liu, this was sent by the lord early this morning!"
Liu Rumei was slightly stunned and sighed softly. "Send it back."
Sixi's expression paused slightly. Her eyes looking at Liu Rumei were full of confusion. "Why?"
After saying that, she couldn't help adding another sentence. "The lord said that if Miss Liu doesn't like it, she can just throw it away! This jade pendant is made of the finest ice - cold jade. It will be very refreshing to wear it on a hot day like this. Miss Liu really doesn't want it?"
Liu Rumei pursed her lips and still said indifferently, "No, send it back."
Then she didn't say anything more and walked towards the door.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she reached the door, she met Ye Zhe who was coming towards her. Ye Zhe immediately bowed respectfully to Liu Rumei. "Greetings, Princess!"
Liu Rumei almost choked on her own saliva. Her face was full of shock. "Princess?"
Ye Zhe stood respectfully in front of Liu Rumei. "Is the Princess going out?"
Liu Rumei's face was extremely embarrassed. She said indifferently, "There is a misunderstanding between your lord and me. Don't call me Princess!"
Mo Liandi, what on earth are you up to?
Hearing this, Ye Zhe's expression remained unchanged. He still said coldly, "Yes, Princess."
Liu Rumei was speechless. She didn't want to talk to him anymore and immediately stepped away.
Seeing this, Sixi couldn't help snickering. Her pair of black eyes were extremely beautiful.
This made Ye Zhe can't help but curl the corner of his mouth.
After walking a few steps, Liu Rumei turned around and looked at Ye Zhe who was following behind her. "Your wound hasn't healed yet. You don't need to follow me! Go back and rest."
Ye Zhe said indifferently, "The lord has given the order to have this subordinate stay by the Princess's side at all times!"
Sixi was slightly stunned. Looking at Ye Zhe with a cold expression in front of her, she frowned tightly. "You're injured?"
Ye Zhe still said indifferently, "It's just a minor injury. It's nothing."
Liu Rumei saw Ye Zhe's stubborn look and didn't say anything more. She turned around and left the Guo'an Prince's Mansion. "Don't call me Princess!"
"Yes, Princess!"
Liu Rumei: "..."
Sixi couldn't help snickering again. She originally thought this wooden - faced man was extremely rigid, but unexpectedly, he could be so dark - bellied! She couldn't help getting closer to him and whispering, "Are you really okay?"
No wonder this wooden - faced man had disappeared for a few days. It turned out that he had been hiding in the dark to recuperate.
Ye Zhe felt a warmth in his heart and whispered, "I'm fine."
Liu Rumei didn't care about the two people behind her anymore and headed towards the yamen.
Since Liu Rumei was not there, Mo Litian didn't come to the yamen either, and the Flower Tower was closed. Xue Zhan had nowhere to go for the time being, so he could only obediently stay in the yamen.
When Liu Rumei entered the yamen, she saw Xue Zhan sitting on the ground with several yamen runners, playing dice.
"Six! Six! Six!"
"Alas, four points! You lose!"
"My lord, your luck is so good!"
"..."
Seeing this, Sixi couldn't help holding her forehead. This man was really lawless. He was playing dice in the courtroom!
Liu Rumei was also helpless. She coughed dryly to remind the people who were having a great time playing on the ground!
Xue Zhan only felt a shadow fall, blocking his sight. He said rather unhappily, "Who is it? You're blocking my light! Get out of the way quickly!"
The two yamen runners in front of him quickly got up and bowed to Liu Rumei. "Miss Liu!"
Hearing this name, Xue Zhan immediately put down the dice in his hand. He got up quickly, kicked the dice under the table, and pretended to be elegant. "So it's Miss Liu. Why did Miss Liu come today? Is your injury healed?"
Liu Rumei smiled faintly and said indifferently, "It's already okay!"
Xue Zhan quickly poured a cup of tea and handed it over. "The person behind Lin Chunhua has been found. It's Prime Minister Zhang. I've already reported this matter to His Majesty. We just need to wait for the result!"
Liu Rumei nodded indifferently. "That's good."
After saying that, she said to Ye Zhe and Sixi, "I want to talk to Lord Xue alone!"
Sixi was slightly stunned. Miss Liu had never hidden anything from her before, but now...
However, seeing Liu Rumei's indifferent look, Sixi could only nod respectfully and follow Ye Zhe to step back. "Yes!"
After they left, Xue Zhan frowned and asked, "Has Miss Liu encountered any difficulties?"
Liu Rumei shook her head. "I want to ask Lord Xue to do me a favor!"
"Miss Liu can just say it. As long as I, Xue Zhan, can do it!" Xue Zhan said boldly.
Liu Rumei curled her lips into a smile. "It's not a difficult thing. I just want to buy a house in the capital. Can Lord Xue help me check?"
In the capital, the houses of every family were recorded in the yamen, including the vacant ones. "I want a quiet courtyard. It doesn't need to be very big."
Xue Zhan was slightly stunned. His eyes were full of confusion. "Miss Liu won't live in the Guo'an Prince's Mansion anymore?"