The Duchess, who was sitting on the Taishi's chair, had an extra cane in her hand at some point, and she slammed it to the floor, and said, "I remember that six years ago, when the boy came back to report on his work, I talked to him about marrying Xing'er to you, and I heard that as soon as you heard the news, you left Boyant that night and went to Fenghua City. Tell me, what's wrong with Xing'er? ”

Rick glanced at Mei Xing'er, who was standing next to her, and snorted, "There's no reason, I just don't think it's appropriate." ”

"What's not suitable?" The Duchess asked angrily.

Rick didn't come up with it after thinking about it for a long time, to be honest, Mei Xing'er wants to have a good look and a figure, and he really can't find the slightest fault. Under the Duchess's questioning, Rick had to talk nonsense: "She's too white." ”

"What?" Everyone's eyes widened except Rick, amazed at the absurdity of the reason. Farri had a strange smile in her eyes, she didn't think Rick would come up with such a reason.

The Duchess asked angrily: "You sue me, what's wrong with white skin?" ”

Rick had to round out the lie as much as he could, saying, "Because white makes me think of things I don't want to think about." ”

"What don't you want to think about?" The Duchess asked tightly.

Rick said: "Madame doesn't know, before I was six years old, I often had nightmares, and there was always a woman with snow-white skin like her in my dreams, and she was floating in the air!" --" At this point, Rick paused and continued, "Madame should understand that this shadow of childhood is very terrible, so I ask Miss Xing'er to forgive me." ”

The Duchess's face turned blue and white with anger, she had never heard of such a ridiculous reason. For a moment, Rick was dumbfounded. Mei Yuanfeng is still more sensible. He smiled: "Xia Hua, you don't have to worry. We have the best therapists in our Mei family. I believe they will be able to remove this obstacle for you. ”

Rick shook his head without hesitation and said, "It's useless, I've tried all kinds of treatments, please don't bother." ”

Mei Xing'er, who had been standing next to her, suddenly said angrily: "Did I just make you so annoying?" even made up such a story. ”

Rick said apologetically, "Miss misunderstood, what I just said is the truth." ”

"Okay, I'll ask you." Mei Xing'er pointed at Farli and said, "Her skin is also very white, why did you take her with you?" ”

"Miss is wrong." Unfazed, Rick said, "Her skin is slightly yellowish. It's not as white as snow like you. ”

Mei Xing'er glared at him angrily, she couldn't imagine that the snow skin she had always been proud of had become the reason why others didn't want her. Mei Yuanfeng and the Duchess both looked helpless, regardless of whether Rick's words were true or not, the other party made it clear that they didn't want to marry Mei Xing'er, which was too big a blow to their self-proclaimed wealth.

The Duchess's face changed, and she no longer dwelled on this matter, and said, "I heard that you are about to inherit the title of Gus, and when the queen summons you tomorrow, she will make you an earl?" ”

Rick pretended not to know and said: "Back to Mrs. Niang, the queen's summons is true." As for the knighthood, it is a rumor, although there are clear rules on the succession of imperial titles. But the decision is still up to Her Majesty the Queen, and Xia Hua does not dare to guess in vain. Now my only wish is to wait for my sister-in-law to give birth to a child, and then I will go out on a trip. He said this half-truth, but the last sentence was his true wish.

With that, the Duchess knew she couldn't force each other, and waved her hand to let Rick and Farley leave.

As soon as Rick and Farley left, Mei Xing'er threw herself into the Duchess's arms, and suddenly she cried so hard that the Duchess felt sour in her nose. Mei Yuanfeng stood beside the two women, an old man and a young woman, and it was inconvenient for him to stay or leave, so he could only comfort: "Xing'er, you don't have to be sad, the reason why Xia Hua said that may be because he has other troubles." ”

Where could Mei Xing'er listen, the tears in her eyes continued to flow down like a river bursting its banks. Mei Yuanfeng didn't know what to do, and suddenly Zhuang Ding shouted outside, and Mei Yuanfeng hurriedly went out. When he returned, his eyes were full of melancholy. The Duchess asked in surprise, "Feng'er, what happened?" ”

Mei Yuanfeng said in a heavy tone: "On the way to Xia Hua just now, I found several corpses, all dressed in black, with unfamiliar faces. ”

"How could this happen? Didn't Xia Hua just return to Boyingte? How could anyone want to kill him? The Duchess asked.

"That's why I'm worried." Mei Yuanfeng said, "It seems that the Peimeng family is not so simple in Fenghua City. ”

Mei Xing'er also raised her head at this time, and asked with a pretty face: "Cousin, do you mean that he is in crisis now?" ”

"I'm afraid it's not just a crisis. If you don't kill him once, there will be a next time, and the conspirators won't give up lightly," sighed the Duchess.

Rick sat in the carriage and told Chrissy and Gyokuro about the feast, and when he talked about his reasons for not wanting Mei Xing'er, the whole carriage immediately turned upside down, filled with the laughter of the women. Efarri laughed the hardest, as if she was about to pour out all the laughter she had just held back, and she was about to burst into tears.

After laughing, Rick suddenly asked Chrissy, "Where did the people who attacked us come from?" "Rick had seen Chrissy use signal magic to track him, so he believed Chrissy must have unleashed it on the fleeing men in black.

Sure enough, Chrissy smiled: "They all fled into the commercial district in the east of the city, and the specific location will not be known until the scene." ”

Rick nodded and said, "This is not in a hurry first, anyway, let's be careful in the future." ”

It was the first time for Chrissy to see him take something seriously, and she couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Why is Childe suddenly so serious about Xia Hua's identity?" ”

Rick thought carefully for a moment before he said: "Originally, I came to Boyint with the mood of a game, but now it is different, I found that the suffering of the Permon family is not as simple as it seems, and it is not just planned by that Powa, even if you count the four northern countries, they don't seem to have the need to kill them all, there must be other forces behind it, I want to find it out." He looked at Farri's expression as he spoke, as if to find some clues from her. It's a pity, Farri just shook her head and said, "At that time, Poisa rushed in with a lot of people, and the people in the house were almost powerless to resist, and the master could only barely stop them for a moment before being killed. ”

"Who killed it?" Rick asked tightly.

"It's a master next to Pois, and he's very good at using knives."

Rick looked at Chrissy and asked for her opinion. Chrissy pondered for a while and said, "Maybe we should ask Duke Monte, he is the commander of the rebellion in Fenghua City, I heard that many prisoners were captured in the battle of Fenghua City, maybe he has some clues." ”

Rick slapped his thigh and said, "That's right! How did I not think of that? However, I wonder if the Duke of Monte has returned? ”

Farri shook her head and said, "I heard from Madame that Lieutenant General Lin Hong came back from Tianyuan County a month ago, but His Majesty did not summon Duke Monte from Fenghua City, it is said that it was because he did not catch Puwa, which made Her Majesty the Queen very angry. ”

"At present, I can only start with the previous man in black." Rick said helplessly.

Back at the mansion, it was late at night, but Qin Xin hadn't fallen asleep yet, and she stopped them in the living room. Rick had no choice but to repeat the story of the banquet, and he didn't mention the attack. At the end, he waved away the subordinates who were waiting by his side and said, "I want to know why Xia Hua doesn't want to marry Mei Xing'er." ”

Qin Xin seemed to be very embarrassed, pondered for a moment, and said: "Because before Mei Xing'er, Xia Hua had already fallen in love with another woman, but that woman's background was not good. Therefore, the whole family did not agree to let him marry the woman into the door. ”

"I can't imagine that you still see people divided into rich and poor?" Rick sneered.

Qin Xin's face changed, but then he said gloomily: "In this matter, his brother and I are sorry for him. ”

"What is that woman's origin?"

Qin Xin gritted her silver teeth and said, "She's a prostitute." ”

Rick laughed, sarcastic, "I'd like to see the prostitute." ”

Qin Xin's face changed again: "Don't go crazy. ”

Rick said coldly, "I'm serious. Sue me, where is that prostitute now? ”

"What do you want?"

Rick sighed and said, "I want to go and see her, how to do it, and then make a decision." ”

Qin Xin was silent, and Rick saw that she didn't speak, and he didn't force each other, and he knew that this matter couldn't be rushed for a while. He shook his head and was about to walk out of the living room, when suddenly Qin Xin's voice came from behind him: "She is in Fanghua Building, and her name is Peach Blossom Red." ”

Rick paused at his feet and said, "It's too late, let's go and rest!" You're pregnant. With that, he walked out of the living room. Behind her, Jean sat in a daze for a long time, as if she was immersed in a memory, or maybe Rick's words reminded her of something.

The next day, Rick wakes up early, because today he is going to meet the queen with Kotoshin. His mood was a little excited, after all, the queen was once an unreachable figure in the clouds for him. However, he could one day go directly to the queen in court, which he had never dreamed of before.

He walked alone into the garden and walked along the winding water corridor on the artificial lake. It's been almost two days since he came here, and he hasn't taken a good look at the environment around him. While he was waiting for Kotoshin to freshen up, he planned to take a good look at the Duke's Palace. The Qushui Corridor is connected with two Jiuqu bridges, one leading to the martial arts training ground surrounded by green bamboo on the right, and the other leading to the water pavilion in the center of the lake. He unconsciously walked onto the nine-curved bridge leading to the water pavilion. Turning around for a distance, the water pavilion is already in sight. Rick looked up and suddenly saw a man sitting in the pavilion - not on a stone bench, but on a stone foundation at the water's edge, with his feet soaked in the water. It was none other than the female monk Lu Hanxue, who had never said a word. She is still dressed in linen and white, with long hair and a shawl, and there is no joy or sorrow on her delicate face. Rick crouched down, trying to figure out why she was dipping her feet into the icy water, only to see a warm smile on her face. He was so amazed that he couldn't help asking, "Why did you put your feet in the water?" (To be continued......)