A month later, Xuanyuan Rui and Lu Xin both returned to the capital. Standing on the familiar street, Lu Xin took a deep breath of the breath that belonged to the capital, and said happily: "I'm finally back again!"

She didn't expect that she would experience so many things after leaving for more than a month. When I came back here, it was like waking up from a dream.

She said to Xuanyuan Rui: "Rui, you must say goodbye to you for a thousand miles, you can separate here!"

Xuanyuan Rui thought for a while and said, "I'll send you home first."

Lu Xin refused: "No need, I'll go back this time, you can rest assured!" I'm afraid my father and mother won't even have time to be happy, so how can they blame me. Lu Xinxin thinks so, and of course this is the case for parents.

Xuanyuan Rui didn't think about this, he still said: "I'll send you home first, so that I can feel at ease."

Lu Xin saw that he insisted on sending it, so let him be, so the two hurried to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

When Lu Xin returned to the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, he saw two guards with knives guarding the gate, and the gate was closed, and there was a clear yellow seal on the door.

Xuanyuan Rui knew everything about it at a glance. Lu Xin didn't understand how the mansion could become like this, but her intuition told her that something must have happened. She hurried forward, trying to break in, but was stopped by two guards guarding the door. When the guards saw a man and a woman coming, they shouted, "Who are you?"

Lu Xin was about to speak but was pulled by Xuanyuan Rui, only to see him say to the guards: "We are merchants passing by here, may I ask why the Lu Mansion was closed?" What's wrong? ”

The guard said impatiently, "Didn't you see the notice posted when you entered the city?" Lü Xiang committed the crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason, and all 106 people in the whole government have been imprisoned and beheaded at a later date. Now that the second son and third lady of the Lu family have not been caught, you can leave quickly if you have nothing to do, don't get in the way of us. ”

After hearing this, Lu Xin was like a blow to the head, and she was stunned, the words "collaborating with the enemy and treason" kept flashing in her mind, what a crime this is! This is to kill the nine clans, and it is to kill the head, and she doesn't know what she wants after that. Rui helped her out of the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and saw that Lu Xin still looked depressed, so he said, "Xin'er go back with me first, I will immediately send someone to inquire about the news, and then you will see how the situation is?"

Lu Xin held back her tears, still looking dazed and at a loss, she had to nod and obey Xuanyuan Rui's arrangement first.

When Xuanyuan Rui appeared in the prince's mansion, all the people in the mansion were happy, and the maids and concubines were all excited and wept, thanking God for blessing their prince to return safely, and the housekeepers and guards came to inquire eagerly.

Lu Xin, who was left to dry, looked at all this and felt sad. She thought that the long-awaited joy of returning should have belonged to hers. She told herself that she must be calm, maybe everything was just a misunderstanding, it was a grievance, and when the truth was discovered, her family would be released, and she comforted herself all the way.

However, she knew too well that once any important minister of the previous dynasties was charged with collaborating with the enemy and treason, not to mention the miserable end, he would even be killed by the clan.

Xuanyuan Rui looked at Lu Xin, who was contemplative on the side, and summoned the housekeeper and said, "First settle this young lady in the Chasing Bird Pavilion and live, and make sure that everything is taken care of."

As soon as Xuanyuan Rui's words came out, at this time, everyone in the house noticed that there was still a woman standing here, and everyone turned their eyes to Lu Xin.

Several concubines in the prince's mansion were staring at Lu Xin with murderous eyes, thinking: Where did this wild woman who came out to seduce the prince, and let the prince arrange everything himself, and also arranged to live in the Chasing Bird Pavilion, isn't that equivalent to living with the prince?

Lu Xin bowed slightly to everyone, and Xuanyuan Rui said gently: "You go with the housekeeper to settle down first, have a good rest, and I will go to you after arranging things." Lu Xin nodded and followed the housekeeper down.

It was the first time for everyone to see the prince treat a woman so gently, but they didn't expect the prince who had been missing for more than a month to come back as if he was a different person. How have they ever seen the prince be so gentle and caring for a woman, presumably the prince and this girl must have had a strange relationship in the past month or so.

After Xuanyuan Ruiping retreated from everyone, only the guards Chen Qing and Chen Ping were left, and Chen Qing couldn't wait to ask: "Young master, ...... that girl."

Xuanyuan Rui glanced at him and raised his hand to signal him not to speak. He said to Chen Qing: "Remember that her identity must be kept secret, except for you two brothers, I don't want to hear that the third person besides me knows, especially Iris Valley, do you know?"

Although Chen Qing and Chen Ping were full of questions, they saw that the prince ordered them so surely, so they all responded in unison: "Yes, young master."

Xuanyuan Rui asked again: "How is the situation on Lu Xiang's side?"

Chen Qing replied: "I have been convicted, the holy decree has been issued, and I will be beheaded at the entrance of the vegetable market in three days."

Xuanyuan Rui nodded expressionlessly, he had expected this. He asked again: Is there any movement on Empress Ling's side? She is the only one who has disappeared this time. Fortunately, Miss Lu Jia's rescue twice and three times, we survived and came back, and you two will protect her like me in the future. ”

Chen Qing and Chen Ping were surprised when they heard the prince say this. But how wise and decisive the prince was, since he gave the order in this way, he must have his intentions. They both responded in unison: "Subordinates obey!"

Chen Qing replied again: "Empress Ling has been sending people to inquire about your news, and she has also ambushed the line outside the mansion, and the young master will definitely know when she comes back this time." There was also a secret report from the palace, saying that the emperor had recognized that he was terminally ill and blind, and he also intended to recall the young master back to the country, but Queen Ling had been opposed, so he did not make a holy decree. ”

Xuanyuan Rui asked again: "What is the movement of the new country?" He asked one by one in an orderly manner, but he didn't care about resting, and he just wanted to understand the situation everywhere as soon as possible and make arrangements as soon as possible.

Chen Ping was in charge of monitoring the intelligence of the new country. He said: "Back to the young master, the emperor of the new country has also been sending secret guards since the disappearance of the young master, and there are also informants in the capital to secretly find the whereabouts of Miss Lu family, and now that Miss Lu is here, I am worried that she will be found out in the near future."

Xuanyuan Rui frowned, he didn't expect Li Qingyuan to go to such great lengths for Lu Xin, it seems that he really has affection for Lu Xin, if he finds Lu Xin secretly, he will definitely reshape Lu Xin's identity and send him to the palace.

He thought for a moment and said, "Immediately convey the news of my return to my aunt."

Chen Qing and Chen Ping retreated in response.