Xiao Tao collapsed to the ground and hugged Xiao Qi's legs.

"Everyone in the family thinks that the county lord drowned while playing by Yuan Lake, but our county lord never goes to the water's edge. Little Seventh Girl, our county lord liked you the most when he was alive, you must give her justice? ”

Xiao Qi pulled Xiao Tao up from the ground, "Xiao Tao, don't you usually follow the county lord?" ”

"The slave doesn't know what's going on? Probably since last night the slave maid began to have diarrhea, in the morning the county lord went to class, and saw that the slave maid was not feeling well, so he let the slave maid stay in the peach blossom courtyard to rest. Who knew that in the afternoon, the slave maid suddenly heard the maids say that the county lord drowned in the Yuan Lake, the slave and maid didn't believe it, do you believe it, little seventh girl? ”

Xiao Qi naturally didn't believe it.

How could that lovely girl who smiled like a flower and liked peach blossoms leave her like this.

She clearly said that she never went to the lake, so how could she drown in Yuan Lake?

No wonder Zhu Yuan said that this beautiful palace was his nightmare.

Xiao Qi grabbed Xiao Tao's shoulders with both hands, "Xiao Tao, have you seen the appearance of the county lord after drowning?" ”

Xiao Tao shook her head: "I didn't see the county lord, all the maids in our peach blossom courtyard are taken care of, I sneaked out, I'll go back to the county lord now." ”

The lights in the main room suddenly turned on, and Zhu Yuan walked out with his clothes on.

Xiao Qi looked at Zhu Yuan: "Zhu Shizi, I want to go to the Peach Blossom Courtyard to have a look." ”

Zhu Yuan's voice was faint, "Little Seventh Girl is just a guest, it's better not to walk around the palace at night." ”

"Zhu Ba, you send the county lord's maid back to the Peach Blossom Courtyard."

……

The next day, when the rooster crowed, Xiao Qi got up and went to the Peach Blossom Courtyard.

The yard was unguarded, and Xiao Qi walked straight into the house, only to find that the house was empty and terrifyingly silent.

Where is the body of the county lord? Where did the people go?

Because the county lord usually takes the maid with him wherever he goes, Xiao Qi feels that there must be a maid who knows the situation.

There was no one in the Peach Blossom Courtyard, so Xiao Qi had to go to the Furong Courtyard to inquire.

The two mothers-in-law stopped Xiao Qi at the gate of the Furong Courtyard, "Our princess is sick and can't see guests." ”

Seeing that Xiao Qi had been guarding the gate of Furong Courtyard and not leaving, one of the mothers-in-law went to the courtyard and called someone out.

It was Mama Zhu, who usually followed the county lord.

Xiao Qi's voice was eager: "What about Zhu, where is Xiao Tao?" Where have all the other maids gone? Where is the county lord? ”

Mama Zhu's face was calm, "Xiao Tao's maids were not effective in protecting the master, and they were all killed with a cane." ”

"Dead? All dead? Xiao Qi's heart sank little by little.

Seeing that Mama Zhu turned around to enter the house, she immediately pulled Mama Zhu's sleeve.

"Mama, don't you doubt the cause of Lord Luo's death? Lord Luo would never go to the water's edge on weekdays, so how could he drown in Yuan Lake? ”

"Little Seventh Girl, if you are a smart person, you should return to Wenxing Academy as soon as possible, our county lord's affairs have their own princes and princesses to worry about."

Xiao Qi was a little stubborn at the moment, "I'm not leaving, I must ask clearly." ”

Zhu Mo: "Our princess said that she doesn't like to see you the most, so you don't want to come to Furong Courtyard in the future." ”

Xiao Qimu walked back to Wenxing Courtyard.

At night, Xiao Qi had insomnia, and he couldn't sleep after tossing and turning.

In the middle of the night, she got up and lit the oil lamp, took out the mirror and peach blossom pendant given to her by Lord Luo, and remembered the bits and pieces of getting along with Zhu Luo in the past.

What a lovely little girl, why did she go like this.

Xiao Qi secretly made up his mind that he must find out the cause of Lord Luo's death.

But all the maids are dead, who should she go to find out? What must Mama Zhu know?

I turned off the lights and lay back on the bed again, without a trace of sleep.

When the rooster crowed, Xiao Qi got up and wrote a letter, telling her family that she was all right, so that everyone could rest assured that she would not be able to go back until a few days later.

As a result, before the letter was delivered, Mu Ziqi came to Huainan.

When Mu Zishan arrived at the palace early in the morning, Zhu Yuan happened to walk to the gate, ready to go out on errands, and when he saw that it was Mu Zichen who was visiting, he ordered Zhu Ba to take Mu Zichen to Wenxing Academy.

Back in Wenxing Courtyard, Zhu Ba tapped the door of the wing room a few times, but no one answered.

Ah Mo blocked Zhu Ba from the door, and Mu Zixi pushed the door into the house alone.

He walked to the side of the bed and saw Xiao Qi lying on the bed, his face was a little red, and he hurriedly reached out to touch it, only to find that Xiao Qi's forehead was very hot.

Mu Zichen immediately walked out of the house and asked Zhu Ba: "Little Seventh Girl, this has been sick for a few days, what kind of medicine did you take?" ”

Zhu Bayi didn't know if he asked, and Mu Zishan was a little angry.

"Little Seventh Girl is the life-saving benefactor of your son, and she has saved your son from danger many times, and this is how your Huainan Mansion treats guests? I didn't even know that Little Seven was sick. ”

Zhu Ba thought of the prince's reliance on the little seventh girl on weekdays, and he didn't dare to delay for a moment, so he immediately took the prince's waist card and went to ask the house doctor.

Mu Ziqi saw that there were two little maids standing in the yard, and regardless of whether this maid was for the prince or not, he directly ordered one of the maids to fetch a basin of cold water, and then instructed the other little maid to boil the water.

After the cold water came, Mu Ziqi twisted the handkerchief and folded it and put it on Xiao Qi's forehead.

Xiao Qi's hand stretched out and grabbed Mu Ziqi's hand: "Mother, mother-"

Mu Ziqi stuffed Xiao Qi's hand back into the quilt, this girl is really, when she was drunk, she hugged him and called her mother, and now that she is in a daze, she still pulls him to call her mother.

Xiao Qi grew so big, it was the first time she was sick, she burned badly, and the whole person was confused, and she only woke up a little after the maid fed her hot water.

When she opened her eyes, the person in front of her was Mu Ziqi, and tears immediately flowed out.

"Mu Zican, why don't you come early, come early and Lord Luo can see you."

Mu Zili helped her lie down, "I haven't seen you for a few months, and you still learn to cry." ”

After the doctor came to check the pulse, he prescribed medicine.

Xiao Qi slept for one night after drinking the medicine, and the next day he was alive again.

Mu Ziqi took care of him all night, and fell asleep at the head of Xiao Qi's bed at dawn.

After Xiao Qi came to his senses, he pinched Mu Ziqi's hand.

Mu Zixi immediately woke up in pain,

"I kindly took care of you all night, and that's how you repaid me?"

Xiao Qi was a little embarrassed, "I'm sorry, I thought it was a dream, so I wanted to pinch it to see if it hurt." ”

"Isn't it right to pinch yourself?"

Xiao Qi smiled apologetically, "I didn't expect it to be you, what are you doing in Huainan?" ”

Mu Zixi stood up and stretched, "Aunt Xi sent me to Huainan to find out if there is any business to do, and I am also one of the owners of Qixi Building." ”

"Mu Zixi, there is someone who really wants to see you! If only you had come a few days earlier. ”

Mu Ziqi showed a mesmerizing smile, "Who wants to see me?" ”

Xiao Qi diverted the topic, "Mu Zishan, if you come out like this, are you sure you won't be scolded by your mother?" ”

"Even if I can't come out, my mother will scold me. Besides, it's better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books, and I'm also studying now. ”

Ah Mo walked in with two bowls of porridge, "Little Seventh Girl, and me, I came out just in time to find my family by the way." ”

Xiao Qi was a little puzzled in his heart, "Amo? Is your home in Huainan? ”

"I don't know where my home is, I was young when I was sold, I don't remember much, but I might find it if I looked around."

After finishing the porridge, Mu Ziqi asked Zhu Ba to invite the house doctor over, and when the house doctor confirmed that Xiao Qi was fine, he put his heart down.