Xiao Shumou quickly brought the news that the Xiao family was going to take Xiao Lingxiao back to the Prime Minister's Mansion regardless of the previous suspicions to Fali Temple, he thought that Xiao Lingxiao would be happy to hear the news, but Xiao Lingxiao sat there, didn't even raise his eyelids, snorted coldly, and said, "What they think is quite beautiful, they said that if they drive me out, they will drive me out, and they said that they want me to go back, please third uncle, you will bring a word, I will have to go back?" I guess I can't just go back, right? You have to bring the two million taels of silver to enter the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, right? ”

Xiao Shumou sighed lightly, "Aren't you planning to do so?" Returning to the Xiao family with two million taels? ”

Xiao Lingxiao looked up at Xiao Shumou and asked a little incredulously, "I have always thought that the third uncle is a person who can see things clearly, but I didn't expect that in your eyes, I, Xiao Lingxiao, would be so unbearable?" ”

Xiao Shumou shook his head when he heard this, "I know you have an idea now and want to make your own decisions." But if you are really angry and leave the Xiao family, no matter how big the world is in the future, I am afraid that there will be no place to accommodate you. It's not that the third uncle wants to underestimate you, but you really underestimate the power of the Xiao family. ”

Xiao Shumou is not wrong at all, Xiao Lingxiao did not eradicate the Xiao family immediately after he came back to life, and it is precisely because of this. The power of the Xiao family is not only those who live in the Prime Minister's Mansion, just like Su Donghan's mother, Princess Mude, she is also the Xiao family. There are also Xiao Shuyong's other sons, who are now studying in the academy or in various places, and they will come back sooner or later. Not to mention that the Xiao family is intertwined in the court, and local officials, big and small, must not obey the orders of the Xiao family? If the Xiao family wants to arrest Xiao Lingxiao, even if she changes her name incognito, I am afraid that it will be difficult to live in peace.

Xiao Lingxiao also knew that the third uncle persuaded herself like this all for her good, in this world, if a woman can't get the help of her mother's family, she can't marry a good husband, and if she can't marry a good husband, her life will be ruined.

However, this kind of thinking can only be applied to people who were born and raised in this world.

"Third uncle, before I left the Prime Minister's Mansion, I said that if you want me to return to that place again, the old lady and my father will kneel down and beg me. I'm not kidding. Xiao Lingxiao's eyes were deep, and she looked straight at Xiao Shumou without the slightest dodge.

Xiao Shumou frowned rarely, he could see Xiao Lingxiao's seriousness, and after thinking for a moment, he sighed lightly and said, "It seems that you are prepared." The third uncle has said all the things he can say, if you insist on refusing to go back, you can do it yourself. Speaking of this, he stood up, came to Xiao Lingxiao's side, leaned over and whispered, "Third Uncle has something to leave the imperial city for a while, you have to be careful in everything." In the future, if there is really something that requires the third uncle to come forward, you will ask Xuan to send me a letter, and the third uncle will definitely arrive. ”

After saying that, Xiao Shumou straightened up, left Xiao Lingxiao with a warm smile, and then left.

Xiao Lingxiao's heart was warm, the third uncle did not impose his ideas on others, nor did he explain too much and did not ask too much, this sense of trust and the help of keeping an appropriate distance made Xiao Lingxiao very comfortable. She couldn't help but think that the third uncle was really a chic person.

As soon as Xiao Shumou left, Xiao Fengming stepped in. He smiled and rubbed to Xiao Lingxiao's side and asked quietly, "What did my father say just now?" ”

Xiao Lingxiao didn't hide it, and told Xiao Fengming everything the two said. Xiao Fengming pursed his lips after hearing this, "Sister, you did the right thing, why should we go back to the Xiao family to suffer that anger." There is not a single good thing in that house! ”

Xiao Lingxiao heard that there was something wrong with him, and hurriedly asked, "What are we?" I was kicked out of the house, you didn't. ”

Xiao Fengming gritted his teeth, since Xiao Lingxiao was kicked out of the house, Xiao Ranjun was immediately taken to the academy by the old lady. Now that Xiao Shumou leaves the imperial city again, Xiao Fengming will naturally not stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"I'll be where my sister is."

Xiao Lingxiao looked at Xiao Fengming's smiling face, and couldn't help but think of the fact that he blocked the sword for himself. With a slight pain in his heart, Xiao Lingxiao's eyes swept to his chest and asked in a low voice, "Feng Ming, are all the injuries on your body healed?" ”

Hearing this, Xiao Fengming hurriedly stood up, moved his arms and legs, and made a few exaggerated movements to show Xiao Lingxiao, "Sister, don't worry, it's completely fine." ”

Xiao Lingxiao breathed a sigh of relief, and muttered involuntarily, "Don't do stupid things in the future......"

"That's right!"

As if he deliberately didn't want to hear Xiao Lingxiao mention this matter, Xiao Fengming patted his head and screamed, then took out an envelope from his arms and handed it to Xiao Lingxiao. Xiao Lingxiao opened the envelope and saw that it was an invitation from Wan Guanzhuang.

The invitation said that they would send a carriage and horse to invite Xiao Lingxiao in three days, and it seemed that the legendary owner of Wanguanzhuang really wanted to meet Xiao Lingxiao.

Xiao Lingxiao put away the invitation and asked Xiao Fengming, "Do you have eyebrows for the business you said you want to do in the imperial city?" ”

After Xiao Fengming took away two million taels of silver, he only mentioned to Xiao Lingxiao once that he wanted to do business, Xiao Lingxiao only asked him to leave a part of the silver to buy a mansion, and she didn't ask about the rest of the things.

"Doing business is not a momentary thing, sister, don't worry." Xiao Fengming sat back beside Xiao Lingxiao and said softly, "But I've already done the mansion that my sister said." The old mansion was in disrepair, and I had people go to the best craftsmen to repair it, and it would probably be restored to its original state. ”

Xiao Lingxiao shook her head with a smile, "I don't know if it's the original state, so I don't have to worry so much." ”

The two were chatting softly, when there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and as soon as the door opened, they saw Xuan walking in with the sixth prince Li Jingxuan.

After Xuan entered the door, he motioned for Xiao Fengming to go out with him, Xiao Fengming glanced at Li Jingxuan, and saw that his face was very bad, presumably there was something important to say to Xiao Lingxiao, so he reluctantly got up and left with Xuan.

The two went out and closed the door, and only Xiao Lingxiao and Li Jingxuan were left in the room.

After the two of them saw the ceremony, they sat down again, Li Jingxuan didn't make a detour, and asked Xiao Lingxiao when he opened his mouth, "I heard that you mistook the little prince Su Donghan for the flower thief in Wanjinhao's gamble?" ”

Xiao Lingxiao smiled when she heard this, "Who said I was mistaken?" ”

Li Jingxuan was shocked when he heard Xiao Lingxiao say this, grabbed Xiao Lingxiao's arm, and asked eagerly, "Are you saying that you are sure that Su Donghan is the flower thief?" ”

Xiao Lingxiao glanced down at Li Jingxuan's hand, Li Jingxuan was shocked to find that he was out of shape, and immediately retracted his hand, and then said with a wry smile, "Miss Lingxiao, I can't hide it, the matter of the flower thief is very involved, and my father handed over this matter to me to supervise, which actually gave me a problem." If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have hurriedly reported the corpse in the mountains to my father as a flower thief. It backfired, and my father was a little disappointed in me. ”

Speaking of this, Li Jingxuan sighed, looked at Xiao Lingxiao, and said bitterly, "The fact that you identified Su Donghan as a flower thief has been rumored, King Mu De was furious and went to his father to ask for an explanation, and his father set a time limit for the Criminal Department and Jing Zhaoyin to solve the case, and it was necessary to find out the real flower thief within a month." Although this one-month deadline was set for the Criminal Department and Jing Zhaoyin, in fact, this was also the deadline set for me...... If I can't solve this case, I'm afraid that my father will never entrust me with a heavy responsibility in the future. ”

Xiao Lingxiao silently listened to Li Jingxuan's words, and then sighed lightly.

"If it weren't for the fact that I often heard people say that the Holy One loves the Sixth Highness the most today, after listening to your words, I would really mistakenly think that the emperor is deliberately embarrassing the Sixth Highness."

Li Jingxuan's face changed when he heard this, but he heard Xiao Lingxiao continue, "Everyone knows that the woman who was brutally murdered by the flower thief is either rich or expensive, and she is the heart of a famous family. If anyone can catch the flower thief, he can naturally establish his prestige and get the support of these famous families. But why is it that with the power of so many famous families, a small flower thief can be allowed to get away with it for so many years? It's really intriguing. I identified Su Donghan, and King Mudd dared to rush to the emperor to force him to set a deadline, Sixth Highness, what do you say if this flower thief is really Su Donghan, or a person similar to Su Donghan? ”

After Xiao Lingxiao said this, she saw that Li Jingxuan's face suddenly turned pale.

In fact, Xiao Lingxiao had already thought that the emperor asked Li Jingxuan to supervise such a difficult case, on the surface, he hoped that he would make meritorious contributions and get the support of the courtiers, but in fact, he pushed his son into the fire pit. Even her Xiao Lingxiao wanted to get the status of a flower thief, couldn't the emperor guess it? Since he guessed it, but he couldn't help but give everyone an explanation, the only result that could be obtained in the end of this matter must be to investigate someone who is unfavorable, punish this person who is unfavorable, and then block Youyou's mouth.

If the status of "someone" is too high, the emperor's gains outweigh the losses, and the status is too low to calm the anger of the public, so the emperor pushed the sixth prince Li Jingxuan out.

By doing so, he is putting another thing on the surface. That is, the golden chair under his ass will never be passed on to this sixth prince.

Xiao Lingxiao looked at Li Jingxuan coldly, his eyes flickered, clenching his teeth, Xiao Lingxiao knew that he must be thinking about this matter too. Li Jingxuan must have thought of all this when the emperor handed over this matter to him, but he could only endure it, and then tried to find the flower thief.

There is still a month to go, and after a month, the punishment that the emperor has prepared for him long ago will fall, and this high-ranking sixth prince will not know what kind of fate he will suffer at that time. As a prince, at the same time losing the emperor's favor and trust and expectations for that position, I'm afraid it's more uncomfortable than killing him with a knife, right?