The afternoon sun is shining into the dormitory of Hua Luo, and the four corners of the dormitory are piled with ice cubes with copper basins, and the cold current emitted by the ice cubes is like fine white smoke, which fills the air to resist the heat.

Next to the ice cubes, there are melons and fruits such as mango and pomegranate, which exude a sweet aroma.

Maybe it's because of the hot weather, people are too lazy to move, Hua Luo reclined on the couch and looked at an official document, a lazy look, casual posture, those who know know that she is reading the official document, but those who don't know think they are reading a book.

Zhaoyue was fanning Hua Luo on the side, and Hua Luo wiped it with a handkerchief: "It's a little hot."

"It's so hot." Zhao Yue also wiped her sweat with her hand, "Ah Luo, why don't I let Xiao Qiao bring in more ice cubes, it will be cooler."

"No, it's so hot at night that I can't sleep, I'm sleepy now, if it's too comfortable, I might fall asleep, that's right."

Flora put her hand to her mouth and yawned.

"Sleep and sleep."

Zhaoyue didn't understand it very much, and now this hour would be noon.

"The government affairs haven't been dealt with yet, what are you sleeping?"

"But you've been watching for an hour, and you're not afraid of eye problems."

"Then what can I do, it's a matter of business."

Hua Luo said as she turned her attention back to the official document and did not speak to Zhaoyue again.

And Zhaoyue also understands the habits of Hua Luo, and knows that she can't be disturbed at this time, so she continues to fan Hua Luo.

After half an hour, Hua Luo put the official document away: "It's done."

"Now you can bring in some more ice cubes to cool off."

Zhaoyue hurriedly asked, just because Hua Luo wanted to be sober and not sleepy, she also got heated.

"Go, go, go." Hua Luo could see that Zhaoyue was already very hot, "Now that everything is done, it doesn't matter if you can't sleep or not."

At this time, Zhan Xing came over with a box: "Ah Luo, there are good things, come and take a look."

"Something good." Hua Luo sat up straight and looked at the delicate box in Zhanxing's hand, "What is this?"

"This is something that your direct subordinate Chu Xiang gave you."

"Something, open it and take a look."

Zhan Xing opened it and said, "It's nothing more than some little things that girls like."

When I opened it, it turned out to be a pair of jade bracelets.

This pair of jade bracelets is in excellent color, white and transparent, like moonlight, and the texture is like ice, which is refreshing to look at in this hot summer weather.

"It's a good thing." Hua Luo looked at it from a distance, and became a little interested, she is also a girl, and most girls in the world have no resistance to beautiful gestures.

"Look at what a beautiful pair of bracelets. Ah Luo, in addition to Lord Xiahou, these subordinates of yours are also the best at Chu Xiang, knowing that you like to wear bracelets, I will help you pay attention to them, and if there is a good one, I will send it to you immediately."

Zhanxing placed the box in front of Hua Luo and asked Hua Luo to take a closer look.

Hua Luo reached out and picked up a bracelet to look at it, and the expression on her face froze, as if she was in deep thought.

Zhan Xing noticed that Hua Luo's expression was wrong and asked, "What's the matter, is there something wrong with this bracelet, I think it's fine."

Hua Luo put the bracelet down, "There's nothing wrong with the bracelet, I just think this bracelet is a little familiar."

"Harm." Zhan Xing disagreed, "Isn't there more white jade bracelets like this, but it's rare to see such a superb color."

"I'm talking about the color, this bracelet is like ice, and it doesn't heat up in my hand on such a hot day, which is unforgettable, I seem to have seen it before, but where have I seen it......

Hua Luo thought about it, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, and she remembered.

"I remember, these bracelets belong to Sister Asakura."

"Huh? Your Highness the Thirteenth, no." Zhan Xing felt very surprised, "How could the bracelets of His Highness the Thirteenth appear here, let me think about it, Chu Xiang is in charge of the money bank, and it seems that he is also in charge of the pawnshop, and it is very likely that this pair of bracelets came from the pawnshop."

In the past, the jewelry sent by Chu Xiang was also high-end goods from the pawnshop below, and this time should be no exception.

Hua Luo put the bracelet back in the box and analyzed, "Sister Asakura's bracelet will appear in the pawnshop, and the biggest possibility is that she was robbed in her house, and the thief took her bracelet to the pawnshop."

Zhan Xing sighed with emotion: "Then how bold is this thief, not only dare to steal the things of the Thirteen Princes' Mansion, but also dare to blatantly take the regular pawnshop in Kyoto as silver, I can't say it."

"That's right." Hua Luo felt that what Zhan Xing said made sense, "There must be something strange about this matter, so be it, Zhan Xing, you send this bracelet back to Sister Asakura's mansion and ask what the hell is going on."

"Okay."

Hua Luo seemed to think of something, and stopped Zhanxing: "Forget it, I'll go there myself."

"Why?"

Zhan Xing felt very strange: "Isn't it okay for me to run for this kind of thing, so I need you to go to the Thirteenth Highness in person?"

"You don't understand."

Hua Luo only said these three words, and went out directly.

Thirteen Princes' Mansions

From time to time, the sound of the man's heavy breathing came from the faint red silk tent, which was very faint, with a sense of restraint, as if this person was in pain, but forcibly suppressed the painful cry that subconsciously wanted to overflow from his mouth in his throat.

At the same time, there was the sound of whips breaking through the air and whipping on the flesh.

Inside the red veil, a slightly plump and temperamental woman was dressed coolly, revealing an arm like a white lotus root under the thin veil skin, and was wielding a leather whip mercilessly whipping the bare-chested man kneeling on the ground.

The man's back was covered with shocking scars, like a fish that had been cut alive.

His hair was disheveled, his white lower teeth bit his thin lips, his handsome face was pale and bloodless, his forehead was full of sweat, and he couldn't help but gasp secretly.

The woman may have been tired, she threw away the leather whip in her hand and slowly got up, the tulle on her body trembled slightly with her movements, and her plump and warm flesh slowly approached the man kneeling on the ground.

The woman put her cardamom-coated fingers on the man's chin, and her voice seemed to be a little pitying: "Little enemy, does it hurt?"

This woman is the thirteenth highness of the Apocalypse, Asakura.

The man held Sakura's hand instead, looked at the white greasy palm with a red mark because of holding the whip, and thoughtfully rubbed it against the palm, and his voice was mellow and clear: "Your Highness is in pain."

Sakura sat down again, staring at the man with silky eyes, and the man in front of him was Wei Zelan, one of the male attendants in her house.

Speaking from the heart, Wei Zelan's appearance is handsome but not very outstanding, he is not outstanding among so many male waiters in Asakura, and his figure is generally thin, but he is the most favored of all male waiters.

Asakura poked Wei Zelan's chest with her finger and exhaled, "It's you tonight......

The atmosphere in the room gradually became ambiguous.

At this moment, a subordinate appeared outside the door: "Your Highness, someone wants to see you."

"Let her go, even if the king of heaven comes to the main hall, she won't see it."

Asakura was a little impatient when she was disturbed, and said nonchalantly.

"Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wanting to see you, is His Highness really gone?"

"Wait."

Asakura hurriedly walked out, even the hem of her skirt was windy: "Why is the nineteenth sister here, let her go to the main hall first, and I'll come later."

"Yes." The people below agreed.

Asakura said to Wei Zelan, "You go back to your room first, and the main hall will come back to you at night."

"Then Your Highness, don't let Zelan wait too long."

Wei Zelan gave Sakura a longing look, and then left.

"Please wait a moment, Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness will be here soon."

Hua Luo nodded her eyelids in response, and stood up to look at the garden of the light cherry blossoms, which was covered with a layer of leaves, which smelled a little depressed.

"What about Sister Asakura's yard

Why does it look so shabby?"

Originally, she guessed that the Thirteen Princes' Mansion was robbed, but now it seems that it is really possible that Asakura can't support the expenses of the mansion and takes her jewelry as a pawn.

Zhan Xing said in a low voice, "I said it earlier, maybe it was His Highness the Thirteenth who gave the bracelet himself, and you still don't believe it."

Hua Luo walked to a pomegranate tree, picked a pomegranate that was neither red nor green, and said to Zhan Xing in her spare time, "Zhan Xing, do you say this pomegranate is ripe or unripe? What does it taste like?"

"I don't know." Zhanxing glanced at it, "Why don't you try it?"

"No, I'm most afraid of acid."

Hua Luo played with it, and when she didn't pay attention to one of her hands, the pomegranate got out of her hand and fell to the ground and rolled away.

Wei Zelan had just passed by when the pomegranate rolled at his feet and stopped.

Wei Zelan just glanced up, then squatted down to pick up the pomegranate, wiped it with his sleeve, slowly walked to Hua Luo, and offered the pomegranate with both hands: "Your nobleman's things have fallen."

Hua Luo glanced at Wei Zelan Qingjun's face, and asked casually, "Are you?"

"You can't even see this, Ah Luo, he knows at a glance that he is the male attendant of the Thirteen Princes' Mansion."

"This girl is right, slave Wei Zelan, see His Royal Highness the Prince."

Wei Zelan is very good at observing words and feelings, and when she heard that voice, she knew Hua Luo's identity.

Just then, a voice came.

"Nineteenth sister, why do you have time to come and sit with me?"

Sakura walked out neatly dressed, she wore a married woman's hair in a bun, she looked jet black and oily, and she was wearing a light light veil.

With a full snow-white forehead, a shiny golden step and a bright red silk flower on his head, a pair of silky eyes obliquely looking at the flowers, the whole person reveals a mature charm.

Hua Luo pondered for a while, and did not directly say the purpose: "I just happened to pass by, just come and see, is Sister Asakura okay lately?"

"Everything's fine." Asakura shook the palace fan in her hand, and the steps on her head also swayed, "It's a hot day, let's go in and talk."

Wei Zelan said, "Your Highness, the slave has retired."

As soon as she sat down, Asakura talked about Hua Luo's engagement: "Speaking of which, I haven't congratulated the nineteenth sister yet, the marriage can be regarded as decided, I heard that although the other party is only the son of a prince, he is outstanding, and he can be regarded as a dragon and phoenix among people, and his appearance is even more speechless, the queen mother has already let Qin Tianjian speculate on a good day, and it is estimated that the date will be set soon."

After finishing speaking, Asakura added meaninglessly: "Nineteenth sister, you should be glad that only you, the queen mother will really consider your happiness. The marriages of other people may become pawns of the queen mother to check and balance the court at any time, and to put it bluntly, they are political victims."

Sakura's tone was a little sad.