Chapter 129: Hibiscus Cake

Luojia ancestral mausoleum

The Luo family was founded for two hundred years, the ancestral tomb was given by the emperor of the previous dynasty, the feng shui is excellent, the Luo family is different from other families with the idea of patriarchy, more than 100 years, there are many women in charge of the Luo family, which is one of the reasons why the Luo family can flourish.

Gao Zhen deliberately walked behind to observe the reaction of "Luo Qingzhi".

But "Luo Qingzhi" gave a very appropriate reason.

"My memory is still very vague, I don't even remember this place."

Gao Zhen didn't want to startle the snake, so he had to follow her words: "That's too bad, I haven't been here either, so I have to take some time to look for it."

"Okay, why don't we look for it separately?" Gao Zhen proposed.

"Luo Qingzhi" couldn't think of an excuse to refuse for a while, so she could only nod her head and agree.

Gao Zhen turned his head and glanced at his subordinates, and the man nodded knowingly, in the name of protection, he was actually monitoring "Luo Qingzhi".

Seeing people leaving, Gao Zhen quickly found the Luochen cemetery that Qin Shu had informed.

There was still wine brought by Qin Shu in front of the Luochen cemetery, and Gao Zhen pulled the soil in front of the tombstone with his hand, and sure enough, he found a bamboo slip.

Gao Zhen swept the dirt off the bamboo slips, revealing the handwriting on them.

"Aoyama-kun."

Gao Zhen reacted for a while, and then realized that what Qin Shu was talking about should be the place where Qingshanjun used to be.

Understanding what Qin Shu meant, Gao Zhen smashed the bamboo slip and let it drift into the dirt.

"Erlang, it's better for you to be faster, you've found it."

Gao Zhen turned his head and responded with a smile, "Luo Qingzhi", "It's just luck."

"Luo Qingzhi" picked up the wine jug on the ground and shook it to make sure there was still room inside, "Luo Chen, I've come to see you."

With that, she poured the wine from the jug.

Gao Zhen said, "It seems that Qin Shu came to see Luo Chen before leaving."

"Luo Qingzhi" just said "um" and didn't say much.

"Let's go," Gao Zhen said, "I'll send you back to the palace."

"Okay."

When the two entered the imperial city, Gao Zhen found that the forbidden troops around him were no longer familiar faces.

When he came to the imperial study, Yuan Ying saw Gao Zhen appear, his eyes were stunned, but he quickly returned to his original indifferent appearance, and saluted in the direction of Luo Qingzhi, "I've seen Your Highness."

"Luo Qingzhi" nodded, raising her hand to signal him to get up, "Uncle has been here?"

Yuan Ying nodded, "Lord Baili has been waiting in the study for half an hour."

"Luo Qingzhi" instantly panicked, and hurriedly said, "Open the door quickly."

Yuan Ying pushed the door with one hand and led the way for the two.

In the hall, Baili Han stood on the bookshelf with his hands behind his back, heard the sound behind him, and slowly turned around.

Seeing "Luo Qingzhi", he frowned, "Didn't you say okay, don't you run around?"

"Luo Qingzhi" apologized again and again, and explained, "I went out of the city last night to pick up Ah Zhen."

Since he realized that the person in front of him was not the real Luo Qingzhi, every shout she made Gao Zhen feel disgusted, but in order to find out the real Luo Qingzhi, he could only try his best to suppress the unhappiness in his heart.

Gao Zhen saluted, "I've seen Lord Zhongcheng."

Bai Li Han smiled, "Why are you so outside, it's not the first time we've met."

Gao Zhen explained, "After all, it is in the palace, and the adults are wearing court clothes."

"Yes." Bai Lihan nodded, showing an appreciative expression.

Gao Zhen took the opportunity to ask, "Shang Shuling is here, I am in a hurry to come back this time, and I haven't gone to see the ceremony yet."

Baili was so cold that he didn't panic, and said, "Father was infected with wind and cold, and he was recuperating in the house."

"Sick?" Gao Zhen immediately said, "In that case, then I have to go and see it."

"Luo Qingzhi" said, "It's okay, you know the temper of the grandfather, he doesn't like to trouble others the most."

「......」

Gao Zhen nodded, "Okay then, since Lord Baili is also here, then I'll be one."

Let's talk about Ningzhou."

Bai Lihan raised his hand to stop, "Don't worry, right now, there is something more urgent."

"What's the matter?" Gao Zhen asked.

Baili Han opened the door of the main hall and walked out.

From time to time, there was a commotion outside the hall.

"I only listen to orders from His Highness."

"Luo Qingzhi" walked out, and Yuan Ying saluted, "Your Highness, what Lord Baili said, but your order?"

"Nature." Luo Qingzhi nodded and admitted, "What Lord Baili said is what I meant."

As soon as these words came out, Baili Han and Yuan Ying were slightly stunned.

Bai Li Han looked at "Luo Qingzhi", "Your Highness, it is the minister who has exceeded the rules, and the Grand Commander can naturally only obey the orders of His Highness and His Majesty."

"Luo Qingzhi" understood and explained, "It's inconvenient to let Lord Zhongcheng come to pass the word, Commander Yuan, there is nothing to do here, you go to the Xianyang Hall first."

「...... Yes."

The guards around were all taken away, and the two returned to the temple, and Gao Zhen asked, "What is the matter, so serious, that we still need to branch out of the great commanders."

Bai Lihan glanced at "Luo Qingzhi", "Your Highness, you can come and say it yourself."

"Luo Qingzhi" coughed and said slowly, "My memory is always intermittent, and recently, I have forgotten where to put the heirloom jade seal......

「......」

Gao Zhen was stunned for a moment, and then said anxiously, "This is really an important thing."

"Luo Qingzhi" continued to speak, "I thought, in this world, the person I trust the most is you, except for my grandfather and uncle."

Gao Zhen pretended to be surprised, and turned into a shy appearance, "I'm very happy to hear Arlo say this."

"But," Gao Zhen paused for a moment and continued, "I don't know the whereabouts of the jade seal."

"Luo Qingzhi" lowered her head, "That's difficult, the people from the Ministry of Rites have to check."

Gao Zhen asked, "I have never heard that the Ministry of Rites has such authority."

Bai Lihan explained, "You know, Qingqing, as a woman, although Her Majesty has ascended the throne, everyone knows that she is the actual person in charge."

Gao Zhen nodded repeatedly, "But, I really don't know."

"Luo Qingzhi" subconsciously glanced at Baili Han, and the two looked at each other, so they could only give up.

Gao Zhen took advantage of the gap and said, "Now my identity can't appear in the palace for a long time, and I see that I am going to go to the court, so it's better for me to leave the palace first."

"Luo Qingzhi" asked, "The county lord's mansion is dilapidated, why don't you still live in the palace."

Gao Zhen shook his head, "It's all to avoid suspicion, I also want to go out of the palace to find clues, with what I know about you, you won't put such an important thing on your body."

Baili Han immediately answered, "That's fine, if you have any news, tell us in time."

Gao Zhen nodded, "Naturally."

"Luo Qingzhi" stepped forward to see him off, and at the gate of the palace, Gao Zhen turned his head and said affectionately: "Don't worry, if it's a big deal, I won't give them an inspection, and I won't dare to do anything if they dare to act rashly, I will give you anger."

Maybe no one had ever said such a thing to this "Luo Qingzhi", she was stunned, and waited until Gao Zhen called her three times in a row before she came back to her senses.

"What's wrong?" Gao Zhen asked.

"Luo Qingzhi" blurted out, "No one has ever said that they want to be angry for me."

"Huh?" Gao Zhen was puzzled.

"Luo Qingzhi" noticed her gaffe and immediately changed the topic, "Erlang, it's not early, the ministers of the previous dynasty are coming, don't rush."

Gao Zhen nodded, "Okay, I'll leave the palace, and I'll let you know if there's news."

"Luo Qingzhi" looked at Gao Zhen's distant back and muttered to himself, "If I were Luo Qingzhi, it would be fine."

The spring rain in March came as soon as it was said, Gao Zhen did not bring an umbrella, and when he left the palace gate, he had to run to the door of a store to hide from the rain.

He took out the towel from his arms, wiped the water droplets on his body, and looked up to see that it was actually making hibiscus cake

of the store.

Purely instinctively, he entered the shop and bought a hibiscus cake from the shopkeeper.

"Guest, unfortunately, you have to wait a while, the last batch just sold out, and you have to redo it."

Gao Zhen said, "It's okay, I'll just wait a while."

The shopkeeper glanced at Gao Zhen a few times, perhaps because he had rarely seen such a handsome appearance.

Gao Zhen wanted to ignore the store's gaze, but in the end he couldn't help but ask, "Shopkeeper, what are you doing watching me like this?"

The shopkeeper stopped what he was doing and asked tentatively, "Dare to ask Childe, are you Luo Jinchao, Luo Gongzi?"

"Do you recognize me?" Gao Zhen was instantly alert.

The shopkeeper wiped the white noodles in his hands with a strip of cloth on the side, bent down, took out a brocade box from the cabinet, and handed it to Gao Zhen, "This is what a son asked me to give you."

Gao Zhen took the brocade box and asked, "Who is it?"

"He didn't leave his name," explained the shopkeeper, "but gave me your portrait and a few ingots of silver, and asked me to give you something."

「......」

Seeing that Gao Zhen was stunned, the shopkeeper asked, "Then do you still want this hibiscus cake?"

"Naturally." Gao Zhen replied immediately.

The store got the answer and got to work again.

Gao Zhen stepped aside, looked around, and made sure that there was no one following him, and then opened the brocade box, and there was a quick wooden tablet inside.

"Luofu, study."

Two pieces of wooden tablets, but they are completely different contents, Gao Zhen hesitated, which one should he believe?

The rain gradually lightened, and more people came to buy hibiscus cakes.

Gao Zhen put away the wooden slip and placed the brocade box on the cabinet next to him.

"Guest, your hibiscus cake is ready."

Gao Zhen gave Yin Liang and took the pastry.

When the rain stopped, Gao Zhen walked down the main street, still thinking about where to go.

"Second son, second son!"

Ningzhou's subordinates caught up with him, holding an umbrella in their hands.

Gao Zhen asked, "There is a task that you need to do."

"Aze is duty-bound, please give your son's orders."

Gao Zhen asked, "Do you know Huanxi Building?"

Aze blushed and nodded slowly, "Got it." ap.

"Then you wear my clothes and go to the building for a stroll, and you can come out later." Gao Zhen commanded.

Aze commanded, "Yes."

Gao Zhen exchanged himself with Aze's clothes, and then, one to the east and the other to the west.

The lively Huanxi Building and the deserted county lord's mansion, Gao Zhen didn't know where to meet the person he wanted to meet, but he chose to follow his heart and went to the county lord's mansion he was most familiar with.

Pushing open the door, along with the dust came memories where he spent the happiest time of his life.

Following Mu Jian's instructions, he went to the study, and with a "creak", the door opened.

Those chaotic and beautiful memories immediately rushed into his mind.

Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps behind him, and Gao Zhen became alert, but he didn't dare to turn around immediately.

As the voice got closer, he turned around.

What catches your eye is a familiar person, but it is not her who has met her.

"Second son, you're finally here." Qin Shu said.