Li Hanning knew those secret guards before, and for the sake of unnecessary trouble, she naturally would not come forward to meet them at this time, she lowered her head and took one last look at Xiao Ce, turned around and walked back in the direction of the stairs.

Guanlan, who had been guarding outside from the afternoon to the evening, heard that there was no movement at all inside the inn, so he turned around and stood at the door and looked inside.

I don't know when the old man came out and covered the two of them with a layer of clothes, after all, he was distracted just now, and he didn't even notice the footsteps of the old man walking past, he saw the clothes covered by their highnesses, and instinctively thought that the old man did it, but he only felt that it seemed that he had to cheer up tonight, and he couldn't let their highness take risks like just now.

When the first ray of light in the morning fell into Luoyang City, the whole Luoyang City finally woke up one after another, and there were small stalls and vendors on the streets, starting to do business, although the location of this inn is remote, but only one street away is a shop, Guanlan is here, and you can vaguely hear the movement on the street next door.

Xiao Ce moved his muscles and bones, opened his eyes and only felt that he was a little sore and numb after sleeping on his stomach all night, maybe because he drank too much wine yesterday, he still had a little headache, but when he remembered the way he and Li Zhao drank yesterday, he felt happy again, he hadn't drunk so happily with the same person for a long time, he didn't have it in the barracks before, and now with his current identity, there are not many people who dare to drink and talk to him like this.

Xiao Ce glanced at Li Zhao, who had not yet woken up, and then looked down and noticed the clothes he was wearing, it seemed that it was because of the cold last night, except for Li Zhao, there seemed to be only that old man in this inn.

He softly folded his clothes and laid them down on the side of his seat.

Guanlan kept watch outside all night, and when he heard movement inside, he walked in softly.

"Your Highness—"

"Silence."

As soon as he opened his mouth, Xiao Ce was afraid of disturbing Li Zhao's rest, so he immediately raised his hand to tell him to stop.

Guanlan saw that their Royal Highness's gaze was falling on the old friend, and he probably understood what it meant, and silently retreated to the side and did not dare to speak.

Xiao Ce saw that Li Zhao hadn't woken up yet, so he relieved himself, and he glanced at it from a distance that the sky was already dawning in the distance, and I was afraid it would not be too early.

Xiao Ce could only walk slowly towards the door of the inn, above the court of Luoyang City, there were still many things waiting for him to deal with, and he had to go back to solve those troubles.

Before Xiao Ce left, he turned his head and glanced at Li Zhao who was still asleep, just don't want to be the prime minister, just follow his heart, but for some reason, Xiao Ce suddenly envied Li Zhao, and felt that it would be better for him to live so freely from now on, maybe it would be more in line with his own mind than staying in the officialdom and staying in Da Zhou to be the prime minister.

Guanlan behind him, as Xiao Ce left the inn, and waited until the footsteps of the two people were getting farther and farther away, Li Zhao, who was lying on the table, opened his eyes, and there was a clear look in his eyes, in fact, Xiao Ce's secret guard pushed the door in just now, and he was already awake when he spoke, but Xiao Ce definitely wanted to go back to deal with his own affairs, if he didn't wake up, he could save a lot of unnecessary greetings, so that the two of them could feel much more comfortable with each other.

Li Zhao also stood up from his seat, moved his muscles and bones, the door of the inn was not closed, there seemed to be a different fragrance in the morning breeze, smelling it only felt refreshing, Li Zhao looked down and quickly noticed the clothes he was wearing, and there were similar clothes on the table next to him.

It seems that Li Hanning came down last night.

The old man waited for a while and finally heard the movement in the lobby, and it was too late:

"Childe."

It looks like the guest is gone.

Li Zhao shook his head: "Close the door." ”

"Yes."

He walked upstairs and walked to the room at the end of the second floor, standing at the door he could hear the movement inside the house, Li Hanning had already woken up, Li Zhao stretched out his hand and knocked on the door.

The only person who could find this place in this inn was Li Zhao, and Li Hanning walked over and opened the door for him.

"Childe woke up?"

Li Zhao nodded, and he returned the clothes he was about to return.

Li Hanning watched them drink too much last night, but there were Xiao Ce's secret guards guarding outside, so he didn't help Li Zhao back to the room, so he let them sleep in the lobby for the night.

Li Hanning leaned sideways and said, "Childe, do you want to come in and sit for a while?" ”

Li Zhao glanced at the inside of the room, cleaned up, and could see the neat tables and chairs at a glance, he didn't go in, just stood in place and looked at Li Hanning, looking at the clothes in her arms a little bit wanted to say something, but he always felt that as a brother, he should still make peace with it:

"I won't go in, but you obviously can't let him go in your heart, and you haven't been going to see him, don't you really regret it?"

He knows Xiao Ce very well, but he knows Li Hanning better, with her character, even if she encounters a tricky matter, she will not talk to others, if it weren't for the notice posted at the gate of Luoyang City to reward her with a lot of money, she really can't get out of the city, I'm afraid she will not be in Luoyang at this time.

He talked a lot with Xiao Ce yesterday, and he couldn't tell that his heart towards Li Hanning never seemed to change.

Li Zhao just felt that Li Hanning and Xiao Ce had experienced a lot of things together, and some things were not enough for outsiders, if they missed it when the world was peaceful and everything was about to settle, it would be a pity to miss it like this.

"I understand what Childe said."

If she could really put it down completely, she wouldn't have gone downstairs at night yesterday, worried that they would catch a cold, and put this garment on them.

She likes Xiao Ce very much, if he is just the commander of the three armies in the barracks, or just the Ming King of the Great Zhou, she will definitely return to the Ming Palace, but the current situation is different, the news of Xiao Sheng's death has spread throughout Luoyang City, Emperor Xiao is unwell and in danger, Xiao Ce is about to become the second emperor of the Great Zhou.

What can she do if she stays around? Like those concubines of Daliang, will they always be trapped in that deep palace compound? Waiting for him in the palace day after day, and seeing him for an hour or two at night, she really couldn't do that, staying outside, people were at least free.

Li Zhao wanted to speak and stopped, but seeing that the person in front of him seemed to have made up his mind, he didn't want to say much:

"By the way, I heard Uncle Li say that you don't have a very good appetite these two days, and I'll ask the doctor to come over and check your pulse again and prescribe some soothing herbs."

Li Hanning did not refuse, although the whole city is now searching for her documents, but she also knows that with the ability of the Li family, the doctor she found will naturally not reveal her news.

Li Hanning replied in a low voice: "There is Lao Gongzi." ”

*

Xiao Ce has just returned home, and there is a big trouble to deal with right now.

When he was not in the mansion last night, Xue Rui came, and he knelt outside all night, begging Xiao Ce to forgive his father, who was still pressed by him in the prison and was at his disposal.

When Xiao Ce's carriage passed by Xue Rui, the carriage did not stop, but entered the courtyard to listen to what happened, Ning Yu was standing next to him at the moment, originally looking for him for other things, but he really didn't expect that their Highness would go out by himself last night and even not return at night, so he had to wait until dawn.

Ning Yu looked at Xiao Ce in front of him and asked in a deep voice, "What does His Highness plan to do with the Xue family's affairs?" ”

He's really been dragging it out for a few days, and it's really inappropriate to drag it out any longer.

Xiao Ce glanced at Ning Yu and quickly pushed the matter back:

"What does the military advisor think I should do with Xue Xiang?"

Ning Yu replied carefully: "The minister thinks that the Xue family's power in Luoyang City is intertwined, if you want to uproot them together this time, I'm afraid it will not be easy, and it will pull out the radish and bring out the mud, but Xue Xiang has experienced so many things, and he really can't use it anymore." ”

Xiao Ce understood the meaning of his words, this military advisor of his was really doing things smoothly and without leakage, and now he was even more cautious to say anything around the bush.

However, on this matter, they are very unanimous.

Xiao Ce quickly reviewed it, and there were a few folds on the table, these were all things he went out yesterday, so he didn't have time to look at them, and he responded:

"The military advisor just said very right, I have nominated the military advisor to be the left minister, as for the candidate for the right minister-"

Originally, Li Zhao was the most suitable, but when he saw Li Zhao yesterday, Xiao Ce could see that he was really unintentional, and he was not reluctant.

When I was returning home in the carriage today, I saw Xue Rui kneeling outside the door just now.

Ning Yu could also see that their Highness appreciated Xue Rui, so he blurted out:

"It seems that His Highness is planning to use Xue Rui?"

Xiao Ce glanced at him, Ning Yu deserved to have been by his side for so long, what he was thinking Sometimes Ning Yu knew it at a glance.

Ning Yu thought for a while, and General Xiao Xue, who was still kneeling outside the courtyard gate, and had been kneeling all night, immediately said to the person in front of him:

"General Xue has been kneeling all night last night, since this is the case, I will go down on behalf of His Highness to persuade him to go back."

Xiao Ce raised his eyes quietly and said, "Can you really convince him to go back?" ”

His father is still in prison after all.

But the innate duty of these courtiers is to share the worries of their Highnesses.

Ning Yu said with a normal expression: "Your Highness, rest assured, I have been very good at persuading others recently, especially this General Xue who His Highness values." ”

That's it, this matter is handed over to Ning Yu, and Xiao Ce is also relieved.

Ning Yu asked in a tentative tone again: "It's just Xue Xiang's side, what is His Highness's plan-"

You can't just keep it closed.

Xiao Ce sighed lightly and said, "I'll go to the Heavenly Prison in person this afternoon." ”

Before letting Xue Rui leave the prison for the sake of Xue Rui's face, he wanted to see that Xue Xiang with his own eyes.