The step-brother is charming and soft, and the Marquis can't help but flirt with her

The sound of water in the bathroom continued, sometimes hurriedly and sometimes slowly, occasionally mixed with Shen Lansui's angry sound, which would soon be drowned out by a new round of water sound.

An hour later, Lu Xingyue put on his middle coat casually without tying the belt, and came out with Shen Lansui in his arms.

Shen Lansui nestled in his arms, her hands hanging down weakly, her face flushed, and small drops of water still dripping from the end of her hair.

Lu Xingyue put the person on the bed, brought a dry towel over, patted his thigh and said, "Ma'am, come here with your pillow, I'll help you wipe your hair."

Shen Lansui's eyes and brows still had the spring color that hadn't faded. Hearing this, she glared at him sideways, "You just said the same thing on the soft couch in the bathroom. What's the result?"

Lu Xingyue pursed his lower lip and touched his nose guiltily, but the gun went off and he couldn't help himself...

Seeing that his eyes were wandering, Shen Lansui quickly covered his eyes, "Stop your mind! Stop thinking about it! You should be more restrained, brother!"

She gritted her teeth and knelt down next to him, pulling a dry hand towel over her head. Her voice came out from under the hand towel, which was a little muffled and hoarse. The hoarseness was what she had just shouted.

"Lu Yuanzhi, let me tell you seriously again. Although I have magic, you can't be so indulgent. Is my magic used for this?"

Lu Xingyue blinked and became strangely silent.

Shen Lansui: "???"

She turned her head to meet Lu Xingyue's gaze and opened her eyes slightly.

Lu Xingyue whispered: "But it is indeed much more convenient."

Shen Lansui: "..."

She rushed over, grabbed Lu Xingyue's face and rubbed it, "Old gangster, I will fight with you!"

"You called me brother just now, and now you're an old gangster?" Lu Xingyue opened his arms and hugged the person directly. He fell back, and Shen Lansui fell on top of him.

"I find that you are getting more and more shameless." Shen Lansui pulled his face, leaned in and took a bite.

Lu Xingyue let her bite, but he didn't use any force anyway and it didn't hurt.

When she had bitten enough, Lu Xingyue pinched the skin of the back of her neck and said, "Okay, I'll wipe it for you."

He hugged Shen Lansui and sat up with all his strength. Shen Lansui snorted and turned her back to him and handed him a handkerchief.

After Lu Xingyue took it, he hugged her long hair and started to wipe it little by little. However, it was impossible to dry her long hair completely. Later, Lu Xingyue simply used his inner strength to help her dry it.

"Are you busy during this period?" Shen Lansui asked.

Lu Xingyue nodded, "Some things that were difficult to deal with during the Chinese New Year have been piling up. Now that spring has begun, we will deal with them all together, which will inevitably make us a little busier. It will be fine after this period of time."

Shen Lansui turned around and rolled onto the bed, lying on his side and looking at him, "Then go to bed early."

Lu Xingyue got up and blew out the candles. He came back and put down the bed curtain. Shen Lansui let out a small yawn.

When Lu Xingyue lay down, she rolled back and nestled into his arms.

Lu Xingyue held her in his arms and kissed her gently on the top of her hair, then whispered: "When you are free, shall I take you to horse racing?"

Shen Lansui thought in her mind, "Okay."

But plans can never keep up with changes.

Lu Xingyue was thinking very well, but before he could finish his work, a new major case came up.

A certain official disregarded human life and was implicated in an old case from more than ten years ago. The time span was too large, a wide range of people were involved, and the impact was extremely bad. All the victims were massacred. Emperor Hui'an was furious and ordered the seventh prince to preside over the trial, and the three legal divisions to conduct the trial together, with Jin Yiwei assisting him.

Lu Xingyue was once again busy without touching the ground.

Although he doesn't have to travel far to fetch people, he spends time in the prison every day, supervising from the side. If he encounters tough problems, he has to go to them personally.

Emperor Hui'an attached great importance to this major case, so no mistakes could be made. Even the seventh prince had to do everything personally.

People in Yangdu City were in panic, and from time to time there would be the sound of rapid horse hooves on the streets. Either Dali Temple was arresting people, or Jin Yiwei was chasing them.

It lasted for nearly a month, and finally there was a breakthrough in the case. Caishikou became lively, and people were beheaded there at every turn, and blood flowed into rivers.

Shen Lansui could only see Lu Xingyue's shadow before going to bed. Sometimes she was so busy that Lu Xingyue didn't come back even when she fell asleep.

This lasted until early March.

This unjust case was finally settled, and Lu Xingyue dealt with the aftermath.

The seventh prince was praised so much by Emperor Hui'an for his outstanding performance that the prince almost lost his composure.

The fifth prince smiled, but his smile didn't reach his eyes no matter how hard he looked.

After going out, the prince walked away without waiting for the seventh prince. The seventh prince had no choice but to follow him.

The fifth prince looked at the backs of the two of them and smiled slightly. The seventh prince valued love and justice, but it was a pity that when he met such a brother, he would be dragged to death sooner or later.

He turned around and glanced at the magnificent palace in the sun, his eyes darkened, and he turned to the Chunhua Palace where the imperial concubine lived.

*

"My son has met my mother and concubine."

"Without courtesy, come and take a look." The imperial concubine retired from the palace and took out a very old book for him to read.

The fifth prince glanced at the imperial concubine in confusion. The imperial concubine looked solemn, raised her chin, and motioned for him to take a look.

The fifth prince carefully opened the pages of the book.

This turned out to be a quite detailed note on daily life!

Not only did it include the emperor's words and deeds, the imperial edicts issued, but even which concubine the emperor favored was clearly remembered.

But this is obviously only one volume, recording only one period.

The fifth prince's expression gradually became serious. He turned back to the cover of the Daily Life Notes and looked at it carefully. He asked in astonishment, "Is this Renzong's Daily Life Notes?"

Emperor Hui'an was preceded by Renzong four generations ago. During his reign, Renzong worked hard to govern the country, and made Haiyan and Heqing clear. Although he did not make any great achievements, the world was considered peaceful and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, so he was highly praised by the people.

The imperial concubine nodded and whispered: "This book should have been destroyed, but it was secretly kept and locked deep in the library. Only few people knew of its existence. I found it after looking for several old eunuchs."

The strings in the Fifth Prince's mind gradually tightened, and the browsing speed couldn't help but increase.

"...On the ninth day of the seventh lunar month, the Emperor secretly blessed the dancing concubine Lianshi. Later, Lianshi became pregnant with a son. He suffered a collapse of blood during delivery. The son was fine. He was the sixth in order and was raised at the knees of Concubine De."

There is also a line of small text annotation at the back: "The Lian family did not die from a hemorrhagic collapse. In fact, he was of foreign ancestry and was good at using witchcraft and poison in order to confuse the monarch. The emperor was furious and killed the Lian family with poison. He hated his son. He has not been given a name, so the Lian family should be written off."

"Foreign blood?" The fifth prince was shocked, "Could it be——"

The imperial concubine let out a deep breath and frowned: "In the late period of Renzong, the princes seized power and the fighting was very fierce. In the end, Renzong died of illness and Concubine De supported the sixth prince to ascend to the throne. At that time, not many people knew about the sixth prince's biological mother. They all thought it was her. The sixth prince also knew that if his foreign ancestry was revealed, he would not be able to convince the public, so he hid the matter and destroyed all evidence related to the Lian family."

"Then there's nothing wrong with his eyes?" The fifth prince was puzzled.