Concubine's true colors

Chapter 136 A Night Visit to Prince Rui's Mansion

Now accompanied by Jin Chuan, Xiao Jinxuan hurried back to the Forsythias Courtyard, but she didn't know that the old lady had vicious intentions to make her lose her virginity before marriage and force her to marry Qian Yunhong.

In fact, even if Xiao Jinxuan knew about it, she wouldn't bother thinking about how to deal with it, because she was wearing a black cloak, and when her face was covered, she followed Jin Chuan and Wen Xin, walking quickly The forsythia courtyard came out again.

And she was dressed this way, so she was naturally going out of the mansion quietly, to find out about Zhou Xianyu's injury to Prince Rui, and to ask him face to face.

After a long delay in the Taining Courtyard, it was already dark, and Jin Chuan walked in the front, leading them to the back door of the commander's mansion, took out a large bunch of keys with him, and The back door, which had been locked, opened.

"Miss Jinxuan, just go, I will help you in the commander's mansion, and make sure that no one will notice the change."

As long as the old lady has been in charge of the commander-in-chief, Jin Chuan has been in charge of the commander-in-chief's residence for as long as possible. Therefore, if she wants to cover for Xiao Jinxuan, it will be quite difficult for others to notice the strangeness.

After Xiao Jinxuan thanked her, she put on her hood and lowered her head, followed Wenxin out of the commander's mansion.

At the back door, Wenxin had arranged a carriage early in the morning, so as soon as the two came out, they got into the carriage without delay and rushed to Prince Rui's Mansion in Xiangning Lane.

Knowing that Xiao Jinxuan was in a state of anxiety, Wen Xin drove the car very quickly, so they had already arrived at the gate of Prince Rui's residence before half a stick of incense was left.

Xiao Jinxuan jumped off the carriage without even waiting for Wen Xin's help, and then walked towards the vermilion gate of Prince Rui's Mansion.

Wen Xin walked a few steps forward and knocked on the door. Because it was just nightfall, the guard didn't rest when he arrived, and opened the door quickly.

The guard glanced at the two of them, and then asked suspiciously: "Who are you? Do you have invitations? My prince has already stipulated that those who do not have invitations after nightfall are not allowed to enter without permission."

The prince cannot avoid party struggles in the court, and the last thing the emperor wants to see is that these sons make friends with important officials in private, which is a threat to the throne itself.

Therefore, not only Zhou Xianrui, but even Prince Tai did not visit at night, for fear of leaving a bad impression in Emperor Ming's heart and arousing doubts from his father.

Xiao Jinxuan naturally didn't have any invitations, but she took out a hairpin from her sleeve and handed it to the guard.

"Give this to His Highness, and he will understand it after reading it."

As soon as Xiao Jinxuan finished speaking, Wen Xin beside her handed an ingot of ten taels of silver to the guard with a smile.

"It's a lot of trouble to visit late at night. Please accept this little thing, and I will trouble you to run errands."

Isn't there such an old saying that it is called the seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door. It is the rule to knock on the door and hand over the reward money, otherwise why would they run errands for you.

Sure enough, the doorman, who was originally unwilling, had a smile on his face as soon as he got the money.

"Wait a second, I'll send the things right away, but it's not up to me to decide whether to see or not to see, it depends on what our lord wants."

After saying this, the guard closed the door again. Although Xiao Jinxuan was anxious, she could only continue to stand in front of the door and wait.

After about two quarters of an hour, I saw Zhu Hong's door opened again. It was still the guard just now, but the other party's calm attitude just now had disappeared. Instead, he nodded and bowed to Xiao Jinxuan and said:

"Please come inside quickly, both of you, it's the little one who doesn't know your lord because of his stupid eyes, you two must not blame him, don't be as knowledgeable as the little one."

As he spoke, the guard took out the money he had just collected, and returned it to Wenxin with a smile on his face.

It's no wonder that the guard was so polite, because he just handed things into Prince Rui's study room, the prince ordered Yu An, the housekeeper, to meet him personally, and ordered to prepare the best tea and snacks, and deliver them immediately. to the study.

Seeing that Prince Rui attached so much importance to the visitors from outside the residence, the guard couldn't be sure, maybe the identity of the visitor was not simple.

So although he liked the money, he didn't have the guts to ask for it anymore.

Looking at the money being handed back again, Wen Xin smiled, stretched out her hand and pushed it back.

"You're welcome, little brother. I'm afraid there will be more troubles for you in the future. If you refuse, you will be out of the way."

Hearing this, the doorman hesitated for a while, and finally accepted it with a smile, and patted his chest to assure Wenxin that he would not be polite if he was useful in the future.

During the time they were talking, they also crossed the front yard of the palace and walked to the entrance of the back yard, where there was a man in his 40s, a respectful lord.

This man was tall and slender, with a rosy face and no beard, but his expression was submissive but majestic. He was dressed in a royal blue gown and looked very capable in the old city.

As soon as the guard saw this person, he trotted a few steps forward to pay his respects, and said cautiously:
"Butler Yu, these two are distinguished guests of Dengfu. Now that you are here, if there is nothing else, the younger one will leave first."

Yu An didn't look at the guard, but just waved his hand, indicating that the guard could leave.

Then he looked at Xiao Jinxuan, who was wrapped in a cloak, without any surprise on her face, but bowed calmly and said:
"This must be Miss Jinxuan, the prince is waiting for you in the study, please follow me."

After saying this, Yu An didn't say any more, and turned around directly to lead the way. They didn't walk very far, and they stopped in front of a study room lit by candlelight.

Only then did Yu An turn around, and after bowing again, he said softly, "The prince's study is here, Miss Jinxuan, please go in."

Xiao Jinxuan thanked her, and then walked towards the study. Wen Xin who was on the side also wanted to follow, but Yu An stopped her with her hand.

"Young man, the lord only ordered Miss Jinxuan to go in, so you can stay outside with me and wait on you."

Hearing this, Xiao Jinxuan turned around, looked at Wenxin's worried eyes, and said with a smile:

"Just wait for me here, this is Prince Rui's residence, I will be fine with His Highness Prince Rui here, don't worry."

After comforting Wen Xin, Xiao Jinxuan pushed open the door of the study and walked in directly.

As soon as she entered the study room, she smelled the smell of Longyanxiang, but the fragrance was also mixed with a strong mint smell, and then she saw Zhou Xianrui who was writing at the desk.

"The incense His Highness uses is too strong. Although the refreshing effect is good, it may not be good for the body if used for a long time."

Hearing this, Zhou Xianrui didn't look up, and continued to write, but said with a chuckle:
"There are too many things to deal with every day. If you don't use this incense heavier, you will always be in a bad mood when you are busy late at night. The fourth lady is naturally not used to it when she first heard it, but this king has used it for many years, and now I can't leave it. Open up the fragrance."

Xiao Jinxuan had already walked to the desk, and only then did she see that Zhou Xianrui was writing a memorial.

"Your Highness is concerned about the country and the people, so you should take care of your health. Otherwise, if you fall ill, Da Zhou will lose a virtuous king."

After finishing the last stroke, Zhou Xianrui picked up the memorial and gently dried the handwriting on it. After everything was done, he looked at Xiao Jinxuan.

"It's because I'm a prince, so I can't just care about myself and neglect my political achievements. I don't know what the reason is for you, Miss Fourth, to visit late at night. If I didn't see this plum blossom hairpin, I would really be unbelievable. You came."

While talking, Zhou Xianrui picked up the hairpin beside the table. He may not be able to distinguish other things, but it is Xiao Jinxuan's personal keepsake, but Zhou Xianrui will not forget this New Year's Eve gift he gave to the other party when he was in Yangzhou of.

I think it took a lot of effort for him to give this hairpin to Xiao Jinxuan before New Year's Eve, but what made him feel pity was that Xiao Jinxuan never thought that the other party liked plum blossoms, but didn't want the hairpin he gave him. He had worn it before, and now it has become a keepsake, and has returned to his hands again.

Seeing that Zhou Xianrui was already busy with the business in his hands, Xiao Jinxuan's patience was not much left, she immediately frowned, and handed the secret letter that said Yu Wang was seriously injured to the table.

"Your Highness, Jinxuan came here for it today. How is Zhou Xianyu's injury? His life is in danger. I entrusted His Highness to send him a letter for me in June, but now it has been two months and there is no sign of it." I have long thought it was a little strange to write a reply letter, but I didn't expect that something happened to him."

Seeing the panic in Xiao Jinxuan's eyes, Zhou Xianrui lowered his head and smiled slightly.

"It seems that Miss Si is really confused. You actually called my seventh brother by his name. Sure enough, you have him in your heart."

While speaking, Zhou Xianrui opened the drawer under the desk, took out a letter stained with a few drops of blood, and silently handed it to Xiao Jinxuan.

"Actually, this letter was delivered half a month ago. It's just that the person who delivered the letter said that the seventh brother was seriously injured in the battlefield. The letters to be sent back were found in his arms when the doctor helped him take off his armor later. , so it was stained with blood."

Seeing that Xiao Jinxuan couldn't wait to open the letter, Zhou Xianrui looked at her face with a flash of emotion in his eyes, but continued calmly:

"I saw that this letter was stained with blood, and I was afraid that you would think wildly when you saw it. However, if I suppress the letter from thousands of miles away and refuse to hand it over to you, I feel that it is really inappropriate. So I wrote a secret letter first, I will tell you about the serious injury of the seventh brother, and when you are prepared in your heart and know that his life is not in danger, I will pass the letter to you through Partridge, but I don't want you to come to my house impatiently gone."

Xiao Jinxuan actually didn't hear what Zhou Xianrui was saying at this moment. All her thoughts were deeply drawn by the thick pages of letter paper in her hand.

The letter was written in Zhou Xianyu's familiar handwriting, like flowing clouds and flowing water, indescribably free and easy.

And between the lines in the letter, Xiao Jinxuan could feel that the other party must be very happy when writing this reply.

In the letter, Zhou Xianyu told her a lot of interesting things, but the sentence he said the most was to thank Xiao Jinxuan for being willing to take care of him and to write him a letter.

As if afraid that this kind of treatment would disappear suddenly, Zhou Xianyu wrote in a very pitiful tone, begging Xiao Jinxuan to write back to him after receiving his letter, even if he only wrote a few words in the letter, he would be satisfied .

At the end of the letter, Zhou Xianyu asked her how she was doing with concern, and asked Xiao Jinxuan to protect herself. If the Qian family dared to make things difficult for her, she could bear with it for now. Huai'an waited, and then vented her anger.

Seeing Zhou Xianyu's frivolous and out-of-the-ordinary way of speaking, Xiao Jinxuan's heart warmed up, tears streaming down her eyes instantly.

Caressing the dots of blood stained on the letter with her hand, Xiao Jinxuan knew it was Zhou Xianyu's blood, the more she thought about it, the more heartbroken she felt, and it was hard to breathe.

Zhou Xianrui, who was originally calm, did not expect Xiao Jinxuan to cry. After all, in his memory, he had never seen a woman who was stronger than her.

Somewhat in a hurry, Zhou Xianrui took out his handkerchief, and Zhou Xianrui handed it to Xiao Jinxuan with a distressed face.

But looking at the handkerchief handed to her eyes, Xiao Jinxuan sobbed a few times, then frowned, and burst into tears uncontrollably.

(End of this chapter)