Chapter 59

  Got pranked!

  That smelly cat actually winked at her!

  Little Phoenix was furious at being left outside the city for half a day and directly ordered Feng Si to turn the horse's head back to Bianliang City, heading straight to Kaifeng.

  As soon as the carriage entered the street in front of Kaifeng Prefecture, Lu Xiaofeng sensed that something was amiss.

  Even Xiao He felt something was wrong, "Miss, what's going on here?"

  Lu Xiaofeng looked out of the car window and saw that many vendors on the street were packing up their stalls after the chaos, while some injured people were waiting for treatment. There were also many government officials and police officers walking around to handle official business.

  Something's wrong!

  No wonder Zhan Zhao didn't meet her outside the city.

  "Miss, we've arrived." Feng Si's voice rang out.

  Lu Xiaofeng just realized they had arrived outside the Kaifeng Prefecture government office.

  Xiaohe jumped down from the carriage first, then turned around to help the young lady get down.

  Lu Xiaofeng nodded at the gatekeeper and walked in.

  As she walked into the inner court, someone would naturally tell Lu Xiaofeng where the person he was looking for was.

  "Zhan Zhao."

  Upon hearing this voice, Zhan Zhao involuntarily turned around to look and saw the person he had stood up standing at the door with an inscrutable expression.

  "Lu's daughter."

  Lu Xiaofeng's eyebrows slightly raised, he stepped inside, bypassing him and heading straight for Gong Sun Ce.

  Xuan Zhaohui's heart sank slightly, was she angry?

  "Mr. Gong Sun, what's going on outside Kaifeng Prefecture?"

  "It's because of this girl on the bed."

  Lu Xiaofeng looked at the girl wearing a Taoist robe on the bed and suddenly knew what kind of plot this was - Yinyang Judgment!

  No wonder the streets outside Kaifeng Prefecture are so chaotic. This Zhang Yufen was being pursued and killed by Ah Xing all the way from Luoyang.

  "So that's how it is. I thought something was wrong and came in to take a look. It seems like nothing major, so I'll leave first."

  Gongsun Zan went to see Zhai Zhao.

  Zhan Zhao looks at Lu Xiaofeng.

  Lu Xiao Feng didn't even look at him, only stopping her footsteps as she passed by his side, "Zhan Zhao, you're not suited for private relationships, let's part ways here."

  Little Phoenix

  Lu Xiaofeng waved away the hand that had reached out to him and didn't stop his departing footsteps.

  Zhan Zhao, Kaifeng Prefecture is your responsibility, and I don't want to be a burden to you. So it's better for us to part ways, each going our own way.

  As Lu Xiaofeng was about to step out of the door with one foot, and the other foot was about to follow, a hand grabbed her right arm.

  Lu Xiaofeng turned around and saw Zhan Zhao, looking at the hand he was holding onto, couldn't help but furrow his brow. "What are you keeping me for?" Your vacation is probably ruined, can it be that I also have to stay in the capital with you?

  No way!

  Zhan Zhao didn't say a word and pulled her along as he walked out, all the way to his own room without letting go of her.

  "What are you up to, Xiao Mao?" Little Phoenix Maiden said with some annoyance.

  Zhan Zhao pushed the door shut with one hand.

  "Hey, Zhan——" The words were cut off by Zhan Zhao's sudden hug.

  What's going on here?

  "Xiao Feng, stop messing around."

  "Zhan Zhao, who is causing trouble? I just want everything to return to its original track."

  "Can you still go back?" Zhan Zhao asked softly in her ear.

  "Why can't you go back?"

  "That day..."

  "Let it go, little cat. We can forget about what happened that day and pretend it never existed. Life can still go on."

  "When does he not exist?" She is so carefree. Compared to him, this big man, she can really pick up and put down.

  "Right, anyway nothing really happened, just treat it as a dream, and dreams are always illusory and unreal."

  Zhan Zhao tightened his hand around her waist, closed his eyes, "Xiao Feng, I know I have too many responsibilities to take care of, and maybe I've been neglecting you, but you can't deny my sincerity just because of that."

  "Zhan Zhao, I didn't deny you, I just chose a path that's good for both of us. Isn't it easier to be human this way?"

  Zhan Zhao couldn't help but laugh, "How dare you say this isn't just an excuse for you to escape?"

  "Escaping? Escaping what?"

  Zhan Zhao patted her shoulder and looked at her with a smile.

  "What are you laughing at?"

  "Never mind, have it your way."

  "You should have followed me long ago." Wasting each other's time.

  "I'm afraid I won't be able to take you to Nirvana Island."

  "It looks like there's a case."

  "This case is a bit troublesome."

  "That girl is more troublesome than me." Lu Xiao Feng said sincerely.

  Zhan Zhao lost his smile, "How did you know?"

  "Intuition, Xiao Mao, you deal with it yourself, I'm leaving."

  Zhan Zhao didn't let go.

  "Let go, if you don't let go, how can I leave?"

  "Be careful on the road and mind your own business."

  "Do you think I'm you? Should I take care of all the injustices in the world, or am I still that impulsive White Yutang who doesn't consider the consequences? This young lady is not someone who interferes with others' business."

  "Really?"

  "What do you mean, little cat?"

  "It's not interesting."

  "Let go."

  Zhan Zhao finally let go of his own hand.

  Lu Xiaofeng went to open the door.

  Zhan Zhao hugged her from behind again.

  Lu Xiaofeng was speechless, was this really the Zhan Zhao he knew?

  "What do you want?"

  "I won't be able to see you for some time."

  Is the little cat possessed by Qiong Yao?

  "Let's go."

  Lu Xiaofeng hummed and this time successfully pulled open the door and walked out.

  Xiaohe was waiting for her in front, and when he saw her, he came up to greet her, "Miss, are we leaving?"

  "Let's go."

  Lu Xiaofeng walked out of Kaifeng Fu and saw the steward of the Pang Mansion.

  "Miss."

  "Pang Ming, is there something?"

  "Miss, our young master has arranged a marriage and the wedding will be in twenty days. Since you haven't left the capital yet, madam sent me to inform you so that you can attend young master's wedding before leaving."

  "Has Pang Yu gotten engaged? Which family's daughter is it?"

  "She is the young lady of the Commander-in-Chief's household."

  "Oh." The door is facing the gate.

  "Miss, would you like to go back home?"

  "Not today, I'll return home tomorrow."

  "That little one will go back to the mansion first and report to the imperial tutor."

  "Good."

  Pang Ming turned and walked away.

  "Miss, it seems we can't go on like this, can we?"

  Lu Xiaofeng sighed, "Yes, it's obvious."

  However, Pang Yu is getting married, and this matter cannot be missed at all costs.

  The travelers returned to the small shop, unloaded their luggage from the vehicle, and settled in separately.

  At night, a disturbance broke out in the Kaifeng Prefecture. The assassin who entered the prefecture to make an attempt on someone's life missed their target but managed to escape successfully, which left Xianzhao extremely frustrated.

  The girl who had been unconscious for a day finally woke up.

  As soon as Zhang Yuafen woke up, she divined the result of her dream and asserted that the person who assassinated her was called Ah Xing, and he had already died a natural death in his coffin.

  As a result, on the second day, the Kaifeng Prefecture government officials indeed found Ah Xing in a coffin as Zhang Yufen had said.

  Kaifeng Prefecture's group of people were returning to the yamen when they happened upon the sedan chair of the Grand Preceptor's residence passing by.

  "Boss Zhan." Xiao He, walking beside the sedan, greeted Zhan Zhao.

  The person in the sedan lifted up the curtain on the sedan and revealed a pretty face.

  "Is the exhibition guard going back?"

  "Yes."

  Zhang Yifen looked at Zhan Zhao and then at the person in the sedan chair, suddenly smiling with a hint of ambiguity.

  After a simple greeting with Zhan Zhao, Lu Xiaofeng's sedan continued on its way without stopping.

  "Good luck."

  "Huh?" Zhan Zhao withdrew his gaze and looked at the person beside him.

  "Is that the person Master Zhan has in mind?"

  Zhan Zhao coughed and neither admitted nor denied it, taking it as a default.

  Zhang Yuafen lowered her voice and said mysteriously: "This girl is the appearance of a prosperous husband and son, or the appearance of great wealth and nobility."

  Zhan Zhao did not speak.

  Zhang Yuafen continued: "With Zhan Gong and his wife, they are a match made in heaven."

  Zhan Zhao covered his mouth with his hand and coughed, saying: "Miss Zhang, we should head back." But in his heart, he was very pleased. After all, Zhang Yifen was a disciple of the divine mathematician Ouyang Ling, so her words were still trustworthy.

  Is your husband and child well?

  Cough... Zhan Zhao took a deep breath and lengthened his stride.

  He already knew that she couldn't leave Beijing for the time being and would only set off after Prince An's wedding, it's just that there was a case under investigation at the moment, so it wasn't convenient to go see her.

  Besides, they couldn't tell others about their affair, especially not let Taishi know, it's quite annoying.

  Lu Xiaofeng returned to the Taishi Mansion and directly joined the team preparing for the wedding of Anle Hou, led by Mrs. Pang.

  In the midst of busy wedding preparations, Little Phoenix also didn't forget to frequently tease and joke with her sworn brother a few times. Later on, when Pang Yu saw his third sister turn around and run away, it became a laughing matter in the manor.

  That day, the Privy Councilor led his daughter to the mansion.

  Lu Xiaofeng originally didn't know who this official was, but after Xiaohe told her that it was Sun Gongzi's father, she immediately understood.

  "Miss Sun and the late Second Miss were sworn sisters, considered to be our Old Master's adopted daughter."

  "Is it?"

  "It wasn't formally acknowledged, originally it was intentional, but unfortunately the second young lady passed away......" And so this matter came to nothing.

  Oh, I didn't know there were such things inside.

  "Miss, what did you say Master Sun and the others came for?" Xiao He was a bit curious, she thought that those who came to Taishi's mansion were all people with ulterior motives, they wouldn't come without seeking something.

  Lu Xiaofeng, however, showed no interest and leaned against the railing, fanning himself with a handheld fan, saying listlessly: "What's it to us anyway? It has nothing to do with us."

  "It's not necessarily so, what if it was Master Sun who asked his father to come and propose?"

  "Are you kidding me? Shouldn't it be Master Sun accompanying Lord Sun, how could it be Miss Sun?"

  "Me too."

  Wait a minute, Miss Sun and Mr. Sun, aren't you the father-in-law and wife of Wen Yaoting from the Yinyang Tribunal?

  Really?

  "Miss, where are you going?"

  "I'll go take a look at Dad." Aiyo, Master Tai, don't get involved in this mess, it won't end well and you'll just get yourself into trouble.

  Xiaohe found it a bit strange that the young lady said she wanted to find Tai Shi, but when they arrived at the place, she hid in the distance and didn't go over, saying she had to wait for Sun's father and daughter to leave before speaking.

  The master and servant waited in a cool place outside for a long time until the father and daughter of the Sun family left, then they went to the study of Tai Shifu.

  "Dad." Little Feng's daughter stepped in and sweetly called out.

  "Jade!" Seeing his beloved daughter, Taishi was overjoyed. He looked at other people's daughters and then at his own, feeling extremely proud.

  "Dad, what did Sun bring here for?"

  "It's nothing major, just looking for Dad to help with a small favor."

  "Dad, I didn't say that. Last time when my brother was injured, that young master from the Sun family ran away with his tail between his legs. Do we really have to put aside our grudges and help the Sun family?" Little Phoenix showed her selfish and spoiled nature at just the right moment.

  The eunuch stroked his beard and nodded, he hadn't forgotten this matter, but the other party wasn't asking for nothing either...

  "Dad, what's going on?"

  The empress thought for a moment and felt that her daughter was someone who could be trusted with the matter, so she explained the whole story from beginning to end.

  Lu Xiaofeng listened and thought for a moment, saying: "Dad, it's best if we don't get involved in this matter?"

  "Why?"

  "You think, what kind of place is Qilin Hall? And Meng Shilang was stabbed in front of Qilin Hall, this matter absolutely cannot be a small thing. No matter if the murderer is Wen Yaotian or not, we are not suitable to intervene."

  If so, we're asking for trouble.

  "If not, then Father, think about it, with your understanding of Bao Gong, what are the chances that it's not true?"

  Pang Taishi nodded heavily, he was already hesitant, after hearing the woman say this, there was nothing to worry about, this matter was indeed not suitable for interference.

  "But then again, this seems too inhumane..."

  "Dad, aren't we supposed to be preparing for our younger brother's wedding? Let's just put off the matter of the homicide case for now, I'm sure others won't say anything about it."

  "That makes sense."

  Lü Xiao Feng smiled complacently.

  "You little scamp, you're so cunning."

  "I'm Dad's daughter."

  Pang Taishi stroked his beard and smiled.

  That's right, Ponchi's daughter is indeed excellent!