Fang Qinhu's lip movement said "Spiritual Word"!
He knew!
Lu Yinxi's heart skipped a beat.
Under the circumstances that day, she had no choice but to suddenly use the Spiritual Word without caring about the surroundings. As the target of the Spiritual Word, it was within the young girl's expectation that Fang Qinhu could sense something was wrong with him at that time.
What she didn't expect was that after Fang Qinhu noticed it, he not only didn't make a fuss but also gave her a look. He expected that she would be imprisoned in the dungeon, or rather, he knew at that time that Shang Luoshu was lurking in the main hall!
Thinking of these, Lu Yinxi couldn't help feeling a little scared. Don't be fooled by this man's fierce appearance. His schemes were extremely terrifying.
But she wasn't afraid of him!
After all, Fang Qinhu needed her help now. Moreover, she had the Spiritual Word. In case of emergency, she would make him shut up obediently.
The young girl gradually calmed down, her voice turning slightly cold. "What do you want me to do for you?"
The early spring sun was warm, but it was a bit too bright for Lu Yinxi, who had just walked out of the dark dungeon.
"Miss, have you seen the person you wanted to see? Are you going back to the mansion now?"
When she entered the dungeon, the young girl didn't let Liusu accompany her. The guards inside also seemed to have received someone's order and wisely stepped back. So only she and Fang Qinhu knew about the negotiation just now.
At least on the surface.
"Don't rush back. Let's go and visit His Highness, the Prince of Jing."
Hearing the familiar address, Liusu seemed to remember something and a look of joy appeared on her face. "Miss, just now your maid heard a passing peddler say that His Highness, the Prince of Jing, cleared up the rumors about you."
The young girl was stunned. Well, she had a reason to visit him now.
"In that case, it's even more necessary to go to the Prince of Jing's Mansion."
Sighing, she got into the carriage helplessly.
Although it was a few streets away, the carriage soon stopped in front of the mansion. Lifting the curtain, looking at the mansion gate just in front of her, to be honest, Lu Yinxi felt a little regretful.
Counting the number of times she had met Shang Luoshu, it could basically be counted on one hand, and most of the time they were at odds with each other. Suddenly going to ask him for help now always felt a bit off.
"Miss, aren't you going to pay a visit to His Highness, the Prince of Jing?"
The carriage had stopped for a long time, but the young girl didn't move. Liusu was a little confused.
"Yes, I am going to pay a visit."
Whether she asked for help earlier or later, she didn't need to struggle here.
"Excuse me, is this Miss Lu Si?"
As soon as her feet touched the ground, a young servant who had been guarding the mansion gate ran over and bent down beside the carriage.
"I am."
"That's good. Miss Lu Si, this way please. My master asked me to lead the way for you."
The master of the young servant in the mansion could be no one else.
But how did Shang Luoshu know she was coming?
Suspicions grew in her heart. Lu Yinxi stared closely at the gate in front of her. She didn't want to step in even more, but thinking of what she had promised Fang Qinhu...
Forget it. Just face whatever comes.
Even if the Spiritual Word was ineffective against Shang Luoshu, she still had the ledger, her trump card. He wouldn't dare to do anything to her!
"Please lead the way, sir."
Saying he didn't dare, the young servant walked in front to lead the way for the two of them.
This was the first time Lu Yinxi had visited someone's mansion since she came to this world. Passing through the front hall and stepping onto the corridor, the fragrance of flowers filled the air all the way, and the greenery never faded.
Those flowers that shouldn't have been in bloom at this time passed by her one by one, leaving their fragrance on her skirt.
The young girl didn't know much about these, but she was sure of one thing, that the scenery in this mansion was much more beautiful than the doomsday world she had lived in before.
After walking for a while, the three of them finally stopped in front of a pavilion.
"Your Highness, Miss Lu is here."
"Okay, step back."
The young servant left respectfully. With no obstruction in sight, Lu Yinxi finally saw Shang Luoshu, who was sitting against the stone table, sipping tea.
Today he was wearing a sky-blue well-fitted brocade robe, with his hair tied up in a jade crown, making his features look a bit softer than usual.
"Miss Lu Si, we meet again!"
The young girl didn't respond to him. Instead, she turned to Liusu and said, "Liusu, you go and wait over there first. I'll come to you later."
Although Liusu was surprised at her miss's attitude towards the prince, she still obediently walked to the corner.
With no one around, the young girl didn't have to hold back. She strode onto the pavilion, and her scrutinizing gaze almost pierced the man.
"You knew I was coming to see you? Or rather, you knew I met Fang Qinhu today and what we talked about."
The man raised his eyebrows and idly swirled the teacup, as if he was drinking wine instead of tea.
"Fang Qinhu is a criminal captured by this prince himself. This prince was worried that he would escape from prison, so it should be okay to send someone to secretly monitor him, right?"
Sure enough!
Lu Yinxi took a deep breath and continued, "Since that's the case, you should also know the purpose of my visit?"
"Of course."
The man propped his head up with one hand, his elbow resting on the edge of the table, a faint smile on his lips. But in the young girl's eyes, it was really annoying.
"Good, straightforward! Then I'll be straight too. You help Fang Qinhu clear his name, and I'll return the ledger to you."
"Deal."
In the study of the Prime Minister's Mansion
Madam Lu threw off Lu Wenhan and left without looking back, her eyes red. Looking at his wife's retreating back, Prime Minister Lu subconsciously took a step forward, but then forced himself to stop.
Just now, he and Madam Lu were talking about the strange things he had encountered on his birthday.
According to Prime Minister Lu's original intention, he didn't want the young girl to stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion at all, but in the end, it was he who made the decision to allow it.
These days, the more he thought about it, the more strange he felt.
He always felt that his youngest daughter was involved in all this. So he wanted to tell Madam Lu, but the response he got in the end was
"Lu Wenhan, let me tell you. Now that I'm out, I won't let what happened back then happen again. If you insist on sending Xier back, I can die in front of you again!"
"Wanru, I didn't mean..."
The rest of the words disappeared on his lips as Madam Lu walked further away.
Prime Minister Lu's study was always off - limits without permission. So no one else knew what had happened here.
In contrast, there was quite a commotion in the Maple - Falling Courtyard of the third young miss, Lu Jinran.
"Hongling, didn't you say that His Highness, the Prince of Jing, didn't like Lu Yinxi? Then why did he clear up the rumors about her?"
Lu Jinran always knew that the rumors about Lu Yinxi outside were all her mother's idea.
Hoping against hope, she thought that maybe His Highness, the Prince of Jing, would dislike her fourth younger sister after hearing these rumors, so she didn't stop them.
But now, things didn't develop as she had expected.
"Speak up, Hongling! Didn't you say that the Prince of Jing looked down on her?"
Lu Jinran held the scissors in her hand. The tip of the scissors was only an inch away from Hongling's cheek. If she moved it forward a little more, that beautiful face would be stained with blood.
"Please spare me, miss! Please spare me!"
Hongling trembled and sobbed, her pupils fixed on the scissors in front of her, full of fear.
Seeing this, Lu Jinran let out a sneer. She squatted down and whispered in the maid's ear, "Hongling, do you like your face very much?"
Now that she had caught a glimmer of hope in the darkness, Hongling nodded desperately.
"Third Miss, please, please spare your maid. As long as you don't scratch your maid's face, your maid is willing to be a slave for you!"
"I see!" Lu Jinran deliberately tapped the scissors on Hongling's face, smiling sweetly.
"I heard that mother is choosing maids for the fourth younger sister. In that case, I'll send you to Luoxia Courtyard, okay?"
In the Prince of Jing's Mansion
Having said what she needed to say, Lu Yinxi didn't want to stay here any longer. She bowed to Shang Luoshu and was about to leave with her skirt in hand.
Unexpectedly, before she even turned around, the man's voice rang out again.
It was so annoying!
"Aren't you going to thank this prince for clearing up the rumors in the capital, Miss Lu Si?"
The young girl paused slightly, then turned around and took a firm step forward.
Thank? Thank you, my foot!
Nothing good ever happened whenever she met him. Thank him?