By the time the mother and daughter rushed to the main gate, the night had fallen dark. In the hazy darkness, they could only see a dark figure lying on the ground.
It seemed that he had been shot in the chest!
"Madam, Miss!"
The gatekeeper who had been staying there all along saw the masters coming and hurriedly ran up to them. Fear was faintly visible on his face.
"Madam, just now when I was guarding that man, I seemed to hear him say that he was from General Feng's mansion."
General Feng?!
At this moment, when people mentioned General Feng, their first thought could only be the Cavalry General.
Madam Lu obviously thought of this too. The mother and daughter exchanged a look and immediately had the man carried into the mansion.
Fortunately, the mansion doctor was in the front yard, so it was convenient for him to come at this time.
Seeing Madam Lu arranging everything calmly and methodically, Lu Yinxi took Hongmei and Hongrui to a secluded place.
"Hongmei!"
"Miss, don't worry. This servant understands!"
Hongmei nodded understandingly at the young girl, saluted and stepped back. Only Hongrui was left beside Lu Yinxi.
General Feng was on Shang Luoshu's side. The man had mentioned this to her the last time he came, and she also knew that he had told the Feng family not to go out easily.
But now, not only had a member of the Feng family come out, but he had even collapsed in front of her Lu family's mansion. Who was this person? What on earth had happened during this period that made him risk going out to the Lu family?
As she was deep in thought, Prime Minister Lu, who received the news a little later, also rushed over.
"Father."
Lu Yinxi curtsied, not noticing the fleeting uneasiness on her father's face.
The incident between the two Lu sisters last time had always weighed heavily on Prime Minister Lu's mind. After a few days, he had once again deeply realized that he was not a competent father, which was why he had acted like that just now.
But now was not the time to talk about these things.
"Ahem," Prime Minister Lu pretended to clear his throat and said seriously, "I just heard that someone collapsed in front of the main gate. What exactly happened?"
"Daughter doesn't know either," Lu Yinxi shook her head. "When mother and I arrived, that man had already been shot and lost too much blood. He had fainted. We could only bring him back to the mansion and have the mansion doctor come to treat him."
"Good child, you must have been scared."
Prime Minister Lu lovingly stroked his youngest daughter's head and said in a soft voice, "You go back first. Leave this to father."
Lu Yinxi thought carefully. It seemed that she really couldn't help much here. So she asked Liusu to say hello to her mother, and then she took Hongrui back to her courtyard.
Coincidentally, Hongmei was also on her way here.
"Sent it out?"
"Miss, don't worry. The message has been sent... And this servant also brought back someone."
By the end of her words, Hongmei didn't even dare to look at Lu Yinxi.
On the contrary, the young girl was calm: "Take me to see him."
It was still the same wall as last time. Apart from the darker sky and two more "light bulbs" not far away, it seemed no different from before.
"Are you okay?"
As soon as he saw her, Shang Luoshu took big strides towards her. He held her shoulders with both hands and carefully examined her from head to toe.
"I heard that Feng Lixin was shot. How about you?"
"Feng Lixin?"
The unfamiliar name made Lu Yinxi temporarily ignore the hands on her shoulders. "You mean the person who collapsed in front of my house tonight is called Feng Lixin?"
After confirming that the young girl was okay, the man replied affirmatively, "Yes, he is the second son of General Feng."
?!
Brother of Feng Wan?
What was he doing out at this time? Was he going to offer himself as a target to the enemy? Didn't he know that Kong Ren was trying to deal with their family?
Seeing her doubts, Shang Luoshu sighed softly and explained, "I sent someone to investigate. His actions today were instigated by the young servant beside him. Most likely it was the Regent King who did it."
"Why is he involved everywhere?"
The young girl frowned, very unhappy. Then she noticed the distance between herself and the man.
"Let go!"
She glared at him without any deterrence. Lu Yinxi easily broke free from his hands, stepped back to a safe distance, and turned her head away from him.
"Do you still have something to say? If not, I'll go back."
"In order to tell you the news in time, I haven't even had dinner. Now Miss Fourth is going to drive me away so heartlessly?"
The man deliberately put on a pitiful look. The young girl saw it. She knew it was fake, but she still couldn't help but feel soft-hearted.
"I'm really defeated by you!"
She glared at him again, neither too lightly nor too heavily. Lu Yinxi turned around and gave an order, "Hongmei, go to the small kitchen and get some food. Hongrui, tell the servants in the courtyard to rest early today."
The two didn't dare to delay and immediately stepped back, but neither of them missed the shock in each other's eyes. Just now, their master... was he acting coquettishly towards Miss Fourth?
In this way, it seemed that Miss Fourth becoming their future princess was really a foregone conclusion.
When the food was served, Lu Yinxi didn't even keep Hongrui and Hongmei. Only she and Shang Luoshu were left under the flickering candlelight.
"I don't know if it suits your taste. Eat!"
"I also worked my way up from the army back then. I'm not picky about food."
As he said this, he picked up a water-golden winter melon dumpling.
Lu Yinxi didn't say a word. She just propped her chin and watched him finish a whole plate of dumplings.
To be honest, Shang Luoshu's eating manner was not as elegant as Prime Minister Lu's. There was a touch of boldness in his actions, presumably influenced by his life in the army.
"Are you full? If not, I'll ask Hongmei to get some more."
"I'm full, I'm full."
The man pressed down her rising movement, put down his chopsticks, and the smile almost overflowed from his eyes.
"After Feng Wan's matter is over, I will come to see you through the main gate of the Prime Minister's mansion in person."
It was as if fireworks were exploding in her mind. A guess suddenly formed in her heart. Lu Yinxi picked at her fingers, not knowing how to react for a moment. Did it mean what she thought it meant?
She wanted to ask him for confirmation, but when she came to her senses, the man was no longer sitting across the round table.
Shang Luoshu had left.
This night was destined to be a sleepless one.
Lu Yinxi tossed and turned all night because of Shang Luoshu's words. Madam Mei waited for half the night but didn't see her son. Instead, she waited for the furious General Feng. As for Kong Ren, since the death of his youngest son, he hadn't had a good night's sleep for a long time.
The only one who might sleep well this night was probably the one in the Regent King's mansion.
After several mansion doctors treated him all night, Feng Lixin's condition finally stabilized. Madam Lu also learned the identity of this person from Prime Minister Lu and immediately sent someone to the Feng mansion to deliver the news.
Kong Ren still didn't go to court today. The emperor knew that he had lost his son and specially granted him a few days' leave.
After having a hasty breakfast, Kong Ren returned to the coffin. Only at this time was he normal.
When Madam Kong saw this scene, she secretly thought it was inauspicious in her heart, but still forced herself to step into the mourning hall.
"Sir."
She curtsied and was about to salute, but before her knees could bend, she felt a sharp pain in her chest. Then she fell to the ground uncontrollably.
"Vicious woman! You killed my Jiao'er, and now you still have the nerve to come to his mourning hall!"
"Get out of here!"
The pain in her chest made Madam Kong's whole face frown together, but she knew that she couldn't leave at this moment.
Supported by the maid, she forced herself to get up from the ground with a pale smile.
"Sir can let me get out, but don't you want to know who exactly killed your precious son?"