Zhuang Rou walked for a long time, left the palace and went to the street before renting a carriage and sending herself home.

Aunt Liu didn't know that Zhuang Rou was arrested, but she knew that she had been in the palace. Now she saw that she had been going for several days before she came back, so she quickly pulled her and looked at her seriously, "Miss, why are there people in this palace for so long? Huh? The food in the palace is so good. Miss, you are fat."

"There is one thing, you can't run around all day, so you naturally have gained weight." Zhuang Rou pinched her stomach, but she had a little more meat and was not fat yet.

Aunt Liu nodded. It is true that there are many rules in the palace. In the small yard, people in the palace must agree to wherever they go.

At this time, Zhuang Rou remembered something and ordered: "By the way, Aunt Liu, I will go back to Hongzhou in a few days. I will help me pack some winter clothes and take them away. I don't know if I can come back for the New Year this year, so I'll bring more."

Aunt Liu was a little surprised and said reluctantly: "Miss, I've just returned a few months later. The prince can't wait for your injury to recover. Will you go there after the New Year's Eve?"

"There are many refugees coming to Hongzhou. The prince is afraid of chaos. Now he lacks manpower and wants me to go back with him. When the refugees are done, I will take time to come back if I have time. Anyway, I am not a high-ranking official, unlike them who cannot leave without the will of the court." Zhuang Rou preached. She knew that this was just a saying. How could the refugees leave in winter? So she pointed to the besieged city to ask for stuttering.

This time I will definitely not be able to come back at the end of the year.

Because Zhuang Rou is in Hongzhou, Aunt Liu also asked about news when visiting her every day, and knew that there were many refugees there due to drought.

Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, and the weather is slowly getting colder. Those refugees are afraid that they have little clothes and food, so it is difficult to survive the cold winter.

She nodded and said, "Miss, I will sew a layer of cotton cloth outside the winter clothes at home. There are many refugees there, and I will wear simple clothes and will not be targeted. You can't bring jewelry either. It's better to add a few patches to the clothes and carry a piece of charcoal with you. Those who smear their faces and shoot the flowers will not pay attention to you."

Zhuang Rou patted her speechlessly, "Aunt Liu, I am an official. How could you ask me to wear the same clothes as a refugee? Usually I wear official uniforms. Even if I don't wear official uniforms, the adults will give me their clothes. They are so conspicuous that ordinary people dare not approach them.

It looked full of weapons, not to mention ordinary people, even other arrested people would not want to get close.

Aunt Liu forgot that she was still an official, and slapped her thigh and said, "I am so confused. When the lady goes out in Hongzhou, she must bring a few subordinates with her. She can't bully her if she shows off her power!"

"I know, no one dares to make me think about it in Hongzhou." Zhuang Rou asked her to relax. She really didn't want to say that she had a reputation in Hongzhou. If she went out, she would be like a plague god coming to the world. No one on the street would have it.

Zhuang Xuewen came back early today, so he even brought some braised dishes and gave Aunt Liu the paper bag to add the dishes. He wanted to have a good meal with Zhuang Rou tonight.

Knowing that he had a fuss in the palace during the day, he must have caused trouble for his brother. Zhuang Rou faced the table full of dishes and kept sucking her head and eating hard, unwilling to look up at him.

"Do you have a drink?" Zhuang Xuewen poured himself a glass of wine and asked casually.

Zhuang Rou was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he realized that he was asking himself. Zhuang Xuewen used to not let her drink, but why did she suddenly ask her if she drinks?

But she finally had a chance to drink a drink with her brother, so she naturally would not give up and nodded immediately, "Okay."

Zhuang Xuewen raised his eyes and smiled slightly, took another cup, poured wine and asked casually: "I promised so well, often go to Hongzhou to drink?"

"No, the whole mansion is full of men, how can I take me to drink?" Zhuang Rou took the wine glass with both hands and took a sip. She was not as strong as she imagined, and her mouth was a little sweet.

Just when she was a little confused and thought the wine was still delicious, Zhuang Xuewen on the opposite side said, "This is osmanthus wine, which was originally drunk by women's flower viewing poetry party. I specially chose it for you."

Zhuang Rou looked at him inexplicably with a glass of wine, feeling that her brother was a little strange today. She frowned and put down the glass and asked, "Brother, is the emperor making things difficult for you? I am so awesome now, why don't I go to the palace to kill him and relieve my brother's worries?"

"What are you thinking about when fighting and killing all day long?" Zhuang Xuewen was amused by her and gently tapped her hand with chopsticks. "You met an assassin in Fengshan Palace today, and you could escape unscathed, causing chaos in the harem. They are no longer a solid piece, and today I came to thank Xiaorou for her."

After hearing what he said, Zhuang Rou pouted in dissatisfaction, "What are you talking about? My brother is not what I arranged for the matter in the palace. This happened suddenly. Even if you make a contribution inadvertently, the emperor should thank me directly if you want to thank me. Besides, if this is good for your brother, I will deal with them next time."

Zhuang Xuewen drank the wine in the glass and smiled and said, "Xiao Rou, if one day you find that your brother has taken advantage of you, will you forgive me?"

"Brother, you're drunk before you even get much." Zhuang Rou drank the glass of wine in a small sip, looked up at him and said, "I don't like to listen to such words. I know what my brother is doing to me."

She looked down at the wine glass and muttered, "When I met my brother in Qiuhuangpo, Liushou County, I knew that you were the relative I would protect throughout my life. I would support what my brother wanted to do. You don't have to worry about my ideas. I know that my brother won't harm me."

Zhuang Xuewen narrowed his eyes when he smiled, "I thought Xiaorou was already fascinated by Prince Yinde, and her brother was probably a lonely old man."

"Brother, what are you thinking about? Although I am in Hongzhou, the most important person in my heart is Brother. Besides, I was not fascinated by him." It turned out that I was worried about this, and Zhuang Rou finally felt relieved and preached quickly.

But when she was going to Hongzhou, she still had to talk to Zhuang Xuewenxue, "But there are too many refugees in Hongzhou now. Brother, I have to go back first. At the end of the New Year, I will see if the situation is good, so I will take the time to come back for the New Year."

Zhuang Xuewen put a chicken leg in her bowl and said casually: "The Prince Yinde is so popular, it is no problem to get silver. It's better if you follow him back. King Qi will definitely not give up this time. You should be safer there."

"Brother, I'm all causing trouble for you." Zhuang Rou said with some guilt, "But he scolded Chu Xia like that just slapped me in the face, no matter how he said he was my person. Apart from me, others humiliated him is just asking for trouble." Zhuang Rou said with dissatisfaction.

"Of course, if someone dares to treat his brother like this, even the emperor, I will knock him off his head."

Zhuang Xuewen glanced at her, "Xiao Rou, did you intentionally use excuses in the palace?"

"Ah?" Zhuang Rou was stunned for a moment.

After smiling, Zhuang Xuewen continued to preach, "I am your brother. You have always been a person with a sense of character. Xiaorou of my family is very smart. Do you know that your brother is doing things for the emperor, and the queen mother and the others have always controlled the harem, and the emperor's every move is under their control."

"So you seem to be messing around, and this happened in the palace, giving the emperor a chance to eradicate most of the suspicion in the palace. The queen has now even given the Feng Seal to Concubine Rong. You have made great contributions and are you saying that you can cause trouble for your brother."

Zhuang Xuewen stood up, walked behind Zhuang Rou, touched her head and said, "It's your brother who is useless. You have to risk your life to do this. And I can only let you leave the capital, but I can't kill the Qi King to help you get rid of the troubles."

"If King Qi died now, it would definitely involve you. He is useful and cannot die for the time being. Moreover, I am the only relative of you. My brother is the one who does it. You are not worthy of your life for the emperor." After that, he walked back, sat down and took a bowl of soup in front of Zhuang Rou.

Zhuang Rou looked at him and said with a firm look: "Brother, I can give you everything you want. I will no longer make my own decisions in the future, but don't worry when you need me."

Is there anything that can compare to a good sister? Zhuang Xuewen nodded and responded. He swallowed the words I just want you to be safe. They drank them until late at night. Aunt Liu gave up after having a warm stomach.

In the following days, the changes in the palace were quarreling several times. Because it was the imperial edict issued by the Empress Dowager, it was much better than the emperor's, so the matter was settled.

Chu Xia received disaster relief money, and time was too tight to even spend the Mid-Autumn Festival in the capital, so he had to go back to Hongzhou as soon as possible.

Although he was usually a playboy and could have delayed it for a few more days, the emperor had guessed this possibility long ago and issued an order to set off for Hongzhou immediately. He had to inform Zhuang Rou to pack up his things and leave together.

Zhuang Rou had already packed up her things and could set off at any time, but she received the order from the palace temporarily.

The assassination case in the palace has been found out. This matter has nothing to do with her, the prince-in-law, but she performed very bravely at that time and deserves to go to a better place to serve the people.

It was just the beginning of spring, and it was the time to select people from the Shenhoumen Competition. The Empress Dowager specially gave her a place to pass the number of cases to solve and directly participate in the Shenhoumen Competition.

As long as you can enter the first hundred, you can enter the Shenfang Gate and become what people call the Godly Captain.

Zhuang Rou was very surprised when she received this order. If she participated in the school competition, she would have to go to Shenjunmen to do the school competition now.

Because it was an order issued by the palace, she had to go even if she didn't want to go, and she could not follow Chu Xia to Hongzhou for the time being.

Chu Xia also learned about this when Zhuang Rou received the imperial edict.

"The Empress Dowager doesn't want her to go to Hongzhou with me..." He teased the bird on the air and said nothing, "The Shenfu Gate only takes one month to take the exam before the school. When the time comes, let her go to Hongzhou. Come back when the school is in spring."

Chu Xia finished feeding the bird food, wiped his hands and said to Xiao Ran, "The day after tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival. I originally wanted to enjoy the moon with her on the boat, so let's change the place. You go and arrange it. I will only leave after I appreciate the moon."

"Yes." Xiao Ran responded and retreated silently.

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