At this time, Zhuang Wan finally realized that Mu Qiulan's departure might not be right.

But when she saw Xiao Jingchen's expression at the moment, he didn't look like he was looking for someone, but rather like he wanted to kill someone.

Rong Li stood guard in front of her. This was the first time he saw Xiao Jingchen looking so irritable, and he was afraid that he would hurt Zhuang Wan.

Xiao Jingchen pulled him away and asked: "Where is her hometown?"

"I don't know, she didn't say it." Zhuang Wan answered honestly. Although there seemed to be a chapter in the book that mentioned the heroine's hometown, she couldn't even remember most of the plot. How could she remember that a character appeared once or twice?

place name.

Xiao Jingchen: "..."

He looked angry, as if he thought Zhuang Wan was hiding it from him on purpose, and he immediately put the knife on her neck and asked her to reveal Mu Qiulan's whereabouts.

"I'll check it out!" Rong Li said quickly, but he couldn't rest assured here.

Xiao Jingchen turned around and stared at him: "Aren't you going to check? Are you still not going?"

"Yes!" Rong Li glanced at Zhuang Wan worriedly and said, "Before I come back, I hope Your Highness will not embarrass her."

Xiao Jingchen said nothing, but his face was full of impatience.

Rong Li hesitated for a moment, then turned and walked out.

Zhuang Wan finally understood. It was probably because the male and female protagonists were at odds, the female protagonist ran away from home, and the male protagonist searched for her all over the world.

But Xiao Jingchen didn't think highly of his wife, and instead asked her for help. Does this have anything to do with her?

She originally thought the villain was crazy, but she didn't expect the male protagonist to be even more crazy.

She saw that Xiao Jingchen had no intention of leaving, and felt that if she couldn't find Mu Qiulan today, she might not be able to get out of this door.

"I just said that sister Qiu Lan is doing well in Prince Qi's Mansion, why is she suddenly going back to the countryside?" She appeared to be talking to herself, but in fact she was talking to Xiao Jingchen.

"I think she must have been wronged in some way."

Xiao Jingchen said nothing.

"Most likely, some people said something they shouldn't have said or done something they shouldn't have done to make her angry. Alas... My sister is really pitiful. She ran away happily for love, but as a result, some

If a person loses his popularity as soon as he wakes up, he might as well continue to lie down."

Xiao Jingchen: "..."

He glanced at Zhuang Wan, not wanting to listen to her nonsense, and turned around and walked to the courtyard, where he sat under the grape trellis and waited anxiously for Rong Li to come back.

Zhuang Wan came out after putting on her clothes, leaning against the door with her arms folded and looking at him. I have to say that this male protagonist is the male protagonist, even if he looks at him with a bad face, he is very eye-catching.

It's just his temper... he's really too irritable.

If she were the heroine, she would have to run.

Just now, she wanted to comfort him. After all, no matter where Mu Qiulan traveled to the end of the world, she would still return to him in the end.

But now she's not in the mood at all, so there's nothing wrong with letting him worry for a while.

She turned around and went to the kitchen, ready to make something to eat. But when she saw that everything was neatly packed away by Rong Li, she didn't know where to start.

Forget it, let's go buy two buns on the street for cushioning.

When she stepped on the fallen courtyard gate and passed by, ten thousand grass and mud horses floated through her heart.

Remind yourself to remember to ask Xiao Jingchen to pay for the door. You may have to make a special statement that if you kick the door three times or more, you will be compensated double.

She originally wanted to hold the door up to block it a little, but when she thought of Xiao Jingchen sitting there like a door god, no thief would dare to come in and steal things.

After Zhuang Wan went to the bun shop in the alley to eat and drink, she came back and saw Xiao Jingchen still sitting there motionless, like a stone statue. She didn't know what he was thinking, but it must have something to do with Mu Qiulan.

At this time, Rong Li also came back.

Xiao Jingchen's sullen face finally showed some anticipation.

"Found it?"

Rong Li shook his head, "None of the servants in Shangshu Mansion know where Miss Mu's hometown is, and she has never mentioned it."

Xiao Jingchen didn't get angry this time, but was unexpectedly calm.

Zhuang Wan thought that he had probably figured it out during the period of calmness, but seeing his sad and despairing look, he seemed to be in the state of someone who had just lost love, which looked quite pitiful.

"Your Highness..." Seeing him like this, Rong Li couldn't bear to disturb him, but there was something very important that he had to say.

"I have sent someone to report to the Holy One that His Highness has woken up. The imperial doctor will be here soon. Your Highness should return home!"

Xiao Jingchen was silent for a moment, finally stood up slowly, and left in despair.

Rong Li came over and said to Zhuang Wan: "I will help you change the door later."

Zhuang Wan said helplessly: "Let's just change to an iron door!"

Rong Li sighed, and then asked: "You really don't know where Miss Mu's hometown is?"

"What?" Zhuang Wan said displeased: "You think I helped her hide it?"

Rong Li said nothing, sighed again, turned around and followed Xiao Jingchen.

Zhuang Wan curled her lips, it was so funny, she acted as if she knew everything.

But she was really a little worried about Mu Qiulan. What happened to her and Xiao Jingchen that would make her leave Kyoto resolutely? Even her favorite perfumery career was abandoned and a mess was left to her.

Without Mu Qiulan, how would this incense shop continue to operate? Change your career, but Rong Li had already said that merchants from the Western Regions would come with a caravan next month, mostly spices, and she had already given them a deposit.

What a headache.

In the afternoon, Rong Li came to the small courtyard and brought several workers with him. He opened the courtyard door and replaced it with a new one.

"How is Prince Qi?" Zhuang Wan asked him.

"It's nothing." Rong Li said, "His Highness is only so impulsive when he is in a hurry. There are still many things to do right now. I'm afraid he can't even care about looking for Miss Mu."

"Don't worry!" Zhuang Wan said, "They will definitely have lovers and get married eventually."

Rong Li asked: "How can you be so sure?"

"I can read!" Zhuang Wan said: "I can tell who is destined to be with whom by looking at their faces, and they are inseparable no matter what."

Rong Li chuckled and asked after a moment: "Then do you think you and I are destined?"

Zhuang Wan stared at him, "Then let me see your face."

Rong Li straightened his clothes, sat upright and said, "Then take a look."

Zhuang Wan looked at her seriously and said, "Of course you and I are destined."

Rong Li said in surprise: "Do you really think so?"

Zhuang Wan smiled and said: "You and I... are friends, friends of friends!"

Rong Li: "..."

"That's okay, friends will be friends!" He stood up and sighed: "I'll prepare some delicious food for you. I'm not only your friend, but also an old nanny who serves you."

Zhuang Wan laughed: "Well, grandma, what should we eat tonight?"

Rong Li rolled his eyes at her and sighed: "What kind of fate is this for me! Who would have thought that I, the number one counselor of Dayan, would be reduced to a cook."

"Aren't we friends?" Zhuang Wan said, "I said I'd give you my wages. You're not short of money either. Why don't I make a gadget for you someday?"

Rong Li became interested: "What do you want to give me?"

"Don't even think about purses, sachets or anything like that. I can't do needlework, so I'll give you something you've never seen before."

Rong Li said expectantly: "Okay! For the sake of your gift, I will make you an angelica duck to replenish your qi and blood."

Zhuang Wan cried bitterly: "It's these medicinal foods again, don't you think everything I've eaten recently has made me angry?"

Rong Li stared at her and said, "No! I think you look much better, you are white and rosy."

Then he smiled and said, "Tell me, what do you want to eat?"

Zhuang Wan said: "Let me tell you a few dish names and see if you can cook them?"

Rong Li said: "Okay! Tell me about it."

"Then listen carefully." Zhuang Wan said: "The first one is couple's lung slices, the second one is braised lion's head, Mapo tofu, ants climbing the tree..."

"Wait a minute!" The more Rong Li listened, the more uncomfortable he became, "What kind of dishes are these? I can't possibly have to kill a couple, cut off the lion's head, and catch ants just to make this dish?"

Zhuang Wan burst out laughing: "Just accept it! Mr. Rong, who is knowledgeable and omniscient, also has things he doesn't know."

Rong Li snorted: "I don't know where you heard these weird dish names."

Zhuang Wan smiled with a stomachache, "Okay, let's not make troublesome dishes like angelica duck. The chicken porridge you made last time was good."

Rong Li remained silent.

This chicken porridge is much more complicated than making angelica duck. But since Zhuang Wan wanted to eat it, he made it...

…

Since Yan Cheng arrived in Fuzhou, it has been raining continuously for days. Because the Qinglong Mountain where bandits are entrenched is high and dangerous, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Especially when encountering such heavy rain, the mountain road is slippery and muddy, and it is even more dangerous, making it difficult to climb up the mountain easily.

But he just wanted to settle the matter here as soon as possible and return to Beijing.

He suppressed his annoyance and asked, "When is this rain going to start?"

The new prefect, Cai Congwen, said: "General Li, please be patient. With such a heavy rain, the bandits are also trapped in the mountains, so don't worry for a while."
Chapter completed!