The study suddenly became extremely quiet. Sanqi thought that he had said something that should not be said, so he shut up his mouth immediately and lowered his head tremblingly. He did not hear the Governor speak for a while and then boldly glanced from the corner of his eye.

But he saw that the Governor’s face was complicated and strange, as if he was suspicious and surprised, as if he was even more confused, faintly confused, and slightly confused.

Such an expression shouldn’t be.

Sanqi forgot to be afraid, thinking in confusion in his heart. A sudden flash of inspiration appeared in his brain and he realized later: Could it be that from beginning to end, he was wrong?!

If that’s the case…

Thinking about the consequences of his own cleverness, Sanqi felt a little like crying without tears, and as soon as his legs were weak, he wanted to kneel. Then, he heard the Governor say, “Who said this to you?”

Sanqi hurriedly said with a bitter face: “There is no one, it’s the little one who guesses wildly by himself. Please give the punishment, Governor.”

Lu Xingzhou did not say whether to punish or not and asked, “What are the rumors in the palace?”

“This…” Sanqi gritted his teeth and said, “Don’t dare to hide from the Governor. Because the Empress Dowager often came to Chongzheng Hall for a while and the Governor seemed to be closer to the Empress Dowager, there was some gossip in the palace of several concubines, but no one knew about it before.”

Lu Xingzhou was silent for a long time before he said, “I see. You go out, let people control their mouths tighter.”

“Yes.” Sanqi was amnestied and hurriedly retreated. Only when he reached the door did he dare to straighten up, wipe the cold sweat on his forehead, and be afraid for a while.

Only then did he have the heart to savor the Governor’s attitude towards this matter.

Although he had misunderstood it, Sanqi asked himself what he knew about the Governor. If this matter was really just trying to catch the wind, he is afraid it would not be exposed so lightly.

So in the end, the Governor is a little bit confused about Niangniang. Sanqi could not understand it a little, but if he thought about it, it was always right to continue to be polite to the people of Chang’an Palace.

In the study, Lu Xingzhou looked at the brocade box in front of him with a weird expression, and finally, opened the drawer and put the box in.

Two days later, the Little Emperor recovered completely and Jiang Rui continued to teach him to study.

She quickly discovered that Lu Xingzhou, who used to criticize memorials in the Chongzheng Palace, had suddenly become uncertain about his whereabouts and had not let her get in contact for several days.

She pretended to ask casually and the words came out of the mouth of the little chamberlain. It turned out that before she came to the Chongzheng Hall, Lu Xingzhou was still there, and whenever she was coming, he happened to go elsewhere.

There had been no such situation like this for the previous two months, let alone several days in a row.

Jiang Rui understood that Lu Xingzhou was deliberately avoiding her.

When she came to this conclusion, not only was she not anxious, but she became more calm and at ease.

It was good for her that he avoided her.

If to Lu Xingzhou, she was just an insignificant person, why would he hide from her?

Only when one person has a different meaning in the heart of another person will there be a mentality of uncertainty, withdrawal, and avoidance.

Since he wants to hide, let him hide.

As usual, Jiang Rui went to Chongzheng Hall to teach the Little Emperor to study every afternoon. Sometimes she would ask Lu Xingzhou to the inner attendant, sometimes she did not ask, as if she asked him casually, it was just a whim and improvisation.

At night, Lu Xingzhou’s private house.

“…… She taught His Majesty to learn Chinese characters, at Shen Shi1 ate dim sum as a snack, and returned to Chang’an Palace before you…” One person stood underground to report.

When he finished speaking, the room was quiet for a long time before another voice sounded: “What else did she say?”

“None.” The man answered honestly.

The candlelight jumped slightly. Lu Xingzhou sat in the dark, unable to see his expression clearly.

Sanqi stood outside the room, staring bored at a firefly in the grass under the steps. The door creaked, and someone came out and closed the door again.

He hurriedly leaned over and asked in a low voice, “Did Niangniang ask about the Governor today?”

Erba was still in that unfluctuating tone, “Never.”

“Oh,” Sanqi suddenly made a bitter face, “The Governor must be in a bad mood tonight and we will have a bad time again.”

“It’s you who has not had an easy time.” Erba said.

Sanqi glared at him hatefully: “Don’t be proud of yourself, kid. Do you say you’re stupid? In front of Niangniang during the day, Niangniang didn’t ask you, but wouldn’t you mention it? Wouldn’t you lead Niangniang to ask? You said that a wooden head like you is not as good as me, people are not as smart as me, and their mouths are not as sweet as me, why would Bi Tao take a fancy to you?”

Erba did not speak, only looked condescendingly at the top of his head. The meaning was obvious.

Sanqi jumped up in anger and kicked him.

After the kick, Erba went back to rest, while he had to sigh and guard.

Who can be blamed? It’s not that you blame yourself for being bad-mouthed and talking nonsense in front of the Governor. But now it’s good, people who are not normal in the first place are going crazy at the sight.

But, he really could not figure out what the Governor was thinking.

Saying that he likes Niangniang, his old man doesn’t seem to mean that and he has been avoiding it these days.

Saying that he doesn’t like it, in the past two days he has begun to let people report Niangniang’s whereabouts again. He must know when, where, what she did, and what she said.

If he learned that Niangniang asked about him today, the aura around his body would not be like a spring breeze, but a gentle wind and drizzle. If Niangniang did not ask at all, it would be over. The whole day after that, it was called a gust of wind and the hair was terrifying.

Sanqi can only sigh secretly and the sins he has done will be done while crying.

This state of affairs lasted for several days before Lu Xingzhou resumed his usual routine.

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