The mind-reading coroner drove the court crazy

Chapter 391 I Want to Marry Princess Xinglan

Lu Qingchen stammered and tried to change the subject, but Qin Miaoxi glared at him and he confessed everything.

His initial escape wasn't solely due to the apparent enemy's schemes—the more deadly factor was the Poison King's covetousness and threats behind the scenes. With enemies blocking his way and pursuing him from behind, if he didn't take this risky move, Qin Miaoxi would have been implicated. With no other options, it was a forced act.

"What about others?"

Lu Qingchen shook his head helplessly. "He poisoned me and left without telling me what to do. I thought the news of his death had already spread back to Jingzhao. If I want to be resurrected, I must first clear my name. Otherwise, even if I return to the city, I will still be punished by the emperor."

Qin Miaoxi nodded in understanding, "Then you should thank the Ghost-faced Judge."

Lu Qingchen paused, then smiled, "Of course."

I must thank him very much.

? ?

Qin Miaoxi raised her eyebrows. What did he mean by that? It didn't sound like a good thing!

At this time, Zi Yan came in with lunch. When she saw Lu Qingchen, she paused and blurted out, "Young Marquis, why are you still here?"

Lu Qingchen: "..."

What? Am I delaying you here?

Zi Yan muttered to herself, then walked past him as if he wasn't paying attention, and said softly, "Miss, it's time to eat."

Looking at the exquisite dishes, Lu Qingchen grumbled in dissatisfaction: "Zi Yan! You only prepared the wife's food, where is mine?"

Zi Yan nodded in agreement and said seriously, "Young Marquis, it's time for you to have dinner."

Lu Qingchen: "..."

He turned around and sat down next to Qin Miaoxi, smiling and saying, "It's okay, I don't mind having dinner with my wife."

Now it was Zi Yan's turn to be speechless. Seeing her young lady's playful and smirking look, she could only bow and leave to get another meal.

Lu Qingchen challenged with a smile on his face, "That's right!"

Zi Yan's face was expressionless, but the anger in her eyes was almost bursting out. I'm afraid she was scolding Lu Qingchen in her heart.

Qin Miaoxi looked at the two of them speechlessly, waved her hand and said, "You go down first, I have something to say to the Marquis."

Zi Yan hesitated to speak, her eyes sweeping over Lu Qingchen.

Qin Miaoxi blinked at her, and she immediately understood, "Yes."

A bowl of chicken soup landed in front of him, and Lu Qingchen said considerately, "Wife, eat first. We can talk after dinner if you have anything to say."

"Ah."

Qin Miaoxi smiled gratefully on the surface, but she couldn't suppress her worry in her heart. According to her understanding of the old emperor, no matter what Lu Qingchen brought back, it would probably become a thorn in his heart.

Normally, everything is calm and peaceful, but once Lu Qingchen does something that displeases him, this incident will surely become the fuse of suffering.

"what happened?"

Before she knew it, she had been staring at Lu Qingchen so much that she had forgotten to eat.

She couldn't help but blush. Usually when she was embarrassed, she would appear very busy. She drank soup while picking up dishes. She seemed to realize that she was in a hurry, so she picked up some dishes and put them on Lu Qingchen's plate.

Lu Qingchen was overjoyed as he ate heartily. They had been married for several months and had been separated for a long time. Overall, they had very little time to eat together. This was the first time his wife had picked up food for him!

The atmosphere between the two gradually heated up, giving Qin Miaoxi the illusion that they were an old couple living a dull life.

Seeing that he had almost finished eating, Qin Miaoxi was ready to talk to him about the follow-up of his incident. However, as soon as she said the word "you", there was a commotion outside the door.

Zi Yan's cold voice stopped her, "Master, you can't go in."

"Move aside, I have something urgent to discuss with the young marquis."

"No, no one can disturb my young lady while she's eating."

"I'm looking for the young marquis, not the marquis's wife."

"The young marquis is just the right person to accompany my young lady."

"...Anyway, get out of my way. This is a matter of life and death."

The entangled sounds continued. Qin Miaoxi and Lu Qingchen looked at each other, and he was also full of confusion.

The two of them stood up and walked out at the same time, only to see a familiar figure with a red face and thick neck.

"Ye Junyan?"

Qin Miaoxi was puzzled. The youngest son of the Ye family, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet?

Ye Junyan quickly came up to the two of them, his face full of sorrow and pleading.

"Young Marquis, you must help me this time. My Ye family owes you a favor."

Lu Qingchen's expression suddenly became stern, and his previous relaxation disappeared in an instant. A solemn look appeared between his brows, and even the aura around him seemed to sink.

The fact that he was allowed to use the Ye family as collateral shows that this matter is of great importance.

"Come with me to the study."

But Ye Junyan did not follow him forward, but stared at Qin Miaoxi with burning eyes.

"I'm going to trouble you, sister-in-law, for this matter. Could you please move on?"

Seeing him staring at her intently, Lu Qingchen suddenly felt a surge of sourness in her heart. Even though she knew he had no other intentions, she still felt annoyed by his focused gaze.

He slightly turned sideways to block Ye Junyan's sight, and chuckled nonchalantly, "Is there anything that this Lord Marquis can't solve?"

Although Ye Junyan couldn't see Qin Miaoxi, his stubborn silence expressed everything.

"In that case, let's talk about it later!"

"Okay." Ye Junyan was overjoyed and agreed immediately.

Lu Qingchen: "..."

Come on, this human-shaped wall of his is of no use at all!

The inner room was not convenient, so the three of them simply talked in the yard.

"Brother, sister-in-law, let me be frank. I want to marry Princess Xinglan, and I'm here to ask for your help in matchmaking."

It would have been fine if Ye Junyan hadn't said anything, but his words were shocking.

Qin Miaoxi was stunned. It was common knowledge in Jingzhao City that Princess Xinglan was in love with Lu Qingchen. So, was Young Master Ye using a rival as a matchmaker? Was he really just being kicked in the head by a donkey? Or was he worried that Princess Xinglan hadn't completely given up on Lu Qingchen?

Tsk tsk, city people really know how to have fun. She has finally opened her eyes.

Lu Qingchen didn't have so many thoughts in his mind. When he learned that his good brother had a girl he liked, he was completely happy for him.

"No problem, leave it to me, brother."

He actually agreed without hesitation, but in the blink of an eye, the two of them were already chatting enthusiastically, and the topic went straight to the arranged marriages for the two families' children.

The familiar and anxious posture made others break out in sweat and caught them off guard.

"Wait, have you mentioned this to Princess Xinglan?"

The voices of the two people's heated discussion suddenly stopped, and the two pairs of identical big eyes were confused and at a loss.

"Do you still want to tell her?"

"Do I need to tell her?"

Qin Miaoxi: "..."

He is indeed a good brother, his brains are made up of two different things.

Her face turned cold, and she said angrily, "You want to marry someone, but you don't tell the person involved. What are you thinking?"

Ye Junyan rubbed his hands nervously, his fair face flushed red, "But don't ordinary families just ask a matchmaker to propose marriage directly?"

She took a deep breath, suppressed her restless breath, and maintained her composure as she spoke, "You also said they were from an ordinary family. Is Princess Xinglan an ordinary person? Will she agree if you propose? If she refuses this time, do you still have the courage to propose a second time?"

The series of questions caught Ye Junyan off guard. He had never expected these questions, and when he heard about the incident, he rushed to seek help.

"Then...what should I do? I must marry her, otherwise..."

He became more and more anxious and paced back and forth.

"What else? Why did you say to keep half and half?"

Lu Qingchen was also stunned. Now he thought that the proposal of marriage was so sudden that there must be something fishy about it.

"sit down."

Qin Miaoxi sternly shouted, "Tell me clearly why you must marry Princess Xinglan?"