In the third year of Jianwen, February 27th, yin.

This was the tenth day after Lan Qiao entered the city, and it was also the last day that he and Li Qi agreed to take Li Jingshu back to Jiangpu.

Lan Qiao didn't sleep all night last night, and all he could think about was Hua Yuxi's affairs, from the first time they met when they were young to the grievances and conflicts they had had many times in recent years.

When it got light, he couldn't lie down anymore, so he put on his clothes and got up and took a walk in the courtyard of Orchid Garden.

The door of Hua Yuxi's room was closed tightly, and there was no light on in the window.

I wonder how she slept that night? She must have been very sad.

Lan Qiao felt extremely bitter when he thought about the unhappy breakup last night. He was annoyed that he said a lot of things that made Hua Yuxi sad, but he couldn't think of a better way to resolve their grudges.

No matter what, he couldn't let her continue to mess around with him without knowing anything.

After bringing her back to Hongyi Lu, after a while, Li Qi and his wife will find a proper home for her, allowing her to spend her life in peace. This person may be a high-ranking official in the capital, or someone

A provincial frontier official or a high-ranking military general, no matter which one you choose, they are better than Lan Qiao.

Lan Qiao was thinking wildly, then he turned around a rockery and saw Hua Yuxi, wearing a mask, standing pretty under a willow tree, looking at the water waves on the Moon Lake.

Hua Yuxi's face was gloomy, her eyes were red and swollen, and she had obviously not slept all night. She heard footsteps, turned around and suddenly saw Lan Qiao, and hurriedly knelt down to salute as if she was startled.

Lan Qiao launched a wave of palm wind, forcing her to kneel down, and at the same time said calmly: "Stop kneeling, I can't bear it."

"Master, are you still angry with me?" Hua Yuxi lowered her head and twisted her skirt uneasily with her fingers.

"I'm not angry anymore. I went too far yesterday." Lan Qiao shook his head and sighed softly: "After breakfast, you pack your things and I'll take you back to Hongyi House."

"Then what?"

"Then we will go our separate ways and never meet again. Your parents will arrange your affairs for you."

Hua Yuxi's eyes widened and she said, "Master, don't you want me to be a slave?"

"The one who agreed to be my slave is Hua Yuxi from Qinhuai, not your Miss Li from Jiangpu." Lan Qiao muttered: "How can I, a mere mortal, dare to use such a noble slave?"

Hua Yuxi said in a trembling voice: "Sir, I know you are trying to stab my heart deliberately to force me to leave. Please don't say such things again. I promise you, as long as you do the last thing,

I will go back with you."

Lan Qiao said helplessly: "What else do you want to do?"

"I want to show my sword." Hua Yuxi said without hesitation.

"What is a bright sword?"

"This time we can't just let it go. Liu Yueyao was once the person I cared for and wanted to protect, but now he betrayed me. He first killed the hall master with his own hands, and then caused Dianxin to die tragically. Aqiu was seriously injured. I

If you leave like this quietly, how can you explain to your companions in Chushui City?"

"According to my experience with Liu Yueyao, she hates you so much that she wants to get rid of you." Lan Qiao asked in confusion, "Why did you say you wanted to take care of and protect her?"

"My love for her is mostly out of selfishness, because she is an old friend of my Korean government." Hua Yuxi said sadly, "It's a pity that she doesn't know my identity. She only thinks that I suppress her because I am fighting for power. Only then did I

So much dissatisfaction has accumulated."

"Aren't all the old people in your house executed? It turns out there is another fish that slipped through the net."

"To be precise, there are two." Hua Yuxi corrected him.

"What exactly is going on?"

"Do you know who is the most beautiful woman in our entire Korean government?"

Lan Qiao said without thinking: "Of course it will be Princess Lin'an or you when you grow up."

"Wrong, but I still thank you for the compliment, sir." Hua Yuxi smiled and said, "Actually, the most beautiful woman is Aunt Liu, the wife of the chef in the house, Master Xiao. She is nearly forty years old and still as fresh as a twenty-eight-year-old girl. I

My mother and I were both ashamed and jokingly called her 'Little Xishi'."

"What does this have to do with Liu Yueyao?"

"Aunt Liu is good in every way and she is gentle. If she had not been born deaf and mute, it would not have been Master Xiao's turn to marry her. Master Xiao treats Aunt Liu like a treasure, and the couple is so affectionate that even our bosses envy her."

Xi explained unhurriedly: "They have two daughters. The eldest daughter is eight years older than me, and the younger daughter is two years older than me. We didn't give them names, so we call them eldest sister and second sister. The two sisters

They are all beautiful, well-behaved and clever, and are very popular in the house."

"You said there were two fish that slipped through the net. Are you referring to them?"

"I told the young master last night that when I was a child, Mr. Xu came to my house for medical treatment. This process lasted for several years. During this period, Mr. Xu would come to the house every now and then, and the eldest sister was responsible for entertaining them. As time went by, the two of them

It’s all about feelings.”

"You mean Uncle Xu likes your Aunt Liu's eldest daughter?"

"Exactly. My parents are also knowledgeable about this matter. Mr. Xu cured my illness, which is considered a favor to my family. They plan to find an opportunity to mediate with Mr. Xu on behalf of Master Xiao and Aunt Liu, and marry the eldest sister to him.

Mr. Xu."

"Uncle Xu agreed?"

"Mr. Xu is very satisfied." Hua Yuxi nodded, "But at this moment, Hu Weiyong's case was discovered, and my family was also implicated, and all the masters and servants of the house were accused. Mr. Xu couldn't bear the execution of his eldest sister, so he broke into the prison on the eve of the execution.

, rescued the eldest sister."

For a moment, Lan Qiao forgot about his hatred of being betrayed by Xu Qiuyu, and couldn't help but raise his thumb and said: "Uncle Xu's martial arts is ranked among the top nine. He dares to think and do, and he is willing to take big risks for his sweetheart. I admire him."

"He rescued the eldest sister from the prison. The eldest sister missed her second sister and her parents and refused to leave. She begged Mr. Xu to rescue the whole family. But Mr. Xu was not a god after all. When he returned to the prison, he faced countless

All the jailers took out the second sister, and there was no chance to save Master Xiao and Aunt Liu."

"This is amazing."

"Mr. Xu and his eldest and second sisters ran all the way out of the city, and were intercepted by the Jin Yiwei. There was no need to elaborate on the dangers of the flash of swords."

"What happened next?"

"When Mr. Xu escaped from the capital, the eldest sister was injured and had a knife on her face, which made her look disfigured. The second sister got lost in the chaos and failed to leave the city with Mr. Xu. From then on, the two sisters embarked on completely different paths.

life path.”

Hearing this, Lan Qiao's heart moved, and he thought of something sharply, but couldn't say it for a moment.

Hua Yuxi continued: "In order to protect the eldest sister, Mr. Xu sent the eldest sister to Chushui City and made her the first disciple of the hall master. The hall master wanted her to forget all the previous miseries, so he gave her a name,

His name is Xiao Wuhen, and this is also the origin of the knife marks on Sister Xiao’s face.”

"What about the second sister?"

"It wasn't until many years later that I found out that my second sister ran away to the old part of the capital in the chaos and was hidden by kind-hearted locals."

Lan Qiao suddenly had an idea and said, "This second sister is Liu Yueyao, right? It turns out that she took me to the old city that day and said something about repaying a favor, but she was not lying to me."

"She is right, this is the name she gave herself. Because of this experience, she hated the late emperor as much as I did, and she wanted revenge. By an unexpected opportunity, she learned of the existence of the White Lotus Sect, and left the capital.

, threw herself into the White Lotus Sect. No one knows what tricks she used, and two years later she became Liang Mengxing’s goddaughter, and even had Elder Crescent Moon personally teach her martial arts.”

"So when she returns to the capital, knowing her true identity, you want to take more care of her?"

"I know she also wants revenge, but I also want to protect her as much as possible and don't want her to get involved in those dirty things, so I try to get ahead of her in everything, but she actually holds a grudge in her heart."

"No matter how capable a person is, he cannot control everything, so you don't have to blame yourself too much."

"Based on our past friendship, I can tolerate it whether she targets me on big or small matters, or spreads rumors and speaks ill of me behind my back. But this time she did it too cruelly. At this point, we have

The situation is destined to be at odds with each other, and there is no room for change."

"You want to end things with her?"

"Now that the Goddess Building is Liu Yueyao's territory, I'm afraid it won't be easy to move her. But at least, I have to give her a 'warning' before I leave, letting her know that I'm not dead yet, and I'm still watching her secretly.

From now on, she will have no food to eat, no sleep to rest on, and she will always be in fear, wary of my coming back. Hum, even if I leave the capital, she will never be able to live without worries."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Lan Qiao intently. Seeing the latter's hesitant expression, she couldn't help but smile and remind him: "This is a grudge between me and her. You don't need to get involved, sir."

Lan Qiao smiled bitterly and said, "If it's just to cause some trouble for Liu Yueyao, there's no need for you to put yourself in danger again, right?"

Hua Yuxi glanced at him sideways and said, "Master, are you thinking that instead of letting me mess around, why don't you knock me out and send me back to Jiangpu? I advise you not to do this, otherwise I will come back when I wake up, unless you

Willing to guard me for the rest of my life."

Lan Qiao said seriously: "I promised Mr. Hongyi that I would send you back to Hongyi House within ten days. How can I let you put yourself in danger again?"

"Then you protect me." Hua Yuxi provoked him, "I'm going to go anyway. If you object, you might as well just knock me out."

After saying that, she also made an exaggerated stretching of her neck, indicating that if she wanted to hit her, she should do it quickly.

Lan Qiao pondered for a long time, then said thoughtfully: "I can accompany you, but you must also agree to one condition."

"Sir, please speak." Hua Yuxi said calmly.

Lan Qiao thought for a while and said: "No matter what the effect of our actions today is, we must leave the city before dawn tomorrow. And in the future, if you are not accompanied by me, you are not allowed to return to the capital alone."

Listening to Lan Qiao's poor "conditions", Hua Yuxi burst out laughing and said, "I can understand that the young master is worried about me?

"Repeat what I said." Lan Qiao did not answer her words and said with a straight face, "If you don't agree, I will knock you out now. Then go back and tell Mr. Hongyi about the bad things you have done over the years and see if he will

Break your legs?"
Chapter completed!