After leaving Prince Yan's Mansion, Lan Qiao and Hua Yuxi first went to see Leng Han. Hua Yuxi started today's "Qi Acupuncture" treatment on Leng Han, while Lan Qiao chatted with Leng Han.

Lan Qiao asked Leng Han about Liu Zongdao, and Leng Han said: "When I first started practicing martial arts, I was in a small martial arts gym in Haozhou. There were more than a hundred disciples in the whole martial arts gym, but there were only two martial arts masters, one

They are my master, and the other one is my uncle Liu Zongdao. They open martial arts schools just to make money in troubled times, and they don't teach well at all. Whether the disciples can succeed or not depends on their own abilities."

"That's when he got involved with Guo Zixing?" Lan Qiao thought that since he was going to fight with his grandfather over the bank's business, he wanted to find out more about his grandfather's experience from Leng Han.

"Yes, Liu Zongdao was the wealthy owner of the martial arts school, and Guo Zixing was a big warlord in Haozhou at that time. Naturally, he hoped that the martial arts school would cultivate more talents to work for him. The two of them went back and forth and made friends. Later, Liu Zongdao didn't know

How come he fell in love with Guo Zixing's eldest daughter and became Guo Zixing's son-in-law." Leng Han said with emotion, "How could he know at that time that Guo Zixing's adopted daughter had another concubine, and the other was Empress Ma, the founder of the Ming Dynasty?

, where is the late emperor’s beloved Concubine Guo Hui?”

"It seems that Liu Zongdao really knows how to invest in both women and business." Hua Yuxi twisted the needles on Leng Han's body and channeled the zhenqi into his meridians while giving Lan Qiao a look, "You

If I really sell him 500,000 yuan, it will definitely be the most cost-effective investment he has ever made in his later years."

When Lan Qiao returned to her room, Feng Yeling was soaking in the steaming bathtub, lazily flicking the water drops while humming the Jiangnan tune that Li Jingshu taught her.

The river is long and the mountains in the distance are like black clouds.

A bright moon shines through the window screen into the embroidery room,

The beautiful woman took off her heavy makeup and took off her perfume belt under the lamp.

Looking out the window, holding her cheeks in her hands.

Sleeping late, where is the lovely person now...

She was singing to herself, but when she realized that Lan Qiao had walked in front of her, she was immediately shocked and covered her vital parts with her arms. With her face dripping with shame, she squatted in the water and said, "You are a cat."

Is that so? How come there’s no sound at all when you come in?”

"You were so engrossed in singing, how did you sing the last line?" Lan Qiao chuckled, deliberately raising his voice and singing, "You are here, on the pillows of mandarin ducks, and the little slave's family sells his eyes. You don't come, but you teach me

The slave family harms the likeness."

"Bah! A dog's mouth can't spit out ivory!" Feng Yeling was so embarrassed that she spat while splashing water on Lan Qiao: "Go and drink my bath water."

"Even if I am a dog, you should marry a dog and follow him." Lan Qiao quickly took off his clothes and pants, jumped into the bathtub, and huddled with Feng Yeling.

Suddenly I heard someone coughing slightly outside the window. It was Hua Yuxi: "Hey, hey, you guys are almost done. After you finish bathing, you should all change into plain clothes and come to my Xishe."

Lan Qiao and Feng Yeling didn't expect that their boudoir scene would be overheard by Hua Yuxi, and they both blushed. Feng Yeling gave Lan Qiao a hard elbow and complained in a low voice: "I'm so embarrassed, I blame you.

"

After they were washed, they quickly put on clean plain clothes, walked out of the gate of the East House, and entered the courtyard gate of the West House.

Hua Yuxi also wore a plain white dress, and even her hair accessories, shoes and socks were as white as new.

Seeing that Feng Yeling's face was still flushed with the blush after bathing, she smiled and said, "Hey, it was pretty fast this time."

Feng Yeling couldn't resist immediately, hugged one of her arms and yelled: "Sister Jingshu, please stop laughing at me."

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore." Hua Yuxi gradually faded her smile as she led them deeper into the inner courtyard: "Today is the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, and I want to fulfill a wish before New Year's Eve.

.”

"What is your wish?" Feng Yeling wondered, "You don't want me to keep my husband at your place for the night, do you? That's not okay!"

"Where did you want to go?" Hua Yuxi heard Feng Yeling's question and she stamped her feet angrily. At the same time, a blush appeared on her face, but she quickly returned to normal, "I want to catch up in the big day."

Before New Year's Eve, send the souls of the heroes who died with us in Xiaoyuntai to heaven."

Only then did Feng Yeling realize that it was really a serious matter. While secretly reproaching himself for thinking wrongly, he also said solemnly: "It turns out that it is to pay homage to the heroic spirits. No wonder we are required to put on plain clothes after bathing."

"And the things I promised them have been completed in the past few days." Hua Yuxi led the way, first walking into the fourth courtyard that neither Lan Qiao nor Feng Yeling had ever entered before.

But I saw a straw shed set up in the middle of the courtyard, with wind lanterns hanging on the four corners. Twenty spiritual tablets were placed in two rows in the shed. Each spiritual tablet had the name of a person who died on Xiaoyuntai on the day of the decisive battle at Juyongguan.

The warriors above.

Next to each spiritual tablet, there is a girl doll made entirely from origami paper cutting. Not only does the doll have complete facial features, but even the details such as fingers and hair are well done, showing innocence, charm, or grace.

The style of each "girl" is different.

"I promised them that I would give each of them a wife." Hua Yuxi said sadly, "Although Dalu and Xiaolu have done something about it, every paper man here was made by me from head to toe. Today I will

By giving these paper beauties to them, I have fulfilled my promise."

Only then did Lan Qiao remember that on the day he and Hua Yuxi went to the street, she specifically asked the paper shop if there was any other paper for sale besides the paper he used to write on. It turned out that she was preparing to make these paper figures.

The big deer and the little deer each held a torch and came to the three of them. Hua Yuxi said calmly: "They died in the battle to protect me and Xiaoye. Xiaoye, let's light a fire together."

Feng Yeling nodded, and followed Hua Yuxi as he read the names of the twenty heroes on the spirit tablet: "Qiu Xuyao, Hong Haoyan, Liu Jing, Liao Luo, Meng Jing, Duan Shaohui, Fan Chenghe, Shen Ji, He Qu, Du Tong

, Qu Jitong, Sun Zeng, Miao Hong, Huang Anmin, Ying Hongguang, Zhan Zhou, Lin Bei, Xu Rong, Zhang Leshan, Wu Yi."

These people were basically from the Langya Army she brought, especially Wu Yi. They had also witnessed the love between her and Lan Qiao take root in the Qingzhou Marquis Mansion. Feng Yeling resisted the urge to burst into tears and threw the torch into the grass.

shed.

Hua Yuxi also said silently: "The beauty I owe you will be sent to you today. I hope you can live a good life and have a good year in heaven."

As she spoke, she also threw the torch in her hand towards the hut.

The raging fire ignited and quickly engulfed the spiritual tablets and paper beauties in the thatched hut. The firelight shone in the eyes of Lan Qiao and others, making the howling northwest wind even more desolate.

That night, Hua Yuxi sent Lan Qiao out of the house, but left Feng Yeling behind, who was exuding the fragrance after bathing, and wanted to talk to her about the secrets of the boudoir.

Feng Yeling chuckled and said to Lan Qiao: "You can go back first. I will sleep with Sister Jingshu tonight."
Chapter completed!