At night, Chu Yiqing slept next to Li Huang. She vaguely seemed to see herself as a child, with her young body, holding a dagger, desperately practicing her killing skills. In her ears, her master's words echoed coldly.
, "As a killer, you must be quick and precise. Taking someone's life takes only an instant. Naturally, being killed by others is also an instant. Kindness to the enemy is cruelty to yourself. You must remember this sentence firmly!"
Soon, the scene of hard training flashed by, and the face of Luo Huang Qu Yi appeared: "Chu Yiqing, remember, I will come back, I will definitely come back!"
Chu Yiqing woke up suddenly and sat up immediately.
"What's wrong?" Li Huang quickly stood up and gently hugged Chu Yiqing's panting body.
Chu Yiqing shook his head and touched the cold sweat on his forehead.[
"Did you have a nightmare?" Li Huang asked in a low voice.
Chu Yiqing denied it intuitively, "No! I just feel a little hot. The weather is getting hot!"
Li Huang obviously didn't believe it. He gently rubbed his face against hers and whispered, "Is it because I saw too much blood before?"
Chu Yiqing smiled calmly and said: "It really doesn't matter to me! Let's go to bed quickly!"
Seeing that she didn't want to say anything, Li Huang stopped forcing her and just held her tightly. He fell asleep after seeing her fall asleep.
Time flies so fast. More than ten days have passed. On this day, the news of Li Jun's victory finally came from Pingliang. Rao Jun was retreating steadily and even retreated to the border between the two countries. It seemed that this war would be over soon.
At this moment, Chu Yiqing walked into the study with a freshly baked cake. As he walked, he smiled and said: "Try the cake I made. Usually A Bao likes this the most, just because it is too sweet.
He coughs easily, so I restrained him and only cooked it for him on his birthday!"
Li Huang put the book aside, stood up and greeted him with a smile: "Why do you think of doing this?"
Chu Yiqing squinted at him: "Because someone has a birthday today!"
Li Huang was startled and asked, "Whose birthday is it?"
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "You won't even forget your birthday, right? There are many words on the Internet that Lei Yuan said, today is the day!"
Li Huang's eyes widened and the corners of his lips twitched: "My birthday?"
"Yes!" Chu Yiqing looked at him.
Li Huang thought carefully for a long time and then said: "If you didn't mention it, I would have forgotten it!"
Chu Yiqing smiled and blamed: "How can someone forget their own birthday?"
Li Huang sighed faintly, "My birthday has not passed for a long time. It was interesting to hear Anu say that he was favored by his father when he was young. Oh, Anu was an old eunuch who served me before. Before I
He died when I was ten years old. Thanks to him for protecting me before! Later, after I moved into the cold palace, I didn’t even think about it, and I gradually forgot about it!”
Chu Yiqing's eyes moistened, he lowered his head and said, "You are better than me, at least you know your birthday!"
Li Huang was startled and raised his eyes to look at her: "You don't know your birth date? How is that possible?"
Only then did Chu Yiqing realize that he had said it smoothly with emotion, and could only smile and said: "I mean, I just forgot about it. I don't even have a family, so why do I need a birthday?"
Li Huang stepped forward and hugged her, "What your father did was indeed wrong before, but in the past few years, he has done a lot for you. I know that even though you say so, you still miss him in your heart!" [
Chu Yiqing raised his eyes and looked at the spring blossoms in March, slightly raising his eyebrows, not wanting to think too much about this matter. Anyway, now that Chu Huan had won the battle, and with her here to restrain him, the old emperor did not dare to act rashly.
"I remember eating noodles for birthdays, why are you eating cake?" Li Huang's gentle words brought Chu Yiqing back from his thoughts.
"My rule here is to eat cake. Even if A Bao is not here today, A Bao must be very happy to be here. He likes it the most!" Chu Yiqing thought for a while, then suddenly lit the red candle on the side and dug out the hot wax.
Oil came, re-melted the small candle, took it out, inserted it on the cake, lit the fire, and said with a smile, "Come on, make a wish quickly!"
Li Huang was startled and asked: "What are you wishing for? I'm not a child. It's ridiculous to do this!"
"It's most effective to make a wish when celebrating a birthday, just try it!" Chu Yiqing insisted. After all, this was also the first modern birthday she celebrated for Li Huang. Even if it was a bit ridiculous, she must do her best.
So you won't regret it.
Li Huang had no choice but to follow her example and clasp his fists in front of his chest, but he always felt awkward. Finally, he whispered: "I just hope that our family can stay together safely!"
Chu Yiqing squinted his eyes, nodded, helped Li Huang blow out the candle, and then said: "I'm very tired these days. I miss A Bao. Let's stay here for two days and then go back!"
Li Huang nodded and said: "I also miss Abao in my heart, but my father..."
"The exposure of the Bai family army this time will sooner or later become a worry for your father, so you can rest assured that after this war is over, your father will definitely not give up. He must make a decision!" Chu Yiqing said calmly,
"Let's just relax and wait!"
"White Snake and Bai Yu didn't make things difficult for you, right? There are a lot of words on the net," Li Huang asked in a low voice.
"How dare they now? Now that my identity has been exposed, they no longer have any leverage over me. In the battle with Luo Jun, you used the cannon knife well. They are scared now. What do they dare to say?
"Chu Yiqing said calmly, cut the cake and placed it in front of Li Huang, "This time it can be considered as a warning to the monkey!"
Li Huang nodded, took a bite of the cake, and frowned: "It's too sweet!"
"If you don't like to eat, just take a few bites and it will be fun. There are Hualin and Lingdang. I made it for them last time. I still remember it and can't waste it!" Chu Yiqing said with a smile, leaving him alone.
Eat the next one.
Li Huang looked at her and whispered: "You finally stopped having nightmares these days! In the days when you first came back, you often woke up from nightmares at night. What were you dreaming about?"
Chu Yiqing was startled and turned to look at him: "Did I have a nightmare?"
Li Huang nodded.
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "Maybe it's because I was too busy in the past few days, so that's why I'm like this!"
Li Huang hugged her waist: "I have been back for more than ten days. Looking back on the bloody days, I suddenly feel that I prefer a dull life. So now, I no longer care about what my father decides. If I can tell you
Being so ordinary and indifferent makes you happy even when you grow old!"
Chu Yiqing's heart moved. These days, she has been dreaming about modern life every day. The bloody killer career made her break out in cold sweats. She guessed that this was related to her being soft-hearted and letting Qu Yi go. When she put the bow
When the crossbow shot at Qu Yi, the shock and pain in the man's eyes made her feel a little bitter in her heart. She couldn't help but think of the days when she cooperated with him. It was undeniable that she was where she was today thanks to that man.
Once upon a time, they were considered friends, but because of the changing circumstances and the long past, the two of them met on the battlefield, and if they took action, it would be either your death or my life.
At that moment, Chu Yiqing's hand trembled slightly, and the bow and arrow shot out, deviating from the direction and only wounding his arm. But in an instant, she knew that she had made a wrong decision. She was the killer, Qu
Yi was already her enemy, and kindness to the enemy was cruelty to herself, so she showed no mercy for the second arrow, but in the end she did not take the man's life.
From that day on, she began to have nightmares because of her soft heart.
If he could really live the ordinary life he is living with Li Huang... Chu Yiqing's heart was full of hesitation and contradiction.[
On the second day, because he could not go to the capital to propose marriage to the Xu Mansion as scheduled, Chu Yiqing specifically told Lady Lingdang: "Go and get the account books from home, and I'll see what gift I can give to Mrs. Cheng!"
Lady Lingdang hurriedly responded, and not long after, she came back with several brochures, placed them in front of Chu Yiqing and said: "These are all things that have been sent by people in the past few years, and there are some rare things that the young lady brought from Chu Han."
The items are all in this account, miss, take a look slowly!"
Chu Yiqing nodded, opened it and looked at it slowly, thinking about what kind of gift to give to Mrs. Cheng. There was no one in the Xu Mansion, and they were in the capital, far away. In the future, Xu Yunxi would marry someone who could be relied on.
As a relative of Cheng Zhi, she should naturally move around more, but now that her identity is Mrs. Li, she cannot lower her status too much, so she looked at it and weighed it, selected a dozen items and told Lady Ling Dang: "
Have someone bring these things for me to see!"
Lady Lingdang responded quickly, and after a while, various objects were placed in the room. Chu Yiqing looked at it for a long time, and picked out a set of gold-wired headdress and several jewelry as a meeting gift for Mrs. Cheng. She remembered that the eldest son of the Cheng family was studying.
At that time, I took two good inkstones, a few good Wolf Howling brushes, and a rosewood pen holder. Finally, I added some Chu Han specialties, a box of wine, and a box of various fruits.
I asked Yingqian to write out the gift list, and wrapped it all carefully, fitting into two carrying boxes.
After cleaning up, Chu Yiqing took Madam Lingdang to the Cheng Mansion. Because she had handed over the post before, Mrs. Cheng had already been waiting at the door in person. When she saw Chu Yiqing, she quickly answered.
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "Mrs. Cheng doesn't know when we will come, can't we wait here all the time? Mrs. Cheng is really polite, just send a maid to wait!"
Mrs. Cheng said quickly: "Mrs. Li is too polite. Nowadays, there is war and chaos outside. Who doesn't know that if the marriage is delayed, it will be delayed. Mrs. Li has to come to the door in person to apologize. How can I bear it?"
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "We broke the promise first. We can't just let this matter go by without an explanation. I've met Yunxi's kid once from a distance, and I also like it. We value this marriage, but we can't do it just because
The lack of etiquette caused misunderstandings among the in-laws!"
Chu Yiqing and Mrs. Cheng were chatting and laughing as they entered the Cheng Mansion. Behind them, there were many servants hiding behind the pillars. They peeked behind the door and saw the woman talking pleasantly. They all stared in shock.
My eyes were wide open and I couldn't believe it.
"Is that really Mrs. Li? Is she the Mrs. Li who shot and wounded Emperor Luo?" After a long time, someone finally asked the question on everyone's mind.
It turns out that the legends about Chu Yiqing have spread from the capital to Lucheng. Everyone imagined Chu Yiqing as a murderous devil with three heads and six arms. However, they did not expect that what they saw today was a gentle and charming little man.
Madam, the contrast is too great!
"That's right, you really can't tell! Look at Mrs. Li's chatting and laughing behavior. How does she look like a murderous female devil?" Someone echoed in a low voice.
"Ahem!" Yingqian was ordering people to bring the gifts in. When she heard these gossips, she couldn't help coughing twice, and the servants immediately dispersed.
This time when Mrs. Cheng saw Chu Yiqing, she was not only polite but also a little awed. She couldn't help but look at Chu Yiqing as she spoke, and seemed to be comparing it with the legend.
Chu Yiqing looked indifferent and once again explained that he could not go to the capital to propose marriage, and asked Mrs. Cheng to have a careful discussion with Mrs. Naluo. He also said that when the war is over, he will go to propose marriage immediately.
"Mrs. Li, just don't worry. Yunxi is lucky to be able to get into such a marriage. Mrs. Li is also a well-mannered person. I guarantee you that everything will be fine!" Mrs. Cheng said again.
When Chu Yiqing heard this, he felt relieved, chatted some more gossip, and left.
Standing outside the gate, watching Chu Yiqing's carriage gradually go away, Mrs. Cheng swayed and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, she was supported by the maid behind her.
"My mother, if I hadn't known Mrs. Li a long time ago, just hearing those legends would really scare me to death!" Mrs. Cheng muttered in a low voice.
"Madam, I look at you, those legends must be false. Look how kind and polite Mrs. Li is!" the maid couldn't help but say.
Mrs. Cheng nodded sharply: "Yes, it must be fake, fake! But the master's colleagues said that they saw Mrs. Li murdering someone with their own eyes. This..."
Is this true or false?
Hua Qi's matter was temporarily resolved. Chu Yiqing was ready to return to Chu Han with Li Huang. He was still worried about Abao. While discussing with Li Huang, he heard Yingqian scolding the girl outside. Chu Yiqing
Qing Yi was startled, quickly opened the window, and said with a smile: "Yingqian, why are you so angry? What happened?"
Yingqian glared at the two maids, as if signaling something, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Miss and uncle are shocked, it's Yingqian's fault!"
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "You are not the kind of person who has no sense of measure. What's wrong?"
At this moment, the two maids turned around, and Chu Yiqing saw them clearly. They turned out to be Bai Lan and Dan Gui.
Chu Yiqing asked: "Did Bailan and Dangui do something wrong?"
Yingqian hesitated for a moment and had to step forward and said: "It's this girl Bai Lan. When she heard that the young lady was going back to Chu Han, she actually begged the servant to plead with the young lady and said that she would not go back. Only after careful questioning did the servant know that this Bai Lan actually
How brave you are to have an affair with someone, and that person has a wife! No wonder she was so distracted when she came back from the restaurant. The slave thought she was not used to it, but she didn't expect that there was someone in the restaurant!"
Chu Yiqing was startled, and raised his eyes to look at Bai Lan, and saw Bai Lan quickly lowered his head, knelt on the ground and begged: "Miss, Bai Lan really likes that person, please let me do it!"
In the flower hall, Chu Yiqing called Bailan and Dangui, guarding Yingqian together, and said softly, "Because you two were so steady, I didn't trust the craftsmanship of the flower banquet to others, so I gave it to you.
Now that I feel that you are getting older, I can't let you waste your youth in restaurants all the time. Yingqian happened to be pregnant and there were some things that I couldn't take care of, so I planned to let you come back and take care of me while my uncle and I were in Lucheng.
, I told Yingqian a few days ago that you have been with me for a few years, and you are not young anymore. Naturally, I want to find a good home for you. I just heard Yingqian say that you proposed not to follow me back to Chuhan.
Is it because you want to get married?"
Before Chu Yiqing finished speaking, Bai Lan knelt down and whispered: "Miss, we know that Miss is good to us. Sister Yingqian and Manager Zhu have all found people they like, but Bai Lan likes
I am not a lady's person, I am afraid that the lady will not agree!"
Chu Yiqing raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile: "I didn't say that you must marry my person. Who do you like? Let's talk about it!"
Bai Lan hesitated for a moment and then said: "That man is from the capital, a businessman. I met him in a restaurant. He is very good to me. Although he already has a wife at home, I am still willing to follow him.
Please make it happen, Miss!"
Before Chu Yiqing could speak, he heard Yingqian say: "Bai Lan, don't think that Miss is easy to talk to, so you just make such unreasonable demands. Don't forget that you are a prostitute. When will it be your turn to stay or go?"
Call the shots?"
Bai Lan bit her lip and whispered: "Brother Fa is willing to redeem Bai Lan's life, as long as the lady pays a certain amount!"
Yingqian's face turned red with anger, and Chu Yiqing motioned her not to speak yet, but said softly: "Then let him come and see me!"
Bai Lan was startled, with surprise on her face: "So, the lady agreed?"
Chu Yiqing remained calm and said, "Let's talk about it after we see it!"
Bai Lan was so happy that she quickly kowtowed.
After Bai Lan and Dan Gui went down, Ying Qian whispered: "Miss, do you really agree?"
Chu Yiqing looked at her and said with a smile: "I know you are worried about Bai Lan, that's why you are so uncontrollable. It's just that you are pregnant and your mood is not easy to fluctuate too much. Besides, Bai Lan won't do what you do."
I thought you were trying to embarrass her!"
Yingqian lowered her head and said with a look of shame: "What the lady said is that Yingqian was reckless. But now that there is war and chaos outside, Bailan suddenly proposed to get married at this time, and she still wanted to be a concubine. I was worried.
She just lost her sense of proportion."
"Bai Lan and Dan Gui have been outside these years. Their relationship must be good. Go and find Dan Gui quietly and ask how Bai Lan and that person met and what his character is like. We have an idea in advance.
Count! If Bai Lan is really a good man, Bai Lan is willing to follow him, and becoming a concubine is Bai Lan's own choice!" Chu Yiqing said calmly.
Yingqian nodded.
After handling this matter and returning to the room, Li Huang said: "These girls are so troublesome!"
Chu Yiqing sighed and said: "The girls in the house have all reached the age where they should get married, so naturally they have to worry a little more. The people chosen here are from us, so it's easy to worry about it. We can just hold a simple ceremony and get together."
That’s all, if it’s people from outside, they’re afraid that in the past few years, our tree will attract the wind, and when we encounter people who come towards us, they will become victims in vain!”
"It's a blessing for them to have you checking them!" Li Huang said with a smile.
"Just look at the person Bai Lan was talking about. If he is really a good person, just let Bai Lan go!" Chu Yiqing said.
"You make the decision!" Li Huang nodded.
In the afternoon, the man Bai Lan was talking about finally came to the door. His face had a Chinese character and his eyes were full of the shrewdness of a businessman. As soon as he saw Chu Yiqing, he quickly saluted and said, "I often hear Lan'er talk about Madam, but one day I finally
Yes, Yang Fa has met Madam!"
Chu Yiqing nodded and asked him after letting him sit down: "Bai Lan said you and her are in love?"
Yang Fa hurriedly said: "Yes, please help me, madam!"
"You already have a wife at home. Have you discussed Bai Lan's matter with your wife?" Chu Yiqing asked calmly.
"My wife and I have always respected each other as guests, and in the past three years, she has not had any trouble, so she will definitely agree to this matter!" Yang Fa said quickly.
"Your family is in the Shili Alley of the capital, and they are engaged in tea business?" Chu Yiqing continued to ask.
"Yes, it's a family business. Although it's not big, you can make a living!" Yang Fa replied immediately.
Chu Yiqing nodded and asked Yang Fa to go back without asking any more questions.
In the evening, Chu Yiqing called Bai Lan again and said, "I met that man, but time is urgent. I have no way to check his details. If you believe me, just wait a few days for a letter from the capital."
Make a decision!”
Bai Lan was startled, and quickly knelt down and said: "Miss, I know that Miss is doing it for Bai Lan's good, but now Bai Lan can't look back, Bai Lan is already his!"
Chu Yiqing was startled, and his eyes darkened: "You are so confused, he is not a local, do you believe what he says? What if he lied to you, and you actually handed yourself over to him so early, you clearly
Knowing that Chu Mansion and Hua Mansion are very popular in Lucheng, you are my people, so naturally you should be more careful, you..."
"Bai Lan believes that Fa Ge Duan Duan will not let Bai Lan down!" Bai Lan kowtowed again.
Chu Yiqing sighed, knowing that Bai Lan had eaten the weight and was so determined that she was afraid that even ten cows could not be pulled back, so he had to say: "Since you don't listen, I won't say anything anymore, but I hope you have something in your heart."
Please pay more attention to the number, don't just think about being nice to him, don't hold anything back, you know?" No word jumped on the website.
Bai Lan hurriedly kowtowed again and said, "Bai Lan thanked Miss for the advice, Bai Lan has remembered it!"
Chu Yiqing sighed, it would be great if Bai Lan really remembered it!
Two days later, Yang Fa came with fifty taels of silver and said he wanted to redeem Bai Lan's body. He was blocked by Chu Yiqing on the spot. Chu Yiqing said: "You know, although Bai Lan is my maid,
But I have always treated her as my younger sister. Since she is willing to be your concubine, I have nothing to say, but if you treat her badly, I will not let you go!" Chu Yiqing's eyes suddenly changed.
A cold voice.
Yang Fa quickly knelt down and said: "Mrs. Li, Yang Fa understands that Yang Fa is very grateful to Mrs. Li for this. Yang Fa will definitely treat Bai Lan kindly!"
At this moment, Bai Lan and Dan Gui were quietly hiding outside the door and listening. Now that she heard Chu Yiqing's words, especially the words to defend her, she was startled, covered her mouth and burst into tears.
Dangui was afraid that Chu Yiqing would hear her, so she quickly pulled her away.
"You have seen how kind the lady is to you. Now that she has agreed to your marriage to Yang Fa, you should be happy!" Dan Gui saw her crying hard and quickly advised her.
"Dangui, after I leave, you have to serve the lady well. I..." Bai Lan sobbed, grabbed Dangui's little hand and said, "I have failed the lady, and I will ask you to repay the lady well in the future!"
Dangui could only nod his head and said: "We have been living together in Lucheng for these years, and I still don't know what you are thinking. You are a proud and arrogant person who only wants to get rid of the fate of being a slave, but I am afraid that you
Even if you marry into a wealthy family and become a concubine, you will still have to suffer without the support of your natal family. Now with the words of the young lady, your Yang family will not look down on you, and you finally have someone to rely on!"
Bai Lan nodded.
Because the war was stable and the trade routes were open, Yang Fa was anxious to go to the capital to do business, so he was anxious to take Bai Lan away. Bai Lan also begged, and Chu Yiqing saw that he could no longer keep her, so he nodded and let her leave.
On the day Bai Lan left, Yang Fa hired a sedan chair and personally carried Bai Lan into the sedan chair. Bai Lan smiled like a flower, extremely beautiful.
After Bai Lan left, only Dan Gui followed Ying Qian to serve Chu Yiqing. After two days of this, Chu Yiqing was ready to return to Chu Han with Li Huang, but he did not expect that something big happened.
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In a magnificent manor in the capital, Shangguan Yunyi looked at Yang Fa kneeling on the ground with satisfaction and nodded: "Well done, have you got the recipe for the flower feast?"
Yang Fa nodded quickly and said: "I got it, Bai Lan didn't have any evil intentions, she just told her everything in one go!"
"You are very capable in doing things. Please stay and follow me from now on!" Shangguan Yunyi said quietly.
Yang Fa quickly thanked him and asked: "Master, if you get this prescription, do you want to open your own shop or..."
"Make thousands of copies of the prescription and distribute them in Lucheng. I will watch Chu Yiqing's business collapse bit by bit!" Shangguan Yunyi said coldly.
Yang Fa nodded quickly.
After Yang Fa left, Shangguan Yunyi entered the backyard. In the only room with the candle light, a thin woman with a haggard look was eating the food on the table. When she heard the sound, she quickly raised her head.
, when she saw Shangguan Yunyi, she couldn't help being stunned and asked: "You saved me? Who are you? You can actually save me from Shangguan Yu's hands?"
"It doesn't matter who I am, what's important is that you know who is going to save you, Lan Die, Emperor Luo's people are already waiting outside, I will send you away tonight!" Shangguan Yunyi said coldly.
When Lan Die heard this, her face was filled with hope.
"Sir, madam is here!" Suddenly, someone came in and whispered in Shangguan Yunyi's ear.
Shangguan Yunyi's eyes darkened, and a trace of murderous intent quickly flashed through his eyes, but soon, he put on a peerless smile, turned his eyes and smiled softly: "Tell Madam, I'm going to
Come!"
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