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Chapter 85 Who is who is not who

That day Mrs. Lin took Li Minghua back, and before she could use emotion or reason to coerce or lure him, news came that Mrs. Li had summoned Mrs. Wang and finalized the decision for Li Mingqi to go to Taiyuan Mansion.

Mrs. Lin beat her chest and said: "With so many daughters in the family, not everyone will get the good things, they all have to be snatched up."

Li Minghua was confused: "How can this be called a good thing? It's obviously a bad thing."

"This is to help Minglou, of course it's a good thing." Mrs. Lin gritted her teeth.

Li Minghua smiled: "Mom, we do things for her that even Minglou doesn't want to do. How can we call it help?"

It seems so, Lin was speechless.

"This is not a favor to Minglou, this is a favor to the family." Li Minghua said, "You are thinking too much."

Mrs. Lin sighed and came back to her senses: "Even if you are helping the family, shouldn't you do it? If you help the family, the family will treat you badly."

"I don't want to treat myself badly," Li Minghua said, "This is nothing else, this is getting married."

"It's fake, let's replace it." Lin corrected.

Li Minghua did not relent: "You only get married once, and I don't want to have any regrets in the future."

Mrs. Lin couldn't understand why her daughter, who had always been smart, sensible and generous, would cling to this trivial matter and poke her forehead bitterly: "Li Mingqi is not afraid of what you are afraid of! Aren't you inferior to her?"

Because Li Mingqi didn't think about the future, Li Minghua remained silent. Thinking of facing his own questions, Li Mingqi remained the same as before.

"There is something going on at home, so we can't ignore it. If you don't want to go, Mingran is still young, so I'm the only one going." She said, smiling again, "But don't worry, I also want to go, of course you have to be grateful to me.

I don’t have a problem with feeling guilty about it.”

Li Minghua did not let her change the subject: "What will you do in the future? Minglou will come back after recovering from his injury, or she will never come back."

Li Mingqi pinched the bead chain hanging in front of her: "In the future, when she comes back, I will live my whole life by myself. If she doesn't come back, I will live my whole life by myself." She raised her hand and scraped Li Mingran's nose, "Don't worry,

I have done such a big thing, and if the eldest lady is happy, she will not treat me badly. Even if the eldest lady treats me badly, my family will not do it either, and I will never have to worry about it for the rest of my life."

It seemed really good to live a life without worries. Li Mingran, who was originally worried, became happy and started telling jokes: "Mingqi, when I see you in Taiyuan Mansion from now on, I will call you Minglou."

Li Mingqi followed her words: "Of course."

Li Minghua didn't speak or try to persuade him. Li Mingqi always spoke half-truths and half-falsehoods rather than telling the truth, but it could be seen that there were some things he didn't say.

Li Mingqi has no future. Her future is now, marrying to Taiyuan Mansion as Li Minglou, and then either using Li Minglou's identity forever, or staying in Taiyuan Mansion forever.

Is it because he wants to become a different Li Minglou, or is it because of the young master of the Xiang family?

Li Minghua interrupted Lin's chatter: "In short, Li Mingqi wants to go, but I don't want to go. This matter belongs to her, and I can't snatch it away."

It was too late to say anything now, Mrs. Lin could only force a smile to see her off.

It was a matter of confidentiality, and the separation couldn't last too long. When the dusk was getting darker and it was suitable to hide people's eyes and ears, Li Mingqi got into the carriage and left in front of everyone, disappearing into the night.

Li Mingran didn't understand what farewell meant until this moment. She who had been smiling all the time started to cry, and the girls came forward and covered her mouth to comfort her.

Li Minghua was not a child and didn't cry. The night covered her look of sadness.

The parting came so quickly, she really didn't expect it.

This incident happened so quickly that Li Mingqi didn't expect it.

She has been thinking a lot in the past few days, but she doesn’t know what she is thinking about. She simply doesn’t think about anything. Li Mingqi sat in the rocking carriage and clasped her hands in front of her. There were tears on her face, but there was no parting in her eyes.

of sadness.

For her, this is not a farewell, but the beginning of a dream come true.

After going to Taiyuan Mansion, she will be Li Minglou from now on.

The carriage quickly left Jiangling Mansion behind in the night.

The lights in the small town of Dou County are bright. In order to appease the people due to the bandit trouble, not only the streets are lit at night, but the county government offices are also open day and night.

The two civil servants on duty tonight ran into the night duty room wrapped in winter robes and holding their ears.

When the curtain was lifted, the warmth hit their faces. The two of them exhaled and stretched out their shrinking bodies.

"You are late." There were two clerks playing chess indoors, with a teapot warming on the stove beside them.

The two people who had just come in sneered: "You guys are here early." They took off their winter robes, and it was not cold to wear single clothes indoors.

They carried teapots and poured tea, and the strong aroma filled the room.

"Is this a new tea?"

“It smells so good.”

"There is still rice in the kitchen, but there are some overcooked elbows tonight."

Voices rang out in the room, accompanied by snapping sounds, and the atmosphere was relaxed and joyful.

Today's county government is different from the past. In the past, no one wanted to be on duty during the day. Now everyone rushes to come at night. They are reluctant to leave after being on duty all night. The county government office is more comfortable than home, with plenty of charcoal fires and good quality food.

of tea and rice.

How much would it cost? I calculated it privately, which made the officials who always felt that other people's money was their money very distressed.

"We only spend a few here. If you go and see the military camp, you're just throwing money away like water."

"I've heard that with meat to eat every day, more and more people are going to be young men. I think they all go there just to eat meat."

Winter is cold and harsh, and life is even more difficult for poor people in particular. They have a place to eat for free, so of course they cannot let it go.

The officials shook their heads and marveled, Zhenwu Army was so rich!

But no matter how much money you have, you can’t spend it like this.

Matters about money have never been within the scope of Li Minglou's thinking. Wang Zhi's study now has no trace of its original appearance. Flowers are blooming on the window sill and table, and the steam in the renovated clean room envelopes her whole body.

A small pool was dug in the clean room, and a charcoal fire was burning under the pool, turning it into hot spring water.

Li Minglou stood by the pool and unbuttoned his clothes, thinking about the letter he had just received.

She already knew that Li Fengjing and Xiang Jiuding wanted to conceal Jiannan Road and find someone to replace Li Minglou to get married in Taiyuan Mansion. This was the news sent by the people who stayed with Li Fengjing, although both Li Fengjing and Xiang Jiuding used

His own people delivered the letter, but it was not difficult for the followers of Jiannan Road to open the letter and read the contents.

What I received today was news from Jiannan Road, mentioning that the final candidate of the Li family was Li Mingqi.

Li Mingqi is going to Taiyuan Mansion to marry Xiang Nan on her behalf.

Li Minglou finds it very interesting. Li Mingqi has become Li Minglou, so who is she?

The last bit of clothing was removed and a chill hit him. Li Minglou took a deep breath, not to resist the chill, but to resist the pain of entering the water.

She had tried her best to wash less, because the skin and flesh on her body looked like a dead body's rotting corpse and it was like being tortured when it was put in the water.

Li Minglou held his breath and stepped into the pool. He was submerged in the hot water and his body froze, not because of pain, but because it didn't hurt.

Is it an illusion?

Li Minglou lowered her head. The heat enveloped her face and blurred her vision. She raised her arms and put them in front of her eyes. The water vapor on her skin was white, and those dazzling spots became lighter and lighter.

The same goes for other places on the body.

Li Minglou raised his head. This happened so fast. He was still holding his breath in his chest, and his thoughts were still lingering on before. Li Mingqi became Li Minglou, so who is she?

"Who am I?" She opened her mouth and spat out this breath, "I am..."

There were voices outside the door.

"Madam, the young lady is taking a bath." Jin Jue's voice was clear, "My maid is waiting for you to wash up too."

The woman's voice was soft: "Let's wait until the bird is washed."

Li Minglou stood up from the pool, making a splashing sound.

"I'm Que'er," she said.

She is no longer Li Minglou.


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