No, this is clearly an evil subordinate violating his boss!
Ming Lanruo stretched out her two slender little hands to wrap around the wrist where he was feeding her. She tried to look away and used his character to control him: "You... you are presumptuous..."
Qiao Yan chuckled softly: "Are you angry? Didn't I say that as long as your subordinates are not angry, anything will be fine?"
If Minglan wanted to say that, she didn’t say such things!
But...it was her fault today.
His other hand gently caressed her, and she trembled a little unwillingly: "Can't I just eat those snacks by myself?"
Qiao Yan still had a gentle and standard smile on his face: "But my subordinate likes...well, I don't like to feed the little lady myself."
With that said, he took some water and put it to Ming Lanruo's lips: "Take a sip and choke the little empress, my subordinates will feel distressed."
Ming Lanruo blushed and took a sip from his hand, feeling less choked.
But the next moment, he took another glutinous rice ball filled with plums and put it to her lips: "Here."
"..." Ming Lanruo hesitated and had no choice but to open her mouth and take a small bite of the glutinous rice ball.
Watching her obediently eat snacks from his hand, she even unconsciously licked the powdered sugar on his palm like a cat, leaving wet traces on his palm.
His eyes became subtle, and he suddenly asked playfully while playing with the straps of her skirt: "Young queen, do you really want to eat it by yourself?"
Ming Lanruo nodded like he was pounding garlic. His feeding method really made her food tasteless and difficult to swallow!
"Okay." He suddenly smiled and raised his hand to caress her face gently: "I can never say no to my little empress."
Ming Lanruo just breathed a sigh of relief when she suddenly felt light. Then he picked her up and put her on the table, sitting facing him.
Then, a chill ran down my slender legs, and my skirt and trousers fell to the floor.
She shivered due to the coldness of the table, her face flushed instantly, her beautiful eyes widened, what did he want to do!
Qiao Yan took a glutinous rice ball from the food box and put it in her hand, smiling: "Little empress, eat it yourself."
Ming Lanruo instinctively looked at the box of glutinous rice snacks, and there were seven or eight more!
As soon as she took a bite, the next moment, his cold and passionate kiss fell on her snow-white legs, and she looked down at him in shock.
Qiao Yan didn't raise his head, just spread her knees and asked lightly: "Why don't you eat it, little lady? It tastes very good."
Ming Lanruo continued to bite the glutinous rice balls with some difficulty, and the sweet and sour plum flavor soaked into her lips.
She was so sore that fine tears oozed from the corners of her eyes.
He was concentrating on eating his "snack", and she was stuffing things into her mouth absentmindedly, trying hard not to make any noise that she shouldn't make.
She ate this box of snacks for a full hour, and by the end of it, she was sweating profusely and her eyes were filled with tears.
She lay on the table in a daze, looking at the lantern hanging on the ceiling, thinking expressionlessly——
It is better to offend a gentleman than a villain.
From now on, she would never eat his snacks again.
…
Early the next morning
Ming Lanruo slept until three o'clock in the morning before getting up. Qiao Yan had already changed into black clothes, his long hair was simply tied on top of his head, and he was adjusting his arrow sleeves.
The powerful uniform of a Tiqi guard captain in black clothes only added to his unpredictable night-like aura.
She hugged the pillow and squinted at his upright posture and high energy, and couldn't help but feel itchy in her heart——
No matter how despicable, depraved or ruthless the men of the Shangguan family are, they are always the same in appearance because of their unique skins!
Even Emperor Ming, that shameless old man, was famous for his handsomeness and elegance when he was young!
What a cruel and shameless group of "male vixens"...who know how to hook up with people, especially the one in front of me!
Qiao Yan didn't have to look back, he could feel a resentful but a little obsessed look behind him.
He liked the way she looked at him, and he never minded her liking his appearance.
"My dear lady, are you awake?" He smiled softly and heartily, and hugged her to sleep all night. He was in a good mood today.
Ming Lanruo turned her back and ignored him.
Qiao Yan stepped forward and picked her up like a child with tenderness and tolerance: "I didn't eat anything last night. It's time to get up and have a meal, little lady."
"It's not your fault that you forced me to eat a glutinous rice snack that was hard to digest!" She gritted her teeth, rolled her eyes angrily, and couldn't help but blush.
She originally just thought about coaxing the angry and pretentious "Sister Qiao".
Who knew that this man was actually a male vixen pretending to be "Sister Qiao", taking advantage of her to coax him, and using bad methods to torment people!
Qiao Yan smiled and said, "Well, it's my subordinate's fault. Once the young lady has cured the governor's body earlier, you won't have to suffer like this."
Ming Lanruo was so angry that he still wanted her to treat him as soon as possible. What a beautiful idea!
She simply struggled and jumped down, raised her foot and kicked him in the knee, turned around and walked away angrily, calling as she walked: "Jinghe, Jinghe, are you there? Come in quickly!"
She doesn't want to be with this annoying male vixen!
Jing He immediately rushed in with water, put the basin on the table, grinned at Qiao Yan, showing a standard smile with eight teeth - "Qiao Yan, please, I will take care of you, Miss!"
"
Qiao Yan: "..."
He was not annoyed and just said to Ming Lanruo: "My dear lady, you have finished packing. Please come to my room to meet someone."
Ming Lanruo paused and hummed softly: "I know."
After Jinghe finished arranging things for her, he simply ate some millet porridge that was easy to digest.
Ming Lanruo slowly walked out of the room and went to Qiao Yan's room.
As soon as she entered the door, she saw a fat figure sitting at the table.
Seeing her coming in, the chubby figure immediately stood up and smiled at her: "Ming Fei!"
As soon as Ming Lanruo saw the visitor, her expression immediately turned cold.
She didn't have time to ask how they left Huxin Island and Tang Mansion and returned to King Qin's inn.
But it’s Cang Qiao after all, he has the ability to use the safety belt to escape everyone.
But she didn't expect that Magistrate Tang would sit in front of her intact! She thought he should at least be seriously injured!
No, Magistrate Tang in front of him was still injured. His face was covered with a large piece of gauze, and some blood stains could still be vaguely seen.
Ming Lanruo said casually: "Why did Magistrate Tang come out to visit after hurting his face? This kind of minor injury does not require my princess to see a doctor, right?"
Magistrate Tang's slender eyes also turned cold, and he covered his face with an ugly expression.
Small injury?
He will never forget what his own meat tastes like!
"Young lady, there is no need to be angry. Magistrate Tang is very sincere in cooperating with us." Qiao Yan held the teapot and poured tea for Ming Lanruo with a smile, like a responsible personal guard and counselor.
Ming Lanruo raised her eyebrows coldly: "Oh, why does Magistrate Tang want to cooperate with us? Hand over Tang Bijun?"
Qiao Yan smiled: "Prefect Tang is willing to discuss cooperation with us on the plan to 'suppress bandits'!"
Ming Lanruo's eyes sharpened, and she looked at Qiao Yan, and then at Magistrate Tang, narrowing her eyes suspiciously: "Prefect Tang wants to cooperate with us in 'suppressing bandits'?"
Was she hallucinating?
"Prefect Tang is not sworn brother to Master Gu from Changbai Mountain. Are you going to betray your eldest brother?" Ming Lanruo smiled.
The blood letter left by his father can clearly mention Tang Zhifu and General Gu - now the head of the family, but "love is stronger than gold" are brothers with different surnames who only want to die in the same year, the same month and the same day.
Magistrate Tang's face turned pale and green for a while, but he finally gritted his teeth and said with a smile: "My dearest princess, this is called abandoning darkness and turning to light."
Ming Lanruo looked at Magistrate Tang with cold eyes, trying to figure out what General Tang, a member of the Red Blood Legion, was thinking.
What benefits did Cang Qiao give him, and what means was used to force him to betray his commander and brother who had been loyal to him for twenty years?
