Lai Che felt that he might have gone out recently and not read the almanac.
Otherwise, how could we run into Miss Ling and Mr. Chen's... dates every time?
He grimaced, thinking that he did not follow Mr. Qi to Northern Xinjiang this time, but his eyes would be tired if he stayed in the capital.
Just as he was thinking about whether to send a message to the young master, his eyelids twitched and he ducked out of the way.
But, it's too late.
"Eh? Lai Che, why are you running?" Ling Yutong raised her hand and called him.
Lai Che froze, as if his body was frozen. He turned around one by one. When he saw Ling Yutong squinting at him, he immediately gave a friendly smile.
"Ha, ha, ha, what a coincidence, I have met Miss Ling and Mr. Chen."
"Why are you so nervous?" Chen Qiushui was confused.
Lai Che's eyes trembled, and his expression was controlled as much as possible to prevent his expression from being too obvious.
"No, absolutely not!"
However, his hasty answer exposed his thoughts.
They both fell silent at the same time.
Ling Yutong looked at him thoughtfully, pointed at Chen Qiushui, and then at herself.
"Did you misunderstand something?"
Lai Che's ears twitched and he immediately raised his head: "No, no, no, there must be no misunderstanding. I, you..."
"Miss Ling and Mr. Chen, the young master has given me a task, and I have to hurry up and do it. Time is urgent, so I will...resign first."
"Don't worry, sir. I definitely didn't misunderstand anything. I didn't see anything today!"
After that, he rubbed oil on the soles of his feet and ran away quickly without waiting for the two people in front of him to respond.
Ling Yutong raised his eyebrows and glanced sideways at Chen Qiushui: "You'd better find a sweetheart as soon as possible to prevent me from suffering unreasonable disasters."
She shook her head and sighed in her heart. She couldn't tell that Che must have misunderstood her relationship with Chen Qiushui.
However, before she could explain, the other party disappeared.
It seems that he will avoid her in the future because he is afraid that she will mention this matter.
But who told her to take advantage of the Queen? Anyway, if the person who misunderstood was not Qi Yan, but Lai Che, after a long time, the other party would naturally understand that she had nothing to do with Chen Qiushui.
Wait, what was she thinking just now?
Ling Yutong was startled.
Anyway, it’s not Qi Yan who misunderstood, so does it make any difference whether it’s Lai Che or Qi Yan?
Her heart beat a little faster.
It was Chen Qiushui's sigh that interrupted her immersion.
"I would like to, but now is not the right time and I haven't met the right person."
Their eyes met, and they both laughed at the same time.
…
Lai Che gasped for air, looked back at no one behind him, and then relaxed and slumped to the ground.
"Hey, luckily I can run fast."
The Zhou Dynasty was not a place where folk customs were closed. As long as unmarried men and women did not break the rules, not many people would catch them. There were many young gentlemen and ladies in the bright teahouses and restaurants on the streets.
But, for some reason, he felt flustered when he saw Miss Ling like this.
Desperately wanting to do something...
He got up from the ground and trotted back, with an idea in his mind getting stronger and stronger.
No, he has to tell Young Master what happened here!
Write hard and write fast, expedited delivery.
When a letter with crooked handwriting arrived in Qi Yan's hand, he frowned as soon as he opened it.
An Nanhou happened to be nearby and couldn't help laughing: "Who wrote this letter? The handwriting... well, I can only take a look at it."
Qi Yan glanced at him: "It greatly affects the reading experience."
He lowered his eyes to read the letter.
An Nanhou suddenly felt cold all over his body.
He rubbed his arms and thought to himself: "It's not winter yet, so why is it so cold?"
As soon as he finished mumbling, he turned around and was startled by Qi Yan's calm expression.
His eyelids twitched and he asked tentatively: "What's wrong? This is..."
The letter was folded back with a "snap" by the person holding it.
Onlookers can see that this action is obviously emotional.
But Qi Yan said: "Nothing."
That's all, I just held the letter in my hand and looked up at An Nanhou.
"Didn't the Marquis say that there was a test result? What is it?"
An Nanhou secretly thought that Qi Yan looked like he was going to assassinate someone right now. He was so aggressive, terrifying and depressing.
Wisely, he did not pry into the content of the letter. When it came to business, he straightened his expression and said, "Nothing was found. She is doing well and there is no sign of transmitting information to the outside world."
Qi Yan: "..."
"No?"
He frowned, a little unconvinced.
"It's really not true. At least, she didn't step into this trap in the direction we tested."
Qi Yan took a deep breath: "Tomorrow, I will go and test her personally."
As soon as he said these words, An Nanhou was startled for a moment.
"Okay."
It was rare for Qi Yan to be so positive about this matter, so he naturally agreed.
The moon was dim and stars were shining brightly, Qi Yan was sitting alone in the tent, looking at the sky through a small gap specially opened.
He raised his head half-way, and the contents of the letters he had read during the day emerged in his mind bit by bit.
Did she... actually have someone she liked?
Didn't she say that she would not consider her own affairs until the Qi family restored its former glory? Moreover, her grandmother's order...
He closed his eyes and took a sip of wine impatiently.
The strong alcohol burned his throat and he almost choked, but he clutched the bottle tightly and refused to let go.
He gave himself another drink.
In fact, it is normal to encounter accidents in life.
The person you like is hard to come by, so if you really feel it right, when you are right now will not be your first priority.
Moreover, he had also known Chen Qiushui before. He was a decent person with a decent personality. His status... the family's strength was not much worse than that of their family in its heyday.
If it matches her, it's not so bad...
What a fucking match!
He frowned, raised his hand and took a deep sip of wine, hoping that the strong drink would drown out his irritability, but instead of calming him down, the hot drink burned his heart even more.
He is not worthy of her at all.
The only person who can be worthy of her is...
Qi Yan's slightly confused mind suddenly became clear.
The cold night wind blew onto his face through the gap he deliberately left, and he lowered his eyes to cover the waves under his eyes.
Just now, the thought that came to his mind for a moment was:
If there must be someone who stands by her side, then he hopes that person is him.
Clenching his fists fiercely, he sealed the bottle and exhaled a breath.
A bitter smile unconsciously appeared at the corner of his mouth.
His heart was clear and clear.
It turned out that he had always had such thoughts about her?
He actually felt...this way about her?
The wine moistened his lips. He pursed his lips tightly and recalled the words in the letter word by word. As if he was worried, he opened the envelope and read it again, and found that it was correct.
The letter was recorded from Li Che's first-person perspective. He did not see them behaving intimately. It was just because of the conversation that he overheard and her vague rhetorical question to Xiao Baozhu. This cannot be regarded as conclusive information!
He pursed his lips.
So, maybe she was having fun with Chen Qiushui, right?
He has a chance.
A violent storm was brewing in his eyes, and gradually turned into a suppressed enthusiasm along his deep eyes.
He raised his hand to close the gap in the tent.
At this time, there was still a weak light burning outside the camp, and soldiers were keeping watch and patrolling in shifts.
Xue Ning, who was supposed to be sleeping in the tent, appeared quietly, and then passed on all the information she now knew in a secretive way.
At the same time, the soldiers who were watching her secretly told An Nanhou about her little actions.
In the dark tent, Marquis Annan twitched his lips: "Okay, the female fox finally showed her tail."
The soldier told everything he saw about Xu Ning's expression.
Cool and fearless.
"Oh, it's not a little white rabbit after all."
He recalled Xuening's face. The woman was already cold and ruthless, but because she always spoke with drooped eyebrows, she seemed soft and gentle.
Now it seems that it is all an illusion.
Early next morning.
In a sparsely populated place, a group of sallow-looking people lined up, struggling to keep up with the cold and stern soldiers in front.
On the bumpy road in the morning, there was only the whistling of the wind. Everyone was tired, but no one dared to speak.
The leading soldier seemed bored. He stretched out his arm and slapped the people around him, saying, "Hey, do you know? I heard who is the most just person in the capital? Mr. Yan, it seems that he has committed a crime and has annoyed the Holy Emperor."
As soon as he finished speaking, a thin man in the queue suddenly raised his head.
"Oh, what are you doing? This scared me."
The soldier who was whispering slapped the man in displeasure and shouted: "Lower your head!"
The man remained motionless, his eyes staring at the soldiers with morbid concentration.
"What happened to Mr. Yan?"
"What are you doing? Ask."
"you say."
The man's eyes glared fiercely, and he rushed forward regardless of the impact on the queue. He said frantically: "What did he do? Tell me! Tell me!"
"Is this man crazy?"
The soldiers were startled by the shrill and hoarse tone.
He spoke impatiently: "Tsk, isn't it just Shilang Yan who has made the Holy Emperor unhappy? Although he usually keeps a low profile in the court, he has not been without news for several issues."
"This is just hearsay. People from the Ministry of Punishments told me that that guy seemed to have been found out about something, and then was discovered by the Holy One. Now, he is being tortured in the Ministry of Punishments. The one who was severely punished was just relying on a mouthful of medicine.
Hanging on by one's life, one cannot live without death!"
The soldier rolled his eyes: "What's the matter, are you happy? Then let's calculate the ledger you were yelling about just now?"
"Ouch!"
When he turned his head, he was startled.
I saw the man who was yelling sickly just now, fell to his knees with a plop, looked confused, and kept shaking his head: "No way, dad, dad can't make the Holy Emperor angry, he is the most loyal to the king, he is the most..."
The soldiers were stunned.
His companion patted him on the shoulder.
"Come on, don't worry about it. The one who was exiled is Yan Shilang's only son, Yan Qing."
"Oh, that's no wonder."
"He even fought for his life and came to be exiled. His life is miserable."
*
Qi Yan adjusted his facial expression and took the initiative to appear next to Xu Ning.
He didn't say anything, but Xue Ning clearly took the initiative, and her posture was more accurate this time.
It was clear that her body was not a short distance away from him, but her eyes seemed to be glued to him, implying affection.
"Master Qi..."
Two different voices shouted in unison.
Qi Yan looked back, first looked at the soldier who called him, and asked: "What's wrong?"
The soldier spoke quickly: "An unknown person came to the door of our camp. He asked to see you by name. He also said his surname was Yan. Please see him."
"We stopped him for the time being. We were afraid of danger, so..."
Qi Yan frowned, Yan?
Yan Qing?
"I'll go take a look."
Seeing that he was about to leave, Xuening couldn't help but blurt out words.
"Sir, I..."
Qi Yan turned his head and saw that she had closed her mouth in time. Her eyes paused for a moment, then she thought of her plan and said, "If anything happens, we'll talk about it later."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Xue Ning was already prepared to be scolded, but Qi Yan's attitude...she was caught off guard and froze on the spot.
The soldiers and Qi Yan both left.
Chef Chen, who had been here since just now, smiled at her and winked: "Look, our Lord Qi just doesn't understand. I see that your attitude is much gentler than the past few days!"
His tone was ambiguous: "We, Xuening, have a chance."
Xue Ning lowered her eyes and turned red at the tips of her ears: "Chef Chen, don't talk nonsense. Your Excellency has clearly rejected me. I just couldn't hold it back for a moment and just said a few more words to Your Excellency. I'm very happy if he can answer me."
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Chef Chen smiled, his eyes full of smiles.
"Don't belittle yourself, Xuening is so beautiful and sensible, adults will definitely notice your good qualities."
"But, I hope."
Xue Ning pretended to be shy and lowered her head, but a cold light flashed across her eyes.