Now Linghu Qingqing is trapped in General Shen's mansion. She feels that she is aware of the undercurrents surging around her, but she can only see calm waves on the calm lake. It is precisely this kind of nonchalance that makes Qingqing feel anxious——
Who do you need to protect, or who do you need to protect?
Qingqing only chatted with Qiu'er during the day. In addition, he still remembered a lot of the pharmacological knowledge he had learned with Qichuan on Dongshan Mountain, so he also took care of Qiu'er's unborn child. Shen Xuanming went out early and came back late. As the days passed, Qingqing thought, she might as well stay with Mrs. Shen to take care of her for a long time.
I always don't want to cause trouble to the younger General Shen because of the favor left by his brother Kong Yuechuan.
But on the surface, Qingqing seemed to be staying peacefully and contentedly in the general's mansion, but in fact, he couldn't stop asking for news from outside every day. However, the servants of the Shen family were all well-trained. When they saw Qingqing's overly curious expression, Seeing this, they all looked at Qing Qing up and down, and tightly closed their mouths.
As a result, Qingqing completely cut off contact with the outside world. Now that Qiu'er is pregnant, she has become much more sleepy than usual. Gradually, Shen Xuanming just sent someone back to say something, saying that I don't know when tonight If you can return home, just ask your wife to rest first.
After Qiu'er and most of the servants went to bed, only a few of the attendants who were closest to the general stood guard by the door, waiting for the general to return in the middle of the night.
Qingqing stayed in her room and listened quietly many times, but she always felt something was wrong——
The light but noisy footsteps were obviously not Shen Xuanming's return alone. Although the identities of those following Xuanming were unknown, they all had some skills on their bodies. The footsteps were so light that if you didn't pay attention, you really wouldn't be able to tell. .
Who did Xuan Ming want to bring back, but he kept it secret from Qiu'er?
Based on his understanding of General Shen, the only thing Qingqing knows clearly is that those people are definitely not the women from Yanhualiu Lane. Since Nanlin was taken back to the West Lake, the number of guests coming and going at Ruixin Pagoda suddenly increased. Especially those generals who are quite wealthy in West Lake: Instead of being bored at home with nothing to fight, it is better to go and see how novel the beauties of Nanlin are.
And Shen Xuanming would definitely not go to this kind of place.
After thinking about it secretly for two or three nights, Qingqing felt that instead of just guessing without a clue, it would be better to find a chance to go out and see what happened. If Xuan Ming brought back a few acquaintances from Tiankeju——
Then I still have thirty-six strategies. It is better to go ahead and run away as soon as possible.
After making up his mind, Qingqing cooked the anti-fetus medicine and sent it to Qiu'er's room as usual. Qiu'er smiled shyly: "Young hero is a guest, we should take more care of you, why did you become the young one?" Will Xia be by my side every day and take care of this little man?"
Qingqing lowered his eyes and put a sour-looking cherry in Qiu'er's hand: "I am idle, so I might as well take care of my wife to avoid feeling guilty. It's just that when I was in Dongshan, I only studied pharmacology lightly. When Madam is a month old, it will be safer for General Shen to invite some doctors to come and see her."
"Don't say you feel guilty or not." Qiu'er gently held Qingqing's hand, "It's not so clear about helping each other. It all depends on one's heart. Who knows if my husband is in trouble in the future, he won't ask for help. When you were with Shaoxia? Let’s not talk about this anymore.” After a slight pause, Qiu’er changed the topic and asked: “Now that the season is getting colder, where did Shaoxia find the cherries?”
Qingqing smiled mysteriously: "You should try it and see."
According to Qing Qing's words, Qiu'er put the unusually large cherry into his mouth, bit off a little bit and held it in his mouth before he couldn't help but spit it out: "This is not a cherry! The young hero used
What did you do to make it so painful?"
"Hehe..." Qingqing cracked her mouth and smiled, "I saw that the medicine has been bitter these days and you don't like it, so I made this kind of pill, imitating the look of sweet cherries, thinking you might like it better. Just take it off
Cut it into several pieces and swallow them separately, so that you won't taste the bitterness one bite at a time."
"It's like this." Qiu'er raised his neck and swallowed a small portion with the tea. Then he looked at Qing Qing and smiled, "It's really not that painful! Young hero, who taught you this method?"
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"Yes...it's my senior sister." Qingqing lowered her head, "Senior sister understands pharmacology. When I was sick when I was a child, senior sister used this method to coax me. When I swallowed all the medicine without realizing it, I wouldn't be sick anymore.
I fell asleep without crying."
"That's it..." As she was talking, Qiu'er suddenly yawned greatly. Upon seeing this, Qingqing persuaded her: "If Madam is tired, you might as well rest early. When you get up tomorrow, Qingqing will accompany you again."
Speak slowly." Upon hearing this, Qiu'er no longer forced herself, but just nodded and leaned on the couch.
Qingqing gently covered her with a thin quilt. Within half a moment, Qiu'er closed her eyes and breathed evenly.
Qingqing added a small amount of rush to the little cherry just now. It's just that the rush was mixed into the soup, and the smell was a little stronger. Qingqing didn't want Qiu'er to notice the difference. As long as the amount of this herb is appropriate, it will not
Injuring the wife and the fetus in her belly only made her sleep more peacefully.
Tonight, Qing Qing has made up his mind to see with his own eyes who Xuan Ming has brought back to the house. If people from Tiankeju find out, they will inevitably start fighting again.
When the time comes, don't disturb Qiu'er's peaceful sleep, and Qingqing will have nothing to worry about.
Seeing that the maid outside the door was distracted, Qing Qing blew out the lamp and pretended that he had gone back and Mrs. Shen was resting silently. The maid was not aware of it, so she came in and quietly cleaned up the mess in the room.
He went out to rest on his own. Qingqing had been hiding behind Qiu'er's couch, concentrating on his ears. While he was thinking alone, he heard a "squeak" in front of the door.
The light and noisy footsteps reached Qingqing's ears again.
Through the window screen, Qingqing poked her head out and looked at the faces of the people in front of the house. Before, she didn't dare to light the lamp in her room, and she couldn't see clearly from the side. Now Qingqing can vaguely recognize a few people from the front.
His personal appearance seemed very unfamiliar to everyone. Except for Shen Xuanming, Qing Qing had probably never seen him before.
That's good, these people must not be here from heaven.
Linghu Qingqing couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. In this case, General Shen's plans have nothing to do with him. Sure enough, no matter whether there is Yue Chuan's old love or not, Xuan Ming will never turn around and betray herself to Tiankeju.
Wait for those people to go to the backyard and sneak back into the house.
Taking a breath, Qingqing stood up, but suddenly heard several soft "dong dong dong" sounds.
Where did this noise come from? If you listen carefully, it seems to be a faint knock on the door outside the house. Qingqing then lay down by the window again, squinting and looking, and it turned out that it was Shen Xuanming knocking on the door of another room outside the house.
Qingqing only felt that her whole body was stiff, and the chord in her heart that had just been let go became tense again——
Xuan Ming was standing at the door of his room, knocking lightly.
If he kept silent, he would definitely not be able to hide it. Qingqing stood up, pushed open the door of Qiu'er's room, and walked straight towards General Shen. Several other people looked surprised when they saw Qingqing passing through the hall like this. Xuan Ming also Somewhat surprised, before he could speak, Qing Qing said first:
"I couldn't help but talk for a long time today, and Madam Ling just went to bed."
"Yes." Xuan Ming nodded, no longer doubting, and just said, "I feel sorry for you taking care of Qiu'er these days." Upon hearing this, Qing Qing didn't want to be polite and roundabout with him, so he asked straight to the point: "General Why are you looking for me late at night?" Xuan Ming pulled her aside, winked at the other people, and the group of people walked towards the backyard in silence. Xuan Ming could only be heard whispering in Qingqing's ear. road:
"There is something that will happen soon. I have been waiting for a long time. I would like to tell you today, young hero."
Arriving at the backyard, Xuan Ming gestured to a few servants who had already been guarding here, and those people retreated quietly. After carefully looking around to make sure no one was prying around, Xuan Ming pulled the After the door was bolted, five people gathered in a circle and sat down together. Xuan Ming said to Qing Qing: "These three are General Wei Qishi, General Dou Jie, General Dou, Ning Ying and General Ning. They all have close friendships with the last general. .”
Qingqing followed his words and saw that the three people in front of him were extraordinary, with a cold temperament in their eyes that was unique to walking on the tip of a knife. They were indeed all well-known generals in West Lake. Among these people , Wei Qishi looks the oldest, with a few strands of white silk in his hair. General Ning is tall and thin, with clear eyebrows, and he has the ability to run through people with a hundred steps at a glance. General Ning Ying, Cheng Ning, is short in stature, but his limbs are surprisingly strong. He was very strong, and there were a few calluses visibly protruding between his fingers.
Although it was the first time he met these three people, Qing Qing couldn't help but feel a little respect for the generals from West Lake. He heard Xuan Ming continue: "The four of us have an urgent matter today and need help from the young hero. If it is Young hero is in a dilemma, just pretend that you have never heard of it, and I will never mention it again in the future."
Hearing this, Qingqing couldn't help but take a deep breath: "What is it?"
Several people exchanged glances, and the oldest General Wei said: "It's about Tiankeju. The old woman went to Mr. Ruo's door to complain, saying that it hurt people's lives. The general and others also wanted to ask the young hero for advice. two."
It turns out that the two people who were let go when they were soft-hearted that day have actually made such a big mistake now? Qingqing couldn't help but worry in her heart. She thought that they were just innocent old women and children with yellow hair, and they could only escape with their lives. That's it, why did you send them back to Tianke's house on your own? But this time, whether Mr. Ruo was soft or hard, he should have blocked their mouths long ago, but now he has made everyone in the world know about it. , everyone is in danger?
Thinking of this, Qing Qing stood up and bowed to the ground: "Generals, please forgive me. I am just a sinner kicked out from Tiankeju. I know nothing about Mr. Ruo and others. I'm afraid Qing Qing can't help you with this."
After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave. Unexpectedly, the impatient General Ning actually slapped the table and stood up at the same time: "Young hero, your behavior of excluding dissidents and killing people that day is now well known in the world. Young hero is rare. Why do people who live in Tianke think so lowly? Don't you want to reveal Mi Yu Tianke's crimes and eliminate the traitor together with us?"
General Xu Shining was too excited. As he spoke, Shen Xuanming couldn't help but want to pull him to sit down. Qingqing felt bitter in her heart when hearing General Ning's words. After hesitating for a moment, Qingqing
He turned around with a helpless smile and replied:
"The general said this, but he looks down upon me too much. Qingqing has always been accustomed to living in seclusion and escaping from the world. Let the people in the world say what they say. What's more, Qingqing doesn't want to be a heroic man who performs chivalry and righteousness. Now his fate
There are so many misfortunes, I just want to survive this life, and that’s enough.”
"Why did Young Master Linghu say this?" General Wei stood up after hearing this and said, "Young Master is the only disciple of the Linghu family after Li Rong in Dongshan Mountain. If the senior ancestors of Li Rong Mountain can hear that Young Master
What would you think of Xia Fangcai's words?"
Upon hearing this, Qing Qing slowly turned around, his eyes becoming sharper. After looking at the four generals for a moment, he stared motionlessly at General Wei in front of him: "Several seniors, are you talking about the ancestors of Linghu?"
To threaten Qing Qing in his name?"
"The young hero misunderstood. I just believe that the young hero has compassion for all living beings."
"I'm afraid the general has really misjudged the wrong person." Linghu Qingqing sneered, "If the general thinks that Mr. Ruo and the disciples of Tiankeju only killed more than fifty people from the Zhang family, they are traitors who kill many people.
So what if Qing Qing had more blood than this in his life?"
Listening to the argument between the three of them, Shen Xuanming remained silent. At this time, he finally stood up, walked to Qing Qing, and said softly:
"Young Master Linghu, there are a lot of murderers in the world. When we fight on the battlefield, there are countless blood splatters on our hands. But no matter how many lives the young hero has injured, he is by no means a person who cares about human life and is in cahoots with Tian Keju. God.
There are dozens or hundreds of Keju disciples, but Shaoxia is the first one who is willing to protect two lives and escape from the clutches of Tian Keju..."
"If this is not a young hero, why is it a young hero?"