Volume 1: Swan Goose Chapter 399 Xianyang Bridge Not Seen in the Dust
——Jiangning Mansion——
When the postmaster of Guanyi saw the arrival of the envoy, he was surprised at first and seemed not to welcome their arrival.
But when they saw Mu Qianqian and Lu Ning, they looked at each other and smiled. The smiles were very weird, as if they saw prey waiting to be slaughtered, with malicious intentions and an air of conspiracy.
Liu Changting immediately became alert. He turned around to remind Lu Ning, but saw that Hu Qi had pulled Lu Ning to his side.
Although he was a little concerned, he couldn't say much.
The postmaster of the post office led everyone to their respective rooms in a nonchalant manner.
They cleverly arranged Xia Yunqing, Gu Jiyun and others in the east wing, while Lu Ning, Hu Qi, Liu Changting, and Mu Qianqian were placed in the west wing.
Between the east and west wing rooms, there is a yard large enough for horse racing, so the distance is not too close.
I don't know what their intention is.
After entering the side room, Hu Qi took the lead to tidy up, then sat down and drank all the water in the kettle in a few sips. He immediately called Yicheng and ordered: "More tea."
In fact, he wanted to take the opportunity to find out what the secrets of Jiangning Mansion, which was full of weirdness, were hiding.
Unexpectedly, Yicheng bowed slightly and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, there hasn't been a drop of rain in Jiangning Mansion for half a year. The riverbed in the city has long dried up because the sweet well water is limited. Therefore, each person in the town is limited to one pot per day.
Water! You have to wait until tomorrow before you can drink tea again!"
"That doesn't make sense!"
Along the way, I have been constantly being embarrassed and targeted. No matter how good my temper and upbringing are, I can no longer endure it at this time.
Hu Qi immediately stood up and said with a sullen face: "I blocked you in every possible way when I entered the city! Now I'm not giving you tea! Is this how you treat the Imperial Envoy and Prince Annan?"
Yicheng was not moved at all, and said with a playful smile: "Don't be upset, sir, this rule is not trivial. The whole Jiangning Mansion is indeed like this, and you will know it soon!"
Toto, who was on the side, couldn't listen anymore. He suddenly walked up to Yicheng and yelled in his ear: "Fart! You have been running all the way. Do you want to kill us with thirst?"
Yicheng was so frightened that he trembled all over. When he turned around and saw Toto's face, his attitude immediately softened a lot: "Master, don't worry! If you want me to go to other rooms and ask, if there is anyone who is not thirsty, please go first."
Can I borrow some water from you?"
Hu Qi frowned, waved his hand, and drove away Yicheng.
After running around all day, he didn't even have the energy to lose his temper.
At this time, he just wanted to eat and drink enough and have a good sleep!
After a while, there was a knock on the door. Hu Qi got up and went to open the door, only to see Lu Ning standing outside the door holding a teapot.
He remembered Yicheng's words, immediately took the teapot and pulled Lu Ning in: "Why are you here holding the teapot?"
Lu Ning sat down next to the table and explained with a smile: "Yi Cheng said you were thirsty and there wasn't much water, so I brought it to you because I wasn't too thirsty!"
Hearing this, Hu Qi was angry and distressed, and couldn't help complaining: "What a shabby place is this! There is no water in such a big town, and it is stipulated that each person can only drink one pot a day?!"
"From the time I met the woman who lost her daughter outside the door, to the guard at the door who refused to let us in until he saw us, to the strange behavior of the people at the inn... I have a vague feeling that this matter in Jiangning Mansion should be more serious than that in Jinglong Mansion and Jinglong Mansion.
There are still more evil sects in Daming Mansion!"
Lu Ning lowered his head and fiddled with the lid of the teapot on the table. It jingled incessantly, as if he was deliberately making noise to prevent others from hearing their conversation.
Hu Qi also walked to the door, looked outside the door warily, and whispered: "The mission is too conspicuous along the way, many people know our whereabouts! We have to be careful to avoid being taken advantage of. You did something random!"
"What are you afraid of? Everything we encounter along the way is caused by people. As long as it is people, we have a solution!" Lu Ning supported his cheek with one hand, and slowly looked out the window at the beautiful dusk with a pair of bright eyes. It appears slowly and looks very cute and cute.
Hu Qi's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly closed the window and came over, sitting next to her.
"How is it? Have you thought about it?" He suddenly asked.
"Huh?" Lu Ning looked at him with clear eyes, a faint smile on his lips.
"Ahead is Annan." Hu Qi gently held up her petite white hand, looked deeply into her face, and spoke in a very gentle tone, "Our engagement...do you want to continue?".
The red light of the sunset shone in, and Lu Ning's face turned crimson. She lowered her furry eyes, showing a shy expression unexpectedly.
"You asked me like this...it's so sudden...I, I haven't thought about it yet..."
Lu Ning wanted to take back her hand, but Hu Qi suddenly tightened her hand, leaving her unable to escape.
"I know your love for you, but you still won't give me a chance?" Hu Qidi leaned towards her, with a smile on his face, but a hint of sadness.
Lu Ning slowly raised his gaze and met his gaze. Both of their eyes were shining, and their gazes collided fiercely.
In the end, Lu Ning was defeated.
"As for the engagement...there is no rush to cancel it, you can take it slow..."
Such a tactful and clear answer made Hu Qi feel elated.
He stood up excitedly, picked up Lu Ning, and spun around in a circle, constantly shouting: "Great! This is so great!"
Lu Ning only felt that her waist was being tightened tightly, and the rapid rotation made her head feel dizzy and her heartbeat was a little fast.
"Hurry, let me down! If I keep spinning, I'm going to faint." She shyly tapped Hu Qi's shoulder and begged for mercy in a low voice.
"Sorry, sorry! I'm so excited!" Hu Qi placed her gently on the ground like a baby, but the moment her feet landed on the ground, he pulled her into his arms.
"Xiaolu, do you know? The moment just now was the happiest moment in the twenty years since I was born!" Hu Qi was radiant at this time, and her whole body was radiating the light of happiness, filling the small wing.
Lu Ning's face turned red and she had many words in her heart, but she couldn't say a word.
"Little deer..." Hu Qi trembled and murmured in a low voice.
Lu Ning slowly raised his eyes and saw Hu Qidi's face slowly approaching him.
"Don't be like this..." Lu Ning looked away and said coquettishly.
"Close your eyes." Hu Qi held her face with his hands and slowly approached her lips. Lu Ning still closed his eyes obediently...
"Dong dong dong——"
A knock on the door sounded at an inappropriate time, interrupting the intimacy between the two.
"Just in time, that girl Mu Qianqian is here to cause trouble again!" Hu Qi's face was filled with anger as his good deeds were interrupted one after another.
He originally wanted to ignore it, but the knock on the door was so persistent. He had no choice but to let go of Lu Ning's lips for the time being and turned around to open the door.
"You girl, why do you always ruin my good things?" Hu Qi opened the door suddenly and saw the person outside. She immediately put her hands to her mouth when she spoke.
"Why is it you?" Hu Qi's expression immediately changed when he saw Liu Changting holding a teapot and standing upright outside the door.
Liu Changting looked past him and looked at Lu Ning, who was blushing in the room. Thinking of Hu Qi's words just now, his face couldn't help but darken.
"I heard there was a shortage of water here, so I sent it——"
"Thank you for your kindness, I don't need it!" Hu Qi didn't have a good impression of him to begin with, and he was even more angry when his good deeds were interrupted, so she naturally didn't look good.
Just when he closed the door rudely, Liu Changting stretched out his foot to block the door. Hu Qiyi was stunned, and he had already got half of his body in.
"What on earth are you going to do? I'm going to rest!" Hu Qi gave the eviction order with a straight face.
"Do you two want to rest together tonight?" Liu Changting looked back and forth at Hu Qi and Lu Ning with a pair of cold eyes.
"You, you should rest early! I...I'm leaving!" Hearing this, Lu Ning's face was as red as fire, and he hurriedly pushed the two of them away and ran out of the door.
Looking at Lu Ning's leaving figure, Hu Qi's face was obviously very unhappy.
"What on earth are you going to do!?" He stared at Liu Changting, his tone becoming more and more impatient.
Liu Changting suddenly had a smile on his face, turned around and walked out with the kettle in his arms.
When he got outside the door, he waved his hand to Hu Qi proudly: "Since the prince doesn't need my water, I'll take it from you!" After that, he walked away.
"Damn it!" Hu Qi gritted her teeth in anger and slammed the door.
For some reason, he always felt that Liu Changting had some evil intentions in joining them on purpose. Moreover, his hostility towards him was almost as much as his hostility towards himself.
Is it possible that he is also Lu Ning's suitor?
This thought made Hu Qi's whole body filled with fighting spirit.
After Lu Ning ran out of Hu Qi's room, she was so confused that she got lost in the huge inn. Looking at the extremely symmetrical and very similar rooms, she had to stop.
"Oh my God! Where is my wing?"
Lu Ning touched his head, feeling a little dizzy.
"Are you lost?" A concerned voice suddenly came from behind.
Lu Ning was overjoyed and turned around quickly.
But before he could say the word "yes", his whole body was trapped by a white mist.
She lost all her senses at first, and soon her eyelids became heavy, and her head gradually lost consciousness...
After also leaving Hu Qi's room, Liu Changting walked quickly to Lu Ning's wing with a sullen face.
He was holding back his anger at this time: he thought that he took the risk to come here just because he wanted to make up for his mistakes, wanted to show her his sincerity, and wanted to win her back!
But she seems to have forgotten about herself a long time ago, and she has become so close to Hu Qi!
If I hadn't just seen Lu Ning enter Hu Qi's room and still not come out, I would have had an idea and found an excuse to go and have a look. I'm afraid the two of them would have become husband and wife tonight!
When he thought of this, he couldn't help but feel aggrieved and angry, and wanted to question him.
The rough knocking on the door made his arm hurt, but he didn't even notice it.
"Who is it?" An impatient response came from the door, and then the door was opened, revealing a sleepy Mu Qianqian.
"Where is she?" Liu Changting asked in a deep voice with a cold face.