《The Scheming Young Master》


 C1

    If I move fast enough, you won''t be able to catch me


    In the thirty-two years since the start of the competition, the Northern Army had invaded the borders of the Li Kingdom, and after half a year of war, they kidnapped the Li Kingdom Emperor who was leading the army on the battlefield.


    The Li Kingdom was in chaos, the Thirteenth Prince acted as the government''s representative in the face of danger, thus separating the political parties in the imperial court into two factions. One of them was led by the Prime Minister, and advocated for the old emperor to be brought back, while the other stood on the side of the new emperor, advocating for peace and keeping the old emperor as a hostage in the Northern Army.


    He did not know what kind of Buddha it was, but he heard that Buddha was someone who could save a life, something that not even he could save, Luo Yi did not believe him.


    The wind blew at the door, causing it to creak. Luo Yi paused just before she reached the run-down temple.


    The location of this run-down temple was extremely remote. Other than and himself, almost no one else had come here, yet who knew which wind blew erroneously today?


    More than one.


    Luo Yi hid outside the door and peeked inside the house.


    There were four people in the room, all dressed in martial arts attire, with a jade long sword at their waists ¨C he could not tell what the quality of the jade was, but he guessed it could be sold for a good price.


    Luo Yi pinched her chin and thought.


    Only after a long while did they realise that Luo Yi, who had already been squatting at the door for a long time, had a cold look in her eyes. One of them directly unsheathed his sword and with a slight push on her wrist, his sword pierced through the gap of the door and landed right on the front half of Luo Yi''s neck.


    Luo Yi was shocked, she covered her neck and fell into the run-down temple, unable to regain her senses for a long time.


    The four people in the room had already stopped arguing. At this moment, they were all pointing their swords at him as they said with a deep voice, "Who are you?"


    F * ck you!


    Luo Yi fumbled the ground with her right hand, pretending to be afraid. As she retreated, he stuttered and said, "I am just a beggar ¡­ "I live here ¡­"


    While speaking, his fingers came in contact with a slight protrusion, causing Luo Yi''s lips to curl up, and the expression on his face to turn into one of arrogance.


    The four men were shocked. Before they could react, they saw the person in front of them push down the mechanism. They all jumped up and laughed. "How dare you act so arrogantly in my territory ¡­"


    He squatted to the side and looked at the four people who fell into the trap because of the sudden pull of the floor. His delicate eyebrows slightly raised as he said in amusement, "I think it''s because they''ve lived too long."


    This trap was made by Lin Ting to guard against wild beasts, so he had put quite a few traps at the bottom of the cave. No matter how good their martial arts were, suddenly falling down from the sky couldn''t be avoided, as all of them had been caught in a trap.


    Luo Yi looked at them condescendingly. "Do you want to come out?"


    "Throw me your money bags."


    Although the trap was sharp, it was still used to deal with animals after all. It was not a big threat to those who practiced martial arts, but what made them truly helpless was that the four walls of the trap were incomparably smooth, without any place they could borrow strength from.


    After thinking for a while, one of the leaders gritted his teeth and took out a money pouch from his bosom. He then extended his hand to grab the other three and threw it at Luo Yi''s feet.


    Luo Yi picked it up and weighed it in her palm, then satisfied, she stood up.


    "Thank you!"


    He waved his right hand at the men and started to walk away.


    "Ai!" The people below panicked. "Release us!"


    "Release him?" Luo Yi laughed, "Do you think I''m stupid? I can''t beat you guys, what if you come out and kill me? Rest assured! After half an incense''s time, a rope will fall from the position above your heads and you will be able to climb out by following it. "


    "Oh yeah," Luo Yi took something out from her chest pocket and threw it down. "This is medicine, although it is not as good as the ones from the doctors outside, it is more or less useful for the wounds caused by the beast trap."


    "This is a small border town with a chaotic situation. Its body is more valuable than anything else."


    They had never expected a beggar to say something like that. The four of them were stunned, and the moment they looked down, they realized that a purse had rolled down together with the ointment to their feet.


    How could he go out without some money on him!


    As if he had completed an incredible feat, Luo Yi hummed a song and walked out.


    He took two steps back.


    The sword that was previously stuck in the door was shining under the last bit of sunset. Luo Yi bent over to stare for a while, then raised her hand to remove the jade on the sword hilt.


    "Hmm ¡­" This thing should sell for a lot of money.


    He took a look at the jade pendant and the silver taels before putting them away with satisfaction. Unfortunately, the smile on his face had not fully bloomed, but it had already disappeared in the next second.


    The person in the shadows had been standing there for who knows how long, and the gaze that looked at him was somewhat confused.


    Luo Yi subconsciously thought that this person was together with the four people in the room, as she instinctively wrapped her arms around her chest in a defensive posture: "You want to take revenge for them?"


    "No, no, no, you misunderstand." Xu Heng retorted: "I don''t know them."


    I really don''t know him.


    Three days ago, he had departed from the Li Kingdom''s capital and had only just arrived at the border. However, when he passed by and saw the four burly men bullying the beggar, he could not bear to see them. He wanted to help, but he witnessed a reversal.


    "Really?" Luo Yi still didn''t believe him.


    Of course!


    Xu Heng nodded and guaranteed with a smile on his face.


    Luo Yi sized him up suspiciously.


    He still felt that that person was not a good person. It was just that according to the rules of the martial arts world, if someone didn''t offend him, then he wouldn''t. Since the other party did not do anything out of line, he could not take the initiative to start a fight.


    However, he still felt a bit uncomfortable. As he passed the man, he held his shoulder and gave him a vicious slam.


    The instant their shoulders met, Luo Yi''s hand quickly slashed across Xu Heng''s waist.


    How fast was he?


    It wasn''t until a quarter of an hour later that Xu Heng finally realized what had happened. He had struck me with the intent of stealing my money pouch.


    And at this time, Luo Yi had long since escaped without a trace.


    On the way to Lin Ting''s house, they would pass by a small river. Luo Yi first washed his face, then hid in the grass to the side to change his clothes before continuing onward as if he had changed his appearance.


    Lin Ting grew up with him, they were truly childhood friends, and at the same time, were bookworms. Anyone with a discerning eye would be able to tell that they liked him, but only he wouldn''t be able to.


    Luo Yi helped him pack her things, and when she turned around, her eyebrows wrinkled deeply, "I heard that Li City has been in a mess recently, do you have to go?"


    "Don''t worry!" Lin Ting scratched Luo Yi''s head: "The nation is at the top of the list, it is when us scholars are serving the nation, I will protect myself well."


    "Oh ¡­"


    knew that there was no point in speaking any further, so he nodded his head.


    As if he was amused by his childish actions, Lin Ting rubbed his head again and comforted him: "After I take the examinations, I''ll bring you to the Li City and set up an inn for you. I''ll hire a few servants so that you can sit in the front hall and count the money."


    "I don''t care!"


    Luo Yi twitched her mouth and turned her head to the side, but she could not hold back her laughter. Her eyes slowly curved into a slit, revealing a girl''s smile for the first time today.


    She slightly tilted her head, revealing a snow-white neck.


    Lin Ting also laughed, and said: "After I leave tomorrow, you should come live at my house. You''re a girl, it''s not safe to stay in the wilderness all day long."


    Good.


    Perhaps it was because he thought of the farewell the next day, but it was rare for Luo Yi to not talk back, he only obediently nodded, and his expression looked especially obedient.


    Both of them were orphans. The only difference was that Luo Yi was born to be abandoned by her parents, while Lin Ting met with misfortune when he was young, and both father and mother died.


    And Lin Ting met Luo Yi who was secretly following behind the funeral procession and stealing money on the day her parents were buried.


    His age was about the same, but his stature was nearly a full circle smaller than his. Two eyes the size of grapes hung on his dirty face, making him seem a lot more agile.


    Lin Ting suddenly thought of himself.


    He landed on the ground and grabbed the delicate hand.


    When Xiao Yu arrived, both of their hands were ice-cold. When Luo Yi was grabbed by the wrist, he panicked and subconsciously wanted to beg for forgiveness, but when he looked up, he met a pair of incredibly clean eyes.


    The owner of the eye was smiling at her until the skin they had come into contact with was warmed by each other''s warmth.


    So they became brothers and sisters who depended on each other for their lives.


    At that time, they were still young, so living together wasn''t inappropriate. However, they were not related by blood, so as they grew older, more and more people started to gossip. In the end, almost everyone who met Lin Ting would cheerfully ask: "Hey, isn''t that child''s wife of yours with you?"


    This was still considered good, especially after Luo Yi''s words had sounded out once more. Some people''s words were even more unbearable to hear. Lin Ting was afraid that she would be wronged, so she took the initiative to move out.


    But at that time, he was preparing for the Imperial examinations, and Luo Yi was worried that it would affect him, so she didn''t agree to it. The two of them shivered for less than half a month, and in the end, Lin Ting still took a step back.


    They didn''t have much money and couldn''t afford to stay in the tavern, so Luo Yi randomly found a run-down temple to stay in.


    Lin Ting wandered around the broken temple, and the more he went, the more he felt uncomfortable in his heart. However, Luo Yi did not care, and casually sat down on the ground, and started to console him.


    For convenience, Luo Yi went out dressed like a man. After a while, she truly treated herself as a rough guy. However, no matter how much she didn''t care, there would always be someone who truly treated her as a treasured pet.


    "It''s a girl, what are you talking about!"


    Lin Ting glared at her. Luo Yi straightened his sitting posture, and made a pained sound: "Oh ¡­"


    Don''t act like I''m bullying you...


    Lin Ting was helpless, he looked at her coldly for a while, but he was still defeated by her act of being wronged, he raised his hand and touched the top of her head, and his eyes gradually lit up.


    "I''m afraid of you."


    He smiled, and the faint smile in his eyes almost lit up the night sky.

 C2

    Lin Ting left for Li City before dawn the next day.


    Before he left, he specially went to bid farewell to Luo Yi. Luo Yi turned her body on the bed, lifted up the blanket and covered her head with it. Her voice contained a little confusion that had yet to wake up, as well as displeasure that had been disturbed, "Oh, goodbye."


    Lin Ting laughed, and did not call out to her, and turned and closed the door softly.


    She wrote: "Don''t feel sorry for yourself just to save money. If you fail because of these little things..."


    I won''t let you go.


    Luo Yi muttered under her blanket.


    This entire room was filled with traces of Lin Ting. Luo Yi sniffed, and fiercely forced back his tears.


    She had actually woken up very early, or it could be said that she hadn''t slept at all that night.


    She wanted to say her goodbyes to Lin Ting, but she was afraid that if she said it, she would not be able to hold back and cry, causing Lin Ting to be distracted, so she pretended that she was not awake at all. She hid in her blanket and said hoarsely, "Goodbye."


    The money she gave Lin Ting was either deceived or stolen from those people yesterday. Lin Ting was stubborn, not to mention that he would not take the money after knowing the source, just persuading him to take his own money was a difficult task. Luo Yi didn''t want to waste time talking about these things with him, so when he packed his luggage yesterday, he simply put them inside together. He thought that by the time he found out about the money, he would already be far away.


    She sniffed with her nose again, despising herself in her heart, "You''re useless. Why are you crying? It''s not like he won''t come back!"


    However, she still felt sad, so she rolled on the bed for a while before getting up and going to the broken temple to pack her things.


    He didn''t expect there to be someone else in that crappy temple.


    When they first met, the night was hazy, adding the black paint on the other party''s face, Xu Heng could not see clearly, this person had changed into a clean set of clothes, and then washed his face, and stood in front of him, and realized, this little thief was actually a girl.


    He raised his eyebrows unconsciously, a smile flashing across his eyes.


    Luo Yi''s reaction was extremely fast, the moment she recognized the man, she immediately ran out, and did not want the things inside, what the hell could be more important than her life!


    Luo Yi might not be able to explain other things, but she was truly an expert at escaping. However, she had forgotten that the person she had to throw off today was on a completely different level from those who used to pant for breath after taking two steps.


    Xu Heng leaned against the wall, his voice and actions both casual. "You run first, I''ll let you cover three hundred meters."


    In the end, when Luo Yi was panting heavily while being blocked by the unchanging Xu Heng in a certain dead alley, there was no lecherous look on his face at all. "Give me three thousand meters ¡­"


    Before she could catch her breath, she stuttered as her cheeks were dyed a shade of red from intense exercise. She looked just like a ripe cherry.


    Beautiful and edible.


    The phrase that suddenly flashed across Xu Heng''s mind made him raise his eyebrows again, and he softly asked: "What are you running for?"


    Luo Yi waved her hands, "I''m not running anymore, I''ve already spent your money, even if you sold me out, it wouldn''t be worth your money!"


    "If you want to kill me, I want to cut you into pieces ¡­" She raised her head and said with her eyes closed, "Up to you!"


    The righteous attitude made Xu Heng speechless for a long time.


    The wind blew past his forehead that was drenched in sweat. Luo Yi, who had not heard anything for a long time, quietly opened her right eye a crack to look at the man in front of her.


    The approaching arrow even made a slight noise as it tore through the air. Xu Heng saw the arrow that was gradually becoming larger in Luo Yi''s eyes. With a cold expression, he grabbed her waist belt with his right hand and flipped backwards in the air to dodge it.


    Who would''ve thought that the second arrow would follow right after?


    Xu Heng had learnt martial arts from a young age, so dodging an arrow was not a problem, but they were now in a narrow and dead end, and if he were to dodge the arrow, he would definitely harm Luo Yi accidentally.


    He hesitated for a second, and then a thought flashed through his mind, and he stood in front of Luo Yi.


    He could roughly guess who sent these people. He also knew that the purpose of this ambush was only to give him a bit of pressure. It wouldn''t really harm his life. If that was the case, why bother with a completely unrelated person?


    But the pain from the arrow piercing his flesh still made him groan in pain. His body also instinctively moved forward, pressing Luo Yi even tighter under his body.


    The man''s body emitted a faint pear blossom fragrance, and it was so close that the smell was amplified limitlessly due to psychological factors. Luo Yi panicked for some reason as she used her strength to push the other party away and leaned against the wall, staring at him with a frightened expression.


    Was this grandson playing a hooligan?!


    You''re thinking too much...


    He had an arrow on his back, and the passageway was narrow. If he leaned back now, he would definitely push the arrow even deeper. After Xu Heng quickly sorted out the relationships in his heart, he actually slid down along with Luo Yi''s strength and sat on the ground with his shoulder leaning against the wall.


    Luo Yi was shocked by his movements, she subconsciously thought that the arrow was poisonous, but the person in front of her had already activated her poison, she carefully raised her leg and kicked his leg a few times: "Are you still alive?"


    Xu Heng felt that he, who could still laugh in this kind of situation, must be retarded!


    Therefore, this retard curled his lips and looked at Luo Yi, his tone intentionally carrying a bit of grievance: "After all, I was also protecting you from that arrow, are you going to curse me like this?"


    He said those words skillfully. On one hand, it was true that he was shot because he wanted to save her. On the other hand, this sentence also tactfully hinted at the message that "these people are most likely coming for you" ¡­ After all ¡­ Judging from her demeanor last night, it was not hard to understand why she was being hunted.


    Sure enough, the moment the words left his mouth, Luo Yi fell silent.


    Leaving aside the fact that she had offended many influential people in the past, just the four people from last night didn''t seem like people to be trifled with. However, no matter how scared she was, she couldn''t show it on the surface. Therefore, she bit her lower lip and retorted, "That was also your own wish. I didn''t beg for your help!"


    As she said this, she turned around to run away.


    "Then I beg of you to help me."


    Xu Heng said steadily.


    Luo Yi was startled.


    Honestly speaking, the other party''s tone of voice didn''t sound like he was showing weakness. As he said this, his expression was also smiling, as if the two of them were just discussing the weather. Therefore, Luo Yi gritted his teeth and ignored him, holding his fist tightly, he ran out of the alleyway.


    The peddler at the mouth of the alley was frightened by the figure who suddenly rushed out, he clutched his chest and jumped a big step back. When he realized that the perpetrator was a clean and clean boy, he shouted at her in anger, "Why are you running! Is the ghost trying to take his life?! "


    Luo Yi glared at him, her right hand clenched into a fist and she made a threatening gesture, only until the peddler scolded her and stopped looking at her again did she raise her head and take a deep breath at the sky, before patting her chest to restore her calm.


    There was no sound from the alley behind him, it was so quiet that it seemed to be devoid of life.


    Luo Yi laughed, thinking of the man''s skill, how she could not speak in a more stable manner, and how she could only take a step forward.


    Later, Xu Heng laid on Lin Ting''s bed. The upper half of his body was still naked, and he smiled as he said to Luo Yi who was busy everywhere: "Ugh, your mouth is pretty tough."


    Luo Yi raised her hand and threw the medicine she just bought onto Xu Heng''s body.


    She wasn''t really a very good girl, and she had been doing a lot of things to earn a living all these years. However, the old man often said that if she did too much of these things, she would end up in hell, so many times, she was willing to let herself be a kind-hearted person.


    That day, she stood alone on the street for a long time before finally walking in and asking, "Help with what?"


    Xu Heng sat sideways against the wall, he did not look surprised at all when he saw her leave, he only slowly faced the back of the arrow towards her and said: "Help me pull the arrow, I can''t reach it."


    As he said that, his face was covered in cold sweat, his expression did not care at all. Luo Yi was enraged, and scolded: "I''m not a doctor, what are you trying to pull out my ass for!"


    No matter how inexperienced she was, she knew that drawing a sword was a skill, even if it was an arrow ¡­ However, the arrow was not that far off, especially since the arrow was so deep.


    Luo Yi gritted her teeth as she circled Xu Heng''s right arm around her shoulder, and dragged him all the way back to Lin Ting''s house.


    The person living next to Lin Ting''s house was a young man. He had studied medicine with the town''s pharmacy owner for a few years, so all the villagers in this area would look for if they had a headache. More importantly ¡­ This man never asked for money.


    Tang Yuan raised his hand and knocked on Luo Yi''s head.


    He had a good relationship with Lin Ting, and was close to him too. Furthermore, Lin Ting had asked him to take care of Luo Yi for a while before he left, so when he spoke, he unconsciously brought along the sternness of a brother: "Do you know who this is? I just brought them to my house. "


    Luo Yi laughed while covering her head: "Don''t worry, I''m so smart, I won''t do anything harmful to myself!"


    She pushed Tang Yuan out the door and said, "Do you still have a relationship with the medicine store owner in town? Then let''s go buy some medicine together! Maybe he will give me a discount for your sake? "


    Saying that, she curled her lips in a spoiled manner, "Now the medicine stores are all like robbing money!"


    Tang Yuan had never been able to deal with her personality, so he didn''t have the heart to teach her after hearing her words. He could only secretly give her two bags of protective powder and warn her to protect herself well.


    Luo Yi replied with a grin, "Got it."


    Soon, however, she couldn''t smile anymore.


    Even with Tang Yuan''s help, the money used to buy medicine was not a small amount to Luo Yi. Tang Yuan actually mentioned that he would pay on her behalf, but she was under his care everyday so how could she take advantage of him? Thus, after returning from the medicine store, Luo Yi held onto her chest in pain for a while.


    Xu Heng leaned on the headboard, ridiculing her for being useless.


    "Isn''t it just money?" He reached behind his back, took out a purse and threw it to her. "I''ll give it to you."


    After saying that, Xu Heng clearly saw Luo Yi''s eyes light up.


    She took it in a fluster. Her face was clearly filled with the ambition of a lowly person who had gained a lot of benefits, yet she pretended to be concerned about him. "Didn''t I steal the money on you? "Where did it come from ¡­"


    His unfinished words were suddenly stuck in his throat.


    She was extremely familiar with this money bag since it was embroidered for Lin Ting two years ago.


    At that time, her embroidery skills were still lacking. She had said that the mandarin ducks would be turned into wild chickens and even she felt that the final product would be ugly, but Lin Ting didn''t mind it at all. She treated it like a treasure and kept it on her body all day.


    She opened it to take a look and saw quite a lot of crushed silver inside ¡­


    Or did she always say they had the same thing in mind?


    Luo Yi carried the money bag in her arms and couldn''t help but wonder where Lin Ting should be by now.


    This girl held the purse in a daze, just like a small beast that had suddenly pulled back its sharp teeth and claws, turning into an unexpected cute appearance. But it miraculously didn''t conflict with her original aura at all.


    It was as if she had always had this kind of personality.


    Xu Heng frowned.


    It was clear that this house was not for girls. The words of the man from before had confirmed his guess. However, what kind of situation was it for a girl who had yet to leave the house to enter a man''s house so freely?


    "Oh ¡­" Luo Yi replied while sniffing her nose: "I am the adopted daughter-in-law of the owner of this house."

 C3

    After the injuries on his body had been completely healed, Xu Heng would go and watch Luo Yi work ¡ª Actually he had nothing to do, and the things he wanted to do had not progressed in the slightest. Instead, he would think that rather than lying in bed wasting his time, it would be better to come out and experience the local customs and customs of the people at the border.


    But he never would have thought that he would meet Luo Yi.


    At that time, he had already been kicked out of Lin Ting''s home for more than half a month.


    He watched on like this for several days, and gradually, he was able to make sense of the situation.


    "So he''s a thief with a beggar''s skin ¡­" He muttered to himself.


    However, with his many years of education, he could not rashly comment on other people''s methods of survival, so he did not look down on Luo Yi. Furthermore, in these few days, Luo Yi was not like an ordinary thief.


    Xu Heng changed his posture and looked at Luo Yi.


    The one that was touched was a fat headed big eared merchant, Luo Yi hated him very much.


    This merchant''s name was Liu Dingxi, and he was a lustful person. He had flirted with many good women before, and he was very annoying. The year before last, he had taken a fancy to a fifteen-sixteen year old girl. He couldn''t force her to marry him, and she actually forced his entire family to die in the wilderness. However, because he had an uncle who was an official in a neighbouring town, the matter was put down just like that.


    Luo Yi resisted the urge to vomit and pounced on the man as she passed by, her claws leaving two clear fingerprints on the man''s robes.


    Liu Dingxi had an important guest to see today, and after hearing that the guest had a daughter who was as beautiful as a flower, he changed into a set of pure white clothes and made himself look like an elegant young master.


    He took a deep breath and used his strength to kick Luo Yi in the stomach. At the same time, he cursed: "Scram, where did this dirt come from!"


    Luo Yi had been kicked by him, and probably because her ribs were injured, the pain slowly spread from his stomach down to her entire body. Her hands no longer had the strength to grab him, so she held his stomach and laughed apologetically as she retreated to a corner.


    However, Liu Dingxi was a merchant, and just as she took two steps forward, she was about to touch her own purse. She felt empty for a moment, but then she suddenly thought of the beggar that suddenly jumped onto her, causing her to immediately blush and turn around, cursing as she turned back.


    But by that time, Luo Yi had already disappeared.


    She was wrapped around by Xu Heng''s waist, and when Xu Heng touched the wall, he easily flipped the wall with her.


    She opened her mouth to shout, but before she could finish, Xu Heng forced her to turn her head and look at Liu Dingxi, who had returned with an overbearing aura.


    What a joke. This sort of situation was naturally more important than keeping his life.


    She was stunned in Xu Heng''s embrace, and did not notice that the other person''s arms were grabbing onto her injured ribs, so she only secretly reached out a hand to cover her stomach while cursing in her heart: "What the f * ck ¡­ "How ruthless ¡­"


    For this reason, Lin Ting didn''t know how many times he had said it, but she couldn''t change it. He didn''t think that after Lin Ting left, there would still be someone who would scold her for this.


    Xu Heng lifted his hand and lightly pressed down on her injured body. When the latter was in so much pain that her tears were flying, and he was about to curse at him, his expression was indifferent as he glanced at her.


    Luo Yi clenched her teeth and swallowed her foul language.


    In actuality, there wasn''t much emotion in that glance, but it carried a sense of majesty instead. Luo Yi was unconsciously frightened, she curled her lips and no longer looked at her, her expression was too intolerable, and also caused Xu Heng to smile when he looked at her.


    As usual, Luo Yi did not notice, but after the pain subsided, she started to lose focus.


    She and Xu Heng could be considered to be old acquaintances, so in this kind of situation, she would always feel that it was hypocritical to say thanks. She wouldn''t say it, they were indeed not that familiar with each other yet ¡­


    Luo Yi''s mind raced. Just as sshe thought of a compromise way to greet them, he was interrupted by Xu Heng: "You''re planning on using this way to raise the travelling fees?"


    "Huh?" Luo Yi was stupefied for a moment, as if she did not understand what he was asking.


    Xu Heng also didn''t mind. After putting Luo Yi down, he turned around to look at the remaining ointment. "Didn''t you want to go look for him?"


    Her intentions were obvious, but she was naive enough to think that no one could see them.


    Since he had been exposed, Luo Yi was also no longer conflicted: "Besides this, I don''t have any other methods to raise travel fees."


    Indeed, she had planned to look for Lin Ting since a long time ago, but she didn''t have any money on her and she didn''t have any proper work to do.


    Luo Yi raised her eyebrows, and felt that it was time for Xu Heng to ask her why she wasn''t looking for a proper job to do. Thus, just as she was making up an excuse in her mind, she saw the other party raise his eyebrows at her, "Li City isn''t like you, a small place. If you leave so rashly, you probably won''t be able to find anyone even after spending the majority of half a year."


    "But ¡­" He meaningfully glanced at Luo Yi: "I can help you."


    These words were said too unexpectedly, Luo Yi opened her mouth wide.


    She knew that Xu Heng came from the Li City, and from the extent of his wealth, she guessed that he was a rich family. Therefore, if he were to help her, finding him would be twice the result for half the effort. Because of that, she closed her chin and stared unblinkingly at Xu Heng for a long time. Then, with a slight smile on her lips, she said, "Thank you, there''s no need."


    You rich people ¡­ Gadflies, she thought. Who knows what harsh conditions you will put forward for this? I don''t want to risk my life.


    Zhang He was as adorable as a rabbit eating a radish.


    Xu Heng looked at him with curved eyebrows, and asked without thinking: "Do you like eating carrots?"


    "Huh?"


    Luo Yi suspected that something was wrong with his ears, and his eyes moved back and forth, seeing that Xu Heng did not have the slightest bit of awkwardness, she touched her nose and said: "It''s not bad, I''m not picky with food."


    She was not the only one who was not picky with food. A child of a poor family. She had been so hungry before that she had even eaten tree bark before.


    Oh.


    Xu Heng nodded his head to indicate that he knew and did not continue with the topic. Instead, he replied, "Since you like it, then eat some radish tonight."


    As a result, during dinner, Luo Yi stared at the radishes, cabbages, and various types of vegetables on the table and remained silent for a long time.


    She picked two mouthfuls of vegetables and put them in her mouth. After a while, she suddenly put down her chopsticks and said with a stern expression, "Actually, other than radishes, I also like to eat meat ¡­"


    "Big fish and big meat in particular." she added.


    He used to smile lightly with a slight curve on his lips, but now he seemed really happy. With his arms leaning on the table, he shook with laughter, which attracted the attention of many customers.


    Luo Yi felt ashamed, lowering her head and burying her face in the dish.


    The two of them were currently at the restaurant that Xu Heng was staying at temporarily. For some unknown reason, Xu Heng had never mentioned letting Luo Yi go back, nor did he mention it. Luo Yi was also enjoying the peace and quiet, even thinking that she could save a meal here.


    This was probably the amount of money the legendary fools had!


    Thinking that, looking at Xu Heng was like looking at a moving purse. Only when his gaze caught Xu Heng''s attention too openly did he lower his head and bury his face in the bowl in front of his again.


    Xu Heng looked at her, but did not linger any further.


    In the morning, he received a letter from his father, saying that the new emperor on the side of the Li City had already started to replace the old officials who were still supporting the emperor in the imperial court. He reckoned that they would reach out to their Zuo Xiang Fu very soon, and even if the new emperor returned, it would be very difficult for them to fight him.


    Xu Heng set the letter in his hand on the fire and extinguished it.


    He had to speed up.


    However, just as he made his decision, Luo Yi caused trouble for him again.


    He placed the teacup in front of the table and asked with a faint smile on his face, "What can I do for you?"


    Seeing that he was quite gentle, the burly man opposite him slammed the teacup on the table and asked: "What can I do for you?" Your boy broke our young master''s face! "What other important matter do you have for me?"


    Xu Heng turned around and glanced at Luo Yi.


    Luo Yi hummed a small tune as she turned her gaze to the side.


    Honestly speaking, under normal circumstances, Luo Yi was not willing to cause trouble, furthermore, with Lin Ting not here anymore, no one would be willing to help her clean up the mess he was in. However, the matter today, could not be blamed on her.


    Yi Qiannan and her were old acquaintances, even though they were not good memories.


    Luo Yi had once been a bartender in a tavern ¡ª yes, she used to have a proper job.


    Her mouth was good at talking, and her hands and feet were nimble. She had been doing well in the tavern, but there were always a few dishonest people coming and going in and out of it. When they saw her handsome appearance, they always thought of teasing her.


    However, the people coming and going in the tavern the most were still men. No one could stop her from making a move on a man of the same sex, so Luo Yi could only bear it, but there were all kinds of birds in the forest. After a while, she finally met a different person.


    When Yi Qiannan placed his hand on the back of Luo Yi''s hand for the third time, who was pouring wine, Luo Yi finally couldn''t hold back and said with a fake smile, "Young Master Yi, we''re all men, isn''t this a little inappropriate with you?"


    "What''s wrong with it?" Yi Qiannan held onto Luo Yi''s hand tightly, not letting her pull away, he even used his fingertips to rub the back of her hand gently and said: "We''re all men, what''s so good about this little bit of physical contact?"


    The disgusting Luo Yi could not help but shiver.


    Yi Qiannan, like Liu Dingxi, was a tyrant of Fringe City. The difference was that Yi Qiannan had a good set of skin and skin, and was the dream lover of most of the girls in Border Town. However, he was used to debauchery, and when he didn''t open his mouth, he could still carry a young master that was like jade.


    Luo Yi used a lot of strength but still could not free her hand, so she could only continue to smile: "I will not judge anyone about personal interests, but you can''t force everyone to be the same as you, right?"


    Yi Qiannan found this funny. His peach blossom eyes curved as he asked, "What kind of hobbies?"


    Don''t you know what your hobbies are?


    Luo Yi rolled her eyes in her heart.


    Even though she didn''t have any prejudice towards this kind of preference from Young Master Yi in her heart, after all, it''s a human''s freedom to like. But honestly speaking, it''s not right to steal from someone in your Broken Sleeve Dimension, right?


    In short, Yi Qiannan kept pestering her, running to her tavern every few times. The entire town knew that the Yi family''s young master had his eyes on a bartender, and this bartender was indeed a man.


    The gossip intensified as more and more people began to gossip behind their backs. This naturally alerted Yi Qiannan''s father.


    The entire town''s economic lifeline was in his hands, so with a slight movement of his finger, the tavern that Luo Yi went to changed owners, she was dismissed along with him.


    Later on, she went to a few other shops to work, and all of them ended up with the same result.


    So... It wasn''t that she wanted to do this, but in this town, no one dared to take her.


    She was about to die from grievance, and didn''t dare to speak the truth with Lin Ting. Every time she went to find him, she would change her clothes and take a bath beforehand.


    Lin Ting didn''t go out often in the past, and upon hearing Luo Yi''s words, he did not doubt her at all. He only repeatedly reminded her that she must be careful when she''s outside, and not be bullied by others.


    Luo Yi forced herself to nod her head and smile, swallowing the grievances in her heart.


    She could bear it.


    She told Xu Heng the whole story in a low voice, passing by the hardships she had endured when she was troubled by Old Master Yi, and the sadness she felt when someone pointed at her back and said "slander" on the way. However, when she mentioned Lin Ting, her tone slightly changed. But he quickly adjusted himself, and when he saw Xu Heng''s line of sight, he stuck out his chest.


    "Who asked me to have such a disastrous appearance!"

 C4

    I''m not threatened anymore.


    "So you drugged people and ruined their faces?"


    Xu Heng acted like a child. With one hand on his knees and the other knocking on the table, he was occasionally able to raise his teacup and take a sip of tea.


    Like a long-missed sun, suddenly burst through the dense dark clouds at an unexpected moment.


    It was rare for Luo Yi to change into a female''s attire, and she also had Xu Heng''s financial support. She only felt that the entire world was like a little girl with a ponytail, jumping around adorably and even when meeting someone she detested at the entrance, they would all happily hum songs to give way.


    Yi Qiannan was a great old man, why had he come to this place to sell rouge and cosmetics? Luo Yi thought that being in a good mood was something one shouldn''t ask for, and was not supposed to let a scum destroy it, so he magnanimously pretended that he didn''t see it. When the two of them bumped into each other at the entrance, they even politely moved to the side.


    She felt that she was being very magnanimous. As she wiped her shoulders, she heard the person greet her with a smile, "How did you change back into a woman''s outfit today?"


    Luo Yi immediately froze in place.


    When she wore men''s clothing, she would purposely rub something on her face. It was different from her usual appearance, so she didn''t think that Yi Qiannan would connect her current appearance with the bartender from before. But from the looks of the current situation, this person knew that she was a woman disguised as a man?


    Then why the f * ck did you let your father make things so difficult for me!


    Luo Yi was so angry that her good mood had been ruined by another seventy to eighty percent. She glared at Yun Che with a fierce face.


    He purposefully kept a distance from her and said, "I went out to discuss business with someone a while ago, and I didn''t know that my father would do all this behind my back. Don''t mind it too much."


    "¡­"


    Luo Yi gritted her teeth and replied him: "Try to get bullied like this and see if you care or not."


    She was so angry that she almost wanted to bite him.


    Yi Qiannan laughed even more happily as she held onto the door frame to the point where she almost couldn''t raise her waist. Her hands subconsciously moved to support Luo Yi''s shoulders, but she quickly dodged them.


    Yi Qiannan was stunned. When he saw the other party''s wary expression, he pursed his lips and forced a smile, "You don''t have to be so cautious of me. I don''t like people like you."


    You used to pester me like that!


    He could only glare at him and walk forward. When he was halfway there, he suddenly thought that Yi Qiannan must already have someone he liked since he said that, so he rolled his eyes and ran back to the other party''s side with two steps: "Look at you, you''re so good-looking, who knows if that person might have taken a fancy to you."


    "Huh?" Yi Qiannan didn''t react, but still subconsciously retorted, "He''s not that kind of person ¡­"


    "A human heart is separated from a human stomach!" Luo Yi impatiently interrupted him, and at the same time took out a pill from her pocket. "What do you think?"


    "No ¡­"


    Before he even finished speaking, Yi Qiannan had already been stuffed something into his mouth by Luo Yi.


    Based on his many years of experience in the business world, it was most likely not a good thing!


    Yi Qiannan held on to the door frame and bent over, trying his best to get the thing out of his throat, but it was too late.


    Luo Yi, who was satisfied with her revenge, patted Yi Qiannan''s back as she squinted her eyes like a cunning fox, "The quality is good but the price is low."


    She spoke with a beaming smile. Before she left, she made a face towards Yi Qiannan that seemed as if she deserved a beating.


    That night, he was blocked by the Yi family members at the entrance of the restaurant.


    ''Since ancient times, beauties have had their lives ruined ¡­ ''


    Luo Yi sighed as she thought.


    The medicine was given to her by the next door, Tang Yuan.


    Tang Yuan was a person who loved to make weird new drugs when he had nothing to do. What could cause him to temporarily lose his speech and temporarily disfigure his face? His family was practically in huge numbers. But God only knows that people didn''t make these things to make you mischievous!


    Coincidentally, Xu Heng came down from the stairs, and saw that Luo Yi was being pulled out by his arms, he asked loudly: "Uuu, what is going on?"


    In that instant, as if he had seen a Bodhisattva, Luo Yi jumped up high under the pincer attack of the two burly men from the left and right. Young master! Save me, young master! "


    Actually, Luo Yi was not sure whether or not Xu Heng would help her, so these "gongzi" words carried an obvious sense of guilt. However, Xu Heng only glanced at her for a moment before she slowly walked down from the stairs and naturally stood in the middle of the two groups.


    The strong blessing contained within this action caused Luo Yi to be stunned and she was unable to recall what she had said just now. On the other hand, Xu Heng''s gaze seemed to have stopped on the hands of the few people who were grabbing onto Luo Yi''s arm for quite a while.


    Although he looked like a weak scholar, he had an extremely good temperament. Just by looking at him, one could tell that he was the young master of a rich family, and looking at him with such an expressionless face, the people who were being stared at immediately felt that he was a threat, and did not dare to do anything to Luo Yi.


    Then, the scene where Xu Heng was fighting against the strong man from before appeared.


    The brawny man said angrily, "How good-looking is our young master? He has delicate features and delicate features! But look, your family''s servants have caused you to be so scared to even walk out the door! "


    He howled, "My poor young master ¡­"


    What kind of experience did a man who was over eight feet tall cry at you with a wronged face?


    Luo Yi shook off the goosebumps on her body.


    Xu Heng''s temper was really good. After he quietly listened to the man''s complaints, he thought for a while before suggesting, "I''m unable to come up with any conclusion to this matter. Why don''t you bring me to the Yi family so I can discuss it with your master personally."


    The brawny man thought about it and felt that he was right. He happily agreed.


    He turned his head to face Luo Yi and changed his face into a disdainful look.


    That day, Xu Heng and Old Master Yi had been inside the study room spying for a while, as to what they had been discussing, Luo Yi did not know a single thing, after all, with her status, she did not have the qualifications to be together with those two, but waiting outside like this was not a big deal, furthermore, standing beside her with a fierce look in her eyes, wishing that he could eat her up.


    She thought for a moment, then took out a medicine bottle from her sleeve and poured a pill into her palm. "This is the antidote I fed to your young master. Take me to see your young master, I can save him."


    "Who knows what kind of medicine you''re using? What if you poison our young master again? " The brawny man looked at her coldly.


    His vigilance was quite strong!


    Luo Yi swallowed the medicine in her palm, "This is the Yi Mansion. If I had poisoned your young master, would I still be able to walk out of here alive?"


    She forcefully pushed the brawny man two steps forward, "If I''m late, your young master will forever have his face ruined!"


    Perhaps because her tone was too serious, the sturdy man was frightened by her and ran two steps forward. When he looked back and saw that Luo Yi was not following her, he shouted at her angrily, "Hurry up!"


    "Oh, oh." Luo Yi hid her laughter and quickly trotted to catch up.


    A servant stood at the door of the room with food in hand and tried to persuade her, "Young Master, you should at least have a bite to eat! Your face is already ruined, so you can''t let your body starve anymore! "


    Luo Yi''s mind was not clear at all.


    Your family''s maidservants ¡­ Is this how you talk to your master?


    The servant was still trying to persuade her, but from Luo Yi''s perspective, it sounded like she was rubbing salt on her wounds.


    She walked forward a few steps and stopped in front of the door. She received a doubtful gaze before waving her hand to signal for the girl to step back. "You ¡­"


    Sensing the cold gaze from behind him, Luo Yi swallowed down the word "egg" in his mouth with difficulty: "Young Master Yi, I''ve come to deliver the antidote to you, open the door!"


    For a long time, no one paid any attention to her.


    Not only did no one pay any attention to her, there was not even the slightest sound from inside the room.


    "Young master must feel that his face is ruined and he has no face to meet anyone!"


    The servant''s voice had a trace of pity in it as she spoke, following that, Luo Yi felt the gaze from behind on her back become even colder.


    Luo Yi felt that the servants in this family were all retards.


    Unless Yi Qiannan was dead, how could the room be so quiet!


    Without caring about what the person behind her said, Luo Yi used all her might to kick the door open. Unexpectedly, the door did not close tightly, and with her fierce strength, she was unable to pull it back, and her entire body fell onto the ground.


    That face strike was so painful that Luo Yi couldn''t get up for a long time.


    "This is ¡­" "Wishing you a happy new year?"


    Xu Heng asked with a little bit of suspicion and laughter.


    The person who was lying on the ground pretending to be dead quickly got up from the ground like he was stabbed by needles.


    Xu Heng pursed his lips and smiled at her. Old Master Yi, who was standing beside him, although his entire aura was still sharp, it was still gentler towards Xu Heng. From the smile that was faintly discernible on his lips, one could tell that he admired Xu Heng a little.


    Therefore, as he crawled back up, Luo Yi heard Old Master Yi''s polite voice, "When does Young Master Xu plan to set off?"


    "About two days." Xu Heng replied.


    "Then I wish Young Master a pleasant journey ahead of time."


    Not knowing why, Luo Yi felt that the way Master Yi looked at him was not very friendly.


    She patted the dirt off her clothes and stood up straight. Her gaze quickly swept across the room. Indeed ¡­


    She threw up her hands. "Your young master isn''t even in the room."


    The sturdy man who had been angry at Luo Yi rushed forward to check on the situation as well. Then, he turned around and said to Master Yi with a sad face, "Young master is really not here ¡­"


    Thus, he said that he was too shameless to meet anyone ¡­ Luo Yi rolled his eyes fiercely in his heart. Wasn''t this bastard very happy that he went out to play?


    On the way back, Luo Yi had not spoken a word.


    She had only known Xu Heng for less than a month, yet he had saved her three times, and even forced her to eat with him for half a month ¡­


    Although she was a little thick-skinned, she still cared about her dignity. Therefore, she felt a little embarrassed in her heart, and didn''t have the confidence she had in the past as she followed behind Xu Heng.


    She was someone who could not hide her thoughts. With such a small plan written on her face, how could Xu Heng not know about it? So he turned and stared at Luo Yi for a while before opening her mouth again, "Are you embarrassed?"


    Luo Yi rolled up her fingers and nodded pitifully.


    Xu Heng also nodded his head, with his hands behind his back, he said slowly: "Coincidentally, I have something that I need your help with."


    Xu Heng was going to the Northern Tribes.


    The reason was something he didn''t tell Luo Yi in detail, but Luo Yi wasn''t an idiot either, so she could naturally guess.


    This was a huge matter that would cause him to lose his head, so when Luo Yi heard that she wanted to go with him to the Northern Tribes, she swallowed his saliva and said, "About that, I''m actually not embarrassed at all ¡­"


    Although she said she was being careful, Xu Heng did not mind. Hearing that, he only nodded and continued to walk forward, as if what she said just now was just a casual mention of his interest.


    The night was cool, but Luo Yi still felt cold after tying up her clothes with so much effort.


    She had already been standing in front of Xu Heng''s room for a while now.


    She thought she must be crazy.


    Regarding the matter of who she was supposed to go to the Northern Tribes with, Xu Heng didn''t seem to have any insistence on going to the Northern Tribes with her, but she still tossed and turned in bed for half a night without being able to fall asleep. She felt a little afraid of the unknown in her heart, but also a little inexplicably excited.


    In the end, she hardened her heart and knocked on Xu Heng''s door.


    Under the moonlight, her expression was not particularly clear, but her voice was very clear.


    She said, "Okay, I''ll go with you."


    At that moment, her clean face seemed to shine in the night. The two of them did not mention that the Yi family had been monitoring her from outside the restaurant ¡­


    Therefore, even until the time the two of them stood at the entrance of the Northern Tribes Capital, Luo Yi still cursed in her heart that the Old Master of the Yi family was not a human.


    Xu Heng tilted his head and glanced at her, his eyes revealing a teasing look. "Your expression... Is it unwillingness? "


    "How could this be ¡­" Luo Yi gritted her teeth and laughed: "To serve the people."

 C5

    This time, Xu Heng came to the Northern Tribes to borrow his identity as a merchant, while Luo Yi disguised herself as his servant, and acted as an interpreter. She lived at the border between the Northern Tribes and Li Kingdom, and had seen a lot of Northern Tribe merchants before the war between the two countries.


    Xu Heng was actually a person who understood the words of the Northern Army, but since he had disguised himself as someone with extraordinary status, he naturally couldn''t let down his guard.


    The war between the Northern Tribes and Li Kingdom was on the verge of breaking out. While the Li Kingdom was under strict security, the Northern Tribes naturally had to guard against spies and spies.


    "Letter from the wealthiest man in the Northern Tribes."


    "Huh?" Luo Yi was surprised: "You even know this kind of person?"


    She stared at Xu Heng suspiciously. Li Kingdom officials, and the wealthiest in the Northern Tribes, who knew how these two people hooked up!


    Xu Heng could tell what she was thinking with a glance. He could not help but laugh, and his face revealed a little helplessness: "What are you thinking about! The letter was forged. "


    "Aren''t you being too daring!" Luo Yi was even more surprised: What if the guards find out?


    Xu Heng laughed, and pointed to the stamp in the lower right corner of the envelope.


    Luo Yi understood. "Was it also forged by you?"


    "No," Xu Heng smiled as he took out a seal from his sleeves: "This is real, I stole it from the Yu Yong Hall."


    So... Even if Yu Yong''s men came to investigate, they wouldn''t be able to find anything wrong with it.


    Following Xu Heng''s plan, the two of them stayed in the Northern Tribes''s best inn. Luo Yi rolled herself on the bed with the blanket, and only peeked her head out of the blanket after wrapping herself in a silkworm chrysalis.


    Xu Heng turned a blind eye and casually picked up a book to read.


    As a result, in just a few short days, everyone here knew that a merchant with a lot of money had come to the city and was fooling around with him and throwing silver notes around like paper.


    Luo Yi followed behind him. She was so distressed that she wanted to strangle Xu Heng every time she went out to spend some money. However, Xu Heng didn''t care and acted like a prodigal son when he said "If you have enough money, you can give it to me".


    Leaving aside the fact that his actions were easily punished by the heavens, have you ever seen anyone become a spy so brazenly? You''re not trying to self-destruct, are you?


    Luo Yi had already started to think about the possibility of secretly killing Xu Heng and running away with his money.


    It was just that before he even had the time to fully plan his next move, Xu Heng had already stood up from his chair, and casually rubbed his head as he laughed: "Hey, the people we are waiting for are here."


    Luo Yi tilted her head to avoid his hand, and uncomfortably moved the dress around her body.


    The clothes were bought for her by Xu Heng in the daytime. Her skin was even whiter now as she wore a goose yellow silk dress, and when she stood up and looked down, her snow-white neck was revealed.


    As soon as he entered the infirmary, he was so enchanted by her beauty that he couldn''t say anything for a long time.


    He stared at the person in front of him, his gaze landing on Luo Yi, causing him to feel uncomfortable, so Luo Yi pretended to lower her head bashfully, and in fact scolded her in a low voice.


    Even if he heard, he would probably praise her for her good nature. But when Xu Heng heard her, he gave her a look that was neither light nor heavy when he led her to a seat, and due to his identity, Xu Heng specifically told her to pay attention to what he was saying and not say anything immediately like before.


    He was caught red-handed.


    Luo Yi guiltily coughed twice, and the infirmary immediately came over: "Miss, you''ve suffered a chill?"


    "Tianliang from the north, this lady''s clothes are really too thin."


    Luo Yi lowered her eyes and replied in a low voice.


    The Lianzhou Hospital was a general guarding the border, and he had a lot of military merits. Unfortunately, at the royal banquet last year, he saw the beautiful appearance of the young daughter of the prime minister, so he suddenly became perverted and used his alcohol powers to tease her.


    The Prime Minister''s daughter had been living in her room for a long time, and she had just barely made it out of the house when she met this kind of situation. She wanted to die so badly so that her father could ask the Emperor for an explanation. The Prime Minister also felt that he had lost face, so he immediately joined the ministers to perform, requesting the Emperor to strip him of his position as an incorruptible doctor.


    However, it was hard for the emperor to do the same.


    It was true that the Medical Examiner was at fault, but his status in the military was not ordinary. He had done many meritorious deeds in the past few years, and if he were to be stripped of his position for such a small matter, it would inevitably cause the generals and brothers of the imperial court to feel a chill in their hearts. However, he could not leave this matter alone. It was really too ugly for the Prime Minister to wail every day in the imperial study. Coincidentally, when the emperor was in a dilemma, a report came from the front line saying that the General Liam had captured the Li Kingdom Emperor alive. As soon as the battle ended, he issued a long decree to the effect that it would be very difficult for the General Liam to serve the nation and the people. This battle had greatly hurt the spirit of the enemy, so he might as well take the opportunity to rest for a few days to recuperate. At the same time, he had ordered the Li Kingdom Emperor to stay in the General Liam Palace and look after him.


    On the surface, this action seemed to be as good as taking over the military power of the Innocent Medical Seat, and imprisoning him in the Residence was giving the Prime Minister face. In truth, taking care of the Li Kingdom''s emperor was not as important as taking care of him during the battle, and it also showed the Emperor''s absolute trust in the General Liam, which could be said to be perfect for both of them.


    Sure enough, the Prime Minister saw this and did not say anything more. He shouted "We are wise" and left.


    As for the incorruptible doctor, he had been out fighting all year round, just like a rough man, and because he was a famous street hoodlum before he entered the army, he had the heroic spirit of a martial artist, and he always liked to get to know some handsome men. Therefore, when he heard from the servants that such a bohemian had appeared in the city, he eagerly inquired about the other party''s residence, and then brought back two jars of good wine.


    Xu Heng''s acting skills were superb, and he had completely cut off the extravagant acting skills of the rich family''s children, so much so that even Luo Yi couldn''t help but gasp in admiration.


    She quietly sat on the side and poured wine for the two of them, then listened to Xu Heng''s nonsense. Xu Heng had said that he was a merchant who had come with bad intentions, and had come to the Northern Tribes to discuss business matters. However, for some reason, the other party suddenly went back on their words and wished to raise the price.


    After drinking three cups of wine, he became even more presumptuous. Hearing Xu Heng''s words, he immediately slammed the table, shouting out to ask who the bastard was, who the hell was this dishonest bastard, and that she had to avenge him.


    Xu Heng waved his hand, and personally poured a cup of wine for the Lithur medical stand and laughed: "Brother Lian is too serious, it''s hard to predict what will happen in the business world, where can everything go according to my wish? Furthermore, the position of the Brother Lian is not ordinary, if I were to suddenly step down, I will inevitably fall into the mouths of others, and if I were to lose the reputation of the Brother Lian because of this, it would truly be hard for me to remain calm. "


    Luo Yi quietly lowered her head and rolled her eyes.


    What he said was extremely sincere, as if he was really considering for the sake of the doctor, and felt that it was not good for the stately General Protector to bully others using his power, yet Luo Yi could clearly see his bright eyes and the curve of his lips the moment Xu Heng poured wine for him.


    Sly old fox.


    She cursed silently in her heart.


    Xu Heng was not to be outdone, and he also hugged his wine jar in return.


    Seeing that the two of them treated her as air, Luo Yi was also happy to be at ease. She lowered her head and swung his leg a little, and occasionally the tip of her foot would sway slightly towards Xu Heng''s leg, causing the person to retract his leg after looking at him for a while.


    He did not know how long he swayed for, but when the sky started to darken outside, Luo Yi heard the Lianzhou Medical Attendant call out softly: "Brother Xin? Brother Xin? "


    No one paid him any attention.


    It took Luo Yi a long time to react before she realised that this "Brother Xin" was called Xu Heng ¡ª the only son of the Prime Minister of the Li Kingdom had a very resounding reputation, so Xu Heng naturally could not reveal it. Thus, when she saw the newly planted pear tree in front of the inn a few days ago, she gave herself a name, "Xin Li", which was actually quite nice to listen to.


    Luo Yi raised his head, and the moment she turned his head, he saw Xu Heng already lying on the table. As half of his face was facing her direction, he could immediately see his abnormally red face.


    There were three to four empty wine jugs in front of him. Luo Yi was in a daze just now, and when he regained his senses, he smelt the strong aroma of alcohol from the person beside him. Because he wasn''t sure about Xu Heng''s alcohol tolerance, and he wasn''t sure if Xu Heng was really drunk or just pretending, and he had never discussed how to deal with such a situation, Luo Yi was stunned for a moment, and before he could even react, his hands had already slapped Xu Heng''s face: "Hey! Are you drunk? "


    Seeming to feel uncomfortable, Xu Heng waved one hand in the air but the other hand accurately held onto the five fingers of Luo Yi''s hand that were still resting on his cheek.


    His expression was no longer clear, and he was probably drunk. After looking at Luo Yi for a while, he barely recognized who this person was. Then, he tilted her head and smiled at her. Seeing that her expression wasn''t good, she actually held her hand and rubbed it against her own face, half coquettishly and half fawningly saying: "Don''t be angry, I''m not drunk ¡­"


    Before he could finish his sentence, he burped and the smell of alcohol hit Luo Yi''s face. He felt embarrassed again, "There really isn''t any ¡­"


    Luo Yi: "..."


    "I know that you''re actually unwilling to come with me in your heart. It was most likely because you were frightened back then that you unwillingly followed me. However ¡­"


    Before she could think of what to do with this drunkard, Xu Heng, who was holding her hand, started to plead his heart, but after he said those words ¡­


    Luo Yi jumped in shock, afraid that he would say something that she shouldn''t, so she quickly went to cover his mouth, but she did not dare to do it in front of the infirmary. In a moment of desperation, she picked up her own teacup and went over to Xu Heng: "You drank too much ¡­ "Drink some tea ¡­"


    The servant had poured out the tea for her previously, and she heard that it was even from some good tea leaves, but she felt that it was so bitter that she did not touch it after a single sip, but the tea that was in Xu Heng''s mouth was just right.


    Xu Heng on the other hand, was obedient. After being scolded so harshly by her, he did not say anything else, but straightened his back and leaned on Luo Yi''s shoulder, drinking tea in big gulps from her hands.


    The tea had actually turned cold a long time ago, but Xu Heng didn''t mind at all. After drinking it, he buried his head in Luo Yi''s shoulder and acted like a spoiled child.


    Luo Yi almost wanted to choke him to death with a pot of tea.


    If your alcohol tolerance isn''t good, then don''t learn to drink like others! Drunk and almost evil!


    After much difficulty in calming Xu Heng down, Luo Yi raised her head and looked at the Medical Examiner in a somewhat reserved manner: "I''m sorry, I''ve let General Liam down."


    The doctor waved his hand to indicate that he was fine, but his gaze was filled with curiosity as it landed on the two of them, "It seems that Miss Luo and Brother Xin have a good relationship!"


    He was a boorish person, so he didn''t know how to talk. As a result, he directly asked, "Are you guys husband and wife?"


    Luo Yi: "..."


    Xu Heng did not mention this question to her, but suddenly became quiet upon being asked, but upon thinking about how she had always been following him around as a servant, although she was dressed up as a man, but because she did not intentionally put on makeup, so she looked similar to her original appearance, and most probably saw through it, causing her to shake her head, and helped Xu Heng to get up from the chair and say: "General Liam has misunderstood, she is just a servant."


    He then raised his eyes and signaled to Su Yun: "My family''s young master is drunk, let''s not send you off. General Liam, take care."


    She even intimately arched her neck like a huge dog in human form. If one did not think about how a weak girl like her would be able to withstand it!


    Luo Yi''s legs went soft, and she almost kneeled down along with Xu Heng. Luckily, the doctor at the side was quick to give her a hand to steady her so that she wouldn''t be in such a miserable state. )


    Luo Yi thanked him, afraid that Xu Heng would spew out some ''truth'' and reject his suggestion to send him upstairs, hence he could only drag Xu Heng upstairs with difficulty.


    As they walked, they cursed Xu Heng for being such a scam.


    Then, he recalled the pure and clear expression of the Liangshuang, and couldn''t help but curse him in his heart.


    He drank so much yet was still not drunk. He was most likely a monster.

 C6

    After bringing Xu Heng into the room with great difficulty, Luo Yi was not in the mood to clean up for him. He lowered his head to sniff the stench of alcohol on his skirt, and his expression became extremely disgusted and he frowned.


    The moment the door closed, the man who had been drunk to death on the bed suddenly opened his eyes. There was no trace of intoxication in his clear eyes.


    She still felt that it was a pity about the dress, as she and Xu Heng had been happily chatting downstairs for a long time.


    Xu Heng was too drunk last night. Since he woke up late this morning, he had no chance to discuss something with later on, so he could only cough dryly and add the word "Young Noble" to the word with his back facing the medicine table, in an attempt to pass some information to Xu Heng. However, Xu Heng was also confused, he was obviously a smart person in the past, but now he was so dumb that he seemed to not understand anything, when he hinted with "Young Noble", she did not express anything, he only lowered his eyes and pulled at her sleeves, indicating her to sit down.


    Luo Yi did not understand what he sheant, but as a "servant", she had no reason to refute the words "master" time and time again, so she too frowned and sat down, but when she sat down, he followed the example she had seen of the Yi family''s master and servant, and sat a little further away from Xu Heng.


    Xu Heng stared at her, he seemed to want to say something, but stopped himself for a long time, in the end, he laughed bitterly and raised his cup to toast her, but before he could reply, he drank it all in one gulp.


    Luo Yi rubbed her neck in puzzlement, and was even more surprised when his head bumped into the scorching gaze directed at him from the Incorruptible Doctor. She no longer cared about the medicine in Xu Heng''s gourd, but lowered his head and continued to eat her breakfast.


    This time, the Medical Examiner didn''t stay for long. Approximately an hour later, he hurriedly left.


    Since the spectator had already left, there was no need for the play to continue acting. Furthermore, Xu Heng''s recent actions were truly abnormal, Luo Yi could not help but smack the chopsticks on the table, but was afraid that it would attract the attention of the people around and so he lowered his voice and asked him, "Are you still going to save him?"


    Xu Heng looked at her.


    In fact, she did not have much of a sense of righteousness in her heart, but she instinctively felt that the Northern Tribes was more dangerous than the Li Kingdom, so she wanted to end this matter here and return home as soon as possible.


    Although she did not know Xu Heng''s true identity, she was very clear about his motive for coming to the Northern Tribes. Since she knew where the Supreme Emperor was imprisoned and even had a relationship with the Imperial Protector General, what was she doing here instead of saving him as soon as possible? Furthermore, in the past few days, she clearly had countless of chances to steal the Prison Key from the Incorruptible Doctor. However, Xu Heng acted as if he had forgotten his own purpose and didn''t mention anything about it. Could it be that he wanted to betray the country?!


    Luo Yi stared at Xu Heng suspiciously.


    Xu Heng laughed, raising his hand to knock her head. No one knew what she was thinking, but he still explained it to her, "The General Protector just made a friend from a foreign land, and he lost the key to guard the Li Kingdom Emperor''s cell. If it was you, who would you suspect?"


    He patted Luo Yi''s head again, and said with a smile: "Don''t think too much into it, I have my own plans."


    He said, "When the right time comes."


    Oh. Luo Yi blinked her eyes and no longer said a word.


    When she was quiet, the air fell into an unspeakable silence. However, Luo Yi couldn''t take it anymore. After sitting for a while, she said that she was going back to her room.


    Xu Heng was drinking his tea, but did not raise his head up when he heard him. He only nodded his head to indicate that he heard it.


    He was still drinking tea when Luo Yi suddenly stopped after taking two steps away from him. She then called out to him.


    There were too many people in the inn, Luo Yi did not dare call her real name, and after two seconds of hesitation, she called out the name "Xin Li".


    "Xin Li!" Ben Li was stunned for a moment before he understood that she was calling him. As a result, he looked at her with a puzzled expression and a frown.


    "Why did you ¡­" Luo Yi paused, as if she was thinking of a suitable phrase to say, "Why are you looking at me like a resentful wife?"


    Xu Heng couldn''t help but spew out his tea.


    Of course, Xu Heng was clear in his heart that he was talking about the scene when he was acting in front of the Liefeng Priest not long ago, but it was not easy to explain himself. Xu Heng did not plan to explain either, he only wiped his mouth clean with a handkerchief and waved his hand, telling her that he did not know what she was thinking all day.


    He pointed in the direction of the room, "Aren''t you sleepy? "Go back and sleep!"


    Although they had not known each other for long, Luo Yi had some understanding of Xu Heng. She knew that if he did not want to, no one would be able to get anything out of him.


    As they walked, they wondered when the "suitable time" Xu Heng had mentioned before.


    Who would have thought that the right time would come so quickly.


    There was a circus in the city. It was said to be different from an ordinary circus, what kind of abilities did it have? The moment the Liefeng Priest heard about this from his subordinates, he hurriedly sent an invitation to Xu Heng, inviting the two of them to go with him to the performance.


    Xu Heng did not bring up the matter of saving someone for a long time. Thus, when he saw the other party carefully giving him a meaningful look, Luo Yi was unable to comprehend what the other party meant by doing that.


    The beggar rushed over from the right, while Luo Yi was walking in the middle, the one on the left just happened to be the Medical Examiner, thus before she could even feel the pain from her ankle, she was already in the embrace of the Medical Examiner.


    The beggar also rubbed himself against the body of the Medical Expense, but the latter was currently filled with the beauty in his embrace, so naturally he was not in the mood to pay attention to anything else, but the moment Luo Yi reached out her hands, her heart and soul sensed the "suitable time" that Xu Heng had mentioned.


    Therefore, she let out a painful cry as she pretended to not be able to stand steadily and put her hand on the Doctor''s waist. Then, as if there was no time left, Xu Heng, who was sent flying by the beggar just a short while ago, rushed over and pulled Luo Yi into her arms.


    In the entire process, Luo Yi and the Alchemist Guild''s direct contact lasted no more than three seconds.


    Later, Luo Yi frowned and asked Xu Heng. He was so quick, what if she still wasn''t able to get his hands on him by then?


    She really did have some doubts about this. Just how did he think his hand speed could be so fast in just a second?


    "If we can''t get it, then we won''t get it," Xu Heng didn''t mind, as he smeared medicinal oil on her ankle he said, "The Lianzhi Medical Center is a martial general, we will be discovered in a second. We can''t afford to take the risk. "What''s more ¡­"


    Luo Yi sat on the chair while Xu Heng knelt on one knee. This height suited her to place her injured foot on his knee. Luo Yi then saw the man in front of her staring at his swollen ankle and said indifferently: "I believe you."


    "Tch!"


    Luo Yi angrily rolled his eyes, then fished out a bunch of keys from her sleeve and opened them in front of Xu Heng''s eyes.


    "The key you want."

 C7

    Due to the injuries on his legs and the inconvenience of his movement, Luo Yi stayed in the tavern peaceful for a few days. Aside from sleeping and eating, the only thing he did everyday was listen to Xu Heng talk about the local customs and traditions of the Li City.


    It was actually more or less the same as their town, but because of Lin Ting, Luo Yi felt that as her understanding of Li City deepened, she would be able to get a step closer to Lin Ting. So, seeing that Xu Heng had stopped talking for some reason, Luo Yi unhappily grabbed the grapes in her hands and stuffed them into her mouth, urging him to continue with her story in a soft voice.


    Speaking of which, Xu Heng had been overly obedient to her recently, to the point where it seemed that he would do whatever he wanted, causing his to become more and more unruly and even a little presumptuous in front of him.


    He only said these words to tell her that the Li City was filled with beautiful girls, and the lover that she yearned for might be currently sleeping in a warm and gentle place.


    Lowering her eyebrows and soft eyes, she lightly flicked her white hand.


    "Tsk tsk." Xu Heng played with the jade pendant that Luo Yi had just casually thrown over, and the smile on his face looked like he was trying to make her angry: "Paradise on Earth."


    Luo Yi:...


    "The heavens of this world are nothing ¡­"


    After a long while, Luo Yi leaned on the bedside and crooked her finger at Xu Heng, causing him to come closer. After that, she suddenly raised his pillow and aimed it at Xu Heng and violently beat him up: "I''ll send you to heaven right now!"


    Her attacks were unpredictable, it was purely to vent her anger. Xu Heng dodged easily and locked her hands easily, then pressed her onto the bed and whispered something into Luo Yi''s face, which was flushed red.


    Luo Yi could not hear her clearly, but she could vaguely hear the words "throw yourself into her arms", and before she could ask anything further, the door was pushed open by someone, and following the shadow of the person, was a low laughter: "Brother Xin is bullying people."


    Luo Yi stuck her head out over Xu Heng''s shoulder and saw the doctor sitting proudly by the table, pouring himself another cup of tea. Only then did she continue to speak, "It was obviously Brother Xin who threw himself at me, and he even wronged Miss Luo by throwing himself into her arms. I feel wronged for her."


    Who needs you to feel wronged for me?


    Luo Yi rolled her eyes in her heart, and when she looked at the Incorruptible Doctor''s seat, she could not help but think that this was also a weirdo.


    Luo Yi guessed that the Alchemist Guild''s defense table would not dare to reveal too much and could only secretly search for criminals. She also heard from Xu Heng that the other party had already sent people to investigate about the beggars in the entire country, but that the beggar was originally a helper that Xu Heng brought from the Li Kingdom. On the day that the two of them obtained it, they left the Northern Tribes that same night. Thus, after searching for a few days, he was still unable to find any useful information.


    However, even in such a situation, not only was the medical stand not nervous, it even repeatedly invited them to join him for the night after tomorrow, Lou Han''s Festival. Not only was he rejected, he was not discouraged and even found two rooms.


    Luo Yi felt that even the Incorruptible Medical Seat would want to betray his country.


    Xu Heng rolled his hands and hid the jade pendant inside his sleeves before standing up from the bed. He even helped Luo Yi up with concern and patiently covered her up as well, and then, under the other party''s suspicious gaze, he looked at the person sitting in front of the table and said.


    Xu Heng gave a spot to expose Luo Yi''s injured foot: "I really can''t walk."


    Ordinary sprain wounds were actually not this serious, but Luo Yi did not know if it was because her leg was more noble than others or something, it was clearly the first day, and she was fine even after she woke up on the second. On the second day, she had already swollen up.


    Luo Yi suspected that she might not be able to save herself.


    Fortunately, the swelling only looked scary, but was actually not painful at all. Luo Yi got used to it after lying in bed for two days, so she ordered Xu Heng to serve her with ease. But this situation...


    It didn''t seem appropriate.


    Luo Yi was still concerned about her identity as a servant. Seeing that the Incorruptible Doctor was already staring at her ankles, she frowned, thinking that the two of them were suspicious of each other''s previous intimacy, she immediately nudged Xu Heng and faked a smile: "I''m fine, young master, do not worry about me."


    Xu Heng glanced at her with an expression full of surprise: "I was just teasing you, why are you so angry?"


    It was hard to be a spy.


    Luo Yi buried her face under the blanket and thought.


    Seeing that, the doctor did not say anymore, his words clearly showed that Lou Han was their Northern Tribe''s most grand festival. Brother Xin had come once with great difficulty, and coincidentally, they had missed it, it was really a pity, then, under Xu Heng''s awkward reply, "If Luo Yi''s legs are better, let''s go and take a look", he stood up and bid his farewells to the two of them.


    However, before he left, he took another two steps towards Luo Yi, and then bowed as if he wanted to check on the injuries on her ankle: "Miss Luo''s injuries have still not healed, I''m afraid that Brother Xin''s doctor is not professional enough, how about I bring the royal doctors from the palace over some other day?"


    "Huh?" Luo Yi was stunned for a moment. She only reacted after a long while, and was about to reply, but her gaze continued to stare at the money pouch that was exposed by the Innocent Doctor, "Thank you for your good will, Master Lian." She unconsciously touched the bottom of the pillow with one hand, but unexpectedly touched empty air: "It''s only a small injury, not worth a doctor''s effort."


    stared for another two seconds and when he realized that the medicine table did not notice, his fingers unconsciously went towards the money bag. Luo Yi was startled. However, before she could even touch the purse, a sharp pain suddenly shot out from the back of her hand.


    Xu Heng calmly stood in between the two, covering both of Luo Yi''s hands with a blanket. At the same time, he stroked the top of her head and whispered: "You can''t say it like that."


    He said: "It''s not okay for you to continue hurting your leg like this. If you still don''t recover after two days, I still want to personally ask Brother Lian for help."


    The other half of the sentence had obviously changed targets. Luo Yi curled her lips, and after seeing Xu Heng greet the Incorruptible Medicine Seat, she said, "When the time comes, I hope that Brother Lian can help out a lot."


    "What are you talking about, Brother Xin?" The Liefeng Priest also smiled and said, "At least we know each other. We still have to help out with such a small matter."


    As he spoke, he straightened himself and exchanged a few more words with Xu Heng before finally leaving the room.


    It had been a long time since he had a face full of sullen shame. Thus, the first thing Xu Heng bumped into upon returning from sending off the Incorruptible Medical Mentor was a lifeless and lifeless sentence: "You''re back ¡­"


    "Maybe I shouldn''t have come back?" Xu Heng sat on the side of the bed and asked: "Was that money bag he intentionally revealed yours?"


    So you could also tell that it was mine ¡­


    Luo Yi unhappily smashed down on the bed: "It''s the one that I made for Lin Ting previously. It had always been under my pillow, but I just looked at it, it''s gone."


    Honestly speaking, that money bag was exceptionally ugly, especially to the point where even Xu Heng, who had only met it once, felt that it looked familiar. Then, he instinctively stopped Luo Yi''s movements. Furthermore, this matter was actually not that difficult to understand. It was most likely because the Medical Examiner suspected the two of them, so he took Luo Yi''s purse behind her back and purposely exposed a flaw in order to test them out.


    Luo Yi wasn''t paying attention to the fact that she stepped into the pit, but it didn''t mean that she couldn''t figure out the way to do it.


    She turned her body and stopped mentioning the matter, which made Xu Heng look at her twice in shock: "I thought that purse was very important to you."


    "It''s not very important, but it has a special meaning."


    "Rather than letting you pass that purse to Lin Ting as my legacy, I want to live and personally go see him."

 C8

    Do you really like him?


    There are so many kinds of thoughts in this world.


    If he is alive, it is better to see him with one''s own eyes; if he is not, why bother to think too much?


    She glared at Xu Heng, and as if she was angry, she kicked Xu Heng with her uninjured leg. However, the moment she lifted her leg up, he grabbed her ankle: "Let go!"


    She glared at Xu Heng.


    Xu Heng also looked at her for a while, until he saw the edge of Luo Yi''s anger, before he slowly retracted his gaze and let go of her leg.


    After a long time, he finally opened his mouth.


    "Scram!"


    Luo Yi was flustered and exasperated, her leg which she had barely calmed down immediately became noisy again, and she didn''t even let go of her injured leg. "You''re scolding me in a roundabout way, aren''t you? If you want to cut all ties, just say it! "


    She waved her hand randomly to chase Xu Heng away, then pointed towards the door and shouted to him. Your whole family is being merciful! "


    Luo Yi was infuriated, but she did not know that her current state of mind was actually a little angry from embarrassment.


    Xu Heng did not get angry, he actually really walked to the door after letting her go. Only, before he left, he turned around to look at her again: "Do you really like that bamboo horse of yours?"


    "Then what? Don''t I like him? "


    "That''s not necessary," Xu Heng still had the mood to tease her, but at the same time, he managed to tease her, "I don''t dare."


    Although he didn''t make it clear, it was obvious that he was mocking her. Luo Yi became even more anxious and threw the pillow at his side, "Shut up!"


    However, when she was truly the only one left in the room, Luo Yi did not know what to do and curled himself into a ball.


    She had never thought that when Xu Heng asked her those questions today, she would feel like someone was spying on her heart and her panic. It was as if the secret that she had gone through so much trouble to hide was suddenly exposed under the sunlight.


    She just said that she didn''t know if Xu Heng was able to help her take back her money pouch, but even she couldn''t fool him with this reason. In fact, after trying once but failing, she had indeed not thought of how to take back her money purse.


    Just as Xu Heng had said, she chose to give up so easily.


    And before Xu Heng asked this question, she did not realise that he was giving up.


    Also, when Xu Heng walked out of the door, he asked her if he really liked Lin Ting ¡­


    Of course I do! They had grown up together and Lin Ting had treated her well, so how could he not like him?


    That''s right! She should have liked him!


    As if a drowning person had finally grabbed onto a floating log of wood, Luo Yi struggled on the water''s surface, barely able to see the edge of the water. He kept repeating "I should have liked him anyway" repeatedly in order to calm his heart.


    She finally caught her breath.


    It''s all Xu Heng''s fault!


    She angrily turned her body under the blanket and pulled the blanket over her head. In the darkness that filled her eyes, she muttered, "You just kept asking me questions! "Weird!"


    Then he kicked his leg, "So annoying! I won''t care about him anymore! "


    She pursed her lips and hid in the safety zone she had built for herself. After a long while, she slowly fell asleep. She didn''t realize that the words she used to comfort herself had a huge logical loophole.


    The next day, when Luo Yi woke up, she was still not completely out of breath. With difficulty, she jumped to the wooden table in the middle of the room, only to find that breakfast was already prepared on the table.


    There was even the chestnut cake that she mentioned when she rose up yesterday.


    In the days after he had arrived at the Northern Tribes, Luo Yi had followed Xu Heng to various places and spent a lot of money. It was true that he had spent a lot of money, but he had indeed eaten a lot of delicious things.


    The people of the Northern Army added goat''s milk to the heart of this point, and it tasted not only of the chestnut but of the goat''s milk as well.


    She had only casually mentioned that Xu Heng was drinking tea at that time. Hearing her words, he did not respond, and his hands did not stop moving for a second. Luo Yi even suspected that he did not hear what she was saying.


    Furthermore, the shop that sold chestnut cake was a little far from the inn they were staying, and since Luo Yi''s legs were inconvenient, in order to take care of her, Xu Heng had not stepped out of her house for a few days. Thus, when Luo Yi said that she would forget about it, she did not really expect to be able to eat it, not to mention that ¡­


    When Xu Heng left her room last night, the condition of the two of them could be said to be as though they had parted on bad terms.


    Luo Yi sat properly in front of the table, staring blankly at the dessert in front of him for a good while.


    When she went downstairs, Xu Heng had already been sitting downstairs for a long time. Seeing her come over, he filled her up with water, she even remembered Luo Yi saying that it was bitter in the shop.


    He was so sincere that it was impossible for Luo Yi to hold a grudge no matter how much she wanted to. She took the cup and drank a mouthful of water, making peace. However, she still looked a little uncomfortable as she turned her head and glared at Xu Heng fiercely once more to vent her anger.


    Xu Heng laughed, but did not say much, and just let her play with him, until she completely calmed down. Then, he looked down at her ankle: "I left in a hurry last night, I didn''t have time to apply the medicine for you, did you apply it yourself?"


    "AHH!" "No."


    Luo Yi was so angry last night that she had completely forgotten about the medicine. Now that Xu Heng mentioned it this way, he finally remembered it so he lowered his head and looked at Xu Heng''s movements: "I forgot."


    She couldn''t bear it, so she turned her ankle gently and said, "But it doesn''t matter, it''s almost done. Look for yourself. "


    She stretched out her legs and brought it close to Xu Heng''s eyes. "Is it not as swollen as yesterday?"


    "Ugh ¡­" Xu Heng took a closer look and realised that his originally swollen ankle had become much weaker. "Indeed, it''s much better than a few days ago, so the medicine should stop."


    He looked away and said indifferently.


    "Yes, yes." Luo Yi nodded while drinking water, her attitude even more indifferent than Xu Heng, as if the two were not discussing about her feet.


    However, it was strange, Luo Yi''s feet had not recovered from the medicine every day, and had even become more swollen every day. However, ever since she stopped applying the medicine, the injuries on her feet became much better, and on the third day, which was Lou Han Day, she was already able to walk alone.


    Although she had persisted on for too long, Luo Yi was still very happy, and insisted that the heavens did not want her to see it. She had gone on a long journey with great difficulty, but could only stay in bed for the rest of her life, thus the moment her feet landed on the ground, she pestered Xu Heng, saying that she wanted to go to Lou Han Festival to have a look.


    The so-called Lou Han Festival was actually not that different from the festivals that were common in Li Kingdom. It was just that the people of the Northern Tribes were more open-minded, and had some bold activities compared to the Li Kingdom. For example, when the two of them had just arrived at a place with a lot of people, they were artificially separated, and then two groups of people rushed out from an unknown place, pushing each other onto the stage.


    The stage looked like it was a theater, and in a moment, Luo Yi felt that he and Xu Heng were not exposed spies, so they were all about to be beheaded by the people of the Northern Tribes. In the end, when the thought went through her mind, she saw a lady wearing revealing clothes standing in front of him with her waist bent, and beckoned to her.


    Oh...


    Luo Yi suddenly realized.


    It was probably some welfare show that required interaction with the live audience.


    Thinking about it this way, Luo Yi relaxed, and because she was dressed like a man, she felt that although she had been teased by a woman in public, she absolutely could not lose, thus she immediately revealed a smile of a dissolute young master, and used his hand to wipe the back of the other party''s hand.


    She had been disguised as a girl all year, and such actions were easy for her, she thought that she was extremely relaxed, and after doing that she even raised her chin proudly towards Xu Heng.


    Unexpectedly, before Xu Heng could react, the woman beside his who she had taken advantage of was stunned for a moment. Then, she lowered her head and looked at her in astonishment.


    After a while, he raised his eyebrows.


    Luo Yi suddenly felt that the temperature had dropped by a few degrees. However, the girl''s face didn''t reveal any signs of impatience. Luckily, she tilted her head and smiled at her. Immediately after, she clapped her hands and called for someone to bring her up.


    The cage.


    The cage was originally going to be lifted in Xu Heng''s direction, but after the lady went over and said a few things to the man in the lead, they all turned around and headed straight towards her.


    Luo Yi almost fell off her chair.


    She widened her eyes as she looked in horror at the few people on the stage behind her. They opened the cage''s door and extended their hands, enthusiastically pulling her into the cage.


    Luo Yi quickly waved her hand, her entire body was filled with the word refuse, and she desperately pointed to the other side, indicating for them to go and find Xu Heng.


    However, this group of people, whether it was on purpose or not, had completely ignored Luo Yi''s actions, and kept on dragging her, wanting to lock her in the cage.


    Luo Yi wanted to cry, but no tears would come out. As she was entangled with others, she accidentally raised her head and coincidentally met with the woman''s smiling eyes.


    could tell from that different smile that he was really laughing.


    If only he had known earlier that this person was so vengeful, he wouldn''t have taken advantage of the situation!


    Luo Yi struggled with her legs wide open, thinking that she could not accept her fate so easily, she shouted "Young Noble, save me!", but in the end, she saw that not only was Xu Heng seated and well, there was even someone who gave him a cup of tea. At this moment, she was smilingly drinking his tea, and looking at her again.


    The three-year-old Luo Yi suddenly lost her dream.


    "Motherf * cker ¡­"


    Luo Yi finally lost all of her strength, and before she could even finish swearing, she was already locked in the cage. Following the hanging of the red cloth over the cage, her entire person lost contact with the outside world.


    The onlookers'' curiosity was piqued, as they tiptoed their way in, only to see the woman walk around the stage before returning to the cage, and then she suddenly raised her hand to lift off the red cloth that was covering the cage. The person who was obviously trapped in the cage under the watchful eyes of everyone was nowhere to be seen, leaving behind an empty cage.


    In the next second, the originally relaxed man was grabbed by the neck from behind.


    Luo Yi couldn''t stand steadily on one foot, but she was extremely anxious and angry. The moment the man who helped her let go of his hands, she impatiently reached for Xu Heng''s neck.


    Xu Heng was caught off guard. The tea water sprinkled onto his body, and Luo Yi swayed with all her might amidst the heaven-shaking applause and laughter.


    "If I don''t pinch you to death today," Luo Yi gnashed his teeth.


    Of course, it was impossible to have the same surname as Xu Heng, and strangling him to death was also impossible. Luo Yi angrily flung off the hand Xu Heng wanted to support her with, and jumped forward with one strong foot.


    In the end, after jumping for a short while, she was forcefully pulled over by Xu Heng, and while holding back her laughter, she teased her: "I didn''t want to torture you, you actually tricked people."


    He supported Luo Yi and made her lean half of her body against her shoulder. As he spoke, he was still concerned about the wound on her leg.


    "We''re all girls, how can I take advantage of you!"


    Luo Yi was still furious, after taking two steps she had to turn her head to look at Bai Xu Heng, then took another two steps, sneaking a glance at Xu Heng''s "Don''t worry about me, I''m very calm" expression, finally she gritted her teeth angrily and unwillingly took out a slip of paper from her sleeves: "Yours."


    The note had been given to her when she came down from the stage.


    On the surface, the stage looked no different from a normal stage, but in truth, the instant the red cloth was pulled down, Luo Yi''s feet became empty, following that, someone below carried her down from the waist, and without waiting for her to cry out in shock, they firmly placed her on the ground.


    The young man who carried her down looked at her and touched the tip of his nose shyly.


    Luo Yi reacted quickly, when she stood steadily, she immediately raised her head to look above her head, only to realize that the wooden board had already closed, and that she was in a place that had already been prepared beforehand. Other than the man who brought her down, there was also a lady with a cold face.


    The slip of paper was secretly given to her by this girl when she wasn''t paying attention.


    She had never been to the Northern Tribes before and had never seen this girl before, so it was unlikely that this thing was meant for her. She then thought about how Xu Heng had shot her a glance when she was forcefully dragged onto the stage.


    At first glance, the contents of the paper appeared to be some strange brushstrokes. It was so messy that it seemed to have no pattern. Luo Yi clicked her tongue. Out of the corner of her eyes, she caught a glimpse of Xu Heng glancing in her direction, and then, she slowed down her hands.


    After the paper was folded, the originally scattered brushstrokes were put together and finally formed two complete words, ''Zi'' .

 C9

    I''m not hungry, I just can eat a lot


    The Li Kingdom and the Northern Tribes had been at loggerheads for many years, and both of them had planted a certain number of spies in each other''s territory. Luo Yi had thought that Xu Heng might have some help that had not revealed itself, but she never thought that the help would have such a great background.


    Liu Liangyun held onto a fan, seeing Luo Yi''s shocked expression, he raised his eyebrows slightly, but did not say much, and only nodded at Xu Heng.


    Xu Heng nodded, and did not say anything more about her identity. Instead, he turned around to look at Liu Yin: "Do you have a slightly hidden place here?"


    "Yes." Liu Yin nodded, her finger pressed on an unknown place on the bed, and then she saw a small crack on the wall that was originally perfectly sewn, and gradually expanded, until it was big enough to accommodate a person for an hour before stopping.


    Xu Heng and Liu Liangyun looked at each other and entered the secret room, exchanging greetings. However, before they entered, Xu Heng came back and fished out a bag of pastries from his bosom and placed it on the table. "I don''t know when we should talk about this, but you didn''t eat at night.


    He looked at Luo Yi, "If you''re too hungry, you should eat some snacks first.


    "Oh."


    Luo Yi reached out and hugged the dessert to her chest, her expression was extremely obedient and she nodded while blinking her eyes.


    Seeing this, Liu Liangyun smiled and asked a question that had nothing to do with business, "You and Miss Luo seem to have a good relationship."


    "Not bad." Xu Heng also laughed, showing that he did not want to comment.


    There was no light in the room, only a small candle hanging on the wall. Liu Liangyun did not mind Xu Heng''s perfunctory reply and smiled. "I was sent to the Northern Tribes before I was thirteen, it''s been almost ten years now."


    "Ten years?"


    Luo Yi''s eyes widened in surprise, her mouth also involuntarily opened wide: "So that means that half of his life till now is in the Northern Tribes?"


    "Yes." Liu Yin nodded, her gaze looking at the bag of dim sum that Xu Heng left behind. Luo Yi felt embarrassed seeing that, so she took the initiative to push the dessert towards Liu Yin: "Do you want to eat it?"


    "Forget it," Surprisingly, Liu Yin actually rejected him, and raised her eyebrows with a face full of malicious intent. "Her things are not something that an ordinary person can touch."


    Luo Yi did not understand, "It''s just a bag of dim sum."


    But seeing that Liu Yin did not have any thoughts of explaining, Luo Yi sensibly asked no more. After taking a bite of the dessert, he continued with her previous topic, "Then are you not afraid of his betrayal?"


    Humans were not like plants and vegetation. No matter how deep the complex feeling between home and home was, it couldn''t compare to the love of these ten years. Furthermore, a place that had abandoned its own people, how could it be called home?


    "Were there traitors among the people who were sent to the Northern Tribes?"


    "Yes."


    "Then what should we do?"


    "Kill him."


    Liu Yin played with the teacup in her hand, disagreeing with it.


    Luo Yi, "..."


    "Do you think I really came to the Northern Army to be a renowned courtesan?"


    Seeing Luo Yi''s confused expression, Liu Yin probably thought that it was fun, and patiently explained, "No one is absolutely loyal, so when His Majesty planted the spies, he arranged for another group of people to surround them."


    On the surface, these people were in charge of undercover agents interacting with their own country. In reality, they were pawns sent by His Majesty to spy on them. Once they found evidence of treason, they would be executed on the spot without any need for repayment. At the same time, in order to ensure that no unnecessary emotions would arise between the supervisors and the people under supervision, this group of people would change every three years. This year, would be the third year that Liu Yin would stay here.


    When she first arrived at the Northern War, this Drunk Dream Pavilion was just an empty shell, with a bright and beautiful appearance, but inside, it was already rotten to the core. Luckily, Liu Yin had worked hard and won first place in the Courtesan Belle selection competition at the end of the year, which was why she managed to revive this Drunk Dream Pavilion.


    He really did agree with the phrase "a single person managed to erect a brothel".


    Luo Yi was completely amazed by what she heard, and the gaze she used to look at Liu Yin with was inexplicably filled with admiration.


    "So you can go home this year?"


    She continued to ask, originally thinking that it should be a relaxed topic, but Liu Yin''s expression suddenly became dull: "Probably ¡­"


    Her voice was low, and it sounded bitter and bitter, but before Luo Yi could ask further, Liu Yin''s door was kicked open by someone from the outside.


    "I heard that someone took advantage of you today ¡­"


    The man was tall and slender, his shadow hitting the wall with more force. However, he was too impatient, so before he could see the situation in the room clearly, he had already started asking questions. When he was done, he saw more than one person in the room and swallowed the last word back down.


    "Who is he?"


    The man frowned, he had a pretty good appearance, it looked soft and harmless, but in an instant when he looked over with a cold face, Luo Yi could still feel the killing intent from him.


    "Cousin sister from far away."


    However, Liu Yin seemed to not care in the slightest as she lifted his head to look at him and lazily opened her mouth, "How come you''re free today?"


    "Cousin?" Helian Rong frowned and repeated himself, then carefully looked at the person seated opposite Liu Yin.


    When he had just entered, he had only taken a quick glance and realized, upon closer inspection, that this person was dressed in men''s clothes. However, his appearance was filled with the gentleness of a woman, and his demeanor did not resemble that of a man.


    It was already deep into the night, but Drunk Dream Pavilion was at its busiest. Helian Rong turned and looked at the many people walking in and out, and then glanced at Luo Yi. He heaved a sigh of relief, and the volume of his words became much lower: "Since you have a guest, then I''ll do it another time ¡­"


    "What are you doing here?"


    Liu Yin interrupted him before he could finish: "I already said, you can''t give me what I want."


    She continued to turn the teacup in her hand, and when she saw that Helian Rong was still standing at the door, not willing to leave, she could not help but let out a laugh, "Or should I say ¡­"


    She got up, walked to Helian Rong, and stuck on him as if she had lost her body: "Are you willing to marry me now?"


    Helian Rong subconsciously held onto the person''s waist, and opened his mouth to refute, but in the instant that he opened his mouth to speak, his gaze suddenly fell on the person who was staring at him with widened eyes, and then swallowed his hand, and lightly whispered into Liu Yin''s ear: "If there''s anything you want to say, let''s talk somewhere else."


    Hearing this, Liu Yin raised her eyebrows, and turned to look at Luo Yi.


    Luo Yi was being stared at by these two people in turns, and gradually felt uncomfortable all over. She could only let out a dry laugh, before lowering her head and burying her heart in her chest: "You guys continue, I didn''t see anything."


    "Come on," Liu Yin laughed, "Let''s go out. If you''re tired, you can go rest in bed by yourself."


    He continued, "Be careful when you go out. The people here aren''t easy to deal with. Don''t make them bully you."


    "Huh?" Luo Yi raised her head, seeing that Liu Yin''s gaze had swept once around the wall before turning back, she immediately nodded. "Cousin, don''t worry, I will be careful."


    "That''s good."


    Liu Yin was very satisfied with Luo Yi''s reaction speed, and after instructing him about some matters she needed to take note of, she followed Helian Rong out of the room.


    Helian Rong was used to it, but he could not help but choke back: "So Young Master Helian has planned to continue being so unclear about things with me?"


    She smiled as she rolled the two strands of hair by her ear. Her eyes were filled with obvious mockery.


    "Liu Yin..." Helian Rong was helpless. His fingers subconsciously wanted to grab onto Liu Yin''s other hand that was hanging down, but the other party quietly dodged them.


    "Can''t we talk peacefully?"


    "No."


    After an unknown amount of time, he heard the woman''s low voice, "You''ll be fine after half a year."


    "What?"


    Helian Rong didn''t understand, and before he could ask further, Liu Yin had already raised her head and looked into his eyes, saying each word seriously, "Really, after this half a year, we will all be free."


    Xu Heng and Liu Liangyun were still in the secret room, not knowing how long they would take to come out. Luo Yi was bored to death, but she did not dare to go out, afraid that Xu Heng would not be able to find him. As a result, the moment Xu Heng stepped out of the secret room, the first thing he saw was Luo Yi propping her head up and trying really hard not to fall asleep.


    The sound of the stone door opening and closing was not loud, but because Luo Yi''s sleep was not steady, shsheimmediately became wide awake. The moment she turned her head to look at Xu Heng, he yawned and limply lied back on the table: "You guys finished talking?"


    "Yes." Xu Heng''s voice was soft, as though he had deliberately slowed down his footsteps when he walked over, causing Luo Yi to fall back into sleep within a few seconds. When she woke up again, the sky was already starting to turn white.


    The Drunk Dream Pavilion that had bustled for an entire night finally quietened down when the sky was completely white. Luo Yi twisted her neck, which was a little uncomfortable because she had been lying on the table all night, and looked at Xu Heng who was seated at the side.


    Seeing that Luo Yi had woken up, she stood up and poured her a cup of water. It was as if she had intentionally lowered her voice and said, "You can sleep for a while.


    "Ugh ¡­"


    Luo Yi''s mouth was filled with water, so this sound should have been unclear. After that, she turned her head to survey her surroundings and asked: "Did Liu Yin not come back last night?"


    "Nope." Xu Heng replied as he played with the jade in his hand.


    It was unknown what he was thinking, but he seemed to be absent-minded during the process. The jade pendant in his hand fell onto the table, letting out a crisp sound.


    Luo Yi was almost awake now, seeing that Xu Heng''s curiosity was piqued again, he went over to pick it up, and then raised it up and muttered: "This jade pendant looks to be very valuable!"


    He then frowned, turning the jade over and over again. "Why does it look so familiar?"


    Xu Heng reminded him calmly: "It''s yours."


    "How is this possible!" Luo Yi said with a face full of "Are you kidding me", "How could I possibly have such a precious thing ¡­"


    Just as he finished speaking, he paused for a moment, seeing Xu Heng''s affirming expression, he squinted his eyes and thought hard, in the end he said uncertainly: "It really seems to be mine?"


    Xu Heng; "..."


    Strictly speaking, it''s not yours.


    The jade pendant was something Luo Yi had obtained from the few people outside the run-down temple the day she had first met Xu Heng. She had originally planned to use it as a trap for Lin Ting to enter the capital. But she had forgotten about it, Luo Yi did not care, she would just leave it in her hands as a piece of cake, no matter, when she was poor and had no money to eat, he would still sell it for money right! However, a few days ago, she was angry at Xu Heng, and since she did not have anything else she could use, she used this jade pendant as a concealed weapon to smash it onto''s body.


    But now, Luo Yi was holding this piece of jade that she had lost and obtained back to him, covering it with her hand for a long time: "Aiyo, my darling, I missed you so much."


    "..." A money grubber. "


    Xu Heng couldn''t hold back his laughter all of a sudden, his eyes had even turned into slits. "You should keep such a precious treasure well in the future, don''t just throw it out like that."


    In a corner that no one could see, there was no hint of a smile in his eyes.


    He didn''t think this jade pendant was rare, but when he was in the secret chamber, Liu Liangyun was surprised to see this jade pendant in his arms. He didn''t even care about the rules as he asked him who owned this jade pendant and from whom did he get it from.


    Xu Heng saw that his tone was serious, and did not seem like he was joking, but kept his answer to a certain question, saying that this jade pendant was sold to him by someone, and not revealing who it was.


    Liu Liangyun didn''t mind the hidden meaning in his words. He held the jade pendant in his hand and looked at it under the candlelight for a while. He was even more sure that this thing was not ordinary.


    Xu Heng did not expect the thing that Luo Yi casually threw to him had such a big origin,he raised her eyebrows and looked, then put it back into his sleeves, thinking that after returning to the surface, she would have to return it to Luo Yi.


    However, Luo Yi did not know that there was a twist and turns in this matter. She foolishly hugged Yu Pai with a smile, and even patted Xu Heng''s shoulders, praising him for picking up gold.


    Xu Heng kicked her lightly when he heard her, "Stop talking nonsense."


    He got up and stretched. "Go and pack up. I''ll take you to have breakfast."


    "Didn''t you want to eat the steamed buns south of the city?"


    Xu Heng walked to the door and opened it, then turned and smiled at her under the sunlight, "I''ll bring you there."

 C10

    Different from the Li Kingdom, the ancestors of the Northern Army were nomadic people. They carried the rough nature of the Great Prairie in their bones. However, the most moving part was always the soft feelings of a man of iron. The most famous part of the Northern Tribes didn''t even match the word "Forthright".


    "The drunken slumbering of the Dreamy Cloud Pavilion died, Lin Xiang has never lived up to his expectations."


    "No matter how rare it is, it''s still a steamed bun. Can a bun shop make a flower?"


    Luo Yi, Xu Heng, "..."


    "Now that you put it that way, I''m suddenly interested ¡­" Not long after, Luo Yi also followed Liu Yin''s line of sight, and even nodded as he looked. "I''m also quite curious about whether your face is good enough to eat an overlord meal or not!"


    Thus, early in the morning the next day, the two of them waited in front of Lin Xiang''s bun house.


    The sky was not bright yet, so Luo Yi yawned and leaned on Xu Heng. She asked lazily, "How long do we have to wait?"


    "Soon." Xu Heng replied as he looked at the sky.


    He first glanced at Xu Heng, then turned to look at Luo Yi. He could tell that he was seriously observing the two, but the strange thing was that he did not seem to be flippant about it.


    After a long while, he said, "Oh, they are all not bad."


    Only then did he fully open the door, revealing himself.


    According to the rumors that she had heard, Luo Yi had thought that someone who had such a strange personality would be an old man who was over 60 years old. No matter how bad he looked, he would at least be a rough and rough man.


    Lin Xiang opened the door and let the two in.


    He was pacing in the direction of the kitchen, looking lazy, as if the two men in front of him didn''t exist.


    Luo Yi quietly pinched the flesh on Xu Heng''s arm: "Weirdo."


    "Yes."


    Xu Heng was surprised, he turned and looked around the courtyard that was so big that no one else was around, he thought for a moment, then instructed: "You wait here, don''t run around, I''ll go take a look."


    He unconsciously frowned.


    Although Lin Xiang''s bun house had this name, it was different from the common shops outside. He replaced the signboard on the door, saying that any official of the imperial court who set up a private property would believe it. The courtyard was no different from a large ordinary family''s backyard, the scenery was good, but why does it not look like a steamed bun maker, especially...


    Such a big house, other than Lin Xiang, there seemed to be no one else.


    Luo Yi was bored to death as she grabbed a flower from the ground. When she raised his head, he was so scared that he threw the flower in her hand away.


    "Only you?"


    Lin Xiang''s gaze turned a few times, and finally stopped on Luo Yi''s body. He narrowed his eyes, and coldly asked: "Where is that person?"


    "Ah, he, he went to the toilet," Luo Yi grinned and laughed dryly: "I''m afraid the food we ate last night was not clean, and hurt my stomach."


    "However, it is about time to return ¡­" Seeing that Lin Xiang was still cold, Luo Yi tiptoed and looked in the direction Xu Heng had left a few times, and muttered: "Did you get lost?"


    "After all, your courtyard is too big." Her half-truths.


    Lin Xiang''s face was still expressionless, as if he had already seen that she was lying. However, for some reason, he did not expose her, and only curled his lips: "Then I''ll go find him."


    "No need."


    As soon as he said those words, the person who was being discussed suddenly appeared in front of the duo. He unhurriedly straightened his collar and then smiled apologetically, "Sorry for disturbing you."


    He had a dignified expression on his face.


    Lin Xiang was unexpectedly easy to talk to, after looking at Xu Heng for a while he started to smile even more happily, seemingly not caring about the person who walked around his courtyard without permission: "A good-looking person''s privilege here is always a little more than the others."


    After saying that, he returned to the kitchen and gave the buns that were already wrapped to the two of them. He smiled leisurely and said, "Take care, farewell."


    On the surface, Luo Yi looked calm as she received it. Just as she stepped out of the Lin Family mansion, her other foot kicked towards Xu Heng: "Look at you, you''ve been caught red-handed."


    She kicked cleanly, but forgot that her feet were not fully healed yet, thus she took a deep breath the moment she got close to Xu Heng, and anxiously retracted her leg.


    Xu Heng smiled as he glanced at her. After seeing that her legs were fine, he started to silently count how long Luo Yi would have to wait before he could resist.


    After a moment, Luo Yi bit her bun and walked over: "Then have you noticed anything strange?"


    "Yes." Xu Heng replied: "This Lin Xiang is not like what Liu Liangyun said. He''s just a simple bun maker."


    Luo Yi blinked her eyes and asked.


    Lin Xiang''s bun house was a three-way house, but in terms of design, it was a bit unique. The first thing that came out was a courtyard and kitchen with flowers and plants, while the real rooms were at the back. There was only one proper room, while the rest of the rooms were all ¡­


    "Human skin mask?!"


    Luo Yi subconsciously raised her voice to repeat herself, as her eyes widened.


    Xu Heng nodded.


    There were no lights on in the houses, and because no one had ever lived there, they were lacking in humanity, so even in broad daylight, they felt eerie and creepy, especially when you pushed open the door and saw the walls full of lifelike human faces.


    All three.


    At first glance, these masks looked like human faces that grew on the walls, but their eyes were empty and expressionless as they stared at the people who came in, as if countless people were staring at them at the same time. Such a strange scene caused Xu Heng to jump in fright at first glance, but he quickly calmed down. Borrowing the sunlight from the gap in the door, he was able to see that these things were not human faces, but human skin masks.


    It was just that the material was a bit special, and the workmanship was also very fine, so it looked no different from a real person.


    Xu Heng looked around the rooms one by one, and noticed that these people''s masks were all hanging in the other rooms. It was likely that these masks had very exquisite facial features.


    He even saw Liu Yin''s face in a certain room.


    If nothing unexpected happened, his and Luo Yi''s face would appear in a particular room in two days.


    So is that the real reason for the customer''s appearance...


    Xu Heng thought.


    "No ¡­" Luo Yi shook the goosebumps all over her body, she unintentionally lowered her head and saw the bun in her hands, which was immediately thrown into Xu Heng''s arms like a potato: "Isn''t this too abnormal!"


    She looked at Xu Heng with a sullen face: "I didn''t want my face to appear there at all."


    Xu Heng tilted his head slightly: "Then what do we do? Could it be that you want to find the faces one by one and then take yours? "


    "¡­"


    I don''t want to.


    Just thinking about it, Luo Yi got goosebumps all over his body, and quickly rubbed her arms on the sides of his body while bouncing on the spot, hoping that she would be able to shake off the automatically generated image in her mind. Even Xu Heng was affected by it, and looked at himself in shock as he curled his lips, then took a few steps to the side.


    Xu Heng felt wronged, but Xu Heng did not say anything.


    "However ¡­" Luo Yi walked a few steps away before asking again, "Why do you think he needs so many human faces? "All of them have to have pretty faces ¡­"


    After saying that, Luo Yi seemed to have thought of something. "The face he used to open the door today isn''t bad either, could it be fake?"


    "Not really."


    As Luo Yi spoke, shesheubconsciously turned her body to look at Xu Heng who was behind him, she did not notice that there was a rock protruding in the middle of the road, causing him to stumble over it, but when she leaned back, he quickly grabbed her waist, preventing her from making any close contact with the ground.


    Until the two of them stood steadily, Xu Heng then continued: "I specifically observed his face when I came back from the backyard, it doesn''t look fake."


    "Then that''s strange," Luo Yi originally wanted to thank him, but when he saw that he seemed to be just casually taking it to heart, she did not take it to heart and just followed his own words, "If you say that he is ugly, then that''s fine, but I see that he is not bad. Why do you want to collect all these faces?"


    "Personally."


    Xu Heng was not in a good mood, after he finished speaking, he changed the topic, pointing at the two sides of the street: "It''s rare to have time today, where do you want to go to play?"


    "Touch your conscience and tell me," Seeing that he did not want to talk more about himself, Luo Yi decided to stay. Just as he was about to walk further, he heard Xu Heng''s question and after a moment of silence, he said sincerely, "When are we not free?"


    "However, since you''ve brought it up, I really want to ask you."


    She did not want to bring this up, since it was a secret, and although she had been hanging out with Xu Heng all day, she knew her own limits. Thus, she had always kept this distance, and never asked more than necessary questions she should not have asked. But now, this was Xu Heng''s first time speaking, so it could not be considered as her acting arrogantly, so she beckoned for Xu Heng to come over and whisper: "How many days has it been since then? Are you still going to save them? After a few more days, even if you have the key, it won''t be of any use! "


    "It was useless a long time ago."


    Xu Heng disapproved, "As early as the day the key was lost, His Majesty was moved."


    No wonder you weren''t in a hurry when I said a few days ago that I forgot where the key was.


    Luo Yi''s head was filled with black lines.


    "Then why did we spend so much effort to steal this key?"


    "To alert the snake."


    Xu Heng said in a bland voice, "The General''s Residence is heavily guarded, and its soldiers are elites personally trained by the Incorruptible Medical Hall. Ordinary experts would not be able to easily think of this door, not to mention that I have to snatch people from the General''s Estate."


    This was also the reason why the Emperor of the Northern Tribes was able to keep people in the Residence of the Incorruptible Doctor.


    Xu Heng was silent for a moment.


    Before him, it was not as if Li Kingdom had never tried to snatch people from the infirmary, whether it was fighting or using wits, they had all tried various methods, but without exception, they all failed. Therefore, Xu Heng knew in his heart that he absolutely could not save people in the General''s Residence.


    Thus, from the very beginning, what he wanted was not this key.


    Fine! You''re the boss, you have the final say.


    Luo Yi rolled her eyes, trying to figure out the curves of it.


    Once the key was stolen from the infirmary, the inmate would definitely be moved immediately. However, as a general, he was naturally combative and would not be satisfied with just guarding an emperor who had already become a prisoner. Thus, while transferring the prisoners behind his back, he also transferred more soldiers to be responsible for guarding the manor, in an attempt to create a "illusion that your emperor is still locked in my manor" for the thieves. On the surface, he was trying to scare them off with more troops, but in reality, he was waiting for them to fall into his trap.


    Although the prison guards who had been moved would not loosen up much compared to before, compared to the General''s Residence that was the focus of more attention, this new prison would have many flaws, and these were the flaws that Xu Heng was waiting for.


    As for how to find out where His Majesty was imprisoned ¡­


    "Liu Liangyun?" Luo Yi asked quietly for confirmation.


    "Right." Xu Heng nodded his head, seeing that there was a Chai Zi who was selling on the side of the street, he casually took one and placed it on top of Luo Yi''s head: "This Chai Zi looks pretty good."


    Luo Yi''s attention was easily diverted, "Uuu ¡­"


    She looked at herself in the mirror and shook her head from side to side.


    With that, he glared at Xu Heng through the mirror and said with disdain, "What kind of strange aesthetic beauty is this!"


    It was rare to see Xu Heng being dumbstruck, Luo Yi felt it was strange, looking through the mirror a few more times before raising his head to ridicule. Who would have thought that the second before he raised his eyes, a light would suddenly flash past him?


    She focused and saw a flash of a dagger in the hands of a figure approaching them from behind.


    "Be careful!"

 C11

    In the instant that Luo Yi''s reminder, Xu Heng''s eyes darkened, and quickly dodged the approaching dagger behind him. She even grabbed onto Luo Yi to prevent him from injuring Luo Yi because she could not stop herself for a moment.


    He knew they were being followed.


    Xu Heng glanced at the people who were sneakily following him and smirked. Then, he picked up a silver hairpin and placed it on top of Luo Yi''s head.


    The old man was stunned for a moment, then he picked up the silver and hid it to the side.


    Xu Heng threw some silver and pulled Luo Yi behind him to protect himself. Then, he suppressed his voice and asked: "May I know who you are? But do you have a grudge against me? If it is not, then who sent it? "


    The people surrounding them looked at each other, but didn''t answer his question. They silently attacked without giving them any time to react.


    Luo Yi did not know any martial arts, so shshewas afraid that she would cause trouble for Xu Heng, so he resolutely followed Xu Heng''s orders. He told herself to block the attack and run, taking advantage of the moment when no one was looking, Luo Yi ran out of the encirclement.


    Whether they were merchants or passersby, all of them fled the moment they saw that something was wrong. Therefore, other than the few of them, no other living beings could be found on the street.


    She hid herself well, and it was as if those people could not see her at all. All of their energy was placed on Xu Heng, and each of their moves was more ruthless than the last, as if they wanted to kill him on the streets.


    Luo Yi looked at it for a while and gradually felt that something was amiss.


    Her eyebrows were tightly knitted together.


    Xu Heng seemed to not be able to fend off these few people from the start, but when they were fighting, his entire body revealed the word "struggle", and he had suffered a lot of injuries, but they were not heavy, so he was not too worried, but ¡­ Luo Yi just felt that something was wrong.


    She kept having the feeling that Xu Heng should not have been beaten up to the point that he did not even have the strength to fight back.


    But having said that, she had never seen Xu Heng fight with other people before. The man could argue, but his words could change mountains and rivers. As a result, there were not many opportunities for him to make a move, the only thing that was related to him was the time when Xu Heng used his small movement technique.


    However, there were many people in this world who only knew lightness skills and were not good at fighting, and it was probably because Xu Heng usually acted too confidently, that people mistook him for someone who was capable of anything.


    Luo Yi''s brain spun very quickly as she tried to think how much more likely it would be for her to be able to meet the Li Kingdom if Xu Heng were to die here today. Without waiting for her brain to give a specific answer, her body had already rushed out.


    In the books she had read before, the main character would always howl when he pounced on her and used her as a shield. Not only did hitting the grass startle the snake, it often had the opposite effect, so she silently rushed over and blocked that blade for Xu Heng without making a sound.


    When Xu Heng was young, he raised a little wolf cub.


    The wolf cub was given to him by a farmer who had been his benefactor. At that time, his wife was very ill and his family really didn''t have any money to help her treat her illness. Thus, he had no choice but to commit this act of robbery.


    Although Xu Heng was young, the farmer could tell that he was dressed in top quality silk with a single glance. Thus, he hardened his heart and took advantage of the academy''s school-day to secretly abduct. Originally, he did not expect this child to have that much silver on him. Just as he was thinking about how to send news to his family members, Xu Heng who had not spoken a word since he was kidnapped suddenly spoke: "You want money?"


    He blinked and looked at the farmer without fear or resentment.


    It was like a lifeless rag doll. When looking at this world, one would not even have the slightest bit of emotion. However, he was clearly a living person with flesh and blood. Seeing that the farmer didn''t say anything, he kindly repeated, "Do you want money?"


    The farmer recovered from the shock.


    Actually, he did not need to care about such a child. However, for some reason, when he heard the tender voice of this person, he could not help but nod his head.


    Seeing that, Xu Heng spoke again: You''re going to let me go if I give you the money?


    As he spoke, he took out a handful of silver from a secret pocket inside his clothes and handed it to him. "Here."


    The farmer took the silver tael with trembling hands. Before he could react, he saw that the boy had already started moving out. He moved faster than he thought and reached out to grab the child.


    This time, Xu Heng was stopped, and his face finally revealed a trace of panic.


    Although he had followed his father around since he was young and he had some ability to recognize people, he was still a child after all. It was hard to avoid seeing things wrongly ¡ª he was able to calm down after seeing that the person was honest and honest. He only wanted money and no harm to others.


    Xu Heng had always thought that this person was a schemer since he was young. He probably saw silver and was full of evil intentions, wanting to kill him to keep his mouth shut. His body stiffened for a moment. When he turned around, he saw that the farmer''s face was still as honest as ever. The expression on his face was unpredictable. After a while, both of his knees bent and he kneeled down.


    "Great kindness ¡­"


    He did not have any culture at all, and could not find anything to say to that. However, Xu Heng understood and waved him off, indicating that he did not need to worry about it.


    Xu Heng''s gaze wandered around the room, and finally stopped on a small creature in the corner of the room that was so thin that he could not tell what it was. He said: "Then give it to me, just treat it as something I bought."


    After the little thing was carried home and washed clean, revealing its original brown fur, Xu Heng stared at it with its dying eyes and thought, so it was a dog.


    Xu Heng really liked it, and even gave it a name, called Xiao Hei. All the servants thought that this Xiao Hei, who was thin, but surprisingly fierce, was a stray dog picked up by their master, and if there was nothing wrong, they would just tease him until Xu Shilian invited a good friend from the imperial court. Some of them were shocked by Xiao Hei who was napping quietly in Xu Heng''s arms, and spilled the wine in their hands: "Why are you hugging a wolf cub, young master?"


    When his words fell, other than Xu Heng, everyone else present was shocked.


    Xu Heng looked at the people around him strangely.


    He didn''t feel that there was any difference between a wolf cub and a dog cub. In any case, it was the same as hugging them in his arms, but Xu Shilian, on the other hand, was extremely nervous, and immediately called for someone, wanting to beat Xiao Hei to death. Xu Heng couldn''t stop them, and it took a lot of effort to escape from the hands of the few people imprisoning him.


    He stared blankly at it for a second and when he regained his senses, he kept begging his father to save Xiao Hei. However, no matter how much he begged, Xu Shilian remained unmoved. Xu Heng begged for mercy, bit her lips, and turned to look at Xiao Hei. When she raised her head, she took out a small knife from nowhere, and slashed at her arm.


    He was still young and did not understand that animal medicine was not the same as human medicine, so even if he coaxed his father to give him the medicine using this method, he would probably not be able to give the medicine to Blacky. However, he innocently hugged Blacky to his chest, waiting for the doctor to give him the medicine before secretly feeding it to Blacky. But Xiao Hei was probably frightened of him previously, and was now stimulated by the smell of the blood, she bit down on Xu Heng''s arm which was in front of her. Luckily, a servant at the side quickly pulled on Xu Heng, causing her sharp teeth to graze past her skin and flesh.


    And after this incident, Blacky had even lost its last breath after being frightened by the crowd.


    After that, Father Xu helped him apply the medicine, and didn''t forget to teach him a lesson: "He''s just a beast, it''s worth it for you to take him to heart!"


    Xu Heng lowered his head and did not say a word.


    But ever since then, Father Xu had already faintly discerned the fierceness in Xu Heng''s bones.


    What he wanted to do, he did not care about the price, even if it hurt himself.


    Therefore, Xu Heng had planned to get injured from the beginning.


    This group of people were obviously street hoodlums hired by the Innocent Medical Seat. Fighting was completely relying on brute force, and although their attacks were ruthless, they did not dare to stab their fatal points with a single blade. Thus, Xu Heng understood, the Insolent Medical Seat did not intend to kill them.


    At least not yet.


    It wasn''t that he couldn''t defeat this group of people, nor that he couldn''t sense the sneak attack from behind him. It was just that this scene had caused him to be deaf and blind. Who would have thought that the girl who always cared about her life would unhesitatingly charge out in this kind of situation and block the knife that should have landed on his back for him?


    Xu Heng didn''t know where he was for a moment.


    However, even if his brain wasn''t fully aware of the body''s long-established response, it was still very fast. Xu Heng instinctively turned and took Luo Yi who was lying in his embrace, his originally calm eyes suddenly became cold and gloomy upon coming into contact with the blood stains on his back, and his sinister eyes snaked over the body of the person who ambushed him.


    The man who was being stared at shuddered inexplicably.


    It was just that it was painful, but when Luo Yi endured the pain and opened his eyes, he could still pat Xu Heng''s shoulder to remind him of the figure that had suddenly rushed over.


    Xu Heng hugged her with one hand and moved a lot slower than before. After dodging a dagger, it was absolutely impossible for him to dodge the blade that was thrusting towards him from the other direction. But no matter what, the Luo Yi he was protecting in his embrace, actually did not receive any additional injuries.


    Luo Yi thought that she might have done something bad. When she raised his eyes, she saw that Xu Heng''s gaze was right on her. As if he had seen through her mind, she suddenly smiled at her, which was completely different from before.


    Luo Yi could not tell the specific difference, but she could clearly see the comfort in this gaze. Indeed, in the next second, Xu Heng bent her waist and pressed her face against hers, and said with a voice that was filled with gentleness: "Don''t worry, I''m fine."


    Fortunately, he was still rational, and he knew that since the Alchemist Guild was going to probe them, they would be hiding nearby as well. Thus, he closed his eyes, forcing himself to suppress the unhappiness in his heart, and when he opened his eyes again, the surging killing intent in his eyes had already disappeared, replaced by a look of hatred and puzzlement.


    He estimated the time in his mind and felt that it was about time to act. He recited the number three in his heart, and just as he finished his sentence, the sound of the Alchemist''s deep voice came from the street corner not far away.


    "Who is disturbing the peace here in broad daylight!?"


    Even if he knew in his heart that he was not on the same side as this person, Luo Yi still couldn''t help but heave a sigh of relief when he heard the Liefeng Priest''s voice.


    The lackeys that surrounded them immediately scattered when they heard the voice of the Intense Flaming Beast, who led Xu Heng down to chase after the group while supporting him. He was obviously one of the people that had been called over, but now he was pretending to be righteous as he asked: "Brother Xin, you have just arrived, how did you offend such a group of people?"


    Xu Heng laughed coldly in his heart, but on the surface, he looked blank. "I don''t know ¡­"


    He coughed twice in a timely manner, causing the infirmary to strongly support him before continuing, "I don''t know that group of people, nor do I know who exactly I offended ¡­ Cough cough ¡­ My apologies to Brother Lian. "


    The Medical Examiner was naturally well-mannered. Then, as if he had just noticed something, he let out a surprised cry: "Miss Luo is also injured? Is it serious? Let me see. "


    Luo Yi had been in her embrace the entire time, with her face buried in her chest, only exposing her injured back. Right now, when she was about to hear''s name from the infirmary, and was hesitating on whether she should raise her head and reply to him, she could sense that Xu Heng had pushed her even more forcefully into his embrace.


    "No need." He then endured the pain in his arm and carried Luo Yi horizontally. Along the way, he avoided the hand that the Medical Examiner passed over that wanted to help, and when he met Luo Yi''s astonished gaze, his face changed to a gentle expression in a second. "Don''t worry, it''s fine now."

 C12

    The injuries on their bodies were not really serious, so there was no need for Luo Yi to say anything. Xu Heng only looked miserable on the outside, but was actually just a superficial wound.


    The doctor tidied up the medical case, politely bowed to the Incorruptible Doctor, and left two prescriptions. Only then did he slowly and unhurriedly exit the room that was crowded with too many people.


    But somehow, Xu Heng, who was usually such a clever person, acted as if he was suddenly struck dumb. Not only did he ignore her hinting, he even innocently turned his head and expressed his gratitude to the Incorruptible Medical Hall. "Thank you very much Brother Lian today, if not for you ¡­"


    Firstly, Xu Heng was almost unwilling to reveal any details to her, and she didn''t even know what Xu Heng''s motive for doing all these was, but there was always a reason behind Xu Heng''s actions. Occasionally, she would guess, but he would always guess incompletely, afraid that he would accidentally say something that would ruin Xu Heng''s plans.


    She clearly knew who was behind this calamity today.


    Just a second ago, this person was asking them if they had offended someone.


    Luo Yi closed her eyes and strived to be a qualified vase.


    On the other hand, Xu Heng and the Lianzhi were acting very courteously, and when Luo Yi heard that, she almost fell asleep a second ago, but the conversation between the two of them caused her to fall asleep once again.


    What kind of strange plot was this?!


    Luo Yi looked at Xu Heng in astonishment, seeing him raise his eyebrows and smile at him, she said: "Brother Lian said that we have provoked some kind of hoodlum, so it is obviously not safe to stay at this inn again, so we are invited to stay at his residence for a few days."


    I heard it, and I''m not deaf.


    Luo Yi didn''t even know what kind of expression she should make at this moment. She thought for a moment. "This isn''t quite appropriate, is it ¡­?"


    She raised her eyes. "How can you be so annoying ¡­"


    Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the Medical Examiner. "What''s there to be courteous about? Rest assured, Miss Luo." He anxiously yelled with loyalty, "I will definitely find out which bastard dared to treat you like this."


    You bastard...


    Luo Yi secretly looked at Xu Heng, and seeing that it was none of her business, she guessed that Xu Heng had agreed to stay in the General''s House, and carefully nodded his head. Since both of them were injured, it was hard for them to move, so they temporarily stayed in the inn. In order to prevent the previous group of people from coming to seek revenge, the Liefeng Priest left behind a team of soldiers to take care of their safety.


    Even though they were guards, the remaining two people in the house knew that this was a blatant surveillance. Including the Liefeng Priest saying that they were moving to the general''s manor for safety, it was actually a better way to say that they were under house arrest.


    Xu Heng poured a cup of tea for himself. After drinking a mouthful, he realized that the tea was cold, and then frowned and said that the incorruptible medicine table looked big and tall.


    Luo Yi paused, she could not figure out the causal link between his brain and his brain.


    "Ah, that''s right!" Xu Heng ordered Luo Yi: "Give me a new pot of tea. It''s hot."


    Luo Yi, "..."


    However, just as she was about to leave, she suddenly exposed her true nature. She leaned over the bed and ordered Luo Yi to be her servant, but she was not able to resist, because whenever she revealed even the slightest hint of rejection, Xu Heng would count the wounds on his body one by one. "For who is this person injured ¡­"


    For the sake of the common people of the world and the great belief that you were born not to be trampled upon?


    Luo Yi thought.


    But thinking about it, Luo Yi would definitely not have said that out loud. After all, at that time, Xu Heng had indeed protected her tightly in his embrace.


    She had never had any parents in her life, and apart from Lin Ting and Tang Yuan, there weren''t many people who truly treated her well. Therefore, she was always a bit prejudiced against favors, not to mention that Xu Heng had been treating her so well from the very first day they had met.


    Therefore, she was already prepared for Xu Heng to request something from her from the start. But until now, other than helping him steal a key that was of no use, Xu Heng had never taken the initiative to ask her to do anything else, nor had she even mentioned her most basic plans. It was as if he was deliberately trying to pull her out of this mess.


    Xu Heng leaned against the headboard, with half of his long hair tied up around his shoulders. His clearly shameless movements actually gave off a feeling of laziness.


    Luo Yi felt a lump in her throat.


    The general''s residence was extremely luxurious. The plaque on the door was even written by His Majesty himself. It was clear that this general held a high position within the Northern Military Court.


    Of course, these words did not come from Luo Yi, nor did it come from Xu Heng.


    At that time, the three of them were walking towards the general''s residence together. Originally, there was a carriage, but Xu Heng said that it had been many days since he had walked out of bed, and it had been such a long time since he had last walked out, and he really didn''t want to sit on such a beautiful scenery. Only then did the doctor remove the carriage, and the three of them walked back to the general''s residence together.


    Who would have thought that on the way, he would coincidentally bump into the loitering Minister of Revenue.


    Liu Liangyun was usually quite popular. Even a military general like the incorruptible one who always looked down on civil officials was willing to stop and chat with him. "Where is Sir Liu going?"


    "General Liam?" Liu Liangyun walked in a hurry and kept his head down as he walked. When he was stopped by someone, he suddenly raised his head and bowed to the doctor, "I heard that the Ma Family''s bank was robbed last night. I have some relationship with the Ma Family''s Patriarch. "These two are ¡­"


    He seemed to have noticed Xu Heng and Xu Heng, and frowned as he sized them up for a while. He felt that they were unfamiliar, as he had never seen them by the side of the medicine table before, and had not heard him mention them before, so he instinctively did not trust them.


    This series of expressions, including the meaning behind his words, made Luo Yi exclaim in admiration. Although on the surface, he did not say anything, but in his heart, he could not help but criticize: These undercover spies are all reincarnations right?!


    He inadvertently turned his head to see the side of Xu Heng''s face, and silently added this person into his heart: "And this old fox, a thousand years old playboy."


    Hearing Liu Liangyun mention this, he seemed to be in high spirits and started introducing them to the others, as though it was a rare opportunity to meet a good friend, thus, he couldn''t help but want to recommend them to his old friend: "This is Xin Li, a businessman who has a lot of fun. The one beside him is his follower, but they met some troubles recently, so they temporarily stay at my house."


    "Nice to meet you."


    Liu Liangyun saw that they still had some doubts in their eyes, but since the Incorruptible Doctor had said that he shouldn''t refuse his face, he cautiously shook hands with Xu Heng and immediately retracted his hand.


    Xu Heng did not mind, and nodded slightly towards Liu Liangyun.


    From Luo Yi''s perspective, she could clearly see that as the two people were shaking hands, Xu Heng had stealthily swept her finger over each other''s palm.


    Liu Liangyun gave an indiscernible but indiscernible nod in response. He wondered what kind of weird agreement the two of them had reached in that split-second.


    Luo Yi suddenly felt her heart ache for the only person present who was kept in the dark.


    Liu Liangyun nodded his head to Luo Yi, then went back to look at the Incorruptible Medicine, after which he warned Luo Yi that she had to be careful of the people around him at all times. Just as he was about to leave, he saw a man who looked like a servant running over, looking at him from afar, his face lit up, and even his voice had a hint of surprise, "My Lord!"


    Until he was right in front of him. Liu Liangyun finally recognized that the man was from the Ma Family, so he told him not to worry.


    The messenger obediently took two breaths, and only when his voice had completely sunk did he say, "We''ve caught him!"


    Liu Liangyun frowned, "What have you caught?"


    "Thief!" Thief has been captured! "


    That person replied, "It was a girl from the residence. Because her mother was very ill, she had no choice but to steal the money from the accounting office."


    He said, "That girl can''t read, so she doesn''t have the opportunity to come in contact with account books and things like that. That''s why she took the account books as useless items when she was stealing money, but she was discovered before she could transport them out of the residence."


    "Alright, I understand." Liu Liangyun didn''t say anything after he heard the long explanation. He just nodded to indicate that he understood and sent the man off with a few words. He then turned to the doctor, smiled and said, "This is great. I have nothing to do for today."


    As he said this, he cupped his hands and was about to say goodbye. Who would have thought that his words would be cut off by the Liefeng Priest, as if he had the intention to say goodbye, "It''s rare for Lord Liu to have free time, and I just happened to have made two new friends. Why don''t you come to my house?"


    Luo Yi didn''t know whether she should say that the Liefeng Priest was stupid or praise his master''s beauty. In any case, Liu Liangyun did not want to do it at the beginning, but he was afraid that it would be presumptuous of him to do so. However, since the two people in front of him had their backs facing each other, it was likely that they had done something to Liu Liangyun. Luo Yi saw Liu Liangyun''s expression change for a moment, then he nodded his head again, "Then I''ll be troubling you."


    The next scene was the scene of Liu Liangyun introducing the Liangfu plaque to them.


    "The words'' General''s Estate ''were personally written by His Majesty. He praised and praised the General Liam for guarding the borders and for serving the country and the people. It''s a rare honor for several generations!"


    "Lord Liu is right."


    A trace of pride had obviously surfaced on the face of the infirmary, but on the surface, it still waved a hand as if it didn''t care at all. "I''m indebted to Your Majesty for your love. It wasn''t as serious as Lord Liu said, housekeeper!"


    As soon as he finished speaking, the old man who had been waiting for them since they entered the room stepped forward and greeted, "General."


    When he said this, he purposely ignored Luo Yi, and waited for the words to come out of his mouth before lightly patting his own head as if he suddenly realized something, and then happily went to apologise to Luo Yi: "Look at my brain, I''ve forgotten about Miss Luo."


    Then, without waiting for Luo Yi''s reply, she instructed the butler, "Also take out the good tea leaves that His Majesty has bestowed upon us.


    "Yes."


    The steward received the order and did not dare to waste even a second. He quickly led a few servants to complete a series of preparations. And during this process, the Lithur Guards had taken the initiative to invite the others to take a stroll in his general''s manor.


    Liu Liangyun had been to the Liangfu Mansion before, so he was not curious about the scenery here. Naturally, he did not ask questions, and since Luo Yi had not talked much, they could only hear the sounds of discussion between Xu Heng and the Liefeng Priest.


    "This is ¡­" Wan Dai Lan? "


    Xu Heng suddenly stopped and pointed to one of the various flowers in the garden that was filled with surprise and joy. Who would have thought that after a long period of silence, he would turn his head and look into the eyes of the doctor. After a second of silence, he suddenly realized that the medical treatment center did not like flowers, and these flowers must have been planted by the gardeners in the manor. Xu Heng was just about to explain when Liu Liangyun interrupted him: "Myriad generations of orchids are expensive and hard to raise, and most of them grow in the south. I tried to plant this flower at home, but I never got it back, and it never lived, so ¡­"


    Liu Liangyun exclaimed, "There is a good gardener in General Liam."


    Xu Heng agreed, but the owner of the good gardener did not seem to care about such small matters. He shrugged his shoulders and brought the topic over, turning to Luo Yi: "Does Miss Luo like flowers?"


    "AHH!"


    Just as Luo Yi was distracted, the topic suddenly turned to him and she was shocked, facing Shang Lian''s face, she was shocked, her body involuntarily retreated two steps, then her right leg went empty, as she was pushed back backwards by a short scream.

 C13

    Other than Luo Yi, there were three other men present who were grown up, so of course they couldn''t just watch as Luo Yi fell to the ground. Xu Heng was the first to react, and even though he moved at the fastest speed, the moment Luo Yi cried out in shock, he had already strode forward and held his hand by his waist.


    The few of them were currently at the back garden of the general''s manor, and within the large cluster of flowers and shrubs, there was a cobblestone path laid out for people to walk on. It was only because Luo Yi had stepped on the edge that she was unable to stand steadily, and at the same time, her right leg had unconsciously retreated, and even if she could not fall down, one of her feet had stepped on the mud path at the side. And because it had coincidentally rained last night, her shoes were already stained with a lot of mud.


    Xu Heng turned his head slightly to look at her: "Are you alright?"


    "Indeed." Liu Liangyun agreed indifferently, but he did not continue the topic. Instead, he poured a cup of wine and toasted Xu Heng, "I heard that the person who collaborated with Brother Xin went back on his word and caused Brother Xin to make this trip in vain. He went back on his word and did such a despicable thing ¡­"


    He paused, and upon seeing that Xu Heng had followed suit and raised his cup, he also gulped down the alcohol, "If Brother Xin is willing, then you can tell us who this person is, and General Liam and I will definitely seek justice for you."


    "Brother Liu, you''re too polite." Xu Heng laughed and waved his hand.


    His words were similar to what he said before when he tried to lie to the doctor. However, everything in the business world was difficult to predict, so there was no need to make things difficult for others. Hearing this, the infirmary seemed quite familiar. After silently looking Liu Liangyun in the eye, they also tried to persuade him, "You can''t say that."


    "Brother Xin, the culprit who was assassinated two days ago hasn''t been caught. I reckon it has something to do with this villain who went back on his words." Brother Xin, why don''t you just say it so that I can send someone to investigate it?


    "This ¡­"


    Xu Heng was still in doubt, the infirmary waited for a long time but still did not receive a reply, as though it was displeased, and knocked the stone table heavily with the bottom of the cup: "Brother Xin, you don''t trust me?"


    "Where did Brother Lian get that from?" As if provoked by his words, Xu Heng''s face darkened, but in the next moment, he regained his composure and sighed to Liu Liangyun, "It''s not that I don''t want to say it, it''s just that I don''t want to trouble everyone here ¡­"


    As he spoke, he was about to retort when he was the first to interrupt him, "And this person, Brother Liu knows him."


    "That''s him."


    Liu Liangyun thought for a while as if he was trying to figure out whether Ye Xiao''s words were true or false.


    Today was the first time he and Xu Heng had met, and the only chance he had was to give the other party a peek at the person beside him the moment he met the Ma family servant. Therefore, although he knew a lot of people, he could only call him that one from Xin Li''s mouth.


    He narrowed his eyes and smiled, giving Xu Heng a verbal promise of "in the future, when I see that fellow, I will definitely have a good talk with him".


    Previously, he suspected that Xin Li, other than the two who were by his side when he lost the cell key, had also investigated secretly about the types of businesses in the city that had not had any business interactions with the cold-looking merchant. However, due to preconceived suspicions that Xin Li was involved, the Medical Examiner first excluded the larger and larger shops during the investigation ¡ª ¡ª After all, this kind of large shop was not suitable for cheating, so if he were to lie, it would be easy for others to find out about it ¡ª ¡ª and Ma Mansion was on the list that he had excluded.


    For a moment, the Medical Examiner was at a loss.


    Since Xin Li dared to say this name, it showed that he was not afraid of being investigated. Furthermore, he had clearly heard the conversation between Liu Liangyun and the Ma family servant with his own ears ¡­


    The latter shook his head, indicating that he should not act rashly. He then raised his glass and said, "Meeting each other is fate. I will treat Brother Xin and Boss Ma to a meal some other time. If there''s any misunderstanding, we can solve it ourselves."


    "Brother Xin, please don''t decline." "No," he said. The implication was that he would find an opportunity to verify the identity of the man.


    Luo Yi was completely amazed by what she saw once again.


    Even though she already knew this person''s true identity beforehand and was deceived by the other party''s acting skills, she still could not help but feel chills behind her back, as if Xu Heng and her were going to be betrayed in the next second. Of course, this was only her worrying about the heavens, the three of them had already finished their own stories, and were happily drinking and chatting, no one could tell that they were just testing each other out.


    Luo Yi rolled her eyes. In a daze, she felt that she had forgotten something, but she had actually forgotten something ¡­


    Luo Yi''s eyebrows were deeply furrowed, and with a turn of her head, she coincidentally saw Xu Heng casually carrying a jar of wine and drinking it into his stomach.


    The two people beside him did the same.


    Luo Yi:...


    Liu Liangyun''s alcohol capacity was not easy to evaluate, but Xu Heng''s alcohol capacity was not bad at all. It was fine, but the alcohol content was not good. I don''t care if this is appropriate or not!


    Thinking of this, Luo Yi immediately turned her head and stared at Xu Heng nervously, afraid that this person would try to trick her again when he was drunk, but it was already too late.


    The instant Xu Heng put down the wine jar, as if he felt the blazing gaze by his side, he hugged the jar of wine and slowly turned his head.


    The drunk brain could not keep up with his body''s movements. His long and narrow eyes were squinted, giving him a sense of elegance.


    It took him quite a while to recognize the person in front of him. His confused expression suddenly changed, and a silly smile appeared on his face. He then casually threw the wine jar on the ground, and with a crisp sound, opened his mouth.


    Luo Yi''s heart thumped loudly.


    In order to move faster than his brain, Luo Yi pounced forward.


    Xu Heng''s body was also leaning forward a moment ago, but the two of them were actually hugging each other tightly. Xu Heng raised his head from Luo Yi''s embrace, his eyes narrowed even more into slits. Then, he lowered his head and rubbed forcefully against Luo Yi''s chest, as if he had no bones.


    Luo Yi laughed dryly, taking advantage of Xu Heng''s dizziness during this period of time when he did not have a chance to speak, he quickly scooped the person up onto his shoulder and was thinking of an excuse to bring him back into the house, when Liu Liangyun, who was at the side, looked in his direction and actually opened his mouth: "Brother Xin, are you drunk?"


    squinted his eyes and opened it up with a wave of his hand.


    He raised his eyes and looked at Luo Yi for a moment. Then, without knowing what was going through his mind, he lowered his head and shouted, "Don''t laugh!"


    Which one of your eyes saw me laughing?!


    Luo Yi was so angry that she could barely speak, she scolded "bastard" in his heart, and barely managed to suppress the depression in his heart. Just as she was about to say that she would bring her back to his room, Liu Liangyun spoke up for her: "Since Brother Xin is drunk, then let''s go back to your room earlier, so that we won''t have a headache tomorrow."


    "Lord Liu is right." As if he was extremely anxious, he raised his hand and called the servant who had been standing by the side the whole time to come over: "Have you cleaned up the rooms?"


    "Yes."


    "That''s just nice," the Liefeng Priest pointed at Luo Yi and Luo Yi: "Send them back to their room for rest. Be careful on the road, don''t hurt my guests."


    As she said that, she turned her gaze back to Luo Yi: "It''s better for Miss Luo to rest early. It''s cool outside and this girl''s body is weak.


    There didn''t seem to be anything wrong with those words, but after thinking about them carefully, he felt that there were a few suspicious points. Luo Yi suspiciously swept his eyes across the two of them, his face did not have any expression, and even purposefully revealed a relieved expression: "Then I''ll be troubling Master Lian."


    The medicine table nodded, and gave a few more instructions to the servants. Only after spending a lot of effort on the surface did they finally let the few of them leave.


    Even Luo Yi could tell that Liu Liangyun was purposely separating the two of them, let alone the Alchemist Guild member who was serving as a doctor.


    He watched the two for a while, and only when he was completely out of sight did he turn around and ask Liu Lianyun in a low voice, "Sir Liu, do you have something to tell me?"


    Ever since Liu Liangyun kept pouring wine into Xu Heng''s cup, he had felt that something was amiss. However, since Liu Liangyun had made a name for himself, he did not think too much about it, and even helped the other party to get Xin Li drunk. Seeing that he could not wait to take Luo Yi away, the Lianzhou Board was even more certain that Liu Liangyun must have something that he could not tell him in front of those two people. Just as expected, just as he made this deduction, Liu Liangyun had already signalled for him to come closer, then lowered his voice and said, "That Xin Li is not simple, you should be careful."


    Liu Liangyun was alone when he left the house. When the doctor sent him away, he asked if they needed to send someone to send him back.


    "No need." Liu Liangyun waved his hand. Before he could say the specific reason, a young man had already appeared at the corner in front of them.


    He walked towards them with steady steps. When he came to the two of them, he knelt down and greeted Liu Liangyun, "My Lord."


    After receiving the reply from Liu Liangyun, she then greeted him with a light voice, "General Liam."


    With a raise of his eyebrows, the doctor waved him away.


    This young man was Liu Liangyun''s personal bodyguard. The Liefeng Priest had heard from someone that although Liu Liangyun was shrewd, he had never shown mercy in matters concerning principles. Thus, he had offended many people, and had been assassinated countless times. Therefore, he gritted his teeth and bought a personal guard from the slave market.


    The Medical Examiner had never fought with this guard before, he had only heard that he was one of the top experts. Back then, when he was sold to the slave market, he had also been unaware of the others'' doings. In fact, he might be able to escape by himself. However, he was bought back by Liu Liangyun before he could make a move.


    Since Liu Liangyun had saved his life ¡ª even if he didn''t need it, he could be considered as his savior. Therefore, he had remained behind in a very chivalrous manner and had condescended to be Liu Liangyun''s personal bodyguard, helping him to take care of those unfortunate fellows who had run into the blade.


    Liu Liangyun was having an extra meal at the mansion when he left today ¡­


    As a manual worker, it wasn''t impossible for him to get hungry faster. He only left a message for Master Liu to go to the Ma Mansion to find him. However, when he finished his meal at the Ma Mansion, he realized that not only was Master Liu not at the Ma Mansion, he had never stepped into this place before. Just a second before he went berserk, the servant who sent the message said that he saw Master Liu with General Liam today ¡­ Before he could finish his sentence, the vicious looking person had already disappeared.


    When he climbed up to the top of the wall of the general''s manor, he saw his master sitting in the pavilion, drinking wine. He waited at the door, not taking the initiative to go over and ruin the scenery.


    Hearing this, the expression of the Medical Examiner changed.


    He was too preoccupied with this matter that he did not notice when the other two had left. When he came back to his senses, he could not even see a shadow of them.


    On the other side, after the two had completely disappeared from sight, the young man turned his head and looked around. After confirming that there was no one following them, he asked in a low voice, "Are you sure you want to do this?"


    Liu Liangyun did not reply, but his expression was firm.


    He thought back to that day in the secret chamber. That man who was slightly younger than him had a calm expression and said something that could be called a great disrespect.


    Liu Lianyun was shocked. After a moment, he forced himself to calm down and asked in a cold voice, "Why me?"


    "Because you''re smart."


    That person spoke as if it was a matter of course. The corner of his mouth even had a smile that did not contain any warmth. "You know what is the best choice."


    "Aren''t you afraid that I''ll expose you? "¡­"


    Liu Liangyun paused for two seconds and said, "If I go out and repeat what you just said, you will die for sure."


    "You won''t."


    Even though he had made it so plain, the man in front of him still spoke neither slowly nor hurriedly. At this moment, his originally delicate face became even more enchanting, "You know better than everyone here that he is not worth it."

 C14

    When Luo Yi woke up the next day, she felt like her entire body was going to break apart.


    She rolled over, and for a second she could almost hear the sound of bones breaking and reassembling.


    When she got up in the morning, it took her longer than usual to clear her head, so it took her a while to realize that her sleeping posture ¡­ Not so normal.


    ¡ª Why the hell am I lying on this bed? A supernatural event?


    Luo Yi wanted to crack open her own brain to see what was inside!


    She remembered that she was taking care of the drunk Xu Heng the night before. It was rare for her not to suffer as much as when she was drunk last time, when the back of her head had just touched her pillow when she obediently fell asleep.


    Luo Yi pursed her lips, taking advantage of the fact that she was unconscious, she unceremoniously tapped his forehead with her finger: "En, not bad."


    The servant that the Liefeng Priest had sent to send them off had not left yet, so when Luo Yi turned around, she wiped the expression off her face and pretended to be serious and sincere as she thanked them: "Thank you for your help."


    With great difficulty, the room had no outsiders left, but due to the fact that they were still in the medical treatment area, Luo Yi didn''t dare to relax her guard. Using the window closing movement, he swept her gaze around the room once outside, and after confirming that no one was watching, she held her breath, and carefully listened to the sounds on the roof.


    Naturally, he didn''t hear anything.


    Moreover, they were currently in the tiger cave, so if the Lianzhou Hospital really wanted to do something to them, it wouldn''t be such a big deal. Furthermore, since Lianzhi was so arrogant, he probably wouldn''t even bother using such methods on them in his own territory. However, Luo Yi did not know of the link between them, and after conducting an investigation that was completely useless, she sat down beside Xu Heng''s bed without a care.


    She hadn''t actually thought about what she wanted to stay for, but she had suddenly changed her environment. She was still in a dangerous situation, so she instinctively wanted to stay with someone who would give her a greater sense of security. As for what she wanted to do ¡­


    Luo Yi shifted her gaze onto the Xu Heng who was sleeping restlessly.


    Fine! Let you sleep more comfortably, she thought as she flexed her wrists.


    However, even if he said that, when it came to actual actions, he was merely going out to wring a wet towel, and then, he would wipe Xu Heng''s face. With regards to this, Luo Yi felt no guilt at all. After blocking the hand of the drunkard in front of him, he continued with his own work, and then ¡­


    Could it be because he was too sleepy that he accidentally fell asleep?


    Luo Yi frowned, her mind was in a mess as she had no impression of what happened after that.


    Not to mention the pain in his entire body, even his four limbs seemed to have been disassembled and reformed. On the other hand, Xu Heng looked like he was sleeping soundly right now, but who knew what Luo Yi did while he was asleep?


    Luo Yi cast another glance at the person on the bed.


    The sky was about to brighten, so she wanted to go back to sleep, but it was too late. Luo Yi rolled her eyes, and felt that she could not be allowed to enjoy life by herself, thus she smirked, and quietly climbed down from the bed''s body. With a glance, she squatted down beside the bed.


    In the latter half of the night, the cold wind blew against the candle flame in the room, the effects of the light hitting the paper window looked like the ghost fire that the elders always spoke of. Luo Yi rolled her eyes with one hand and quietly nodded on Xu Heng''s shoulder with the other.


    In his dreams, Xu Heng felt a restless hand randomly giving him pointers, it was not very strong, but its movements were extremely annoying. It took a lot of effort for him to finally wave his hand away, and in the end, not long after, the other party would make a comeback, and his attack was many times more ferocious than the previous wave.


    Xu Heng was unable to sleep soundly, and fretfully opened his eyes, wanting to see what kind of thing was causing trouble here. However, the first thing he saw was a face that was magnified to the extreme, as well as a large amount of whites in his eyes ¡­


    Xu Heng, "..."


    I have a bad word to say.


    He wanted to glare at the culprit who was laughing non-stop, but because his eyes still had a dazed look in them, he lost his aura. In fact, he looked extremely soft to Luo Yi, like a cat that was about to barge its belly.


    "Hahahaha ¡­"


    Luo Yi''s smile never faded as she laughed until Xu Heng was completely awake. She pinched the center of her brows with two fingers and looked at her, seemingly angry and yet at the same time angry: "Is it fun?"


    "Fun ¡­"


    When he thought about Xu Heng''s frightened eyes that he could not stop laughing, he thought that since he had already worn these clothes for the entire night, he decided that he might as well sit on the ground, pointed at Xu Heng''s nose and laughed: "You don''t know, your reaction when you were startled was truly interesting!"


    I feel that you have been quite presumptuous recently!


    But what could I do?


    Despair.


    Xu Heng pinched the center of his brows again.


    Only now did Luo Yi remember to look at her expression. As expected, it was not good, but she did not take it to heart, since even if Xu Heng was truly angry, he would not do anything to her, but a verbal lesson is unavoidable. Thinking of this, Luo Yi quickly pursed her lips, and sat upright.


    You know better than that that I am going to disturb you.


    Xu Heng sighed.


    He had nothing he could do with this kind of Luo Yi, and immediately lost his temper. After looking at her a few times, he frowned, and said: "The ground is cold."


    "Hmm?" Luo Yi didn''t react for a while, and after looking up and down several times, sshe finally was able to stand up with her hands on the ground. Then, he tilted her head and smiled at Xu Heng.


    Xu Heng turned his head and pretended that he did not see it, he continued to tidy up his clothes that were already wrinkled from the pressure, and lowered his head to take a whiff of his own body''s odour ¨C just like last time, the moment his nose touched the collar, he immediately raised his head, and at the same time revealed a look of disdain.


    Actually, the smell of alcohol on his clothes wasn''t that bad after an entire night had passed. At least, it was much stronger than last night. Luo Yi even suspected that she fell asleep beside the drunkard. However, this wasn''t the priority right now ¡­


    The tea on the table had cooled down after a night of rest. Although the taste was not good, it could still be used to refresh the mind. Seeing Xu Heng pour himself a cup of cold tea, Luo Yi also laughed and walked over.


    "Can we discuss something?" Luo Yi said politely.


    Xu Heng did not say anything, but waved the teacup in his hand, gesturing for her to continue.


    "Then I won''t hold back," Luo Yi coughed twice after obtaining permission, and tried to create a serious atmosphere, "Since you can''t drink, then don''t force yourself!"


    She said, "Every time I can''t win against others, I also lose a lot of face!"


    "¡­"


    Xu Heng suddenly choked on the cold tea in his mouth.


    His alcohol tolerance was obviously not as shallow as he showed, but it was not the time for him to tell the truth yet. However, the Luo Yi opposite of him thought that he was feeling guilty just because of her silence. After clearing her throat, she tried even harder to persuade him to give up drinking with other people, especially with the doctor.


    "You really talk too much when you''re drunk. Our old man Lao Lao Da can''t even compare to you with our town''s eighty odd words, so you ¡­"


    Seeing that this person got more and more agitated as he spoke, making it impossible for him to stop on his own accord, Xu Heng could only pour her a cup of tea and pass it to her. After that, he quickly changed the topic: "Oh right, you almost fell down yesterday, didn''t you?


    "Nope." Luo Yi received the teacup and took a small sip. As expected, when she put it down, someone took his mind off it and leisurely said, "I''m not a clay doll, how can I easily break my limbs like you said?"


    She slightly raised her eyes, seeing that Xu Heng was not convinced, she curled her lips and was about to bicker with him to the end when a message suddenly flashed past her mind: "Um ¡­"


    She called Xu Heng hesitantly: "I seem to have forgotten to tell you something."


    "Hmm?" Xu Heng patiently turned his face to her and waited for her to continue.


    "There seems to be a trap in the garden of the medical stand ¡­" Luo Yi said. However, she was not very sure, so her words were a bit hesitant, which greatly decreased the credibility of her words. But Xu Heng did not have an expression of impatience. Instead, she raised her eyebrows and became more serious than usual: "What do you mean?"


    Luo Yi briefly recalled her memories.


    Yesterday in the garden, although she did not actually fall down due to the speed of the Lianzhou Medical Chair, but before that, one of her feet had indeed stepped into the mud on the side of the cobblestone path. The moment her foot touched the mud, she could clearly feel the feeling of the stone under her feet loosening.


    "What if you step on a pebble?" Xu Heng had a reasonable doubt.


    "It doesn''t feel that way."


    The words were interrupted so abruptly that Luo Yi angrily glared at Xu Heng, and after receiving the other party''s compromise, she continued: "It''s just like those buildings that have been in disrepair for a long time, with the roof tiles almost falling off."


    Coincidentally, in such a large garden, only the small piece of land she had fallen into had no flower seeds on it, and it happened to be the top of the dungeon at the bottom of that small piece, showing signs of slightly loosening up.


    Luo Yi said: "Although I am not sure what it is, but there is definitely something underneath this garden."


    Xu Heng looked at her from head to toe in shock: "You know all this?"


    "Actually, it can''t be called understanding ¡­"


    Luo Yi explained. Before she moved back from Lin Ting''s house to the rundown temple, because she was afraid of being attacked by wild beasts, Lin Ting flipped through a lot of books on mechanisms and secret rooms. Luo Yi was bored, so she followed and read a few of them.


    However, when connected to reality, she could always recall some minor details. For example, when she was in Drunk Dream Pavilion, she could not figure out where the mechanism of Liu Yin''s secret room was at the start, and when she was the only one left in the room, she could easily see through it.


    So...


    "Other than the prison that the Liefeng Priest showed us, there''s a high possibility that the General''s Estate has a secret prison as well?" Xu Heng thought about it and concluded.


    "Yes." Luo Yi nodded.


    Yesterday, when the doctor had shown the three of them around the general''s residence, he had led them to a row of rooms. Although they were called rooms, in reality, they were more like a prison, with all sorts of torture tools inside, and the soldiers guarding the gates were much more brutal than the others. The doctor said that this place was overcast and was not a good place, so he had no intention of bringing them there. However, the other path to the garden was in the process of being repaired, so he had to pass through here. As he spoke, he bowed in apology, "I am truly sorry."


    Xu Heng and Luo Yi politely returned the greeting, and when they lowered their heads, they secretly met each other''s eyes ¡ª What do they have to do, it was obvious that they had intentionally lured the both of them over.


    This prison was definitely not small, but it was not that big either. When Luo Yi followed the few of them to the next location, he pretended to inadvertently take a peek inside, just in time to see a maidservant carrying a few empty bowls out of one of the rooms. Borrowing the narrow gap that she opened, Luo Yi''s sharp eyes were able to see that the furnishings inside the house were much more exquisite than the other rooms.


    It didn''t even look like a cell.


    Xu Heng dipped his fingertip into the water in the teacup and wrote on the table, "Although His Majesty has become a prisoner of war, this prisoner is still the ruler of a nation. If the two nations were to fight again in the future, his role would not be to be underestimated."


    He laughed and continued, "The Emperor of the Northern Tribes is not stupid. Of course, we have to support him well."


    When he said those words, his expression was no different from normal. His expression was also normal, but for some reason, it was an inexplicable violation of the rules.


    Luo Yi was startled, and the words that she wanted to say were like a blocked spring, he could not think of a single word. After a while, he could only stutter out her name: "Xu Heng?"


    "Hmm?" Xu Heng turned his head and saw Luo Yi''s expression suddenly recall her excessive actions just now. A look of regret flashed across his face at the same time, but quickly disappeared: "Are you still not going back?"


    He smiled and winked at Luo Yi: "If you had waited any longer, everyone in the general''s estate would have known that you ran out of my room early in the morning with your clothes all messed up."

 C15

    Xu Heng would always try to scare people, he said that it was possible that Luo Yi would lose her innocence after a while, so Luo Yi really believed it. The look on his face became anxious, and he carefully opened the door a bit, then peeked his eyes out from the crack, and after confirming that there was no one around, he snuck back into his room like a thief.


    Her room was right next to Xu Heng''s, so when she ran back into the room, Xu Heng could even hear the sound of her hitting the table in a panic.


    , who was sitting next to her, naturally heard everything clearly. Her eyebrows slightly curved and a trace of a faint smile quietly ran out from the corner of her mouth.


    He came back in a hurry in the morning, and furthermore, Luo Yi was lying on his bed ¨C although she was currently in a coma, Xu Heng thought for a while and still did not change out of her night clothes. Instead, he directly put on the robe he had previously taken off and stared at the sleeping Luo Yi for a second before thinking of moving her to the corner of the bed.


    Because he was afraid that it would be harmful to his body from inhaling too much, he did not consume much of it. It would only be enough to knock someone unconscious for four hours.


    Xu Heng made a strange pose towards Luo Yi before raising his head to think of the sky ¡ª ¡ª In about an hour''s time, this person would wake up. And probably because the effects of the incense was gradually weakening, when Xu Heng used his hands to play with Luo Yi, the latter angrily kicked him, and after that, her brows knitted as she clearly expressed her anger towards the owner of the body for destroying her dreams.


    Xu Heng couldn''t help but laugh at her actions. He originally wanted to cover her with the blanket, but then he turned and placed it on his own body.


    The person he went to see last night was not mysterious. The reason why he hid the news from Luo Yi was because not only was Luo Yi unable to find out what they were plotting, it was also best to stay far away from him.


    "Brother Xu, you''re bold."


    Liu Liangyun waved his fan with a smile that was not a smile, "I wonder if Miss Luo will trust you with all her heart in the future, if she finds out about this in the future?"


    "Master Liu must be joking," Xu Heng did not interrupt him: "I came to find you today because I want to discuss plans for the future with you."


    He sat across from Liu Liangyun and saw a man standing beside him like a demon. He didn''t say anything. He neither asked for Liu Liangyun''s identity nor chased him away, as if the man didn''t exist. It was just that before she could start talking, her mind inevitably thought of Luo Yi''s face, as well as her appearance of completely trusting and relying on herself.


    He didn''t care too much about it. It was just that he felt a little regretful that he wouldn''t be able to see it again in the future.


    However, this regret was insignificant. It flashed through his heart like a meteor streaking across the horizon, and in the end, not a single trace was left.


    Luo Yi suddenly sneezed.


    The sun in July was at its peak. Although they were currently in the Northern Tribes and their territories were rather cold, they shouldn''t be able to catch a cold in this burning season!


    Luo Yi took a handkerchief from Xu Heng''s hands with a strange expression, and asked him in a low voice: "Did you say anything bad about me just now?"


    Xu Heng, "..."


    A huge pot fell from the sky.


    "If you don''t want to use it, then forget it," he said, not bothering to play with Luo Yi. Hearing Luo Yi''s words, he raised her eyebrows and was about to stop, but in the end, Luo Yi quickly grabbed her arm, and quickly pulled away the handkerchief in her hand. "You ¡­"


    She used her handkerchief to rub her face, and then threw it back into Xu Heng''s embrace without any care, "You''re too petty, you can''t even joke around."


    Xu Heng tilted his head to the side to glance at her. Seeing the other''s angry face, a trace of a weak smile appeared in his eyes.


    "Oh ¡­" Luo Yi obediently turned her head around, and even evaluated the girls in front of him one by one, and finally concluded: "This girl with a little cinnabar mole on her forehead is the best."


    "Who told you to look at those?" Xu Heng''s face was filled with disbelief, even the way he looked at Luo Yi was filled with indescribable meaning.


    "Huh?" Luo Yi was also confused, all kinds of girls at the center had their eyes on them, and when she retracted them she asked: "Then what do you want me to see?"


    As he spoke, the finger on his knee pointed in a certain direction.


    Luo Yi looked in the direction where he pointed, and sure enough, she saw Liu Yin''s figure outside the lady dancer''s window.


    Because it wasn''t her turn to fight, Luo Yi hadn''t seen her before, and now that their gazes met in the distance, Luo Yi couldn''t help but ask after laughing for a moment: "Why is she here?"


    Is that so? Why was she here?


    Not long after, all the dancers left the stage. Their actions were so quick that the crowd present didn''t even have time to react. The originally lively scene had instantly turned silent. However, before anyone could ask, the female dancers that had left earlier carried a masked woman back to the center of the field.


    The noise after the extreme silence was like a sudden clap of thunder on a rainy day, attracting everyone''s gazes in an instant. Liu Yin, on the other hand, was a Flood Dragon swimming along with the sound of thunder. In that second of silence, Luo Yi even heard the servant beside him gasp in amazement.


    However, the reaction of the incorruptible medical treatment was clearly different from that of everyone else.


    When he saw who the person in the middle was, his frown never left his face, and his face darkened for a while. Finally, he gritted his teeth and called the butler, "Why is she here?"


    "This ¡­" The steward''s forehead was covered in sweat, but he did not dare to wipe it with his hands. He could only stutter as he replied, "Miss Liu has never been able to invite anyone. Who would have thought that this time ¡­"


    Noticing that the Lianzhi''s complexion was getting worse, the butler could not even complete a single sentence, and could only lower his head in apology.


    "Trash!"


    The incorruptible doctor cursed.


    Today was the second day that Xin Li and the others stayed at the General''s Residence, and because there happened to be colleagues from the imperial court who came to visit, the Incorruptible Doctor''s Dining Hall called for the two of them. Also, because there was someone from the Drunken Wine who mentioned that it was not considered natural and unrestrained, the Incorruptible Medical Dining Hall sent someone to the Drunk Dream Pavilion to invite the best singers to come to help them get them excited.


    The best singer in the Drunk Dream Pavilion was none other than Liu Yin, but Liu Yin would not move so easily, furthermore, no one in the entire Northern Tribes would dare to offend her, even if she had to rely on his backer several times. As a result, when something similar happened to his, it became an unwritten rule in the industry that he would just skip over Liu Yin.


    She was fine with it this time, but when she thought about the other person barging in later, the Liefeng Priest also felt a headache, and used one hand to support his forehead, refusing to face reality. Even when Xu Heng called for him, he did not hear it.


    "Brother Lian?" Xu Heng patiently shouted again.


    "Hmm? "What''s wrong?" Only then did the doctor react and hurriedly replied.


    Xu Heng was not anxious though, and was still in the mood to ask the infirmary why the matter was troubling his: "Luo Yi just drank two more mouthfuls of wine, she''s on the upper echelons, I''ll go find something for her to drink."


    "AHH!" How is Miss Luo? Do you need a doctor? "


    Hearing that he had forgotten what he had been pestering about, he stretched his head out and looked at Luo Yi who was sitting on the chair.


    Suddenly, Luo Yi who was blocking the spear, was baffled by the two people''s looks, her mouth twitched a little but she still revealed a fake smile subconsciously.


    "Seems like you drank quite a bit." The doctor suggested, "Brother Xin, you''re new here, and you''re not familiar with the route. Why don''t I ¡­"


    He originally wanted to go with Xu Heng, but his words were cut off by a servant who hastily rushed over: "Master."


    He covered his ears with his hand and said, "The man is waiting at the door."


    Liefeng:...


    Perhaps it was because the difficulty on his face was too obvious, but Xu Heng smiled understanding: "If Brother Lian has something, then go and busy yourself, I''ll just casually find someone to do it with me."


    "Then I''ll have to trouble Brother Xin."


    After pointing out a servant to lead the way for Xu Heng, he quickly rushed out of the door. After all, the person waiting outside his mansion was the crown prince of a country!


    Helian Rong swept his eyes behind him, looking at the Innate realm, the smile on his face did not diminish, but there was no warmth in his eyes, "General Liam has such a great face."


    The doctor whispered a curse in his heart.


    "The crown prince is here to welcome you, this subject welcomes you from afar ¡­"


    "Forget about the courtesy words," Helian Rong''s mood was extremely bad, he waved his hand to dismiss the servants, then slowly stepped onto the stone steps of the general''s residence: "I heard that General Liam is hosting a banquet for the officials of the imperial court, and even invited the leader of the imperial court to cheer you on."


    He glanced at the person in front of him with a smile that was not really a smile. "Not a big deal."


    "This subject is terrified." From start to finish, the medicine table followed Helian Rong slowly.


    When the two of them entered the front hall, the doctor quietly gave a signal to the butler, who immediately ordered someone to stop the music. The dancers didn''t know why, but they were all stunned on the spot, looking at each other in dismay.


    Liu Yin however, lifted her lips and laughed soundlessly.


    Look at this man. If he wants to, he can offer anything in this world to you with both hands.


    The rest of the crowd did not know why the silence was so great, but they all strangely remained silent at the same time. Only one person, perhaps because he had drank too much wine, started to make a ruckus in front of everyone, and when no one picked him up, he even pushed the female dancer who was closest to him.


    "Lord Lian''s mansion is bustling with noise and excitement."


    Helian Rong''s voice was not loud, there was even a vague smile on his face, but his voice carried an innate dignity, causing all of the ministers present to turn pale, and immediately kneel down. Even the man who was shouting and acting crazy with alcohol just a moment ago had seemingly sobered up, and knelt on the ground while trembling.


    Although the rest of the dancers had never seen the Tian Family before, they still had a good eye. They knew that everyone present was a famous person in the imperial court who could make them kneel down and worship ¡­


    In the blink of an eye, the huge courtyard was filled with people kneeling on the ground.


    Luo Yi''s reaction was a little faster than the dancers, the moment she saw the Lianzhi Valley, she felt that she looked a little familiar, but before she could think of where she had seen him before, her sharp eyes caught a glimpse of the Lianzi''s attitude towards him, following that, her heart started to thump loudly, and her knees went weak.


    From the looks of it, she was one of the first foreigners to kneel before the future king of the Northern Tribes.


    Then, as the others gradually came to their senses and knelt to the ground, Luo Yi suddenly remembered why she felt that this person looked so familiar ¡­


    ¡ª Hua Kui was indeed a Courtesan Belle.


    In Luo Yi''s heart, a sense of respect and admiration for Liu Yin instantly rose.


    She knelt down obediently as various key words quickly flashed across her mind. Until Xu Heng reached for a cup of warm tea and bent her knees to look at him.


    His tone was gentle, sounding like he was coaxing a child, Luo Yi suddenly regained his senses, grabbing onto Xu Heng''s clothes as he looked around: "Leaving?"


    The people who had been kneeling on the ground stood up once again, and the music that had stopped started once again. However, this time, even if everyone was magnanimous, there would still be an unexplainable feeling of uncertainty, not to mention that the majority of the people here were not that magnanimous.


    "That person just now ¡­" The huge amount of information made Luo Yi''s brain become a little unclear, he grabbed Xu Heng''s arm and stood up, then pulled him down mysteriously, indicating him to bend down a little: "It''s the Imperial Family of the Northern Tribes."


    could roughly guess the identity of this person, no matter how strong he was, it would be really difficult. However, judging from the attitude of the Incorruptible Doctor, this person was most likely at the top of the princes.


    "And the last time I was in Drunk Dream Pavilion, I saw him looking for Liu Yin ¡­"


    She then grabbed Xu Heng''s sleeve to force him to bend even lower, and at the same time, she couldn''t help but look at Liu Yin''s figure in the crowd. Who would have thought that they would catch him empty-handed, and couldn''t help but be startled: "Where''s Liu Yin?"


    "He was taken away by the person you were talking about."


    Xu Heng did not seem surprised at all. He had also blocked Luo Yi''s thoughts of asking until the end, and gave the warm tea in her hand to her.


    The tea was mixed with honey and it tasted slightly sweet when drunk. Xu Heng watched until Luo Yi finished all the water in the cup before he relaxed his eyebrows.

 C16

    He''s like a lion in a trap, and he wants her to draw a picture of him as a prison


    A banquet that was called off midway was like a soft spot within a heart that was being slashed with the tip of a knife.


    The wound would scab and the scar would fade, but the hand holding the knife would inevitably grow into a thorn in the throat as the day wore on.


    "You''re still laughing?!"


    Helian Rong was angered to the point that he even started laughing. The thin layer of ice in his eyes gradually spread to his facial features, causing him to feel as if his entire being had become ice-cold. "I specifically told that woman not to force you to do such a thing ¡­"


    Coincidentally, a hundred meters away from the general''s manor was an alley that very few people passed. Helian Rong was infuriated, and did not have the mood to continue walking, so he used a bit of force to push the person into a dead end of the alley. At the same time, he ordered the people who had been hiding in the shadows to guard the alley.


    "If she doesn''t dare to force you, it means that you are willing to do so. What about it? Is there any new prey you like here? "


    There was even a hint of a smile on his face as he said this. In this situation, he smiled at Liu Yin, and the mockery in his words was self-evident. However, the woman who had thought that he would make a move on her did not have any reaction at all, as she lowered her eyes, she did not look at him nor show any sadness.


    "Did I hit the mark?"


    Helian Rong let out a cold laugh, but compared to before, this smile evidently carried more anger. "Who do you like? Did he say that as long as you followed him, you would enjoy an inexhaustible wealth? "Oh, that''s not right ¡­"


    A person would normally not be aware of what they had said in their rage, but Helian Rong might be extremely angry. His mind was spinning quickly by accident, and he might even be aware of the mistakes he had made in his words, "If you want to become rich, you should come to me, right? What is your purpose in coming here in person? Has someone promised ¡­ "


    "Will it help you get rid of me?"


    Speaking till here, Helian Rong had completely lost his reason.


    His personality was irritable to begin with, and now that he was blinded by jealousy, he was even more confused by what he was doing. He only subconsciously forced Liu Yin to the point where he almost stuck to the wall, and then held her shoulders tightly, as if he was going to brand her with his fingers: "Who is it? I see that the biggest official here is a doctor, is that him? "


    "So what?"


    From the moment the two of them stepped out of the gates of the general''s mansion, Liu Yin had not said a single word. It was not easy for Helian Rong to wait for her to speak, but who would have thought that his reasoning would explode? "You ¡­"


    "What are you afraid of?"


    Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Liu Yin''s question that seemed like a smile yet was not.


    She raised her hand and her slender fingertips streaked across Helian Rong''s face. The smile on his face grew wider and wider.


    As a result, Helian Rong''s heart that was so angry that it was about to explode a second ago was comforted by a laughter that did not reach his eyes just like that.


    He gradually calmed down, and the strength in his hands relaxed a lot, but he still did not let go.


    Liu Yin did not warn him either. She even allowed her head to be held close to the other party''s chest, then nudged him like a spoiled child, "What are you afraid of? Didn''t I tell you that I only like you? "


    "So? What were you doing just now? " Helian Rong countered with a question, his voice still had some anger, but his tone was much more gentle.


    "I''m just teasing you," she pinched one of Helian Rong''s hanging hands as she played with it, replying as if it was a matter of course: "I want to see how angry you are."


    "The ancients said that the wrath of the Son of Heaven caused millions of corpses to be buried, and the blood to flow for thousands of miles. I don''t think I''ll ever get the chance to see it again in my life, so I''m just teasing you to see if it''s the same with the Lord of Storage''s Fury. "


    He did not wait for Helian Rong''s reply and followed up: "I see it now. Although it is not as impressive as what is written in the book, it is still quite frightening."


    Liu Yin held Helian Rong''s hand and placed it at the place he was holding just a moment ago, and laughed: "Look, my shoulder is still hurting."


    "¡­"


    "Serves you right."


    After a moment of silence, Helian Rong replied while gritting his teeth.


    He hated the person in front of him so much that he wanted to swallow her up. He wanted to save her from saying such infuriating words again, but his hand stopped on the spot honestly and he slowed down to rub the bruised part of her body. After a while, he reached out his hand and pulled her into his embrace, "Can''t you be a little more obedient?"


    If you say that I''m not a good person and you don''t want to follow me, I''ll take it. I''m afraid that if you suffer any grievances, you would still be able to get yourself a new house, but you said that you''re used to living in the Drunk Dream Pavilion and aren''t willing to move to another place. Although I''m angry at you, in the end, I''ll let you have it your way ¡­


    "It''s not like I forced you to do these things," Liu Yin disapproved, and unconsciously raised his head to look at the half-darkened face, and quickly changed his words. In any case, there is only one person in this world who can make you angry. "


    As she said this, her face even had a hint of pride in it.


    Everyone thought that Helian Rong was a gentle and elegant young master, even the woman whom he officially married thought that way. However, in reality, only Liu Yin knew what kind of beast''s heart this man was hiding under the skin of a human.


    He held absolute possessiveness towards his things, and was like a lion trapped in a circle, not allowing anyone to occupy even the slightest bit of his land. Thus, when he faced Liu Yin, he was always easily angered, revealing his sharp claws and bloodthirsty sharp teeth, exposing his true nature of wanting to swallow a person into his stomach. However, he was always easily comforted by her words.


    He wished that she could stay in his territory and draw the land, but this woman was always restless as she probed the edge of his bottom line, waiting for him to stand up and then reach out to touch her.


    It was a pacification. It was a perfunctory response.


    "Good girl, look at me. Although I am very far from you, I will never leave you."


    No one knew who he was tormenting.


    Helian Rong lowered his eyes and stared at the top of Liu Yin''s hair: "So why did you appear in the General''s Estate today?"


    "Because my sister is here."


    Liu Yin''s answer was very straightforward. It was probably enough, and as a result, she listened to what he had to say.


    "Your sister?" Helian Rong repeated in a muffled voice as a shadow flashed past his mind: "Oh, the one in your room earlier."


    "Why is she in the Lianzhou manor?"


    "Don''t you know what kind of person the infirmary is? You have the guts to even tease the Prime Minister''s daughter, not to mention my sister, "Liu Yin sneered." You''re alone and have no one to rely on. "


    She struggled free from Helian Rong''s embrace and stood against the wall, and for some reason, a look of anger suddenly flashed past her face: "I was born in this forest, but my sister did not."


    "She is such a good girl, why would she be wronged like this?"


    "Just because of this?" Helian Rong seemed to find her anger laughable, he patted her head and said: "If you want to save her, why do you need to expend so much effort, and directly tell me that? "I''ve got the skills from the general''s estate, Shi ¡­"


    Helian Rong kept his promise and immediately called for the people guarding the entrance of the alleyway to go to the general''s residence to get them. Who would have thought that they would be cut off by Liu Yin before they could even utter a word? [Do I have to watch her do all those things to my sister again?]


    Her voice suddenly grew louder, and her eyes lost their previous affection. Combined with her expressionless face, it revealed a bit of indifference.


    Helian Rong was at a loss for words and his expression changed a few times as a result. Finally, he stopped on top of his regret, "Then I ¡­"


    "What are you panicking for?" Unexpectedly, just as he started speaking, he was interrupted by Liu Yin, who looked at him with a smirk. "I know it has nothing to do with you. "Therefore, you don''t need to be in such a hurry to get rid of your relationship. As for my sister ¡­"


    She raised her head to look into the eyes of the person looking down at her. Her hand was not idle as it slid from her waist all the way to her chest. "I didn''t expect you to help me. I just wanted a guarantee. If there comes a day, I really won''t be able to do anything about it ¡­"


    Liu Yin tiptoed, and the last sentence that sounded like the whisper of love died between their teeth.


    "It won''t be too late to ask for your help when the time comes."


    "So you don''t care about the relationship between Liu Yin and that person at all?"


    Luo Yi bit on the bun that Xu Heng brought back for her in passing ¡ª ¡ª For this kind of banquet that was being held today, the nature of the play was far greater than eating or drinking. A second ago, Luo Yi had thought that after this dismal banquet ended, she would go to the kitchen to eat something, and in the next moment, Xu Heng took out a bun from behind his back and gave it to her as if he was performing a magic trick.


    "Because she doesn''t like ordinary people."


    Luo Yi was completely unable to understand what Xu Heng was thinking, "It''s fine if she is an ordinary person, but she likes the prince of the Northern Tribes! If she divulges our plan to that man, won''t we be finished? "


    "But she hasn''t betrayed us yet, has she?"


    "That''s true ¡­"


    Xu Heng''s expression was extremely serious. "As long as she hasn''t betrayed us, she''s still our comrade. If you can''t even trust your comrades, then who in this world can be trusted? "


    Luo Yi:...


    Although it sounded like it made sense, Luo Yi felt that something was off. However, before she could react, Xu Heng asked her again: "Do you believe me?"


    "I do."


    "Huh?" Xu Heng caught it abruptly and it took Luo Yi a while to realize that this sentence was completely unrelated to her previous answer. He could not help but be stunned for two seconds: "What do you mean?"


    "Because she doesn''t know exactly when we''re going to do it, or what we''re going to do."


    Xu Heng quickly adjusted his emotions and immediately reverted back to his usual self. "Only Liu Liangyun and I know the content of the plan."


    "No one will believe her."


    Luo Yi, "..."


    He didn''t say that she didn''t even notice, but although Xu Heng had clearly told her what they were going to do from the start, he hadn''t revealed a single word about how they should implement it. Is it because I don''t trust them enough?


    It was only now that she realized what was wrong with Xu Heng''s words ¡ª he didn''t doubt his comrades in the slightest, but he also wouldn''t completely trust them.


    I don''t doubt you, but I don''t trust you either.


    Luo Yi was suddenly depressed, but the gloomy feeling came so quickly and fiercely, even to the point of her not noticing, she only felt her chest suffocating, but being discovered by Xu Heng, she could only force out a smile, and said that she was fine.


    Xu Heng frowned, obviously he did not believe the answer, but just as he asked, the guests who could not stand the strange atmosphere at the banquet had already stood up and bid farewell to the doctor, causing a ruckus on the stage. Even Luo Yi''s expression and his question had disappeared in the sound wave, as though she was wearing a veil, and she could vaguely make out a silhouette, but she was unable to see what was going on inside.


    looked at them from afar, and felt that the Medical Examiner would not have the energy to pay attention to the two of them right now, so he took this opportunity to sneak out, but for some reason, he was suddenly pushed back by Xu Heng who had just walked over.


    Luo Yi hesitated and raised his head. In one glance, she saw Xu Heng look around, before quickly withdrawing his gaze and whispering into her ear as if nothing had happened. Then, he bent his eyes into a bridge and asked her: "Can you do it now?"


    It was as if she was a moonlight that had been sealed by the night outside the window, but it had been resolved by a single sentence from Xu Heng. Then, he asked her with a smile: "Can you do it now?"


    And she knew perfectly well that the true meaning of this sentence was "This way, will you not be sad?"

 C17

    As the night deepened, the large General''s Estate finally fell into complete silence. Even the breeze that suddenly passed by was silent for the next second, only leaving behind the lightly swaying leaves to illustrate the fact that the wind had passed by.


    Luo Yi tossed and turned in the silence, unable to fall asleep.


    Luo Yi rolled on the bed with her blanket.


    Luo Yi looked up suspiciously and saw that Xu Heng had circled behind her without saying a word. Then, he took out an ointment with unknown effects and placed it on the skin exposed on the back of her neck. "There are a lot of insects in the night, so this ointment can protect you from bugs."


    When his slightly cold fingertips made contact with''s skin, both of them trembled, but Xu Heng quickly reacted, he only paused for a moment before continuing: "I will find a hidden branch and place you on it later, you just need to be careful not to fall down."


    Luo Yi, "..."


    So what is the meaning of my existence?


    Luo Yi expressed her confusion, but before she could even ask her question, she felt a burst of smell coming from the back of her neck that made him frown: "This ointment of yours, it''s too fragrant."


    "Is there?" Xu Heng bent his body slightly forward: "I''m alright."


    He explained, "Actually, there are some that don''t have any fragrance. However, the smell of the medicine is too strong, so I''m afraid that you won''t be able to bear it. So I chose this one. What about it?"


    Xu Heng raised his eyebrows, purposely revealing a wronged expression on his face, as if he was teasing Luo Yi: "You don''t like it?"


    "..." "I like it."


    Luo Yi swallowed the saliva that was on her tongue back down, she nodded her head with difficulty, but just as she spoke, she was immediately angered by the rich fragrance and sneezed.


    I really don''t understand your aesthetics!


    Luo Yi secretly stuck her tongue out at Xu Heng''s back.


    At first, Luo Yi thought that she was just teasing her, but when the two of them reached their destination, Xu Heng actually found the tallest tree branch they could find and placed her on it. Afraid that she would be bored, he even took out a handful of melon seeds and placed it in her hands.


    Luo Yi drooped her head and looked at the melon seeds in her hands, unable to utter a word. Out of the corner of her eyes, she saw that Xu Heng was about to leave as soon as he finished speaking, so she quickly pulled him back: "What can I help you with here?"


    Xu Heng raised his eyebrows when he heard her question, and asked back: "Then, what can you help me with going down there?"


    "¡­"


    Luo Yi thought about it and realized that there seemed to be nothing that could help him.


    She did not know martial arts, if she was truly discovered, she would not even have the chance to escape, she could only stand still and obediently surrender, and if she was caught, even if Xu Heng managed to escape unscathed now, I am afraid that he would not have any good days in the future, so why did Xu Heng have to bring her along as a burden?


    She had wanted to ask this question just now, but she had not gotten the chance. quietly stood at the side and waited for her to speak, giving her the chance to do so, but for some reason, she changed her mind instantly. She nodded and said obediently: "Oh."


    After she said this, she no longer looked at Xu Heng, and instead concentrated on counting the melon seeds in her hands. Waiting until there was no sound coming from her side, she guessed that Xu Heng had already left.


    When a person was in a state of shock, no matter how beautiful their face was, it would be disfigured in their subjective consciousness. It was the same for Luo Yi. At the same time, her feet slipped and she almost fell down from the tree. Fortunately, Xu Heng''s eyes were quick, and quickly reached out and brought her into her embrace, in order to prevent Luo Yi from getting smashed into meat paste. Then, without caring about Luo Yi who was still in fear while glaring at her, she tightened her arms on her own, "I brought you here to tell you that you''re not the same as them."


    Luo Yi was stunned for a moment. Before her brain could explain the meaning of the sentence, her ears had already accepted the next sentence, "I am not taking you along because I am worried that you will be in danger. I do not inform you of the specific plan because I do not want you to come in contact with the dark side of things ¡­"


    He buried his head into Luo Yi''s neck.


    What he breathed in was the medicinal fragrance that he had smeared on this place just now, and at that moment, the smell seemed to have its own consciousness and continued to rush into his nose. Under such a strange atmosphere, Xu Heng thought of an inappropriate ¡ª ¡ª This smell seemed to be too heavy.


    Luo Yi was instantly stupefied when she saw Xu Heng carrying him over. Her four limbs stood still as the melon seeds in her hands fell from her master''s strength.


    She stood there in a daze, and even when Xu Heng''s figure had disappeared from her mind, she still kept repeating the last words she had heard, "You are different from them."


    Xu Heng said: "The only person in this world that I unconditionally trust is you."


    What Xu Heng was planning to do today was actually not that dangerous, but to check if the prison where His Majesty was originally imprisoned was truly empty. He was 90% sure that His Majesty had already been moved to another place by the medical stand, but in order to avoid any loopholes, he still had to personally confirm the difficult contingency plan.


    Although Xu Heng''s martial arts were ordinary, he had the excellent lightness skills. It would be extremely easy for him to find a gap in the defense, and he was confident that no one would find out about it. This was also the reason why he was willing to bring Luo Yi along this time.


    Of course, those words were said by Xu Heng.


    Luo Yi covered her face with her hands and sat on the branch with her forehead against the thick trunk of the tree.


    Luo Yi''s face, which had finally calmed down after cooling down with great difficulty, had a warm up tendency after recalling those words. She tilted his head backwards and retracted it, attempting to calm herself down by hitting her forehead heavily on the tree trunk.


    Due to what Xu Heng said being too confident, Luo Yi was not particularly worried about him. Ever since she left, he obediently stayed on the tree branches, trying to clear her tangled thoughts while obediently waiting for Xu Heng to come and fetch her. Who would have thought that she would actually come, and the result wasn''t so good.


    When Xu Heng suddenly appeared, Luo Yi was still in a daze, and could not help but be shocked, but before she could even complain, Xu Heng had already dropped down from the tree with a serious face.


    Luo Yi was startled for a second. She instinctively realised that something was amiss, and completely forgot what she was thinking about before. She asked in a low voice: "Was she discovered?"


    Xu Heng''s expression turned heavy. He used one arm to carry her and consecutively flipped over several walls, and his strength gradually decreased as his arm around Luo Yi''s waist started to tremble. Luo Yi was acutely aware of this point, and without waiting for him to reply, he turned her head to look behind him. After realizing that she could not see anything clearly in the darkness, she extended her hand to touch his right arm, and sure enough, her tentacles felt wet: "You''re injured?"


    "It''s not a big deal," Xu Heng said in a low voice. "When I entered the room, I didn''t expect that there would be people hiding inside as well.


    When the two of them spoke up to this point, the guards of the prison finally reacted. In an instant, the general''s manor became as lively as a lake that had been thrown into a stone. Various sounds interweaved, finally waking the general''s manor from its slumber.


    Xu Heng''s actions were still one step faster than them. He had already brought Luo Yi to the inside of the house before the other party had finished their search, so he quickly instructed her to change out of his clothes.


    "We are the primary surveillance target of the infirmary. If anything happens, we will be the first to be checked. So you have to be quick, and try to get yourself organized before he comes. "


    "What about you?"


    Just as Xu Heng was about to return to his room after speaking, he panicked and subconsciously grabbed onto his arm. However, he probably accidentally touched his own wound and frowned.


    Seeing that, Luo Yi quickly let go of her hands.


    "I''m fine, don''t worry about me." There was a sense of comfort in his tone.


    Xu Heng spoke very quickly, and thought that he had already realised that he did not have much time to waste on them, he also realised that this time, he did not speak anymore. Instead, it was Xu Heng who frowned at her before he left: "Your body reeks of blood."


    Although her words did not make sense, Luo Yi understood the meaning behind them. Coincidentally, because of her unsettled state of mind, she forgot to send someone to carry the water out before she went to sleep, so Luo Yi casually tied his hair behind his head and washed the smell of blood off his body. However, before he entered the water, Luo Yi carefully took a whiff of his own body''s smell and felt that the smell was stronger than the smell of blood.


    But now was not the time to care about these things. Luo Yi quickly hid her Ye Xing Yi and changed into her own clothes, then used her hands to cover her mouth and yawned, pretending to be woken up by the noise outside. Her voice carried a bit of confusion as she asked: "What''s wrong?"


    The courtyard was already filled with people, with the Incorruptible Doctor as the leader, all of their faces were serious. Luo Yi pretended to be shocked, she moved her clothes behind Xu Heng and used her index finger to poke her back: "What happened?"


    "It''s nothing," Xu Heng turned around to comfort her. "Brother Lian said that a small thief had barged into the courtyard, and was afraid that he would escape here and hurt us.


    As he said that, he then turned to the Innocent Medical Seat. "I''ll have to trouble Brother Lian to take care of this. There''s nothing abnormal with Luo Yi and I here."


    "It''s good as long as Brother Xin is fine." Doctor Lian''s words were polite, but it showed that it was not at all like that. As he spoke, he took a step forward, and at the same time, his right hand landed heavily on Xu Heng''s left shoulder.


    Luo Yi''s heart instantly clenched.


    This palm strike of his did not hold back his strength in the slightest. Xu Heng could not help but let out a painful cry, and his shoulder unconsciously flung away his hand. "What does Brother Lian mean by this?"


    The doctor raised his eyebrows and carefully twirled his fingers as he was thrown away. Then, he turned his head and exchanged glances with one of his followers behind him.


    The follower stared at Xu Heng for a long time, before shifting his gaze to''s left shoulder. After a while, he slowly shook his head.


    Only then did the Liefeng Priest relax. He raised his hand and patted Xu Heng''s left shoulder again, only this time he did not use too much strength. "Misunderstanding! "Brother Xin also knows that for martial artists, it''s not easy to strike when something urgent happens. This time, we''re really too impatient and weren''t able to control our strength well. Brother Xin, please do not take offense."


    As he said that, his gaze indistinctly swept towards the room where Xu Heng''s room was opened. After seeing the messy bed, he retracted his gaze.


    He wanted to turn around and leave, but he suddenly caught a glimpse of Luo Yi who had been sticking close to Xu Heng''s right arm the entire time. Seeing her clothes draped over his shoulders in a mess, he thought that she must have ran out in a hurry due to fright, and wanted to comfort her with a few words, but who knew that the moment he moved a step, Luo Yi immediately grabbed onto Xu Heng''s arm and hid behind, revealing a pair of eyes that were timidly staring at him.


    The doctor was stunned.


    The most amorous thing was that the beauty was only weak like Liu Fu Feng, and although Luo Yi could not be considered weak like Liu Fu Feng, but the panic that was revealed in her eyes due to being frightened could still arouse a man''s desire to protect.


    He had always maintained that he would always do whatever he wanted with a beauty. Knowing that he had given her a fright just now, he no longer went forward and clapped his hands nonchalantly. Then, he turned around and brought his follower to another place. Before he left, he wanted to remind him to take a good rest, but the moment the words reached his mouth, he turned around and said, "Brother Xin, you smell so good."

 C18

    Xu Heng could still remember to remind her that she still had the scent of blood on her body, so he shouldn''t have forgotten to clean him up. But considering the current situation, he did seem to have forgotten, luckily, the dense medicinal smell that he had smelled from her body before could barely cover the smell of the blood, so the doctor could only smell the strange medicinal smell.


    Xu Heng seemed to have guessed that she would come here, as he leaned on her bed, his long hair flowing down his back. Hearing her voice, he raised his half-closed eyelids and smiled at her from afar.


    "..." "Don''t mind me!"


    Luo Yi did not even raise her head as her hands moved gently, afraid that she would accidentally aggravate Xu Heng''s injuries again. After she finally removed all of the bandages, she was actually sweating profusely, and then, she took out an exquisite small jade bottle from her clothes, "Fortunately this thing looks nice and it''s small and exquisite, so I kept it close to my body ¡­"


    She pulled out the stopper, used her finger to pick out a small piece and carefully rubbed it across Xu Heng''s wound, "If not, I want to see what you will do today!"


    This jade bottle was given to her by Tang Yuan before they left for the Northern Tribes.


    Luo Yi didn''t say exactly where she was going nor what she wanted to do, but she was a person who had grown up together since childhood, and she also promised Lin Ting that she would take good care of her. Since Tang Yuan clearly knew that he couldn''t keep her, he could only take a step back and give her this ointment.


    When Tang Yuan gave her the medicine ointment, he did not explicitly state its value, but Luo Yi was not an idiot. Just by looking at the jade bottle outside, he knew that it was definitely not some cheap thing. That was why he was so reluctant to use it. He did not even take out the sword when he was injured to the point where he could not reach his feet.


    She continued to mutter as she bandaged Xu Heng''s wound. From the point when she was reluctant to use words to describe Xu Heng''s injury, to how his Qing Gong was not as good as he said it to be, to scold him a few more times for being strict, she ended up pretending to be concerned about him: "Is it still painful?"


    The medicinal paste that was applied to the wound was cool and refreshing, effectively alleviating the scorching pain, thus Xu Heng replied while bending his brows: "It''s not painful."


    Luo Yi shot a glance at him but did not say a word.


    After dressing the wound, Luo Yi patted her hands and stood up from the chair. She then consciously fished out some clothes from the clothes rack on the side and helped Xu Heng put them on.


    Xu Heng never thought that he would receive such treatment in a foreign country that was thousands of miles away from home. He was so happy that his mouth couldn''t close, and he seemed to want to see a hole in Luo Yi''s body when he stared at her. Luo Yi''s emotions were already unstable to begin with, and after being stared at like this, she was even more confused. However, she couldn''t think of any good words to refute her, so she could only pretend to be fiendish and glare at her: "What are you looking at!"


    "You look good."


    Xu Heng answered without hesitation and with a smile.


    Luo Yi was instantly rendered mute, her mouth agape for a long while, yet she was unable to say a single word, and her face suddenly flushed red.


    If what Xu Heng said to her last night was considered secretive, then his words just now were truly revealing to the public. Not to mention that when he said those words, his gaze never moved away from his face.


    She was not silly, of course she could discern the meaning behind those two sentences, but maybe the environment was not right, so Luo Yi felt that Xu Heng''s motive for saying these words was not as simple as he appeared to be.


    had no way of resisting, so after being mute for two seconds, he still decided to continue acting dumb. His eyes drifted back and forth, just not wanting to be on the spot, and after finally calming himself down, just as he was about to turn the topic around, he was interrupted by Xu Heng.


    Xu Heng saw through her intention with a glance, but did not let her succeed. "What this means is, I like you."


    Luo Yi, "..."


    I''m not as dumb as I was born to be... Luo Yi thought self-destructively.


    However, she was not someone who would only run away when faced with something. Since Xu Heng wanted to make it clear that she did not have any reason to help him hide his things, she pulled the chair back and sat down. She changed her expression into a serious one: "What do you like about me?"


    This question was old-fashioned and boring, but Xu Heng had to ask and talk with him to continue. He was clear on this point, and when he answered, he did not seem to be serious: "Maybe it''s because you''re good-looking."


    Although he was not too distracted, it was obviously an answer that would excite a person''s mood. Luo Yi pursed her lips, and though her expression was still as stern as ever, her tone was clearly much gentler than before: "Alright, that''s the real reason." Luo Yi paused for a moment, and continued with a smile with a dagger hidden in it: "But even I know that this is not the time to discuss these things, don''t you understand? Besides, I don''t think you''re the only one who has a girl''s heart, so why do you have to choose now? "


    Xu Heng did not reply.


    Luo Yi did not continue speaking. The two of them stared at each other in silence for a few seconds, until one of them looked away.


    She actually knew in her heart that Xu Heng''s motive was not simple. Even though she was still unable to figure out what he wanted to do with her, she knew herself well and understood Xu Heng well, and knew that he was definitely not someone who would be tied down by a man''s love for women in a situation like this. Even though she had already mentally prepared herself beforehand, in the face of Xu Heng''s silence, Luo Yi''s heart still felt a little unclear.


    Luo Yi did not know why, but she could only lower her head and play with the jade bottles to find a way out for the two of them: "You asked me before if I really liked Lin Ting, I thought about it, and it should be true, but the reason is a little hard to explain."


    She explained in a light voice, "For the rest of my life, my life wasn''t considered exciting. Although I did some disgraceful things and didn''t have any friendly interactions with nobles and powerful people, my life was still as ordinary as plain water."


    "But I cherish this nonchalance."


    At this point, Luo Yi suddenly shifted her gaze back onto Xu Heng: "I grew up together with Lin Ting. If nothing unexpected happens, I should have married him anyway ¡­ Of course, it doesn''t matter if there''s an accident, since I''m going to marry him anyway. "


    Not because she liked him, but because she should like him.


    It wasn''t that he had to be emotional, but that marrying this person was the most appropriate choice.


    Luo Yi said that, she was originally a lady who did not have any ambitions, and her biggest wish in life was to live her life according to the rules, but Xu Heng was clearly the person who fit that criteria the most, so she did not even consider other possibilities. However, Xu Heng was cunning like a fox, in essence, she was a hunter. He had prepared a flawless trap and bait to lure her into jumping step by step into the abyss, and she wasn''t satisfied just by doing so. Now, she was even trying to find a reason for her to jump into the abyss without any regrets ¡­


    "I may not be very smart, but I''m not a fool."


    Luo Yi sighed softly. "Today''s matter is something that never happened, if you have anything that you need my help with, just say it. In order to return and marry Lin Ting alive, I will spare no effort to help you."


    Saying that, she pretended to wink at Xu Heng.


    She felt that her words were reasonable, and even if she gave Xu Heng face she still expressed her intentions tactfully, and as long as Xu Heng was not foolish, she would follow her advice and the topic would continue to be the same. After that, the two of them returned to their previous states, and even if their makeup was useless, it would not matter, as long as they left the Northern Tribes, the situation would not change, and who would have expected Xu Heng to be an idiot. She walked to the door and opened it to leave, but suddenly, the person''s fearless voice came out from behind her: "Pick this time because I''m injured."


    Luo Yi was stunned for a moment, but before she could understand the specific meaning of the sentence, Xu Heng continued to say, "Liu Liangyun said that he found the true address of the person who was imprisoning His Majesty."


    Liu Liangyun had come to the General''s Estate again, twice a day.


    The first person to come wasn''t him, but the cold faced expert beside him.


    An expert was, after all, an expert. They had clearly come to this courtyard together with the people from the Liefeng Priest and the others, but they had not alarmed anyone. Even Luo Yi, who lived next door to Xu Heng, did not notice that there was an extra person in the room next door.


    Xu Heng was too busy looking at his injuries to bother about him, he did not care about it at all, and completely did not understand the ways of the world. He repeated what the lord had said to him emotionlessly, then jumped out of the window again.


    Liu Liangyun''s second visit to the General''s House was much more normal. He handed over a greeting card and was personally led by the steward to the Doctor.


    A person was kneeling in the room and replying, saying that the assassin had indeed injured his left shoulder, and that his figure did not resemble the new guest in the manor.


    This person was one of the top experts in his residence. For him to be able to escape under his attack, the assassin''s skill must be no less than his. However, Xin Li was a person who...


    After recalling it for a moment, the doctor really didn''t look like someone who knew any martial arts. However, when he went to the courtyard yesterday, he took a peek inside. Although the bed was a mess, when he thought back to it afterwards, he felt that there was something deliberate about it ¡­


    When his train of thought was suddenly interrupted, the Liangshu Courtyard doctor was startled. He heard the butler report that it was Lord Liu who had arrived. He then casually waved his hand and withdrew the person who was still kneeling down.


    Xu Heng said that he came to the Northern Tribes to do business with the rich guy named Ma. The Liefeng Priest himself did not have any relationship with the rich man, and fortunately, some of the people he knew were Liu Liangyun, so he helped him check if what Xin Li said was true.


    "Indeed," Liu Liangyun put away the folding fan in his hand and took the cup of tea from the infirmary. "I asked Brother Ma, he did have some business dealings with a big and cold businessman. That businessman''s surname was indeed Xin, and the reason he went back on his word is because that businessman surnamed Xin''s goal was impure."


    Ma Xiaonian said as a matter of fact, "I also heard from the people I had dealings with before that he had a grudge with one of the lords in the court. I don''t know which one, but to be able to make a rich person like him hide himself, I''m afraid he''s not some small official. "


    He sent someone to pour a fresh pot of tea for Liu Liangyun, "As you know, I am just a small merchant. I would never dare to offend these ministers of the court. Therefore, I would not dare to continue this business no matter what."


    "He knows how to protect himself ¡­"


    Just as he was about to ask Liu Liangyun if he had a way to find out who Xin Li''s enemy was, he involuntarily wrinkled his nose and asked, "What''s that smell on Master Liu''s body?"


    "Me?"


    Liu Liangyun lowered his head and smelled his own scent. After a while, he suddenly realized something. "The smell of the insect repellent paste."


    "Insecticide ointment?" The infirmary repeated in a low voice: "Does Sir Liu have bugs in his family?"


    Liu Liangyun waved his hand. "It''s not me, it''s Lord Zheng of the Ministry of Justice. I just came over from his house."


    "I don''t know who Lord Zheng offended. Yesterday night, he was attacked inside his own mansion. This place on his face ¡­"


    Liu Liangyun drew the same line on his face, "It''s swollen." That smell must have come from him. "


    "What kind of garden is he working on in the manor recently? He didn''t even get to use the shade of the sun, and instead brought a bunch of mosquitoes. It''s quite annoying."


    "Why?" He seemed to have just recalled the reason behind the question, "Does Sir Lian like this taste?"


    That''s not it...


    Slowly the doctor''s face broke into a smile ¡ª I just have a rough idea where he went last night.

 C19

    Xu Heng said that he was injured, and sat on the bed feeling wronged, his eyelids drooping. Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw that Luo Yi was still standing at the door and didn''t have any intention of turning around to look at him.


    With his calm personality, he was not someone who would brag about his small injuries in public, thus Luo Yi was able to easily discern that this person was just maliciously putting up a miserable front. He originally wanted to ignore him, but the hand that was about to push open the door rested on the door for a long time, and in the end, did not have the strength to do so.


    She felt as if she had always been in a box that was so airtight that she didn''t even know when she would be able to stay here, until one day someone forcefully opened a hole in the box. Sunlight seeped in and carried the wind and rain, causing her to be unable to tell for a moment whether it was the burning sunlight that hurt her eyes, or the sudden storm that scared her so much that she didn''t even dare to open her eyes. However, no matter what, the moment she heard the crack, she realized that the so-called stability was just an illusion. What she stepped on was never soft soil, but waves of uncertainty.


    With that, Xu Heng raised his eyebrows, and was finally willing to look up at her. When she said those words, her expression was even more serious than usual, and he did not seem like he was joking at all.


    Xu Heng stared at her for a good while, but Luo Yi did not dodge, and continued to look back. After looking at each other like this for around a quarter of an hour, Xu Heng suddenly laughed.


    "Very good."


    He sat up a little, his long hair fluttering in the air as he rose, and then obediently fell back behind him. He seemed to be in a good mood, and reached out his uninjured hand towards Luo Yi, allowing Luo Yi to grasp his hand back to him without hesitation. Then, she used her strength and hugged tightly: "You did very well."


    He probably agreed with Luo Yi''s actions, as he caressed the top of her head to the ends, saying with a heartfelt smile, "No one is worthy enough for you to like without caring about anything, as long as you love yourself the most it''s enough."


    "..." "Right."


    Luo Yi''s face was pressed in front of Xu Heng''s chest. Roughly because the air was not flowing smoothly, she paused for a second when she opened her mouth, and even her voice had an indescribable heaviness mixed within.


    It had nothing to do with his mood.


    Liu Liangyun said that the medical stand had hidden His Majesty in the imperial mausoleum outside the city.


    There were very few people who went in and out of the Royal Tomb, and both of them were heavily guarded, so there was no way they would be able to create an indestructible cage with the military strength of the general''s mansion. Moreover, it was very hard for an ordinary person to imagine that the Medical Examiner would be so daring to actually hide the hostage inside of the tomb.


    Liu Liangyun spread out the map on the table that he had brought with him and circled one of the locations with his finger, "Behind the imperial mausoleum, there is a forest. After walking through the forest two streets away is the Drunk Dream Pavilion that Liu Yin is in. At that time, Liu Yin would think of a way to keep Helian Rong here, with the crown prince in charge, even if they chase after him, they would not dare to cause too much of a commotion.


    "As long as they have concerns, we will have a greater chance."


    Liu Liangyun continued to explain, "Helian Rong will not suspect Liu Yin, and he is a man who is very jealous, so he will not easily allow strangers to enter and leave Liu Yin''s room. Therefore, we have to hurry and hide His Majesty in that secret room we went to before Helian Rong left.


    "Although Lin Xiang from the bun shop in the south of the city may seem like a bun maker on the surface, he was actually making a beautiful human skin mask."


    Liu Liangyun was stunned for a moment, but Xu Heng quickly replied him: "We can ask him for help."


    "I''ve seen his craft," he said.


    "Human skin mask?"


    However, he trusted Xu Heng and did not express any doubts right away. He only said that since Brother Xu had said so, there should be no problems, and then waved his hand to call the young man who had been silent all along to come forward: "This is one of my guards, and in terms of martial arts, he is one of the best in the Northern Tribes. That day, he would lure a portion of the guards away as bait, and Brother Xu would be the one to take care of the rest."


    "As for the timing ¡­"


    Liu Liangyun put away the map in his hand, "Brother Xu and Miss Luo must not be exposed. When we move, the medical table cannot be at the mansion. Three days later, His Majesty will send him to Wu Yin Mountain to kill bandits. At least three to five days, at most half a month. Brother Xu has enough time to clear himself of any suspicions."


    "What a coincidence ¡­"


    Xu Heng bent his index finger and tapped the table. "Brother Liu, you just found out where His Majesty is locked up, and the Medical Examiner who is still in the midst of punishing His Majesty was assigned a mission ¡­"


    He raised his eyebrows. "Should we say that Brother Liu''s luck is good, or is it that the heavens are blessing you?"


    Luo Yi had been listening quietly with his head lowered, not saying a word. When she heard this, she suddenly raised his head and looked at Xu Heng with suspicion in his eyes ¡ª even she could hear the probing tone in his words, let alone Liu Liangyun who seemed to be an intelligent person. At almost the same time she raised her head, the bodyguard behind Liu Liangyun pulled out the legal knife on his waist, and with a "shua" sound, he pointed it right at Xu Heng''s forehead.


    Luo Yi did not understand how the normal atmosphere had suddenly turned tense, and before she could even react, he heard Liu Liangyun shout out, "Impudent!"


    "Take back your knife!"


    His voice was not loud nor was his tone serious, but the guard holding the sword immediately retracted his saber. He even respectfully took two steps back, returning to a distance that was strictly within his duty.


    "Brother Liu, you look so imposing." Xu Heng drank his tea, and it was unknown if the words he spoke were fake praise or genuine ridicule.


    Liu Liangyun pursed her lips and smiled, not caring at all. She gently flipped the fan on her right wrist and opened it up, revealing a picture of mountains and rivers, "Brother Xu, are you willing to take this risk?"


    Xu Heng naturally understood what he meant and immediately smiled as well. The two of them acted as if they agreed and said: "Come on."


    What a joke! Of course! Not to mention the unknown dangers lurking in the shadows, even if the other party had openly set up a trap in the open, as long as there was even a sliver of hope that he could save His Majesty, he had no choice but to take this risk.


    Luo Yi did not understand his intentions, and waited until Liu Liangyun and his sister left before asking, "Since you know of the danger, can''t you wait until we''re safe before making your move?"


    As if he was laughing at her naivety, Xu Heng raised his hand and rubbed the top of Luo Yi''s hair, "What''s more, His Majesty is the one who made it so that we can afford to wait. Even the people of Li Kingdom can''t afford to wait."


    "Oh." Luo Yi didn''t know much about this country and land, and didn''t argue with him anymore. She only yawned semi-truthfully, and then bid farewell to Xu Heng while covering his mouth as if he was "extremely tired".


    "Right!" Before she left, her feet paused for a second as she shouted in a low voice.


    Hm?


    Xu Heng raised his head and looked at Luo Yi''s figure doubtfully. Recently, he seemed to frequently look at her back, and before his second eyelid even fell, he heard a voice from in front of him. "On the day you take action, I won''t send you off."


    She said, "I''m afraid I can''t get up."


    The moment he finished speaking, Luo Yi himself was in a trance for a moment, but he vaguely remembered that on the morning Lin Ting wanted to go to Li City, he also used this reason. It''s been so long ¡­


    Luo Yi thought slowly, she had not improved at all.


    Xu Heng didn''t seem to be surprised, and nodded in understanding after hearing her words, "Mn, rest well. Also, you must not forget to bring it. "


    Luo Yi, "..."


    After Xu Heng finished speaking, he felt that he was quite humorous, so before he could tease Luo Yi, he chuckled softly first. Unexpectedly, Luo Yi rolled her eyes at him.


    But no matter how full the conversation was, on the day of the operation, Luo Yi would still wait outside Xu Heng''s room early in the morning.


    The early morning dew had drenched her clothes, causing Xu Heng to be startled for a moment when he saw the scene: "What are you doing here?"


    "It''s too noisy, I can''t sleep." Luo Yi replied rather quickly, probably because this answer had already been repeated many times in his heart, "I came to send you off."


    "Oh."


    It was unknown if it was because of the solemn atmosphere, but today, Xu Heng looked extremely different. He had the same face, but the aura around him was completely different from before. Luo Yi noticed this but did not take it to heart. His legs that had been sitting on the rock for half the night felt a little numb, and he even used his feet Xu Heng to help him up.


    The distance between the two of them was not far, who would have thought that when Luo Yi raised her arm, she was already close to Xu Heng, but she was abruptly pushed back by the latter.


    Luo Yi was startled, and immediately looked at Xu Heng with a sharp gaze. Xu Heng seemed to have just realized what he had done, and rubbed his hands in frustration: "I have something in my hands."


    "What is it?" Luo Yi sat on the rock and simply did not get up, her eyebrows knitted as she asked.


    "Muddleheaded drug." Xu Heng explained in a low voice.


    His voice was a little hoarse, his tone a little different from before, but because it was not very obvious, Luo Yi did not notice it earlier. At this moment, he felt that something was wrong with this person, and various small details that he had not noticed before started to appear like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.


    However, Xu Heng seemed to have long been prepared. He explained in detail why he had not supported her the night before, especially using medicine to temporarily change his voice so that no one would be able to recognize him when he was searching for his.


    Xu Heng said warmly: "My martial arts is not good, although these little tricks are difficult to deal with, but at least it''s still useful."


    "I can see that you don''t look too good. Why don''t you go back and rest?" "No," he said.


    Then, after Luo Yi believed his words, she added on as if she was a snake: "Don''t worry about me, I''ll definitely return safely."


    Xu Heng''s martial arts skills were actually not bad, at least it was better than the Innate realm, so breaking into other people''s residences during the night was not difficult, but unfortunately, his luck was not good.


    This place was much larger than he had imagined. After finally finding the right direction and finding the target, the two of them didn''t even have the time to touch their fingers before they subconsciously covered their eyes with their hands by the light of the fire outside the house. Before he could do anything else, the originally small room was immediately filled with people who had barged in from the outside.


    The leader was a middle-aged man with a round body. He looked like he hadn''t fully recovered from the previous injury on his face. Therefore, his face was even rounder than the rest of his body. At this moment, he was laughing with his hands on his waist, and did not forget to point at Xu Heng who was already surrounded by them: "I knew this grandson of yours would come again! It is not in vain that I have been guarding you for the past few nights! "


    "Someone, come!" He was brimming with pride. "Capture this man and put him in jail!"


    On the other hand, Luo Yi had been in a restless state ever since she saw Xu Heng off. She paced around her room uneasily, and accidentally broke two teacups.


    When the teacup broke, it made a loud noise that frightened Luo Yi, and the unsettled feeling in her heart became even stronger, until her hand that was holding onto the broken teacup started to tremble, and then as expected, she cut her finger.


    The blood fell on the fragments like a broken string, losing all tone with the last song-song.


    The sky grew darker and darker, and finally, even the last afterglow of the horizon impatiently merged into the night. Luo Yi waited an entire day for even the slightest bit of news from the person.


    The perfume bag had been handed over to her by a guard from the general''s manor. She must have checked it before sending it over to her and confirmed that it was an ordinary perfume bag.


    "It was sent by Miss Liu of the Drunk Dream Pavilion," the guard said. "It was said to have the effect of calming the spirit, so you can sleep well if you use it."


    "Thank you."


    Luo Yi politely thanked him, and after closing the door, she studied the sachet for a long time, but still could not figure out what was going on. Annoyed, the strength in her hands increased by a bit, but she did not expect the sachet to be so weak, and her strength had only increased by two parts before she turned it into a piece of rag.


    The herbs in the bag were scattered all over the ground. Luo Yi flipped the cloth over and saw a few strokes on the inside of the cloth.


    Luo Yi thought for a moment, then closed her eyes and recalled in her mind that Xu Heng did not avoid her movements back then, and his hands kept on losing.

 C20

    It was clearly just a simple word, yet it seemed to take Luo Yi a long time to understand what it meant. The hand holding the cloth was shaking, and after a while, his fingers suddenly relaxed, and the piece of cloth gently slipped out from between her fingers.


    The news couldn''t reach the Innocent Medical Center yet, so Luo Yi was not too worried about her safety. Furthermore, long before the operation had begun, Xu Heng had already made arrangements for the future ¡ª ¡ª


    She grabbed a piece of clothing from the bed and draped it over her shoulders, but before she left, she unknowingly turned her head back and smiled at Luo Yi who hadn''t said a word since she was received, "What are you doing sitting there foolishly for, come over here!"


    It was rare for Helian Rong to think like this for someone else, Liu Yin''s heart softened and she replied yes with a soft voice. In the end, she even took the initiative to tiptoe to give him a kiss on her lips.


    Liu Yin laughed involuntarily, and intentionally threw a flirtatious glance at him with her head raised. Then, she quickly left before Helian Rong could react, and once again pushed him out of the door.


    "Alright," she said in a teasing tone. "I''ll be waiting for you."


    After saying that, she stuck out her tongue at him, and quickly withdrew her body and closed the door without waiting for Helian Rong''s response.


    Helian Rong''s breath was stuck in his throat, but he did not say much in the end. In the end, he only nodded a little towards the reflection of Liu Yin''s figure that was projected in the door and windows, and said in a low voice: "Watch how I torture you when I turn around."


    Liu Yin also did not speak, she only turned around after seeing that his silhouette had completely disappeared from the bed.


    The smile in her eyes had yet to fade, but her expression quickly turned serious.


    Luo Yi had so many things she wanted to ask her, so she finally got rid of the Crown Prince who was obstructing him. She opened her mouth, but before he could speak, Liu Yin was the first to shake his head towards her, then walked to the bedside and pressed the hidden twists on the bed: "I know you have a lot of things that you want to say, but I''m not too clear on the details, go in and ask him."


    "Him?" Luo Yi repeated herself in a daze, and various guesses about the identity of the person flashed across her mind, in the end, they uncontrollably stopped on top of a person who did not even dare to think about it ¨C just in case ¡­ It was just that her plan had failed, and he took advantage of the chaos to escape, but she did not know why she could not return to the General''s House, so she could only hide in the Drunk Dream Pavilion?


    Once this idea appeared, it quickly grew in her mind like a bamboo shoot after a spring rain. Luo Yi thought of this seemingly unrealistic possibility, and anxiously walked forward with trembling steps, but immediately calmed down when she heard the voice inside clearly: "We have let Miss Luo down."


    It wasn''t him ¡­


    Luo Yi could not explain the emotions that flashed past her mind at that moment, but after rolling around in the wind, fire, and lightning, he finally fell into a dead silence.


    It was as if he didn''t even have the strength to interrogate them anymore, so he could only drag his ruined body along as he resigned himself to his fate.


    "What did Liu Yin mean when she said that the plan failed? Didn''t you figure out the layout of the Royal Tomb long ago? What happened? "


    After a long while, Luo Yi finally spoke with a low voice. What made Liu Liangyun surprised was that she did not ask about Xu Heng''s situation first.


    Liu Liangyun probably came in a hurry because he didn''t have time to bring his folding fan with him, but his habitual movement made him shake his wrist. When he realized that there was nothing in his hand, he slowly pulled it back.


    Liu Liangyun paused. "His Majesty wasn''t locked up in the imperial tomb at all."


    "How could that be?" Luo Yi asked: "Didn''t you provide the information? "Why would there be a mistake?"


    "I did provide it, but we underestimated the quality of the medical service."


    Liu Liangyun sighed softly, not caring about Luo Yi''s suspicious gaze at all. She continued, "He was always very careful, in order to not reveal the true location of His Majesty, she placed heavy soldiers at various places. My men followed him for nearly half a month before they managed to discover the location of the imperial mausoleum.


    "Recently, there haven''t been any strangers entering or exiting the Royal Tomb. No wonder the Medical Examiner can be at ease not setting up the slightest amount of troops here."


    Luo Yi did not sound like she was lying, but she had personally witnessed how good this person''s acting was. She did not make any comment, and only pretended to change the topic carelessly after two seconds of silence: "What about him? He was so smart that even if he entered the Royal Tomb, she wouldn''t be able to see the problem. Moreover, his Qing Gong was so good, so it shouldn''t be difficult for a single person to escape, right? But why didn''t he get out? "


    In fact, no one mentioned Xu Heng''s situation to Luo Yi, but for some reason, she knew. Hence, he saved this step and directly asked Liu Liangyun why Xu Heng was unable to escape the imperial tomb.


    She trusted Xu Heng, and trusted his abilities, but she had no proof of this trust. She only trusted him with her two silvers.


    "The archer hurt the old wound on his arm." Liu Liangyun answered calmly, as if he had already thought of the answer, "That''s why he fell off the wall ¡­"


    "How do you know?"


    However, the other party''s reaction was also very quick. Hearing her question, he replied without hesitation: "My people are planted in the Emperor Tomb, at the critical moment, I can fish in the river for them and give them a hand, but Xu Heng ¡­ As soon as he fell off the wall, he was surrounded by guards. My people couldn''t help it even if they wanted to. "


    He raised his head and looked at Luo Yi, not dodging at all.


    Luo Yi looked at him for a moment, then shifted his gaze away first.


    Liu Liangyun''s reply could be said to be flawless. He didn''t even pause when he answered her. His tone was natural and quick as he answered all her questions, but ¡­


    Too fast.


    Liu Liangyun answered these questions almost without thinking, as if the answers were just on the tip of his tongue. In this situation, it was more like he was reciting the answers behind his back than answering the questions. However, if it was Liu Liangyun who betrayed them ¡­


    Luo Yi felt a headache.


    Luo Yi could roughly guess why she was still safe until now ¡ª ¡ª With the doctor seat outside the city, no matter how fast the news of the attack on the imperial mausoleum would spread to him, it would still take half a day. But Liu Liangyun had plenty of ways to make this half a day go longer than a day, and in that time, Liu Yin naturally had ways to make Helian Rong take the initiative to take her away from the General''s Estate.


    Even if they were found by the medical examiner, it would be fine.


    Transferring prisoners without permission was a serious crime, especially when it came from someone as important as the king of a country. Even if there was the reason for the capture of spies, the method of the Liefeng Priest still cheated of Jun Wu Yi, so he would definitely not dare to speak the truth with Helian Mu Da or Helian Rong. Although Xu Heng was convicted in the end, and could only be placed as a "trespasser", and not a "spy from an enemy nation", he was still far from a crime that could involve all nine clans. So, even if Helian Rong took him away, the Liefeng Priest had no reason to take him away openly. Most importantly, Helian Rong didn''t know about the relationship between him and Xu Heng, and the low level doctor didn''t know about the relationship between him and Liu Yin, so no one would suspect Liu Yin ¡­


    Wait a minute!


    Luo Yi suddenly thought of something, and her face changed. The Liefeng Priest knew that Liu Yin was related to him, the scented sachet from yesterday was delivered in her name!


    Before he could even think about how to settle this matter, Liu Liangyun, who was standing opposite him, seemed to have already guessed what he was thinking and replied slowly, "He doesn''t know."


    For a moment, Luo Yi could not tell whether the other party was answering her question or not. However, before she could ask further, a thought flashed through her mind. She remembered the two guards at the entrance that Helian Rong saw when he brought her out of the general''s mansion.


    It was not the same person who came to deliver the scented sachet yesterday.


    The other was also very unfamiliar.


    Luo Yi''s memory had always been slightly better than that of an ordinary person''s. She probably wouldn''t show it normally, but as long as she thought about it carefully, she could recall any of the details, such as Xu Heng''s actions of folding the paper and the two guards she saw at the door of the General''s Estate when she entered.


    "What about them?"


    "Kill him." Liu Liangyun was indifferent to it all, as if two lives were just like ants in his eyes.


    He had never really paid attention to Luo Yi before, but now that he had a true conversation with him, he suddenly felt that this person was exactly the same as the person Xu Heng was talking about.


    "She''s very smart," At that time, Xu Heng did not know what he was doing, but he stuffed an extremely ugly money bag into his pocket. He looked unsatisfied, and then he went deeper two levels into the clothes: "I just can''t be bothered to think about it. "If one day I''m not here anymore, you''d better be careful when you talk to her ¡­"


    At that time, he was filled with disdain towards Xu Heng''s words. He recalled the few times he had met Xu Heng, the girl who kept his head down without saying a word, and was occasionally distracted by things, thinking that Xu Heng must have been bewitched by his beauty.


    What was there to be nervous about, a little girl who wasn''t familiar with the affairs of the world?


    However, after what happened today, Liu Liangyun couldn''t help but change his mind.


    This person could quickly figure out a character line without knowing anything, as well as the pros and cons within it. He could even figure out all of the logic behind his casual words ¡­ Liu Liangyun thought, maybe Xu Heng was right, it was just that because she was too reliant on someone, she unconsciously retracted his corner.


    Before this, Liu Liangyun was unsatisfied that Xu Heng had handed over the second half of the plan to Luo Yi. He had even planned to hide the truth from Xu Heng to find someone more suitable to his demands to do this task.


    A trace of an unfathomable smile flashed across his face, but it disappeared in a flash. Combined with the dim candlelight in the secret room, even Luo Yi, who was the closest to him, did not notice.


    "Do you want to see him again?"


    Luo Yi suddenly fixed her gaze on Liu Liangyun''s face.


    Liu Liangyun shrugged and said nonchalantly, "There''s no way the Liefeng Priest will let him leave the Northern Tribes alive. I can''t help you with that, but ¡­"


    He said, "I can find a way for you to meet him."


    I can figure out a way for you to meet him...


    These words were like a flower blooming on a cliff, it had a fatal attraction, Luo Yi could not even describe how her heart had rushed down the cliff in an instant after hearing these words, but was pulled back by her reason, finally forming a suspended image of someone grinding things down.


    To be honest, she didn''t really trust Liu Liangyun.


    This person made up too much of Xu Heng''s plans, to the point where he could move his entire body at any time. Xu Heng''s mishap this time could be said to be an accident, but after thinking about it carefully, every single link that they connected to cause this accident involved his participation. From the initial address, to the person who said that he wanted to help him escape. However, just as she suspected, if Liu Liangyun really betrayed them, why would he still let her and Liu Yin stay here forever? Even if the most important prisoner in this robbery case was Xu Heng, since he had already been captured, why did he deliberately give him the chance to see him? Was it because he didn''t manage to get anything out of Xu Heng? Then what information did he want to use himself to obtain from Xu Heng?


    Luo Yi felt that his brain had never moved so fast before. She separated the chaotic and disorganized parts of his brain little by little, but no matter how she looked at it, she couldn''t figure out Liu Liangyun''s real motive for doing this.


    From beginning to end, there was a dead knot at the center of that ball of hemp. She could not untie it, and did not know that the name of the dead knot was Xu Heng.


    "Alright."


    She finally raised her head as if she had made up her mind. With determination flashing in her eyes, she said, "Then I''ll have to trouble Lord Liu."

 C21

    The room was dark, and it was hard for his eyes to get used to the bright sunlight when he came out. Luo Yi used the back of his hand to cover his eyes for a good while before he slowly lowered his hands.


    Liu Liangyun was not affected in the slightest. Seeing her actions, he did not forget to step forward to pay attention to her and was politely avoided by Luo Yi.


    Liu Yin did not seem to care about these things. Seeing the two of them come out, she did not question them about what they were discussing in the secret room, and was not curious about what Liu Liangyun had said before he left, he just continued to remind him. "I told Helian Rong that I will send you out of the Northern Tribes in three days.


    So Luo Yi didn''t understand, why did he purposely leave these words for Liu Yin? Was it just to show that he cared about her?


    Furthermore, ever since she found out that something had happened to Xu Heng, aside from the time her heart had violently dropped a little when she first received Liu Yin''s sachet, she had not had any other extreme reactions at all. She had even calmly accepted this reality ¡ª ¡ª Until she had heard Liu Yin''s words.


    However, it was just for a moment. His heart sank suddenly, but his instinct for survival quickly pulled it back. Therefore, she pursed her lips and stayed silent for a long time. When she opened her mouth, the corners of her lips slightly lifted up. "Thank you."


    The reason that Liu Yin begged Helian Rong to bring Luo Yi out of the general''s manor was to use the excuse of "Take your sister back to the grave while the Incorruptible Medical Seat is not here". Coincidentally, because of the important matters that the Innocent Medical Seat had left this time, it would not be able to return for a short period of time, so the matter of sending Luo Yi away was not as urgent as it was before.


    Luo Yi nodded to show that sshe remembered. Then, he saw Liu Yin''s serious face reminded him once again, "So no matter what you and Liu Liangyun are planning, or how much your progress has been, you must leave after three days."


    "Got it."


    Luo Yi, disguised as a maid, followed behind Liu Liangyun as she took out a few tokens from his bosom. The tokens were obtained from Zheng Jungfu in the early hours of the morning, and she said that she had an important case of a prisoner locked in the prison of the Northern Tribes, so he wanted to personally interrogate him.


    Zheng Jun''s face was still in a bad condition, he had not been able to borrow money from the imperial court in recent days, so naturally, he was not willing to accompany Liu Liangyun on this trip. Therefore, he directly handed the token to Zheng Jun, saying that he could bring up any prisoners he wanted to interrogate.


    Liu Liangyun took the token and thanked me politely. He said that he would return it as soon as possible. Then Zheng Jun raised his hand and pushed him on the shoulder, "Lord Liu, there is no need to be polite with me."


    Therefore, Liu Liangyun took the token and walked deep into the cell.


    The more they stayed behind, the more guilty they were, and the more they detested Liu Liangyun, who was an important official of the court. Liu Liangyun had been scolded harshly by the criminals on both sides on his way here, but he just pretended to be deaf and kept walking, looking straight ahead, until he finally stopped in front of a cell at the very end of the road.


    The prisoners in this cell weren''t some evil and diabolical people. On the contrary, the people inside seemed to be more subservient. They were all hiding in the corner and couldn''t stop trembling when they heard the sound of footsteps. They all tried to squeeze into the corner even more.


    Liu Liangyun turned around and smiled apologetically at the jailer who had been following them. "Sorry for the trouble. I have a few things I would like to ask him in private."


    "This ¡­" The prison warden tilted his head to look at the man in the corner. "I''m afraid the rules don''t match ¡­"


    Before he finished speaking, Liu Liangyun gave Luo Yi a look. Luo Yi understood and took out a bag of silver from her bosom and handed it over to the jailer. She smiled at the same time: "Young brother, our master only has two questions, it''s a secret, so it''s not appropriate for outsiders to be present.


    This was the first time that she had done such a thing, but she acted as if she was extremely talented. As she spoke, she did not forget to look at the prison warden with eyes full of innocence, "I guarantee that this matter will not reach the fourth person''s ears. We will also properly look after this person and definitely will not make a mistake."


    "In that case ¡­" The jailer who was leading the way hesitated as he felt the heavy bag in his hands, and when he saw the harmless look in Luo Yi''s eyes, he immediately lost all three of his soul and could only nod his head in agreement, "Then, all of you go as fast as possible, I''ll wait outside. If there''s anything you need to tell me, it''ll be fine."


    "Thank you very much." Luo Yi replied with a smile on her face.


    After the jailer left, Liu Liangyun waved at Luo Yi again, saying, "You don''t have to stay here, you just have to wait over there."


    Liu Liangyun pointed to the front.


    The cell they were in was indeed the one at the end of the road, but they had not reached the end of the road. They turned right at an intersection not far ahead and entered a separate cell.


    Xu Heng was locked up there.


    Liu Liangyun''s words seemed to say that he wanted her to stand guard at the intersection, but in reality, he was telling her that he was standing guard right there. He would notify her of any movements outside, so if there was anything he wanted to say to Xu Heng, he could be at ease.


    Luo Yi lifted her head to look at Liu Liangyun, and this time, she thanked him without any other feelings.


    Xu Heng thought that he had been tortured, and the prison clothes on his body were all tattered. Some parts of his body were even covered with blood, and his long hair was scattered all over his face, making him look like he had shed a layer of skin.


    When Luo Yi went over, he was still lying on the ground and had not woken up. Luo Yi held onto the fence and shouted her name a few times, but only then did she see that he still had some traces of waking up.


    "Mm ¡­"


    Xu Heng seemed to finally be woken up a little by her cries, and a small groan came out of his throat. After that, he opened his eyes slightly and looked in her direction, and upon seeing who was coming, he smiled, "You''re here ¡­"


    He supported himself on the ground with one hand and bent one leg at the same time, waiting for his upper body to completely leave the ground before obediently raising his other leg. It was clearly a very simple series of actions, but it was actually made very difficult by him. Luo Yi''s heart skipped a beat, and she waited until Xu Heng limped in front of her before opening his mouth wide: "What''s wrong with your leg?"


    Her voice was trembling uncontrollably, the hand that was placed on the wooden railing was tight, even the veins on the back of her hand could be seen.


    "Nothing ¡­" Xu Heng comforted her, but his injured legs were still unable to take on his body. Therefore, just by walking from the prison to the door, his legs were already uncontrollably trembling, but he was afraid of scaring Luo Yi, so he pretended to be indifferent and slid down the wall with his back facing the door: "They were afraid that I would run away, so they injured my legs."


    "But it doesn''t matter. I''ll be fine after two days."


    He smiled at Luo Yi, but seeing that she was still standing there like a fool, he reached out to tug on the corner of her clothes, "Aren''t you tired of standing?"


    "..." "Tired." Luo Yi didn''t even know how she said this word in a steady voice. Sensing that Xu Heng''s actions of tugging at the corner of her clothes, he was even able to smile at him, and then, he obediently sat on the ground.


    "Where''s Liu Liangyun?"


    "Outside," Luo Yi said as she pulled out the ointment she had brought before the event started. She then pulled out one of Xu Heng''s arm through a crack in the railing and carefully smeared some of the ointment on the wound.


    The densely packed wounds looked like they had been whipped. Luo Yi''s eyes stung from head to toe, but she persisted on looking at them from start to finish: "Such a good medicine."


    She was still in the mood to tease him. "It''s all because of you."


    "So what? I''ll return it to you later."


    Xu Heng went along with what she said, his lips now had more blood red than before.


    Not only that,''s entire body became much more energetic due to the coolness of the ointment being applied to his wound. He smiled as he pulled his arm out of Luo Yi''s hand and inserted his finger into the wound as well. Then, he gently scratched on her palm.


    The itchy feeling from his palm made Luo Yi instinctively retract his hands, but after walking halfway through his movements, he forcefully held back. He allowed Xu Heng to randomly draw on her palm without a destination, and at the same time lowered his voice and laughed: "Only after breaking your leg do I know how much pain you had while twisting your leg, and it''s hard for you to not make a sound."


    Luo Yi choked for a second, she lowered her head and stared at both of their hands, and then replied with a low voice: "How can a sprained ankle be compared to a broken leg, have you gone stupid from the pain?"


    She was clearly fine everywhere, but her voice sounded even more mute than Xu Heng''s, like a dry desert, as if she would vomit blood in the next second due to being unable to withstand the scorching sun.


    For some reason, Xu Heng suddenly laughed, and used his other hand to stroke her hair in praise: "Well done."


    He said, "Fortunately, you didn''t really fall down last time in the garden. Otherwise, even if you broke your leg, I''m afraid it would still hurt a lot."


    "You''re the fool ¡­" Luo Yi retorted: "Is it worth it?"


    "..." My father only had one son. "


    In short, Luo Yi was not willing to raise her head to look at Xu Heng at all, and was also not very sensitive to the flow of time. She could only make Xu Heng''s voice the only thing she believed in in in this kind of dim and quiet environment, hoping that he would open her mouth to save herself while praying that it would be best for him to never speak again.


    However, how difficult was this request? Xu Heng could not help but laugh, but he did not stop himself from laughing: "When I was young, my body was weak, and when I was in school, I was always bullied by the kids in the academy. But the matter of children cannot involve adults, so I kept it a secret from my father, telling him that I was having a good time in the academy. But how can a child fool an adult? "


    Seemingly speaking too much in one breath, Xu Heng paused here for two seconds and took in a deep breath before continuing, "In order to make those people not dare to bully me again, father specifically found an expert to perform at the entrance of the academy ¡ª At that time, there was always a ferocious dog tied to the hundred-year old tree outside the academy. I heard that it was raised by a teacher, and people who came to and fro were afraid of it, but the person my father invited, easily cut its throat with a dagger."


    "Blood was all over the ground. It almost dyed the roots red. The person that my father invited gave that dagger to me right in front of everyone."


    "No one dared to bully me after that. They were afraid of the dagger in my hand, just like the man who did it at the time. "


    Xu Heng''s finger continued to randomly draw on Luo Yi''s palm for no reason: "But then I lost that dagger ¡­ "Actually, it''s not really a loss ¡­"


    He added, "My father hid it. He said that daggers were a sharp weapon that could wound people, and they would not hurt themselves if they were left in my hands, so he kept them for me. "But weapons ¡­"


    Only by holding it in his hand could he have a defensive effect.


    "I know." Luo Yi replied. Who would''ve thought that just as she finished her sentence, a short laugh rang in her ears. "What do you know ¡­?"


    Then, without waiting for her response, Xu Heng took out a purse from his bosom and placed it in her hands.


    The embroidered mandarin duck looked like two wild chickens, but it was exactly such a worthless thing, yet Luo Yi actually didn''t dare to easily pick it up, as if it was tainted with the poison of the Body Refining Bone, and the person in front of her had not only turned a blind eye to the poison, she was even risking his life to tempt her to have a taste.


    He said that I had spent a lot of effort to steal it back and leave it behind, so Luo Yi ¡­


    The Snake King spat out its bright red tongue, luring humans to work hard for it. "Next time, you can try fighting for it."


    Luo Yi, "..."


    She had originally already calmed down to the point of being clear of six, yet with just a single sentence from Xu Heng, she was easily pulled back into the mortal world.


    It was only at this moment that she started to feel the pain coming from her chest. It densely covered her heart, as if someone was trying to grind her bones and swallow them together with her blood.


    Before they left, Liu Liangyun asked them what they had said inside. Luo Yi thought about the last part of Xu Heng''s words, "Don''t believe anyone", which he had whispered in her ear, and said indifferently: "It''s just the embarrassing incident of when he was bullied when he was young."


    While they were talking, two more guards passed by them.


    The guards stopped to salute Liu Liangyun, who waved his hand to indicate that there was no need to be overly courteous. The two men then got up and continued their patrol.


    Their heads were whispering to each other, but it was unknown what was going on. Luo Yi listened for a bit, but he vaguely heard what they were saying ¡­


    "These past two days have been really eventful. Not to mention capturing one who attacked the Royal Tomb at night, even the one who tried to ambush our master a few days ago was captured as well."


    "Is that so?" The other put his ear closer.


    He was not interested in who had attacked the Royal Tomb in the night. He only kept asking who was so bold as to dare to lay his hands on the president of the Ministry of Justice.


    "Our master is famous for taking revenge!"


    "Yeah!" The person who had spoken earlier carefully scanned his surroundings. After confirming that there were no outsiders, he continued, "I heard that both his legs were broken."

 C22

    This was the first time Luo Yi acted alone since she came to the Northern Tribes.


    The last bit of stubborn starlight mixed with a tiny bit of the morning sun draped itself over her shoulders, as if it had given her a great deal of courage.


    He didn''t even open his eyes. With a wave of his hand, he wanted to send the man away. "If you want a bun, come back in two hours ¡­"


    Luo Yi also did not speak anymore, and the two of them continued walking without a word until they reached the last place in the courtyard.


    Lin Xiang leaned on a rock at the side and said lazily: "We''re here."


    He pointed around the rooms and said, "These are all rooms. Pick one if you like it, I won''t accompany you in."


    He yawned again and leaned closer against the rock as he spoke. He looked like he had no bones.


    Luo Yi was not polite and nodded at him before walking into one of the rooms.


    Even though he had already mentally prepared himself, Luo Yi still couldn''t help but feel a chill behind him when he saw the scene before his eyes. He only felt that the entire room had a ghastly and terrifying atmosphere.


    However, when Lin Xiang''s house was being built, he had made a mold on all three walls beforehand. Thus, when he looked at the human faces, not only were the facial features clearly visible, they were also protruding. It was a truly horrifying sight, causing Luo Yi to involuntarily take two steps back.


    Thinking back to it, when Xu Heng did not tell her these details, they were afraid that she would be scared witless, but if she knew that she would personally enter the house for a day, he might as well tell her about them in advance, so as to prevent his from being scared out of his wits.


    Luo Yi stopped in her tracks and took two deep breaths before she closed his eyes and started to think about the past. She tried to forcefully suppress the fear that was lingering in her heart, and then she opened his eyes and realized ¡­ It was useless.


    His back that should have been cold felt waves of coldness, and the soul that should have left was also nowhere to be seen.


    Luo Yi did not have the courage to stay in this room, thinking that Lin Xiang''s masks were all big beauties anyways, so she closed her eyes and casually took a mask from the position closest to him, then ran out as if she was escaping.


    Lin Xiang was actually not in the courtyard. He did not know what he was doing, but Luo Yi was using his hands to support the stone he had just leaned on to take big breaths of air. Who knew that before he could recover his breath, he would feel a chill on the back of his neck.


    "You came out?"


    The damp and cool air, combined with a faint sound, revealed an eeriness even greater than that of the room. Luo Yi suddenly turned her back on the stone, and his lower back bumped into the protruding stone protrusion, causing him to feel an excruciating pain.


    Lin Xiang wiped the water droplets that were not completely wiped off his face and asked: "What''s wrong?"


    Luo Yi, "..."


    "Not really," she said as she tried her best to suppress her desire to beat him up, and showed the mask in her hand to Lin Xiang.


    "Ugh ¡­" Lin Xiang went over to take a look, and studied the outline of Luo Yi''s face, before extending her hand and taking it: "Come, I''ll put it on for you."


    During the process of wearing the mask, the two of them did not speak. Lin Xiang could not bear the silence and took the initiative to speak before the atmosphere became awkward: "I''ve been here for so many years, you guys are the only ones who found out my true interests."


    What hobby? Collect faces?


    Luo Yi was too lazy to insult his hobby, she just happened to be unable to speak, and silently rolled her eyes.


    But Lin Xiang did not point at the person in front of him and replied himself. He said those words happily, but when Luo Yi heard it, it sounded like a heavy curse in her ears, causing him to not be able to stop herself from getting sleepy. Fortunately, before she had completely fallen asleep, Lin Xiang finally stopped and raised a mirror in front of her: "It''s done."


    Hearing that, Luo Yi raised her head, her eyelashes slightly raised, as she saw a completely unfamiliar face.


    Lin Xiang seemed to be very satisfied with his handiwork, and after looking up and down a few times, he could not help but nod his head proudly, praising: "Indeed only a good-looking person can display his or her own skin so vividly, unlike the person who brought him here a few days ago, and ruined his or her appearance for nothing."


    His complaint came too suddenly, Luo Yi did not know how to reply, so he pretended not to hear it, and extended his hand towards the mirror and touched the back of his face as he said his thanks in a low voice.


    "No need for thanks," Lin Xiang waved his hand in disapproval, "Anyway, this was an agreement that we made in advance."


    An appointment in advance?


    Luo Yi immediately asked: "What did you promise him?"


    She frowned.


    She only came today because she heard from Xu Heng and Liu Liangyun that this person was here to try his luck. Who would have thought that Lin Xiang was not surprised at all, it was as if he had already known that she would come.


    "You don''t know?" After Lin Xiang heard this, he revealed a surprised expression, "He sold himself to me."


    "¡­"


    Luo Yi felt that sshe had heard some kind of incredible secret, but before she could finish digesting Lin Xiang, he hurriedly waved her hands, "This way of putting it, doesn''t seem to be accurate," he explained.


    "Oh right, and yours." Lin Xiang slowly added: "That''s why you have to take care of your face. From today onwards, it is mine, if I were to kowtow it, I won''t forgive you!"


    Luo Yi could not bother to think about how such a face-saving method worked. Her brows furrowed as she asked: "So, he knew I would ask for your help?"


    "It doesn''t look like it ¡­"


    Luo Yi frowned, and the expression on her face instantly became cold, but after hearing Lin Xiang''s words, she relaxed a bit: "I think even he is not too sure of his words ¡­. That''s right! "


    As if he had remembered something important, Lin Xiang''s voice suddenly increased by a lot: "He said that if one day you really come to me for the human skin mask, let me remember to tell you that no matter how lifelike the mask is, it is still a fake. If he wants to obtain the true meaning, he can only trade it with his true heart ¡­ Hey, what did you mean when you said that? Are you saying I made a fake mask? Heh! What a joke! The skill that I, Lin Xiang, used as a mask, I said, in the second world, no one dares to claim to be number one! "He actually ¡­"


    Lin Xiang was still blabbering nonstop, but after hearing his complaints twice, Luo Yi automatically ignored them, and a self-deprecating smile appeared on his face.


    She didn''t even know whether to be grateful to Xu Heng for his meticulous actions or to blame for his vicious heart.


    Her eyes drooped down in silence for a moment, and only after all the excess emotions in her eyes had disappeared did she raise her head and smile at Lin Xiang again, "Anyways, thank you very much today."


    "Hmm?" Lin Xiang regained his senses after muttering to himself, and looked up to see the man who was bidding him farewell. He then waved his hand without a care, and did not forget to remind him before sending him out: "Take care of my face!"


    Luo Yi silently quickened her pace.


    The reason she went out today was hiding the truth from Liu Liangyun and Liu Yin. It was also because of Xu Heng''s "Do not trust anyone" words, as for where she was going ¡­


    The general''s manor had purchased a batch of maidservants at every corner of the border. Originally, it should have been delivered half a month ago. The butler acknowledged one of them for a while and finally remembered that this person was indeed chosen by him personally. He nodded to the guard at the door, indicating him to let them in.


    Luo Yi was right in the middle of this group of people.


    This news was even told to her by Xu Heng when she was in prison yesterday.


    Therefore, Luo Yi was mixed in among them and was not discovered by others. She followed the butler to a backyard that had never been seen before, and imitated the servants that had been bought, and stood there obediently with their heads lowered.


    The housekeeper should still be busy. After leading them to their residence, he left in a hurry, leaving behind the manager''s wife to assign them specific tasks. Taking advantage that no one was looking, Luo Yi stripped off his tattered clothes, casually grabbed one from the others'' bed and put it on, then jumped out of the window from the room.


    Although the height of the window was not high, Luo Yi could not help but twist her body when she jumped. A sharp pain came from her ankle, but she gritted her teeth and endured it.


    She had already noticed that there was a secret dungeon under this place, but she didn''t pay much attention to it. Only yesterday, when Xu Heng had reminded her to do so, she had thought that the Medical Examiner might not have taken the hostages out of the house at all, but had hidden them inside the mansion''s secret dungeon. But his garden was simply too big, there were flowers everywhere, Luo Yi could not see any place where she could set up mechanisms, and just as she was at a loss, her gaze suddenly landed on a pavilion not far away.


    Previously, Liu Liangyun and Xu Heng had been invited to eat wine by the Medical Examiner. Both of his legs were placed on the same brick ground, as if he was afraid that someone might accidentally step on them ¡­


    Luo Yi clenched her teeth, rolled her eyes, bent down, and ran to the pavilion.


    It was currently noon, and the scorching sun was in the sky. Luo Yi knelt on the ground, and used her fingers to feel the ground bit by bit. Finally, when she noticed an inconspicuous protrusion, her expression relaxed, and she strongly pressed it down.


    At the same time, a faint sound came out from underneath the stone table in the center of the pavilion. Luo Yi looked over and saw that there was an extremely narrow staircase that only one person could pass through.


    She climbed down until her whole body was submerged in the tunnel. Then, she casually touched the walls around her. As expected, she touched a button or something. With a slight push of her fingers, the secret door above her head slowly closed.


    Luo Yi stood in place for a good while, getting used to her surroundings. Then, she took a deep breath and continued to climb while holding it in his breath.


    This flight of stairs was not very long. Luo Yi only climbed for a minute before she reached the flat land with her feet. She turned around and continued walking. The narrow path that was originally only accessible to one person gradually widened, and the light became brighter. By the time she finally arrived at her destination, her eyes could already see normally as if they were on the ground.


    She turned and looked around.


    There was only one cell, at the end of the passage, and in front of it was a table with two large drinking bowls, but no one could see who they belonged to.


    Luo Yi turned her head and looked around. Her fingers nervously pinched the incense in her hand, praying that this thing was as useful as Tang Yuan had said, he carefully walked towards the table.


    Before he finished drinking the wine, the spilled wine on the table had yet to dry as well. The guards here seemed to have disappeared after drinking half a cup, but Luo Yi did not have the energy to care about this anymore. After confirming that not a single guard was present, he heaved a sigh of relief.


    Even if the emperor was living as a prisoner, it was still the best prison. Luo Yi looked inside and saw that not only was there all kinds of furniture, the food inside was also much richer than that of an ordinary family. At this moment, this well-fed prisoner was lying on her bed taking a nap, and had to be shouted at by Luo Yi several times in a row before she could wake up.


    "Xu Heng? Prime Minister Xu''s only son? "


    The people inside finally quietened down. They walked over from the bed and clung to the door as they looked at her.


    Luo Yi heaved a sigh of relief, but time was of the essence, she did not even have the time to finish exhaling and memorize everything Xu Heng had taught her.


    ¡ª I was bullied a lot when I was a kid.


    "Your son is in danger."


    ¡ª He gave me a dagger in front of everyone.


    "Only you can save him now."


    ¡ª But Father hid it.


    "But you hid it."


    ¡ª Only by holding the weapon in his hand could he defend himself.


    "He will only survive if you give him this."

 C23

    Luo Yi would sometimes think that all of the things Xu Heng had said to her had hidden meanings.


    It was just like how the gods did not particularly love their followers. The only reason they were able to protect them was because they needed the worship of humans. Xu Heng was the same as well. Whether it was the words he had said or the things he had done, they were all practically covered by a thin layer of muslin called "some sort of ulterior motive".


    Look, Luo Yi laughed bitterly, Xu Heng said that only someone who is sincere can exchange for true essence, but when facing himself, how much of it did he use? And why would he exchange this pitiful little bit of friendship for a heart full of passion? He could even disregard his own life.


    Luo Yi didn''t understand why he would ask such an irrelevant question at this time, but thinking about how this person would still have the power to kill even after being saved, her tone became respectful.


    "Luo Yi..." When she sensed that this child obviously did not know anything about his identity, his eyes darkened for no reason, but he quickly recovered. When she spoke again, her tone was much gentler than before, "You said Xu Heng asked you to come? "Where is he?"


    "I was captured while trying to save you. Now, I''m locked up in the Ministry of Justice''s Prison."


    Because he had predicted that the other party would ask this question, Luo Yi didn''t hesitate when answering her. Her tone was light, as if the person being caught was only a stranger to her, who would voluntarily place their head under the guillotine for a stranger?


    Luo Yi thought angrily in his heart, it would be best if this person never appeared in front of her again, and dying in the Ministry of Justice''s Prison would be the best. However, she immediately went back on her words in the midst of the slight stabbing pain in his heart, hoping that the gods of this world would save his followers, even if it was only for the sake of a trace of compassion.


    "So what you said just now was all taught to you by him?" Chen Long An asked.


    "Yes." Luo Yi regained her senses and nodded, she did not know what the meaning of his words was.


    However, after asking this question, Chen Long An did not make a sound. Instead, he turned his gaze away, thinking about something.


    He believed in the Old Prime Minister Xu''s loyalty without a doubt. Xu Heng did not understand it, but believed that the old man''s son would definitely not be weak, furthermore, the old man had been locked up here for a long time, if the Li Kingdom really had a way to save him, they would have already done so, and they would not have waited until now. Xu Heng knew in his heart that it would be very difficult for him to leave the Northern Tribes alive.


    He could probably understand what the Minister of the Left was thinking ¡ª that he would do everything in his power to save the Emperor. If he couldn''t do it, he would protect the orthodox bloodlines.


    The Minister of the Left was a pedantic person, so he couldn''t stand on Thirteenth Brother''s side just because of his'' orthodoxy ''. Thus, it was understandable that he would hand the item over to him. What''s more ¡­


    He had an inexplicable trust in the young girl in front of him.


    The serious look on her face was very similar to what she remembered, making people want to get close to her.


    Because this dungeon was hidden, there were not many people who were normally responsible for guarding it, and since the defense hours were fixed, he did not know how this young girl lured away the first batch of guards. But according to the time, the next batch would appear here very soon, so they did not have much time to waste if they wanted her to bring the things out successfully.


    Luo Yi had clearly thought about this, and even felt a bit impatient. However, she still forced herself to keep her tone steady, and spoke with utmost respect: "I can roughly guess that the thing he asked me to ask you for might be related to the life and death of the Imperial Family, or even more, might possibly affect the safety of the citizens of Li Kingdom. So it''s normal for you to hesitate for a moment, but I believe him.


    He had risked his life for it.


    Luo Yi stared at Chen Long An without blinking, her eyes turning slightly red.


    Chen Long An''s face changed.


    Then, he went back to take a piece of jade from the corner of the bed curtain and gave it to Luo Yi.


    The jade was not of good quality, and its workmanship was very rough. Although one could tell at a glance that it was made from the Bead of the Twin Dragons, the one in the middle was actually about the same size as the dragon''s body, hence the overall senses were not good, and because it was tied around his waist when he was kidnapped, it did not seem like anything important. The doctor did not pay much attention to it, but ridiculed "Everyone says that the Li Kingdom is very rich, why does the emperor use this kind of cheap thing", and casually threw the jade at his feet.


    Chen Long An did not pick it up. It was as if the jade was not something important, but rather something important. He lazily leaned on the bed and said indifferently: "Then General Liam, let me have a good look at it. What kind of treasures are the Northern Tribes?"


    As he walked, he even accidentally kicked the jade to the bottom of the bed.


    However, when everyone had left, Chen Long An quickly retrieved the jade and tied it to the bed curtain again. Because the jade was really too inconspicuous, and it didn''t seem too abrupt when tied to the bed curtain, so whether it was the people who came to interrogate him or the people who took care of his living, they didn''t notice this detail. Therefore, when he solemnly handed the jade over to Luo Yi, even Luo Yi was a little surprised.


    Luo Yi turned the jade pendant in her hand around, and even saw a slight crack on one of the dragon''s body. However, Chen Long An had no reason to lie to her about this matter, so Luo Yi gritted her teeth and hid the things in her bosom.


    She did not have the ability to save others and did not want to waste any more time. After putting everything away, she bid farewell to Chen Long An. As she turned around, the latter suddenly called her name.


    Luo Yi turned his head back. Chen Long An shook his head and didn''t say anything, he only waved his hand, indicating for her to hurry up and leave.


    Even though Luo Yi felt that it was strange, she did not ask any further, but when she turned his head around again, she accidentally saw a few men''s clothing in the cell, and then lowered his head to look at the human skin mask that she had wasted.


    "That ¡­"


    She pointed at one of the black robes and asked, "Can I borrow a piece of clothing?"


    Once again, Luo Yi climbed along the secret passage that she had already passed once and reached the exit. Luo Yi first laid on the ground at the entrance to listen for movements above her head, and only after confirming that there was no sound from nearby did she carefully climb out of the hole.


    She tied her hair behind her head, revealing her full facial features. Because the charcoal left over from the fire she had used as guards underground had been redrawn into a shape, it almost extended to her temples, giving off a heroic air. The outline of her face had also been accentuated by the charcoal, making the edges more distinct, and adding to that the fact that she had always been an adept at disguising herself as a man, when she returned to the ground, she looked completely different from before.


    Luo Yi''s heart jumped, seeing that the man had walked over to her and sized her up, she frowned and asked: "Where did you come from?"


    These people should be the guards for Chen Long An. Luo Yi was shocked and suddenly realised that this was the only way out of the pavilion. However, before she could come up with an explanation, the man who had asked earlier had already pointed his sword at her. "You''re coming out of the prison?"


    Just as he finished speaking, his companions also reacted, they immediately pulled out their swords and surrounded Luo Yi.


    Luo Yi felt that she would lose her life here today.


    She rolled her eyes but didn''t say anything. Those people who saw that she was stopped didn''t change their expressions and were confused for a moment. They thought that she was really some big shot, so they didn''t rush to make a move, waiting to see what kind of explanation she would give.


    Luo Yi rolled her eyes again.


    Of course, she couldn''t give them any useful advice, but the more it was like this, the more she couldn''t reveal her cowardice, so she waved her hand to signal for them to relax, before reaching into her sleeve.


    When she went out, she knew that there were dangers everywhere. Although she did not know any martial arts nor could she use any hidden weapons, she had learnt quite a few techniques from fighting with hooligans in the streets. Thus, she had extended her hand out with the intention of taking the pepper hidden in her sleeve.


    The jade pendant dropped onto the ground, releasing a crisp sound. Before Luo Yi could pick it up, the first man who pointed his sword at her bent a step ahead of her.


    The jade pendant was not a tight one, it was something he had taken from another person''s sword at the dilapidated temple. Luo Yi squeezed the pepper tighter, secretly glad that she had placed the piece of jade that Chen Long An had given her on her body.


    She heaved a sigh of relief. Deep in her heart, she had been waiting for this person to raise his head and point the pepper at their eyes. Unexpectedly, after looking at the pendant for a while, the other party suddenly kneeled down on one knee, and at the same time, raised the pendant respectfully with both hands above her head.


    It was not only Luo Yi, the others who were holding their swords towards her were also stunned, but their reactions were a bit faster than Luo Yi''s. They quickly kneeled on the ground before Luo Yi''s reply, and apologized in unison.


    The ups and downs of life were only mediocre.


    "Yes."


    She recalled the usual tone used by the Lianzhou Medical Attendant to teach her subordinates a lesson. She stuffed the jade pendant back into her sleeve and sent those people off. However, she changed her mind after her eyes wandered for a while.


    "You," she said, pointing at the leader, "send me out."


    When she finally made it out of the general''s mansion, Luo Yi turned around and hid in an alley while clutching his thunder-like chest and took deep breaths. Unfortunately, she was probably not in a good mood today, and before she could even catch her breath, her mouth was covered by someone else.


    The person who came didn''t have much strength, and could even be considered gentle. It was as if he had noticed Luo Yi''s uneasiness and quickly lowered his voice and whispered something into her ear. Only then did Luo Yi relax, she raised his hand and patted the back of the man''s hand, signalling him to let go.


    Liu Liangyun''s lips curled up, but he was obedient. He immediately let go and quickly answered before Luo Yi could even ask, "The Lithur Medical Attendant returned early, go out from here, and before two intersections, you''ll run into him."


    Luo Yi peeked her head out and saw that there was indeed a soldier who had already went back to report the news of the general''s return.


    However, the further Luo Yi went, the more she felt that something was wrong. She scanned her surroundings again.


    Luo Yi only took a glance at them and was not willing to continue walking forward. Hearing Liu Liangyun''s question, she only said that it was enough to bring them here.


    Liu Liangyun looked back at her with a faint smile in her eyes, which always made people feel bad. "This place is so remote, and Miss Luo has never been here before. How can she know the way?"


    He returned and took a few steps towards Luo Yi. "It''s better for Miss Luo to quietly follow behind me."


    Luo Yi, "..."


    You nearly wrote the words "conspiracy" on your face. I was an idiot to continue following you!


    She quietly took a few steps back to increase the distance between the two of them. She estimated that it was possible to use the pepper on him. In order to stall for time, she raised her eyebrows and asked, "Does Lord Liu still want to act now?"


    "Miss Luo, what do you mean by that?"


    Liu Liangyun laughed and denied Luo Yi''s existence, but he did not stop his footsteps.


    "You found the location of the imperial tomb, and the information about Xu Heng being captured was told by you to tell me by Liu Yin. It was also you who intentionally lured me to go see Xu Heng, and ¡­"


    Pausing, she continued, "How did you know I''m going to the general''s estate today? "Are you following me all this time, or ¡­"


    Someone told you.


    Before Luo Yi could say the second half, Liu Liangyun had already closed in on her. Luo Yi was shocked, but just as she was about to throw the pepper over, he was grabbed on the back of her neck.


    There was one more person!


    "You know too much ¡­"


    Before she completely lost consciousness, Luo Yi heard someone sigh in her ear.


    According to the records of the later generations, in the last twenty-three years, the son of the Li Kingdom''s Prime Minister trespassed into the Royal Tomb of the Northern Tribes, insulted the dignity of the royal family, and hurt the harmony between the two countries. Ten days later, she was executed by hanging her head on the city wall for three days and three nights, as an example for others.

 C24

    "Don''t look back... "Don''t look at me ¡­"


    As if he were coaxing a child, there was still a faint smile in his eyes as he gently covered her eyelids with one hand and then turned her around with the other.


    Luo Yi gasped heavily as she suddenly sat up from the bed.


    "..." "No."


    After pausing for two seconds, Luo Yi still did not speak the truth. She shook her head and said that the windows in her room were not closed tightly, and was woken up by the cold wind, but when she closed the window, she accidentally saw sitting in the yard, so she came out to take a look: "What are you doing here?"


    She lifted her hand to catch a snowflake and watched it melt in her palm. "Aren''t you cold?"


    "No ¡­" "Achoo!"


    Before he could finish his denial, he was interrupted by a sneeze that suddenly rushed to his mouth. Tang Yuan touched the tip of his nose awkwardly and wrapped the quilt tighter. "If you could save me a bit of trouble, I wouldn''t even need to guard you here."


    He sighed, stood up from the chair, and pulled Luo Yi along to follow him back to the house: "Also, you clearly know that it''s cold outside, yet you''re still wearing such thin clothes, you''re afraid that I haven''t used a needle for a long time, so you want to use a hand to practice right?"


    When Tang Yuan said this, he felt like an old father who was worrying his heart out for his disobedient children.


    However, the old man was still not satisfied. After boiling the tea, he personally watched Luo Yi drink it and felt that the air in his chest had slightly calmed down. Then, he took the empty bowl and ordered Luo Yi to hurry back to her bed to sleep.


    "Hurry up!" He was furious and even yawned as he spoke, "I have to go back to sleep as well!"


    The snow outside the window began to fall silently.


    The window had already been closed by Tang Yuan when the two of them came back. It was unknown if Luo Yi was really sleepy or not, but when she heard this, she immediately laid back down on the bed. Before the two of them could express their dissatisfaction, she had subconsciously tucked her arm back into the blanket.


    Tang Yuan turned his head to look at her. Although his expression was still solemn, he relaxed quite a bit. Before he left, he was still in a good mood as he said, "Good night."


    Unfortunately, this good mood was fleeting.


    He raised his head to look at the darkening sky and sighed in his heart.


    He had found Luo Yi at the outermost region of the Fringe City.


    That place was close to the border between the two countries, so there weren''t many people there on normal days. During wartime, it was even more desolate, and it was rare to see a single person in half a month. He had heard that there was an extremely rare medicinal herb growing on the mountains nearby, so he carried the basket on his back to try his luck. Who knew that he wouldn''t be able to pick the herb?


    When he thought of the scene from that day, Tang Yuan''s eyes couldn''t help but darken.


    When he picked up Luo Yi, Luo Yi had already been lying there for who knows how many days, but she was not injured at all, even if she did not wake up, her face was completely bloodless. Tang Yuan had guarded over her for three days and three nights, he did not even dare close his eyes, afraid that he would lose consciousness just by looking at her.


    Thus, it was not until Luo Yi opened his eyes that Tang Yuan was so angry that she ignored her for a few days.


    "I told you long ago not to go to such a dangerous place ¡­"


    Tang Yuan had never been so embarrassed like this in his life. Not only Luo Yi, even he herself was a little unaccustomed to it, but he was really furious and did not even utter a single word. "I''ll just let you live and die, so that you won''t act so cheap again!"


    "Sorry for making you worry ¡­" Luo Yi''s attitude was good, she did not dispute a single word, and immediately apologized, causing Tang Yuan to swallow his words, but in the end she went back home with a glare.


    He was a few years older than Luo Yi, and because he had grown up together with Luo Yi, he viewed Luo Yi as if they were his own little sister. However, this little sister of his was truly worried, as they had spent countless of times to snatch their lives from the hands of the King of Hell, before they spent the entire night unable to sleep.


    At first, Tang Yuan didn''t know, but he could only watch Luo Yi lose weight at a speed visible to the naked eye. He thought that it was because she wasn''t good at eating, so every day she would cook for him, but who knew that Luo Yi would eat quite a few meals and the meat would not grow at all. Tang Yuan was extremely anxious, he thought that when Lin Ting came back and saw Luo Yi like this, he would definitely fight him to the death! But to ask Luo Yi, the other party did not say a word ¡­


    Tang Yuan wished that he could drink the tonics he gave Luo Yi everyday into her head!


    However, he couldn''t just ignore her out of annoyance. Tang Yuan sighed helplessly. After his anger subsided, he still had to think of another way, until one night he was woken up by the annoying barking of a dog. He woke up in a daze, wanting to go see what had happened.


    Tang Yuan was startled ¡ª the girl squatting in the yard had a sober expression on her face. She didn''t look like she had just been woken up.


    After that, Tang Yuan secretly observed her for a few days. He found that Luo Yi really had symptoms of insomnia and asked her the reason ¡­


    "I don''t dare to sleep."


    There was nothing left to hide after being discovered, so Luo Yi answered carelessly while playing with her fingertips.


    "What does'' not dare to sleep ''mean? "You ¡­"


    At this point, Tang Yuan suddenly stopped.


    In fact, when he found out that Luo Yi was not injured, he already knew that the reason why she was in such a coma, was because she had a heart disease. However, a heart disease, once treated, would be like being reborn, if it could not be treated, it would be like being salted. As a result, he did not dare to speak of it easily, and only waited for Luo Yi to be willing to speak of it on a particular day, but seeing the situation before him ¡­


    Tang Yuan unconsciously lowered his voice. "Where is the person who went with you to the Northern Tribes?"


    "Dead."


    Luo Yi never thought that Tang Yuan would ask her this question. After being stunned for a second, she still answered honestly.


    She didn''t seem to mind at all, and the tone of her voice was not the same as when she was arguing with him. She even remembered to remind him if the medicine was going to be ready in the kitchen.


    "Ugh ¡­" "Soon." Tang Yuan estimated the time according to her words and then casually changed the topic, "It''s only natural for people to die from old age and sickness. You don''t have to be too sad, but he has taken care of you for so long, so we should express our gratitude."


    "Is there anyone else in his family?"


    "Is there anything you can tell me on your behalf?"


    "Where is the cemetery? We can also burn incense in the clear. "


    He asked again and again, his tone still as calm as ever, yet, under these questioning, Luo Yi almost couldn''t sit still. Since he had nothing to hold on to, he desperately clenched his hands, forming red seals in his palms one after another.


    She had her parents at home, and her last words were still lingering in her ears. After she died ¡­


    There was no fixed location.


    It was unknown which of the three sentences had provoked her, but Luo Yi''s eyes instantly turned scarlet, and he almost wanted to pinch his nails into his palms to make himself bleed. Just like at that time, Xu Heng''s blood had also dyed her entire hand.


    She looked to be in an extremely sorry state, but Tang Yuan sat to one side and did not speak a word to comfort her.


    The process of extracting the poison was like a change of blood. Only when the poison in the body was cleared by extreme pain would new and cleaner blood begin to circulate.


    Luo Yi finally cried, but due to the great tragedy, he lost her voice, making him look like a mute. Her heart was clearly filled with extreme pain, yet she was unable to make a sound.


    That day, she didn''t notice that there was another person in the forest. When she was knocked unconscious, she vaguely heard Liu Liangyun say that he was going to take her somewhere.


    She hadn''t heard the details of the location clearly, but it shouldn''t be a good place, so Luo Yi had never thought that she would see Xu Heng again.


    When she woke up, she felt pain at the back of her head. Her first reaction was to reach into her bosom and touch the piece of jade that Chen Long An had given her. She breathed a sigh of relief. It was still there.


    It was only at this moment that she had the mood to observe her current position.


    A three-sided wall, a narrow passageway... Luo Yi frowned, thinking that Liu Liangyun had probably thrown her into a dead end.


    But why?


    A group of crows flew over her head. Luo Yi carefully made her way to the entrance of the alleyway, and just as she stuck his head out, she was caught off guard and bumped into a pair of eyes.


    Luo Yi was startled.


    His pupils enlarged slightly but his reaction was shockingly fast. As he shouted to stop the man who was carrying him as he sprinted, he reached out his hand and dragged Luo Yi deeper into the alley.


    The man tilted his head in confusion and glanced at him, but he did not make any objections. He only turned his head to look at the soldiers that had not caught up to him yet and reminded them in a slow and unhurried manner, "Be careful, give chase."


    This was a dead end, hiding here would only result in death. The man did not believe that the only son of the Li Kingdom''s prime minister did not understand, but he took money to help the man ¨C the man who gave him the money only said that he would listen to the man''s words, as for whether or not he could save him in the end ¡­


    It doesn''t matter.


    With this thought in mind, he didn''t say anything else and just leaned against the wall.


    Xu Heng was wearing a prison uniform and wearing an outer coat, which was already drenched in blood. He turned his head to look at the alley entrance, and spoke with a voice that sounded a little strange: "Why are you here?"


    She was completely unaware of Liu Liangyun''s motive for leaving her here, but she clearly knew what kind of situation Xu Heng was in right now. She forcefully pushed him, urging him to run: "Run! Didn''t they say that the pursuers would catch up to us soon? "


    "What about you?" Xu Heng lowered his voice and asked.


    "I''m fine ¡­" Luo Yi wanted to say that now was not the time to worry about her, and his words were cut off by Xu Heng before he could finish: "Liu Liangyun left you here, right?"


    Stupid girl.


    A helpless look surfaced on Xu Heng''s face, "Didn''t I tell you not to trust anyone?"


    Luo Yi, "..."


    She immediately realised her bad intentions, but when she was nervous, her mind suddenly turned faster than ever, thus she quickly made her choice. However, Xu Heng''s movements was always faster than hers, so before she could even speak, her eyes were covered by someone: "It''s useless."


    Xu Heng said: "They want me."


    "But the one who truly controls the fate of Li Kingdom is you."


    He and Luo Yi made the same decision at the same time.


    Then, as if he was coaxing a child, Xu Heng gently covered her eyelids with one hand and coaxed her to turn around with the other. "Don''t turn your head, don''t look at me."


    There was a thin cut on his finger, and the dried blood left a red smudge at the corner of her eye. It looked like she was crying blood.


    The smell of blood was not strong, but this faint scent was magnified in her countless dreams of the future, and eventually became a nightmare that wrapped itself around her for the rest of her life.


    Luo Yi lowered her eyes as her eyelashes swept across the center of Xu Heng''s palm, giving rise to an itch.


    She knew what Xu Heng meant. Compared to an ordinary girl, the Northern Tribe was obviously more interested in the only son of the Li Kingdom''s prime minister. If she was the one caught here today, then the entire Northern Tribes would be under martial law.


    "Send her away."


    As he spoke, Xu Heng''s hand was still on Luo Yi''s eyelids. The man who was leaning against the wall raised his eyebrows, as he was unable to understand the direction of the strange story in front of him.


    At that time, Luo Yi was very obedient and did not turn her head back, nor did she open her eyes, but it was probably because she did not see anything, and when she heard the news, her mind would immediately replay the scenes they had painted, regardless of how they were rendered or how they were processed.


    "I heard that he ¡­" Luo Yi paused for a moment, and then said with a throaty pain, "I always dream about the scene when he was executing her punishment."


    The blood ran all over the ground, and then it was trampled under the shoes of the people who came and went, and it was as if every inch of the earth had been stained with his blood.

 C25

    After crying for a while, Luo Yi''s mental state had improved a lot. At the very least, she was able to sleep now, and although she would still occasionally wake up from her nightmares, in order to not worry Tang Yuan, most of the time, she would lie to him.


    Tang Yuan knew the reason. Even if he was tricked, he had nothing to say, so he could only sigh in his heart.


    It was rare for Luo Yi to be forced to drink medicine before she had even woken up one day. Her mood was also surprisingly good, and when she stepped on the snow, she still had a mischievous look on her face that had escaped disaster;


    He shook the envelope in his hand, not paying too much attention to it, and continued with the previous topic of conversation: "Lin Ting''s letter."


    Luo Yi was startled: "Today is already fifth rank?"


    Ever since Lin Ting arrived at Li City, he would write a letter to Luo Yi every month on the fifth day.


    When the first letter arrived, Luo Yi was in the Northern Tribes, so this letter was delivered to the neighboring Tang Yuan''s house. Naturally, all the letters from now on were delivered to him as well.


    Luo Yi opened the envelope and saw the same three familiar words: An Xin.


    It had already been half a year since Lin Ting left for the Li City at the end of June last year. Although he was usually busy preparing for exams at an inn, it was fortunate that he was smart and had the ability to not forget. Thus, after being led around by someone, he was able to find the right path through these crisscrossing paths.


    Xu Shilian waved his hand. Even though his physique and spirit were still very strong and healthy, he gave off an indescribable feeling of vicissitudes, as if he had experienced a major change overnight.


    Lin Ting did not know what was going on, and understood that if he were to ask carelessly with his status, it would seem excessive, so after a moment of silence, he wisely chose to pretend not to see it.


    He stood with his eyes lowered, his hands clasped behind his back, his eyes slightly raised as he spoke, not looking directly at the other, but at the bridge of his nose.


    He reached up and patted the young man on the shoulder, a touch of intimacy in his gentle expression.


    In fact, their meeting was also an accident.


    The watery moonlight wrapped around the man who was sitting by the window reading a book through the window and warmed him by the flickering candle flame on the table, creating a wonderful warm current.


    Lin Ting sighed, he shook the backpack on his shoulder and decided to go outside the city to find an inn. The forest outside the imperial city was also where bandits roamed the most. Just as Lin Ting stepped onto a small path, he was stopped by a few masked men.


    With matters at stake, Lin Ting obviously wouldn''t lose his life over money at this point of time. As a result, the moment he was stopped, he obediently handed over the money pouch on his body.


    It was also the first time that the robbers had seen someone so cooperative. They looked at each other and saw that this person was a weak scholar, and guessed that there was no trick to it. They sent one of them to grab the money bag and weighed it in their hands: "Who are you lying to!" You only have that much money on you? "


    "It''s really gone." Lin Ting was also very innocent as he took out the patch on the inside of his clothes for them to see. "Our family is always poor, this is all I have."


    As he spoke, seeing that they did not believe him, he shook his bag open and poured out all the contents onto the ground.


    What could be seen with the naked eye were all books. Some of them had already been thumbed through. The leader of the group went up and kicked them twice. When he saw that he really had no money, he couldn''t help but curse, "You pauper."


    Lin Ting did not refute him, but kept a fearless, useless image of a scholar. After the few of them left, they slowly squatted down to pick up the books on the floor.


    However, he didn''t notice that a trace of a smile had appeared on his face.


    He kept the books one by one, and then placed them into a bundle that Luo Yi made herself, causing the smile on her face to widen.


    She turned the bundle over in her face, revealing an inner pocket that could not be seen without looking at it closely. If you usually put the money in here, you can just put some crushed silver in your purse to save others from thinking too much about you. "


    "Of course," she muttered. "If you''re so unlucky that you get robbed the first time you go out, then I have nothing to say."


    Thinking about it, Lin Ting laughed, not knowing whether to praise Luo Yi for her foresight or for her jinx.


    Before he could stop smiling, he was caught off guard as another hand was handed over, along with a book that he did not pick up in time.


    He paused for a moment and then asked while returning the book, "Did you write this?"


    "Yes."


    This person was dressed in an extraordinary manner. One could tell with a single glance that he was no ordinary person. Lin Ting stood up and took two steps back, politely accepting and thanking him again.


    "What literary talent."


    As such, Xu Shilian laughed again, the expression on his face was indifferent, but his eyes revealed admiration for the young man in front of him: "For you to have such a good literary talent, is truly rare."


    He paused for a moment, and when he opened his mouth again, his tone was laced with an intention to win her over. "Are you here to participate in the hometown examination?"


    "What are you daydreaming about?"


    Tang Yuan brought out the medicine from the kitchen. Seeing that Luo Yi was still standing there, holding onto Lin Ting''s letter, thinking about something, she raised her hand and lightly knocked on her head. At the same time, she handed the medicine over.


    This medicine was used to treat her insomnia. Whether it was effective or not was another story. At least it was used to comfort her. So Tang Yuan watched as Luo Yi drank all the medicine before asking, "What did Lin Ting say in the letter? "How do I see you to be in a daze?"


    "Nothing." Luo Yi shook her head and showed the letter to Tang Yuan: "It''s still the same old, good food and a good place to stay. In short, everything is good, so we don''t have to worry about him."


    "Then why are you looking at me like that?" Tang Yuan followed her instructions and took a few glances. After he found out that it was exactly as she said, he withdrew his gaze and asked, "Or do you have something to say to him?"


    "The two of you have been together since you were young, and you''ve never been separated for so long. You think that it''s only right, but ¡­"


    They had originally wanted to give it a try in another two months, so it was better not to disturb Lin Ting at this time. However, before they could finish their words, Luo Yi''s voice rang out from behind them, "I want to go to Li City."


    Tang Yuan was stunned, "Right now is the time when Lin Ting is nervous enough to prepare for the exam. If you really miss him, it won''t be too late to go after three months ¡­"


    "I think the reason I can''t sleep well is because he hates me."


    Luo Yi interrupted Tang Yuan once again.


    She lowered her head and stood in the yard. She was clearly wearing a very thick garment and wrapped herself in it like a ball, but her voice was still light as she said, "He saved me because he believed that I would fulfill his last wish, but I hid here and did nothing."


    She pinched her fingers and thought of how Xu Heng looked when he said "But the one who can save Li Kingdom is you".


    "I want to go to Li City."


    She looked up and repeated it again, probably to show her determination, but this time there was no hesitation in her voice.


    Actually, she did not need Tang Yuan''s consent. But since Tang Yuan had taken care of her for so long, no matter how ignorant Luo Yi was, he would not be able to leave without saying a word.


    Tang Yuan knew that it didn''t matter to her whether he agreed or not.


    In the blink of an eye, the sunny sky turned dark again. Tang Yuan then said in a low voice before heading to the kitchen, "Who cares where you go? The medicine can''t stop."


    After a pause, he said, "Two bowls tonight."


    "People say that it''s three parts poison," Hearing that his tone was slightly loose, Luo Yi''s mood immediately became good, his eyes turning into a joke: "You really don''t want to kill me with poison?"


    "It''s good that you died from poison ¡­"


    Tang Yuanyu was furious. She turned her back to where Luo Yi could not see and her expression became inexplicably anxious, "How much effort did I have to use ¡­"


    He walked further and further away. The latter half of his words died away in the winter snow, leaving no traces behind.


    The next day, Luo Yi woke up very early.


    It was rare for her to have a good night''s sleep, and her dreams were devoid of those overwhelming bloodstains. Replacing them was her first encounter with Xu Heng after being chased for several streets.


    In her dream, she could no longer run. As she sat on the ground, acting shamelessly, Xu Heng bent down and helped her block the sunlight that was shining behind her, then used his shadow to hit the wall she was leaning on. Then, with a smile, he kissed her on the forehead.


    The two of them then happily began a new round of chasing each other.


    It had been a long time since she had been this happy, to the point that even Tang Yuan, who was waiting at the door, could tell that she was in a good mood today. He couldn''t help but let out a smile.


    Luo Yi, however, was frozen in place. She looked at the carriage behind Tang Yuan and asked in a daze where he was going after packing her luggage.


    "I''ll go with you to the Li City."


    Tang Yuan answered without hesitation and even cast a glance at her as he spoke, "If Lin Ting finds out that I had let you go to Li City alone, he would definitely skin me alive."


    He was full of smiles. After saying that, his expression changed. "Besides ¡­"


    He shook the medicine in his hand, "I already told you yesterday, don''t even think about missing a meal."


    Luo Yi: "..."


    She had a hunch that she shouldn''t let Tang Yuan take the risk with her, but Tang Yuan was very stubborn. After hearing her talk about the dangers involved, he lazily leaned on the door, and without wasting any more words with her, he waved his hand and told the coachman that he could leave. Then, without waiting for Luo Yi to relax, he turned his head and spoke in a nonchalant tone, "It''s already approaching New Year, if you can find a second carriage that is willing to take you to Li City, I''ll give you my surname."


    He stood there with his arms folded across his chest, neither leaving nor rushing Luo Yi to make a decision, as if he knew that she would give in. As expected, the coachman''s gaze wandered back and forth between the two of them, but no one spoke. He didn''t know what was going on, but after a moment of silence, he turned to Tang Yuan and asked, "So I really left?"


    Tang Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly. Seeing that Luo Yi still had not said anything, she waved her hand decisively and said: "Please wait ¡­"


    The moment the word "go" was about to come out from his mouth, Luo Yi suddenly pounced on him and grabbed his arm. At the same time, she stuffed the last half of his words back into his stomach, "Don''t listen to him!"


    Travelling in the deep winter was no ordinary matter, especially since the weather had just recently snowed. Luo Yi and Tang Yuan stayed inside the carriage and listened to the coachman complain about the road conditions and the weather for over half a month.


    Because they were in a hurry, most of them had not even alighted from the carriage along the way. Luo Yi had nothing to do other than not wanting to read the medical books that Tang Yuan had brought along, so she could only sleep. After waking up, she glanced at the weather outside through the window and asked them how far they had travelled and then snuggled back in to sleep.


    Tang Yuan looked at Luo Yi''s round face and exclaimed in shock, "So it turns out that you''re used to this kind of miserable life?"


    Luo Yi curled her lips and ignored him.


    The two had only just arrived at Li City and were unfamiliar with each other. Lin Ting''s letter had never mentioned where he lived either, so they could only find a random inn to stay for the night and go find someone when they get back.


    Luo Yi was starving all the way as she sat in the great hall. She anxiously watched the waiter serve the dishes to the customers at the various tables, but even when she was not at her table, she was so angry that she was about to be served a bowl of medicine by Tang Yuan.


    Luo Yi looked at him strangely.


    At the beginning, when Tang Yuan gave her the pill to drink, he said it was to treat her insomnia, but now that she had recovered from her insomnia, not only did her mental state return to normal, but she would occasionally think back to the time when she was so weak that she couldn''t stand the wind and wanted to pinch herself to death.


    "..." There''s an illness to cure, and there''s no illness to protect the body. "


    Tang Yuan seemed to not know how to explain as he remained silent for a long while before he could only spit out these words.


    Luo Yi looked at him strangely a few times, but her hands still moved non-stop to receive the medicine bowl. Then, she raised her head and drank all the medicine in the bowl: "In the end, you won''t harm me."


    Tang Yuan shifted his gaze and cursed in his heart: "Why do you feel guilty!"


    Luo Yi did not take this anomaly of his to heart. Seeing that the dishes that were coming at him did not even belong to him, she could not help but grind her teeth and mutter a curse. Just as she was about to slam the table to find someone to argue, she heard a familiar voice, filled with surprise.


    "Luo Yi?!"

 C26

    Yi Qiannan was extremely excited as he did not expect to meet any familiar people here. He did not care whether Luo Yi had any intention to reminisce about old times with him or not, he pulled out a chair and sat beside the two of them: "Why are you here?"


    Luo Yi tilted her head and looked at him, wanting to say something.


    His eyes lit up for a moment, the body that was originally sitting next to Luo Yi immediately shifted, staring intently at the man as he spoke.


    When these words came out, Luo Yi and Yi Qiannan were flabbergasted. They looked at each other, then turned to look at Tang Yuan in unison.


    A faint smile could be seen in Tang Yuan''s eyes as he spoke indifferently, "After all, when I was invited by Old Master Yi to treat Young Master, Young Master couldn''t see me clearly."


    His words were said randomly, but before Luo Yi could understand it, Yi Qiannan seemed to have thought of something, his face flushed red and his eyes widened, looking at Tang Yuan who looked like he was struck by lightning.


    On the other hand, Tang Yuan was much calmer. He did not explain much when faced with the doubt and shock of the two people in front of him. He only had a peaceful expression on his face as he sipped on his tea.


    Never would he have thought.


    Yi Qiannan thought hopelessly. An acquaintance was actually like a radish with mud!


    He threw his head back and drank the tea in his cup bitterly.


    Speaking of which, his acquaintance with Tang Yuan was actually not a good memory. Tang Yuan said, "Didn''t you feed me a strange pill before?"


    He looked at Luo Yi, who stared blankly at him for a moment, and then gave two fake laughs.


    "..." "When I think about it, why do I even bring back old debts?" Luo Yi silently cursed in his heart.


    She felt that Yi Qiannan was doing this on purpose, but in reality, he had never taken this to heart.


    Everything in the world had its reasons, and only then would there be results. Previously, he had toyed with Luo Yi for so long, it was only right for the other party to take them back from him, so from the start, he had not felt that Luo Yi was wrong.


    His eyes drooped down, looked at Luo Yi and said: "You''re right."


    His appearance looked really too pitiful, so pitiful that Luo Yi didn''t even have the heart to speak up. He could only force a smile, but the deepest part of his heart had repeatedly become frantic ¡ª What the hell did I say!


    She frowned as she tried to remember, and could just barely remember herself saying, "I''m afraid she was looking for your face."


    Could it be ¡­


    Yi Qiannan nodded.


    The drug worked quickly, and when he woke up the next day, his face was covered in a large amount of red spots.


    Yi Qiannan touched his face in the mirror.


    "Ugh ¡­" It didn''t hurt.


    His skin was white to begin with, and the red patches on his face were especially shocking. He didn''t care too much about it, but he had scared off the servants in the mansion. He hastily invited all the doctors in the entire city to treat him, but after looking for a while, he couldn''t find anything. He wiped away the cold sweat on their foreheads and said, "This old man is useless."


    Yi Qiannan, as an outsider, cared even less about his face than them. He didn''t blame anyone for listening to them, and not only did he courteously and courteously invite them out of the manor, he even paid them well.


    The servants in the mansion wiped away their tears as they sighed at the beauty of their young master''s heart ¡­ Uh, although a beautiful person was still a problem to be discussed, a kind heart was a given. Who would have thought that the little devil would disappear before they could even finish speaking!


    "I remember that!" Luo Yi quickly followed up: "I was the one who reminded them!"


    Unfortunately, she left the next day, so she had no idea what happened next.


    "It''s nothing."


    Tang Yuan was the one who said this. Luo Yi turned his head and saw the look of satisfaction on his face, as if nothing was amiss.


    After waiting for a long time, the waiter finally walked over to their table. As Tang Yuan helped him carry the dishes to the table, he said, "Young Master Yi''s true nature is to put on a disfigured face and go find the one he loves. In the end, he was chased out of his house and then used the alcohol to ease his worries.


    Even his voice had a tinge of mockery in it, but he quickly realized that something wasn''t right, and forced down a smile that was on the verge of spilling out of his throat, "The medicine you fed him was originally the opposite of alcohol, and he drank fake wine that some black-hearted merchant sold, so when Master Yi found me, his entire face swelled up, and under the thick bandages, it was difficult to even open his eyes."


    When he said the words "fake wine", he could even make Luo Yi laugh and the half-truths of Yi Qiannan''s glare. However, only Tang Yuan, who had personally seen Yi Qiannan''s condition, and he himself knew that the sadness behind his self-mockery was real.


    Even now, after such a long time had passed, Yi Qiannan would still feel an indescribable bitterness in his heart whenever he thought about that person and what he had said to him that day.


    However, he had always been unwilling to cut open his own wounds for outsiders to see. Thus, when he heard the intermittent sobbing of the maidservant beside him, he teased her, "If you really feel sorry for me ¡­"


    He held her hand and said, "Next time, don''t ever let me drink your porridge! "Two days ago, I secretly gave half of Old Yellow''s cat ¡­"


    "He still refuses to acknowledge me!" Yi Qiannan felt extremely wronged.


    "Come on ¡­" The maidservant laughed through her nose. She casually wiped her face and retorted, "It was always ignoring you!"


    A scholar could be killed but not humiliated. Yi Qiannan felt that the answer to this question was related to his future status in the Yi family, and his bandaged eyes glared, wanting to continue arguing with her. However, before he could finish his sentence, he heard the maid yell ''Master'' in panic towards the door.


    In contrast to Yi Qiannan''s usual gentle attitude, Master Yi had always been a decisive and decisive person. He didn''t even have a good expression when facing his only son, so all the servants in the mansion were afraid of him. After seeing him, they didn''t dare to continue fooling around with their young master.


    Yi Qiannan''s eyes weren''t too wide open, so he couldn''t clearly see who the person who came in with his father was. However, from the vague outline, he guessed that it wasn''t one of the old men he invited.


    His mind was working really hard. As this thought ran through his mind, he could not help but turn to the person with a nasty mouth. "This doctor looks very young."


    "Young Master Yi''s eyesight is quite good." Tang Yuan didn''t take his words too much to heart as he replied in a casual manner. He lowered his head and pinched his face as he examined it carefully. At the same time, he asked, "Who opened this recipe?"


    "It''s Doctor Fang of the Solemn World." Yi Qiannan answered quickly. He smelled the scent of medicine that the man brought with him when he bent over and took a deep breath. "You ¡­"


    Just as he was about to praise the man''s good smell, he suddenly realized that he did not know the man''s name. He changed his tone and asked, "What is the doctor''s surname?"


    "Soup."


    "Oh." Yi Qiannan abruptly raised his head and brought his face closer to Tang Yuan. Although the things he saw were vague, he subconsciously felt that his life must have been pretty good. "Doctor Tang sure smells good."


    "Sounds good."


    He was smiling, and his tone sounded like he was laced with honey. There was also a trace of unfathomable affection in his tone. Even though people knew that this person was just used to having a sweet mouth, they still couldn''t help laughing out loud when they heard his words.


    Tang Yuan raised his eyebrows.


    Moreover, this was the first time they had met, so if it was a different person, it would certainly seem extremely wretched. However, Yi Qiannan''s words were inexplicably pleasing to the ear, one could imagine just how many people this person had offended in the past. It was a pity that he could not see his face right now, if it was matched with his own ¡­


    Tang Yuan drew a circle on his face that was covered in gauze, but before he could say anything, he heard an angry shout from behind him, "How unbecoming!"


    Old Master Yi could not bear to listen to his son''s words. He was so infuriated that his words were slurred. His brows knitted together as he said, "Look at what you''re saying!"


    It wasn''t that he hadn''t heard any rumors about his son. Fortunately, there was only one person that everyone knew about, and it was later confirmed that the other person was actually a girl. Old Man Yi had only calmed down half of his heart. Who would''ve thought that this careless son of his would cause his face to fall like a demon again before he even had the heart to swallow it down? He''d heard that it was for a man ¡­


    His breath had always been bad, but now, he was listening to Yi Qiannan flirt with a man with his own ears ¡­ Old Man Yi''s voice suppressed it, scaring Yi Qiannan to the point that he couldn''t help but tremble. Tang Yuan, on the other hand, was not affected at all. His finger brushed across Yi Qiannan''s face, and he sighed in his heart, "This man''s Bones are too good." He said without the slightest fluctuation in his tone, "I''ve seen it, there''s nothing wrong with the medicine, it''s just a lack of one. Later, I''ll rewrite the prescription and give it to the butler. You guys just follow this to the medicine store to catch the medicine."


    He straightened his robes and stood up from the ground. As he left, he turned back to look at Yi Qiannan, who was wrapped up like a silkworm chrysalis, and suggested, "Although Doctor Fang''s methods can prevent the loss of medicinal ingredients, but in the end, it''s completely airless. It''s not good for Young Master Yi''s recovery, and it doesn''t look too beautiful, so ¡­"


    He said, "It''s better to remove this gauze."


    "Doctor Tang is right!" Yi Qiannan chimed in right after he finished speaking.


    No one was willing to stand on his side, so he had no choice but to give in. Now that there was finally someone who had the same opinion as him, Yi Qiannan was so excited that he almost jumped up from his chair, wishing that he could be sworn brothers with this person on the spot. Who would have known that he wouldn''t have the chance at that time, he actually had the Li City, which was a thousand miles away.


    Luo Yi looked at this, then that, and finally buried her face in the bowl again.


    "That''s right," Yi Qiannan suddenly realized that no one had answered the questions he had asked at the beginning, and couldn''t help but ask again, "Why have you come to the Li City?"


    "Looking for someone." Luo Yi bit her chopsticks and her words became slurred. Fortunately, she had only said two words, so even if her pronunciation wasn''t clear, it didn''t affect her understanding. So after Yi Qiannan repeated the two words, she continued, "Who are you looking for? Do I know him? Maybe I can help you! "


    He asked two questions in a row, and even offered to help them, so warm that it seemed like he was being attentive, causing Luo Yi to look at him suspiciously, and asked with slanted eyes: "Why are you so kind?"


    "It is my honor to serve a beauty."


    Yi Qiannan raised an eyebrow and answered in a very flippant manner.


    He was initially speaking to Luo Yi, but halfway through his sentence, his eyes suddenly turned towards Tang Yuan. In the end, he even obsequiously poured him a cup of tea: "Does this tea suit your taste? If you don''t like it, I''ll get them to change it for you again. "


    "Young Master Yi is being too courteous ¡­" Tang Yuan answered naturally, "I brought this tea myself from home."


    "..." "Those must be the best tea leaves. Hurry up and I''ll get them to exchange the tea leaves in the entire inn for the ones that you like."


    Although the answer was somewhat different from what he had expected, Yi Qiannan was, after all, someone who could coax countless young girls to be moved by his words. Thus, after a moment of surprise, he immediately followed his words and accepted it.


    Luo Yi who had been miserably ignored, "..."


    However, thinking about it, it was not easy to find someone in the Li City by himself. Luo Yi thought about it carefully, and felt that it might not be impossible for Yi Qiannan to help him, it was just that before she could say anything, Tang Yuan had already snatched the person away, "Lin Ting."


    This was something that he had agreed to with Luo Yi beforehand. No matter what happened, it would be discussed after he found Lin Ting.


    On the other side, Yi Qiannan was stunned for a moment before realizing that this person was answering his previous question. He did not have the time to retort as his thoughts hopped. His tongue first unconsciously repeated this name. After a while, he came to a realization. "Him ¡­"


    He glanced at Luo Yi.


    This radish really brought out a lot of mud.

 C27

    Even though the border was small, it was still a person who held the town''s economic lifeline. It was obvious that Old Master Yi''s achievements in the business field, not to mention that he was not originally from Fringe City, but because he was old and hated the endless deceit in the shopping mall, he brought along a family of old and young people to live in this place.


    Therefore, one day, when he suddenly called Yi Qiannan into his study room to take care of Li City''s business, Yi Qiannan was stunned for a long while, unable to comprehend what had happened.


    His expression was solemn, and as he spoke, he could not help but recall the mysterious story he heard about a wealthy businessman being exterminated overnight and turning his entire family into a fiendish mansion. He felt goosebumps all over his body, but was silently hit on the back by his father, "Little bastard!"


    Yi Qiannan pursed his lips in dissatisfaction before he finished speaking. When he came in contact with the old man''s cold gaze, he immediately shut his mouth in fear.


    Yi Qiannan knew in his heart that if his father wasn''t willing to say anything, he wouldn''t be able to say it no matter how much longer he grew. With no more hesitation, he changed the topic and said sloppily: "If I were to really make a name for myself in Li City, how would you reward me?"


    "Arrogant!" Old Master Yi reprimanded, "I haven''t even started and am already thinking about rewards. What can I accomplish!?"


    "I don''t care, you have to promise me anyway!"


    As for what he wanted to promise, Yi Qiannan just chuckled and imitated his father ¡ª he wouldn''t say if he beat him to death.


    In short, Yi Qiannan packed his things and left for Li City the next day. Who would have thought that he would end up in the biggest flower pavilion in the Li City. After building it for a few days, he searched his pockets and found that his father had given him almost all of his money, so he unhurriedly invited his old friends out one by one according to his father''s wishes. He did not even bother to exchange pleasantries, and went straight to the point of borrowing money.


    Some of these people had truly missed their old friendship and heard about this person''s recent actions. Their actions towards giving money were quite straightforward, and they couldn''t help but stand on the elder''s side and scold him.


    It was just a dispute and he wouldn''t lose a piece of meat. Yi Qiannan listened to him respectfully without retorting at all. Even if he heard it, he wouldn''t hold a grudge. There were also others who had lost their friendship after a long day of living for a long time, and now that they had stepped in, they were just trying to make fun of the old people. Yi Qiannan was also very polite to this kind of people, but the next morning he sent someone to return the money he had given yesterday and even gave them a lot more as a form of friendship with his father.


    When the news reached the old mansion, Old Man Yi was in the middle of looking through his account book. When he heard the servant''s reply, the corner of his lips curled up, as if he was laughing and scolding a "little rascal".


    However, since he had just arrived in the Li City and was stealing business under the noses of others, he had to first probe it out. After testing it out, he naturally calmed down, but he did not follow the Old Master''s instructions to expand the bank. Instead, he took some silver from the manager of the bank, turned around, and placed it in a restaurant that was closed due to poor management.


    This restaurant was originally an ordinary restaurant, but Yi Qiannan was in no hurry to welcome him. He spent a great deal of effort to repair it inside and out, and when it reopened half a month later, it had already changed completely.


    At a glance, one could tell that this restaurant was not a place for ordinary people to come to. However, even if everyone was well aware that very few people would openly say such words, Yi Qiannan did not follow the usual route and found a gold inlaid signboard to hang on top of the signboard.


    Yi Qiannan clapped his hands, raised his head and looked at the four words he had personally mentioned, nodding his head in satisfaction. Then, he turned around and cupped his hands in gratitude to the few elders who had helped him ¡ª he had gotten to know quite a few court officials back when he was hanging out with them at the Apricot Mansion. Although they did not have very deep ties, he looked good and his mouth was very chatty, so most of them were willing to give him face. However, the situation in the imperial court was unclear, and the relationship between them was even more complicated. Since Lord Liu had come to celebrate, naturally, even Lord Ma who was on good terms with him could not be left behind. He wanted to win over some officials to flatter them, which resulted in half of the officials in the imperial court to show up in his restaurant on the day of the opening.


    Later on, this matter was spread to the palace as an anecdote. Chen Jinyan picked up a flower and inserted it into his concubine''s hair, as he indifferently said, "As expected, its name is correct. It''s a powerful building."


    He had only casually mentioned it, but somehow it had spread to the people. The title of "Aristocratic House" had naturally spread throughout the country, so much so that in less than half a month, it had become a symbol of one''s status whether one could enter the building or not.


    Yi Qiannan instantly became famous.


    The people outside the circle wanted to enter, but with this false reputation, the people inside wanted to take advantage of it. Since Qiannan was the de facto owner of the building, and he had a good background, he naturally became the main target of these two groups of people.


    It was under these circumstances that he met Lin Ting.


    Lin Ting got first place in October''s country test. This book was not surprising, what was strange was that he was personally led here by the Minister of the Left.


    "Minister Zuo?"


    Luo Yi could not help but frown. A shadow flashed through her mind, and she blurted out a question: "Is your surname Xu?"


    "Probably ¡­" I think I heard someone calling him Xu Xiang. "


    "You two know each other?" Yi Qiannan was also very surprised. As he spoke, he finally moved his gaze away from Tang Yuan.


    He did not know any prime ministers, but he heard from an official who had good relations with him that this person was the prime minister of the imperial court, and that he was an official that the three generations of the imperial court could not afford to offend.


    Yi Qiannan nodded. When he looked up and saw the old man, who was about the same age as his old man, but with much better spirit, smiling and waving at the person who invited him to join them, saying that he was too old to play with the things that these youngsters loved to play with. This time, he had barged in just to introduce them to a plastic object. With that, he smiled and called the young man behind him over: "Lin Ting, come over and greet all the Masters."


    As fellow officials of the imperial court, they had naturally heard of the young man who was most likely going to work with them in the future. Seeing that the young man was personally led by the Minister of the Left, their hearts were clear as day, and they passionately introduced themselves one by one. When it was Yi Qiannan''s turn, for some reason, Lin Ting looked at him in surprise for a long while.


    Luo Yi looked around guiltily ¡ª she had talked bad about Yi Qiannan in front of Lin Ting many times in the past.


    She could only curse, but the reason for it was because she refused to say a single word. Lin Ting couldn''t do anything about her, he could only follow along, and occasionally seeing her so angry that she had to casually say something in agreement, because suddenly meeting someone with the same surname couldn''t help but feel guilty, as though she had scolded this person in front of him.


    He paused for two seconds, and before he could say anything, Xu Shilian suddenly spoke out: "The boss of the powerful building, is the only son of the Yi family in Fringe City."


    He extended his hand towards Yi Qiannan, "It''s my pleasure to meet you."


    "You know me?" Yi Qiannan was overwhelmed by the unexpected favor. While extending his hand, he did not forget to express his doubts.


    The entire Li City knew that Yi Qiannan was the owner of the Plaza, this was not surprising, but very few people knew that he was the only son of the Yi family, and even the people who had a good relationship with him knew that he was a rich family member.


    Yi Qiannan chuckled and calmly changed the topic.


    And Xu Shilian ¡­ Yi Qiannan carefully recalled the name and confirmed that he had never heard this name from his family''s old tutor''s mouth before.


    "My son had the good fortune to have met your father once before."


    Lin Ting became even more embarrassed.


    He originally thought that they shared the same surname, but from the conversation the two of them had, he was almost certain that the person in front of him was the "bastard" Luo Yi and him had scolded before.


    Luckily, Yi Qiannan was still greeting Xu Shilian so he didn''t have time to pay attention to him. Lin Ting hurriedly turned towards another person and revealed an appropriate smile: "It is my pleasure to meet you, Lin Ting."


    "Nice to meet you." The person who was frightened by his sudden reply hurriedly replied.


    Luo Yi''s emotions were a little complicated.


    That person was clearly no longer here, but after going around and around, it seemed like everyone around her was somehow connected to him.


    Luo Yi didn''t know if this could be called fate, but if it could really be called fate, then this fate would inevitably come a little too late.


    She paused for a moment, gathered her mind, and asked Yi Qiannan: "Do you know where Lin Ting lives?"


    "Ugh ¡­" I heard that someone mentioned it casually. How about I take you guys there? " He raised his eyebrows and probed.


    "Alright." Luo Yi did not stand on ceremony with him, but before she stood up, she could not help but scan the restaurant''s environment, and asked hesitantly: "This is not your place of authority, right?"


    "Of course not!" Yi Qiannan''s eyes grew many times larger in an instant, as if suspecting that she had misunderstood the word "influential and powerful".


    "Then why don''t you just say ''what kind of tea do you like, I''ll get them to change it for you''? As if this shop is yours! "


    "It doesn''t make a difference." Yi Qiannan waved his hands dismissively, his eyes glued to Tang Yuan''s body again after a short while.


    Today, he was just bored and wanted to change his taste. Who would have thought that he would run into such a beauty, "If you want it, I''ll buy all the restaurants in the entire Li City for you."


    Both of them had been teased. Why was the treatment between her and Tang Yuan so different?


    Luo Yi was indignant, she wanted to roll her eyes at the sky, but Tang Yuan remained calm and collected, and upon hearing these words, she did not seem to be affected at all. She only bowed to Yi Qiannan, and placed him in front of the two of them, looking extremely indifferent, "Then I''ll have to trouble Young Master Yi to lead the way."


    "Ai!"


    Those who were called were so happy that they seemed to have heard some amazing praises, and their eyes seemed to be shooting stars.


    The snow on the ground had yet to completely melt, and the creaking sounds of feet on top of it could be heard. As Yi Qiannan asked the two of them where they planned to pass New Year''s Eve in half a month''s time, he politely reminded Tang Yuan to look at the road beneath his feet, "Hey, be careful!" There are exposed stones in the snow there. "


    He blinked. "It''ll hurt if I fall down."


    Luo Yi:... I''m sorry I shouldn''t have stood between you.


    Lin Ting did not stay in the tavern.


    Xu Shilian found a house for him at a place far away from the market. Although there were not many families around him that found it deserted, Lin Ting did not have a lively personality, so he did not feel uncomfortable. Furthermore, the environment here was good, making it easier for him to prepare for the March competition.


    Lin Ting flipped the book in his hand, but his body remained motionless. Like a lifeless landscape, he perfectly blended into the snow. Suddenly, a voice that seemed to carry the breath of fireworks came from behind him. With an unstoppable momentum, it seeped into every inch of his body, causing him to instantly come to life.


    He turned his head in shock and just happened to see Luo Yi standing not far away as she jumped and waved at him. Because she was running too fast, he accidentally staggered for a bit, but she was quickly straightened by Tang Yuan who was running with him.


    Like a small animal, she could almost see the violent shaking of her tail behind her.

 C28

    Luo Yi sat obediently on the chair, holding the mouth that Lin Ting had just bought for her that was still steaming hot. She looked down and took a bite, obediently looking at Lin Ting like a child waiting for a compliment.


    Lin Ting smiled until his eyes were bent, then patted her head and as a reward, he intentionally pursed his lips towards Luo Yi.


    Tang Yuan took a sip of his tea. He was well aware of her situation, but he didn''t say anything.


    Luo Yi quietly looked up and apologized: "I was wrong."


    She wrinkled her nose. Because her head was still lowered, the slight lifting of her eyes made her look very pitiful, let alone the fact that she sounded so soft as if she was about to pinch water.


    Lin Ting was speechless for a moment.


    Luo Yi worked even harder, and after eating the snacks in her hands in a few bites, he carried the warm hand furnace beside him and acted miserably towards Lin Ting, "I''m cold."


    "¡­"


    Until now, Lin Ting could not release such a huge amount of rage, even if everyone present knew that Luo Yi was trying to make them soften his heart.


    He glared at Luo Yi, and stuffed his hand furnace into Luo Yi''s arms as well. "Who asked you to wear such a thin piece of clothing?"


    Luo Yi lowered her head and looked at her round and plump body, and said with his conscience: "Right, it''s all my fault that I''m wearing such thin clothes."


    She squinted her eyes and smiled, but she understood in her heart that Lin Ting might be able to tolerate her joking and fooling around with small matters like these, but when it came to matters of principle, he would not easily retreat.


    Indeed.


    "Nonsense!" His face was flushed red from anger. He paced around the room a few times, his gaze also drifting about, as if he was looking for something. In the end, he furiously threw a book at Luo Yi.


    Luo Yi subconsciously pulled back her shoulders, but the book did not land on her at all. She quietly opened her eyes a little and saw that the second before the book was about to fall out of her hands, Lin Ting had tightened her fingers, and with a "pa" sound, she landed heavily on the ground.


    "Lin Ting..."


    Luo Yi was silent for two seconds, then carefully took a step forward to pull his sleeve, but the moment her hand touched the cloth, it was pulled out by the man''s sleeve.


    Lin Ting was so angry that he laughed instead. After he sat back down on his chair, even his voice had lowered by a few degrees. Taking advantage of the ice and snow outside, he appeared to be in good condition, "Don''t call me! You dare to follow a stranger to the Northern Tribes?! You... "You ¡­"


    It was as if he could not think of a suitable word to describe the words. He paused for a long time on the word "you" before gritting his teeth in mockery, "You are so useless!"


    He hated Luo Yi for acting so boldly and rashly, and also hated herself for not finding out about what she had done in secret until now. However, she was reluctant to hit her, so she could only scold her a few times, but she just couldn''t let her anger go ¡­


    When he saw Luo Yi showing her weakness to him, a wave of fear suddenly rose in his heart, causing the anger in her chest to grow even stronger. Then, this anger, mixed together with her fear, turned into a sneer when it reached her mouth.


    Lin Ting turned his head to the side. He probably felt that it was too much and closed his eyes again, unwilling to look at Luo Yi again.


    He didn''t even dare to recall the feelings he had when he heard from Tang Yuan that the little girl had secretly gone to the Northern Army without him knowing!


    As Lin Ting thought about this, the undulations in his chest became more violent than before, and he couldn''t help but let out a sneer.


    Just now, Yi Qiannan had something on and wanted to leave early. Before he left, he did not forget to ask Tang Yuan if he wanted to go with him, "My power is ¡­"


    He moved his doggy legs closer to Tang Yuan and said, "Only if you''ve been there will you have earned this reputation."


    Luo Yi was about to fall asleep, but when she heard these words, he instantly sobered up. She raised her head and stared at Tang Yuan, looking even more expectant than Yi Qiannan.


    Although he would be sentenced sooner or later, before that, Luo Yi still wished that he could live for a while longer.


    However, Tang Yuan automatically ignored the two pairs of eyes that were shining with anticipation. He glanced at Luo Yi out of the corner of his eyes, then coldly said: "Thanks, I won''t bother Young Master Yi anymore."


    Luo Yi and Yi Qiannan drooped their eyelids in disappointment at the same time. The only difference was that Yi Qiannan was disappointed because he was missing a chance to spend time with a beauty, while Luo Yi''s disappointment contained the despair of a great calamity.


    She shrank back into her chair and watched as Lin Ting patiently sent her off at the door, still not giving up. She then repeated the question she had just asked several times, but she could only get the same answer from Yi Qiannan in the end, in an attempt to infinitely reduce the feeling of her existence.


    Thankfully, Tang Yuan was not very clear about what exactly had happened to her in the Northern Tribes, and he was also worried that Lin Ting would really hit her when he was extremely angry, so he only told her about Luo Yi''s two months with other people in the Northern Army. As for the miserable state she was in when he picked her up, as well as her state of being neither human nor ghost during these three months, he did not say a single word.


    It was also because of this that Luo Yi was able to stand in front of Lin Ting and quietly beg for forgiveness at this moment, "Back then, I was also forced to such a state ¡­ Furthermore, look at me, I have returned safely! "


    She shook Lin Ting''s arm, trying to calm him down. "So don''t be angry anymore ¡­"


    "Not angry?" Lin Ting suddenly interrupted: "It''s all thanks to your good luck, if you had really met with mishaps over there ¡­"


    He stopped, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and forced himself to calm down.


    He closed his eyes and refused to speak further. Luo Yi was helpless against him, she pulled on her sleeves and begged for mercy, but she did not see any signs of relief from the man in front of him.


    Tang Yuan turned his head and pretended not to see it.


    This girl had been spoiled too much in the past few years and had dared to charge up against all kinds of dangerous things. If she didn''t take this opportunity to teach him a lesson, who knew what kind of trouble she would create in the future?


    Thinking about this, Tang Yuan became even more determined to stand with Lin Ting.


    Luo Yi was left alone in a helpless situation. Her eyes moved back and forth, looking at one thing and then another, and after a long while, she sighed. When she opened her mouth again, she shouted with an imposing manner that could swallow mountains and rivers: "Sorry! I was wrong! "


    Lin Ting and Tang Yuan were shocked by this seemingly innocent tone.


    Luo Yi pursed her lips, and just like how she was when she was young, she stood there obediently, with a branch that she had ran out to pick up unknowingly. She raised her hands above her head, and said with an unwilling tone, "If you still can''t take it anymore, hit me."


    "If you''re still angry, then hit me."


    Luo Yi was originally standing at the corner feeling wronged, afraid that Lin Ting really did not want her, as he had said, he hurriedly ran back into the house and took out a feather duster. She raised both of her hands above her head and handed them over to Lin Ting, then forcefully suppressed her fear yet still could not stop her trembling voice from saying the above.


    She knew that she was a child that Lin Ting had picked up and no one wanted, so she couldn''t help but feel a little afraid when she looked at Lin Ting, afraid that he wouldn''t want her either.


    She was still young and could not understand what Lin Ting had said about "If you take anything from someone else, I won''t take you". He was just angry, he couldn''t even bear to use the word "steal" in exchange for "take".


    The tree branch in her hand had just been picked up from the snow. The snow on it hadn''t melted, causing her ten fingers to turn red from the cold, but she still hadn''t put it down.


    Lin Ting''s words were stuck in his throat, his eyes instantly turning red.


    He sighed, as though he couldn''t do anything to Luo Yi from start to finish, "How old are you? How come you haven''t improved at all?"


    Luo Yi blinked, hearing his tone soften, she bit her lower lip and asked pitifully: "Then aren''t you angry?"


    "..." "Qi!" Lin Ting gnashed his teeth: "So you are not allowed to sleep tonight, go and copy all the books I put in the room. If you can''t copy them all, you aren''t allowed to eat tomorrow either!"


    "Huh?" Luo Yi immediately threw the stick to the ground and peeked inside the room. When she peeked inside, she couldn''t help but twitch her mouth, "There''s so many books ¡­"


    "If you say it again, I''ll copy it three times!" Lin Ting did not move at all, and before he spoke, he even intentionally glared at her.


    Luo Yi shut her mouth as if she had eyes. At the same time, she used her hand to wipe her lips, acting like a good girl. After that, when Lin Ting returned to his room, she winked at Tang Yuan and indicated to him.


    However, he was extremely honest in his hands as he took advantage of Lin Ting''s inattention to secretly hide a few books. Then, he turned his head, pretending not to notice the thumb that Luo Yi had given him, that was hidden under his sleeves.


    sat alone in front of the table. After copying for a while, he became impatient, and turned to the reflection in the window to amuse himself.


    After playing like this for an unknown period of time, a voice suddenly sounded out behind him. "Have you finished copying the books?"


    Luo Yi''s body trembled, she immediately retracted her hand, and at the same time, grabbed the brush that she casually threw on the table, and turned her head and laughed: "Almost."


    Lin Ting raised his eyebrows, and looked past Luo Yi to the paper that she had spread on the table. His tone contained a rare smile: "Un ¡­ "It will be soon."


    "¡­"


    Seeing that Lin Ting had already exposed it, Luo Yi could no longer be bothered to continue acting. He threw the brush on the table, and asked while grinning: "Are you still angry?"


    "What are you doing?"


    Lin Ting was not surprised by her tricks, and did not seem to have any special reactions. He continued to listen to Luo Yi as he continued, "If you''re still angry, then I''ll continue copying, if you''re not angry ¡­"


    She giggled. "I''m actually a little tired."


    She was used to getting ahead of herself when she was young, and knew how to strike while the iron was hot. Seeing that Lin Ting''s anger had almost disappeared, she immediately went over to him with a mischievous smile. "I took me less than half a month to get to Li City."


    Lin Ting, "..."


    Originally, he did not want to punish Luo Yi, but after hearing her say this, his heart naturally softened as well.


    "Alright!" Luo Yi immediately stood up from her chair, as if she was afraid that Lin Ting would go back on her words, and walked into one of the rooms.


    "What''s wrong?" Lin Ting, who was watching behind her, took the initiative to ask when he saw her strange actions.


    Luo Yi remained silent for a good while, and when she spoke, he did not turn around, "I heard Yi Qiannan say that ¡­ "You are very close to the current Prime Minister."


    "..." Sir Xu, you have helped me out a lot. "


    Originally, Lin Ting did not want to speak the truth, since the situation in the imperial court was so chaotic and Luo Yi was not stupid, he naturally knew the reason why he was so close to an important official of the imperial government at this time, but he was not good at lying, especially to Luo Yi. Thus, after being silent for a while, he chose to speak the truth.


    He thought that it was because he didn''t want Luo Yi to ask these questions so much that he had already thought about how to persuade her. But who would have thought that after Luo Yi only replied with an "Oh" in a low voice, she stopped talking and when she spoke again, it was already a direction that he completely couldn''t imagine: "Then can you bring me to see him once?"


    Lin Ting was startled upon hearing this, his eyebrows once again knitted deeply together. "Why did you see him?"


    "I... "The person who went with me to the Northern Tribes was the Prime Minister''s son ¡­"


    Maybe because he was afraid, or maybe because he was afraid to make Lin Ting angry again, Luo Yi''s voice was getting softer and softer. It would be better to stick together for the same day, so as to prevent Lin Ting from getting angry with her every single day and every single day. Therefore, even when she could no longer compare to the sound of mosquitoes in the end, she still did not stop, "He has some last words, which I wish to pass on to his father."

 C29

    She said he had a few last words for her father.


    Xu Shilian''s hand that was under the table trembled imperceptibly, yet he still maintained his composure on the surface, in case he made a fool of himself in front of the younger generation.


    She clenched her fingers into a tight ball on her lap, not even knowing how to explain the terrible news to her father. She could only lower her head and repeat, "Please grieve."


    This reason was originally reasonable, but for some reason, the moment Luo Yi blurted it out, she felt that something was amiss, but she couldn''t pinpoint exactly what was amiss ¡­


    "How did he know?" Father Xu asked slowly.


    Xu Heng said it ah ¡ª Just as the answer floated by his lips and circled around his lips, Luo Yi immediately reacted to where it was wrong.


    Why did he tell Liu Liangyun his real identity?


    Luo Yi recalled, and realized that the first time she had heard of Xu Heng''s true identity was also on the night he had met Liu Liangyun. Liu Yin said: "This is Xu Heng, the only son of Prime Minister Xu."


    Because she had guessed that Xu Heng''s identity was definitely extraordinary, when she heard the news, she didn''t feel that it was anything unexpected, so naturally she didn''t take it to heart. But Xu Heng was such a cautious person, to even hide his identity from her, who had already been dragged onto the boat, how could she forget to remind Liu Yin not to reveal his true identity? Furthermore, at that time, they didn''t even know if Liu Liangyun was reliable or not ¡­


    Luo Yi''s brows unconsciously knit together, she kept thinking that she had leaked some important information. However, before she could think of it, Father Xu interrupted her once again, "You saw His Majesty?"


    "Ah?" "Right." Luo Yi was startled for a second before she jumped out from her thoughts. She raised her head and looked at the Father Xu with a blank expression.


    "Then did you hear what His Majesty said?" Or... What did you get from him? "


    After saying half of the sentence, Father Xu''s eyes suddenly became sharp, staring at Luo Yi like a lion staring at its prey. Luo Yi subconsciously wanted to touch the jade pendant that she had been holding on to all this time, but fortunately, she was able to restrain her finger from doing so. She stopped for two seconds and then, as if by some strange coincidence, she did not tell the truth.


    She rubbed the tip of her nose: "Xu Heng told me to get something from him, but he didn''t believe me and refused to give it to me."


    Xu Shilian thought about it for a while, and felt that with His Majesty''s suspicious personality, it would be impossible for him to hand over such an important thing to a stranger, so he didn''t doubt her words. He quickly followed up with a change in tone, and asked, "Didn''t His Majesty tell you anything?"


    "I did say that ¡­" Luo Yi recalled: "The secret passage to the palace was something like that, but he did not elaborate. He only gave me a vague address."


    "Oh right, Xu Heng actually gave me something, and told you to be careful of the person who might have it by your side."


    Father Xu took it and observed it carefully.


    The Jade Pendant Pattern was not considered special, but the workmanship was extremely meticulous. It was the one that Luo Yi threw away several times but then returned back to her hands again and again.


    Father Xu was only in the mood to ponder about the meaning of Xu Heng''s words, so he did not pay attention to Luo Yi''s erratic gaze.


    In fact, Xu Heng had never even said these words to her.


    She just ¡­ He wanted to know the origin and uses of this jade pendant, but there was no other way, so he used Xu Shilian''s power to help her.


    Luo Yi lowered her head and hid the expression on her face even more.


    Thinking about it now, it was really strange when Xu Heng gave the jade pendant back to her. It was as if he had already predicted that she would encounter danger in the future and this thing would help her, but it wasn''t willing to tell her the truth, so he set up a trap for her to jump into.


    Privately, she did not want to doubt Xu Heng, but ¡­


    Luo Yi raised her head and smiled at Lin Ting, saying, "I''ll wait for you at the Quan Gui Restaurant."


    Luo Yi nodded along with the force above her head: "Ok."


    She had just come out from Prime Minister''s Estate''s study, and just as the two were about to leave, Lin Ting called out to her: "Lin Ting."


    With a stern expression on his face, he said, "Wait a moment, I have something to say to you."


    Lin Ting didn''t know what he wanted to talk about, but based on his past experiences, this conversation should take at least two hours, leaving Luo Yi here alone would be boring, but he didn''t feel at ease if she went back alone.


    Seemingly seeing through his concerns, Luo Yi took the initiative to smile at him: "Isn''t Yi Qiannan''s aristocratic house nearby? I can go there and wait for you. "


    "Don''t worry," she comforted Lin Ting, "Wasn''t Tang Yuan invited by Yi Qiannan to his restaurant this morning? "I''m fine."


    "..." "Alright then."


    Lin Ting glanced at Xu Shilian, who had already returned to his study, and turned to look at the smiling Luo Yi.


    When he left Prime Minister''s Estate, he was brought along by a servant girl that Xu Shilian casually pointed to. Luo Yi followed behind her and walked towards the entrance, but upon passing by a certain room, he suddenly stopped in his tracks for no apparent reason: "Whose room is this?"


    "Miss, it belongs to our Young Master."


    stood in place for a moment, his reason urging her to continue walking but no matter what he did, he was unable to take a single step forward.


    She stared at the room for a long time. When she saw the maid leading the way, she became confused and called out to her, "Young Mistress?"


    "Huh?" Luo Yi came back to her senses and unconsciously followed her for a few steps. Then, she lowered her voice and asked: "Can I go in and take a look?"


    Prime Minister''s Estate''s maidservants were not as easy to talk to as the Yi family. Almost as soon as her voice fell, she shook her head and said, "Please forgive me miss, our young master does not like people ¡­"


    "Let her in."


    Before he could finish, he was interrupted by a sudden voice. The maidservant who had spoken turned her head to look at the person in surprise and respectfully called out to him, "Butler."


    Housekeeper Zhang waved his hand, indicating for the servant to go down first, and then slowly walked to Luo Yi and nodded to her: "Miss Luo."


    "The young master has many rules, he hates people who touch his things the most. Miss Luo? "Come here."


    The butler walked forward as he spoke, and after walking a few steps, he turned around to see Luo Yi still standing in place blankly. He could not help but call out to her with a smile.


    "Oh."


    Luo Yi answered in a hurry, and kept on running as she caught up to the butler.


    The butler laughed at her teasing. A few more lines appeared at the corner of his eyes. "This is the table where Young Master usually reads."


    "These are the gadgets he made himself ¡­" At this point, the butler suddenly stopped and rummaged through a few wooden carvings on the table. He found a small person and passed it to her. "Here you go."


    This wooden sculpture was very lifelike, and could even be found in the fine details of every single strand of hair. However, there were no facial features on the face, so it was only possible to tell that it was a girl.


    Luo Yi refused to accept: "Didn''t Xu Heng hate people who touch his stuff the most? "I ¡­"


    She wanted to say no, but the butler shook his head and smiled. "Without the young master''s permission, how could I dare touch his things?"


    "He wanted to give you this."


    "He gave it to me?" Luo Yi was startled, she looked at the butler who was smiling sincerely, and hesitated to hold the child in his hand.


    "He wrote to the master before. But this was written in another letter and sent to me. "


    As he said that, he took out a letter from his bosom and handed it over to Luo Yi.


    "Young master said ¡­"


    "If there comes a day when a girl called Luo Yi comes to my house and I happen to be not be there, you can give her the unfinished wooden sculpture in my room."


    "As for the reason, you don''t need to say anything. She naturally understands."


    The butler smiled at her and asked, "Do you understand, miss?"


    ¡ª The wooden sculpture was originally going to carve the face of my beloved one, but she didn''t appear for a long time, so I could only leave it there for now.


    ¡ª Too bad I don''t have a chance.


    Luo Yi lowered her eyelids, and said "I don''t understand".


    The steward didn''t insist. "Hehe." He smiled and led her to another part of the room. "The young master said that you can take whatever you want."


    "No need, this is enough." However, Luo Yi did not follow him and continued to walk forward. Instead, she held onto the wooden sculpture and retreated two steps before stopping at the door: "I suddenly don''t want to look, let''s go out."


    "Alright."


    Hearing this, the housekeeper smiled again. From the beginning to the end, he did not make any comment on her actions. She wanted to leave, so he left the room as good as ever and hung the door lock back up.


    Luo Yi watched as the door did not even have a sliver of a gap between its doors. In a daze, Luo Yi was able to see everything clearly through the door.


    Even though Xu Heng had not been home for a long time, his room was being cleaned by servants everyday, so it was as clean as if the owner of the house had never left it. Luo Yi rubbed her eyes and saw Xu Heng lying prone on the table, carefully using a knife to carve out the outline of a child''s body.


    His hands were nimble and meticulous, so everything was done very well. Only when he was carving his facial features did his fingers stroke back and forth for a long time, and he did not know how to make a move. As a result, he could not help but be annoyed and his eyebrows gradually knitted together.


    Luo Yi frowned, as though she was feeling the same way as him, but just as she frowned, the hostility in her body became even stronger, and she saw Xu Heng in the room suddenly raise his head and look in her direction.


    As if he had seen something wonderful, his face suddenly lit up with a smile, and then continued to laugh. Finally, Luo Yi who was outside the door got infected and laughed out loud.


    They smiled at each other across time and space until the figure opposite them faded into nothingness. Therefore, before he turned around again, Luo Yi couldn''t help but think that Xu Heng must be very powerful at chess.


    was not surprised when he was stopped by a servant at the entrance. He politely told Yi Qiannan, "Just say that his little sister is here."


    The servant at the door sized her up with suspicion. He did not believe that this person had anything to do with his boss, but he was afraid that he would offend someone important. He could only speak hesitantly, "You wait here, I''ll go in and ask."


    "Alright." Luo Yi nodded modestly.


    "There''s no need to go through all this trouble!"


    As soon as he said that, Luo Yi was wrapped around the back of his neck. Her whole body froze. She didn''t even have time to turn around to see who it was before she heard him whisper in her ear, "I''ll bring you in."


    This person seemed to be quite familiar with each other in the rich and powerful building. Upon hearing these words, the servant that guarded the door immediately smiled obsequiously and made way for the two of them. "Please come in."


    Only then did Luo Yi have the chance to clearly see the face of the person behind him, and when she turned her head, he was shocked.


    It turned out that this person''s right cheek had a long scar that reached to his neck. It looked like an old wound, and its color had lightened a lot.


    Luo Yi was shocked, but quickly reacted, forcing the cry of surprise down her throat, and then breaking free from the man''s arm: "Young Noble, you have to behave yourself."


    Her face was expressionless, and no emotions could be detected from the words she said. However, the person behind her seemed to not understand the meaning of the word ''serious'', as she leaned closer with a mischievous smile. "Miss, are you thinking of destroying the bridge after crossing the river?"


    Luo Yi cautiously took a step back, feeling annoyed at the man''s actions, she rolled her eyes, then suddenly thought of something and smiled: "It''s not that I don''t want to get close to Young Master."


    "Oh? "Then why?"


    "There are really too many troubles in front of a widow''s door." Luo Yi raised her hand to wipe the tears that did not appear at the corner of her eyes, and sneakily taking a look at the man''s surprised expression, the smile on her face became even wider: "My husband has just died, his corpse is still slightly cold, Young Noble was stained with my bad luck today, so you should be careful when you sleep tonight."


    The corner of her mouth curved into a strange smile. "When my husband was still alive, he was too narrow-minded."

 C30

    As if to comply with what she had just said, the moment Luo Yi finished speaking, a cold wind blew in, bringing a few snowflakes with it. The snowflakes landed on their faces and caused goose bumps to rise all over their bodies.


    A new customer came in, shaking the snow from his shoulders and muttering to himself about the sudden snow.


    Embarrassed, she took a peek around and noticed that the people who came and went didn''t look in their direction. Only then did she relax, pretending as if nothing had happened, and withdraw her hand.


    Then he was stared at again.


    He chuckled, turned his head to the right when he looked down, and his gaze naturally fell on the other person.


    As if he did not expect there to be someone else, Yi Qiannan''s eyes widened when he saw that person''s face, and squeezed Luo Yi out while saying "How are you free today".


    Caught off guard, Luo Yi was almost pushed down to the ground. Luckily, Tang Yuan was behind her back and held her arm in time, and even patted her back a few times to comfort her.


    Luo Yi smiled up at him.


    Although Yi Qiannan''s actions didn''t look friendly, they were completely out of the two''s sight. His flawless words made it so that people couldn''t even wait for an opportunity to look for trouble.


    The man smiled and pretended not to see through his inner thoughts. His tone didn''t change much as he nodded in return and said, "Boss Yi, you''re too courteous."


    "What are you talking about?" A waiter happened to be passing by, so Yi Qiannan stopped him. He instructed him to bring a pot of the best tea in the building to the guest before continuing, "We didn''t manage to make you stand here for so long ¡­"


    As he spoke, he turned the man around and asked, "The room is being cleaned every day as per your orders, do you want me to bring you up there?"


    "Then I''ll be troubling you." The man did not refuse and extended his hand in a "please" gesture.


    To be honest, the Li City was a big place, and there were many rich and powerful families here. The guests that came to and fro in the rich and powerful building like him were all ordinary people, but to be personally entertained by his boss, it was really just this one.


    Yi Qiannan took a sip of his tea. "How did you provoke him?"


    He had just come out of that man''s room, thinking that he had done something great. As soon as he swallowed the tea, he looked up at Tang Yuan with a pleading look for praise.


    Tang Yuan tilted his head as if he did not see it, causing Luo Yi to learn how to dress herself and turn blind.


    "How was it provoked by me ¡­" She felt wronged, "He clearly posted it himself."


    "But who is this person?"


    Luo Yi originally had a very familiar feeling towards that person, but after hearing what he said, her curiosity was even more, so he shook his arm and urged him to continue.


    Yi Qiannan had originally been unwilling to speak of this because he felt it was a guest''s privacy. Who would have thought that Tang Yuan would also reveal a curious expression to him? His heartstrings vibrated and he immediately ripped apart his moral integrity, "This person came to visit you in the palace."


    He unconsciously lowered his voice. Before he spoke, he carefully looked around to make sure that there was no one else around. "It''s His Majesty''s red person."


    "Your Majesty?" Luo Yi was startled, and quickly realised that the person who the other party mentioned was the same person she had met before, so she asked: "Didn''t you say to represent the imperial court?"


    "It doesn''t make a difference anyway."


    Yi Qiannan waved his hand, indicating that she was in deep water. "I''m just trying to gain a good reputation."


    "No," he said.


    The empress of the palace had a strong body while the crown prince was in good health. Chen Jinyan could only use the title of "acting as the ruler of the imperial court" to coax the citizens, but in reality, the royal authority was all in the prince''s hands. Many of the commoners and officials had also gradually changed their name to "Your Majesty".


    He had now completed more than half of the last step.


    Yi Qiannan lowered his voice and returned the question to the person before him: "He is called Mu Yizhou, because he does not have a position in the imperial court, there are not many people who know of him, his family does not have any background, he is just an ordinary merchant, but ¡­"


    Yi Qiannan tried to keep them in suspense. "He''s the head of His Majesty''s think tank."


    It was said that before Thirteenth Prince had even entered the palace, he had been accompanied by a group of brains that specialized in managing various matters within the feudal fiefdom. This think tank had a total of ten people, all of them had the skills to rule the country, and one of them was a man surnamed Mu, who was considered the most important by Chen Jinyan.


    However, this person did not show his true face. It was said that because of the injuries on his face and his terrifying appearance, he would enter and leave the palace wearing a silver mask that covered half of his face. Thus, there were very few people in this world who had seen his face and connected it with their identity as the leader of a "think tank".


    "Then how do you know his identity?"


    "He came here with His Majesty the first time."


    Yi Qiannan roughly recalled the time. "Two months ago, His Majesty sent a decree to the palace on a whim, saying that he wanted to come and take a look at the place that was rumored to be occupied by nobles. He scared me so much that I choked in my throat and almost lost control."


    It was late in the night when they had arrived, and there were not many accompanying them. Other than Mu Yizhou, there was only one other eunuch who had delivered the message to them earlier.


    Yi Qiannan was kneeling on the ground, looking at his surroundings. He didn''t utter a single word other than a salute.


    Chen Jinyan slowly walked in, his gaze sweeping around the empty great hall, and praised: "You''re pretty smart."


    He took two steps forward and waved his hand, signaling the eunuch to help Yi Qiannan up. "Stand up."


    Yi Qiannan used the momentum to get up.


    The rest of the people in the building had long since been sent out for various reasons, thus the service naturally fell on his head. Yi Qiannan refilled the teacups of the two men in front of him and retreated three steps back, waiting to hear what the monarch of the nation had come to see him in the dead of the night.


    "There''s nothing else ¡­" Chen Jinyan shook the teacup in his hand and laughed: "No matter what, this is a name personally bestowed by this king.


    As he spoke, he nudged the person beside him with his shoulder and said intimately, "Am I right?"


    Mu Yizhou bowed and replied respectfully, "Yes."


    In this world, there were only nine or five people who could sit together with him. Yi Qiannan was very curious, so he quietly raised his head to look at that person, but who would have thought that this person would so casually look at him? He was startled, and just as he was about to admit his mistake, that person casually turned his gaze back, as if he didn''t see his disrespectful behavior.


    Yi Qiannan was stunned.


    That night, they did not stay long and only drank a cup of tea before leaving. Yi Qiannan did not yet understand the reason why Chen Jinyan came this time, when he heard a servant reporting that a man with a scar on his face had appeared at the door.


    This man had no official position in the court, no gold coins in the house, and no keepsake to prove his identity. However, his temperament was extraordinary, so the servant at the door did not dare to let him in easily, nor did he dare to offend him.


    When Yi Qiannan heard the words "there''s a scar on his face", he immediately thought of that man from the previous night and rushed over without even finishing his sentence. As expected, he saw Mu Yizhou calmly standing outside the door.


    Perhaps because he heard the sound of footsteps, Mu Yizhou raised his head from his thoughts, and upon seeing the person who walked over, he only nodded slightly as a greeting, without the slightest bit of displeasure from the offense on his face.


    Yi Qiannan hastily welcomed him in. Before he entered, he didn''t forget to secretly kick the attendant who was guarding the door, and at the same time instructed in a low voice, "You must remember this person. If you see him again, bring him directly to the best room on the third floor."


    "Yes." The two men guarding the door said with fear and trepidation.


    At that time, Yi Qiannan did not understand why Mu Yizhou was here. When he stood on the third floor and saw the nobles coming and going in the middle of the hall, he suddenly realized that the enemy was in the light and that His Majesty was really good at this.


    He raised his eyebrows and smiled for a moment. When he turned around, he saw the lord, who he had befriended previously, waving at him from afar. He smiled widely, walked up quickly and put his hand on that person''s shoulder, smiling, "You haven''t been here for a few days, right?"


    "Yeah!" The person was also upset. He pinched the center of his brows and casually spat at Yi Qiannan, "There''s been too many facts happening in the court lately ¡­"


    When Lin Ting came to pick Luo Yi up, the outline of the moon was already faintly discernible in the sky.


    The snow had not stopped, but it was much lighter than it had been in the afternoon. Previously, Lin Ting and Xu Shilian had been to the Wealthy Class building, so the servant recognized him. Therefore, he did not waste any effort and asked where Luo Yi was now.


    In the room, Luo Yi was eating her meal intently. She had just put down her chopsticks when Tang Yuan, who did not even have the time to take a breath, handed her a bowl of medicine: "There''s still this."


    After days of being forced to drink the medicine, Luo Yi had already resigned to her fate, and did not even have time to struggle, as she took the medicine bowl and poured it into her mouth.


    Its movements were like flowing water, and its aura was as if it could swallow mountains and rivers.


    Yi Qiannan sighed as he clapped. When Luo Yi placed the empty bowl on the table with a "clang", he couldn''t help but stick his head out to take a look: "What kind of medicine is this? "Are you sick?"


    "Nope." Luo Yi replied as she wiped the leftover medicinal dregs from the corner of her mouth.


    "Then why did you drink the medicine?"


    Yi Qiannan was straightforward, Tang Yuan was not able to stop him and when he heard him ask this question, before he could even think of an answer, Luo Yi had already opened his mouth and said, "If there''s a cure, then he''s not."


    "He told me." Luo Yi raised his chin and pointed to the direction of Tang Yuan.


    "So you drank this medicine to protect yourself?" Yi Qiannan reacted quickly. The next second, he turned to look at Tang Yuan pitifully as he muttered to himself, "Then why didn''t I?"


    "¡­"


    "I want to drink the medicine too!"


    "Stop messing around!" When Tang Yuan saw this person, he felt a headache coming on. After he pointed at this person''s head with one hand and pushed him away from himself, before he could even speak, Lin Ting''s voice came from outside the door, "Luo Yi."


    "Hmm?" Luo Yi quickly got up from the chair: "Are you done? Have you eaten? "


    She walked up to Lin Ting and pulled him into the seating area. Unexpectedly, the other party shook his head and pulled her back, "I''ve already eaten. I came to take you home. "


    "Oh." Luo Yi didn''t suspect anything. Hearing his words, she obediently stopped what she was doing just now, raised her lips, and waved at Yi Qiannan. "Goodbye."


    Tang Yuan originally wanted to follow them, but when he just got off the stool, he was pressed back down by Yi Qiannan, "You can''t go! You haven''t made me any medicine! "


    "¡­"


    Do you really think you can take this medicine as you like?!


    He helplessly rolled his eyes, but in his heart he knew that this was most likely an excuse Yi Qiannan had come up with to keep him here. Just as he was about to refuse, he saw Yi Qiannan suddenly release the hand that was on his shoulder, and slowly sit on the ground while clutching his stomach. My stomach... "I''m afraid I''m going to die from the pain ¡­"


    "..." Forget it, "Tang Yuan finally had nothing to say. As he thought about how this person''s shameless methods had not changed at all, he rubbed his temples in the direction of Luo Yi," You guys can leave first.


    His tone was full of helplessness, but there was no hint of impatience on his face.


    Luo Yi raised her eyebrows, sensing that Lin Ting still had something else he wanted to say, so he spoke before him: "Alright, then we''ll be leaving first. Be careful by yourself when you go back tomorrow."


    "It''s not up to you to worry about it!"


    Yi Qiannan, who had been sitting on the floor half dead a second ago, jumped up like a carp the moment he heard Tang Yuan''s words. He then pulled him behind him and said, "I''ll take good care of him."


    "Let''s go."


    Finally, even Lin Ting could not bear to continue watching, and could not bear to watch.


    Luo Yi turned around and made a face at the two of them, then jogged to catch up to Lin Ting who had already left.


    As she was about to leave, she suddenly turned around and looked in the direction of the third floor.


    In truth, she couldn''t even clearly see who was standing on the third floor from such a distance. But strangely, she just felt that Mu Yizhou must be standing there, and ¡­


    Looking at her.

 C31

    The streets that had been covered in snow were not as lively as usual, but there were still one or two sad people left in their homes. They had to run around in this world of ice and snow to earn a living. Luo Yi saw a big boss selling roasted sweet potatoes, his eyes lit up, and pulled Lin Ting''s sleeves as they ran towards him.


    Thinking that their business was not good, the moment the grandpa saw them, he immediately went up to welcome them. Then he opened the cover to reveal the sweet potato that was still steaming hot. He warmly greeted, "The sweet potato that has just been roasted is still warm. Here, one for you?"


    The aroma of roasted sweet potatoes spread out the moment he raised his hand, quickly filling up this small piece of land in an overbearing and unreasonable manner. Luo Yi could not help but take a deep breath.


    Luo Yi was anxious, she could not help but take a bite when she just received the sweet potato. As a result, she was scalded to the point of jumping, one hand continuously fanning his throat as she swallowed it with difficulty. In comparison, Lin Ting''s movements were much more graceful. He first tore off the sweet potato skin slowly, then placed it to her lips and blew on it for a few breaths.


    Unhappily, Luo Yi took another big bite, as if she was doing it, and then was scalded to the point of jumping again.


    Lin Ting covered his lips with one hand and laughed.


    Luo Yi was asking why she wanted to lie and say that she had eaten before even eating, but Lin Ting replied her irrelevant words with a much more serious expression than usual.


    "Oh." Luo Yi curled her lips and replied.


    "There''s still that medicine ¡­"


    Then, without waiting for her to recover her senses, Lin Ting immediately frowned: "What happened to the medicine? "Are you sick?"


    "None ¡­" Luo Yi stretched out her tone as she replied in a disapproving tone: "It''s because I couldn''t sleep well earlier, so Tang Yuan gave me this medicine. But look, am I not done yet?"


    "Alright, why do you still need to drink more medicine?" Lin Ting was unwilling to be dismissed by her in such a short time, and stubbornly insisted on asking for an answer, but unfortunately, this matter was not done by Luo Yi. As a result, the latter revealed a conflicted expression as his facial features scrunched together, "How would I know ¡­ "He said it was to protect himself ¡­"


    Luo Yi frowned: "Maybe it really has the effect of strengthening the body."


    After saying that, when he saw that Lin Ting''s brows were still knitted together, he could not help but let out a "Aiya" sound and went over. Anyway, he wouldn''t harm me, right? "


    As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Ting glared at him.


    However, staring back at the three of them was a form of camaraderie that they had grown up in. They still had some trust in Tang Yuan, so Lin Ting was not worried about the medicine he gave them as he was afraid that something was hiding in Tang Yuan''s heart. It was because he was afraid that they would be worried and refuse to say it out loud.


    Lin Ting''s footsteps stopped, causing him to have no choice but to stay where he was and mutter in a muffled voice, "Mmm."


    She was actually a little unwilling, but the reason for this slight unwillingness was that even she herself could not explain it clearly. It was clear that she had done all that she could.


    Moreover, this was an appointment she made with Lin Ting previously.


    Luo Yi lowered her eyes, thinking back to yesterday, when Lin Ting had said "no" with a gloomy face.


    His anger had not completely dissipated in the first place, but when he heard Luo Yi''s words, his expression darkened even more. After saying the words "you''re not allowed", he turned around and left without even looking at her, but Luo Yi purposely acted as if he was in a difficult situation.


    "You promised me you wouldn''t worry me!" Lin Ting was so angry that he almost laughed.


    Tang Yuan did not tell him who Luo Yi went with to the Northern Tribes, so he was initially angry at Luo Yi for not having any sense of security, but Luo Yi actually said that the person with her was the son of the prime minister!


    He himself was half a step into the circle of power struggles, so he could guess Luo Yi''s motive for coming to the Northern Tribes this time.


    Lin Ting frowned, he secretly thought to himself how there could be such a worrisome person like Luo Yi, for her to be able to come back alive from the Northern Tribes, it was already a great fortune, yet he actually still wanted to take the initiative and get involved in all this?


    "If you have something you want to tell me, I can help you, but you definitely can''t show yourself."


    His tone didn''t fluctuate in the slightest, and his expression was clearly more resolute than ever before.


    "I want to see where he grew up with my own eyes."


    Luo Yi''s eyes reddened, and the hand that was pulling at the corner of her clothes even trembled: "I miss him a lot."


    This was the first time Lin Ting heard Luo Yi speaking in such a tone, her heart tightened and her tone softened, "Luo Yi ¡­"


    "I don''t know what happened between you two," he said after a pause, "but you''re going to get married."


    That person will treat you very well. You should be properly placed in the softest part of your heart. It doesn''t matter if you get bullied. Tang Yuan and I will help you get it back tenfold. You will have the most ordinary and perfect life ¡ª and I know that''s what you want. But the prerequisite for all of these was that Luo Yi was a living person.


    Lin Ting did not say these words, but Luo Yi understood them, so she raised his hand to wipe his eyes, raised his head and smiled at Lin Ting: "I know."


    She said that she did not feel that she liked Xu Heng very much, and had only resented that she did not say goodbye to him properly.


    Luo Yi said with confidence, ssshshehad guaranteed that after this matter, he would not have anything to do with the battle for power, causing Lin Ting to heave a sigh of relief, but the moment she walked into the Prime Minister''s Estate''s study, he secretly apologized to Lin Ting in her heart.


    Not long after New Year''s Day was the March. The weather had gradually warmed up. Although there would occasionally be periods of cold weather, the tree in the yard had already sprouted a new branch without anyone noticing, flaunting the fact that the earth had returned to its former glory.


    Luo Yi changed into the new skirt Xu Heng had bought for her during New Year''s. She turned her head and saw that when Tang Yuan went out, he was actually forced to smile and almost fell to the ground. She supported herself with one hand against the willow tree''s trunk in the courtyard before she managed to stand steadily, "Tang Yuan, you ¡­ "You ¡­"


    She wanted to say that Tang Yuan was wrapped up like a woman within a month, but his thoughts were seen through by her. Before she could even finish, she was hit hard by a knife, so she could only swallow her words back into her stomach. The old man already said that you need to cover your body with the autumn ice in order to be healthy. "


    "Right?" As he said that, he looked at Tang Yuan with a face full of pride, hoping that the other party would praise him.


    "..." "Shut up!"


    Tang Yuan turned around, not wanting to give him a single glance.


    Yi Qiannan pursed his lips in dissatisfaction.


    As the results were out, Lin Ting had already taken the entrance examination, and as expected, the four of them were celebrating for him in a small restaurant.


    This restaurant was hidden in the depths of the alley. Normally, there weren''t many people coming and going, and the only person taking care of the restaurant was a woman with a face full of age. She ignored them and placed the few remaining jars of wine on the table before returning to behind the counter.


    The four of them looked at each other, they did not mind the lady''s attitude, since they had only come here to seek peace, they did not expect to meet Xu Shilian here.


    Lin Ting stood up from the chair in shock: What are you doing here?


    "Coincidentally." Before Xu Shilian spoke, his gaze swept across Luo Yi''s body. Then, he patted Lin Ting''s shoulders and laughed: "I have not congratulated you yet."


    He had a smile on his face, and his expression was very gentle. However, his body was exuding a sense of distance due to his long years in power, which made everyone present feel a little uncomfortable.


    Xu Shilian was an intelligent person, how could he not see the formality of these people? Thus, he patted Lin Ting''s shoulders in understanding as he smiled, and indicated for him to go talk with him on the other side.


    Lin Ting nodded, but before leaving, he greeted Luo Yi: "You guys eat first, I''ll be back soon."


    "Got it." Luo Yi made an impatient expression and waved his hand to urge him to leave.


    Although this place was somewhat remote, there were quite a few rare flowers nearby. Luo Yi listened to Yi Qiannan''s nonsense for a long time, until his ears were about to callus, but he didn''t know how to stop it. In the end, she couldn''t help but sneak a glance at Tang Yuan.


    However, those who were being observed seemed to have already gotten used to it. Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw someone staring at him, so he casually scooped a bowl of soup and placed it in front of Luo Yi.


    Yi Qiannan wanted nothing more than to bury his entire person into a bowl. "Thirsty."


    In broad daylight! Disgraceful!


    Luo Yi used one hand to cover her eyes as she used her elbow to support herself as she half turned around, the four big words "I can''t bear to look" written all over her face.


    Luo Yi did not mind as well. Her toes tapped on the ground and continued with her previous movements, but in the process, she accidentally brushed past the door and suddenly froze in place along with the smile on her face.


    The person outside the door walked very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, he had completely disappeared. As a result, the only thing that remained in Luo Yi''s eyes was the corner of his clothes that was lifted by the wind, and his face that was so familiar to the point of palpitation.


    Luo Yi could even feel the cold blood in her body.


    He ¡­


    "Luo Yi?"


    "Hmm?"


    Noticing that Luo Yi had suddenly froze, Tang Yuan waved her hand in front of her eyes in confusion: "What''s wrong with you?"


    "I''m fine ¡­" Only then did Luo Yi regain his senses, he laughed and stuck out his tongue, then explained: "It''s just now that I saw a very familiar figure, and my mind wandered a bit."


    She rubbed the tip of her nose, just as she was about to say that she didn''t need to worry, she saw Yi Qiannan raise his head from the bowl and ask with a wink: "You have some acquaintances in Li City?"


    He was genuinely curious about Luo Yi''s circle of relationships, and felt that even though Luo Yi had never been to Li City before, she seemed to be familiar with them. Without waiting for her reply, he asked again, "Why didn''t you chase after him to take a look?"


    "No more."


    "What?" Yi Qiannan immediately understood what the word meant when he heard her, but before he could ask further, Luo Yi had already picked up his chopsticks: "I said I don''t have any acquaintances in Li City anymore."


    So I don''t need to chase him to know that I must be seeing things.


    On the other hand, the man who intentionally passed by Luo Yi, stopped at the corner and waited for a while, but didn''t see anyone chasing after him from inside the house.


    She had long guessed that this girl was fickle, but she didn''t expect that she would really refuse to even go out to take a look.


    He sighed, but there was only a faint smile on his face.


    Perhaps because he was too tired of laughing, another person on the scene could not stand it any longer. He rolled his eyes and scolded, "You can still laugh?"


    "Why can''t you laugh?" The man answered righteously, "At least I didn''t see the wrong person, right?"


    The latter part of the sentence was obviously a rhetorical question, but the man didn''t seem like he wanted to hear it. After saying that, he bent over and made a "please" gesture, "Please."


    "..." "No need for formalities." The person who spoke swung his sleeve, revealing the unique design of the palace uniform at the corner.


    Speaking of which, after Xu Shilian called Lin Ting away, he didn''t say anything big and only praised his results, and then asked him how he was preparing for the Hall Competition in a month.


    Lin Ting weirdly repeated this question in his heart, but when he replied, his voice was still the same, "Not bad."


    "That''s good," Xu Shilian obviously did not hear what he was saying, and continued, "In the Hall Competition a month from now, according to the rules, the Emperor will personally set a question for the assessment. But right now, my Li Kingdom is being led by a duke who represents the government of the imperial court, do you know what this means?"


    "Got it." Now that he had finally reached the main topic of his discussion, Lin Ting''s expression became serious: "The time has come."


    Previously, Luo Yi and Yi Qiannan had heard from Yi Qiannan that the reason the Thirteenth Prince was still only "acting as the imperial government" was because he lacked a legitimate excuse. But now, the time had finally come.


    The question of the Hall Competition was personally set by His Majesty himself as a system of regulations passed down from his ancestors. But His Majesty was currently imprisoned in an enemy kingdom, so in order to not break the rules of his ancestors, it was best and most appropriate ¡ª


    "The New Emperor."


    Lin Ting turned around in astonishment, and looked at Luo Yi who had stood behind him for an unknown period of time. "Go back quickly!"


    But Luo Yi bit her lips, neither raising her head to look at him nor listening to him.


    A bad premonition suddenly rose in Lin Ting''s heart.


    Xu Shilian ignored the dispute in front of him, and after looking at them for a while, continued expressionlessly: "Recently, the court has already decided to send a report to the officials, and the Ministry of Rites has also chosen a auspicious day, waiting for an imperial edict to announce it to the masses, then the world will truly change hands."


    He couldn''t help but wish that he could pull Luo Yi and leave on the spot. But before he could even put his idea into action, Luo Yi had already continued as she continued, "There''s still one month until the Hall Competition, and the auspicious time of the Department of Rites is five days away, so the decree will be issued tomorrow ¡­"


    "What does this have to do with you!" Lin Ting finally suppressed his fury and interrupted Luo Yi''s words. He grabbed her wrist with one hand and walked out, his five fingers using force to grab onto her wrist and leaving a deep and shallow mark.


    "When a new emperor ascends the throne, the imperial harem must first be filled up."


    Luo Yi''s voice sounded from behind Lin Ting, and it was cold to the point that it wasn''t like any other voice she had heard before, and similarly not a single emotion could be heard, "I want to enter the palace."

 C32

    Today, I have also angered my parents


    The proposal for Luo Yi to enter the palace was suggested by Xu Shilian the first time the two of them met.


    He had long anticipated that Chen Jinyan would not let this opportunity go, so he made preparations to enter the palace. However, most of these people were not smart enough, and they were not loyal enough either, so he was hesitant about choosing anyone to be his spy.


    Luo Yi unconsciously clenched her fingers.


    When Xu Heng said that he shouldn''t trust anyone, she clenched his teeth and walked forward by himself. After all, most people in the world were lonely and bitter.


    But these words could never be said to Lin Ting.


    Lin Ting was so angry that his teeth were hurting, the corners of his mouth were twitching as though he was about to laugh, making people feel cold at his back.


    He had never said something so harsh to Luo Yi before, "If you really think your life is too long, why didn''t you say so earlier? Then I won''t do anything to save you ¡­ Furthermore, why did I save you? "


    drank a mouthful of tea, then turned to Luo Yi with a gaze full of sarcasm: "Waiting to see how you will act so cheap today?"


    Luo Yi''s eyes instantly turned red, but she still did not say anything.


    At the side, Tang Yuan and Yi Qiannan were so frightened by the atmosphere between the two that they didn''t dare to speak. When they heard these words, they couldn''t help but frown, "You''ve passed, haven''t you ¡­"


    They had originally wanted to leave with Xu Shilian so that they could talk together. But who would have thought that Luo Yi would call them softly before she could even finish her words, "Wait a moment ¡­"


    "I have something that I need your help with."


    These words were said to Yi Qiannan, who was stunned for a moment. There was a perplexed look on his face: "Me? What can I help you with? "


    "I need an identity to enter the palace."


    According to the etiquette system, choosing a concubine in the palace was a very important matter. The imperial concubine would have to undergo a thorough examination before the emperor or empress would personally examine the contents of the family history and knowledge, but due to the special circumstances and the fact that the imperial concubine would inevitably have to pay a heavy toll on the people and waste of time, the imperial concubine would have to go through a series of procedures. The imperial concubine would have to simply choose a woman of appropriate age from the family of a third rank or higher official.


    Yi Qiannan looked at Lin Ting''s increasingly gloomy face, then turned to look at Tang Yuan who had not spoken a word since then, and spoke as if he was seeking courage: "Today, before I left, I received an imperial edict saying that the new emperor is merciful, and that my Yi family would be merciful, but my family does not have any sisters, so I did not take it to heart. How do you know? "


    Just as his words fell, Lin Ting gave a cold laugh, "Hah, how else would you know? "I didn''t know that Miss Luo and the dignified prime minister had such a close relationship!"


    His words were full of ridicule and mockery, no matter how thick a skin Luo Yi had, he could not endure it, furthermore, in all these years, Lin Ting had never said such words to her.


    Tang Yuan also could not listen to it any longer. When he saw that Lin Ting wanted to say something, he stopped him, "Lin Ting!"


    There was a rarely seen seriousness in his tone, Lin Ting paused for a moment, and in the end, did not continue speaking. Instead, he forcefully shut his eyes, and turned his head to the side.


    Before he spoke, he passed a handkerchief to. "Lin Ting and I have watched you grow up, although we are not blood related, you should understand that we have always truly treated you as our own sister."


    She held a handkerchief to her eyes for a moment, and when she lowered her hand she could even smile at him.


    Tang Yuan could not bear it anymore, but seeing Lin Ting''s expression, he steeled his heart and said, "Do you know what this decision of yours means?"


    "No family, no people." A place like the backyard of the palace is not something that ordinary families like us can get involved in. "


    His tone remained calm, as if he was trying to explain a simple truth to a young child, but the words that came out of his mouth were extremely realistic. "You have no freedom, no friends, and even no lover ¡­"


    Lin Ting added: "Once you enter the palace, you must know, your husband is a lord, not a husband."


    "I know." After a long period of silence, Luo Yi opened his mouth.


    As if her voice was a thousand kilograms heavy stone, the instant she opened her mouth, a bloody shadow that had been tortured appeared. Luo Yi coughed lightly twice to clear her throat, as she said in a voice so firm that it made one feel exasperated: "I don''t regret it."


    I don''t regret it at all, "Lin Ting said as he stood up, and accidentally swept the teacup on the table with his sleeves:" If you have such ambition, then I shouldn''t have blocked your way.


    "I can''t do it!"


    After Lin Ting finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and left, leaving the other three people to look at each other in the space filled with silence. After a while, Lin Ting walked forward and patted Luo Yi''s shoulder, "You should go back with Yi Qiannan first.


    Yi Qiannan quickly nodded his head.


    The three of them did not speak for the rest of the time. After Tang Yuan gave Yi Qiannan a few simple words, he went to chase after Lin Ting.


    "You ¡­ "Do you really not regret it?" Yi Qiannan suddenly stopped in his tracks before entering the building and asked absentmindedly.


    Luo Yi was already upset, hearing his question was strange, but after looking up at him once, she still nodded silently.


    "Then you can go. Actually, I''ve been wanting to have a sister for a long time."


    Yi Qiannan''s tone suddenly became cheerful as a warm smile rose on his face. He then placed an arm on Luo Yi''s shoulder.


    Luo Yi looked up at the man who spoke in a daze.


    Ever since she spoke out her plans, no one else stood on her side. Thus, when someone suddenly expressed their support for her, she didn''t even know how to react, and her expression was also completely blank.


    Yi Qiannan smiled and rubbed her hair, but his words were completely at odds with his current expression, "You don''t need to rush to express anything."


    "I don''t object because I don''t care."


    He said with a smile, "I don''t care what kind of people you meet in the palace, what kind of things you encounter, and whether your life is in danger."


    "The human heart is cold and detached. If you really want to enter the palace, you must first remember this point."


    He spoke of the cold reality with a gentle expression, saying that if there really was someone in this world who would be led astray by their nose by their own will, it could only mean that this person cared about you a lot.


    "Only an outsider can understand your difficulties from the perspective of an onlooker," he said.


    Yi Qiannan stood in the middle of the hall with her arm around Luo Yi''s shoulders. From time to time, people would come over to greet him, and when they turned their heads to look at Luo Yi, they would stealthily and sneakily move their shoulders over with a smile on their faces. They winked and said, "Boss Yi, your luck with women is pretty good!"


    "What are you saying!" Yi Qiannan pretended to be angry as he pushed away the person who was knocking him over. Then, he forcefully pulled Luo Yi himself closer to him with one hand, and said with a look of a good brother: "This is my little sister. She just came over from her hometown."


    As he said that, he pushed Luo Yi up two steps: "Say hello to Lord Liu."


    Luo Yi, "..."


    She raised her eyes slightly and looked at Yi Qiannan, who was half a step behind her.


    She knew that Yi Qiannan was trying to force her.


    As long as she didn''t say it, she still had a chance to go back on her words.


    "..." Lord Liu is very courteous. "


    After a long while, the stubborn cow in front of him couldn''t even pull back her, so she kneeled down and saluted the person in front of her. Yi Qiannan, who was standing behind her, silently sighed.


    I wonder if Tang Yuan will beat me to death when he turns around...


    With this thought, Yi Qiannan heard someone call for him from not too far away, so he raised his hand to greet him. He then bent down and warned Luo Yi, "It''s still that room from before, I''ll get someone to send you over later. Don''t run around by yourself, wait for Tang Yuan to come back and find you."


    "Yes."


    Luo Yi had promised to do well, but in the end, she had forgotten about Yi Qiannan''s orders in the blink of an eye.


    She stared at the man who had suddenly appeared in front of her and cautiously took two steps back. "Is something the matter?"


    Mu Yizhou grinned: "It''s fine."


    He clearly looked very ordinary, but there was a long scar on the right side of his face. When he smiled, he felt that he looked very pretty.


    Luo Yi was a little dazed, she immediately moved closer, and her breath could almost reach her face: "I just heard Boss Yi say that you are his sister?"


    "What has it got to do with you?" Luo Yi asked.


    He knew how to judge a person''s expression, and he also knew that there were some words that he couldn''t listen to. With this situation, anyone with eyes would know that he should retreat, but this girl was the boss''s one who had instructed him to return to his room safely ¡­


    The manservant who was leading the way felt like crying.


    Fortunately, Luo Yi was very understanding, and knew that sshe couldn''t leave yet, he turned her head and said: "Go and busy yourself first, I know where to go."


    "This ¡­" The attendant was slightly troubled.


    "Don''t worry, I won''t tell him." Luo Yi said again.


    Luo Yi raised her eyebrow, the corners of her eyes were still red, but she had to look closely to be able to see it, so she did not expect that after looking at her for so long, she would ask her that question, "Did you cry just now?"


    "Nope." Luo Yi quickly retorted, "It''s because I didn''t sleep well last night."


    As he said this, he couldn''t help but frown. "Excuse me, I''m leaving."


    Who would have thought that Mu Yizhou would be such an unusual person? He took her words as air, straightened his back and thought for a moment, then said, "Previously, His Majesty gave Boss Yi a spot to enter the palace, and I also heard him say that you are his younger sister. From the looks of it, you''re the one who entered the palace? So you''re crying because you don''t want to? "


    He spoke on his own, ignoring Luo Yi''s expression.


    He almost forgot that this person was the red person in front of the new emperor.


    "Who said I wasn''t willing?" When he thought of this, Luo Yi''s tone of voice subconsciously improved a lot: "I really didn''t sleep well, so I''ll have to trouble you to move aside. I really need to go back and sleep."


    She took two steps to the side to avoid Mu Yizhou, but the moment she moved, her intentions were seen through. Following the movement of the shadow below her, the path in front of her was once again blocked by someone: "Aren''t you still cold?"


    Luo Yi did not know where the laughing spot was located. She looked at him again and said: "I was lying."


    She really didn''t understand what this person was trying to do, not to mention that she was already in a bad mood, so she quickly got impatient. She impatiently waved her hand in the air, "If there''s nothing else, I''ll be leaving."


    Luo Yi took a few more steps to the side, and after she finished moving, he cautiously raised her head to look, only to realise that the person was not blocking her path like before, and sighed a breath of relief in her heart. She continued to walk up, but unexpectedly, she was grabbed by the wrist.


    "Do you have everything ¡­"


    Luo Yi could feel something being stuffed in her palm before she could even finish her sentence.


    It felt cold to the touch, Luo Yi was startled, she lowered her head and saw an extremely familiar jade bottle: "Inside this bottle is a superior fragrance, next time when you lose sleep, you can try it out."


    The jade bottle was exquisite, Luo Yi could not even hold it steadily, her mind was in a mess yet her movements was surprisingly fast, the words that came out of her mouth seemed to come out without a thought: "How do you have this?"


    Compared to her trembling voice, Mu Yizhou was much calmer. He followed her gaze and swept over the small jade bottle in her hand once, and then calmly said: "What, you like it? I still have a lot at home! "


    He answered without any hesitation, making Luo Yi feel that it was laughable.


    Also ¡­ There are many similar jade bottles in this world ¡­


    Luo Yi lowered her eyes and stared at the object in her hand for a while.


    She once had an identical jade bottle that was given to her by Tang Yuan. After that, she gave it to Xu Heng ¡­


    Luo Yi returned the jade bottle back to him, "Thank you for your good intentions, there''s no need."


    She turned around and left quickly, so she didn''t notice the deep gaze of the person behind her chasing after her for a long distance.

 C33

    In the evening, Tang Yuan came back.


    Luo Yi was originally feeling dizzy, but the moment she heard Tang Yuan''s voice, she suddenly felt refreshed and tried to look behind Tang Yuan with his eyes wide open.


    Luo Yi also did not know what kind of answer she wanted to get from Tang Yuan. She did not even know why she asked this question, but it was for no reason at all.


    She raised her eyes slightly and met Tang Yuan''s gaze.


    There was not much difference between the three of them when they counted the number of feelings they had between each other. If she did not listen to Lin Ting''s advice, she might not have followed Tang Yuan''s suggestion, but she was truly too helpless, so she urgently wanted to obtain comfort from Tang Yuan. It was just like when a child was scolded by their father, they would subconsciously go to their mother for protection.


    Thinking about that, Luo Yi suddenly laughed, thinking that it was lucky that Yi Qiannan didn''t know what she was thinking, otherwise he would have thrown her off the third floor on the spot.


    Yi Qiannan was provoked by her sudden smile towards him, and he stroked his arm as he took two steps back.


    Luo Yi laughed and turned back to look at Tang Yuan.


    She felt that Tang Yuan could understand her, but he shook his head as his tone turned serious, "I don''t understand you."


    "But I respect you."


    "Speaking of which, the biggest difference between Lin Ting and I is that I know I can''t persuade you, but he just doesn''t believe me.


    Tang Yuan fiddled with his teacup, "I heard from Lin Ting about the relationship between the two of you and I and I roughly understand why you insisted on entering the palace. But Luo Yi ¡­"


    "Why are you so sure that you''re the only one capable of doing this?"


    Tang Yuan gave a short laugh, "Speaking of which, Lin Ting is probably not angry at you, but at himself. If he hadn''t left you to come to Li City ¡­"


    "Then none of this will happen."


    Lin Ting held onto his forehead with one hand and looked a little absent-minded after drinking. He had to put in a lot of effort to clearly see the position of the opposite Broth Yuan: "She shouldn''t have been involved in all these matters."


    So...


    "Rest early." Tang Yuan pulled away from his memories, "You know very well in your heart that it''s impossible for him to really ignore you."


    Thus, early in the morning on the second day, Luo Yi waited at the entrance of Prime Minister''s Estate.


    The sky had yet to brighten, and the scattered stars scattered across the sky, reflecting the low moans of the unknown animals by his side, unexpectedly exuded a hint of warmth.


    Luo Yi waited under the big tree at the entrance of Prime Minister''s Estate. Not long later, she saw someone walking over under the cover of the night sky.


    The man was walking hurriedly. His hair was very neat and tidy, and his clothes were clean, but he looked like he was in a weird predicament. If you looked carefully, you could see that his eyes were dark and blue.


    Luo Yi suddenly appeared from beneath a tree.


    Lin Ting did not expect to meet Luo Yi here, so he was stunned, and before he could even speak, he saw the dew on Luo Yi''s shoulder. He thought he had been waiting for a while, and his face darkened again: "What are you doing here?"


    Luo Yi walked two steps forward with a timid expression on her face.


    In the past, whenever he angered Lin Ting, it would be like this, but this time, it was different. Lin Ting would definitely not be swayed by her little tricks again, thus his gaze wavered for a moment and quickly adjusted. He walked past her with a cold expression, as if he did not see her at all.


    However, the moment the two of them stood shoulder to shoulder, Luo Yi''s somewhat hoarse voice sounded beside his ears: "According to the imperial edict, I have three days to go to the palace to learn the palace rules, you really ¡­"


    Ignore me?


    As he said the last few words, Luo Yi''s voice practically trembled, his entire being seemed extremely pitiful, Lin Ting unsurprisingly stopped in his tracks, and after a while, he unyieldingly said: "As long as I help you reject Master Xu, you ¡­"


    What he wanted to say was immediately stuck in his throat.


    This was the first time Luo Yi had ever called herself "big bro" since she was sixteen. Lin Ting thought bitterly.


    When Luo Yi was young, she would always follow behind her and call her big brother instead, as if she was afraid that others wouldn''t know about their relationship. After growing up, she wasn''t as obedient as before, calling her "Lin Ting" every single time.


    Lin Ting was not stupid, he obviously knew what Luo Yi was thinking, but he had indeed only seen Luo Yi as a little sister, so he had no choice but to pretend that he didn''t know.


    He sighed.


    When Luo Yi saw that Lin Ting had indeed stopped walking forward, she could not help but heave a sigh of relief, and pulled on Lin Ting''s sleeve for a few more times before continuing, "Actually, it wasn''t just for him."


    "I don''t need it!" The moment she finished speaking, Lin Ting immediately asked with furrowed brows.


    Therefore, Chen Jinyan did not need to worry too much about them. Although Chen Liyi remained in the palace, on the surface he was still the crown prince, but in reality, he was the hostage Chen Jinyan used to hold back the imperial faction of the Grand Emperor.


    "You guys are outside the palace, so it''s inevitable that you won''t be able to handle the situation in the palace. You also have no way of knowing the crown prince''s safety, so I''ll help you, okay?"


    Her voice was a little softer, even a little seductive, like a few layers of mist. Her voice was clearly right next to his ear, but he couldn''t hear it clearly.


    Because I will never betray you.


    Luo Yi finally raised her head, and looked straight into Lin Ting''s eyes: "I''m not helping Xu Shilian, I''m helping you."


    Lin Ting did not know in the past that Luo Yi would give birth to such a clever mouth.


    Then, he let out a light laugh from his throat, and when he opened his mouth again, his voice sounded as if it contained ten thousand years of ice. "Alright then, if it''s really as you say, I won''t participate in the Hall Competition, and won''t participate in this battle to seize the throne, then we''ll set out home tomorrow."


    Luo Yi, "..."


    "Do you understand what that means?"


    Lin Ting immediately asked, turning a blind eye to Luo Yi''s pale face, "That means I don''t need you to help me."


    After a long time without anyone saying anything, Lin Ting looked at Luo Yi with a gaze seemingly filled with disappointment, and her voice revealed a strong self-mockery, "I never thought that you would actually play with me, too."


    Previously, no matter what kind of malicious words Luo Yi had said, they had never been able to cause the tears in her eyes to fall. But now, had immediately started crying because of this seemingly ordinary words from him.


    She actually knew how outrageous her words were.


    However, at that time, he had already personally agreed to it, and even if he went back on his words, it would be useless. She absolutely did not expect that in the blink of an eye, Lin Ting had already seen through her intentions, and not only did he point them out clearly, but it was also the first time in her life that she had used this kind of tone to tell him that she was very disappointed in him.


    Lin Ting cruelly struggled free of the sleeve that was still in Luo Yi''s hands, and for a moment, he actually didn''t know whether he should rejoice that Luo Yi already had this type of self-protecting method, or if he should be angry that she actually used this method on him.


    He watched as the grown-up girl whimpered softly behind him. When he looked down, he could see that her fingertips were trembling, but she was still holding on.


    Perhaps even she wasn''t sure if the person who had always been protecting her would ever forgive her again.


    Lin Ting had already walked forward more than ten meters, but in the end, he still turned back.


    He placed a hand on Luo Yi''s head as the corner of his eyes turned slightly red. "Foolish lady ¡­"


    When the three words that carried a sigh entered her ears, Luo Yi''s body even unwittingly trembled, as if afraid that someone would touch him. But when he heard the next words, he bit his arm and ruthlessly cried out.


    "I''m sorry to drag you into this, but at worst, I will raise you for the rest of your life after you leave the palace."


    Lin Ting pulled her arm, which was bleeding profusely. While holding a handkerchief to help her stop the bleeding, he listened to her small sobs which slowly turned into uncontrollable wails.


    Tears fell down on the ground, blooming one flower after another. In the blink of an eye, they all died.


    In the end, he still took her side. He didn''t even notice the dark side of her face and instead said, in an extremely apologetic tone, "I''m sorry. It was my fault that you ended up being involved in this for your entire life."


    Tang Yuan had said long ago that there wouldn''t be an absolute winner between them.


    On the day that Lin Ting entered the palace, he did not come to send her off. Luo Yi stood at the entrance of the aristocratic building and waited for a long time, but he did not see the figure of that person.


    Luo Yi thought for a while, then decided to just bring the faceless wood person she got from the Prime Minister''s Estate, and the hairpin Lin Ting had given her these past few days.


    On the surface, the hairpin looked like a normal hairpin, but there was a small mechanism behind the hairpin. When you press it, a silver needle would come out.


    She put away the two items along with the jade pendant that she had never left her side before taking two steps forward to say hello to the nanny who came to pick her up.


    The official consort selection was half a month later. During this half month, the daughters who were sent to the palace by the ministers had to go through three trials in addition to studying the rules of the palace.


    Luo Yi arrived late, and when the old wet nurse from the palace entered the room, the other three beautiful girls had already arrived. She gave him a cursory glance and was able to match the number of the people Yi Qiannan had shown her the night before ¡ª a total of no more than twenty officials above the third rank of the imperial court. Most of them had probably been to his residence before, so it was easy to find out who had delivered them to the palace.


    Luo Yi ignored him, and turned her head to memorize the portrait in her hand.


    The one who stayed by the door was the daughter of the Minister of Revenue. She was a famous talented girl in the Li City who was proficient in all sorts of ways of painting and the one next to her was the daughter of Master Zhang of the Ministry of Justice ¡­


    Luo Yi paused, and a strange expression instantly flashed across her face ¡ª ¡ª I heard that the Minister of Revenue and the Minister of Justice have always been at odds with each other.


    Sure enough, thinking that it was because the family''s lord had greeted them in advance, the two of them didn''t like each other, so they lowered the temperature of the room by a few degrees with cold expressions on their faces.


    Luo Yi turned her head in astonishment and met a pair of bright black eyes.


    This person was the only daughter of the Shang Shu Family, and appeared to be only thirteen or fourteen years old. Just now, she must have been shocked by the atmosphere in the room, as she didn''t dare to make the slightest sound, thus, when she saw the last person, Luo Yi, who arrived, as if she had seen her savior. Her eyes immediately brightened up by a bit, and involuntarily moved closer to her.


    Luo Yi looked at her for a moment, and then extended her hand out to take it, but did not immediately put it in her mouth, and instead smiled as she greeted her.


    She was only thirteen or fourteen years old, and seeing Luo Yi taking her things, she naively thought that she liked her as well. Her eyes couldn''t help but brighten a little, and then, with light and light steps, she crawled from her bed to Luo Yi''s side, calling her "big sister" with a sweet voice.


    The child talked a lot, and before anyone could ask, he took the initiative to reveal his identity. Until he finished all the snacks in his hand, he was handed a cup of tea by his sister who was beside him. He realized that he was the one who had been talking, so he blushed and rubbed his face, "Sister, what''s your name?"


    "Me?" Luo Yi took the empty tea cup from her hands with narrowed eyes. Before he could even answer her question, she saw the mama who had brought her here turn back. "Miss Yi."


    She bowed and saluted Luo Yi: "Please come with this servant."

 C34

    It was Luo Yi''s first time entering the palace, and she pretended to be well-behaved and deceitful. As a result, she didn''t say a single word as she followed behind this mama, treating him as a mute.


    She could probably guess why this person wanted to take her there, but when she lowered her head and walked around for a while, when she looked up again, she found that the scenery was completely different from what she imagined.


    As she thought of this, her head drooped lower and lower. At the same time, she pondered on who in the palace would be so impatient to see her, but before she could draw a concrete image of the person in front of her, she saw the mama in front of her stop.


    The only difference was that the mama didn''t say much after smiling. After giving her a glance, she retreated, while the rest of the men took two steps forward and placed their hands on her waist. "What she did just now was a palace maid''s salute, you should do this ¡­"


    The man''s somewhat rough fingers pressed against the back of his hand, causing Luo Yi to feel a strange sensation and causing him to suddenly retreat two steps. At the same time, he quickly withdrew the back of his hand behind his back.


    It matched face to face.


    She glanced at Mu Yizhou with slight hostility.


    Mu Yizhou on the other hand, did not care about her hostility, and even secretly raised his eyes that were hidden under the mask by an arc.


    Luo Yi had heard Yi Qiannan mention that this person always wore a mask when he was in the palace, so almost half of the face of Mu Yizhou, who had just appeared in front of her, was hidden under the mask.


    But it did not cover the long, thin scar on his right cheek.


    The scar that ran from his cheekbone all the way to his chin was hard to tell, but one could imagine that he must have been badly hurt.


    Luo Yi cautiously hid her hands behind her back while glaring at Mu Yizhou, "Please take care, Sir."


    At the same time, he silently cursed: [I can''t cover up the scar on my face, but I don''t know what its use is.]


    Mu Yizhou didn''t care about her reaction. He smiled and asked: "Why are you so nervous?"


    He had clearly only done something as simple as that, but it caused an indescribable feeling in Luo Yi''s eyes. She lowered her eyes, and when she looked up again, a distant smile appeared on her face: "I am extremely grateful that Yan Xi has taken care of Lord Mu outside the palace, but there are too many people in the palace.


    Luo Yi rarely had such a refined opportunity to speak, when the person opposite of her did not have any reaction at all. In fact, she was the first to feel goosebumps from being disgusted, but luckily, the person opposite did not notice. She only laughed and followed what she said, "Miss Yi is right."


    "However ¡­"


    Without waiting for Luo Yi to calm down, the man changed the topic, and revealed a face full of craftiness: "I came this time under the orders of the Emperor."


    Luo Yi, "..."


    Why didn''t you say so earlier!


    Luo Yi didn''t even bother to think about what kind of strange circuit in Mu Yizhou''s brain was. Hearing him say that, she didn''t even have to doubt him, she only replied "Oh" and then asked the Emperor for orders.


    Mu Yizhou: "It''s nothing, I''m just asking you if you''ve gotten used to it after entering the palace."


    "Get used to it." Luo Yi was speechless again, after lazily saying these two words, she looked over with his large, listless eyes, as if saying, "If you have something to say, hurry up and say it, laozi''s time is very precious."


    Mu Yizhou laughed at himself, he raised his head and looked at the sky, then waved his hand and said: "Everything else is gone, you can go back now."


    This person, along with all the things he had done, was extremely bizarre.


    Luo Yi suspiciously sized him up a few times, before teasing him, "What? "You can''t bear to part from me?" After that, he angrily rolled his eyes towards the sky, bowed to the posture that he had just learned, and turned around and left with a grand air.


    After walking two steps, he suddenly stopped.


    Her back was facing him and Mu Yizhou couldn''t see the expression on her face, so he could clearly hear the awkward gratitude in her voice ¡ª ¡ª "Thank you."


    After she left, Mu Yizhou stood in place for a long time, until the man who was hiding in the darkness just now could not bear to watch any longer. He coughed lightly twice, walked up, and said with an appreciative voice: "This girl is quite smart."


    The man was dressed in bright yellow, the Nine-clawed Flying Dragon standing on his chest was imposing and majestic, and even the ground that he was standing on was intimidated by him, all of them restraining their arrogance and bowing to him. Only the man standing next to him raised his eyebrows, turned around, and faced him with a respectful expression but no fear in his eyes.


    Mu Yizhou shrugged his shoulders as if he was the one replying to his question. Then, he raised his head to look at the sky and muttered: "I''ll send someone to you no matter who you come for."


    On the other side, without the mama to lead the way, Luo Yi could only walk towards her own residence.


    The palace was very complicated. Fortunately, she had a good memory so she didn''t have to touch the wall by herself. However, she lived far away from the palace so she didn''t feel it when she came. Now that she was alone as she slowly walked back, she couldn''t help but feel that the road was long and annoying.


    She walked slowly as Mu Yizhou''s masked face kept flashing across her mind.


    He wasn''t sure if it was just an illusion, but Luo Yi felt that the way Mu Yizhou put on the mask was completely different from before.


    It even looked a little familiar.


    It''s just a mask... Was it possible the face was so different?


    She could not understand this question. Along the way, her eyebrows creased tightly, and it was only after they had travelled for more than half the distance that she realized she had not even seen a single palace maid or eunuch.


    Thinking of this, she subconsciously stopped moving.


    It was the same path that the mama had shown her. She couldn''t remember wrongly, but now that she thought about it, it seemed like they hadn''t run into anyone along the way. It was just that she had been too busy dressing up as a rabbit, so she hadn''t paid attention to it.


    Luo Yi was not familiar with the layout of the palace, so she could not tell if the old lady had specially taken a detour, or if it was something else. It was just that the surrounding environment did not seem like a place where no one came in all year round.


    She unconsciously looked around. He slowed down his footsteps and continued to walk forward. Finally, he saw a figure when he turned another corner.


    The man squatted by the side of the road. As he was not tall enough, most of his body was covered by the flowers and plants beside him, and only the top of his head was faintly visible. It was fortunate that Luo Yi had been carefully observing his surroundings from the beginning, and had not missed this person.


    When he walked closer, he could hear a few words from the man''s mouth. Occasionally, a word or two would float into Luo Yi''s ears, but it was never able to complete the sentence. Luo Yi initially did not want to be nosy, but the moment his foot missed the figure''s back, he suddenly froze in place, and then slowly retreated.


    Although he could not see exactly what that person was doing, he was very serious. He did not even know when the person next to him had appeared, and was even startled by the ringing sound in his ears.


    Chen Liyi raised his head, his almond shaped eyes full of vigilance.


    Luo Yi pretended not to see it, and tilted her head to look at Yue Yang, repeating the same question, "What are you doing?"


    Originally, Chen Liyi did not plan to care about her, but seeing that she looked unfamiliar and dressed like a palace maid, he could not help but ask his after a few seconds of silence, "Who are you?"


    Chen Liyi was just ten years old a few days ago, and was even younger than the youngest girl in Luo Yi''s room. As a result, even though he purposely spoke coldly before he spoke, his voice still sounded childish in people''s ears, like a cat waving its claws at someone when it had yet to grow a claw.


    Luo Yi replied in a softer tone, "I''m the newly selected pretty girl from the palace."


    "Oh ¡­" Chen Liyi nodded his head, as though he had heard of this matter from the palace maid that was taking care of him.


    But she said that these new people were all not good people like the old thief who had usurped power. Chen Liyi remembered it, after hearing what the person beside him said, she immediately stood up in disgust, and then kicked Luo Yi who had yet to recover from her shock.


    "Slut!"


    Luo Yi''s expression turned cold, shsheimmediately stood up from the ground, and before she could open her mouth, he heard the child opposite him continue: "Who allowed you to come to my place!"


    When Luo Yi stood up, Chen Liyi was half a body shorter than her, and was unable to reach her. He angrily jumped a few times on the spot, and then shouted loudly that someone was pulling her down with as much weight as fifty planks.


    But no one came for a long time after he shouted.


    Chen Liyi pursed his lips, and suddenly remembered that the people here had all been driven away by him.


    The woman''s expression looked as if she wanted to hit him. Chen Liyi turned his head to look around him, only to find that there was no one around, and when he shouted again, he lost some of his courage. "If you dare hit me, I''ll definitely exterminate your entire clan!"


    "¡­"


    Luo Yi looked at him lazily, not wanting to lower herself to the same level as this kid.


    Before they entered the palace, Xu Shilian had briefly introduced the crown prince''s situation to her, so when she passed by this person, she immediately realised that there was only the crown prince at his age in the palace, but he didn''t think that this crown prince would be so unlikeable.


    Luo Yi did not plan to pester him anymore, she merely bowed and continued to walk forward, but before she could take another step, Chen Liyi called out to her from behind, "Stop! I haven''t even agreed to let you go! "


    Luo Yi stopped for a moment, as the status of the two of them in the future flashed past her mind. After confirming that he was just spouting harsh words, she pretended that she did not hear anything, and only stopped for a moment before continuing to walk. As she walked, she was still humming a tune that was out of tune.


    And when Chen Liyi, who was behind her, saw that she had clearly heard it but still ignored his words, he could not help but become angrier, and quickly took two steps forward, wanting to chase after her.


    He was in a hurry to run, but he was also annoyed when he tripped over a rock on the side of the road. His legs hit the ground heavily, and the pain from his knees gradually spread to his entire body, but he only gritted his teeth. He then took a deep breath and pressed one of his palms to the ground to support himself.


    He patted the dust off his clothes, and when he looked up, he was startled by the person in front of him.


    When he fell down, he didn''t even dare to shout out loud for face. He didn''t think that this person would turn back and silently look at him from not too far away.


    Chen Liyi''s face slightly flushed, after the redness on his face faded, she was slightly angered, angrily pointing at her and said, "You actually didn''t come to my Palace?"


    He was so angry that he was about to jump, but Luo Yi who was facing him asked calmly, "Why do I need to help you?"


    "I am the Crown Prince!"


    Chen Liyi was so angry that he forgot to put on airs. Then, he saw the lips of the person opposite him move slightly, and said: "I know."


    "Then you''re not coming to help me!"


    "Because you just cursed me."


    Luo Yi answered as if it was only natural, she did not feel that there was anything wrong with being so fussy about a child. Fortunately, Chen Liyi, who was facing her, did not think of himself as a child.


    "You''re right," Luo Yi nodded his head as if he also felt that what he said was very reasonable. "But I bear grudges, and I don''t support people who have scolded me before."


    "But I''m the Crown Prince!"


    "But you scolded me!"


    The two of them argued back and forth several times, neither giving way to the other. However, Chen Liyi was still a child after all, he was the one who had shouted and shouted while thinking about things, and after rolling his eyes, he actually felt that what said made sense.


    Hence, he breathed a sigh of relief, bowed his head towards his chest and weakly waved his hands at Luo Yi: "Then you can go, I won''t punish you anymore."


    "Thank you," Luo Yi continued. "But you still haven''t apologized to me."


    Chen Liyi''s eyes instantly grew much larger. "I''m the crown prince, how can I apologize to you?!"


    "Ugh ¡­" "Then I apologize."


    Chen Liyi was simply unable to keep up with the speed of the woman''s transformation, his originally round eyes became even rounder than before, he could only stare dumbfoundedly at the man in front of him who, as expected, squatted down after saying that, maintained his vision as if he was on equal footing with his: "Sorry, I just saw you fall, and I didn''t help you."


    After saying that, she paused for a moment, then rolled her eyes as a crafty look flashed across her face, "The reason why I''m not helping you is because you just cursed at me. Now that I''m apologizing for not helping you, shouldn''t you also be apologizing for cursing at others?"


    Chen Liyi, "..."


    Yes... Was it calculated like that? Chen Liyi''s eyes could not widen, his eyes met hers, and his thoughts went according to what she said, and finally, he met everyone''s expectations and ended up in a mess.

 C35

    Three months of cool breeze carried a faint fragrance of flowers. Luo Yi looked at the child in front of him, her hair fluttering between her brows.


    Chen Liyi was bewitched for a moment, his brain was not enough, but it was difficult for him to still be concerned about his own identity at this time. Even if he was not straight, he still looked back at his bravely, and raised his little head, raising his gaze halfway to the woman in front of him: "I will not apologize to you!"


    "It doesn''t hurt!" Chen Liyi answered quickly, but unfortunately, the moment his voice landed on the injured area, he was not lightly pressed down, and then, with his eyes lowered, he let out a painful cry.


    Luo Yi looked in the direction where his finger pointed, and sure enough, there was a small mound there.


    There were also a few strands of animal fur.


    Luo Yi looked at the fur, she reckoned that it was a cat and dog type of animal, after thinking "Wu", he asked: "Is it your pet?"


    "Yes." Chen Liyi nodded his head obediently. Ashe walked, she accidentally pulled on the wound on his knee, and as a result, he frowned and let out a soft "hiss".


    But on this point, he didn''t seem like a child at all. After he finished "Si", he silently waited for the pain to subside, and turned a blind eye to Luo Yi''s suggestion to find a doctor.


    "It''s alright. I''m used to it."


    Then, when Luo Yi pulled him to find a place to sit, she heard him say that he would rub him first.


    He was probably really used to it, so that when a pair of hands gingerly touched his knees, he unconsciously flinched.


    Luo Yi looked at him strangely.


    Then she lowered her head again, massaging his knees as she muttered, "You said you''re a crown prince. You don''t have any eunuchs or maids to accompany you when you usually go out. No one will call you for an imperial physician even if you fall today ¡­"


    As she spoke, she lifted her head to look around her surroundings. With a questioning tone, she asked, "Speaking of which, there isn''t a single palace nearby. How did you come here?"


    "Ah, that''s right. When you go back later, remember to find an imperial physician to apply the medicine. I estimate that your knee should be bruised ¡­" "When we were kids, we fell down. Adults would blow on our wounds, but I can''t blow on your clothes. When you get back, blow on your own, and ¡­"


    She was just mumbling to herself, and did not point at Chen Liyi to reply. Who knew that as she spoke, the child in front of her suddenly spoke out: "There used to be a mistress who lived here, but I heard the palace maid that took care of me say that she died, so this entire place was taken apart by royal father ¡­"


    "Hmm?"


    Luo Yi was stunned for a moment before realizing that he was answering her previous question. After a while, she realized that the one he was referring to was her royal father who was currently imprisoned in the Northern Tribes, so her mother should be referring to ¡­


    Before she could clear her mind completely, the child in front of her blinked at her. "My finger is also injured."


    After Chen Liyi finished speaking, he looked at the lady in front of him anxiously. Seeing that she did not react for a long time, he smirked and repeated unhappily: "I said that my finger was also injured."


    Probably dissatisfied with her dullness, Chen Liyi raised his finger towards Luo Yi''s eyes in a huff, then pointed back at the place the two of them had just stood: "It bit me."


    Luo Yi''s gaze swept across the small mound of dirt once more before returning to his finger that was still held up in front of her eyes. She said with an uncertain tone: "You want me to blow a finger on your finger?"


    Chen Liyi respectfully nodded.


    "Puff ¡­" Luo Yi couldn''t help but laugh out loud, "Just tell me what you want, why are boys so shy."


    But even so, Luo Yi still took his hand and looked at it carefully. Finally, she saw a shallow wound on her index finger that was almost invisible.


    He reckoned that this wound had been there for quite some time. The small crescent-shaped wound was almost the same color as the flesh on his finger.


    But even so, Luo Yi was still serious, blowing on his finger, and after that she smiled, narrowed her eyes and added: "Good girl, blowing is not painful."


    Originally ¡­ It didn''t hurt anymore.


    Chen Liyi''s body did not look fat, but his face was round, and the back of his hand was chubby.


    After Luo Yi finished blowing, he placed his hand back onto his knees, and asked with a smile: "Satisfied?"


    Chen Liyi, "..."


    He flapped his eyelashes and blinked. His little head spun around and around, but he still didn''t know how to reply.


    No one had ever told him that an injury was a blow to the face.


    Most of the maids who took care of him were afraid of him, and the only one who was not afraid of him would not tell him about this. She would only apply the medicine on him with a smile, and then say, "It''s good that it hurts.


    She always taught him this: "Do not let go of anyone who hurts you."


    Chen Liyi looked at Luo Yi for a while more, then raised the hand that she had just placed on his knee again: "It''s still painful."


    "Alright ¡­" Luo Yi had no other choice but to follow his wishes, take the child and blow on her lips twice. Then, she raised her chin towards his other hand: "Does that hand hurt?"


    Chen Liyi thought for a moment, then naturally passed his other hand over as well: "It hurts."


    Luo Yi laughed and obediently took his other hand.


    However, the smell on his hand was a bit strange. Luo Yi frowned, he turned his hand over and over a few times, and finally saw a small chunk of frozen blood between his fingers.


    "What is this? Is your hand bleeding? " Luo Yi carefully rubbed her finger against the bloodstain, wanting to see if she was hurt by the grass on the side. However, Chen Liyi only glanced at it once, before shaking her head, indicating that she should not take it to heart, and said: "This is not my blood, it is ¡­"


    "Your Highness the Crown Prince!"


    Before he could finish, he was interrupted by a woman''s voice from behind him. Luo Yi was shocked, she turned to see a lady like man walking towards her in a hurry.


    Luo Yi subconsciously stood up to give her a seat, and the palace maid impolitely squeezed between the two of them, and bowed to Chen Liyi before turning around and speaking to Luo Yi in a neutral tone: "This must be a new disciple, right?"


    "This place is remote and hard to leave, and your identity is noble as well. It''s best if you don''t come here in the future."


    Luo Yi patted the corner of her clothes and stood still on the spot, her head slightly raised, her gaze naturally drooping: "The crown prince is injured, remember to call for the imperial physician."


    The palace maid replied with another "yes" that nobody could find any fault with.


    This person... Luo Yi frowned, troubled, making her feel uncomfortable.


    Chen Liyi had just said that no one dared to come here, and the palace maid did not see the slightest bit of anger on his face when he rushed over, so it was most likely to be the personal maid that took care of him, but the description of a Crown Prince''s personal maid, was too strange.


    Luo Yi''s gaze landed on the palace maid who was standing with her head lowered, feeling a sense of discomfort, before quickly moving away, turning and smiling at Chen Liyi who had already stood up while the two of them were talking: "Then I''ll be going, remember to apply the medicine when you get back."


    "Yes." Chen Liyi obediently nodded again.


    Only then did Luo Yi turn around and leave. When she had walked a few steps, she suddenly and mysteriously looked back, and with this look, the hairs on her back almost stood up, and her forehead couldn''t help but exude a layer of sweat. That palace maid was actually looking at her from the start!


    It was one thing to just look at him, but at such a distance, she could feel the viciousness in his eyes. Caught off guard, he didn''t seem anxious when he saw her suddenly look over. Instead, a smile slowly formed on his lips.


    Luo Yi''s entire body froze, the expression on her face immediately became cold, but seeing that the palace maid immediately bent down and helped Chen Liyi to straighten her clothes, she then respectfully whispered something in his ear. After seeing Chen Liyi nod his head, he then obediently retreated, following three steps behind him.


    Her performance was flawless, but at that moment, Luo Yi clearly felt like he was being watched by a venomous snake.


    This feeling did not fade even after she returned to her room. Only after Lin Yaoniao called her "big sister" did she suddenly shudder, and completely regain her senses.


    Lin Yaoniao was the youngest girl in the room.


    Since she was young, she naturally wasn''t as calm as the other two, and when she was free, she wanted to find someone to talk to, but those two either ignored her or laughed at her childishness, causing her to not dare to talk to them again. When the elder sister who looked the most friendly in the room finally came back, she immediately welcomed them with a smile, "Elder sister, don''t be scared, look, I''m not scared at all."


    She thought that Luo Yi was shocked by the process of her body being inspected. She narrowed her eyes and placed the top of her head on one of her arms and rubbed it: "I didn''t cry."


    Curling? Luo Yi repeated the name in her heart.


    "That''s great." She smiled and rubbed the top of her head with one hand.


    When Lin Yaoniao heard this laugh, the smile on her face became wider. As she laughed, he suddenly twitched her mouth and said: "Big sister hasn''t told me your name yet!"


    "Yi Yan Xi."


    "Yan Xi ¡­" Lin Yaoniao tasted the three words on her tongue and laughed for a while: "Big sister''s name is so nice to hear."


    The Elder of Heavenly Secrets came to visit this girl. The whole family doted on her like a baby, waiting for her to grow up so they could marry a young genius and live a life without worries. Who would have thought that she would be sent to the palace before she was raised by someone like this?


    Madam Shang''s eyes were swollen from crying. It was too late for her not to follow the rules, so she could only hold her daughter''s hand and exhort her to be good to others.


    Lin Yaoniao didn''t understand why his mother was crying, but she still nodded and memorized her words, and then continued to fulfil these words.


    Although it was the first time the other young misses entered the palace, they were born in a rich family, and there were many rules in daily life, so they were very proficient in it, only Luo Yi was used to it, and with so many rules in the palace, she would get a layer of skin every day.


    Taking the chance that no one was looking, Lin Yaoniao quietly went over and rubbed Luo Yi''s sore calves: "At night, let big sister rub."


    "Thank you ¡­" Luo Yi was truly tired, he did not care about etiquette, his head tilted to the side, and he fell asleep. However, he still suffered from the pain, before he could close his eyes, he heard the sharp voice of a palace maid outside: "The crown prince has arrived!"


    sighed in his heart about how bitter it was to be alive, and at the same time, he kneeled down together with the others and saluted ¡ª They had not even been bestowed the title, so they should pay their respects to the crown prince when they see him.


    However, Chen Liyi seemed to find it a waste of time, and with a single step, he walked past him into the middle of the crowd. As he walked, he did not forget to ask the eunuch who was following him: "Are you sure it''s only here?"


    "Reporting to the crown prince, indeed, there is only one left ¡­"


    He bent over, his gaze never leaving the ground. Before he could finish his sentence, he saw the pair of black boots with gold stripes suddenly speed up and leave his sight in less than two seconds.


    "Aiyo, my crown prince!" This time, he didn''t care about the complicated rules. He was afraid that this person would run faster or fall down in a hurry. As a result, he hastily ran to chase after him. "You have to be careful ¡­"


    He earnestly tried to persuade her, but when he looked up, the noble master did not take his words to heart. Instead, he stood on tiptoe in front of one of the people in the courtyard and raised his hand towards her, "Look!"


    His voice contained an almost unconcealable sense of pride, and his head was also unable to control himself as he looked up and said, "Today, my hand has been caught by the door."


    The back of her hand that was almost raised up to her eyes did indeed have a green and red indentation. Luo Yi instinctively moved his head back, and when he stopped, he felt a baffling sense of helplessness.


    Next time, he would crush her with his head.


    She blinked, and before she could think of a proper response at this time, an even sharper voice sounded from outside the door ¡ª ¡ª


    "The Emperor has arrived."

 C36

    Damn! There was no need to think about what to do now, he had to kneel anyway.


    Luo Yi''s brain worked very quickly, almost as soon as the eunuch finished speaking, she knelt down on the ground, her actions were so crisp and crisp that it made Chen Liyi gasp in admiration.


    Tsk tsk! She sighed in her heart. She was still a child after all. She couldn''t hide her feelings any longer, and the enmity in her words was almost overflowing.


    Chen Jinyan smiled, he used some strength to pull his up, and even used his waist to help her stand.


    He had a faint smoky fragrance on his body, Luo Yi was unable to detect what it was. It floated into his nose following the movements of the person in front of him, and felt extremely good, like thin winter snow, bringing about a refreshing feeling.


    Mu Yizhou.


    Luo Yi:...


    She quickly retracted her gaze, because the series of movements did not last more than three seconds, she did not attract Chen Jinyan''s attention, furthermore, it was fine even if she was discovered, as a girl, it was understandable for her to be bashful for the first time.


    Luo Yi held her breath, and acted like she was overwhelmed by the unexpected favor, his eyes trembled as they landed on Chen Jinyan''s face, bringing with it the natural bashfulness of a girl.


    She had only pretended to be shy in the beginning, but after seeing Chen Jinyan''s appearance, she was stunned for a second. Suddenly, her face uncontrollably heated up, and even her ears turned red.


    The heat spread all the way down to his neck, and in a moment, Luo Yi''s entire body was red as if he had just been splashed by the hot water.


    Chen Jinyan was completely caught off guard by her reaction, the first command that he had come up with was to turn his head to look at Mu Yizhou, who was not far behind him. When he saw that the person before him could not even cover up his gloomy face, the confusion on his face instantly turned into complacency.


    If you listened carefully, you could hear the suppressed laughter in his voice.


    Luo Yi blinked, and the temperature of her cheeks finally dropped by a few degrees.


    This Thirteenth Prince ¡­ Back then, he had not been recommended by the officials for the sake of being born well!


    With this thought, Luo Yi peeked at Chen Jinyan a few more times.


    In truth, she had not seen such a good-looking person for long, but the Crown Prince of the Northern Tribes was nothing. The nearby Lin Ting, Tang Yuan and Yi Qiannan could easily make the girls'' hearts beat faster with just a few words, but she had never seen someone like Chen Jinyan before.


    His appearance was originally quite flirtatious, but when paired with this tiger fang, it was even more bewitching. His curved lips had a faint smile on them, as if in the next second, he would come close and bite through your blood vessels. However, when he completely broke out into a smile, this bewitching yet strangely cracked open a small crack on his body, allowing his innocent appearance to bared his fangs and brandished his claws as he rushed out of the crack, submissively surrounding him completely.


    He was at the boundary between the gods and demons, but strangely enough, he was completely immersed in it.


    Chen Jinyan took the chance to glance at Mu Yizhou who was behind his when no one was paying attention to him, and then pulled Luo Yi into her embrace, and left the crowd while holding her in his arms.


    "Your Majesty, you are the one who is driving!"


    The palace maid''s sharp voice rang out once more, and everyone kneeling on the ground knocked their foreheads against the ground once more. Only after the palace maids and eunuchs had disappeared did they stare at each other as they stood up.


    The people here weren''t ignorant aristocratic ladies, so they naturally knew what Yi Yanxue''s departure meant. They couldn''t help but sigh.


    Who would have thought? Amongst so many aristocratic young ladies, the first to receive the Emperor''s green eyes was actually the daughter of a merchant family.


    Compared to the other people present, Lin Yaoniao''s and Chen Liyi''s mental activities were much simpler. The former was worried that Luo Yi''s four limbs would hurt, while the latter simply resented that the old thief had taken their people away.


    He pursed his lips, raised the back of his hand to his lips, and blew on the reddish indentation.


    No one had expected that the truth would be so different from what they had guessed. Even Luo Yi himself had not guessed correctly.


    She was not an ignorant child who didn''t know anything about love affairs, so she obviously knew what the emperor wanted to do after he took her away, thus she followed him into a certain palace with her head lowered. When she entered, she saw that even the eunuchs had stopped outside the door, but Mu Yizhou calmly entered the room with an extremely surprised expression on his face as he quickly glanced at the emperor, and after half a second, he innocently looked him in the eye.


    Is this brother so blind?


    Mu Yizhou smiled at her. After entering the room, he didn''t forget to help them close the door.


    Luo Yi, "..."


    Chen Jinyan brought her into the inner room, but this time the person did not follow. He just stood there obediently outside, but ¡­


    Luo Yi hesitated and sat down on the bed along with Chen Jinyan''s strength. She pretended to be bashful and did not forget to curse at the screen in front of him: This soundproofing is actually useless, right?


    However, Chen Jinyan didn''t seem to see the hesitation on her face, after pulling her down to a seat, he started to chat about family matters with her, and there was even a hint of curiosity that couldn''t be concealed in his tone.


    "..." Back to the Emperor, this humble woman lives in Fringe City, and my parents are well. "


    After Chen Jinyan heard the answer, he pondered for a moment. His eyes looked towards the outside as if he did not see anything, and when he opened his mouth again, the smile on his face magnified: "Fringe City is located in the Northern Tribes realm, have you been there before?"


    However, Luo Yi''s heart suddenly tightened, and subconsciously thought that perhaps she revealed something, but was afraid that if she did not speak for a long time, she would treat His Majesty coldly. She rolled her eyes, and spoke with a slightly sad voice: "Reporting to the Emperor ¡­"


    "Your majesty or what, you look so foreign!" Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Chen Jinyan while holding back his laughter. He then suggested excitedly, "Why don''t you just call us Uncle."


    "¡­"


    So it turned out that a dignified Li Kingdom would actually love this path?


    Luo Yi felt that all three of her views were shattered. She had not decided whether she should kneel on the ground and say "fear" like that afternoon when she heard a light cough suddenly come from outside the screen.


    The voice was not loud, and it did not sound emotional at all. It was as if the person who spoke had just had an attack on his throat, so he could not help but cough.


    However, no one in the world dared to cough right under the emperor''s nose, especially when the person beside her pursed his lips strangely after hearing the cough. Then, his face turned cold and his tone became much more serious, "I saw that you''re nervous, it''s just a joke."


    "Go on."


    Chen Jinyan straightened his clothes and indicated for Luo Yi to continue.


    Putting aside the "This screen is really not soundproof" idea in his mind, Luo Yi couldn''t hide his curiosity as he walked between the two of them a few times, and thought of Tang Yuan and Yi Qiannan as if they were good spirits.


    However, her thoughts were too disrespectful, Luo Yi did not dare reveal anything, and kept on making up lies, but luckily, Chen Jinyan was only listening to her, and was not interested in the local affairs that she mentioned, and yawned upon hearing it.


    Luo Yi was constantly on the lookout for Chen Jinyan''s movements, and seeing him so tired, she was secretly happy. She did not have time to speak anymore, she turned around and carefully asked him: "Is the emperor tired? Why don''t I call Lord Mu in to help you go back and rest? "


    "No need to go through so much trouble," Chen Jinyan said. He was really tired, but he knew that he must not leave this room tonight, so when he heard Luo Yi''s words, he casually waved his hands: "Continue talking, We are listening."


    Outside the window, there was a gust of wind sweeping the leaves with it the silhouettes of the two people on the window paper. Before Luo Yi could speak, Mu Yizhou, who was outside the window, said his goodbyes in a heavy voice.


    "Oh, you can leave."


    Chen Jinyan did not think much of it, but once again, he was stunned. He stared at the figure until even the figure disappeared from her line of sight.


    It sounded really familiar.


    But just as the words flashed past his mind, Luo Yi shook his head with all his might to wake him up, and smiled bitterly at the corner of his mouth, thinking that he was truly bewitched, seeing that everyone looked like that person.


    She came back to her senses, turned her head, and looked at Chen Jinyan with a smile. Then, she continued with her previous topic: "This humble one''s elder brother has been beaten quite a few times by father when he was young ¡­"


    At the fifteenth hour, the full moon in the sky accompanied her gentle voice as it rose higher and higher. As her voice gradually faded away, the moonlight outside the window was completely replaced by the sunlight. Only then did the protruding lump in the middle of the bed faintly emit a moan.


    The sleeping position of the person under the blanket didn''t seem to be good. His entire body was curled up into a ball, so when he woke up in the morning, besides feeling sore all over, he couldn''t help but reach out and pinch the back of his neck.


    She was the only person left in the room, so under the extreme silence her feeble moan was particularly obvious. As a result, before she could sit up from the bed, someone carefully knocked on the door. "Is the Empress awake?"


    Empress? Without waiting for Luo Yi to complete his speech, the palace maid who had just knocked on the door pushed it open and walked in. At the same time, she turned around and gestured to the people behind her.


    Luo Yi let these people dig him out of bed, then blankly sat in front of the copper mirror and watched them bustle around. She had a rough idea of what was going on, "Where''s the emperor?"


    "Esteemed Empress, you just woke up and you''re thinking of the emperor ¡­" The one who spoke was the palace maid from before, who seemed to have the highest status amongst the group, with a clever mouth and at the same time, her hands were not idle. As she took a gold-studded hairpin from someone beside her and placed it on top of her hair, she smiled and said, "The Emperor left early, before he left he specifically told us servants to take good care of the Empress, and also gave this Hall of Announcements to the Empress together!"


    "The servants and maids were specially appointed by the emperor to serve the Empress. Our emperor, we''ve taken the Empress''s heart to heart!"


    The palace maid who spoke was called Qing Luo. Who knew which difficult master she served in the past, to be able to train such a eloquent person, although she could speak without stopping, her words were rarely heard.


    Luo Yi peeked through the mirror and saw that she was constantly tormenting herself. She tried to bear with it but was still able to ask when Qing Luo added something else to her again, "Did the Emperor mention anything else when he pointed to you guys?"


    Her question was very obscure, but Qing Luo, who was at the side, understood it, and before she could even speak, she heard a commotion outside, thus the words that he was about to say turned around, and she helped Luo Yi up from the chair: "Well, the answer that the Empress wants is here."


    Standing outside the door was the old man from the palace. In his hand was a bright yellow imperial edict that pressed down on everyone present, making them unable to raise their heads.


    Luo Yi was supported by Qing Luo as she knelt on the ground, listening to the man who spoke, enunciating every single word. Luo Yi was careless, she was merely saying that the Yi family had a virtuous, virtuous, and virtuous character, and was bestowed with the position of Hall of Announcements.


    The content of the imperial edict wasn''t much, and after a while, it was finished. The eunuch who sent the message placed the imperial edict into Qing Luo''s hands, and then hurried forward to help Luo Yi up, "Empress, please rise, you can take this imperial edict."


    Luo Yi used his strength to get up, and before she could even speak, Qing Luo took out a bag of silver from her bosom and handed it over to the eunuch. After the two of them rejected him, the elder took it in half-step amidst Qing Luo''s "In the future, if there is anything that the elder can do for me, please take care of me" voice.


    "Adding people in the air is a joyous event, and the Empress is blessed as well. This servant should be the one who begs for the Empress''s care."


    The eunuch spoke a few more words of kindness, then beckoned to the children behind him to move the things bestowed by His Majesty into the hall, and slowly retreated out of Luo Yi''s line of sight.


    Luo Yi watched as the other party left. Only when the courtyard returned to its previous quiet state did she let Qing Luo call out for her to enter, but before she entered, she seemingly didn''t do it on purpose. She raised her hand and lightly tapped on the back of her neck.


    The last door also slowly closed. No one saw two figures slowly walk out from behind the ornamental rock in the courtyard the moment the last crack in the door disappeared.


    The image of the back of Luo Yi''s neck seemed to still be in the air, one of them raised his eyebrows, looking at the person beside him with a gaze full of playfulness: "You sure are ruthless, your attack is so heavy."


    The other person''s expression didn''t change in the slightest when he heard these words. His voice was also light. "Too much talk, afraid of dragging His Majesty down."


    "Tch ¡­"


    Chen Jinyan was not moved: "Are you saying that we should stay alone? "A petty man."


    Mu Yizhou shrugged his shoulders, the expression hidden under the mask seemed to be disdainful of his words, but the corner of his mouth revealed his feelings.

 C37

    I know what I did wrong, but you can''t blame me


    When he was forcefully dragged onto the master''s seat by Chen Jinyan, and received the Imperial Consort Yi''s worship, he did not even know what he was doing. It was only when the husband by his side silently pinched his own arm, as if he had suddenly come to a realization that he was the mother of a nation, and spoke in a perfunctory manner amidst the majesty: "You and I are sisters of the palace, so we should be of the same heart and soul, and serve the emperor together."


    These words were taught to her by Chen Jinyan a while ago, he did not know if her back was right or not.


    He leaned slightly, and the sunlight shone through one of his shoulders. It was as if his entire body was enveloped in a layer of warm light.


    It was rare for Luo Yi to not be captivated by a beauty. A plan quickly flashed through her mind, and she quietly received the order.


    However, as long as he was in the palace, the danger would increase. Therefore, as Luo Yi had entered the palace this time, besides taking the opportunity to understand the meaning of the "secret palace passage" that Chen Long An had told her in the Northern Tribes Prison, his most important goal was to protect the crown prince.


    She thought that it would be a difficult process, and that it would not be easy to get along with the crown prince properly, but Chen Jinyan had taken the initiative to give her this chance, as if he had already known what she was going to do, and had prepared her a path ahead of time.


    Luo Yi frowned, while suspecting the intentions behind Chen Jinyan''s actions, she thought hard about it, and decided to give him a chance, not wanting it anymore.


    Thus, just as he returned to his own Hall of Announcements, a palace maid came to report that according to the Emperor''s royal decree, someone had already gone to the Eastern Palace to pick up the Crown Prince. In about fifteen minutes, the Crown Prince would arrive.


    "Yes." Luo Yi nodded her head to indicate that she understood. Thinking that it was not worth it for him to rush over, she decided to send someone to serve some food, and take a nap in the main hall while the Crown Prince took his leave.


    Chen Liyi was used to being domineering in the palace, so he scolded loudly from afar with his young and tender voice, "What the hell is the Imperial Consort Yi? I don''t want to live with her... You dog slave! "Hurry and let go of me!"


    The eunuch who was supporting him walked forward with a straight face, "Crown Prince, you should save some energy." "The Emperor said that if the crown prince isn''t willing to let the servants carry you through, I would be forced to ¡­"


    "You dog slave!" Chen Liyi could not even hear a single word, he sprawled on the man''s shoulder and used all his strength to say: "When I come down, I will chop your head off first!"


    "Is that so?" Luo Yi pushed away the seed in her hand and walked out of the door, her eyes lazily sweeping over the eunuch. She then put the man on her shoulder down, and at the same time, pulled her right leg back, kneeling on the ground and saluting Luo Yi: "The crown prince has arrived, your servant will take his leave."


    Luo Yi nodded, then walked in front of Chen Liyi, who was still in a daze. He bent his knees and half-squatted on the ground, "Do you want to chop off my head as well?"


    "You are the Imperial Consort Yi?" Chen Liyi still couldn''t understand what was happening before him, and when he spoke, his eyes became even more round.


    "It''s me." Luo Yi nodded in agreement.


    It was originally not a big deal, but Chen Liyi suddenly exploded like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, staring straight at Luo Yi, as though he was about to curse, but just as he was about to open his mouth, Luo Yi quickly stuffed a handful of melon seeds into it.


    Chen Liyi was startled, before he could regain his senses, the Imperial Consort Yi in front of him had already grabbed onto one of his hands, placed it in front of his eyes and sized it up: "Wu, looks much better than yesterday, should I blow more now?"


    Without waiting for a response, she moved her mouth closer to his.


    Chen Liyi''s mouth twitched, but he did not say anything as he wanted to curse.


    Luo Yi then patted his head again, and laughed while praising him: "Good girl."


    A child! Luo Yi was a little proud. She would be extremely obedient if she coaxed her into giving him more snacks.


    Had she not been spoiled like this by Lin Ting when she was young?


    Luo Yi, who felt that she was very experienced, lightly pinched Chen Liyi''s face. Seeing that although this child''s face was still filled with unhappiness, he did not say anything unpleasant and tilted his head to avoid her actions, and couldn''t help but smile, then stood up and held his hand as they walked indoors.


    Chen Liyi''s hostility towards Chen Jinyan was extremely great. Luo Yi could understand this point, but she was really unable to understand his actions and actions ¡ª It could be said that his hostility towards Chen Jinyan was not hidden at all. Fortunately Chen Jinyan did not take it to heart, otherwise, this child''s life was probably not even enough for him to accomplish.


    Luo Yi almost unconsciously frowned.


    Luo Yi poured a cup of tea for Chen Liyi, in case he was thirsty from eating the melon seeds. "I heard that you were looking for me a few days ago?"


    She was lucky that she did not mention anything, but immediately felt wronged when she did not even mention tea. She slammed the teacup onto the table heavily and said, "I had to flip through the entire courtyard of all the beautiful girls before I found you. In the end, before I could even say a word, you were taken away!"


    When he said that, his expression was as though he had lost a precious toy. Luo Yi did not care about this small detail and immediately asked: "How did your hand get injured?"


    When she was with Tang Yuan, she had also seen someone else''s injured hand. The injuries from his quick movements were light, and in less than a day, the cyan and red color on the back of his hand had faded.


    However, injuries like Chen Liyi''s that were just right were rarely seen.


    It wasn''t so heavy that he needed to apply medicine, nor was it light enough that the redness would fade. It was more like someone had deliberately controlled his strength to leave such a wound on his hand.


    Sure enough, Chen Liyi followed her words and glanced at the back of his hand, then said: "I wasn''t paying attention when the servant closed the door, and accidentally picked it up."


    He pointed at the door and repeated the same scene to Luo Yi: "When I was about to leave, she closed the door outside. She didn''t see me, so when I panicked, I used my hand to block it."


    "Oh." Luo Yi nodded, and before she spoke, he brought the teacup next to Chen Liyi''s mouth: "It was also her who told you to come find me, right?"


    She guided slowly, and as expected, Chen Liyi took the bait, and obediently nodded his head.


    That is to say, she was the same person as the palace maid he had seen that day.


    Luo Yi raised her eyebrows, and before she could put the corner of her mouth down, the woman who had appeared in her mind a second ago appeared outside the door.


    A group of palace maids and eunuchs followed behind her. When they saw her, they first greeted Chen Liyi with a bow, then turned to face Luo Yi: "This servant greets Esteemed Empress Yi."


    Her brows and eyes drooped, as if the hatred that Luo Yi had seen that day was just an illusion.


    What she did was kneel.


    Luo Yi turned around and fed Chen Liyi another two pieces of snacks: "Does the crown prince like this?"


    "..." "I don''t like it." Chen Liyi carefully tried it and commented as his eyebrows knitted together.


    "Qing Luo," Luo Yi called out upon hearing this, "Tell them that the crown prince does not like this kind of snack, so there''s no need to cook it in the future."


    "Yes." Qing Luo bowed and retreated, but the person who was still kneeling on the ground did not even glance at her for a second.


    He had to find out which palace Qing Luo used to work in before when he found the time.


    It was only then that Luo Yi remembered that there was another person kneeling on the ground. Her gaze stopped at her as she played with her fingers and asked as if nothing had happened, "I heard from the crown prince that you were his personal palace maid who was in charge of his daily life in the past? What''s her name? "


    "Wen Yan."


    "Oh ¡­" Luo Yi replied, but before she could even speak, her tone changed again as she asked in an extremely shocked tone, "What are you kneeling for? "Get up."


    "Thank you, esteemed Empress."


    Luo Yi laughed, and when she spoke, her gaze was always on her, "The crown prince has just arrived, so I''m not too sure what taste you have. You are his personal servant, so I believe you are very familiar with all of this."


    She suggested with a smile, "Why don''t you go to the kitchen and take care of it first, so that the food cooked by the servants won''t be suitable for the crown prince''s appetite."


    The moment his voice fell, Luo Yi clearly saw the face of the person in front of him change, he opened his mouth as though he wanted to say something, but unfortunately, Luo Yi snatched it away before he could say anything: "As for the crown prince''s side ¡­"


    She casually pointed at a palace maid who looked very sincere. Hearing Qing Luo''s words, it seemed like she was called Hong Xiang: "From now on, you''ll take care of it."


    Although Hong Xiang looked honest, he still looked smart. After being called, he was stunned for a second, then quickly reacted, quickly kneeling on the ground and kowtowing: "This servant obeys."


    Wen Yan still had something she wanted to say, but Luo Yi didn''t give her the chance to speak. She waved her hand to indicate to Hong Xiang that she should dispense with the formalities and continued with the work of feeding the snacks that she had specially sent out to Chen Liyi one by one, preventing him from speaking any further.


    "Do you like this?" What about this? Hong Xiang... "


    She called him over to her side, and intentionally or unintentionally separated Wen Yan from Chen Liyi: "You better remember the Crown Prince''s taste well, if you''re half wrong, I''ll ask for your sake."


    Her intention was not hidden, so Wen Yan naturally saw through it, and immediately did not struggle for nothing, and stood in place silently for two seconds, before taking the initiative to retreat.


    "You don''t like Wen Yan?"


    Luo Yi was initially wholeheartedly coaxing Chen Liyi to eat dim sum, but when she heard this, he was shocked, and the hand that was pushed towards Chen Liyi''s mouth involuntarily trembled.


    Chen Liyi blinked his eyes. Seeing that Luo Yi''s hands were trembling, he even took the initiative to move his mouth closer to her and took the piece of dessert from her fingertip. After that, he nodded and said, "This is delicious."


    His expression didn''t change much, as if what he had just said didn''t come from his mouth, but after giving her an evaluation, he didn''t shift his gaze and just waited eagerly for her reply.


    Luo Yi thought for a while, then nodded and said "Yes".


    Wen Yan was his personal palace maid and from the looks of their last meeting, they had probably held quite a high position in his heart. Thus, when Luo Yi nodded, he had already made preparations for Chen Liyi to plead on her behalf. Who would have thought that the other party was only carefully sizing up her expression, as if determining that she was serious about his words.


    Luo Yi suddenly became interested, and at the same time that she was feeding him a snack, she could not help but ask: "You don''t want her to stay? Did she take care of you for that long? "


    "It''s not bad ¡­" Chen Liyi''s mouth was stuffed full, the words were not very clear, thus when he forcefully swallowed the dim sum in his mouth, his face revealed a rare naivety that matched his age: "It''s just a servant, if you don''t like another then it''s fine."


    Luo Yi couldn''t find anything wrong with his words even though he spoke so casually. After being silent for a while, she could only look at all the pastries in front of her that had already been tried once and ask him if he was hungry.


    Chen Liyi shook his head, and Luo Yi sent someone to send him to the house to rest.


    He was overly obedient and didn''t say much when he was led away. He only quietly asked, "Then why don''t you like her?" the moment he got off the chair.


    Why? Luo Yi recalled the scene where Chen Liyi came to find him, and the Qi around her body immediately turned cold.


    Everyone knew how the title of emperor came about, but they could guess why Chen Jinyan was left behind after sending off everyone who was related to the previous dynasty. Under such circumstances, the crown prince, who acted on impulse, came to the palace looking for a woman who was about to be officially conferred the title, but if Chen Jinyan thought too much about it, she would not be standing here alive today.


    Luo Yi pinched the center of her brows, confirming that she had never seen this Wen Yan before. Then why would she want to kill him?


    Chen Liyi still raised his head and waited for her reply. Luo Yi also squatted down, just like when she was young, he rubbed her face carefully. "Because she looks like the person who bullied me when I was young."


    "But ¡­" Chen Liyi knitted his eyebrows together with youth and maturity.


    "I know that that person is not her, so my action is to vent my anger. However, tempering my anger is not right, so you should not learn it."


    She actually wanted to pat Chen Liyi''s head like an ordinary clan elder, but since this person was the crown prince, even if Luo Yi had ten more guts, she wouldn''t dare to actually slap him. She could only take a step back and place her palm on his shoulder: "Don''t learn from me!"

 C38

    In the evening, Chen Jinyan came again.


    Luo Yi and the crown prince stood at the side together. Their legs had not even bent down yet, yet Chen Jinyan had already anxiously supported them, and then, they took the opportunity to slide their hands into her palms.


    Chen Liyi stared at the back of the two who had disappeared, thinking about something. After a while, he heard a familiar voice from beside him: "Your Highness."


    After a while, even Chen Liyi had gotten used to it.


    Therefore, even though he had condoned Wen Yan, it was not to the point of being sincere.


    Wen Yan smiled, she did not care about the indifference on Yun Che''s face, and was even pleasantly surprised ¨C this was exactly what he should be doing.


    None of the palace maids or eunuchs noticed them, so Wen Yan smiled as she took two steps forward and then kneeled on the ground. Her tone was obviously respectful, but his eyes were deep and unfathomable, as if they had been submerged in the darkness of the night.


    Chen Liyi''s eyes finally moved.


    The evening incense was the maid who had served him before. Afterwards, she somehow managed to climb onto the head steward and was transferred to serve in front of the imperial palace.


    He lowered his eyes slightly and fixed his gaze on the woman in front of him. He saw the tip of her tongue sweep around her lips as she said with a hint of allure, "This servant has already placed her in her usual place."


    Chen Liyi turned his head to look in the direction the two disappeared in.


    The door closed.


    He turned around and handed his hand over to Wen Yan. His tone of voice was not as naive as it was in front of Luo Yi, and naturally did not sound like he was on guard against Chen Jinyan either.


    "Let''s go." "No," he said.


    The corner of Wen Yan''s mouth rose, and a ruthless expression appeared on her face.


    On the other hand, Chen Jinyan did not reveal any intention to leave after finishing Luo Yi''s dinner. Qing Luo was clever, she immediately brought the servants in the room and closed the door behind him.


    Luo Yi was helpless, and thought that it was not a good thing for a servant to be too smart, to gouge her out, but who would have thought that through the gap of the door, there would be a pair of deep eyes.


    Mu Yizhou was the last one to go out, but the others didn''t dare to look back inside the house after they left, and only took the chance to see Qing Luo turn around while closing the door. Then, they personally saw that person''s face became smaller and smaller, until it completely disappeared.


    Qing Luo called out to him: "Lord Mu?"


    "Yes." When Mu Yizhou lowered his eyes, there was no longer any expression on his face.


    His gaze at the last moment made Luo Yi''s heart palpitate, but he did not know where this palpitation came from. He could only pretend that nothing happened as he turned his head around, and his gaze landed on Chen Jinyan''s body.


    "Your majesty." Her voice was so soft that it sounded like she was about to pinch water out of her mouth.


    Chen Jinyan was startled by her sudden call, his eyes was hidden somewhere, and after a while, he suddenly asked: "Can my beloved concubine play Go?"


    "A little ¡­"


    Luo Yi rolled her eyes, revealing a cunning look.


    Lin Ting had a wide range of hobbies, drawing and playing, and would occasionally teach Luo Yi a few things on a whim. But Luo Yi was bored with these things and didn''t really put too much thought into them, so her chess skills were not considered good.


    Of course not!


    Chen Jinyan sat in front of his with Luo Yi''s hand, his chin pointed towards the Go board, and laughed: "You go first."


    After two rounds.


    "You really are not modest at all ¡­"


    Chen Jinyan didn''t seem to think of a suitable excuse, and asked in such a manner after a long while.


    Luo Yi was similarly speechless. Looking at the defeated Blackie, she turned her head but did not reply ¡ª Before this, Lin Ting had even praised her chess skills improving ¡­ They were all liars.


    Luo Yi curled her lips, feeling that the scene in front of him was too unbearable to look at, just as she was about to say that she would not switch activities to pass the time, she was interrupted by Chen Jinyan in a hurry: "Chess skills are almost fine, we will teach you."


    Luo Yi:...


    She raised her eyebrows, thinking that the other party had probably misunderstood her intentions, but didn''t say it out loud. Instead, she followed his instructions and picked up her chess piece once again, before opening her mouth and giving Chen Jinyan a harmless smile.


    The night watchman was standing guard outside the door. The breeze carried the shadow of the tree, giving people a chilly feeling. In the dim light of the candle, those with good eyesight could see the person standing there yawning.


    Luo Yi raised her hand, and placed yet another yawn back into his stomach. She could not even open her eyes wide, and started to discuss with Chen Liyi who was pulling on one of her arms: "Only two hours, just let me sleep for two more hours, and I''ll accompany you out to play, okay?"


    She had played chess with Chen Jinyan the whole night before, and only when they were close to the imperial court did she send him away. She had only been lying down for less than four hours, and was currently at her most sleepy when she was yelled at by Chen Liyi, the rascal, to fly a kite.


    "Three months of grass and birds fly. Isn''t that a good time to fly kites?" What he said sounded reasonable and confident.


    Luo Yi was unable to refuse him, and was whispered into her ear like an incantation for almost an hour. Finally, she resigned herself to her fate and sat up on the bed: "Qing Luo!"


    Her voice sounded weak. "Wash me."


    Since he was going to fly a kite, the best place to go was the imperial garden.


    This was the first time Luo Yi came here, but because she was too sleepy, she did not have the energy to survey her surroundings. Her entire person was practically dragged by one of Chen Liyi''s hands as they walked forward.


    Occasionally, when Chen Liyi ran faster, she would stumble on his feet.


    Qing Luo quickly moved forward to help her up, and when she saw the grateful look in Luo Yi''s eyes, she couldn''t help but shift her gaze downwards a little: "This road is paved with cobblestones, and if you walk quickly you will inevitably slip. Crown Prince must be careful, be careful ¡­"


    "Qing Luo!"


    Luo Yi had been feeling sleepy the entire time, but hearing her words, her head became much clearer. She opened her mouth wanting to say something, but the pain that suddenly came from her right hand made her heart tighten, she did not have time to look at Chen Liyi''s expression, her eyebrows knitted together and she stopped Qing Luo.


    "Step down!" she shouted.


    "Yes." Qing Luo bit her lips, but did not dispute a single word.


    Only then did Luo Yi have time to look at Chen Liyi.


    His head was lowered as if he was thinking of something, but when he felt the gaze from above, he slowly raised his head and revealed a smile towards Luo Yi.


    Luo Yi also replied with a smile. The pain in her right hand had yet to completely disappear, which was enough to show how much strength Chen Liyi had used to hold her hand. However, neither of the two mentioned this matter, and Luo Yi even did not pull his hand back, as if the pain just now was just an illusion.


    ''s interest could be seen waning, even though the kite was in his hand, he did not improve at all. Luo Yi sighed in her heart about the hardship she had suffered, and after sighing, she half-squatted down and said softly, "What? Isn''t a kite good-looking? "


    Chen Liyi shook his head.


    When he was facing Luo Yi, he was rarely seen being obedient, and like a tiger with its fangs drawn back, he obediently lied on the ground and revealed his soft stomach, which made people happy. Luo Yi didn''t know why he looked at her in a different light, but she especially cherished this different treatment. She didn''t have the heart to say anything more, and only spoke in a softer tone to coax him, "Since you don''t want to let it go, then I''ll send someone to show it to you, okay?"


    "Alright." Chen Liyi thought about it, then agreed.


    Luo Yi had not yet memorized the names of the servants in her palace, so she would normally let Qing Luo take charge of all the people who went looking for him, but it was clearly not appropriate to call him Qing Luo in the current situation. Luo Yi paused for two seconds, and then, she pointed to the eunuch closest to him: "Can you fly a kite?"


    The eunuch who was pointed out thought that since he had just entered the palace, he didn''t have much courage at his age. When he saw that the fingertip stopped right in front of him, his knees went weak and he fell to the ground. "The Empress ¡­" Slave ¡­ "This servant will ¡­"


    "Then it''s your turn." Luo Yi said in a very casual manner, "If you can make the crown prince happy today, I''ll appoint you as my steward when we return."


    She had originally wanted to motivate him, but who would have thought that he would stop. Her voice became more tense, and she hung the kite on a branch as she reeled in the line.


    Luo Yi:...


    The young eunuch was on the verge of tears as he kneeled on the ground and kowtowed, "This servant deserves to die! This servant deserves to die! "


    He wasn''t stuttering now.


    Although Luo Yi had quickly adapted to the run-down rule of kneeling down in the palace, it was still the first time that someone had kowtowed in front of her. She could not bear it anymore and quickly waved him off: "Can you climb trees?"


    "Yes." The young eunuch was still wailing. Luo Yi was annoyed when she heard this, but due to her identity, she could not personally help him up. She could only curse in disappointment, "Then why are you still kneeling here? Waiting for me to climb up and take the kite off myself? "


    There was no trace of anger in her tone. Only then did the young eunuch stop his crying. Then, he timidly raised his head to look at her. After confirming that his life was safe, he turned around and climbed up the tree.


    His movements were nimble as he climbed up to the tree branch where the kite hung. He had probably done this many times before entering the palace. Luo Yi was bored, she immediately let go of Chen Liyi and wandered under the tree, then yelled "Be careful" at the tree with a cheap mouth, just as she finished speaking, she saw the originally stable and stable child slip and fall from the tree.


    Luo Yi suspected that she was the reincarnation of some jinx.


    However, she only raised her head in a daze, and actually forgot to dodge, until the cry of surprise rang out from behind her, only then did she realize that she should dodge, and before she could do anything, a person from the side suddenly rushed over from her side, took her in his arms, and rolled away from where she was just now.


    Almost at the same time, the eunuch on the tree fell in the same position as Luo Yi.


    After a short moment of tinnitus, the ''Empress'' behind her finally began to resound in her eardrums from the distance.


    Luo Yi was startled.


    Her entire face was buried in the chest of the person who had saved her, and the back of her head was protected by his hand, so tightly that she could not see what the man was wearing, and of course she could not tell who he was. The only thing that could be seen was the fragrance of the cold plum that lingered at the tip of her nose.


    Qing Luo ran the fastest, after the man helped her up, he quickly retreated before Qing Luo. At the same time, she held onto his chest and kneeled on the ground with one knee: "This subject is anxious to save Your Highness.


    Only now did Luo Yi manage to see the man''s appearance clearly.


    He wore a black official''s uniform, and a long sword hung at his waist. When he bowed, he held the sword in one hand, while his other hand touched the ground. It was the salute of the Imperial Guards.


    Luo Yi looked down and saw that his long hair was flowing along her neck to her chest.


    "No need for formalities."


    With that, Chen Liyi ran over to her, and the man who had just gotten up immediately knelt again: "Greetings, Crown Prince."


    "Are you okay?" Chen Liyi asked anxiously, he did not have time to care about the man on the ground, he had not said anything yet, but Luo Yi was the first to feel sorry for him, so she laughed dryly and gave the man a chance to get back on his feet.


    "Thank you, esteemed Empress."


    "Since the Empress has no further matters, this subject shall take my leave first."


    He paused for a second in the middle of the sentence, but then he took two steps back without a second''s pause, as if she were some kind of monster.


    Luo Yi watched him for around ten meters, and when she retracted her gaze, she suddenly saw a shadow flash under the bridge not far away.


    The man was moving too fast for her to see clearly. She could barely make out the edge of a green robe.


    Chen Liyi was still looking over and over to see if there were any external injuries on her body. His heart softened as he consoled her with a low voice, "Don''t worry, I''m fine." Then, he turned his head and saw the young eunuch trembling outside the wall through the gaps between the people.


    His legs trembled when he climbed up from the ground, but he gritted his teeth and did not make a sound. He even forgot to cry, but of course he did not dare to beg for mercy. He only pitifully kneeled outside the crowd, waiting for his master to come back to his senses and punish him.


    Luo Yi sighed, taking advantage that Chen Liyi was not in the mood to bother with him, she called Qing Luo over and whispered a few words into her ear.


    Qing Luo nodded, and quietly left the crowd. She then stopped in front of the young eunuch, and helped him up while talking.


    The little eunuch''s face flushed red. It was unknown whether he was holding it in or what, but he kowtowed several times towards Luo Yi from afar before borrowing Qing Luo''s strength to crawl up from the ground and limp towards Hall of Announcements.


    The pain from the broken bones of his feet spreading through his four limbs made the young eunuch unable to hold it in, and he cried out in a hushed voice.

 C39

    This was not a big matter, after all, Luo Yi did not have a single scratch on his body, but somehow it had alarmed the emperor, causing Chen Jinyan and Ye Rong to come to the Hall of Announcements one after another to look at her.


    Mu Yizhou followed behind Chen Jinyan as usual, and as he dealt with all of the Empress''s questions, he stared blankly at Mu Yizhou''s green clothes.


    It wasn''t easy for him to send off these two great buddhas, and the imperial physician''s cure for them was also left behind. Luo Yi finally spoke to Qing Luo: "Hurry, hurry, pour me a cup of water, you''re exhausting me to death ¡­"


    "Did you find the body?"


    The man was as cold as ice, and his expression made people shiver. The people under the stage kept pushing and pushing each other for a long time, and only when he was about to get angry did one of the unlucky ones get pushed out.


    The young man who was pushed out swallowed his saliva, and with the word "Submit" written on his face, his tone was also a bit hollow, but his voice was loud and clear as usual: "Reporting to Sir, I found it, it''s in extraction hall''s pond."


    As he spoke, he took another peek at the man in front of him, whose face was as black as the bottom of a pot.


    The man was called Wen Shili, he was the Commander of the Imperial Guard in charge of the palace guards, he usually served in front of the palace and rarely came to the harem, but today, he coincidentally had matters to attend to, who would have thought that he would become someone''s meat cushion right after entering the imperial garden.


    "What is it?" Luo Yi''s interest was piqued, but she did not feel tired at all, hence she found a more comfortable sitting position and asked.


    "I heard that some palace maid died, and the Mr. Wen came to investigate."


    Qing Luo was not too sure either, but on the way back, she met a few palace maids talking about this matter, and only then did she remember.


    "Oh ¡­" Luo Yi dragged her words: "You''re not some ordinary palace maid are you?"


    There were at least a few thousand servants in the palace. Although her name was recorded in the book, but there were too many people, so even if Literari Star was alive, it would still be difficult to remember everything. However, according to Qing Luo, this palace maid was discovered right after she went missing.


    "Yes, the missing palace maid is called Night Fragrance. She was served by the imperial palace. "Today, when the emperor was in the morning assembly, no one came to add to his tea, which was why he was discovered."


    Qing Luo cleaned up the table and said: "But it doesn''t seem to be a good idea to amuse people this late."


    She thought for a moment and continued, "I heard that she has a mean personality and a venomous mouth. She bullies people quite often ¡­ Oh yeah... "This Evening Fragrance used to serve in the East Palace, the Supreme Emperor was too ¡­"


    She paused here and purposely skipped the phrase, "At that time, the Crown Prince was very underhanded and probably got bullied a lot. It was all thanks to the crown prince''s magnanimity that he spared them and found such a good place for them ¡­" Your Highness the Crown Prince! "


    Qing Luo suddenly stopped as he spoke. To her surprise, she suddenly raised her voice, not caring about the chores at hand, and knelt down in front of the door.


    Luo Yi raised her body and turned her head, she did not know how long Chen Liyi had been standing at the door for, but the noon sunlight shone onto half of his face, causing him to be unable to see her expression clearly.


    "What are you standing at the door for? "Come in." She waved her hand at Chen Liyi, and at the same time instructed him: "You may leave."


    "I ¡­ Let me see your injury. There were too many people just now, so I didn''t manage to squeeze in. "


    As soon as he finished speaking, he paused for two breaths and then changed his way of addressing Luo Yi. When he stopped in front of Luo Yi, his head was slightly lowered, showing a clear sign of weakness.


    Luo Yi was startled, she stood up from the ground, looked at Chen Liyi for a while, and finally laughed: "You want to come see me, are you not simple?"


    She raised her hand and called Chen Liyi closer: "Back then the situation was too chaotic so I didn''t have time to ask you, what about you? Are you scared? "


    Chen Liyi shook his head.


    "That''s good."


    Luo Yi said indifferently, as though she was really not interested in Chen Liyi''s abnormal behavior. After comforting him a little, Luo Yi coaxed him back into her own room, causing her expression to instantly turn cold, even her voice became softer.


    "Go and call Hong Xiang over ¡­ Quietly, don''t alarm the crown prince. "


    Hong Xiang suddenly called out, without knowing the reason, he kneeled on the ground in confusion.


    "Where was the Crown Prince last night?"


    "Esteemed Empress, the crown prince is sleeping in his own room ¡­"


    "Never stepped out of the room?"


    That would be weird ¡­ Luo Yi''s worry did not decrease but increased instead. He did not do anything wrong, why should she be afraid?


    "However ¡­" Hong Xiang added, "Yesterday, when the Emperor arrived, because he did not have enough manpower, he called this servant over to help. After this servant finished working, I happened to see the crown prince coming back from the outside."


    Luo Yi''s face darkened, "Didn''t I tell you to look favorably for the crown prince? Who told you to let him go alone! "


    After pausing for a moment, he finally suppressed the anger in his heart and Luo Yi asked: "When did you return? When I return, is there anyone else with the crown prince? "


    "No, the Crown Prince came back himself." Luo Yi had never gotten angry, it was a rare outburst that scared Hong Xiang to the point that she did not even dare to breathe, "After the crown prince returned, he went back to his room and never stepped out again."


    Luo Yi frowned again.


    Honestly speaking, just being able to work in the Eastern Palace alone wasn''t worthy of Luo Yi suspecting the crown prince. The key point was that Chen Liyi''s unease was too obvious, like a child who was afraid of being scolded by an adult after an ordinary person did something wrong. He didn''t even want his identity anymore, so he came to Luo Yi to beg for mercy with a soft voice.


    Hong Xiang was still kneeling on the ground, knowing that he could not get any more useful information from her. With a headache, he waved her away, and turned around to call for his people: "You said the kitchen staff is insufficient? Do you know who''s missing? "


    Speaking till this point, Luo Yi had some guesses about the answer, but she was not too surprised by the name Hong Xiang spat out, she only raised her eyebrows and laughed coldly once again, and said: "You left your duties without permission, you sure have a lot of guts."


    "Secretly ask if anyone knows where she went last night and when she came back ¡­" Oh right, keep quiet, especially not letting the Crown Prince know. "


    After taking care of all of this, Luo Yi once again slanted her head to the side with her forehead furrowed, her face ashen.


    Based on her conscience, all she had to do was ponder about the use of the jade pendant the old emperor had given her and watch over Chen Jinyan so that he wouldn''t make a move against her without making any sound. But it was rare for Chen Liyi to rely on her, and she herself had a strange feeling of closeness to this child, so since she had already guessed that this matter was related to Chen Liyi, she definitely wouldn''t just stand by and do nothing.


    At night, Chen Jinyan did not come to look for her. He said that he had matters to take care of in the imperial court, so Luo Yi was very clear on the situation and laughed, saying that the emperor had to take care of a lot of things everyday, so he did not need to specifically tell her about all these.


    "This is the emperor putting our Empress in his heart!" Qing Luo had a sweet mouth, this was what she said to Luo Yi when she saw her father-in-law back into his room.


    Luo Yi gave a noncommittal smile. She did not reply, but in her heart, she could not smile at all.


    Was it really all a coincidence?


    As the night fell, in the entire Hall of Announcements, other than the palace guards, there was no one else who was awake.


    Before Luo Yi went to sleep, she specially found an excuse to kick the maids and eunuchs out of the room. As a result, she flipped the windows extremely smoothly, not disturbing even a single bug.


    The window of her bedroom faced the backyard, and the wall in the corner of the backyard was somehow shorter than the rest, so she didn''t need to use too much effort to climb over it.


    She dusted her hands and looked around like a thief. After confirming that there was no one around, she walked towards her destination cautiously.


    In the day, Qing Luo said that the corpse was found in the extraction hall. It was a remote place, and there were very few people who went there originally, but two years ago, a concubine was found hanging in there. After that, there were even fewer people who went there, and basically, there were only people who cleaned it once every six months.


    It was probably due to psychological factors causing Luo Yi to feel a chill the moment she stepped into the palace gate. It was as if something was staring at her all the time, which was extremely strange.


    She rubbed her arms with both of her hands, taking each step more carefully.


    It was said that the corpse was found in a pond in the backyard. Because it had not been cleaned for a long time, weeds that were half a leg high grew along the side of the pond, and the water was covered with moss. When the corpse was pulled out, it was even wrapped in aquatic plants.


    Luo Yi didn''t have the guts to run to the side of the pond, she only went along the way to see if she had left any clues, such as bloodstains.


    There were many wounds on the body, roughly a hundred or so. This kind of crime looked more like revenge, and they heard that this palace maid wasn''t drowned, but had lost too much blood and died while being dragged along the way, so ¡­


    "Who are you? How dare he trespass! Turn around! "


    Unfortunately, before her thoughts could take shape in her mind, they were interrupted by a voice from behind her.


    The voice of the person who spoke sounded ice-cold, even colder than the weapon he placed on Luo Yi''s neck.


    Luo Yi sighed at her shameful appearance as she raised her hand above his head. She carefully turned around, afraid that the sword on her neck that was emitting a cold light under the moonlight would leave a hole in her body.


    Because of that, she only brought a fire piston with her as lighting. This pitiful fire piston, however, was extinguished because of Wen Shili''s cold snort, so Wen Shili had to take advantage of the weak moonlight for a long time before he was able to recognize that the person in front of him was the person he had saved this morning.


    "Esteemed Empress Yi?" Wen Shili frowned, he had retracted the sword. His tone was not polite at all: "What are you doing here?"


    "..." When I heard that there was a murder case here, I was curious and came to take a look. "


    She had not thought that she would be caught red-handed the moment she stepped out of the door, nor did she come up with a plan in advance. It took her a good while to come up with such an unwise reason. Fortunately, Wen Shili did not care too much about her words, after glancing at her for a moment, he kept his sword and walked towards the place where he had found the corpse.


    The two of them had just misplaced their shoulders, Luo Yi immediately felt the sinister feeling behind him grow even stronger, and after standing still for a while, she couldn''t help but jogging two steps and following behind them.


    Wen Shili glanced at her but did not say anything.


    "Do you no longer doubt me?" Maybe because there were too many differences in attitude, Luo Yi could not help but ask.


    Wen Shili answered without thinking: "The crime was committed last night. At that time, the Empress was together with the Emperor. There was no time for the crime to be committed."


    He used his sword to brush the grass in front of him. Just as he was about to walk forward, he paused for some reason and then took a step to the side. "Empress, this way please."


    Luo Yi did not stand on ceremony with him, and walked along the path that he had opened up, feeling at ease. As she walked, she asked him: "This is not the first crime scene right?"


    "Yes."


    Was he agreeing with her or denying her?


    Luo Yi curled her lips, she knew that the person in front of him would not easily divulge the details of the case to him, so she poured out all of the information she had heard from him: "I heard that he had been slashed by several hundred people?"


    "Nope."


    "How tragic ¡­ I''ve also heard that this palace maid died from excessive blood loss. "


    "Crap."


    "I wonder why the murderer had to go through so much trouble to bring the corpse here ¡­ Could it be because there are only a few people here that can''t be discovered? "


    "Empress Dowager ¡­"


    Wen Shili did not want to bother with her, seeing how she kept on talking, he took his as an old well, and only replied with a single word or sentence. However, when he said half of what he said just now, he immediately realised that something was wrong, and he could not control his anger and glared at his.


    Luo Yi laughed like a cunning fox, "Oh ¡­"


    She used all her strength to drag out her last words. "This place really isn''t the scene of the first crime. It seems like those sounds I heard in the afternoon weren''t all fake!"


    This was the first time in Wen Shili''s life that someone tried to trick him. He was angered to the point that his face turned green and white, but because of the other party''s identity, he could not say anything more.


    Luo Yi had never seen such a person, she could not even utter a word with her staff, and was immediately interested. When others were not paying attention, she suddenly went over and teased: "Mr. Wen doesn''t look too good!"


    Originally, she wanted to laugh at him, but since Wen Shili was a martial artist, it was difficult for ordinary people to get close to him. When they saw Luo Yi''s sudden attack, they instinctively leaned back to avoid it, but managed to endure it with great difficulty, and pitied Luo Yi, who ran straight into the pond. Fortunately, Wen Shili''s reaction was fast, and he resisted the impulse to pull out his sword, so he extended his arm forward to grab Luo Yi back.


    "Empress, please have some self-respect."


    Just as Luo Yi stabilized her footing, she heard those words.

 C40

    The moon was cold as water, her ear pressed against Wen Shili''s chest, making her feel as if she could feel the rise and fall of his chest as he spoke.


    Luo Yi, "..."


    "After you, Empress."


    At this moment, he wasn''t wearing the mask that obstructed his eyes, revealing his complete facial features. The scar on the right side of his face was much thinner than it had been during the day, and when paired with his white jade-like skin, it gave off a seductive feeling for no reason.


    They had always been outside of extraction hall, and watched helplessly as the two figures slowly stood side by side, one in front of the other.


    Actually, he had planned for the person to appear here tonight, but who knew that the heavens would not want him to show off. Just as he was about to appear, he saw that someone had silently followed Luo Yi.


    That person was of course Wen Shili. It was too dark to see clearly who the sneaky figure in front of him was. Instinctively, he placed his hand on the hilt of his sword. However, as he approached, he discovered that this person was not the murderer that he thought he was ¡­


    Mu Yizhou retracted his thoughts, and turned to look at Chen Jinyan, whose face had a profound expression, but had eyes filled with schadenfreude. He raised his eyebrows, and said indifferently: "She''s your concubine now."


    The meaning behind his words was that since this green hat was still hanging on your head, everyone should not laugh at each other.


    "You''re right." With much difficulty, Chen Jinyan managed to hold back his laughter, "From what I see, this Imperial Consort Yi and this Mr. Wen can also be considered a perfect match ¡­"


    Before he could finish his words, the person beside him bowed and took his leave.


    "Hey, don''t go ¡­" From what I see, you are also a perfect match for Imperial Consort Yi ¡­ "


    On the other side, the talented and pretty Imperial Consort Yi and Mr. Wen were still continuing to face each other in silence, feeling awkward.


    Even though the two of them were walking shoulder-to-shoulder, Luo Yi was still unable to think of anything to say to ease the awkward atmosphere. Furthermore, it was impossible for Wen Shili to take the initiative to speak, so Luo Yi racked her brains and finally thought of a less embarrassing topic: "Honestly, why did you send me here?"


    "For now."


    "Huh?"


    Luo Yi was startled, and before she could react to the meaning of the four words, Wen Shili abruptly grabbed him by the waist and jumped onto a tree.


    Luo Yi held her breath and looked down from the tree, she could only watch as a squadron of night guards passed beneath her feet.


    However, this did not mean that the guards in the other parts of the palace were similarly loose. Especially her, the Hall of Announcements, which had recently become the home of the Emperor''s beloved Imperial Consort Yi as well as the ruler of a country, naturally had a much tighter defense than the other palaces.


    Luo Yi did not even dare to breathe loudly. After the Imperial Guards that she had worked so hard to hold in left, her entire face was red as she gasped for breath and asked: "All of you have left, right?"


    Wen Shili''s eyes fluctuated once again.


    As Luo Yi spoke, she turned her head back and accidentally saw the look Wen Shili was giving him, and she immediately looked like a cat with its tail stepped on, wanting to bite him: "What kind of look is that?"


    The look of a fool...


    Wen Shili once again carried her and landed on the ground. He lightly said, "This subject even thought that the Empress wanted to suffocate herself to death."


    "This palace ¡­" Luo Yi was speechless. She could only glare at him hatefully, and then quicken her pace.


    No one noticed that the man with the icy face behind her had suddenly raised his face into a smile.


    Even he didn''t realize it.


    Before, when Luo Yi went to the extraction hall, since she did not bring anyone with him, it meant that she had secretly run there herself. Although he could not think of the reason behind the Empress''s actions, she knew very well that this person was not related to this case.


    The two of them walked together, shoulder to shoulder, at some point in time. Wen Shili shrugged, uninterested in Luo Yi''s reluctant thanks: "It''s nothing much, Empress doesn''t need to take it to heart."


    Luo Yi curled her lips again.


    Returning to Hall of Announcements was the same as before, she flipped over the wall, but the better point compared to going out was that Wen Shili had flipped over the wall while carrying her.


    As a Commander of the Imperial Guard, whether it was flipping over a wall or flipping over a window, it was fine for Wen Shili. When he landed, there was not even a single sound.


    Luo Yi patted his shoulder as she praised him, "With the skills that Mr. Wen has, if he were to become a thief, he would definitely steal all the skills in the world."


    Wen Shili ignored her. After putting her down, he wanted to flip the window and go out again.


    "Hey wait a moment," Luo Yi opened her mouth, saw a hand supporting on the windowsill, but slowed down because of her call, and laughed: "On account of you helping me today ¡­"


    She said, "Have you examined the maid who found the body?"


    Wen Shili did not even need to ask who she heard this from, and could not be bothered to fight with her for no reason. He honestly shook his head.


    "Not yet. I intend to go to the inquest tomorrow."


    "Interrogate her properly," Luo Yi yawned, and after saying that, he gave the order to expel the guest without a trace of politeness: "She must be lying."


    Wen Shili raised his eyebrows, and did not ask her for the reason why he said those words, but once again, a faint smile appeared in his eyes.


    The palace maid had lied.


    Although he had not personally gone to investigate, from the information reported by his subordinate, the palace maid must have concealed some important information. He just did not expect that the emperor''s new beloved concubine would be so quick-witted that she would be able to draw such a conclusion based on the information she had heard.


    Thinking of this, the smile on his face became even wider. Before he left, he actually said, "Good night, esteemed lady!" before he left, he was still in a good mood.


    "Ugh ¡­" Luo Yi laid on the bed and replied half-heartedly: "Good night, Master."


    Because he had slept rather late the previous night, by the time Luo Yi woke up the next day, the sky was already bright.


    Perhaps it was because the weather was good today, when Qing Luo helped her comb her makeup, she could not even stop herself from smiling. Luo Yi was in a good mood due to the smile in the mirror, she herself could not hold back and laughed with her: "What is the good news today? "Look at how happy you are."


    "Look at what the Empress has said. To serve the Empress is the best thing that can happen to a servant."


    "Only your mouth is sweet."


    Luo Yi glared at her angrily through the mirror, then lowered her gaze, pretending to be unconcerned: "Qing Luo, your mouth is so coincidental and capable, I''m not willing to give you up to anyone else!"


    "Esteemed wangfei, what kind of words are these ¡­" She showed two hair ornaments to Luo Yi: "Which one does the Empress want to wear today?"


    "About this," Luo Yi said as she thought about it in her heart. She did not take a careful look and casually pointed to one. "That''s right, even I can''t figure it out which palace the emperor poached you from."


    "Empress''s eyesight is good. Wearing this would be perfect for your makeup today."


    Qing Luo put the things back on for her, held the mirror up and down her body before speaking, "How could this servant have the fortune to serve all the masters in the palace ¡­ Fortunately, the emperor and the Empress did not mind, so Qing Luo was able to stay by the Empress''s side. "


    "Is that so ¡­" Luo Yi answered indifferently, with a tone that did not contain any actual feelings.


    When he went out of the door, he found out that Chen Liyi was not there, and according to Qing Luo, he had been dragged by the Tutor Liang to recite the words.


    "Tutor Liang?" Luo Yi was a little doubtful: "Does this palace not remember that the honored tutor''s surname is Zheng?"


    "Yes." Qing Luo answered: This servant said that this Tutor Liang has already resigned from the palace two years ago, but because he is an official with vast knowledge in the three dynasties, our emperor has always respected him, thus allowing him the privilege of entering and exiting the palace freely, but he is unwilling to get involved with the affairs of the imperial court, and has always been more interested in the crown prince''s studies ¡­ "Empress, please try this new almond tofu made in this little kitchen."


    Luo Yi picked up a spoonful and said, "The taste is not bad, let the little kitchen make more, when the crown prince comes back, let him have a taste ¡­ "Send more people to deliver more to the emperor and empress."


    "Yes."


    After Qing Luo received the order, she laid down in the courtyard and basked in the sun for a while. However, the more she laid down, the more tired she became, the more she felt that she was accompanied by shadows.


    Qing Luo called out carefully, "Empress?"


    "Hmm?"


    "If you are really sleepy, you should go back to your room to rest. It will save yourself the cold."


    She spoke as she helped Luo Yi sit up from the chair, allowing his body to freely move around. After sitting for a while longer, she finally managed to stand up, and on the way back to her room, she saw many palace maids gathered together, talking about something unknown, but they stopped when they saw her, and greeted her in panic.


    Luo Yi was a little curious: "What are they saying?"


    Qing Luo turned her head to look at them, and as if she had thought of something, she laughed as well, "She must be laughing at that group of Imperial Guards."


    Forbidden army? An expressionless face instantly appeared in Luo Yi''s mind, and her drowsiness had instantly disappeared as well. She curiously asked: "What are they laughing about?"


    "Mr. Wen punished his imperial guards to run ten laps around the palace walls this morning, while running they would even shout ''Let me talk too much'' and attracted a large number of palace maids and eunuchs to watch."


    Running around the palace walls? To think that he could come up with such a plan!


    Luo Yi wanted to laugh, but taking into consideration that there was an outsider beside him who was forcefully holding it in, she turned her feet and changed the direction she was moving in: "You haven''t caught the murderer of extraction hall, right?"


    "Not yet."


    "Then let''s go take a look as well." This time, she had thought of an excuse beforehand. "When the empress came yesterday, she had me help her manage the harem''s affairs, and since Your Majesty has always been kind to me, I should lighten their burdens ¡­" Right, where is the location of the Mr. Wen''s interrogation? "


    In the kitchen.


    Wen Shili did not have the authority to bring people out of the palace and interrogate them. He could only find a secluded place in the backyard of the imperial kitchen and ask the questions his subordinates had asked him again.


    "You found the body?"


    "Yes."


    "When?"


    "Yesterday morning."


    "The extraction hall is very far from the imperial kitchens. Why would you go there?"


    "When this servant was passing by earlier, I dropped something there. I''ll go back and look for it."


    "What is it?"


    "It''s not anything valuable. This servant entered the palace and was personally made by mother herself ¡­" If you don''t believe me, look. "


    As she spoke, the palace maid took out a bag from her bosom.


    Wen Shili only took a glance before she kept it, obviously not interested, and before he could finish speaking, he heard someone from the palace say, "Esteemed Empress Yi has arrived."


    Wen Shili was startled, he turned his head to see the lady slowly walking over with the support of a palace maid.


    Unlike the previous night, she was currently dressed up meticulously. There were also many servants following behind her, making her seem much more forceful. Just looking at her made people feel dizzy.


    While he was in a daze, Imperial Consort Yi had already arrived in front of him, seeing that the palace maid in front of him was saluting her, Wen Shili finally reacted, but before he could do anything, he was ignored by the latter with a casual wave of her hand: "Mr. Wen will continue, I am only here to watch the show."


    While they were speaking, someone had already moved a chair over. Imperial Consort Yi raised her eyes, her lips curled up into a smile, and she casually sat down.


    Wen Shili snapped out of his shock with great difficulty, but his tone of voice was no longer as sharp as before. "extraction hall is located in a remote place, why would a palace maid from the imperial kitchens like you pass by that place?"


    "Of course it''s because there are overgrown weeds in extraction hall.


    The palace maid who was questioned did not even open her mouth when Luo Yi answered first. Seeing Wen Shili turn to look at him, he innocently shrugged his shoulders. "Mr. Wen, instead of asking this, why don''t you ask who she went with?"


    Saying that, she winked at Wen Shili.


    Wen Shili immediately reacted: "It''s just daylight. Why would she go to that remote place with others?"


    "Who knows? Maybe I have an appointment with someone. "


    "What does the Empress mean by this?"


    "It''s not that important, she''s just a girl, but when she sees a corpse, she doesn''t panic. It''s just a guess."


    "Even if the Empress had guessed, she shouldn''t have spoken carelessly and destroyed the innocence of others."


    "I only said that I had an appointment with someone, and I never said that this person was male or female. Where did it come from to destroy someone''s innocence ¡­"


    After saying that, she paused for a moment before turning to the palace maid and smiled, "Am I right?"


    The palace maid''s face turned pale from fright. Hearing these words, her entire body trembled like a sieve as she stuttered for a long time, not knowing what to say. Speak... "I''m talking about ¡­"


    Luo Yi then stood up from the chair and took two steps forward, as though she had unintentionally said it: "I heard that when the corpse was being fished out, its face was painted, did you see that?"


    "No ¡­" The palace maid was so frightened by her actions that she started crying. She subconsciously wanted to say "no", but the words were just on the tip of her tongue when she said, "Look ¡­" "I saw it ¡­"


    "That''s truly strange ¡­" As Luo Yi said that, shshesmiled and returned back to her chair. Before she even looked up, he heard Wen Shili following her words: "This subject brought the body back, but there isn''t a single scratch on her face."

 C41

    The palace maid was not very good at lying.


    It was not a big deal for a servant to die in the palace. If the victim had not happened to serve in front of the imperial palace, it would have been difficult to guess how the matter could have been solved. Therefore, when the palace maid saw someone dragging a corpse and throwing it into the pond, although she was shocked, she did not take it to heart.


    This matter should have been buried in her stomach. Who would have thought that the next morning she would hear from her side that a palace maid in front of the Emperor had disappeared? The Emperor was furious, and had sent his Imperial Guards to investigate this.


    Not to mention that extraction hall had not been cleaned for a long time, so there was a large amount of mud in the pond. Once a corpse was thrown into the pond, it would be very difficult to float, and at the bottom of the pond, there was a lot of water grass.


    The palace maid was already completely speechless. She could only kneel on the ground and kowtow as she said, "Please spare me, Empress, please spare me,"


    Qing Luo looked at Luo Yi''s expression, she took half a step forward and said: "Speak what you know, if there is any deception, I will not forgive you!"


    "Yes ¡­" "Yes ¡­" The palace maid trembled again, kneeling on the ground and crying until her voice turned hoarse. "Your servant spoke the other night and ¡­"


    "Get to the point!" Luo Yi interrupted at the right time: "I am not interested in your personal matters!"


    It was no wonder that the palace maid didn''t dare to speak the truth before.


    Even though Luo Yi had investigated her case, she did not really think that she would have to do anything to a sixteen or seventeen year old girl like her. Hence, she sneaked a glance at Wen Shili, and upon seeing that he had no objection to what she had just said, she raised her chin towards the palace maid again: "Just say what you saw."


    "This servant saw someone dragging the corpse to the extraction hall ¡­ "It should have been wrapped in a gunny sack, because later on, this servant saw her take out something else ¡­"


    "Did you see what it looked like?" Wen Shili frowned, and interrupted with a cold voice.


    His skin was delicate, but his personality was too unreasonable. Even his face seemed to be filled with anger, scaring the palace maid into trembling. None... That place is too dark, and this servant even has some weeds in front of me ¡­ But... But from the looks of it, it should be a woman ¡­ ''Your servant, seeing how difficult it was for her to drag the corpse away ¡­ ''


    The palace maid stuttered, but Luo Yi was more concerned with another question: "Is she the only one? Are you sure? "


    Usually, these words would be asked, but the meaning had changed when it came from Imperial Consort Yi''s mouth, as if she had already guessed who the culprit was, but did not dare to believe it, so she deliberately asked to reassure herself.


    Too eager.


    Wen Shili looked at her without a sound, and as expected, after receiving such a reply, he let out a breath of relief, his entire being relaxed, and with a raise of his hand, the palace maid by his side helped him stand up. Blinking slightly, he naughtily said to himself: "I can only help you until here."


    As he spoke, he turned around to leave.


    "Empress!"


    Wen Shili''s mouth was quicker than his brain, only when Imperial Consort Yi replied and looked back at him did he suddenly realize that she had brought a servant with her today, and that he had no excuse to send her on her journey. He could only stand in place blankly for two seconds, then said with a tense face.


    Luo Yi, "..."


    The Wen Shili of today might not have something wrong with his head.


    She took one last glance at Wen Shili, didn''t take any of her abnormal behavior to heart, nodded and continued to walk. Wen Shili was left alone to gaze at her back until they turned a corner and completely disappeared.


    He was in a daze for a long time, but luckily, only he and the palace maid remained, and that palace maid absolutely did not dare to raise her head to look at him. That saved him a lot of trouble.


    He sighed in his heart, feeling that there was something wrong with himself.


    The Emperor did not come in the evening.


    In the recent few days, the daughters of the various ministers that sent them to the palace were bestowed titles one after another, whether it was to pacify the hearts of the people or to comfort the newbies, it was impossible for Chen Jinyan to be as diligent as he was two days ago. Luo Yi did not complain at all regarding this matter.


    There was also Chen Liyi who shared the same view as her.


    He had just returned from Tutor Liang in the afternoon, and was so tired that he had lost all energy. After returning, he looked at Luo Yi aggrievedly with grievance, and pounced on her, lying on her lap, unwilling to take another step.


    Luo Yi then asked Hong Xiang to the side and asked him what was going on. Hong Xiang held back his laughter and said that the Tutor Liang was very strict, that if the crown prince did not finish memorizing the book, he would have to stand in the sun forever. He was not allowed to eat, and if he recited wrong, he had to copy over ten times of his mistakes.


    Is that so? Luo Yi raised her eyebrows, she felt that this was pretty good, at least there was someone able to manage him.


    "Come here," she beckoned Chen Liyi, who had just been ignored by them, "I left you some almond tofu to taste if you like it or not."


    Chen Liyi tasted two mouthfuls from her hand. He was simply too tired to even open his eyes, but he still forced himself to nod his head at her: "I like it."


    Luo Yi''s heart softened. She was afraid that he would be hungry if he did not eat tonight, so she coaxed him to eat a few more mouthfuls before calling for someone to bring him back to rest.


    Qing Luo covered her mouth and laughed at the side: "The relationship between the Empress and the crown prince is really good."


    Luo Yi thought about it, then raised her eyebrows.


    Even she herself was surprised that she could get so close to Chen Liyi in just a few short days. One part of the reason why she asked for details was because had a mysterious reliance on her, and the other ¡­


    Chen Liyi was only ten years old, and was not much older than when he first picked her up, so he instinctively felt a sense of intimacy from her. She was incredibly patient with his children.


    But she did not have this kind of patience from the start, but Lin Ting had taught her that, and even the ways she took care of Chen Liyi today, she had learnt them from the way Lin Ting took care of her when she was young.


    Speaking of Lin Ting... I wonder how he and Tang Yuan are doing.


    Luo Yi lied on the table and buried his face in her arms. Only after ensuring that she could not see anyone did she let his face show a little hint of weakness ¡ª ¡ª I miss you guys.


    Lin Ting suddenly stopped in his tracks.


    After a long while, he laughed self-deprecatingly and then greeted Tang Yuan and Yi Qiannan before sitting down beside them.


    Recently, he had been preparing for the Hall Competition half a month later. It was obvious that he had lost a lot of weight. Tang Yuan passed him a cup of tea in surprise, "Why have you lost so much weight?"


    "I haven''t been able to sleep well recently ¡­" Lin Ting laughed: "The pill you gave Luo Yi to treat insomnia, do you still have more? Give me some too. "


    "Do you think that''s some good stuff ¡­" Tang Yuan frowned, expressing his dissatisfaction at his words. "Give me your hand, I''ll give you a vein."


    "It''s fine ¡­" Lin Ting rejected him, but to no avail. In the end, he still reached out his hand, and said to Yi Qiannan: "Is she still well in the palace?"


    Yi Qiannan took a mouthful of the food and threw it into his mouth. No one knew who he was angry at, but he said, "It''s alright. Didn''t the palace send someone over two days ago to say that she''d become an imperial concubine ¡­"


    He gritted his teeth. "None of those who entered the palace at the same time as her had a higher position than her. What''s there to worry about?"


    As soon as he finished speaking, another person followed, "It''s nothing serious, I''ll give you two sets of formulas to calm your mind. Just follow me to the medicine store to catch the medicine."


    Tang Yuan retracted his hand and spoke a few more words of advice before finishing the meal.


    Before Lin Ting could say anything, Yi Qiannan turned his head and let out a "Hmph".


    He did not know why, but when he saw the person making a ruckus, he used his shoulder to hit Tang Yuan and asked, "What happened to him?"


    "Nothing, just ignore him." Tang Yuan, on the other hand, didn''t seem to care at all. After saying this, he changed the topic, "There are a few ingredients in this medicine that forbid drinking. I know you''ve been in a bad mood these few days, but don''t drink alcohol otherwise it might turn into poison!"


    "Got it." Lin Ting laughed, the answer was good, but his voice did not sound serious.


    Doctor... Lin Ting disapproved, but a certain corner of his heart was pulled because of a certain word, and a face full of worry immediately followed: "Is her body really alright?"


    "It''s true!" Tang Yuan had asked this question over and over again for the past few days, but he was not annoyed. When he answered again, his voice was as patient as the first time he had answered, "It was originally not that hard to resolve. And now that I''ve nurtured you for nearly four months, you don''t have to worry anymore."


    "How can I not be worried ¡­" Lin Ting let out a long sigh as he floated across half of Li City, and as if he had his own consciousness, he landed in the palace and in the Hall of Announcements, "Why is this girl so worrisome ¡­"


    Luo Yi suddenly sneezed.


    Qing Luo took out a cloak that she had just taken out from the house and wrapped it around her, "I already told you that the night at the end of March is still very cold, but you just didn''t want to listen. If you really get chills in the future, let''s see what you can do! "


    Her mouth started to nag even more than Lin Ting, causing Luo Yi to listen with a smile, and let her wrap herself up tightly. Then she laughed: "Are you satisfied now?"


    Qing Luo lowered her eyes and looked carefully, seeing that the person on the recliner was wrapped up by him until only her head was left outside, she could not hold back and laughed out loud.


    She was clever, she knew how to behave. Most importantly, just by looking at how she treated him sincerely, Luo Yi was happy with her. She would occasionally get along with him like a friend, which was more interesting than always sticking to the line between master and servants.


    Luo Yi was having trouble sleeping.


    In the afternoon, she lay on the soft bed for a while. She wanted to rest for a while, but who would have thought that she would accidentally fall asleep and not wake up until the evening? So when it was time for her to really rest, she just couldn''t sleep.


    The other servants in the hall had all gone back to rest, only Qing Luo and her were left in the front courtyard. Just as Luo Yi was about to ask her to move a chair over to sit down, he heard a voice that was just loud enough for her, "Is the Empress not going to rest?"


    The figure cast by the moonlight landed on her body and coincidentally surrounded her.


    "Thank you, Sir, for sending a message for the emperor late into the night." Luo Yi lazily lifted her eyelids, and said carelessly.


    She originally wanted to sit up, but Qing Luo had wrapped her up too tightly. Even after struggling for a bit, she was still unable to break free, so she simply laid there.


    She glanced at Mu Yizhou.


    According to the rules, even the famous person in front of the emperor was not qualified to enter and leave the harem as he wished, especially when he barged into his concubine''s chambers late into the night. Although it was not yet the dead of night, he had appeared here without permission.


    Sure enough, Mu Yizhou laughed and said, "The Emperor just passed by the entrance of Hall of Announcements, and seeing that the Empress''s room was brightly lit, he thought that she hadn''t slept yet, so he specifically ordered this subject to come and inform the Empress that he really likes the almond tofu you sent over at noon."


    "As long as the emperor likes it, it''s good enough. We can change it to the Japanese palace and have someone deliver it to the emperor."


    Luo Yi originally wanted to politely say that she would also get a copy next time, but for some reason, when the words were already at her mouth, she swallowed them back and changed it to a sentence that was not too hot.


    She instinctively took precautions against this man, as if there was some sort of explosive hidden on his body. If she rashly approached him, that explosive would be ignited.


    This feeling was inexplicably warm. Luo Yi had always had a strong desire to live, so of course she would stay far away from this man.


    seemed to not be able to feel the coldness in her words. He had clearly already said what the emperor wanted him to say, but he didn''t have the slightest intention of leaving, and only after Luo Yi suspiciously glanced at him again, did she bend her eyes ¡ª actually, Luo Yi was unable to see his expression, it was only because the smile in his voice was too obvious, that Luo Yi guessed that the other party''s eyes were curved ¡ª and said, "This subject has grown up together with His Majesty and the only son of the Prime Minister''s Estate, Xu Heng.


    Have you ever seen a frozen river? The ice was still flowing, but it was impossible to tell on the surface. It was as if the river had lost all of its vitality in an instant.


    Luo Yi was the same.


    She could clearly feel the blood in her body flowing at an extraordinary speed, yet her entire body seemed to have been nailed to the ground and she couldn''t even move. She didn''t even know when Mu Yizhou took his leave, or whether Qing Luo was the first one to react as she called out to her "Empress" a few times urgently in her ear to wake her up.


    "Ah ¡­" Luo Yi curled her lips with difficulty, but the speed at which her brain worked was much faster than usual, even the cloak that she could not pull off previously had become much more obedient now.


    She returned to her room steadily and covered herself with the blanket before lying down. She was so normal that she was almost abnormal.


    She buried her head in the blanket and thought, "How long has it been since I last heard this name from an outsider ¡­"

 C42

    "Tsk tsk." Chen Jinyan scooped up another spoonful of the almond tofu that Imperial Consort Yi had just sent over, and placed it in his mouth. Oh wow, the Hall of Announcements''s cooks do have some skills, do you want to have a taste of your beloved one? "


    There were only two people in the huge imperial study. After Chen Jinyan finished his speech with satisfaction, he waved the dessert in front of the person beside him as if he was showing off. The person only gave him a glance, and his face was filled with indifference. Did Old General Lin ask to see His Majesty for an hour already because of his son? I shall order my men to call him in! "


    Chen Jinyan immediately became terrified, "Aiyah ¡­ You also know that his son, who is a typical popinjay, has caused so much anger among the people that we can''t hide from him. But since General Lin is an old official of the Lin Dynasty, if he really fights with the Northern Tribes in the future, he will have to be used again.


    Actually, what he said last night wasn''t entirely for the sake of making Luo Yi feel uncomfortable, even though this goal was more than 80% of the reason ¡­ But it was true that he and Chen Jinyan had grown up together.


    It was just that since they never spoke to each other in public, even his father didn''t notice them.


    After Chen Jinyan finished teasing this playmate of his, he began to worry seriously: "But to always keep General Lin waiting is not a solution, what should I do?"


    He sighed, and before he could finish sighing, he heard Mu Yizhou say from the side, "Isn''t it fine if you just support a new general?"


    "That''s easy to say," Chen Jinyan glared at him snappily. "Do you think a good general is a cabbage from the imperial kitchens? It''s everywhere! "


    "Didn''t the emperor have one by his side?"


    "Who?"


    Although Chen Jinyan saw his expression was indifferent, his tone was extremely serious and could not help but turn serious. Without waiting for his reply, a person suddenly flashed into his mind, and his eyes immediately widened: "You are not avenging a personal grudge are you!"


    "The emperor thinks too highly of this subject ¡­" Mu Yizhou turned back into that indifferent expression in the blink of an eye. "The first person the emperor is thinking of is also him, which means that you know in your heart that he is indeed a talent general."


    That was the truth ¡­


    Chen Jinyan pondered for a while with lowered eyes, and was actually a little moved. "But we promised his father ¡­"


    "It would be better for the Emperor to personally ask for his opinion and see if he would rather fight to gain glory for his country by killing the enemy, or spend his days in this tiny palace city as a Commander of the Imperial Guard."


    Mu Yizhou said: "General Lin can delay His Majesty and temporarily put him in custody, but we will not begin the interrogation. On one hand, we are stabilizing the hearts of the people, on the other hand, we are giving General Lin face. When the Mr. Wen made a meritorious military service on the battlefield, with his previous self, it would not be difficult for him to become a general. At that time, he could also take over General Lin''s military power ¡­ That old fogey is very shrewd, and he fell on both sides of the wall. This subject sees that he is not truly loyal to the Emperor. "


    These words were said with logic and evidence, and Chen Jinyan finally fell silent.


    To be honest, he had thought of this before, but he was too embarrassed to mention it due to the old man. Now that his thoughts were straight, he couldn''t help but be moved.


    After Mu Yizhou finished speaking, he did not speak anymore. He gave Chen Jinyan enough time to consider before bowing and taking his leave.


    Before he left, he didn''t forget to take the small glass-made bowl with him.


    Before closing the door, a faint question came from within the room: "Isn''t this idea of yours really for the sake of taking him away?"


    "..." It''s just the best of both worlds. "


    After a long period of silence, Mu Yizhou whispered: "This subject will take his leave."


    The Hall of Announcements was more lively today than ever before. Before Mu Yizhou even entered the door, he heard bursts of laughter from inside: "Big sister is being shameless!"


    The voice sounded like the daughter of a large family, but because she was too young, she had not been given any service. She had only been given the title of a concubine.


    The crown prince was still not here today and had probably been captured and recited by the Tutor Liang ¡­ "AHH!" When it came to the Tutor Liang, it was just as he said, he was not interested in the battle for the throne and had not participated in it at all. However, from the looks of it, he seemed to support the orthodox bloodline more in his heart.


    He was still in a daze, but all of a sudden, the laughter in the courtyard stopped.


    Mu Yizhou knew that he had been discovered, and immediately changed into the same expression as usual, smiling and saluting Luo Yi: "This subject has come to return the bowl of food in the Empress''s palace."


    With that, he turned to Lin Yaoniao and said, "Yao Concubine, Ten Thousand An."


    Lin Yaoniao was still timid when she saw the strangers, and she dodged behind Luo Yi with her eyes blinking.


    None of the people in the palace looked like good people. Although they all had smiles on their faces, not a single one of them was smiling directly into their eyes. She had always been timid to begin with, and after being bestowed a title, the Empress who lived in the same palace scolded her twice more maliciously. She was even more timid when she saw that no one dared to look up, so she wanted to find a new elder sister to play with, but the palace maid who served her said that Sis Yan Xi was now an imperial concubine, and her position was higher by more than two ranks. She no longer had the guts to do so.


    After shouting, he was reminded in a suppressed voice by the servant girl. He then hurriedly added on with the words, "Greetings to big sister."


    Luo Yi was surprised to see her, but a smile instantly appeared on her face, and he helped her up: "Let me see, looks like you ate quite a bit, your curling faces are a lot rounder than when we first met."


    "Sister, you''re lying!" Lin Yaoniao''s face immediately swelled red, and she stomped her feet on the ground to refute: "Only big sister is round! This... "A circle!"


    She stretched out her arms, as if adding some movement to her rebuttal would make her more forceful, and in an instant she was back to her talkative, lovable nature when they first met.


    Lin Yaoniao, who was standing opposite of her, also laughed. Her eyes turned red again as she laughed, "Suo Suo and I even thought that big sister wouldn''t play with me anymore ¡­"


    "How could that be? I just don''t know where you live. If I had known earlier, I would have gone to find you."


    Luo Yi laughed guiltily.


    She sounded like she was coaxing Lin Yaoniao.


    Wasn''t it simple to find a concubine like her? He said he didn''t know, but he just didn''t remember.


    Other than the foolish Bai Tiantian, Lin Yaoniao could hear all the other intentions of her words. However, they all tacitly refused to tell her, allowing her to smile through her tears, while she continued to pull Luo Yi''s arm and shake it.


    Luo Yi was dazzled by her actions, but she was not the least bit angry. She only felt that she might have some sort of special Inherent Skill which could attract a little kid to him.


    When the two of them returned to Hall of Announcements, Lin Yaoniao became even more crazy. They insisted on bringing Luo Yi to play games with her, but compared to the game itself, teasing Lin Yaoniao was much more interesting.


    She put her hands behind her back and was about to look back when she saw the man at the entrance.


    The smile on his face immediately disappeared.


    She had always been on guard against this person. After last night''s incident, she was even more unwilling to interact much with him, and while cursing in her heart, she took two steps back due to her insensible behavior. At the same time, she put on an impeccably fake smile: "For a small matter like this, it''s enough for the people below to make a trip, why would they need to personally make a trip from the Lord Mu ¡­ Qing Luo. "


    As he spoke, he called for the palace maid to send him off without even giving him time to speak.


    The caution in her eyes was too obvious, it was as if she was looking at a poisonous snake. Mu Yizhou''s heart suddenly tightened, but he had no way of returning to the words she had personally said yesterday.


    "The Empress is too courteous."


    Mu Yizhou was sensible, and knew that she didn''t want to see him, so he simply stayed where he was, and waited for Qing Luo to go up and receive the bowl before bowing his head and bidding his farewell.


    Lin Yaoniao was standing behind her, and she was the clearest to the series of subconscious reactions she had. After pausing for a moment, she carefully grabbed her hand and shook it: "Elder sister ¡­"


    "Hmm?" Luo Yi turned her head, seeing the worry on her face, and smiled as he held her hand tightly: "Shall we continue?"


    Lin Yaoniao looked at her for a long time, then crooked her head and smiled sweetly: "Mn."


    In the end, she was still a child, so everything that was hidden in her heart was written on her face. She even naively thought that she was hiding it well, but she didn''t know that Luo Yi had already noticed that she was looking at him.


    Luo Yi sighed, seeing that she was not happy, she decided to stop, and patted her head, wanting to ask her something.


    Lin Yaoniao was flabbergasted. "How did big sister know?"


    You just wanted to write those words out and put them on your head, okay? Luo Yi ridiculed in her heart, but she still maintained a smile on the surface. With an patience that surprised even herself, she said, "I guessed it ¡­"


    She lightly flicked Lin Yaoniao''s forehead, causing him to laugh out loud while holding onto her forehead: "Elder sister, why are you afraid of that person?"


    She had seen that person before, always following by the side of the emperor. Although wearing a mask felt very frightening, the emperor had said that he wasn''t a bad person, so ¡­


    "Why is elder sister scared?"


    She was too young, and her voice was soft and childish. There was no hidden meaning in her words, just that she was simply concerned about her, and that her imagination was plentiful. Her small hands were clenched tightly, and her mouth was pursed into a line, ready to comfort her elder sister at any time.


    Luo Yi, however, was stunned for quite a while after hearing her words.


    Originally ¡­ Do I look like I''m afraid of him?


    The sudden self-knowledge made Luo Yi a little muddle-headed, as if she had been mute for a long time. Who knew that this would scare Lin Yaoniao, and she called out to her a few more times with reddened eyes, "I won''t ask, big sis, don''t think about it anymore ¡­"


    She thought that Luo Yi was only so abnormal because she had thought of something bad.


    Luo Yi suddenly came back to her senses and smiled at her. Coincidentally, Chen Liyi walked over proudly, and only when he was near enough that he could see the expression on his face did she raise her head towards Luo Yi, and silently quicken his pace.


    Luo Yi took the opportunity to change the topic, and asked Chen Liyi who had already walked in front of her: "Why are you back so early today?"


    "Your concubine greets the crown prince."


    Lin Yaoniao bowed politely.


    Chen Liyi did not bother with her, and signaled his with his eyes for his to help Lin Yaoniao up.


    "Tutor Liang is sick," Chen Liyi said with a hint of schadenfreude: "So you don''t have to worry about me!"


    "Is he sick?" Is it serious? " Luo Yi frowned: "Although Tutor Liang is old, but I heard that he has always been in good health, how could he suddenly be sick? Could it be that you intentionally made it up to fool me? "


    "I didn''t!" Chen Liyi huffed and pulled Hong Xiang who was beside him: "If you don''t believe me, you can ask her!"


    In reply to the Empress, the Tutor Liang is indeed ill. I am not clear about the illness, but I should not be clear about it as well. When the time comes, he still has the energy to give the crown prince a mission.


    "Who asked you to talk about this!"


    When Chen Liyi heard the words "assigned a mission", he became anxious and shouted twice. He wanted to stop Hong Xiang from speaking any further, but it was a pity that he did not.


    His movements were not faster than Hong Xiang, and his voice was not any louder than hers, thus in the end, all of the words still fell into Luo Yi''s ears.


    Luo Yi looked at Chen Liyi''s fuming face and laughed: "Then I cannot disappoint my Tutor Liang''s expectations."


    "..." "Humph!" Chen Liyi glared at her, and turned his head to the side.


    Luo Yi laughed and turned her head to ask Lin Yaoniao if there was anything she liked to eat. "I''ll have the people from the kitchen cook it for you."


    She did not expect Lin Yaoniao to reject her offer, to think that the other party would actually shake her head, and her voice was even lower than before. "No, big sister ¡­"


    She sneakily glanced at Chen Liyi, as if she wanted to say something to Luo Yi, but when she remembered how the two of them were being so intimate, she swallowed her words back and only said, "I''ll come and play with big sister next time."


    After saying that, without waiting for Luo Yi''s reply, she called for her palace maid and ran, leaving Luo Yi alone at a loss.

 C43

    "Empress, why didn''t you stay?"


    It was only when the two of them had left the Hall of Announcements and walked a long distance away that the palace maid who was attending them asked them in a soft voice.


    After saying that, she paused for a moment before unconsciously turning her head to look at the palace from afar.


    "Here, after memorizing this part, I''ll allow you to go play ¡­" Luo Yi was multitasking, her eyes staring at the ancient scripture in her hand, not forgetting to reply: "No way."


    "Why?" Chen Liyi frowned, dissatisfied.


    "Because she and I are both you ¡­" Luo Yi paused, and stroked the relationship between the two of them before continuing: "Your royal uncle''s concubine, so it is only natural that she calls me big sister. But you can''t do it, you are the crown prince, I am the second wife, what does it matter that you call me big sister ¡­"


    She reached out to straighten Chen Liyi''s head, forcing him to look at the page in front of him: "Did you remember what I said just now? Repeat it for me. "


    "..." The path of a university was obviously virtuous, benevolent, and benevolent. However, as far as the goodness was concerned ¡­ Can I really not call you sister? "


    Chen Liyi was a little dejected, but after reading two sentences, he suddenly changed the subject, and turned his head to look at Luo Yi while feeling wronged.


    "I can''t ¡­"


    Before Luo Yi could finish her sentence, she heard another low voice come from the other side. "I have never treated you as his concubine ¡­"


    Luo Yi was startled, seeing Chen Liyi lower his head, revealing the bun at the back of his head.


    "He deserves to die, so everyone who is related to him must die. But I don''t want you to die ¡­"


    That was what he said in a suppressed voice. In the ears of humans, it was not much clearer than the sound of an insect or fly, so Luo Yi did not hear him clearly, only that he was instantly disheartened, as if his life anger had been sucked away. He did not want to bear with it anymore. But only where there is no one. "


    "And you can''t be heard!" she added.


    "Really?" Chen Liyi opened his eyes wide in surprise, he felt that he had experienced a great tragedy in this short period of time, and couldn''t help but prop his head in her embrace, but was pushed away by Luo Yi quickly.


    She made it seem as if her strength was weak and itchy. "Go recite quickly."


    "En!" Chen Liyi was really happy, and he hugged the book in his arms without refuting a single thing.


    That''s good now ¡ª thinking about it like this, even the boring words in her hands became more interesting ¡ª Chen Liyi happily thought, she did not need to die anymore.


    Luo Yi, on the other hand, was completely unaware of all this, and stared at the boiling tea in his hand, thinking of something. Only until she was annoyed by Chen Liyi calling him "Sister" every two seconds, did she frown and pat his head: "Why is it so annoying ¡­"


    This wasn''t because he was really annoyed with him, Chen Liyi naturally could tell that. He laughed and called out a few more times, but after receiving a few more "eh" sounds from Luo Yi, he smirked and raised the book up once again.


    When it was afternoon, Luo Yi finally finished watching the crown prince finish his homework. Just as he was about to go back and rest, he was pulled by Chen Liyi by the arm, "Do you know that there''s an apricot forest in the Imperial Garden?"


    "Ugh ¡­" Luo Yi recalled her few visits to the imperial flower garden and uncertainly nodded her head, "There seems to be a patch of forest like this ¡­ "What''s wrong?"


    "I had someone do a swing there a few days ago. Can we go there together?"


    "Not good ¡­" Luo Yi''s face was full of shock: "I didn''t think a boy like you to actually swing this kind of thing."


    "It''s really embarrassing."


    Seeing Chen Liyi''s completely red cheeks, the smile on her face couldn''t help but deepen even further. He then put his index finger on his lips and scoffed, "Hush, let''s go ourselves."


    "En!" Chen Liyi reacted quickly, upon hearing that, he immediately covered his mouth with his hand, and nodded strongly.


    smiled, but his words did not carry any warmth. "Recently, I seem to have seen a lot of my beloved officials in the harem."


    He casually broke a flower branch, and his originally beautiful face added a bit of charm to this flower. Therefore, Mu Yizhou turned his face away with disdain. Wen Shili, who was kneeling on the ground, did not even give him an extra glance, "The previous palace maid has not found the real culprit after the murder, your majesty, please forgive me."


    "Wu, that is nothing ¡­" Chen Jinyan waved his hand, and said indifferently: "We have something to ask you."


    His words were unclear, and the tone of his words did not change much from usual. However, Wen Shili was shocked, and cold sweat began to pour down his back.


    "The Western Liao Army is stationed thirty miles outside of our country, and yet they don''t attack despite sounding the drums every day. What do you think the Western Liao Army means?"


    Wen Shili heaved a sigh of relief.


    He thought for a moment, and instantly sorted out the current relations between the different countries in his head. His expression became cold, and he said stably, "Western Lion Region has always been on good terms with the Northern Tribes, and when we fought with them last year, we took advantage of a robbery to take over one of their cities. Right now, the Northern Tribes are not doing anything, but Western Lion Alliance is sending out an army to suppress their territory.


    "The Western Liao Army is strong. Our soldiers have suffered a great loss in their morale during the previous year''s battle. We should not fight face to face, but launch a surprise attack instead, and ¡­"


    As he spoke, his expression became much more vivid than usual, and his expression also had a faint change. He didn''t even seem to care about his words like gold anymore, as if he had come alive. Unfortunately, before he could finish what he wanted to say, Chen Jinyan cut him off, "The Northern Tribes are still eyeing our country covetously. Our army urgently needs a victory to stabilize our morale and intimidate our enemies.


    "The Western Liao Army did not move for a long time. It was not because of fear, but because it wanted to extinguish our will and catch us off guard. This official thinks that our army will take the initiative."


    Wen Shili was still young and strong, his whole body burning with hot blood from the moment he said those words. Now that he heard the other party''s words, a burst of energy surged up from his chest.


    They were all good men, who wouldn''t want to protect their families and build their country?


    Wen Shili''s voice sank as if he had the power of thousands of men at his disposal, "This official offers his advice to you ¡­"


    Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a sudden voice.


    Chen Jinyan was finally tired of playing with the flower. When the two fingers pinching the stem of the flower loosened, the flower involuntarily fell to the ground.


    "It''s better to think about it before answering." His tone instantly became distant, "I promised your father that I would never let you be in danger, so I''ll give you a chance to go back on your word. If you keep this promise even after serious consideration, it won''t be too late for you to return."


    He even patted Wen Shili''s shoulder, but didn''t say anything. He only gave him a deep look, then turned around and left.


    Just as Luo Yi and Chen Liyi sneakily arrived at the Imperial Garden, what they saw was exactly this scene.


    Luo Yi and Mu Yizhou had turned around and were walking in this direction. Luo Yi felt that she would never be able to react so quickly in her entire life, so she quickly pulled Chen Liyi along and hid in a bush that was half the height of a person when the two of them turned around.


    Caught off guard, Chen Liyi was almost dragged down by her. After squatting down steadily beside Luo Yi with much difficulty, before he even had the chance to speak, he was once again covered with one hand and looked ahead diagonally with the other.


    The group of people in front of him was the one he didn''t want to see the most.


    Chen Liyi became quiet, obediently lowering his body a bit. Not only that, he even held his breath in as well.


    He was a little pleased, thinking that Sister must have been like him, not liking this cheap emperor. She didn''t know that the reason why she kept pressing down on him was not because of Zhi Zun, but because of that weird man wearing a mask behind him.


    Luo Yi didn''t even dare to raise her head.


    Lin Yaoniao was right, she was afraid of him.


    Since it has come to this, Luo Yi can''t even deceive herself anymore. I''m just scared of giving up on myself, what about it! While sshe was thinking, he quietly looked outside.


    Mu Yizhou had already walked in front of her. Luo Yi heaved a sigh of relief, just in case she did not come out immediately.


    The long line of maids paused for a moment, but then quickly resumed their pace. No one knew that during that short pause, a masked man let out an unintelligible laugh from his throat.


    "You should regret it now ¡­" Chen Jinyan rarely laughed at him, "She''s even started to hide from you."


    "This subject does not regret it," Mu Yizhou lowered his eyes, his tone was light, but it revealed a subtle sense of death.


    "She''ll find out sooner or later."


    Luo Yi, who was unaware of the fact that she was in another person''s words, stared at him in shock: "Why are you still here?"


    Wen Shili''s expression did not change, "I just saw you ¡­. "Greetings, Your Highness."


    "What?" Luo Yi was shocked, she nervously turned her head to look at the small path which had long since disappeared, and heaved a sigh of relief.


    Wen Shili looked at her actions in a baffling manner, his eyes blinking: "The Empress is hiding from me?"


    "Ugh ¡­" "I guess so ¡­" She waved her hand in disapproval, then half squatted down as she coaxed Chen Liyi to go play with her.


    She was the concubine. In this palace, the only person she could hide from was probably that person ¡­


    Wen Shili stood in place, watching the interaction between the two of them from above. Then, he watched as Imperial Consort Yi coaxed the crown prince away before standing up and knocking him into his own eyes.


    Honestly speaking, Luo Yi felt that it was strange for him to be able to look this person in the eye with just a glance, but she couldn''t really say how it felt. Thus, she ignored this strange feeling and looked him in the eye: "Mr. Wen has something to say to me?"


    "Is Mr. Wen not in good spirits today?" Luo Yi looked up and down at Wen Shili, she did not dare believe that these were actually asked from his mouth, but seeing her unperturbed face, she did not say much, and casually said: "I was deceiving her."


    She still felt that it was unbelievable, how could Wen Shili not think of this?


    "She''s just a weak girl, yet she appeared in such a remote place late at night. If she''s not very daring, then there must be someone beside her ¡­" Who would have thought that she would be so defenceless. "


    As Luo Yi spoke, she moved on to the next topic, and shook his head, sighing over the mental state of this year''s palace maids.


    Wen Shili couldn''t help but laugh, as his lowered eyes contained the smile within. "Empress is right."


    However, after these words, the two once again fell into an awkward silence.


    If it weren''t for the fact that his expression was too obvious earlier, she would have left with Chen Liyi after greeting him briefly. But now that she had already answered his question, Luo Yi decided to say his goodbyes.


    "Ugh ¡­" "It''s not bad, right ¡­"


    Luo Yi frowned, she did not know why he would suddenly mention it.


    She had heard of this place before, and it was even more remote than her hometown. It was a place famous for jade and stone, and the "Jade Selection Peak Ye" that the elderly often spoke of was this Feng Ye.


    She blinked her eyes as though she wanted to ask a question, but Wen Shili suddenly knelt down on one knee and saluted towards her: "This subject still has matters to attend to, so I will take my leave first."


    Luo Yi, "..."


    Mr. Wen was not in a good mood today!

 C44

    had not left the palace for a long time, so he was not too clear about the situation outside. Fortunately, the people of the palace were well-informed, Luo Yi could even hear the latest news about the Imperial Garden after dinner.


    The gossiping ladies were hiding behind the rockery, so they did not see her. Luo Yi also did not make a sound, and even shook his head soundlessly to stop Qing Luo''s thoughts of going forward to denounce them, and so listened with interest to the corner of the wall.


    Luo Yi listened with relish, she really wanted to send Qing Luo back to bring him a chair and some side dishes.


    At this point, the topic was unavoidably askew. The gossip turned into a supernatural story. There was a place in the palace that was haunted, and every once in a while, a piece of white bone would be found inside.


    Luo Yi focused and thought for a while, but did not manage to think of anything, so she simply shook her head and decided not to waste anymore time, and started thinking that it was probably because she happened to glance at the name while strolling around the palace.


    She listened for a while longer, and discovered that after the topic of conversation started to revolve around the strange stories, she no longer had the desire to continue listening. She had invented this kind of stories quite a few times when she was young to frighten her friends, and the stories she told were even more interesting than the stories they told now, so when she realised that these people did not have any intentions to change the topic, Luo Yi could not help but be disappointed.


    "Speaking of fox demon, don''t you guys think that this year''s freshmen are very similar to those white-clothed scholars written in the book that are rushing to the capital to take the examinations?"


    Luo Yi was startled, her steps paused, and she was nailed to the ground.


    "Mother ¡­" "Mother?" Qing Luo did not understand the intention of her actions, and so she called out to her with some hesitation.


    Luo Yi turned around and glanced at her, then shook her head, signalling her not to speak.


    The palace maids who spoke did not notice anything at all, and upon hearing these words, they became restless again. Luo Yi could tell with her sharp ears that one of them had gone hoarse, and had even deliberately lowered his voice a bit, but he could still clearly hear the excitement in her voice. "I saw you in the distance the day of the Hall Competition ¡­"


    "So many people saw him with a single glance!"


    She paused, not knowing how to describe this feeling. After a long while, she finally picked out a sentence that was not very satisfactory: "It''s him, standing there. One look and you can tell that he is the top scholar!"


    This sentence was echoed by the rest of the people present. The palace maid who was speaking was a little pleased with herself, as she shook her head and revealed a pleased smile: "You know about the Young Eunuch Li who was serving the imperial palace, right? He was also present on the day of the Hall Competition! He told me that the Emperor was very satisfied with the top scholar, and even gave him two courtyards on the spot... He even said what the top scholar was called... Oh! I remember! "


    "Lin Ting."


    The same word came out of their mouths at the same time. The only difference was that one of them spoke in a boastful tone, while the other spoke with an understanding that was beyond their expectations.


    "I knew it was you ¡­" Luo Yi lowered her voice, and a slight smile appeared on her face.


    Her voice was low, and Qing Luo did not hear her, but one of her voice sounded as if she had something to say. Then, she moved closer, with a confused look in her eyes, she asked: "What did the Empress say?"


    "Nothing ¡­" The smile on Luo Yi''s lips widened slightly: "Let''s go back."


    "Right!" She suddenly stopped, and Qing Luo followed suit.


    This time, she heard it clearly. The person who spoke had a smile that couldn''t be hidden. "I''m in a good mood today. You don''t have to wait on me ¡­"


    Luo Yi walked forward while saying, "I''ll let you guys have a day off. If there''s anything you want to play with, go ahead and play with it as much as you want."


    The joy in her words was too obvious. Qing Luo could not help but laugh, "Looks like this trip was not in vain.


    "Only your mouth is sweet!" Luo Yi glared at her perfunctorily, but the corner of her lips never left her lips.


    This kind of good mood continued all the way to the next day. Luo Yi''s eyes even curved when she was tidying up Chen Liyi''s clothes in the morning. What was rare was, however, was that Chen Liyi seemed to be affected by her good mood as her round eyes brimmed with smiles.


    Luo Yi laughed and teased him: "Before I left the palace, my face was calm, what''s wrong with me today? So happy? "


    "Because after today, I won''t need to go."


    "Why? Tutor Liang is finally annoyed that you''re not willing to teach me anymore? "


    Luo Yi replied with a smile, but did not take his words to heart, and instead patted the creases on his clothes to get up, and when she had completely stood straight, she raised his hand to gesture the height of the two, and realized that the other party''s head was almost at her chest.


    "Ah!" Our crown prince has grown taller! "


    He tried his best to tiptoe a little, and only when his head was almost as flat as Luo Yi''s shoulder did he grin widely, satisfied.


    "I''m about to surpass Sister!"


    He stood unsteadily on his tiptoes and his body was swaying. Luo Yi hurriedly reached out to support him, then pressed him on the shoulder to get him to stand properly before she replied, "The crown prince is right. Hurry up and go, if you are late, the Tutor Liang will punish you with copying the books. "


    "¡­"


    Because Chen Liyi was once late to the Palace, he had been punished by the Tutor Liang to plagiarize a book, and his entire arm became sore. After returning to the Palace, he took an hour to regain his strength, so the words "copy", to him, was not even considered a memory of beauty.


    Luo Yi waved at Chen Liyi, who had already walked far away and was still trying her best to turn her head and look at her, until they could not even see a shadow of him before she slowly returned to her own room.


    Yesterday, she was still complaining about how boring the days in the palace were. Unexpectedly, not even a day had passed, but the heavens had heard her thoughts and swiftly arranged such a matter for her.


    Qing Luo helped the person kneeling on the ground to stand up, but who would have thought that the person would kneel down towards Luo Yi, who was at the center of the room, and kowtow heavily on the ground, causing Luo Yi to unconsciously frown.


    "What do you think happened to Yao Consort?"


    The palace maid who knelt on the ground was none other than Lin Yaoniao''s personal palace maid. After that, Lin Yaoniao had brought her here a few more times, so they could be considered to be familiar with each other.


    Seeing her kneeling on the ground, not wanting to get up, Luo Yi did not force her. With a frown, he repeated, "Didn''t Yao Concubine follow His Majesty to the imperial study? What do you mean by save him? "


    Lin Yaoniao had been doted upon by the emperor recently. Although she wasn''t qualified to sleep because of her young age, Chen Jinyan had always liked to tease her.


    The palace maid was on the verge of tears as her eyes reddened. "Your Majesty said today that he wanted to take our esteemed Empress to the imperial study ¡­" You also know that those places in the imperial study are filled with memorials, and our empress has a lively and careless attitude towards His Majesty ¡­ I accidentally knocked over the ink and am still kneeling outside the royal study! "


    "Empress!" She kowtowed on the ground, "Please save our mistress! "His Majesty has always doted on the Empress. If you were to go and make amends, His Majesty would definitely spare our mistress!"


    "How can our esteemed wangfei withstand this noon sun ¡­"


    "Don''t cry ¡­" Luo Yi pinched the center of her brows, she knew clearly that the most favored person in the palace right now was the Shardbearer that she had heard of yesterday. The reason she came to look for him was only because she was the only one on good terms with Lin Yaoniao in the palace.


    She signalled with her eyes for Qing Luo to help the palace maid up: "Wait here for me, I''ll go take a look ¡­"


    "Do you have any more dessert made in the kitchenette at noon? Get someone to bring a portion to me and take it with you. "


    "Thank you, esteemed Empress!" "Thank you, esteemed mistress!" The person wanted to kowtow to Luo Yi as he spoke, but was stopped by Luo Yi with great difficulty. He raised his leg and actually wanted to follow her to the imperial study.


    Luo Yi turned around and glanced at her: "What are you going to do? Afraid that your master wouldn''t be scared by the sun and pass out? "


    "Huh?" The palace maid was stunned.


    Luo Yi didn''t pay any attention to her as she walked two steps forward before speaking, "Wipe the blood on your forehead and apply some medicine. Don''t turn your head around and faint from the blood on your face."


    She said, "In a while, the autumn moon in my palace will go and call the imperial physician. You just stay here and wait for her to come back. Let me take a look at her first ¡­" If the imperial physician prescribes medicine, tell my palace''s people to cook it ¡­ Oh right, let the kitchen prepare an extra dessert. I''m afraid of the bitterness, and those that don''t have any sweetness would be unwilling to drink the medicine. "


    As she spoke, she walked out of the room.


    As expected, Lin Yaoniao was still kneeling outside the imperial study. She stepped forward to take a look, and saw that her cheeks were frighteningly red, and was most likely sunburned.


    Lin Yaoniao was originally kneeling on the ground, but even though her eyes were red, he did not cry.


    Luo Yi felt so much pain that she half squatted on the ground and used a handkerchief to wipe the tears at the corner of his eyes. "Don''t be afraid, big sister will go and plead with the emperor right now."


    As he spoke, he patted her head in consolation.


    The one guarding outside the imperial study was Mu Yizhou. Seeing that she had not shown any surprise on her face, she didn''t even wait for her to reveal her purpose before entering the study and pushing the door open. She then shouted inwards, "Your majesty, the Esteemed Empress Yi is here."


    No matter how much Luo Yi did not want to see him, he could do nothing about it. She nodded her head to express her thanks and called out to Qing Luo who was behind him to follow him in.


    Chen Jinyan was in the middle of reading the imperial reports, and was a little surprised to see her here: "Why is Imperial Consort Yi here?"


    "The chenqie''s kitchenette has recently been made with new dessert. I was wondering if the emperor has yet to taste it, so he specially sent it to the emperor for a taste."


    She turned her head and waved towards Qing Luo, who immediately placed the dessert on the table.


    Chen Jinyan stood up from the desk. As he had been sitting there for too long and stretched his back, he felt a pair of hands gently pinching his shoulder before he could put his hands down.


    He turned around and met Luo Yi''s smiling eyes.


    Chen Jinyan raised his eyebrows, his lips curving into a smile that had an unknown meaning: "We have been cold towards you recently."


    "Your Majesty, where did you hear that ¡­" Luo Yi used the fake smile skillfully, "Your Majesty is busy with country affairs, how can you take care of chenqie everyday ¡­ Do you still like this dessert? "


    "Ugh ¡­" It melts in my mouth and tastes sweet and delicious ¡­ There''s a good chef in the Imperial Consort Yi Palace. "


    "As long as the Emperor likes it." Luo Yi was still smiling merrily, and after a while, she pretended to unconsciously lift up Lin Yaoniao who was kneeling outside.


    "When chenqie came in, she saw that little sister Yao was still kneeling outside ¡­"


    She didn''t ask about the reason for her punishment, but instead said that Yao Consort''s body was weak. After kneeling for a while, her face had already turned pale, and she looked pitifully tight.


    "My sister is still young, why should we bother getting along with her?"


    "Yao Concubine is still kneeling outside?" Chen Jinyan scooped up a spoonful of dessert and put it in his mouth, his words carried a bit of surprise.


    Luo Yi rolled her eyes in his heart, "This concubine said why would the emperor treat my little sister like this. Presumably, her little sister is still dead in her heart, and without your understanding, the emperor wouldn''t want to get up. Next time, this concubine should properly advise her."


    "Hm."


    Chen Jinyan lowered his head, he did not have any objections to her words, so Luo Yi secretly shot Qing Luo a glance.


    Qing Luo nodded, bowed and retreated, then went outside to help Lin Yaoniao up, and said with relief: "It''s alright, this servant will help the Empress return to Hall of Announcements first."


    "What about sister?" Lin Yaoniao sounded a little tearful.


    "Don''t worry. The Empress is fine."


    After saying that, seeing that she was still looking back towards the imperial study, Qing Luo laughed again: "I know you like to eat sweet things, the Empress specially prepared some sweet things for you at Hall of Announcements, if you return late, it won''t taste good anymore ¡­ Yue Hua is also waiting for you at Hall of Announcements! "


    "Relax ¡­" She promised Lin Yaoniao, "The Empress will definitely be fine."

 C45 Is the Emperor here? Your majesty?

    Without opening his mouth, Luo Yi could only stay in the Imperial Study room obediently. Seeing that the servants in the room did not wait upon him, they even took the initiative to do the ink work.


    Chen Jinyan glanced at her, he did not say anything wrong, but he did approve of her actions.


    From the papers that were presented to him from various places, besides the urgent military newspaper, there were barely any urgent matters. When Luo Yi was grinding the ink, he accidentally took a glance at it, and even saw an official of some place saying in her imperial report that there was a fruit called a Mango Fruit. It was extremely rare, and he asked the Emperor if she wanted to taste it.


    Chen Jinyan rubbed his temples, and when he put the brush down, a large calligraphy character came flying out ¡ª ¡ª Read.


    In addition, there were those who gave their greetings, those who gave their regards, and those who invited His Majesty out of the palace to enjoy the scenery ¡­ Chen Jinyan looked at all ten lines, and all of them were the same word.


    Luo Yi did not intentionally look, but it was just the two of them in the room, and Chen Jinyan did not deliberately avoid her, so every time he looked down, he would inevitably see some content of it, and seeing it he felt that something was wrong, so he retracted his gaze and stared at the straight figure reflected on the door and windows.


    That was Mu Yizhou''s shadow, she knew.


    Of all the people standing outside the door, only he stood with his back straight, like the spine of a mountain, unbroken by anything in the world.


    She traced with her eyes the outline of the man''s face on the window paper, each stroke a thrilling familiarity.


    "What is Imperial Consort Yi thinking?"


    After he roughly finished reading the strange reports, Chen Jinyan suddenly spoke out.


    Luo Yi quickly withdrew her gaze and stopped rubbing the ink on the table. Instead, she turned to the person beside him and said, "If you want to go back, you have to get the kitchen in my palace to make a few new products."


    She looked at him with a hint of displeasure and a smile. "In chenqie''s opinion, perhaps the emperor loves chenqie''s sweet dishes even more."


    Her eyes were raised, and she spoke with the shyness of a girl, but not with pretence.


    The complaints between men and women were not complaints, but rather, pleasures. Chen Jinyan understood this point, so he was happy to follow along with her words to finish the show. Even if he couldn''t stop himself from complaining in his heart, thinking that Mu Yizhou must have been bewitched by his beauty earlier on, that was why he felt that he was a little white rabbit.


    He should be a fox with a knife hidden in his smile.


    The two of them continued to talk for a while. As they were both masters at hiding their emotions, the atmosphere had maintained a subtle harmony until someone from the palace reported that the assistant minister of the Ministry of War had requested an audience.


    Luo Yi had good eyes, upon hearing that, he immediately dismissed the order, and casually left the room.


    When they walked to the door, they inevitably met up with Mu Yizhou. Luo Yi hesitated for two seconds, and then nodded slightly towards him as she had arrived.


    Mu Yizhou replied with a nod.


    When she came, she only brought Qing Luo, but this person was sent away by her, so at present, she could only walk back by herself.


    She didn''t feel anything was wrong, but when she stepped out of the courtyard, she was stunned as she stared at the Imperial Guards guarding the door.


    She stopped and asked the guard at the door: "Is your Mr. Wen not here today?"


    Luo Yi had not seen Wen Shili ever since the two of them last met in the Imperial Garden, but it was understandable. Normally, men could not casually enter the harem, but as the Commander of the Imperial Guard, it did not make sense for him to not be by the side of the emperor right now, and to contact him with the abnormality from before ¡­


    Luo Yi frowned, seeing that the guard she called out looked at her with surprise, but quickly lowered his head, saying that Mr. Wen had been busy with many matters and had not entered the palace for a few days.


    "Oh ¡­" Luo Yi answered, she knew that with her current identity, asking more would not be appropriate, so she nodded her head and did not reply.


    As there were two more people in Hall of Announcements, it was much more lively than usual. At that time, she could hear Qing Luo persuading Lin Yaoniao to take the medicine, "Empress, it''s better to apply the medicine first ¡­ If you refuse to cooperate like this, our master won''t come back earlier! Look at your sunburned face... "It''s not that you don''t want to come along with me to persuade your mistress to stay by your side? Why are you crying ¡­"


    The sound of her and Yue Hua''s exasperated voices was also mixed in the middle of the conversation.


    Lin Yaoniao shook her head. Her age was not a big idea, but she was very righteous, "I just want to wait for Big Sister''s return!"


    "My ancestor ¡­"


    "What are you waiting for me for? Do you want me to apply the medicine myself? "


    Before Qing Luo could finish her sentence, she heard a voice from outside the house. When she turned around and saw the person, she almost cried tears of joy. She looked anxiously at Luo Yi as she climbed the stairs and jogged up to him.


    When Luo Yi gave her something, he had not even seen her treating him with such enthusiasm. It must be because he was being tormented by the two ancestors inside the house, causing him to look at Luo Yi like a hungry wolf, his eyes gleaming with a green light.


    Luo Yi''s eyes curved as she patted her shoulders to pacify her. After that, she took the medicine from her hands and walked in front of Lin Yaoniao.


    Lin Yaoniao was originally sitting on the chair, but when she saw her return, her eyes reddened and she immediately stood up.


    Luo Yi smiled charmingly, and first used his finger to wipe away the remaining tears on her face, then teased her with the words "Weeping Ghost". Then, she used his finger to gouge out a piece of medicinal paste and spread it evenly on her face.


    The medicine was cold, and applied to one''s face and face. It had a miraculous effect on relieving sunburn.


    Luo Yi half squatted on the ground, while Lin Yaoniao was half a head taller than her, but before she could say anything, the latter took the initiative to bend down and bring her face closer, with a pair of wet eyes looking at her, as though she was a pitiful deer.


    Luo Yi comforted her: "Good girl."


    Her expression was serious, afraid that if she tried too hard, the pain the child would feel would lessen, and so the process of applying the medicine continued for a long time. Her legs were numb, and she squatted straight up and down before handing the medicine over to Qing Luo, who had been waiting for her, then smacked her knees and stood up.


    Lin Yaoniao felt that she had given Luo Yi more trouble, and drooped her head, not daring to look at her. Luo Yi''s eyes curved, and after she sat down on a chair, she reached across a table and lightly scratched her chin: "Your eyes are also red, and your cheeks are also red.


    "How nice." She laughed.


    Lin Yaoniao couldn''t laugh at all. Listening to her say that, she looked at him with half an angry look, but the rims of her eyes had turned even redder, as if she had suffered a huge grievance.


    "Yes."


    "Elder sister."


    "Yes."


    Lin Yaoniao called out to her one by one, which Luo Yi responded to, until she couldn''t help but cry out.


    She could clearly restrain herself from crying, but this person just patiently accepted all of her grievances, as if no matter what she said, he would not hesitate to believe her. Afterwards, he held her injured body in his hands, and every single one of his fingertips had a miraculous effect of soothing her pain.


    Luo Yi coaxed her again for a while, then ordered the small kitchen to make a few dishes that she liked to eat to send over. Only after she had fed the people herself would she feel at ease and return to her own palace.


    At night, Chen Jinyan still did not come, but he rewarded Luo Yi with many things, and even the servants of Hall of Announcements were rewarded with many money, vividly depicting what was meant by "a man wins the battle".


    Luo Yi didn''t understand why Chen Jinyan was doing this. Seeing the servant who passed down the order, he smiled and said that the silk was the best material in the palace, and without the empress, he modestly raised his eyebrows and said, "Sorry Your Majesty for your love."


    On the second day, the rumors about the "Imperial Consort Yi being out of favour" from the palace quietly disappeared.


    Of course, these were all later words, but now that Luo Yi was tossing and turning on the bed, unable to fall asleep, she could not help but guess the reason behind Chen Jinyan''s actions. However, she was unable to understand why.


    It was not a loud sound, but it was very clear because the surroundings were too quiet. Luo Yi was careful, she wrapped her clothes around herself and crawled up from the bed. She also grabbed a candlestick from the table, and then carefully walked towards the window.


    As she walked closer, she could hear a sound that was getting louder and louder. Luo Yi had her back against the wall, thinking that if anyone broke into the room, she would throw the candle at them, but she did not see anything from the window even after a long while. On the other hand, her own hand that was holding the candle felt extremely sore, and she finally compromised by putting it down.


    The rustling outside the window gradually weakened as Luo Yi extended her arm to open the window a crack.


    There was no movement.


    She thought for a moment, then slightly forced the window open wider.


    Still no movement.


    The silence outside the window was like what she had just heard was an illusion.


    Luo Yi repeated what sheshead done since she entered the palace to her mind. After confirming that she did not make any enemies, he took two steps to the left and revealed half of her face by the window.


    Nothing.


    The courtyard was quiet, and only the shadows of trees could be seen under the moonlight.


    Luo Yi became even more daring now, she immediately appeared in the window frame and looked around. After confirming that there was no one around, she muttered in doubt.


    "Did he see a ghost? This is ¡­"


    She closed the window, and at the same time that she stuck her body out, her eyes inadvertently shifted to the right, meeting a pair of deep eyes. It scared her so much that her heart stopped for a split-second, and her feet slipped.


    Wen Shili''s speed was extremely fast, he had rushed through the window to support his chin before Luo Yi fell.


    "..." Are you here to scare me? "


    Luo Yi still had a lingering fear in her heart, so she borrowed the force of the impact to stabilize herself before glaring at Wen Shili.


    Wen Shili did not mind.


    He supported himself on the windowsill with one hand and jumped in. When he landed, he was even able to move slightly to the side while taking care of Luo Yi''s position.


    Luo Yi said as she looked up, "Mr. Wen barging into my concubine''s bedroom late into the night was probably not ordered by the Emperor?"


    As she spoke, her expression didn''t contain the slightest hint of blame. Instead, she leisurely strolled over to the table and sat down. She poured a cup of tea for this guest who had come late into the night and said, "It''s cold. Let''s drink."


    Wen Shili sat down facing her in a natural manner, placing the things in his hands on an empty chair beside her.


    Luo Yi roughly looked around, and saw that it was a kite.


    "I heard that the Empress asked about this subject outside the imperial study today."


    Without waiting for her to ask the reason for his arrival, Wen Shili spoke first.


    Luo Yi was startled, the teacup paused at the edge of her lips for a good while, and then she said, "Ah ¡­ Actually, there was nothing much to ask, it was just a casual question ¡­ Mr. Wen specifically came here to ask about this? "


    Yes and no.


    Wen Shili immediately shook his head, pointing to the kite at the side with his chin before Luo Yi could ask further, "The Empress''s kite broke, I specially made a new one for you."


    Luo Yi, "..."


    He was probably talking about the kite that hung on the tree when they first met.


    The kite had been cut open when the young eunuch of her palace fell from the tree, and was probably thrown away like trash by Qing Luo. She did not pay much attention, and never thought that Wen Shili would personally make another one for her.


    "The Empress is too courteous."


    was still as cold as ever, the tone of her voice didn''t fluctuate at all due to the estrangement in her words, making Luo Yi unable to help but start to suspect that she was being overly emotional. However, her gaze stopped at the kite for a moment, and she pretended to inadvertently remind him, "Your majesty, you have given me a lot of things today, I heard the old man in the palace say that this is an honor that even the empress has never had."


    "The Empress is so fortunate."


    "Thanks to your majesty''s love, I am also flattered."


    "The Empress is too modest."


    After going back and forth like this, Luo Yi felt that she had said everything she should not have said, but Wen Shili still maintained that calm demeanor. Seeing this, Luo Yi became discouraged, and finally drank a mouthful of tea in anger, not willing to waste any more words with him.


    Wen Shili suddenly laughed at this moment.


    His smile was very shallow, and the faint lines at the corners of his eyes made him feel much gentler.


    He placed the kite on the table and borrowed the weak light of the candle to speak. "I personally wrote this character. How does the Empress see it?"


    "Not bad."


    After a moment of silence, Luo Yi muttered.


    What Wen Shili had written was a walking book, a long string of fluent books. In truth, Luo Yi did not understand what the other party had written, she only took a glance and felt that the words were not bad, so she answered.


    However, it was as if Wen Shili could not hear his at all. The mere words of praise made his smile even wider, and he then pushed the kite towards Luo Yi, "As long as the Empress thinks it''s good, it''s good."


    He stood up. He clearly still had something to say, but for some reason, he swallowed it all back down. He wiped his smile from his face and said, "I''ll be troubling you late at night. I hope the Empress can forgive me."


    Luo Yi, "..."


    Was this person a street performer before he entered the palace? He changed his face so quickly!


    Luo Yi felt very tired, and thought that it was only a few steps from the table to the window, so she didn''t bother to get up again.


    Wen Shili paused.


    His back was facing Luo Yi, and it was unknown if his voice was due to the darkness of the night or what it was called, but it was tainted with a trace of coldness.


    He said goodbye to the Empress.


    "Goodbye." Luo Yi fished the kite from the table and repeated it absent-mindedly.


    At that time, she didn''t know that this farewell really only had the meaning of saying goodbye.

 C46 "Who hasnst got an old injury on them?!"

    At the end of the month, it rained heavily on Li City.


    The black clouds that covered the sky lowered the sky a bit. When he looked outside through the curtain of rain, he felt that the entire world was covered in a layer of dejection.


    Fortunately, the rain came and went quickly. The next morning, he could see half of the face of the sun hidden behind the clouds.


    However, thanks to the rain, Luo Yi didn''t feel any warmth even until noon. Lying on the soft chair with her eyes half closed, she listened to Qing Luo''s report on the expenses of Hall of Announcements, and she almost fell into a deep sleep the few times she heard it. It was as if she was listening to a lullaby.


    She sat up and looked through the window at the sky. "Look at the time. Is the emperor coming over soon?"


    Qing Luo finally extricated herself from this trivial matter. Following Luo Yi''s words, she turned her head around, and the first thing she saw was a kite hanging on the wall. However, she didn''t pay too much attention. Instead, she muttered to herself, "Yes, this servant will go prepare the snacks that the Emperor usually eats."


    Chen Jinyan had been coming to Hall of Announcements often recently, but he never stayed the night. He would play chess with Chen Jinyan most of the time, or maybe take a nap here before leaving. When she first arrived, the servants in her palace would be flustered, and he had already gotten used to it. Seeing how the sky was getting dark, the servants prepared all sorts of things in advance, to the point that even Chen Jinyan could not help but praise them, "Imperial Consort Yi sure has a good plan."


    Luo Yi poured him a cup of tea.


    As usual, he did not come today, and just happened to be in time for the Hall of Announcements''s chef to prepare snacks for him. After taking two bites, he smiled to the person beside him, "The snacks here in Imperial Consort Yi suit my taste as usual ¡­ Taste it, beloved one? "


    The person named by him said with a cold expression, "Many thanks to Your Majesty for your good intentions. This subject doesn''t like to eat sweet things."


    "What a pity ¡­" Chen Jinyan raised the dessert to his eyes and looked at it, then turned his gaze to Luo Yi who was standing opposite to him: "Among the entire palace, Imperial Consort Yi''s snack is the most delicious."


    He was talking to Luo Yi, so Luo Yi could only follow and say: "The sisters in the palace are all curious as to why the emperor keeps asking for chenqie''s presence. chenqie said that it was to make them stutter, so they would not believe it, but they should all be invited to the Hall of Announcements to take a seat, in order to prevent them from feeling that chenqie was lying."


    Luo Yi''s smile was half real and half fake, as sshe spoke, he casually picked up a piece of dessert and brought it in front of Mu Yizhou, squinting her eyes: "Lord Mu really doesn''t want to try it? "This is the emperor''s favorite snack ¡­"


    Initially, she did not expect Mu Yizhou to pay attention to her. But who would have thought that after hearing what she said, Mu Yizhou would give her a strange look, and then actually extend his hand to receive it.


    Luo Yi was so shocked that she stopped her hand in midair for a long while, until she heard the "Your Majesty has good taste" evaluation.


    Mu Yizhou said that he grew up together with the emperor, so when Chen Jinyan looked at him with a smile without feeling that there was anything amiss about the two of them ''actions, Luo Yi did not feel anything strange either. He only felt that it was inevitable that he would be stunned for two seconds after retracting his hand, then he shifted to the side and quietly changed the topic.


    At the very least, she could selectively ignore his existence. However, she had seen him a little too many times recently, so Luo Yi''s mental state was bound to be in a mess.


    She smiled, intentionally or unintentionally passing by Mu Yizhou. When she spoke to Chen Jinyan, she also purposely spoke with a sense of intimacy, but even she couldn''t figure out why.


    Mu Yizhou remained silent as usual.


    Chen Jinyan still had national affairs to take care of in the afternoon, so he did not stay for long. He took the handkerchief that Luo Yi passed to him and wiped his hands before whispering a few instructions to her, intending to leave.


    Luo Yi sent him out the door and coincidentally met with Commander of the Imperial Guard who was guarding the door.


    When the two of them looked at each other, the man hurriedly lowered his eyelids in order to show his respect. At the same time, he took two steps back to the right, opening up a distance of half a foot.


    Hesitantly, she followed him with her eyes and saw that the footprints his right foot had made on the ground after the rain were clearly shallower than his left.


    However, his feet usually did not have these problems.


    Luo Yi''s eyes drooped, as if she had thought of something, a tinge of blood quickly flashed past her eyes. However ¡­


    Forget it! She turned and walked back into the house, leaving behind her all the emotions that had leaked out of her.


    After sending the emperor off, Luo Yi had originally planned to lie down and rest for a while, but who knew that after Chen Jinyan left, there would be an unexpected guest coming to visit.


    They called him an uninvited guest because the expression on his face was not friendly at all.


    Luo Yi took a sip of the teacup on the side of her lips, and her gaze landed on the face of the person below.


    It was Shardbearer.


    This was the first time Luo Yi had ever seen someone as beautiful as a Heavenly Immortal. It was unknown if the rumors were exaggerated or if she was asking for it too much, but in her opinion, this person was not worthy of the words "Heavenly Immortal". At best, he could be considered to have some looks, but forget about Chen Jinyan, the enchanter, even his looks were a little more exquisite than hers.


    He could tell that she was here to cause trouble, Luo Yi was too lazy to act out of brotherhood with her, and his tone became impatient: "Sister''s health is not good, why not just stay in your own palace, in case the wind and rain is too heavy, and harm your sister."


    Liang Ruolan turned a deaf ear: "Actually, little sister had already intended to pay a visit to big sister a long time ago, it''s just that the emperor pitied my weak body and allowed me to avoid all the formalities in the palace. But little sister thought that this would always be discordant, so today she turned slightly better and paid respects to big sister.


    Oh, he was actually here to demonstrate his prowess.


    "It''s naturally good for little sister to have such thoughts," Luo Yi played with her hands, and didn''t even want to look at her. "Then you should go to the empress palace, what are you doing here?"


    As he said this, he suddenly curled his lips and raised his eyes to look at the other party''s pale face. He said, "Since little sister is sincere, then I will just say a few words of warning." She said, "Of all the sisters in the palace, your younger sister came the last. Since you''ve already left today to pay your respects to me, the other sisters definitely cannot be left behind ¡­ However, his sister''s body was weak, so it was hard to avoid being tired after walking down the hall one by one ¡­ Qing Luo, give my Ganoderma a stalk to your esteemed self. "


    She turned and instructed Qing Luo.


    Qing Luo acted like she was intelligent, when he heard her words, he immediately frowned, then looked at Sir Shardbearer and at Luo Yi with a troubled look. "This was bestowed to the Empress by His Majesty, if the Empress were to hand it over to her and ask the Emperor, he would definitely blame the Empress."


    "What nonsense are you talking about!"


    Luo Yi endured her laughter and scolded: "Little sister is one of the Emperor''s most trusted men. I pity little sister on her behalf, what''s wrong with that?"


    "You and I are sisters in the palace, there''s no need to be so polite."


    When Luo Yi heard this, he smirked and climbed up quickly. She immediately turned around and lectured Qing Luo: "You can take the things I let you take, but next time if you say so much again, I''ll definitely treat you."


    It just so happened that the palace came to report that Empress Yao had arrived.


    The smile on Luo Yi''s face widened for no reason, and the corners of her eyes slowly formed into a line. "How about you say that these sisters here in the palace like Yao Fei the most ¡­"


    She raised her hand and called Lin Yaoniao over: "I didn''t have to worry about that. I specifically went over to Yao Concubine''s place."


    "Hmm?" Lin Yaoniao blinked her eyes and looked at Luo Yi, taking into consideration that there were outsiders present, she immediately leaped into her embrace, and instead gave her a rare dignified salute, then sat down on a chair to the side.


    Liang Ruolan''s face became even uglier.


    But this Yao Concubine was just a silly little girl. A few days ago, I heard that she was punished by the Emperor to kneel outside the imperial study for a few hours, and it was really embarrassing for her to bow to such a person. However, Imperial Consort Yi was still sitting in the main seat, as if he was waiting to see her embarrassed.


    Lin Yaoniao tilted his head, instinctively feeling that the atmosphere in the room was a little strange, but turned his head to the left, seeing that the big sister Imperial Consort Yi did not say anything, she kept her silence, thinking to show her her new embroidered handkerchief.


    She had embroidered a lotus flower and even the moonlight praised her embroidery skills, so she couldn''t help but want to show off.


    She was lost in her thoughts. Unexpectedly, the person opposite her suddenly stood up from his chair and bowed to her. His eyes were still bright, as if they contained Wang Qingquan.


    "Ugh ¡­" These eyes were quite nice.


    Thinking about that, Luo Yi turned and nodded towards Lin Yaoniao, who was looking at her with an anxious look. Then, he saw that her face was flushed red, and she stopped being courteous to him.


    She was young and unfavoured. Even if her position was not low, the concubine would often ignore her. Thus, this was the first time someone had bowed to her properly.


    Lin Yaoniao was a little nervous, she had already peeked at Luo Yi a few times before she spoke.


    Luo Yi laughed at her, "How come we don''t have the guts to eat?"


    Being fiercely glared at by Lin Yaoniao.


    When he left, his unyielding yet helpless and dejected look made Luo Yi want to laugh. But after laughing, he became more cautious, and got Qing Luo to send people to keep a close eye on the Shardbearer''s movements, afraid that she would become a demon again.


    After Qing Luo left, the only thing left in the room was Lin Yaoniao''s flaunting of her embroidery skills.


    "Good." Luo Yi turned the handkerchief in her hand over and over again a few times, then answered seriously.


    Lin Yaoniao would frequently run to her Hall of Announcements, and normally, she would bounce and jump here four hours after Chen Jinyan left, never stopping for dinner, and would always leave before the crown prince returned.


    Luo Yi thought it was strange, she asked her why she did not say anything, but only pursed her lips and laughed, and Luo Yi, who had been waiting, did not ask further.


    But what was so scary about Chen Liyi ¡­


    Luo Yi could not think of a reason.


    Chen Liyi came back a little later than usual, even the stars on the horizon lit up before he saw the figure around the corner.


    limping.


    Luo Yi was shocked, when she saw that the person who walked forward and was limping was indeed Chen Liyi, her face changed, and she anxiously went forward to ask: "How did your leg become like this? Did you fall down on the way back? "


    Chen Liyi stuttered and did not dare to reply. His eyes also drifted back and forth, just not falling onto Luo Yi''s body.


    Luo Yi glanced at Hong Xiang, and Hong Xiang immediately said, "The crown prince wanted to climb over the wall in Tutor Liang''s residence to play today, so he fell off the wall."


    Chen Liyi, "..."


    "Didn''t I tell you not to! "Slap!" After a moment of silence, Chen Liyi shouted angrily.


    Tutor Liang took into consideration that it was not good to keep the crown prince indoors all day, so he kindly changed the place where he would be lecturing today to the backyard of his residence. However, he only left for a short while, and upon returning, he discovered that Chen Liyi was leaning on the wall, probing with one foot.


    He seemed to be hesitating on whether to stretch his right leg or his left. After hesitating all the way until Tutor Liang returned, he was unable to make a decision.


    The wall under the rain had always been slippery, and there was still a small patch of moss on the ground under the support of his palm. With the addition of his guilty conscience, he fell off the wall before Tutor Liang could even reach him.


    Fortunately, the wall in Tutor Liang''s house was not high, so when Chen Liyi fell, he consciously rolled on the ground, causing him to twist his left ankle slightly. However, it was not very serious, and his bones were not damaged, he had already been bandaged by the doctor that Tutor Liang had invited.


    Chen Liyi felt that he was in the wrong, and carefully moved closer to Luo Yi: "Sister ~"


    The ending beat was long and was his usual spoiled act. "I''m hungry ¡­"


    He said, "Tutor Liang said I am frivolous, so he won''t give me food."


    He was probably really hungry. As he spoke, his stomach let out an embarrassing growl. Following that, his face reddened and he looked even more wronged.


    Luo Yi, "... You should be hungry for a day! "


    She glared at Chen Liyi, but she still couldn''t bear to starve him to death.


    "Hee hee ¡­" Chen Liyi advanced even further: "Then can I not go to Tutor Liang''s house tomorrow?"


    After saying that, when she saw that Luo Yi was about to reject her without even raising her head, she hurriedly interrupted her before she could do anything: "Sister, my feet are in pain."


    He tapped his own thick ankle with his fingers, deliberately raised it with a "hiss", and then pursed his lips and lowered his eyes in a pitiful manner.


    "..." Alright, "seeing that he was so pitiful, Luo Yi couldn''t help but let go of his words," But it''s only been a day!


    "En!"


    Chen Liyi instantly put on a smiling face and agreed, but his voice revealed a trace of undetectable cunning.

 C47 Bear a child and a monster! Tying the in the mind bitter

    The devilish brat had become a monster again! The female lead was bitter in her heart


    Chen Liyi lived a rich life, the few layers of cloth around his legs were like broken legs, his body leaned onto the soft chair, the injured one was stretched out on top of the chair that Hong Xiang moved over, afraid that he would even spread a cushion made of pure cotton on top of it.


    The noble crown prince sat motionlessly, his mouth open wide, waiting for Sister to feed him.


    Luo Yi, "..."


    She glared at Chen Liyi, her expression filled with disdain. However, she sincerely picked up his favorite dish and passed it over to him. After that, Chen Liyi intentionally bit down on it with a wuwu sound, then smiled at Luo Yi with narrowed eyes.


    Luo Yi didn''t come today, but the snacks that the little kitchen had prepared were all for the benefit of the devilish brat, Chen Liyi. Luo Yi calculated in her heart, afraid that would eat too much, so she only fed him half of the food before sending someone to remove the plate. She then wiped her hands with a handkerchief and asked Qing Luo if the emperor had sent any messages today.


    Logically speaking, Chen Jinyan was a dignified ruler of a country. It was his freedom to go wherever he wanted, but these past few days when he came, it had almost been a normal occurrence.


    There was an ancient saying that there must be demons behind abnormal events, Luo Yi had to think about it.


    Qing Luo shook her head.


    "Why did you ask him?"


    Chen Liyi''s small face immediately drooped down, and when he spoke with his mouth flat, her voice revealed obvious dissatisfaction.


    "Nothing, did you finish your homework today? I promised you that you wouldn''t have to go to Tutor Liang''s house today, but I didn''t agree that you wouldn''t have to memorize my words today! "


    Luo Yi took out a book that she had hidden there for some unknown time from behind her back.


    The faces of those who had been shocked by the bad news turned pale. They did not have time to say anything good before they heard the sharp sound of a messenger from the palace. They listened attentively for two seconds, but did not have the interest to continue joking around.


    Luo Yi raised her eyebrows, the unease in her heart grew even stronger the moment she heard the name.


    She quietly instructed Chen Liyi, telling him to stay inside the house and not to wander around while reading. Only after hearing his listless "Oh" did he get up and go outside.


    The one who came was Mu Yizhou.


    His face was still covered by the mask, but for some reason, it looked as if the person under the mask was emitting a chill from his bones, even Luo Yi, who was still quite a distance away from him, felt it, and was suddenly stopped in her tracks, only when the person in front of him detected her movements, did she slowly look over in her direction, and then did she return to walking.


    Luo Yi stared blankly. Her perception of danger made her instinctively not want to hear anything from Mu Yizhou, so she stopped ten steps away from him and coldly asked, "Does Your Majesty have any orders?"


    Mu Yizhou, however, immediately laughed out after hearing her words, as though his heart had been exposed to the pouring rain, causing him to feel cold from the bottom of his feet.


    Luo Yi couldn''t help but take another step back.


    Mu Yizhou laughed, and although his voice was cold, it was still respectful. "Your Majesty has an urgent matter at hand, so he cannot come to the Empress''s place. Since he is afraid of the Empress, he has specially sent an official to inform her."


    "I understand." Luo Yi cautiously stared at him: "Lord Mu, take care."


    Her luck was never very good, and the little bit of good foreboding in her heart had never come to fruition. However, it was definitely bad, ever since she saw Mu Yizhou looking past her and into the room behind her, seeming to be looking at something through her, yet also seemed like he was simply looking for a foothold in her line of sight. After a long while, Luo Yi heard him speaking in a voice that could be called indifferent: "The crown prince didn''t go to Tutor Liang today ¡­ "Indeed, maybe even the heavens are helping the crown prince."


    The second part of the sentence was full of obvious sarcasm.


    Luo Yi knitted her eyebrows, and once again ordered sher to leave with a cold voice. After he finished speaking, he did not even wait for Mu Yizhou to respond before she quickly turned around and took a few steps forward. However, Mu Yizhou behind him acted as if he did not understand what she was saying, and laughed twice instead: "Does the Empress not want to know what has gotten into the emperor''s legs?"


    He was like a nightmare that was everywhere in the night. His voice came from an extremely deep place, and then it slowly converged, completely surrounding the nightmare within. There wasn''t even room for him to breathe.


    Luo Yi''s footsteps almost involuntarily stopped, and she immediately quickened her pace.


    Her back looked as if she was fleeing, but it was unknown whether it was on purpose or not, but Qing Luo, who had been following her from the side, had actually reached out and grabbed her, causing her, who was already unsteady, to stay where she was. There was worry that could not be hidden in her voice: "Empress, are you alright?"


    And right at this moment, Mu Yizhou''s voice behind his, was as cold as a snake, wrapping around her body. He quickly spread this chill to her four limbs, "Tutor Liang is dead."


    Just like the wood in the yamen that decided the outcome, with a sound, whether it was success or failure, everything was settled. Luo Yi was sentenced to death by this sound.


    However, it was probably because of a strange feeling that a dead pig wasn''t afraid of being boiled in water, that Luo Yi suddenly calmed down at this moment. Then, without batting an eyelid, she brushed away Qing Luo''s hand that was still on her arm, and silently turned around on the tip of her toes.


    She took two steps forward before thinking of Qing Luo, who was following her, so she stopped and said with an indifferent tone of voice. "You go down first.


    "But the Empress ¡­"


    Qing Luo frowned, there was hesitation in her tone, but before she could finish, he was glared at by Luo Yi, followed by her entire body becoming stiff, as she swallowed back the rest of her words.


    "Everyone else should also go down. Without my permission, no one is allowed to get close to me ¡­ Also, the crown prince is not allowed to come. " Luo Yi''s voice could be said to be sinister and vicious at the same time, "Even if you die, you must stop it for me."


    She wasn''t sure if Chen Liyi would actually come out to look for her, but no matter what, an extra layer of protection was always good. After doing all this, she walked towards Mu Yizhou, looking straight ahead.


    There was a stone table in the courtyard with Xia Ye admiring the moon. Luo Yi sat in front of it and didn''t even glance at Mu Yizhou, who had silently followed over: "I am dumb, but from your words, I can hear that Lord Mu suspects the crown prince?"


    "This official dares not."


    "Oh, you probably wouldn''t dare," Luo Yi continued. "It''s a heinous crime to discredit the crown prince without any proof. Even if the Lord Mu is on good terms with His Majesty, I believe that the bandit leader wouldn''t dare to take this crime on himself."


    "Although the crown prince is studying at Tutor Liang''s place, it''s a pity that I don''t have many interactions with the latter. Since the Lord Mu is deliberately bringing up this topic, if it''s not suspecting the crown prince, then does it mean that this case is related to the Tutor Liang?"


    She toyed with her fingers as she gave a faint smile, "Although my mother''s family isn''t as rich and imposing as the other sisters in the palace, they aren''t people that the Lord Mu can slander. When the Lord Mu speaks, he must pay close attention to the evidence."


    However, Mu Yizhou was not an ordinary person. He looked down at Luo Yi from above for a good while, and when he heard the first sentence, he found a loophole in her words. It was also because of this loophole that at this very moment, Luo Yi was just like a kid who was bluffing, but in reality, she did not even have a foundation.


    He looked at Luo Yi and felt some regret in his heart for dragging her into these things. But things had already gotten to this point, and even if he regretted it now, he did not know which step he should take to repent.


    In comparison to Luo Yi''s overbearing attitude, his current tone was probably considered gentle. However, the moment she spoke the first word, Luo Yi''s heart suddenly sank, and a strong sense of powerlessness emerged from her bones: "This subject did not say, just where did he die?"


    Returning to his room, Chen Liyi was still obediently lying down on the soft spot, reading a book. He was used to showing off in front of Luo Yi, just like how a normal 100 year old would do in front of his parents. However, he couldn''t pretend to not want to be weak.


    Luo Yi did not sit next to him like she usually did, but instead sat in a chair not far away.


    That chair was originally a pair, but there was one that was still supporting Chen Liyi''s legs!


    Luo Yi casted a glance at him with a smile: "No wonder the Tutor Liang wants to punish you. You''re not serious after reciting it, even I would have to punish you."


    "This is a great disrespect! It''s to behead! " Chen Liyi said.


    From Luo Yi''s point of view, his face was bulging like a porcupine that was filled with air. Although he had said those words, her tone of voice didn''t seem to be angry at all, and she probably didn''t care about Luo Yi''s random punishment.


    Luo Yi had always liked to use these words to suppress her, but there wasn''t any malice in these words. After Chen Liyi finished complaining, he still wanted to pester her to tell him a story to coax him to sleep, so Luo Yi had never taken it to heart. At the moment, he was the same as well, smiling a little and did not accept his words. She only lowered her head and stared at her fingertips for a while. When she opened her mouth again, her tone was no different from usual.


    She paused here for a second, because she could not bear to do it anymore, she did not raise her head, and naturally did not see Chen Liyi''s eyes that suddenly lit up: "How is your reading going today? If you do not have a backer, be careful that Tutor Liang will hit your palm tomorrow. "


    "Huh?"


    Qing Luo, who was standing at the side, was equally astonished.


    She glanced at Luo Yi in shock, as if she didn''t understand why she would lie to the crown prince, but cleverly maintained her silence, allowing the doubt on the crown prince''s face to turn into dissatisfaction, before she lowered her head and muttered something.


    She couldn''t quite hear what he had said, but she could vaguely hear the words'' trash ''.


    Luo Yi had probably heard it too, because she could clearly feel her shoulders shaking, but very quickly, she raised her head as though she was fine, and then smiled and waved at Chen Liyi: "I''m a bit tired, I want to go back and rest, you recite from here, don''t run around anywhere, listen ¡­"


    She was silent for two seconds, then changed her words. "Okay?"


    "En!"


    Chen Liyi hopped over on one leg. Whenhe couldn''t stand steadily, she tried to nod his head.


    Luo Yi then laughed and ordered him to jump back in order to return back to her room.


    Qing Luo hurriedly supported him, but before his hand could even touch Luo Yi, he was dodged by the latter''s shoulders. However, it did not seem like a deliberate action, it was completely an unconscious instinctive reaction.


    Qing Luo was startled, seeing that Luo Yi did not even look at him, she walked towards the door.


    When night fell, the new Commander of the Imperial Guard that he had seen before came. He inherited the Commander of the Imperial Guard''s love of climbing into windows, with a flick of his wrist, he entered the room.


    Luo Yi had previously heard him speak out for Wen Shili, so she wasn''t too surprised to see him here. She nodded at him and didn''t say anything else, but while she was drinking her tea, she casually asked him if she wanted to sit down and have a drink.


    This person did not have as much guts as Wen Shili, upon hearing these words, he immediately shook his head, and said a bunch of words at the same time, "The Empress has truly destroyed this lowly official."


    Oh. Luo Yi withdrew her hand that was about to pour him tea, thinking how it could even be said that each time the Commander of the Imperial Guard s poured tea, each time would get worse.


    It was obvious that this was his first time barging into a woman''s room, and was even the new Commander of the Imperial Guard of the dynasty''s favorite concubine''s room. He was so nervous that he blurted out words like a thief looking out the window to confirm that there was no one around, before taking out a piece of jade from his bosom. He did not dare to directly hand it to Luo Yi, for fear that he would accidentally lose his life if he were to touch her, and only placed the jade on the table.


    "This was sent by our lord urgently from Fengye. Our master said that jade is spiritual, and this piece of jade was specially requested by someone of high position and power. It will definitely ensure that everything goes well for the Empress. "


    "You guys have been too kind, thank him on my behalf."


    "Yes."


    As the Commander of the Imperial Guard spoke, he did not continue to reply nor leave. Instead, he simply stared at Luo Yi.


    "Is there something else?" Luo Yi could not hold it in any longer and asked.


    She thought that Wen Shili still had something he wanted her to pass on, but she didn''t expect that the other party would widen his eyes in shock after hearing her words. His voice carried a hint of disbelief as he retorted, "Did the Empress not have anything she wanted me to pass on to you?"


    No.


    Luo Yi calmly shook her head.


    That person was immediately startled and stammered his question twice more before unwillingly jumping out the window again. Even so, he was unwilling to give up. He stuck to the window and asked, "Does the Empress really have nothing to say to you?"


    Luo Yi could not help but laugh, the way she looked at him was rarely gentle: "In the letter your master gave you, did you need to pass on my reaction to him?"


    "..." "No."


    "Look, he doesn''t care about how I react, so why are you worrying about this? "You should head back earlier. The palace is a hard chore, so you should be careful. After all, your family''s master is still pointing fingers at you to pass on the message."


    "Yes sir!" The man scratched the back of his head, he did not understand the relationship between the Mr. Wen and the Empress, but he was very smart, knowing that knowing more secrets in the palace would not benefit him, so he closed his mouth and did not ask further, he just tapped on the roof with his toe and disappeared.


    Luo Yi closed the window and picked up the jade on the table, throwing it into a jewelry box without even looking at it.


    Most of the jewelry she didn''t wear was in the box, and the jade that was supposed to bring good luck lay still among them, and as the last of the light faded, the light went out.

 C48 skinning countdown

    The jade produces abundant Ye, the silk grain has the spirit.


    Legend has it that there was a spiritual jadestone hidden in the darkness, and it looked no different from an ordinary stone.


    Luo Yi dragged her feet slowly and moved back onto the bed. The candlelight was extinguished by her blow. The room suddenly fell into a deathly silence, but the person lying on the bed was not the least bit sleepy. Her pair of eyes were wide and round, vividly depicting what it meant to be "bright and full of spirit".


    She did not move until her eyes had become accustomed to the darkness and were able to see through the thin window paper that leaked into the moonlight. She pursed her lips and ran for a while.


    This was not the first time that man came to deliver to her, he had already left the palace on the first day of their visit to the greenhouse. At that time, Luo Yi still did not know where he went, but seeing this unfamiliar new commander, she was a little surprised.


    The man opposite him shook his head and took out a letter from his chest pocket, "The thieves are jealous of our border lands. Mr. Wen, like the Emperor, has requested to go up and kill the enemy."


    Luo Yi was startled by her words, and was unable to react to what she meant.


    At that time, it was also a night like today. The new commander came like a thief, wanting to cover his face with a layer of black cloth that could not be seen through.


    He held a corner of the letter, and the rest of the letter fell limply to the ground. It was as if the person in front of him was not some esteemed lady with the most status, but rather a lethal poison that could seal one''s throat with blood.


    Luo Yi quickly regained her senses and took the letter.


    Luo Yi scanned the contents of the letter and realized that it was mostly full of nonsense. As for why he wanted to write this letter, she didn''t say anything about it, as if the person who wrote the letter just remembered his feelings on a whim and left a few words at the end of it in a very serious manner ¡ª ¡ª May the Mother write a peaceful letter.


    "Exhibition of a letter" was a word that would normally be written on the top of a letter, but Wen Shili was extremely strange, and he insisted on leaving the letter as the last line. When Luo Yi finished reading the letter, she stuffed it into her sleeves and politely asked the man what else he wanted.


    Gone.


    The new commander thought seriously for a while. After confirming that he did not say a single word, he cautiously shook his head and left after bowing.


    He looked honest and sincere. He was not like Wen Shili who was repelling people from thousands of miles away, nor was he like Mu Yizhou who was emitting the aura of calculation. When he retreated, he even took away the piece of debris that Luo Yi had left at the door just now.


    A rare honest man.


    Then, the bowl sized crescent moon rose up again, as if it had gone through several cycles of reincarnation. In the end, it stopped a few days later, and the image of the Esteemed Empress Yi, who was still running on the bed, appeared.


    Presumably, it was about time. Luo Yi pulled herself out from her reminiscence, sat down on the bedside slowly, found her shoes, put on a coat she casually fished out before putting it on, and walked out.


    Her room was always filled with strange people at night, so for safety''s sake, Luo Yi did not arrange for the night watchmen to come to the front of her room. The palace maids that served her did not have to do so, since it was difficult for her to wake up after sleeping anyway.


    He was so far away that he could not even see if the shadow was a human or a ghost. Luo Yi did not panic as he slowly walked over, and only when he could clearly see the man''s face did he stop, pretending to be confused as he asked: "You did not sleep at night, why are you running over to guard my door?"


    "Furthermore, it is not the New Year, so even if you stay for the night, I will not give you the New Year''s money."


    Luo Yi''s expression was natural, her tone was gentle, but the air revealed a sense of nervousness, as if there was a hidden blade in her smile.


    The person in front of him unconsciously pinched the hem of his robe until it turned white. Only then did he whisper, "Empress ¡­"


    She was stuck there, as if she did not know what to do next, she secretly looked at Luo Yi, as though she was afraid, but also testing him.


    Luo Yi allowed her to size him up, with her scarily patient patience. When she had the time, she would run a few steps away, and it was unknown what fun she was thinking about in her heart, which turned into a smirk when it appeared on her face.


    Qing Luo worriedly asked: "It''s already so late, where is the Empress going?"


    "Don''t you know where we''re going?" Luo Yi strangely glanced at her, but she could not hear the slightest ridicule in her voice. It caused Qing Luo''s face to instantly go pale, and then, as if she was trying to pull him out of the situation, she said, "I''ll go and take a look at the crown prince ¡­ What? You want to go as well? "


    "Then follow me." she said kindly.


    Qing Luo''s face became even more pale, the last bit of blood on her lips had already faded, but Luo Yi was already past her, walking forward, Qing Luo grinded her teeth for two seconds, but she still followed along.


    The crown prince''s room was in complete darkness. Hong Xiang stayed outside and dozed off, his head knocking down little by little. His entire body, however, strangely maintained its stability.


    Qing Luo fawningly stepped forward and patted her awake. She turned her head to look at Luo Yi with an undetectable fawning tone: "Wake up! "The Empress has come."


    "Who?" Hong Xiang mumbled in a daze. His brain, which was invaded by heavy sleepiness, suddenly woke up at this moment, his body, which could even maintain a balance in his dreams, tilted the moment his master was awake, and almost fell to the ground in an extremely indecent position.


    Qing Luo quickly supported her.


    Hong Xiang raised his head and returned a grateful look, but he did not have the time to speak. In a hurry, he kneeled on the ground and kowtowed to Luo Yi: "This servant greets the Empress."


    "Where''s the Crown Prince?" Luo Yi walked over, and asked as she touched the door frame.


    "Sleeping in the house! The crown prince was exhausted from his hard work today, so he fell asleep upon touching the bed. "


    Maybe because he was afraid to disturb the person inside the room, Hong Xiang lowered his voice when he said this.


    "Yes." Luo Yi replied softly, her fingertip no longer taking the next step after getting close to the door. After a while, she suddenly retracted her hand, and sighed in her heart a few times, then turned around and walked outside.


    "..." "Empress?" Qing Luo anxiously and doubtfully called out.


    Luo Yi didn''t pay attention to hshe, but before she left, he didn''t forget to remind Hong Xiang, "It''s cold at night, so you don''t have to stand guard here all the time. Go back to your own room and sleep ¡­ Before you go back, remember to make yourself a cup of ginger tea in case you catch cold. "


    Hong Xiang was overwhelmed by the unexpected favour as he knelt on the ground and expressed his gratitude several times.


    As Qing Luo listened to this chain of warnings, her hands unconsciously tightened.


    She was still following behind Luo Yi, but she had actually turned her head to look at her with an inexplicable expression after taking two steps away: "Why are you still following me? Go back to sleep. "


    Her voice was neither cold nor hot, and it revealed a sense of estrangement that could not be concealed.


    Qing Luo''s words were stuck in her throat, she opened his mouth with much difficulty to say something, but before she could finish, Luo Yi had already snatched it away, "Although I have always been played around like a fool, it doesn''t mean that I won''t hold a grudge. If you were willing to stay in my Hall of Announcements, it''s not that I can''t afford to have you as an idle person, but you still have to behave appropriately in this world, knowing when to advance and when to retreat. "


    "You have to understand that you didn''t hurt me. That''s the only reason I''m willing to keep you."


    She didn''t care if he understood what she said or not. She turned around and continued walking forward. Luckily, she didn''t follow him. She probably understood what he meant.


    The corner of Luo Yi''s mouth raised imperceptibly, yet after leaving the crown prince''s courtyard, she did not rush back to her own room, but rather wobbled her way out of Hall of Announcements.


    She had made her decision so she naturally did not see Qing Luo standing in that spot for a while after she left. Then, she lowered her head and walked into the bamboo forest at the side of the road.


    The man in the bamboo forest had obviously heard everything that they had said before, so Qing Luo merely called out "Master" in a low voice, but he raised his hand and interrupted what he was about to say.


    The man watched Luo Yi''s leaving figure from afar, and a few traces of undetectable frustration crawled up from between his brows.


    Too fast.


    According to his plan, it was still far from being the time for a showdown, but his plan was full of twists and turns, and any mistake in any one of them would have led to a complete loss, and he was clearly not a good man, for he had taken a step in the wrong direction, so that his plan was as uncontrollable as a wild horse, roaring forward with the force of a wild horse, as if he were trying to clear all the fog he had laid down beforehand.


    Was he supposed to say that she was lucky, or was he unlucky?


    The man sighed, his unmasked face appearing the truest under the moonlight. If Luo Yi was here and could clearly see his appearance, she would realize that this man possessed a face that was deeply carved into her bones.


    But she wasn''t here, so the man had no way of guessing her reaction. He only waved Qing Luo off after a long silence, then lightly tapped his foot on the tip of a bamboo tree that had been bent by his foot, turned in the air, and disappeared from Qing Luo''s line of sight.


    After the two of them left, Qing Luo revealed an unexpected look of confusion. Her body helplessly spun around in the bamboo forest, as if she was looking for a way out, and also as if she was simply doing something meaningless. After a long while, she seemed to completely walk out of her daze, and her expression became even more resolute than ever before as she walked towards her own room step by step.


    She was just like those legendary pilgrims, walking step by step in absolute piety.


    On the other hand, Luo Yi was wobbling along the road, and she himself didn''t know who she was trying to comfort with her slow footsteps.


    Maybe it was her, she thought, as long as Chen Liyi was not at the place she guessed, she could continue to close her eyes and cover her ears ¡­ ¡­ To be a fool who pretended to be deaf and not hear anything, to overturn all her previous guesses, and then calmly return to the safe false image she had created of herself.


    How much she believed in that man, and even if fate were to point the source of evil at that man, she would still choose to close her eyes and see him, and that man, along with his words, would grow into a divine presence in her self-deception.


    Even the occasional suspicion was tainted.


    Therefore, she prayed in her heart, even if the hope was weak, please give her a reason to persevere.


    It was a pity that the deities that the world worshipped always had their eyes closed.


    This time, there was no one ahead to make a path for her with the sword. Luo Yi had no choice but to continue forward with great difficulty, luckily the grass grew terrifying at the start, and as they went deeper in, it became shallower, and gradually revealed the marble floor.


    Presumably, the person who lived here before had an extraordinary status.


    The last time she came, she was only outside for a while, so she did not pay much attention to the words written on the dilapidated signboard. Now that she thought about it, she remembered a whole bunch of memories, such as how she had been in the palace for two months and remembered all sorts of routes, so she clearly realized that on the day she entered the palace, the old granny who was leading the way had purposely taken a long detour to guide her through here. She also remembered that she met Chen Liyi on her way, and he said that no one had dared to come here.


    Previously, when he heard the palace maids talking about him, he heard them say that "Lin Yi Hall was haunted by ghosts and would find a piece of white bone inside every few days".


    Therefore, there must have been some exaggeration in his words, but generally speaking, the rumors were true. For example, Lin Yi Hall would definitely find out about the human bones.


    Luo Yi continued walking forward, her gaze stretched from behind him to the entrance, and saw the signboard that was hung on the door like it was on the verge of collapse.


    The years of cobwebs entwined themselves around it, but it did not affect people''s ability to clearly see the huge words "Lin Yi Hall" on it.


    She walked deeper and deeper, but she still did not see a single person. Just as he was about to turn around and walk out, he saw a pavilion at the end of the stone road which extended to his right. The people within the pavilion seemed to be panicking, and their voices unconsciously rose up, amplified infinitely by the quiet environment, finally alerting Luo Yi, who was about to leave.


    She bit down on her lower lip almost without even realizing it, and her feet felt like they weighed a thousand pounds as she walked towards the pavilion. The closer they walked, the clearer the sounds they heard. When she stopped at a blind spot where both of them could not see, she coincidentally heard a young and tender voice shouting, "My Sister wouldn''t lie to me, it''s definitely because of you!"


    Oh. Luo Yi lowered her head. "I''m just lying to you."


    The sudden voice gave the two people who were arguing a fright. Everyone in the pavilion was startled, and they all took a step back to look towards the direction of the voice. Chen Liyi even shouted out loud: "Who is over there!"


    Luo Yi slowly appeared in front of the two of them, but she did not even look at Chen Liyi, but his gaze was fixated on the woman with the sinister gaze.


    "Sister ¡­"


    Chen Liyi''s voice trembled a little, he unconsciously stepped forward, but he was so frightened by the coldness in her voice that she retreated a few steps, and called out again in a hoarse voice: "Sister ¡­"


    Luo Yi ignored him, and instead slightly tilted her head to look at Wen Yan who was at the side. Then, with a smile, she said, "I knew it would be you."


    Her voice seemed to sigh, but Wen Yan ignored the fact that Chen Liyi did not speak, as another helpless female voice once again rang beside his ear, "If I had known earlier ¡­ I should have killed you back then. "

 C49 He is not a monster

    He is not a monster


    "So you''re saying... She knows all about it? "


    In the empty imperial study, these words were like the sentences of the ten Yama Kings, echoing endlessly in his ears. The man who had been questioned leaned back in his chair. His expression showed a hint of weariness. "Probably."


    He said: "She had already guessed it, but she had been hiding it in her heart and did not dare to ask for confirmation. Tutor Liang''s accidental death could be considered as a fuse ¡­ It''s my fault that I couldn''t control myself and leaked the information in front of her. "


    "Don''t take everything for yourself ¡­" Chen Jinyan flipped through the imperial reports by his side: "Who would have thought that he would actually make a move against Tutor Liang."


    Pausing, he then asked, "What do you plan to do now? "Tell her the truth?"


    "I don''t know ¡­" The man seemed to sigh under the moonlight. His gaze wandered past the window and landed on a tree branch outside. His dark and hoarse voice seemed to come from somewhere far away, "I''m just afraid that she''s fallen into a trap and isn''t willing to believe me."


    After Chen Jinyan heard this, he also became silent.


    "No." Chen Jinyan raised his head, and saw a cruel expression surface on Mu Yizhou''s face. "Xu Heng must die in the Northern Tribes!"


    "As long as he dies, our plan will continue, and she ¡­"


    to follow the path that we planned to take.


    Mu Yizhou raised his head and looked at the moonlight.


    Regret would often appear in his heart for no reason, and these emotions were densely wrapped around his heart like vines, leaving bloody scars. Not only was it accompanied by bone-piercing pain, but at the same time, he understood better than anyone else that even if he regretted, he wouldn''t retreat.


    He stood up from the chair, reached for the mask at the side and put it on, "I''ll go see her ¡­" Just in case something happens. "


    "Ah Zhou!" A second before he left, Chen Jinyan called out to him: "Maybe, you can try wearing this mask? "What if she ¡­"


    "She won''t want to see me." Mu Yizhou replied without even turning his head, "So what if Xu Heng dies?"


    Dead people were a meaningless name in this world, and in her heart was a lonely grave overgrown with weeds.


    None of them had the qualifications to turn back.


    Wen Yan peeled away the fake image she had in the past and said with a green face and fangs: "He''s also gone."


    Chen Liyi timidly took two steps closer to Luo Yi. He clearly hadn''t said anything, but the first thing he felt was fear: "Sister, I''m sorry, I didn''t do it on purpose. I ¡­"


    "This servant will teach you!" Wen Yan turned her head to look at Chen Liyi, her eyes bloodshot. "You are the crown prince! She was the future emperor! In this world, you should be the only one who can rule the world! The monarch is the first and the people are the last. Those lowly people are like grass and plants. They are born to be a source of entertainment for you ¡­ So why did you apologize? What right do you have to apologize? "


    "What''s more, she lied to you! Didn''t the crown prince hear it? She lied to you! "


    When Wen Yan said these words, her expression did not seem deranged, his tone was calm and collected, she even purposefully lightened his tone by a lot, as though she was a demon tempting a human to sell their souls, and behind her face, was a terrifying mouth that revealed its fangs.


    Chen Liyi looked at her indifferently, as if he was already used to her words, and did not display any special feelings, he only opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but was interrupted before he could even utter the first syllable: "Yes, I lied to you."


    Luo Yi carelessly asked: "So? "Are you going to kill me like she said?"


    "No!" Chen Liyi immediately turned his head around. "I don''t think so ¡­ "I won''t kill you ¡­"


    It was unknown what scene he had thought of, but the tone of his voice suddenly became anxious, "I didn''t think so ¡­" "Don''t leave me behind ¡­"


    His voice sounded like he was crying. Luo Yi''s heart softened, and his tone grew softer as well, "The first time I saw you was here. You said your pet died, and you buried it here ¡­"


    When she was speaking, her mind automatically recalled the scene from that day. Chen Liyi, who looked like a ball of noodles, sat on the stairs and raised the scar on her hand that could no longer be seen.


    "I forgot to ask you at that time ¡­" She lowered her eyes and continued, "How did it die?"


    However, before Chen Liyi could say anything, Wen Yan laughed sinisterly: "Of course it was my crown prince who personally killed him!"


    She turned around and held both of Chen Liyi''s hands. Chen Liyi finally sensed that something was wrong and used all his might to try to shake off her hands, but the person behind her was simply too strong, even if he went all out, he still could not break free. He could only let her hold his hands and repeat what she had done to him that day, "Qu Qu is just an animal, he actually dares to do this to the crown prince ¡­"


    Wen Yan laughed: "The Empress doesn''t know, right? Just like that, this servant held the crown prince''s hand and personally cut open the belly of that beast ¡­ The intestines were all over the floor. "


    "As for our crown prince ¡­" Without the slightest hesitation, he swung his blade down. "


    "No!" "I ¡­" Chen Liyi frantically raised his head to look at Luo Yi, his voice shockingly tinged with killing intent: "She''s the one who lied to you ¡­"


    Luo Yi''s heart suddenly went cold.


    The smile on Wen Yan''s lips widened as she mouthed to Luo Yi from afar, "Look, you can''t save him."


    Luo Yi had finally taken the first step, then the second, the third, tonight.


    She walked closer and closer, and in the end, she stopped right in front of the two of them. Using all of her strength, she pushed Wen Yan''s hand away from Chen Liyi''s hand, and then revealed a smile. Sister, can you boast to us? "


    To put it bluntly, she was a child without love, but because someone else gave her a candy, she foolishly treated him as her only kin. Although Luo Yi was smiling on the outside, her heart was as cold as ice.


    She lowered her eyes and pulled Chen Liyi towards her, then knelt on the ground and gently hugged him. "Why would Sister not want you? When the weather gets better, we''ll go kite flying together, just the two of us, okay? "


    "..." "Alright."


    After a long period of silence, Luo Yi heard Chen Liyi''s voice from his arms.


    "Good boy." She placed her hand on top of Chen Liyi''s head, and then held his hand all the way down: "Then let''s go back."


    Since she said that, she did not give a single glance at Wen Yan, who was behind her. Of course, she did not see him take out a dagger from his chest.


    However, because Chen Liyi turned his body slowly and saw it, he was pulled forward by Luo Yi before he could even speak. At the same time, a green figure floated down from the tree shadows and quietly grabbed the dagger in her hand, removing one of her arms.


    "Thank you." Luo Yi walked forward: "I''ll have to trouble Lord Mu to send this person to Hall of Announcements. I still have questions to ask her."


    "Yes." The person behind him replied.


    It was already the latter half of the night when everything was settled. Luo Yi coaxed Chen Liyi to sleep, and then carefully lit the mosquito repellent on the side of his bed before coming out of his room.


    Hall of Announcements did not even make a sound, Luo Yi raised her eyes and looked at the sky.


    It was not a good day for tomorrow.


    The incident of the Tutor Liang being assassinated had thus become a headless mystery, because no one dared to apprehend the real culprit.


    Luo Yi shook her head.


    It was as if nothing had happened yesterday. The way they interacted was no different from everyday. Luo Yi pinched his forehead and asked her to go find the head of the palace, as well as the old granny.


    Most of these nuns could not remember what had happened more than ten years ago, so they could only think of a few words from time to time, like fragments. However, even if one were to put more effort on the pieces, one would be able to see what this thing looked like before it was shattered. Luo Yi sat on the chair and played with her fingers in a seemingly casual manner.


    It was rare for her to be so calm. She didn''t even say a word after drinking the entire pot of tea, yet Wen Yan, who was facing her, couldn''t hold it in any longer and grinded his teeth as he asked her why she was here.


    The place that Wen Yan was locked in was an empty room in the Hall of Announcements. She asked Chen Jinyan to borrow two Imperial Guards to stand guard at the door, using them as a simple cell.


    Her arm was previously broken by Mu Yizhou, but she was still pressed on it herself later on. It was just that she wasn''t well and her bones were dislocated, making her look a little strange.


    Luo Yi drank her tea, then laughed: "I''ll tell you a story."


    She was well aware of the principle of beating a snake to pieces, so she threw out a bomb. "Your mother is called Li Xiu Tan, and when she was alive, she served beside the Grand Emperor, right?"


    When Wen Yan heard the second word, he struggled to pounce towards her side. However, she was kicked onto her knees by Qing Luo, causing him to kneel down weakly, and could only gnash her teeth and listen to what Luo Yi said.


    However, Luo Yi stopped at this moment, and raised her head to look at Qing Luo.


    Qing Luo retreated two steps.


    Luo Yi then continued, "Li Xiu Tan is a well-known beauty in the palace who served in front of the imperial palace. At that time, everyone thought that she would be taken into the imperial harem, and from then on she flew up to the branches and became a phoenix ¡­ Even she herself thinks so. "


    "However, that day when the palace was hosting a banquet for a group of officials, an adult who drank too much raped your mother due to lust ¡­ Oh, your father. "


    "Shut up! I don''t have a father like that! " Wen Yan became excited, roaring like a trapped beast.


    Luo Yi turned a deaf ear, "Your mother''s body was destroyed, so naturally, her beautiful dream was broken as well. The Emperor couldn''t possibly want a dirty woman, and your father ¡­"


    He despised Li Xiu''s birth and refused to marry her.


    However, in the eyes of these powerful people, women were items that could be bought and sold at will. Especially beautiful women like Li Xiuping, Chen Longan gave Li Xiuping to the man who gave her to the other ministers in the court for benefits.


    They used her like a rag and threw her away. When they finally returned to the man''s hand, Li Xiuqin was already in a terrible condition.


    She was originally a beautiful woman who had read two books before entering the palace. However, she was tortured to the point that she could not even see the sunlight as she huddled in the corner, becoming a complete lunatic.


    Li Xiuwei found out she was pregnant after she went crazy.


    Wen Yan was born in the winter.


    Winter had never been for the poor. Li Xiu Qin held Wen Yan tightly in her arms, afraid that the heavy snow would freeze her to death, but because she was unconscious, she almost strangled Wen Yan to death. However, Wen Yan did not blame her, she only blamed those men.


    It was winter when her mother died. No one came to collect her body, so she and her mother''s body were just thrown out on the snow-covered street. The servant who had thrown them out rubbed his hands on them and then spat at them, "Pah! "Unlucky!"


    The young Wen Yan then thought that there was no hope for this country.


    "Heartless, unrighteous. Those expressionless figures who walk past us turn into green-faced monsters with fangs."


    At this moment, Wen Yan suddenly calmed down, the strange smile on her lips revealed a sense of tranquility: "This country will be destroyed by these monsters sooner or later anyway, why don''t I help them?"


    "How can a child born of a monster be human? Didn''t he just kill his own mother when he was born, and get sent to the empress''s side to be raised? So ¡­ My noble Esteemed Empress Yi, you cannot save him ¡­ He''s a monster, a monster that kills people without blinking an eye! "


    However, outsiders were still outsiders. She sympathized with Wen Yan and her son, and did not intend to understand what had happened to them, so she coldly spoke: "If you can''t leave the palace, how did you make your move on the Tutor Liang? Furthermore, there are experts protecting the inside and outside of Tutor Liang Palace, with your skills, it should be difficult for you to charge in, right? So who''s helping you? "


    Luo Yi paused for a while. "I found a strange pattern on your bed, but unfortunately, I have seen it back in the Northern Army."


    "You colluded with the Northern Army to harm our people. Am I right?"


    Her voice was faint, attracting Wen Yan''s laughter. She did not say yes, nor did she say no, but only brought her head closer to Wen Yan and said: "You are also a monster, a cold-blooded and ruthless monster."


    Luo Yi ignored her and used Qing Luo''s strength to get up from the chair. Her voice was even colder than winter ice and snow, "I won''t kill you."


    Whether it is monsters or spies, the Li Kingdom''s imperial palace can only be owned by the Li Kingdom, the Northern Army will definitely not leave any traces behind here. "


    "And Chen Liyi ¡­"


    Luo Yi''s voice finally fluctuated at this moment, but she quickly took a deep breath and suppressed it. "He won''t grow into a monster."


    "I will personally teach him good and evil, and make him understand that this world is not the Chen family''s world, but the world of the people. I will also make him an enlightened ruler, and let this hopeless country in your mouth once again shine with life in his hands."


    "Not only is death called rebirth."


    She was not sure if Wen Yan could understand the last sentence, and maybe even if she could, she would look down on it. After all, in her eyes, this world was hell, with a layer of shame covering it.


    But Luo Yi couldn''t think of that.


    Chen Liyi was still so young, he shouldn''t have become a monster that came from the same blood as others because of these things, furthermore, he shouldn''t carry all the darkness of this world on his back and fall into hell.


    Luo Yi''s eyes were burning hot, she stood on the stairs and looked up at the sky for a long time before continuing to walk.


    She knew that Qing Luo''s words just now would reach that person''s ears word by word, so it was like a declaration of war.

 C50 Did the male lead lose his skin today?

    The room that imprisoned Wen Yan was not considered dark, it could even be considered bright. The sunlight that shone through the window could even drag a long shadow across the ground. However, it was probably because the past that was being discussed was too dark, Luo Yi still felt a suffocating feeling, until she stood back under the sunlight, the blood in her entire body started to flow again.


    Qing Luo raised his hands to support her, to prevent her from falling down from the stairs, "Empress?"


    "I''m fine ¡­" She steadied her mind and threw Qing Luo''s hand away. "Did you hear what I just said clearly?"


    That''s good. Luo Yi raised her eyebrows and let out an unknown "Oh". Then, she shook his head to throw away the strange and bizarre imagination in his head, and walked forward resolutely.


    Hong Xiang turned around and kept the things one by one, then respectfully took half a step back: "The Empress has been busy these past few days, and did not neglect the crown prince. After this period of time, she will come to see you."


    "..." "Oh." Chen Liyi buried his head into his textbook and humbly replied.


    He also knew that Luo Yi was truly angry this time, so she hid in the room and didn''t even dare to take the initiative to look for her. She was just like a pet abandoned by its master, pitifully staying where she was, waiting for to turn around and find him.


    Luo Yi laughed and stuffed a piece of tangerine into Chen Liyi''s mouth, "I have been really busy these past few days, I didn''t have time for you ¡­ Have you memorized all the books I''ve asked you to memorize? "


    She threw a petal back into her mouth, and her words were filled with the fragrance of fruit.


    Chen Liyi quickly nodded, and fawningly pushed his book in front of Luo Yi: "If you don''t believe me, you can check it."


    "There''s no need to check ¡­" Luo Yi carefully wiped the fruit stains on her fingertips off the water basin that Hong Xiang brought over, and said without lifting her eyes: "I trust you."


    Chen Liyi''s body trembled, his half-drooped head raised to look straight at Luo Yi, just in time to see her grumbling actions: "Why are you so dishonest after eating a meal ¡­"


    She muttered as she reached out her hands to pluck the rice grains on Chen Liyi''s temples that had unknowingly come into contact with his hair. She then wrinkled her nose and laughed at him.


    Chen Jinyan came back at noon.


    Luo Yi didn''t know what they were plotting, but she knew that she had already been a fool for a long time, so she didn''t care for this moment. As usual, he sat him down on a chair and smiled, "Your majesty might not have smelled the scent of Chenqie''s kitchen."


    Chen Jinyan glanced at her, then looked at Chen Liyi who was standing obediently behind her. He was slightly surprised.


    Seeing that he was always so fierce, even when he was shouting "Long live", his eyes revealed a hint of viciousness, so when he saw being so obedient, Chen Jinyan actually felt that he was a little not used to it.


    While he was talking about Luo Yi, his eyes kept looking at Chen Liyi, as if he was extremely curious about him.


    Luo Yi pursed her lips and pretended not to see, while Chen Liyi peeked at her expression, just like how she pretended to be deaf and blind.


    Chen Jinyan drank a mouthful of tea before finally withdrawing his gaze from Chen Liyi. After that, he laughed and switched to the main topic of discussion: "Imperial Consort Yi wishes to borrow the Imperial Guard from my place?"


    "Yes." Luo Yi lowered her head and replied obediently.


    "The Imperial Guard is an important barrier in charge of the palace guards. Imperial Consort Yi casually wants to obtain the right to deploy the Imperial Guards from me. It''s really hard for me to not think too much about it ¡­"


    He sighed, "Speaking of which, the two Imperial Guards that Imperial Consort Yi borrowed from me a few days ago have yet to return."


    Luo Yi raised her hand to pour some tea for Chen Liyi. "The emperor probably heard from the Lord Mu that Chenqie caught a servant in the Hall of Announcements a few days ago."


    Chen Jinyan did not even look at Mu Yizhou, and only nodded.


    She also knew that no matter how difficult the process was, they would still lend it to her in the end. They also knew that it was as if they were acting out a lousy play that had been seen through long ago. There was already no one watching from the audience, but they had no choice but to brace themselves and continue acting.


    "When chenqie heard that the Lin Yi Hall''s weeds were growing very well, she thought that since it would be empty anyway, and it would be good to plant some fruits and vegetables, so she wanted to borrow the Imperial Guards to help chenqie weed removal."


    "Imperial Consort Yi sure has great guts ¡­" Chen Jinyan faintly smiled, his fingers hitting the rim of his cup lightly. The words that he did not hear the tone of voice made the servant beside him shiver.


    Luo Yi only thought of herself as a mute.


    After a long while, Chen Jinyan suddenly laughed, and the temperature in the room quickly rose along with his laugh. The people beside him had yet to recover from the Son of Heaven''s moody mood, and could already hear Chen Jinyan laughing loudly, "Isn''t it the Imperial Guards!? If your beloved concubine wants it, just take it and use it. "


    The little eunuch beside Chen Jinyan gasped once again.


    One had to know that the Imperial Guards were the most important defensive line in the palace, yet the emperor had so casually bestowed the right to call on the Imperial Guards to this imperial concubine ¡­


    The young eunuch quietly raised his head and looked at Imperial Consort Yi, who had such a great honor but had not changed her expression at all. She thought to herself that she had to curry favor with her in the future.


    The news of Imperial Consort Yi obtaining the right to call for the Imperial Guards quickly spread inside the palace walls. With more and more rumors of the ''Imperial Consort Yi''s Pet Crown and harem'', the news of this matter finally reached outside the walls.


    The old officials bitterly lamented the fact that the demoness had poured the bewitching soup on the new emperor. They were planning on beheading the Demon Consort to return the peace of the land. On the other hand, the rumors outside the palace regarding the Imperial Consort Yi became more and more intense. The most exaggerated one actually said that Luo Yi was a character who looked like one of the most important people, and said that the purpose of her birth was to destroy this country.


    Yi Qiannan heard a new explanation today and burrowed into his room with great interest. He didn''t even bother to take a sip of water before diligently sending the message to the two of them, "Do you two know about the flames that shot into the sky from the east side two days ago? Aiyo, us Luo Yi are useless, some people say that this is because the ruler of a country was bewitched by the witch, and the heavens were furious, so they sent down heavenly fire as a warning! "Tsk tsk!"


    He was speechless, and thought to himself that he had been blind in the past, but he did not know that Luo Yi was still her reincarnation.


    Tang Yuan looked at Lin Ting''s darkening face beside him, grabbed a handful of dessert and stuffed it into the mouth of the person who was about to say something, "Shut up!"


    Recently, he had become more and more ferocious. He no longer looked like a noble and exalted immortal he had when he first met her. The Yi Qiannan committee member looked at him out of the corner of his eye, feeling wronged, but he didn''t say anything. He just chewed and swallowed the dessert in his mouth.


    He thought that his face was filled with the expression of being wronged and disdainful, completely unaware of the fact that to outsiders, he seemed to be satisfied with what he had done.


    Because of Luo Yi, his noble house''s reputation rose immediately, as she was busy with making friends with her beloved concubine brother, with power and influence. The commoners of the poor families, on the other hand, were curious about his family''s foxes, and all of them squeezed their heads out to see what exactly they looked like.


    Yi Qiannan took out a small mirror and looked at his face, sighing to himself that he, Big Brother Fox Goblin, was also born with such exquisite features, but he forgot that he and Luo Yi were fake siblings.


    Lin Ting laughed with difficulty: "I''m fine, I''m just a bit worried about her."


    He said she was too ostentatious.


    Tang Yuan also frowned as he vaguely felt that this matter was a bit strange.


    Logically speaking, Luo Yi hadn''t been in the palace for long, and it had only been a little more than three months. But in these three months, the stories related to Luo Yi had never stopped for the citizens, and from entering the palace to becoming an imperial concubine, it was as if a hand had deliberately pushed Luo Yi into the sight of ordinary people. As for the two words "Imperial Consort Yi," no one in the city had not heard of it before.


    But who was it that was going to push her out? What was the purpose of exposing her to the public?


    "Perhaps ¡­" is to use her mouth to announce something. "


    Yi Qiannan carelessly said: "Regardless of whether this reputation is good or bad, the name of Imperial Consort Yi is still known among the people. If she says anything in the future, it will naturally represent the Imperial Family''s position."


    "The Emperor and Empress have esteemed positions, and even when they speak, they carry a sense of distance, but the Imperial Consort Yi is different. She came from a commoner''s background, so it was easier for ordinary people to get close to her psychologically. Furthermore, she was a mysterious person like Da Ji''s reincarnation ¡­ The current Imperial Consort Yi is more representative of the Imperial Family than those under the age of ninety five. "


    After he said this in a flat tone, he did not seem to have felt that his words had shocked him at all. Following that, he changed his face, moved his chair to Tang Yuan''s side stealthily, and nudged him on the elbow as he spoke coquettishly, saying that he wanted to eat the prawn dumplings.


    Tang Yuan and Lin Ting looked at each other, but did not speak.


    Of course, all of this would come later, and for the current Luo Yi to obtain the title of Demon Consort from Chen Jinyan before long, she only expressed her gratitude calmly, and did not mention anymore.


    Luo Yi lowered his head and pleasing to the eye as she led the servants of the Hall of Announcements in sending them off. In the end, she was still unable to hold his head up, and used her gaze to follow that upright back from afar.


    The person was following beside the emperor, and behind him were many palace maids. As a result, Luo Yi couldn''t even see his back clearly.


    She lowered her eyes and turned around, uncontrollably recalling the conversation she had with Mu Yizhou many days ago.


    "This subject has never mentioned the cause of death of Tutor Liang."


    Luo Yi''s stomach was filled with words but they were all blocked up by his words, as though there was a fish bone stuck in her throat, making it hard for him to swallow.


    "Even the Empress could guess the culprit. Why do you have to ask this subject for evidence?"


    This sentence seemed to be a sigh, but it was as if it weighed a thousand kilograms, causing Luo Yi to be unable to catch her breath. After a long while, she struggled to reply, "I am only guessing that Tutor Liang died a violent death ¡­"


    "The Empress is intelligent." Mu Yizhou was too lazy to expose her, so he could only lower his head and reply with two words that were neither hot nor cold.


    The two of them were silent for a long time.


    As Luo Yi sat on the stone chair, she only felt a strong stench of blood in her throat, but she forcefully suppressed it. After that, she wiped her lips with the back of her hand without caring at all, got up, and said: "Lord Mu has already heard what I have to say, please go back."


    Her voice was cold and detached, and she gave off an unreachable feeling of alienation under the moonlight.


    Mu Yizhou did not expect them to speak in such a manner yet Luo Yi still insisted on pretending to be deaf and mute, causing him to become angry, and without caring about the status of the two of them, she grabbed her arm: "Since it has already come to this, does the Empress still want to continue doing evil? What is your conscience? "


    "What about you? How are you better than me? You knew what kind of person he was, yet you still watched Tutor Liang die under his hands! "


    Her body was shaking, her voice was also shaking, but she did not dare speak loudly because she could not control her voice, so she kept her voice low, causing every word to be hoarse and reeking of blood: "You used Tutor Liang''s life as a bargaining chip to make me admit your wrongs, how could you be more noble than me! And on what basis are you criticizing me! "


    "You are not worthy!"


    She paused the last three words with a deep hatred in her voice.


    Mu Yizhou''s finger unconsciously relaxed, and he understood in his heart that the hatred in her words was definitely not because of this matter. As a result, he sighed, and his voice softened as well. To whom are you speaking? "


    "There is a secret guard sent by the Emperor to protect him outside the Tutor Liang Palace. For him to be unable to detect that someone had gotten his hands on him, it is a dereliction of duty."


    Mu Yizhou looked straight at Luo Yi, his tone clearly calm, but he had actually said something to force her to jump down the cliff. As Luo Yi was guided by his words, she couldn''t help but recall the "I won''t need to go after today" that Chen Liyi had once casually mentioned to her a long time ago. She was just saved by the secret guards that Chen Jinyan arranged for in the dark.


    Luo Yi was almost unable to bear his gaze and lowered his head, as if trying to avoid it.


    "I''m tired. I want to go back and rest ¡­" Lord Mu will also go back. "


    "Mother ¡­"


    Because of these three words, "Mu Yizhou was slightly stunned," I''m really very tired, ever since the first day I met you, I''ve been very tired. "


    Mu Yizhou, "..."


    Now that both of their roles had changed, Luo Yi watched Mu Yizhou''s back as she walked further and further away, but in her heart, she did not feel anything, but she suddenly thought of the question Mu Yizhou asked her before she answered.


    "Empress, right now ¡­ Who are you talking to? "


    "With Mu Yizhou."


    Luo Yi had stepped across the threshold of the Hall of Announcements, as if she had entered a distinct river world of Chuhan.


    Beside her stood a remnant soul, and the enemy across the river was the master of that remnant soul.

 C51 None

    When Luo Yi said that she wanted to use the Imperial Guards to weed, she led a group of people to the Lin Yi Hall.


    The was where the Sin Consort of the old dynasty lived before. The old man in the palace said that the concubine''s death was unclear, and her grievances were deep, so there were always rumors that this place was haunted. In addition, after the new emperor entered the palace, the crown prince''s personality became increasingly eccentric. The Imperial guards looked at each other for a while before turning to look at the person in front of them.


    Luo Yi ordered his men to move a chair over and sat down outside. She casually waved her hand to signal for them to not be afraid, then pointed at the legless weeds at the entrance and said: "Clean this grass up."


    "It seems like this soil is quite suitable for growing crops. Later, I''ll try to grow all the crops here."


    When she mentioned that she wanted to turn Lin Yi Hall over and fix him up, Chen Liyi almost cried out from the anxiousness. With red eyes, he pitifully called out to her, "Sister ¡­"


    "It''s fine ¡­" Luo Yi pinched the back of his hand. She didn''t use too much strength and only comforted him: "It has nothing to do with you. Just focus on your studies.


    Chen Liyi looked to be still very perturbed, but he lowered his voice even more, "No matter what I found inside, it has nothing to do with you, as long as you stay in the house and study, no one will blame you, and neither will I."


    Chen Liyi stared at her eyes for a while longer, and only after confirming that the words she said meant "oh" did he let go of Luo Yi''s hand.


    Thus, the first job that the Imperial Guards had been given to Luo Yi was to grind and loosen the soil in this haunted palace, so that she would have the chance to turn this place into a vegetable garden in the future. During this process, she was able to dig out an incredible thing from the bottom of the Lin Yi Hall.


    The Imperial Guard who had dug out the first bone was caught off guard, and was startled by the two huge holes on the skull. He immediately jumped three feet into the air, alarming Commander of the Imperial Guard who was at the side.


    Immediately after, another Imperial Guard not far from him dug out a leg bone.


    White bones of the dead popped up one after another like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. The face of the new Commander of the Imperial Guard became pale as he ordered them in a cold voice to stop and go out to report to the person who was napping at the door.


    "Bones?" Luo Yi pretended to be surprised, and her originally lazy sitting posture became a bit more upright.


    "Yes." Xu Taian''s face was heavy, "It seems like it''s been a while. The corpses have all rotted."


    Luo Yi lowered her head slightly, revealing a cold smile. With an anxious voice, she said, "Bring me over there to take a look."


    "Yes ¡­"


    The new commander respectfully took two steps back to prepare to lead the way for her, but then he suddenly thought of something and changed his words. "Years of rotting corpses or stinky bones, it might cause discomfort ¡­"


    He was at a loss for words. "Empress, it''s better not to look."


    Luo Yi had already straightened half her body. When she heard this, she glanced at him in surprise, but didn''t take it to heart. She waved her hand to indicate that there was no problem, and then, with Qing Luo''s support, she walked in front of him.


    However, when they arrived at the place where they were digging out the corpses, Luo Yi did not leave after just a glance from afar. Instead, she directly pushed through the crowd and walked to the innermost area, then asked: "Who dug this out?"


    A man with a medium stature walked out from the crowd and knelt on one knee. "Reporting to the Empress, it was dug out by this subordinate."


    Luo Yi sized him up without batting an eyelid, then comforted him: "Nothing, I was just casually asking."


    With that, she changed her tone and continued, "It shouldn''t be a big matter. It could be the palace maids that used to live in this palace ¡­"


    Before he finished speaking, he heard another commotion from outside. Luo Yi walked along a path that the Imperial Guard automatically opened up and saw another skeleton being dug out by the Imperial Guard.


    At this point, almost everyone could sense that something was amiss. Luo Yi stayed silent for two seconds before instructing everyone in a low voice, "I''ll go report this to Your Majesty."


    She had expected this outcome, so her expression didn''t change much. Just as she took two steps forward, she was stopped by the newly appointed Commander of the Imperial Guard, "After the Empress reports to Your Majesty, she should return to her palace. Otherwise, she might dig out more filth and disturb her."


    he said slowly.


    Once was an accident, but these repeated warnings made people pay attention.


    Luo Yi pulled Qing Luo back, tilted her head, and asked: "You are just a small forbidden troop, who gave you the guts to dare point fingers at me?"


    Although the meaning of his words were sharp, it did not seem like there was any accusation. The man paused, then suppressed his voice and continued, "Before Mr. Wen leaves the palace, let this lowly one pass on a message to the Empress at a suitable time."


    Luo Yi raised her eyebrows to show that she was listening attentively.


    "Nothing can last long. If the Empress is so obsessed with everything, it will inevitably harm the body. Please focus on your body. "


    Luo Yi, "..."


    She could almost imagine the man speaking with a cold face, a frown on his face, and a cold look on his face as he finished speaking, hoping that he would be able to suppress his opponent in terms of momentum.


    Luo Yi could not help but smile.


    She was delighted to hear that ¡ª concern without any impurities always made her feel good, so the smile on her lips became much louder and her voice softer. "Thank you for me, sir," she said.


    But there was no room for compromise.


    When Luo Yi found Chen Jinyan, he was in the great hall reading a book, and when she heard the voice of the servant, she turned the book over without changing her expression, and casually raised her hand, indicating for the people below to bring him in.


    Luo Yi''s superficial skills were even better than before, and her voice was calm as she reported about the matter of Lin Yi Hall digging out the corpse.


    Chen Jinyan put down the book and upon hearing that, he immediately frowned, the expression on his face becoming more severe: "Who is so bold as to actually dare to commit murder right under our noses!"


    Luo Yi lowered her head and laughed silently, she quietly watched Chen Jinyan vent his anger.


    Honestly speaking, even Luo Yi and Mu Yizhou, these two elites might not be able to guess the truth, and even the two of them knew the real purpose of Luo Yi borrowing the Imperial Guard. Otherwise, do you think that the great ruler of a country would be so hot-headed that he would hand over the Imperial Guard to a concubine to weed?


    It was just that due to their different considerations, Luo Yi could not state her intentions, and Chen Jinyan could not expose this matter to the world without any warning.


    It just so happened that although their goals were different, the things that both sides had to do could be considered to be the same.


    Luo Yi stood there quietly, seeing that Chen Jinyan had passed down the order after sending out the fire, he said in a serious tone, "We want to see, who exactly has the guts to dare to do such a despicable thing in a palace!"


    Lin Yi Hall dug out a total of 23 bones, some of the old skin had already decayed completely, only leaving behind some new bones, some new ones dead, the bones were still connected to the rotten flesh, the moment they dug out the bones, everyone else took a few steps back due to the stench.


    Luo Yi was lucky, she had been holding a handkerchief to her mouth and nose from the start, and had reacted quickly, pulling Luo Yi back almost the moment the corpse was dug out, so the stench did not scare her too much, it was just the pitiful Imperial Guard who had dug out the Corrupt Corpse, and vomited for a long time on the ground to the side before they managed to recover.


    The corpse''s facial features were still rather distinct, and the events of the past half a month were roughly calculated on time. For some reason, a brave Imperial Guard suddenly clutched his nose and inched forward, before kicking his loathing companion with a look of disdain, "Hey, look at her. Is she the face of the former Empress?"


    The person who was kicked first pursed his lips in displeasure, then he glanced at the rotten corpse, after which he quickly withdrew his gaze: "Who can recognise this!?" His face was covered in spots... And didn''t he go to the imperial mausoleum with the empress at night? What nonsense are you spouting! "


    "Take a good look!" The person who spoke earlier kicked him again, "Look at the birthmark on the side of her neck! What about such a large piece of land! I can never admit my wrongs! "


    He made a solemn oath. Only then did the latter take two steps forward and carefully looked at the corpse''s neck. "It really is ¡­"


    His voice was filled with surprise. "Didn''t she follow the former empress out of the palace? Why are you back? "


    Luo Yi listened at the side and couldn''t help but frown. Then, she took a step forward and asked: "Do you know this person?"


    "To reply esteemed Empress," the first person who recognized the corpse stepped forward and replied, "Wan Xiang was the one who served the previous Empress. When we brothers entered the palace, we didn''t understand the rules and received quite a few pointers from Lady Xiang, but she clearly followed the previous Empress out of the palace ¡­ We brothers saw it with our own eyes! How did he die in the palace again? "


    He frowned, puzzled.


    Luo Yi could not understand, and stared at the corpse on the ground for a long while.


    The two brothers firmly said that this person had already left the palace, but now, he had been dug out by someone from the palace, so either this person had not left at all back then, or he had returned again, and somehow offended Wen Yan, causing her to silence him.


    Currently, Luo Yi was leaning towards the second possibility.


    "Bring the body back." She pointed at the two brothers who had spoken earlier and said, "Investigate her cause of death and ¡­"


    She paused, then changed her words under their puzzled gazes, "Nothing."


    In fact, most of the deaths could be seen.


    Tang Yuan was a doctor, Luo Yi had heard him mention this before, that if a person was poisoned to death, their throat would turn black, and although these bones were stained with mud, the ones with good eyes would still be able to see their black bones.


    However, if you observed them one by one, you would find that not everyone was poisoned to death.


    Luo Yi roughly took a few glances, and faintly guessed in her heart that the ones who died from the poison should have been Wen Yan''s handiwork, and not the ones who died from the poison.


    Luo Yi stopped abruptly and forced herself to divert her attention.


    Not to mention the fact that it would attract unknown items, just the dozens of corpses here would scare the most pampered empress of the palace half to death, so Luo Yi had been waiting at the door for the imperial guards to wrap the corpses in white cloth and carry them out separately. Only after they had cleaned up the courtyard did she respond to Qing Luo''s call.


    "I didn''t see anything," she said in a long voice. "I just felt that it was a pity that I couldn''t grow any fruits and vegetables."


    The remaining poison on the corpses would have been on the ground, not to mention the many poisoned corpses.


    No wonder the grass at the entrance of Lin Yi Hall was the best.


    Luo Yi slowly walked forward. While walking, she suddenly stopped for a moment, and then suddenly turned her head to look at the empty Lin Yi Hall.


    "Empress?" Qing Luo asked carefully.


    Luo Yi shook her head, she suspected that she was being too sensitive, but in that moment just now, she clearly felt that someone was looking at her from behind, when she turned around, she did not even see a shadow.


    Qing Luo is one of Mu Yizhou''s men, so there''s no need to doubt him even if she isn''t trustworthy. Hence, she furrowed her brows and asked: "Did you feel that someone was following us just now?"


    Qing Luo frowned, she did not make any noise and helped Luo Yi to walk forward, but the expression on her face changed: "I cannot be counted as a stalker, but there is definitely someone watching us from behind."


    "Do you see who it is?"


    Qing Luo shook her head: "That person''s movements were too fast, I couldn''t see clearly."


    "Yes." Luo Yi nodded her head, she did not make things difficult for her, but after walking far away, he lowered her voice and asked again: "Is that person still there?"


    Qing Luo observed her surroundings carefully and shook her head.


    The corner of Luo Yi''s mouth rose, and she turned her feet to turn back. Qing Luo was shocked, and immediately reached out and grabbed her arm, her voice was full of fear and shock, "The Empress wants to go back?"


    Luo Yi did not comment, and only replied vaguely: "If I go too late, the thing that the man tried so hard to attract me to look at will be gone."


    Qing Luo didn''t understand the meaning of her words. She only sensed that Lin Yi Hall was in danger, and the reason why Mu Yizhou sent her to Imperial Consort Yi was to protect her safety, so she refused to let go no matter what. She shook his head with all his might: "If the Empress really wants to go, it won''t be too late to bring guards back.


    Luo Yi waved her hand casually. "That place has already been desolate for dozens of years, forget about people, there isn''t even a shadow of a soul. What''s there to be afraid of?"


    Seeing that he could not stop her, Qing Luo grinded his teeth and said that he would follow as well. Just as the words left his mouth, Luo Yi''s venomous eyes swept over his entire body, his heart was in a panic as he heard her say, "Could it be that you have forgotten your own identity?"


    Her face turned unsightly, and the words she spoke became extremely cold: "You heard what I said to Wen Yan that day, so you should naturally understand that I am not the same type of person as you and your master. I usually pretend that I don''t have any grudges with you for the sake of making sure that the makeup goes on peacefully, but you don''t really think that we can return to our original mode of interaction, do you? "


    "Once bitten by a snake, you are afraid of being bitten by a rope for ten years." Luo Yi shook her head: "I am a very petty person, I won''t be able to accommodate the people around me."


    After saying that, he quickly put on a smiling face. Before Qing Luo could react, he patted her shoulder: "If you don''t see me go back, the crown prince will probably be a little angry. The people at the side of Hall of Announcements are not as smart as you, and if your words are convincing, you can help me pacify the crown prince, and when I return, I will definitely reward you heavily. "


    she said, the smile in her eyes never reaching her eyes.

 C52 No 脳 2

    It was probably because there were so many human bones dug up in the hall that when Luo Yi walked back in, she felt a chill down her spine, but the feeling was not too strong, so she calmed down and forgot about it.


    It was rumored that this palace was occupied by a Consort Sin, but judging from the size of the Lin Yi Hall, the rank of this Concubine Sin should not be too low.


    Luo Yi was concerned that this place had not been cleaned for a long time, so the dust must be heavier than other places. Thus, before she stepped into the main hall, she cleverly covered her nose and mouth with a handkerchief, and waited until she was sure that she would not choke on herself.


    There were not many furnishings in the house, but because it was not dark yet, Luo Yi did not need to ignite her candle to be able to clearly see the interior of the house, but after Luo Yi walked around the house twice, she felt that something was weird, but she could not quite put her finger on what it was.


    She frowned as she fiddled with the silver wine jug on the table. When her gaze inadvertently landed on the wine cup beside her, her entire body froze in place. She immediately understood why this place was emitting a strange aura.


    Half lit candles, half empty glasses of wine, and a bed curtain that would not be put down. Every piece of furniture in the room gave off the feeling that it had stopped. It was just like how, one second ago, the owner of the room was still drinking with someone here, but the next second, he was nowhere to be seen.


    Or perhaps it was more accurate to say that someone had deliberately stopped the room at the moment its owner had disappeared.


    The most obvious point was the wine left in the glass.


    According to what others said, the owner of this room had died at least a decade ago. Even if the cup was full, it should have been full by now, yet it still had half a cup left ¡­


    Luo Yi put down the handkerchief. Sure enough, she did not smell any dust.


    There were indeed no traces of people living in this room, but there was clearly someone inside.


    Chen Liyi would not have had the leisure to cause trouble for such things. After all, he was not even born yet, and Wen Yan did not have any reason to play tricks on him, so the remaining ¡­ It was the person that had intentionally lured her back just now.


    Luo Yi did not know martial arts, and from Qing Luo''s words, she knew that the two of them were powerful, so unless the other party deliberately revealed it, she would not easily detect her existence. But what was her motive for doing so? Just to lure her back? Then what must she see in that hall?


    Luo Yi forcefully suppressed the endless questions in her mind, and turned to the main bedroom.


    Luo Yi was not in the mood to look again. She walked along the furniture and even through the corners of the room, but she did not find anything useful. She immediately frowned and wondered if she had thought too much into it.


    She turned to go to the other rooms, but at the very moment she lowered her eyes, she saw an extremely unremarkable change at the foot of the bed.


    She bent her index finger, tapped the protruding phalanx two times on the ground, and attentively examined the furnishings in the room once more. Then, with a smile, she pressed one hand on the spot where the phalanx had not left her finger and simultaneously turned over to jump onto the bed.


    Almost at the same instant she left the ground, a hole appeared in the ground beneath her feet. The hole was not big, just enough for one person to fall down. Luo Yi waited for a while, confirmed that there was no difference, and then carefully moved closer. She stuck her head into the hole.


    Under the dim sunlight, Luo Yi could barely make out the silver light coming from the blade at the bottom of the hole.


    She was curious about the person who had lived in this house before.


    She waited patiently for a while longer until the hole slowly closed in front of her. Then, she pressed down on the hole she had pressed down on earlier, but this time, the hole didn''t open again.


    Luo Yi turned her head and saw a passage going downwards from a completely opposite direction.


    With the blessings of that mysterious person, Luo Yi was still able to walk through half of the candles before she descended. She rummaged through her bosom and took out the fire piston that she had hidden in her arms earlier that morning, then proudly raised her eyebrows.


    Luo Yi carefully walked down, thinking that there was something strange hidden in the mechanism that that that person spent so much effort to create, that only then did she realize that it was only a square secret room.


    The four walls were like a square wooden box. There was nothing inside other than a painting hanging on one of the walls.


    The painter must be a master. Even though more than ten years had passed, and the drawing paper had turned slightly yellow, one could still clearly see the face of the person in the painting.


    Luo Yi brought the candle closer to the woman, using her free hand to caress every single part of her face. The more she saw, the more shock she felt in his heart, to the point that her fingertips were trembling uncontrollably.


    It had all been planned from the beginning.


    She was almost unable to stand steadily. Her arms, which had been hanging down due to her sudden exhaustion, were clenched into fists. Every fingerbone seemed to be struggling to break through this layer of skin and flesh that imprisoned it.


    She bit her lower lip, finally calming herself down. Her eyes darkened as she took the portrait off the wall.


    The touch of the stone wall felt cold. Luo Yi quivered, and tiptoed to hang the painting back to its original position with difficulty.


    Outside, the sun was shining.


    Luo Yi stood under the sunlight and took a deep breath, strongly swallowing the pressure that was so heavy that she couldn''t breathe in, and then, patting her clothes, she walked out of the Lin Yi Hall without any hesitation. However, she didn''t see that after she left, a figure had suddenly appeared in the previously empty main hall.


    The person was around fifty years old, and only after walking out of Lin Yi Hall did he casually take out the candle that was placed in its original position after Luo Yi came out of the secret room. He then took out a brand-new candle from his chest and placed it on it, and then used a fire piston to light it up, and then, as if he had completed some kind of important task, he bent his knees and sat on the ground with his legs crossed.


    When he smiled, there would be obvious wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, making him appear much gentler. He had a kind and compassionate look on his face, as if he was an elder. His back slumped. A satisfied and pleasantly surprised sigh came from the depths of his throat. "It''s been so many years. This old servant thought she was already dead. Who would''ve thought ¡­"


    He sighed at the fickleness of the world, and then after a long while he laughed. He said to himself, "The Empress must also be very happy, right?"


    There was no one in the empty room to reply him, only the candlelight to strike his shadow against the window paper, then connecting it with the things dug up today in the front yard, giving rise to a sense of cold ghost shadow.


    The candle burned very slowly, but the man was extremely patient. He sat cross-legged for several hours, and only when the candle was exactly where he remembered it did he get up and put it out ¡ª he had done this several hundred times in the past ten years, so of course, it was very easy for him to do it now ¡ª then he leisurely patted the robe on his body, lowered his head and left, "Mother should rest early, this old servant will take his leave first."


    A light breeze came in through the gap in the window, blowing the candle in response to his words, and then there was silence again.


    When Luo Yi returned to the Hall of Announcements, there was only a sliver of afterglow left in the sky. Chen Liyi took a seat at the entrance of the main hall and waited for her, not listening to anyone''s advice.


    Seeing her from afar, Luo Yi could not help but laugh, his heart becoming a little weak. Seeing Chen Liyi looking up at her, the smile on his face became even wider, he simply squatted down, and waited for Chen Liyi to rush straight into her embrace like a little cannon fodder.


    These past few days, he had been extremely obedient. After staying in Luo Yi''s embrace for a while, he came out by himself and stared at her with his big eyes, saying that he had already finished today''s homework.


    "Yes." Luo Yi''s eyes curved, she stood up and held his hand as they walked indoors: "Have you eaten?"


    Chen Liyi shook his head.


    Luo Yi stopped and smiled at him again, the comforting look on her face was especially obvious.


    Qing Luo had already known that Luo Yi was back the moment she rushed out, but her feelings for Luo Yi were a little complicated right now, especially after hearing what she had said just now. As a result, she did not know how to face him, and only when she was right in front of him did she come back to her senses.


    Luo Yi looked at her, and her tone was no different from usual: "Did you run a whole day with me and get tired? If you''re tired, then rest early. There''s nothing here for you. "


    With that, he did not care about Qing Luo''s reply, and immediately called Hong Xiang over: "Go and get some water for the crown prince to wash his hands, and prepare to eat."


    Hong Xiang looked suspiciously around between the two of them, his movements extremely nimble: "Yes."


    After dinner, Luo Yi watched as Chen Liyi read the book again.


    She herself had read a lot of books, but there were very few on governance. Thus, the books that Chen Liyi was currently reading were still the ones that the Tutor Liang had given her before. Luo Yi wanted to ask Chen Liyi about the matters of the Tutor Liang, but was afraid that if he talked too much about it, it would attract his attention.


    Luo Yi was startled, seeing Chen Liyi lower his head even more: "I only wanted Wen Yan to make him suffer a little, and make him not look after me, I didn''t think that I would kill him."


    He did not seem to be lying. Luo Yi looked at him for a while and laughed: "I know."


    Chen Liyi looked up at her in astonishment. Seeing the smile in her eyes, he finally calmed down and started to read again.


    However, Luo Yi''s heart was still tightly clenched.


    From the start, she never thought that Chen Liyi would take the initiative to kill her, it was more likely that Wen Yan had replaced her and turned into a killing knife without batting an eye, and Chen Liyi had only tacitly approved of her actions. However, this was the most terrifying aspect of it all ¡ª although he did not take the initiative to kill, he truly did not feel that killing someone was wrong.


    Even if he wasn''t the monarch who wielded great power in life and death, he would be the one to be deeply rooted in the depths of Wen Yan''s heart.


    Luo Yi sighed, she suddenly remembered something, frowned and asked: "Do you know how late it is?"


    She didn''t plan to get anything out of Chen Liyi initially, but after hearing the two Imperial Guards mentioning that he used to serve in the Empress Palace, she had casually asked. Who knew that Chen Liyi would actually know about this, he placed the pen in his mouth for a long time before hesitating and saying, "I remember, it seems like he served in the Queen Mother''s palace."


    Luo Yi reached out and took the brush that he had been biting into her mouth, while scolding him for not allowing him to bite a pen next time, she asked, "Have you seen her recently?"


    Chen Liyi stared at the brush that Luo Yi had taken away and said, "Oh, I have not seen her before. I heard that she left the palace with my mother, but I was there before ¡­."


    He then carefully looked at Luo Yi''s face before adding on, "When we were going out of the palace to attend school, I seemed to have caught a glimpse of someone secretly following me, it seems to be quite similar to her."


    "When?"


    "Just half a month ago ¡­" Chen Liyi counted on his fingers, and then looked up at her: "What''s wrong?"


    "I''m fine." Luo Yi consoled him, thought for a while, and asked again, "How is the previous Queen treating you?"


    This question was a little difficult to answer. Luo Yi saw Chen Liyi shake her head, and then nod her head after two seconds. Finally, he said to Luo Yi with a confused face: "I don''t know, she doesn''t really see me."


    "Not only me, she also rarely sees anyone else. I used to go and pay my respects to her, but then I guess she just got annoyed with me and stopped letting me go. "


    This was rather strange ¡­ Luo Yi thought in silence. Although Chen Liyi was not her biological son, there was no need for him to be so cold, right?


    However, before she could come up with anything, Chen Liyi suddenly spoke up from the side: "In the palace, you are the only one who treats me well."


    Luo Yi paused for a moment, then heard his words, "Wen Yan said that the reason the Queen Mother ignored me was because she hated me, that I was not her biological body, and that my royal father also hated me."


    "He doesn''t like anyone."


    "Wen Yan is the same as well. She stayed by my side because she hated me. But I can''t get rid of her, because I''m the only one left. "


    His head drooped lower and lower, revealing a soft white neck.


    Luo Yi''s throat tightened, she did not know what to say.


    The air seemed to have become a little heavy because of this topic. Luo Yi''s eyelashes trembled, and squatted down on the ground to look up at Chen Liyi. At the same time, she stroked her eyelids with her fingertips: "I like you."


    "Since our crown prince is so obedient, anyone who doesn''t like you will be a fool."


    Chen Liyi blinked, this person''s smiling face reflected in his almond eyes.


    The next morning, when Qing Luo woke up, he was waiting outside the door. Seeing that she had woken up, she immediately welcomed her with a smile, and called over a bunch of female palace eunuchs to help her put on her clothes. She held onto two different headdress and asked her: "Which one does the Empress want to wear today?"


    His expression and tone were exactly the same as when they first met.


    Luo Yi knew that she had regained her senses and she lowered his eyes to accompany her as she went from being a good person to a good one.


    After eating breakfast, the eunuch on guard duty reported that there were Imperial Guards outside seeking an audience. Luo Yi went out to take a look and saw that it was one of the two brothers who brought Wen Wan''s corpse back yesterday.


    The other party bowed to her, but was ignored by Luo Yi with a wave of her hand: "What''s the matter?"


    "In reply to the Empress," his tone was slightly out of breath, as if he had come all the way here. "The cause of death has been investigated."