"May I?" Leng Chang'an bowed again, modest and gentle.
Qin Yunuan looked back to Leng Changxi. His eyes were cold but not rejecting. She nodded to Leng Chang'an and said, "Please, my brother-in-law."
Leng Chang'an looked apologetic, "I heard about Ruyi and your conflict last night. Ruyi was wrong. She is a little arrogant, but not a bad woman. I hope you won't take it personally."
The conflict Leng Chang'an mentioned was that Ruan Ruyi united with Tang and vied with Qin Yunuan for three shops. It was just a trivial matter. However, Leng Chang'an took the initiative to apologize humbly. It made Qin Yunuan look like a woman who showed no mercy to those in the wrong when justice was on her side.
Qin Yunuan only nodded, "You are overly concerned, brother. My sister-in-law and I just had a little friction. It's my fault to trouble you with all this explaining."
Leng Chang'an nodded and then looked to Leng Changxi, "Have you
The cry absolutely attracted the attention of all the people present, who unconsciously stared at the entrance of the palace. Clenching her fingernail guard, Empress Chen felt that her heart was pinched.There was a teenage boy in blue at the entrance of the palace. With his hair half down, he looked at about the age of 15 or 16. He was delicate with red lips and white teeth. Despite his slim figure, the determination and resolution in his eyes revealed the maturity and tenacity beyond his age."My greetings, Your Majesty, Her Majesty, and Queen Mother," Sima Qiu stood at the center of the palace. Years of living in the Imperial Mausoleum had left him a peaceful and quiet temperament.Today was the 60th birthday of Queen Mother, so the atmosphere was festive. In addition, many senior officials led by Minister Liu had mentioned the goodness and sensibility of the Seventh Prince multiple times, making the emperor remember his love for the son. Th
"Nonsense," Imperial Concubine Yun stood out firstly, looking extremely angry, "Today is the 60th birthday of Queen Mother. This is her birthday banquet. The guests here are all royal relatives and senior officials. How can there be any evil spirit? You, lying charlatan, are you taking the chance to make trouble?""No, no," Guo Shidong shook his head indifferently with a determined look, "I'm reporting according to what I have seen through my Inner Eye. I am not lying."While Guo Shidong shook his head, Queen Mother and the emperor looked solemn. After all, Gui Lingzi's fame was so big. If the one right before them was really Gui Lingzi's best student, his ability should not be underestimated. What's more, he was found by Prince Ray, so he was more or less reliable.Then the Grand Prince, Sima Ruo, said, "Everyone can talk at random. Before you speak, have you ever considered the consequence?""That's right," Princess Saichun next
After Emperor Zhaoxuan issued orders, everyone seemed relieved but also more worried. Qin Yunuan frowned, and she knew clearly about what Emperor Zhaoxuan planned to do. Undoubtedly, his plan was the best one, because it could not only save lives of officials and nobles but also caused no other trouble. People here all had heard what Guo Shidong said, so they wouldn't bother to keep it as a secret.But...This meant Emperor Zhaoxuan was putting the lives of average people in the Royal City at risk. If Guo Shidong was right about his prediction, countless innocent people would lose their family or die. However, it was not easy to order all residents to leave the Royal City at midnight."Third Young Madam, take care of yourself." Princess Ning was the happiest person after hearing that Qin Yunuan had already been pregnant for one and half a month. She even sent Qingzhu, her close servant girl, to serve Qin Yunuan in order to ensure Qin Yunuan was
Sun Miaoyang frowned. He checked Qin Yunuan's expression repeatedly and asked Qin Yunuan to show him her tongue. After a careful inspection, he said sincerely, "Girl, did you recently eat something that you shouldn't?"Qin Yunuan shook her head. Seeing Sun Miaoyang looking troubled, she said openly, "Doctor Sun, just tell me what's wrong.""If you didn't eat anything by mistake, then someone must have drugged you." Sun Miaoyang nodded. "Any normal doctor could tell that your pulse shows a sign of pregnancy. However, it's just part of it. Let me put it this way. Five percent of your pulse is weak. Apparently, you're drugged with agrimony.""Agrimony?" Qin Yunuan asked in confusion, "What's that?""Agrimony is a precious herb from the remote areas of West Xia. Few people know about it, fewer could get hold of it. The local women use this herb on skincare. Although it has the effect of maintaining youth and beauty, it has some side ef
"Come in." Emperor Zhaoxuan frowned. Actually, Emperor Zhaoxuan felt so embarrassed about the suggestion proposed by Guo Shidong. His child had been spoiled since childhood. If his child was expelled out of Qi, he must be in deadly danger.At this moment, Qin Yunuan came in slowly. In the eyes of Sima Ray, she was like a small delicate frightened bird, which attracted others to give much love."Your Majesty, her Majesty." The Queen Mother was not present. She got frightened and had a rest in her chamber.Qin Yunuan glanced at Sima Qiu who was kneeling beside her. She could clearly see the fingerprints on his face, and then she said in a grave voice, "I have something to show you, your majesty."The eunuch passed the handkerchief which was held by Qin Yunuan to the emperor at once. Something inside was tightly wrapped, and it was hard to guess what it is inside.Emperor Zhaoxuan glimpsed at it and just waved his hands.
It was Qin Yunuan who killed his mother, made his beloved sister marry the double-dealer Prince Ray and forced him to play dead and go incognito with the mask. And now, she had driven him into a corner. The hatred would kill him if he did not avenge himself on her and hack her to pieces.Qin Linfeng took out two poisoned darts hidden in the sleeve and shot at Qin Yunuan right away. Leng Wu and Leng Shuang took actions at once and shielded the darts easily. They did not find that there was another dart in Qin Linfeng's sleeve until they saw the sinister smile on his face, which showed that he cared little about life or death. Missing the chance, they could do nothing but watch the dart shooting at Qin Yunuan.However, after a crack, the one who fell down to the ground was Qin Linfeng, the third dart inserted right into his chest, the spot where his heart was.Outside the hall stood Leng Changxi, who appeared quietly in a set of fluttering white
"You have never minced your words. Speak straightly," Qin Yunuan looked steadily forward without glancing at other sides.Maner cringed, "I don't understand. Now that Doctor Sun has said Third Young Madam is having a fake pregnancy, why don't you blame Grand Young Master, Guo Shidong, for the responsibility when you are facing the emperor? Third Young Madam, now your pulse condition implies your pregnancy which is not real. What will happen to you after ten months?""Are you worrying that if I miss the best opportunity to speak out the truth, more discussion will be aroused when it is revealed later?" Qin Yunuan hit the nail on the head.Maner nodded. Qin Yunuan sighed deeply, "It's because I know that the one who drugged me with agrimony is not Qin Linfeng at all." It's an easy conclusion to draw with careful thinking. Since Qin Linfeng worked for Prince Ray, his aim must be to remove obstacles for Prince Ray to be the crown price like the Gra
"How could it be?" Ruan Ruyi shirked orally, but her facial expression became quite unnatural. Her hands were wringing the handkerchief under the sleeves, looking rather nervous, "Third Sister-in-law, didn't you know that married women should not take that incense with her?""Oh," Qin Yunuan glanced at Ruan Ruyi. She was quite sure that the one who put musk in her house belonged to Tang and Ruan Ruyi. However, seeing that Ruan Ruyi felt nervous about little things, she was no more than an accessory criminal. Xie Ruying was only a helper. Qin Yunuan smiled at Ruan Ruyi, "Now I know. Thank you for your reminding. Now that I am pregnant, when I'm back, I will be very careful and examine everywhere.""Pregnant?" Ruan Ruyi was so surprised that she forgot about the manner and caught Qin Yunuan's sleeve directly, "Are you pregnant?" It was impossible! With so much musk, how could she be pregnant?"Yes," Qin Yunuan replied happily, "Yesterday, the roy
Fortunately, Sun Miaoyang was in Prince Ning's Mansion. Unfortunately, Su Chenghai, the disciple of Doctor Sun, was suffering from poisoning at the same time. So when all the people in the Royal City and all the civilians of Qi were cheering for eradicating the evil, there were two dying people in Prince Ning's Mansion.The emperor of Qi re-ascended the throne with few concubines and descendants, so naturally, he valued Leng Changxi, his nephew, so much. He sent him countless precious tonics, and he even accompanied the Queen Mother to visit Leng Changxi after a busy day of political affairs many times. But it was a pity that Leng Changxi still didn't get any better. Qin Yunuan took care of him day and night, losing so much weight.At that time, Leng Changxi and Shi Ruisheng seemed to be vying with each other. There was only one blade of life-saving grass, but there were two people who needed it. Logically speaking, Sun Miaoyang should have given the life-s
All the people fixed their eyes on this little kid who seemed to be only three years old. The child looked extremely beautiful with big watery eyes and fair skin. He was so cute.Followed by the little child was a middle-aged man who looked strong and vigorous but was plainly dressed. People with good ears could still remember that the middle-aged man just called the little child young master. It seemed that the child should be from some noble family.Since his story was interrupted by such a little kid, the storyteller was so angry. He started narrating this story a long time ago, and everyone loved the story very much. But at this time, he was provoked by a little kid!"You kid, you know what? You weren't even born when the Royal City was chaotic.""Anyway, I know that General Leng and his wife are not dead." The kid looked unconvinced with a pout, refuting the storyteller."Hey, you kid. Do you know how many tons of
The burning of the city was the cruelest. In addition, it was the Royal City with a prosperous business and a large population. If Sima Ray was determined to have a life-or-death struggle, the people of Qi would suffer.The emperor of Qi looked at his unfilial son in front of him, feeling so furious. He pointed at Leng Changxi and said, "Get me the head of my rebellious son. I will spill his blood in front of the ancestor temple. I'll let all the ancestors see that there is such a rebel in our Sima Family."Sima Ray raised his head and his eyebrows slightly, looking so indifferent. It seemed that a bad reputation didn't matter to him at all, "I don't care at all. Besides, you never regarded me as a member of the Sima Family when I was growing up, right? You've always been ashamed of my mother. You felt it a shame to rape a maid and make her pregnant when you were young, so you never treated me kindly. I am just dispensable to you.""What nonsen
With his hands tied up behind his back, Leng Changxi remained so calm that people couldn't help bearing scruples. He looked up at Sima Ray and said, "You can kill your friends, brothers and soldiers at will. But I can't. I care for my men."When Sima Ray didn't figure out what he meant, Shi Ruisheng suddenly took out a sword that was tied to his waist. He wielded the sword to cut off the rope that tied Leng Changxi, and the latter was free at once."General, take it." Leng Changxi didn't take any weapon with him. And right because of this, Sima Ray wasn't fully on the alert. But at this time, Zhuge Qingtian shouted and directly threw the black-iron spear at him. Zhuge Qingtian had very strong arms so that the spear directly stabbed into the battlement after flying several hundred meters."Shi Ruisheng, how dare you disobey me?" Sima Ray always thought Shi Ruisheng was his loyal pawn. But unexpectedly, he should betray him at this crucial time.
Sima Ray had occupied Yu Haitang's body at the moment. However, Yu Haitang's appearance began to change because Sima Ray used the body to practice martial arts day and night. After a long time, he looked no different from Sima Ray's original appearance at a glance.Seeing Yu Haitang's shocking change, Qin Yunuan thought that the people around Yu Haitang might have noticed something. However, they all agreed to say nothing. To keep silent was the key to survive beside Sima Ray.Now Marshal Yu had already been a young man who looked exactly like Sima Ray without the name of Prince Ray."Leng Changxi, there are smoke bombs in four colors in my hands, red, yellow, blue, and green. They are responding to the codes of the people watching bonfires in the four corners of the Royal City respectively. Red is the east. Yellow is the west. Blue is the south. Green is the north. As soon as I let go of the smoke bombs, someone over there will immediately lea
"You want evidence?" Qin Yunuan raised her tone. She was considered a fool. Qin Yunuan suddenly reached out to grab Shi Ruisheng's collar. She was ready to see what's inside it."What are you doing?" Shi Ruisheng's face turned red. He covered his clothes with mild strength."What are you thinking?" Qin Yunuan stared at Shi Ruisheng. She grabbed Shi Ruisheng's collar, revealing three moles, which had a triangle shape besides his collarbone. "Yes, I remember, the elder male cousin Su has it. You were him, this is right, but," Qin Yunuan looked at Shi Ruisheng, and went up to drag his sleeve."Yunuan, what the hell are you doing?"Shi Ruisheng was shy about Qin Yunuan's bold behavior. Besides, he treated her well all these years."See," Qin Yunuan pointed at the thin black line on Shi Ruisheng's arm, "This is the poison I used to suffer. The origin of it was the Tamuer Village and the white poplar forest outside it, which
"You…" Qin Yunuan slightly opened her mouth, looking at Shi Ruisheng, who had a completely different appearance from Leng Changxi. She remembered that her cousin Su Chenghai did look familiar with Leng Changxi. However, Shi Ruisheng's temperament was quite another. The sense of Confucian scholar hid behind his expressions.Shi Ruisheng's words were doting. He seemed to learn from Leng Changxi to act in a mild and indifferent way."What's wrong? When you were a little girl, you wouldn't be like that. You used to talk a lot, but now…mature a little more, words little less." Shi Ruisheng said it naturally with the feeling of a brother. Qin Yunuan disdained him."That's because I have nothing to say to you now." She finished her words and left the tent. Shi Ruisheng wanted to chase her but was stopped by Leng Changxi, "Just let her go. Calm down, and she will be fine."Qin Yunuan kept walking. Along the way, she couldn't help but look
Qin Yunuan read the two documents in her hands. After comparing back and forth, she suddenly smiled and looked at Leng Changxi. It seemed that the two people could understand each other without speaking.In the morning half a month later, the mist dissipated gradually. The profile of the city wall, which was getting clearer little by little from afar, was outlined by the morning sun with a golden rim. The Royal City in the distance was the largest power center of Qi. Gold worshippers and desperate gamblers gathered here, crowding in the tiny space and thinking that they could gain fame and fortune. However, they all became the playthings of power."The world is supposed to be governed by the strong authority," a man in silver armor stood in the golden morning light on a high mountain from afar. The black iron spear in his hand glowed with cold murderous intent. The solemn atmosphere made people breathe cautiously."General Leng, it is me who he
Seeing that Heiying's face gradually become pale, showing a kind of dying helplessness, Qin Yunuan opened his eyelid and checked carefully. Leng Shuang seemed to be a little flustered."Madam, I..." Leng Shuang took a step closer."It's none of your business," Qin Yunuan turned her face to comfort Leng Shuang, "Besides, even if you don't kill him, Sima Ray will kill him. Even if he isn't killed by Sima Ray, he will be punished by me. How can he leave safe and sound after bullying my people?"Leng Changxi glanced at Heiying and ordered his servant, "Take him back." After saying this, he stretched his hand and pulled Qin Yunuan directly onto the horse. When he passed Tuoba Wuyu, he nodded with concern, "Thank you for your hard work."Qin Yunuan sat behind Leng Changxi. Putting her arms around the edge of Leng Changxi's armor, she lowered her head slightly, "It's so surprising that...""Nothing is surprising," Leng Changx