The wind blew fiercely. The scenes caught by Qin Yunuan turned from the black tiles and red walls at Prince Ning's Mansion into the lush woods. The person kidnapping Qin Yunuan stopped when they reached an open space in the woods. He put down Qin Yunuan and almost tumbled. Now Qin Yunuan could see clearly that the man got hurt on his left shoulder.
The only sound in the woods was the rustle of wind blowing leaves. The man suddenly got alert and soliloquized, "He chases us here."
At the moment Qin Yunuan was thinking about the "he" he meant, Leng Changxi jumped lightly on the ground like a ghost falling at night. The slightly tight cardigan showed his muscular body. He stayed still with his half-tied black hair blown a little by the wind. However, his eyes had already caught everything through the thick fog in the woods.
Apparently, he was following them all the time.
"Don't come closer even for one step!" the person kidnapping Qin
Blown by the dry and mild wind of the early summer, the shadow of trees was dancing with the wind and the mottled moonlight on leaves was cast on Leng Changxi's upwind face, eyelids, thin lips and the tip of his nose. He was all covered with bright silver light, which set off his handsome and beautiful face more perfectly.Leng Changxi's face was almost the same as that of real Su Chenghai. It turns out that the cousin Su that they had seen regularly was Leng Changxi who had taken off his mask.How could it be possible? How could two people look so much alike?"It's you?" Qin Yunuan could hardly believe her eyes that the mask in her hand fell to the ground in an unimpeded way, "Is that you?"Qin Yunuan remembered that she was only five years old when Cousin Su came to the capital ten years ago. She was so happy when she heard that her cousin who lived far away was coming that she asked nurse Liao to take her to the Shili Pavilion s
Who was the backstage manipulator?Leng Changxi looked down at Qin Yunuan's slightly raised face. The fair face was as beautiful as jade. The inquiry and anxiety in her glance implied that she was clearly concerned about him. At least that was what he thought."I don't know," Leng Changxi hastily avoided the question.Qin Yunuan lowered her head without further asking. When they were about a dozen steps away from the backyard of Prince Ning's Mansion, they dismounted the horses and walked on feet. The back door was already cleared by the eighteen shadow guards. It was the courtyard where the birthday banquet was held at the far end of the pavement. The singing and dancing sounded slowly, and the Prince Ning's Mansion was still in a peaceful and joyous mood. No one would have imagined that just now. There was such a danger in the woods just a few miles away from Prince Ning's Mansion.Leng Changxi was walking in front, as Qin Yunuan
Qin Yunuan put Qin Baochuan behind her body to protect him. Now her eyes showed an incomparable determination and untouchable arrogance.Dou Qing'e widened her eyes. Qin Yunzhuang broke the silence first and shouted at Qin Yunuan, "Who are you? You are just a daughter of a concubine. How dare you speak to my mother irreverently."Qin Yunuan glanced slowly with indifferent eyes at Qin Yunzhuang who dressed very showy today and slightly surprised Dou Qing'e. She said lightly, "We shall leave because Baochuan should go to the family academy. I would not know how to replay to my father if Baochuan were to be reported by the teacher due to his lateness." She looked at nurse Liao and indicated her to take Baochuan out.Nurse Liao was about to take Baochuan out, but Dou Qing'e suddenly said in a higher voice, "You could take him out if you said to your father that you did not want to attend the selection campaign of imperial concubines for princes. On
The voice was strong and deep with a gentle and mild mood. Others might believe this man was a pious and kind prince with good characters in morality and ability, and he would be a promising one in the selection of the successor of the country. But in Qin Yunuan's view, the man in front of her was a merciless executioner who killed people cruelly.He was the Third Prince, Sima Ray.In her last life, Qin Yunuan almost had no connection with this man, but in this life, the man always appeared in her life.Although she disliked him, Qin Yunuan still stood up and gave an imperial salute to Sima Ray according to the rule of the imperial palace."Don't be so polite, Third Miss of Qin Family." Sima Ray smiled happily and wanted to support her to stand up. Crossing Qin Yunuan, he glanced at the very noisy distance, and then smiled to Qin Yunuan, "Third Miss, why don't you join the talks of those maidens?"Qin Yunuan noticed th
Soon, the courtyard decorated with various flowers came into sight. Those elegant imperial concubines wearing gorgeous outfits entered through the front door. Each was followed by at least four eunuchs and palace maids, who stood behind in a neat row.Qin Yunuan curtseyed with other concubines. Among them, in the front stood the Empress Chen, still presenting dignified and amiable. For the others, Qin had already met Imperial Concubine Yun, and heard of Imperial Concubine Xian, the most beautiful woman in East Qin whose full name was Wei Xian.One of the other two was Imperial Concubine Duan, who had been promoted to take care of the fourth prince, Sima Han after his biological mother died of dystocia. This was because she was the younger sister of the deceased. As Imperial Concubine Duan was benevolent and kind, and that Sima Han was not so clever, she doted on her dear nephew so much that it was very likely to spoil him. That was why Sima Han had already
At this moment, the one was an imperial concubine in the imperial palace, and the other one was a maiden from the mansion of Grand Commandant. The words of the fat nanny made people believe that Qin Yunuan seemed to gain some troubles again.Qin Yunuan stood straight in front of the window. She walked towards the nanny calmly after she heard the call from the fat nanny. She gave her a salute and said politely, "I will follow you, please."Qin Yunuan went out calmly but those maidens behind started to gossip again. Li Weijun said in a very sharp voice, "Oh, I almost forget. Where is sister Qin. Why doesn't she stay with us?"Just for a moment, they arrived at the splendid main hall. Qin Yunuan could feel the solemn phenomenon even she did not come closer to the hall. The Emperor Zhaoxuan, Sima Xiu was sitting at the center. On his right-hand seat, they were Empress Chen, Imperial Concubine Yun, Imperial Concubine Duan and Imperial Concubine Xian
Two Month! Sima Xiu had been very compassionate since Imperial Concubine Xian's physical discomfort. He didn't ask her to sleep with him for nearly three months. Now, Imperial Concubine Xian had been pregnant for two months. What else could it be if it wasn't a sinful child inside her?The gazes were sharp like arrows, and everyone held back the sentence. Even Sima Xiu, Emperor Zhaoxuan, could only bear the anger of being a cuckold. Clenching his fists, he said nothing. There were too many people in the room, and a trivial event would be enough to set off a storm, not to mention adding this incident. What's more, for the royal family's reputation, the secret should also be buried deep in the palace.Qin Yunuan seemed to see her desolation, her hardships, and the tiredness for the mundane life from the eyes of Imperial Concubine Xian. She had also seen such eyes when Li Qiqi looked at Su Chenghai. Those eyes wandered between Imperial Concubine Xian and Sima
Cooperation? Qin Yunuan raised her eyebrows, her jade eyes slightly slanted, and his tone was a lot weaker, "I don't seem to understand, Your Highness. I am just a daughter of a concubine. I don't have the qualification to work with you."Though he knew that Qin Yunuan was only flattering, Sima Ray seemed to be extremely satisfied. He leaned closer, "If the second boss of the Golden Butterfly Embroidery House weren't qualified, then nobody else in the world would have been able to catch my eye."Qin Yunuan was not surprised. Instead, she responded very indifferently, "Your Highness has eyes everywhere. But it is a pity that I don't intend to cooperate with you.""I know," Sima Ray raised his neck with a bit of arrogance, "I'm indeed not economically powerful now. But soon, I have the confidence that I will take over the East Qin’s affairs within three months."Sima Ray's ambitions had never been small. Qin Yunuan was just wondering
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