Du Zixu quickly explained: "You are the one who caused this matter, so you must solve it. And that Tuoba Xiao, he became the emperor of Northern Qiang, but he only existed for less than a hundred days before he abdicated to his younger brother."
"He is no longer a threat. You should leave here as soon as possible and go to Da Zhou to find Zhao Ziyu. If you need my help, just blow this whistle and I will be nearby."
After Du Zixu finished speaking, he left quickly.
History changed, but there were no major changes, and Tuoba Xiao eventually became the emperor.
But if Liu Qiaoer were asked to save Zhao Ziyu, how could she go
Not long after Du Zixu left, Liu Qiaoer heard voices talking in the yard.
"Grill this lamb chop, and go warm up two bottles of wine."
Tuoba Xiao came back from outside, feeling cold, and came to the stove to warm himself. Liu Qiaoer sniffed him with her sensitive nose.
"You went to the brothel, you smell so good."
Without the constraints of the title of eldest prince, Tuoba Xiao lived a free and easy life.
He was good-looking and dressed elegantly, a real gentleman. Moreover, he had plenty of money and was very generous.
This kind of person is popular with both men and women.
Tuoba Xiao also sniffed it himself and frowned in disgust: "No, I was just passing by. I know you women don't like that place, and I have never been in there."
Liu Qiaoer sneered, "Those women you mentioned don't count me. Not only do I not dislike brothels, I even own a brothel in the capital."
"That year, my oiran won the second and third place in the capital's oiran competition. My girls are all talented."
The first one was sent to the palace, and the second one became the dream of the nobles in the capital, gained a lot of benefits and earned a lot of money.
Tuoba Xiao smiled: "I have asked around and heard that you are good at making money. It seems that I have wronged you by keeping you by my side."
Liu Qiaoer snorted and didn't want to pay attention to him.
Because she knew that even if he knew that she could make money, Tuoba Xiao would not let her go, because Tuoba Xiao did not lack this little money.
"Someone's coming into the room?" As soon as Tuoba Xiao finished speaking, Liu Qiaoer's heart began to tighten.
Following Tuoba Xiao's gaze, she was so nervous that she couldn't breathe. There was actually a shoe print on the window that Du Zixu had climbed over just now.
It only took her a moment to calm down.
"The plum blossoms outside the window are blooming beautifully. I originally wanted to pick one. It looks close, but it's actually very far away."
Tuoba Xiao walked to the window, pushed it open, then jumped onto the plum tree, picked a plum blossom, and jumped back.
Handing the plum blossom to Liu Qiaoer, a fresh fragrance came to her face.
"Leave this kind of thing to me from now on, Qiao'er, you saved my life, so my life is yours. I am willing to pamper you and love you."
Sweet talk is tempting.
It's just the wrong object.
Liu Qiaoer found a vase and put the plum blossoms in it: "Thank you, I don't need it."
Tuoba Xiao smiled bitterly and crossed his arms, asking her in confusion: "Why? We both saved people, and I am no worse than Lu Yunzheng in appearance, so why can't you accept me?"
Liu Qiaoer took a deep breath and said, "It always has to be based on first come first served."
Tuoba Xiao couldn't understand: "Lu Yunzheng has already married another woman, why don't you give up?"
Liu Qiaoer sighed quietly: "It's not easy to start a relationship, and it's not easy to end it either. I need some time to adjust."
Tuoba Xiao went into the inner room and changed into comfortable clothes.
"You need time. I can wait, but if you wrap up your heart, even gods can't get in. If that's the case, why did you save me in the first place? You might as well die."
Liu Qiaoer stood there wiping the snow off the plum blossoms and did not answer.
Tuoba Xiao came behind her and raised his eyebrows: "Now, do you regret it too?"
He is tall, with a wide top and narrow bottom body, an angular face, and delicate facial features. Even in modern times, he is still a top handsome guy.
When Liu Qiaoer first met him, his lazy posture, nonchalant expression and harmless and soft face deceived her and made her think he was a little puppy.
After working so hard to rescue the person, not only did he imprison her, he also poisoned her.
The puppy turned into a wolf dog, and she was helpless.
"I don't regret it. A doctor's job is to save lives."
Liu Qiaoer is also a person who values appearance, but in fact, when she is with Tuoba Xiao, he is still very gentle and considerate.
Liu Qiaoer wanted to eat meat, so he bought it for her today. If she wanted to drink, she could drink as well.
He would agree to anything she asked for, except leaving.
"As the eldest prince, there must be no shortage of beauties around him. I think I'm average looking, but I don't know why you insist on having me?"
Liu Qiaoer saved him because he was handsome. Liu Qiaoer had no resistance to handsome men.
As Tuoba Xiao is the eldest prince, he should be served by beautiful women, so why must he have Liu Qiaoer
This is what Liu Qiaoer has always wanted to ask.
Tuoba Xiao didn't say anything, just smiled, turned around, lay down on the bed, and went to sleep.
To return to Da Zhou, one needs to cross the Mo River.
There is no bridge over the river, but Liu Qiaoer found out that if you wait until the coldest time, some places in Mohe will freeze and you can slide across the ice.
But if Liu Qiaoer leaves, Tuoba Xiao will know. How can I keep it from him
On this day, Liu Qiaoer finally found a gap. The fifth day of the first lunar month was the day when Tuoba Xiao went to the imperial mausoleum to pay homage.
The imperial mausoleum is to the north, and Liu Qiaoer is heading south when she returns to the Great Zhou. Tuoba Xiao wanted to take Liu Qiaoer there, but he discovered that Liu Qiaoer had a fever early in the morning.
Liu Qiaoer deliberately kept herself frozen for half the night last night, and had a slight fever when she woke up in the morning.
Tuoba Xiao thought that the round trip would only take half a day.
He left someone to look after Liu Qiaoer and rode away on his horse.
As soon as Tuoba Xiao left, Liu Qiaoer immediately sat up from the bed, quickly dressed herself up, and disguised herself as a man.
She climbed out of the window. Du Zixu had already prepared a carriage for her.
The journey to Mohe was extremely smooth.
There were indeed some frozen areas in Mohe, and Liu Qiaoer saw someone passing by.
After some trial and error, she finally mustered up the courage to step onto the ice.
I never knew the river could be so wide.
When she reached the top, she looked from a distance like an ant, walking with difficulty on the slippery ice.
Every step you take, you slip; every three steps, you fall.
When she suddenly caught her breath, she fell down, got up, and looked at the vast expanse of white around her. She couldn't even tell east from west, south from north.
God, she should go in that direction.
Not only is the river wide, but there are endless grasslands on both sides. It is green in the spring and turns white in the winter, including the ice on the river.
When she first came, there was a horse-drawn carriage in the north that she took. But at some point, the carriage disappeared.
Without any reference points, she couldn't tell the direction, so she gritted her teeth and followed her intuition, moving forward.
Little did she know that she was not walking along the north-south river bank, but heading east, where the water was rushing fast and the ice on the river was very thin.
The further I walked, the more something felt wrong.
With a "crack", Liu Qiaoer fell off the ice before she could react.
"Help..." Although she could swim, the water in the river was icy cold. She tried to hold on to the ice, but was washed away by the river under the ice.