After some pleading and some manipulation, the Liu family's case finally came to a conclusion.
The Liu family was exiled three thousand miles away. The two daughters of the Liu family were already engaged, and the other party did not want to give up the marriage. They were allowed to get married and would not be implicated.
This is the best result.
A few days later, Liu Qiaoer's sister, Liu Duoer, was also taken home by Yun Zheng.
As soon as Liu Duoer saw Liu Qiaoer, she hugged her and cried, "Sister, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I really didn't mean it. When father was selecting a son-in-law, I was the one who first chose Mr. Yun, but you are the legitimate sister, and I am just a concubine, so father didn't care."
Liu Qiaoer didn't want to hear her explain too much, as they didn't have any feelings for each other.
"Get up, I don't blame you, but what's going on between you and Mr. Pei?"
Liu Duo'er was also confused: "I don't know either. When I came out, I found out that it was Master Pei who rescued me and even said that he was engaged to me."
"If I hadn't said I wanted to look for my sister, Master Pei wouldn't have accompanied me to the Yun family."
"Sister, I don't want to marry him. I don't know him. It's just that he saved me from falling into the river at a banquet last fall. That's why my father asked me to get engaged to him. I don't want to do that. Sister, you have to save me."
The so-called saving her was just to help her and Yun Zheng get together, and she married Pei Yi on behalf of Liu Duoer.
Liu Qiaoer didn't have much feelings for Yun Zheng, nor did she have much feelings for Pei Yi. To her, it didn't matter who she married.
"Okay, get up now. Father is leaving the capital now, so we should meet them first before we talk about anything else."
As they were talking, they heard the sound of quarreling outside. They went out to see what was going on and saw a man fighting with Yun Zheng.
The man was dressed in red, had a slender figure, and danced with a long sword with great skill.
This man must be Pei Yi.
Why Liu Duoer was unwilling to marry such a handsome young man? It was because of his bad reputation.
Pei Yi, sixteen years old this year, is the only son of the Pei family. He has been separated from his parents since childhood and has lived alone in the capital for ten years.
He was raised by the Pei family, but became a dandy boy.
At such a young age, he gambled, wandered around, fought, and teased decent women. If it weren't for the fact that the Pei family was guarding Mobei, everyone would have reported him several times.
In the first two years, Pei Yuanshan was awarded the title of Marquis of Yongding by the emperor for his meritorious service in guarding Mobei. After Pei Yuanshan passed away, Pei Yi's father was granted the title of Marquis of Yong'an.
In fact, even if Pei Yi did nothing, he could obtain the title of Earl just by inheriting the title from his ancestors.
It stands to reason that given his family's power, there should be many women who like him, but Pei Yi's reputation is well-known, and those from higher-class families look down on him, and he also looks down on those from lower-class families.
Last year, Liu Duoer was saved due to an accident.
Unexpectedly, Pei Yi fell in love with her at first sight.
After the marriage was arranged, when something happened to the Liu family, Pei Yi did not ignore it. He used his connections to get Liu Duoer out.
The emperor then issued an order to exile the Liu family.
It is said that the two girls of the Liu family are the luckiest. Now, from Liu Qiaoer's perspective, it is really exciting to see two men competing for one woman.
"Long Batian." Liu Qiaoer called out the guards in the space.
"Go, tie up the man in red for me."
Yun Zheng's kung fu was quite good, and he fought Pei Yi to a draw. However, as soon as Long Batian made a move, both of them were overwhelmed by his kung fu.
Not long after, Pei Yi was tied up by Long Batian with a rope and brought to Liu Qiaoer.
Sure enough, what Du Zixu said was right. If she wanted, Lu Yunzheng and Tuoba Xiao would appear by her side in different identities.
Lu Yunzheng has already appeared, and Pei Yi in front of him looks somewhat like Tuoba Xiao.
Knowing that they were a thing of the past, Liu Qiaoer now only wanted to complete the task.
After tying up Pei Yi, Liu Qiaoer ordered neatly: "Master Yun, I'll leave my sister in your care. Goodbye."
Pei Yi was very reluctant, but he couldn't beat Long Batian, so he followed Liu Qiaoer out of Yun Mansion while being tied up by Long Batian.
Liu Qiaoer thought that she should have a villa in the suburbs of Beijing, which had been looked after by someone hired by Lu Yunqing. Now twenty-five years have passed, and she doesn't know whether the villa is still there.
Pulling the rope that bound Pei Yi to the Pei family's carriage, Liu Qiao'er ordered: "Go to the outskirts of Beijing, the Liu family's villa."
Pei Yi struggled in the carriage: "Liu Qiaoer, let me tell you, the one I'm interested in is your sister. She and I have had physical contact. Don't think you can make me give in."
Liu Qiaoer frowned and shook her head: "Knock him out, he's too noisy."
Tuoba Xiao is a prince and is very sensible in what he does. Pei Yi has a face similar to his, but I didn't expect him to have such a rough personality.
Long Batian knocked Pei Yi unconscious with one punch.
Liu Qiaoer's carriage arrived at the outskirts of Beijing.
The Liu family villa is still as exquisite as before, and the red bricks and black tiles in the courtyard are still as new. It seems that Lu Yunqing repairs it every year.
She knocked on the door of the villa.
With a creak, a man in his sixties walked out of the courtyard. He squinted his presbyopic eyes, looked Liu Qiaoer up and down, and asked in an old voice, "Who are you looking for, young lady?"
Liu Qiaoer also stared with eyes wide open for a long time: "Qi Xi? Why are you here?"
Qi Xi is the owner of a drama troupe, but unexpectedly, he lives in a villa.
Liu Qiaoer changed her face again, and he didn't recognize it until Liu Qiaoer took out a jade pendant. Then he vaguely remembered: "What is your relationship with our Miss Liu?"
Liu Qiaoer couldn't say that she was her, so after more than 20 years, she had to lie: "We are old friends, my last name is also Liu, we have the same name, Liu Qiaoer."
Qixi seemed a little unconvinced, so Liu Qiaoer had to say, "I am actually her daughter. She now lives in a forest. When I grow up, she asked me to go to Beijing to help her find her old friends, Qixi Opera Troupe, and Butterfly. The play you sang, Legend of the White Snake, was written by her."
Liu Qiaoer used to be very low-key. She never told anyone that she wrote plays for the troupe. Only those close to her knew about it.
When Liu Qiao'er mentioned the Legend of the White Snake, Qi Xi nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, so you are her daughter. You don't look like her at all. But as a mother, how can you give your daughter a name?"
After entering the villa, Liu Qiaoer learned that Qi Xi's opera troupe was passed on to his apprentice, who lived in the capital and occasionally took the troupe to travel around the country to see the world.
Nowadays, for the older generation, the only brand left is 7-Up, besides Butterfly.
Butterfly gave birth to a daughter who had already married. The daughter took Butterfly away and raised her.
In addition to Qixi, there were four maids, two cooks, and four guards in the yard.
It was Lu Yunqing who arranged it. He couldn't bear to see Liu Qiaoer's old lover suffer, so he let him live here, firstly to look after the house, and secondly to have a home.
Now when Qi Xi sees Liu Qiaoer, he keeps asking about her well-being.
Liu Qiaoer answered all the questions patiently, and Qi Xi led her to the room where she used to live.
Long Batian returned to the space.
Qi Xi saw that Liu Qiaoer not only came by herself, but also brought a man with her, so she asked curiously, "Who is he?"
Liu Qiao'er said without hesitation: "My new guard, Pei Yi."
Qi Xi was already old and didn't know much about the things in the capital. After settling Liu Qiao'er down, he went back to his room to rest.