In the palace, in the study.
The sunlight shines through the window and falls on the red carpet in front of the window, bright and beautiful.
The red curtains in the room were swaying and the fragrance of flowers was everywhere.
In front of the stage, Nangong Huoyue, wearing a fiery red dress and with her waist-length hair loose, was frowning slightly and quietly reading "Thirty-Nine Strategies".
Under the red skirt, a pair of slender feet without stockings are white, tender, soft and charming in the bright sunshine, adding a unique landscape to the entire red-decorated house.
Not long.
Yuewu's voice came from outside: "Your Highness, Young Master Luo and Miss Qin Er are here, do you want to see them?"
Nangong Huoyue was slightly startled when she heard this, and a look of confusion appeared on her face.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Let them in."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Yuewu turned and left.
A moment later.
Led by Yuewu, Luo Qingzhou and Miss Qin Er came to the door, bowed their heads, and paid homage respectfully.
"Greetings, Princess."
The two men bowed side by side.
Nangong Huoyue looked through the beaded curtain at the two figures walking side by side. She paused, stood up, and said enthusiastically, "Sir, Miss Qin Er, please come in."
She went to greet him personally.
Under the red skirt, the snow-white jade feet appeared and disappeared while she walked, and her long, smooth black hair swayed slightly around her slender waist like flowing water.
Luo Qingzhou and Miss Qin Er took off their shoes, lowered their heads, pushed aside the bead curtain, entered the house, and stopped to pay their respects again.
Nangong Huoyue stopped in front of the two people, with a faint smile on her face: "Sir and Miss Qin Er came here uninvited today, it shouldn't be about the "Three Kingdoms Story" matter, right?"
The two of them lowered their heads and looked at the red carpet on the ground. From the corner of their eyes, they could clearly see the snow-white jade feet under the red skirt in front of them.
Miss Qin Er tilted her eyes slightly and glanced at someone next to her.
Luo Qingzhou looked at the red carpet on the ground without looking away, and said respectfully: "Your Highness, I am here to disturb you today because I have something else to do."
Nangong Huoyue smiled faintly, bowed her head slightly, and held out her hand as a disciple, saying, "Please, sir."
Luo Qingzhou bowed his head, clasped his hands, and walked towards the stage.
Nangong Huoyue followed him, walked to the table, sat down, and picked up the teapot on the table.
A maid had already brought the teacups.
Nangong Huoyue personally poured tea for him, staring at him with burning eyes, looking him carefully, completely ignoring the second Miss Qin who was standing beside her with a bow.
Luo Qingzhou bowed and knelt down, cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, I have a favor to ask, I hope Your Highness can help me."
Nangong Huoyue put down the teapot and said with a smile, "Sir, if you have anything to say, just tell me."
Luo Qingzhou said respectfully, "There is a mother and daughter in Chengguo Mansion who have been kind to me and my mother. I am afraid that they will be implicated in this incident. So I would like to ask Your Highness for help to see if we can rescue them."
Nangong Huoyue picked up the teacup, took a sip, and did not answer immediately.
Luo Qingzhou added: "Your Highness, I will definitely finish writing "The Story of the Three Kingdoms". In addition to "The Story of the Three Kingdoms" and "Thirty-Six Strategies", I also have a set of military books here, called "Tai Gong's Six Strategies."
After a pause, he continued, "If your highness feels that this is not enough, I have another military book here, called Sima's Art of War."
The tea in Nangong Huoyue's hand rippled slightly.
She had a calm expression, slowly put down the teacup, looked up at him and said, "Sir, the crime of treason is not an ordinary crime. Moreover, my status is sensitive, so it is not appropriate for me to interfere in this matter. Many people in the court are watching me."
Luo Qingzhou was silent for a moment, and said: "Your Highness, you can give a condition."
Nangong Huoyue stared at him for a while, and said in a gentle voice: "I regard you as my confidant and teacher. Your "Stories of the Three Kingdoms" and "Thirty-Six Stratagems" have benefited me a lot. It is my duty to do things for you, so why would I ask for any conditions? This matter is really of great importance, and I am not in a position to intervene, not because you did not give me enough."
Luo Qingzhou was silent for a while, then he stood up and bowed, saying, "In that case, I am being presumptuous. Your Highness, we will take our leave."
Nangong Huoyue paused for a moment, then suddenly turned to look at the weak girl next to her and said, "Second Miss Qin, can you please go out for a while?"
Qin Weimo's eyes moved, and he bowed his head: "Yes, Your Highness."
She glanced at someone and walked away.
The room was quiet for a moment.
Nangong Huoyue said, "Please take a seat, sir."
Luo Qingzhou immediately knelt down again.
Nangong Huoyue picked up the teapot and said, "Sir, please have some tea."
Luo Qingzhou picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp.
Nangong Huoyue filled his teapot again, and after putting down the teapot, Fang suddenly asked, "Sir, are you free tonight?"
Luo Qingzhou lowered his head, narrowed his eyes, and said, "Your Highness, do you want to listen to "The Story of the Three Kingdoms" or other military books?"
Nangong Huoyue had a faint smile on her face, and she looked at him with her beautiful eyes and said, "It's all right, sir, just accompany me for one night. Tomorrow morning after you leave, I will write a memorial to plead for the mother and daughter. As for whether it will succeed or not, I can't guarantee it."
The room fell into silence.
Nangong Huoyue picked up the teacup, took a sip, then picked up the military book on the table, continued reading, and waited quietly.
Luo Qingzhou bowed and said, "Your Highness, if you just want to talk about military books and battles, I can agree."
Nangong Huoyue put down the military book in her hand, looked at him and said, "Of course it's not just these."
Luo Qingzhou's expression changed slightly.
Nangong Huoyue smiled as she looked at him and said, "I almost forgot that you are not free now. If you want to stay overnight outside, you must get the consent of your wife and your father-in-law and mother-in-law. Sir, you can go back and ask for their consent first. I will wait for you here. Anyway, it's still early."
She looked at the sky outside the window and said, "It's still some time before dark."
Luo Qingzhou frowned and remained silent for a while before he stood up and said goodbye.
Nangong Huoyue smiled faintly, picked up the military book on the table and continued to read it carefully.
The bead curtain rustled.
Luo Qingzhou walked out the door, put on his shoes at the door, and supported Miss Qin Er, and left together.
Nangong Huoyue looked through the swaying bead curtain at the backs of the two people leaving, her eyes slightly narrowed, and she murmured, "Senior Sister, this is what your husband asked me for first..."
After a while.
Her eyes sparkled, and she stroked the military book in her hand with her slender jade fingers, saying with a complicated expression: "Tai Gong's Six Strategies, Sima's Art of War... It seems that I must snatch it away..."
Luo Qingzhou took Miss Qin Er out of the palace and got on the carriage.
The two of them were silent along the way.
It was not until the carriage was on the street that Miss Qin II spoke softly in the carriage: "Brother-in-law, what did the princess say to you alone? Can you tell me?"
Luo Qingzhou sat beside her, was silent for a moment, and said: "Let me accompany her for one night and sleep with her."
Miss Qin Er was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is my brother-in-law joking with Wei Mo?"
Luo Qingzhou didn't say anything else.
Qin Weimo looked at the expression on his face, and his thin eyebrows frowned immediately. His expression became solemn, and he asked in confusion: "The princess should not be such a person, and she has always been polite and respectful to my brother-in-law. She also said before that she wanted to keep my brother-in-law, but she just wanted to discuss military strategy with him. Why did she suddenly make such a request today? Weimo doesn't quite understand."
Luo Qingzhou sighed and said, "I can't understand it either. In my impression, the princess is not interested in anyone except leading the army to fight and national affairs. I didn't expect that she would suddenly make such a request today. It's really strange."
The two frowned and fell silent again.
After a while.
Miss Qin Er suddenly looked at him and said, "Brother-in-law, what do you think?"
Luo Qingzhou met her gaze, paused, and said seriously: "Of course I rejected it. I am a man of the Qin family, how can I let her defile me!"
Miss Qin Er laughed, stared at him with her bright eyes and said, "Did my brother-in-law refuse on the spot?"
"I... I was going to refuse."
"… "
"The main reason is that the other party is the eldest princess. I can't be too direct, so I was more tactful and said that I would come back to discuss it with my family. Of course, my family would not agree, so she should also know that I have already refused."
"Brother-in-law, who told you that your family won't agree?"
Miss Qin Er suddenly said.
Luo Qingzhou: “???”
The carriage soon arrived at the gate of Qin's mansion.
Yuewu's voice rang out from outside: "Master Luo, Miss Qin Er, we're here."
Miss Qin Er stood up in the carriage, and as he supported her, she said softly, "Brother-in-law, Wei Mo agrees anyway. Compared to your innocence, Wei Mo feels that the lives of Xiao Lou and her daughter are more important. But... Wei Mo's opinion doesn't count."
"Brother-in-law, after returning home, Wei Mo will go to see father and mother, and brother-in-law will go to see sisters. Let's not say it explicitly, just say that the princess admires brother-in-law's talent and will leave after the New Year, so she wants to keep brother-in-law there tonight for a long chat."
"Wei Mo will get Dad and Mom to agree. As for my sister, there shouldn't be any problem. But brother-in-law, you need to get Bai Ling and Xia Chan's consent. After all, they are very protective of my sister and care about how my brother-in-law treats her. More importantly, both of them are not easy to mess with. We can't afford to mess with any of them..."
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
"Brother-in-law, think it over before you speak. Otherwise, Xia Chan's sword and Bai Ling's... mouth are not vegetarians."
Miss Qin spoke softly, and her eyes seemed to reveal a playful expression of gloating and wanting to watch the fun.
Luo Qingzhou felt heavy in his heart.
Miss Qin Er whispered again: "Brother-in-law, don't be secretly happy. The princess is probably just testing you."
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
The two men got off the carriage, walked up the steps and said goodbye to Yuewu.
Yue Wu rode on a white horse, turned her horse's head, looked at them with a half-smile, and said, "Master Luo, the palace will close on time at midnight."
After saying that, he left with the carriage.
After the group left, Luo Qingzhou suddenly discovered that there was a familiar figure standing under a big tree not far away.
She was wearing a light green dress, had a slender body, held a sword in her hand, and stood there alone, motionless.
Luo Qingzhou was stunned.
When he and Miss Qin II left the house before, he did not ask her to follow them.
After all, it is safer now, and we have the eldest princess's guards.
Qiu Er whispered at the side: "Son-in-law, when we just came out from the eldest princess, I found Xia Chan following us. I guess she followed us when we left."
Luo Qingzhou stared at the frail figure in a daze.
Miss Qin Er was silent for a moment, and said softly: "Brother-in-law, go ask her first, and tell her... Brother-in-law can tell the truth."
Luo Qingzhou turned his head and looked at her and said, "Second Miss, are you sure?"
Miss Qin nodded and said, "Yes."
Luo Qingzhou hesitated for a moment, went down the stairs and walked over.
"Xia Chan, I want to tell you something. Someone coveted my body. I wanted to die rather than surrender, but in order to repay my gratitude, I had to endure the humiliation and agreed with tears. Tonight, I want to...ah!"
Luo Qingzhou turned around, covered his eyes, and went up the stairs.
"Second Miss, I think you might have done this on purpose."
"Brother-in-law is so smart."
Miss Qin II smiled and hid her mouth, then turned and fled into the mansion. She turned back and said with a smile, "Wei Mo has gone to find father and mother. Brother-in-law, go ask Bai Ling again."
"Do you think my brother-in-law looks like a fool?"
Luo Qingzhou covered his eyes and stared at her with his one eye.
"picture!"
Miss Qin Er chuckled, nodded, with bright eyes and white teeth, playful and cute, and fled into the yard.
When Luo Qingzhou was rubbing his eyes, he suddenly felt a chill coming from behind him.
When he turned around, Xia Chan was standing behind him silently like a ghost.