"Squeak..."
After a moment, the window was quietly pushed open.
Then, a figure appeared outside the window like a ghost, looking at the room silently.
Luo Qingzhou held his breath and closed his eyes.
The moonlight fell on the windowsill. The figure outside the window stood outside for a long time, as if he was still struggling and hesitating inside.
a long time.
She flashed and entered the room.
Then, he closed the window.
She walked silently to the bed, stood there quietly for a long time, and suddenly said, "You are awake, right?"
The person on the bed was silent and motionless.
She suddenly took out a bamboo tube and blew a puff of smoke directly into his nose, then said, "Then I will assume that you are asleep."
After doing all this, she waited for a while, then took off the wooden hairpin on her head, untied her long hair, got on the bed, and got into the quilt.
The room became quiet.
The two of them lay together, neither moving nor saying a word.
After a while.
Luo Qingzhou finally couldn't help but open his eyes, turned his head to look at her and said, "Why don't you take off your clothes?"
Linghu Qingzhu also looked at him sideways and asked, "Why do you want to take off your clothes?"
Luo Qingzhou asked: "Don't you take off your clothes before sleeping?"
Linghu Qingzhu said: "No."
Luo Qingzhou hesitated and asked, "Then why are you here?"
Linghu Qingzhu said calmly, "It's cold sleeping alone, so I'd like to borrow your body to keep warm, isn't that okay?"
Luo Qingzhou asked: "Then what did you mean by using the drug on me just now?"
Linghu Qingzhu said: "It's nothing special, I just felt that it's not good to come in directly, so I wanted to add an extra step."
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
The room fell silent again.
After a while, Luo Qingzhou asked, "Have the Master and the elders returned?"
Linghu Qingzhu looked at the roof quietly and said, "Yeah."
Luo Qingzhou asked: "What did they say? Did other sects cause us any trouble?"
Linghu Qingzhu seemed a little impatient and said, "Go ask them."
Luo Qingzhou closed his eyes and said, "Okay, I'll ask you tomorrow. Go to sleep. I'm sleepy."
Linghu Qingzhu said nothing more.
The room was quiet for a while, and Linghu Qingzhu suddenly turned around and hugged him.
Luo Qingzhou opened his eyes and asked, "What are you doing?"
Linghu Qingzhu said: "Cold."
Luo Qingzhou didn't say anything else.
After a while, Linghu Qingzhu suddenly put his hand into his clothes again.
Luo Qingzhou opened his eyes again and asked, "What are you doing again?"
Linghu Qingzhu said: "Cover your hands."
Luo Qingzhou looked into her eyes for a while, then closed his eyes again.
Another moment passed.
"Hiss..."
He suddenly covered his chest and asked, "Why are you pinching me?"
Linghu Qingzhu blinked and said, "I feel uncomfortable."
Luo Qingzhou asked: "Where do you feel uncomfortable?"
Linghu Qingzhu said: "I'm wearing too much and it's not comfortable to sleep."
Luo Qingzhou was speechless and said, "Then take off your clothes."
Linghu Qingzhu said: "I am your uncle, how can I take off my clothes in front of you... Help me take them off."
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
"hurry up."
"oh… "
Luo Qingzhou didn't dare to complain. He turned around, untied the belt around her waist, helped her take off her coat, and threw it directly on the ground.
"Uncle Master, you don't need to take off your inner clothes. It's quite cold."
"Whatever you want."
"Then go to sleep...hiss...Master, why are you pinching me again?"
"I do not feel well."
"What happened again?"
"It's uncomfortable to wrap."
"… "
Outside the window, the night is getting darker.
Chongming Palace finally became quiet.
The lanterns were quietly taken down, and the palace maids and eunuchs were still busy packing up.
After having a good meal and a few drinks, the distinguished guests returned to their residence to rest.
Outside the palace gate, Qin Lang still kept his head down, kneeling alone in the cold night.
Suddenly, footsteps came in front of him.
Then, a sharp voice sounded in his ears: "Sir Qin, His Majesty summons you to the study."
Qin Lang raised his head and saw that it was the young eunuch Li Gui.
Li Gui had a half-smile on his face, turned around and walked ahead.
Qin Lang immediately stood up and followed.
In the study, Nangong Yang, wearing bright yellow casual clothes, was sitting at the desk flipping through books.
Soon, Li Gui's voice was heard outside: "Your Majesty, Lord Qin is here."
Nangong Yang said calmly: "Let him in."
Qin Lang lowered his head, entered the study, and said respectfully: "I am Qin Lang, a commoner, and I pay my respects to Your Majesty."
Nangong Yang put down the book in his hand, looked at him and said: "Qin Lang, you have worked hard for so many years to practice, don't you want to inherit the will of your Qin ancestors, serve the country, share the worries of the king, and win glory for your Qin family? Now I have given you the opportunity, why don't you cherish it?"
Qin Lang knelt on the ground and said, "I know I am guilty, please punish me, Your Majesty."
Nangong Yang stared at him for a while and said, "Your crime is not letting your family go, but that you don't trust me. You have failed my expectations and trust in you. I have always had high hopes for you and have been very kind to your son-in-law, but how have you repaid me? Didn't I forgive you when your Qin family did so many wrong things? In the end, your brother-in-law actually disobeyed me in front of so many foreign guests and the five major sects, and humiliated me..."
At this point, he sighed and said, "Even so, I only blamed him in my heart, not out loud. Men of letters are sometimes a little arrogant, I can understand. What I thought was that after the banquet, I would have a good talk with him and let him study hard at home so that he can pass the imperial examination next year and work for me. Who would have thought that as soon as he left the palace, he took his whole family away, and you, Qin Lang, saw it but did not stop them. Instead, you let them leave... Do you think I am narrow-minded and will hate him and settle accounts with your Qin family?"
Nangong Yang smiled bitterly and said, "You underestimate me too much. How could I bear a grudge against a talent I have chosen for such a small matter? I am the emperor, the Son of Heaven of Great Yan. If I have such a narrow mind, how can I govern the country in the future? Who will dare to work for me in the future?"
At this point, he looked at Qin Lang who was kneeling on the ground and said, "So, you think too much, you misunderstood me... I heard about this before, and I was really angry and furious. Mainly because I felt that you didn't trust me and that you disappointed me so much, so I got angry and beat you, so I made a harsh statement and said that I would let Zhang Pei catch them back... But I have calmed down now..."
"Qin Lang, I will not be angry about what happened today. Go and call them back. Let your brother-in-law study hard at home. With his talent, he will definitely pass the imperial examination next spring. When the palace examination comes, I dare not guarantee that he will be the top scorer, but he will definitely be the second or third place. You know that I value talents very much. I admire his talent and your loyalty."
"If they leave like this and never come back, how do you want others to view me? They will secretly scold me for being a tyrant who cannot tolerate talented people. And the Queen Mother, she likes your brother-in-law very much, and I haven't told her about this yet. If she knew that I scared your whole family away, think about it, will the Queen Mother scold me? Will she point her finger at my nose and scold me for being a tyrant?"
"So, Qin Lang, go find them all and explain this matter to them. I have already forgiven him and will never pursue what happened during the day. The Taikang Banquet will be held in two days, and the Queen Mother and those foreign guests may want to see him. If he doesn't come back, I really don't know how to explain it to them..."
After Nangong Yang finished speaking, he looked calmly at the person kneeling on the ground.
Qin Lang paused on the ground, then stood up and said passionately: "Your Majesty's great kindness, Qin Lang will never forget it! Qin Lang is willing to serve Your Majesty and Da Yan, go through fire and water, sacrifice his life, and never give up!"
Nangong Yang nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, your words are enough. Qin Lang, go and find them back and comfort them."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Qin Lang immediately agreed, lowered his head and walked out.
"Squeak..."
After the door closed and the footsteps faded away, the smile on Nangong Yang's face gradually disappeared.
"Xuanqing, follow him with your soul. Once you find those people, immediately send out the masters from your Zijin Temple to bring them all back. Don't leave any one behind."
His eyes flashed with a sinister cold light, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I will cut off all the flesh from his family members in front of that son-in-law! As for his wife, I will refine her into a corpse slave, and then imprison his soul, so that he can open his eyes and watch her live like a dog every day!"
"I will make him live a life worse than death!"
Outside the palace, the lights were dim.
The bustling night market gradually became deserted.
There were very few pedestrians on the street.
Qin Lang left the palace and stood on the street for a while before walking to the Qin family's clothing shop.
The door of the shop had long been closed, and various clothes were still placed inside, but there was no one there.
Qin Lang stood at the door for a long time before walking towards the outer city against the cold wind.
at the same time.
In a house by the Yunwu River, everyone in the Qin family had already fallen asleep in their new house with hope for their future life.
It was freezing cold outside, but the house was quiet and warm.
On the small boat in the middle of the river, a moon-white figure was standing there quietly, bathing in the white moonlight, staring at the sparkling water, wondering what he was thinking.
A dark shadow was swimming under the water, occasionally raising its head and taking a peek at her.
That absolutely beautiful and flawless face was reflected beautifully and hazily in the river water; even the moon in the sky seemed dimmed at this moment.
She held a piece of jade in her hand, and a name appeared on the surface of the jade - Xiaoyue.
She seemed to want to send a message to the other party, but in the end she sent nothing.
The night was silent, with an occasional night bird flying through the woods, uttering a strange cry that sounded particularly creepy.
A house in the palace.
Someone held the snow-white jade rabbit, closed his eyes, and then his soul left his body and flew to the roof.