When Liu Qinghuan woke up, the Shangyuan fireworks display in Chang'an City had already ended for a long time.
Xue Mu had already changed out of his armor and sat beside her with no expression on his face. Liu Qinghuan turned her head and glanced at him secretly, just in time to meet his cold eyes, her heart skipped a beat.
It's over, it's over, Lord Hou seems very angry now.
"Are you awake?" Xue Muqing's cold voice came from the side, making people feel even colder than before the ice and snow melted. Liu Qinghuan smiled obsequiously at him, and softly called his name: "Amu."
Xue Mu was unmoved, but turned his head to Qing Zhi who was behind him and ordered: "Bring the medicine here."
"Yes." Qingzhi walked over with a small bowl of dark Chinese medicine, and Liu Qinghuan clearly saw her hands trembling slightly. She took another look at Chi Tao and Nian Tang standing in the room, they also looked like they were walking on thin ice.
Xue Mu took the medicine from Qingzhi's bowl and asked her to help Liu Qinghuan up. Liu Qinghuan glanced at Xue Mu, sat up cautiously, Xue Mu handed the bowl in front of her, and said briefly: "Drink it."
Liu Qinghuan took the bowl, glanced at Qing Zhi, Qing Zhi pursed her lips, and buried her head. Liu Qinghuan blinked quickly, lowered her head and drank the medicine. As soon as she took a sip, she wrinkled her eyebrows in bitterness, but Xue Mu was domineering, and Liu Qinghuan didn't dare to complain at this moment.
Gritting the crown of her teeth and drinking the medicine in one breath, Liu Qinghuan thought that Xue Mu would give her a sweet and greasy snack as usual, but Xue Mu just handed the medicine bowl to Qing Zhi, and waved her to go down.
Liu Qinghuan's mouth was full of bitterness, and after struggling for a long time, she still didn't dare to ask for a snack.
I always feel that if I say one wrong word now, I will die very quickly.
The room was so quiet that there was only the sound of breathing. After an unknown amount of time, Xue Mu finally said, "What did I explain before I left today?"
The deep and cold voice seemed to be deliberately suppressing something, and when it sounded in the silent room, there was a sense of oppression without anger.
Chi Tao and Qing Zhi fell to their knees on the ground with a "plop", and said to Xue Mu with pale faces: "Master Hou ordered the servants to take good care of Madam and not let Madam leave the Hou Mansion."
Xue Mu didn't speak, as if he was waiting for something.
Nian Tang wailed in his heart, and then knelt down on the ground: "Master Hou ordered his subordinates to take good care of Madam, and never let her leave the Hou Mansion."
"It seems that you all remember it clearly, so you committed the crime knowingly?"
Chi Tao and Qing Zhi were so frightened by him that they burst into tears: "Master Hou, this servant knows that I was wrong, and this servant will never dare again!"
Nian Tang cocked his neck, resigned to his fate, and said: "This subordinate is not good at doing things, let the Marquis punish you."
Seeing that they were being implicated by him, Liu Qinghuan subconsciously opened her mouth to defend them: "Amu, this matter is all..."
"Don't worry, we'll talk about your business slowly later."
Liu Qinghuan: "..."
really! really! If you open your mouth, you will die!
Liu Qinghuan kept her mouth shut and didn't dare to speak anymore. She herself was a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and there was really nothing she could do to help them.
Xue Mu turned his head and finally took a look at the three people kneeling on the ground: "You go down to receive the punishment yourself now, if there is another time, you don't have to stay in the Hou's mansion."
The three people on the ground were all stunned for a moment, then Xie En apologized and ran out in shock.
In an instant, only Xue Mu and Liu Qinghuan were left in the room, and Liu Qinghuan was so nervous that her heart almost jumped out of her throat. Sitting and waiting for death has never been her style, so she decided to act first before Xue Mu opened her mouth: "Amu..."
Xue Mu looked up at her, and at that moment, Liu Qinghuan felt that she couldn't say anything.
The air in the room seemed to be stagnant, and Liu Qinghuan felt that it was difficult for her to breathe. Xue Mu looked at her, with ever-changing emotions in his eyes, and finally calmed down.
"Liu Qinghuan, when will you stop doing things that put yourself in danger?"
His tone was light, more like a pleading than a reproach.
At that moment, Liu Qinghuan was so distressed that she felt that she was such a bastard, how could she do such an outrageous thing
"Amu, I'm sorry..." Liu Qinghuan's heart surged with guilt, she gently brushed the black hair on the side of his face, and whispered, "But the second sister is missing, I can't leave her alone. You know, If I go later today, she will... "
"What about me? Have you ever thought about me?" Xue Mu held her hand on the side of his face and squeezed it tightly, "Have you ever thought about what will happen to me if something happens to you?" ?”
Liu Qinghuan's hand was painfully held by him, but she didn't dare to pull it. I could only keep apologizing to him. She knew that Ah Mu was terrified today.
Xue Mu calmed down his fluctuating emotions, let go of Liu Qinghuan's hand and stood up: "I'm going to the lotus tonight."
Liu Qinghuan's eyes moved, and seeing Xue Mu's back gradually walking away, she suddenly covered her stomach and cried out in pain: "Amu..."
Xue Mu's steps faltered, and he turned back nervously: "Qingqing, what's wrong with you?"
Liu Qinghuan raised her eyes and said bitterly: "Amu, my stomach hurts..."
Xue Mu's arms around her waist tightened, and just as he was about to hug her, Liu Qinghuan suddenly wrapped his arms around his neck, pressing him down with all his strength.
Aiming at Xue Mu's lips, Liu Qinghuan kissed them involuntarily. Xue Musheng was afraid that she would overwhelm her stomach, so he kept lifting her waist with his hands. This posture made it easier for Liu Qinghuan to move, and Xue Mu's clothes were torn into a mess in two or three strokes.
Xue Mu's tongue could dodge at first, but after a while, it actively entangled her and sucked her tightly. Liu Qinghuan's hand took the opportunity to reach into Xue Mu's clothes and touched his hot skin. Xue Mu's whole body was tense, he held her waist tightly, and let go of her lips: "Qingqing, you lie down..."
Liu Qinghuan looked at Xue Mu who was short of breath under her, took a breath and said with a smile: "Do you still want to go to the lotus now?"
Xue Mu's dark eyes stared at her closely, he didn't answer, but carefully turned Liu Qinghuan over, let her lie flat on the bed, and kissed her lips again.
Still afraid of pressing her stomach, he kept supporting his body with his hands. This kind of contact gradually couldn't satisfy his burning body, he gnawed all the way to Liu Qinghuan's side neck, couldn't help but unbuttoned her clothes, and gently stuck it on.
"Amu..." Liu Qinghuan called his name impatiently, Xue Mu's kiss fell on her small collarbone, and his hands seemed to be greedy for her delicate skin, lingering on her body all the time.
Just like that, after kissing Liu Qinghuan all over her body, Xue Mu stopped, lying beside her, panting continuously. Liu Qinghuan narrowed her eyes and glanced at his lower body, then leaned into his ear and whispered: "The doctor said that it will be ready in three months..."
Xue Mu held her side face, and said with a depressed expression, "No way...you just got gas today."
Liu Qinghuan looked up at him: "But..."
"I'm fine."
Liu Qinghuan glanced at his lower body again, okay.
The two lay quietly for a while, and Liu Qinghuan felt sleepy. Xue Mu kissed her lightly on the corner of the eye, and said in a low voice, "Sleep when you're sleepy."
Liu Qinghuan put her arms around his waist and looked at him with her eyes open: "Amu, are you still angry?"
"Well, angry with myself." Xue Mu stroked the wound on Liu Qinghuan's neck with his fingertips, and said softly, "Does it still hurt?"
Liu Qinghuan shook her head: "It doesn't hurt anymore." After she finished speaking, she said flatteringly, "Amu, I will obediently listen to you from now on, and I won't mess around again."
Xue Mu's eyes darkened a bit, he kissed her lips nostalgicly, and said in a hoarse voice: "Liu Qinghuan, remember what you said."
"Hmm..." Xue Mu swallowed the word vaguely.
The next morning, when Liu Qinghuan woke up, Xue Mu had already returned to the palace. Regarding what happened last night, Liu Qinghuan still had a lot of things to think about. She had just had breakfast served by Chitao Qingzhi, and heard the servant girl report Liu Qingli's visit.
She asked the servant girl to pass the person in. After Liu Qingli entered the room, she gave her a slightly embarrassed look and asked, "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine." Liu Qinghuan looked at her and asked her to sit beside her, "How did you get tied up in the temple last night?"
"Uh..." Liu Qingli coughed, seeming to be even more embarrassed, "When I passed by a small alley last night, I heard two sneaky monks say that the fireworks have been replaced, I still don't understand what that means, It was discovered by them."
Liu Qinghuan tilted her head, thought for a while and said, "How did you pass that alley on the way from Shilang's Mansion to Hou's Mansion?"
"Hehe..." Liu Qingli laughed dryly, and said quickly, "I originally wanted to go to Anfumen to watch the lanterns for a while before I went to find you."
Liu Qinghuan also laughed along with her: "Why do I think you deserved to be arrested? I was so full that I went out to find you."
Liu Qingli dismissed it, although she was dissatisfied in her heart, but this matter was indeed her own fault, and it was not easy to refute it. Seeing that she had nothing to say, Liu Qinghuan said again: "When you were young, you were told to practice martial arts with your father, but you cried and clamored and refused to learn. If you knew how to do one move and two moves, last night would not have been so miserable."
Liu Qingli seemed to have thought of something, her face turned pale. She glanced at Liu Qinghuan, and finally couldn't help but retort: "Are you good at martial arts? Didn't the Marquis come to save you in the end? Besides, I have already found someone to teach me martial arts."
Liu Qinghuan raised her eyebrows and became interested: "Who?" She rolled her eyes and smiled ambiguously, "Could it be General Li?"
The fleeting blush on Liu Qingli's cheeks did not escape Liu Qinghuan's burning eyes. She blinked, leaned close to her and said in a low voice, "I heard that you left the temple last night, so I couldn't wait to throw myself into General Li's arms."
Now Liu Qingli's face really turned red: "Who threw himself into his arms? Obviously he hugged me!"
"Oh, he hugged you!"
Liu Qingli: "..."
"Then what?"
"There's no more!" Seeing her gossiping expression, Liu Qingli couldn't help but get angry.
When Liu Qinghuan heard that there was no future, she was not disappointed, instead she comforted Liu Qingli: "It's okay, you've both had a relationship before, and he's determined to marry you, my daughter-in-law."
"You...you are simply unreasonable!" Liu Qingli stomped her feet and stood up in anger. She was about to rush out of the room, but she turned her head and said to Liu Qinghuan as if she remembered something, "By the way, I heard that He Xirou, Tang Zibo's old friend? But hasn't Tang Zibo always liked you?"
The corners of Liu Qinghuan's mouth twitched, but he didn't speak. Seeing her deflated, Liu Qingli immediately became even more proud: "Oh, I really know people and faces but don't know what I'm thinking. Seeing that Tang Zibo came to the Minister's Mansion every three days to look for you, who would have thought that he would secretly hide someone outside? I heard They've known each other for a long time, even before they knew you, but it's a pity that Tang Zibo moved on later... Hey, tell me, is He Xirou very similar to Lord Hou?"
Liu Qinghuan: "..."
Liu Qingli really opened up a dyeing room just to give her some color.
Liu Qingli was just getting excited, and couldn't stop talking nonstop: "There is also that temple. It is said that the governor He donated a lot of money when it was built, so the presiding officer has a good relationship with the governor's mansion. He Xirou took advantage of this relationship , so that the people of Lingnan King were inserted without anyone noticing. She went in. Alas, she is really pitiful when you think about it, not only did she not avenge Tang Zibo, but she also got involved."
Liu Qinghuan pulled the corners of her mouth and laughed at her: "The little girl knows a lot, you heard it from the storyteller under the bridge, right?"
Liu Qingli retorted subconsciously: "No, I heard what Li Mo said."
"Oh, it's General Li again." Liu Qinghuan nodded with a sudden realization, "It seems that the emperor should be urged to issue the imperial decree of the marriage as soon as possible."
Liu Qingli: "..."
Why did she go around in such a big circle, but she still got back to the original point with one sentence
Liu Qingli didn't stay long in the Hou's Mansion, and returned to the Minister's Mansion after a while, but Xue Mu came back early today.
Seeing him coming back, Liu Qinghuan stepped forward and asked, "Amu, have you finished cleaning up the remaining party of Lingnan King?"
Xue Mu said: "The cleaning is over."
Liu Qinghuan looked at him happily: "Then can we go out to play today?"
Xue Mu said without thinking, "No."
"Why not? Isn't everyone in danger?" Liu Qinghuan's face suddenly collapsed.
Xue Mudao: "There are too many people on the street."
Liu Qinghuan watched him do not speak, Xue Mu saw her angry look, and walked to her side with a light smile: "You just said yesterday that you would listen to me, did you forget it so quickly?"
The corners of Liu Qinghuan's mouth twitched, and he held his arm and smiled: "Of course I haven't forgotten, but if we don't go out, what should we do?"
Xue Mu gently put his arms around her waist, and said in an ambiguous tone: "Do whatever you want."
Liu Qinghuan silently glanced at the sky outside: "It's still broad daylight."
Xue Mu chuckled, leaned into her ear and whispered, "Then let's do it slowly at night."
That day, they really did it slowly all night.
After the Shangyuan, the weather gradually warmed up. The annual imperial examinations were also held as scheduled in early February. Because the turmoil in the King of Lingnan had just passed, the imperial examination this time was highly valued by the emperor and the prime ministers, and those who wanted to use the back door to steal the emperor's food were all killed in the cradle.
Xue Mu is not very clear about the situation in the literary test, but this year's martial arts test really came with a very good person. After several rounds of tests, no matter whether it was horse riding and archery or fighting with various weapons, this person ranked first, and won the champion of martial arts without any suspense.
Even the emperor showed great interest in him, and specially set up a separate palace examination for him.
On the day of the palace examination, as soon as Xinke Wu Zhuangyuan followed a father-in-law to the front of Hanyuan Hall, Yongfu walked out of the hall angrily and bumped into Wu Zhuangyuan directly.
This frightened the father-in-law and the princess' maid who were leading the way, and hurried forward to greet them. Yongfu had just finished arguing with Emperor Yan, and he was already angry, but now that he was hit by someone, he was even more angry. She pushed away the eunuch and maid beside her, and asked the tall and tall Ren Xingshi opposite, "Are you made of stone? Do you want to kill this princess?"
Wu Zhuangyuan narrowed his phoenix eyes, seeing that the person in front of him did not answer. Seeing that he ignored him, Yongfu became more and more domineering: "Who the hell are you? You don't even kneel down when you see this princess?"
The father-in-law who was leading the way next to him thought that it was over. The champion of martial arts had bumped into the princess on the first day he entered the palace.
The champion of martial arts has no expression on his face: "Xinke champion of martial arts, Cheng Yu."
His voice is deep and deep, like fine wine that has been cellared for many years. Yongfu heard him say that he is the champion of martial arts, so he couldn't help but look at him a few more times.
She had heard from Xue Mu before that this year's champion of martial arts should not be underestimated. The person who can make even Xue Mu look at him with admiration... is nothing more than that!
She snorted coldly, looked at Cheng Yu and said, "He really lives up to his name, he's really depressed."
The father-in-law next to him was sweating from the palms of his hands. This martial arts champion is a barbarian. If he can't help but start a fight with the father-in-law, then he can't stop it even if he fights his life.
However, Cheng Yu, who was a barbarian, didn't react at all. He just glanced at the father-in-law whose head was almost lowered to the marble floor, and urged, "The emperor is still waiting for the imperial examination."
"Ah, yes." The father-in-law greeted the princess as if waking up from a dream, and led Cheng Yu to the main hall quickly.
In the main hall, Emperor Yan was sitting in the center, Xue Mu stood on one side with several generals, and on the opposite side were two prime ministers.
Emperor Yan looked at Cheng Yu, he was tall and heroic, he looked like a martial artist since he was a child. Cheng Yu walked to the front of the hall and knelt down to pay respects to Emperor Yan: "Cheng Yu, the champion of Xinkewu, pays homage to the emperor."
"Pingshen." Emperor Yan asked him to stand up, looked at him for a while before saying, "Did you see the generals on the left?"
Cheng Yu took advantage of the situation to look at them, and his eyes swept over them one by one: "I heard that they are all famous generals."
"Exactly." Emperor Yan chuckled twice, and said to him, "Your palace examination question today is to choose one of them and beat him."
Cheng Yu said: "If I win, will they give me their seat?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Mo was not happy: "The tone is quite loud, you win the battle first, then talk about it."
Cheng Yu glanced at him, and finally picked Xue Mu beside him: "I choose General Xue."
"Haha." Yong Fu, who sneaked in behind him just now, couldn't help laughing, "Brother Huang, if he loses, wouldn't he, the No. 1 martial artist, also be cancelled?"
Emperor Yan ignored her, turned to look at Xue Mu and said, "Let's start."
Xue Mu came out and stood in front of Cheng Yu. Because it is inconvenient for Yuqian to use knives and guns, the two of them only show their fists and kicks. Xue Mu didn't strike first, but Cheng Yu unceremoniously punched him in the face.
This punch was so powerful that Xue Mu could still hear the wind whistling in his ears after turning his head to avoid it. He moved his feet slightly, turned around and dodged to Cheng Yu's side, and kicked him at the waist. Cheng Yu reacted quickly, and before Xue Mu's calf greeted his waist, he had already dodged. Before he could stand still, he saw Xue Mu flying up into the air, as if he was going to smash his head with his kick. He grabbed Xue Mu's leg and threw him outside.
Xue Mu quickly flipped a few times in the air, and landed firmly on the main hall. Cheng Yu had already rushed towards him when he landed, and his strong fist was about to hit him in the stomach. Xue Mu's eyes froze, and he disappeared in front of Cheng Yu in a flash. Before Cheng Yu could react, someone tripped his feet, and he fell forward. Taking advantage of the situation, Xue Mu kicked him on the back, and Cheng Yu bounced off the ground with one hand in a daze, but when he turned around, Xue Mu's fist had already reached his chin. The two stopped at the same time, only the strong wind brought by Xue Mu's fist made Cheng Yu's hair still shake uncomfortably.
"you lose."
Xue Mu didn't hit this punch, and retracted it when Cheng Yu stood still. Yongfu watched very enthusiastically from the side, and when he saw Xue Mu winning, he gloated and said to Cheng Yu: "I would like to bet and admit defeat, but your champion of martial arts is gone."
Cheng Yu acted as if he didn't hear her taunting, he just looked at Xue Mu and said, "General Xue really deserves his reputation, Cheng admires him." Especially his lightness kung fu, he still hasn't figured out how he got out of front of him just now disappeared.
Xue Mu just nodded his head, as if winning him was a matter of course.
Emperor Yan asked Xue Mu to stand back, and said to Cheng Yu: "It is not shameful to lose to General Xue. My General Weiyuan is also his defeated general."
Li Mo: "..."
What does it mean to mention him at this time? Didn't he stand far enough
Cheng Yu didn't speak, and Emperor Yan continued: "Now the throne of Dongganluo has changed hands, and their new king, Aies, is ambitious and wants to conquer the Great Cheng. What countermeasures do you have for this?"
Cheng Yu said: "Just beat him until he doesn't dare to think like that again."