Chapter 23: Vinegar

Qi Niang returned to the Jin family's courtyard with a lot of thoughts, and kept thinking about what Yeluya said to her in Rongxi Manor.

"Three years ago, Bian Che led people to wash the Red Lotus Castle in blood, and there was a person named Yue Bufan who made a great contribution, and Bian Che once threatened to share everything he got with him, but after Bian Che's position was further consolidated, Yue Bufan was killed by Bian Che. In order to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, Bian Che also sent someone to assassinate Yue Bufan's sister, who was the saint of the Holy Fire Sect, Yue Qingyan. At that time, Yue Qingyan and Gao Ya had a marriage contract, and the two were preparing to get married next month, but who would have expected Bian Che to ruin all this. So now Gao Ya still hates Bian Che to the core! You probably didn't know that Bian Che was so ruthless that he even killed his brothers and allies who fought side by side without mercy. For the sake of his position and power, he will do anything. As he said this, his narrow eyes looked at her motionlessly, as if to catch the look on her face.

But Qi Niang had no other expression on her face except for the tremor in her heart. What shocked her was not Bian Che's unscrupulous means, but Gao Ya's experience.

She remembered the mission of the Holy Fire Cult three years ago, the blazing flame, the collapsing fire mound, and the terrified face. brought Gao Ya misfortune to Bian Che, and it was himself who killed the woman. Qi Niang had pity for Gao Ya because she mistook him for her younger brother, but now she realized that she and Bian Che were the accomplices who exacerbated his misfortune, and they were no different from those who oppressed Gao Ya too much.

When Qi Niang passed by the front yard, she happened to see Lan Sheng standing by the pond with a worried face, while Bian Che bent down and put her hand into the water as if she was digging something. Because the pool was so deep, half of his sleeves were already soaked, but he didn't look disgusted. After a long time, he took out a hairpin from the pond, looked at it in his hand for a while, and handed it to Lan Shang. Qi Niang looked from a distance, as if it was the one she had given to Lan Sheng before.

"Don't lose it next time." Bian Che's voice was very soft.

But Lan Sheng saw that the hairpin was already sticky with dirt, and hesitated for a while before wrapping it with a handkerchief and putting it away.

"Hmm...... I will never lose it again next time. A bright smile appeared on Lan Shang's face.

"If you like these things, I'll buy them for you next time." Bian Che stared at the hairpin in Lan Shang's hand, his expression was inexplicably complicated, "This one is not good-looking, don't wear it in the future." ”

"Uh-huh! I see that the seventh sister looks good on her head, and Lan'er also wants to be the same as her sister! Lan Sheng was coquettish without any scruples, and her beautiful eyes shone with innocent brilliance, like an ignorant and fearless little animal, making it hard not to like her.

Bian Che frowned inadvertently, and then returned to his previous gentle expression and said, "What she wears is not suitable for you." I'll buy you something else another day, and you'll choose for yourself. ”

Lan Shang listened to it, and immediately couldn't help but be overjoyed, "Will you buy me whatever I like?" ”

"Well, take your pick." Bian Che said with a smile.

"Thank you, landlord!" Lan Shang quickly stepped forward and kissed Bian Che's cheek, and then took advantage of Bian Che's stunned eyes and ran away with a shy.

Qi Niang's footsteps were nailed to the ground like nails, and she couldn't move. I should be happy for Lan Shang, after all, in addition to Bai Yuying, Lan Sheng is the second to be treated gently by Bian Che. Bian Che personally put his hand into the mire without any complaints in order to find a hairpin for Lan Shang, and promised to buy her what she liked in order to please her, and let her stay in his room, which was a treatment that no one else had, but Qi Niang couldn't be happy. The pair of beautiful people who seemed to be in love were like a thorn in their hearts. It looked like a harmonious and beautiful picture, but it made my eyes hurt suddenly. What Bian Che gave himself may be just a simple reward, not worth mentioning at all, and he himself has pathetic and unrealistic illusions about him.

Why do you care so much? Seeing Lan Shang and Bian Che so close, it felt like his important things had been snatched away by others. However, Bian Che has never been Qi Niang's person. Sour, unwilling, lonely, and lonely, all of them poured out of my heart in one go, making Qi Niang upset. She stood there dumbfounded, barely able to think.

"You're back, how are things going?" I don't know when, Bian Che saw Qi Niang and said to Qi Niang, who was still in the chaos of his thoughts.

Qi Niang really wanted to escape from this person's gaze, and even his emotionless gaze could make her unsettled, like sitting on pins and needles.

She took a deep breath and calmed down, hid her emotions very deeply, and looked at Bian Che for a long time, as she usually reported to him, and told Bian Che about Ye Luxin's trip to Rongxi Manor and her meeting with Gao Li. As expected, the corners of Bian Che's eyes moved when he heard Gao Li's name, and he seemed to be more interested in this person than Ye Luxin.

"Does the landlord know Gao Ya?"

"I didn't know each other before, but now I do." However, the first time Bian Che knew about Gao Ya, he didn't hear it from Qi Niang's report this time, but Ye Jiu found out not long ago that the leader of the Tianxuan Sect was named Gao Ya.

Also, how could an unintentional person like Bian Che care about what happened three years ago, maybe he didn't even remember his allies Yue Bufan and Yue Qingyun. Just thinking about this, Qi Niang felt that she was not able to be a truly ruthless killer.

"It's hard this time, let's go back and rest." Bian Che's voice was low and detached.

"Hmm." Qi Niang responded, and then seemed to have made up her mind, and said: "If Lord Lou really likes Lan Shang, let her stay by her side forever." ”

Qi Niang didn't dare to imagine what kind of situation Lan Sheng would be in if Bian Che just asked for Lan Shang on a whim, then if he was as tired as Mu Niang in the future. She has just had a new life, and if it weren't for the big tree that Bian Che leaned on, Lan Sheng would definitely not be able to live.

Qi Niang's words made Bian Che couldn't help but be slightly stunned, he stared at Qi Niang intently, as if he wanted to find a trace of unhappiness on her face, but there was no sadness on that face, which had not changed for thousands of years, and he always talked to him with a blank look, as if he asked her to do anything, she would say anything, so that he wanted to destroy the peace on her face through various methods for no reason. Thinking of hearing the rumors of Qi Niang and Ye Jiu from others these days, Bian Che was irritable. Qi Niang and Ye Jiu talked, which made him annoyed, Qi Niang and Ye Jiu looked at each other, he was also annoyed, Qi Niang smiled at Ye Jiu, he was even more annoyed, and before he knew it, he was already in a quagmire and hopeless.

Bian Che looked at Qi Niang with annoyance and said, "Whoever stays by your side is all up to my will." Don't forget, it was you who brought Lanshang to the tiger's den in Longtan. ”

After Bian Che finished speaking, he left indignantly. Qi Niang stood in place, stunned.

For a few days, as if he was deliberately angry with Qi Niang, Bian Che asked Lan Sheng to stay by his side, Lan Shang liked all kinds of jewelry, so he asked Yu Mingyang to buy it back. Lan Sheng likes to eat fruits, no matter how far away, even if it is Dongwu, he will send someone to buy it. Lan Shang didn't like to see Ye Shiyi who was showing off his flowers, so Bian Che let Ye Shiyi go back to the Thousand Machine Building and was not allowed to step into the Jin family's courtyard. Lan Sheng thinks that there are no flowers in the yard, and Bian Che, who has never touched flowers and plants, actually let people plant her favorite iris in the backyard. In just a few days, Lan Sheng was extremely favored, and Ye Sixteen couldn't help but hold grievances for Qi Niang: "What does the landlord think, Qi Niang, you are so good but you are left out in the cold." Lan Shang has only been here for a long time, and she knows all day long that she is crying and pretending to be pitiful, and her hypocrisy is dead! What kind of medicine did she feed to the landlord, and the landlord let her do this, why did everyone revolve around her! You see Yu Mingyang, he is about to become the queen of Lanshang to run errands. ”

Saying that, the two looked at Yu Mingyang, who had just come back from going out, and saw that he was carrying a birdcage with a canary in the cage. He turned around, smiled bitterly at Qi Niang and Ye Sixteen, and then hurried to Lan Xiang's house. I heard that Lan Shang was not very happy because of an incident yesterday and was clamoring to raise a canary, but I didn't expect the people from the Chamber of Commerce to send one. It seems that Lan Shang is favored, and everyone knows it.

"What kind of heart does Lan Xiang'an have, first provoked two men, they were killed by her, and now she is entangled with the landlord with peace of mind, Qi Niang, why don't you care! I really can't stand it, I want to go back to Qianjilou! Ye Sixteen chopped his feet and ran away angrily.

Qi Niang didn't know why Xiao Sixteen was so angry, obviously she was upset for herself, but she was even more angry than herself, it seemed that she really didn't approve of Lan Sheng and Bian Che being together. She herself never thought that since Lan Sheng was favored by Bian Che that day, her temperament was very different from the previous well-behaved and docile, and she was also deliberately alienated from herself.

Qi Niang suddenly remembered what happened last night, in order to boil a pot of soup for Bian Che, Lan Shang deliberately went to the kitchen to learn from the cook, and then went to the backyard with the steaming broth. As soon as she finished reporting to Bian Che, and was about to leave, Lan Sheng pushed the door in, probably frightened, she tripped up, and the hot soup accidentally spilled on the ground, and at the same time splashed on Qi Niang's hand. Lan Sheng burst into tears, and said in her mouth: "This is the soup I specially made for the landlord, and I spilled it all now, I was so careless." ”

"I'm sorry Lanshang, I scared you." Qi Niang was busy helping the panicked Lan Shang.

Lan Sheng ignored the hand he had taken over, threw himself into Bian Che's arms, and cried: "Lan'er spilled the soup, I studied all day today, and I was busy in vain." ”

Bian Che patted Lan Xiang's back and comforted: "It's okay, you don't need to do this kind of thing, just ask the cook to do it next time." ”

"But I want the landlord to try his craft." Lan Shang said aggrievedly.

Bian Che smiled, "Then let's do it next time, were you burned just now?" Although he said it to Lan Shang, his eyes glanced at Qi Niang intentionally or unintentionally.

Lan Sheng shook his head in Bian Che's arms, "No." ”

"It's good if you don't have it."

Qi Niang quietly covered her hot hands in her sleeves, stood up and said, "I'll go and ask someone to clean up." ”

When she came to the kitchen, Qi Niang poured cold water on her wrist, and she didn't feel any pain, but her heart was bitter. The cook just came back with a bunch of dishes and chopsticks, and when she saw Qi Niang's hands red and swollen, she exclaimed: "Ouch, Qi Niang, what's wrong with your hand, it's burned!" Is there any medicine for burns? Without me talking to Ye Jiu, he seems to be going out tonight, I know what medicine is most effective for scaldings, I saw him and said to him! ”

Qi Niang waved her hand again and again, "No need, don't tell him, a little injury is fine." ”

The cook took Qi Niang's hand and chattered: "You see it's blistering, how can it be cured." How can you be so careless? Hey, I said, it's really strange today, your sister Lanshang came to me today to learn cooking, saying that she wanted to surprise Ershao, but what, that little girl doesn't know anything, she can't do it well no matter how she teaches, I guess I haven't done chores since I was a child, so I'll do it myself and let her take it. If it was Lan Shang who was burned, it is estimated that she would be crying. Qi Niang, you are really strong, you don't frown when you burn like this. I feel distressed when I look at it! ”

Suddenly being cared for like this, Qi Niang was embarrassed to withdraw her hand and smiled politely at her, "It's nothing, I'm used to it, I'll go first." ”

The cook seemed to suddenly think of something, and said behind her: "By the way, Qi Niang, just now I saw Er Shao outside, he said that a wild cat was scalded by stealing his soup, and he also asked me to buy medicine." I also wonder why Er Shao suddenly cared about the wild cat, isn't it a snowball, do you want to take a look? ”