Chapter Eighty-Seven: Closer
The door of the house was shut, and there was silence in the room, no one spoke, and the moment seemed to pass extraordinarily long. Qingrong looked at Yun Niang again, and after seeing her nodding slightly, Fang once again confirmed that the Kudi Xu Niang in front of him was Li Yuanmin.
Because of this cognition, Qingrong's heart jumped, and it was really difficult for her to put the woman in front of her with the arrogant shadow in her memory... Li Yuanmin's appearance hasn't changed much, but he has lost a lot of weight, and his expression is the same as before.
The maidservants who had just discovered them were watching them vigilantly, for fear that they would do something unfavorable to Li Yuanmin.
Kudi Xu Niang's expression was silent, looking at Qingrong, she actually smiled, but the meaning of the smile was too complicated, so that Qingrong couldn't see through it. She broke the strange calm with a loud voice, "I didn't expect to see the old people of the capital here, it's really surprising." ”
Qingrong has been watching her actions, and found that she is unusually calm, without the panic and panic of being discovered, and without anger and resentment, the expression is like looking at an inconsequential passerby...
"You're not afraid?"
Kudi Xu Niang smiled and asked, "What?" You're here to get me? ”
Qingrong shook his head, "Naturally not." ”
"Oh, that's easy to say." Kudi Xu Niang instructed Bai Li: "Madame has come from afar, go and bring some buttermilk to entertain Madame." ”
Bai Li was a little uneasy, and Kudi Xu Niang nodded, "Go ahead." ”
After waiting for the people to go down, Kudi Xu Niang looked at Qingrong's face with a mocking smile, but her tone was very docile, "The humble house is shabby, and I hope that Mrs. will not dislike it." When I just met Madame, I thought it was a saint, and now I can't even tolerate a little woman? If you have to go to great lengths, you have to arrest me and ask me back? But if that's the case, you don't have to sneak up like that. But I didn't have anything to do with you before, and I even said that there were some holidays, so why did you come to me on purpose? Why is it that there are still people in this capital who think of me like this? Didn't everyone think that Mingjun had thrown himself into the lake? ”
Qingrong was a little amazed by Li Yuanmin's acuity, and had to look at her again, thinking that she was still different from before. "You guessed right, the eldest princess of Changning is very worried about you, I came here because of her entrustment, she asked me to find your whereabouts, and I can't let you drift alone."
When Kudi Xu Niang heard this, there was a fresh look on her face, "I see, but it's a pity." ”
Qingrong asked, "What is a pity?" ”
"It's a pity that this eldest princess and I will probably never see each other again in this life." Bai Li brought the buttermilk up, and Kudi Xu Niang moved the corners of her mouth without the slightest emotion, and smiled, "I'm just an orphan girl, my status and status, how can ordinary people intersect with such nobles?" Madame please. ”
Qingrong nodded and thanked her, her mood was very complicated, and she didn't know how to speak, at this time, she was afraid that whatever she said would be pale and powerless, right? After a moment of silence, she looked up to find that Kudi was looking at her with a smile, but like a lifeless puppet. Still, she asked, "Where are you going to go after that?" Want to stay in Western State? ”
Kudi Xu Niang smiled: "Some people have asked me this. ”
Qingrong had some guesses in his heart, "Is it Xue Yan?" ”
"Why, didn't he tell you my whereabouts? After all, you're a family. ”
Qingrong shook his head, "I didn't know it was him, in fact, I was just guessing." When he looked at Kudi Xu Niang again, Qingrong's eyes were a little complicated, "I didn't expect him to really cover up for you so recklessly and dot so much." "He even gave Li Yuanmin a fake identity, and the person who came to pick up Kudi Xu Niang should have been arranged by him.
Kudi Xu Niang's eyes didn't wave, but he smiled deeper, "So, he regrets it now?" ”
"I only found out it was you at that moment, he... It's a good thing to hide. ”
Kudi Xu Niang said: "What about you? ”
Qingrong said in a deep voice: "What the eldest princess Changning means is to know your whereabouts, ensure your safety, and let you live safely, no matter where you want to go." ”
Hearing this, Kudi was silent, she took a slow sip of buttermilk, and after a while, she said calmly and resolutely: "I don't want to go back." I'm not going back to that cage-like place. Can't go back again. "Her loved ones gave her such an opportunity to escape, she can't be seen as child's play! Now, where can she gamble again?
Qingrong nodded silently, speechless, and after a while, he asked again: "By the way, where are those people who come to pick you up and take you away?" ”
"Dunhuang."
Qingrong was a little surprised, "Do you know them?" ”
"It is said that it was entrusted by Xue Yan's friends, and there was news from the capital before, so there was such a thing. But I didn't fully believe their words, and asked a few more questions, which made people misunderstand that they had to forcibly take me away. ”
"Do you have a reason?"
"Say it for safety."
Qingrong didn't understand why Xue Yan suddenly wanted Li Yuanmin to leave, and after thinking about it, he came back to his senses, maybe it was because she and Xue Shao were here, and he didn't want things to be discovered... Qingrong nodded and said, "Since you don't know, in my opinion, it's better not to follow them." Now that more people have seen you, more things have changed. If you want to stay here, I'll help you get ready. ”
Kudi Xu Niang looked at her with some incredulity, as if she had heard some big joke, "Madame? Madame will stay in this Xizhou for a few years at most, and then she will go back. ”
Indeed, it is impossible for her and Xue Shao to stay in this Western Regions for the rest of their lives.
"You don't have to worry about this, this is what I said to the eldest princess of Changning, I will arrange... By the way, if you wish, write a letter and send it there with the token, princess... I'm very worried. ”
Kudi Xu Niang shook her head, "It's not proper..."
Qingrong said: "This is what she meant, and she doesn't need any extra words, she can recognize your words and personal objects." ”
"I see." Kudi Xu Niang stood up, the corners of her eyes were a little sour, but she still smiled and said to Qingrong: "Madame has been here for some time, it's not early now, Madame should go back quickly, don't let others find out." ”
Qingrong nodded, "If you have anything, send someone to my residence to inform you, by the way, that Kudi Dalang who came to recognize his daughter has seen you before?" How is it so weird. ”
"I don't remember, but I don't know him. He came out of nowhere, and when he first saw me, he said he didn't know me, and then he said that I was his daughter, and that she had been sick for a few years and was confused, and wanted to take me back. Xue Yan told me that the real Kudi Xu Niang had died a long time ago, and now I recognize this name, but I am afraid of household registration trouble. I didn't expect that person to be entangled, and I didn't know what idea to fight. I always feel like someone is secretly eyeing me, and it turns out to be you. ”
Qingrong immediately shook his head, "If it weren't for this public case, I wouldn't have thought that this Kudi Xu Niang was you, how could she be secretly targeting you." If you say this, I am afraid that there will be someone else. ”
Kudi Xu Niang was also a little worried when she heard this, sometimes this kind of person who does not know the details and hides in the shadows is even more disturbing. She frowned and said, "Now? ”
Qingrong thought about it, and saw that she was finally willing to show some emotions, and there was a faint sense of relaxation in her heart, Qingrong smiled and said: "Don't worry about this matter, I have my own way to help you, but I may have to wronged you for a while." ”
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After Qingrong returned home, he saw Song Yue waiting outside the door anxiously, and when he saw Qingrong coming back, he hurriedly greeted him and whispered, "Lady, are you back, it's okay." Ah Lang is also waiting for you, but it looks like his face is a little bad. ”
Qingrong heard this, "I know, don't worry, it's nothing." ”
For many days, Qingrong has been looking for Li Yuanmin's whereabouts, and now that she has finally found it, the stone in her heart has also fallen to the ground, so as soon as she came out of the courtyard, her mood was also relaxed.
Thinking about it, Xue Shaozheng was angry because he didn't tell him, so he went to find someone without permission. Qingrong exhaled lightly outside the door, and then pushed the door in. Sure enough, seeing Xue Shao sitting at the dinner table with a calm face, Qingrong stepped forward and said with a smile: "I came back so early today." ”
Xue Shao's back relaxed, he glanced at her without being salty, and his tone was a little complaining, "It's because I came back early, or are some people too bold to wait for a moment!" "That's it, don't let Song Yue and them bring someone to find it, I'm afraid it will ruin her business!
Qingrong sat down next to him, took the initiative to take Xue Shao's hand, and was a little weak, "It's me who is not good, I didn't wait for you to come back to discuss, I'm not unsure, and I'm worried that things will change later, so I want to go and see it secretly." And guess what? ”
Xue Shao's face softened, and he cooperated: "How?" ”
"It's her!"
Xue Shao was taken aback when he heard this, "Really? She really..."
Qingrong nodded and sighed lightly: "It really has something to do with Xue Yan." Qingrong briefly told Xue Shao what had just happened, and at the end, he sighed again: "I look at her, but now she has really changed a lot." ”
Unexpectedly, they deliberately spent a lot of thought and effort to inquire, and this person was right under their noses, living in a neighborhood not far from their home...
Xue Shao didn't say much about Xue Yan's behavior, although it was inappropriate, but in the end, there was no need to embarrass a woman. He said: "Who can not hurt the disaster? How many people can be like ever? ”
Qingrong nodded and sighed again, "Yes." ”
"Although you don't talk easily with people, I know that you are also a soft-hearted person. But count for yourself how many times you sighed tonight? ”
Qingrong couldn't help but smile lightly when he heard this, "How many times have you sighed?" ”
"But I said a few words, and I said it five times." Xue Shao glanced at her and said, "You can't do this next time, tell me in advance, I'm worried about you too." ”
Qingrong's heart warmed, and he nodded: "Well, remember next time." ”
Xue Shao was dissatisfied, "Just remember?" ”
The corners of Qingrong's mouth curled slightly, "If you don't remember, how can you do it?" ”
Xue Shao looked at her, his eyes were deep, his eyebrows were slightly raised, he got up and picked up Qingrong by the waist neatly, Qingrong exclaimed in a low voice, but heard Xue Shao come over and whisper in her ear: "It can be seen that you have to be punished well before you can take it seriously." ”
Seeing that his eyes were ambiguous, Qingrong immediately came back to his senses, and was about to speak, when he kissed him...
I don't know when Xue Shao has carried the person to the back room, he has not been close to Qingrong for a long time, Xue Shao at this time is no different from a hungry wolf who has been hungry for several months, holding Qingrong and refusing to let go, domineering and gentle... Qingrong also thought about him, so he didn't refuse, but took the initiative to climb him, and Xue Shao worked harder when he felt it...
He didn't mean to be half tired, and when he got to the end, Qingrong didn't know when he fell asleep.
……
The next morning, it was bright and bright.
The whole inner room was filled with an erosive and sweet smell, Xue Shao had already woken up, looking at the person next to the pillow was still in a dream, with a few strands of long hair scattered on his cheeks, he hooked his lips, leaned over and kissed Qingrong, then got out of bed lightly to wash, and went out to deal with official business. Before leaving, he specially instructed Ah Zhen and them not to disturb the lady's dream.
Ah Zhen and Song Yue couldn't help blushing for a while, last night's voice, they heard it... This Ah Lang is too much, he doesn't give up, and he hasn't slept all night, but he doesn't want to tire the lady out?