Chapter 626 Was there any poison on the knife used to kill the chicken?

Sparrow: "Miss, isn't Loulan being too generous? They let us in without even asking about our background, and even gave us such a big house to live in. Aren't they afraid we'll occupy it for a long time and never leave?"

Before Li Qingluo could reply, Zheng Mama realized something was wrong.

"It's not that simple."

Zhuiyu: "It's not that simple. Didn't you hear? If you cause trouble, Loulan won't care who's right or wrong; they'll only protect their own."

"It means that even if the Loulan people provoke us, as long as something happens, we foreigners will all be expelled from the city."

Kill Five: "Why should I?"

"Just because we are foreigners, they think they can bully us at will?"

"So if they deliberately provoke us, are we just supposed to swallow our anger and do nothing?"

"Be beaten or killed at will?"

Since we've lost all our weapons, if we're ambushed, we'll have to fight bare-handed.

And everyone looked on with a sense of helplessness.

Li Qingluo: "Perhaps this is why those who travel thousands of miles to come here, none of them can truly stay."

"This Loulan is probably not so easy to keep."

"Everyone be careful, don't go out tonight."

"Get some rest. We'll take turns on duty after dark."

"If anyone comes to cause trouble, we must suppress all noise and absolutely not give them any reason to drive us out of the city again."

After saying that, Li Qingluo rubbed her tired head, wanting nothing more than to lie down as soon as possible.

Upon seeing this, Granny Zheng immediately stepped forward to help her up.

"Girl, come inside and lie down."

"You've been working hard these past few days. Don't worry about it tonight. This old servant will keep an eye on them and make sure they guard your room like an iron fortress, so no one can disturb your peace and quiet."

Li Qingluo: "Then I'll have to trouble everyone."

After carefully settling her mistress down, Granny Zheng quickly came out of the room.

She wanted to go to the kitchen to see if she could make something delicious to nourish the girl, but unexpectedly, Zhuiyu kept following behind her.

"What is the old woman doing?"

Zhuiyu suddenly asked a question, startling Granny Zheng so much that she jumped up on the spot.

"Oh dear! My dear Lord Zhuiyu, you've scared this old servant to death! How come you walk so quietly?"

"No, none of you make a sound when you walk. You're all like cats in disguise. You've scared me so much that I'll lose at least ten years of my life!"

"That's really not worth it!"

Granny Zheng pounded her chest in anguish, finally recovering her strength.

Chasing the rain, he scratched his head.

"Um... I just wanted to ask you, are the girls feeling better?"

“A while ago when we were still in Yingcheng, the girl vomited several times, and you said she just had a cold.”

"It seems that the symptoms haven't improved over the past few days, and I've become extremely tired?"

"Are you really alright, young lady?"

Granny Zheng was taken aback.

This guy, Zhuiyu, usually seems carefree, but when it comes to crucial moments, or things he pays special attention to, he becomes frighteningly meticulous.

"Of course, the young lady is fine."

"Otherwise, go ask Qin Ling."

“He takes the girl’s pulse and cares for her health every day. If something were to happen to her, wouldn’t everyone know by now?”

"Oh dear, you should get out of here. I need to make something nice for the young lady to nourish her body. She's been traveling non-stop for the past three months, no wonder she's exhausted!"

"She's just a young woman, after all. Does she really have inexhaustible energy and stamina like you men?"

"Get out of here, don't bother me."

After finally getting rid of Zhuiyu, Granny Zheng quickly picked the vegetables out of the basket.

A short while later, Li Yunchu also came to the kitchen.

She was holding a chicken in her arms.

Granny Zheng asked in surprise, "Where did it come from?"

Li Yunchu: "There are poultry raised in the backyard. Don't worry, I won't touch Luo'er's food, but you...you stew this chicken for her!"

As Li Yunchu spoke, she went to the side and swiftly sliced ​​off the chicken's neck.

Then they left and went.

Granny Zheng: ?

Li Yunchu didn't cause any trouble along the way.

But would she really be so kind as to kill a chicken specifically to feed the girl?

Was there any poison on the knife used to kill the chicken?

It took Granny Zheng a lot of effort to confirm that the chicken was indeed not poisonous!

Did the sun rise in the west today?

Granny Zheng felt that Li Yunchu must have encountered something supernatural, otherwise why would her personality suddenly change so drastically and she would even care about the young lady?

Did Li Yunchu know that the girl was pregnant?

Even so, she wouldn't suddenly care about someone she was once an irreconcilable enemy, would she?

However, it's a waste not to eat it.

If it's not poisonous, why doesn't her daughter eat it?

The girl has become noticeably thinner recently, which makes Granny Zheng even more distressed than if she herself had lost weight.

In an instant, several chicken recipes popped into Zheng Mama's mind, and she rolled up her sleeves and got to work with great enthusiasm.

Li Yunchu returned to her room happily, and Qin Ling was somewhat surprised to see that her hands were empty: "Wife, did you really send the chicken away?"

"That old woman dared to accept it?"

Li Yunchu nodded, blushing. "Yes. Really, am I that vicious that they won't even take a live chicken?"

"Besides, Luo'er has suffered a lot lately. She's so thin despite being pregnant. I... I just couldn't bear to see her like that, otherwise I wouldn't have gone!"

Qin Ling saw through it but didn't say anything, he just smiled and said, "My wife is not wicked at all!"

“If the Li family and the world hadn’t treated you unfairly back then, you wouldn’t be the way you are today.”

"You yourself guessed that Luo'er was pregnant, but haven't you been quietly taking care of her all along?"

"Last time, we gave them the cleanest water source, and every time we give them the biggest and best wild fruits. Even the fish deliberately push the fattest one in front of Luo'er."

"My wife, you may not say it, but I have seen it all."

"Just because she casually mentioned that you were her aunt last time, you've been so open and attentive to her. She doesn't know, but how could I not?"

“You just long for family, even though those people surnamed Li always abandon you… My wife, you break my heart so much, I’m about to cry.”

Li Yunchu's eyes reddened.

"I'm not as good as you say."

"My husband, it is I who have implicated you."

“Over the years, I have not only failed to give you a single child, but I have also dragged you into these predicaments from which you cannot extricate yourself.”

"Moreover, I did do some bad things to Luo'er back then, and even when we were still in Yingcheng, I still resented her."

"But, but aren't I still her aunt?"

"Blood ties are such that even if bones are broken, tendons still connect them."

"She's so magnanimous now and doesn't bring up the past anymore. If I keep harping on those old stories, wouldn't I be petty and narrow-minded?"

"Even if she doesn't acknowledge me, I never intended to beg her to acknowledge me. Just consider it an apology I gave her in the past..."

“From now on, let’s behave ourselves. Once Luo’er gives birth to the child and releases us, we’ll go to the mountains and retire.”

"I'll go with you to gather herbs, cook for you, do your laundry, and we'll make our home beautiful. From now on, we'll never have to worry about the world again, okay? We can even adopt two children. What do you think?"

Qin Ling embraced Li Yunchu with a mixture of emotion and satisfaction.

"Okay, I'll do whatever you say, my wife."

Li Qingluo was quite surprised when she heard from Granny Zheng that the chicken was sent to the kitchen by Li Yunchu and killed by Li Yunchu herself.

"she?"

Having traveled together this time, Li Qingluo couldn't possibly have been completely unprepared for her.

She hardly ever spoke to Li Yunchu.

They essentially ignored her, treating her as if she were invisible.

As long as she doesn't cause trouble, I can spare her life.

Unexpectedly, she's now willingly killing a chicken for me?

Why is that?

Que'er was cooling soup for Li Qingluo, and when she heard that it was Li Yunchu who killed the chicken, she was unsure whether she should continue to give the girl the soup.

"She wouldn't suddenly have a change of heart and think she's the girl's aunt, would she?"

Granny Zheng: "Who knows? Anyway, we can't be careless."

"From now on, no matter what it is, whether it's imported or comes into close contact with us, we still have to be careful."

"What do you think, young lady?"

Li Qinglu remained silent, only taking a sip of chicken soup.

"Even if Qin Ling were to leave, he wouldn't dare let Li Yunchu provoke me again."

Li Qinglu thought of some of Li Yunchu's inexplicable behavior these days and shook her head again.

"Never mind her, is there any noise around this house?"

Sparrow: "Everything is calm so far, and no suspicious people have been found."

Li Qingluo: "Let everyone be more vigilant tonight. Loulan is far more complex than we think."

"yes!"

However, nothing happened after a night's sleep.

Zhuiyu: "Aside from a few curious passersby who peeked inside, not even an ant has ever crawled in."

Li Qingluo: "So, what exactly is Loulan up to?"

Granny Zheng came over with a worried look on her face and said, "Miss, there's nothing left in the kitchen."

"Rice, noodles, oil, vegetables, not to mention meat."

"There was only one chicken in the yard, and we cooked it up with the last of the things left in the kitchen when we came over yesterday."

"You haven't even had breakfast yet, young lady, you're still hungry."

"If we don't eat out, we'll have to go out and buy things."

Thirty-four people—eating and drinking are no small matter.

Along the way, they carried several horses just to buy provisions.

Now that the horses and weapons have been left outside the city, it can be said that they have no food or weapons at all.

Li Qingluo instantly understood.

"I see!"

"As long as we stay in this house, the Loulan people will never provoke us."

"But they just want us to go out!"

"Even if we don't go out, they will force us to."

"If there is no food, one will definitely have to go out to buy it."

"This Loulan is different from other countries in the Western Regions. Few men and women wear masks, and all of them are tall and handsome."

“We have Han Chinese features, so whenever we go out on the street, our identities will definitely be identified.”

“Even if we don’t provoke them, they will definitely cause trouble for us, and then they will take the opportunity to drive us out of the city and never be allowed to enter again.”