Marry Me
The Prince Heng's Mansion was quiet, like an empty house, with almost no one to be seen.
In the study, Qiu Wuji sat alone, studying a book on military strategy in his hands.
Han Yi knocked on the door gently, and Qiu Wuji motioned him to come in.
"Your Majesty, the person you asked us to kill has been dealt with."
Hearing this, Qiu Wuji put down his military strategy and looked at Han Yi: "Well done."
Qiu Wuji looked at Han Yi and hesitated to speak, "Just say whatever you want to say."
Han Yi cleared his throat and pretended to be casual: "Your Majesty, that store is open again today, and business seems to be very good."
Qiu Wuji was indeed attracted by Han Yi's words, "Really?"
It seems that she listened to what I said.
"Go and have a look."
As soon as I got up, a maid knocked on the door.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor has summoned you to the palace."
Qiu Wuji frowned, looking unhappy.
But the emperor was above him, and there was nothing he could do.
"Let's go."
Qiu Wuji got on a magnificent carriage, which was different from the one he rode that day, and then headed towards the palace.
We passed by Liu Zaixi's shop on the way, but there were too many people, blocking the carriage's progress.
Qiu Wuji peeked through the gap in the curtain.
Liu Zai Xi was standing at the door, with Liu Mubai beside him. Liu Zai Xi pulled him to stand at the door to attract some female customers.
Qiu Wuji wondered: Who is that woman next to him? Why does she look so familiar?
Someone in the crowd recognized King Heng.
"Look, look, it's the carriage from Prince Heng's palace. Isn't it His Royal Highness Prince Heng?"
Liu Zaixi listened to the shouts of the girls in the crowd, which attracted some attention, and looked at the carriage.
Qiu Wuji saw Liu Zaixi looking at him and seemed very satisfied.
The crowd consciously made way for the carriage, but the carriage did not move forward immediately, but stopped for a while.
Seeing that more and more people were gathering and more and more girls were screaming, Liu Zai Xi felt it was too noisy and went in.
The magical thing was that the moment Liu Zaixi entered, the carriage started moving.
The crowd gathered more because of the carriage's stop, and also attracted a wave of customers to Liu Zai Xi.
When the carriage entered the palace, everyone inside was very respectful and gave way.
Qiu Wuji walked down and slowly forward, while Hanyi followed behind him and guarded him silently.
They soon arrived in front of the hall. Han Yi was standing outside the hall, and Qiu Wuji walked in alone.
"Aji is here, come and sit down."
Concubine Hui Jiang Zhiyi sat next to Emperor Qiu Sheng and greeted him hurriedly.
There was a young girl sitting on one side. Qiu Wuji recognized her as the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Jin Manyue.
Qiu Wuji gave the girl a look, and her face immediately turned red and she lowered her head without saying a word.
Qiu Sheng looked serious and said in a bad tone, "Didn't you hear your Concubine Hui ask you to come over?"
Qiu Wuji did not refute, but walked over and sat down next to Jin Manyue.
The palace servants brought out one exquisite dish after another, but Qiu Wuji had no interest at all. These dishes were not even as good as the undercooked boiled pork slices.
The most important thing is that it is very bland, all green, white and yellow.
Why wasn't there a single spicy dish? Because Concubine Hui liked light food, and Qiu Sheng didn't know that her son liked spicy food.
"Let's start eating." Qiu Sheng said.
Concubine Hui and Jin Manyue were very obedient, but Qiu Wuji didn't pick up his chopsticks. He had no appetite just looking at these things.
Concubine Hui pretended to be concerned: "What's wrong, Aji, don't you like it?"
"dislike."
"this?"
Concubine Hui probably didn't expect Qiu Wuji to not give her any face at all, and was speechless for a moment.
Qiu Sheng put down his chopsticks and said sternly, "I asked you to come here for a family gathering, not to vent your anger."
"Oh, since we are family, Concubine Hui can barely be considered half a member, but this Miss Jin has no right to sit here."
Qiu Sheng was so angry that he couldn't breathe.
Concubine Hui quickly stepped forward to support him, still pretending to be virtuous and said, "Aji, you are not young anymore. You will soon be past the age of marriage. You should interact with people more."
"So, you want me to marry this one?"
This person must be Jin Manyue. Seeing Qiu Wuji speak so directly, her face turned red for a moment.
Qiu Sheng was furious: "What's wrong with Man Yue? She's the daughter of the Prime Minister, gentle, intellectual, smart and generous."
Qiu Wuji said coldly: "Do I need to be more direct? Even if I pick up any girl on the street, I won't marry her."
As soon as these words were spoken, the girl burst into tears. Unable to bear the humiliation, she ran out.
"I don't care. You must choose one from the young ladies of the noble families within seven days. If you can't choose one, then you must marry her honestly for a full month."
"Hmph, or if you're really capable, go pick someone off the street and marry her for me!"
Qiu Wuji stood up and said lightly, "Okay."
After saying that, he turned and left, and Qiu Sheng was so angry that he almost fainted on the ground.
Han Yi heard everything clearly outside the door, but she was still very curious about whether what the prince said about marrying anyone at random was true or false.
"Your Majesty, what you just said was just angry words."
Qiu Wuji seemed to have thought of something, and smiled: "Who said I was just angry?"
Han Yi stopped and said in a slightly shocked tone: "Your Highness, are you really going to marry anyone at random?"
"It's better to marry anyone than to be controlled by them."
It was too chaotic. Han Yi looked at Qiu Wuji's departing back and hurried to catch up.
The carriage did not return to Prince Heng's Mansion immediately, but stopped in front of an alley for a while and then left.
The two of them walked to "La Mo Chi Hui" wearing their bamboo hats.
Liu Zai Xi noticed from a distance that someone was looking at him from behind. He turned around and was overjoyed.
"You are finally here, Xiaozhu, take these two guests to the private room."
"Yes, miss."
After sitting down in the box, Liu Zai Xi came over after a while.
"Sorry, the store is busy."
Qiu Wuji took off his bamboo hat and said, "Business is good."
Even if you know what this face looks like, you will still be surprised when you see it again.
Liu Zaixi reacted quickly: "Thanks to you, luckily you woke me up."
"What's on the menu today?"
"Fuqi Feipian."
Hearing this name, Qiu Wuji unconsciously looked at Liu Zaixi.
Liu Zai Xi just thought that Qiu Wuji thought the name was special, so he explained it.
"Xiaozhu, serve the food quickly."
Liu Zai Xi is sincerely grateful to Qiu Wu Ji.
"Dear customer, please feel free to eat. From now on, you can eat for free every time you come to our restaurant."
Xiao Zhu was very fast, probably because he realized that these two were distinguished guests.
After all the dishes were served, Qiu Wuji said, "Hanyi, you all should go out."
"yes."
Xiaozhu and Hanyi went out, and Liu Zaixi was about to follow them when he was stopped: "You stay."
Liu Zaixi turned around and pointed at himself: "Me?"
"Um."
Liu Zai Xi didn't understand why, but he stayed anyway.
She watched Qiu Wuji pick up a piece of meat with chopsticks and put it into his mouth, his face still expressionless.
"What's wrong? Is it not tasty?"
"Much better than last time."
Liu Zai Xi had tasted it in the morning. It was obviously delicious, but he was just being stubborn.
Liu Zaixi just watched Qiu Wuji finish the food with chopsticks, and stood there drowsy.
"Sir, what exactly do you want me to do?"
Qiu Wuji put down his chopsticks and did not answer Liu Zaixi's question about eating. Instead, he asked, "Why did you open this store?"
Liu Zaixi said without hesitation: "Of course I like spicy food, and I also want to make a lot of money and gain a foothold in this world."
Qiu Wuji nodded, "What if there is an opportunity that allows you to have a lot of money and power and open many stores——"
Before he finished speaking, Liu Zaixi couldn't wait: "What opportunity?"
Liu Zai Xi was extremely excited, probably because he felt that he had met a noble person.
"Be my wife."
"What a great size."
Liu Zai Xi was about to agree, but when he heard this nonsensical remark, he quickly changed his mind.
"Sir, please stop making fun of me, haha."
Qiu Wuji's expression was serious: "I'm not kidding."
Liu Zaixi felt that Qiu Wuji must have lost his brain.
"Then tell me, why should I marry you?"
Qiu Wuji paused and said, "It's very simple. To gain a foothold in this capital, you need not only money but also power. If you marry me, you can have all these things."
Liu Zai Xi was a little confused. Could this person be a big shot?
"Don't worry, we are just acting, just to piss off my father."
"Father?"
Liu Zaixi raised his eyebrows: "You are not some prince."
Qiu Wuji smiled: "I like smart people."
Liu Zaixi bit her tongue and felt that this person didn't seem to be joking, but being a princess seemed to be very troublesome, and she had never thought about being anyone's wife. She just wanted to make money and then become powerful so that she wouldn't be controlled by others.
Forget it.
"don't want."
Now it was Qiu Wuji's turn to be confused.
Money and power, aren't these what countless people yearn for? Could it be that this woman doesn't believe that he is a prince?
"I really am the prince."
"Yeah, I believe you, but I don't have to marry you."
Liu Zaixi's calm and relaxed words made Qiu Wuji doubt his life.
"I am living a good life now. I can do what I like and have someone by my side. That's enough."
"Your Majesty, please leave after you finish eating."
Qiu Wuji opened his mouth but couldn't say anything. There were too many women who wanted to marry him, but Liu Zaixi was the first one who took the initiative but was rejected.
Just when Qiu Wuji was about to speak, a scream suddenly came from outside the door.
Liu Zai Xi didn't care about Qiu Wu Ji and hurried out to check.
At some point, a group of people came and smashed things in the store. All the customers were scared away, except for a few who were watching the fun in the corner.
Liu Zai Xi didn't care about the danger and ran down.
Roaring: "What are you doing!"
Qiu Wuji stood on the second floor, watching Liu Zaixi confront the gang. Han Yi asked, "Do you need a subordinate?"
"Need not."
The first one in the group came out and said, "Oh, you're such a beautiful girl, do you want to go back and be my wife?"
After saying that, the group of people burst into laughter.
Liu Zai Xi understood that it was probably because the business was too good that someone was hired to cause trouble.
Although he was powerless, Liu Zaixi couldn't swallow this insult: "It looks like a pig's head. If you were to eat at the same table with others, I'm afraid that out of three chopsticks, two would be on your head."
"You dare to scold me! Go!"
Just as the stick was about to fall, a man appeared and broke it!
The person who came was not Han Yi, but Liu Mubai!
Liu Zaixi and everyone present were shocked.
Liu Mubai's movements were smooth and flowing, as if he had done it a thousand times, and he snatched the opponent's weapon with one grab.
The situation was quickly reversed and Liu Zaixi became the advantageous party.
Liu Mubai almost stood still, waiting for several people to rush forward and strangle him one by one.
This farce did not last long, and it can be said that Liu Mubai unilaterally crushed it.
After the group of people ran away, Liu Zaixi walked up and patted Liu Mubai on the shoulder: "I didn't expect you to have such a skill."
But if he has such abilities, why is he still trapped in a cage as a slave?
Liu Zai Xi did not pursue this question. Everyone has things he doesn't want to explain.
Han Yi looked at his master with a cold face and shook his head.
He could have been a hero and saved the beauty, but unfortunately he was a step too late.
Liu Zai Xi noticed the gaze on him, raised his head, and saw Qiu Wu Ji upstairs.
He smiled faintly at Qiu Wuji, as if in a challenge, "I can still gain a foothold in the capital without you."
Qiu Wuji quietly left when no one was paying attention.
After a day of business, although there were some minor incidents, it was still a great success.
Liu Zai Xi was very happy and insisted that everyone stay so that she could cook for them and have a drink together.
It was late at night and everyone was drinking and chatting.
Liu Zai Xi drank a lot and was already a little drunk. Xiao Zhu was shocked by Liu Zai Xi's alcohol tolerance. He had never seen a young lady drink before and didn't expect her to be so drinkable.
Xiao Zhu was forced to drink several cups of wine by Liu Zai Xi, and he felt a little dizzy and soon fell on the table.
Some fainted, some fell down, and in the end, only Liu Mubai was left sitting still.
Liu Mubai sighed, helped Liu Zaixi up, and prepared to take him back to the house.
Liu Mubai didn't dare to touch Liu Zai Xi and was always very careful. Liu Zai Xi staggered from side to side and almost fell to the ground several times, but was pulled back every time.
They managed to get into the house safely. Liu Zai Xi fell on the bed. Liu Mubai exhaled and covered Liu Zai Xi with a quilt.
Just as he was about to turn around to clean up the rest of the mess, Liu Zaixi behind him suddenly sat up.
"Who are you?"
Liu Mubai stood there in a daze. Did she notice it?
But the next second, "Are you trying to rob me of my money?"
Hearing this, Liu Mubai was startled at first, then let down his guard.
Turning around again, Liu Zaixi was already standing on the bed, speaking righteously, "I'm telling you, I will become the richest and most powerful person in the world. I'm going to make those who bully me pay the price. You still want me to get married and live a stable life? Impossible! I'm going to ride the wind and waves! I want everyone to know that women can be stronger than men!"
Then he pointed at Liu Mubai and said, "Did you hear that?"
Liu Mubai nodded stiffly.
Then there was a loud bang and Liu Zai Xi fell on the bed.
Liu Mubai breathed a sigh of relief and closed the door.
I stood in front of the door and thought for a long time. If that is your wish, I would like to help you.
Compared to Liu Zaixi's happy situation, Qiu Wuji was not very happy.
Originally everything was within his plan, but now something unexpected happened.
A person who is out of control appears.
Han Yi tried to dissuade him, "Your Highness, if you just want to piss off the Emperor, there's no need to use that woman. You could have found someone else to act out the scene."
Qiu Wuji held the cup in his hand and poured his internal energy into it. Ripples began to appear on the originally calm surface of the cup.
"What if I say no?"
Han Yi's eyes widened. How could the prince be so serious with a commoner?
No one knows what Qiu Wuji is thinking, but Han Yi knows that Qiu Wuji is serious.
"Do you think this prince is just trying to cope with the pressure from his father to marry?"
Han Yi was startled: "Isn't it?"
Qiu Wuji raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "On the one hand, it's to cope with it, and on the other hand, that woman is very interesting."
Liu Zaixi's every move appeared before his eyes, his fearlessness in the face of the troublemakers, his sharp counterattacks, and the firm look in his eyes when he rejected him. These actions, which seemed a bit unorthodox to others, deeply attracted Qiu Wuji.
Liu Zaixi was like a ball of fire, burning recklessly into his unchanging and cautious world.
But next to such a person, there is an extremely annoying person.
"Does that person look familiar to you?"
Han Yi was puzzled: "Who is the prince talking about?"
"The one who helped that woman today."
Han Yi thought for a moment and said, "Indeed, his skills are quite good, and it seems that he has been practicing for a long time. He looks very strong, but I don't have much impression of him."
Han Yi suddenly realized that the prince might be unhappy because that man had stolen his limelight.
Han Yi quickly rejected this idea, saying that the prince was not the kind of person who would compare himself with others.
The color under Qiu Wuji's eyes became darker, that person was not simple.
It is not known whether it is a blessing or a curse to stay with that woman, but for him, it is better to get rid of her.
"Han Yi, go and find out how strong that person is."
Han Yi clasped his hands together and said, "Yes."
When night falls completely, Han Yi sneaks into "La Mo Haochi".
Grasping his way towards Liu Mubai's room bit by bit.
As soon as he entered the backyard, he saw everyone lying on the stone table. Han Yi didn't see Liu Zai Xi.
Just as he was about to turn around, suddenly a strong palm force hit him.
Fortunately, Han Yi noticed it quickly and dodged it by turning around.
Liu Mubai stood under the moonlight, the cold moonlight poured down like a waterfall, illuminating his angular face.
"Who are you? What's your purpose?"
Han Yi broke out in a cold sweat. This person was really not an ordinary person. If an ordinary person took that blow, he would probably be half dead.
The prince is right. We must be careful with this person because he is very powerful.
Han Yi's voice changed: "I should be the one asking you this. Who are you?"
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