Chapter 167: Injured
After the four of them returned to the inn, Ji Quan took out a silver ingot from his pocket and asked the innkeeper if there were any vacancies. The innkeeper hurriedly said yes and took Ji Quan upstairs.
"Sister Lan, how about we go for a walk?" Xie Yun turned around and looked at the street outside the door. It was very lively.
Jiang Lan wanted to go back to her room to think about something, so she asked Ling Feng to go with Xie Yun. Ling Feng glanced upstairs and saw Ji Quan's back disappearing around the corner.
"My duty is to protect the lady."
Jiang Lan didn't want to force him, so Xie Yun said he would go shopping and be back soon. He then asked if they wanted to buy anything and he could buy it for them. Jiang Lan told him to buy as she believed in his judgment. Ling Feng didn't want to buy anything.
After Xie Yun left the inn, the two went back upstairs and happened to meet the shopkeeper coming over. Jiang Lan asked the shopkeeper how long Ji Quan planned to stay there. The shopkeeper didn't know because the other party didn't say, so he didn't dare to ask.
After the shopkeeper left, Jiang Lan was about to return to her room when Ji Quan came out again, leaning against the door with his upper body, his tone a bit frivolous, "Don't you want to talk to me?"
"Don't speak to Madam like that." Ling Feng's tone was filled with warning.
Ji Quan curled his lips and said, "It's just a chat, not something shameful. Why is Commander Ling so nervous? It seems like he's trying to cover up his mistake."
Ling Feng frowned and his expression became stern.
"Then what do you want to talk to me about?" Jiang Lan asked.
Ji Quan turned sideways and gestured for invitation at the door.
When Jiang Lan brought Ling Feng over, Ji Quan said, "Commander Ling, please guard outside and don't let anyone eavesdrop." The implication was that he didn't need to follow them in.
"It's okay." Jiang Lan told Ling Feng not to worry, nothing would happen with him guarding outside.
After entering the room, Ji Quan asked Jiang Lan to sit down first. When he sat down opposite her, he raised his hand to cover his shoulder, looking like he was injured.
"What's wrong with your shoulder?" Jiang Lan asked, looking at his shoulder.
Ji Quan said nonchalantly, "It's nothing, just a minor injury. It will be fine in two days."
"How did you get hurt?" Jiang Lan asked tentatively, with a hint of solemnity in her expression.
Ji Quan curled his lips, as if he saw through her intentions, "Don't worry, I didn't do anything to the Marquis."
Jiang Lan heaved a sigh of relief, and her expression softened a bit. "Then who hurt you?"
"You care about me so much?" Ji Quan raised his lips with a frivolous smile.
"If the person who hurt you is still chasing you, then we should go our separate ways." Jiang Lan analyzed calmly.
Ji Quan clicked his tongue, as if he found it boring, and changed the subject, "I heard that the Marquis is going to marry a new wife?" He sighed, "I only hear the laughter of the new couple, but not the tears of the old couple."
Jiang Lan gave him a cold glance, then stood up and left.
Ji Quan looked at her back, his lips curled up in a signature sneer.
When they were almost at the door, Jiang Lan stopped and turned around to ask him, "Didn't His Majesty give you any other missions this time?"
"Then you have to ask the emperor." Ji Quan kept it a secret.
Jiang Lan probably had the answer in her mind. When she turned around, Ji Quan said from behind, "I advise you not to go back. If you go back, you may not be able to get out."
Jiang Lan didn't answer and walked out of the room.
"You're really stubborn." Ji Quan curled the corners of his lips and watched her back disappear behind the door.
After Jiang Lan came out, she asked Ling Feng to go to the street to look for Xie Yun. She was worried that there would be pursuers. Although she didn't know what Ji Quan's real mission was, since he was injured, he must have alarmed the other party, so it was better to be cautious.
After Ling Feng left, Jiang Lan returned to her room and suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to ask him about the situation in the capital. Then she changed her mind and realized that if something is a blessing, it will not be a disaster. If it is a disaster, it will come. This time when she returned, she was ready to be punished by the emperor. As long as the emperor did not kill her, she could always get through it by gritting her teeth...
After Ling Feng arrived on the street, he found Xie Yun among a crowd of onlookers.
The dancer from the Western Regions wore an exotic gauze skirt and performed an extremely exotic dance. She danced to the accompaniment of drums like a spirit snake, graceful and agile, winning waves of applause and cheers from the audience.
"Why are you here? Where is Sister Lan?" Xie Yun glanced behind Ling Feng, but did not see Jiang Lan. Hearing the people around him cheering again, he also looked at the Western dancer, only to see that she was spinning quickly like a blooming morning glory. He also applauded and cheered. The other party spun dozens of times in a row, and when she stopped, she was still steady, without any sign of dizziness, and won another round of cheers.
"How is it? Does it look good?" Xie Yun poked Ling Feng's elbow with his elbow. Ling Feng didn't respond. When the dancer's companion came over with a felt hat, Xie Yun put a silver ingot in it. The other party looked up at him, then put one hand on his chest to salute and thank him, as if it was rare for him to meet someone as generous as him.
When the companion walked in front of Ling Feng, Xie Yun poked him with his elbow again.
"I don't have any money on me."
“…”
When the companion was about to leave with the felt hat, Xie Yun stopped him and put another ingot of silver inside, then said to Ling Feng with a smile, "Consider it a loan from me."
Ling Feng: “…”
He didn't say borrow...
When the two were about to leave, a light and pleasant voice called them.
"Gentlemen, please stay."
When the two turned around, Xie Yun was kissed on the cheek by the veiled Western dancer. She winked playfully at Xie Yun again and left with her companions. Her gauze skirt swayed like a light butterfly, suddenly flying over and then suddenly flying away...
Xie Yun was stunned for a moment, but instead of blushing, he smiled and said, "Luckily it wasn't a man, otherwise I would have been taken advantage of."
Ling Feng: “…”
So being kissed by a girl is not considered taking advantage...
After returning to the inn, Xie Yun showed Jiang Lan some of the exquisite gadgets he had bought to see which one she liked. She picked up the small diamond-shaped mirror, feeling that it was quite pleasing to the eye and could be carried with her.
"I knew that Sister Lan, you would like this. What do you think? Do I have good taste?" Xie Yun looked a little proud and wanted to lift his tail.
Jiang Lan praised: "My cousin has a keen eye for talent. He has a very good eye."
"By the way, madam, my cousin kissed a girl on the street today." Ling Feng reported.
Jiang Lan was surprised.
"I didn't kiss her." Xie Yun explained quickly.
"Cousin, you don't have to explain, I understand." Jiang Lan nodded to him, her eyes seemed to say "Be brave and don't be timid, I will always be your strong backing."
"I swear to God." Xie Yun felt like he had no way to defend himself.
Ling Feng said: "I was wrong just now. It was my cousin who was kissed."
"That girl has really good taste~" Jiang Lan immediately started to praise, "My cousin is handsome, talented, and talented. He is both civil and military, and he can handle both housework and work."
"Sister Lan, are you hungry? How about I go buy you something delicious?" Xie Yun tried to change the subject, but Jiang Lan stopped there and talked about returning to Beijing. She wanted to set off tomorrow, and both of them had no objection.
In the afternoon, Ling Feng went to hire a carriage, and when he came back he happened to meet Ji Quan.
The two of them didn't communicate much. When Ling Feng went upstairs, he looked back and saw Ji Quan leaving.
He didn't come back until the evening. The shopkeeper came over and asked him if he needed dinner prepared. He said no, then went back to his room upstairs and stayed in the room all night without going out.
The next morning, when Jiang Lan went out, she glanced towards Ji Quan's room and saw that the door was still closed. She thought he had not woken up yet. She wondered whether she should go over and tell him, so Xie Yun went over and knocked on the door first.
No one responded.
"Cousin, let's go." Jiang Lan didn't delay any longer and called Xie Yun to leave.
When the three of them came out of the inn, they saw a man standing next to the carriage. It was Ji Quan.
"Good morning." He raised his hand and greeted the three of them.
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