Chapter 99 I Have a Sister
After Qi Wuhan went to the palace to report the situation in the military camp to the emperor, he met the prince on the way out of the palace.
The prince told him that Cui Yan was taken away by the Imperial City Bureau yesterday. Qi Wuhan asked if the person had been released. The prince said that he had been released yesterday. Qi Wuhan said "oh" and seemed a little regretful.
"I also plan to go see him and bring him some good wine and food."
The prince shook his head helplessly and said with a smile, "You are already married, how come your personality hasn't changed at all?"
"My wife likes me like this~" Qi Wuhan raised the corners of his mouth proudly, looking confident as if it was his due.
The prince was understanding and asked him to go back early to accompany his wife, so Qi Wuhan took his leave.
When we returned to the Marquis' Mansion, it was already noon.
Jiang Lan was waiting for him to come back for lunch. Qi Wuhan told her to eat first next time so she wouldn't go hungry, and he also brought her some candied fruit.
"I heard from others that his candied fruits are the best." As he spoke, he picked up a honey cherry and fed it to her, and asked expectantly, "Is it delicious?" Jiang Lan nodded and fed him one as well.
The taste is sour and sweet, but not greasy. The aroma of cherries is mixed with the sweetness of honey. Eating one makes your heart sweet.
After lunch, Jiang Lan curled up in Qi Wuhan's arms like a kitten and asked him if he had finished dealing with everything in the military camp.
He nodded and said that everything was done.
Jiang Lan looked up at him again, as if she had something to ask but was a little hesitant. Qi Wuhan gently teased, "We are husband and wife, why are you still so afraid of me?" Jiang Lan stood up and looked him in the eye. "Who's afraid of you? I'm not afraid of you." Qi Wuhan said lovingly, "Okay, I'm not afraid, not at all."
After coaxing her, he held her in his arms again, sighing slightly with a hint of loneliness, "It doesn't matter if others are afraid of me and avoid me, but you are my wife. You can lose your temper with me, hit me and scold me, and say whatever you want without worrying about this or that. Even if you act lawless in front of me, I will still pamper you and protect you. But if even you can't open your heart to me, then I really don't have anyone to confide in."
He sighed again, and his peach blossom eyes looked so lonely that they seemed to be withering.
Jiang Lan felt a surge of guilt in her heart and reflected silently. She felt that she was sometimes too fond of weighing the pros and cons. It was fine to do so with outsiders, but she should be bolder and more open with her husband. She first calmed him down and then asked what she wanted to ask.
"I heard there was a spy in the military camp, and someone from the Northern Desert sneaked in?"
Qi Wuhan's eyes narrowed slightly. He had heard from Ling Feng that the news was revealed by Ji Quan. When Jiang Lan looked up at him, he had already retracted the coldness in his eyes and told her the whole story first.
After a heavy snowfall, a patrol team from the military camp did not return on time.
There were ten people in the team, led by a military lieutenant.
Qi Wuhan led his men to search along the team's footprints, and finally found the missing team in a forest.
Except for the captain, the other nine people were tied to trees, their mouths were gagged, and they were only wearing thin clothes and pants. They were shivering with cold. After they were rescued, they could not speak clearly. They spoke out one word at a time with trembling hands, and finally they could explain what had happened.
When the captain and his men were patrolling near the woods, they saw a figure sneaking into the woods. Fearing that it was a spy coming to spy on military intelligence, he led his men to follow the figure in quietly, intending to capture the person by surprise and then bring the person back to the camp for interrogation. However, they fell into a trap set by the spy.
A group of men in black were lying in ambush in the woods, and the figure who had sneaked in before was just a bait.
These men in black were well-trained and acted decisively, like assassins. Ten of them were defeated and captured alive, but the enemy did not kill them. The leading man in black forced them to take off their armor, for some unknown reason, and then had them tied to a tree, only capturing the captain.
Qi Wuhan asked someone to send the nine people back to the camp first, and he continued to track them with his men.
The other party was very good at anti-tracking, leaving footprints in multiple directions in the snow. The footprints disappeared after extending for a distance, and all subsequent footprints were cleared away.
Qi Wuhan asked someone to go back and gather some more people to continue tracking in the direction where the several sets of footprints disappeared.
Just the night before yesterday, the spies sent out discovered a suspicious fire in a cave thirty miles away from the camp, and there were people guarding the cave entrance.
Qi Wuhan led two teams of people and sneaked over quietly, with one team supporting them from behind.
But when he led his men to the vicinity of the cave, he found that the fire inside had gone out. The spy who stayed there to watch the situation reported that the two people guarding the cave entrance an hour ago went in, and then the fire went out.
Qi Wuhan immediately realized that the other party was trying to escape and cursed him.
When he brought his men into the cave, there was indeed no one there.
Only the captain was left behind. He was wearing only a single piece of clothing and pants, hanging on the stone pillar like a dumpling, and was so cold that he had no consciousness.
Qi Wuhan asked someone to send the person back first, and he led his people to continue walking into the cave. After walking for about ten minutes, they saw the exit. He cursed again.
Afterwards, he sent people to search the area for the group of men in black, but returned when they didn't find anyone.
Jiang Lan found it strange after hearing this. She wondered what the other party was going through so much trouble for. Was it just to tie someone to a tree for fun?
"Before, I thought they were just trying to play a trick on me," Qi Wuhan said nonchalantly, "Now I think they have other intentions."
"I think he wants to play a trick on you..." Jiang Lan said in a low voice objectively.
Qi Wuhan said, "Hmm?" His tone rose slightly, and a gentle smile flashed across his peach blossom eyes. Jiang Lan immediately changed the subject and asked, "Is he from the Black Lotus Sect?"
"I don't know yet." He lowered his head and rubbed her hair gently for a while, then said apologetically, "During the days I was away, my little Lan was frightened." Jiang Lan buried her head in his arms and shook her head, then hugged him a little tighter, "I think if I become stronger, I won't make you worry anymore."
She wanted to walk side by side with him, instead of hiding behind him forever and asking him to protect her. She was always worried that she would drag him down one day. She hoped that one day she could also protect him...
"Silly boy, I'm your husband. If I don't worry about you, who should I worry about? Could it be that I'm worried about your little cousin?"
“.…..”
Jiang Lan looked up at him with a murderous look in her eyes. Qi Wuhan lowered his head and kissed her to admit his mistake, as if saying, "I was wrong, but I'll dare to do it again next time."
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Before dinner, Qi Wuhan prepared to go out. Before leaving, he told Jiang Lan not to wait for him and asked her to eat first, as he might be back late.
"Don't worry, we're not going to Wanhua Tower."
"Just come back early."
Jiang Lan felt that she had given him a very generous trust, but he seemed a little ungrateful. He pulled her into his arms and flirted with her for a while before leaving with satisfaction.
After his figure disappeared in the corridor, she stood at the door and looked at the sky for a while. It seemed like it was going to snow again.
Here, Qi Wuhan took Ling Feng out of the Marquis' Mansion and came to a villa. The gate was closed. Ling Feng went over and knocked on the door three times. A black-armored guard opened the door and then stepped aside. After Qi Wuhan took Ling Feng in, the black-armored guard closed the door again.
After entering, there are two black-armored guards guarding each door, and the defense is very strict.
Qi Wuhan took Ling Feng into a dark room, which was also guarded by two black-armored guards.
The people who were arrested last night were locked up here, their hands and feet chained.
It's a girl.
There was a throne-like chair right in front of her. Qi Wuhan came over and sat down, slowly tapping his slender knuckles with the bone fan in his hand, crossing his legs, looking nonchalant and relaxed.
"I give you two choices. Either confess obediently or use some tricks. It's your choice."
The other party made a request first, his voice already a little hoarse, "I want some water."
Qi Wuhan raised his fan and gestured, and a black-armored guard went to bring a bowl of water.
"Answer me a question, and this bowl of water will be one step closer to you. What's it called?"
"rouge."
Hearing these two words, a sharp cold light flashed in Qi Wuhan's eyes. He had heard from Ling Feng about the box of rose rouge. He would not kill women, but he could make an exception.
As if sensing his murderous intent, she explained, "Rouge was given to me by my boss."
"Are you an orphan?"
"I fled to the capital. It was the boss who took me in and taught me how to make rouge. He's a good man."
Qi Wuhan curled his lips and slowly unfolded the bone fan in his hand, "So who were you going to see last night?"
When she heard this question, she fell silent.
Qi Wuhan stood up and walked away, waving his bone fan.
After he came out, two black-armored guards brought up an iron cage covered with a black cloth. When the black cloth was removed, she was so frightened that her face turned pale and she stepped back in horror...
Less than half a minute later, Ling Feng came out to report that everyone had confessed.
She was going to Wanhua Tower to find her sister and wanted to hide with her sister.
"Then go to Wanhua Tower and meet her sister."
"It's better for the Marquis to go. He has more experience than me."
"I am a married man. Do you understand that I should avoid suspicion?"
“.…..”
When Ling Feng stood outside the Wanhua Tower, it was already getting dark.
The building was brightly lit and there were quite a few guests inside. They were all as happy as flowers, listening to the beauty playing the piano and drinking with her.
It was Ling Feng’s first time to go in alone, and his walking posture was a little stiff and he felt a little uncomfortable.
The madam came over to greet him with a smile, twisting her round waist. She looked behind him and said, "The Marquis hasn't come for quite some time. Hongluan looks forward to seeing you every day."
"I'm looking for someone." Ling Feng interrupted the madam's muttering and simply said three words.
The madam thought he was looking for a girl, so she recommended Yanhong to him, saying that she had a soft waist. Ling Feng was a little embarrassed and said a name. The madam praised him for his good taste, first took him to the private room on the second floor, and then brought the girl over.
Outside the building, a white snowflake fell and snow began to fall from the sky.
Qi Wuhan sat in the teahouse opposite, slowly fanning himself, sipping tea and watching the snow.
The door was open, as if waiting for someone to come.
When he put down the teacup, his eyes turned back.
A figure came in from the door.
Then King Rui's sinister eyes appeared behind him.
"Your Highness, please come and have a cup of tea." Qi Wuhan said slowly while waving his fan.
"Your Majesty is truly a refined person." Prince Rui came over and sat down on the chair next to him.
The two men looked at the falling snow outside the window, and after talking for a few words, King Rui got up and left.
After Qi Wuhan watched Prince Rui's carriage leave, he also stood up and left.
He walked alone on the street, slowly fanning himself and letting the snow fall on his body. He walked all the way back like this. When he was almost at the door of the Marquis' Mansion, he looked up and saw someone walking towards him with an umbrella, a gentle smile spreading between his brows.
Jiang Lan held the umbrella over his head and brushed the snow off his shoulders. When she raised her hand to brush the snow off his hair, Qi Wuhan lowered his head in cooperation.
"Why did you come back alone?"
"I always liked to walk alone like this before,"
He raised his hand and held hers, looking satisfied.
"Now I want you to walk with me for a while."
This time it was his turn to hold the umbrella for her, and the two of them walked back slowly in the snow hand in hand.
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