After saying that, tears rolled down her cheeks, and she cried out. As she cried, she hugged Qiu Dayu and asked, "Brother Dayu, where have you been these past few days?"
She really, really likes Qiu Dayu.
"You were afraid of being seen just now, how come you're not afraid now?" Qiu Dayu hugged Zhao Yuanyuan tightly. "Yuanyuan, the landlord's family has agreed to annul the engagement."
"Really?" Zhao Yuanyuan was extremely excited upon hearing this.
She pushed Qiu Dayu away and looked intently at his features.
"Of course it's true. With Brother Dayu involved, there's nothing he can't accomplish."
"My parents' place..."
"I just came from your house."
Landlord Zhou was a little embarrassed and initially refused to break off the engagement, but he couldn't resist his simple-minded son's insistence.
This morning, Qiu Dayu risked getting beaten up and went to Zhao Shan's house with Zhou Bin.
Now, the marriage is completely off.
"My mother, she..."
"She couldn't catch up with me."
Zhao Yuanyuan stopped crying and started laughing.
...Qiu Yan and Gu Qian each rode a horse, leaving the carriage far behind.
Watching Qiu Yan skillfully ride her horse, Gu Qian recalled the dawn when he and Qiu Yan sold wontons on the street together.
That day, Qiu Yan wouldn't let him get close.
Lost in thought, he left his horse and leaped onto Qiu Yan's back.
"Yan Yan, I can finally spend some time alone with you."
As he spoke, he pulled the horse's reins with his right hand and wrapped his left arm around Qiu Yan's slender waist.
Qiu Yan relaxed her hands and rested them against Gu Qian's chest.
"How's the search for saltpeter going?"
As she spoke, she wrapped her arms around Gu Qian's restless left hand.
"We've searched quite a bit, but it's still not enough."
Northern Qi is a powerful nation, and it won't be easy to wipe it out in one fell swoop. Therefore, Gu Qian must be absolutely certain of victory before starting the war.
Gu Qian savored the fragrance of Qiu Yan's hair and noticed that she was wearing the hairpin he had given her. He was overjoyed.
He couldn't help but lower his head and kiss Qiu Yan's cheek.
"Still restless on horseback," Qiu Yan said, pushing Gu Qian's head away. "Fourth Prince of Northern Qi, do you know this person?"
Gu Qian shook his head, "I don't remember much."
After thinking for a moment, Qiu Yan expressed her thoughts: "I think someone is deliberately trying to provoke a war between the two countries and reap the benefits."
Upon hearing this, Gu Qian was startled. "What do you mean?"
Qiu Yan recounted to Gu Qian everything about Hu Ying identifying Qin Feng and Liu Qi's identity as a member of the Northern Qi army.
"Who do you think is the person in the shadows?"
Gu Qian lowered his eyes in thought.
"The princes of Dongjin have all been suppressed by He Lin and are completely subdued. It is unlikely that they would want to rebel."
Gu Qian was quite familiar with Liu Qi.
That day, if it weren't for this person, my second uncle would probably have died under Chu Tian's blade.
"The surrounding small countries have been almost completely divided up by Dongjin and Northern Qi, so they are nothing to fear. Who could it be?"
Qiu Yan added, "Could it be that those descendants of a fallen kingdom want revenge?"
Gu Qian pondered, "Most of the descendants of a fallen kingdom were killed. Even if a very few escaped, they wouldn't be able to cause any significant trouble."
"Qin Feng... Gu Qian, have you heard of this person before? I suspect that the rebellion in Huaiyuan is related to him."
"Qin Feng." Gu Qian's body suddenly stiffened as he thought of a year ago, when he had just met Qiu Yan, when the Western Qin was destroyed by the Northern Qi.
Xi Qin was not a small territory, but it was cold and remote, and sparsely populated, so Dong Jin looked down on it.
"That's possible. Yan Yan, you need to be more careful in the future."
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