It turns out that he became a favorite of the emperor through the father of the Princess of Yongjia, thanks to his meritorious service in defending the emperor.
And those soldiers are somewhere in Qinghua Mountain...
After listening, Li Ruo looked at Xie Xiao, who was deep in thought with a dark face, and said, "Let him have a complete corpse."
"Li Ruo!"
Song Zhijing called out from behind, "I used to like you." But he was blinded by fame and fortune.
"What's the point of saying this now?" Li Ruo walked away without looking back.
Song Zhi collapsed to the ground, laughing loudly as he looked at Xie Xiao, "You won."
He suddenly remembered that he had actually met Xie Xiao before. A few years ago, when he went to the General's Mansion, he had a brief encounter with a young man.
That's him.
“I understand now. You two aren’t completely unrelated. You must be a descendant of a fallen soldier. You’ve known her for a long time.”
Xie Xiao's lips twitched slightly. "Much earlier than you. Do you know, I also dreamed about the dream she had? You threw her and her family into the water, and I arrived too late to do anything but collect their bodies. So, do you know why I was at your house the day you married Zhang Shu'er?"
Song Zhijing was startled.
“I didn’t want to steal your things, I wanted to steal a person. Although I was angry with her, I didn’t want her to die like that. Besides, General Li had done my family a favor. Who knew that she would wake up that night?” The word “wake up” here has two meanings.
“You—” Song Zhijing’s eyes were bloodshot.
Xie Xiao said, "Send the Prefect on his way. By water."
Outside, Li Ruo took a deep breath. Although it was cold, the crisp air felt refreshing and invigorating, dispelling the gloom from before.
After a while, footsteps came from behind.
"Why did it take you so long to come out? What did you say to him?" Li Ruo asked.
Xie Xiao's dark eyes seemed to have swirling eddies that could draw people in. He stared at her for a while, then said, "What else can I say? I'm just thanking him for bringing you back to my side."
Hearing him say that, Li Ruo felt a little ashamed, and her face flushed. "I'm thanking you for not giving up on me."
Put yourself in her shoes. If someone wronged her, she would never look back; she'd be lucky not to kill that person. So what kind of love-struck person is he? She's not good at all.
Xie Xiao grabbed her hand and pulled her to his side. "You really dreamed that I collected your and your family's bodies?"
"Yes, that's why I knew from the beginning that you wouldn't harm us, which is why I dared to stay in the mountains."
Xie Xiaowei glared at him: "You didn't marry me just to repay a debt of gratitude, did you?"
Li Ruo laughed and looked him up and down. "Look at you, so handsome and dashing, which girl could resist you?"
Xie Xiao smirked and picked her up, saying, "Let's go back to our bridal chamber and see if you can handle it."
Li Ruo was taken aback: The topic changed way too fast.
"Hey, your older brother is in the cell next door, aren't you going to go see him?"
"No rush, let him starve for a few days and let him reflect on his actions." Xie Xiao left in a hurry.
"What are you going to do about that, and what about that Fang family?" Li Ruo asked. "And your mother... Let me make it clear beforehand, I will never live with your elder brother and sister-in-law after we leave the mountain, no matter how big the house is."
Xie Xiao smiled, "I wouldn't want you to live with me even if you wanted to. These two ingrates! But for my mother's sake, and for my two nephews' sake, I haven't decided what to do with them yet."
Li Ruo wasn't a soft-hearted person, but this matter was really quite tricky. "Oh, then I'll think about it for now and tomorrow."
Before they even reached the new house, they were intercepted by Xu Dafu and his group.
Li Ruo could tell he was doing it on purpose, so she insisted on dragging them back to the banquet. Li Ruo was happy to personally escort her elder brother, grandmother, sister-in-law, and the others back to Ziyang Peak.
Having come back from the dead and been reunited after a long separation, everyone was in high spirits.
Listening to Li Qing recount what happened after the flood, everyone was filled with righteous indignation and wished they could immediately go to the capital and kill the emperor.
And then there's the Prince of Jiangning. Knowing full well that the Northwest needed troops to defend it, he still called back the Northern Army. Is the border more important or the throne? If the gates are closed, the enemy's army will be able to march straight in. It's truly hateful.
General Fu, as the commander of the Northern Army, deserved to die for disregarding the fate of the entire Great Yin Dynasty.
These are a bunch of rebels; they speak without any restraint.
"The Prince of Jiangning has suffered heavy losses this time and should not return to Qinghua Mountain. Should we go and occupy it, and then march on the capital?" Xu Dafu looked as if he couldn't wait to mobilize troops.
"No rush, let's talk when the Fifth Master's men return," Xie Xiao said. "The Prince of Jiangning is cunning and treacherous. Since he can have someone impersonate him, he may have a backup plan."
We need to find those soldiers that Song Zhijing had Liu Duwei hide. They might have been taken in by the Prince of Jiangning and are now lying in ambush somewhere.
Li Qing nodded, "Let's send someone to Qinghua Mountain to scout things out first, and besides, the brothers need to rest."
Xu Dafu looked at Li Ruo and smiled meaningfully, "Boss, how about we start building tents for Big Brother's soldiers tonight?"
Xie Xiao: This Xu Manniu did it on purpose, didn't he? He suppressed the urge to punch him and spoke before Li Ruo could, "No rush, brother, you've been traveling a long way, get some sleep first. We have several large ships where the soldiers can stay for the night."
Xu Dafu glanced at him. "Hey, why is the boss still here? Aren't you in a hurry to go to the bridal chamber?"
He even deliberately emphasized the word "not in a hurry".
Xie Xiao shot him a glare.
Everyone smiled knowingly.
Xu Dafu laughed heartily; he loved seeing the leader of the gang get his comeuppance.
Lian Lizhi is truly remarkable. She may seem delicate at times, but she can become very assertive when it matters. She straightened her back and said to everyone, "Go back to sleep. We can talk about it tomorrow!"
Don't they let people get a break?
She had a soft voice and puffed-out lips. Standing in front of Li Qing, she was small and a little funny, but very effective.
After saying that, she glanced at Li Ruodan.
Li Ruo smiled. Actually, she wasn't sleepy at all. She had almost agreed to build the greenhouse right away. "Okay, let's do as the boss says for now and talk about it tomorrow."
Xie the Boss breathed a sigh of relief and ran off with his wife amidst the laughter of the crowd.
Back in the new house, Xie immediately asked the servant guarding the door to bring hot water. Seeing that the red candles he had lit earlier were almost burned out, he lit two new ones and then lit the charcoal brazier in the incense burner as well...
Li Ruo watched him bustling around, finding it somewhat amusing, and said, "Hey, aren't you tired?"
Little Bee Xie Xiao walked over and, full of energy, kissed her on the lips. "Don't worry, I can stay awake for three days and three nights."
Li Ruo... three days and three nights?
Some inappropriate images for children flashed through her mind, and she suddenly blushed.
The water arrived, ten large buckets full, steaming hot. Li Ruo's lips twitched. "Do you need this much?"
"It's better to be prepared," Xie Xiao said.
The rain he was referring to was the rain from clouds.
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