Shi Qingxue asked first, and Chu Yi quickly found a set of excuses that he had prepared long ago.
"Humph, I came to Anyang for an inspection, but I never expected to be caught in a rebellion by refugees, and end up in such a dangerous situation!"
"Oh? I see! That's quite a coincidence. The refugees suddenly showed up from nowhere. They didn't rebel yesterday, but as soon as Lord Chu arrived in Anyang, the refugees rebelled."
When Shi Qingxue heard this, a smile appeared on her face. At this time, the group had already arrived at the door of the inn, and she quickly got off the horse.
When she saw the woman next to Chu Yi, she was stunned for a moment.
It seemed as if he did not recognize Xiao Ling in front of him, but also as if he was marveling at the beauty of Xiao Ling's appearance.
Shi Qingxue, who had a lot to say, was immediately attracted.
She even looked at Xiao Ling's appearance for a long time before she asked Chu Yi with some caution:
"Master Chu, who is this?"
"Oh, this is Miss Shen." Chu Yi laughed, "A confidante I met in Anyang."
"A close friend...?"
Shi Qingxue muttered these four words in a daze, as if she had heard something incredible.
She looked at Xiao Ling for a long time.
Xiao Ling also responded with a smile, but didn't say much.
Shi Qingxue, who was also a woman, obviously noticed Xiao Ling's extraordinary appearance and immediately understood.
When she looked at Chu Yi again, all the topics she had prepared seemed to be wrong.
"This young lady's appearance... reminds me of an old friend. Can I have a word with her?"
Shi Qingxue asked Chu Yi calmly, wanting to find out the situation.
But Chu Yi could obviously see her hostility and immediately reached out to stop her.
"Well, no."
Shi Qingxue: “…”
I'm so angry that I want to strangle someone!
It's quite strange. This Chu Yi has obviously ignored women in the past few years and has not married or taken concubines. He is like an old man with some hidden illness.
How come now that I'm in Anyang City, I've become enlightened and know what a confidante is?
It can't be just because she's so good-looking, right?
She couldn't understand it.
After all, Chu Yi's attitude clearly showed that he was unwilling to say more, so Shi Qingxue didn't want to continue asking.
After thinking about it, she returned to the topic she had just started with:
"By the way, I saw something strange when I entered the city. I wonder if Lord Chu could explain it to me?"
"Hmm," Chu Yi didn't notice anything wrong and just nodded slightly. "General Shi, please ask."
"When I arrived, I saw the head of Liu An, the prefect of Anyang Prefecture, hanging on the city wall. There seemed to be other officials as well. I felt like something was missing, but I didn't think much of it."
Shi Qingxue said slowly, and also introduced the topic here:
"Who knows? It seems a little strange indeed. Those rebels were so cruel and ruthless, why didn't they hang your head on the city gate?"
After saying that, she looked at Chu Yi with a meaningful look.
Hearing this sarcastic question, Xiao Ling's face was almost smiling.
It's really strange. Why has General Shi's mouth never been so pleasing to my eyes before?
When it comes to insulting others, it really pleases him no matter how you listen to it.
There is no doubt about the answer to this question. It is obvious that the rebellion of the refugees who entered Anyang City was related to Chu Yi.
However, Chu Yi naturally had no reason to admit this, he just explained calmly:
"Oh, maybe it's because I love the people like my own children, so those people are unwilling to attack me."
Shi Qingxue: “?”
Xiao Ling: “…”
This Chu thief is really more shameless than the city wall outside.
He said that he loved the people like his own children, and the people were reluctant to leave him. He was very brave to say this.
Shi Qingxue was speechless for a moment.
She had wanted to take this opportunity to dampen Chu Yi's arrogance, but she never expected Chu Yi to be so shameless as to say such nonsense.
This made her not know how to start many of the speeches she had prepared.
She vaguely felt that something was wrong with the rebellion of refugees outside Anyang City, but in fact she only suspected Chu Yi.
But as for evidence, there is naturally none.
"I can't believe that Lord Chu is so confident in himself."
Shi Qingxue snorted and frowned as he looked at the empty street in the distance.
"This group of refugees rebelled in a very organized and disciplined manner. Knowing that the imperial army was about to arrive, they withdrew from Anyang in advance and did not engage in battle at all..."
I don't know if he was talking to himself or deliberately saying this for Chu Yi who was standing beside him to hear.
"As long as Anyang City is safe, it's fine. As for the court officials in the city, let them die."
Chu Yi replied nonchalantly before instructing Xu Zizhuo on the other side:
"Since the rebels have left, let's go back to the palace."
"Yes, sir. I will go and arrange for the carriage."
Shi Qingxue had important matters to attend to, so he certainly didn't have time to talk too much with Chu Yi, and he quickly left with his men.
Xiao Ling hesitated for a while whether she should go back with Chu Yi, but when she saw Xu Zizhuo find the carriage and Chu Yi waved first, she still got in the carriage with Chu Yi obediently.
As the carriage drove out of the city, Chu Yi suddenly asked Xiao Ling, "Have you thought it through?"
"What do you want to know?" Xiao Ling was a little confused.
"After the Autumn Hunt, do you plan to go to the capital and stay at the Chu family, or do you have other ideas?"
Hearing this question, Xiao Ling fell silent.
She suddenly remembered what Chu Zei said about wanting her body. After all, too many things happened today and she almost forgot about it.
After all, he is the emperor. Although no one knows his identity yet, going back to the Chu family with Chu Yi... isn't that a good idea?
She was about to refuse, but Chu Yi looked at her cheek and continued to speak.
"Also, I have to remind you of one thing. If you really want to stay by my side, don't let me find out that you have any involvement with the little emperor in the palace. Otherwise..."
At this point, he raised his hand and gently patted Xiao Ling's cheek. "I'm afraid I won't be able to bear the pain of parting with you. Do you understand me?"
Being flirted with by Chu Yi like this, Xiao Ling couldn't help but blush quickly on her face.
As Chu Yi withdrew his hand, the red glow also dissipated.
She originally wanted to say that she would not stay at all, but when she saw Chu Yi's very serious face, she didn't know why she couldn't bear to say it.
For some unknown reason, she hummed guiltily.
Seeing this, Chu Yi smiled for the first time, and his smile became very gentle.
"That would be great, I believe you will be happy that you made the right choice."
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