Li Shiwen's luck was not so good. When he returned home from the palace, the Li family's dinner had just ended.
He came in from the outer door and saw the servants inside busy clearing the table and serving dessert.
"How come you guys have already eaten?" He was a little dumbfounded. He ran back as fast as he could, but still didn't make it to the end of the banquet.
Li Shiyin took some cakes from the table and wanted to feed Qin Ran. Qin Ran was embarrassed and took them. She took a cake herself, glanced at Li Shiwen at the door, and asked, "Why, you didn't eat?"
Even as a maid came to help Li Shiwen take off his armor, he was still standing at the door, saying, "Where do I have time to eat?"
"We defended Wuyi City and repelled the Xuanqin Army. This is a great victory. His Majesty must reward you well." Li Shiyin leaned on Qin Ran to eat cakes and talked to Li Shiwen. "You didn't enjoy the good imperial banquet in the palace, but ran back home. Who can you blame?"
Li Shiwen changed into his casual clothes, walked over, and sat next to Yuchi Zhen. He glared at Qin Ran and said coldly, "You'll have to ask your good master about this."
"What does it have to do with my master?" How could Li Shiyin tolerate Li Shiwen slandering her master?
"Haha!" Li Shiwen sneered twice, took the hot soup handed over by Yuchi Zhen, drank a sip, and then said, "I am sitting at the imperial banquet, and those people wish their eyes were as sharp as a sieve, shooting me like a sieve. How can I eat?"
He snorted again, "You and your disciples took all the benefits, and I have to bear the blame. What does your master have to do with it?"
Li Shiyin then turned around to look at Qin Ran and asked with a pair of eyes that could speak.
“It’s about the peace talks between Bei Chu and Xuan Qin.” Qin Ran explained to her in a low voice.
"Oh..." Li Shiyin understood, "Li Shiwen came to the palace to talk to His Majesty about this?"
Zhuifeng was handsome and fair-skinned, and had a good appetite, so Yang Yanqi liked him very much. After dinner, she teased Zhuifeng and was very happy.
She heard the conversation between the people at the table, picked up Zhuifeng, and asked, "So what happened this time? Why did Xuan Qin withdraw its troops inexplicably?"
As the mistress of the Li family, she naturally knew about military affairs. She could see clearly that there was a gap in national strength between Xuan Qin and Northern Chu, and one side was getting stronger while the other side was getting weaker. Therefore, even with the help of Dayan and Yanhan, Wuyi City might not be able to be defended. She thought Northern Chu was going to be destroyed.
The situation was originally very good, but Xuan Qin suddenly withdrew its troops. This was too unreasonable. It was incomprehensible.
A servant put the dishes on the table again. Li Shiwen ate his meal while being served by Yuchi Zhen, and replied to his mother, "This is also the credit of Brother Qin.
"We were able to hold on in Wuyi City because of him. He was the one who judged that Xuan Qin would unify the six kingdoms. He was also the one who went to Xuan Qin Modu alone to persuade Zhao Zheng."
"It is all thanks to him that Xuan Qin will withdraw its troops and give Bei Chu a chance to negotiate peace. And the conditions given by Xuan Qin..." He shook his head, "too simple. Your Majesty is afraid that Xuan Qin's envoy will go back on his word..."
As Li Shiwen spoke, Yang Yanqi's eyes became brighter and brighter. The more she looked at Qin Ran, the more she liked him and gradually became more passionate. She didn't expect that this seemingly elegant prospective son-in-law was really elegant and had such ability. He was a scholar who could plan the world and control the situation.
...The Li family needs such a person.
"You went to the Xuanqin Palace alone, persuaded Zhao Zheng, and then got away safely?" she asked.
Qin Ran shook his head. None of what Yang Yanqi said was right. He failed to enter the palace, failed to convince Zhao Zheng, and was even persuaded by Zhao Zheng. Still, he failed to escape unscathed.
"The whole body..." He paused, smiled bitterly, "I didn't retreat."
"?" Yang Yanqi asked in confusion.
"Mom, you don't know, these cultivators..." Li Shiwen's meal was even more noisy than the five of them before. He explained to Yang Yanqi, "They all have some strange abilities. Shiyin is a sword cultivator, so her swordsmanship is very powerful; her master is an alchemy cultivator, so he knows a lot of messy things. He can clone himself, and he let his clone go to Xuanqin."
"Oh! Great! He is so smart and has a plan." Yang Yanqi was even more impressed. She gradually felt that Qin Ran had become her perfect son-in-law.
"What do you think? My master is awesome, isn't he?" Li Shiyin was even more important. Seeing Qin Ran being praised by his brother and mother made her happier than anything else.
"Great!" Yang Yanqi exclaimed. "Hmm?" At this moment, Li Shiwen felt that something was wrong. He raised his head from his bowl and looked at Qin Ran. What was going on? Didn't he come here to scold him?
It was indeed Qin Ran who did the things of persuading the reconciliation, but he was the one who bore the blame!
But he looked at his mother and sister, opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn't say anything. He just took the meat handed to him by Yuchi Zhen and bit it viciously.
Yang Yanqi and Li Shiyin praised Qin Ran to the skies. Qin Ran was almost embarrassed by the praise.
After eating and drinking, and chatting for a long time, it was finally time for everyone to go back to their rooms to rest.
However, everyone else had their own rooms to return to, but Qin Ran didn’t. He was a guest, so he could only go to the guest room.
Li Shiyin was very eager to help her master, as she loved him so much that she pulled her master towards the guest courtyard.
Li Shiwen originally wanted to go back to his own courtyard with Yuchi Zhen to spend some time alone, but when he was leaving, Yang Yanqi grabbed his clothes.
He turned around and saw Yang Yanqi signaling Li Shiyin and Qin Ran in front of him with his eyes.
Mother and son are connected by heart. He immediately understood that Yang Yanqi was worried that Li Shiyin, this silly child, was shameless and would sleep with Qin Ran, making it too easy for Qin Ran to get her.
Although Yang Yanqi admired Qin Ran, she still believed that basic moral etiquette should be maintained.
The two children are not young anymore, and the relationship is there, so you can consummate the marriage... but you have to get married first.
So she still asked Li Shiwen to pay attention.
Although Li Shiwen disagreed with this, he saw clearly that the one who took the initiative to attack the master and disciple was actually Li Shiyin. If Qin Ran had any intention, Li Shiyin would have been eaten up long ago.
But my mother has an order, so he sighed, let go of his little wife, and told her to go back to her room. He followed Li Shiyin and his apprentice and ran over.
"Master, Master, walk this way... Look over there is Daddy's study, it's much bigger than our Danfeng's study, there are many, many books in it, Master, you can go read books later... Walk over there to the back garden, do you remember? I said Daddy grows flowers just like you grow herbs, the back garden is very beautiful... And this side is the training ground, you can practice martial arts and fight..."
Li Shiwen walked closer and heard Li Shiyin introducing Qin Ran to various places in the Li Mansion in detail.
“Master, look, over there, I live there. Look, the most beautiful one is my yard.” Li Shiyin stood on tiptoe and pointed to Qin Ran, “You can find me in that yard…”
"Master, do you want to go to your yard to sleep?" Li Shiwen asked in a deep voice from behind.
"That's fine!" Li Shiyin nodded. "That's actually what I was thinking. There's no need to go through so much trouble. I also have guest rooms in my yard. The master can sleep in my room, and I can sleep in the guest room, too!"
Li Shiwen's face was dark, and she scolded: "You are a girl, but you have no sense of shame! Where are the books that the teacher taught you to read?"
"Forgot!" Li Shiyin was not justified but still angry. She turned around and asked Li Shiwen, "Do you still remember?"
"I..." Of course I can't remember. Li Shiwen snorted coldly, "Girls who don't know how to be reserved don't know who will like them."
"My master likes it!" Li Shiyin stuck out her tongue at Li Shiwen.
"Fortunately, your master is also a strange guy." Li Shiwen said.
“Hey?” Qin Ran said innocently, “Please don’t bring the war to me!”
"Humph! I'm so powerful, there are so many people who like me!" Li Shiyin said arrogantly, "I just look down on them... Master."
"Yes, yes... You are the most conceited. All the men in the world like you." Li Shiwen rolled her eyes.
"No, women like it too." Li Shiyin smiled wickedly.
Now that Li Shiwen's heart has been rebuilt, he is no longer depressed and inferior, and his relationship with Li Shiyin has returned to normal. He does not feel that there is a gap between them because Li Shiyin is so strong, and he still gets along with Li Shiyin the same way he did before.
The brother and sister are beaten when they deserve it and also beaten when they shouldn’t; they are scolded when they deserve it and also scolded when they shouldn’t. Bickering and disdain have become a daily routine.
"You've been accused of treason again..." Qin Ran asked Li Shiwen curiously, "So has your official position been demoted to the lowest position again?"
Li Shiwen shook his head and said, "Although there are many people who scold me, in fact, most of them know the interests of the two countries. Some people scold me for the sake of scolding, some scold me because of different positions, and some scold me because they were ready to surrender and couldn't surrender. Only a few people scold me because of moral issues...
"I was not demoted, but promoted instead. Now I am the left general again. In a few days, I will have to guard the palace again."
"Guarding the Imperial Palace?" Qin Ran nodded, knowing that Li Shiwen had indeed been promoted.
His rudimentary knowledge of politics and history still taught him one thing: only generals trusted by the emperor were qualified to guard the imperial city, and in this evil feudal dynasty, gaining the emperor's trust was everything.
He smiled and said, "So this is a blessing in disguise for you. Well, being scolded makes you angry, but being black and red is also red."
As the three of them talked, they arrived at the small courtyard arranged for Qin Ran to rest.
Li Shiyin took Qin Ran to look around the yard, and like a chirping little sparrow, she introduced everything to Qin Ran in detail.
She introduced this home to her master tonight, just as if her master had introduced her to Danfeng many years ago.
Finally, they came to the bedroom. Li Shiyin took out the quilt and mattress from the cupboard, put the quilt in skillfully, and made the bed.
Li Shiwen looked at Li Shiyin's operation and was quite surprised: "When did this silly kid become so skilled?"
"She made all these herself when she was in the mountains." Qin Ran smiled, "She was still learning needlework last year... maybe she can give you a new dress during the Chinese New Year this year."
"Incredible, incredible!" Li Shiwen shook his head repeatedly, "When you've been away for three days, you should look at someone with new eyes. I didn't expect Li Shiyin to be able to act like a girl."
Qin Ran laughed, feeling somewhat proud. He had paid a lot for his silly apprentice, and the silly apprentice had also changed a lot because of him.
Li Shiyin was busy tidying up the room and making the bed. She turned around, put her hands on her hips in front of the bed, looked at Li Shiwen and Qin Ran, and said proudly, "How is it? Awesome, right?"
"Shiyin is the best." Qin Ran still praised.
But at the same time, a discordant voice sounded: "Not bad! I didn't expect you to be so girly. Tsk tsk tsk!"
"Humph!" Li Shiyin glared at Li Shiwen, then smiled and looked at Qin Ran, "Master, I'll get you a few maids tomorrow and have them serve you."
“…” Qin Ran wanted to, but his reason made him shake his head. He smiled and said, “No need. Master is used to doing his own things.”
No one knew where this silly disciple had learned all these evil ideas, and he even wanted to test him.
It must all be Qiqi's fault. It seems that I have to teach Qiqi a lesson when I go back for leading his well-behaved and lovely apprentice into this bad state.
"Well, that's fine..." Li Shiyin nodded with satisfaction, "Then Master, I will come and serve you personally tomorrow."
Li Shiwen leaned against the door frame and said faintly, "You can do it today... or you can go warm the bed first."
"You're the only one who talks too much!" Li Shiyin glared at Li Shiwen murderously. Why was this person so annoying?
She was in no mood to tease the master, so she said, "Hey, Master, it's late, you should rest first. We are leaving."
"No, it's still early, let's talk!" Li Shiwen said sarcastically, "Get closer."
Li Shiyin walked to his side with a "beep beep beep" sound, and then stepped down with a "bang"!
"Hehe!" Li Shiwen had anticipated this and retracted his foot in time, saying with a sly smile, "I can't step on it."
But Li Shiyin jumped up and headbutted him...
"Ah!" Li Shiwen screamed and squatted down, covering his nose.
Qin Ran came over and saw Li Shiyin waved to him and then disappeared at the gate. He looked down at Li Shiwen and saw blood on the ground, knowing that Li Shiwen probably had a broken nose.
"Oh, how miserable!" He sighed and threw a handkerchief to Li Shiwen.
Then……
"Bang!" Li Shiwen was locked outside the house.
"No..." Li Shiwen covered his nose and looked up at the sky, "Who did I offend?"
Instead of hugging his sweet and soft wife, he had to come here to be bullied and beaten... Alas! How pitiful!
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