The Zhenyuan Marquis's Residence.
As always, it was peaceful.
"He'er, help me put this hair ornament in." In front of the bronze mirror, a slender woman was sitting.
"Yes, ma'am." The maid obediently adorned her mistress with a plain lotus tassel.
This woman's name was Li Wanqing. She was the second daughter of the Marquis of Zhenyuan. She was gentle and beautiful.
She was hailed as the most talented woman in the Eastern Luo Kingdom.
That is precisely why.
The Zhenyuan Marquis's residence became a topic of conversation among both commoners and nobles during their leisure time.
The eldest daughter, Li Muge, was born to Su, the first wife of Li Yuan and a daughter of a military family, but she was mentally challenged.
The second daughter, Li Wanqing, was raised by her mother, Liu, who was merely the daughter of a scholar. Yet, after becoming Li Muge's second wife, she managed to raise the most talented woman in the Mingdong Luo Kingdom.
Li Wanqing raised her hand to stroke the hair ornament in her hair: "He'er, do you think your sister will come back today?"
He'er said gloatingly, "Second Miss, I heard that although the Regent is extremely handsome, he seems to have some mental problems."
"At the royal banquet, just because a woman glanced at the regent a few times and tried to strike up a conversation, he had his eyes gouged out and was beaten half to death."
“That’s true.” Li Wanqing sighed, feigning concern. “I wonder what will happen to my elder sister, a fool, if she falls into the hands of that madman, the Regent?”
"Second Miss, you don't need to be so kind anymore. In the past, the eldest young lady was like a fool and didn't care about you like an elder sister at all. Besides, if it weren't for the eldest young lady, the position of princess should have been yours."
"He'er, don't say that. Li Muge is, after all, my elder sister," Li Wanqing scolded He'er.
He'er then reluctantly shut her mouth.
Marquis Zhenyuan was practicing his sword at his residence. Not only did Li Wanqing think that Li Muge would not return, but even he, as her father, thought that his daughter would not come back.
He preferred his intelligent younger daughter to his eldest, who had become a laughingstock.
"My lord, the Regent and the eldest daughter have returned," the servant hurriedly reported, not daring to neglect the Regent.
"How is this possible? The Regent actually accompanied Mu Ge on his homecoming visit." Marquis Zhenyuan couldn't believe it.
Li Muge jumped off the carriage herself. When she turned around and saw that the Regent had not yet come down, she hesitated for a long time before reaching out her hand: "Regent, I, I'll help you down."
Regent Yunqi's cold gaze fell on Li Muge as he stepped out of the carriage; he was tall and slender.
Li Muge awkwardly withdrew his hand; as expected, this regent was just as fierce as the legends said.
Marquis Zhenyuan hurriedly came forward to greet him: "Regent, why didn't you inform me of your arrival in advance? I could have made more preparations."
"What? If I'm not coming, Li Muge will be returning home alone, so there's no need for all this preparation. The Marquis is quite the good father."
"This..." Marquis Zhenyuan choked, glancing at his eldest daughter standing behind the Regent, and became even angrier. If she was going to come back, she was going to come back, but why did she bring back a madman that the Regent couldn't afford to offend?
"Why aren't you coming in? Take good care of the Regent. How could I have such a foolish daughter like you?"
The Marquis of Zhenyuan shoved Li Muge in frustration, causing Li Muge to lose his balance and almost hit his head on the steps.
Fortunately, two hands firmly grabbed hers and lifted her up, preventing her from hitting her forehead and getting a bloody bump.
Li Muge looked up and saw Yun Qi's slightly impatient look. She immediately put on a big smile.
"Thank you, Regent, you are so kind."
"Thank you for the compliment." Yun Qi's eye twitched. Sure enough, most idiots are just plain stupid.
"Go in, you're moving so slowly."
"Oh." Li Muge, clutching her precious Taoist book, followed the Regent obediently inside.
Marquis Zhenyuan was about to go in when, unexpectedly, the Regent's guards suddenly stopped him.
"What's wrong, sir?" Marquis Zhenyuan shouldn't have been so polite to a guard.
But this guard was a trusted confidant of the regent, and no one could afford to offend him.
"I'm sorry, Lord Marquis."
Wei Tao had a stern face.
"What?" Marquis Zhenyuan hadn't yet reacted to what Wei Tao meant.
Wei Tao held his entire body down and pushed him hard, causing him to fall onto the steps.
His forehead slammed heavily against the edge of the steps.
When the servants attending to the Marquis saw this, they were shocked to find that the Marquis's forehead was completely swollen, making him look quite terrifying.
"Hurry up and fetch a doctor!" the steward hurriedly ordered the servants.
Marquis Zhenyuan's eyes were almost blurry: "Wei Tao, how dare you!"
"I'm sorry." Wei Tao bowed to the Marquis of Zhenyuan. "All of this was done on the orders of the Regent. I was just following orders. Please don't blame me, Your Highness."
After saying this, Wei Tao strode calmly into the Zhenyuan Marquis's residence, showing no regard whatsoever for Li Yuan, the newly appointed Zhenyuan Marquis by the emperor.
Li Yuan was so angry that he fainted.
Meanwhile, Li Muge was completely unaware of what was happening. She jogged back to her courtyard and retrieved her compass and peach wood sword.
"You live in this place?" Yun Qi looked at the dilapidated and shabby little courtyard in front of him. Even the servants' quarters in his Regent's Palace were probably better than the courtyard where Li Muge lived.
“Yes.” Li Muge really liked this courtyard: “A golden nest or a silver nest, well, there’s no place like your own doghouse.”
“That makes some sense.” Yun Qi turned to the side and noticed the swing in the courtyard. For some reason, he suddenly felt an urge to sit on it.
As if bewitched, Yun Qi walked towards the swing and sat down.
Then……
Li Muge packed her bags, but before she could express her deep reluctance to part with the things she had grown up with.
Then I saw Yun Qi sitting on the swing and swinging.
Li Muge was still pondering how a grown man like the Regent could enjoy swinging so much.
They were immediately stunned by the way Yun Qi swung on the swing. The swing was so high that it seemed like he was going to fly, almost higher than the roof.
"Regent, you are so powerful..."
Li Muge was astonished.
Wei Tao, who arrived at the scene, was also surprised. When did their Regent Prince start to like children's swings?
Could it be that returning to the Queen's home has stirred up the Regent's long-dormant childlike heart?
"What's so great about him, Li Muge? Hurry up and figure out a way to put me down."
Yun Qi's face was extremely pale, and he looked like he was about to vomit.
Li Muge put two fingers together, slid them across his eyes, and then saw the chubby little ginseng spirit cast an invisibility spell on him.
Standing excitedly by the swing, as soon as Yun Qi's swing landed, he immediately jumped up and gave it another push.
"My God, this is terrifying!" Li Muge angrily ran to the swing and pulled the chubby ginseng spirit up.
"You're not a good kid. How could you push people while they're playing? You'll scare them."
Others naturally couldn't see the little ginseng spirit, so Li Muge's scolding of the little ginseng spirit was seen by everyone.
They just assumed Li Muge was having a fit of madness and acting strangely.
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