Chapter 743 A Real Man Should Crawle Under a Skirt! [Seeking Monthly Tickets!]
Inside the carriage, Zhao Qingxiu couldn't see Ouyang Rong's strange expression.
She continued to hold his arm, carefully writing words on his palm, pouring out her heart.
Ouyang Rong couldn't help but take another look at her, who was "muttering" in an unconventional way.
Ouyang Rong always thought that the most adorable girls were those who loved to chatter on and on. They wanted to tell you everything, and all day long, their little mouths would be chattering away, whether they were sad, happy, or sulking.
On the contrary, the aloof, icy young women are the most boring and empty. If they are pretty, they may give men a sense of conquest at first sight, but what happens after they are conquered? They are likely still just dull vases. Their previous aloofness and silence may have been a cover for some kind of shallowness and ignorance. What you see before bringing them home may be all they have, the only thing they can offer.
Therefore, while beautiful vases are all alike, adorable young ladies are all uniquely charming.
Zhao Qingxiu's monologue was interrupted by Ouyang Rong's cough.
"Does the embroiderer want me to stand behind you? But I usually prefer to stand in front, so I'm afraid I can't stand behind you."
Zhao Qingxiu tilted her head, as if she had been taken aback.
She rewrote:
I know, Tanlang is the best.
She gently shook Ouyang Rong's arm in a coquettish manner, and wrote with a slight smile:
But now that we're facing this matter, which concerns the days to come, we both need to be rational. I need to be rational, and Tanlang needs to be rational too. Sometimes, ill-timed courage can backfire, okay, Tanlang?
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Rong thought carefully for a moment and gave a very meticulous reply:
"Okay, I'll try to be rational, but if she's irrational when she sees me, there's nothing I can do but be 'irrational' too."
Zhao Qingxiu breathed a sigh of relief and wrote with a slight smile:
[Alright, if our senior sister comes, let's not provoke her. Let's try to reason with her gently first. Don't worry, with me here, she won't attack us the moment we meet.]
Ouyang Rong nodded reluctantly: "Okay, but she shouldn't provoke me."
Zhao Qingxiu assumed he was just being stubborn and concerned about saving face, so she gently shook her head and continued writing:
【Tanlang, let's think of the worst-case scenario first. If they fight, we'll run. I'll take you away. I've eaten a strange creature called 'Tortoise Shell Longhorn Beetle.' As long as we're careful, Senior Sister and the others won't be able to find us.】
[Just in the worst-case scenario, if I am taken back, I will do my best to negotiate to ensure your safety, my love. If this worst-case scenario happens, can you wait for me patiently? Once I become a Yuanjun and my cultivation improves, my senior sisters will no longer be able to control me and will definitely come looking for you. At that time, no one will be able to separate us...]
Ouyang Rong raised an eyebrow and said:
"The embroiderer is being too pessimistic. While it's never wrong to plan ahead, however..."
He shook his head:
"But don't worry, it won't come to that point. Your senior sisters will most likely not be able to separate us."
Zhao Qingxiu, who had been frowning, paused, hesitated, and finally wrote:
"Don't underestimate Senior Sister's side, Tanlang. Also, unless absolutely necessary, we should avoid using the government's manpower. Not only will we fail to stop them, but we might also incur the wrath of Senior Sister and the others, as they have a very bad impression of the government."
Zhao Qingxiu heard Ouyang Rong suddenly ask:
"By the way, was Jianze looking for something back in Dragon City?"
Zhao Qingxiu nodded slightly: "Mm."
[Have you heard of Tanlang?]
After asking her question, Zhao Qingxiu waited a while and noticed that Ouyang Rong remained silent, seemingly deep in thought.
She sensed that Ouyang Rong seemed to have changed his sitting posture and reached under the seat to open a hidden compartment, as if to retrieve something.
What's wrong, Tanlang?
As Ouyang Rong retrieved his items, he asked inexplicably:
"Embroiderer, if I'm not mistaken, you were looking for something the day we met at Chengtian Temple, weren't you?"
"Um."
Ouyang Rong narrowed his eyes and asked again:
"Did you come to my carriage and find this hidden compartment under my seat?"
Zhao Qingxiu recalled for a moment and nodded gently.
"Uh-huh."
What does Danlang want to say?
Her small face grew increasingly puzzled.
Ouyang Rong pursed his lips and took out the violin case from under his seat.
Zhao Qingxiu couldn't help but lower her head slightly and reach out to touch it, as if curious about what it was.
Just then, the sound of horses' hooves came from outside.
The loud sound of horses' hooves indicated that a large number of troops were approaching.
Ouyang Rong and Zhao Qingxiu both turned their heads to look outside.
Ali's voice came from outside reporting:
"Young master, the lady of the palace is looking for you. She says that the troops from the Prince's Palace have arrived and she wants you to come and take a look."
Ouyang Rong first turned to give instructions:
"Embroiderer, wait for me in the carriage. Don't move. I need to go in first. Here, take this. Keep this safe for me. I'll open it when I get back. Yes, hold it in your arms, but this side should face outwards."
He turned his head and called out to those outside:
"Okay, Ali, I'll be right there."
Zhao Qingxiu took the box he handed her with some curiosity, touched the outside with her palm, and found that it was a long, narrow violin case, which was quite heavy.
I don't know what material the zither inside is made of.
However, Zhao Qingxiu obediently held it in her arms, following Ouyang Rong's instructions to place one side facing up, and waited patiently in the carriage.
"Embroiderer, Ali might drive the carriage a bit towards the river and stop it at a specific location later. Don't worry, it's my order... I'm leaving now."
Ouyang Rong casually took out a pre-prepared crimson official robe from the hidden compartment below, put it on, and was about to get out of the carriage when he suddenly found his hand being grabbed by Zhao Qingxiu.
"What's wrong?" he asked, turning around in confusion.
Zhao Qingxiu wrote:
[Tanlang, your senior sisters might be plotting against the Buddha. Be careful.]
"I know, don't worry, I... will act according to the situation."
【Then you should be careful of the insect girl】
"What insect girl?"
[It's a large bird with three legs. Once it appears in the sky, you must immediately move away from the Buddha statue. It's a warning; make sure to stay far away from it.]
Ouyang Rong suddenly recalled the three-legged monster bird that had carried the Snow Candle, and nodded:
"You mean your senior sister is going to come over by bird again? Okay, I understand."
Zhao Qingxiu shook her head: "Ah."
It is a denial.
Ouyang Rong pondered:
"That's about right, isn't it? Anyway, if you see that insect girl in the sky, just stay away, okay? Okay."
Ouyang Rong nodded, asked no more questions, got out of the car, and drove away.
Zhao Qingxiu, clutching her zither case, sat inside the carriage, her eyes blindfolded, her small face turned towards the direction Ouyang Rong had left…
When Ouyang Rong found Rong Zhen, she was in a pavilion outside Shuangfengjian Ferry, talking with a trusted middle-aged female official.
It's unclear what she was instructing, but as Ouyang Rong entered, the middle-aged female official bowed her head to receive the order, turned around, and walked past Ouyang Rong without glancing at him.
Where is she going?
Ouyang Rong asked casually.
"I need to go back to the city to take care of some things."
Rongzhen replied casually.
She asked softly again, "Who did you just see?"
Ouyang Rong pointed to his body:
“Someone from my family came and brought me an official robe. I changed into it; I need to be more formal for the celebration.”
Rongzhen glanced at his crimson official robes and nodded.
Just as Ouyang Rong was about to speak, the girl in palace attire suddenly reached out and picked up a thin strand of hair from his arm.
The woman's hair.
Rong Zhen twirled a strand of hair between two fingers, squinted and looked at it carefully, then looked up at his face.
Upon seeing the hair, Ouyang Rong immediately recognized it as the embroiderer's, and his old face flushed slightly.
However, he calmly raised his hand, casually brushed away the hair from Rong Zhen's hand, and said as if nothing had happened:
"Oh, it's a female relative who's here. It must have been left on her official robe when she was folding it up."
Rongzhen watched him silently.
The atmosphere became slightly awkward.
...
Xunyang Ferry.
From the moment Li Dalang left the Prince's Mansion until he arrived at the ferry, the whole journey felt like a dream.
He didn't know where he got the courage to run away alone.
But from the moment he learned that Wei Anhui was here, and that she might be walking into the lion's den, a surge of impulse welled up in his heart.
Li Dalang urged his horse onward, not daring to stop. He was afraid that if he slowed down even slightly, he would regret it, would not be able to help but wonder if he had disappointed his family, and would not be able to help but turn back. He had lost all his courage.
Upon arriving at the ferry crossing, we looked around at Dalang.
There seems to be a group of people gathered at the Municipal Trade Bureau; it must be Rokuro doing business there.
However, Li Dalang did not go to him. Li Dalang's gaze quickly locked onto Wei Anhui's carriage shaft, and he immediately rushed over.
He observed that there weren't many maids or guards around Wei Anhui's carriage. Because of the sudden martial law, the ferry crossing was in chaos, and Li Dalang took advantage of the confusion to slip into the carriage.
"Su Fu?"
Wei Anhui was lost in thought when she saw Li Dalang sneak up and looked at him with surprise.
Su Fu was the alias of Li Dalang when the two first met at Yunshui Pavilion. It seems that Wei Anhui has always called him by this name.
Li Dalang couldn't wait to confess:
“Princess Anhui, listen carefully to what I’m about to say and don’t interrupt me. I’m not here to say goodbye, but just to remind you that you shouldn’t go to Hukou County right now, it’s dangerous there.”
"The river pirates have already occupied Hukou County this morning and are preparing to attack Xunyang City. Moreover, Lianghan has already ordered Liulang to blockade Xunyang Ferry, probably because he is worried that some of the river pirates might sneak over and board ships at Xunyang Ferry..."
He spoke quickly and directly, took a deep breath, and continued:
"Anyway, if you take a boat now, it's like a lamb entering a tiger's den. You...you have to trust me this once. Go back first, go back and hide. Leave Xun another day. There might be danger in the city today."
He finished speaking in one breath and stood there panting heavily.
Wei Anhui stared at him blankly for a while.
"What are you looking at? Didn't you hear me clearly?"
Li Dalang couldn't help but urge him on with a stronger tone.
Wei Anhui subconsciously shook her head, but just as Li Dalang was stamping his foot in frustration, preparing to repeat himself, she quickly nodded.
"Uh-huh."
"Okay, good that you know."
Li Dalang felt his face burning. Seeing the two of them speechless, he licked his lips and prepared to get out of the car and leave.
"Wait...wait a minute, please wait."
Li Dalang paused: "What?"
Wei Anhui gazed at his face for a moment, and just as Li Dalang frowned and was about to speak, she asked in a trembling voice:
"Su Fu, you...you've always refused the invitations I send, without exception. Why are you worried about me again?"
Li Dalang turned his head away:
"One thing at a time. I have a kind heart and I enjoy helping others."
Wei Anhui stared straight at him and asked:
"Since you know it's dangerous here, and there might be pirates, why did you come looking for me? Aren't you...aren't you afraid of putting yourself in danger?"
Li Dalang's face gradually turned red.
"I...I just...I..."
Suddenly, he stopped stammering, turned around, and said loudly:
"Don't worry, I like you, so I wanted to come. It's that simple. You can't control me. Okay, I've said it. Are you feeling better now? I'm leaving!"
He gave up and insisted on getting off the bus.
Wei Anhui grabbed his arm anxiously, pleading with him to stay:
"Wait, don't go yet, it's dangerous down there."
Li Dalang hurriedly waved his hand, not daring to turn around, trying to shake her arm away:
"What danger? I'm going back right now. It's dangerous for me to stay any longer. I've already told you it's none of your business."
"Don't move!"
Wei Anhui suddenly leaned forward and hugged Li Dalang.
The latter paused instantly.
She buried her face in his shoulder, her cheeks flushed with embarrassment, and said, her lips trembling:
"Don't go, can you let me tell you too?"
Li Dalang was somewhat moved: "What...what do you want to say?"
The woman, Wei An Hui, who was not beautiful but gentle and kind, whispered:
Actually, I like you too.
Li Dalang swallowed hard, then asked like a blockhead:
"What do I have to like?"
Wei Anhui asked, "Then why do you like me?"
"I just felt that you were different from other girls. I felt that way at first glance, and there's no other reason."
“But I’m not pretty, not as pretty as your sister, nor as pretty as Lady Rong and the others.”
“It’s different! I just find your features pleasing to the eye, and I never get tired of looking at you. When you were in mourning, it wasn’t that I was being disrespectful, but I missed you every day I didn’t see you. That’s when I realized my feelings for you, Wei Anhui!”
"Me too."
Wei Anhui said happily, unable to hold back, she revealed everything:
“From the first time we met at Yunshui Pavilion, when you mistook me for a tea master and lay on my lap, I found you so interesting. Later, you pestered me every day. At first, I was annoyed by you, but the more it went on, the more I felt… There was a period when you weren’t in the city, and I realized that deep down I wanted you to be there…”
Li Dalang blushed and asked in a low voice, full of self-consciousness and guilt, "I...I...what's so good about me?"
"Don't speak, just...hug me."
Wei Anhui hugged him tightly, and Li Dalang also hugged her tightly.
The two embraced tightly, their hearts closer than ever before.
Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out outside, and the entire Xunyang Ferry seemed to fall into chaos.
The sounds of swords clashing against armor came from outside the carriage, followed by a man's cold, clasped-fist salute:
"Your Highness, excuse me, but someone saw Prince Fusu of Xunyang enter the ferry. Has he come looking for you?"
Li Dalang stared wide-eyed, and Wei Anhui also looked around anxiously. After a moment, she suddenly pressed down on his head and pushed it downwards.
Li Dalang was puzzled.
Wei Anhui whispered, "Get...get inside the skirt."
Li Dalang was taken aback.
A moment later, his face flushed red, he obediently complied, lowering his head and burrowing into Wei Anhui's long skirt, quickly hiding himself...
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