Thinking of her, the man's heart softened unspeakably, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
His mind was full of thoughts on how to make Ruan Mian happy, and he didn't even look back.
The girl's long eyelashes, stained with moisture, fluttered and she wanted to call him.
“Mmm…”
Aisha left with him.
The girl in the room behind them saw this dazzling scene through the gap in the window.
I was left behind...
What a cruel reality.
The girl sobbed and gasped for breath.
Tears soaked her entire delicate face.
"Don't cry..."
The bearded bandit stood beside her at a loss, and pulled the rag out of the girl's mouth out of pain.
The man put his hands on his hips and cursed for her, "This dog emperor is really not worth a damn, he loves the new and hates the old."
Ruan Mian's eyelashes were wet from crying.
The bearded man saw beads of sweat on her face and fanned her.
They must take good care of this little ancestor. If anything goes wrong, they will be dead.
The girl sobbed and curled up in the corner, "Just kill me."
The bandits and the leader at the door looked at each other, both at a loss as to what to do. They had never seen anyone seeking death on their own initiative.
They winked at the guard at the door and whispered, "Go and report to the young master."
The girl had a slim figure, and her empty clothes made her look even smaller and more pitiful.
While I was still immersed in sadness, I heard the sound of fighting outside.
I couldn't help but wonder if Lou Che had come back to save me?
The girl looked at the person who walked in from the door with surprise. He was wearing exotic clothes and holding a scimitar in his hand.
"Sister, are you okay?"
Ruan Mian felt inexplicably disappointed, and responded to him softly with a heavy nasal tone.
"I'm fine..."
All the bandits dropped their weapons and knelt down begging for mercy.
"Please spare my life, sir!"
Qi Wuyuan untied the hemp rope on the girl and helped her lift the sweaty hair that was stuck to her face.
Her almond-shaped eyes were already red and swollen from crying.
The bandits all lay on the ground crying, "Master, please spare us!"
The girl was afraid of seeing the bloody scene, so she pleaded softly, "Awu, I'm not injured, please let them go."
"If they bully you like this, I'll skin them alive!"
There was undisguised ferocity in his words.
The boy didn't want Ruan Mian to suffer any harm, no matter who it was.
The bandits trembled and looked at the girl.
"I don't want to see you kill anyone, Awu, let them go."
The little hand was shaking Qi Wuyuan's arm, and his heart was melting.
The young man glanced at the bandits with disgust and said, "Alright, then I'll do as my sister says. Get out of here and don't show up in front of us again!"
A group of people fled in a hurry, without even taking their knives. It seemed that they were frightened by him.
The girl's wrists and ankles were all broken and swollen to varying degrees, which made the boy feel distressed.
The warm fingertips were dipped in anti-inflammatory ointment and rubbed on the wound.
Qi Wuyuan's dark blue eyes turned, as if he thought of something.
He asked casually, "I just saw His Majesty leaving here. Didn't he save you?"
The girl huddled up, hugging her knees, her eyes misty, and shook her head with tears in her eyes.
He thought the girl was mumbling something dirty, but it turned out to be just "I hate him..."
The little fool is too soft-hearted, and might even cry during a quarrel.
After applying the medicine, the boy put his arm around her shoulders.
"Since my sister hates him, so do I."
Ruan Mian's soft body leaned against him obediently, and Qi Wuyuan's Adam's apple rolled unconsciously.
He asked her in a slightly coaxing tone, "Sister, will you accompany me back to Mobei in the future?"
The girl was stunned and said, "No way."
The boy didn't force her anymore, but said he would go out to get her some water to wash her.
After stepping over the threshold, the expression on his face became gloomy.
He walked to a secluded path and whistled.
The group of bandits from earlier all ran out, smiling flatteringly, "Young Master, did we perform well?"
Qi Wuyuan chuckled and stretched out his palm.
The bandits, who were his subordinates, hesitantly took out the five thousand taels of silver from their pockets and handed it over.
"Hurry up, hurry up."
"Young Master, please leave some for us."
The young man with gloomy eyes took out a piece of paper and threw it to them, "You two will share this thousand taels equally."
He put the rest in his pocket.
If it weren't for the defeat in this war, most of Mobei's wealth would have been confiscated and handed over to Lou Che. Otherwise, why would a young master like him do such a thing?
It's just a strategy that kills two birds with one stone, and I can also be considered the one who benefits.
Gain both people and money.
In the palace.
"Your Majesty, the floods in the south have destroyed the riverbanks and submerged many villages. We need one hundred thousand silver coins for disaster relief. This is the list I have drawn up."
The gray-haired fourth-rank official stumbled after Lou Che and made his report.
"Yes."
The old man thought he was hallucinating when he first heard it, and then reported, "Your Majesty, this is the details..."
The man pinched his brows, a hint of impatience showing on his stern face.
"Zhao Zhifu, I have given my permission. You just need to go to the Ministry of Revenue to file the bill."
The old man listened attentively this time, and His Majesty agreed so easily. After all, it took half a month to review and approve the disaster relief funds last time.
The golden robe disappeared from the corner in an instant. Why was the emperor going in such a hurry?
In the imperial dining room.
"Mianmian is not here today? Where did she go?"
I asked the master who was taking care of her, and he said that he hadn't seen Ruan Mian all day and couldn't find her at her residence.
The man was still holding the hot osmanthus cake in his hand, but the girl was nowhere to be found.
Lou Che felt inexplicably uneasy and had a bad premonition.
Just when he was getting anxious about not being able to find the girl, Elsa came over slowly in a cool gauze dress, with delicate skin and a slim figure.
But the man just frowned and thought, as if nothing in front of him could catch his eye.
"Your Majesty, are you looking for that little maid?"
Lou Che looked at her with clear, cold eyes that were tinged with a hint of darkness, "Do you know where Mianmian is?"
Aisha covered her lips and chuckled, with a hint of sarcasm at the corner of her mouth.
"Your Majesty, haven't you noticed yet?"
The man's sharp features grew increasingly gloomy. "I'm warning you, stop beating around the bush with me. Tell me exactly where Mianmian is!"
The woman raised her eyebrows slightly, revealing a look of slightly sympathetic.
"She has been abandoned by you, my dear lord."
A light sentence made the young king's face suddenly pale. Was it just now?
The bandit's words still lingered in his ears.
"Will you save the little maid or Princess Elsa..."
Lou Che stretched out his slender fingers and suddenly pinched Aisha's neck, lifting her into the air.
He looked at her with eyes as cold as ice, "You deliberately concealed this news just to use the bandits to kill Mianmian?"
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