Chapter 82 Qu's Mother (2) [VIP]
"Sir, are you still worried about losing your prestige?" This man had lost his composure in front of her a long time ago. She raised her eyebrows slightly and walked even more briskly.
"In my presence, you, sir, have long lost your dignity, so what's the point of talking about prestige..."
"Ahem..." Qu Hanjin quickly changed the subject after hearing the words, not wanting to dwell on the matter further. "Master, I happen to have half a day off. Is there anywhere you'd like to go?"
Where I want to go...
Having nothing to do, and having just left the house, she looked up at the dark clouds in the sky, which drifted slowly with the cold wind, bringing rain wherever they passed. They were just like the departed mysterious shadow, who was arrogant and unruly, but treated her with tenderness.
If he knew she had escaped Lingning Palace unharmed, would that figure, who had always been lurking in the shadows, celebrate with her, get drunk with her for days and nights, and then obey her orders?
But that dark figure as fast as the wind has faded away. Even if she misses him, she can never see him again.
"I want to erect a tombstone for someone."
After thinking for a while, Chu Qingluo retracted his gaze, with a faint light flickering in his eyes.
The young master beside him nodded in understanding, his clear eyes dimming as he said firmly, "It's the shadow guard named Feng Yan."
"How did you know that, sir?" She was a little puzzled, and looked up and down at Mr. Qu, who was so predictable, wondering how he knew that.
Qu Hanjin recalled what he had seen earlier, then responded calmly, "If he had seen me and Qingluo so close, he would have come out to stop us long ago."
He was right. If Feng Yan were still around, he would definitely draw his sword against you and be furious with her for hours...
In the end, Feng Yan would become as soft-hearted as cotton and seek her forgiveness, then try every possible way to please her.
"When I was in Lingning Palace, he was the one who accompanied me. He..." Her voice trembled, she was silent for a moment, and then sighed with regret.
"He didn't deserve to die."
Recalling the scene when she first met Feng Yan, Chu Qingluo closed her eyes and sighed softly, saying for a long while: "He was originally a carefree and idle man, and his skills were far superior to those of everyone in Fuzhao. I once saved his life unintentionally, but he was determined to enter Fuzhao and protect me. He came here to repay a favor..."
"I always feel that I've been too harsh on him, but he doesn't seem to mind..." She opened her eyes again, the shimmering smile in them was hidden, and she pursed her lips and whispered, "Sir, I seem to have lost something."
The young man followed her pace, walking slowly ahead, listening quietly to what she said, as if waiting for her to come forward.
A few steps away, a clear and flawless figure was waiting for her. She quickened her pace to catch up, taking hold of his long, drooping finger: "So... I don't want to lose you again, sir."
Qu Hanjin was startled suddenly, stopped abruptly, stared at her tightly held hand, his eyes locked, and was so stunned that he couldn't utter a word.
His gaze slowly shifted, settling on this bright beauty. He parted his lips slightly and asked softly, "Have you... accepted the marriage proposal that I requested?"
The revenge plan has not yet been finalized, and she doesn't know what the consequences will be if she agrees to it... But if she refuses him every time, maybe one day he will get tired and disheartened, and never give his all like he does now. Then she will probably regret it.
When she wanted to enter the palace to attend the banquet, she took great pains to provoke Mr. Qu, who was ignorant of court affairs, just so that her name could be written on the banquet list and so that she could assassinate the officials of Daning and the royal heirs.
I didn't expect that this provocation would actually cause me trouble for the rest of my life.
Chu Qingluo smiled, and seeing that he was still silent, she curled her lips and murmured, "Sir, it seems that you are not as happy as I thought."
She was then brought into his arms, feeling the gentleman's embrace gradually tighten and tremble, as if he wanted to embed her into his body.
The originally clear eyes were now stained with a hint of infatuation, and the surging emotions drowned out myriad thoughts.
She hugged him gently, but still felt that his body was particularly thin. Chu Qingluo laughed softly, and said with a hint of shyness: "I will go back to the elegant hall with you and spend the night with you, okay?"
"Okay..." He responded softly, lowering his brows to kiss her black hair, unwilling to let go for a moment, "I am so happy, I don't know how to reply you."
Her eyes were filled with charm, and she raised her finger to touch the gentleman's lips, and saw him kissing her fingertips wantonly.
Her smile grew deeper, and she wanted to sink into the moonlit night with him: "Then let's go back to the tent tonight and I'll listen to what you have to say slowly."
"Hmm..." Qu Hanjin agreed gently, thought for a while, and took her to a forest on the outskirts of the city.
The rain was like smoke and the mountains were hazy. She followed her master to find a mountain. She called a few people from Fuzhao and erected a tombstone for the Left Envoy.
He called two men to go to the East Market of the capital to buy a jar of wine. Chu Qingluo poured the wine into the jade cup, shook the wine in the cup, and smiled.
"That night, you said you had spent all your savings on this wine and only wanted to celebrate with me. I know you don't care about money, but I still feel indebted..."
She slowly poured the wine in front of the tombstone, remembering the man's undisguised desire for her, and said with a faint smile, "This wine is strong and intoxicating. Now, no matter how much you want to drink, I will satisfy you and let you drink to your heart's content."
"After five years of living in the Chu residence, and then going to the Music Bureau, and then thinking about all the past, she softened her tone again, feeling that she had been too harsh on Feng Yan before. "I hurt you so many times because I wanted to dampen your spirit."
"Whether you hate me or like me,"
Although she felt guilty towards Feng Yan, she never harbored any feelings for him. She stood gracefully before the tomb, expressing her final regret...
When she turned around, she suddenly saw another mysterious figure standing under an elm tree, holding a long sword, still looking heroic.
But if you look closely, you can see that the woman's eyes dimmed for a moment.
"Ningzhu?" She called the woman's name softly, knowing that this Fu Zhao You Shi came for the owner of the tombstone, but not to report important matters.
Looking lightly at the tombstone in the forest, Ningzhu clasped his fists and bowed, pleading with his master: "I would like to come and see him for a few times, my master, can you allow me to do so?"
Unexpectedly, Ning Zhu was really deeply in love with the madman. She turned back down the mountain along the stone road and passed him by.
"Go, he's gone, don't be too sad," she said solemnly, and she promised solemnly. Fearing that the right-hand man would be distracted and mess up his plan, she gave a little reminder, "The road ahead is still dangerous, don't let him distract you."
"I bid you farewell today. I will never let him make mistakes again..." Ning Zhu replied knowingly, and walked lightly towards the tombstone without a name engraved on it.
"I will eventually forget it."
However, when she walked back to the mountain road, the clear shadow of white snow was no longer visible. She looked around and saw that the mountains were full of autumn colors, but there was only one corner missing of clear snow.
She had originally asked her husband to wait for her while she exchanged a few words with Feng Yan before returning home. But after she finished her conversation, she looked around and saw no trace of her husband. Where had he gone?
Chu Qingluo searched for him but to no avail. He returned to the tombstone and asked Ning Zhu, who was paying respects to the grave, in confusion, "Did you see the master when you came here just now?"
They both looked back at their master in confusion. Ning Zhu shook her head slightly, her eyes suddenly cold and serious. "I only saw the master, not you, sir."
"I asked him to wait by the stone path, but in the blink of an eye, he disappeared..."
Lian Ningzhu did not notice the whereabouts of the master, and thought that the master was really no longer in this mountain. She was suspicious and thought deeply, and suddenly felt that he might be in trouble.
Ning Zhu frowned in thought and whispered a guess: "The master may have returned home first."
"No..." With his temperament, how could he just leave her without a word? She frowned even more and said seriously, "He wouldn't leave alone for no reason, unless something unexpected happened."
"There are tall mountains and dense forests around here. Are there any bandits?"
After thinking about it, this was the only possibility. Chu Qingluo's heart tightened, and she really felt that the master was in trouble.
"My lord, do you think... that it was bandits who robbed Mr. Qu?" Ning Zhu became suspicious when he heard this. With that kind of official position and reputation, the bandits would definitely not dare to touch him at all.
"Sir, your fame is known throughout the world. Even if those bandits had a hundred guts, they wouldn't dare to touch an official appointed by the imperial court..."
Besides robbing money, the Green Forest also robs women...
Rape?
She thought that it was possible that the gentleman, with his ethereal appearance, was noticed by bandits, so she thought that he had probably encountered bandits.
Although the master is a man of extraordinary strategy, he is weak and lacks martial arts skills. Once he enters the bandit's lair, it will be difficult to escape...
There was a hint of coldness in her eyes. She pursed her lips and said in a low voice, "Maybe she doesn't know your identity and is just robbing you."
"Rape?" Ning Zhu's brows lifted as he heard this. Remembering the gossip he'd heard in the teahouse, he quickly replied, "My Lord, I do hear that there are bandits in this area who specialize in robbing men."
However, this mountain forest is extremely vast. If we were to search for the bandit dens deep within, it would take five or six days...
After thinking for a moment, Fu Zhao's right envoy clasped his fists and said, "But where is the bandit's lair? We need to send more people to investigate."
"Pass on my order, find the bandit's lair as soon as possible, and report to me immediately if you get any news." Chu Qingluo gave the order in a stern voice. The more she thought about it, the more annoyed she felt, and her brows unconsciously furrowed.
She had a rare opportunity to relax, so she went out with her husband for a trip to the mountains outside the city, but she actually lost her husband.
"Yes," Ning Zhu hurriedly tried to comfort the master, noticing his worry. "Don't worry, Master. We are more than capable of dealing with these bandits."
She hesitated to speak, feeling that the person in front of her still didn't quite understand her concerns, and said solemnly, "That's not what I'm worried about. I'm worried about you, sir..."
"Sir, your divine appearance will indeed... be coveted by thieves." Ning Zhu suddenly realized that this matter was quite tricky and quickly retreated to the shade of the trees in the jungle.
"There is no time to lose, subordinates, take action immediately."
The fallen flowers are silent, the water and the wind are clear, the sunset glow is bright, it is almost dusk, and a faint fragrance is floating among the flowers and trees.
She returned to the Yu Siyue Mansion in a daze, wondering whether the master had returned to the mansion on his own. Chu Qingluo looked at the servant in the side courtyard, who was looking around with a look of suspicion on his face, and knew that the master had not returned yet.
Fu Guang looked around, glancing behind her from time to time, as if looking for someone, but he only saw her.
"Miss Chu, where is the gentleman?"
He had clearly left the house with the young lady in the morning, but why was the gentleman nowhere to be seen? Fu Guang was filled with suspicion and immediately lowered his head to ask, "Why did the young lady return to the house alone..."
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