Chapter 175 It was a close call that Bai Zilin was killed.
That evening, Liu Ye made beef dumplings to celebrate her moving to a new house. Oh, and there were still several wild boar heads in the space. In her previous life, it was customary in her hometown to offer a whole pig's head, trotters, ears, tail, and tongue when moving to a new house. This was called a whole pig. The offering had to be made at midnight, with incense lit. The next day, when guests came, all the pig's heads and other offerings had to be eaten. There couldn't be any leftovers. If there were any leftovers, the guests had to take them home. The family didn't keep a single thing. That was their custom.
She didn't know what customs were around here, so she figured she could just make dumplings for herself. She wondered if Brother Bai was in the neighboring palace.
Once the dumplings were cooked, Liu Ye ate them in the kitchen. The kitchen was quite large, probably 80 square meters, and it was fully equipped with everything, including pots, pans, and dishes. These things weren't valuable, and the officials who were confiscating the property didn't take them.
"Delicious! The dumplings she made today were amazing. They were bursting with juice when you bit into them, and the meat filling was so tender and juicy. It's a pity that Brother Bai can't have any."
After finishing her meal, Liu Ye closed the kitchen door and went back to her room to sleep. In the middle of the night, she was suddenly awakened by a strange noise. Startled, she sat up and saw a dark figure standing under the window. The figure looked familiar, and the build resembled Bai Zilin, but it was definitely not Brother Bai. Brother Bai wouldn't know she was here. It must be a bad guy.
She raised her hand, ready to take the person into her spatial dimension. The dark figure unlatched the door and gently pushed it open, entering through the faint moonlight. The figure was dressed in all black, like a black-clad assassin, with a black mask covering its face. Just as she was about to wave her hand to take the person into her spatial dimension, the dark figure spoke.
"Willow leaf".
Upon hearing Bai Zilin's voice, Liu Ye quickly withdrew her hand. Good heavens, that was close! "Brother Bai, is that you?"
The dark figure removed the mask from his face, took out a flint from his pocket, and lit the oil lamp on the table, allowing Liu Ye to see his face clearly. It really was Bai Zilin. Overjoyed, she got off the bed barefoot and rushed into Bai Zilin's arms: "Brother Bai..."
Bai Zilin was also overjoyed and hugged Liu Ye tightly. In fact, he had seen Liu Ye during the day, but he could not show his face and could only sneak over at night. He picked Liu Ye up by the waist, put her on the bed, wrapped her in a quilt, and held her in his arms like a treasure.
"I saw you at the Prince Xuan's residence during the day. When did you come to the capital?"
Liu Ye took a long, greedy breath of Bai Zilin's scent—it was just that smell: "I've only been here for two days. I can't stay in Xiangshan Town any longer, so I came to find you."
Bai Zilin knew something was wrong as soon as he heard that, and he hurriedly asked, "What happened?"
Liu Ye said pitifully, "Butler Qin hired assassins to harm me. They burned down all the houses in our village, the noodle shop in town, and the mansion. Sun Erdan was burned to death trying to save me. If I hadn't gone to the outhouse at night because of a stomachache, I would have been burned to death too. Brother Bai, I'm so sorry, Erdan!"
After hearing this, Bai Zilin's heart pounded with fear, and he hugged Liu Ye even tighter: "Don't be sad. The dead cannot be brought back to life. After I finish what Prince Xuan asked me to do, I will go back to Xiangshan Town and kill Steward Qin to avenge Sun Erdan!"
Liu Ye lifted her head from Bai Zilin's arms, her little face already covered in tears. Bai Zilin, feeling sorry for her, used his rough hands to wipe away her tears and gently comforted her, "Don't be sad. I will never leave you again. Li Mansion, is this the house you bought?"
Liu Ye nodded: "Brother Bai, you don't need to go back. I used a little trick to make sure that everyone in the Qin family is dead, including Steward Qin. I've avenged Erdan. I've also given Gou Dan 10,000 taels of silver. We won't be going back to Xiangshan Town anymore."
Bai Zilin was puzzled as to where she got so much money. She gave Tiedan 10,000 taels of silver and still had money to buy the Li residence. As far as he knew, the Li residence was not cheap. "Liu Ye, where did you get the money?"
Liu Ye said without blushing or panting, "I found it. After you left, I was just wandering around the mountain when I found a box full of silver notes. There were 100,000 taels of silver notes inside."
She picked up her handbag from the bedside, reached inside, and pulled out a large handful of silver notes, handing them to Bai Zilin: "Brother Bai, look, I still have this much after buying the house. Even if prices in the capital are high, it's enough for us to live on."
Brother Bai should be able to believe it, right? Bai Zilin had no doubts at all. He knew Liu Ye was lucky, but he didn't expect her luck to be this good. She could even find silver notes while going up the mountain. Her luck was truly unmatched.
Bai Zilin smiled and said, "I know, you can put it away. Now that you're in the capital, I don't have to worry about you all the time. I didn't go back for the New Year, were you worried?"
Liu Ye stuffed the silver notes back into her satchel, then threw herself into Bai Zilin's arms, pouting and acting coquettishly, "Isn't that right? You said you would come back for the New Year, but you didn't even come back on the first day of the New Year. I was so worried that I couldn't sleep all night. Even if it weren't for Steward Qin's matter, I would have come to find you."
Bai Zilin lifted Liu Ye's small face and couldn't help but kiss her red lips, whispering indistinctly, "Silly girl~, I missed you so much..."
Liu Ye responded enthusiastically to Bai Zilin. Her body slowly fell onto the bed, and Bai Zilin pressed her down, busying himself with his hands all over her until they were both almost unable to hold back. Only then did Bai Zilin quickly get off Liu Ye, reluctant to tuck her into the blankets. He lay on the blankets, panting heavily, slowly calming his blood-pumping body...
After a while, Bai Zilin said reluctantly, "Liu Ye, I can't stay out for too long. I have to go back. Prince Xuan has something for me to do. I'll come back to see you when I get back. Don't wander around in the capital. Although the capital is prosperous, it hides all kinds of dangers. The powerful and wealthy kill people in the street as easily as eating. They don't treat people like human beings at all."
"The other day, someone accidentally bumped into the princess's maid, and the princess ordered him to be executed in the street. Do you understand what I mean?"
The blush on Liu Ye's face hadn't faded yet. She understood what he meant, which was similar to what Er Xi had said: "I understand. You can go do your thing without worrying about me. By the way, I bought a shop on Mudan Street. I want to open a fruit shop. The old man I saved will supply me with fruit regularly. I only need to pay a little bit of money. Brother Bai, will opening a fruit shop affect you?"
Bai Zilin smiled gently and said, "Don't worry, just open the shop. It won't affect me. Once I've finished what I'm doing, we'll open the shop together."
Liu Ye nodded happily: "Okay."
Bai Zilin reluctantly kissed Liu Ye's cheek: "I really have to go now. After I leave, lock the door. This area is full of officials, and each family has several skilled guards. The next house is the Su Prime Minister's residence. Don't be curious and climb over the wall. The Su family has more skilled guards than the Wang family, including two experts in hidden weapons. I'm really worried about you."
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