Liu Qinghan looked at us from a high place, perhaps because the already dim sky could not light up his dark face in the room, or because the smell of blood was still spreading, and when he looked at us, his eyes seemed to be filled with haze.

After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "I have something to do in my house, I want to ask Mrs. Zun."

His tone was quite calm. If he only heard this sentence, it would be like he was just asking something a person would ask. But at this moment, his eyes were clearly cool, and I could clearly feel that the hands that hugged me tightened slightly.

I suddenly realized that my actions just now were a bit inappropriate.

After all, Pei Yuanxiu, my former relationship with Liu Qinghan, had long known that as a man, he could not have had any grudges. I just ran away from Liu Qinghan so anxiously, even if I was just talking openly, it would inevitably make people think wrong.

Thinking of this, I looked up at Pei Yuanxiu, whose face had also sunk, and gently pulled his clothes: "Yuanxiu, I--"

Pei Yuanxiu held my hand with one hand, stopped me from continuing, and then said coldly to Liu Qinghan: "I know everything about my inner child."

“…”

"If you want to ask, please come and ask me directly."

“…”

"Even if I don't know, you can come and ask me. After I ask Inner, I will naturally be able to answer Lord Liu."

“…”

"I believe Mr. Liu knows what I mean."

Liu Qinghan frowned slightly, looked at him without saying a word, and looked at me again, while Pei Yuanxiu had already raised his hand: "I've lost my companion."

After saying that, he pulled me and turned around and left.

When I left the garden, I subconsciously looked back, but I felt the sky was full of haze. Liu Qinghan's thin outline was standing quietly at the door, almost integrated with the darkness around me, only those pairs of introverted eyes staring at me burningly.

I just felt a sting in my heart and turned my head.

Pei Yuanxiu pulled me forward without looking back.

I vaguely felt - was he angry?

Fortunately, the accommodation arranged by Luo Shi was not far away, right next to him. After he pulled me in, there were two maids in the room placing teacups to clean up the couch. He immediately said, "Go down."

"Yes, distinguished guest."

The two maids retreated in a manner.

When there were only two of us in the room, he still held my hand and did not let go, nor did he turn back.

I carefully said: "Yuan Xiu?"

He took me to the edge of the couch, held my shoulders with both hands and pressed me to sit on the couch, and then squatted down to look at me straight.

Finally saw his face, but fortunately, he was still very calm and did not look angry.

But just now - I clearly felt his anger.

The more calm and unpretentious I was, the more I felt uneasy. After being watched like this for a long time, I still didn't say a word. I became more and more uneasy and whispered: "Yuan Xiu."

“…”

"Are you angry?"

“…”

"I have nothing to do with him, we're just talking about things."

“…”

"He didn't do anything to me, but - he asked about something before, and I don't know how to reply -"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly leaned over and kissed me.

Before I could react, he had already stepped aside a little, looked down at me who could not breathe, stretched out his hand, rubbed my cheeks with his fingertips strongly but gentlely, and then went to his earlobes and looked at me with a smile: "Are you still talking about him in front of me?"

“…”

I immediately fell silent.

He chuckled, as if I had tried so carefully to please him. His fingers that pinched my earlobe slowly moved back to my lips.

"I know you are innocent, I believe in you and him."

“…”

"But I still don't want to see you getting too close."

“…”

"Qingying, no matter how much you have in the past, you are mine now."

His low voice echoed in his ears, which was of good sound quality, but it made me tremble involuntarily. Then he leaned over and kissed me again.

"Don't get too close to him anymore, do you understand?"

The thin shoulders fell into his wide palm and could not move, as if a butterfly had its wings pinned, crossing his shoulder. I looked at the still cloudy sky outside. The feeling of depression was as if a war was coming, making people breathless.

After a while, I said softly: "Yes."

Then, all the aura was taken away by him.

【…】

I originally thought he was just a little unhappy, and as long as he made the difference, he could be at peace, but I didn't expect that the spark I expected would be like a prairie fire.

In the hazy state, I saw him slowly leaning down, with beads of sweat clumping on his long eyelashes, and he looked at me without blinking.

After a long time, he spoke, his voice was panting and hoarse, "Qingying, call me."

“…”

"Call me!"

I was confused in my vague consciousness for a long time, and finally subconsciously, trembling my lips gently: "Yuan... Xiu..."

...

When I returned to my mind, it was already early the next morning.

My whole body seemed to be trampled by a horse's hooves, so sour and soft. My eyes were pricked by the blazing sunlight outside the window. I wanted to raise my hand to block it, but I found that my wrist was covered with pink marks.

Not to mention the body.

I slowly supported myself, and felt dizzy and almost fell back. A hand crossed over and hugged me.

As soon as he looked up, he saw Pei Yuanxiu's slightly bent eyes: "Are you tired?"

I suddenly blushed and didn't say anything, groping to sit up by myself.

He didn't say anything to tease me anymore, but just smiled and helped me. Finally got out of bed. After washing up for a while, I recovered some energy. It was not until I sat down to have a meal that I finally had the time to ask him: "How did you talk to Loshe yesterday?"

"I told him what Yan Qingchen meant."

"What did he say?"

Pei Yuanxiu picked up a piece of mushroom and put it in my bowl: "You know that he has a different position from Tu Shuhan. He is not a person who is so easy to use."

"I understand." I nodded and said softly, "What if I ask him to borrow soldiers?"

"Borrow troops?"

"Yes, the food and grass in Xichuan are definitely not a problem. If he just borrowed troops, would he agree with your friendship with Luo Shi?"

Pei Yuanxiu was silent for a while, then turned to look at me: "Is this what Yuanfeng means?"

“…I think this is better.”

"If it was a borrowing army, maybe his mouth would be looser."

"real?"

"I'll talk to him later."

He spoke very calmly, as if we were talking about the clean porridge and side dishes on this table, but I know it was not. It was the order of hundreds of thousands of troops. Once it was touched, it would be earth-shaking.

I thought about it, reached out and held his hand.

Pei Yuanxiu was stunned for a moment, raised his head and looked at me, and I said softly: "Yuanxiu, you will not forget what you promised me, right?"

A smile flashed across his face.

"Any word I have said to you is serious."

"I hope that after Nian Baoyu's war, the Celestial Empire, both the frontier and the inland, will be peaceful and stable, and we must not start another war."

I grabbed his hand and used a little force: "I will definitely do what I promise you."

He stared at me deeply, and hadn't spoken for a long time. He just slowly reached out his hand in silence, stroked my cheeks, touched my skin with a calloused fingertips, and then slowly moved to my lips and rubbed my lips.

I thought he was going to say something, but he didn't say anything and just nodded.

"Um."

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When I went out again, the sun was already shining outside. The sunshine on the grassland was more intense and direct than in the Central Plains.

As soon as I went to pick up Li'er, someone came to invite him and said that Luo Shi had something to announce.
To be continued...