Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 137

Chapter 137 There Is Always One Thing to Overcome Another
After Li Ke and Quan Wanji left, Qin Mubai and Zhui Suiliang took over the military and administrative affairs of Jiangzhou respectively, continuing to take charge of the overall situation of disaster relief and appeasing the people. At the same time, they also shouldered some military affairs related to the people’s livelihood.

Actually, Qin Mubai did not do much more than before, and it was much easier. As winter was approaching, the floods were gradually receding. The several flood discharge ditches dug earlier also began to work, and the disaster situation had quickly subsided. The settling-in of the victims was also coming to an end. Because the Great Tang was powerful, a small area of the prefecture and county suffered a disaster, and they quickly received strong assistance from the Imperial Court.

Before winter arrived, the floods in Jiangzhou had been completely controlled, and the victims were able to live through the winter in peace of mind. Coupled with the emperor’s leniency policy of “forgiving and forgiving”, the situation in the region was relatively stable, and there was no problem of the general mutiny or disturbance.

Therefore, Qin Mubai was much more relaxed than before. Every evening, after dinner, he would come to the woods with Chen Yan to practice martial arts.

Perhaps every man had a martial arts dream in his heart. Qin Mubai was very interested in Chen Yan’s martial arts skills, and was very happy to hear her tell some real martial arts interesting stories. As for Chen Yan, there were no other familiar faces here. During the day, Qin Mubai went to work and didn’t even have anyone to talk to. At this time, she was naturally willing to spend some time with him.

“Chen Yan, I don’t think we’ll be able to return to Luoyang in a few days. The situation here in Jiangzhou has stabilized,” Qin Baiji said after the two accompanying Mubai soldiers handed them towels to wipe away their sweat. Today, I saw Zhui Suiliang. I heard him say that the officials of the Imperial Court and the Dali Temple carefully examined Zhang Tianci, Cheng Songnian and Ma Kun’s corpses and confirmed that all three of them committed suicide. There is no suspicion of homicide. After that, the three of them teamed up to steal a large amount of money from the Imperial Court and conspired to kill Jishan County Magistrate Zhu Chengwen. “This case has been determined to be an iron case, and the dust has settled just like that!”

“Hmph, the people in charge are really good at things.” Chen Yan curled her lips in disdain and sneered, “Isn’t it true that you can’t be an official if you’re not hypocritical? Unfortunately, Zhu Chengwen, who has always been loyal and honest, was poisoned to death by this vat-like officialdom!”

“Alright, let’s not talk anymore. I’m just telling you this news. Don’t get excited, okay?” Qin Mubai smiled.

“I only hate the three bastards who got away with it. I didn’t personally kill them to avenge Zhu Chengwen!” Chen Yan gritted her teeth and scolded in a low voice.

At this moment, a hundred cavalry soldier rode his horse over from the edge of the forest. After landing, he hurriedly rolled down his saddle and cupped his fists, saying, “General, Prince Wu is here!”

“What?” Qin Mubai was slightly shocked. “Why is he back? Could something have happened? Where is Prince Wu?”

“Already here!” The soldier pointed to the edge of the forest and whispered, “And Princess Gaoyang …”

“Ah?” Qin Mubai was really stunned. He thought in his heart, “Something bad has happened!”

Seeing Qin Mubai’s confused and surprised expression, Chen Yan said indifferently, “What’s the big deal? Isn’t it just a pair of princes and princesses?”

“You don’t understand. I can’t explain it to you for a while.” Qin Mubai put down his saber and strode forward.

Li Ke carried Princess Gaoyang in front of him on the same horse, and the horse was so tired that it would foam. When Princess Gaoyang saw Qin Mubai from afar, she couldn’t help but shout out with passion, “Qin Mubai! You thieving military academy, stinking man!”

Chen Yan couldn’t help but chuckle, “So he was also scolded?” In the blink of an eye, he saw that the few soldiers beside him were also secretly laughing. She couldn’t help but think in her heart. It seemed that Princess Gaoyang and Qin Mubai were very familiar. Even these military academies weren’t surprised.

Just as Li Ke stopped his horse, Princess Gaoyang was about to roll over and jump off. The horse was very tall and Princess Gaoyang did not know how to ride. Li Ke hurriedly called for caution. Fortunately, Qin Mubai quickly stepped forward to catch Princess Gaoyang who was jumping down.

“Stinking man, you stinking man!” After Princess Gaoyang was caught by Qin Mubai, she plunged her head into his embrace, and two small pink fists struck him like drums in front of his chest.

Qin Mubai was both shocked and embarrassed, so he hurriedly pulled her back and said, “Are you still not going to stop?”

“Cough!” Li Ke jumped off the horse and walked to the two of them. “A lot of people are watching, Gaoyang.”

“Ah?” Princess Gaoyang was stunned and looked around. She hurriedly stopped and got out of Qin Mubai’s embrace. Her expression suddenly changed. She pointed at Chen Yan and said, “Who is this woman?”

Chen Yan held the sword in her hands and smiled indifferently, “I am me.”

“Eh, you’re quite arrogant!” Princess Gaoyang was instantly interested in her. She walked towards her with a sullen expression. After looking her up and down for a few moments, she suddenly laughed embarrassedly, “Although her beauty is not bad, she is an old woman. Hey, Qin Mubai! You hid in Jiangzhou and didn’t come back because she accompanied you, right?”

“Bullshit!” Chen Yan shouted sullenly. Her face flushed and her expression became somewhat ugly.

Qin Mubai knew Chen Yan’s temperament. In her heart, there was no difference between the royal family and the commoners. She was irritated and everyone threw down their swords. At this moment, he was about to step forward and pull Princess Gaoyang back. Li Ke intentionally pulled him over and whispered to him, “It’s good that Chen Yan fights against Gaoyang’s might. This girl is even more arrogant and domineering now and dares to do anything!”

Qin Mubai frowned and asked, “What exactly happened? How did you get back and bring Princess Gaoyang?”

“This … is a long story!” Li Ke sighed and slowly explained to Qin Mubai.

At this time, Princess Gaoyang was already like a lioness, angered by Chen Yan. She almost pointed at Chen Yan’s nose and scolded, “How dare you! Do you know who I am? How dare you speak to me like this?”

“In my eyes, humans are humans and animals are animals. There is no’human ‘distinction.” Chen Yan still hugged her sword to her chest and looked at Princess Gaoyang coldly as she said indifferently.

“You scolded me?” Princess Gaoyang was enraged. “Believe it or not, I’ll have someone kill you now!”-Qin Mubai!

“Shut up!” Chen Yan suddenly wiped her hand towards Princess Gao Yang like an illusion after hearing a coquettish reprimand. At the same time, the sword in her sheath flashed like an unsheathed light, causing everyone’s eyes to blur.

“So fast!” Everyone exclaimed at the same time.

Princess Gaoyang could only feel the wind sweeping past her ears. She suddenly felt a shiver and felt it in her ears like a conditioned reflex. Immediately, she cried out in alarm, “Wow, my earrings!”

Chen Yan raised her treasured sword horizontally, the tip of her sword was holding up half of Princess Gao Yang’s earrings, and she was slightly shaking it.

In an instant, Princess Gaoyang’s face turned pale. She stared blankly at Chen Yan, imagining the moment just now-if she didn’t pick an earring, but her neck, then …

“I kill faster than a chicken.” Chen Yan handed the sword forward and said coldly to Princess Gao Yang, “So, don’t provoke me if you provoke anyone. Also, if you want others to respect you, you must learn to respect others. Don’t think that just because you are a princess, you can yell at others. Especially to me, or to my friend.”

“Qin, Qin Mubai is you, your friend, friend?” Princess Gaoyang stuttered as she looked at the cold tip of the sword and murmured.

“That’s right.” Chen Yan handed the sword another point forward, almost facing Princess Gaoyang’s eyebrows. She said, “Bring back your earrings. I’m not interested in this kind of thing.” Don’t yell at me again, or let me see you being arrogant in front of Qin Mubai. I have never been polite and merciful to anyone. Today, for the sake of King Wu and Qin Mubai, I will make a special case. ”

Li Ke and Qin Mubai watched from behind for a while and laughed. They thought in their hearts, “What a thing! I didn’t expect that Princess Gaoyang, this little devil, would have a natural enemy!”

“Thank you, thank you” Princess Gaoyang’s hands trembled as she took the earrings. She hurriedly jumped a few steps back and hid behind Qin Mubai. She nervously whispered, “Qin Mubai, what is this woman doing? She’s so fierce!”

“She, she’s a Jianghu chivalrous person. She’s amazing. Ten Qin Mubai probably won’t be her opponent. So don’t provoke her again in the future, understand?” Qin Mubai suppressed his laughter and said very seriously.

‘”Alright, I understand” Princess Gaoyang nodded nervously. She peeked out half of her head from behind Qin Mubai and glanced at Chen Yan. She shouted in surprise, “Why is this woman like a ghost? How terrifying!”

“Nonsense, be careful that she really kills you.” Li Ke cursed angrily and pulled Princess Gaoyang out from behind Qin Mubai. He cursed softly, “Why are you hiding behind him in front of everyone?”

“Aiya, I’m used to it!” Princess Gaoyang stomped her feet and curled her lips to complain.

Qin Mubai shook his head helplessly and temporarily ignored the two siblings. He walked to Chen Yan and said, “Chen Yan, there might be some trouble to deal with now. Let’s stop here today.”

“I’m not used to your politeness. Just tell me to leave.” Chen Yan smiled slightly and said, “I don’t think you can practice martial arts in the past few days. Alright, I’ll go pay my respects to Zhu Chengwen and sweep his tomb.”

“That’s good. I’ll definitely find you there after a few days of leisure.” Qin Mubai said.

“Goodbye!” Without saying a word, Chen Yan cupped her sword and arched her hand before leaving with large strides.

Princess Gaoyang stared fixedly at Chen Yan as she walked away. She whispered in surprise, “This woman is even more flirtatious than a man … Although she is a bit fierce and annoying, her martial arts are indeed quite handsome and valiant! If only I had her powerful martial arts, I would be afraid of being bullied!”

Qin Mubai walked forward with a bitter smile, “You don’t want to learn martial arts from her again, do you?”

Princess Gaoyang looked at Chen Yan’s back, who was about to disappear in the distance, and blinked her eyes as she muttered, “Don’t say it, I really want to …”

“Alright, it’s over. Time to get down to business.” Li Ke patted Princess Gaoyang on the shoulder and said to Qin Mubai, “Find a quiet place before you can talk. Time is still very urgent.”

“Alright!”