Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 266

Chapter 266 I’m Not Stupid
“Ling’er should still be at Miss Wu’s place, right? Go fetch her.” Li Daozong said, “Be careful, don’t let her hear any rumors.”

“I understand.” Qin Mubai nodded knowingly and bid farewell to Li Daoist Sect before heading towards Wu Mei’s home.

As he rode his horse, Qin Mubai was wondering, “How can I hide it from Ling’er?” This girl was usually naughty and like a child, but she was actually a smart and shrewd girl. Now, she could only make two preparations: one was to carefully conceal it and try not to let her know about Li You; Second, if she finally knew, she would have to make a plan in advance.

Just like this, he slowly walked forward and walked along a main street for a long time. Along the way, many people greeted him affectionately. They were really tired of dealing with him.

It turned out that during the sacrifice, Li Daozong had announced a series of policies that the emperor had promulgated to appease the people. The people would naturally feel grateful for such benefits. Naturally, they would not be foolishly grateful to Emperor Yang Guang of the former Sui Dynasty. Instead, they would use this thought on Li Ke and Qin Mubai.

Especially Qin Mubai.

It was because there were rumors that Qin Mubai had solved the treasure map left behind by the water ghosts and found Emperor Yang’s True Mausoleum. That was why he had today’s ritual and the government’s policy of appeasing the people. Back when the water ghost case was solved, Li Ke and Qin Mubai had already become “idols” in the hearts of the people of Xiangzhou. Now that the ceremony had been held, the two of them had an unprecedentedly tall image. The local people of Xiangyang almost treated Li Ke and Qin Mubai as if they were gods and buddhas burning incense to worship them.

Suddenly, a person in the crowd shouted, “General Qin!”

The voice was very familiar. Qin Mubai looked sideways and saw that it was Xue Rengui. He was dressed in casual clothes and was waving to Qin Mubai in the middle of the crowd.

Qin Mubai got off the horse and the two of them gathered together. He asked, “Brother Xue, where are you going?”

Xue Rengui cupped his hands in return and smiled embarrassedly, “When I heard that Wu Dongjia had arrived in Xiangzhou, I wanted to pay my respects.”

“Oh!” Qin Mubai smiled knowingly and said, “You want to know if your wife and child came to Xiang Zhou together, right?”

“Exactly.” Xue Rengui said straightforwardly, smiling rather bashfully.

“Then let’s go together. I’m going to her house.” Qin Mubai stroked his back and said, “I heard from Mama Mei that your wife seems to have come to Xiang Zhou together. I also heard that she gave birth to a son for you!”

“That’s right. I’ve already found out in my letter. It’s been three to four months since I was born.” Xue Rengui said excitedly, “After half a lifetime of thinking about me, a poor bureaucrat, I finally have a son, so I can finally explain it to the ancestors!”

“Haha! Congratulations, Brother Xue, on becoming a father!” Qin Mubai laughed heartily, “Oh right, did you name your son?”

Xue Rengui shook his head. His expression was overflowing with joy. He smiled and said, “Not yet. I don’t read much, so I’m afraid that I’ll give you a bad name. General Qin is very knowledgeable. Why don’t you give me a suggestion?”

“That’s not good! Haha, your own son is better named by yourself.” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “Otherwise, the Venerable Madame won’t listen to you anymore.”

As he spoke, he arrived at Wu Meiniang’s mansion.

As soon as the two entered, they saw Princess Gaoyang anxiously walking around in the front courtyard. When Bu Yi saw Qin Mubai, she immediately ran over excitedly. She ignored Xue Rengui’s presence and directly threw herself into his arms, hugging him tightly.

“Mubai, are you alright?” Her voice was filled with tears, causing Qin Mubai’s heart to ache.

“It’s alright, I’m alright. Isn’t this alright?” Qin Mubai stroked her back and comforted her softly.

At this time, Wu Meiniang also hurriedly walked over from the rear mansion. Seeing this scene in front of her, she couldn’t help but shake her head and smile. She stood not far away and didn’t walk over again.

“Look, Mama Mei is laughing at you!” Qin Mubai teased.

“Ah?” Only then did Princess Gaoyang wake up and hurriedly emerge from Qin Mubai’s embrace. She wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes and chuckled, “It’s all your fault! I only know how to make others worry. I don’t know how I managed to survive this day, it’s like a year!”

“Alright, it’s just a false alarm. Didn’t I come back safely?” Qin Mubai looked up and saw Su Lianqing standing behind Wu Meiniang. She was winking at him and making a ghost face. She couldn’t help but be stuck in her heart, “This guy, are you talking nonsense?”

Xue Rengui had already stepped forward to greet Wu Meiniang. When Qin Mubai and Princess Gaoyang walked over, they heard Wu Meiniang say, “Sister-in-law Liu is a little weak after giving birth. Perhaps she is sick from the cold. I told her to stay in bed in the back house and ask the doctor to take care of her. Big Brother Xue came in time. Hurry up and take a look!”

“Alright!” Rengui Xue couldn’t wait any longer, and under the lead of a housekeeper, he headed to Madam Liu’s residence. The rest of the idlers also retreated, leaving only Qin Mubai, Su Lianqing, Wu Meiniang, and Princess Gaoyang.

“Mubai, are you alright?” Wu Meiniang stepped forward and asked with a smile on her face.

“Of course it’s alright! If I attack, what else can I do?” Su Lianqing chuckled.

“It’s wrong to say that. You should shut up. The first thing you have to learn to do to make a living under me is to abide by the rules.” Wu Meiniang said coldly, “I need to thank you for saving Mubai, so I fulfilled my previous promise and promised to accept you to stay by my side. But since you have stayed, you have to abide by the rules. One yard for one yard, you have to distinguish between these two things.”

“Yes, yes, yes, Big Boss. I will definitely observe your’rules’ in the future.” Su Lianqing did not care and smiled brightly.

Qin Mubai glared at her angrily and said, “You already told King Wu?”

“Of course.” Su Lianqing wrapped her hair around her head and said proudly, “Your Highness King Wu heard that I was going to follow Wu Dongjia, so he agreed without hesitation. General Qin, you have a lot of face!”

Qin Mubai couldn’t help but feel a little annoyed. This coquettish and troublesome woman had followed Wu Meiniang from now on. She didn’t know what kind of trouble was going to arise.

Wu Meiniang glanced at Su Lianqing and said indifferently, “Go rest. I’ll call you if there’s anything else.”

“Yes, Wu Dongjia.” Su Lianqing smiled and cupped her hands. She turned around and walked away with a leisurely and arrogant expression.

“Eh, I don’t like this woman.” Princess Gaoyang curled her lips and said, “No matter how you look at it, you don’t look like a good person.”

“But if it weren’t for her this time, it would have been very difficult for Mubai to escape safely!” Wu Meiniang smiled and said, “Actually, the three sects and nine sects have their own strengths. As long as we make use of our strengths and avoid weaknesses, different people will have different uses.” I know that Su Lianqing has a wild temper and is very capable. The reason why she hides here is to eat a bowl of leisure food in peace. It doesn’t matter. I’ll keep her, and I don’t have to worry about adding a pair of chopsticks to her. Perhaps one day, she will be of great use to me. ”

“Mother Mei, aren’t you afraid that she will cause trouble for you? Looking at her unruly appearance, she definitely won’t keep to herself peacefully.” Princess Gaoyang said worriedly.

Wu Meiniang smiled confidently and said, “Don’t worry! In the past few years of my business life, what kind of people have I not come into contact with? Actually, there are people under me who are harder to tame than her. Isn’t it just as safe? I can’t control a mere Jianghu bandit woman, Su Lianqing. How can I run such a big family business?”

Qin Mubai’s heart was filled with heartfelt gratification and admiration. Wu Meiniang was Wu Meiniang! In history, she had controlled the entire world! A mere Su Lianqing was indeed not under her words.

Looks like I’m overthinking it!

Perhaps, when Su Lianqing met Wu Meiniang, she had truly found a suitable place to stay and home. In this vast sea of people, it was not so easy to meet a boss who could control and control her and give her a sense of security.

“It’s just that … Su Lianqing knows too much about me. A metaphor for Little Building in the suburbs and Chen Yan, a metaphor for Li You, a metaphor for my killer sisters with drug sores. Any one of these two women in front of me would be the disaster of Halley’s Comet hitting the earth!” Qin Mubai’s heart couldn’t help but tighten. “No wonder this old woman has a relaxed and calm expression. She’s not worried that the boss won’t treat her well at all. It turns out that it’s because she has a big hand in my backstage boss! Looks like in the future, I’ll have to coax her and seal her mouth for benefits … depressed!”

“Mubai, what are you thinking? The moment you enter, you are in a trance. Are you worried?” Wu Meiniang asked curiously and affectionately.

“It’s fine.” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “I’ve been too busy these past two days. I’m a little tired. Now I want to sit down and eat quietly.”

“Then what are you waiting for? Please!” Wu Meiniang smiled and said, “I’ll have the kitchen arrange a dinner right away.”

“No, no, Mama Mei!” Princess Gao Yang hurriedly said, “I still have some’important ‘matters to ask Mu Bai. Why don’t you let him accompany me to eat dinner at Imperial Uncle’s Xingyuan? … I’m sorry, Meiniang, he just came back and I’m going to take him away. Hehe! Please be lenient!”

Wu Meiniang smiled faintly, “Your Highness the Princess has already spoken, how can I not agree?”

At this moment, Xue Rengui walked over with a swaddling baby in his arms. With a face full of joy and gratitude, he said, “Wu Dongjia, thank you for taking care of Clumsy Thorn. The mother and son are safe, and the son is white and fat!”

“Let me see.” Qin Mubai leaned over to take a look and teased his little nose. The kid immediately burst into tears. Qin Mubai couldn’t help but laugh, “This kid’s temper isn’t small, haha! Brother Xue, he will definitely have a bigger temper than you in the future!”

“Men, a little temper isn’t necessarily a bad thing.” Wu Meiniang smiled and said, “Brother Xue, quickly give your son a name!”

Xue Rengui smiled straightforwardly and said, “It’s easy to offend others if you have a bad temper. Then I’ll give him a neutral name and call him Xue Ne!”

“Nether?” Qin Mubai couldn’t help but laugh, “Do you want him to be as stupid as you are?”

“Uh” Xue Rengui laughed awkwardly. “If it’s not right, please ask General Qin and Wu Dongjia to think about it. You two are more knowledgeable.”

“Hmph, does that mean that this princess is out of knowledge? You wooden elm skull, you have offended this princess in a flash!” Princess Gaoyang scolded angrily, “Still Xue Ne, when you grow up, you’re as dull as you are. What’s so good about it?”

“No, no, I definitely don’t mean that … Your Highness, please forgive me!” Xue Rengui didn’t know whether to laugh or cry and hurriedly admitted his mistake.

“Xue Ne is fine.” Wu Meiniang nodded and smiled. “As the saying goes, wisdom is like foolishness, and cleverness is like clumsiness. You are a dumb person, and you have the bearing of a great general. In my opinion, Brother Xue is a truly intelligent person. He is both humble and connotative. I really hope that your son will have the same bearing and talent as you in the future.”

Wu Meiniang’s words made Xue Rengui’s face turn red. He awkwardly smiled and said, “It’s still the Wu Dongjia Clan whose literary talent is very profound. A mere reckless man like Xue has no grace or talent to speak of. However, Wu Dongjia’s words just now are quite reasonable. Xue Ne, your name is not bad, let’s settle it like this!”

“Alright, congratulations on having a good son. Remember to host a feast another day. Please come and celebrate with us!” Qin Mubai smiled.

“Definitely!” Xue Rengui nodded gratefully and said, “When Bottleneck recovers from typhoid fever, everyone will definitely be invited to the banquet to celebrate!”

“Alright, we should go, Mubai.” Princess Gaoyang couldn’t wait any longer. She smiled and stuck out her tongue at Wu Meiniang, “Meiniang, let’s go. Are you angry?”

“No, go!” Wu Meiniang nodded and smiled generously.

“Farewell then!” With that, Princess Gao Yang pulled Qin Mubai away and left Wu Meiniang’s house.

Wu Meiniang stood on the spot and knitted her eyebrows, thinking, “This girl is so strange. Why did she suddenly want to leave? It’s not like her usual style.” Could it be that she realized something and privately wanted to ask Qin Mubai about it? … Could it not be that Su Lianqing’s big mouth was spouting nonsense, letting her hear clues?

“Someone.” Thinking of this, Wu Meiniang’s expression darkened as she called out.

A maidservant walked over and asked, “What orders do you have from your boss?”

“Tell Su Lianqing to come to my room.”

“Yes!”

Qin Mubai was pulled out by Princess Gaoyang. Of course, he also realized Princess Gaoyang’s anomaly and felt a little nervous in his heart.

However, Princess Gaoyang had always been smiling with excitement and joy. She did not allow him to ride a horse and directly pulled him onto the princess’ carriage. Instead, she did not walk towards the Jiangxia King Xingyuan. Instead, she instructed the coachman to go to the riverside.

“Ling’er, what are you doing by the river now?” Qin Mubai asked.

Princess Gao Yang leaned against him quietly and let out a long sigh as if she was relieved. She said, “I just want to talk to you quietly for a while. There’s no one else, okay?”

“Of course.” Qin Mubai could only reply like this.

Along the way, Princess Gao Yang did not say anything else. She quietly leaned against Qin Mubai’s arm and closed her eyes, as if she had fallen asleep.

However, Qin Mubai felt as if she had a lot on her mind. Many things were brewing in her mind, and she waited for a while to talk to him.

The coachman drove the carriage to the side of the Hanjiang River and stopped at a levee with fragrant grass and a quiet environment. The two of them got out of the car. Princess Gaoyang took off her shoes and carefully walked on the green grass by the river with a pair of fair and tender feet. A faint smile hung on her face as she lowered her head and jaw, as if she was deep in thought.

“What are you thinking, Ling’er?” Qin Mubai asked.

“Mubai, are you hiding something from me?” Princess Gao Yang raised her two shoes and gently kicked the grass as she asked in a low voice.

“No, what can I hide from you?” Qin Mubai’s heart skipped a beat and he deliberately smiled. “Are you jealous?”

“You know I’m not referring to this matter.” Princess Gaoyang was unusual. She did not act coquettishly or act tyrannically. Instead, she said softly, “I know that you must have something to hide from me.”

“Really not.” Qin Mubai said with certainty.

Princess Gaoyang shook her head and smiled.

Qin Mubai’s heart suddenly became uncertain. This girl usually looked heartless and heartless, but in fact, her heart was like a mirror. Her current expression was enough to show that she was very sure of the speculation in her heart …

“You all treat me like a child. You all coax me and lie to me. You think I’m a big fool and don’t know anything.” Princess Gaoyang wasn’t angry or self-mocking. She smiled and said softly, “Actually, most of the time, I don’t mind you treating me like a child, especially you.” Because at times like this, you always dote on me and love me very much. But that doesn’t mean I really don’t know anything and don’t think about anything. Mubai, you know what I’m talking about, don’t you? ”

“I never thought you were stupid.” Qin Mubai said, “Your heart is like a mirror, but you don’t say anything. In fact, you are smarter than most people.”

“Hehe!” Princess Gaoyang laughed twice and said, “Then tell me, what are you hiding from me?”

“I really don’t know what it is. There are many things you don’t know about me!” ‘”Why don’t you remind me?” Qin Mubai was still trying to use the cover.

“Do you think I want to ask you about the love affair between a man and a woman? I’m not interested, vulgar!” Princess Gaoyang pouted and said, “I don’t care how many women you have. As long as you don’t let me know that you don’t want me to see you, I don’t mind not seeing you.” What I want to ask is … what has happened in the past two days? Why are you so mysterious with Imperial Uncle, my brother, my uncle, Wu Meiniang, and Su Lianqing? You must be hiding something from me, right? Moreover, this matter must have something to do with me, right? ”

“No.” Qin Mubai said resolutely.

“Then there must be one!” Princess Gaoyang raised her lips and blinked her big eyes at Qin Mubai, saying, “Every time you lie, you will be especially’righteous’ and’righteous’. Your expression will become unnatural, and your eyes will look elsewhere, not at mine.”

‘”Eh!” Qin Mubai was shocked for a moment and swallowed a mouthful of saliva. “No way, did you observe so carefully? Have I ever lied in front of you before?”

“No.” Princess Gaoyang cut her hands behind her back, lowered her head slightly and said leisurely, “I was lying to you just now. But judging from your reaction and expression, I was right. You are indeed lying!”

“I… fuck!” The grievance in Qin Mubai’s heart!

What a mess! I didn’t expect that I would actually fall into the hands of a fifteen or sixteen year old girl! Gaoyang, oh Gaoyang, I’ve underestimated your IQ before!

“Then quickly tell me, what else are you hiding?” Princess Gaoyang turned around and raised her head. She said sincerely and expectantly in a low voice, “Mubai, you have to believe me.” I am already an adult. I have experienced many things that women of my age have never experienced, including life and death. What else can’t I accept and endure? You’re hiding it from me, and I feel bad, you know? I think you don’t respect me. ”

“I have no intention of disrespecting you” At this point, Qin Mubai knew that he could no longer prevaricate.

This girl is too smart. Even if she didn’t tell her, she would still think of other ways to find out the truth from other places. Although she usually only knows how to play like a horse, she doesn’t care about anything. But once she was certain that she was determined to do something, she would be determined to do it before she could feel at ease. Moreover, at this time, the “great wisdom and courage” she displayed was enough to shock anyone!

For example, back then, she would rather die than marry into the Fang Clan, pretending to be crazy and looking for death and survival, just like me, Qin Mubai.

“Hurry up and tell me!” Princess Gao Yang smiled at Qin Mubai and said softly, “Is it related to my brother and my uncle? You have disappeared, and my uncle has also disappeared. Even my brother is hiding from me. You guys are too abnormal. Am I right?”

Qin Mubai sighed and looked at Princess Gaoyang’s pair of clear and clear eyes that shone with wisdom and spirituality. He nodded and said, “Yes.”