Ning Ziqing was startled by Huo Yunjue's words.

She broke away her hands and gently stroked Huo Yunjue's trembling back.

"Ah Jue, what's wrong with you?"

Ning Ziqing stared intently into Huo Yunjue's eyes.

Huo Yunjue's voice trembled: "I'm scared...I'm afraid that someone will take you away!"

Ning Ziqing circled Huo Yunjue's neck and comforted him softly: "Ajue, don't worry, I promised you that I won't marry anyone but you!"

Huo Yun looked solemn: "Although Jiang Quhan stopped Sikong Langtuo's marriage proposal tonight, I always feel that he will not give up. And Huo Yunhong and the others are also involved in this matter. I'm worried that they will try their best to push you out. Make peace."

Ning Ziqing lowered her eyes, biting the corners of her lips in thought.

After a while, she asked Huo Yunjue: "What do you think about the assassination of the mission? Was it Huo Yunhong who colluded with the Wu clan?"

Huo Yunjue shook his head in denial: "Jiang Quhan said it wasn't Huo Yunhong who did it, because he was expecting Qian Yeguo to help him win the heir, and he would not offend King Ruian and Jiang Quhan at this juncture. But, for some reason, ? Jiang Quhan refused to cooperate with him, and then he approached Sikong Langtuo."

Ning Ziqing also found it strange. Logically speaking, Qian Ye Country was Yue Fei's home country, and being able to help Huo Yunhong ascend to the throne would bring them all advantages and no disadvantages.

Why didn't Jiang Quhan want to help him?

The two looked at each other, and Ning Ziqing suddenly reacted.

Could it be that all Jiang Quhan's actions were because of her?

Ning Ziqing was filled with doubts and murmured at a loss: "Ah Jue, I really can't see through Jiang Quhan. He hides it too deeply. I don't know what his intention is for doing this?"

Huo Yunjue said firmly: "So, I don't want to wait any longer. I'm afraid that the people in Qianye Kingdom have other plans. I want to go to Qilangjun and ask him to write to you to cancel the engagement. Then I go and ask Your Majesty to give us a gift." marriage!"

Ning Ziqing stared at the man in front of her who loved her deeply, and nodded without hesitation: "I will go with you to see Qi Langjun. This is a matter between the two of us, and I want to face it with you."

Huo Yunjue's brows widened and a look of joy appeared on his face. He hugged Ning Ziqing tightly and agreed, "Okay, let's go together."

Ning Ziqing's heart felt hot, and she held onto Huo Yunjue's hand for a long time and refused to let go: "I will stay in Xiyuan these few days and not go out. After you finish your work, we can go to Su Mansion sometime."

Huo Yunjue rested his chin on Ning Ziqing's head, looked at the wall and asked, "I haven't fulfilled my promise yet. I will use my position as queen as a betrothal gift to marry you. Are you willing to marry me too?"

Ning Ziqing replied sweetly: "There's no need to be in such a hurry. We can start a family first and then start a career. Anyway, you have to make up for it in the future."

Huo Yunjue couldn't help laughing anymore.

"Okay, I promise you, I will definitely give you the position of queen!"

Ning Ziqing was filled with joy. She raised her head and kissed Huo Yunjue, leaning against his chest tightly.

At this time, Yan Si at the entrance of the alley urged the two of them anxiously.

"Your Highness, Fourth Prince, please leave quickly. The Crown Prince and the others are here."

The two reluctantly separated. Huo Yunjue repeatedly told Ning Ziqing to take good care of his health, then climbed up the wall and left.

After he left, Ning Ziqing walked quickly out of the alley and happened to meet Jiang Quhan and three others.

"Aren't you watching a shadow puppet show? Why are you here?"

Jiang Quhan stared at Ning Ziqing suspiciously.

Ning Ziqing made an excuse guiltily: "My dress just got loose, so I asked Yan Si to take me here to sort it out."

Jiang Quhan and the other three looked at each other, only to find that Ning Ziqing's lips were a little red and swollen, and the blush still lingered on her face.

They understood instantly.

Ning Zijun's face suddenly turned very ugly.

Jiang Quhan frowned and scolded angrily: "That bastard Huo Yunjue dared to chase me and kiss him..."

"Stop talking!" Su Yanqi interrupted him and looked at Ning Ziqing with a faint look: "The wontons are cooked. If you don't eat them, they will get cold."

Ning Ziqing nodded shyly and followed them back to the stall by the river.

The four of them sat around the table, and the atmosphere was a little subtle.

Jiang Quhan and the other three looked at Ning Ziqing with her head buried in the wontons with different expressions.

After a long while, Ning Zijun said to Ning Ziqing seriously: "From tomorrow onwards, you will stay in Xiyuan and don't go out for the time being. I will send Ahu to guard the gate of your garden. When the storm is over, you can come again come out."

Ning Ziqing swallowed a wonton and did not refute Ning Zijun. It happened that she didn't want to go out right now.

Besides, there was such a big commotion at the palace banquet tonight, and gossip would inevitably spread, and she also wanted to keep her ears clear.

"Brother, I listen to you. I've been making some hats and shoes for Brother Gui in Xiyuan these days. I'll wait patiently for my grandfather and the others to come to Kyoto."

After hearing this, Ning Zijun patted Ning Ziqing's head with satisfaction.

Jiang Quhan disagreed: "Why don't you let Ning Manman go out? The day after tomorrow, for the autumn hunting in the suburbs of Beijing, warriors from all over the world will gather together to compete with each other. Ning Manman, don't you want to see such a lively scene?"

Ning Ziqing put down the bowl and declined politely: "I won't join in the fun. I'm sure those princes and princesses will come up with some harmful tricks to frame me when they see me!"

Su Yanqi agreed: "Qingqing, what happened tonight, you stole the limelight, must have made many people unhappy. It's best for you to stay away now."

Ning Ziqing responded obediently.

Jiang Quhan smiled contemptuously and said coldly: "As long as I am here, I am afraid they will do anything. If anyone bullies Ning Manman again, I will make sure that he will not see the sun the next day."

Ning Ziqing felt warm in her heart and was very grateful to him: "Jiang Quhan, thank you for helping me out tonight. I can't cause you any more trouble."

Jiang Quhan still wanted to persuade, but Ning Ziqing continued: "As long as you are here, they will definitely have some scruples. But when you leave, they will definitely continue to cause trouble for me. I am just a legitimate daughter of a little Hou Mansion, My status is overshadowed by these princesses and princes, and they may call me to the palace one day to teach me a lesson. If I can't bear to go around, I might as well hide from them now."

After she finished speaking, she took out the embroidered handkerchief and wiped the oil stains from the corners of her mouth, stood up and said goodbye to Su Yanqi, and called Ning Zijun back to the Hou Mansion.

Jiang Quhan still refused to give up and shouted at her back: "Don't you want to watch handsome men fight each other? I have a fight with Huo Yunjue, you really don't want to watch?"

Ning Ziqing waved his hand without looking back and quickly disappeared into the crowd.

Jiang Quhan sighed: "Ning Manman is so sensible sometimes, it's really heartbreaking."

He put away his folding fan, gathered his robe and stood up.

"Let's go back too, Su Yanqi."

The two paid the money and walked back together.

On the way, Su Yanqi saw Jiang Quhan's sullen face, thinking that he was still angry with Huo Yunjue, so she couldn't help but explain to him: "Don't think about it, you are now the third lady's sworn brother, you shouldn't be." Put your thoughts away."

Jiang Quhan came to his senses and suddenly asked him: "Su Yanqi, have the third princess, the head of Jiarou County, and the Duke of Qi been targeting Ning Manman? Tell me everything you know."

Su Yanqi was silent and told him everything about Ning Ziqing.

When the carriage returned to the Su Mansion, Fang Yu was waiting at the door to greet Jiang Quhan and reported back: "My young prince, everything has been done."

Jiang Quhan stepped off the carriage, waved his hand to signal him to leave, and walked straight into the Su Mansion.

That night, many people in Kyoto City had insomnia.

And when Su Yanqi had taken care of his affairs and was about to go to bed, Jiang Quhan barged in with a bottle of wine.

"Let's talk tomorrow if we have anything to do. It's very late and I need to rest."

Su Yanqi drove him away with a straight face.

Jiang Quhan flatly refused and walked past him to the rack where the wedding dress was hung and looked at it carefully for a while before asking, "Ning Manman embroidered it?"

Su Yanqi snorted lightly.

Jiang Quhan understood, looked away with a smile, stepped forward and hooked Su Yanqi's neck and sighed: "Ning Manman looked really beautiful in her wedding dress, although she didn't really want to marry me at that time. But I still think she is the most beautiful bride I have ever seen."

After he finished speaking, he opened the lid of the wine bottle, drank a few gulps of wine, and handed it to Su Yanqi's hand.

Su Yanqi drank the rest of the wine, took Jiang Quhan's hand away and asked, "It's already this time, can't you let go?"

Jiang Quhan smiled bitterly: "How can I let go for a while? You have also seen that I have done so much for her tonight, but when I turn around, she is having sex with that bitch Huo Yunjue..."

At the end of the sentence, he gritted his teeth angrily.

Su Yanqi glanced at him and advised: "Jiang Quhan, although you and I both care about Miss Third, there is only one her in this world. And the person she really loves is His Highness Fourth Highness. Your love for her will never change in the future." Keep it all in your heart.”

Hearing this, Jiang Quhan shrugged helplessly.

"That's all. Now that I have recognized her as "adopted brother", I will love her in another way from now on."

He walked out and got two more bottles of wine.

"We are two brothers in distress. We will not return home until we are drunk tonight."

He pulled Su Yanqi to sit on the floor, and Su Yanqi looked at him coldly.

Jiang Quhan turned a blind eye and forced the wine bottle into his arms.

"You are half responsible for what they did to slander Ning Manman tonight. They are looking for you to settle the score after they say something bad. I will punish you to drink with me."

Su Yanqi had nothing to say, so he readily picked up the wine bottle and drank with him.

The two of them drank one pot after another, and they didn't know how long it took.

Jiang Quhan started chattering drunkenly: "Su Yanqi, can you play the piano? Go and play a song to cheer me up."

Su Yanqi remained motionless with a cold face.

"The smell of "Liluoxiang" in the house is too weak, please change it."

"Your Zhuohe Zhai is truly a pure place. I like this place very much."

"Tell me, what's so good about Huo Yunjue? He's not as good-looking as me, and his martial arts skills are worse than mine. He just met Ning Manman earlier than me..."

……

The moonlight shone coldly on the two of them.

Su Yanqi drank wine slowly and gracefully, silently.

Jiang Quhan was already drunk. He leaned slightly on Su Yanqi's shoulder and murmured hoarsely:

"Su Yanqi, we have no regrets, right? Ning Manman and I have met in court, and she has embroidered your wedding dress, so we should consider her as our own..."

He opened his intoxicated eyes and looked at the bright moon hanging high in the night sky outside the house. Suddenly, he said something out of nowhere: "Su Yanqi, I seem to have fallen in love with you. How about we spend time together?"

Su Yanqi's face darkened, he pushed Jiang Quhan away in disgust, stood up angrily and walked out of the house.

Jiang Quhan put one hand on the ground, so happy that tears came out.

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