Li Qiulian thought of Chen Qingtang's words again, and she felt a little conflicted, but in the end she said what Chen Qingtang meant: "The general once saved my life on the battlefield. I heard that the general was wrongfully imprisoned, so I came from the West Gate of Yan State to bring him a bite of hometown food, hoping to repay the general's life-saving grace. However, Lord He's prison is difficult to enter, and I feel very sad. Now that I can see Lord He in person, I would like to ask Lord He to fulfill the common people's gratitude and let me enter the prison to bring the general a meal."

As she spoke, Li Qiulian slowly bowed.

In his conversation, he already looked like Chen Qingtang.

He Yuanzhou also saw Chen Qingtang in a trance. When he saw Li Qiulian bowing to him, an indescribable complex emotion surged in his heart.

Even though he knew that the woman in front of him was not Chen Qingtang at all, when He Yuanzhou heard that she came for Xie Ci, anger burned in his chest. What was the charm of Xie Ci that made all women miss him?

Jealousy got the better of him, and He Yuanzhou rejected Li Qiulian's request outright, saying, "No."

Li Qiulian was slightly stunned.

She was not shocked by He Yuanzhou's rejection of her, but by the fact that Chen Qingtang had predicted everything.

Chen Qingtang said that he would definitely reject her.

"The prisoners in the cells have their own food. Please don't make things difficult for me," He Yuanzhou said firmly.

After hearing this, Li Qiulian stopped insisting on delivering the meal and took a deep look at the prison door. When she came to her senses, she put the meal in front of the prison door and said, "Since the law is strict, I dare not embarrass you. This box of meal will serve as your snack. I hope Lord He can find out the truth as soon as possible and clear the general's name."

Following Chen Qingtang's instructions, Li Qiulian put down the lunch box and turned away.

But this time, He Yuanzhou caught up with him and asked, "Why are you so sure that the general was framed?"

Li Qiulian paused, turned around, faced He Yuanzhou and said, "It's a belief. I believe such a great hero would not do such a thing."

Li Qiulian didn't talk to him much. After answering He Yuanzhou's questions, she quickly got on the carriage and left.

He Yuanzhou, who stayed where he was, was stunned for a moment. Li Qiulian's words and deeds were too much like Chen Qingtang. What she said just now made He Yuanzhou think for a moment that Chen Qingtang was standing in front of him.

He watched Li Qiulian's carriage leave, and his mood took a long time to calm down.

After Li Qiulian's carriage turned into a dark alley, she changed to another carriage and returned to Xie's house.

She took off her red bamboo hat, walked into Chen Qingtang's room, and said, "I just met Lord He, and I followed your instructions, but I see Lord He doesn't like anyone delivering food to the general, but my cousin asked me to deliver food to the general. What if he gets annoyed? How can I marry Lord He in the future? Cousin, are you trying to harm me?"

Aunt Yao frowned, turned her head to look at Chen Qingtang lying on the bed, and then looked at Li Qiulian who was sitting at the tea table, pouring tea by herself.

At this time, Chen Qingtang slowly sat up from the bed and said, "I still say the same thing. If you think I am harming you, you can leave on your own and find a way to marry Lord He."

"You..." Li Qiulian was furious.

Chen Qingtang opened the bed curtain, and Aunt Yao helped to fold it up and helped Chen Qingtang lean against the cushion.

Chen Qingtang asked, "Did you see the way Lord He looked at you?"

Li Qiulian was stunned for a moment, and thought about it carefully: "I, I didn't see how Lord He looked at me. I was too nervous."

"It doesn't matter if you didn't see him. If you trust me, I won't let you go on this trip in vain. Tomorrow I will ask Aunt Yao to find a small courtyard for you, and you can move out. The next time we meet, he will investigate your identity. You must make him trust you as an orphan."

"What? An orphan girl?" Li Qiulian stood up suddenly. "Didn't you say that you wanted our Li family to improve their status so that my marriage with Mr. He could be facilitated?"

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