Brother and sister meet

  Brother and sister meet

  Looking at the stone gate that closed again, Xu Qingchen's eyebrows wrinkled slightly. The Holy Girl of Nanjiang had gradually lost her sanity, and as long as everything went smoothly according to the plan he and Princess Anxi had discussed over the past six months, they could absolutely take down the Holy Girl of Nanjiang and the forces King Li had laid out in Nanjiang without a single drop of blood being shed. Now that his goal had been achieved beyond expectations, there was no point in staying here any longer. Moreover, it would become increasingly dangerous to stay here as time went on.

  The stone gate was pushed open from outside again, and Xu Qing said lightly, "Does the young lady have anything else?"

  "Miss, nothing's wrong, Qingchen brother is the one who...". A clear and melodious laughter echoed from the doorway. Xu Qingchen was taken aback and quickly turned his head towards the entrance. By the half-open stone door, a slender woman in a yellow blouse was smiling at him, "Lier..." Ye Lier walked forward, her smile radiant as she surveyed the surroundings of the stone room, laughing: "Big brother, it looks like you're doing quite well here." Xu Qingchen smiled and looked at her, saying: "Lier, how did you end up coming here?" Ye Lier winked at him, pointing to the still half-open stone door and laughed: "To welcome Master Qingchen back!"

  Xu Qingchen looked at the door with a thoughtful expression, "Is there someone else outside?"

  Ye Li pulled Xu Qingchen and smiled: "Don't worry about these for now, let's hurry up. If that woman comes back, it won't be good." Xu Qingchen nodded: "Lier is right, there are things we can discuss after we leave, like how I suddenly got an fiancée?" Ye Li's smile on her face stiffened for a moment, then she chuckled and said: "Qingchen brother, remember that my name is Chu Liu Yun when we get out, not knowing your own fiancée's name will make it easy to be suspected." Xu Qingchen tidied up a bit, picked up a few things from the table and put them on himself, then followed Ye Li out of the stone gate. Outside, An Er was waiting with two unfamiliar dark guards. Seeing Ye Li and Xu Qingchen come out, they both let out a sigh of relief, saying: "Qingchen young master is indeed here, miss, we're leaving the imperial palace."

  "What happened to that woman?"

  An Er said, "Princess Anxi will bring people to the Holy Maiden Temple according to our information. With those few corpses, that woman will definitely be on high alert because Princess Anxi has already set her sights on her. She must be waiting in the temple like she's facing a great enemy." Ye Li nodded in satisfaction, "What about the imperial palace?" An Er said, "Prince Han will create chaos in the imperial palace at the right time, and we can take advantage of it to slip out." Ye Li nodded, "I hope Prince Han is reliable this time too." An Er lowered his head and chuckled, "Prince Han had An San bring a message, guaranteeing that he won't disappoint Miss."

  "I hope so."

  Two dark guards, An Er and Ye Li, protected Xu Qingchen from the front and back. As expected, a long tunnel connected the Imperial Palace and the Holy Maiden Temple at both ends. Although the mountain behind the palace was not entirely hollowed out like the Lianyi Department, there were several stone rooms connected to the tunnel, one of which held Xu Qingchen under house arrest. With Ye Li leading the way, they quickly arrived at the exit of the Imperial Palace. Xu Qingchen furrowed his brow and asked, "Where is the exit?" An Er replied with some regret, "It's in the bedroom of the King of Nanzhao. That Southern Holy Maiden is so crazy, how dare the King of Nanzhao build a secret passage in his own bedroom? Doesn't he fear being killed by the Southern Holy Maiden at any time?" Xu Qingchen was not surprised and calmly said, "In general, the Southern Holy Maiden will be absolutely loyal to the King of Nanzhao." An Er was puzzled, "Then what's going on now?"

  "Never mind, let's talk about it when we get back."

  An Er hastily responded, carefully pushing open the mechanism of the secret passage. The heavy boulder was moved away, revealing an empty palace chamber in front of everyone's eyes. After all five people had walked out, An Er resealed the secret passage mechanism. Two dark guards flashed out first, just in time to pull two eunuchs who were approaching to investigate into the room. The two eunuchs didn't even have a chance to make a sound before they quietly fell to the ground. Xu Qingchen glanced at Ye Li, whose expression was as usual, and his eyes moved slightly. He reached out to pull Ye Li to his side, and Ye Li looked up at him with a faint smile: "Big brother, let's hurry up and get out of here." Xu Qingchen nodded. From the magnificent bedchamber of King Hua of Nanzhao, they didn't encounter many eunuchs on their way out, and the few guards were taken care of by the two dark guards and An Er. Because they had planned their route in advance, the group almost effortlessly exited the palace and arrived at the secret hideout that Han Mingxi had prepared for them.

  "Are you... Master Gongzi is back, why don't you quickly come out to welcome him?" The crowd hadn't even had time to sit down and take a sip of water. Han Mingxu's voice suddenly rang out from outside the courtyard, and just as he turned his head, a dark shadow fell from the wall and rushed towards Ye Li's direction.

  "Master Han!" An San, who was following behind him, wiped away a cold sweat and hastily called out. Ye Li's companions, Xu Qingchen and An Er, also stepped forward to block Han Mingxi's line of sight. Xu Qingchen smiled warmly and calmly, "Master Han, what are you trying to do?" Han Mingxi only then saw clearly that the person standing beside Xu Qingchen was not his beloved Jun Wei's younger brother, but a delicate young girl wearing a yellow robe, "Uh...this..." Ye Li hastily retreated behind Xu Qingchen, revealing only half of her face, "Brother Qingchen..."

  Han Mingxi looked at the little girl and seemed to be embarrassed by himself. As a romantic playboy who had been in the flower world for over a decade, when had he ever done something so rude to a beautiful young girl? For the sake of his own image at the evening party, Han Mingxi immediately put on a charming smile, raised an eyebrow and smiled at Xu Qingchen's back, saying softly: "Miss, I'm really sorry. My name is Han Mingxi, did I scare you just now? Please forgive me." Ye Li hid behind Xu Qingchen's back and said in a crisp voice: "No need to apologize, but Master, please don't do this again in the future... after all, there are differences between men and women." Han Mingxi's mouth twitched, he really wasn't a rascal, he just thought that the person standing next to Xu Qingchen was his Jun Wei, right? But where did his Jun Wei go?

  "Zhao Jing! Where has Young Master Jun's younger brother gone? You're all here, so why is he missing?"

  Ye Li couldn't help but look up at the sky, "Who is your younger brother?" An San's face turned black, silently staring at Han Mingxi's unyielding expression, said: "The young master didn't say he was coming here." Han Mingxi was dissatisfied, "Why didn't you come here, Jun Wei?" An San said: "This is the place where the young master asked Han Gongzi to prepare for Xu Gongzi." Han Mingxi glanced at the elegant and refined Qingchen Gongzi with a displeased expression, feeling a little sour in his heart, and said pitifully: "But he's preparing for Jun Wei, after all."

  An Qi couldn't help but roll her eyes, "We have a place to stay." Han Mingxi sneered, "How could the place you're staying be more comfortable than the one I've prepared? If I had known it wasn't just Jun Wei staying, I wouldn't have gone to so much trouble." After finishing speaking, he didn't forget to glare at Xu Qingchen fiercely. Xu Qingchen saw this and smiled faintly, "Thanks for your trouble, Han Gongzi."

  He let out a soft hum, waving the folding fan in his hand: "Considering you're Jun Wei's older brother, I won't bother with you. But where is Jun Wei? Since he isn't with us and isn't with you either, where did he go?" An Er flew a quick glance at Ye Li, saying: "This... earlier when we came back, Chu Gongzi received some news and left first."

  He said he had something to attend to first and would be back later to meet with us.

  "Is that so." Han Mingxi's expression was serious and credible, with a hint of severity. He hummed and turned to leave.

  As Han Mingxi disappeared into the courtyard, Xu Qingchen turned around and smiled at Ye Li: "Little sister, it seems that you've had quite a few things happen on your way to Nanjiang?" Ye Li smiled back at Xu Qingchen with a flattering smile. With Xu Qingchen's intelligence, it wasn't hard to guess that Chu Junwei and Chu Liu Yun were the same person. Xu Qingchen smiled as he looked at Ye Li's uneasy appearance and nodded: "Just right, big brother

  "It's been almost a year since we last met, shall we go in and chat?" Ye Li blinked helplessly and stepped aside, saying softly: "Please, big brother."

  In the study, Xu Qingchen sat calmly behind his desk, looking at Ye Li with a guilty conscience. Ye Li stood with her head down on one side, her eyes darting back and forth quickly, occasionally raising her head to sneak a peek at Xu Qingchen. Just like how the previous generation of the Xu family was most afraid of Xu Hongyu, the children of this generation were most afraid of Xu Qingchen. This also included Ye Li, who had often been in the Xu household since she was young.

  "Big brother..." Seeing Xu Qingchen staring at her calmly without saying a word, Ye Li called out in a small, wronged voice. Xu Qingchen looked at her pitiful appearance and let out a light sigh, saying: "It's been a long time since we've seen each other, and Li'er has actually become clever, even learning to act pitifully with big brother?" Ye Li blinked her eyes and pouted, saying: "Big brother... Li'er wasn't acting pitiful at all..."

  Big brother, why are you getting angry...

  Xu Qingchen raised an eyebrow and said, "Lier doesn't know why big brother is angry?"

  Ye Li shook her head, and Xu Qingchen asked: "Who is Chu Junwei? Who is Chu Liuyun?"

  It's pointless to try to fool Big Brother, Ye Li felt a bit defeated and lowered her head. "Big Brother..." Xu Qingchen pointed to the chair in front of him: "Sit down, sit down and talk slowly." Ye Li obediently sat down on the stool, then told everything that had happened from being calculated by Ye Yue in the capital to finding Xu Qingchen in Nanzhang, from start to finish.

  None. It wasn't until Ye Li finished speaking that she realized her mouth was a bit dry, and when she looked up, she saw Xu Qingchen handing her a cup of tea. Ye Li smiled slightly and took it from him, taking a sip. After she moistened her throat with the water, Xu Qingchen looked at her calmly and said, "I won't ask you about being schemed against by Ye Yue for now. Why did you specifically run to Guangling to find Han Mingxi? And why bring him to Nanjiang?" Ye Li replied in a low voice, "I didn't want to alarm the people in the capital, so it wasn't convenient to use the secret guards of the Dingguo King's manor. Han Mingxi came on his own accord, not because I brought him."

  Xu Qingchen looked at her with a hint of a smile and said, "Not wanting to stir up trouble in the capital is indeed a good consideration. However, have you asked about the relationship between Han Mingyue and Ding Wang? If it were to be known that the Crown Princess of Ding Guo went to Tianyi Pavilion incognito, what would happen? Most importantly, if Han Mingyue truly wanted to investigate, could he not find out your identity? What would you do if he were to intervene?"

  Ye Li raised her eyes and looked at Xu Qingchen's still-smiling face. "I left Dark Four to monitor the Clear Wind Bright Moon Building. If Han Mingyue returns, he will immediately notify me. Moreover, I didn't entrust Tianyi Pavilion with my truly important matters. I just wanted them to help divert some attention for the sake of the Dark Guards."

  Xu Qingchen nodded and said, "You pass this test, then... who told you to provoke the sickly bookworm?"

  "Does Big Brother also know Bing Shu Sheng?" Ye Li asked, Bing Shu Sheng was a famous name in the Jianghu world, and it was surprising to Ye Li that Xu Qingchen knew this person.

  Xu Qing gazed at her lightly and said, "The young master of Yanwang Pavilion, Ling Tiejian, is a friend of mine."

  Ye Li was silent, her eyes gazing up at the sky in a wordless stare. She had just been thinking about how to manipulate Bu Sheng, but he remained a dangerous presence. "Big brother, if I were to do something to Bu Sheng, it wouldn't affect your relationship with Ling Ge, would it?" Xu Qingchen raised an eyebrow and asked, "What do you plan on doing to him?" Ye Li furrowed her brow and recounted the story of Bi Luo Hua in detail. After listening, Xu Qingchen fell silent for a moment before speaking, "So, you're worried that if Bu Sheng gets his hands on Bi Luo Hua, it will be detrimental to Ding Wang, and you want to take care of him first? At the same time, you also think that Bi Luo Hua might help Ding Wang's condition, so you want to obtain it as well? You're really thinking about Mo Xiu Yao's well-being; it seems you've truly accepted yourself as the princess of Ding Guo. Father and uncle have always been worried that your personality is too dull, but they probably wouldn't want to see you put Ding Wang on a pedestal either."

  When Xu Qingchen said this, Ye Li suddenly felt a bit embarrassed. "Big brother, what are you talking about? Mo Xiuyao has always been good to me. Since I've already married him, of course, I hope he's doing well. Do you want him to die quickly and make your poor cousin a widow?"

  Looking at Ye Li's confident appearance, Xu Qingchen smiled slightly. He coughed lightly and said: "Alright, be careful with the affairs of the sick bookworm yourself. As for Ling Tiehan, I'll communicate with him myself and won't let Yanwang Pavilion bother you."

  "Thank you, big brother." Ye Li smiled and said.

  Xu Qingchen looked at her with a hint of a smile and said, "No need to thank me, Lier sister. Now, let's talk about my fiancée. By the way, I've already sent someone to fly back to the capital to inform those who should be informed."

  "Ah... brother-in-law... how could you do this? No, how can you be so fast?! " Ye Li thought that because of this matter, she would receive many letters and would be scolded by her uncles in the future, which made her head ache.

  Xu Qingchen smiled and said: "Actually, on the first day I heard about my fiancée coming to Nanzhao, I had someone send a message back. Or do you think that since big brother is under house arrest, he can't send messages outside? At most, it should take another five days for a reply to arrive. Liuyun sister..."

  Ye Li couldn't help but want to cover her head and moan, Big Brother is really too...too evil!

  Digression

  New colleague arrived, teaching new people in the middle. There is a person sitting next to me who writes articles all day ~ Only half a chapter today, sorry ~