Cheng Yang suddenly stopped.
The guy behind him was about to move forward, but he raised his hand to stop him.
The guy spoke again: "Will..."
After only uttering half a syllable, Cheng Yang suddenly looked back, his dark pupils carrying a strong warning meaning.
The guy's back felt cold and he subconsciously closed his mouth.
Under the grape trellis in the backyard.
Qing Lingyi was slightly startled and asked instead, "Why are you asking me this?"
Shopkeeper Xi said: "Your second sister-in-law could have inherited Shen Hong's mantle. She liked Cheng Yu, so she was willing to marry him. You have been smart since you were a child, and of course you can have a greater future. If you like Cheng Yang, do this. It’s not impossible to be the general’s wife. But if you don’t like it, you have to consider finding a way out for yourself. Otherwise, the rest of your life will be very difficult.”
She looked over and said, "You are half of my apprentice, but there is a huge gap in status between you and me. If you don't come here on weekdays, I can't find you. I have free time today, so I always want to ask you more questions."
Qing Lingyi lowered his eyelids.
Shopkeeper Xi's eyes flickered over her face and he came to the conclusion: "So, you don't like it."
Qing Lingyi curled her lips, but did not refute.
"That's not surprising. Qing Yan said that you are sometimes smart and sometimes slow. You are good at riding a horse and archery, but you can't tell that the little horse slave likes you."
"I just didn't see it when I was little," Qing Lingyi argued stubbornly, "I can see it now!"
"Is it?"
Qing Lingyi hummed lightly and said: "It's just that I feel now that love is not that important to me. This is a marriage arranged by your Majesty. If I resist, Zuo County Duke will definitely be implicated. General Cheng saved me , one code is the same, whether I like him or hate him, this kindness must be repaid."
"Then what happens after you repay it?"
"After that..." Qing Lingyi turned away his head and softened his voice, "Let's talk about it later..."
She is leaving here and going to the Northland.
But she didn't plan to tell anyone else about this matter except Bi Wei.
Xu Lian prepared the mandarin fish and came back to call shopkeeper Xi.
Qing Lingyi immediately raised his hand: "Shopkeeper Xi, I still want to eat garlic plums!"
Bi Wei also raised her hand: "Me! I want it too! I also want to eat shortbread!"
Shopkeeper Xi knew that, not to mention Qing Lingyi, Biwei also didn't understand love.
She laughed and said, "Okay, I'll do it for you."
Halfway there, she suddenly stopped.
Turning around, he looked at the door leading to the lobby.
"What's wrong?" Qing Lingyi asked.
Shopkeeper Xi didn't reply and started to walk over.
But I only saw one guy in the building and no one else.
Shopkeeper Xi asked, "Who is here?"
The guy wiped his sweat and said, "Cheng... Cheng General."
Shopkeeper Xi frowned: "Why didn't you say anything?"
The waiter was about to burst into tears: "I want to, too! But he won't allow it. Shopkeeper, you don't know, that General Cheng is really scary!"
Shopkeeper Xi sighed, "That's all. Go and do your work."
The boy went away with his head drooping.
She returned to the front yard.
Qing Lingyi was pouting and asked Biwei to bring her another chrysanthemum tea to drink.
Seeing Shopkeeper Xi, he asked curiously: "What's going on?"
Shopkeeper Xi glanced at her sympathetically: "General Cheng was here just now."
Qing Lingyi was startled.
Bi Wei was also startled.
Thinking back to the conversation between them just now...
Qing Lingyi suddenly felt that the chrysanthemum tea no longer smelled good.
"The general will be angry if he hears you saying he doesn't like him, right?" Bi Wei worried.
"I will definitely be angry." Qing Lingyi frowned.
Needless to say, physical punishment is inevitable.
Originally, he just said yesterday that he no longer had to follow the agreement to consummate the marriage. Once what happened today, he might be so angry that he would drag her to consummate the marriage tonight.
Qing Lingyi's face turned pale.
"Are you so afraid of him?" Shopkeeper Xi noticed something was wrong.
"It's okay..." Qing Lingyi said hard.
Shopkeeper Xi frowned and thought coldly that Cheng Yang was also lucky enough to meet Qing Yan when he was not in Suidu.
Otherwise, scaring her daughter like this and Qing Yan peeling off his skin would be an easy task.
If Cheng Yang hadn't been in a high position, shopkeeper Gao Di Xi would have given him two thumbs up.
Because of worry, Qing Lingyi even ate her favorite garlic plums and fish soup and was not as happy as she imagined.
However, it was all eaten up.
Biwei fed it with her own hands, so she must give him this face.
Biwei took the handkerchief again and wiped her mouth.
"Have you eaten enough?" Qing Lingyi asked her.
"I'm very full." Bi Wei said.
Qing Lingyi nodded in relief.
Before leaving, she suddenly remembered something, leaned closer to Shopkeeper Xi, and lowered her voice: "Today I saw a newly purchased slave in the building."
Shopkeeper Xi raised his eyes: "I know this, that slave is very strong."
"Not only that. I saw him today looking embarrassed, but his eyes were shining brightly, which is not consistent with his identity. This is already very strange. In addition, I heard them say that he suddenly wanted to run away today. But I didn't It was even more strange to see him carrying any luggage. It seemed like he was hiding from someone."
Shopkeeper Xi was stunned for a moment, "So you mean, this person's identity is unusual?"
Qing Lingyi nodded.
"So what do I do?"
"Don't show it yet," Qing Lingyi said, "just let people keep an eye on him. The excuse is that he was bought with money, and he can't let the money just go down the drain. Since he wants to escape today, That means he's aware that danger is approaching him. I guess it won't be long before someone comes looking for him."
Shopkeeper Xi nodded, "Okay, I'll do as you say."
Qing Lingyi also warned: "His slave registration and purchase and sale documents must be carefully collected and not left behind. In this way, even if his enemies come to the door, they will not be able to find anything wrong with Tianxing Tower. Instead, he will thank you for bringing them back." This person is in custody.”
Shopkeeper Xi smiled and said, "You are the cleverest."
After saying this, Qing Lingyi and Bi Wei officially left.
Shopkeeper Xi personally sent it off.
Xu Lian also followed, with a look of reluctance on his face: "Come often in the future!"
"OK."
"We will."
Qing Lingyi went to Dingguang Temple again.
When he met the abbot, he sincerely apologized again and promised to send someone to deliver five hundred taels of silver as an apology for trespassing on the important place of Buddhism.
The abbot thanked her again and again and sent her out personally.
On the way back, Qing Lingyi felt uneasy.
Five hundred taels of silver was not a small amount for her, so she had to discuss it with Cheng Yang.
However, because of the Tianxing Tower incident, Cheng Yang must be angry now.
"Stop!" Qing Lingyi suddenly said.
The carriage stopped.
Bi Wei was puzzled: "Madam, what's the matter?"
Qing Lingyi opened the curtain and looked out, saying, "This is indeed the cake cooked by Grandma Cao. Biwei, go down and buy ten for me."
Just as Biwei was about to go down, Qing Lingyi stopped her: "It's better to buy a few more and divide them between Chengjun, Chengzheng and Wu Liang. He is very greedy. Sixty of them, maybe."
"How about sixty-one," Biwei thought, "I'll bring one for Ji Guard."
"Ji Fanzhi? Have you seen him in the past two days?" Qing Lingyi thought he was driven away by Cheng Yang.
"You can see it. I always run into him when I go to feed Dabai. But he seems to be very ashamed because he didn't protect his wife in time, and he doesn't dare to show up."
"That's it." Qing Lingyi felt relieved.
Returned to the General's Mansion.
She carried the ten cooking cakes and went to the study. Cheng Yang is usually there at this point.
"lady."
Wu Liang stopped her.
Qing Lingyi explained: "I have something to ask the general."
"Then let's go in later," Wu Liang said, "The general is currently receiving guests."
Qing Lingyi tilted her head and heard a woman's delicate laughter like a string of silver bells coming from the study.
