"No, I won't go! I came all the way to see you, but you want me to leave. I'm not going anywhere unless, unless you let me wait upon you!"
Gu Yunxi had made up her mind. Sobbing and mumbling, she just wouldn't go and refused to listen to any persuasion.
Leng Qingtang sighed in silence. He felt both angry and amused.
She was only fifteen years old. Compared with him, she was petite and soft and ought to be cherished by him at the bottom of his heart.
This petite girl could be really annoying as well as tempting.
Leng Qingtang's heart got warm again in a twinkling. The unpleasant past, wrapping his traumatic heart like a thick scab, were swelled, loosened, and be washed away by her hot tears.
He enfolded her in his arms and coaxed,
"Alright, alright. I won't drive you away. Don't cry."
His cold fragrance and memorable temperature, along with all other familiar features, came back to
The porridge shed closest to Guo's Mansion was in the West Fengyuan Street. Prefect Guo's daughter, Feiyi, and two servants were there.At this hour, there was already a long line outside the porridge shed. One servant was scooping porridge in front of the pot and handing them to the victims. The other was maintaining the order. Feiyi was on the other side, handing out warm steamed buns. She said,"No rush. Please stay in line and follow the order. We have enough porridge and buns. Everyone will get them."The cold wind was blowing as if blaze sliding through people's faces. Feiyi's face was already red because of the cold. She frequently huddled her neck into the heavy coat with fox fur collar. She constantly stamped her feet in the porridge shed. When she opened her mouth, a stream of white smoke came out.She looked very surprised when she saw Gu Yunxi's carriage.Gu Yunxi just jumped out of the carriage when Feiyi
Gu Yunxi turned his head subconsciously and looked at the owner of the arm.Master!At her side, Leng Qingtang, dressed in a python robe, lifted the woman who was on her knees, turned his head, and called a guard."Do you know the way to the clinic in North Town? Now drive to send the mother and the child and let the doctor treat the child."Feiyi said nearby,"Master, I can arrange her mother-in-law to take a break at the Prefect's Mansion. After Le and his mother come back from seeing the doctor, they can meet there."Leng Qingtang nodded with a satisfied smile, "That's good."Everything being in order, the victims gathered outside the porridge shed gradually dispersed.It was almost evening, and all the relief food has been distributed. Feiyi and Qinger extinguished the stove, dumped the burned coal residue, and moved the porridge-cooking appliances to the carriage outside the
After walking for a while in the snow, Leng Qingtang looked straight ahead and suddenly asked,"Girl, you like children very much, don't you?""!"The Master's question was too abrupt. Gu Yunxi dared not answer it hastily.Obviously, he was a eunuch. Even if they lived together in the future, they would have no children.Right now he asked this kind of question. She naturally thought that he deliberately probed her because of inferiority."Master, why are you asking this?""I just saw you disregarding yourself, feeding the decoction mouth-to-mouth to save the kid with asthma. I felt that you might like children."He walked with his head raised, his beautiful eyes narrowed, and his elegant smile showed a hint of cunning wickedness."I, I don't like children!"Gu Yunxi bowed her head slightly and answered firmly."Master, you don't know how ann
Gu Yunxi leaned on Leng Qingtang's chest, blushed. She tried to calm her breath and reminded in a soft voice,"Master, you haven't extinguished the candle...""Take it easy. I want to have a good look at you... Girl, do you miss me? We've been apart for a long time."Leng Qingtang asked tenderly. He tilted up Gu Yunxi's delicate chin with his big hand to set her sight on him.She was so close to him that his beautiful face took up the entire field of her vision."Do you miss me?"Hadn't got her answer, he repeated his question, accentuated, hankering for her approval.It seemed that there were sparks splashed from their intersection in the air when they met each other's eyes. Tides of emotion that was hard to put into words surged silently in the man's and the woman's eyes.Gu Yunxi blushed at the sweet affection in his words. She darted her eyes away and equivocated,
Jiangan, Fengyuan County.Today, the Eastern Depot would leave Fengyuan and inspect another county. Leng Qingtang got up early and asked Gu Yunxi to pack up.In the yard, they encountered the maid, Qinger, who drew Gu Yunxi aside at once and looked at her up and down."Qinger, what are you doing?" Gu Yunxi asked her in detestation."Lady..." Qinger looked mysterious and was about to say something but stopped.Gu Yunxi shook her head impatiently. She shrugged away from Qinger, "If you don't have anything else to say, I am going to pack up. We will leave for Fanyang this afternoon.""Well," Qinger pulled Gu Yunxi's arm again and plucked up to ask, "I just want to ask you... if the Master... hurt you last night...""Hiss..." Gu Yunxi felt embarrassed. She hurriedly covered Qinger's mouth and blamed her sourly,"Hey, watch your mouth, little girl. What are you thinking of? Maybe I sho
Outside Yongning Palace, Ming Lan waved in panic and grievance at Wan Li, who stood aggressively in front of him."Your Lordship, you wronged me. How can I not be considerate after the long years serving Her Grace? I beseeched His Majesty for the Jiangan's food relief job, and I almost got it. Yet Her Majesty came out of nowhere and recommended the Eastern Depot Master Leng Qingtang as the imperial envoy. There was nothing I could do..."Frowning at his explanation, Wan Li cast his fiery eyes away from Ming Lan's pale face towards the distance and muttered to himself."Empress Qian... Hasn't she been claiming to be sick for a long time? When did she come out again? Showing such favor to the Eastern Depot, does she intend to join forces with Leng Qingtang?"Standing by Wan Li's side, Ming Lan heard every word of his monologue. He took the opportunity to move closer to Wan Li and whispered,"Your Lordship, that sounds re
In the carriage.The exclamation was mercilessly suppressed in a flash.Leng Qingtang bowed his head and clamped Gu Yunxi's small mouth, silencing her by force.Captain Ai Qing rode next to them and heard the unusual sounds inside the carriage. He knew better than to interrupt but was too concerned to ignore, so he looked back and asked in a low voice,"Master..."Still panting, Leng Qingtang let go of Gu Yunxi and replied, "What's the matter?"Ai Qing heard the difference in the Master's voice so he dared not say more.It happened that a white-feathered eagle landed on Ai Qing's arm. He spotted a small bamboo tube tied to the bird's leg, took it off, and then reported to inside the carriage,"Snow has brought news."Leng Qingtang took the bamboo tube, extracted the note, and read the four words."Lord Shen has returned."His lips curled in a
It was in early February, the beginning of spring, when the imperial convoy of the Eastern Depot arrived at Qiling, the last county in Jiangan.The snow had stopped for quite a few days. The cold wind was gone, and the sun appeared in the sky. The temperature gradually rose, spreading some gentle warmth.Gu Yunxi lifted the thick curtain of the carriage and looked out of the window into the mountains and withered trees. The warm sunshine on her face made her feel very comfortable."Master, we are reaching Qiling."Gu Yunxi squinted languidly. She was fully enjoying the sunlight, with her sweet voice filled with joy.Suddenly something occurred to her. She retracted into the carriage and took the Master's arm intimately,"Master, as I know, Feng Yunheng, the prefect of Qiling County, is notorious and corrupt in Jiangan. This time, in the name of disaster relief, can the Eastern Depot take any action?"