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Chapter 776 Zhao Qingxiu: Senior Sister, Please Don’t Hurt the Girl Who Wears This Hairpin

The residence on Locust Leaf Lane.

The maids in the front house were packing their luggage under the leadership of Ban Xi, waiting for Madam Zhen to return.

In a private courtyard called Yinbingzhai in the backyard, it was somewhat quiet at this moment.

Yu Nianyuan suspected that he had misunderstood.

Is this something that the weak and frail husband of the Seventh Junior Sister would say?
Give her and the senior sister a message?

And let...them choose?
Zhao Qingxiu did not repeat herself. She held Yu Nianyuan's hand, still with her head down, and wrote word by word, switching between her left and right hands from time to time.

She was naturally intelligent, but her little finger on her right hand was missing, making it inconvenient for her to hold a sword. Since she started practicing swordplay, she has been left-handed. However, when it comes to writing, both of her hands are very dexterous and she can write with both hands. She writes quickly and doesn't get tired of switching hands.

Yu Nianyuan couldn't help but look at the seventh junior sister who was patiently writing and speaking, and his palms felt every word she "said".

Zhao Qingxiu wrote very attentively and seriously.

Retelling Tan Lang's words meticulously.

However, perhaps because Ouyang Rong had given her many instructions, and he was a little nagging to her senior sisters, it took Zhao Qingxiu a little longer to write.

She was blind and mute, and she would stop moving her index finger from time to time, tilting her head to think carefully about Tan Lang's detailed instructions, afraid of missing anything.

However, while writing, she had a smile that was hard to hide at the corners of her lips.

It is an irrepressible joy.

Yu Nianyuan saw the smile of the seventh junior sister.

I finished reading what she wrote.

The second lady of Yunmeng frowned.

The atmosphere was somewhat silent.

"Seventh Junior Sister, are you saying that your husband Tong is the sword holder? The Ding Sword in Longcheng County has recognized him as its master. Is he the owner of the Butterfly Love Flower who surrendered the sword of Senior Sister?"

"Ah."

Yu Nianyuan's brows furrowed even more.

He stood up and paced back and forth in the yard. After walking two circles, he stopped in front of Zhao Qingxiu.

She said very seriously:
"Seventh Junior Sister, this matter is not something you can joke about."

Zhao Qingxiu's face was firm and determined.

[Second Senior Sister, I saw everything, including Tan Lang’s sword.]

There was still some doubt in Yu Nianyuan's brows.

It's hard to believe.

The main reason is that this matter is completely different from their previous impression of the owner of Butterfly Love Flower.

The incident of intercepting Ding Jian in Longcheng, the incident of conquering the sword from the eldest senior sister, the incident of destroying the Giant Buddha in Xingzi Lake... and other events made Yu Nianyuan and other Yue girls have a preconceived idea that the owner of Dielianhua was at least at the same level as the eldest senior sister Xue Zhongzhu.

As for the image... he should be more like a young and middle-aged man who is shrewd and cunning, and a veteran with experience and mind.

But now, the seventh junior sister came to tell her that her sickly husband was the owner of Butterfly Love Flower.

It is totally different from the expected impression given before.

Yu Nianyuan couldn't help but recall.

She had met Seventh Junior Sister's husband, Tan Lang, once.

He looks like a handsome, weak, tall and thin scholar. If he were in good health, he would be graceful and gentle.

And his appearance is indeed very good, but it may give people a feeling of being a weak chicken.

Even though he recently learned that he was Jiangzhou Governor Ouyang Lianghan, which slightly revised his opinion of him, Yu Nianyuan was not too surprised. It was far less surprising than the news of Tong Fu's new identity that Zhao Qingxiu brought back this time.

This time there is a real world of difference.

The sickly boy, the governor of Jiangzhou, the owner of Butterfly Love Flower...are they all the same person?

This matter was so outrageous that Yu Nianyuan paced around the yard again, looked around Ouyang Rong's yard, and subconsciously said in confusion:
"Then how dare he reveal his identity? Doesn't he know that the senior sister is looking for him..."

Zhao Qingxiu tilted her head, as if reminding Second Senior Sister of something.

Yu Nianyuan paused as he recalled the message Zhao Qingxiu had just written about "Tan Lang".

Not only did he not hide his identity anymore, he revealed his identity directly. For the sake of his seventh junior sister who was adopted as a child bride, he used courtesy before force on them, letting them make the choice.

There is a sense of rationality in the absurdity.

Yu Nianyuan's mouth was a little dry.

Mainly because of this series of news, it exceeded her expectations on this trip.

"Wait, I have a question."

Yu Nianyuan suddenly stopped, causing the bells on her ankles to ring. She turned back and stared at Zhao Qingxiu and said:
"If he was the owner of the Butterfly Love Flower, why did he help us destroy the Xingzi Lake Buddha? Why did he kill people from the imperial court? Isn't he just tripping himself up?"

Zhao Qingxiu shook his head.

[Tan Lang should have his own stance]

Yu Nianyuan pursed his lips and stared at the somewhat naive Seventh Junior Sister for a while.

Suddenly he spoke:
"Seventh Junior Sister, if he is really the owner of the Butterfly Love Flower, then from Jianze and Senior Sister's perspective, I don't like what he said, and Senior Sister will probably be angry too. But... if this is what he really said, then he is indeed quite responsible towards you, which is admirable."

Zhao Qingxiu nodded vigorously.

Yu Nianyuan's tone suddenly changed and he asked:
"Seventh Junior Sister, I repeat, you must not joke about this matter. You absolutely cannot joke about it when it comes to Dingjian. I hate liars the most in my life, even if it's your Tongfu. If you do that, then we, the senior sisters, won't be able to help you dissuade you."

Zhao Qingxiu took Yu Nianyuan's hand again:
[Second Sister, you still don't believe it? ]

Yu Nianyuan remained silent.

Zhao Qingxiu paused and wrote again:
[In fact, I didn’t dare to believe it at first, but... after experiencing it, I knew it was true. Just like I have a master and responsibilities, Tan Lang also has a new identity and new responsibilities. It is not like when he was a child. Tan Lang is indeed a special person, destined to be extraordinary.]

Upon hearing this, Yu Nianyuan saw that Seventh Junior Sister was mumbling in a daze, with an expression that seemed to be getting deeper and deeper into despair, and he hesitated to speak.

She warned:

"Seventh Junior Sister, women in love are the most foolish, you must remember this.

"Also, let's just assume he is the owner of the Butterfly Love Flower. I will believe you for now. However, everything will have to wait until the matter of Xunyang Grottoes is settled today. After my senior sister and I meet him, we can talk about it. However, there is one thing he said that I need to correct."

Yu Nianyuan raised his chin slightly and said calmly:
"The two choices he mentioned are a bit too arrogant. So what if he is the swordsman? Previously, Senior Sister just underestimated the enemy. As long as Senior Sister takes it seriously, just like she did to the Donglin Buddha this time, she will definitely strike with thunder.

"Besides, we Jianze don't really need the friendship of Xunyang Palace. We Jianze can solve the matter of Donglin Buddha and ease the relationship between the Pseudo-Zhou court... This is not a bargaining chip, so he doesn't need to worry about it. What the Pseudo-Zhou court thinks of Jianze is not important at all."

Zhao Qingxiu wrote:
[Second Senior Sister, Tan Lang meant that we should not be careless with the Big Buddha. He built the Big Buddha himself. He knew about the defense of the Xunyang Grottoes. He told us to be careful after we came out. Second Senior Sister should have heard the piano music just now.]

"Yeah, I heard that."

Yu Nianyuan nodded calmly: "I guessed it a long time ago. It's not like I haven't heard the old guy's piano before. I experienced it last time at Xingzifang. I will never make the same mistake again."

Zhao Qingxiu asked with some concern:

[Where are the senior sisters now? Will they be exposed? ]

Yu Nianyuan touched Zhao Qingxiu's head and said softly:

"Don't worry, only my spiritual energy beam was briefly exposed just now. Senior Sister and the others are not here. You will meet them later... That piano sound is indeed a bit annoying. I was originally arranging people in the courtyard of Xingzi Lake and waiting for you. The piano sound started and disappeared. Just in case, I had to move and happened to come here to find you." Zhao Qingxiu did not take it lightly:

[The sound of the piano seems a little different this time, Second Sister, the Buddha seems to have been repaired. It is different from the original Xingzi Lake Buddha that was not fully prepared.]

Yu Nianyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, as if thinking about this seriously. After a while, he spoke:
"Seventh Junior Sister, you don't trust Meng Yuan's power?"

Zhao Qingxiu stopped persuading her and nodded slightly.

It seems to be a tacit agreement on some kind of consensus.

Yu Nianyuan then spoke up: "Wait, since he built the Buddha, doesn't he feel bad about it? Isn't he a member of the imperial court?"

[Something happened. Tan Lang and Xun Yang Palace will not stop us now.]

Yu Nianyuan thought about it and nodded:
"I see. Is this another internal struggle? This pseudo-Zhou court is indeed corrupt. Is it possible that the Xunyang Grottoes are now controlled by his political enemies?"

Zhao Qingxiu remained quiet, neither admitting nor denying.

Yu Nianyuan immediately expressed his opinion:
"Okay. Regardless of whether he is the owner of the Butterfly Love Flower or not, since he won't stop us, we Jianze will not take the initiative to harm him and the Xunyang Palace. Seventh Junior Sister can rest assured about this."

Hearing Second Senior Sister saying the same thing every three sentences, Zhao Qingxiu's face became more and more helpless, and she wrote:
[Second Senior Sister, please don’t change the subject. Tan Lang is asking you to choose. Second Senior Sister, you still don’t believe it in your heart, right?]

Yu Nianyuan turned his head and said in a somewhat cold tone:
"It doesn't matter whether I believe it or not. I'm thinking about you... The most important thing about this matter is the attitude of the senior sister. Let me tell her first and let the senior sister decide whether to meet with your Tan Lang to discuss it..."

After a pause, she reiterated, "Seventh Junior Sister, I hope you are not using this to stall for time. Senior Sister hates people who tease her the most."

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of a woman's footsteps outside, coming from far away.

"咚咚-"

There was a polite knock on the door, followed by a woman's voice:

"Sister Xiu Niang, Sister Ye asked me to bring some noodle soup, saying that you were hungry."

Yu Nianyuan looked at Zhao Qingxiu.

Zhao Qingxiu was also stunned. She knew the girl who made that voice. Her name seemed to be Banxi, a rare maid from Silla.

With her eyes covered with a ribbon, she raised her index finger to her lips and gestured to Yu Nianyuan.

The second lady of Yunmeng disappeared on the spot.

The blindfolded girl stood up from the swing, groped her way to the gate of the yard, and pushed it open.

Outside, Ban Xi was standing there with a food box in her hands, smiling:
"The Madam just got home. Sister Ye was preparing noodles in the kitchen, so she asked me to bring them over while she went to meet the Madam. In addition, there are some luggage arrangements that she needs to make."

Banxi muttered to herself for a while, and Zhao Qingxiu uttered some "babbling" sounds. Banxi gently stopped her and shook her head and said:

"It's okay, Sister Xiu Niang, take a good rest. Leave these chores to us. Sister Ye will let you eat without worry. When the luggage is packed, we will leave together."

Ban Xi handed out the lacquered food box:

"Here, the noodles are fresh out of the pot, they are still hot and steaming, Sister Xiu Niang, eat them while they are hot."

Zhao Qingxiu hummed, took the food box, noticed something, and weighed it.

There are two bowls of noodles.

She immediately moved aside and motioned for Banxi to come in and eat together.

Ban Xi did not enter the door, but shook his head. The words he spoke immediately caused the woman in white who was hiding somewhere in the courtyard to raise her eyebrows:

"It's not prepared for me. Sister Ye said it's prepared for Sister Xiu Niang's friend."

Zhao Qingxiu paused.

Ban Xi spoke clearly and delivered the message in detail:

"Sister Ye said that she heard some noises in the yard just now, and there was the smell of some strange women. She must be Sister Xiu Niang's friend. Well, Sister Ye has a sensitive nose and is very familiar with Yinbingzhai. She can't hide it from outsiders..."

At this point, she turned around, took a lacquer box from the accompanying maid, and handed it over:

"Before Sister Ye goes to pick up the Madam, she asked the servants to make two cups of tea and bring them to greet the guests to prevent them from being neglected."

Zhao Qingxiu took the tea box in a daze.

"Sister Xiu Niang, I will be waiting for you outside. You can eat first and call me if you need anything."

After Ban Xi finished her message, she gave some instructions with a sweet smile, turned around and left, taking the maids to the pavilion outside Yinbingzhai, where she waited quietly.

Zhao Qingxiu stood at the gate of the courtyard for a moment, closed the gate again, and returned to the courtyard with the tea box and the lacquered food box.

Yu Nianyuan's figure reappeared in front of the swing.

She glanced at the two boxes and spoke first:
"That girl surnamed Ye is quite interesting. What's her relationship with your husband Tan Lang? She sounds like a housekeeper. How can a housekeeper who stays in the garden all day have such abilities and knowledge?"

Zhao Qingxiu, wearing an ice-white jade hairpin, walked to the table, put down two boxes, opened them silently, and took out two bowls of noodles and two cups of tea.

She and Yu Nianyuan each got one.

Zhao Qingxiu picked up the bowl of noodles and took small sips of them before dipping his fingers in tea and writing on the stone table top.

[When will the second sister leave]

She changed the subject and did not mention Ye Weilai.

"This Miss Ye is taking good care of you, but you've become distracted and are urging me to do something."

Yu Nianyuan sighed lightly, and without further questioning, he looked at the sun and said:
"The time has come. Where is the sword that Master gave you? We have to go."

When Zhao Qingxiu heard the words "go for a walk", he surprisingly did not refuse. He put down the bowl and started writing:
[Okay, activate it, let's go together, Second Senior Sister, can you promise me a small favor?]

Yu Nianyuan glanced sideways: "What's the matter?"

Zhao Qingxiu took out a red cloth package from her sleeve, opened it, and revealed a mandarin duck jade hairpin inside.

She picked up the hairpin and gestured to Yu Nianyuan who was looking curious:
[Senior sister, if you encounter the girl wearing this hairpin in Xunyang Grottoes today, can you please show some mercy and spare her life?]

Yu Nianyuan pondered for a moment, frowned and asked:
"Xiao Qi, what is your relationship with this girl that would allow you to protect her?"

Zhao Qingxiu didn't know what she looked like, nor had she ever heard Tan Lang mention her.

I've only heard that cold, girlish voice on two occasions.

One time was outside the wall of the Xingzi Lake courtyard.

Another time was at Madam Zhen’s birthday party.

She came and left in a hurry. Her voice was cold and her tone was very rude to Tan Lang, with a hint of arrogance and criticism.

Just now, on the carriage returning to Xunyang City, when Zhao Qingxiu mentioned that her senior sisters in the sect would take care of all the hawks and dogs in the Xunyang Grottoes, Tan Lang fell silent.

Zhao Qingxiu bowed his head and wrote:
[Tan Lang hesitated, but she showed mercy]

Yu Nianyuan glanced at Zhao Qingxiu, but didn't ask any more questions. He nodded reluctantly.

"Okay, provided that the threat is eliminated, I can spare his life."

Second Sister is always reliable in what she says and does, and her promises are still very effective.

Zhao Qingxiu held the bowl of noodles in her hand and smiled softly.

"Ah."

(End of this chapter)