Traveling through troubled times, he fled with his stepson

Li Yuan stayed in Yizhou for almost half a month. During this period, he and Jiang Shiping negotiated for a place to settle the brothers from Jiguanshan without disturbing them.

Jiang Shiping accepted their stay in Yizhou on the condition that Li Yuan would stay in Yizhou and become Yizhou's military advisor.

After the two parties reached an agreement, Li Yuan left Jiulan and nearly 1,500 people in Yizhou. Everything was settled, and half a month passed in a flash.

Li Yuan called Jiu Lan and told him everything he wanted to tell him. Only after he had finished speaking did Jiu Lan ask, "Boss, are you going back to Jiguan Mountain?"

Li Yuan looked at her in confusion in response to her question.

"Boss..." Jiu Lan didn't know how to explain his guess.

She had never been enlightened before, and emotions seemed to have nothing to do with her, so she had never noticed Li Yuan's feelings for Wei Qiqi.

Even though the brothers around her said it again and again, she just took it as a joke.

But after going through some things, Jiulan was planted with the roots of the seven emotions and six desires. Although he didn't fully understand it, he still vaguely felt that something was wrong.

"You are to Madam Wei..."

Jiu Lan didn't know how to ask.

Are you saying that you have bad intentions towards your stepmother? Or are you in love with Madam Wei?

Or, you really can't live without her?

It's awkward to ask no matter how you ask.

Although she didn't say it clearly, Li Yuan still understood what she wanted to say.

He raised his eyebrows in surprise. He was surprised that Jiu Lan actually reacted and understood the love matter.

Over the years, everyone has guessed his feelings, but he didn't let them tell Wei Qiqi.

What he wanted was Qinniang's willingness rather than being influenced by others.

After Jiu Lan asked, there was silence all around. After a long while, Li Yuan's voice rang out.

"I respect her, honor her, cherish her and love her."

"My feelings for her didn't happen overnight, nor are they something I did on a whim just for the sake of novelty."

"You have been with me for a long time, you should understand what I want to do, otherwise you would not follow me."

Li Yuan's voice was light but solemn, and every word he spoke hit Jiu Lan's ears like a huge rock exploding.

"I will marry Qi Niang and worship heaven and earth with her. When she is alive, we will sleep on the same bed. When she dies, we will also share the same quilt and be buried in the same grave."

"I will send her to the most honorable position in the world. As long as she wants, I will give the world to her."

When he said these words, Li Yuan was very calm, and even his tone did not fluctuate. But it was because of this that Jiu Lan felt frightened.

It was as if these words had been repeated in their boss' mind over and over again, like something he had to do for years, and he had become accustomed to it and no longer caused any waves.

"Boss, your feelings will be despised and insulted by the world..."

Throughout the dynasties, those who had such relationships did not die a good death or have a good ending.

That was recorded in history books to serve as a warning to future generations.

The knowledge of all the people in Jiguanshan combined is not as much as that of their boss. The boss has read so many books and knows so many allusions, he must be aware of it.

"So I want the ultimate rights, and I don't want anyone to dare to talk about this."

Li Yuan told crazy things with a calm face.

Jiu Lan just hated herself for asking. She was just guessing. She could pretend she knew nothing before, but how could she pretend she didn't know now?

The boss has said so, and explained it so clearly!

What else can we do besides support?

Could it be that these close confidants of theirs would be the first group of people to stop the boss?

"It's just... I don't know if you have overlooked one thing, Boss."

"Madam Wei, let alone agreeing to you, I'm afraid she doesn't even know what you're thinking. Can someone like her agree? Can she... accept this..."

Can you accept this abnormal relationship?

Are you acceptable?

Li Yuan was thinking this on his way while riding his horse towards Jiguan Mountain.

Would Qi Niang feel disgusted if she knew his feelings? Would she feel disgusted? Would she avoid him as much as possible?

That's too late.

Li Yuan thought.

Even if Qi Niang hates him, despises him and spit on him, he will not give up.

He would not let things develop in that direction. It takes time for a frog to be boiled in warm water.

He doesn't care about time or waiting, he just hopes that Qiniang can understand that he is already a mature man.

Knowing that he is the one who can make her feel at ease and at home.

The biting wind blew on Li Yuan. His body was cold, but his heart was warm.

The warmth that flowed from his heart to his limbs made his expression a little warm.

Seventh Lady.

Seventy-seven.

After repeating the two names alternately in his mouth, Li Yuan rode his horse and took a shortcut from the official road.

We rushed non-stop from Yizhou to Jiguan Mountain.

He hardly had any rest along the way, and he rode his horse like lightning and reached the edge of Jiguan Mountain before dark.

The guards at the foot of Jiguan Mountain were keeping watch at night with great energy. They took turns looking at the area illuminated by the torches.

As I was looking around, I vaguely heard the sound of horse hooves.

The guards at the foot of the mountain quickly went on alert, pointing their rifles at the only passage, while another quickly pulled out a signal light from his pocket.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound with alertness. But no matter how hard they listened, they could only hear the sound of horse hooves, and there was only one of them.

While they were wondering, the horse had already run up to them.

"stop--"

"Tell me your name—"

Li Yuan raised his head, a shadow flowing across his face. He was dressed in black and raised his hand to block the spear with his sword.

Someone with good eyesight immediately recognized that this was the boss.

"It's the boss, stop it now!"

Li Yuan sighed and tightened the reins.

The horse finally stopped, panting heavily.

"Boss, why are you back?"

Li Yuan threw the cards in his hand to those people, "I'll come back and check."

The person who received the cards hurriedly turned them over, checked them carefully, and immediately handed them to Li Yuan.

"The inspection is complete, please come in, Boss."

Li Yuan took the cards and handed the reins to these people.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Then the figure stepped onto the stairs and disappeared from their sight in a few quick steps.

"Why is the boss in such a hurry?"

"He is the only one who came back. Is there something important going on?"

These people made wild guesses, but they quickly stood up and continued to stare into the distance.

"Who knows? We just need to do our own thing."

At this hour, except for the people on patrol and on guard, everyone else in Jiguanshan had gone to bed.

Li Yuan's arrival alarmed many people, but they did not make much noise.

Wei Qiqi was bored and was reading the storybook aimlessly.

Ye Yuanxin had urged him once, saying that he couldn't read the storybook in the dark.

Here comes another urge.

All I could do was tidy up, blow out the candles and go to bed.

Not long after falling asleep, Wei Qiqi heard footsteps.

She thought it was Ye Yuanxin who came back to check if she was asleep.

"Tsk, why did you come back? I told you I was sleeping, but I can't lie to you..."

As he was talking, he realized that the sound of footsteps was wrong.

She sat up immediately.

Just then Li Yuan appeared in front of her.

"Qiniang..."