Female martial arts fanatics only love to fight, while men fight for their lives.

The Empress's harem is now full, so Lou Xiao is no longer able to stay in the palace frequently.

Xiao Zhengdu was not in the capital, and Lou Xiao was a little confused when she found out.

Li Huaiqing couldn't wait to bring Ai Ying to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion to meet her openly.

Even if Lou Hong disliked him, he couldn't stop him. After all, there were too many criticisms about the Zhenguo Mansion.

With Li Huaiqing's start, at least the external communication of the Zhenguo Mansion can be normalized.

Although Lou Hong still had doubts about Lou Xiao's identity, after all, even though she was murdered in public, His Majesty only locked her up for a few days and then released her, with the usual honors.

No matter who she is, no one can question it for the time being.

Li Huaiqing ignored Lou Hong's dissatisfaction and followed him into Yusheng Courtyard where Lou Xiao was.

From a distance he saw Lou Xiao half leaning against the pavilion, looking in his direction.

Facing Lou Xiao's gaze, Li Huaiqing smiled, nodded to Lou Hong, and walked towards her.

Ai Ying followed closely with the gift in hand. Lou Hong looked behind them for a while before turning around.

Before leaving, he happened to see Lou Xiao reaching out her hand to Li Huaiqing. He could clearly see the ambiguous atmosphere between the two of them even though they were so far apart.

In the end, she got entangled with Li Huaiqing.

It’s really...not surprising at all.

As soon as he left, Li Huaiqing took Lou Xiao's hand and pulled her up, saying with a smile, "I don't know how I have offended Mr. Lou, but the way I look at you is not really friendly."

Lou Xiao brushed off the corner of his clothes and replied, "Don't you have an old grudge against him? Don't you know?"

Li Huaiqing was stunned for a moment, then he quickly remembered something and said perfunctorily, "It's an old story, it's hard for him to remember it so clearly."

He didn't want to talk about the past, so he waved Ai Ying over to open the box and said, "I've made some new cherry wine recently. How does it taste? If it suits your taste, I'll ask someone to bring the recipe over."

Lou Xiao has never had any resistance to food, and she is used to being fed by Li Huaiqing.

When he fed it to her mouth, she opened her mouth and took a bite. It was mellow and sweet, with a bit of the intoxicating flavor of wine. It was really delicious.

Compared to Li Huaiqing's satisfaction, Ai Ying was obviously frightened.

He had no idea what was happening in the dark prison between Li Huaiqing and Lou Xiao. When did they become so close? And now they were so intimate without him realizing it.

Lou Xiao glanced at Ai Ying, then at Li Huaiqing.

Li Huaiqing lowered his eyes and was about to bring the rest of the food on the plate to her lips, but Lou Xiao snatched it away and walked in front holding the plate.

He was not angry, he just lifted the corner of his clothes and followed, leaving Ai Ying confused and not knowing what to do.

It was Li Huaiqing who spoke again, "Follow me."

He put aside everything in his mind and followed them silently.

"How is Ai Ying's recovery going? Are there any sequelae?"

Lou Xiao suddenly mentioned that he had not been gentle with Ai Ying at the time. Ai Ying had recuperated in the village and had used excellent medicinal herbs when she came back. Hopefully, she had fully recovered.

Ai Ying said respectfully, "Thank you for your concern, my lord. I have recovered and have no sequelae."

There were a few more scars on his back, but it was no big deal for him who had suffered so much.

His voice softened a lot. "It is my honor that you came to visit me when I was sick. If I said something I shouldn't have said, I hope you can forgive me..."

Lou Xiao chuckled, "It's okay. It's my fault."

Speaking of this, Lou Xiao couldn't help but think of his own physical condition, and his mood became depressed.

The senior sister said that she believed she could control herself, but she herself was not completely sure.

Li Huaiqing seemed to be able to see through her troubles. After letting Ai Ying go down, he sat beside her, put one hand on her hand, and soothed her uneasy heart.

"Don't be afraid."

Lou Xiao sneered, "What are you talking about? Why would I be afraid?"