Reborn, the daughter of the Marquisate went crazy

Li'an Garden.

The night deepens and the light is as dim as a bean.

Xie Qingli was leaning over the table, carefully checking the shop's account book. She planned to open a clinic and a pharmacy, and she needed to plan carefully before starting.

"Knock knock~" A very subtle knocking sound was heard.

Xie Qingli hurriedly got up and opened the window, and saw Chu Yuncang standing in the moonlight, so handsome!

Xie Qingli couldn't help but hold her breath. She suddenly remembered that when they first met, Chu Yuncang, shrouded in the silver moonlight, dazzled her eyes. A few blushes suddenly appeared on her face. She hurriedly stepped back and gave up the place in front of her.

Seeing Xie Qingli's reaction, Chu Yuncang couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth. He was very glad that his appearance could attract Li'er.

He climbed through the window and entered the house swiftly. After he stood still inside, he saw piles of account books on the table. He felt a little distressed and said softly, "The candlelight is dim. Li'er, please pay attention. We can look at these account books during the day."

Xie Qingli sat down on the chair and said softly, "It's okay. I've been busy lately, so I occasionally come to see you at night." She looked at Chu Yuncang puzzledly and asked, "Your Highness, what brings you here so late at night?"

Chu Yuncang's expression was slightly gloomy. Since they confessed their secrets to each other last time, their relationship had become closer, but it was only less stiff. They might not even be considered ordinary friends.

He sighed slightly and said softly, "I only learned about your pursuit yesterday when Leng Shuang went to find Liu Guang. The next time you encounter something like this, it's important for Li'er to save her life."

He looked at Xie Qingli with a burning gaze and said, "I want to arrange for a few shadow guards to secretly protect Li'er. They won't report Li'er's whereabouts to me, nor will they interfere with what Li'er wants to do. Li'er, are you willing?"

Xie Qingli's heart sank, but he remained unfazed as he said, "I haven't had a good fight since my rebirth. I just felt itchy that day. Your Highness, don't worry. Even if twenty more come, they won't be my match."

She paused slightly and said loudly, "If Your Highness doesn't believe me, I can prove it to you right now. I can definitely knock you down within ten moves!"

Chu Yuncang suddenly felt as embarrassed as a boiled shrimp. He quickly shook his head. The person he liked was someone he couldn't beat. There was no way he could survive!

Xie Qingli gave a playful smile: "So, Your Highness, do you still think I need the protection of Your Highness's Shadow Guard?"

Her voice suddenly turned cold. "Besides, don't I already have Leng Shuang by my side? I remember that day she swore allegiance to me, but now she's still reporting my whereabouts to His Highness. What's the point of having two more?"

Chu Yuncang noticed that Xie Qingli was annoyed, and hurriedly explained: "Li'er, don't be angry. Leng Shuang didn't report anything about you."

"Yesterday, when she was asking Liuguang for information, she was in a very good mood. Her originally stern face actually had a smile on it. Liuguang asked her curiously, and Leng Shuang boasted about how powerful her master was, so she let the secret slip."

Xie Qingli sneered, "One is a gossipmonger, the other is a loose-lipped person. It seems that the legendary Royal Shadow Guards are not worthy of their reputation."

Chu Yuncang said awkwardly, "Indeed, Liuguang and Lengshuang have been acting more and more outrageously lately. They deserve to be punished!" He quickly changed the subject and said with emotion, "It's a pity that I wasn't there that day and missed Li'er's heroic display of slaughtering everyone."

"I heard Li'er doesn't have a proper weapon yet." He pulled out a snow-white whip from his bosom and placed it in front of Xie Qingli, chuckling, "This is the Flowing Clouds and Flying Moon Whip I specially ordered someone to find. It's made of soft white shark skin and is as light as a cloud. When wielded, it resembles flowing moonlight, hence the name. This whip is most suitable for women."

When Xie Qingli saw the beautiful whip, his eyes lit up. He took it in his hand and looked at it carefully. He knew at a glance that this whip was no ordinary thing.

She stood up quickly, took the whip in her hand and swung it. Sure enough, the whip was soft and light, but it was murderous when swung. It was a high-quality whip, and she couldn't let it go.

Xie Qingli bowed to Chu Yuncang and said, "Thank you, Your Highness. I like it very much. In exchange, what do you need me to do?"

Chu Yuncang was about to say that he didn't need anything, but then he thought about their distant relationship and said, "I want to cooperate with Li'er!"

Xie Qingli was stunned when he heard this and asked in confusion: "How can we cooperate?"

Chu Yuncang said gently, "You and I have the same goal. Li'er knows the secrets of the future, and I can mobilize money and manpower. If we work together, we will be a perfect match and will definitely achieve our goal."

Xie Qingli stroked the whip in his hand, pondered for a moment, and said softly: "Okay! I am willing to share all the news related to Your Highness with Your Highness."

A light flashed in Chu Yuncang's eyes. Partners need to work together and support each other. In this process, he will try his best to make Li'er fall in love with him.

He raised the corners of his lips, quickly sat down at the table, and said in a gentle voice: "Li'er should already know that the third brother escaped danger this time. What father is worried about is how to deal with the fourth brother..."

"..."

The two of them talked secretly until late at night, and Chu Yuncang left reluctantly.

Xie Qingli was sleeping soundly in bed when he was woken up by Chunya.

Seeing the dark circles under Xie Qingli's eyes, Chunya asked in confusion, "Miss, are you stealing again in the middle of the night?"

Xie Qingli knocked Chunya on the head and said in feigned anger, "Miss, I am an upright person. How could I have ever been a thief?"

Chunya touched her head and chuckled, "It's my fault. Please forgive me, young lady!" She urged, "Young lady, hurry up and wash up, otherwise it will be late!"

"What's late?" Xie Qingli couldn't remember for a moment.

Chunya asked doubtfully, "Didn't the young lady tell me yesterday to prepare some clothes and food, and to go and see those beggars today?"

Xie Qingli then remembered that she had forgotten in her busyness. The beggars Chunya had mentioned were the group of children who had robbed Xie Qingyao in the alley that day. Just like in his previous life, Xie Qingli had subdued them and became their leader.

Xie Qingli quickly got up, ate a few bites of breakfast, and hurried out with Chunya.

When they arrived at the shabby yard where the children were staying, they didn't see any of the children. Xie Qingli was extremely puzzled. Normally, even if the older children went out to beg, they would leave the younger ones here. So were they all out today?

She circled the yard twice before spotting something unusual in a pile of straw. She paused for two seconds beside the trembling thatch before reaching out and pulling it apart. Beneath it lay five small children huddled together, their faces etched with terror.

When they saw Xie Qingli's face clearly, they burst into tears. They all stood up and hugged Xie Qingli, choking with sobs, "Sister Li'er..."

Xie Qingli knelt down, wiped the tears from their faces with a handkerchief, and said softly, "Tell me, why did you hide?"

With a "wa" sound, the children's crying suddenly became louder, sobbing: "There are bad guys, Brother Gou'er is missing, and the brothers asked us to hide!"