She rubbed her eyes, confirmed that it was really him, and was instantly surprised.

"Ashi! You're back."

Li Qingluo had been very busy recently and finally managed to sleep in this morning. When she woke up, she saw him.

She happily got out of bed and ran over barefoot.

Duan Rongshi hugged the beauty who rushed towards him.

With just a slight exertion of force in his arms, he lifted her up and held her in his arms.

Entering the cold winter.

Even in Nan'an in winter, it is cold.

Duan Rongshi touched her pair of cold, jade-like feet and stuffed them into his already loose cloak.

"Reckless."

"How can you feel if you catch a cold?"

He tapped her forehead gently, seemingly blaming her, but more with heartache.

Li Qingluo: "But I am so happy to see you."

"Ashi, are you going to rest at home for a few days?"

It's so busy here in Nan'an that I can't see anyone here even more than when I was in Daliang.

Although there were many people in the mansion, Li Qingluo always felt that it seemed empty.

It’s been so long since Master left and there’s still no news.

Duan Rongshi was not at home all day.

Although she took care of everything outside, she could never see him, and she couldn't help feeling lost.

Duan Rongshi: "He allowed me to take a day off."

After a pause, he continued, "Luo'er, he asked me to go to Daliang. For three months."

"If you don't complete the mission in three months, he will definitely hold you accountable."

Li Qingluo's heart skipped a beat.

"Going to Daliang? But... is it related to my mother?"

Is the still empty tomb really prepared for their mother as they guessed?

Duan Rongshi gently closed his eyes and nodded.

"He spoke pompously about my mother, saying she died tragically in a foreign country and didn't receive the honors she deserved. He said he dreamed of her so often that he felt deeply distressed."

"So, he sent me, Yang Qilang, and Zhang Tingyu to Daliang to get this done."

"We must bring back Mother's body intact."

Li Qingluo: "He farted!"

She was so angry that she stood up and got down to the ground, and paced around the room.

Duan Rongshi looked at her helplessly.

I had to get up and bring her shoes over myself and put them on her.

"Why are you angry? He won't get what he wants."

Li Qingluo: "I'm not just angry about Mother!"

"Ashi, he is so shameless!"

"If he really cared about my mother, why didn't he avenge her tragic death?"

"Over the years, my mother's death has been shrouded in mystery. Has he never considered investigating the truth?"

"After Mother died, even as your uncle, he ignored you and never cared about you."

"The news of your death has already reached Annan, but he never mentioned you when he mentioned my mother."

"How could Mother agree to be buried with him after death?"

Duan Rongshi: "Perhaps, he also hates that my bloodline comes from the Duan family."

Li Qingluo's whole body stiffened.

She looked at Duan Rongshi quietly.

There was no trace of sadness on his face.

But she could still detect a trace of extremely dead silence in his overly calm tone.

The Duan family hated the fact that he had the blood of the Zong Zheng clan in his veins.

The Zong Zheng clan hated him because he was from the Duan clan.

Her Ah Shi... was like an orphan that no one wanted.

I also have a grandmother.

But what about him?

In the years since his mother's death, it seemed that no one had truly accepted him.

Li Qingluo felt a sharp pain in his heart as if it were being pricked by needles.

She couldn't help but go forward and hug him.

"Ashi, no matter who you are, you are you, my husband."

"It does not matter."

"I will love you from now on."

"You are my family. We have Grandma, Grandpa Luo, my master, and in the future, my children..."

Li Qingluo said this and looked into his eyes.

Seeing a glimmer of warmth in his eyes, she hugged him a little tighter.

"Let those who don't care about us go away!"

"We don't want them either."

Duan Rongshi couldn't help but smile.

He looked down at her helplessly: "Do you think I'm a child to coax?"

"Silly Luo'er."

Li Qingluo sighed: "It seems that you must go back to Daliang in person!"

Duan Rongshi: "I'll see what happens."

"I'm worried about you staying in Nan'an by yourself for these three months."

"How about asking Grandma to come and keep you company?"

Li Qingluo quickly shook her head: "Grandmother must be accompanying that person."

"I don't bother to see him."

That person is naturally Li Chaojing.

This is also the opportunity that my grandmother has always wanted, to make up for the regret that the mother and son have not been able to spend many years together.

Li Qingluo didn't want to disturb her grandmother's peaceful life.

Thinking of this, Li Qingluo raised his eyebrows: "Ashi, are you still not worried about me?"

"Who can touch me now?"

"Besides being able to protect myself, I believe that the Emperor of Chu will not allow anyone to touch me in the slightest before you return and complete your business."

"Just leave without worry."

"By the time you come back, I might have opened three or four shops, or even half a street of shops will be mine."

"I will make good money. After all, I have to support you. Who made you my son-in-law?"

She said this while raising her chin with a smug look on her face.

Duan Rongshi's heart was so excited that he couldn't help but hold her up high.

"Eat first, or let me eat you first?"

Li Qingluo blushed: "I think I should fill my stomach first so that I can have more strength..."

Duan Rongshi said "OK" but still came forward and kissed her first.

It can relieve the pain of missing someone for many days.

When night fell, the two of them left Nangong Mansion together.

The carriages rushed out of the city before the gates were closed.

We changed horses at a farm outside the city.

The two of them walked around twice in the dark before arriving at the Taoist temple.

Qingyangzi has already fallen asleep.

I heard the little Taoist priest hurriedly shouting, "Master, there are pilgrims coming."

At this time, pilgrims?

Qing Yangzi: "Are you a passerby who wants to stay overnight?"

The young Taoist priest shook his head and before he could say anything, Li Qingluo's voice came from outside the window: "Master Qingyangzi is now a favorite of His Majesty, and he doesn't even care about the incense money?"

Upon hearing the voice, Qing Yangzi turned over and sat up.

"Come in quickly!"

Qing Yangzi also attended the night banquet in the palace that day.

It's just that both of them wanted to avoid suspicion, so they kept a distance from each other and didn't even make eye contact.

Ever since Qingyangzi helped the Emperor of Chu cure his nightmare symptoms, his status has been comparable to that of a prime minister.

Wherever he went, he was surrounded by countless people who came up to him and tried to please him.

He was very annoyed.

So recently, whenever the Emperor of Chu did not summon him, he would hide in the Taoist temple.

Moreover, when he came back, there was an extremely important matter that he had to personally take care of.

"You guys are here."

Qing Yangzi excitedly opened the door himself, and then sent the little Taoist priest away.

When he saw Li Qingluo and Duan Rong, they were both wearing night clothes and straw hats on their heads. Even the young Taoist priest could not see their appearance clearly.

I finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After welcoming the two into the house, Qing Yangzi quickly turned around and closed all the doors and windows tightly.

Then he lifted up all the bedding on the bed and lowered the mechanism.

Following the sound, Li Qingluo saw a big hole slowly appear in the bed board.

There was actually a tunnel below!

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