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As Qingyi walked out of the yard, she met Li Chengxuan who was called by Tuoba Ye late at night.

"Little Lord."

Li Chengxuan looked at him with his head bowed, his eyes flashing, and he said in a deep voice: "Qingyi, why are you doing this? Is such a person worthy of you risking your life to protect him?"

Qing Yi paused, then said, "Young Master, Qing Yi doesn't know what you mean. But, Young Master, if you want to live, there are some things you must not say anymore."

After saying that, she looked at him deeply and left.

"How about it?"

The man in black at the side hurried forward and said, "Young Master, the mission failed. The man in red has been captured."

Li Chengxuan sneered and mocked in his heart: I thought you were so capable, but this is it?

After a moment, he put away his thoughts and walked into Tuoba Ye's yard.

In Li's house, everyone tossed and turned until the second half of the night before returning to their rooms to sleep.

Zhou Yuntian looked at Li Lan, who looked exhausted, and said distressedly, "Girl, go to sleep. I've been living here all these days."

Li Lan chuckled and jokingly said, "Master Zhou, aren't you afraid that outsiders will say you're living with your wife's family before you're even married? Bianjing is a place where etiquette is paramount."

Seeing her half-smile, Zhou Yuntian ruffled her hair and said softly, "Why should I be afraid? I'm a live-in son-in-law. Shouldn't I live with my wife's parents?"

"Hahahaha, Zhou Yuntian, I can't compare to your thick skin."

"As long as I can please my wife, that's all."

……

The next morning, the empress summoned Wang Pozi, still somewhat frightened, into the palace. Because Li Lan and Li Chunsheng had gone to their newly rented shop, Li Chunhua asked Li Pozi to accompany them to the palace.

"This old woman pays homage to Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."

"This old servant pays homage to Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty live a thousand years, a thousand thousand years, and a thousand thousand years."

"Get up quickly, elder sister, get up quickly. Nanny Song should also get up."

"Thank you, empress."

"Madame Li, quickly help the Madam to the chair."

"Yes, ma'am."

Nanny Song secretly glanced at Chu Ci who was sitting at the top, and always felt that there was something wrong with the Empress' smile today, but she couldn't tell what was wrong.

"Old sister, it is because of your love that my son Rui'er has the opportunity to participate in the Spring Examination today. This is why Your Majesty and I are able to see him in this lifetime."

When Mrs. Wang heard this, her heart tightened. She thought to herself, "Didn't we already talk about this the other day? Why are we bringing it up again today?"

Thinking of this, she quickly stood up and knelt, saying with deep fear, "Your Majesty, you are embarrassing me, an old woman. I don't deserve your gratitude."

"Nothing, old sister, get up quickly."

As she spoke, she glanced at Li Ma Ma who was standing beside her. Li Ma Ma understood and hurried forward to support her. At this moment, Li Pozi's eyes flashed, her heart tightened, as if she understood something, and she hurried forward to support Wang Pozi on the other side.

"Old sister, Your Majesty and I are both grateful people, and I also like this kind-hearted man. I was thinking, how about strengthening the relationship between our two families?"

Old Lady Wang was startled and quickly lowered her eyes to hide her inner emotions. After a moment, she raised her head and smiled, "Your Majesty, you may not know that this girl was engaged to Master Zhou years ago, and it was Qin Nan's Madam Pei who acted as matchmaker."

Chu Ci and Nanny Li were both shocked when these words came out. Chu Ci's eyes darkened and he sighed inwardly: I didn't expect that Zhou Yuntian valued that girl so much that he even invited Shen Congnan's wife to come. This was not easy to say any more, after all, Shen Congnan was now Rui'er's master.

Suddenly, as if she thought of something, her eyes lit up and she smiled and said, "Old sister, how about this. You also go back and think about it carefully. If Xiangjun marries Rui'er in the future, Rui'er will definitely be able to protect her."

Mrs. Wang's heart sank. She was about to say something, but Nanny Song beside her tugged at the corner of her clothes. She immediately followed her meaning and said, "Okay, then I'll listen to your Majesty. I'll think about it when I get back."

"Good good."

Chu Ci's eyes softened as he looked at Wang Po.

After Wang Po and the other two left, Nanny Li hurried forward and asked, "Madam, why do you have to do this?"

"Alas, I don't want to be ungrateful, but this is Rui'er's intention. How can a mother turn a blind eye to it?"

"But His Majesty has already told you not to interfere in His Highness's marriage."

Nanny Li looked at her with concern and couldn't help but sigh.

"Oh, so what? When has he ever thought about Rui'er as much as I do? I just feel like I owe Rui'er too much."

……

Here, after Li Lan instructed Li Chunsheng to keep an eye on the decoration of some shops, she took Li Xi to the bustling streets. They hadn't really explored Bianjing in all these days.

"Xi'er, you are familiar with this. Come and take your daughter and I for a good look around."

"Okay, young lady, I think it's almost noon. How about we go to Fengmanlou in Bianjing for dinner?"

"it is good."

The two walked along the busy street. Li Lan looked at this stall and that stall, and Li Xi couldn't help shaking her head at her unusually happy look.

At this moment, a man wearing a bamboo hat suddenly passed by them, and in an instant, a piece of paper appeared in Li Lan's hand.

Holding the note in his hand, Li Lan's eyes flashed and he winked at Li Xi on the side. Soon the two of them retreated to a quiet corner.

Opening the note, he saw the words written on it: Fengmanlou, Mr. Qin. Li Lan raised the corners of his mouth and walked towards Chunmanlou with Li Xi.

When Mrs. Wang returned home, she was restless and her face was full of worry.

"Madam, don't worry about this. Wait until the girl comes back and talk to her. She will definitely have a solution."

"No, we can't tell that girl about this. Otherwise, with her personality, she will definitely make a big fuss."

Mrs. Li frowned, sighed, and didn't know what to do.

"I think I need to talk to the fourth brother about this. After all, this matter involves him, so I want to hear what he thinks."

"That's fine, I think. After Mr. Shen finishes his lecture, we'll go find His Highness."

Mrs. Wang calmed down and nodded.

At this time, in a private room in Fengmanlou, Li Lan and Prince Ning were enjoying their conversation more and more. Before they knew it, they had drunk a pot of wine.

"Girl, tell me, is there really a place like the one you described? Where there's no worldly prejudice, where you can spend your life with the one you love?"

Li Lan paused as he lifted his glass, sighed softly, and smiled, "Of course, perhaps in another time and space, there really is a place without worldly prejudices, without class distinctions, where everyone can speak freely, love whomever they love, and spend their lives together with their beloved."

"Okay, okay. Come on, girl, let's have another drink."

……

In the evening, Li Lan, a bit tipsy, started talking more and more. Then, the door to the private room opened. Zhou Yuntian, dressed in a red official robe, walked in.

"Hey, why does this guy look like Zhou Yuntian?"

Li Lan rubbed his eyes and asked in confusion.

Prince Ning chuckled and jokingly said, "Isn't your handsome husband here to pick you up? Looks like I, your uncle, have to leave now."

"Handsome uncle, we haven't finished drinking yet."

Seeing Zhou Yuntian's increasingly gloomy face, a smile flashed in King Ning's eyes. He stood up, put on his bamboo hat, and walked out. As the two passed by, Zhou Yuntian said in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty, do you know that you have entered Bianjing openly?"

Prince Ning chuckled and said:

"Huai'an, when has my whereabouts ever been hidden from my brother?"

Looking at his leaving back, Zhou Yuntian's eyes darkened, and he suddenly understood something in his heart, and his heart tightened.

He slowly walked to Li Lan, who was drunk and lying on the table, sighed, picked her up, and was about to leave.

At this time, Zhou Qi hurried in.

"Sir, someone sent a letter saying that a group of people are heading to Madam's fiefdom."

"Do you know who sent this letter?"

"The Li family's newly recognized second son, Li Chengxuan."

Zhou Yuntian's heart skipped a beat, remembering what King Ning had just said. He quickly said, "Send a letter to Zhou Da right now, and tell them to take precautions in advance. Then prepare the carriage and rush to Lijia Village immediately."

"But you haven't asked His Majesty for leave yet?"

"Go to the Li residence and bring Li Xi and An Yi with you. Then have An Yi deliver a message to His Majesty."

"Yes, son."

After Zhou Qi left, Zhou Yuntian carried Li Lan to a soft couch beside him. He walked to the window and looked out at the bustling streets of Bianjing, thinking to himself: A storm is coming.