Eavesdropping on Fu Bao's inner thoughts, emptying the stored grain and fleeing the famine

"You still haven't answered me, who exactly is that man?" Li Yuanqi held Fu Bao, but his eyes remained fixed on Lian Rongrong.

Seeing Li Yuanqi like this, even Rongrong was furious. He was the one who left without saying goodbye.

It was clearly him who suddenly appeared, and it was clearly him who was hot and cold, so why did it seem like she had done something wrong?

Besides, who is he to her? What right does he have to care about the men around her?

"I'm asking you!" Seeing that Lian Rongrong didn't speak, Li Yuanqi became even more annoyed.

At this moment, Fu Bao secretly raised her little head.

[Handsome boy, I've been watching over your mother all this time. That Physician Ruan is nothing. He hasn't even touched your mother's hand.]

If Li Yuanqi hadn't pretended not to hear Fu Bao's voice, he probably would have burst out laughing already.

Even so, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly.

Lian Rongrong was so focused on glaring at her son that she didn't notice the change in Li Yuanqi's expression.

When she looked at Li Yuanqi again, he had already closed in, and the two were only half a step apart, close enough to clearly feel each other's breath.

Lian Rongrong panicked and instinctively tried to back away, but before she could move, Li Yuanqi grabbed her.

"That guy looks like a weakling, he's not suitable for you." Li Yuanqi's tone was still full of sourness.

"Whether I'm suitable or not is none of your business!" Li Yuanqi's mood, which had just been soothed by Fu Bao, was immediately ruined again by Lian Rongrong.

[Mommy! Why are you like this? You clearly want that handsome guy, but you're still being stubborn.]

Fu Bao is really worried sick about her mother's marriage prospects.

However, it must be said that the little guy's unexpected help subtly changed the atmosphere between the two.

"Did you miss me while I was away?" Li Yuanqi approached Lian Rongrong again, exuding a shameless aura.

Lian Rongrong's face instantly turned red to her ears. She wanted to dodge, but her body was still under Li Yuanqi's control, so she could only turn her face away to avoid Li Yuanqi's burning gaze.

"answer me!"

Li Yuanqi's tone was domineering yet gentle. After all, only Li Yuanqi himself could understand the excitement he felt when he heard Fu Bao say that Lian Rongrong missed him.

Ever since he fled back to Shang Kingdom, Li Yuanqi's heart has never stopped thinking about Lian Rongrong. He thinks about her during the day, and even more so at night.

He would often space out, wondering what that girl was doing right now, and if she was coming up with some mischievous idea again.

Every time Li Yuanqi thought of Lian Rongrong, he couldn't help but smile. But when he returned to reality, the loneliness and longing he felt were something only those who loved but could not have could understand.

Li Yuanqi kept thinking that as soon as he could control the situation, he would go find that girl.

But who would have thought that while he was in Wuliang City on behalf of Zhaoyang to handle military supplies, he would unexpectedly run into this girl here.

God knows how anxious he was when he learned that Lian Rongrong had been wrongly accused of stealing military rations.

God knows how furious he was when he saw Ruan Nianzhi fawning over Lian Rongrong.

"Qi Yuan, what's the point of me missing you? You just left without a word."

You appeared whenever you wanted, without ever offering me a single explanation. Even now, I still don't know who you really are.

Even if you were once in my heart, so what?

“In the past?” Lian Rongrong said a lot, but Li Yuanqi only heard the word “in the past”.

"You once had me in your heart, but what about now?" Li Yuanqi's expression became somewhat inscrutable.

Lian Rongrong abruptly pulled her hand away from Li Yuanqi's and said indifferently, "What's the point of this question?"

Hey, what's going on? Why did the atmosphere change so suddenly?

Handsome guy, do you even understand? Women need to be coaxed.

You, you, you're driving me crazy! At this rate, when will you ever become my stepfather?

Before Fu Bao could finish speaking, she suddenly felt light and realized she was back in Lian Rongrong's arms.

Seeing that Lian Rongrong seemed genuinely angry, Li Yuanqi's arrogance immediately subsided by a third.

"Rongrong, it was wrong of me to leave without saying goodbye, but at that time, it was the safest thing for you to leave."

As for the reason…” Li Yuanqi paused for a moment, then sighed and said helplessly:

"Wait for me, I'll explain everything to you later. Trust me this once, okay?"

Lian Rongrong really wanted to say no and then push the door open and leave, but for some reason, she nodded as if possessed.

Seeing this, Li Yuanqi finally breathed a sigh of relief, unable to suppress the smile on his face. He really wanted to hold Lian Rongrong in his arms, but reason told him he couldn't.

After all, it's not truly safe yet. Even though there are only the three of them in the back room right now, that guy in Kyoto is a madman who will stop at nothing.

Who knows if, beneath the seemingly safe surface, there are already eyes lurking in the shadows?

"We can't stay here too long, or we might arouse suspicion."

"Like I said before, once I step out of this room, I will no longer be myself, understand?"

Although Lian Rongrong had many questions in her mind, since Li Yuanqi had said so, she sensibly refrained from asking further.

The two maintained a certain distance as they exited the inner hall one after the other. Li Yuanqi then loudly addressed the crowd in the courtyard:

"I have investigated them thoroughly. They are just an ordinary caravan and there is no suspicion against them. Release them."

As Lian Rongrong walked past Li Yuanqi, their eyes met, and both felt a strange mix of emotions.

Lian Rongrong returned to the dilapidated house with her family, initially worried that she couldn't explain the grain and gold.

But when everyone returned to the dilapidated house, the things Xiao Wu had seen had long since turned into two inconspicuous little white flowers.

After everyone entered the courtyard, there was no reaction, and even Rongrong guessed that Xiaobai's illusion had probably failed.

However, Lian Rongrong was no longer in the mood to care about these things; she was already exhausted after a long day.

In addition, Li Yuanqi's appearance made her feel uneasy, so after returning, Lian Rongrong hid alone in a corner.

As for the others, they were still shaken by the ordeal and naturally had no mood to talk.

"Little sister, are you alright?" Lin Chuyue felt worried the moment she saw Li Yuanqi in front of the yamen.

Seeing Lian Rongrong like this, he guessed that something must have happened between the two in the back room.

"I'm fine, just a little confused." Lian Rongrong looked up at Lin Chuyue and gave a tired smile.

Just as Lin Chuyue was about to say something more, the voice of the Xuanjia Guard came from outside the door.

“Miss Lian, please take your family to the post station to rest. Your act of helping the people of Wuliang City is a great act of kindness.”

My master has specially invited you all to stay at the post station and recuperate properly.

Everyone heard the voice of the Xuanjia Guards, and the gloomy atmosphere instantly reversed.

"Going to the post station would be wonderful."

"I can finally get a good night's sleep."

Excited discussions arose from all sides, and all eyes were on Lian Rongrong.