It was noon, and two horses were galloping along the rural road in the direction of Luoyang.
"Young Master, can you ride slower? I'm about to fall off.”Xiang Qinglian, who was riding on the same horse as Zhangsun Qi, shouted in a delicate voice.
Zhangsun Qi still ignored her, because this was the fourth time she had asked since they were on the road. However, the point was that they had only been riding for more than six hours. If she continued to ask, he would very likely throw her off the horse.
"Young Master, how long do we need to ride to Luoyang?”Xiang Qinglian asked, unwilling to give up.
Hehe! This lady is deliberately trying to disturb you. Let's see what you can do to me!
After he glanced at her, he suddenly loosened his grip on her waist. At the same time, he tightened his legs around the horse's belly and urged it to speed up.
Xiang Qinglian, who was sitting on her side, suddenly lost her attachment. She was afraid that she would fall off the horse, so she quickly hugged him with both hands, who was teasing her.
In order to avoid being kicked to death by the horse, Xiang Qinglian could only suppress her deliberate interference for the time being and obediently shut her mouth.
However, she was indeed not used to being on a horse for so long. All the bones in her body were almost broken. If it was not for his hand holding her firmly, she might have fallen off the horse long ago.
In other words, she wanted to distract herself by talking so that she wouldn't be unable to make it through the long journey.
Unfortunately, less than an hour had passed!
"Young Master, I'm so hungry and thirsty. Can I rest for a while?”This time, she definitely did not do it on purpose. She was so hungry that her arms were weak and she could not hold his waist at all.
"Young Master, I'm so hungry." Qiao Sheng, who suddenly caught up, also pretended to be extremely hungry and looked at Zhangsun Qi's handsome face.
Zhangsun Qi's black eyes stared straight ahead, not even looking at the two of them. He continued to ride his horse.
Damn it! You inhumane stinky man, you deliberately let this girl starve and freeze. Hmph, be careful not to let me catch you. Otherwise, if there is a chance in the future, this lady will definitely let you know the consequences of provoking me. Xiang Qinglian gritted her teeth and swore to herself.
Just as Xiang Qinglian's arms were about to give up and gradually loosen, she noticed that the horse seemed to be slowing down.
Could it be that this stinky man was enlightened?
As expected, Zhangsun Qi rode his horse to a small stream with pleasant scenery and carried her off the horse.
As soon as her feet touched the ground, Xiang Qinglian almost fell to her knees because of the numbness all over her body. Fortunately, Zhangsun Qi pulled her in time and tried to drag her under the shade of the tree.
"Young Master, please be gentle. My hand is almost broken.”Xiang Qinglian sniffed weakly.
Zhangsun Qi loosened his grip, causing Xiang Qinglian to fall to the ground. "Then you can climb slowly on your own!"
Then, he quickly walked to the tree and leaned against the trunk leisurely. He looked at her, whose face was slightly pale and looked even more delicate and pitiful, as if he was watching a good show.
He, he actually told her to crawl. How could she swallow this!
Xiang Qinglian shifted her fragile eyes to Qiao Sheng, who was tying up the horse.
Qiao Sheng, who was bewitched by Xiang Qinglian's gaze, immediately walked to her side and reached out to help her up with a trembling hand!!
"Qiaosheng, hurry up and start a fire."
Qiao Sheng was shocked by Zhangsun Qi's cold shout. He retracted his hand and hurriedly went to pick up the firewood.
This woman dared to use her face to seduce his man! Zhangsun Qi suddenly punched the thick tree trunk. In an instant, not only did the tree trunk cave in, but even the lush leaves fell down, causing Xiang Qinglian, who was still sitting on the ground, to widen her beautiful eyes.
Wow! If this punch landed on her body, she would at least be half-dead. Judging from the signs that he might explode with brute force at any time, she should temporarily delay her revenge on him. After she had grasped his personality and the purpose of capturing her, she would then have a good laugh!
When Zhangsun Qi's anger subsided slightly, he suddenly realized that he was actually angry over such a trivial matter. His black eyes, which were originally looking at Qiao Sheng, suddenly turned to Xiang Qinglian, whose body was curled up into a ball and her face was filled with fear.
With her weak and useless personality, she should be easy to control. He might as well make things clear first, so that she wouldn't keep having ideas about Qiao Sheng.
"Do you want to know why I kidnapped you?”
Xiang Qinglian nodded timidly.
"Actually, you asked for this to happen.”If she had not met the old man, they would not have had any interactions at all.
She asked for it? This was a twisted logic, although she often used this twisted logic to mess with others.
"I want you to admit that you're my unmarried wife.”
" Unmarried wife." Xiang Qinglian was so surprised that her mouth was slightly agape. So this was his goal, but why did it have to be her? There should be a cause and effect!
"However, don't worry. This is only temporary. You can leave after you meet my grandfather.”Zhangsun Qi suddenly narrowed his eyes. All his thoughts were on the funny look on the old man's face when he found out, so he did not catch the anger in Xiang Qinglian's eyes in time.
Alright! Do you think I, Xiang Qinglian, am a big yellow dog that comes and goes at your beck and call?
"I don't understand what you mean."
"It's fine if you don't understand. In any case, you just have to remember to nod your head. You don't have to ask about anything else.”Zhangsun Qi glanced at Xiang Qinglian, who was still in a daze. The handsome and arrogant him had an aura that made people unable to go against his will.
"What nod?"
"Nod and admit that you are mine."
"But I'm clearly not!"
"If I say you are, then so be it."
Xiang Qinglian's eyes suddenly blurred. She was surprised to see Zhangsun Qi, who was standing under the shade of the tree, so close to her and glaring at her fiercely.
"Young Master, how can you just let this matter go? I will be shy."
"Remember, you have no right to argue with me now. If you want to go back as soon as possible, you have to cooperate with me obediently.”Shy? Tsk, he wasn't really going to marry her.
"Young master, marriage is not a child's play. It should be decided by parents, so can young master allow this servant to return to Green Dou City to consult parents first?”Xiang Qinglian stammered.
Zhangsun Qi raised her chin and said coldly,""What the hell are you talking about?"
"I'm not a ghost. Why would I speak nonsense?”From what he said, she shouldn't be in any danger before she was still useful. Then she might as well anger him half to death first.
"You!" The hand that was propping up her chin grabbed her collar and lifted her up." Try acting dumb again."”
"I'm not pretending to be stupid. I'm a bit stupid, so I don't understand what you're saying. Please don't be angry.”Zhangsun Qi, you think you're very smart, right? In the end, you're still angered by me like an idiot. You deserve it!
His sharp eyes shot fiercely at Xiang Qinglian. Fortunately, Qiao Sheng's scream came in time, or he would have strangled her to death.
"Young Master, is this firewood enough? What do you want to do to Miss Xiang?”Qiao Sheng shouted.
"Hurry up and start a fire." After throwing out these words in a rough voice, Zhangsun Qi immediately let go and jumped into the forest.
Qiao Sheng, who was panting heavily, threw down the large pile of dry wood in his hand and hurriedly ran to Xiang Qinglian's side. He explained nervously,""Miss Xiang, although the young master's temper isn't small and his tone isn't very gentle, he will never deliberately hurt people, so you can rest assured.”
" But Young Master almost did it to me, to me!" Xiang Qinglian was so scared that she could not speak properly.
"How is he treating you?" Qiao Sheng's eyes almost popped out.
" To me." Xiang Qinglian suddenly turned her trembling head and sobbed softly.
"Miss Xiang, don't cry. My young master will definitely take responsibility for you. Come, I'll help you to rest under the tree.”What was wrong with this young master? He didn't know how to take care of women at all, especially when Miss Xiang was so delicate and delicate, as if she would fall down with a gust of wind.
"Thank you, little brother." First, subdue me.
"Miss Xiang, you don't have to be so polite to me.”Qiao Sheng scratched the back of his head.
"Oh right, little brother, does your young master hate me so much that he left on his own?”
"How could this be? My young master is going to catch wild food."
"Why are you catching wild food?" Xiang Qinglian really didn't understand.
"Eat! We'll eat whatever Young Master catches later.”Qiao Sheng had already started the fire.
Xiang Qinglian thought to herself, Is there a chicken or duck family in this mountain?
Although Xiang Qinglian was eccentric, she was still a young lady from a wealthy family. Even though she often slipped out of the house without the councilor's knowledge, she did not go outside of Green Dou City, so she did not know why she ate wild food.
"Young Master!"
Just as she was feeling suspicious, she suddenly heard Qiao Sheng's excited shout.
"Alright, we'll have rabbit meat and fox meat to eat later.”Qiao Sheng's eyes lit up and he threw a handful of firewood, making the fire even more intense.
Rabbit meat and fox meat! isn't that
Xiang Qinglian's eyes widened as she stared at the dead hare in Zhangsun Qi's hands and an animal that looked very similar to her Ah Huang.
Xiang Qinglian retched and quickly turned her pale face away. She did not dare to look at Zhangsun Qi, who had already started to deal with them.
"Xiang Qinglian, why don't you dare to look? You still want to eat them later!" Zhangsun Qi even deliberately threw the bloody rabbit in front of her.
She was so frightened that she gasped on the spot, and her entire body trembled. "I don't eat those things." So disgusting.
"Not eating? Alright, but don't tell me you're hungry again when we're on the road.”Zhangsun Qi smiled cunningly.
He had vented all his bad mood on the two unlucky animals that he had bumped into first, and he was convinced that
The maxim of 'an eye for an eye' was very suitable for Xiang Qinglian. Hmph, if you dare to provoke him again and again, you have to pay a considerable price.
"If I don't want to eat, then I won't." Of course, she only dared to keep the last sentence in her mouth.
Damn it! She had actually been tricked by him.
"Miss Xiang, when the meat is cooked, it will be no different from those chickens and ducks. You can force yourself to eat a little.”Qiao Sheng once again displayed the spirit of taking care of the weak, but unfortunately, his head was soon hit by a stone. He grimaced in pain and tactfully closed his mouth.
Similar to chickens and ducks? Hmph, Qiao Sheng was really good at bullshitting. Putting aside the rabbit, just the fox and the chicken were worlds apart. How could they fit together?
After a while, the aroma of roasted meat quickly spread. Xiang Qinglian, who had been facing the tree, could smell it too.
It smells so good! And she was so hungry.
"Miss Xiang, I have roasted rabbit chicken here. Take it and eat it first.”Qiao Sheng took a small piece of meat, and with Zhangsun Qi opening one eye and closing the other, he boldly stood up and brought it to Xiang Qinglian.
Qiao Sheng was still considerate, so she would force herself to eat a little. Otherwise, if she really went hungry later, wouldn't she fall into Zhangsun Qi's trap?
"Eh, strange. I wonder who was that person who said that he wouldn't eat?”
Just as Xiang Qinglian swallowed her saliva and was about to take the meat from Qiao Sheng's hands, Zhangsun Qi's mocking laughter suddenly sounded, making Xiang Qinglian curse him dozens of times in her heart.
"Qiaosheng, thank you. I won't eat anymore.”Xiang Qinglian retracted her hand with tears in her eyes.
" Young Master, you're too…" Qiao Sheng, who had turned around to defend Xiang Qinglian, was glared at by his master's sharp eyes and swallowed his words.
"Miss Xiang might not be used to eating this wild food, so you can keep it for yourself.”
Since his master had said so, Qiao Sheng could only watch helplessly as Xiang Qinglian got up, staggered to a nearby rock, and sat down. Then she curled up into a ball, not even looking at them.
She did not believe that Zhangsun Qi would let her starve to death.
It was the fragrance again.
Xiang Qinglian, who had accidentally fallen asleep beside a big rock, was woken up by the fragrance.
When she opened her eyes, she saw a string of grilled fish that made her drool. Of course, such a drooling expression would never appear on her delicate face.
"Miss Xiang, this is the fish that young master just caught.”Like I said, Master would not be so cruel as to let Miss Xiang starve.
"Did Young Master catch this for me?" Jian Qiu Tong looked at Qiao Sheng in disbelief. Then, she looked behind him. It was very likely that he was laughing at her. Eh, he wasn't there?
"Yes." Afraid that she would not believe him, Qiao Sheng nodded his head vigorously.
Perhaps she was really hungry, but after Xiang Qinglian gave Qiao Sheng a grateful smile, she began to eat the fish in small bites.
She knew that starving her to death was a small matter, but not being able to achieve his goal was a big matter. In order to ensure that she could arrive in Luoyang unscathed in the future, he had to serve her well.
"Qiaosheng, there is something I don't understand. Can I ask you?”While Zhangsun Qi was not around, she wanted to find out the truth from Qiao Sheng.
"Miss Xiang, don't say that. I will tell you everything I know.”Qiao Sheng said smugly.
"I want to know why your young master said he wanted to marry me.”
" This, this " he said too quickly. Qiao Sheng wanted to slap his own mouth.
"Could it be that even you look down on me?”
"No, no, I didn't mean that. It's, it's"
"It's just that if he were to say it, I might skewer him and roast him into a dried human.”Zhangsun Qi gracefully landed on the ground, squinting at Xiang Qinglian, who suddenly flinched.
" Then I won't ask anymore. Please don't kill Qiao Sheng." Xiang Qinglian suddenly trembled and shielded Qiao Sheng behind her.
Damn it, why didn't he come earlier or later? Why did he suddenly appear at this critical moment!
Tsk, this woman was not an ordinary fool.
Zhangsun Qi snorted and turned around, not wanting to see her ridiculous behavior again.
"Miss Xiang, my young master is joking with me. Don't take it seriously.”Heavens! Miss Xiang was so innocent and cute.
"Really?"
"I promise." Qiao Sheng, who was standing behind her, and Zhangsun Qi, who had his back to her, could not see the strange glint in Xiang Qinglian's beautiful eyes.
"Then I can rest assured." After Xiang Qinglian finished speaking, she took the leftover fish in her hand and walked towards Zhangsun Qi step by step.
"Qiaosheng, go and lead the horse over."
"Ouch!"
He suddenly turned around to instruct Zhangsun Qi, who happened to catch Xiang Qinglian, who had somehow fallen onto him.
"Thank you, Young Master. Thank you, Young Master." She leaned weakly against him and thanked him, as if she was still in shock.
"Young Master, Miss Xiang!" This Miss Xiang is really weak and will fall easily.
Qiao Sheng almost fainted when he arrived in front of the two.
It turned out that Zhangsun Qi was covered in the leftover fish scraps in Xiang Qinglian's hand.
"Ah, Young Master, your clothes!" She finally vented a little of her anger.
"Young Master, I'll go get the clothes."
"No need. Let's go." Zhangsun Qi brushed off the debris on his body and mounted the horse with an unfathomable expression." Give me your hand."”Looking at Xiang Qinglian, who had a slightly strange expression on her face, he suddenly reached out his hand kindly and was about to pull her onto the horse.
Young Master, but your clothes…Please! He wasn't even willing to wash up. When she sat down, even his clothes would be ruined!
"I can endure it, so you don't have to worry about me.”Zhangsun Qi's smile became even more bizarre.
Hmph, who was worrying about him? She just didn't want to dirty her clothes.
Xiang Qinglian quietly tried to retreat, but Zhangsun Qi grabbed her arm first. With a little force, she was easily placed in front of him, and she could not avoid touching his masterpiece.
Especially when the horse was galloping, her entire body was almost pressed against his stain.
Xiang Qinglian was furious at this development, but she was unable to turn the tide.
When they arrived at the inn, it was already late at night. Xiang Qinglian was already exhausted and unconscious in Zhangsun Qi's arms.
"Xiang Qinglian, get up." Zhangsun Qi shook her awake.
"If you disturb this young lady's sleep again, I'll make you suffer!”Half-awake, Xiang Qinglian unintentionally revealed her true personality.
Zhangsun Qi suddenly raised his eyebrows, a thoughtful look in his eyes.
"Xiang Qinglian, tell me clearly. Who's the one who can't bear the consequences?”Suddenly, Zhangsun Qi glanced at her collar and narrowed his eyes at Xiang Qinglian, who was half-awake.
"Young Master, what are you talking about?" Her drowsy eyes regained their clarity at his cold and unreasonable question.
She should have only revealed such a damned sentence just now!
Zhangsun Qi didn't question her further. After he carried her off the horse, he walked straight into the inn.
His expression was surprisingly calm, which made Xiang Qinglian feel greatly uneasy. Did she spill the beans?
Based on a dream talk, it should not be possible.
"Why are you still standing there! Come in quickly."
Zhangsun Qi's shout made Xiang Qinglian feel much more at ease. After secretly sticking out her tongue, she slowly walked away.
As soon as she entered, she heard Qiao Sheng shout loudly,"What?! Only one double room left?"
" I'm sorry, sir. Our restaurant is small, so," the shop owner apologized.
"One room it is. Lead the way." Zhangsun Qi glanced at Xiang Qinglian and said to the shopkeeper.
What was that? If there was only one room left, wouldn't she have to sleep with them tonight?
"Young Master, this servant…"
"Don't forget that you're my unmarried wife, so there's no need to treat me as an outsider.”Zhangsun Qi immediately cut her off and smiled wickedly as he grabbed her wrist and calmly followed the shop owner.
As soon as he entered the room, Xiang Qinglian immediately distanced herself from him and stared at his every move with wide eyes.
Strange, how did Qiao Sheng disappear like a wisp of smoke, causing her to only stare at him here.
"Ah, my clothes!" Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of the stain on his body and thought that her only clothes might have been ruined.
She didn't want to sleep in oily clothes.
"Young Master, I want to go clean myself, but I don't have any clothes."
"It's late, and the shop owner doesn't have time to boil hot water for you. We'll talk about it tomorrow.”Zhangsun Qi expressionlessly rejected the tea served by the waiter.
"But I'm not used to sleeping in this dress.”Xiang Qinglian's delicate tone became even gentler.
"From now on, you have to get used to it.”Zhangsun Qi, who was completely unaffected, poured cold water on her one after another.
"If I don't have any clothes to change into, I won't be able to sleep at all. Once I don't sleep for a night, I will definitely be in low spirits, let alone having to travel with Young Master early in the morning.”Xiang Qinglian used both carrot and stick.
"Don't worry about that. It's not like you haven't slept in my arms before.”Zhangsun Qiyu glanced at her teasingly.
" That's because I'm too tired." Xiang Qinglian blushed.
"I don't care what your reason is. There are two beds for you to choose from. Or, are you willing to sleep on the floor?”So long-winded.
What a joke! This shameless and arrogant man whose conscience had been eaten by a dog actually asked such a delicate and delicate girl like her to sleep on the floor!
"Young Master, if you are not even willing to fulfill this lowly one's small request of changing clothes, then this lowly one would rather return to Green Dou City now.”Alright, the reason why this lady is following you is also for fun. If you insist on abusing me again, hehe, I will make you unable to be arrogant anymore.
"How dare you!" Zhangsun Qi's expression suddenly turned fierce.
"I don't dare, but I will still do it."
"Hmph, if you really dare to escape, don't blame me for being heartless.”He had wanted to part on good terms with this seemingly ignorant woman, but unfortunately, things did not go as he wished.
"What do you mean by unkind?"
"What I mean is, if you leave without my permission, I'll make a move on your parents, your family, your servant girls, and even your so-called big yellow dog.”Zhangsun Qi narrowed his eyes and said coldly.
"Opening the knife means killing people, right?”It turned out that Zhangsun Qi was actually a bandit with a human face and a beast heart.
"If you want to explain it that way, I won't object.”Zhangsun Qi gave her a cruel smile.
Hmph, let's see if you still dare to leave my sight.
"Young Master, how can you threaten me? Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your family. If you really have to stay in prison for 30 to 40 years, then they won't be afraid of you even if you're really a maniac who kills without batting an eye.
"Shut up."
Zhangsun Qi's sudden shout scared Xiang Qinglian so much that she quickly climbed onto the bed and occupied the bed as well, in case she really ended up sleeping on the floor later.
"Young Master, this lowly one has settled everything.”Qiao Sheng, who had heard his master's roar from outside the door, rushed into the room, afraid that Xiang Qinglian would be harmed by his master again.
"Qiao Sheng, you're finally back." Xiang Qinglian looked at Qiao Sheng, who had returned with a big bag, as if she had seen her savior.
Qiao Sheng was a little overwhelmed by the unexpected favor and lowered his head, smiling embarrassedly.
"What are you staring at!" Zhangsun Qi suddenly shouted at Qiao Sheng, and casually threw out the quilt, hitting Qiao Sheng's smiling face that couldn't be hidden in time.
"Qiaosheng, are you really going to sleep on the floor?”Xiang Qinglian could not help but ask.
"I often sleep on the floor. It's okay, it's okay.”
"If you don't have the heart, you can exchange with him.”
Zhangsun Qi sneered as he watched Xiang Qinglian fall asleep on the bed.
Tsk, she wasn't too stupid. At least she knew how to pretend to be asleep. Then the gaze he had seen and the words she had said in her sleep were worth discussing.#
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