I just felt that my heart was filled with panic, and my eyes were frighteningly dim.

Did he let go too early? If he knew that man would not give her happiness in the end, he...

When Shangguan Yu came in, Lady Ling Dang had already sensiblely coaxed A Bao and Ling Dang to the yard behind. Ying Qian also pulled Lei Yuan out, wanting to ask clearly. At this moment, Shangguan Yu stood alone in a daze.

In the yard, he watched a woman smiling with a small wooden basin filled with rice dumplings. She sat under the gourd stand and picked a rice dumpling wrapped with red silk thread and handed it to him, "This is a meat rice dumpling. It's salty."

, if you don’t like sweets, you should like this!”

The sun shines through the gourd stand, and spots fall on the woman's face. I don't know why, but the woman's smile has the ability to calm people down. Shangguan Yu intuitively took the rice dumplings, sat down in front of the small square table, and saw

The woman had already started to peel off the rice dumplings with her slender white fingers. When she peeled them off, she found a few red dates embedded in the white rice. She lowered her head, took a bite, raised her head and smiled at him, with rice grains on the corners of her lips.

Not aware of it.

Shangguan Yu moved his fingers, and he really wanted to reach out and remove the rice grains from the corners of the woman's lips, but in the end he turned his head and asked in a low voice: "What should I do now? I'm afraid that there will be another seven or eight days.

The imperial edict will reach Chu Han..."

"Ignore it!" Chu Yiqing raised his eyes calmly, "Whether we get married or not is my business. I don't need to listen to the instructions of an outsider!"

Shangguan Yu was stunned and whispered: "Do you want to resist the decree?"

"If I don't receive the imperial edict, I am not resisting it!" Chu Yiqing saw that the rice dumplings in front of him were not moving at all, so he stretched out his hand to help him peel them off, and said while peeling them, "Don't worry, I can solve it! But this

You came just in time this time, I harvested a new batch of rice, you can take some back with you when you go back. Now that there are some problems with the sea trade between Li State and Luo State, the price of this rice must be good!"

Chu Yiqing peeled off the rice dumplings, leaving only a brown leaf, and handed it to Shangguan Yu again, "You have worked hard along the way, try the rice dumplings I made with my own hands!"

Shangguan Yu took it and took a bite, feeling that the rice was fragrant and sweet. It seemed to be more delicious than what he had eaten before.

"This rice is irrigated with mountain spring water and grows better than that of Luo State, so I am confident that I can sell it at a high price!" Chu Yiqing finished the rice dumplings in his hand and poured Shangguan Yu another cup of tea.

"You should also try this tea. It tastes very good. I plan to use it to make wine, so that whether it is beer or liquor, the taste will be much richer than before!"

Seeing that she had been talking about business matters, Shangguan Yu didn't really seem to take this matter to heart, so he had no choice but to stop mentioning it. He ate the rice dumplings and drank the tea. After careful taste, the rice dumplings and the

The taste of tea is indeed different.

Yingqian stood outside the fence, looking at the situation in the yard. She was very anxious. She pulled Lei Yuan and asked: "What's going on? How did the emperor issue such an imperial edict so well? Where's the emperor? I didn't say anything."

What?"

Lei Yuan whispered: "Let someone send a message to the lady, saying that he will solve it, but I just ask the lady not to return to Chu Han for the time being!"

"Even if this is the case, I should show up, right? Look at that Shangguan boss. He chased him here from the capital in person. Isn't it too insincere for me to do this?" Yingqian couldn't help but complain in a low voice.

, such a big thing happened, and I didn’t even show up, which is a bit unreasonable!

Lei Yuan pulled Yingqian further and whispered: "Don't add fuel to the fire, I'm in trouble too!"

Yingqian was stunned and asked anxiously: "What's the trouble?"

Lei Yuan hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Along with the edict for the young lady to choose a husband, there is also the edict for me to marry. The emperor wants me to marry Princess Ruimin of Dai!"

"What?" Yingqian couldn't help shouting loudly, but Lei Yuan immediately covered her mouth.

"Are you afraid that things are not chaotic enough?" Lei Yuan quickly looked into the yard and saw that Chu Yiqing was still talking to Shangguan Yu. He didn't pay attention and pulled Ying Qian further away.

"Didn't you say that I was thinking of a solution? Didn't you say that this matter can be solved?" When Yingqian thought of Chu Yiqing's grievances, she could no longer calm down. Even if she lowered her voice, the volume was still a bit high.

.

"I was thinking of a way, but my plan was a little blocked..." Lei Yuan whispered.

"What should we do? Let the young lady marry someone else, and let me marry that Princess Ruimin?" Yingqian still couldn't calm down, her lips were still trembling.

"You are so excited, let alone the lady, so I dare not tell the news to the lady. All I can do now is to hide here. The lady cannot receive the imperial edict, nor can I get any news from the outside. Wait until I think of it.

There's a way..." Lei Yuan sighed lowly.

"Then what if there is no other way? That is the emperor, the ruler of this world!" Yingqian's eyes began to moisten, "You also know the lady. Although she never mentioned anything about our father, the lady has done so much.

, many of them were developed for me, such as crossbows and blood droplets. Master Abao was in danger several times because of me. If the lady doesn’t like me, she can stay out of it, but the lady..."

Yingqian burst into tears as she spoke. She truly felt aggrieved for Chu Yiqing.

"I know, I know everything!" Lei Yuan quickly held her in his arms and let her lean on his shoulders, "I know everything you said, Yingqian, give me time, you have to believe me!"

"It doesn't matter whether I believe it or not. The key is that Miss believes it!" Ying Qian pushed Lei Yuan away and shouted loudly.

"I believe it!" Suddenly, Chu Yiqing's voice came.

Yingqian quickly looked back, her whole body tensed up nervously, "Miss, you..."

"Lei Yuan, Boss Shangguan is going back. You go to the city with him and let him take the 20,000 kilograms of rice back!" Chu Yiqing ordered calmly.

"Miss, my matter..." Yingqian looked at Chu Yiqing who was so calm, and almost had the illusion that maybe there was something wrong with her ears just now. The lady didn't hear anything, nothing...

"Let's do business first!" Chu Yiqing smiled lightly and signaled Lei Yuan to send Shangguan Yu away.

Lei Yuan looked at the woman standing in front of him. She was as tall and graceful as ever, with a smile on her face, picturesque features, and extraordinary beauty.

But Lei Yuan still noticed something strange. He was instinctively afraid of Chu Yiqing at this moment. Even though she had a smile on her face, the feeling she gave him was like the harsh winter in the twelfth lunar month, bone-piercing.

He had experienced this feeling on that rainy night when the woman, wearing a silver eagle mask on her face, faced off against hundreds of people with a sword; in Shangjia Village, when he faced the gangsters who hurt Ah Jin and wanted to steal the rapeseeds.

He had seen it before. At this moment, there was no bloody storm, but Lei Yuan felt instinctively afraid.

"Yes, Miss!" Lei Yuan quickly responded in a low voice, walked into the yard and said respectfully to Shangguan Yu: "Boss Shangguan, I'll see you off!"

Shangguan Yu stood up, walked slowly towards Chu Yiqing, and finally stopped in front of her, his eyes firmly said: "Remember my words, I will always be on your side, no matter what happens, no matter what decision you make

, I will support you unconditionally!”

Chu Yiqing smiled gratefully.

Shangguan Yu intuitively felt that the smile was heartwarming. He couldn't bear to look at it any longer and turned around to leave.

Lei Yuan followed behind.

"Miss..." Yingqian knew that she was in trouble again, so she quickly knelt down in front of Chu Yiqing, "Miss, Yingqian has no face to follow you anymore, Yingqian..."

"Don't say anything, get up!" Chu Yiqing said calmly, "Although you are doing it for my own good, remember, this is just this one time and it won't be the same next time!"

Yingqian nodded quickly.

"The rice dumplings are getting cold, let the Zhu family ladies come back and eat them quickly!" Chu Yiqing turned around and entered the house.

Yingqian quickly responded, got up from the ground, patted the dirt on her knees, and hurried to the backyard to find Abao and the others.

Entering the kitchen, Chu Yiqing stood in front of the stove. In the hazy heat, her eyes suddenly felt wet and her nose felt sore. She lowered her head and looked at the two small flowers splashing in the water in the pot.

"Mother, mother, look what the little cat caught!" A Bao ran into the kitchen happily. Chu Yiqing quickly turned his face, held back his tears, turned his eyes and asked: "What did he catch?

Didn't he catch the swallow?"

Abao stood at the door holding the little cat and stared blankly. He asked in disbelief: "Mom, why are you crying?"

Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "Why am I crying? It's because the steam in this pot is too hot and makes me cry!"

"Mom, didn't you say that smoke can make you cry, so can this steam?" Abao threw the little cat aside and hurried forward. His little stature was just taller than the stove, and he desperately stretched his head to look inside.

.

"If you look again, I'll throw you in a hot bath!" Chu Yiqing deliberately picked up A Bao and coaxed him.

"Mom, I don't dare anymore, I don't dare anymore!" Abao immediately begged for mercy, giggling.

No matter how much grievances he felt in his heart, Chu Yiqing felt sweet and relieved when A Bao smiled. He hugged him and came out and said: "A Bao, do you miss grandma? Let's go home tomorrow, okay?"

Abao immediately nodded and said: "Okay, go home, go home!"

Yingqian and Lingdang Niang happened to come in. When they heard this, they hurried forward and said: "Miss, didn't you agree to hide here for a few days? Why..."

"Can you hide for a while, or for a lifetime?" Chu Yiqing said coldly, "I will follow the old emperor's wish and avoid being an eyesore to him!"

"Oh, my lady, you can't act out of emotion, this..." Yingqian became anxious when she heard this, and quickly grabbed Chu Yiqing's lapel and said: "Miss, calm down, I will think of something!

"

Chu Yiqing raised his eyes calmly and said: "Yingqian, I don't act out of emotion, I have to face whatever I have to face!"

"But Miss, you just agreed to hide here for a while, why..." Yingqian didn't dare to say anything halfway through, why, haven't you heard about the marriage granted by the emperor? When she thought of this mouth, Yingqian

Qian regretted and wanted to slap herself in the mouth. When did she become so ignorant!

"Go back!" Chu Yiqing said calmly, "Don't make it difficult for him!"

Yingqian was startled and saw that Chu Yiqing had already carried A Bao into the house, so she quickly chased after her: "Miss, what do you mean?"

Lingdang stood in the yard blankly, looking up at her mother uneasily, "Mom, what's wrong with Aunt Chu?"

Lady Lingdang sighed and whispered: "You just need to remember that when you grow up, you must be filial to your aunt like a filial mother, do you understand?"

Lingdang nodded quickly and vigorously.

At noon, Chu Yiqing called Shan Er and Guo Huai over because there was still more than half of the rice that had not been mortared into rice. She told Wan that every step must be taken care of, and she would leave Ling Dang Niang here for the time being.

This is responsible for the follow-up matters.

"Miss, why are you leaving in such a hurry?" Shan Er couldn't help but ask. As soon as he spoke, he was glared at by Ling Dang. He quickly shut his mouth and stopped talking.

Chu Yiqing did not answer, but just said: "Shan Er, if you encounter something, discuss it with Lady Lingdang. If you really can't solve it, send someone to Chu Han to find me. Do you understand?"
To be continued...