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Bai Ning Yuan, needless to say, directly went to pick grapes, and held them in his bosom as he ate.
Qing Chen said he wanted to play chess with Niu Jing, so the two also went back. In the end, only Du Xiao Li and Han Ming Yi remained.
Speaking of which, this can be considered the second time the two of them walked alone at night. The first time was that day when their marriage was bestowed. Han Ming Yi had her kidnapped out, and the two talked under the moon for a long time. Afterwards, although they've gone out before, it wasn't like this, strolling alone in nature.
At first, the two of them both walked in silence, neither of them speaking. Although it was silent, the temperature gradually warmed up between the two. Afterwards, it was still Du Xiao Li that broke the silence.
"It'd be great if Silver and them were also here."
Ever since after mid-autumn, she hasn't seen Silver and Gold. Thinking how they've been separated for this long, she really missed them somewhat.
"That year after I left, what all happened, can you tell me?" Han Ming Yi recalled Silver's appearance when it was still little and suddenly wanted to know in the time afterwards, in the days without him, what all did she go through.
Du Xiao Li thought for a moment and slowly began talking about the things in the past.
"After you all left, I used the money you left behind to build a new house on the mountain. We had the previous crooked and old grass house pushed down and rebuilt it. During that time, we stayed in senior brother's house..........."
Han Ming Yi quietly listened to Du Xiao Li talk about the things in the past and then asked, "Feng Xue Lou is your property, right?"
"Yes." Du Xiao Li plucked a tree leaf and played with it in her hand. "At that time, I didn't think we'd be reconnecting with my father, and thinking that after coming to the capital, we also need to have our own property, that way, when the time comes, we'll also have a place to stay in the capital. But I wasn't familiar with the capital, so big brother Luo Qi said we can open one together. I'll come up with the dishes and the building's layout design, while he's in charge of the manpower and finances. Those cooks, before coming to the capital, all came to the Du village to specifically learn how to cook for a few months!"
"At the time, when I heard that place had hotpot, I just knew that place was related to you. Afterwards, when that place started selling grape wine, I was further certain. Just, I never thought that you would be Prime Minister Du's daughter." Han Ming Yi explained how shocked and secretly delighted he was at the time when he got dragged to Feng Xue Lou by Ji Liu Feng to eat hotpot.
After learning the relationship between Feng Xue Lou and Du Xiao Li, he thus dispatch people to pay close attention to Feng Xue Lou's situation and also secretly settled quite a few problems for her. Du Xiao Li didn't know but Luo Qi definitely must have known. Just, the two of them both didn't prod through this matter, that's all.
The two of them walked along the little path in the middle of the vineyard, listening to the continuous chirps of the crickets, as they talked about the things they've experienced in these last few years, when suddenly they heard rustling noises coming from the vineyard. They turned their heads to look. Turns out, it was just Bai Ning Yuan coming out from the vineyard.
"How come it's just you two left? You two on a date here?" Bai Ning Yuan asked when he saw the two of them.
Eh-----
Du Xiao Li shot a glare at Bai Ning Yuan and said, "Bai Ning Yuan, are you really the poison king?"
"Of course I am, what's wrong?" Bai Ning Yuan asked as he ate the grapes.
"Nothing, I just feel you don't look the part. Shouldn't the poison king be some seventy year old old man with a full messy beard?" Now that Du Xiao Li finally had time to relax, she recalled her previous imagination of him, and felt this person before her didn't match at all.
"What?! You're a seventy year old darn old man!" Bai Ning Yuan has always paid close attention to his own outward appearance, so hearing Du Xiao Li say this about him, he immediately stomped in anger.
When Han Ming Yi saw Bai Ning Yuan, he recalled the things he'd asked him during the day, and said to Du Xiao Li, "That's right, during the day, he said he'd also sold his fire and ice poison to Luo seven."
(T/N: It's kinda funny it's seven of all people, because seven in chinese is qi, so Luo seven in chinese is also pronounced Luo Qi but like in a different tone.)
"Luo seven?" Du Xiao Li puzzlingly looked to Han Ming Yi.
"This Luo seven is the Head of the Four Sea Manor's seventh younger brother, Luo Qi's seventh uncle." Han Ming Yi said.
As soon as Du Xiao Li heard, her heart suddenly jumped. "What did Luo seven buy this poison from you for?"
"What else can it be for? Of course it's to kill someone." Bai Ning Yuan didn't put this matter to heart in the slightest.
"How much did you sell it to him for?" Du Xiao Li suddenly asked.
"Ah? I forgot to ask him for money!" Bai Ning Yuan screamed out.
"No money and you still gave it to him? Your friendship with him is that good?"
"He prepared grapes for me. As soon as I saw grapes, I was delighted and gave it to him. Afterwards, he told me this place has grapes, thus I immediately rushed over and completely forgot to ask for money!"
(T/N: This guy's love for grapes is like DXL's love for money lmaooo.)
"Forgot.........." Du Xiao Li swept him a glance and asked, "Then did he say who he was going to poison with it?"
"No." Bai Ning Yuan shook his head, "What? You're close with the Four Sea Manor?"
Du Xiao Li looked to Han Ming Yi and said, "That year, the one chasing after big brother Luo Qi to kill him was precisely the Four Sea Manor's second master. After big brother Luo Qi returned, he had him exposed. The second master wanted to drag everyone down with him, and in the end, got killed. I once heard big brother Luo Qi say, the second master was his father's half-brother of a different mother. His second uncle also had a full younger brother, and that person is precisely his seventh uncle. Him obtaining the fire and ice poison, could it be to harm big brother Luo Qi and them?"
"It's possible." Han Ming Yi said, "You don't need to worry either. Later, I'll let someone have this news delivered to Luo Qi and let him be on guard."
"I'll make a few more antidotes for your people to take to him too." Du Xiao Li said.
"Alright."
"Then let's go back." Du Xiao Li pulled Han Ming Yi towards the direction back, very naturally, like the two had already been holding hands for a long time.
Han Ming Yi looked to her little hand that was holding his, sensing the warmth from her hand. And that little bit of ire in his heart also scattered with the wind.
"Hey, wait for me!" Seeing the two leaving just like that, Bai Ning Yuan shouted as he carried the grapes in his arms, "I'm going too!"
Du Xiao Li stopped, turning around and shooting Bai Ning Yuan a glare, "What are you going for? If not for you giving your poison away, would there be all this trouble now? Never mind that you gave it to others, but you even gave it to big brother Luo Qi's enemy!"
Bai Ning Yuan more or less figured out that Du Xiao Li was very familiar with Luo Qi, and also could tell that Luo seven should be on bad terms with Luo Qi. And him giving his poison to Luo seven has made Du Xiao Li unhappy.
However, what Du Xiao Li was actually angry about wasn't this at all-------
"Even if you gave it to that Luo seven, I can't believe you didn't ask for money, and two strings of grapes was enough to bribe you. Since you ate that many of my grapes, how much money are you going to give me? Let me think, I heard you previously sold it to someone else for a thousand taels of gold. Luo seven gave you two strings of grapes, so that means two strings of grapes is equivalent to a thousand taels of gold. Well, how many strings of grapes did you eat today?"
T/N: DXL's priorities will forever be about money lmaooo. I feel she would do well in the loan shark profession lol. Sorry for delay, I was really busy with moving my personal
site the last few days. I'll finish the sponsored chapter soon too.
Ch. 077.4 – Walking Into Her Heart Following the Sunset (4)
Walking Into Her Heart Following the Sunset (4)
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"How can this be calculated like that?!" Bai Ning Yuan retreated a step in shock by Du Xiao Li's calculations and weakly said, "Next time I see Luo seven, I might as well let him pay double the price."
"Hmph!" Du Xiao Li snorted once and turned around, continuing on her way. She wanted to have the antidote rushed out tonight.
On the second day of mid-autumn, Luo Qi left. Now, he was probably already on his way back to the Four Sea Manor. Thinking Luo seven might act against Luo Qi or others he cared about at anytime, she felt endlessly worried inside.
"Don't worry, Luo Qi is very strong too." Seeing Du Xiao Li this worried, Han Ming Yi consoled.
--------Although he didn't want to say Luo was strong.
"En, however it's still best we have the antidote made and delivered to them as soon as possible, just in case." Du Xiao Li said.
"Alright, I'll accompany you." Han Ming Yi said.
Du Xiao Li had already slept a lot during the day, so right now, she wasn't sleepy in the least, thinking it wouldn't be a problem for her to stay up all night to make the antidote. Seeing the persistence in Han Ming Yi's eyes, she nodded her head and took him to her medicine room.
Bai Ning Yuan, in the end, still followed after them. Since developing the fire and ice poison, he has never considered making an antidote for it, although this to him was very simple. However, hearing that Du Xiao Li had cured his poison in a few days, he was very curious inside and wanted to see how exactly did she concoct the antidote.
Thus, the three got busy in the medicine room. Specifically speaking, it was Bai Ning Yuan that got busy, because preparing the medicinal ingredients and whatnot, Du Xiao Li left it all for him to do, while she just mixed the medicinal ingredients into pills at the very end.
As for Han Ming Yi, he just sat next to Du Xiao Li the whole time, watching her order Bai Ning Yuan to get this and that.
Bai Ning Yuan thought of wanting to rebel, but Du Xiao Li blocked his mouth with a few words.
"If not for you, would we need to do all this? If you don't work more, who will? Of course, if you don't want to stay here, then I won't force you either."
Bai Ning Yuan glared at Du Xiao Li, but in the end, he still compromised and obediently organized those medicinal ingredients she mentioned for her.
And before dawn, Du Xiao Li finally managed to make three antidote pills. Although it wasn't a lot, it should still be enough. Afterwards, she can just make more and send to Luo Qi later.
Han Ming Yi gave the antidote to Leng Yi, letting him have someone deliver it to Luo Qi, who was far away in Jiangnan.
"Right now, it's still some time until morning. Why don't you go rest for a while." Han Ming Yi said.
"Alright, you all go rest too then." Du Xiao Li said with a nod.
"Then let's go rest together, want to rest in the same room?"
'Bang------'
Du Xiao Li knocked against the table, knocking over the cup on the table. She had the cup set upright, and then stomped down on Han Ming Yi's foot. "You're thinking too much!"
With that said, she directly returned to her room.
"Flirting in front of my face, are you really that rumored ice-face wangye?" Bai Ning Yuan previously was still sighing at Du Xiao Li's medical skills, and when he turned around, this was the scene he saw.
Han Ming Yi leaned against the back of the chair, as he stared at Bai Ning Yuan, "Say it, what's your goal for approaching Xiao Li?"
Seeing Han Ming Yi's appearance, Bai Ning Yuan also pulled a chair over to sit down. Leaning against the back, he had his feet propped up on the table and said, "Ding Wang, what are you talking about?"
"Would you really stay here because of grapes? Han Ming Yi looked to Bai Ning Yuan unconvinced. "This excuse of yours, only Li'er would believe. And wanting to cure grandmother of the gu is also an excuse, right?"
Bai Ning Yuan changed from his previous sloppy mannerism and looked to Han Ming Yi, saying with a smile, "Ding Wang doesn't believe this? Then why don't you tell me, for what reason am I staying here for?"
"This prince is waiting for you to answer." Han Ming Yi calmly said, but his body emitted an ice cold air.
"Since Ding Wang is this impressive, then you definitely should be able to guess the reason." Bai Ning Yuan looked to Han Ming Yi, apprehensive of the air he suddenly emitted. However, this wasn't enough to make him surrender. "Seeing that you're that worried about that girl, I'll just tell you, I've never thought of harming her. As for the reason why I'm staying here, this, I am unable to inform. But since Ding Wang is this impressive, you'll definitely be able to figure it out very soon."
Han Ming Yi looked to Bai Ning Yuan, this Bai Ning Yuan that was different from the one in front of Du Xiao Li, and faintly chuckled, "People from the Mandara Valley are indeed different. Although this prince doesn't know what your Mandara Valley wants to obtain from Li'er, if you don't want to die, then you all best leave immediately. If you all dare to harm Li'er in the slightest, then don't blame this prince for leading the troops to decimate your Mandara Valley."
With that said, Han Ming Yi got up and prepared to leave.
"Ding Wang." Bai Ning Yuan called out to Han Ming Yi, as he slowly got up and walked to Han Ming Yi's side, "Why do you think I've come to harm her, and not to protect her?"
"Protecting Li'er, this prince alone is enough." Han Ming Yi said.
"Hahaha, Ding Wang is worried that I might steal that girl's heart? If that really is the case, I actually rather want to compete with Ding Wang." Sensing the air around Han Ming Yi becoming increasingly colder, Bai Ning Yuan laughed and said, "However, this no chest, no butt, little doll really isn't to my taste. Perhaps, only Ding Wang, who's immune to feminine charm, would like this flavor. Haven't slept all night, so tired ah, I'm going to go sleep first."
Bai Ning Yuan finished saying this and left the medicine room. Turning the corner to a place where Han Ming Yi couldn't see him, he finally heavily let out a breath, "According to rumors, not many people can survive Ding Wang's wrath, isn't this extracting a tooth from the tiger's mouth here?"
With that said, he rubbed his own neck and finally left.
Han Ming Yi watched Bai Ning Yuan leave and then walked out of the room. He lifted his head, gazing toward the white horizon over the mountains, as he stood with his hands behind his back, unknown as to what he was thinking.
After Du Xiao Li returned to her room, she removed her shoes and crawled into bed, burying her head into her blankets. A good while later, she finally got up and quietly cursed, 'that bastard'. Afterwards, she finally sat up cross-legged on her bed and began practicing the wind blowing snow's inner energy manipulation, using her inner energy to dispel her body's fatigue.
In the days afterwards, Du Xiao Li was busy everyday examining the Grand Empress Dowager's body and preparing medicinal meals. And whenever she had time, she taught Meng Jiang Zhuo how to cook, or discussed medicine with Qing Chen, or poison with Bai Ning Yuan. Her every day were all without waves and disturbance, until one day, when the head of the Sui Yuan Club hastily came to find her.........
Ch. 078.1 – Cursing Ren Wang In Anger (1)
Cursing Ren Wang In Anger (1)
The Sui Yuan Club was a place of leisure recreation that Du Xiao Li established in references to modern day lounges, in addition to the capital city's state of affairs. Included amongst the place were lodging, catering, poetry gatherings, and various art halls. The halls were built on the edge of the Bian river.
Unlike the little brook that flowed into the rear of the Jade Bamboo Courtyard, the Bian river flowed into Phoenix City's main river, and Phoenix City was just like being divided into two by the Bian river. Because the river surface was wid
e, and the river stream gentle, many people liked playing by the riverside. And many shops also opened by the riverside. Sui Yuan Club was one among them. Just, its location was a bit remote. Although it was only separated from the bustling district by a few streets, the surrounding inhabitants and buildings were comparatively less, and was also rather quiet. In addition to its top quality design, top quality service, and the recreations inside were also very fresh, plus the immense advertising before opening, after they opened up, they very quickly rose to the top ranked recreation club.
Although this place was designed according to Luo Qi's description of the capital, after coming to the capital, Du Xiao Li still haven't gone to see the place yet. Suddenly seeing the manager come look for her, she truly was startled.
"Uncle Mu, why did you suddenly come to find me?" Du Xiao Li looked to the merely thirty years of age Mu Zi Mu and asked.
"Miss, it's like this. Today, this subordinate suddenly received an imperial decree. Since the matter was of great importance, I had no choice but to come look for miss to discuss." Mu Zi Mu said.
"Imperial decree?!" Du Xiao Li looked to Mu Zi Mu in shock. Why did the club receive an imperial decree?!
Mu Zi Mu had the shiny imperial decree fished out from his chest and handed it to Du Xiao Li, saying: "In the recent decades, every few years, the countries will gather together and compete in verse, song, poetry essay, and other talents. The ones participating in the competition are the students of each country's imperial academy. Last time was three years ago at the gathering held in Northern Yuan. This time, it's our country's turn to conduct the gathering."
"What does this have to do with us?" Du Xiao Li asked in confusion.
"Don't know who suggested it, for this year's competition to be held in our Sui Yuan, but this imperial decree is making us in charge of all matters aside from security." Mu Zi Mu said.