Chapter 1

The storm in Chang 'an temporarily stopped, but the two armies were still confronting each other outside the Wu Pass. With the four kings' anger, more and more soldiers gathered at the Jingmen.

After Yang Zunyi and Tu Qianchu arrived, Nanyang City, which was located at the rear, began to reorganize the troops and set off for Xiangyang to quell the rebellion.

Because of the incident in Chang 'an, the ship the girls took sailed along the river to Nanyang City and docked at the pier outside the city. Soldiers of Xiliang were stationed around the pier.

Chang 'an City was in turmoil, and the situation everywhere was changing rapidly. Xiao Qi basically did not rest these days. She spent all day in the study, reading the news from all over the country. Every day, letters were sent to Chang' an City.

Xiao Xiang 'er and Lu Hongluan were also from aristocratic families. Although they were not as good at strategy as Xiao Qi, they still had some understanding of the various forces. At this critical moment, they also helped Xiao Qi analyze the situation in the study. Song Yufu held a pen and paper and acted as a little secretary beside her.

Zhu Manzhi was not good at these things, so she was too embarrassed to go to the study to make jokes. The Old Merchant had also left, and the situation outside was changing rapidly. Zhu Manzhi did not dare to go out alone, so she was really stifled for the first few days. Fortunately, not long after Xu Buling left, Da Ning and Xiao Zhong, who had been deceiving people in Xiangyang, came back.

Originally, Zhu Manzhi wanted Ning Yuhe, who was highly skilled in martial arts, to take her out to play. Unfortunately, for some reason, Ning Yuhe was always absent-minded. Even she hid far away from him. Zhu Manzhi could not figure out the reason, so she could only go fishing with Chu Chu to kill time.

It was noon, and the June sun was very hot.

Under the stone bridge next to the pier, Zhu Manzhi sat under the bridge with a fishing rod. She took off her embroidered shoes and pulled her skirt up to her knees. She put her two small feet into the clear river and swayed in boredom.

Zhongli Chuchu, wearing a thin red dress, sat in front of her and also put her feet in the river. She was afraid of scaring the fish away, so she did not move around like Man Zhi. She just stared at the fishing float on the water.

Nightingale was not in the mood to fish. She held a small sparrow in her hand and talked to it in a strange way.

The weather was too hot, and sitting here was just to enjoy the shade. Zhu Manzhi did not even have the mood to tell stories. The Old Merchant was not around, and Chuchu was a taciturn gourd. She was really bored, so she directly tilted her head and lay on Zhongli Chuchu's wild thigh as a pillow. She looked up and said:

"Zhong, what on earth are your master and Daning doing? You've been acting mysteriously for the past few days. Could it be that your master is pregnant? "

She looked up, but Chu Chu's bulging clothes blocked her view. She could not see her face. Zhu Manzhi frowned and subconsciously glanced at her chest. Fortunately, she could not see her feet.

Zhongli Chuchu held the fishing rod and focused her eyes. She just replied calmly, "Who knows? Even I am hiding from them. Something bad must be going on."

Zhu Manzhi sighed resentfully and glanced at Little Nightingale, "Little girl, you should know, right?"

Nightingale did not want to cause trouble for her master, so she shook her head, "I don't know. Maybe they are discussing business. You two are too weak to help, so I didn't tell you. "

"Hey —"

Zhu Manzhi turned her head and wanted to fight with Nightingale, but she felt the weather was too hot to move. In the end, she did not say anything.

Zhongli Chuchu said softly, "I study medicine. I don't rely on martial arts to make a living …"

On a ship not far away, people were discussing the current situation in the study. The weather was hot, so the maids were hiding in cool places.

The doors and windows of the wing room were closed. Zhong Li Jiujiu was only wearing a thin skirt. Her clothes were half unbuttoned. She leaned on the couch and gently fanned herself. From time to time, she picked up a grape and put it between her red lips. Her fox-like eyes had a bit of laziness, and she glanced at the figures coming and going in front of her.

Ning Yuhe was dressed much more dignified. He paced back and forth in front of the soft couch with a bit of worry on his gentle face.

Since Qing Ye left that night, Ning Yuhe had a vague feeling that something was wrong. Later, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that Qing Ye must have found some clues about her and Xu Buling.

As a master, Ning Yuhe must be very nervous when she was found to have an affair with her apprentice's man. Moreover, Qing Ye was a straightforward person. If she knew about it, she would definitely give Xu Buling to her and leave. As a master, how could she bear to let her apprentice give in?

Ning Yuhe did not know how far Qing Ye had guessed. She still had the virginity mark. Maybe she just guessed that she had an affair with Xu Buling. But she had done everything with Xu Buling. She could not leave and make way for Qing Ye …

After thinking about it, she was in a dilemma.

Ning Yuhe paced for a moment and saw Zhong Li Jiujiu lying on the side and watching the show with a coquettish look. He could not help but get angry.

"Damn woman, you have so many wicked ideas. Give me some! Qing Ye is coming back soon. We agreed to act, but we didn't even have the script … "

In any case, Zhongli Jiujiu was already in a hopeless situation. Seeing that Ning Yuhe had fallen into the same predicament as her, she could not wait to gloat over his misfortune. But they were in the same bed. Her apprentice's matter had not been settled yet. Naturally, she could not provoke Ning Yuhe who stood on the same front.

Zhong Li Jiujiu pulled her clothes to cover the ravine between the big white balls and sighed softly.

"What else can I do? Do as you say. When Qing Ye comes back, you let Qing Ye find that the virginity mark is missing. Then Qing Ye will ask who did it. You will cry and put the blame on me. I will admit that I framed you. I will feel ashamed to live in this world and commit suicide … "

Ning Yuhe sat down next to her and grabbed the round fan. He fanned himself a few times. "I feel that Qing Ye has found out. Otherwise, she would not have left directly. This method doesn't feel right."

Zhong Li Jiujiu picked up the grape plate and chuckled. "What's wrong with it? Your virginity mark is still there. Qing Ye is a straightforward person. She will never think that her gentle and dignified master, even behind … Ah! "

Before she finished speaking, her waist was pinched. Zhong Li Jiujiu quickly sat up a little and glared at him. "Why did you pinch me? Do you dare to do something wrong? "

Ning Yuhe blushed. "Aren't you the same? How dare you say that to me? "

Zhong Li Jiujiu's eyes were slightly dissatisfied. "We are different. I was forced to do it. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have done it. It was painful and weird. I don't know how you came up with it … "

"All right, all right."

Ning Yuhe couldn't go on. He said seriously, "Let's get down to business."

Zhong Li Jiujiu lay down again and continued, "Qing Ye must not have found out that you and Xu Buling did it. At most, she will guess that you have an affair. Just act like this. I will take the loss and bear the responsibility for you. But in the future, when you and Qing Ye get back together, don't forget to ask Qing Ye to persuade Chu Chu. "

Ning Yuhe wanted to say, "You can rest assured." But after thinking about it, he felt that it was not right. He frowned and muttered.

"What have we, the two of us, masters, been doing …"

Zhongli Jiujiu shrugged her shoulders and said, "Say that to yourself. I am the Poison Lady of South Yue. I am different from you people from the Central Plains. It is not strange for me to do such things. You are a pure and clean Taoist nun. Tsk, tsk, tsk … "

"Chu Chu! Your master said … "

"Hey, hey … Why do you keep calling Chu Chu when we are talking in private?"

"Humph ~"

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