At the beginning, I gave up my military power with a cup of wine, and I ascended the throne

Chapter 132 Return to Xiliang

"Don't even mention that the little bastard is not here. Even if he is here, he can't stop me from killing you."

The cold voice echoed in the maid's ears. The servant girl from the Prince's Garden opened her eyes wide and her strength to struggle became weaker and weaker.

"Xiao Han."

"Give me some face."

"Spare her life."

Chen Qingzhao came over, dressed in white, and spoke in a deep voice.

"What? You still care about women?"

Xiao Han glanced at Chen Qingzhao, then shook his wrist and threw the maid in his hand over, hitting the snow.

"The great son of the Zhenbei Marquis can't even teach these servants, he is really a waste."

He looked unhappy.

"Why don't you thank the general?"

Chen Qing opened the gate.

"Thank you, General, for sparing my life."

The maid in red struggled to get up. Her original pretty and charming appearance was gone and her face became red and swollen.

"get out."

Xiao Han snorted.

She limped away, not even daring to look back.

"These slaves don't know the rules."

Chen Qingzhao nodded slightly, and then said: "But you have gone too far. After all, you are a member of the Prince's Garden."

"You probably never come to see me for no reason, so why are you free to come and see me today?"

Xiao Han looked at Chen Qingzhao.

"I heard you'll be leaving after the Lantern Festival."

Chen Qingzhao asked.

"Ah."

He nodded.

Chen Qingzhao took out a jar of wine from behind him and said, "I have nothing to do today, so I want to have a drink with you."

"Okay."

When we returned to the General Garden, Qingyao was sweeping the snow. She was wearing thin clothes and her face was red from the cold.

Seeing Xiao Han, he shuddered as if he had seen a flood or a ferocious beast, and quickly lowered his head, not daring to be lazy.

“Stop sweeping.”

"Go to the kitchen and bring up some dishes."

He glanced at Qingyao.

"it is good."

Qingyao lowered her head and walked quickly towards the kitchen.

"The servants in the Prince's Garden deserve to be punished."

Xiao Han looked dissatisfied.

Chen Qingzhao didn't say much. He walked into the house, took off his cloak, opened the jar, and an intoxicating fragrance filled the air.

"Twenty years of drunken flower wine."

He took a sniff and his eyes lit up.

"Your nose is still as sharp as ever."

Chen Qingzhao burst out laughing.

"Among all of us, the Marquis's beloved generals, only you dare to come and drink with me."

"The others avoid me like the plague god."

"no way."

Chen Qingzhao explained: "You have set up your own business now, so they have to avoid suspicion."

"Then you won't avoid suspicion?"

Xiao Han teased.

"I have a clear conscience, so I won't shy away from it."

Chen Qingzhao shook his head.

The side dishes were served and Qingyao was serving on the side. She looked at the dishes, smelled the aroma, swallowed unconsciously, and her stomach started to growl.

But he didn't dare to move. He could only suppress his appetite and look aside. He listened to Xiao Han and Chen Qingzhao talking about past battles, but he found it boring.

All I could think about was the delicious food on the table.

She had already made up her mind that when the two of them had eaten and drunk their fill and were clearing their plates, she would take the opportunity to sneak a bite.

She hadn't had a full meal for more than ten days, but she didn't mind eating other people's leftovers.

However, Xiao Han did not even give her this chance. After sending Chen Qingzhao away, he called two other servants to clean up the dishes.

He sent Qingyao, who was eagerly waiting, to the woodshed to chop firewood. Ten days passed in the blink of an eye. During the Lantern Festival, a group of the Marquis's favorite generals gathered and had a family dinner with Xie Xuanli.

The sixteenth day of the first lunar month.

In front of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.

Hundreds of men from Xiliang rode together. The thin Qingyao held the reins of the dark brown horse and shivered in the wind and snow.

She bit her lips tightly. She had been standing outside for two hours. Her thin clothes could not keep out the biting cold wind.

If Dayue hadn't felt sorry for her and given her a cloak this morning, she would have frozen to death by now.

Qingyao looked at the huge Zhenbei Marquis Mansion and she knew that from now on, she no longer belonged to herself.

But when the thing she had dreamed of for many years finally happened, she couldn't be happy at all.

Because she was about to fall into another hell.

She could only accept her fate.

"Why don't you come out yet?"

Qingyao looked around to divert the coldness from her body.

After waiting for another half an hour, Xiao Han finally came out with Yu Wen Yulou and Dayue'er.

"Aren't you frozen to death yet?"

Xiao Han was surprised.

Qingyao cursed in her heart, but she didn't dare to show any dissatisfaction on her face.

"Walk."

He jumped on his horse and shouted, "Let's go back to Xiliang."

Hearing this, Qingyao felt relieved and immediately walked in front, holding the reins.

"Hurry up."

Xiao Han whipped her with a whip, and the whip shattered, leaving a bloody mark on Qingyao's back.

She groaned in pain, clenched her teeth, forced back the tears in her eyes, and quickened her pace.

In front of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.

Xie Xuanli watched this scene from afar, and waited until Xiao Han walked away before muttering, "Is this kid planning to take my anger out on Qingyao?"

After a while.

The gate of the mansion closed.

Work day and night.

After several days, they walked hundreds of miles and could have gone faster, but Qingyao, who was leading the horse, was tired, hungry and cold, and could not walk faster at all.

"I can't walk anymore."

The man on horseback raised his eyebrows and swung the whip in his hand, whipping Qingyao twice so hard that she felt like she was dying.

After two blows from the whip, although his skin was torn and flesh was exposed, somehow his exhausted body suddenly regained strength and was not so cold anymore.

For a whole month.

From the 16th day of the first lunar month to the 16th day of the second lunar month.

Finally left the land of Jiyou and stepped into the territory of Xiliang.

During this month, Qingyao didn't know how she got through it. She was in a daze every day, either rushing on the road or getting whipped.

A hundred men rode into Xiliang City and finally stopped in front of the General Pingxi's mansion.

"Got home."

Xiao Han dismounted and glanced at Qingyao. Her clothes were torn and covered with blood scabs, her boots were worn out, revealing her black and blue toes, and her whole body was covered with frostbite.

"Is this the Pingxi General's Mansion?"

Qingyao raised her head, her face was pale, her body swayed, she could no longer hold on and fell to the ground.

"Drag him in."

Xiao Han smiled and said, "She can't die. This general is still counting on her to vent his anger."

With a wave of his hand, two soldiers dragged him into the general's mansion.

"We are still better in Xiliang."

Dayue stretched lazily. The Jiyou area east of Tianxian Pass was a truly bitter and cold place.

Although Xiliang, west of Tianxian Pass, was still snowing heavily, it was extremely prosperous and wealthy.

There are villages and towns and flat fields everywhere. The official roads are busy with traffic and merchants coming and going in an endless stream.

The door of the general's mansion closed, and Xiao Han said, "Dayue'er, take Qingyao down to bathe and change clothes, and send her to my courtyard to recuperate."

"it is good."

Dayueer chuckled: "After this scene, I'm afraid that old fox Xie Xuanli will believe it 80% of the time."

"not necessarily."

He shook his head: "Xie Xuanli is a genuine old fox."

The first thing he did after returning to the courtyard was to take a comfortable hot bath, during which he naturally played and had fun with Miaoyu.

(End of this chapter)