Thin Mei·Love Fragrance Quilt

Chapter 201

The man who was about to melt in despair and sadness finally stood up amidst the child's laughter, walked slowly to the nanny, and took the little baby.

Tired of playing, the little guy was yawning with his mouth wide open.

He then said to his little guy: "Feng'er, Qianfeng, if you dare to be as ungrateful as your mother, I will beat you to death!"

The little guy looked at his beautiful lips that were moving and closing in puzzlement, and suddenly he grinned his toothless little mouth into a big smile.

"What are you laughing at? Don't laugh!"

His tears dripped down, and he scolded the incomprehensible little thing viciously.

The little guy felt more and more playful, his clear and bright eyes stared at him curiously, suddenly he danced his hands and feet, and laughed loudly with a "giggle".

That innocent smile was very much like the smile she had when she was seducing him with a charming and charming appearance.

No matter how hard he laughed, his heart softened in an instant.

So cute, so...hateful!
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The night is deep.

In Qingyang City, the residence where King Xin Li Mingyuan lived temporarily.

Li Mingyuan was dressed in a fine attire, and slowly led his bride into the courtyard where he lived.

In the heavily guarded courtyard, there was an outsider sitting at the stone table, holding a jug and slowly pouring wine for himself.

Li Mingyuan has been influenced by poetry and books for a long time. Years and wars have made him gradually lose his handsome and dazzling youth, but he still has an elegant and noble demeanor in his gestures.

He has always been a heartbreaking man.

But compared with the young man in front of him, he still lacks a peerless elegance and seclusion.

"Bi Lan?" He smiled, "Waiting for me?"

Zhuang Bilan smiled lightly, stood up slowly, saluted him and said, "My lord!"

He has been in battle for a long time, but he still wears plain white clothes, and his demeanor is calm and serene. The moonlight like water casts all the brilliance on him.

With black eyes rolling, he looked at the bride beside Li Mingyuan.

Li Mingyuan had already let go of her hand, she was standing a little awkwardly, and then bowed to him: "I have met Mr. Zhuang!"

She has a slim figure, and the gorgeous phoenix crown hangs down with long tassels, covering most of her face so that she can't see clearly, and she can see her small lips painted with rouge, which are gorgeous.

He sighed: "My lord really has a heart! This woman does look a bit like Qian Mei, and with such a dress, even people who have met her a few times may not be able to tell the truth from the fake."

Li Mingyuan smiled, waved the "bride" to step back, sat on the other side of the round table, took an empty cup, and also took the wine pot to fill it up, sipped slowly, and sighed: "The heart of the army is not good." Steady, this is also a last resort.”

Zhuang Bilan asked: "Are there any Beihe generals who are going to make a fuss about returning to Beihe?"

"Probably not. Jiangnan and Beihe are far apart after all. When there is any news next time, the recruits from the five southwestern states should have almost trained. Even if someone believed Xiang Yi's instigation and fled to Beihe, yes Our combat effectiveness should not be affected much."

Li Mingyuan frowned and sighed, "I thought sending Qian Mei far away would make Xiang Yi believe that Katina and Qian Mei were living together, but I didn't expect him to notice... We really underestimated Tang Tianxiao, To help the king of Beihe seize the power by taking the bottom of the pot! If it hadn't been announced in time to marry Princess Beihe as his wife, the scheme sent by the king of Beihe and Tang Tianxiao to divide the soldiers of Beihe would probably have succeeded."

He drank the fine wine in one gulp, his brows were still tightly furrowed, and said, "But in the future, without the support of Beihe's troops and food, it will inevitably be much more difficult!"

Zhuang Bilan was silent, staring at the clean moon above her head for a moment, before asking, "How is Qianmei?"

"It's okay for now..."

Li Mingyuan answered like this, his eyes had already glanced at one of the sunny rooms.

The door of that room opened, a woman looked out, then came over and said: "My lord, the princess has woken up, it seems that she didn't sleep well."

"Oh!"

Li Mingyuan responded, stood up and walked towards the room.

Zhuang Bilan sighed lowly, threw down the wine cup, and followed in.

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There is a faint smell of medicine and blood in the room, but mixed with some kind of sweet woman's body breath.

Ke Qianmei, with loose hair, was staring at the dancing candlelight on the table in a daze.

Candlelight was reflected in her black eyes, but never illuminated by candlelight.

Seeing the two of them coming in, she sat up straight and said with a smile, "Seventh Uncle is here! Hey, Brother Zhuang is here too? My body is still too weak to get out of bed to greet them. Please invite Brother Zhuang Forgive me."

Zhuang Bilan smiled and said, "I'm not an outsider, why should I say such an outsider?"

Li Mingyuan sat on the edge of the bed, carefully looked at her face and asked, "How do you feel today? Are you feeling weak?"

Ke Qianmei nodded and said: "Yes. I have taken a lot of tonics these days, and the doctor's prescriptions have never been broken. I don't know why I still have no strength."

Li Mingyuan said: "It's just that you lost too much blood during childbirth, and you can't make up for it for a while, so don't worry."

"I've been recuperating for more than two months..."

But the shallow and beautiful Liu Mei frowned, "I'm lying on the bed, I'm not sick, I'm going to be sick soon! But when I want to get out of bed and walk, after only a few steps, my legs and feet feel weak."

"Well, the rest time is still too short. Anyway, you are not in a hurry to go anywhere, just take care of yourself in your room!"

But Qianmei pursed her lips, and finally said: "Uncle Qi, I want to go back to Tang Tianxiao."

"Qian'er!"

Li Mingyuan said impatiently, "How many times have I told you, that is your enemy! How can you really marry him? Besides... I think he hates you very much now!"

"Hate me... that's why he called me a sore."

Ke Qianmei hugged her shoulders, lowered her eyelashes and said, "But the sores on his body, he was reluctant to dig them out. I'm not really close to him, I just want to go back and see my child. I don't know what he looks like now, but I really... miss him very much. Then... in case you are in danger here, I can find a chance to help you. He likes me very much. If I coax him, He has no objections."

Li Mingyuan smiled instead of anger, and said, "Qian'er, you don't want to coax him, but you want to coax me to let you go? If I really let you mess around, let alone your parents, even Jingxue, I'm afraid it will." I hate Jiuquan because I rescued and raised a white-eyed wolf!"

But Qianmei's face was even paler, but she argued with reason: "Uncle Seven, I am not going around willfully. Although I have been staying in the house or on the carriage and have never heard any news from outside, do you think I don't know?" ? The Chu army is retreating steadily, so Uncle Seven will retreat to the southwest again and again!"

"Qian'er, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. Are you thinking too much? I advise you to put aside your leisurely thoughts and take good care of your body! Jingxue left me a lively Qian'er. I don't want you to keep going Lying in bed like a sick cat!"

"Am I overthinking it? I actually don't want to think about it at all."

But there was a desolate smile on the corners of Qianmei's lips, and tears were already welling up in her black eyes.

"I know Seventh Uncle treats me very well, but I would rather Seventh Uncle treat me badly, just like when he resolutely drove me out of the camp, I can also go away resolutely, whether Qishu lives or dies, I You can pretend that you don't know. But Seventh Uncle treats me favorably, and Tang Tianxiao... treats me favorably. I can't figure out whether to retaliate or not, but all I know is that I don't want to see you fight like this."

She stubbornly raised her snow-white Ruolihua cheeks, and said succinctly: "I don't want him to die, and I don't want you to die either. Now... I am more worried that he will kill you. If I can persuade him to give up by going back to him, I would rather Go back to him."

"To shut up!"

Li Mingyuan finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"Qian'er, listen to me, at this point, I have no way to turn back! You also... have no way to turn back!"

"Is there no way back?"

But Qianmei shivered, leaned on the pillow with her shoulders in her arms, and murmured, "Actually...I just wanted to get away from him, you, and these hatreds and killings...why...why are you still involved? What? I don’t want anything anymore, why... still want to get involved..."

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Seeing them arguing, Zhuang Bilan had already quietly exited the room, walked to the stone table, lifted the jug, drank the rest of the wine, and then slowly walked out of the courtyard, just reciting what Ke Qianmei said in a low voice. The last sentence: "Why do I still have to get involved? I don't want anything anymore, why do I still have to get involved?"

At this time, someone behind him suddenly asked, "Do you really want nothing?"

Zhuang Bilan turned her head and saw Nan Yayi walking out from an old locust tree.

He stood still, smiled at the stunning woman who had shared many years of suffering with him, and said, "There are many things we can't help ourselves, and it's not something we can do if we don't want to."

Nan Yayi chuckled and said, "Am I also the kind you want but can't?"

Zhuang Bilan shook her head, and hugged her into his arms with a smile.

Nan Yayi leaned on his arms and asked, "How is Qian Mei?"

Zhuang Bilan frowned and sighed: "I'm afraid...it's not good. Those soldiers sent by King Xin to chase her back then were a bit of a fake. She was found unconscious in the snow for a long time, and she suffered from great sorrow and joy many times. There was something wrong with Li Yuan. The miracle doctor treated her for three days, and then borrowed anti-abortion medicines for her every month to suppress the symptoms. Unexpectedly, she bled profusely... Now she is taking medicine every day to recuperate , It seems that he has recovered a lot, but the root of the disease in the blood... can no longer be removed."

Nan Yayi shuddered, and said sadly: "There are unpredictable things in the sky, and people have good fortune and misfortune. It seems... It is not easy for us to grasp the companionship in front of us."

Zhuang Bilan looked into her tearful eyes, lowered her head, and kissed her.

Nan Yayi raised her chin, softly lingering with him.

After a long time, she said in a low voice: "Bi Lan, let's have a baby! If there is a chance...we can leave far away, and keep sheep among the blue sky, white clouds and green grass, isn't it also very happy?"

Zhuang Bilan didn't answer, but just looked at her deeply.

After a long time, he picked her up by the waist and walked towards his bedroom.

The moonlight is like water, and someone's voice seems to be rippling in the water pattern in a trance.

"We have no way back."

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In August of the 16th year of Jiahe, Zhou Emperor Tang Tianxiao personally led the army and broke through Qingyang City.King Xin fled with his family and went to Bozhou to regroup.

Tang Tianxiao personally went to the mansion where King Xin lived in Qingyang City. For some reason, he was furious and set fire to the mansion.

It was late autumn at that time, the sky was dry and things were dry, and the fire took advantage of the wind and almost burned half of the city to nothing.

But Tang Tianxiao was still not satisfied, so he led the troops to continue the pursuit before he could rest and regroup.

In September of the same year, Tang Tianxiao's soldiers surrounded Bozhou, intending to wipe out all the soldiers and horses of King Xin.

Generals Zhou Shaoduan and Xie Yi advised him not to advance rashly, but Tang Tianxiao refused and attacked Bozhou on September [-]th.Li Mingyuan was defeated and abandoned the city again.

Tang Tianxiao chased after starry night, accidentally entered the ambush set up by Zhuang Bilan, was injured by an arrow, Tang Tianqi risked his life to save him, and just rescued him.Nearly half of the 13 cavalry and [-] infantry under their command were killed or injured. Tang Tianxiao himself was also seriously injured and was forced to withdraw his troops to rest.

Zhuang Bilan led the former Jiaozhou army and newly trained recruits from the five southwestern states to pursue the victory and recapture Qingyang City, Fufeng County and other places.However, the Beihe elite soldiers under the King Xin's army frequently defected, and the morale of the army was unstable, so they were unable to continue to attack.

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