Young man, please stay

Chapter 350: Heading North to the Ten Thousand Souls Forest

"Uncle-in-law~"

"What's the matter, why are you making so much noise?"

The next day, as soon as Qin Lang came out of the bedroom, Tao'er called him as usual.

"Uncle, aunt... um..."

"?"

Seeing Tao'er hesitate to speak, Qin Lang was also stunned:
"What's wrong?."

"Eh...? Ah! Nothing, nothing..."

"If there's nothing, just talk about it."

"Oh, I said, I said..."

……

In fact, the reason why Tao'er was dazed for a moment was that she saw her brother-in-law holding his waist when he came out, and she couldn't help feeling a little distressed.

Looking back to the beginning, Tao'er was still worried about the ladies, always worrying about the weak ladies suffering.

But gradually Tao'er discovered that although the ladies "wailed" every night and seemed to be tortured, they were exceptionally energetic when they woke up the next day, even their faces were extra rosy, and even their speech and movements were much gentler and softer than they looked before last night.

But the son-in-law is the opposite.

At first, my brother-in-law woke up every morning in high spirits, but later he became just average. Later, like today, he just yawned while holding his waist.

Therefore, Tao'er now finally understood the famous saying in "Zhu Yan" and believed that "there are no wives who are ruined by farming, only sons-in-law who are exhausted to death", so she felt distressed and worried when she saw her son-in-law just now.

I don't need to say how heartbroken I am.

As for the concerns...

Well…

"If the ladies don't know how to restrain themselves and use their son-in-law to death, what should they do when they want to use their son-in-law and find that he is no longer useful when they marry into the family?"

As an excellent personal maid with a long-term vision, it is understandable that Taoer has such concerns.

Thinking of this, Tao'er sighed in her heart. It was almost the first time that she felt a little sad about her identity as a maid.

As expected, even if she is the head maid, she is still not as good as her master. She can marry a good son-in-law in the future, but she can only eat the leftovers...

……

"No, Tao'er, what's wrong with you?"

"?!"

Oh no, my mind just came back and flew away again. Tao'er's face turned red and she said quickly:
"Sir, it's Master Bai. Master Bai is here again."

“…What’s this time?”

"They are some new clothes. They say they used the material that ranked first in the latest issue of "Nichang" [Lingluo Jing]. They were also cut and sewn by the best craftsman in the capital. You can't buy them even if you have money."

"Oh... there's more..."

"And the little maid."

Tao Er puffed out her cheeks angrily, straightened her slightly swollen chest, and spoke with gritted teeth:
"I sent two over! They are so pretty!"

……

Why give a maid instead of anything else...

Is the Princess's Mansion short of maids?

Is the son-in-law in need of a maid?

Bai Qingqing's impression in Tao'er's mind suddenly dimmed a lot.

……

"Take the clothes and send someone to take them back."

"Yes."

"Oh wait, the maids may be in a state of panic when they are sent here, so they need to be comforted. Or they may want to stay. Either way, it's up to them and you can't force them."

"Uh-huh."

Look how nice the son-in-law is, he is so gentle to the maid~
Oh, I really hope that Madam will get married soon...

Tao'er began to worry about gains and losses again, and ran to arrange things. After she walked away, a long sigh was heard from the place.

"call--…"

Looking up at the sky, Qin Lang couldn't help but think of the Regent's handsome face and his phoenix eyes flashing with determination.

"She's serious..."

Although Qin Lang had said this in his heart more than once, he couldn't help it every time he saw Bai Qingqing's fighting spirit and initiative. The only difference was that Qin Lang frowned when he muttered this sentence at the beginning.

Later, I was thoughtful.

Later, I couldn't help but raise the corners of my mouth.

Until now, whenever Qin Lang said the word "generous", a complex but comfortable emotion would arise in his heart, and he might even feel a little... inexplicable throbbing.

Of course, Qin Lang was not depressed like this because of the various gifts he received from the Regent every day.

Ever since the reply letters from Mu Xuanli and Nan Lingyue arrived in the capital, Bai Qingqing decisively began to pursue Qin Lang according to Qin Lang's promise.

Including but not limited to various "small gifts" that need to be delivered every day, and sneaking into the Princess's Mansion to see Qin Lang.

The reason why they are doing it secretly is because Su Yupan also lives in the Princess's Mansion now.

Therefore, it is different from before. Now, Bai Qingqing often encounters obstacles when coming to the Princess' Mansion.

……

"Little plate, you've almost got it."

"I should say this!"

"I just want to meet Captain Qin! To have a few words with him! To talk to him about government affairs! As the regent, don't I even have this little bit of power?"

"Haha! Talking about state affairs? What state affairs need to be whispered into his ear? Need to be talked to by grabbing his arm? Why don't you tell me? If you can't explain it, don't even think about coming in!"

……

Such a conversation would happen every two or three days, and then the two of them would fight each other to the point of not getting any better. In the face of the absolute gap in strength, Bai Qingqing would often lose without a doubt.

Therefore, Bai Qingqing could only find various other ways, such as pretending to be a servant, climbing over the wall, night attack, etc.

It is hard to imagine that a regent with great martial arts skills would do this to see a man.

So even Su Yupan turned a blind eye to it later. In other words, if Bai Qingqing was too blatant, or happened to be caught by Su Yupan, the empress would definitely not let her in to harass her lover. And if Bai Qingqing really tried to be sneaky, sometimes even if Su Yupan noticed something with her ability, she would just pretend not to know.

Of course, the price is that Qin Xiaolang will suffer even more severely that night than usual.

"Still thinking about her..."

"Um…"

"How long have you been thinking about it?"

"Want to... huh?"

After answering two sentences subconsciously, Qin Lang turned around suddenly and saw the Empress standing there quietly with her hands on her stomach, looking majestic without even getting angry.

"Hey, baby."

Qin Lang immediately came over with a smile:

"Why do I feel like you guys like to suddenly appear behind people recently? It's quite creepy."

"If you don't do anything wrong, you don't have to worry about ghosts knocking on your door."

Su Yupan looked at him calmly:
"Have you done anything wrong?"

"of course not!"

"Who were you thinking about just now?"

"think…"

"Haha, I haven't even told you who 'she' is, and you're already saying 'hmm'. Qin Aiqing is really a passionate person."

"No, baby, you misunderstood."

Qin Lang had to once again feel lucky that he did not promise Su Yupan that he would "never lie to you for the rest of his life" and explained:

"Actually, I was just thinking about Jin'er."

Su Yupan was suspicious:
"is it?"

"Yes."

Qin Lang thought about it in a flash. If he answered directly, "Baby, I'm thinking about you," it would be too fake and the empress would naturally not believe it.

As for answering Gu Jin, the Empress would most likely not believe it, but she would not say anything on the surface.

Sure enough, Su Yupan stared at Qin Lang and snorted, then stated his purpose directly:
"Everything is ready. The Northern Hunt will set off tomorrow."

"..."

This is a matter of time, and Qin Lang knows it.

So after hearing this, he first silently went over the information about the Forest of Ten Thousand Souls in his mind, and then the image of Bai Qingqing that still remained in his mind gradually shrank... After it shrank to the side, a new silver mask with only the mouth and nose exposed appeared.

"Hong Ling..."

(End of this chapter)