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Chapter 262
Seeing Qu Yanran, Li Chongjiu was a little surprised and did not answer yet.

Qu Yanran immediately said: "This is not a place to talk, come with me."

Li Chongjiu thought that Qu Yanran was smart, nodded immediately, and walked away with Qu Yanran.Qu Yanran led Li Chongjiu around a small bend and walked to a small building in a remote place.

Qu Yanran turned her head and explained, "This is where I live." Having said that, her face flushed slightly.

Li Chongjiu did not respond, and immediately followed Qu Yanran to the building.Just entering the building, the two maids came out to welcome them. The two maids were dressed in red and the other in green. They were pretty, but compared with Qu Yanran, of course they were far behind, but they felt close when they saw each other.

"Chunxi, Dongqing, this is my friend Brother Li, please let him rest here temporarily, treat him well, and remember not to tell outsiders about his whereabouts."

"Yes, Miss." The two maids nodded in unison, and looked at Li Chongjiu showing two pairs of deep dimples. Li Chongjiu smiled and stretched out his fists.

Qu Yanran turned her head and said to Li Chongjiu: "I still have to teach piano art, you rest here temporarily, these two maids grew up with me, if you have something to do, just tell me."

Li Chongjiu said immediately: "Thank you everyone, Qu, for giving me this place to stay. I will always remember this feeling in my heart."

Qu Yanran listened to Li Chongjiu's words of thanks, a smile appeared on the corners of her lips, she immediately lowered her head, and after saluting, she hugged the pipa, picked up the curtain and went out again.

After Qu Yanran left, the maid named Dongqing said, "What kind of drink does Uncle Li drink?"

"Tea is ready."

Chunxi, the maidservant at the side, said with a smile: "Okay, we are making good tea with honey here, please wait a moment."

Saying that, Chun Xi turned around and left.

"Uncle Li, please take a seat."

Li Chongjiu nodded, and sat down on an arhat bed, while Dongqing moved a brocade stick, moved closer to Li Chongjiu, supported his head with a pair of small hands, and stared at Li Chongjiu with a smile.

Seeing the little girl staring at him, Li Chongjiu smiled and didn't ask any questions. He sat on the Arhat's bed and looked around, Qu Yanran's boudoir.Different from the boudoir that everyone in the world is looking forward to, the place where Qu Yanran lives is extremely simple.

Not long after, Chunxi brought a cup of tea to Li Chongjiu. After Li Chongjiu thanked him, he covered his sleeves and sipped it slowly, and praised: "Good tea."

The two servant girls looked at each other and sat beside Li Chongjiu with smiles.Li Chongjiu looked around the room and smiled at the two little girls: "Master Qu, do you have to learn the art of playing the piano every day?"

Seeing Li Chongjiu open his mouth, Chunxi jumped ahead of Dongqing, nodded, and said: "No, the lady teaches the prostitutes in the building the piano skills every three days, so it's not too much trouble, they play one by one, and the lady gives advice That’s it. But there are a lot of prostitutes in the building, and it will take half a day to teach them one by one.”

Dongqing snatched the conversation back from Chunxi, and said: "Uncle Li, do you know? Miss is a good person, and she doesn't take a cent for teaching piano skills. You must know that those female gentlemen outside are now asking for a penny One day of teaching."

Li Chongjiu nodded and said: "So that's the case, this is a good thing."

"Then Uncle Li, what about you? Who are you? Are you a scholar?" Dongqing looked at Li Chongjiu's clothes, which were damaged in several places.

Li Chongjiu said with a smile: "I am just a martial artist, but if I say I am a scholar, I can barely count."

"That's both civil and military skills, Miss's vision can't be wrong." Chun Xi said.

"Miss eyes?"

Chunxi nodded and said, "Uncle Li, you are the first man that Miss has invited to this small building in the past two years, so we are very curious about you."

Dongqing said: "To be honest, although Uncle Li is not very handsome, and he doesn't look like that pampered noble boy, but when Xiaoxi and I met Uncle Li, we felt an indescribable feeling in our hearts. Uncle Li will surely have a prosperous day in the future, he is far from a thing in the pool!"

Chun Xi said: "Of course, I have also met many high-ranking officials and dignitaries, but when I see Uncle Li, I feel that you are not inferior to anyone."

Li Chongjiu suddenly laughed, and said: "You all guessed wrong, I came here in trouble, because I avoided some troubles, so I was taken in by everyone in Qu."

Chunxi and Dongqing both showed expressions of disbelief and asked, "Is what Uncle Li said true?"

Li Chongjiu nodded and said, "Of course."
At the moment, Chunxi and Dongqing bowed their heads together, only to hear a chuckle from outside the door.

"I told you two girls, don't talk behind your back, what happened today?"

Li Chongjiu turned his head and saw that it was Yunniang. Chunxi Dongqing immediately stuck out her tongue, apparently afraid of Yunniang.

Yun Niang came over, and said with a low smile to Li Chongjiu: "Miss can't do anything else right now, and she's worried about something important, so she sent me to listen to your orders. Strange." After saying that, Chunxi and Dongqing both left.

Li Chongjiu said with a smile: "Young lady Yun, I don't know what's going on outside?"

Yun Niang said seriously: "I went out this morning to take a look, and there are soldiers patrolling the square, I'm afraid there will be no news in a few days, this Mingyue Tower is still a safe existence for the time being, Li Shijun will stay here for a few days , no problem."

Li Chongjiu nodded and said: "It's very good, but I have to trouble everyone Qu, don't worry, if I can escape, I will be rewarded."
Yunniang looked at Li Chongjiu with a smile that was not a smile, and said: "Li Shijun, you must keep this in mind."

Li Chongjiu said in a daze: "Of course."

Yun Niang withdrew her smile and said, "Emissary Li, if there is anything we can help, just ask."

Li Chongjiu nodded, and immediately said: "Yun Niang, it's not difficult, you can find a confidant, go to the Lin's shop in the south of the city to find Lin Dangfeng Lin's shopkeeper, and come to Mingyue Tower tonight."

After hearing the promise, Yunniang said, "That's fine."

So Li Chongjiu lived in Mingyue Tower for the time being. Chunxi and Dongqing got Yunniang's warning, and it was not easy to come to ask each other at the moment, but it was necessary to make a few faces for Li Chongjiu when passing by.

It was almost lunch time, but Qu Yanran came back, she looked a bit tired, after seeing Li Chongjiu, she apologized and went upstairs.After going downstairs, Qu Yanran had already changed into plain clothes, although they were made of coarse cloth and hairpins, they couldn't hide her national beauty.

Chunxi lit a piece of sandalwood, and then served the food.A bowl of broken gold rice on the dining table, a few slices of diced meat, and a pot of fragrant tea are as simple as that.

Qu Yanran said: "I don't know if Li Shijun is used to the simple food that I eat on weekdays?"

Li Chongjiu said: "Of course."

So Li Chongjiu and Qu Yanran ate together. Li Chongjiu had been without rice for a day and a night, and the food was very sweet, and he ate three bowls in a row.

Seeing Li Chongjiu gobbled it up, Chunxi Dongqing who was serving at the side covered her mouth and snickered, Li Chongjiu saw Chunxi Dongqing's face, swallowed her meal and said with a smile: "I'm used to being vulgar on weekdays, let everyone laugh at me. "

Qu Yanran put down her chopsticks, added a cup of tea to Li Chongjiu, and said: "A real man can show his true colors, brother Li can treat each other with his true nature in front of Yanran, and he won't treat me as an outsider."

Li Chongjiu felt relieved when he heard this, smiled, and drank the tea that Qu Yanran poured in one gulp, and now he was cooking rice again.

After the meal was over, after Chunxi Dongqing cleaned up the table, Qu Yanran said, "Mr. Li, why did you sigh outside the door when you saw the young prostitute today?"

Li Chongjiu said: "What's the matter, it's just that I think these girls all have family members. It's a pity that they were sold here to make a living at a young age, and parted from their relatives."

Qu Yanran was startled when she heard this, as if something had aroused her mind.Li Chongjiu suddenly remembered that that day Qu Yanran entertained him and Dugu Xiude, Xue Wanshu with tea ceremony, Wen Yanbo mentioned afterwards that Qu Yanran's tea ceremony was quite similar to that spread among the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River.

With Qu Yanran's temperament, she seems to have been well-bred since she was a child. Could it be that she is also a descendant of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River.Li Chongjiu immediately asked: "Master Qu, the accent is not from the north, so is it also from the south of the Yangtze River?"

Qu Yanran glanced at Li Chongjiu and said, "That's right, my mother is from Jiangnan."

It really is a beautiful woman from the south of the Yangtze River, Li Chongjiu thought.Qu Yanran said: "Brother Li, being able to sigh for the girl shows that you are a kind-hearted person. I heard that under Li Shijun's two years of governance, the two towns of Huaihuang and Yuyi were all under great governance, which shows your hard work. Yanran Here I would venture to ask, Brother Li is such a kind-hearted person, why does he send troops to crusade everywhere and bring disaster to others?"

Hearing Qu Yanran's question, Li Chongjiu thought to herself that this woman is not the Holy Mother, is she trying to blame me in the name of righteousness?
Li Chongjiu said immediately: "Master Qu, I am not the benevolent person you imagined. I am in a troubled world, and it is not what everyone wants. For example, if I don't destroy the Khitan people, the Khitan people will come to attack me. If I do not destroy the Goguryeo people, the Han people who were lost in Goguryeo will not be able to save them. People in my position, no matter who they are, will make such a choice."

Qu Yanran heard this, and said: "Brother Li said that, we, the daughters who don't like to kill, are a little disappointed, but Yanran also understands that what you said is the truth. I just want to ask, brother Li, you just two Could it be for Li Sanniang to rise from the grassland within a year?"

Li Chongjiu coughed lightly, and asked with a smile: "Master Qu, do you still know a lot about my affairs?"

Qu Yanran lowered her head and smiled, and said: "Brother Li is the third wife of the Li family and gave up the Li family's solicitation. All the sisters privately say that you are a man of affection. So Yanran wants to ask Brother Li if you are the third wife of the Li family. San Niangzi is working hard, how about some today?"

Li Chongjiu laughed and said: "This question is so difficult that I don't know how to answer it."

Qu Yanran smiled slyly, and said: "Brother Li must not answer, or ask, do you love Jiangshan? Or do you love beauties more?
(End of this chapter)