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Just as Qu Ling finished his breakfast, he heard a servant report that Li Chenxuan, from Minister of War's residence, had brought Li Ning'er here to pay a visit.

The Aunt Tao asked: "The general is not in the manor. Miss, would you like this old servant to accompany you to meet some guests?"

The ladies of other families followed a bunch of servants as they went in and out of the house. Their young miss had gone to meet a guest alone, which was too dishonorable.

Qu Ling casually waved his hand, "I'm not going to fight, why are you following me?"

She was used to being casual, so no matter how she came, she didn't feel that there was anything wrong with it.

"Then let Miss Gu follow?"

"Madam, please let this servant follow you."

At some point, Gu Xi had been standing outside the door.

Her injury had completely healed without the sickly attitude from before, but she still looked weak and weak, causing others to feel pity for her upon seeing her.

Qu Ling looked at her from head to toe, and said with a complicated face: "If you go, and Young Master Li takes a fancy to me, will I be able to bear it, or will I be satisfied?"

Gu Xi: "…"

Aunt Tao: "..."

In the end, one old and one young, none of them managed to get ahold of Qu Ling and followed him out.

However, what made Aunt Tao even more gratified was that Xiao Yi had appeared from the shadows and openly followed him.

Xiao Yi followed, showing much more face than the two of them.

There was no butler in the manor, so the one receiving them was none other than the manor's guard.

The guards were clumsy, the tea leaves in their cups couldn't rise. Li Chenxuan and Li Ning'er looked at the teacups that were filled with tea and couldn't recover for a long time.

"Madam!" When the guard saw Qu Ling, it was as though he had seen his savior.

Qu Ling looked at the tray in his hand, then looked at the teacups beside Li Chenxuan and the rest, his mouth twitching.

In the entire General Mansion, other than the two women in her courtyard, all the rest of the f * cking men, including the guests, couldn't even handle them.

Not to mention Qu Ling, even Xiao Yi felt that he had lost all his face.

Xiao Yi thought to himself that when his master came back, he would definitely suggest for him to be a housekeeper.

Seeing that the little guard was so nervous that he was about to cry, Qu Ling waved him down.

Li Chenxuan and Li Ning'er stood up at the same time and bowed to Qu Ling, "Mrs. Xiao."

Qu Ling's gaze fell on Li Ning'er's body, and was startled, "Ning'er, you …"

It had only been a few months since they had last met, and the lively and cheerful young miss of the Caoital Officials Palace was now so thin that she almost couldn't recognize him.

Li Chenxuan glanced at Li Ning'er without batting an eyelid.

Li Ning'er's body stiffened almost imperceptibly, he paused for an instant, rolled his eyes, and said: "Why are you making such a fuss over nothing? "I was just unlucky and got sick a few days ago. I'll be fine after taking care of myself for a while."

Hearing that, Qu Ling frowned: "Are you better now?"

Li Ning'er said snappily: "If I didn't have the time, would I have come to find you?"

Although Qu Ling felt that it was strange, but he did not say anything more and signaled for his men to sit down.

The tea that the guard served could not be seen, so Xiao Yiyi had to personally brew another pot.

Ye Zichen casually dragged the guard over so that he could study properly.

Not long after, the guard came back with fresh tea.

Xiao Yi walked behind Qu Ling and stood there like a guard, staring straight ahead.

Waiting for the guard to leave once again, Qu Ling smiled dryly at the two of them: "I apologize."

Li Chenxuan shook his head, "Mrs. Xiao is getting serious."

Li Ning'er did not say anything, holding the teacup with both hands, he took a sip.

The weather was cold and she wasn't feeling too well. She only felt better when she held the teacup.

"Is Young Master Li well?" Qu Ling suddenly asked.

Li Chenxuan stared blankly for a while, and said warmly: "I'm much better now. Thank you, Mrs. Xiao, for your concern. "

In the end, Qu Ling was not familiar with him, and since it was unusual that he did not speak much, Qu Ling started to casually find a topic to chat with them.

Regarding the matter of the Skyfrost Grass, she absolutely did not dare to ask directly.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to explain how she knew that the Heavenly Frost Grass was in Li Chenxuan's hands.

Fortunately, Li Chenxuan did not plan to stay for long, and quickly took his leave.

"Ning'er has just recovered from her illness, so it's not good for her to stay outside for too long. Today, I won't nag about the Mrs. Xiao anymore, and will come visit another day."

Qu Ling glanced at the tiredness on Li Ning'er's face and nodded, "When I have time another day, I'll head over to Minister Mansion to see Ning'er."

While we're at it, let's take a look at the structure of your house so that she can plan out how to find the Heavenly Frost Grass.

Li Chenxuan cupped her hands: "Ning'er and I will be waiting for you at any time."

Qu Ling personally saw them out of the residence.

Sensing that Qu Ling had something to say to him, Li Chenxuan walked towards him from the back.

However, the two of them remained silent as they walked all the way to the entrance of the mansion.

Qu Ling suddenly patted Li Ning'er's shoulder, "I'll come to Minister of War Palace to see you in a few days, you take care of yourself."

A flash of pain flashed past Li Ning'er's eyes, and he almost cried out in pain.

Fortunately, Qu Ling did not look at her, and turned to look at Li Chenxuan who was walking at the back, "Young Master Li, please take care of our Ning'er."

Li Chenxuan smiled lightly: "Don't worry Mrs. Xiao, Ning'er is my wife, I will naturally treat her well."

Li Ning'er took the chance to calm his emotions and pretended to despise her. He patted away the hand on her shoulder and said, "Come on, don't touch her."

Qu Ling stared at her but did not say anything.

The carriage was waiting at the entrance as Li Chenxuan helped Li Ning'er into the carriage.

Before he left, he cupped his hands together with Qu Ling and bowed, then got on his horse.

As he entered the carriage, the smile on his face disappeared without a trace.

He coldly glanced at the girl in front of him and said, "You should know what to say."

Li Ning'er lowered his head and did not reply.

Ye Zichen clenched his hands tightly under his sleeves, while veins popped out on the back of his hands.

When he returned to his residence, a maidservant immediately came to greet him with a tray.

On the tray, there was an empty palm-sized bowl and a shiny dagger.

Li Ning'er expressionlessly raised his sleeve, revealing his arm that was full of new and old scars.

He picked up the dagger and slashed down on his own arm.

The red liquid that was almost enough to burn a person's eyes flowed out from the wound and dropped drop by drop into the empty bowl.

After receiving the bowl, the wife brought the bowl away and respectfully presented it in front of Li Chenxuan.

The young and handsome young master lifted the bowl with a faint smile on his lips.

Raising his head slightly, he gulped down the bright red liquid in the bowl.

As watched Minister Mansion's carriage drive away, the smile on his face slowly faded.

Xiao Jingyue returned and saw the woman standing in front of the entrance in a daze.

He dismounted from his horse and quickly walked in front of the woman, hugging her tightly.

Grasping her cold hand, he softly rebuked, "It's so cold, why are you standing here?"

"Young Master Li and Ning'er just left." "No," she said.

Xiao Jingyue did not reply, holding onto the people as they walked towards the residence.

The girl in his embrace said in a muffled voice, "I keep having the feeling that something is amiss with Ning'er."

Seeing Li Ning'er again, she felt that it was similar to when Huo Xinyi had revived.

He was clearly in front of his eyes, but it seemed like he would disappear if he wasn't careful.

The two of them were frank ladies who could bicker and even bicker when there was a conflict between them.

However, after not seeing her for a few months, she had become thin and depressed.

Xiao Jingyue could not bear to see her sad look, and said softly: "If you are really worried for her, tonight …"

Before he could finish his words, the guard's report came from outside.

"General, Madam, Eighth Prince and Eleventh Princess are here."