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When Qu Ling picked up the hairpin, Li Ning'er suddenly said, "This hairpin is pretty special."

Qu Ling used his sleeve to wipe the hairpin and returned it to his sleeve. Only then did he say: "My mother left it for me."

Hearing her words, the face of the white-clad woman sank, and her pitch-black eyes seemed to roll with something.

Qu Ling did not notice anything strange about Li Ning'er, so after he helped her back to the bed, he did not stay for long.

Walking out of the outer room, he silently left the Minister of War Palace along with Xiao Jingyue.

As for Li Ning'er who was lying back on the bed, he was completely awake, all he could think of was the snake shaped silver hairpin that fell from Qu Ling's sleeves.

She had seen the exact same hairpin Qu Ling's mother had given him before.

In her husband's arms.

He hid it close to him.

Once he returned to the General Mansion, Xiao Jingyue immediately brought them back to the Clearwind Courtyard.

The moment Qu Ling fell onto the soft bed, he acutely sensed a trace of danger.

Just as he was about to stand up, the man's sturdy body immediately fell down.

Soon after, her lips were covered with an unmistakable force, and an invading, male-only aura assaulted her.

Even if he could not see the man's expression clearly, Qu Ling could still imagine his eyes.

She had noticed his displeasure the moment she saw Murong Yan, and thus did not push him away.

In any case, this person didn't dare to take another step forward. It would be fine once he had kissed him enough.

But this time, Qu Ling obviously underestimated the man on his body.

The alarm went off when the skin around her waist was covered with a warm, rough palm.

She began to struggle.

But how could she compare her strength to that of a grown man?

In fact, this man was a martial artist.

Not long after, her territory had been taken over.

She was so scared that she almost cried.

It wasn't easy for her to get rid of his kiss, so she hurriedly pressed her hand under her clothes. With a tearful tone, she begged, "Don't …"

The man paused, then withdrew his hand.

After a moment of silence, he bent over to kiss her face and said in a hoarse voice: "Go to sleep."

Qu Ling silently tidied up his clothes, and retreated to a corner of the wall with his back facing.

A rustling sound could be heard from behind her. A moment later, a warm embrace was pushed up against her back once again.

He wrapped his arm around her waist.

She froze.

He waited quietly for a while, and seeing that he really did not do anything unnecessary, he finally let himself fall into a deep sleep.

The next day, when she woke up, Xiao Jingyue was no longer by her side, she could no longer see him.

She sat up, lifted the blanket and was about to get off the bed when she suddenly saw that her outer clothing had been taken off. She immediately froze.

She clearly remembered that she slept in the same room last night. Why did she take off half of her clothes when she woke up?

After thinking about it for a while, she felt that this matter definitely had something to do with some lecherous embryo.

Thinking about what that person did to her last night, her face reddened.

"Miss, are you awake?"

The voice of the Aunt Tao came in from outside.

Qu Ling suddenly regained his senses and patted his hot cheeks.

Only after a long while did he reply and put on his shoes, getting off the bed.

He had made an appointment with Murong Yan last night, and even though he didn't know what time it was, he would definitely be up and waiting.

After Qu Ling finished washing up, she looked at the breakfast Aunt Tao brought in and her small face immediately fell.

"Porridge?" This smell was a bit strange. It should be a bowl of medicinal porridge.

Aunt Tao suddenly glanced at Qu Ling's stomach, and continued: "Miss always likes to eat meat, her stomach is greasy, and I need to frequently eat lighter things to make peace, only then will my body be better."

Qu Ling raged: "I'm in good health too!"

No matter what Qu Ling said, the Aunt Tao was not willing to exchange with her, and she was not allowed to leave either.

When Murong Yan came to visit, Qu Ling immediately complained to him about the Aunt Tao: "I don't think I can get along with this aunt anymore. Go back and find me an obedient wife."

Murong Yan looked at Aunt Tao behind Qu Ling, laughed, and did not reply.

Aunt Tao greeted him and told him about the bowl of porridge.

When Murong Yan heard this, he also said, "It's indeed not good to always eat greasy food."

"I won't listen! I won't listen!"

"…"

Murong Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Fortunately, Qu Ling still remembered the important matter and did not continue to cause trouble.

After instructing the Aunt Tao to make some tea, he invited Murong Yan to sit. He himself sat beside him and asked: "How were you last night?"

She was subtly asking if he was injured, but Murong Yan could hear her, and she replied him right away: "Nothing."

Qu Ling nodded, then asked: "Did you find anything?"

She was not sure if all the guards and servants in General Mansion were all Xiao Jingyue's men, but she was sure that it was better not to make things too clear.

Murong Yan shook his head, "No."

Qu Ling was a little disappointed, but he knew that he couldn't force it, nor could he blame Murong Yan.

After a moment of silence, she asked again, "Can I ask for more directly?"

Aunt Tao brought the tea up.

Qu Ling glanced at her and instructed: "Go and bring Gu Xi over, don't say anything."

Aunt Tao nodded and left.

In an instant, only Qu Ling and Murong Yan were left in the hall.

Hidden in the shadows, Xiao Yi silently walked out, standing at the doorway like a stone statue.

Murong Yan shot a glance at him, and leisurely picked up the teacup.

Secretly, he used a secret communication technique to tell Qu Ling: "If the Skyfrost Grass fell into Li Chenxuan's hands, it wouldn't be an open channel. If I rashly went to ask him for the Skyfrost Grass, wouldn't that mean that I'm telling him that I'm investigating Huo Xinyi?"

They were well aware of the relationship between Huo Xinyi and Li Chenxuan, but it was unknown if Li Chenxuan was willing to let others know.

Thus, even if he went to ask for it, Li Chenxuan would not necessarily admit that it was in his hands.

Qu Ling understood and did not ask anymore.

Before long, Aunt Tao brought Gu Xi over.

Gu Xi entered the hall, bowed his head, and bowed as he bowed towards Qu Ling, "Madam."

Qu Ling did not reply, he turned and looked at Murong Yan.

Murong Yan squinted his eyes as he looked at Gu Xi's half-white face.

Shortly after, he said, "Raise your head."

Hearing the strange man's voice, Gu Xi frowned, lowered his eyes, and slowly raised his head.

Her face which could be said to be beyond beautiful, was then unquestionably revealed in Murong Yan's eyes.

It was a face that was exactly the same as Chu Yu's.

If there was any difference, it was probably because Gu Xi was a woman, and the outline of his face looked gentler than Chu Yu's.

Qu Ling asked: "How is it?"

Murong Yan's eyes were calm, thinking about something, and he gave a low grunt of assent.

Gu Xi paused, then looked at Murong Yan.

When she saw his face, she was stunned for a moment. Then, she gently asked, "This is?"

Murong Yan said in a bland voice, "Murong Yan."

However, when Gu Xi heard his name, his expression suddenly changed.