C226 Return Hairpin

When they left the palace, it began to drizzle.

Qu Ling stood at the entrance of the palace, staring at the rain.

Xiao San stood behind her with two umbrellas, wanting to say something.

In the past few days, Xiao Yi had been sent out, and now, the matriarch only had him by her side.

If there was anything good about the matriarch's body under his care, he would be the one who was skinned.

"Mrs. Xiao." A voice came from behind him.

Qu Ling turned to look and saw Li Chenxuan walking out from the palace with an umbrella.

Qu Ling's eyes flashed, and he gently nodded his head, "Master Li."

Now that Li Chenxuan was an official, he could no longer call him Young Master Li anymore.

Li Chenxuan frowned slightly as he walked to Qu Ling's side. He looked at the drizzling rain outside the umbrella and asked, "I remember that Mrs. Xiao's health is not good, why didn't you go back to your residence earlier?"

Qu Ling did not reply, he only asked: "Can Ning'er come in?"

Li Chenxuan paused, gently shook his head, and said in a low voice: "With Mrs. Xiao's understanding of the Soul Borrowing Gu, how is she, Mrs. Xiao should know this better than me."

Qu Ling frowned, and said with a slightly raised voice. "She's your wife!"

If only he had been a little more careful with Li Ning'er, Li Ning'er would not have become like he was today.

Li Chenxuan chuckled, he turned to face Qu Ling's gaze and asked softly: "Mrs. Xiao, what do you think I should do?"

Qu Ling pursed her lips and did not speak anymore.

Li Chenxuan continued: "Does Mrs. Xiao think that I should let her go and let her go?"

Qu Ling's eyes flashed.

She did indeed think so, and she had also advised Li Ning'er.

But Li Ning'er was obviously not willing.

As if he had seen through Qu Ling's thoughts, Li Chenxuan gently nodded and said: "Regardless of whether Ning'er is willing or not, I presume that Caoital Officials is not willing."

Take the current situation for example, catching a Soul Borrowing Gu was an extremely offending matter. If there was no Minister of War Palace supporting them from behind, forget about the black gauze hat on top of their heads, they might not even be able to keep their lives.

Qu Ling was not stupid.

After a moment of silence, she whispered, "If you hadn't been distracted from the start, Ning'er wouldn't have ended up like this."

Li Chenxuan shook his head, "It's easy to not disobey your parents."

Qu Ling was about to say something, but after he clearly understood what he had said, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Narrowing his eyes, he sized Li Chenxuan up.

Li Chenxuan suddenly took out an item from his bosom and handed it over to Qu Ling, "It's time for the item to return to its original owner."

Qu Ling looked down and was stunned.

In the center of his white palm was a silver serpent hairpin.

Almost at the first glance, Qu Ling recognized that this was the one she had fought at the Treasure Pavilion back then.

Unexpectedly, it was in Li Chenxuan's hands.

Qu Ling did not accept it, and looked at Li Chenxuan with a complicated expression, "Why is this hairpin in your hands?"

Li Chenxuan didn't answer, he only muttered, "I never said it before … "No matter what, thank you for helping me with Aunt Huo's business."

Qu Ling gave him a deep look, and in the end, still received the hairpin.

As the tip of his finger carelessly touched the palm of Li Chenxuan's hand, Qu Ling's pupils slightly shrank as she suddenly raised her head to look at him.

Li Chenxuan did not speak further. He cupped his hands and with the oil paper umbrella in hand, he walked towards the carriage that was waiting nearby.

Qu Ling stood at his original spot and watched as the carriage disappeared into the rain, and muttered: "This person is truly strange."

Xiao San, who had been silent all this time, lowered his head, and his gaze landed on the snake hairpin in Qu Ling's hands.

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves could be heard.

In the hazy rain, two people rode their horses over.

The person in the lead was dressed in a purple robe. Her black hair and wide sleeves fluttered in the wind.

The horse stopped at the entrance of the palace, and before the leader of the riders could even stop, he jumped down from his horse and rushed in front of Qu Ling.

His handsome face was taut, and his beautiful eyes were fixed on her, full of displeasure.

Qu Ling looked up at him and blinked his eyes, then suddenly tiptoed to grab his face and smiled: "My husband is so beautiful."

Xiao Jingyue was startled, and did not know whether to laugh or cry.

Cursing was something he could not bear to do, he could not bear to even say a few more words of scolding.

Thus, he poured all his anger onto Xiao San, and shouted coldly: Go find a carriage!

Xiao San was so frightened that his entire body shivered, he stuffed the umbrella into the Xiao Er's hands and immediately left.

"Just now, I met Li Chenxuan." Qu Ling passed the hairpin that Li Chenxuan had returned to him.

Xiao Jingyue lowered his eyes and looked at the silver hairpin in Qu Ling's hands. A ruthless glint flashed across his eyes, "This hairpin has always been in his hands?"

Qu Ling's sharp senses detected that he was displeased, and thinking about the origin of this hairpin, he laughed guiltily: "I think so, right?"

This couldn't be blamed on her. If it wasn't for this, she wouldn't have thought of using this method to swindle someone out of their tight armor and wouldn't have let go of her hairpin.

Coincidentally, Xiao San had returned with a carriage. Xiao Jingyue took the hairpin and put it in his sleeve, and said indifferently: "Let's go home first."

On the way back to the residence, Qu Ling sat in the carriage, staring at his fingertips in a trance, his mind full of Li Chenxuan's matters.

Xiao Jingyue noticed her abnormality, narrowed his eyes and softly asked: "What are you thinking about?"

Qu Ling subconsciously answered: "Li Chenxuan."

Xiao Jingyue's gaze suddenly turned cold, and a trace of killing intent quickly flashed past his eyes.

He had hidden the woman's belongings for nearly a year. The intention was obvious.

Xiao Jingyue looked at Qu Ling, who was still deep in thought. His chest heaved up and down, and he tightened his fists on his knees.

After sending Qu Ling back to the General Mansion, Xiao Jingyue wanted to continue working outside.

Just as Xiao Jingyue was about to turn around, Qu Ling suddenly pulled him back and asked softly: "Are you angry?"

Thinking back to what happened just now, it was not hard to guess why Xiao Jingyue was angry.

Xiao Jingyue straightened his face, and said indifferently: "No."

Qu Ling suddenly supported his shoulder and tiptoed, kissing his lips: "Be good, don't be angry, I like you the most."

Xiao Jingyue, "..."

The two of them were still standing at the entrance of the mansion, and just like that, they acted as if they were intimate with no one else, causing the subordinates to look away with flushed faces.

Xiao Jingyue looked at Qu Ling's crafty eyes, and revealed a helpless smile.

Without saying anything, he pinched her face, turned around, walked down the stone steps, and jumped onto his horse.

When Li Chenxuan returned to the manor, the first thing he did was to ask the servants, "Where is the Young Madam?"

The servant replied, "In the room. I haven't been out for days. "

Li Chenxuan paused for a moment, then asked: "Did you deliver the dishes on time?"

The servant smiled and said, "Don't worry, young master. The servants will send in food every day on time. The young mistress has also eaten."

Li Chenxuan looked at the room that Li Ning'er was in, and did not ask further.

After the servant left, Li Chenxuan stood still for a moment, then left the courtyard and headed towards Li Yun's study.

The crown prince was there as well. When he saw Li Chenxuan coming in, he asked with a smile that was not a smile, "Did cousin just meet Mrs. Xiao?"

Hearing that, Li Yun looked towards his son.

Li Chenxuan's expression did not change, and said indifferently: We bumped into each other, and then we exchanged a few words.

The Crown Prince laughed and retracted his gaze. He took a sip of tea and continued to speak at a leisurely pace, "I did not expect that my cousin would actually hide the Mrs. Xiao's hairpin."

Li Yun's expression suddenly changed, and the look in her eyes instantly became sharp.