Chapter 113 - Returning to the Palace
Qin Luofei involuntarily licked her lips, swallowed, and said, "So fragrant!"
When the man saw Qin Luofei's greedy little appearance, he couldn't help but let out a smile. That smile caused Qin Luofei to be stunned for a moment.
The way he smiled was truly peerless in this world!
"You … What are you looking at? " The man's cheeks were red with disappointment.
Qin Luofei also turned her head back, a little embarrassed, and said in a low voice, "I didn't expect that when you smiled, you looked so pretty, just like my big brother."
Qin Luofei suddenly thought of her big brother from the Leng Family. He was usually very strict, but when he faced her, his smiling appearance was the same as the person beside her, so beautiful that it would cause one to be unable to shift their gaze away.
The man couldn't help but smile. He had already forgotten how long it had been since he had smiled like this. It had been so long since he could remember.
"It looks like it's cooked." Qin Luofei watched the rabbit as it gradually turned golden. She couldn't help but look on helplessly.
Seeing her greedy look, the man tore off a leg from the rabbit and gave it to Qin Luofei, saying gently, "Eat! "Don't burn it."
Qin Luofei was already tired and hungry. She didn't care about anything else, she just opened her mouth and bit down. Her mouth was filled with fragrance, and was even more delicious than the food she cooked in the royal kitchen.
"It's really too delicious!"
Qin Luofei didn't have the slightest image of someone eating.
When the man saw Qin Luofei's appearance, he faintly smiled and tore off a piece of meat close to her ribs to gnaw on.
Qin Luofei saw that the man in black only ate the places where there was less meat, and couldn't help but to say: "Why aren't you eating? "It's very fragrant."
The man raised his eyes, and the light in them wavered as he said, "I'm not hungry. Eat more."
Qin Luofei couldn't help but feel warm in her heart. Normally, she didn't care about this rabbit meat, but his heart was always like that. He always thought of his own brother who loved her so much and always thought of her.
"If you don't eat it, then I won't eat it either!" Qin Luofei pouted and said angrily.
The man's eyes blinked. Looking at Qin Luofei's angry expression, he couldn't help but bite his lip. Seeing Qin Luofei glaring at him, he couldn't help but nod and say, "I'll eat."
Qin Luofei saw him rip off the other rabbit leg, so she continued to chew on the rabbit leg in her hand.
The two of them ate until they were full, and then they ate the wild fruits that Qin Luofei had picked.
Qin Luofei really wanted to ask who his master was. It shouldn't be anyone from the Lin Clan. A clan like the Lin Clan shouldn't raise any death soldiers, so who was the one sent to save her?
"Let me send you back to the palace." The man suddenly said after being silent for half a minute.
Qin Luofei shook her head slightly, and smiled bitterly: "You think I don't want to go back, but I think there must be other people lying in ambush on the road here. You are injured, and I don't know any martial arts, so how could I be a match for them.
"I can stall those people and take this opportunity to leave," the man said in a deep voice.
Qin Luofei raised her eyes, fiercely glared at the man, and said: "Are you an idiot? Are you going to use your life in exchange for me going back to the palace? Do you think I'd agree? "
"My job is to escort you." The man couldn't bear Qin Luofei's gaze, so he lowered his head and said softly.
"Don't even think about it, what will happen if I don't go back?" Qin Luofei's heart skipped a beat.
What did the man in black want to say? He heard someone say, "There seems to be a fire over there. Let's go over and take a look."
The black-clothed man grabbed Qin Luofei's hand and immediately moved behind a pillar in the room. It was probably too late to leave now.
Qin Luofei was also shocked, the heavens really wanted to destroy her.
The black-clothed man hid Qin Luofei well, and just as he was about to go out. Both of them hid, but the fire was still there, so one of them had to go out.
Qin Luofei suddenly stretched out her hand to hold tightly onto the black-clothed man's hand. The black-clothed man struggled, but didn't break away.
Those hands were very soft and gentle, but they were tightly holding onto him, deeply afraid that he would leave. This was the first time someone had treated him like that.
"Don't go out. Let's take a look first," Qin Luofei said in a low voice.
The man in black was silent for a moment before he nodded. Although she felt that it was risky, looking at Qin Luofei's stubborn appearance, she definitely wouldn't be willing to go out and lose her life, so she had no choice but to do as she was told.
A few people walked in from the outside. In front of them was a handsome man wearing white clothes. His facial features were picturesque and very pleasing to the eyes. However, the smile on his lips made him seem a bit more frivolous.
"There was clearly someone here just now, why is he gone?" A sturdy man beside the white clothed man asked curiously.
Although the white-clothed man looked flippant, his eyes were sharp as he looked towards the pillar where Qin Luofei was hiding.
Seeing the man's strong aura, the man in black knew that his martial arts skills were not weak. He must have found out where he was hiding. Normally, he could fight with this man, but he was heavily injured and was no match for him.
But if he didn't go out, the two of them might both die here. This wasn't the result he wanted to see.
Just as the man wanted to move, he was stopped by Qin Luofei.
Qin Luofei watched as the white-clothed man gradually approached them, and couldn't help but to turn her gaze towards the black-clothed man. Seeing his pale face, she knew that his injuries would take at least half a month of rest.
"You have to take good care of yourself," Qin Luofei whispered into his ear.
Seeing that the man in white was getting closer and closer to them, Qin Luofei suddenly stood up. The man in black wanted to move, but Qin Luofei stopped him.
"Lin Yan, did the Grand Elder ask you to come find me?" Qin Luofei walked out from behind the pillar.
When the white-clothed man, Lin Yan, saw Qin Luofei, his face lit up. He immediately retracted his treasure sword, walked to Qin Luofei's side in a few steps, and said: "Are you alright! "It was Grand Elder who knew that your frame was robbed, so he sent me here to look for you."
Qin Luofei looked behind him, but did not see the black-clothed man she had last time. Her eyes could not help but dim slightly.
"Then escort me back to the palace as soon as possible! "I'm afraid there will be more ambushes along the way."
"We've already dismissed those people," Lin Yan said, but his eyes still looked towards the place where Qin Luofei was hiding. He faintly sensed a weak Qi, which seemed to indicate that that person was injured.
Qin Luo Fei suddenly reached out her hand to stop Lin Yan from approaching the pillar, and said coldly: "I'm the only one here, there's no one else. You guys don't need to search, it's better to escort me back to the palace as soon as possible! Otherwise, the Lin Clan would not be able to shoulder this responsibility. "
Lin Yan saw Qin Luofei's actions, his pupils slightly moved, but he did not say anything else. Waving his hand, he called for the others to wait for him outside.
The black-clothed man hid behind a pillar. He knew that the people outside were members of the Lin Clan, and that she was safe, but his heart still felt a tinge of sadness.
Qin Luofei couldn't help but cast her gaze towards the back of the pillar. She didn't know if she would run into those black-clad men again if he was here alone, but she also didn't want the Lin Clan members to protect him.
"Let's go!" With that, she turned around and followed Lin Yan out of the room.
Qin Luofei walked to the door and turned around to take another look at the pillar. Behind her, there was another pair of eyes that were faintly discernible as they glistened as they stared daggers at her.
Lin Yan clearly felt that there was someone behind the pillar. Furthermore, that person's martial arts was not weak, even though he was injured, looking at Qin Luofei's expression, it was clear that she did not want him to know who that person was, so he could only give up.
After Qin Luofei left, the black-clothed man walked out from behind the pillar.
The fragrance still lingered in his nose, but that person was no longer there. For the first time, he felt a faint sadness in his heart.
Qin Luofei walked out of the wooden house and headed down the hill with Lin Yan. They saw a carriage parked nearby.
Seeing that Qin Luofei was safe and sound, Daffodil Daydream immediately came over and hugged her. She cried, "Miss, you scared Daffodil Dayflower to death. If anything happened to you, Daffodil Daydream wouldn't want to live anymore."
Qin Luofei, seeing how Daihua was crying, couldn't help but shake her head. "I'm fine, your little miss. Don't cry anymore."
Daffodil Dayflower nodded and held back her tears.
"Let's set off as soon as possible! "Otherwise, the palace might have to close for the night," Lin Yan urged from the side.
Right now, the Lin Family could not afford to fall out with Du Qingcheng. As long as he returned to the palace, the Du Family would not have any excuses to discipline the Lin Family.
Qin Luofei got on the carriage, and the others got on their horses as well. The whole journey was peaceful, and nothing else happened.
When he arrived at the west gate, there was still the time needed to make a cup of tea before the gate would close.
As the imperial concubine, those city guards definitely wouldn't dare to make things difficult for his, and they happily opened the gates.
"Big Brother Lin Yan, you guys can go back now! "Thank you for escorting me all the way," Qin Luofei said to Lin Yan in a low voice as he half stuck his head out.
Lin Yan nodded, seeing that Qin Luofei's horse carriage had safely entered the palace gate, he then brought his men and left.
Not only did she have to endure it, even if Du Qingcheng brought it up, she could not admit that she was robbed and killed. The wet nurse who was with her did not even know what had happened, and Lin Yan had done things steadily, to the point where he had not revealed anything.
When Zi Yuan was about to enter the palace through the carriage, she suddenly appeared out of nowhere and directly followed the carriage into the palace. When Qin Luo Fei saw Zi Yuan, she immediately put down the unease in her heart.
After getting off the carriage, Qin Luofei got on a small palanquin and went straight to the entrance of her own palace.
Entering the palace entrance, Qin Luofei immediately ordered Zi Yuan to close the door, and brought Xueju with him to the palace entrance. When they arrived, they discovered that there was a shadow moving inside the palace.
"concubine, you're back!" Greensnow and a maid opened the curtain and stepped forward to welcome them.
Qin Luofei nodded and went into the pavilion, but to her surprise, she found that the Consort Shu's bed was inside the pavilion. When she entered the room, she hurriedly stood up and said anxiously: "You're back, if not, I would have gone to the Lin Family for someone else."
Qin Luofei noticed that Consort Shu's face was cold and handsome. It was rare for her to behave like this, so she couldn't help but to ask curiously: "Consort Shu, why do you have the time to come to my place?"
Moreover, it was during her absence.
"Why did you only just return? You're really anxious to death!" Consort Shu was not in the mood to chat with Qin Luofei either. Her face was as cold as ice.