Chapter 41: Talking About Peonies 2

  What if Yangliuqing knew she had killed Feng Gonggong and Yun Popo, their arch-nemesis?

  Peony imagined that Yangliuqing would be delighted and hug her, jumping three times around. Peony had reason to think so.

  At the time when Yang Liuqing unintentionally came to the Smoke Flower Building to ask about flowers and willows, in the 99 palaces she pointed to the Peony Palace, and specifically asked for peonies to serve. Isn't this God's intention to let them meet as husband and wife?

  When the two met, Yang Liuqing was shocked and opened her mouth wide, then hugged herself and burst into tears, saying that she had been searching for her for many years and didn't expect her to come here, no wonder she couldn't find her.

  The peony was so moved that she cried, nominally the wife of Hu Zhongren, but Yang Lu treated her as his first wife, not coldly like a sister. After all these years, he still remembered her.

  Peony told Yang Liuqing that she only loves one person and her body is also reserved for that one person.

  Yang Liuqing smiled and said, "And then there's older cousin, he was first close with older cousin."

  "In the bridal chamber, I took up scissors and threatened Hu Zhongren: if he dared to touch me, I would die before his eyes! He was frightened and didn't dare to touch me. So when I gave myself to you, I was still a virgin."

  The words of Peony are filled with pride, and she is persistent and brave in love.

  Yang Liuqing looked into his eyes and smiled like a crescent moon, "You've never seen me, how could you have deep feelings for me, really talking nonsense!"

  "I was your bridesmaid when you and your sister got married, don't you remember?"

  Yang Liuqing was taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly understood: "So that's it! No wonder I always thought you looked like someone!"

  "Good heavens, your sister has been married to you for over a year and even gave birth to a son for you, yet you can't recall his appearance? No wonder you don't remember me, your little sister-in-law. I was secretly pining for you, what a fool I am!"

  "Stop teasing me, you clearly know that at that time my mind was not on your sister."

  Peony also remembered and sneered: "Yes, it's on Mrs. Xiulian, whoever we are can't enter your heart room anymore." After finishing, she turned her back in a huff.

  "Look, we were talking so well, how did you get angry? I came here to have fun, but meeting you made me want to cry. Look, we haven't even taken care of the important things yet."

  The peony gave him a shout, and he just smiled. Seeing him making gestures to himself, he said unknowingly: "Here, I sell art not body, if you want that, go to the brothel." After finishing speaking, his face turned red immediately.

  Yang Liuqing also smiled and said: "Alright, seeing you, I forgot my manners for a moment. Let me come to pick you up at my mansion another day, and we can have a good reunion."

  Peony heard this and burst into bloom: "Is what you said true?"

  "No deception here, it's just a little dog cheating you." He also barked twice like a dog.

  "If you really come to pick me up, I'll take you to see someone, and I think you'll like him."

  "My favorite is you, who else is there?" Yang Liuqing didn't believe it "Tell me quickly, who is it?"

  "Never mind, you'll know when you see it."

  Yang Liuqing lingered for a while longer, but Peony still didn't say anything. He could only say: "Then I'll come pick you up that day?"

  "Day after tomorrow," said Mudan Dao, "we can visit then."

  The day after tomorrow.

  Yang Liuqing indeed kept his word and came to pick up Mudan. Mudan brought them along, heading towards the capital of Hanhai Country. Before long, they arrived at a military camp. This was also one of only two camps, the Southern Military Camp. This was the juvenile military camp of Hanhai Country. From newborn babies to fifteen-year-old boys, all lived here. Once the boys turned fifteen, they were transferred to the Northern Troop Camp, where they began formal training. They stayed at the Northern Troop Camp until they were twenty years old, then they were free to go out and get married and have children. However, whenever war broke out, everyone had to return to the military camp to await orders.

  The four-year-old child of Peony and Yang Liuqin was waiting in the reception room, dressed up early. As soon as he saw his mother come in, the little boy opened his small hands and ran towards Peony. Peony hastily went forward to hug him and kissed his cheek. Seeing the aunt who took care of the child waving goodbye, the child also waved goodbye, "Auntie, see you later, Auntie, walk slowly." The etiquette was thorough, reflecting good education.

  The little boy curiously looked at Yang Liuqing and boldly asked: "Uncle, what's your name? Are you also here to see Xiao Qing?"

  Yang Liuqing felt a bit awkward, the child looked too much like herself, as if it was her own miniature version.

  "I'm your dad, I came to see you specially." He said, taking out a toy, a small bow and arrow set, and handing it to the child. The child was overjoyed, saying loudly: "Thank you, Dad!" And naturally gave Yang Liuqing a kiss on the cheek. Peony put down the child, who then ran off to practice shooting at the targets in the courtyard. Peony looked at the child, her eyes brimming with tears. She had never thought that she would have this day, where the three of them could be together so happily.

  Yang Liuqing also seemed to have been infected with his emotions, patted Peony's shoulder and said: "On the day of reunion, why cry? Don't let the children see."

  Peony hastily wiped away her tears and smiled: "I'm just too excited, I originally thought of dying with it, but because of your flesh and blood, I didn't die, relying on him, I managed to hold on until today." After finishing, she wanted to cry again. Yang Liuqing took out a handkerchief for her to wipe away tears: "Don't cry, from now on, we'll be together forever."

  The peony smiled happily.

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  Peony hastily knocked on the door of Yang Liuqing's mansion. Swallow opened the door and saw that it was Peony, so she quickly let her in. Yang Liuqing sat on the couch, seeing her flustered expression, and asked somewhat unhappily, "What's wrong, why are you so flustered?"

  "Peony Way said: 'I've killed someone.'"

  "Who was killed?" Yan Hua Liu Qing asked calmly, as if Peony had killed not a person but a chicken or a duck.

  "Wind Master." "The Wind Master of Fengyundu?" Yangliu Qing was no longer calm and stood up.

  "Why did I run into him?" Yang Liuqing clicked her tongue. This is a bit of trouble.

  "She seized Hu Shao's ninth wife and Xiaolian to bring them to the fireworks building. Then, Lan Ji called me to accompany Feng Gonggong, he was unruly, so I killed him." Peony had calmed down by now and clearly explained the situation. However, Yang Liuqing only heard the sound of the green willow.

  "What? He caught Qingqing? He's going to die!" Yang Liuqing gritted her teeth. They had warned them not to move Qingqing, but they didn't take their own words to heart.

  After a moment of contemplation, "Yanyan, help Mudan change into some comfortable clothes and prepare something to eat. Ask her to hide in the secret room for now, don't let anyone know she's here. Don't go out for the next few days, I'll go take a look around."

  Swallows led Peony to a secret room. "Sister, rest assured that you can stay here safely, there is food and everything you need here, if there is any danger, you can also escape through this passage." Swallows lifted up a painting on the wall, behind which was an exit.

  Peony grasped Swallow's hand, her eyes brimming with gratitude as she said: "Thank you, sister, for your care. Your great kindness, I will never forget."

  After several interactions with Yan, Peony felt Yan's sincerity. Both of them genuinely loved Yang Liuqing. In Yan, Peony saw her own shadow. If she were to leave one day, she would entrust her son Yang Xiaoqing to Yan's care.

  At this thought, Peony suddenly knelt down on the ground: "Yanyan sister, I have a request to make of you, and I hope you will agree."

  "There's no need for such courtesy, sister. Just speak your mind." Yanyan hastily withdrew her hands, feeling that such a grand gesture was unnecessary.

  "When I killed the Wind Grandfather, I had already made up my mind to die. Today, I was lucky enough to kill the Wind Grandfather, but there is still a Cloud Grandmother who has not been killed. I will definitely kill her sooner or later to avenge the humiliation she gave me. There's nothing to worry about, except that I'm thinking of my little Qing'er, who is only five years old and not yet four feet tall. I'm worried that he'll be left in this world to suffer. Now that I've seen my sister, I know that my sister truly loves Yang Liuqing. You should think of Little Qing as Yang Liuqing's flesh and blood, and you must help me raise him to adulthood. I will be eternally grateful, even if I become a cow or a horse in the next life, I will still repay my sister's great kindness."

  Swallow's eyes were filled with tears. "Sister, don't say that. Young Master is out gathering information, he will definitely come to rescue and protect you, don't worry too much."

  " I killed Feng Gonggong, and Yun Popo will definitely come after me for revenge. If Feng Gonggong wasn't infatuated with my beauty, I wouldn't have been able to kill him either. Moreover, I heard that Lan Jie and Feng Gonggong are master siblings, so she'll also come after me for revenge. My death is not worth regretting, but it's a pity I won't be able to thoroughly avenge myself against Yun Popo."

  Yan Yan said: "Since they have sold my family's young lady to this place, they are also the enemies of me, Yan Yan. I'm sure you can find an opportunity to kill Cloud Granny. I've heard that the other few Mrs. Hus are also stranded here, and they may not be unwilling to kill the two ghosts, Feng and Yun. Perhaps it's just a matter of time before we see someone take down Cloud Granny's head and avenge us."

  "Upon hearing this, Peony's heart was filled with great joy. 'So it seems we can now await good news?'"

  Swallow nodded and said: "Exactly. Sister, you can rest assured in the secret room, I'll go outside to wait, as soon as there's any news, I'll come to tell you."

  The peony nodded slightly, and suddenly felt a complete loss of strength, needing to rest. Seeing a wooden bed leaning against the wall, he lay down on it and fell into a daze.

  Swallows came to the door, looked around, pricked up their ears and listened carefully. There was no movement outside. In her heart, she missed Yang Liuqing and didn't have a wink of sleep. She closed the big gate and walked back and forth under the eaves. Thinking that she and Yang Liuqing had come all the way to this place with difficulty, taking good care of each other along the way, Yang Liuqing's injuries had just healed. Although she was resentful of Hu Zhongren's cruelty, she also felt that it could be understood.

  Who would allow someone to covet their own wife? To seduce their own wife? The people of Hu's household have been very tolerant, if it were me, I would have eliminated him the moment he made his move on the second mistress. Why wait until now to take action? It was just a matter of driving him out of the Hu estate and letting Yang Liuqing drift away, which should be considered a favor to Old Man Yang. At the same time, it also shows that Young Master Hu really likes his own daughter-in-law, otherwise, since she had already signed the divorce papers and was no longer considered his wife, this reason for bullying his brother's wife would be somewhat far-fetched, wouldn't it?

  Now, upon hearing the news of Miss's accident, Master Watch couldn't sit still, indicating that he also had Miss in his heart. In this foreign land, only Master Watch could save Miss. Who knows where the swallow flew to? Would Miss and Xiaolian be in danger? YanYan was worried at home, thinking about Master Watch and Miss without mentioning it. Finally, Yangliuqing returned.

  Swallows hastily walked up, took over the cloak that Yang Liuqing had taken off, and asked: "Young Master, how are Qingqing and Xiaolian?"