Hibiscus Tent: The Prime Minister’s palm is reborn

In the side courtyard of Langya Palace.

After the military doctor applied medicine and bandaged Wang Tingyue's wound, he gave him a few more instructions before picking up the medicine box and leaving the room.

On the street, Wang Tingyue was shot in the left shoulder by an arrow in order to protect Liang Jiao, but fortunately, no bones were injured.

Liang Qian glanced at Liang Jiao, who was sitting on the couch with her head down and shedding tears, and said to Wang Tingyue, "You two haven't seen each other for a long time. You must have a lot to talk about. I'm going to leave first. If you need anything, just send someone to find me."

"Okay." Wang Tingyue looked at Liang Qian and nodded slightly.

"Ajiao, how did you escape that night? Why did you come to Pingwu? And why didn't you go back to Jinye?"

At the moment when the door was about to close, Liang Qian heard a low question coming from inside the house. She inadvertently glanced through the gap and saw the person who had been choking turned around and threw himself into Wang Tingyue's arms.

Liang Qian closed the door, sighed slightly, turned around and walked down the stairs.

She stood in the yard for a while and could vaguely hear crying coming from the house.

The side courtyard is not big, it is square. In addition to the bamboos behind the house, there are also a few dwarf pines planted beside the fish pond crossed by a small bridge.

It is a quiet and elegant place to live.

Qingzhu was waiting in the corridor. Seeing Liang Qian lowering her eyes and sighing, she could not help but glance at the room again, guessing that she might still be worried about General Wang's injury.

"Madam, don't worry too much. I will have someone guard here."

Liang Qian nodded in response and took another quick glance at the courtyard. It was different from when she came in before. It was clean and tidy, obviously someone had ordered someone to clean it.

Liang Qian walked towards the Moon Cave Gate.

"Where's Yuwen Jue?"

Qing Zhu said, "When I came here just now, the master was still in the front hall discussing matters."

Liang Qian frowned and said softly, "Order people to continue to keep an eye on Liang Jiao in secret."

Qingzhu lowered his head in response.

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Liang Qian put down her pen, and while massaging her aching neck and shoulders, she carefully looked at the list on the desk.

After reading it from beginning to end and finding no mistakes, he closed it and handed it to Qingzhu. "Just deal with it according to what's written here."

"Yes." Qingzhu just reached out to take it, but saw someone walking in from outside the door.

"Your Majesty." She bowed her head and stepped aside.

Liang Qian didn't stand up, but picked up the small pot beside her, brewed a cup of tea and placed it on the table.

"Busy working?"

Yuwen Jue hummed lightly, and was not in a hurry to sit down. He stood beside the table and looked around the layout of the house: "Are you living here these days?"

"Yes," Liang Qian smiled faintly, then looked at Qingzhu and said that it was time to prepare lunch.

Qingzhu took the order and left.

Yuwen Jue then sat down next to Liang Qian, lowered his eyes slightly, and took a few sips of tea.

Liang Qian turned her head slightly and looked at the silent person. From such a close look, she could see a hint of fatigue between his brows.

She sighed: "I'm sorry to have worried you these days."

Yuwen Jue was surprised, put down the cup in his hand, raised his eyebrows and looked at her: "It's good that you know."

There was a hint of resentment in his tone.

Liang Qian looked into Yuwen Jue's dark eyes and smiled awkwardly: "I know, I know."

Not to mention that he ruthlessly dealt with the entire family of King Langya on the street today. Just the word "Stop" that stopped her from going forward was clearly spoken in anger.

Liang Qian wanted to explain: "Today, I am not just showing off my bravery. You saw me throwing away the dagger, but in fact I still have a poison needle hidden..."

Before she could finish, Yuwen Jue took her hand and brought her into his arms.

"I don't plan to let you go back to Jinye."

Liang Qian was stunned: "How can that be possible?"

Yuwen Jue lowered his eyes and looked at her: "Even if we have to go back, I will go back with you."

"Let's go back together?"

Doesn't that mean we have to wait until the day we capture Jinye?

Liang Qian wanted to stand up, but Yuwen Jue held her tightly.

can't.

She had no choice but to raise her face slightly and look at him: "After the incident with Zhao Heng today, the people in the city and the Zhou army have all seen you and me - I'm afraid it will be hard to hide it now."

Thinking about this, Liang Qian felt worried.

If everyone knew about their relationship, not only would she be unable to act in Jinye in the future, but even Yuwen Jue's identity would cause everyone to speculate.

The overall situation is not stable now, how can trouble occur at this critical juncture?

In any case, we'll have to wait.

Besides, we need to deal with the person behind Liang Jiao——

Liang Qian's brows were furrowed, she was so absorbed in thought that she didn't notice that Yuwen Jue was looking down at her, frowning in displeasure.

"If you saw it, then why do you want to hide it? We have been married in a formal ceremony, why do we have to be so secretive?"

There was a hint of dissatisfaction and resentment in his words.

Liang Qian raised her eyes, surprised and amused: "Secretly?"

There was no smile in Yuwen Jue's eyes, but rather a cold and grim one.

"No——" Liang Qian was about to explain.

Yuwen Jue frowned and said first, "Xianxian, they will know it sooner or later. What difference does it make if it's one day earlier or one day later? I know what you are worried about. Just believe me."

Liang Qian held his hand: "I know, I don't disbelieve you."

She lowered her head and thought for a while, then said, "If I stay, I'd better dress up as a concubine."

Hearing this, Yuwen Jue sighed softly, stared at the pair of watery black eyes hatefully, and bit his lips hard.

It seems like a fit of anger, but also like a punishment.

Liang Qian cried out in pain, stroking her lips and glaring at him angrily: "Lu Xiu, you are born in the year of the dog, right?"

Yuwen Jue was startled, but instead of being annoyed, his deep eyes suddenly became very bright, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled up, sweeping away his previous anger.

"Call again."

Liang Qian was stunned for a moment, a little confused: "Lu...Xiu?"

Yuwen Jue's eyebrows curved and he smiled softly: "Yeah."

"What are you doing..." Liang Qian was puzzled. She raised her hand to feel the temperature of his forehead, but he grabbed her hand.

Yuwen Jue kissed Liang Qian's palm with his warm lips, his eyes soft. "I like you calling me that."

Eye contact.

Liang Qian's heart softened, her eyes became warm, and she almost shed tears.

If she might not have understood the meaning behind this sentence in the past, how could she not understand it after today?

The name Lu Xiu has always been a knot in his heart that he cannot resolve.

I still remember the night we got married at Danxi Villa, when he pulled me to burn the hair tied in front of the army and the sachet embroidered with turquoise patterns...

At that time, I simply thought it meant leaving the old and embracing the new, but I had no idea what kind of struggle he was in.

He even wanted to escape and forget everything about Lu Xiu, and just be Yu Wenjue without a past.

Yuwen Jue looked at her quietly, his eyes surging, and he hesitated before speaking: "Are you... still afraid of me?"

Liang Qian sighed and wiped away the moisture from the corners of her eyes, then stroked his face and shook her head gently: "I know who you are. You are the Grand Tutor Lu in the South City Palace, you are the Grand Marshal in the South Garden, and you are also the Prince of Qi Yuwen Jue who got married with me and wrote the Engagement Letter in Danxi Villa. No matter which one it is, it is you. Even so, I still want to be with you. I am very sure that it is you I love, the complete you in front of me. In Yuezhou City, you told me not to look down on you, and even more not to look down on myself. Now, I want to tell you the same thing."

Yuwen Jue narrowed his eyes, covered Liang Qian's hand, and nodded hoarsely: "Okay."