Lin Yanyu was instantly delighted. She and Li Yanqi had not seen each other for half a month. She carefully turned over in his arms and put his hand on her lower back.

This was the first time she looked at the sleeping Li Yanqi.

His thick, long black eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, as if he was worried about something. His eyes, which were usually bright and spirited, became two beautiful arcs. His eyelashes were long, straight and thick, like two rows of small fans, and his nose was straight and noble.

Even his mouth, which was usually the most mischievous, was now tightly pursed, and his lips and chin were covered with green stubble.

"Thin……"

Lin Yanyu gently stroked his stubble that felt like steel needles, feeling the stinging touch and an indescribable pain in her heart.

Suddenly, a big hand grabbed her hand, and Li Yanqi's husky voice came from above.

"Why did you wake up? Is your stomach still uncomfortable?"

Lin Yanyu raised her head and met those eyes that were sleepy yet full of concern. Her round eyes instantly curved into small crescents and a sweet smile appeared on her lips.

She said in a tender voice: "It's fine now! I feel comfortable all over now!"

Li Yanqi couldn't help but laugh, hugged the person tightly in his arms, closed his eyes and said in a muffled voice: "Okay, okay, that's good. I'm sorry for being wronged during this period of time. I don't have much time to accompany you."

"I have sorted out everything here. The prefect's wife will hold a flower-viewing banquet in a few days. I will take you to enjoy it. I remember that you like these flowers the most..."

As he spoke, his voice became lower and lower until it disappeared.

Lin Yanyu looked up and saw that his face was peaceful and his breathing was regular, indicating that he had fallen asleep.

Her heart softened, and she carefully moved closer and gave him a gentle kiss on his stubble-covered chin.

Then, she lay on his broad chest, closed her eyes, and fell asleep to the sound of Li Yanqi's breathing.

*

The sky was clear and blue, and the warm afternoon sun shone on the Chongzhou government office. Exquisite palace lanterns with red tassels were hung on the ceiling of the flower hall. The soft sunlight penetrated the carved window lattices and sprinkled into the room, where a plaque with the words "Tranquility Leads to Far-reaching Aspects" was inscribed.

A screen stands in a corner of the flower hall, embroidered with mountains, rivers, clouds and mist, which is extremely elegant and profound in artistic conception.

There was a small dark sandalwood octagonal table in the hall, and Li Yanqi sat at the lower right.

Sitting on his left was Qian Sanwen, and opposite him sat Cai Zhang.

Several maids with their hair in double buns placed tea bowls in front of the three people and retreated to the sides with their snow-white faces drooping.

Cai Zhang picked up the tea bowl, skimmed off the tea foam with the lid, blew on it, and slowly took a sip.

"The tea here is still delicious, Old Qian."

He looked at Li Yanqi and laughed loudly, "Yanqi, try the tea from Lord Qian's family. This is the first batch of Longjing tea before the rain this year. In the past, it was sent to the palace for the nobles to enjoy. This year, it's a bargain for us."

Li Yanqi doesn't care about these things at all. To him, Longjing water before the rain and Longjing water before the Qingming Festival are no different from well water. It is better for him to quench his thirst than well water.

He was disdainful in his heart, but with a smile on his face, he took a sip slowly and praised, "It is indeed a good tea. Yan Qi used to live in Yunlong County like a frog in a well. Now that he is under the command of the two masters, he knows how vast the world is. I wonder if Master Qian still has this precious thing?"

Qian Sanwen's face was full of complacency. He narrowed his triangular eyes into a slit and glanced at Li Yanqi. He curled his lips in disdain and said proudly, "Of course I have plenty. If Lieutenant General Li wants one, I'll have my servant pack a can for you to take away. It's nothing."

Li Yanqi stood up and bowed to Qian Sanwen, smiling, "That's great. I would like to thank you in advance."

His eyebrows drooped, and his thick black eyelashes covered his dark black eyes.

While the rich wine and meat smell, the road with frozen bone.

Li Yanqi felt it was extremely ironic that a bowl of mouthwash from the prefect of Chongzhou could be equivalent to thousands of starving people in the prefecture.

He originally thought that the prefecture was wealthy and would be in a better situation than Yunlong County. He set up a patrol camp to take in refugees, only to find out that there were so many skinny refugees in the prefecture who looked like skeletons.

He felt that he was a cold-hearted person when dealing with irrelevant people, and he couldn't stand it.

It may be that after being with Lin Yanyu and reading too many books of sages, his state of mind changed.

He remembered a sentence from the Book of Rites: A good ruler rewards the good and eliminates the people's troubles. He loves them as if they were his own children. He is as tolerant as the heaven and as tolerant as the earth.

How could Qian Sanwen, a successful imperial examination candidate, not know such a simple truth?

Cai Zhang waved to Li Yanqi and motioned him to sit down.

"Yanqi, you only gave him a can of tea, why should you thank him? You helped Mr. Qian solve the problem of refugees in the prefecture, I think he should be the one thanking you!"

As he spoke, Cai Zhang patted Qian Sanwen on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Just tell me, am I right? Old Qian, how are you going to thank us for hosting the banquet?"

Speaking of this, Qian Sanwen put away the contempt on his face, stroked his beard and said: "Lieutenant General Li did a good job on this mission, and I will certainly reward him."

Qian Sanwen looked Li Yanqi up and down.

"You were originally the county lieutenant of Yunlong County. Logically, since you have become the lieutenant general of the Jiedushi Mansion, you can no longer hold this position. I will make an exception and order you to serve as the county lieutenant of Yunlong County. If you perform well, we will discuss other matters."

Li Yanqi's eyes moved, the corners of his eyes raised, he picked up the tea bowl in his hand and said, "Thank you very much, sir. Yanqi will definitely live up to your high expectations."

After saying that, he took a sip of the mellow tea, lowered his eyes and thought to himself that Yunlong County was his root after all, so it would be convenient for him to act in the future. Qian Sangou had done a good deed.

Just as he was thinking this, he heard Qian Sanwen's voice become deeper and hit him.

"However, the entire state capital now knows that your patrol camp is accepting refugees. Refugees from various counties are gathering in the state capital. If you don't manage it well and any trouble occurs, I will hold you accountable!"

"I will make sure everything is in order. I hope the prefect will rest assured."

When Li Yanqi came out of the flower hall holding a can of tea, the sun was setting and the sky was dyed with a light purple-red. The spring breeze carried a few flower petals, lifting the corner of his robe and revealing his straight and slender calves.

Because the wife of the prefect was going to hold a flower-viewing banquet, there were many newly transplanted flowers on both sides of the road across the east courtyard.

A crabapple flower was blown off the branch by the wind and floated down in front of him. Li Yanqi reached out and picked up the pink crabapple. Thinking of the equally pink face at home, the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up into a smile.

He held the flower in his hand and strode towards the archway, eager to pin the delicate crabapple blossom in the pretty girl's hair.

"Ouch!" A shrill female voice rang out.

Li Yanqi raised the flower and leaped a few steps away.

"Who dares to bump into me?"

I saw a young girl in a pink skirt and with pearls and jade on her head, sitting on the ground with her teeth bared in her mouth. Next to her was a little maid in green clothes, who was trying to help her up with her face pale with fear.

"Get away! Don't touch me, you slave dog!"

The little maid in green was pushed to the ground with her buttocks squatting.

Li Yanqi first looked at the flowers in his hand nervously, and found that the crabapple flowers were still intact. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and was about to leave.

"Stop right there, you bastard! You hit me and you still want to run away! I'll make my dad chop off your head and kick it like a ball!"

Li Yanqi ignored him and just walked forward. A strong wind blew from behind him, he dodged it and turned around with murderous eyes.

The girl was still smug, holding a handful of gold nuggets in her hand, and said arrogantly: "Who told you to ignore me? I'll smash you to death..."

When she saw Li Yanqi's face, her eyes suddenly widened, the blood drained from her face, and she froze in place.

"Why, why is it you?"

Li Yanqi narrowed his eyes, looked carefully, and slowly raised the corner of his lips.

Oh, it's her.

He said that the "cluck, cluck, cluck" sound was like a rooster crowing, and he seemed to have heard it somewhere before.

Wait until Li Yanqi turned around and left silently.

The girl looked at his back with a pale face and asked the servant beside her.

"Who was that person just now?"

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