Villain, be good! I'm here to give birth to a baby [Quick Wear]

[Don't be afraid, I've talked to him and he agrees.]

Lin Qingyan took the white ash in the bucket and wrote on the plum tree. Then she picked up the brush on the side, dipped it in the white ash, brushed away all the words she had just written, and wrote in another place.

[I want to keep this plum tree alive so that it can sprout new buds in spring.]

"Oh, why bother? It's just a plum tree. If it dies, it dies. At worst, I can buy another one to plant. If it really dies in your hands, I'm afraid it will cause trouble."

Wang Lian sighed. He never liked getting involved in such troubles and didn't understand why Lin Qingyan would take on such a thankless job.

【this……】

Before she finished writing, Lin Qingyan caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye and stopped.

"What are you two doing here? Wang Lian, do you have nothing to do? Why are you standing here chatting? Have you packed the winter clothes I asked you to pack?"

Yang Li walked forward with an unhappy look on his face, and after cursing a few words, Wang Lian quickly admitted her mistake and left, not daring to stay by Lin Qingyan's side for long.

He walked up to Lin Qingyan, exempted her from courtesy and said, "You really did it, what kind of messy dirty stuff did you put on it, do you think it's not dying fast enough?"

[This is white lime. I see no one in the palace takes care of this plum tree. I guess no one painted it with this in the past. It can keep it warm and prevent the cold. Otherwise, it would be hard to survive the winter.]

"So there are such requirements for growing trees?"

Yang Li didn't understand. He had just asked someone to dump the tree here, and he would not take care of it after watering it.

Without his instructions, no one else dared to touch the plum tree. Over time, the plum tree became more and more wilted, and he became even more lazy to take care of it.

[There are indeed some particularities in growing trees, it is not enough to just water them. 】

"I think this tree is just too delicate. There are a lot of trees out there that no one cares about, and they can grow that tall without watering. They are much easier to take care of than this broken tree."

Yang Li directly blamed the plum tree and was unwilling to admit that he did not know how to take care of it.

Lin Qingyan just smiled and did not argue with him. Instead, she changed the topic.

[Sir, did you ask Eunuch Wang Lian to prepare winter clothes for you because you were going out? ]

"Well, the snowstorm in Yezhou is severe. King Liang has already brought people to provide disaster relief. I have to go over and take a look. I won't be in the eunuch palace for a while. You're alone..."

Yang Li suddenly stopped talking and changed his tone to say viciously, "You better take care of yourself. Don't let anyone find out your identity. If you create a mess, I won't help you clean it up."

[Well, I won't cause you any trouble. ]

Lin Qingyan nodded and continued to gesture: [Would you like to take some of the plum blossoms from this plum tree? The plum blossoms on one branch are blooming and smell very fragrant.]

"After experiencing the bitter cold, plum blossoms naturally become more fragrant."

Yang Li disagreed.

This plum tree has more flowers this year. In previous years, the flowers did not bloom for long and some fell from the branches before they even opened.

【wrong. 】

Lin Qingyan shook her head.

[The plum blossom is naturally fragrant, regardless of the bitter cold. ]

"But you have to admit that plum blossoms must experience bitter cold. An overly warm spring is not suitable for them."

【But--】

"I know what you mean. I'm not praising the bitter cold. I'm just praising the plum blossoms for being able to bloom despite the adversity."

“How many people in the world can do this?”

"But it is destined to live in winter and not to live in spring."

Yang Li stated the facts calmly, neither sad nor relieved.

[When you come back, it will grow new branches. ]

【I will feed it. 】

Lin Qingyan's eyes were determined and she gestured with greater force.

In response, Yang Li just smiled without commenting.

He stood there, just as he was when they first met in their previous life, with picturesque features, elegant and gentle.

……

three days later.

When Yang Li packed everything and was about to get into the sedan chair, Lin Qingyan came trotting over from a distance and waved at them to stop. She was holding a black crane cloak in her hand.

[Sir, your crane cloak fell from my possession and I haven't taken it back yet.]

[I washed it very clean, it's not dirty at all. ]

Lin Qingyan handed the washed crane cloak back to him and signed with him. Others didn't understand, but they thought Yang Li had a good temper and didn't get angry even though the other party forgot to greet her.

"Well, that's thoughtful." Yang Li took it and nodded, "Go back early, it's cold outside."

【Um. 】

【May you have a safe journey and return home soon. 】

After Lin Qingyan finished her gesture, she waved goodbye to him.

Yang Li smiled back and waved goodbye to her.

Others were a little confused. When did the Nine Thousand Year Old Man become so good-tempered?

"What are you all standing there for? It will be dark if we don't leave now. Have you never seen a little eunuch? Why are you all staring at her?"

With a roar, Yang Li is still the same Yang Li.

The others came back to their senses, lifted the sedan chair and walked towards the palace gate.

Lin Qingyan watched the group of people go away, her hands on her abdomen, a smile on her lips.

She thought she could keep the plum tree alive.

[Let’s enjoy plum blossoms together next snowy season. 】

Lin Qingyan gestured to make her meaning clear bit by bit. The sedan chair was facing away from her, and she didn't know whether Yang Li saw it or not.

During this period of time, she did not try to get close to Yang Li deliberately. Yang Li also let down his guard against her. If she was not pregnant when he came back, it would be easier to take action.

Lin Qingyan turned around and slowly walked into the eunuch palace.

Due to this snowstorm in Yezhou, Yang Li will only stay there for two months.

The King of Liang will be a great contributor to the disaster relief, and Yang Li will also get a chance to be promoted, and Yang Li...

She walked into the backyard and came to the plum tree. She touched its rough and peeling trunk and sighed.

Yang Li will return safely, but he will be criticized by the world later because of this snow disaster, and people will say that he wanted to embezzle the disaster relief money.

Lin Qingyan didn't know what was going on. She actually wanted to go with him to take a look, but she hadn't yet gained Yang Li's trust completely. If she rashly proposed it, she would only be rejected, so it was better not to say anything.

Let’s just wait until Yang Li comes back.

What's more, it was not this incident that really killed him, but another more important incident that led to him being thrown into prison, beheaded, and whipped in the streets, leaving a bad reputation for eternity...

【You will survive.】

[Live through many winters and bloom many plum blossoms. ]

Lin Qingyan lowered her eyes, stroked the plum tree, and trimmed off the dry branches bit by bit.

When Yang Li was not in the eunuch palace, there was not much work to do and the palace was relatively free.

When Lin Qingyan had free time, she would take care of the plum tree, spending a lot of time and effort on it. Occasionally, she would go to the empty room that had been closed before and stay there for a while.

To be honest, she was still very curious about what secrets were hidden in this room, and why Yang Li locked the room and did not allow anyone to enter?

Until one day, when Lin Qingyan was about to go back to loosen the soil of the plum tree, she saw Wang Lian sneakily open the door of the room and walk in.

So she couldn't help but raise her foot and followed, and heard some rustling sounds coming from inside, followed by some smaller sounds.

There are living people inside, not just Victoria.