Pour the glass

Ziyuan couldn't refuse Ye Lingxi's kindness for a while, so she nodded and agreed to Ye Lingxi's suggestion to find someone together.

The night was fading away, the envoy of the Great Jin Dynasty had not attended the palace banquet, and all the officials and family members of Dayun had been waiting in the middle of the night for nothing.It wasn't until the nine thousand year old Cao Ya really didn't want to wait anymore and coldly withdrew from the table that Emperor Yunhui issued an order to signal that everyone could go back and rest first.

"Hurry up and come to Mount Chu, I have something important to discuss." Emperor Yunhui dared to order his servants to find Ye Lingxi quickly after everyone retreated.

The servant went and came back again, "Go back to the emperor, Her Royal Highness the Princess is no longer in the palace!"

Emperor Yunhui's face darkened, "If you're not in the palace, go out and look for her. Be sure to find her at noon!"

"promise!"

Several fast horses galloped out of the imperial city, heading straight for the ordinary alleys of Lin'an.

At this time, Ziyuan and Ye Lingxi had already circled the outskirts of the city, but they couldn't find any trace of Ah Ling after all.

Jin Nu looked at the sky in embarrassment, and reminded Ye Lingxi, "Your Highness, we have been out of the palace for too long, we should go back earlier."

Ye Lingxi frowned lightly, and stopped the horse. This time, she was self-willed, and if she didn't go back, Emperor Yunhui would not be able to keep her if she wanted to.

"His Royal Highness, you can go back to the imperial city first, and look for the little one for a while. If you don't find anything, I will rush back to the imperial city to meet you." Ziyuan said apologetically to Ye Lingxi, reined in her horse, and rushed into the palace. In the depths of the forest.

"Alright, you should be more careful." Ye Lingxi sighed softly, and had no choice but to wink at Jinnu, "Jinnu, follow me back to the palace!"

"promise!"

After all, Jinnu breathed a sigh of relief, turned his horse's head, and galloped towards Lin'an City side by side with Ye Lingxi.

Not long after entering the forest, Ziyuan deliberately slowed down the horse's hooves. She knew that it was not because she couldn't find A Ling, but because Ye Lingxi was by her side. will show up.

"Aling, if you hear me, show up quickly and follow me back to the city. I was the one yesterday..." Zi Yuan was only halfway through her words when she was startled to feel a strong wind blowing behind her.

Ziyuan hurriedly turned around, seeing clearly that the object was just a simple package, subconsciously raised her hand and grasped the package firmly in her hand.

"Hurry up and change something while there is no one here." A Ling came out from behind the tree, leaned coolly on the trunk, lowered her head slightly, and said calmly.

Ziyuan hurriedly jumped off the horse, glanced at the baggage in her hand hesitantly, and apologized: "I was impulsive yesterday..."

"If it's an apology, I don't care if I don't say anything." Ah Ling suddenly raised his face, his eyes were reddish, as if he hadn't had a good night's rest, "It's something a woman would use for menstruation. Riding a horse, and being ambushed, aren't you afraid of staining the pants of the official uniform?"

Zi Yuan blushed, and lowered her head in embarrassment, "You...how did you know?"

"I found out when I pushed you on the horse last night, so I have been following you quietly, for fear that you will be seen through by Princess Chushan." A Ling finished speaking lightly, but never mentioned that what she was most worried about was what happened to Zi Yuan again. People were ambushing her, and she finished speaking lightly, walked to Ziyuan's side, looked carefully at Ziyuan's reddish eyes, "You can still see me, it seems that your eyes are not blind."

Ziyuan was stunned for a moment, gritted her teeth and said, "If you are blind, how can I protect you, and how can I find my sister?"

"Protect me?" Ah Ling was stunned, her voice hoarse, and she shook her head in disdain, "It's unnecessary."

Ziyuan only felt that Ah Ling was a thousand times colder today than in the past, and she apologized: "Are you annoyed by what I said?"

"As I said, I don't care about apologizing." After finishing speaking, A Ling walked around the forest vigilantly to make sure that there were no ambushes around, and then urged Zi Yuan, "While there is no one around, take your It’s time to change, go quickly to the imperial city, at least it’s safer there than here.”

"But you are alone..."

"No one in this world wants me to die so early..." A Ling dropped these words coolly, turned around and walked behind the tree, her eyes fell on the depths of the forest, her eyebrows frowned, and she said in a deep voice, "Since you If you feel that I owe Zhexue a life, then I should find her by myself, so you don't have to ask around for Zhexue's whereabouts."

"A Ling..." Ziyuan chased after the tree, but suddenly A Ling's dagger held her throat, "You are..."

A-Ling lowered her head, gritted her teeth and said, "I warn you, don't chase after me, if you really annoy me, maybe I will kill you with a knife! Do you understand? Stay away from me!"

"I..." Ziyuan took a step back, she had never seen Ah Ling get so angry.

A Ling glared at Ziyuan fiercely, but she didn't seem to have that kind of hatred and disgust, she was full of worry, she simply turned around and walked quickly into the forest.

Ziyuan could only watch her gradually walk away and finally disappear without a trace.

It seems that this time, those words really hurt her...

The shame in Ziyuan's heart instantly magnified infinitely. She looked down at the burden in her arms, with mixed feelings in her heart, and only felt that she was really a bastard!

It was Sister Su before, and now it is Ah Ling, which one is not thoughtful for her?

But in the end, I was always so reckless.

"Yuan'er, you have to remember that when it comes to buying and selling, you have to think calmly about the slightest thing, and you must not act on impulse and in a hurry, otherwise, you will lose money if you are small, lose your home if you are medium, or... lose your life if it is serious. !"

It's been three years, and Qi Ziyuan, who has been doing things for too long, has forgotten that the nine girls back then were meticulous and never impulsive.

"How can I forget who I am, how can I forget my mother's lesson?"

Ziyuan raised her hand and knocked herself on the head, calmed down slightly, and kept considering the priorities of everything in her heart. This time, she knew that she should not act impulsively like this again, otherwise she would be like what her mother said at the beginning. If it is serious, you will lose your life!

"Tata...Tata...Tata..."

The sound of horseshoes resounded on the forest path, and Ziyuan quickly hid behind a tree, quietly watching the group of people who suddenly appeared on the forest path.

The big black flag fluttered gently in the wind, with a golden unicorn embroidered on it, the unicorn contained beads, and a snow-colored "Xue" was embroidered on the fire beads—people from the rivers and lakes, and even people in the court, inside and outside the Dayun Dajin, there are no exceptions. Those who know this unicorn ink flag.

The Dajin Xue family, a family of merchants, has been in the family for a hundred years. Half of the profits every year are put into the Dajin treasury as the national salary, accounting for [-]% of the Dajin's annual tax revenue.

Someone once joked that the treasury of Xiao's family is [-]% of Xue's bank, and the whole world is [-]% of Xue's shop. Xiao is in Xuechang, and Xuechang is Xiaosheng.

It is said that the Dajin valued the Xue family's business dynasty that ruled the Dayun Dajin. Since the Taizu of the Jin Dynasty, he has respected every child of the Xue family. The Xue family is equivalent to another royal family of the Dajin.The Xue family also attached great importance to the rise and fall of the Xiao family in the Jin Dynasty, and they have been loyal to the Xiao family for generations, in order to be eternally blessed by the emperor, and to pass on this merchant dynasty from generation to generation.

Therefore, over time, the relationship between the Xiao family and the Xue family became closer and closer. Except for the reign of the female emperor Xiao Qingqing, in every dynasty, the daughters of the Xue family were conferred the title of noble concubine, or the children of the Xue family were summoned as son-in-law to marry forever.

The Xue family has been passed down to the current generation. Mrs. Xue has given birth to eight sons and one daughter for Xue Hao, the head of the Xue family. Everyone is smart and clever, and each took over a business of the Xue family. In just ten years, the Xue family's business has been successful. Even more prosperous, spread all over the East and West.

Perhaps God is also jealous of the prosperity of Xue's family, so three years ago, the nine girls who managed the Moling Ranch suddenly fell ill, and have been bedridden since then, and no longer manage any business of the ranch.

The Moling Ranch can't be left alone, so Xue Zijue, the seventh son in charge of the Xue family's liquor business, stepped forward and asked Mrs. Xue and Mr. Xue to manage the Moling Ranch. management so far.

Ziyuan hid behind the tree, staring blankly at the unicorn ink flag, her eyes turned red for a moment, she grasped the tree trunk tightly, her eyes moved to the young man in white at the front of the caravan, she couldn't help gritting her teeth. ring.

"Seventh brother..." Ziyuan suddenly called out this title from the bottom of her heart, but her heart ached badly.

To this day, Ziyuan still doesn't understand why Brother Seven didn't explain why he broke through Brother Seven and stole the imperial concubine's corpse to raise Gu, but Brother Seven would kill her and kill her to silence her?

When those memories became clearer and clearer, when those past events became clearer and clearer, the questions that Zi Yuan had kept in her heart for a long time came surging again.

Seventh brother can come back in the wind and snow, just so that she won't miss her birthday, and can secretly teach her how to do business since she was a child, just so that she, who is a little dull, won't be scolded by her mother several times.

But it was also this Seventh Brother who suddenly turned his face and acted so ruthlessly.

"Seventh Young Master, Your Highness has been waiting in Lin'an for a long time, but your horse is always riding so slowly, it's always a bit rude." The servant next to the young man in white couldn't help urging.

Xue Zijue, the boy in white, glanced at him lazily, but slowed down even more, and said with a smile: "I came here this time for the purpose of business, not as a friend."

"you……"

Xue Zijue suddenly glared at the servant, "Businesses vary in size, and the bigger the deal, the more sincerity is required. Waiting for a moment or two will definitely pay off. I believe His Royal Highness Qi can understand this truth."

"But……"

"If you keep chattering, be careful that I will tie you up in the suburbs and let you feed those hungry beasts that come out to look for food at night!" Xue Zijue said coldly, smiled coldly, and continued walking trustingly.

The little servant fell silent in shock, and could only endure those words, after all, a servant like him could not afford to offend the dignified Xue family.

The caravan continued on, until it disappeared from sight.

Ziyuan finally let go of the tree trunk she was holding tightly to, only to find that several paw prints had been left deep on the tree trunk. She didn't have time to think about why Seventh Brother came to Ann suddenly, because she heard a familiar title—— — King Qi!

There are only three princes in Dayun, and none of them can be named King of Qi. Therefore, there is no one else to call this King of Qi, it should be Da Jin Qi King Xiao Huan.

Could it be that King Qi of the Great Jin is the envoy of the Great Jin this time?

This speculation suddenly came to mind, and Zi Yuan only felt that the sudden visit of the Great Jin State Envoy was definitely not just to stop the war and make peace, there might be a big deal hidden behind it.

A secret deal between Seventh Brother and King Qi...

Zi Yuan suddenly felt a strong heart palpitation, and a deep uneasiness lingered in her heart from then on, which could never go away.