Chapter 70: Pulling the Good Family into the Water [Seeking Follow-up Reading]

In the kitchen, Shi Fengque, who was carrying dishes, heard the noise and poked his head out like a roe deer. Liu Yue saw him and bowed deeply to him:
"Empress Shi, the day for your visit has passed for several days. The Holy Empress ordered me to take you back to the palace. Is it convenient for you now?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Fengque's face turned pale. Seeing that no one from the palace had come to urge her in the past few days, she had become lucky and thought that the people had forgotten that she existed.

But I didn't expect the "bad news" to come so suddenly.

"I--"

She looked at Shi Fengguan with a pale face, then turned her gaze back to Liu Yue pleadingly:

"Sir, can you give me a few more days?"

"..."

Liu Yue looked embarrassed, and Shi Fengguan beside him was even more anxious. She knew too well what a hard and miserable life her aunt had led in the palace, all because of the conflict between the Shi and Zhao families many years ago.

Now that she had finally left the palace, she had thought that her aunt and niece would depend on each other from now on. However, she never thought that visiting her parents was not a release, and the day would come when her aunt would return to the cage again.

Wei Mingqi saw the gazes of his brothers and had some vague guesses in his mind. He pulled Liu Yue aside and asked in a low voice:
"Tell me the truth, is it because of me?"

"..."

Liu Yue raised his head and looked at him deeply, gritted his teeth and whispered: "You know the answer, but you still ask me? Wei Mingqi, you are really amazing. Did you know that the Holy Queen almost went crazy last night——"

"I was planning to go there this morning."

"You should have gone last night!"

"Palace ban, do you think Longcheng is my home?"

"..."

Liu Yue took a deep breath, turned sideways and said, "I don't want to talk to you now, just get ready and leave."

Wei Mingqi did not leave immediately, but turned back to Erfeng and gave her a reassurance:
"Aunt Shi, please stay at home and I will go to the palace."

"..."

It was visible to the naked eye that the two sharp shoulders drooped in relief, especially Shi Fengque, who felt like he had escaped death at this moment, and his eyes were filled with tears when he looked up:

"Don't make it difficult, right? If it really doesn't work, you can wait until I take good care of Feng Guan before going back to the palace with them. You... you don't have to argue with her."

The last time Wei Mingqi slapped that woman in the face for her, she was so frightened that she couldn't sleep well that night. Every time she closed her eyes, she saw the image of him being beheaded.

"Don't worry Aunt Shi, they are all here for me, who cares about you, an old concubine from the previous dynasty."

Wei Mingqi's words were harsh, but they made people feel at ease.

"Auntie finally accepts your kindness again."

The woman wrung her hands together gently, feeling extremely embarrassed, because she could only say a few words of thanks but had no idea how to repay him.

Last time he 'robbed' my bracelet, I was able to deceive myself in my heart, but this time - I felt embarrassed, really embarrassed.

"Auntie, stop talking about this."

Compared to her, Shi Fengguan, who had been so grateful, was much more straightforward. He was so "numb" that he didn't even say thank you, and asked directly:
"Did anything happen in the past?"

"rest assured."

Wei Mingqi didn't want to say more. He glanced past her and looked towards the kitchen door, only to see Xie Beiling holding a steamed bun and looking at this side quietly.

"Can you come back for lunch at noon?"

Just like the simplest greeting.

Yu Qing, who was standing next to her, narrowed his eyes slightly, and suddenly thought of the joke they made when they first "picked up" Wei Mingqi from the palace.

'All the way to Chengtian Palace, all the way to Yangrong Palace.'

The curve of his mouth deepened, and Yu Qing suddenly felt guilty about dragging a good family into trouble.

"Yes, you guys eat first and then come back and heat it up for me."

After the young man finished speaking, he turned and left.

After he left, Yu Qing smiled and looked at the goddess beside him, who was originally dressed in white but now seemed to be stained with something, and asked:

"Wait for him, or eat first?"

"Eat it first, and I'll heat it up for him when I come back."

Xie Beiling said and called Erfeng into the house. After the food was served, she took up the bowl and chopsticks first and looked up: "Eat."

"..."

The aunt and nephew looked at each other, and then Shi Fengque forced a smile and said:
"No need to invite us, just thank Master and eat."

"..."

Seeing the silence at the table, Yu Qing, who was poking the rice with chopsticks, suddenly chuckled and said:

"Look, when the man is not at home, no one can enjoy their meals."

Shi Fengque glared at him with a slightly red face, but he was angry but dared not say anything.

Shi Fengguan, who was worried, could no longer tolerate it and frowned slightly, saying, "Master Yu, it's fine if you want a man yourself, why do you have to drag others into it?"

"Blame me, blame me."

Yu Qing put down his bowl and chopsticks with a look of self-blame on his face: "I don't think that others are as honest as I am."

"..."

"Mother Yu."

Xie Beiling turned her narrow and long phoenix eyes away:

"When Mingqi comes back, just express your feelings directly, and don't tease the girl next to you."

Yu Qing raised his head and blinked his almond eyes carefully:

"I'm speaking frankly."

"..."

"I told the man, if you find it annoying to have a child in the future, you can let me take care of it. I will help you breastfeed. I love to tell the truth. I like to take care of children."

"..."

Xie Beiling was silent for a while, then he stood up, picked up the magic sword on the wall and walked out:
"Come out and spar."

"..."

Da da da.

In front of the palace, Wei Mingqi dismounted and walked into the Dragon City.

Even now, he did not think that he had done anything wrong in attacking Zhao Chengsi. Not to mention him, there were many warriors in the world who had started fighting just because of a glance.

But we have to admit that he is actually no different from those strong men in the martial arts world who use force to break the law. When he is full of anger, he disregards the laws of the court. He is a natural killer.

After so many days and so many things that happened after leaving the palace, Wei Mingqi gradually saw himself clearly, and became more and more convinced that his destination was not in the court, nor in this Dragon City.

Even if there is a day when the country is peaceful, even this great land of Daqian will not be his home. If he wants to uphold the law and do what he wants, only the land outside the domain can provide him with a place to stay.

"Isn't this good?"

Wei Mingqi suddenly thought of a place in his mind.

"What's good?"

"..."

Hearing the question from the tower, Wei Mingqi was not surprised. He walked over and replied naturally, "The land of Yongxia, when the Jianghu affairs are over, I will go there to retire. Do you want to come with me, old man?"

"That sounds good, but I'm a little curious."

Wan Renshan followed him, his tone was the same as usual:
"At first I thought that if there really came a day like that, you would build a hut and set up a Daotai for the whole world like Zhen Qianqiu, 'getting up early in the morning to govern the heroes, and returning home with a hoe under the moonlight'. That would be in line with your personality."

Wei Mingqi smiled and shook his head: "Bad style. The reason why the martial artists in Daqian are so arrogant is that Zhen Qianqiu has at least six points of credit for it."

Let’s not recall the ancient times for now, over the past few hundred years, there has been a Zhen Qianqiu who has made martial artists all over the world feel that martial arts can be so extravagant after reaching the end of their ways, and that the so-called secular laws of human dynasties are nothing more than that.

The old man beside him listened to the silent formation and nodded:
"Just for what you said, Zhao Chengsi's death was worth it."

"..."

Wei Mingqi couldn't help but turn his head to look at him: "Tell me the truth, did the Queen Mother scratch your face?"

(End of this chapter)