Crossing into the Wangfei's chamber, it's hard for you to remarry, if I don't marry you, who will you marry?

  "I'm angry not because you want to fly freely... but because you only think of flying freely by yourself... without ever thinking of taking me with you..."

  If Chu Qing's words were just reproach and advice, Xiao Congrong could have endured them. But these few sentences carried a hint of accusation and mostly sounded like complaints that struck Xiao Congrong's weak point, making her feel as if she had abandoned him, the guilty one, and left her feeling embarrassed and unable to show her face.

  How could she abandon others when they were so good to her?

  Her face turned black, and before she could think of a word to defend herself, Chu Qingkong held the back of her head, fiercely, and another stormy kiss rolled onto her lips, like iron arms simultaneously wrapped around her, holding her tightly towards his chest.

  A violent storm-like kiss, fiercely devouring her tender lips, with a passionate and intense hunger, sweeping away her sensory consciousness!

  She felt like she couldn't breathe, and he didn't let go of her with a hint of apology. She went limp in his arms, vaguely feeling that she had really provoked Chu Qingcang, this seemed to be the first time he was so angry...

  "Rong'er...... Rong'er......"

  He finally released her lips, panting with the same coarse breath, his voice still hoarse, holding her tightly in his arms, calling out to her softly by her ear.

  She felt a little dazed, realizing that he was actually kissing her to the point of being unable to breathe...

  His heart ached vaguely, he was reluctant to let her go, that's why he ended up like this.

  "Rong Er... you're breaking my heart!"

  He seemed to be complaining as he lightly nibbled on her earlobe, his low voice somewhat muffled by the action, but Xiao Zongrong heard it all clearly, and awkwardly lowered his head, unable to respond.

  Chu Qingxiang seemed to not want her to answer either, and just quietly hugged her. After a long time, Xiao Zongrong couldn't bear the ambiguous atmosphere anymore and scolded: "If you have something to say, hurry up and leave! If someone finds out later, aren't you afraid of being exposed?"

  "You care about me or not, don't be so heartless! Someone has come all the way to see you, and you're driving them away like this!"

  Chu Qing crazily bit her ear again, and before she got angry, he picked her up and walked to the bedside, saying: "I really came to see you, afraid that you would think I don't want you, said to take you away but failed to keep my promise..."

  He put her down, bent over and looked at her, saying seriously: "You have another chance. If you tell me to take you away now, I'll put everything aside and take you out of the capital, not caring about anything. We'll wander the world together. Are you willing?"

  Xiao Congrong was enveloped in his arms, before her eyes were his sincere and loving eyes, clear as crystal, and on those thin lips still lingered the taste of hers...

  Following him like this, for a moment she really wanted to believe that his love was sincere, and in front of them lay a path full of happiness!

  But... she smiled bitterly in her heart, she was no longer a naive fifteen-year-old girl, she had long passed the age of dreaming!

  Dreams are beautiful, reality is cruel!

  Even if he really loves her and takes her away, can they be happy?

  Wu Mingyuan feared Hong Kun, and also feared a merchant with some martial arts skills. Would leaving the Chu family make him nothing?

  Xiao Zongrong closed his eyes and shook his head: "No, I don't want to..."

  Just like a stone, her "no" fell in an inappropriate place, and Chu Qingcang was silent.

  Xiao Congrong also fell silent, not wanting to explain so much, there was a lot to say, but found that none of it needed to be said.

  Chu Qing is so clever, let him think of reasons for her refusal!

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  For a long time, Chu Qing felt her hand resting on her chin, with slender fingers gently stroking her jaw.

  "Open your eyes and look at me, Rong Er!"

  Xiao Zongrong furrowed his brow, unwillingly opening his eyes, Chu Qingcang's low and hoarse voice was very textured, closing his eyes to listen was very sensual, she thought about experiencing it a bit more, why not?

  "What is it that you want?" Chu Qing's eyes had already been shrouded in a layer of uncertain fog, his bewildered expression causing Xiao Zong to feel some heartache. Wasn't following him going to deal such a blow to him?

  "I want you to be a bird that flies freely, but I'm afraid the higher and farther you fly, the more unreachable you'll become...and I'll lose you forever..."

  He seemed not to expect her answer, and rubbed his chin thoughtfully, muttering to himself: "Should I let you go?"

  Xiao Congrong could only passively watch him, watching his bright eyes slowly turn pale blue, and then into a deep blue like the waves of the sea... Xiao Congrong was no longer as strange as when she first met him. She had heard that some people's eye colors could change with their emotions, and Chu Qingchuan might have a special genetic condition to exhibit this phenomenon.

  What a beautiful color, she was fascinated by the changing colors of his eyes, and he was already an extraordinary man with such a pair of beautiful eyes, saying that he was a stunningly handsome man was not exaggerated at all! Such a man actually fell for her, thinking about it felt unreal...

  Those eyes slowly returned to their original brown color, Xiao Zong knew that Chu Qing had already made a decision in his heart.

  As expected, Chu Qingxuan withdrew his hand and his voice returned to normal: "If you want to stay, then stay for now! Hong Kun is living in the Xiao Mansion, your safety should not be a problem! Also, I will send someone to keep an eye on the Xiao Mansion, if there's an emergency just send a signal."

  He took out two small pellets from his bosom and gave them to her, saying: "You use your inner strength to shoot them into the sky, the small pellets will explode in mid-air, and several miles around can be seen. As long as I'm here, I'll come over, even if I'm not here, Hua Junzi and others will come, don't worry..."

  "I'm not worried... it's just a minor madness, sorry..."

  Xiao Zongrong interrupted him, saying guiltily: "I don't deserve your kindness to me! What virtue do I have...?"

  Chu Qingxian smiled again, and he returned to his usual carefree self. He raised his hand and hooked her chin, slyly smiling as he said: "You're the one I've set my sights on as my future wife, who else would I treat well if not you? I just want to make you remember how good I am to you, so that when others are a little bit nice to you, they'll be compared unfavorably to me! When you think about it and realize no one treats you better than me, then who will you marry if not me? Haha!"

  Xiao Zongrong slapped his hand away with a palm, glaring at him helplessly: "What's wrong with you that you can ruin the good atmosphere? Get out! When I really have no one else to choose from, I'll definitely choose you!"

  "I'll come see you again, remember to think of me when you're free!" Chu Qing laughed wildly and put away her crutches beside her before walking out. By the time Xiao Zong came out with his crutches, he was already gone without a trace.

  She stood for a while and returned to the house. As soon as she entered, she saw a big package on the bed. It was probably brought by him just now, but she didn't notice it when he made a fuss earlier!

  She curiously walked over, opened it, and found that inside was divided into two packages. One was a paper package, which she picked up casually, feeling light as a feather. Opening it, she saw several small buns with steam rising from them, apparently made by the Light Drunken Pavilion. Taking a bite, surprisingly, it was her favorite three-fresh shrimp dumplings.

  She smiled, eating a bun with one hand and opening another cloth bag with the other. Inside the bag was a stack of silver notes, which she casually counted, roughly several thousand taels. There were also some loose silver coins in the bag, probably for her to use as pocket money.

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  Xiao Congrong was stunned, and even forgot to swallow the bun in his mouth, staring blankly at the silver notes and coins.

  She knew that Chu Qing had been good to her before, but she had become accustomed to it because he gave too much. At this time, she returned to the Xiao family, a penniless Xiao family, where even food was bought by others. Although she said with a smile that she didn't care, the desolate feeling in her heart was something that she couldn't deceive herself about.

  Chu Qingcang actually thoughtfully helped her think of it, fearing that she would be embarrassed and quietly left it for her... I wonder if he wasn't really concerned about her, would he do so?

  When Xiao's family drove her away, He Feng gave her 500 taels of silver and said that she could live a carefree life for the rest of her life if she was frugal.

  She spent thousands of taels with just one move, she wasn't someone who disliked poverty and loved wealth, nor was she someone who took money very seriously, but... she really couldn't ignore the unusual feeling these silver notes brought her!

  Why are you so good to me? What can I use to repay you?

  I hate you, Chu Qingkuang, you really came... You're really going to spoil me! Making me feel like there's no one better than you in this world?

  Tears dropped down, she ate all the dumplings he brought with her tears. The three-fresh shrimp dumpling mixed with tears seemed to taste fresher and more beautiful than before. She wondered if she would ever have such delicious dumplings again in this life...

  She can't even withstand torture without shedding a tear, yet she falls for sweet nothings; is this all the backbone she has?

  But she's still a strong woman after all! Can't women be allowed to shed a tear when they're moved?

  Making excuses for her momentary weakness, she ate a steamed bun. Just as she had hidden the silver notes and coins, she heard Zhou Ze calling from outside the courtyard: "Rong Mei, I've brought you a quilt to keep warm. Can I come in?"

  "Alright, Brother Zhou, come on in!"

  Xiao Congrong fetched his crutch and went to greet them. He saw Zhou Ze carrying a quilt in front, and behind him, not far away, was Wu Mingyuan, accompanied by two maidservants.

  Those two maidservants, one carrying a food box and the other with a large bundle on her back, don't know what's inside, but it looks very heavy!

  Although she put on a very difficult look, her feet were walking very lightly.

  Xiao Zongrong glanced at her, and his heart skipped a beat. This maid's martial arts skills were not bad. Was she really just a maid? What did Wu Mingyuan bring her here for?

  Take a closer look at the maid, who has been looking around, and the searching gaze makes Xiao Zong feel uneasy. If Wu Mingyuan uses the excuse of taking care of her to keep the maid behind, can she refuse?

  With her around, Chu Qingxiao will come again, and there will be danger!

  What you fear will come true!

  Zhou Ze walked over, saw her staring at his back, and couldn't help but turn around. As soon as he saw Wu Mingyuan and the two maids, he froze. After a moment of stunned silence, he rushed in to put away the bedding and then rushed out again. Xiao Zong stretched out his hand to stop him, saying: "Brother Zhou, can you help me make my bed? I'm tired, and once it's made, I'll go to sleep!"

  Zhou Ze reluctantly looked at her, Xiao Zong's hand exerted a slight force, and he had no choice but to turn around and walk back in.

  "Your Highness, didn't you invite General Hong to drink? How can it be that in Your Highness's mansion there is the custom of throwing guests out and the host running away?"

  Xiao Congrong leaned against the door with a slant, making it clear that he didn't want Wu Mingyuan to enter.

  Wu Mingyuan didn't get annoyed, shook off the snow on his body and smiled: "Rongrong, you just returned to the Xiao family today, there's nothing here, I'll have someone send over some food and things for you! Just as I was about to leave, Liu Gonggong passed down Father Emperor's decree, saying that your legs are not convenient, rewarding you with two palace maids to serve you! So, I was afraid others wouldn't make it clear, so I personally brought them over."

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  He coughed lightly, and the two maidservants came forward and knelt down together, making a courtesy: "Your humble servants, Cui Zhu and Xiang Lan, have been ordered by His Majesty to serve the Third Young Miss. We pay our respects to the Third Young Miss!"

  Xiao Zongrong ignored them and coldly said to Wu Mingyuan, "I don't need a maid, I can take care of myself. You can take her back!"

  Wu Mingyuan laughed: "Rongrong, you're being willful again! The emperor's reward is a great honor, how can you say you don't want it?! You're just a girl, and your legs aren't convenient, if you don't have a maid, do you want a man to take care of you? If this gets out, people who don't know the situation will say who-knows-what about you, do you still want the Xiao family's reputation to be damaged because of you?"

  Xiao Congrong coldly sneered: "All the Xiao family members are dead, who else can hear?! I'm not afraid of what others say, take me away! The imperial grace is too great, I, Congrong, cannot accept it!"

  Wu Mingyuan's eyebrows furrowed unconsciously, and he turned his head to glance at Zhou Ze, who was standing beside the neatly made bed. His eyes rolled, and he smiled gloomily: "Rongrong likes being served by Brother Zhou? Brother Zhou, why don't you teach these two palace maids a thing or two, so they can serve Rongrong better? My uncle is still drinking with me, I won't keep him company, the person is handed over to you to take care of, if they are not served well, I will ask you for an explanation!"

  He didn't care whether Zhou Ze and Xiao Zongrong agreed or not after he finished speaking. He swung his sleeves and walked out in big strides.

  Xiao Cong Rong and Zhou Ze looked at each other, but before they could think of a solution, the maid named Cui Zhu suddenly knelt down a few steps, grabbed Xiao Cong Rong's skirt, and cried: "Please, Third Miss, have mercy on us! If you don't want us, we'll definitely be beaten to death when we go back!"

  Is it compassion? Xiao looked at her face with tears and thought of Chunxiang's words: "We share good fortune and bad!"

  What's up with that sister?! Where was she when I was in trouble?!

  Xiao Congrong's lips curled into a disdainful cold smile, and she turned to look at Xiang Lan, who was skilled in martial arts. She saw that the woman was also looking at her with a cold gaze. The two women's gazes collided in mid-air, and Xiao Congrong felt that the gaze was very familiar... as if she had seen another version of herself through a mirror!

  Monthly ticket, monthly ticket. Seeing me climb from 17 to 12, the feeling is indescribably moving. Continue to support me, I'll take a nap first... Can I climb into the top 10 by the end of the month? (ˇ?ˇ）