Yi Qing was trying to get information from her and wished she would say more. So she deliberately goaded her, "You really have a big mouth. You're just a bandit, yet you even dare to act like an official!"
One of the guards following Xue Miao'er couldn't help but say, "You must be outsiders. Do you know who our young mistress's future husband is? It'll scare you to death if I tell you!"
Yi Qing scratched her ear with a half - smile, looking lazy and nonchalant.
Xiao Tian stood in front of her with his lips tightly pursed.
"Then do you know who my husband is?"
The guard said, "No one can compare to the provincial administration commissioner."
Hearing this, Yi Qing almost instantly looked up at Xiao Tian.
Did Xue Miao'er's guard mean that she was engaged to the family of the provincial administration commissioner?
And the main purpose of Xiao Tian's visit this time was to find out about the conspiracy between the provincial administration commissioner and the regional military commander.
Seeing that both of them fell silent, Xue Miao'er couldn't help feeling proud.
Although she had no interest in the family of the provincial administration commissioner or their second young master, it was still quite satisfying for her to use this to suppress these two people who annoyed her.
Xiao Tian's eyebrows were tightly knitted into a frown.
Yi Qing could tell what he was thinking just by looking at his expression - not only were the provincial administration commissioner and the regional military commander colluding, but there was also collusion between officials and bandits. The situation in Henan was more complicated than they had imagined.
After thinking for a while, Yi Qing said, "You're just a female bandit. How could you possibly marry into the family of the provincial administration commissioner? If that's the case, someone like me with a clean background should marry the emperor!"
As soon as she said this, she felt a pain in her palm.
Looking down, she found that Xiao Tian had pinched her, warning her not to mention the emperor casually.
Yi Qing thought to herself that she had no interest in the dog - emperor at all!
She said this to help Xiao Tian provoke this stupid girl in front of them!
"I can," Xue Miao'er said. "If you're jealous, I can swap with you."
She disagreed with this engagement ten thousand times. Otherwise, she wouldn't have postponed the wedding until now.
Her father had been a bandit for long enough and said that he must send her down the mountain to live a proper life.
Moreover, as his only daughter, her father promised the family of the provincial administration commissioner that he would give her a generous dowry.
Just like this, this real "money - losing burden" finally managed to get involved with the family of the provincial administration commissioner.
But even before the "ship" set sail, she felt that it would leak sooner or later.
In short, Xue Miao'er was not interested in her future in - laws at all.
But Yi Qing thought to herself, "Dream on!"
She sneered, "You can keep it for yourself. My husband is one - of - a - kind in the world. I won't swap. Husband, I think we should just let this go. Anyway, we haven't suffered any losses."
Seeing her conciliatory attitude, Xue Miao'er was as proud as a peacock. "Are you being obedient now?"
Xiao Tian said, "Get out!"
"She doesn't want to leave. Maybe she's lusting after your body, husband."
Xiao Tian blushed, and Xue Miao'er was so shocked that her eyes almost popped out. She just stared blankly at Yi Qing.
Lusting after the body? This way of putting it seemed quite novel.
Xiao Tian kicked out all of Xue Miao'er's guards one by one.
"Aren't you going to run? Waiting to get kicked?" Yi Qing giggled.
Xue Miao'er was really afraid of getting kicked. She left in a sorry state with her people. But before leaving, she threatened that she would never let the couple go.
For her, those who didn't cooperate with her acting and didn't let her have fun were her enemies.
Moreover, she was clumsy with words and was defeated by Yi Qing's eloquence. She remembered this grudge.
When everything outside returned to calm and the room was quiet, Yi Qing put away her smile and looked at Xiao Tian. "Do you think the situation in Henan is very tricky?"
Xiao Tian's eyes were deep. "I never expected that they would be so bold. They actually dared to openly marry into a bandit family. They have no regard for the court and the common people at all!"
"What should we do?" Yi Qing leaned against the table and asked lazily, propping her chin with her hand.
"Continue to join the army as originally planned."
"Okay."
"It's very late. Go to sleep quickly." When facing Yi Qing, Xiao Tian's expression finally softened a little.
Yi Qing wasn't disturbed by him and slept soundly until dawn. None of the good and bad moments from yesterday appeared in her dreams.
While she was yawning, Xiao Tian came in with something in his hand and put it on the table. It wasn't very clear because of the curtain.
"What time is it?" Yi Qing asked lazily, lifting the curtain with her slender and fair hand.
"It's already the Chen hour," Xiao Tian said with a smile. "You can really sleep."
Yi Qing's attention was on the small basket on the table.
Why did this small basket woven with willow twigs look so familiar?
Just waking up in the morning, her mind was a bit slow and couldn't keep up.
After a pause, she finally remembered. She put on her coat, stepped on her shoes, and got out of bed. At the same time, she said in surprise, "Is it dragon's beard candy?"
This small basket was the same kind used by the old couple who sold dragon's beard candy yesterday.
Thinking of the dragon's beard candy she didn't get to eat, Yi Qing was almost sure that Xiao Tian had gone out early in the morning to buy it for her.
Even before the candy entered her stomach, it already tasted sweet. The sweet feeling seemed to flow through her whole body. The sweetness level was off the charts early in the morning.
"Yes, it's from the first pot today."
It was so early that the old couple hadn't even set up their stall yet. Xiao Tian had inquired about their residence and bought the dragon's beard candy from their home.
Yi Qing even forgot to wash her hands. She picked up a piece and put it into her mouth, praising the dragon's beard candy.
"Come on, you should try some too!"
"I don't like it. It's too sweet."
"Just try it!" Yi Qing put the dragon's beard candy in front of Xiao Tian's mouth.
Xiao Tian took a small bite. "You eat it."
Yi Qing felt that the candy was really sweet to the bottom of her heart.
Xiao Tian walked behind the screen to change his clothes. While eating the candy, Yi Qing asked curiously, "Aren't we going to set off after breakfast? Why are you still changing your clothes?"
A look of uneasiness flashed across Xiao Tian's face behind the screen. There was disgust in his eyes, but he just said indifferently, "Didn't you say that we should take off the clothes we wear outside when we come back, or we'll get sick easily?"
Yi Qing said, "Okay."
Xiao Tian didn't want to tell her that he had met Xue Miao'er as soon as he went out. It was obvious that the latter was waiting for him.
Although he didn't let Xue Miao'er touch his clothes, thinking of Yi Qing's sensitive sense of smell, he still felt guilty. So he changed his clothes as soon as he came back.
Unexpectedly, Xue Miao'er followed him again.
And this time, she had entered a new role, from the girl selling herself to bury her father to the domineering female bandit.
"Brother? Are you there, brother?"
Yi Qing sneered, "Cackling so early in the morning. Do you think you're laying eggs?"
Xiao Tian was amused by her. He came out from behind the screen and said, "Don't pay attention to her."