Hearing what Wu Min said, Lu Tianxun agreed. Who would have thought that a first - rank imperial - appointed noblewoman would not only cook by herself but also build a thatched cottage with her own hands?
"Who is her husband then?" Wu Min asked again.
"The God of War of the Great Jin, the first - rank general, Xiao Jinghan."
Wu Min looked at Lu Tianxun in surprise. "The God of War of the Great Jin?"
"You know about him?"
"I've heard of him. I heard that he led his iron cavalry with a long lance and trampled on the northern Di tribes. He's said to look like a fearsome demon. When he charged into battle, he could scare the enemy soldiers to death. Did Yi Qing run away because she was scared of him?" Wu Min asked in a low voice.
Lu Tianxun felt a bit sorry for Xiao Jinghan. Those who didn't know him always said that he had a green - faced and ferocious appearance. He didn't know how such rumors had spread and become a common belief.
"Ask her yourself." Lu Tianxun didn't answer this question.
At this moment, Yi Qing finished setting off the fireworks and walked over from the middle. "Hey, why did you guys come out too?"
"To watch you set off the fireworks." Lu Tianxun stepped aside.
"You guys keep drinking. I'll go and rest first." Yi Qing wanted to go and accompany Xiao Jinghan.
"Hey..." Wu Min tried to stop Yi Qing.
"She's been busy all day and must be tired. Let's go and have dinner. The dishes will get cold soon." Lu Tianxun stopped Wu Min.
He knew that Yi Qing might want to be with Xiao Jinghan. Only Xiao Jinghan could comfort her at such a time.
Wu Min looked at Lu Tianxun curiously. Usually, Lu Tianxun always liked to hang around Yi Qing. But on this Chinese New Year's Eve, he was actually letting Yi Qing go back.
"People miss their families more on festive occasions. She might be missing home." Lu Tianxun explained to Wu Min.
"Don't you miss home?"
"I..." Lu Tianxun didn't know how to answer. "A bit."
"You have a house here. From now on, this can also be your home." Wu Min said this carefully. She didn't know why she always behaved like this in front of Lu Tianxun.
"Let's go. Go back and have dinner." Lu Tianxun understood what Wu Min meant but didn't know how to respond.
However, it was a very strange feeling. A person he thought he would never like was now living with him peacefully and getting closer little by little.
Yi Qing pushed open the door of Xiao Jinghan's room. There was no light in the room. The light from outside was blurred by the window paper, making the room dim and gentle.
She didn't light the lamp. She slowly walked to the bedside, held Xiao Jinghan's hand and pressed it against her face. "Today is Chinese New Year's Eve. I wonder how Baozi and the others are at home. It's actually good that we're not in the capital. We don't have to attend those tedious palace banquets. There always seem to be some unpleasant things happening every time I go to a palace banquet. I don't know why those people think I'm easy to bully."
"Miao'er wrote in the letter that the emperor bestowed an eight - dragon gold bell on me. I bet he exchanged it with the jade seal. The emperor never does things that will make him lose out." Yi Qing pressed her forehead against Xiao Jinghan's finger. "I just..." Her nose felt sour and she could hardly speak. She took a deep breath. "I miss Xiao Ran. He was just one - month old when we left. Now he must have grown teeth and can run. It's just... he must not recognize us."
Yi Qing gritted her teeth to hold back the soreness in her nose and forced a smile. "I know you're very tired and need a good rest. But you should also open your eyes and look at me once in a while." As she said this, she felt Xiao Jinghan's pulse.
Xiao Jinghan's pulse and heartbeat were also hers, which gave her the strength to keep living.
During this period, she taught Wu Min medical skills and also learned witchcraft from her. She had already cleared the life - prolonging gu worm from Xiao Jinghan's body. She found a very strange thing. The gu worm didn't reach the heart meridian.
In Cixi City, Zi Su asked someone to check on Wu Peng's whereabouts in the past six months.
"Did you say... Wu Peng specifically bought some fireworks from the people of the Great Jin?" Zi Su looked at Su Ge.
"Yes." Su Ge bowed. "Wu Peng has bought a lot of things in the past six months, including fireworks."
Zi Su and the King of Zhen looked at each other. They knew that Yi Qing had followed Wu Peng to Wu Gorge. Fireworks were rarely used in the Southern Border. Could it be that Wu Gorge was in that place?
Wu Gorge was very mysterious in the Southern Border. They never expected it to be in the Wuyan Jedi, which was so close to Cixi.
"You can go first." Zi Su looked in the direction of the Wuyan Jedi.
Yi Qing should be safe there. Since only the people of the Great Jin had the custom of setting off fireworks during the New Year, and the people in Wu Gorge allowed her to set off fireworks there, she should be doing well.
"I'm relieved now that I know where she is." Zi Su let out a sigh of relief.
"I really didn't expect someone like Yi Qing to stay in one place for so long." The King of Zhen didn't quite understand. "Isn't she looking for Xiao Jinghan anymore?"
Hearing what the King of Zhen said, Zi Su frowned slightly. With Yi Qing's personality, how could she not look for Xiao Jinghan? Unless Xiao Jinghan was there.
Yi Qing fell asleep lying on the edge of Xiao Jinghan's bed. When she woke up, there was already light outside. She quickly got up and was relieved to find that it was very quiet outside.
Although Wu Min was no longer interested in Xiao Jinghan, she still had to be careful. After all, Wu Min was a very unruly person. What if she had some new ideas? Moreover, she had been keeping things from Wu Min.
When she got to the small hall, she found that the table from last night hadn't been cleared. There were wine jars rolling all over the floor. Did the four of them drink all the wine last night?
"Second Sister?" Yi Qing called out, but there was no answer. "Mr. Lu?" Still no answer.
Yi Qing put her hands on her hips and looked at the mess in the room. She really didn't know what had happened after she left. She could forgive the others, but she didn't expect Lu Tianxun to be such a heavy drinker.
Just as she was bending down to clean up, she heard a scream, which almost made her drop the things in her hands.
Wu Min looked at Lu Tianxun beside her. Lu Tianxun was also woken up by her scream. For a moment, both of them were stunned. Wu Min instinctively reached out her hand and found only her smooth arm. The cinnabar mole on it had disappeared.
Hearing that something was wrong, Yi Qing quickly went to the door of Lu Tianxun's room. "Mr. Lu, are you okay?"
"I'm fine." Lu Tianxun was also looking very distressed. He never thought such an accident would happen in his life. "You go and do your work first."
Yi Qing thought that there must be something wrong. She could hear Wu Min's voice coming from his room. But as long as Lu Tianxun was still alive, the problem wasn't too serious. "Okay."
Lu Tianxun grabbed a piece of clothing and wrapped Wu Min up. He hesitated for a moment and then pulled Wu Min into his arms. "You will be the one for the rest of my life."
Wu Min, who had been feeling angry and confused, was instantly stunned. Was Lu Tianxun saying that he liked her?
Lu Tianxun had once liked Yi Qing, a free - spirited and bright woman. As for other women, he could only say that he didn't dislike them. For the current Wu Min, he could only say that if he had to find a woman to spend the rest of his life with, he would choose Wu Min.
"You..." Wu Min wasn't sure. "Are you saying that you want to marry me? You're not just saying this because you're afraid that I'll kill you after what happened last night, are you?"
"I'm really not afraid of being killed." Lu Tianxun really wasn't afraid. But since there was a better way to solve the problem, why choose the worst one? "I really mean it now."