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Chapter 104: A Married Couple
Chapter 104: A Married Couple
Meng Qianqian sat down next to Lu Yuan, holding the sleeping Bao Shu.
Lu Yuan asked nonchalantly, "Did you find the person you were looking for?"
Meng Qianqian's heart skipped a beat. "Lord Governor... you know I'm looking for someone?"
Lu Yuan's voice turned colder. "Every step you take towards me is a calculated move against me."
Meng Qianqian asked, "Then why did you—?"
Lu Yuan's eyes turned even colder. "You're temporarily useful, that's all."
Meng Qianqian lowered her head. "Oh."
Lu Yuan said, "When the day comes that you're no longer of value—"
Meng Qianqian interrupted, "I will disappear from your life, Lord Governor, and never cause you any more trouble."
Lu Yuan replied coldly, "That would be best."
The two fell silent.
In the hall downstairs, music filled the air, and cheers rang out as the competition for the Flower Queen entered its most intense stage.
Scattered starlight fell into the room, like an invisible veil, isolating this small space from the rest of the world, creating a quietness that seemed out of place.
Bao Shu murmured in her sleep, rubbing her soft cheek against Meng Qianqian's embrace.
Meng Qianqian suddenly thought of her little brother, who had been brutally murdered by their enemies. She wondered if he had ever slept so peacefully in her arms when he was still alive.
The flames of hatred burned fiercely within her, searing her heart and soul.
She picked up the teacup in front of her and drained it in one gulp.
The next moment, she slammed her head on the table and lost consciousness!
Lu Yuan looked at Qing Shuang strangely. "What did you give her to drink?"
The cup had been brought by Qing Shuang.
Qing Shuang replied, "Alcohol, but not the kind that gets you drunk."
Lu Yuan asked coldly, "What kind?"
"Shaodaozi," answered Qing Shuang.
Lu Yuan: "..."
"Sister!"
Tanya came bouncing over, sniffed the air, and exclaimed, "Wow, it smells so good!"
She picked up the wine jar from the table and took a big gulp.
Qing Shuang reached out to stop her, but it was too late. Tanya made a face. "Yuck! It tastes horrible!"
She hugged the jar drunkenly and took a few unsteady steps before collapsing.
Lu Yuan looked at Qing Shuang. "It doesn't get you drunk."
Qing Shuang was embarrassed.
Shangguan Ling had gone out to patrol and returned to find everyone passed out on the floor. His tall frame trembled. "Wow! Qing Shuang, did you have a drinking contest again? Hey, why are Meng Qianqian and Tanya drunk, too? You even dared to force alcohol on them?"
Qing Shuang: "I didn't force them."
Shangguan Ling looked at Meng Qianqian and then at Lu Yuan. He hesitated and said, "Lord Governor, should we...?"
Lu Yuan stood up. "Let's go."
Shangguan Ling was taken aback. "Ah? But... can't we stay and... watch for a bit longer?"
Lu Yuan replied indifferently, "What's there to watch?"
Shangguan Ling almost cried. He wanted to stay and watch, but Lu Yuan didn't! The Flower Queen of Wan Hualou...
...
Meng Qianqian had only drunk one cup, and halfway through the journey, she started to sober up. She held onto Lu Yuan's sleeve in a daze.
Noticing that she was waking up, Lu Yuan said coldly, "If you dare to call me 'father,' you're dead!"
Fortunately, Meng Qianqian didn't call him that. Instead, she asked in a half-asleep state, "Where's... Wang... Mrs. Wang?"
"I said hello," Lu Yuan replied irritably.
"What about Yan'er?"
"Hmph!"
Meng Qianqian asked about all the female relatives she had met that day, and when she heard that they were all fine, she nodded and curled up to continue sleeping.
When Qing Shuang helped her down from the carriage, she was still holding onto Lu Yuan's sleeve.
Lu Yuan pulled his sleeve out of her grasp without changing his expression.
This scene was witnessed by Lu Lingxiao, who had just arrived.
"Who is that?" Lu Lingxiao asked warily.
Lu Yuan and Qing Shuang turned around.
In the night, Lu Yuan's purple robe seemed to conceal his true power, but his aura as a dominant figure still inadvertently exuded a sense of sharpness and killing intent.
Lu Lingxiao was astonished. "It's you?"
Lu Yuan's expression remained unchanged, and he asked, "When you see this governor, you don't know to pay your respects?"
Lu Lingxiao's gaze shifted to Meng Qianqian, who was in Qing Shuang's arms, and he couldn't help but recall the scene of Meng Qianqian clutching Lu Yuan's sleeve. He dared not imagine what had transpired between the two of them in the carriage.
A surge of emotions suddenly washed over him.
He furrowed his brows and bowed respectfully. "Your subordinate greets the Grand Marshal."
As he had approached closer, he caught a whiff of the strong alcoholic scent. In truth, the smell of alcohol on Meng Qianqian wasn't overpowering; most of it was coming from Qing Shuang.
However, since Qing Shuang didn't exhibit any signs of drunkenness, Lu Lingxiao naturally assumed that Meng Qianqian was the one who had overindulged.
How could a woman get drunk with a man in the middle of the night? What a disgrace!
"Grand Marshal, she is a woman. What are your intentions in getting her drunk in the middle of the night?" Lu Lingxiao questioned.
Lu Yuan smirked. "In what capacity are you questioning this governor? As her husband or her lover? Should I remind you that you two have severed ties?"
Lu Lingxiao clenched his fists.
Lu Yuan hadn't spoken a single word of untruth. He was no longer her husband, and he had no right to interfere in her affairs.
Lu Lingxiao replied sternly, "We were once husband and wife. I cannot stand by and let her be humiliated by others! Even if you are the Grand Marshal, you cannot forcefully take a woman against her will!"
"What's all the noise about?"
In the carriage, Tan'er mumbled irritably.
Upon hearing this drunken, incoherent voice, Lu Lingxiao was both shocked and furious. "You even got her maid drunk? You beast!"
How old was Tan'er? And yet, he had the audacity to force alcohol on her!
Indeed, Tan'er was skilled in martial arts, and Qing Shuang might not have been a match for her. Only by getting Tan'er drunk could Lu Yuan seize the opportunity.
"Lu Yuan, I never thought you would be this kind of person! She is, after all, the new Tiger of the Twelve Guardians. If you dishonor her, aren't you afraid that the other Guardians will come after you for revenge?"
With Shen Hou dead, the other Black Armored Guards were still alive!
Lu Yuan gave a cold laugh and turned to cruelly wake Meng Qianqian. "Meng Xiaojiu."
Meng Qianqian opened her eyes groggily. "Hmm?"
"Did this governor take advantage of you?" Lu Yuan asked.
Meng Qianqian shook her head.
"Did I... force you to drink?"
"Xiaojiu... drank it myself..."
"Who wanted to come aboard my ship tonight?"
"Xiaojiu... Xiaojiu wanted to... come aboard the Grand Marshal's ship..."
Lu Yuan turned to face Lu Lingxiao. "Did you hear that?"
Meng Qianqian clutched Lu Yuan's sleeve. "Xiaojiu... is the Grand Marshal's..."
Lu Lingxiao's pupils shook violently!
What was this woman saying?
Was she Lu Yuan's?
How long had it been since they severed ties, and yet she had already... become entangled with Lu Yuan?
The courtyard gate opened, and Lu Yuan and Qing Shuang entered.
Bang!
The gate closed.
Meng Qianqian belched. "Xiaojiu... is the Grand Marshal's... errand girl..."
Lu Yuan's lips twitched.
In the carriage.
Tan'er mumbled in her drunken state, "Did we... forget something? Hmm... hmm..."
It was a dark and windy night.
Meng Qianqian lay on the bed, sleeping soundly.
She had a good tolerance for alcohol and didn't create a drunken ruckus; she just... kept holding onto Lu Yuan's sleeve.
Perhaps this sleeve reminded her of her father's.
The night was dark and windy.
Two dark figures sneaked into Fengshui Alley.
"Third Brother, are you sure that girl lives here?"
"She showed up at the painting boat tonight, and I've been following her. There's no mistake. Old Fifth died at her hands, and we must avenge him!"
"Good! We must avenge Old Fifth!"
The two men displayed their light walking skills, leaping from roof to roof.
The man with white hair and a black robe lay on the bed, eyes wide open. "Oh? Someone's here? What do you want with me?"
He didn't concern himself with other people's business.
Grand Marshal, do you meddle in other people's affairs?
Quietly, in the middle of the night...
(End of Chapter)
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