Rui Xiaozhu did not deceive Song Qingqing.
The candied osmanthus cake in that pastry shop is indeed extremely delicious, and it’s no wonder that it was made by a descendant of the master.
Both the appearance and taste are impeccable.
But at this moment, Song Qingqing, who was sitting in the pavilion in the inner courtyard, felt extremely regretful.
She held a pair of chopsticks in her hand and was constantly poking at the half-cut sweet-scented osmanthus cake placed in front of her. Even though she had mashed the cake, she still had no intention of stopping.
Her eyes were fixed on a room lit by candlelight not far away, and two figures could be vaguely seen very close to each other.
After dinner, everyone was assigned their own rooms, and Rui Xiaozhu took Chu Qingxiao to the room. He had not come out for half an hour.
When he thought of his sword chief being alone in a room with the old woman who had brother Qingxiao on her left and brother Qingxiao on her right, Song Qingqing felt like a cat scratching her heart, and her anger reached the extreme.
"Are you worried now? I saw you were very happy when you ate the sweet-scented osmanthus cake just now?"
"Huh? Is it delicious? I got it from your brother Qingxiao!" Chu Zhaozhao on the side glared at Song Qingqing coldly, and said angrily and mockingly.
When Song Qingqing heard this, he knew he was in the wrong. He rarely refuted Chu Zhaozhao, but muttered a bit harshly.
"Tian Xuanshan's money is all ill-gotten gains. That woman is better than me. She has so much money. If she uses it to buy some panacea, wouldn't we be even less of a match?"
"When I spend her money, it looks like I'm greedy. In fact, I'm just wasting her financial resources and weakening her threat..."
The more Song Qingqing talked about it, the more confident he became. In the end, his voice was weak and weak, and his head lowered unconsciously. Apparently he did not dare to look at Chu Zhaozhao.
It was already dark now, and the Meng family siblings all returned to their rooms to sleep. Lu Sandao was drinking alone in the outer courtyard, while Xu Dangren was enjoying the cool air in the distance. Liaoyuan seemed to have an interest in human books after reading all the books in the library. He is very interested in reading books in his room.
Only Chu Zhaozhao, Song Qingqing and Xue Sanniang were at the pavilion.
However, compared to the tension between Chu Zhaozhao and Song Qingqing, Xue Sanniang looked leisurely, just sorting out the herbs and talking to the two of them.
She glanced at the two nervous expressions and said with a smile: "You too, Miss Rui and Mr. Chu are old acquaintances. It's hard to meet each other, so naturally we have to reminisce about the past. Why are you so nervous? You can't keep Mr. Chu tied up in the future. On the body?"
"Reminiscing about old times? Sister Sanniang, didn't you see the way Rui Xiaozhu looked at Chu Qingxiao? The water in her eyes was about to flow out! Looking at that, she wanted to eat her," Chu Zhaozhao said.
"Yes! That old woman has ulterior motives and has to be on guard!" Song Qingqing surprisingly chose to stand on a united front with Chu Zhaozhao.
Seeing the excited expressions of the two of them, Xue Sanniang couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle: "Even so, why are you so excited? Could it be that you are jealous?"
Both of their faces turned red.
"I...I didn't. I just received the order from my junior uncle to bring him to my junior uncle. If someone intercepts me on the way, I won't be able to explain to my junior uncle!" Chu Zhaozhao asked. A lame reason.
"Brother Qingxiao is the sword chief of our Jianyue City! He is responsible for revitalizing Jianyue City! I am worried that he will be deceived by women, fall into the land of gentleness, and lose... lose his heart!" Song Qingqing found A worse reason.
Xue Sanniang looked at the two tough-talking people and shook her head, secretly feeling that the two little girls were very interesting.
At this moment, Song Qingqing suddenly caught a glimpse of two figures in the room from the corner of his eye.
The shadows seemed to stick together.
Her heart suddenly tightened, she pointed at that place and exclaimed: "No! That old woman is going to take advantage!"
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"Brother Qingxiao, don't worry. That guy Xiang An talks a lot, but even if he really has the evidence, he doesn't dare to report it to the sect and the court."
In the room, Rui Xiaozhu raised his hand to pour a cup of tea for Chu Qingxiao, and handed the tea over while speaking softly.
She was very close at the moment, with half of her body pressed against Chu Qingxiao, and Chu Qingxiao could clearly smell the faint fragrance coming from her body.
Chu Qingxiao couldn't help but feel a little distraught. He quickly stepped back with a panic on his face.
And such a look naturally fell in Rui Xiaozhu's eyes. The corners of the woman's mouth raised slightly, showing a smile, but it didn't reveal it.
Chu Qingxiao's face turned slightly red, perhaps to relieve the embarrassment, and he asked: "Why doesn't he dare?"
"Brother Qingxiao is confused, have you forgotten who else you know in Tianxuanshan today?" Rui Xiaozhu glanced at Chu Qingxiao charmingly and said.
Chu Qingxiao was stunned: "You mean Nian Shuang?"
"Of course! Nian Shuang is now a genius who is about to enter the ninth realm."
"At such an age and with such a level of cultivation, not to mention Daxia, even in the entire world, counting three hundred years before and three hundred years after that, there is probably only one King Wu who can compare with him."
"Brother Qingxiao, you and she are childhood sweethearts. Xiang An talks about his righteousness, but in his heart he only cares about his own glory and wealth."
"How could such a person not be afraid of the future headmaster of Tianxuan Mountain?"
"So, until Zhao Nianshuang's position is clear, he will never be disadvantageous to you. The threat just now is probably the limit of what he can do at the moment."
Chu Qingxiao heard the implication of Rui Xiaozhu's words.
His face darkened, he looked at Rui Xiaozhu and said, "Then what do you think Nian Shuang's position will be?"
The smile on Rui Xiaozhu's face faltered, and she was silent for a while before saying, "Brother Qingxiao, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"
"Of course it's true." Chu Qingxiao said.
"Really, I don't know either." A trace of loneliness flashed across Rui Xiaozhu's face.
"Twelve years is enough to change a lot of things. Just like Xiang An, I once thought he was the same person as you, but it turns out that people change."
"Zhao Nianshuang has been even more like this in recent years. I rarely have the opportunity to see her, and even when I do, she is cold most of the time. I can't guess what she is thinking, let alone what she wants."
After Chu Qingxiao left Wuling City, he met several old friends. Chu Qingxiao could naturally feel their changes, and he could also understand the meaning of Rui Xiaozhu's words.
But he was still puzzled: "I don't understand."
"I understand that they are all victims of what happened back then, and I don't hate them. After all, if I were in their situation, I probably wouldn't do better."
"But to find out the truth and restore the innocence of Jianjia, why are they so resistant to Xiang An and Li Zaishan, even risking their lives..."
Rui Xiaozhu sighed helplessly: "Brother Qingxiao..."
"Haven't you ever thought that back then, outsiders could not enter the northern siege of Wuling City. Only those who came out of it knew what happened inside."
"Someone wants to convict Jian Jia in Wuling City. Who should be the most convincing witness to everything that happened here?"
Chu Qingxiao was stunned and remembered what Li Zaishan told him at that time.
"You mean, they committed perjury back then and were afraid of being exposed..."
"
Not only that. Rui Xiaozhu said: "We were really helpless back then, and were forced by the sect to sign the testimony." "
"But it was just a desperate move to survive."
"What really makes Xiang An and the others worried because of your appearance is..."
When Rui Xiaozhu said this, he paused and seemed to be thinking about how to describe this matter.
"If Brother Qingxiao, you are the instigator behind all this."
"You threaten Xiang An and others to testify for you, but you can't kill these disciples who are valued by Tianxuan Mountain. You want them to always be on your side. What do you think is the best way?"
This question was too calculated, and it was really difficult for Chu Qingxiao. He frowned, thought for a while, but could only shake his head helplessly.
Rui Xiaozhu didn't care, and continued: "Of course you have to find a way to get them to be with you, give them some benefits they can't refuse, and tie everything to you."
"Everyone will be prosperous, and everyone will suffer losses. This way, you will never have to worry about being betrayed by them..."
Hearing this, Chu Qingxiao's heart trembled, and all the confusion in his heart was instantly solved.
He finally figured out why Xiang An and Li Zaishan were so afraid of his appearance, and why they tried every means to prevent him from finding out the truth.
"But what are those things?" Chu Qingxiao couldn't help asking.
Rui Xiaozhu shook his head: "When I first arrived at Tianxuan Mountain, my talent was very poor. All the divine peaks looked down on me. They almost regarded me as a transparent person. Even the signatures on the perjury certificates back then were not signed by me. Later I found out about it and had a quarrel with Xiang An and the others."
"I don't know who they came into contact with and what kind of benefits they received."
"Only in a few conversations, I heard them mention the name of the headmaster..."
Speaking of this, a look of worry appeared on Rui Xiaozhu's face. She looked at Chu Qingxiao and said: "So, brother Qingxiao, whether you want to find out the truth or rectify the name of Xizhou Jianjia, you have to be careful... …”
"If the headmaster of Tianxuan Mountain can participate in it, no one can tell who else is planning it together behind the scenes."
Chu Qingxiao had already realized that there was an extremely powerful force behind what happened back then. He nodded and said, "Don't worry, Xiaozhu, I won't be reckless."
As soon as he finished speaking, he looked at Rui Xiaozhu with some worry: "But Xiang An already knows my identity now. Even if he dare not make things like Sword Slave City public because of Nian Shuang, he can tell me about my existence. It shouldn’t be difficult for the person behind it..."
"Xiaozhu, you are too close to me, I'm afraid you will be implicated."
Rui Xiaozhu looked at the genuine concern and worry in Chu Qingxiao's eyes, and her heart warmed up. The autumn water in her eyes surged, and her gaze towards Chu Qingxiao became more and more tender.
"Xiao Zhu is not afraid."
"In the past twelve years, I have regretted every day why I left Wuling City in the first place, and why I didn't die there with you, brother Qingxiao."
"Now God has given me the opportunity to see Brother Qingxiao again..."
"No matter what brother Qingxiao does, Xiaozhu will help you."
"and……"
Having said this, Rui Xiaozhu paused, and two red clouds appeared on his cheeks.
Her body fell directly into Chu Qingxiao's arms, her head pressed against the boy's chest, and she spoke in a soft voice.
"Besides, Brother Qingxiao said that as long as he leaves Wuling City alive, he will marry me..."
"Xiaozhu is my brother's wife, so naturally the husband and wife will follow each other..."
"You will never regret it."
