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If she had followed the Emperor's imperial edict to become the Crown Princess last time, then her life would still be possible. But now, wouldn't that be impossible? However, she didn't want to argue about this. After all, if everyone was happy today, perhaps their words would be for the sake of happiness. She could not be too serious, so she only smiled and did not say anything else.

Then they started drinking. Among the group of people, some of them were sitting cross-legged, some of them were half-lying down, and some of them were even sleeping on the ground. Yun Qixi quietly retreated under the Pagoda tree and sat down next to the tree. He watched them happily practice their wine fist and touch the wine bowls, regardless of victory or defeat, the smile on their faces was from the bottom of their hearts.

The air was filled with a faint aroma of wine. Along with the fragrance of the locust flower, it made people feel slightly hot.

Yun Qi sat in the middle of them and exchanged punches with them. He lost every single time, but he was not disheartened. There was a smile on his face the whole time. If he lost, he would drink it.

Although he was wearing shabby clothes, he did not look any different from the others. But Yun Qixi kept feeling that he was different, very different. It was obvious that he was trying so hard to blend into them. He sat on the floor, drinking wine and laughing loudly, but the details still revealed his differences, such as the way he poured the wine, the way he held the bowl, and his shabby beggar's clothes.

Who was he?

After a while, Yun Qi lost a few more rounds. After drinking a few bowls of wine, his face reddened.

"Good enough, good enough. This brother of yours, we'll hand him over."

The one who spoke was called Er Gui. Because he was thin, his cheekbones were a little protruding, and everyone else called him boss, he should be their leader.

After Er Gui filled Yun Qi's wine bowl to the brim, he turned around and glanced at Yun Qixi, then asked Yun Qi with a smile, "The person that this lady had gone through so much trouble to find that day was you. Who are you to her?"

Yun Qi did not answer, but looked towards Yun Qixi with a slightly warm gaze.

"Friend." he said.

Yun Qixi met his gaze, laughed, and agreed in her heart, yes, friend.

Er Gui laughed and casually sat on the floor, wiping his hands on his pants leg, "If it was in the past, I wouldn't believe that a young miss and a beggar could be friends, but I think that day, she clearly knew that there was a plague in the west of the city and she insisted on going to find you. Hehe, I believed it."

After saying that, Er Gui mysteriously turned his head back to glance at Yun Qixi, and suddenly whispered a few words into Yun Qi's ears. Then, Yun Qixi saw the people around Yun Qi suddenly burst into laughter, and Yun Qi's gaze shot towards her, causing her smile to grow even wider.

After a while, Yun Qi walked over, sat down beside Yun Qixi, and leaned against the tree in the same posture as her.

"Hey, are you guys talking bad about me?" Yun Qixi asked.

Yun Qi tilted his head and looked at her gently before smiling. "Not at all."

Yun Qixi curled her lips, her face full of disbelief.

Yun Qi sat up straighter and leaned his head towards her. "Do you really want to hear it?"

The alcohol on his breath was thick, and his voice had a dark, hoarse magnetism due to the slight intoxication.

Yun Qixi was in a trance for a moment, then nodded: "I want to hear."

Yun Qi stared at her, his lips curved into a beautiful smile, and suddenly extended his hand out. The moment Yun Qixi's body froze, he had already taken down a locust flower from her hair.

He sat up straight and threw out the locust flower in his hand. Looking at the occasional white drop from the tree, he smiled and said, "They said that you came to the west of the city to find me that persistent look, very much like an infatuated woman looking for a man."

"Release …" Yun Qixi swallowed the second word forcefully, "What else are you saying?"

Yun Qi looked at her depressed face and his smile deepened, "They also said that if Dong Zi can get back the daughter of the great landowner, I can also get back the daughter of a great family. Let me do my best."

Yun Qixi naturally would not be hypocritical if he was to relay their words. She raised her eyebrows, patted Yun Qi's shoulder, and asked with a smile, "Are they envious, jealous, or hateful? Either way, you have to be careful. "

Hearing this, Yun Qi suddenly laughed out loud. Even the people who were drinking could not help but look over. As they looked, the smiles on their faces tightened.

"You said that you were in a terrible situation today, what are you getting so annoyed about?" Yun Qi suddenly changed the topic.

When she heard him ask, she said depressingly, "Do you think the emperor is sick or blind? He can't just let me marry his son, one hasn't even gotten married yet, is his son unable to get a wife or something?"

Yun Qi turned his head to the side, his bright eyes misty with drunkenness. He looked at her for a long time before asking gently, "What's wrong? It is said that the Prince Jin is the dream of countless women in the capital, and the Emperor is leaning towards you.

"This is called cheap?" I don't want anyone else to arrange my marriage. " Yun Qixi picked up a handful of locust flowers and threw them out.

"Then what kind of person are you going to marry?" Yun Qi seemed to ask casually.

Yun Qixi leaned her head against the tree trunk, staring at the strings of locust flowers on the tree, thinking for a long time, then said, "He does not need to be rich, but she must treat me well, she must have good luck, and she still has one condition, hehe …" At this point, she seemed to find herself somewhat laughable. She smiled and said, "I don't think there's anyone suitable for me in this era."

"What condition?" Yun Qi was suddenly very curious.

Yun Qixi looked at him and said, "Let me tell you, just treat it as a joke. In my heart, I can only accept a single marriage, which means, he can only marry me, and love me alone. And in this era of three wives and four concubines, how many men could do that? Women cannot rely on men. In the future, I only hope that I can earn a lot of money and use money as a companion. Only money is the safest thing to have. "

"Perhaps there really is such a person?" Yun Qi's gaze flashed twice.

Yun Qixi suddenly sat up, looking like she was about to make a declaration.

"If there really is one, and if it is right in my eyes, I will marry him."

With that, she got up to get a pot of wine. Two bowls came over and sat down again. She filled both bowls and raised one in front of her, looking at Yun Qi with some seriousness.

"Yun Qi, it's fate that we get to know each other. We don't have many chances to drink together like this. Perhaps one day, we'll be on our own, and our lives will be filled with joy."

"Don't use the Golden Elixir against the Moon." Yun Qi replied.

Yun Qixi was just about to drink from the bowl when she heard his words. She put it down again and smiled meaningfully, "Yun Qi, not bad, you even know Ling Shi. Are you still not planning to tell me your identity?"

Yun Qi looked at her with a gentle smile, but there was a bit of assurance in his eyes.

"I'll let you know. It won't be long."

Yun Qixi nodded with satisfaction. "Alright, I'll wait." Saying that, she gulped down a bowl of wine.

"What did he mean by that?" Could it be that after you become the Princess Jin, you will no longer be friends with beggars like us? " Yun Qi asked with a serious expression.

Yun Qixi put down the bowl, and shook her head: "Of course I don't mean that, I will go to his Princess Jin, and because I won't be able to become his Princess Jin, I will probably leave in the future. If there is a next time chance, I will buy you a drink."

"Leave, where to?" Yun Qi's brows were locked into a deep frown.

"I don't know either. The Residence of State Duke does not belong to me. The capital city does not belong to me. Perhaps there is nothing that does not belong to me here."

Yun Qixi realized that she had said a lot of things she shouldn't have said because of the smell of alcohol. She shook her head and said, "Forget it, I won't say anymore.

With that, she poured another bowl and finished it.

Yun Qi looked at her for a while before draining the wine in his hand.

In the end, everyone was drunk. In the yard, there were people lying on the ground, and even though they couldn't get up, they were still yelling orders in a daze.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, as though the sky was changing, causing Yun Qixi to shiver and say, "It's going to rain, I have to go back now."

"Alright, then I'll send you off."

Yun Qi brought Yun Qixi all the way back to the manor and even flipped over the wall with her, only leaving after he had watched her enter the room.

Just as Yun Qixi laid down, she heard the rain falling heavily outside. She was a little worried, not knowing if Yun Qi had returned yet. But when she thought of this, she had another question. Where did he live? Where would he go?

Early the next morning, the rain was still pouring down. She had heard something from Qiao Er's mouth, and even her mood became wonderful on a rainy day.

Allegedly, Yun Lanyue was woken up by the pouring rain last night, and did not sleep for the entire night.

This morning, she noticed that there was a large hole on the roof of her bed that was facing her. When it started to rain, the rain just happened to fall on her bed. It had rained all night, and now it was like a flood in her room.

After listening to Qiao Er's story, Yun Qixi laughed until her stomach hurt.

After thinking about it, she felt rather satisfied. Actually, she didn't need to guess to know who it was that had vented her anger. Thinking about how Yun Lanyue was sleeping soundly when she was suddenly soaked in the rain, she became extremely happy.

Not long after eating breakfast, You Wanshan came over with a few imperial physicians. They said it was the emperor's decree for the imperial physicians to come take a look at her body.

Yun Qixi let them show her. She knew that the emperor wanted to confirm once again whether or not she had gotten the plague. After all, the one she wanted to marry was his son.

One of them was the Imperial Physician Song that went to the Plague Village before. He had a smile on his face the entire time and his attitude was very gentle. Yun Qixi guessed that it must be because the matter of the plague had truly happened in response to her words. He received the Emperor's reward, so he probably felt a bit of gratitude in his heart.

Fortunately, Miss Er has not been infected by the plague and has not been burned. The wound on his hand is not a big deal, it will slowly heal.

The Imperial Physician Song came to a conclusion and You Wanshan, who was standing at the side, heaved a sigh of relief.

"That's good, that's good."

He raised his orchid hand and pointed, "Miss Er, this is all part of the Emperor and Imperial Concubine Hui's body. It looks like the wedding day is coming soon, you have to rest well."

This grandma and her future daughter-in-law were rather nice to her.

However, a few days later, news came from the palace and her mood turned sour.