Chapter Thirty-One: The Princess Arrives at the Door

  "Brother, listening to your words is better than reading books for ten years! If it weren't for you, brother, I wouldn't have known about such wonderful things, haha!" Zhangsun Chong exclaimed with joy after hearing Qin Yu's nonsense.

  "Long Sun, it's getting late, I still have some things to attend to at home, so I'll take my leave." Qin Yu bowed with a smile.

  "Alright, since you have something to attend to, go ahead and leave first. I'll invite you for a drink another day, and we won't part until we're drunk." Changsun Cheon had already lost his previous anger, and nodded without hesitation, saying...

  "Alright, Brother Changsun, farewell." Qin Yu said as he got onto the horse carriage. The soldiers brought by General Changsun hastily made way and let Qin Yu leave.

  "Hmph, if I wasn't in a good mood today, I wouldn't have spared you. From now on, go and do your work in the woodshed." Chang Sun Chong said coldly to the maid after Qin Yu left.

  However, after talking to Qin Yu, Changsun Chong was convinced that the conflict between him and Li Lijun was caused by this maid. Nevertheless, it seemed that Changsun Chong had some past dealings with this maid, which is why he didn't take severe action.

  The maid heard this and trembled at once, hastily opening her mouth to shout, "Lang Jun, I...", with a tone full of pleading and pitiful meaning.

  "Slap." Zhangsun Chong's palm whipped out in an instant, "Shut up, if you dare to be presumptuous again, I'll send you to become a camp prostitute."

  The maid was frightened and trembled with fear, not only did she close her mouth, but also quickly covered it with her hand.

  Qin Yu's strategy of diverting the disaster to the east seems to be quite effective for now. Qin Yu isn't a particularly good person anyway, and that maid really isn't likable either.

  Qin Yu sat in the carriage, letting out a long sigh and muttered to himself, "It's really exhausting, I guess I'll have to find some bodyguards, so that next time I won't have to fight alone."

  "I really didn't expect that little girl to be Princess Chang Le, tsk, I wonder if she'll still marry Long Sun Chong, huh, none of my business." Qin Yu shook his head and closed his eyes to think.

  Chang Sun Gong was afraid of Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin, but if it weren't for Qin Yu's sudden nonsense, eight or nine out of ten would have really taken in Qin Yu.

  Even if Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin come forward to discuss justice together, it's useless. After all, Zhangsun Chong is a member of the royal family, and this was triggered by Qin Yu's words.

  In the end, it was that maid who was driven away early, otherwise, if Qin Yu's words were heard by that maid, no matter how many times Qin Yu explained, it would be useless.

  Qin Yu suggested that the little girl investigate and verify it herself, fortunately, the servant girl didn't know, and Chang Sun Chong was also unaware.

  In Changsun's view, Princess Changle was just being contradictory and willful to ask this question. After all, he had just been appointed as the Junior Minister of Rites and had to put on a show. It had been many days since he last visited Princess Changle. That Changsun could have such thoughts was also thanks to Qin Yu's teachings.

  "Young master, we've arrived." The coachman stopped the carriage and said respectfully. Qin Yu's previous display of strength had left a significant impression on him. In his opinion, following such a master would surely allow him to hold his head high among other coachmen, and when he went out, he could proudly raise his chest and look down on others.

  "Hmm." Qin Yu woke up from his reverie, actually having dozed off. He responded with a murmur and got down from the carriage, immediately heading up along the stone steps, but didn't notice that in the courtyard at the foot of the mountain where the horses were tied up, there was an additional horse-drawn carriage that didn't belong to Qingfeng Residence.

  When Qin Yu arrived at the door, a servant hastily came forward and said, "Young Master, a young girl has come to see you. Since you were not here, she went to the backyard to wait for you. It seems that your student and the young girl are familiar with each other, so I did not stop her."

  "Uh, I see." Qin Yu hesitated for a moment before speaking up, and after finishing his sentence, he turned around to leave. However, suddenly, Qin Yu let out a low cry of "Pah!" and strode quickly towards the inner courtyard.

  Qin Yu had already guessed who the little girl was that Jia Ding was talking about. Besides that little servant girl, who else could be familiar with the children of Zhangjia Village? For now, it seemed that the little servant girl hadn't revealed her identity to the children, but Qin Yu knew.

  It didn't matter if he hadn't known before, but now that he did, Qin Yu naturally didn't want to have anything more to do with this princess.

  But in the blink of an eye, Qin Yu had figured it out. There was nothing to be afraid of. What could the Princess of Great Tang do? He hadn't planned on doing anything to her anyway. Moreover, it was the princess who had come looking for him herself.

  As for Zhang Sun's charge, Qin Yu was even less afraid. Even if he knew, what could he do? Give him a hundred guts and he wouldn't dare to kill Qin Yu with his bare hands. With all his boldness, he didn't dare ignore Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin, this was Qin Yu's confidence.

  Of course, some conflicts are inevitable, but Qin Yu has already prepared to recruit bodyguards on a large scale, so he is not afraid. Even if he can't recruit bodyguards, there's still Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin over there, just ask them for some manpower.

  "Master." The boys from Zhang's village naturally couldn't go to the backyard, and when they saw Qin Yu arrive, they hurriedly came forward to pay their respects. Qin Yu smiled and responded with a nod, continuing on his way.

  Arriving at the entrance of the backyard, I hadn't even gone in yet when I heard the sound of chattering coming from inside. The girls from Zhangjiacun were chatting with Princess Changle very enthusiastically, but most of the talking was done by the children of Zhangjiacun, while Princess Changle spoke very little.

  Qin Yu seemed to sense that Princess Chang Le was troubled and didn't look very happy, furrowed her brow, and then walked into the backyard.

  Standing in the corridor to enjoy the cool, the girls from Zhangjiacun who were admiring the flowers saw Qin Yu and hastily closed their mouths, respectfully greeting him with a bow, calling out "Teacher". Qin Yu nodded slightly, these girls immediately dispersed in an orderly manner, they still understood this bit of etiquette.

  Princess Chang Le saw Qin Yu and flashed a hint of excitement, but soon flowed out a hint of melancholy, which made Qin Yu very puzzled. "This is the princess of the Great Tang Dynasty, how can she be melancholic?"

  Recalling the past, Qin Yu suddenly swallowed a mouthful of saliva and his footsteps paused for a moment. A strange thought emerged in his mind, "Could it be that Princess Chang Le has taken a liking to me?"

  "Are you back?" Li Li forced out a smile and asked, her tone sounding like that of a wronged wife, giving Qin Yu goosebumps.

  "Ah, back already." Qin Yu nodded and walked towards the pavilion.

  Li Li was sitting on the railing at this moment, leaning against the pillar, staring at a pond of lotus flowers with a distant look in her eyes. After finishing talking to Qin Yu, she remained like this. When Qin Yu came over, she was still like this. Qin Yu opened his mouth but couldn't say anything.

  If he didn't know her identity, Qin Yu could be very casual, but after knowing it, Qin Yu suddenly didn't know what to say. After all, this is the Princess of Great Tang, and he can't be as casual as before, calling her "little girl" all the time. Offending the princess and offending Longsun Chong are two completely different concepts.

  Time slowly passed, and neither of them spoke a word until the sunset cast an unusual color on Qingfeng House. Then Li Lijun finally broke the silence, "Are you going to get married?"

  Li Li's voice was trembling despite her efforts to suppress it, and the tremolo could still be easily heard.

  "Uh, still half a month." Qin Yu nodded, there's no need to hide this matter, it can be known by asking around.

  After a while, Li Lijun finally turned her head to look at Qin Yu, revealing a smiling face. "Congratulations."

  "Thank you, thank you." Qin Yu said with a smile.

  "Did you know who I am?" Li Li suddenly asked.

  "Uh-huh, just found out." Qin Yu nodded.

  "It's really like that, I've become more and more estranged from life than before." Li Lili said with some self-mockery, after finishing, tears fell down uncontrollably.

  It's not without reason that Li Lizi likes Qin Yu. Not only does he have astonishing talent, but his words are also humorous and interesting, and he is easy-going with people. Moreover, the unique temperament on Qin Yu's body is all attractive to Li Lizi.

  Li Lijun was very willing to be with Qin Yu, after all, she hadn't married yet. The short few days of being together had made Li Lijun's emotions stir for the first time, and thinking about forgetting Qin Yu was so difficult. Unable to get an answer, Li Lijun ultimately couldn't bear it anymore and burst into tears.

  "Alas." Qin Yu let out a long sigh, thinking to himself, "As expected, you're indeed mature beyond your years. Why did it have to be me? If you weren't the princess, I'd really consider raising a loli like you. But you are... if your father found out, I'd be in for it..."

  Qin Yu had the intention to comfort her, but he forcibly controlled himself. He understood that when a relationship is broken, it must be cut off completely, or else it will only lead to more trouble. At this time, Qin Yu naturally couldn't continue to interact with Princess Chang Le anymore, and as time passed, their connection gradually faded away.

  Li Li felt even more wronged that Qin Yu didn't come forward to comfort her, and she cried even harder.

  "Cry, cry, it's all right after crying." Qin Yu said helplessly in his heart.

  At this time, a maid hurried over, but saw Li Lijun crying again. For a while, she didn't dare to come forward and quickly made gestures to Qin Yu. After a while, Qin Yu saw her and walked over. The maid whispered, "Young Master, the second young master of the Cheng Mansion has arrived."

  "Sister's husband, sister's husband, where are you going?" Just as the maid finished speaking, Cheng Huailiang's voice came over.

  "Good grief, they really think this is their own home." Qin Yu's heart skipped a beat as he silently cursed and hastily ran to the side of Princess Chang Le, saying "Stop crying, Cheng Er Hei Zi has arrived, quick, quick, hide first."

  Qin Yu looked like a cat stealing food, afraid of being discovered. Princess Chang Le didn't cry anymore, hastily got up and ran into the house.

  Qin Yu saw Princess Chang Le and Guan Hao, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, adjusted his robe, then coughed, "Cough, second uncle, what wind brought you here?"

  "Haha, brother-in-law, you're back indeed! Look, the old master was worried that you wouldn't have enough manpower, so he specially asked me to bring some people to help you out until your wedding. How's that, is it satisfactory?" Cheng Huailiang arrived at the pavilion and saw Qin Yu, then secretly let out a sigh of relief and said with great excitement.

  Qin Yu's face stiffened upon hearing this, "Summon? Relying on this is surveillance, isn't it a mistake? I won't run away from marriage anyway." Of course, Qin Yu wouldn't say that out loud.

  "Then thank you, Uncle. Hehe, Second Uncle hasn't eaten yet, right? Come on, I'll treat you to a drink." Qin Yu said and was about to pull Cheng Huailiang out.