Gu Ling reached out and gave Su Liang a high-five, but felt a little disappointed. Was Su Liang really trying to avoid suspicion? The promised hug was downgraded to a clap...

"I'm so hungry! Master, what are you cooking for dinner?" Su Liang asked.

Gu Ling said one word, "noodles."

Gu Ling is very good at doing things that require technical skills, such as kneading noodles, cutting noodles, cutting vegetables, making dumplings, etc.

So, after a busy day, Su Liang had a bowl of hot and stomach-warming pork cartilage noodles in sour soup. The noodles were so chewy that there was no difference in the thickness of each noodle. The meat was full of soup and the vegetables were crisp and tender.

It's perfect.

After dinner, Su Liang washed the dishes, and then sat in Gu Ling's room reading a book. The two of them waited for Yuan Ying to come back.

"Tomorrow is New Year's Eve." Su Liang suddenly sighed, "It's so fast!"

Gu Ling's expression was indifferent, "It's actually not good." Su Liang has just turned sixteen. If she turns eighteen today, they can really get married, provided that Su Liang really likes him.

…

Xing Ji will celebrate the New Year in Xuanbei City with Qi Jiang and Qi Jun's father and son this year.

Half a month ago, the Zhongxinhou Mansion in the capital sent two large carts of things, including clothes made by Mrs. Xing herself for Xing Ji.

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. That night Xing Ji and Qi Jiang were drinking and playing chess while Qi Jun watched from the side.

Xing Ji suddenly mentioned Su Liang, "That girl Su Liang is going to marry Gu Ling in the Liang Kingdom. The emperor may be furious."

Qi Jun frowned, "Master must have had her own plans for doing that, right? The emperor asked her to go to Liang Kingdom for the secret records of the agency. If she doesn't accept Liang Emperor's arrangement, she can't stay in Yao City to work."

Xing Ji sighed, "But the emperor will probably suspect that she is doing it for her own selfish reasons. If she can really get the secret records of the agency, maybe it's better to say, but if she can't get it, what will happen?"

"But the master really likes Marquis Changxin. I am a little surprised that Marquis Changxin would agree to marry the master." Qi Jun said.

Xing Ji snorted, "Do you think that guy Gu Ling looks down on Su Liang?"

Qi Jun shook his head quickly, "Of course not. It's just that in the capital, Mr. Changxin seemed to refuse people thousands of miles away."

Just as he was talking, a report came from outside the door, "Master Marquis, someone is coming from the capital."

Xing Ji looked serious and said, "Come in."

Qi Jiang and Qi Jun both stood up, the door opened, and a man walked in, bringing with him a chill.

Qi Jun was stunned, "General Nian?"

The visitor took off his hood, exhaled a white breath, and had a serious look on his face. He was Nian Jincheng.

"Master Hou!" Nian Jincheng bowed his hands and saluted Xing Ji.

Xing Ji asked him to sit down and asked someone to bring him hot water.

"No need, I can't stay here for too long. After meeting the Marquis, I will rush to Liang Kingdom." Nian Jincheng said.

Xing Ji's eyes narrowed slightly, and he had roughly guessed what was going on.

After Duanmu Yi received the news that Su Liang and Gu Ling had accepted Situ Han's canonization and were getting married in the Liang Kingdom on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, he ordered Nian Jincheng to go north to the Liang Kingdom. The newly married Nian Jin

Cheng had no choice but to say goodbye to Yan Yu, and after leaving the capital, he traveled day and night to get here.

"The emperor asked you to prevent them from getting married?" Xing Ji asked with a frown.

Nian Jincheng shook his head, "The emperor didn't tell me clearly what he wanted me to do. He only gave a secret edict sealed in wax and asked him to hand it over to Su Liang."

The secret edict was in Nian Jincheng's hands, but Duanmu Yi also arranged for two guards to accompany Nian Jincheng, watching his every move.

"You are going to Liang Kingdom now. If you hurry, you can probably arrive on the sixth or seventh day of the lunar month." Xing Ji frowned. Since Nian Jincheng is not alone, his speed is not under his control. Otherwise, he can delay it for a while and not destroy Su Lianghe.

Gu Ling gets married.

Xing Ji asked Qi Jun to prepare food and hot water to entertain the two guards.

Nian Jincheng also had a meal and drank some wine at Xing Ji's place.

Xing Ji told him not to waste time, and to do everything he could as the emperor ordered. No matter what trouble there was, he would let Su Liang and Gu Ling solve it. Xing Ji felt that since they did that, they must have expected the consequences of the matter.

, what Nian Jincheng does rashly may be self-defeating.

After staying in Xuanbei City for an hour, Nian Jincheng took the people on the road to Liang Kingdom again...

Yaocheng.

Su Liang waited until midnight and yawned. She felt that Yuan Ying might not come tonight and planned to go back to her room to sleep. However, she did not forget to tell Gu Ling, "If she comes at night, you must call me."

Gu Ling agreed, Su Liang opened the door and went out, and saw a black shadow falling lightly in the courtyard.

"Yuan Ying?" Su Liang blurted out.

The golden mask shone under the cold moon, Yuan Ying chuckled, "Su Liang?"

"I am." Su Liang nodded and cupped his hands, "Nice to meet you."

Yuan Ying walked towards Su Liang, got very close, and saw her beautiful and delicate face clearly, and said, "What a fresh and delicate flower, no wonder he doesn't like me."

Su Liang: ...It seems to be praising her, but it sounds weird...

"Who is your medical master?" Yuan Ying asked Su Liang.

Su Liang asked, "Who is your poison master?"

"I heard that you are obsessed with Xiao Gu?" Yuan Ying asked again.

Su Liang asked back, "I heard that you are obsessed with him?"

"Is my medicine ready?" Yuan Ying asked.

Su Liang smiled brightly, "What price are you going to pay for it?"

Yuan Ying hummed, "Xiao Gu, why do you, my little wife, ask me for money? With our friendship, isn't it given to me?"

Gu Ling's voice came from the room, "Only Xuelian is the favor I owe you in return. All other medicinal materials and patent medicines belong to Su Liang, she has the final say."

"Little girl, give me a price. If I can't afford it, then I have to be rude." Yuan Ying looked at Su Liang with a deep look in her eyes.

Su Liang looked Yuan Ying from head to toe, "I want all the poison you carry on your body."

Yuan Ying blinked, "That's it?"

Su Liang nodded, "That's it."

Yuan Ying reached out and hugged Su Liang's shoulders, "You didn't tell me earlier! Is your room here? I'll just stand still and you can look for it yourself. Whatever you find will be yours!"

…

Gu Ling stared at the small jade medicine bottle in front of him, motionless for a quarter of an hour.

Yuan Ying and Su Liang's voices kept coming from next door.

"Sister Yuan, can you take off this dress?"

"Take it off."

"Where's this one?"

"Anything will do!"

"Sister Yuan has such a good figure!"

"You are still young, you will grow up."

Gu Ling realized what they were saying and felt it was inappropriate not to listen, but his hearing was so good that unless he covered his ears, he could hear the sounds next door very clearly.

"Okay, take off all your clothes. I'll sleep here for a while before leaving. I'm exhausted."

"Sister Yuan, don't you want to take a look at the medicine first?"

"Oh, I forgot, I'll look at it when I leave. I believe you. If there is any problem, just choose any of the poisons and let Xiao Gu take it."

"OK!"

Gu Ling next door:...

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Chapter completed!