Shocking Mountain Moon

Chapter 112 His Red Bean Cake

After hearing Ling Yun's words, Emperor Jingping breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, fortunately, there is one less person to cause trouble.

Emperor Jingping raised his hand and rubbed his temple, sighing, "Forget it, I won't interfere in such private affairs of children."

As soon as Emperor Jingping said this, Lin Chengfeng's body, which was kneeling straight, shook, and he was sweating profusely as if he had been pulled out of the water.

Qiu Heng's clenched hands loosened, leaving a purple mark on the palm.

Xue Han remained kneeling straight, with no unnecessary expression on his face.

Cui Er glanced at Qiu Heng secretly, then at his old father whose face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and then realized: Was he a little impulsive? Would he be beaten by his father later?
"I'm tired, my beloved, please accompany me back to the palace." Although the incident of the wooden doll did not involve Concubine Qiu in the end, it did affect Emperor Jingping's mood for fun.

Seeing Emperor Jingping stand up and leave, Qiu Heng called out, "Your Majesty."

Emperor Jingping turned his head to look at her: "Miss Qiuliu, is there anything else?"

Is this girl a little too courageous?

Well, she was much thicker-skinned than ordinary women and didn't feel ashamed at all about expressing her admiration for three men in public.

The concubines in the harem are not like this - this thought suddenly flashed through his mind, and Emperor Jingping quickly put the thought aside.

Fortunately, there is no such thing!
"I beg Your Majesty to return my wooden doll to me."

Emperor Jingping had forgotten about this matter. He glanced at the wooden doll held by the eunuch and waved his hand in disdain: "Give the wooden doll back to Miss Qiu Liu."

When I see this wooden doll, I think of Autumn Beauty. How unlucky!
The eunuch walked over and handed the wooden doll to Qiu Heng: "Miss Qiu Liu, keep it."

"Thank you, eunuch." Qiu Heng took the wooden doll in her hand and stood up only after Emperor Jingping walked away.

A cold voice rang in my ears: "Xue Han, follow me!"

Xue Han stood up silently, nodded slightly to Qiu Heng, and walked towards Xue Quan.

Qiu Heng stared at the young man's tall back, her mind slightly shaken.

If the situation is allowed to develop as it has just been, a catastrophic disaster will await the Lin and Qiu families. Only if she admits the matter will there be a chance of improvement.

When she stepped forward, she was ready to be married to Lin Chengfeng.

Lin Chengfeng kept the wooden doll of Lady Qiu close to his body, which showed that he had not let Lady Qiu go. After this disaster, he made an agreement with her that being a fake couple would not affect her career.

This was the best choice she could make, but she didn't expect Xue Han to do this.

He made this crisis a better outcome.

Judging from Xue Quan's attitude, Xue Han might be blamed.

Just as Qiu Heng was thinking this, a scream was heard.

Deputy Commander Cui grabbed Cui Er's ears and dragged him out: "You bastard, I told you not to talk nonsense in front of the emperor!"

"It hurts, it hurts, Dad, please let go!"

Looking at Cui Er being dragged away, a crack appeared on Qiu Heng's calm expression.

Although Xue Han's behavior was beyond her expectations, her repeated help had made her mentally prepared. What was going on with Cui Er?
"Ouch, father, be gentler, be gentler!" Cui Er's cries of pain could still be heard until he was dragged away for a long distance.

"Ah Heng." Ling Yun said calmly, "Go back with big brother."

Qiu Heng nodded and looked at Lin Chengfeng who was still kneeling on the ground.

It’s more like sitting slumped than kneeling.

The young man, who was still energetic on the first day of hunting, now had fear and confusion in his eyes.

"Lin Dutou."

Lin Chengfeng's eyelids moved and he looked at the girl who called him softly.

"Then I'll go first and come find you later." Qiu Heng said hello and left with Ling Yun.

With so many people present, the play had to be performed in full to avoid being accused of deceiving the emperor.

Lin Chengfeng understood Qiu Heng's meaning and felt even more ashamed. He waited until the people in the pavilion gradually dispersed before he slowly got up and straightened his torn armor. Because the concubines were not involved in the excitement in the pavilion, there was no need to keep their mouths shut. As these people dispersed, the news quickly spread.

Xue Han was brought into a room. When the door was closed, Xue Quan shouted, "Kneel down!"

Xue Han lifted his robe and knelt down.

A pair of feet stopped in front of him, and a cold voice came from above: "You are really good, you learned to hide it from me!"

"Father, calm down."

"Calm down?" Xue Quan became even angrier and kicked Xue Han in the chest. "What did you tell me? You said you had no interest in that girl! And yet, you came straight to Master Jin and revealed your feelings!"

Xue Han's body swayed, but he still kneeled straight.

"Do you feel you've grown too powerful?" Xue Quan sneered, "How did you become the Imperial City Envoy? You should know that without your father, you are nothing!"

"The child has always kept it in mind."

"Since you have kept it in mind, why have you learned to pretend to obey but actually disobey?"

Xue Han remained silent.

"Speak!" Xue Quan shouted.

Xue Han slowly raised his eyes: "Father, do you want to hear your child's true words?"

"nature."

"I think there's something fishy about the wooden doll. Miss Qiu Liu might have had no choice but to do it."

Xue Quan's face changed drastically: "Asshole, do you know what you are saying?"

If Miss Qiu Liu had to do this, then who is the wooden doll?
When it comes to matters concerning the emperor's reputation, any speculation should be kept to oneself.

"A child only tells his father what is in his mind, and never tells anyone else."

Xue Quan's anger subsided, and he was obviously pleased by the words.

"That's it, what does it have to do with you?"

"My child..." Xue Han was silent for a long time before he spoke word by word, "My child feels guilty towards Miss Qiu Liu."

Xue Quan was stunned: "What do you mean?"

"On the Lantern Festival ten years ago, the day I met my father, I met a girl..." Xue Han said softly, as if he had returned to ten years ago.

The streets were bustling with people during the Lantern Festival. He huddled in a corner, silently staring at a father and daughter.

The father was still very young. He bought some snacks from a peddler carrying a load on his shoulder, put the little girl down from his shoulders, and used the snacks to cheer his daughter up.

He thought of how he had been loved so much when his parents were still alive, and he couldn't bear to look away. Perhaps because of this, the little girl noticed his presence, let go of her father's hand, and ran to him with the cake.

"Brother, eat red bean cake."

The little girl who stuffed the red bean cake into his hands smiled sweetly at him and ran back, but separated herself from the crowd with her father.

He watched helplessly as a man picked her up and ran away. He threw some snacks and ran after her, but there were too many people and it was noisy and chaotic.

He ran as fast as he could and bumped into someone.

That person was his adoptive father Xue Quan.

He struggled and resisted, wanting to chase the little girl who fell into the hands of human traffickers, but he was firmly restrained by Xue Quan's men and taken to a private house.

Xue Quan said, this is my house outside the palace. If you study hard and practice martial arts, you will have a bright future.

From then on, he had a new life, which was perhaps much more brilliant than being a beggar on the streets.

But he knew that the little girl also had a new life and was destined to be stuck in the quagmire.

From then on, he never ate red bean cake again.

(End of this chapter)