Witch, don't do anything reckless!

Chapter 77 Liu Xu's Jealousy and Anger

the other side.

Because she declined the proposal of Princess Jing to marry into the family, Li Chuqiu was directly kicked out of Prince Jing's residence!

However, this is actually good news!

After all, Li Chuqiu did not marry into the family, nor did she intend to have too much to do with the Prince Jing's mansion.

"It was all a misunderstanding with that young princess, and now that this Princess Jing has turned her back on me so ruthlessly, it might actually be a good thing."

With that thought in mind, Li Chuqiu turned and left. He didn't go home, but instead patrolled the streets, inquiring about the current situation in the city as he slowly made his way to Tianxuan Division.

As the newly appointed head of the Tianxuan Division, Li Chuqiu has not yet officially started working since taking office.

I have to show my face eventually.

When Li Chuqiu arrived at Tianxuan Division, it was indeed very lively.

"head!"

"You've finally arrived!"

Zhang Man and Chen San'er were both extremely excited to see Li Chuqiu appear.

"Boss, where have you been these past two days?"

"You took two days off, we were so worried about you!"

As the two who have followed Li Chuqiu the longest and are the most loyal, their status and position have risen accordingly with Li Chuqiu's promotion.

Li Chuqiu called the two of them over and asked if anything important had happened while he was away.

Zhang Man and Chen San'er immediately started chattering away, talking about what had happened in the past two days—nothing major, just some trivial matters.

Since the major incident of monsters injuring people in the city some time ago, the city has strengthened its defenses, and all departments of the Tianxuan Division have been busy patrolling. The city has been relatively peaceful these past few days, and apart from the occasional sighting of monsters, there have been no further reports of monsters injuring people.

Within the Tianxuan Division, there are still many voices questioning Li Chuqiu's promotion to the position of Commander. Furthermore, the fact that Li Chuqiu took two days of leave immediately after her promotion inevitably raises suspicions of her "spoiled behavior."

However, despite the doubts, Li Chuqiu's promotion was personally appointed by the commander, a done deal, and no one dared to openly criticize or oppose it.

"By the way, boss, someone from Prince Jing's residence came by earlier, saying they were looking for you?"

Chen San'er suddenly spoke.

"People from Prince Jing's residence?"

Li Chuqiu was puzzled. He had just been kicked out of the Prince Jing's mansion, so why was someone looking for him again?

"Who's coming to find me?"

"I don't know. They just asked about your whereabouts and left when they found out you weren't there."

Hearing Chen San'er's description, Li Chuqiu's heart tightened slightly. Could it be that "Old Man Yun" sent them?

"Oh right, and that kid surnamed Xie—"

Mentioning this, Chen San'er became interested again: "That kid is pretty cunning. He's been faking his death and taking sick leave to hide these past two days."

"However, I heard he was beaten up, but I don't know who did it!"

Previously, Xie An, relying on Qin Yan's backing, acted arrogantly in the Tianxuan Division, offending many people. Now that he has lost power, there are many people waiting to take revenge on him.

Now that Li Chuqiu has replaced Qin Yan, Xie An has become his subordinate, and naturally, Xie An's position as head constable has come to an end.

"You two get ready, and don't cause any trouble during this period."

Li Chuqiu glanced at the two of them: "I'll inform my superiors later and have him removed from his position as head constable. I'll report you two to them then."

Now that she had become the envoy, Li Chuqiu naturally needed to begin cultivating her own power base. The first step was to remove the people Qin Yan had left behind and replace them with her own.

Zhang Man and Chen San'er, as Li Chuqiu's right-hand men, were naturally the top choices.

Upon hearing this, the two of them were immediately filled with excitement!

Is he about to be promoted to head constable?

Indeed, following the leader is the most promising path.

This is truly a case of everyone, including the chickens and dogs, rising to prominence!

The two were so excited that they repeatedly pulled Li Chuqiu to express their loyalty, saying that they would be absolutely loyal to their boss in the future and would not hesitate to serve whomever their boss asked them to serve.

Li Chuqiu told the two of them to get lost with a look of disgust.

"Commander Li!"

Just then, Xu Jinghong, whom they hadn't seen for several days, suddenly appeared. Upon seeing this, Chen San'er and Zhang Man immediately made an excuse to slip away.

"Lord Xu?"

Li Chuqiu looked at Xu Jinghong, who had a serious expression, and asked, "What happened?"

"Hey kid, did you offend Deputy Commander Liu?"

"offend?"

Li Chuqiu asked in surprise, "What do you mean?"

"When Deputy Commander Liu came back just now, I saw that she looked very unwell, as if someone had offended or bullied her—"

"Is that you, kid?"

Xu Jinghong recalled encountering Liu Xu earlier and intended to approach her to discuss matters concerning the Jingwang Mansion. However, she found that the young lady exuded a chilling aura, radiating an aura of indifference that kept strangers at bay.

This made Xu Jinghong shiver and stop, not daring to go forward.

Who dared to offend this lady?

"I don't know?"

Li Chuqiu was also puzzled. He had gone to Prince Jing's residence with Liu Xu earlier, but Jiang Ning pulled him away halfway there. When he returned, Liu Xu had already left.

Who offended her?

Could it be... Princess Jing?

"Was she with you just now?" Xu Jinghong noticed something from Li Chuqiu's face.

Li Chuqiu nodded and recounted their trip to Prince Jing's residence. Xu Jinghong listened, then looked suspicious: "That shouldn't be the case?"

"That Princess Jing used to have a good relationship with Liu Xu's mother, so why would she offend her for no reason?"

Xu Jinghong seemed thoughtful, then suddenly remembered something: "Wait a minute, why are you with her again today?"

"What were you two doing at Prince Jing's residence? When did you go? What did you do behind my back?!"

Xu Jinghong's gaze was intense, her face filled with shock: "When did you two start hooking up?"

Li Chuqiu: "————"

Whenever Vice Commander Liu was mentioned, this Lord Xu seemed to get very excited.

"No flirting —"

"I don't believe it!"

Xu Jinghong looked incredulous.

If they weren't hooking up, why did the two of them agree to go to Prince Jing's mansion together today?

Why didn't he know about this?

And yesterday—

When someone from Prince Jing's mansion arrived, that young lady, disregarding her own safety, fiercely protected her son, insisting that this boy was one of hers.

—That's clearly her protecting her husband!

Xu Jinghong would never believe that nothing had happened between the two of them.

"Tell me honestly, what exactly happened?!"

Xu Jinghong quietly leaned closer to Li Chuqiu: "Don't worry, I absolutely won't reveal a single word. Tell me, are you and her already—"

"no."

"And what about ambiguity?"

"no."

"—Not even a tiny bit?"

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Xu Jinghong persisted, "Impossible! Didn't you see how she looked just now? I've known her for so many years, and she's always like that when she's angry. Nobody dares to come near her—"

"It really isn't you?"

Li Chuqiu was also a little puzzled. Was that woman really angry?

Who offended her?

Princess Jing?

Where is she now?

"We've gone back to the back courtyard."

Xu Jinghong spoke instinctively, then paused, startled: "Why are you asking this?!"

"Just asking."

Xu Jinghong, however, seemed to suddenly have an idea, her eyes lighting up: "Why don't you go take a look?"

"I?!"

"That's right!"

Xu Jinghong spoke excitedly, knowing that when that aunt was angry, she wouldn't even give face to her own father.

Going in at this point would be pure suicide.

But there are always exceptions!

For example—this guy in front of me!

And this is also the best way to verify the relationship between this guy and her.

"No, you're sending me to my death?"

"You can't say that. I was just joking—Deputy Commander Liu is beautiful and kind-hearted. Even when she's angry, she would never easily take it out on others. She's not that scary!"

"Does Lord Xu think I'm stupid?"

Li Chuqiu sighed.

"Cough, that's not important—"

Xu Jinghong coughed lightly: "Besides, given your relationship with her, I guarantee she won't be angry with you—really, trust me. Go see what's going on with her, and I'll treat you to drinks when you get back!"

Xu Jinghong patted his chest to assure her as he pushed Li Chuqiu toward the backyard.

Before long, the two arrived at the quiet courtyard behind the Tianxuan Division.

"Go."

Xu Jinghong pushed Li Chuqiu to the outside of the courtyard.

After Xu Jinghong said that, Li Chuqiu became somewhat curious about why the woman was angry.

Previously, Li Chuqiu would never have dared to provoke this Deputy Commander Liu. But ever since she "started dating" this Deputy Commander Liu yesterday, she has gotten a pretty good idea of ​​his personality by touching his hands.

As a result, they became much bolder.

So, under Xu Jinghong's hopeful gaze, Li Chuqiu arrived at the courtyard gate and knocked on the door.

"Who is it?!"

A moment later, a questioning voice came from inside the door.

Immediately afterwards, the courtyard gate opened, and a maid appeared in the doorway, cautiously looking outside. When her gaze fell on Li Chuqiu, she exclaimed, "It's you?"

Li Chuqiu was also somewhat surprised: "You recognize me?"

Xiao Cui looked at the handsome man in front of her. How could she not recognize him?

Isn't this the man who asked my young lady to deliver a letter a few days ago, and the one who brought my young lady back alone that night?

Xiao Cui naturally had a deep impression of this guy who had a very special relationship with her young lady.

"Is this Young Master Li?"

Xiao Cui asked, "What's wrong?"

"Is the deputy commander here?"

"The young lady is at home—do you need her for something?"

"I need to talk to her about something."

Li Chuqiu nodded.

"Then I'll go and inform them."

Xiao Cui turned to go and report, but Li Chuqiu stopped her again: "By the way, didn't your young lady earlier—"

Something doesn't seem right?

Hearing this, Xiao Cui paused, turned around and stared at Li Chuqiu with a hint of suspicion in her eyes: "So it was you who made my young lady angry?!"

Are you really angry?!

"Of course not."

Li Chuqiu said, "I just heard someone mention that someone offended Deputy Commander Liu, so I'm a little worried... Is it really not you?"

Xiao Cui was clearly not so easily fooled. She had been wondering the same thing: who dared to provoke her young lady?

It had been a long time since I had seen the young lady with such a cold and aloof demeanor; she even seemed to ignore me.

"No, it's not."

"So, what brings you here to see my young lady?"

Xiao Cui was clearly not very convinced, and she looked at Li Chuqiu with increasing suspicion.

My young lady has a cold and aloof personality. It's difficult for most people to even get her interested, let alone angry!

The only person who can make my young lady angry is someone she knows well and cares about.

In the entire Yuhua City, the young lady doesn't know many people. Apart from her old friend, Young Master Xu from the capital, it seems that only this guy in front of her is left?

Young Master Xu dared not offend his young mistress, so the most likely suspect was this fellow who seemed to have a rather unusual relationship with her.

Xiao Cui, who usually spends her free time at home reading many romance novels, immediately thought of countless versions of love stories involving men and women, and the entanglements of unfaithful men in love affairs.

Li Chuqiu made up an excuse: "It concerns the assassination attempt on Prince Jing's heir, and I would like to report it to the deputy commander in person."

"Is that so?"

Xiao Cui was still full of suspicion, but soon, her eyes darted around, and she looked Li Chuqiu up and down, as if she had come up with an idea.

"Alright, come in then!"

Xiao Cui suddenly moved aside.

"No need to report first?"

"Of course others would want it, but you—"

Xiao Cui instinctively opened her mouth, then quickly covered it, her eyes darting around: "My young lady is in the backyard, you can just go there—"

Xiao Cui started to make her own plans. She would never have let anyone else in, but this guy was different.

Xiao Cui knew very well that this guy had a very special relationship with her young lady, and she also suspected that her young lady's anger was related to this guy.

Therefore, she decided to test the waters!

—By the way, I also want to secretly find out about the relationship between the young lady and this guy!

Li Chuqiu naturally saw through the maid's thoughts, but did not expose her. Stepping into the courtyard, this was a place specially reserved for Deputy Commander Liu by the Tianxuan Division. Although it was not luxurious, the decoration and furnishings were extremely thoughtful.

The front yard was charming and elegant, with several trees and unidentified flowers and plants. Li Chuqiu followed the side path to the back of the yard.

As soon as I stepped inside, I saw a solitary figure standing under the eaves of the courtyard.

It is willow catkins.

At this moment, the courtyard is quiet, fragrant with flowers and plants, and thriving.

Wearing a fitted dress, with a tall and slender figure and a cool and elegant demeanor, Liu Xu stood on the corridor, gazing at the courtyard, seemingly lost in thought, her expression somewhat dazed.

Her profile was fair, beautiful, and aloof, exuding a chilling aura.

Just as Xu Jinghong described it—it was very cold!

Like a cold, beautiful volcano that could erupt at any moment!

Who exactly offended her?

How dare you?

Don't die?

Just as I was pondering this, the willow catkins under the eaves seemed to sense something.

"Who?!"

She suddenly turned her head and her gaze fell on Li Chuqiu, who was not far away.

He was suddenly stunned.

"It's you?!"

She stared at him for a moment, then suddenly snapped back to reality. Her cold eyes instantly turned icy as she stared at him, her tone chilling as she said, "What are you doing here?!"

Being stared at by Liu Xu's sharp, cold eyes felt like being enveloped and oppressed by a powerful aura.

This made Li Chuqiu's heart skip a beat.

That look—is it a little unfriendly?

No, could it really be because he's angry?

He didn't seem to have done anything—right?

Li Chuqiu quickly racked her brains, trying to recall what she had done to offend this woman today, before saying, "—Well, I heard from the Princess Consort at the Prince Jing's residence that you had suddenly left, so I was worried something might have happened to you."

"So, I came here specifically to take a look."

"Are you alright?"

Meeting Li Chuqiu's extremely sincere gaze, Liu Xu's heart skipped a beat for some reason.

As if recalling some jarring image, she abruptly looked away.

His voice was cold and devoid of any emotion.

"It's none of your business!"

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