Li Qinghuan

Chapter 90

After tossing until it was dark, He Li ran out of energy, so he just changed into a clean undershirt and didn't bother to move, lying listlessly on the bed.

Ji Qing pulled the quilt under him and threw it into the bamboo basket.

He Li half-closed his eyes, and said lazily, "Why are you going to explain this to the girls in the village who wash their clothes?"

"There's nothing to explain, just tell the truth."

"No!" He Li almost jumped up, but he had more energy than he wanted, and his back was so sore that he couldn't jump up.

Seeing this, Ji Qing smiled: "Okay, just kidding, I'll take it and wash it myself."

He Li nodded: "That's fine."

The bed was tidied up, and Ji Qing fetched another pot of hot water to wipe He Li's whole body, while He Li lay motionless and let him manipulate him, but he was still refusing to forgive others: "Go up!" This time I told you to be gentle, you see, I can't get out of bed now and you have to serve me."

Ji Qing chuckled: "You didn't say that when you were on the bed just now."

One sentence blocked all He Li's words.

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore." Ji Qing wrung out the handkerchief, and put it on the edge of the basin, "I'll hug the quilt for you again, you go to bed earlier."

He Li frowned: "What about you?"

Ji Qing: "I have something to discuss with Qin Yang."

He Li propped up his arms and got up: "I'll be with you."

Ji Qing raised his eyebrows: "Are you okay? Didn't you say you're tired?"

"Who do you look down on?" He Li laughed dryly and struggled to get up.

Ji Qing had no choice but to take two steps forward to help him up.

He Li reached out to stop him: "No, I can do it myself!"

Ji Qing asked suspiciously: "Are you really good at it?"

He Li nodded firmly, and stood up while supporting the bed.

Seeing that he didn't seem to be in serious trouble, Ji Qing breathed a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, he didn't feel relieved at all, and He Li tilted his body and fell back on the bed: "Forget it, I still won't go."

Ji Qing lowered his head, pressed the tip of his nose and laughed.

"why are you laughing?"

"It's nothing, I'm going to find Qin Yang first, you wait for me here."

He Li nodded, and said weakly: "Go away."

Ji Qing took out a quilt from the cabinet, covered him up, and then turned and walked out the door.

Qin Yang had been waiting for Ji Qing in the lobby for a long time, and when he saw him coming, he quickly got up and said, "You are willing to come to me."

Ji Qing smiled, lifted his clothes and sat down next to her, coughing lightly: "I have something to talk to A Li."

Qin Yang smiled without saying a word, and pointed to his neck.

Ji Qing was a little puzzled, and raised his hand to touch the side of his neck, there were some small depressions, which He Li bit.Ji Qing smiled, thinking that He Li really held grudges.

Qin Yang raised his chin and said with a smile, "If I'm blind and deaf, I'll really believe your nonsense. Let's not talk about it, let's talk about business."

Ji Qing nodded: "OK."

Qin Yang raised his hand and poured him a cup of tea: "What did the court say?"

Ji Qing: "The secret decree for me is to kill them all and leave no one alive. These people are extremely vicious, and it is really difficult to control them. Song Duan is afraid of causing trouble, so he said to recruit security first, and then silence them."

Qin Yang nodded and sneered: "It's about the same as what I guessed."

Ji Qing took a sip of the tea, found the taste to be mediocre, and put it back on the table: "I'll kill me too."

Qin Yang: "What about the border?"

Ji Qing: "The situation is not optimistic. It is completely guarded by the Red Wing Army. Yanzhou and Jizhou have begun to recruit troops. The strength of the Hu people is probably stronger than imagined. There was a fight at the beginning of the month, and the border guards resisted desperately, and more than half of them were lost. , Barely stopped the barbarians and lost eight cities, now General He led the Red Wing Army to guard the fortress of Lancheng."

Qin Yang nodded and joked: "It's so dangerous, it's very likely that there will be no return. Are you willing to let him go?"

Ji Qing smiled lightly: "He wants to go, I will try my best to protect him. He was born as a phoenix that should soar in the nine heavens? How could I break his wings just because I wanted to take the phoenix as my own? He has talent , can be invincible on the battlefield, I like to see him shine."

After all, He Li was originally a shining person in the beginning.

Qin Yang agreed: "That's right, but Ji Qing, if he fails to come back from the battlefield alive, what will you do?"

Qin Yang's worries are not unreasonable. How many people can come back safely from the ancient battles?

Ji Qing was silent for a moment, and said firmly: "If he is really gone, what am I doing alive?"

He had thought about this matter when He Li was sent to death row. If He Li hadn't survived then, he should not be in this world now.

Qin Yang was silent for a while, but finally he didn't say any words of advice: "All right."

Ji Qing stood up, bowed his hands and said, "Qin Yang, I have something to ask you."

Qin Yang was taken aback by this sudden movement, stood up and held up his wrist: "Ji Qing, what are you doing? If you have anything to say, just say it."

Ji Qing withdrew his hand and said seriously: "I am bound by my status, and I cannot go to the northern border with Ah Li. I want to ask you to protect him for me."

The smile on Qin Yang's face disappeared completely, and he said very seriously: "Where are you, I still owe you my life. If you open your mouth, even if you die, I will protect him for you."

Ji Qing cupped his hands and bowed: "Thank you."

Qin Yang helped him up: "Mr. He is benevolent and righteous. He is someone I admire. Even if you don't tell me, I will protect him at all costs."

Ji Qing nodded, and reluctantly let go of his heart: "There is one more thing."

"What's the matter?"

Ji Qing sat back on the chair: "It's about you and Ah Li recruiting troops."

Qin Yang said: "I am recruiting in my name, I know this, I have discussed it with the young master before."

Ji Qing nodded: "That's right, his identity is too ostentatious, it's better to recruit in your name, I will stay in Pingyao for a while, I can cover for you, and finish it as soon as possible."

Qin Yang nodded: "Okay."

Ji Qing thought for a while, and then added: "You don't have to worry about the silver for recruiting troops, I can still support a civilian army."

Qin Yang smiled heartily, cupped his hands and said, "Boss Ji is generous."

Ji Qing waved his hands and stood up: "That's all I want to say, I'm leaving first."

Qin Yang leaned back in his chair and raised his chin: "Walk slowly."

Ji Qing sneered, turned and left.

Pushing open the door, one could see He Li lying on the bed flipping through a tattered old book. When the door rang, his ears moved, but he didn't even lift his head.

Ji Qing closed the door behind his back, leaning against the door and looking at him.

Just looking at the time for a stick of incense, He Li finally put down the book in his hand and raised his head: "Why don't you come over? Why are you standing there stupidly?"

The corners of Ji Qing's lips raised slightly, and he approached slowly: "I just want to take a good look at you, isn't that okay?"

He Li raised an eyebrow, and said provocatively: "No, I have a beautiful face and a beautiful face, and the jade tree is facing the wind. How can you just look at it casually? It costs 500 taels for a moment."

Ji Qing laughed lightly, sat on the edge of the bed, reached out and pinched his ankle: "I found that you are getting more and more arrogant, why, you want money like crazy, want to blackmail me?"

He Li turned over to face him, and said with an aggrieved expression, "Isn't it? I want to recruit soldiers and horses, what should I do if I don't have any money?"

Ji Qing squeezed his ankle hard, He Li felt the pain, retracted his foot, and said angrily, "What are you doing?"

Ji Qing withdrew his hand: "You think I'm just a display?"

If you don't have money, don't just say it, here is a way to blackmail him.

After hearing this, He Li approached with a smile: "I knew it, you know me so well, do you still need me to say it?"

Ji Qing reached out and tapped his forehead, and scolded with a smile: "You're acting good when you get the cheap."

He Li backed away with a smile, and said triumphantly, "So what?"

Ji Qing smiled, grabbed his neck and pulled him to him: "So what? What do you think?"

He Li put his hands in front of his body: "A gentleman doesn't move his hands but doesn't speak."

Ji Qing gently put him down on the bed: "That will disappoint you, I am not a gentleman."

"I can't do it! I was wrong! Can I admit my mistake?" Feeling that something was wrong, He Li struggled to break free from Ji Qing's restraints, shrank to the corner of the bed screaming, "I was really wrong, my waist is still sore, I still have things to do tomorrow, so I don’t want to be able to get out of bed.”

"I'm not doing anything, come here." Ji Qing coaxed patiently, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

He Li vigilantly pulled the quilt over his lower body, shook his head: "I don't."

Ji Qing raised a hand: "I swear."

It didn't look like it was pretending, He Li stretched out a foot in doubt, Ji Qing stretched out his hand, and quickly retracted his foot.

Ji Qing raised his forehead, thought for a moment and took off his shoes and socks and lay down on the bed: "Go to sleep, Li, can you give me some quilt?"

He Li hesitated for a moment, then tossed out a quilt.

Ji Qing laughed angrily: "You don't trust me that much?"

He Li said righteously: "It's not that I don't trust you, but I just want you to restrain yourself."

Ji Qing had no choice but to yawn pretendingly: "I'm sleepy, go to sleep."

He Li relaxed his vigilance a little and lay down too, but he was still far away from Ji Qing.

"A Li, I can't cover the quilt anymore."

He Li hugged one corner of the quilt by himself, and evenly distributed the other quilts to Ji Qing.

"Ah Li, can you come to sleep a little?"

He Li hesitated again and again, but still moved a few inches to Ji Qing's side.

However, the bed was not too big, Ji Qing took advantage of He Li's unpreparedness, grabbed him in his arms with his long arms, and then flipped over with lightning speed and pressed He Li under him.

He Li was so shocked that he had nothing to say, and after reacting for a long time, he said weakly: "You lied to me."

Ji Qing: "You have read so many military books anyway, why don't you understand the truth of 'soldiers never tire of deceit'?"

He Li said angrily: "Soldiers are not tired of deceit, and that's not the way to use it. I trust you so much, and you treat me like this?"

Ji Qing reached out and pinched his waist, raised his eyebrows and said, "Say it again?"

He Li was the most ticklish, begging for mercy: "I was wrong! I really know I was wrong!"

Ji Qing bowed his head and lightly pecked the corner of his lips: "I'll let you go if you call me brother."

He Li laughed so hard that tears almost came out: "Brother, brother."

"Call again."

"elder brother!"

Ji Qing kissed his forehead again, and withdrew his hand: "Okay, let you go."

He Li lost so badly that he crossed his arms and sulked at Ji Qing.Ji Qing was always happy to get used to He Li's petty temper, which he had only rarely.

He reached out and untied the hairband on He Li's head, and combed his hair slowly with his fingers.After a while, the person in his arms heard even breathing.Ji Qing gradually became sleepy and closed his eyes.

This time Ji Qing slept very deeply, and when he woke up, it was already broad daylight. He Li woke up earlier than him, and now he was cradling him in his arms and braiding his pigtails.If Ji Qing wasn't here, he should be practicing spears in the forest right now.Both of them cherished this rare leisure time.