Qu Yi was lying under a tree, worrying about how to cooperate with the envoy sent by Yuan Xi, and he didn't care at all about Madam Du being forced to marry.
What does Lu Bu's family affairs have to do with you?
However, he found that Lu Lingqi's eyes rolled and her gaze shot over to him.
Qu Yi's heart skipped a beat. Could this little girl have any evil ideas?
I don't want to get involved!
As a result, Lu Lingqi whispered something in Mrs. Du's ear. Mrs. Du looked embarrassed at first, but finally nodded as if she had made up her mind, and also looked at Qu Yi.
Qu Yi wanted to escape immediately. This was the critical moment, and there should be no unnecessary trouble!
As a result, Lu Lingqi poured a cup of tea and came over. She leaned over respectfully in front of Qu Yi and said sweetly, "Master, I offer you tea."
Qu Yi had never seen the usually violent Lu Lingqi like this before. He got goosebumps all over his body and turned his head away. "No thanks, no thanks. I can't bear it."
Lu Lingqi scratched her head. It was really awkward for her to act like a child!
She suddenly grabbed Qu Yi's sleeve and said, "Master, please help Madam Du. Ling'er begs you!"
Qu Yi rolled his eyes. It was useless to ring the bells. There was nothing I could do!
Seeing that Qu Yi was unmoved, Lu Lingqi said in a hateful voice: "Master has a cruel heart. I thought that Master's master Yinhu was a man of justice. Now that his wife is forced to marry, how can Master bear not to help her with just a little effort?"
Qu Yi said flatly: "I can't help."
Madam Du also came over and knelt on the ground, saying, "Sir, please help me escape from the city. From now on, whether I live or die, it will all be up to fate."
Lu Lingqi also chimed in, "Yinhu is so capable, sir, you have been following him all this time, don't you have any way to deal with him?"
Qu Yi sneered, "Don't give me that!"
"If Yinhu were here, he would have the ability to do this."
"But I am just a warrior, what can I do?"
"You can't fight your way out of the city, right?"
After hearing this, Lu Lingqi's eyes lit up, "That sounds good too!"
"Since Master won't help, I'll escort Madam out of the city!"
Qu Yi snorted coldly: "If you dare to do this, I will go and tell Wen Hou first."
"You are the daughter of Marquis Wen. What if something happens to you?"
He thought to himself, damn it, if you really want to do this, how can I get away with it?
What's more, you didn't do it earlier or later, but just did it these few days when people from Youzhou came. Aren't you just looking for trouble for me?
After hearing what Qu Yi said, Lu Lingqi pouted angrily and muttered: "Ling'er has misjudged the master!"
Qu Yi thought to himself, okay, okay, it's best if I'm wrong, I'm that kind of person.
Seeing that Qu Yi was unreliable, Lu Lingqi asked Madam Du to pack up her things. She went to the back door to call for a carriage to leave the house, but when she arrived at the door, the gatekeeper asked her for an entry and exit token.
Lu Lingqi said angrily: "Do I need a token to go in and out?"
The soldier said, "Calm down, young lady. This is the order from Marquis Wen. He said that there have been a lot of troubles in the city recently, and no one can be exempted from entering or leaving the mansion."
Lu Lingqi was speechless after hearing this. She walked back to the yard and stared at Qu Yi pitifully.
Qu Yi thought to himself, it's useless for you to look at me anymore, I will definitely not take any action.
Lu Lingqi thought about it again and again, and said: "If you help me this time, I will help you."
Qu Yi was about to refuse, but suddenly realized that Lu Lingqi might be of some use to the young master's next plan!
If we could get Lu Lingqi to whisper some words in Lu Bu's ear, wouldn't the chances of Yuan Xi and Lu Bu joining forces be greatly increased?
Moreover, he just wanted to send Mrs. Du out of the city. As for whether she was eaten by wolves or robbed by others, it had nothing to do with him.
Thinking of this, Qu Yi said, "I'll think of a solution. Please be patient for the next few days."
After hearing this, Lu Lingqi said happily, "I knew that the master would not stand by and watch someone die!"
She said mysteriously, "Mrs. Du's family is far away in Bingzhou. It would be great if you could help her find Yinhu and have him help send her back home!"
Qu Yi's face froze. So this is what you were planning!
During these days, he discovered that Lu Lingqi had an unusual obsession with Yinhu. Even when she was practicing halberd techniques, she was muttering Yinhu's name.
Seeing the wooden man who served as the imaginary enemy being chopped into pieces by Lu Lingqi, especially the lower half of the wooden man was pierced, Qu Yi felt a chill in his heart. Did the young master offend Lu Lingqi?
Now if I really follow Lu Lingqi's idea and send Madam Du to the young master myself, then Lu Lingqi will follow the clues and everything will be exposed, right?
If the two sides fall out, won't I be unable to escape the blame?
Qu Yi cursed Lu Lingqi inwardly for being so young but having so many thoughts on her mind. He could only say, "Yin Hu is a wandering wretch. I was saved by him back then and have been his bodyguard for a few years. I have already repaid him for saving my life."
"As for where he is now, I don't know."
After hearing this, Lu Lingqi's face flashed with disappointment, but she still did not give up. "When my father was in Yanzhou last time, Yinhu visited him twice, which means that the place where he lived in seclusion must be not far from Yanzhou, and he came from the north. Is he in Jizhou, or in Hanoi?"
Qu Yi just shook his head and didn't answer. Seeing that Qu Yi was not moved by her soft words and hard words, Lu Lingqi came up with another plan, "Sir, you should know that it was Yinhu who ruined Madam Du's marriage, right?"
Qu Yi's face changed slightly. Lv Lingqi saw it and said proudly, "Sir, Ling'er is right!"
"When Qin Yilu sent Yinhu out of the city, he asked him for advice. After he came back, he went to Yuan Gonglu and married a girl from the royal family, abandoning Madam Du!"
"Sir, you were right beside Yin Hu that day. Do you dare to say that this wasn't Yin Hu's idea?"
Qu Yi thought to himself that there is indeed no wall in the world that is not windproof. Qin Yiluo asked for advice, and Yuan Xi did not hide from others. It was only a matter of time before he was found out by someone with ulterior motives.
Madam Du whispered, "Mr. Yinhu can't be blamed for this. If my ex-husband didn't have this intention, how could he have believed what others said?"
After hearing this, Qu Yi also sighed, "It's best if Madam can think this way."
He thought to himself that Mrs. Du was also miserable. With such an appearance, she would be troubled all her life.
The key point is that Yinhu, the man you want to seek refuge with, is not someone who can remain calm under the influence of temptation.
Thinking of what Yuan Xi had done, Qu Yi shook his head. Isn't this sending Mrs. Du into a tiger's mouth?
Forget it, you did this voluntarily, so don't blame me.
He said, "Then I'll think of a solution."
Lu Lingqi cheered.
Everyone was thinking about their own things when they heard a lot of noise outside, the clatter of horses' hooves, and the sound of wheels turning, as if a convoy was coming.
Qu Yi pricked up his ears and listened to the noise outside the wall. He heard the front door of Lu's mansion open and a lot of voices, as if Lu Bu himself came out to greet them. He thought that these people were most likely sent by Youzhou.
He was a little curious about who Yuan Xi sent this time. It couldn't be Guo Jia, right?
Lu Bu welcomed Chen Gui in. The two sides greeted each other and sat down. Chen Gui then asked his followers to present the gift list.
Lu Bu took a closer look and found that the gift list was more than ten pages thick. As he looked through it one by one, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
These gifts were of great value and of many kinds, many of which were rare commodities from overseas and rarely seen in the Central Plains. Lu Bu had been with the emperor before, and had only heard of some of them but had never seen them in person.
The fact that the other party could prepare such a gift showed that they put a lot of thought into it, and Lu Bu just happened to need a batch of such rare items as Lu Lingqi's dowry.
Lu Bu was a man who cared a lot about his reputation. He came from a poor family and had no background. He was worried about Lu Lingqi's dowry, fearing that if the preparations were not complete, she would be looked down upon if she married into a noble family like Yuan Shu. So he had been giving it a lot of thought recently.
Now that someone gave him a pillow when he dozed off, he was quite happy. The food at the end of the gift list did not seem so urgent to him.
When Chen Gui took a look at Lu Bu's expression, he knew that things were just as the young master had expected. It seemed that Lu Bu really wanted to marry Yuan Shu.
Damn it, if I don't ruin this, I'm not going to be named Chen!
Moreover, the food sent from Youzhou this time was not for Lu Bu to eat for free. Chen Gui was trying to trick Lu Bu into turning against Yuan Shu, so as to use the food to resist Yuan Shu and welcome the emperor's military rations.
Thinking of this, Chen Gui felt a lot of pressure. He was unsure whether he could convince Lu Bu.
On the contrary, Yuan Xi was very confident in himself, which made Chen Gui confused and wonder where Yuan Xi's confidence came from.
Lu Bu was very happy and immediately held a banquet to entertain Chen Gui. He also asked all his generals and advisers to join him. Chen Gong, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Hao Meng and others were all present, and even Qu Yi was invited.
Qu Yi and Chen Gui had never met each other before. After hearing the introduction, they were confused. Where did Yuan Xi find this person? A member of the Xuzhou nobility?
As soon as you captured Xuzhou, you recruited local scholars to do such an important task. Aren't you afraid of bad things happening?
Can you trust the other person?
Qu Yi couldn't help but doubt this. Strictly speaking, Qu Yi was the first to follow Yuan Xi.
Yuan Shao wanted to kill Qu Yi, but Yuan Xi saved him, which caused Qu Yi to have complicated feelings towards the Yuan family.
Therefore, Qu Yi could trust Yuan Xi, and as a veteran, he had the same respect for other people.
In Qu Yi's opinion, what if Yuan Xi sent Chen Gui, an old man whose background he didn't know, to do the job and he ended up getting himself into trouble?
Chen Gong watched coldly from the side, and saw Qu Yi and Chen Gui greeting each other normally. From their actions and expressions, it seemed that the two did not know each other. He wondered if he was wrong.
Chen Gong had doubted whether Qu Yi still had connections with Jizhou.
Although it was a well-known fact that he was assassinated by Yuan Shao, it was clear that Yin Hu, to whom Qu Yi defected, had no connection with the Yuan family.
In fact, many people, when Yuan Xi rose to power, had thought about the relationship between the Yuan family's fierce tiger and the hidden tiger. After all, the names were so similar and the time they appeared was so close, how could people not be suspicious?
When Yuan Xi later heard the rumor, he vomited three liters of blood. When he used the name Hidden Tiger to fool Lu Bu, he had not yet earned the reputation of being a fierce tiger. Who knew that the gentry would give him such a nickname in private?
As a result, by some strange coincidence, the counselors of various princes, including Chen Gong, secretly suspected Yuan Xi's identity.
After all, Yinhu came from Jizhou to see Lu Bu. Since he was able to stay in Jizhou and was good at stargazing, how could he not have met the Yuan family members?
Moreover, in Chen Gong's opinion, although Yinhu showed Lu Bu a clear path and later proved to be a wise man, in the end, he was actually leading Lu Bu by the nose.
If the other party has other intentions, will he use Lu Bu to achieve some ulterior motives in the future?
Therefore, Chen Gong always remained alert in his heart, especially towards Qu Yi who visited him some time ago, and he was even more suspicious of his real intention of coming to Hanoi.
Now he saw that Chen Gui and Qu Yi did not seem to know each other, and Qu Yi even seemed to be somewhat hostile towards him. He wondered if he had guessed wrong.