snake king beside

Chapter 266 Ultimatum
Then I'll trouble you, Li Xiang, I'm here waiting for you for the sake of the Snake Palace. "Her forced smile showed that she was worried about something. Chu Lixiang rolled his eyes, saluted, turned around and glanced at Xiaolu beside him, and the two left.

Looking at Chu Lixiang's leaving figure, Granny Qi also knew that she must have known about Yuan Min, and she couldn't let her see Yuan Min. Granny Qi shook her head helplessly, wondering if she knew about this matter. She could stop it, but she had already made up her mind that she would try anyway, thinking about it, she got up and walked towards the back room.

"Little green, go and tell His Highness and Chu to wait for me at Chu's place, and say that I will come over here with them to discuss the secret passage. I didn't go back and told them not to come here by themselves, and then you go find Uncle Bai, tell him to go to Chu's place, and ask His Royal Highness and Chu to tell Uncle Bai about this, and then I will talk about everything when I go back." Chu Lixiang pulled Xiaolu behind the rockery in the other courtyard and gave orders, Xiaolu nodded He motioned to her, then turned and left the rockery.

Chu Lixiang sighed, and then looked at the main hall through the rockery. Granny Qi was no longer in the hall. She must have gone to see Yuan Min, so she walked carefully to the back of the house, and jumped onto the room with a light effort. She groped her way to the top of Yuan Min's roof, gently lifted a tile, and looked inside carefully.

I saw Yuan Min anxiously walking around in the room, as if he was angry about something, and after a while, Grandma Qi came in. Yuan Min hurried up to look at Grandma Qi and said, "Auntie, why did you put me on the bed?" Locked in the room and won't let me out?I'm going to see Brother Chu! "Yuan Min looked angry. Not only did she not salute Grandma Qi, but she also spoke in a very aggressive tone. After she finished speaking, she walked towards the door.

"If you go out of this door, don't call me aunt again!" Grandma Qi put her hands behind her and said slowly, Yuan Min stopped when she heard her words, and Grandma Qi continued: "Xiao Min, my aunt is here for you Well, you must believe me! If you figure it out, I will let you go out, and you will be as free as before." She sounded like she was coaxing Yuan Min, and also begged her.

Chu Lixiang heard their unclear voices, it turned out that Grandma Qi had locked Yuan Min up, but why?Before she could think about it, she listened to Yuan Min's words, "Auntie, I really don't understand, why did you do this?! Where did Brother Chu offend you? You are so opposed to my association with him, can you give me a reason? ?" She really couldn't stand such unreasonable demands from Granny Qi, and she didn't even understand why she would do this.

"Xiao Min, you don't need to know why, you just need to know that everything I do is for your own good. Believe me, everything my aunt does is for you..." Grandma Qi approached Yuan Min as she spoke, and supported her Her shoulder wanted her to understand her thoughts, but Yuan Min couldn't understand the reason for her doing so, so she pushed Grandma Qi's hand angrily.

"Auntie, if you don't give me a reason, then please don't stop me from doing what I like to do! I can't promise you such an absurd reason, if you are doing it for my own good, let me go out now! Since last night you Just let me stay in the room and not go out, what are you thinking?" Yuan Min spoke in an unfriendly tone, she was very impatient and wanted to leave the room immediately.

"If you don't listen to me, then don't even think about going out of this door! Otherwise, I will really send you back to your parents!" Grandma Qi was serious as if she was issuing an ultimatum. Yuan Min, who understands her, feels very uncomfortable, but how can I tell her clearly about my experience and worries, I really can't say it, and I don't want to say it,
Yuan Min was sad and angry when she heard her decisive words, and shouted at Granny Qi: "I don't know why you did this, I don't care if you really plan to send me back to my parents! But you didn't There is a reason to keep me here!" The more Yuan Min said, the more angry and manic he became, "I know you have been alone all your life, and I have known since I was a child that you don't believe in love, but you can't force your own ideas and thoughts On me! It's not fair to let me be like you if you can't get a man's love!"

"Slap!" With a sound, Granny Qi raised her hand and slapped Yuan Min's face when she heard her words.

Hearing this sound, Chu Lixiang stared wide-eyed in surprise on the roof, thinking: It seems that Grandma Qi is really taboo about this matter, there must be some reason for it, she has never seen Grandma Qi like this before. Slapped Yuan Min, such an angry and furious slap.

Yuan Min turned her beaten face, raised her hand and stared at Grandma Qi with teary eyes, frowning tightly and opened her mouth slightly: "Grandma, this is the second time you hit me, but this time I think The most painful time! Why did you treat me like this?" After Yuan Min turned around and ran out, Grandma Qi watched Yuan Min's hand, slowly clenched into a tight fist, and burst into tears The ground flowed down, that kind of heartbroken expression hung on her face, but she didn't know who to explain to.

Chu Lixiang looked at Granny Qi's sadness, and was sure that she must have something to hide, otherwise she would not be so heartbroken. She wanted to go back to find Yuan Min, but she didn't know where she was now, but she was in a hurry because she was sad. Accidentally touched the uncovered tile, the sound made Grandma Qi shout out alertly: "Who!" and ran out to Xiang.

Chu Lixiang originally wanted to escape, not wanting to be seen by her as peeking and eavesdropping, but she also wanted to know the reason why Grandma Qi did this, so she jumped off the roof and landed in front of Grandma Qi, She looked at her awkwardly and said, "Grandma Qi, it's me." Now she doesn't know how to explain that she is on the roof, no matter what she does, it is not a gentleman's doing.

"Li Xiang?! How could it be you?! Why are you on the roof?" Grandma Qi stared at her in surprise, she didn't expect her to do such a dishonorable thing, and she didn't know what her purpose was.

"Mother-in-law, I will explain this to you slowly. What I want to know now is why you are so opposed to Yuan Min and Chu. If you believe me, please tell me..." Chu Lixiang's words were very sincere, as if he was Asked tentatively, although I don't know if Granny Qi will tell me, but she still has to block it. No one will hide a secret for a lifetime, and even if they do, they will regret it for the rest of their lives.

Grandma Qi looked at her eyes and knew that this girl could be trusted, but she had her own worries. After all, this incident had passed for too long, and she had always been a strong and rigorous person in front of people. She didn't know what to do. She hesitated to speak to this girl who was not of their kind at all.

"Mother-in-law, I know you may have something to hide, if it's really inconvenient to say it, then don't say it," Chu Lixiang looked at her silently, knowing that she had concerns, after all, he was just an outsider now, as if thinking about it Why, she quickly raised her head to look at Grandma Qi and said, "Grandma, Yuanmin doesn't know where to go now, I'll go find her first, just now... I'm sorry, I shouldn't have eavesdropped on your conversation with Yuanmin, please rest assured , I have no malicious intentions." Chu Lixiang explained to Granny Qi what he did just now, and then anxiously wanted to find Yuan Min.

Grandma Qi listened to her and knew that she was a good girl, but she didn't want to bring up the deepest pain in her heart again, because it would remind her of the past she had always wanted to forget, "Li Xiang, thank you for your concern Yuan Min, I know you have no malicious intentions, I understand what you did, and now Xiao Min will listen to you, so please help me find her back, and I will tell you my reasons." She has many Helpless, she knew that what she did was a bit of a force, and she couldn't kill Yuan Min's happiness because of her past, but she couldn't help worrying about it.

Chu Lixiang smiled and nodded, turned around and walked away. As she walked, she was thinking about the scene just now. Yuan Min must be very sad. She doesn’t know where she is now. I hope she can calm down. It's better to go to Chu's place to have a look first. If she is wronged, she must tell Chu first, so she quickened her pace and walked to Chu's small courtyard.

"Hey, Chu, you don't have a good life now, how can you let Ah Qi hear what you say? Ah Qi is most taboo about this kind of thing, you, you, you are too careless..." the old man From afar, he heard Uncle Bai sigh, walking up and down the hall complaining about Chu, and worrying about him.

"Okay, Uncle Bai, it's too late for you to say anything now, Chu doesn't want Granny Qi to hear, who knows she will listen outside, now Li Xiang has gone to inquire, and should be back soon, Chu's heart It's hard already, don't talk about it anymore." Jun Feimo looked at Uncle Bai's anxious look and tried to persuade him, while he stretched out his head to see if Chu Lixiang had come back, and when he turned around, he saw her walking in a hurry coming this way.

"Lixiang, you're back. How are you doing? Do you know anything? What did Granny Qi say?" Jun Feimo hurried forward and looked at her and asked, hoping to bring her back so she could disappear. Chu and Uncle Bai also watched expectantly. She, Chu Lixiang didn't answer him. Looking at their expressions and Jun Feimo's question, she knew that Yuan Min must not have come here, and she began to get really anxious.

"Don't talk about this yet? Have you never seen Yuan Min?" She frowned, knowing that Yuan Min hadn't come, but she still wanted to be sure. Seeing them shaking her head, she shook her head helplessly, and began to worry Looking at Chu Lixiang's expression, Chu also felt something was wrong.

"Miss Chu, what's wrong with Yuan Min? Why do you ask that? Isn't she supposed to be at Grandma Qi's place? Why did she come here?" Chu had too many questions to ask, and he knew that something must have happened. Looking anxiously at Chu Lixiang, he asked.

"Yeah, Li Xiang, what's going on? You asked Xiaolu to let me come here to wait for you. I haven't seen Yuanmin come here since I came here. What happened?" Uncle Bai revealed With a worried look, she didn't know what Chu Lixiang meant by asking, but seeing her anxious expression, she knew that something must have happened.

"I didn't see Yuanmin when I went there. Grandma Qi seemed to want me to see her on purpose. After I came out, I sneaked up on the roof and heard the conversation between Grandma Qi and Yuanmin. Grandma Qi locked Yuanmin away. Later, when the two of them quarreled, Granny Qi was very angry and beat Yuan Min. I don't know where she is now, I thought she would come here, but..." Chu Lixiang quickly explained the reason for this incident to them. I don't have much time to explain too much now, I can only call Yuan Min first.

"What?!" The three of them looked at Chu Lixiang with surprised eyes and shouted in unison. Chu was even more anxious and panicked, because she knew that Yuan Min was a person with strong self-esteem, and she loved to be in the wrong. If she couldn't think about it for a while, then... "No, I have to find her. This incident happened because of me. I must find her!" As he said that, he was about to run out, but Jun Feimo and Uncle Bai held him back.

"Calm down, Yuanmin will be fine, she's just a little sad that Grandma Qi hit her, she won't do anything stupid, your injury hasn't healed yet, you should rest well, we'll go find her, you don't have to worry about us We will definitely find her." Jun Feimo stared at Chu, hoping that he would have a calm head as before, and did not want him to use his righteousness.

"But she..." Chu looked at Jun Feimo who was pulling him and wanted to say something.

"No need, but Yuanmin is much more sensible now. I believe she is just angry for a while now. Just like His Highness said, she will be fine. You just wait here for news from us. We will go find her now, maybe She will come to see you in a while." Uncle Bai also persuaded the emotional Chu, not wanting his unhealed injury to recur.

He couldn't turn them around, so he had to reluctantly agree. At this time, Qiao Qiao also came back from dinner. Seeing them chattering, he was very puzzled, "Cousin! What are you doing? Is there something wrong?" said As she walked forward and supported Chu's arm, she asked, rolling her eyes to look at other people while asking.

"It's nothing, Ms. Qiao Qiao, please take care of your cousin here, we have to go out now, can you?" Jun Feimo didn't look at Qiao Qiao like before. After knowing the truth, he felt that she was a little pitiful for a while. , then looked at her with a smile and said softly, as gently as coaxing a child.

"Yes! Your Highness the Snake King!" Qiao Qiao nodded happily and agreed, then walked to the table and sat down while holding Chu's arm. Chu frowned and watched the three of them nod to each other, turned around and left , How could he wait here any longer? He was very anxious.

Qiao Qiao helped Chu pour a cup of tea and handed it to him. Chu didn't want Qiao Qiao to think too much, so he took the tea in her hand. Qiao Qiao put his arms on the table and dragged his chin as if thinking about something. Looking at her, he said, "Qiao Qiao, what's the matter with you? What's wrong?" He looked at her and asked in a low voice, suppressing his emotions.

Qiao Qiao pouted and looked at him sideways, then turned back, "Cousin, I miss my father..." As she spoke, her father's loving smile appeared in front of her eyes, and she never left his side. A sad expression suddenly appeared on his face.

Chu looked at Qiao Qiao's face, smiled at her and said, "Didn't you still say you want me to show you around the Snake Palace? Are you homesick now? It's a pity that I'm injured now, or I'll take you around... ..." Chu also felt a little sorry for Qiao Qiao, so many things happened when he first arrived, and he had no time to take care of her.

Qiao Qiao glanced at him again, then shook her head gently: "I think it's better to be my own home, the Snake Palace is too big and people here don't know each other," she said with a dejected look on her face, "Cousin , I want to go home! I don't want to stay here anymore..." She is a special person, so sometimes she will not listen to anyone's words when she is self-willed, and she wants to go back home right away.

"Qiao Qiao, I heard from my cousin that you have just arrived here, and now is not the time to go back. Wait for my cousin to write a letter to your father and ask him to pick you up, okay?" Chu was worried that Qiao Qiao would really leave immediately, He coaxed her and said that he also hoped that she could go back sooner, but now he really didn't have the heart to accompany her.

Qiao Qiao thought for a while, looked at Chu's face again, and nodded with her lips pouted. After thinking about it, she had spent such a lot of trouble coming here, and it would definitely not be easy to go back, so she agreed to Chu's suggestion, but she couldn't help it. Anxious to go home.

Chu looked at Qiao Qiao who was still unhappy, and tried his best to hold her hand with a smile and said, "Qiao Qiao, don't be unhappy, show your cousin a smile, you can't keep pouting with such a pretty face." , or you won't be pretty in the future..." Chu wanted to make her happy, as if he was comforting his own heart.

"Cousin is the best! I like cousin the most!" Looking at Chu's smiling face, Qiao Qiao jumped into his arms happily and said, Chu was used to her sudden movements, and patted her with a smile back, comforting her like a brother to a sister, but he didn't know that Yuan Min saw all this.

Yuan Min hid behind a flower tree, watching Chu and Qiao Qiao embrace each other, his face flushed with anger, tears streaming down his face, he didn't know who to confide in the grievance in his heart, originally he wanted to run away Yes, but I can always worry about him, so I came here to see him, never thought of him, but there is a beauty by my side, for a while, she didn't know where to go, she didn't want to go back to Grandma Qi, and she felt that she was superfluous here , she backed away slowly, turned around and ran towards the gate of the palace. Chu's small courtyard was the closest to the gate of the palace.

Grandma Qi was wandering around in the hall, very anxious. I wondered if Chu Lixiang had found Yuan Min. When she was in a hurry, Xiaolu ran in, "Grandma Qi, Grandma Qi..." shouted and got angry He ran in panting.

"Xiaolu, what's the matter? Did you find Ms. Yuanmin? Where is she?" Granny Qi asked eagerly while holding Xiaolu's arm, hoping that they really found Yuanmin and came to report to her.

Xiaolu panted heavily and shook her head, "No...no, Miss Lixiang asked...let me tell you, they searched all over the place where Miss Snake Palace Yuanmin might go...Let me tell you first You..." Xiaolu finally finished speaking, and she was also very anxious about where Yuan Min went.

"What?! Have you found it yet? It's all my fault, it's all my fault,

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