Chapter 158 Encountering the Mysterious Man Again

"You, aren't you worried that my hands will be ruined?" Yongqi gently brushed his index finger across the tip of her nose. "Aren't you worried that I'll get tired?"

Xiao Yanzi shook her head, looking at Yongqi with admiration, "My husband is so amazing, how could he possibly get tired? Besides, my husband said that I am your whole world, so how could I possibly get tired?"

After hearing this, Yongqi looked at Xiaoyanzi with a meaningful gaze, "So you remember everything I said so clearly?"

"Of course! I'll definitely remember what my husband says." Little Swallow looked quite proud. "Then, husband, since I remember so many of your words, do you have any reward for me?"

Yongqi nodded, but then sighed, "I don't have anyone to take. If you need someone, come and get them yourself once you've fully recovered."

Little Swallow's face turned bright red upon hearing this. "You're so annoying!"

Yongqi grinned mischievously, "So, you don't want this reward?"

“Of course I want to.” Little Swallow nodded immediately, then lifted Yongqi’s chin and whispered with a smile, “But I want to be on top, and I’ll do everything…”

He usually did the work on top, but this time, it's her turn.

"Alright, then I'll be waiting for you, Madam, to enjoy this feast."

"Oh dear, alright, let's hurry up and change our clothes and go out." Xiao Yanzi tried to push Yongqi away and change her clothes herself, but Yongqi picked her up instead. "With me here, how can I let my wife get tired? I'll help you change."

"My husband, you are only allowed to change your clothes, you are not allowed to do anything else." If you do anything else, then we definitely won't be able to get out today.

Yongqi nodded, "Okay, I won't do anything else." Even if he really wanted to do something else now, Xiaoyanzi's health wouldn't allow it.

After Yongqi helped them both change their clothes, he carried Xiaoyanzi out the door.

Consort Yu watched the two leave Yonghe Palace and didn't know what to say. Meanwhile, Mianhua and Mianyao had already eaten lunch and were taking a nap.

After the two got into the carriage, Xiao Yanzi remained sitting on Yongqi's lap, held in his arms. Yongqi wrapped her hands in his own, asking, "Are you cold?"

“With my husband here, I’m naturally not cold.” The two leaned close to each other, listening to each other’s heartbeats.

Xiao Shunzi and Xiao Guizi, who were driving the carriage outside, were already freezing like dogs.

Xiao Shunzi and Xiao Guizi: We have to catch the bus in the cold wind, and we also have to eat your dog food. We're having such a hard time.

The guards outside the carriage: Let's pretend we don't exist!

"Master, we've arrived at Huibinlou." Upon hearing Xiao Shunzi's voice, Yongqi picked up Xiao Yanzi and got out of the carriage, heading towards Huibinlou.

Upon entering the Huibinlou restaurant, Liu Hong naturally recognized the two people. She saw Xiao Yanzi, who was wrapped up like a dumpling in Yongqi's arms, pop out and say, "Liu Hong, it's quite lively here."

"Isn't this all thanks to your good fortune? Are you going to the rooms upstairs, or staying here?"

“Of course we should enjoy ourselves here with the people!” Xiao Yanzi immediately asked Yongqi to carry her to a table to sit down.

After the two sat down, Xiao Yanzi looked at Liu Hong and said, "Liu Hong, you go ahead with your work. We'll get whatever we need ourselves."

"Alright, then please make yourselves at home." Liu Hong went to greet the other guests, but the other guests' eyes kept glancing at Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi.

"My lord, it seems everyone is quite curious about us."

"Your name is circulating in the martial arts world, everyone must be curious."

The young couple sat chatting idly, unaware that a pair of eyes were watching them from another direction. "Finally, I've been waiting for them."

"Master, don't be impulsive." If you act impulsively now, won't all the plans you made before be ruined?

"But I really can't wait any longer." It had been a while since they last met, and unexpectedly, Xiao Yanzi's figure had become more and more attractive under Yongqi's care.

"Go, find a way to create chaos, I need to take her away."

However, although he really wanted to do something, he didn't want to harm Xiao Yanzi's body, so he just wanted to take Xiao Yanzi away and have a meal with her alone.

"But Master, what if we get discovered..." Most importantly, what if we get caught on the spot?

"To go or not to go?" This soul-searching question left him speechless.

"Master, I'll go right away."

After a while, the candles in Huibinlou went out one by one, making the place somewhat dim. The area where Xiaoyanzi and Yongqi were sitting was even darker. "Xiaoyanzi, don't be afraid."

Yongqi held Xiaoyanzi tightly, unwilling to let go, "With my husband here, I naturally have nothing to fear."

In the darkness, he naturally had no idea that they would still be stuck together at a time like this.

Five darts flew towards Yongqi. Yongqi intended to hold Xiaoyanzi and block the darts by himself, but Xiaoyanzi suddenly pushed him away, saying, "Yongqi, be careful."

In that very instant, Xiao Yanzi was taken away by someone who covered her face with a handkerchief laced with sleeping pills.

"Little Swallow!" When the lights came back on, Yongqi had been hit in the left arm by a dart, which was also poisoned. Fortunately, it wasn't a high-grade poison, and Yongqi could handle it himself. But Little Swallow had been taken away, which was bad.

"Master, it is my dereliction of duty." Although a guard had followed them out, who could have imagined that they had all been drugged? This was a disgrace.

Although Xiao Yanzi and Yongqi had previously researched ways to resist this drug, the person behind it all used a different drug each time, making it impossible for them to defend against it once again.

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At that moment, Yongqi, downstairs, had no idea that the little swallow he longed for was lying in a room upstairs.

As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place.

Even though Yongqi immediately ordered the Huibinlou restaurant to be sealed off in search of Xiaoyanzi, they still couldn't find her.

By the time Little Swallow woke up, it was already 7 PM.

"It's you again." It was the mysterious man who claimed to be his savior, whom he had met at the Summer Palace two years ago.

"Sit down and have something to eat. This food was made by your people; it should suit your taste."

Xiao Yanzi glanced around and naturally recognized that this was the second floor of Huibinlou Restaurant. "Why hasn't Yongqi come looking for us?"

"He came looking for you, but they didn't recognize you..."

"What's the meaning?"

"It's alright to tell you, I just changed your clothes and put a human skin mask on you..."

When she heard the sound of changing clothes, Xiao Yanzi noticed that her clothes had been changed. "You..."

"Don't worry, I had my maid change it for you."

Little Swallow looked at him coldly, "So what exactly is your purpose?"

He waved his hand. "Didn't I tell you? I just wanted to have a meal with you alone, but who knew he would keep such a close eye on you? I finally managed to get this opportunity, and I was worried you'd feel uncomfortable, so I made sure you ate with me on your own turf..."

"Oh right, I haven't had a chance to introduce myself yet. My name is Su Jiarong..."

"Don't worry, as long as you finish this meal with me, I'll let you out immediately."

Little Swallow still felt something was amiss. "If it's just about having a meal, why not just show up and say it openly? Why resort to this method?"

Su Jiarong pouted, "Your husband sees everyone as a rival in love. If I show up, do you think he'll still agree?"