After rebirth, the Queen of Madness has gone against the will of Heaven

Chapter 475 Lover's Stone

Seeing the two of them enter, a shopkeeper in his forties or fifties hurriedly came forward and said, "Greetings, Master, and Madam."

Yu Qingli felt a little embarrassed, and Murong Yan leaned over to whisper in her ear, "If you want to act, you have to do it in full."

Yu Qingli glared at him secretly and returned the greeting leisurely. It seemed that Murong Yan had come to this Stone Story before, otherwise the shopkeeper would not have greeted them so politely. However, the things in this store are indeed good, and each piece can be considered a treasure.

Murong Yanhui put his arm around Yu Qingli's slender waist and took advantage of her openly, saying jokingly, "If you like, just take a few to play with. They are yours after all."

"Since these are things from the store, they must be recorded in the account. How can you just take them away? Master Qi, if all businesses were run like you, even those wealthy families wouldn't be able to afford the compensation."

When the shopkeeper heard this, he thought that this lady was also good at business, no wonder the master cherished her so much. Although this woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent, who doesn't like a smart and clever woman? Those canary Yings who were locked in cages all day long would only find it boring after seeing them for a long time.

The shopkeeper was also smart. He quickly stepped forward and said, "Madam, what you said makes sense. However, the boss usually doesn't take these things. He probably brought Madam here today because he was happy. That's why..."

"Alright, why do you need to butt in when my wife and I are talking?" Murong Yan replied, looking somewhat dissatisfied. "Manager Bai, I brought this person here today just to make you familiar with my face. But you know my temper. If you contradict me, I can still give you some leeway. But if you accidentally offend my wife, then you'll have to watch out for your life!"

The shopkeeper Bai immediately said respectfully, "I understand."

Yu Qingli rolled her eyes at Murong Yan and replied, "Just now you said that this shop was a gift to me, and now you're yelling at my people. In the final analysis, you still don't really want to give the shop to me, right?"

"Look at you, you're so quick to protect your kid. Why don't you show your protectiveness to me once or twice? I didn't scold you too much. If you don't like it, I'll just let you do as you please from now on."

Shopkeeper Bai was secretly surprised. This lady didn't look very good. Why was this boss, who was not too bad in all aspects, so afraid of her?

Shopkeeper Bai had no idea that Murong Yanhui was not afraid of Yu Qingli, and his compromise was only because he loved this woman.

Yu Qingli looked around and her eyes fell on a transparent, gloomy and ancient white jade ruyi. Unlike ordinary ruyi, this small jade ruyi was only the size of a copper coin, but it was exquisite and interesting. There was a small hole drilled in the jade handle, which should be reserved for wearing.

Yu Qingli felt as if the blood in her body was about to freeze. She actually saw this jade ruyi here, which reminded her of the nine months of pregnancy when she never even saw her daughter.

At the beginning, she also gave this jade ruyi to the child, but the jade ruyi was bought by Murong Feng to please her. He said that this piece of mutton-fat jade had its own shape and did not have even the slightest impurity. Although it was a little small, it was very rare, so he gave it to her to play with.

Yu Qingli even remembered how happy she was when she received this thing. She thought that the man who gave it to her must have wanted everything to go well for her.

Sure enough, just one month after she got the jade ruyi, she became pregnant. She was ecstatic at the time, thinking that it was the good luck brought by the jade ruyi. She specially ordered someone to engrave the child's name on the ruyi, thinking that she could hang it around her child's neck in the future to ensure him a safe and happy life.

As a result, although the Ruyi is still there, everything has changed.

Yu Qingli was almost about to cry, her heart ached to the extreme, the scene at that time was still vivid in her mind, she vaguely remembered that one day a child broke into the cold palace, she saw the jade ruyi hanging around the child's neck, she thought it was her own child, she just wanted to be intimate with the child, but she never expected to be seen by Zhen Fei who came after her, and she actually ordered people to beat her with a stick.

Her fingers are connected to her heart. When her fingers were clamped to a bloody mess by the clamps, her heart was completely dead. Since then, her hands have been disabled. Not to mention playing the piano, she couldn't even do simple things like holding chopsticks.

Yu Qingli was breathless from all the oppression in the past. She took a step back involuntarily, and the sadness in her eyes was so deep that it could not be dispelled.

A pair of strong hands hugged Yu Qingli's shoulders, and a gentle voice sounded from her ears, "Lili, what's wrong?"

"nothing."

Yu Qingli came back to her senses. What happened yesterday was like yesterday’s death, and what happened today was like today’s birth!

The only thing she felt sorry for in her previous life was the child who was taken away before he was even out of the cradle. The person she cared about the most was also the child. Now that she thought about it, the jade ruyi must have been taken away from the child by Murong Feng and given to Zhenfei's offspring.

How could she give something that belonged to her child to someone else?

Murong Yanhui sensed Yu Qingli's unstable aura, and her heart must have been in turmoil. He didn't know why, but seeing her eyes fixed on the small jade ruyi, he couldn't help but say, "If Lili likes this jade ruyi, just take it away. But Lili, you really have a child's mind. This is only suitable for children..."

Murong Yanhui paused, his eyes burning with passion as he looked at Yu Qingli. A child? If Lili was willing to give birth to a child for him, then he would be willing to give her not only this jade ruyi but even the stars in the sky.

Yu Qingli was not in the mood to pay attention to Murong Yanhui at this moment. Her thoughts were still stuck in that distant but painful memory. The expressions of these two people at this moment made Manager Bai secretly speculate. It seemed that the boss still had no children. However, seeing that the lady was in such poor health, it seemed that she would have difficulty in giving birth.

Shopkeeper Bai suddenly thought of a place and couldn't help but say, "Boss, Madam, having children is a matter of fate. If it's not there, you can't force it. But to the east of the imperial city there's a Lover's Mountain with a Lover's Stone on it. There's also a Fertility Guanyin Temple nearby. It's said to be very effective. People in the city who don't have children can make a wish. It's said that if they carve their names on the Lover's Stone and then worship at the Guanyin Temple, they'll naturally be able to have a loving couple and many children."

Murong Yanhui's eyes flashed, "This is a good place, Lili. We have nothing to do right now, why don't we go to the mountain and join in the fun?"

Yu Qingli hesitated for a moment, nodded in agreement, and the four of them prepared to go up the mountain for a tour. Murong Yanhui had someone prepare a sedan chair early. After all, the woman Yu Qingli was pretending to be was weak and sickly. If she really climbed to the top of the mountain, it would be hard to guarantee that she would not arouse suspicion.

After leaving "A Story of the Stone", Murong Yanhui and his men headed eastwards. Along the way, they encountered a group of government troops who were holding Yu Qingli's portrait and posting it everywhere, still claiming to the outside world that she was a bandit.

Murong Yanhui, Yu Qingli and the others went to enjoy the scenery leisurely, while Tang Yi led a group of guards in the direction of Canghe.

At this time, in a village a hundred miles outside the imperial city, the soldiers were questioning and investigating Tang Yi in detail. Tang Yi had a sullen expression on his face, and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry.

Soon, Commander Jian came trotting over and shook his head, "Your Highness, I've asked everyone in this village, and no one says they've seen the Saintess or the King of Yan."

Tang Yi's face darkened, "Keep going!"

As he spoke, Tang Yi had already jumped onto his horse. Seeing Commander Jian still standing there, he couldn't help but ask sharply, "What else?"

Commander Jian said tremblingly, "Your Highness, His Majesty has already issued an order for you to return to the palace as soon as possible. There are many things to do in the court, so it's better to leave such a small matter as finding someone to your subordinates!"

Tang Yi looked down at him, "With my father in charge of the court, what big things can happen? Jian Ping, you are my confidant, so you naturally know that this Saintess's status is special. Whoever obtains the Saintess will obtain the world. Do you really want me to hand over this world to someone else with my own hands?"

"My subordinates dare not!"

"I don't think you'd dare! Alright, stop talking nonsense and just chase after them as quickly as possible!"

Commander Jian said nothing more and followed Tang Yi to mount the horse and continue to move towards Canghe. He was also a criminal at this time. The saint was released from under his nose last night. Now, he was transferred from a commander of the Royal Guard to an ordinary guard beside the prince. This gap was really unbearable.

Now Jian Ping only hopes to find the Saint and others as soon as possible so that he can atone for his sins.

Then Murong Yanhui and Yu Qingli arrived at Lover's Mountain together. Sure enough, the mountain was shrouded in clouds and mist, and was bustling with people. It seemed that what Manager Bai said was true, and this place was indeed very popular.

Yu Qingli got off the sedan chair and hiked up the mountain with Murong Yanhui. The scenery along the way was quite nice. They talked and laughed, and gradually forgot some of the bad things they had remembered from "A Dream of Red Mansions".

In a short while, they arrived at the top of the mountain, where they saw a huge rock standing on top. The place where the rock stood was steep and dangerous, with an unfathomable cliff below. The surrounding area was all made of hard rocks, without a single blade of grass or tree.

"Didn't Shopkeeper Bai say that as long as you carve your name on the Lover's Stone, your relationship will last forever? But there's not even room to stand next to the Lover's Stone, let alone carve something on it. How can an ordinary person even get up there?"

Xiluo said with some dissatisfaction, secretly blaming the shopkeeper for not explaining clearly.

Changkong on the side coolly took over the conversation and said, "If you want to go up, how about I give you a ride?"

Xiluo's ears flushed. "Why would I go up there? Besides, our kung fu skills are similar, so why would I need you to send me off?"

Yu Qingli saw all this and couldn't help but find it a little funny. She stepped forward and teased Xiluo, "Changkong is right. If you want to go up and carve the words, just let Changkong go up with you."

"Miss, even you are teasing me."

"I'm not teasing you. Don't forget that there's a prince who's eagerly waiting to marry you!"