The Fourth Lady

Chapter 54 Obtained in a Dream

Murong Jingxuan didn't think that he would hear such a story from Qingyan's mouth. Rather than

saying it was dream, it was better to call it a story, a story that no one would believe.

But for some reason, he was willing to believe this story. Perhaps in the unseen world of spirits, the one

called Qilian Qingyan was carefully protecting this girl in front of him.

"I know you won't believe what I said, because I also don't believe it's real." When Qingyan looked to

Murong Jingxuan, she reluctantly shook her head. "You probably think I'm insane to have said

something like that, but I'm not insane, in fact my mind is very clear."

Murong Jingxuan tightly grasped her hand and pulled her into an embrace, "I believe you."

His words involuntarily made Qingyan widen her eyes. In her mind, she knew very well that this was a

lie; a lie that she didn't need to bring full circle in the future with more lies. Rather than saying Qilian

Qingyan was her past incarnation, it was better to say that everything was just a dream.

Because Qilian Qingyan has already disappeared from this world, completely disappeared without

leaving a single trace.

"Why would you believe what I said? Or rather, you should think I'm a liar." Qingyan lifted her head up

to face him. Perhaps that warm embrace made her feel a bit at ease.

"I know it was a dream." Murong Jingxuan gazed at her as he stroked her delicate black hair, "The first

time you were poisoned, I just knew that you must have experienced a nightmare."

Although he didn't know what kind of nightmare the woman in her dreams experienced, but through

Qingyan's expressions, he could vividly feel it. Moreover, it was more intense than before."

"Murong Jingxuan, you really shouldn't believe what I say." Qingyan looked to him and held his cheeks,

"Are you not worried that I might be a messenger of death here to take your life."

Murong Jingxuan fixedly gazed at her and shook his head, "Little Yan'er, if you're willing, whether it's

heaven or hell, I'm willing to accompany you for life."

Lifelong companion, this promise seemed too heavy. Neither of them could predict what's to come in

the future, especially since she was still living at the Su manor.

Su Yun was still stationed at Qinzhou; for the time being, he has yet to return.

But one of these days, she will let the entire Su manor fall into pieces.

"Murong Jingxuan, this promise is too heavy of a burden." Qingyan look to him, slowly speaking, "I

once thought of marrying someone that will stay by my side all my life, but this person, for their entire

life, can only love me. The love I want is 'eternal devotion*', can you give me that?"

(*TN: The original phrase here was 'one life, one generation, one pair')

Eternal devotion, even when she became Su Qingyan, she still longed for this kind of love. Weisheng

Junmo could give his life to only love her alone, but could Murong Jingxuan do it?"

"If this is the love you want, then why would I not fulfill it?" Murong Jingxuan let out a gentle smile, "I'm

willing to give you my eternal love."

Murong Jingxuan originally didn't plan on marrying anyone. His father the Wenxuan King also gave his

life to loving his mother, Zhongli Jingshu. He married Zhuo Yuping, only because he had a debt to

repay. But for him, he would never marry a woman he didn't love for the sake of repaying a debt.

Eternal devotion was also the type of love he longed for.

He'd once thought of taking the hand of the person he liked and tread through thousand miles of

mountains and rivers. Together with him, travel the world hand in hand.

But he knew Xuanyuan Yuzhen's dream, and he was willing to help Xuanyuan Yuzhen seize that

throne, even if Hongjia Emperor was currently still very healthy. He was willing to temporarily give up

on that goal for Xuanyuan Yuzhen.

If there comes a day, where he could give up on these lands, then he was willing to take his beloved

and roam the world together.

"Jingxuan, once this kind of promise becomes set in stone, you can only have me as your woman."

When Qingyan looked to him, she still had a serious look. "Will you really not regret it? If when the time

comes, and you start to regret, I've said it before, I'm not some good person."

"Silly girl" Murong Jingxuan spoke as he held up her hand, "I, Murong Jingxuan, is wholeheartedly

willing to give up on all the ladies in the world for you."

When Qingyan heard this, she felt reassured for some reason. She wrapped her arms around his waist

and rested her head on his chest. "Murong Jingxuan, I've said that I'm not a good person, if one day

you find some other girl, I will kill all those girls."

Murong Jingxuan lowered his head onto hers, "Don't worry, if such a day does come, then I will cripple

myself."

At that moment, Qingyan suddenly felt that if there was someone willing to share her burdens in this

life, it wasn't a bad thing.

Especially since this young man was her once best friend's son.

"The seven toxins, I've already dispatched people to look for it for you. What kind of plan do you have

next? I will help you complete them one by one."

Qingyan smiled, shaking her head. "The most important thing right now is to see how Ning Siyao will

act. But I remember that recently Su manor is having its annual incense burning ceremony. It should be

at Ganyun Mountain's Ganyun Temple."

Murong Jingxuan listened to Qingyan and nodded, "This is Su manor's yearly tradition. It's to pray for

Su Yun, who's far away in Qinzhou."

"This I know." Qingyan stood up and walked up next to the window, "If I'm guessing right, Chai Yiyun

and Ning Siyao both want to pick this time to act. As for who will act first, I don't know."

After all, anything could happen on the moutain road on the way to Ganyun Mountain. However, she

never liked the unexpected, that's why this time there won't be anything unexpected either.

"Do you need me to send someone to protect you?" Murong Jingxuan smiled as he stared at her

gazing out the window.

Qingyan watched as the sky gradually grew dark and smiled, "No need, towards the trip to Ganyun

Temple, I still have a way to deal with it. Right now, I just need to think about how to deal with granny

Ruo."

"That old servant puts in quite the effort for Ning Siyao." Murong Jingxuan lied down on the reclining

chair and casually spoke. "When you go to Ganyun Temple to offer incense, I'll look after everything in

the capital for you. Come find me if there's anything you need help with."

"Naturally I'll look for you if something happens." Qingyan turned around to Murong Jingxuan with a

smile, "Ning Siyao wants to kill me through granny Ruo. So why don't I beat her at her own game and

send her daughter to the fire pits. After all, Yihonglou, that place, I also know very well.

Yihonglou is Donghe's largest brothel. It's said that there's no customers Yihonglou won't accept. Plus,

the girls there were all skilled in the four arts; they're said to be first rate 'Jieyu' flowers*. Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

(*TN: A phrase to describe woman that not only were pretty, but also smart and understanding. Deng

Yan was also described as such.)

However, perhaps no one knows that Yiyhonglou was divided into six ranks. Among them, the women

of the lowest rank could only serve those men that only had pennies to their name. And most

importantly, those kind of men didn't understand how to be delicate*. If a customer had a request, one

girl could serve ten people at the same time.

(*TN: This idiom means more along the lines of being able to sympathize with the fate of being a

woman, and to cherish a woman's feelings.)

As for the lowest ranked women, when they died, their bodies were thrown into a pile and fed to the

birds and beasts.

Most importantly, women that were unwilling to serve customers, according to the rules, were demoted

down the ranks one by one. And this rule was once set by Su Qingyan.

Ning Siyao, since you want to court disaster, then I will grant you that wish.

When the time comes, you won't even have a place to cry.