Chapter Seventeen: The Old Heaven, Her Bedroom Had a Secret Chamber

  As expected, after the model was made, Empress Feng Yann was overjoyed, and the construction of the waterwheel began immediately.

  "Young master, the emperor has entrusted you with full authority over the construction of the Thousand Carp Pond, it's a great honor." Green Bamboo brought in tea and saw Qi Lin still fiddling with the waterwheel, holding an account book and calculating something. She handed the tea to Qi Lin and said softly, "Young master, have some tea."

  Put down the book, rub your eyes, take a sip of tea. Just as I was about to continue calculating, I found that this tea is not quite the same. Looked at the cup and said, "Green Bamboo, you go to sleep first, Ben Gong wants to look at it alone, with someone by my side, I couldn't calm down."

  Lu Zhū had no choice but to retreat, originally wanting to say something more, but Qí Lín seemed not to be joking.

  After Qing Zhu left, Qi Lin continued to calculate those models as if nothing had happened, until she heard the sound of drinking tea coming from behind her.

  "It seems the young master is in good health." Playing with his teacup, Bai Qianyan continued, "And very serious too."

  "Don't worry about me, I'm fine, not dead yet." Qilin didn't even turn her head, continuing with what she was doing.

  The two of them remained silent like this until Zhi Lin's eyes were sore and she finally put down the things in her hand, lifted up her tea cup to take a sip, only to find that it was empty. She looked at Bai Qian Han again, he was resting with his eyes closed, propping up his chin with one hand.

  It was the first time she saw him sleeping so quietly in front of her, and Qilin suddenly felt strange. Wasn't he supposed to be highly vigilant? Didn't he worry that someone would suddenly come in?

  Hiss, hiss, hiss, it turns out that even Iron Man can rust sometimes.

  Qilin walked in front of Bai Qianye, quietly looking at his handsome face, his long eyelashes drooping down, his complexion somewhat pale. Had he fallen ill? Even when he was just resting, he still furrowed his brow, and she raised her hand to smooth out his eyebrows.

  "What have you been busy with all day?" she whispered, suddenly covering her mouth, what if someone heard?

  Who would have thought that just as she was worried about this, her hand was suddenly grabbed, scaring Qi Lin to take a step back, but she was pulled over by one pull, and with a tight waist, she was already lying in Bai Qianye's arms.

  "Bang bang bang."

  The rapid heartbeat made her feel a little feverish, blinking her eyes staring at Bai Qianye, nervously saying "You... what are you doing?"

  "Never mind." Letting go of Qilin, he smiled slightly.

  But his behavior made Zilin feel a bit strange, originally thought he would tease her a bit, but didn't. Was it still about the incident that day with Jie Ti? How annoying, when did she start paying attention to these small things?

  Shake off those thoughts and pretend to be nonchalant while looking at the notebook.

  Bai Qian's eyes quietly watched Qi Lin, his chest feeling stifled, causing him to slightly furrow his brow, and he reached up with one hand to rub his chest.

  It seemed like Zilin had forgotten about what happened that day, and his nonchalant attitude only made him appear more concerned.

  But it's a bit annoying.

  "Has he ever come to see me during those few days when I was sick?"

  She wasn't completely without impression, it was just too vague, she just couldn't think of it no matter what.

  I just want to ask now.

  "En." A soft hum was enough of an answer.

  But this voice made Qilin's heart feel a lump, her hands kept rubbing back and forth, and she walked to the front of Bai Qiyan with an awkward smile.

  Bai Qianyan naturally understood what Qi Lin wanted to do. This was her way of dealing with awkward questions.

  "Huh? Me? I've been sleeping all along, hehe." Qilin seemed to be muttering to herself "What did Lüzhú say... I didn't do anything special."

  "No." Baek Cheon-ah smiled faintly and continued as he saw the relieved smile on Ji Lin's face, "It's just..."

  "What's going on?" Zhi Lin's heart leapt into her throat as soon as she heard it.

  The reaction wasn't bad, Bai Qianyan smiled slightly and continued "You said you like me. Willing to do anything for me."

  Is this a confession? Qilin only felt her face heat up, and in a panic, she wanted to leave, but was caught by Bai Qiyan's hand.

  "Then you kissed me, I pushed you away, but you didn't allow it, and kept sticking to me." Every time he said a sentence, he could see Qilin's different expressions. For example, now Qilin was already tearfully speechless. He leaned in close to Qilin's ear and asked "Do you want me to continue?"

  No no no.

  Qilin's head shook like a bell.

  "Cough... I clearly told you my name." With a somewhat disappointed shake of the head, sure enough, Qilin's curious eyes immediately appeared in front of her, and with a slight smile said "Kiss me once and I'll tell you."

  Speechless, she rolled her eyes "Cut it out, how could I possibly ask that question, and how could you possibly tell me."

  Bai Qianyan.

  "My name is Baek Cheon-yeon, and I am the second prince of the previous dynasty."

  Shouldn't she be surprised? Or shouldn't there be some kind of reaction? But she was surprisingly calm, as if he were saying hello to herself.

  "I...I..." He lifted his hand to wipe the corner of Bai Qian's mouth, and Qi Lin felt a little flustered as she watched the bloodstain slide down. Concerned, Qi Lin asked, "What's wrong?"

  "Are you worried about me?" Holding Zilin's hand, he said softly "I'm going to die soon."

  Uh... Qi Lin was stunned, quietly staring at Bai Qianyun, opening her mouth but unable to say anything.

  Just as Jill's eyes began to mist over, Bai Qianyan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and laughed brightly, saying "Gotcha."

  Why don't you just die?!

  Just as they were about to open their mouths to scold, a disordered footsteps sounded at the door, and the two exchanged a glance, remaining silent.

  "General Qin, you have come here in the dead of night, I wonder what brings you."

  The sound of green bamboo came from outside the door, unexpectedly it was Qin Xiao, Qi Lin immediately thought that he had come for Bai Qianyu, but when she turned her head, Bai Qianyu was already gone. Just as she thought he had left again, a creaking sound suddenly came from the inner room, and when she rushed in to take a look, she was frightened.

  Bai Qianye didn't know where she touched, but her bed suddenly started spinning. The back of the bed actually had a secret door, and Bai Qianye gave her a look before crawling inside. After he went in, the bed returned to its original state.

  This scene made Qilin's eyes widen, there was a secret room in her own bedroom?! When did this happen? How could she not know about it?!

  "Little Master Hong Xue, Qin Xiao came visiting in the middle of the night, please forgive me, but why did Qin Xiao chase an assassin here???"

  "Bamboo, don't block General Qin."

  Lu Zhū was slightly stunned, Qí Lín's voice sounded very calm, hadn't she rested yet? However, her actions weren't slow either, she walked forward and opened the door, making a welcoming gesture.

  "Excuse me." Qin Xiao waved his hand and ordered in a stern voice, "Search."

  "Wait."

  Everyone stopped and looked towards the house, only to see Qilin holding an account book walking out from the inner room.

  "See the young master." Qin Xiao said with a bow of his fists.

  "Hong Xue has met General Qin." Qi Lin was also straightforward, hurriedly returned the courtesy, glanced at the incoming Imperial Guards, and smiled slightly: "General Qin, just go through the motions, but don't damage those models, they're very difficult to complete."

  After finishing speaking, he ordered all the palace staff: "Everyone listen, go back and open the door of the house, so that General Qin can search for it, don't miss the big thing."

  He immediately stepped aside and said "please".

  Qin Xiao nodded to let everyone search, he chased the assassin all the way here, originally Qin Quan Xuan was the most suspicious place, but now it seems like he misunderstood, suddenly his eyes glanced, and saw the bloodstain on Qi Lin's fingertips.

  It seemed as if she felt Qin Xiao's gaze, and Qi Lin subconsciously moved her hand, but found the action to be quite foolish, and her heart panicked.

  What's going on?! Qin Xiao is always meticulous in his thinking and will definitely be suspicious.

  "Is the young master injured?"

  As expected, Qin Xiao had already become suspicious.

  "This is...". She hadn't thought of a response yet. Originally she wanted to answer "yes", but where could she find any signs of injury on her body?

  Qilin's evasiveness made Qin Xiao even more suspicious, and her willingness to let people search now seemed a bit like she was trying to cover something up.

  Damn it, how should I answer? Should I bite my tongue or take advantage of the situation and make some wounds on my body?

  Wait a minute, she's a woman, isn't it simple?

  After making up her mind, Qi Lin's face turned red, and she lowered her head in embarrassment, hiding her hands in her sleeves, casting her gaze towards the green bamboo.

  "Has the young master been in contact with someone? Or...?"

  "No." He lowered his head in embarrassment, and his answer sounded a bit hasty.

  Qin Xiao wanted to say something else, but was blocked by Green Bamboo in front of him.

  "General Qin, some things are better left unasked." Green Bamboo's face grew hot as she continued, "You should understand."

  "I don't understand, please enlighten me, young master." Qin Xiao had a righteous and proper demeanor, but he didn't comprehend Green Bamboo's words.

  Lu Zhū's face turned even redder upon hearing this, then transformed into anger as she glared at Qín Xiāo: "Are you really not understanding or just pretending not to understand?"

  "Please enlighten me, young master."

  "You!"

  "Green bamboo, don't be rude." Seeing Green Bamboo about to explode, Qi Lin stepped forward to stop her, gesturing for Green Bamboo not to make things difficult for Qin Xiao.

  Lu Zhú could only helplessly nod, gave a white eye to Qín Xiāo, walked forward, whispered a few words in his ear, and Qín Xiāo's face slowly turned red from calmness, hastily retreating a step back.

  "Let General Qin laugh at me." Seeing that Qin Xiao understood, Qi Lin hastily said a polite phrase.

  After a cup of tea, all the Imperial Guards came to explain that they hadn't found any suspicious places. Qin Xiao had just heard about the awkward situation and naturally didn't want to investigate further, so he quickly left with the Imperial Guards.

  Then Qilin said she was tired and wanted to rest, so she retreated all the people.

  She turned off the light, walked to the bed and examined it carefully, tapping here and there, touching everything that could possibly be a mechanism, but nothing happened, she was beginning to doubt her own eyes.

  This is impossible, this is unscientific, how can it be impossible?

  Qilin sat on the bed with a somewhat dejected look, and suddenly fell onto the bed. Her foot accidentally kicked the bed frame, and to her surprise, the bed started moving at that moment. Qilin was startled and quickly sat up, looking around alertly. After the bed stopped moving, Qilin jumped off the bed and examined the bed frame carefully, but found nothing unusual about it. She had also kicked it many times before without anything happening.

  Forget it, she walked quickly to the back door and knocked lightly on the door. The door was still quiet, should I also kick it? After thinking about it, Qilin finally lifted her foot to prepare for a kick, but before she kicked the door open, it opened by itself.

  The door was open, and Qilin was still hesitating whether or not to go in, but her body had already taken action, that is to say, she had already gone in.

  I thought there would be a simple bed and desk setup, but as soon as I walked in, I saw a bamboo screen with faint white smoke rising from behind it, filling the entire room with a subtle medicinal scent that seemed familiar.

  "Come in."

  Bai Qianye's voice sounded a bit lazy, as if he had just woken up.

  "What's this?"

  "What's wrong?"

  "What's wrong?" Hearing Bai Qianye inhale a breath of cold air, Qi Lin was anxious and rushed over without caring about anything else.

  "Ah."

  Splashing

  "Huh? Gulu."

  She had just rushed in and her foot had stepped on empty space, and she suddenly fell into a warm water pool. Qi Lin was originally unprepared, and when she got nervous, she choked on several mouthfuls of water. Suddenly, someone supported her under the armpits and lifted her up.