Tang Yi: "Where is Huaiyuan?" He felt it was unlikely.

If he has traveled a long distance, he will definitely need to rest well when he gets home.

However, Qiu Yan has an extraordinary amount of energy.

Because Qiu Yan's whereabouts were always unpredictable, he wanted to find out her exact location from Qiu Dayu so he could start looking for her.

Qiu Dayu: "Xiaoyan has so many businesses, how would I know?"

Tang Yi remained motionless, staring silently at Qiu Dayu until Qiu Dayu felt his scalp tingle.

"Not going to help? Qiu Dayu, have you thought this through? You're refusing the county magistrate!"

Tang Yi wanted to use his official power to suppress [the unrest].

However, Qiu Dayu was not afraid of him at all.

"Lord Tang, you are being unreasonable. With this much effort, you might have already found Xiao Yan."

"Tang Yi." At this moment, Song Jiao stepped forward.

"Never mind, don't make things difficult for him." It seems he really doesn't know.

Song Jiao's gaze lingered on Qiu Dayu's face for a fleeting moment, and the faint smile in her eyes sent chills down Qiu Dayu's spine.

Immediately afterwards, Song Jiao said:

Is the second young lady at home?

Since Qiu Yan had just returned last night, and since it was only a few days until Lunar New Year's Eve, Song Jiao thought that Qiu Yan wouldn't stay out for long.

So today, she thought she would go to the Qiu family's house.

During this time, she has also been teaching Qiu Ling'er to play the zither on and off.

It was precisely because the second young lady wanted to learn that Song Jiao also enjoyed playing music with her to relax.

However, as the year drew to a close, the second daughter practiced the zither less.

"They're not here either. Ling'er and Xiao Yan went to Huaiyuan together." Qiu Dayu shook his head.

"It's alright, I'll go to the Qiu family's house and wait for her."

"Perfect timing! I have a fine seven-stringed zither here that I'd like to give to the Second Miss as a New Year's gift. I'd also like to see her. When you go home later, could you give me a ride?"

"This..." Qiu Dayu shook his head, facing Song Jiao's sincere face.

"Xiaoyan isn't home, and Ling'er isn't home either. Miss Song Jiao, if you want to go to my house to look for them, please do it another day."

Looking at Tang Yi again, his face, which had just been laughing and joking, immediately changed.

But when he looked at Song Jiao, he became gentle and refined.

"Jiaojiao, go find the second daughter of the Qiu family. You don't need Qiu Dayu. I'll go with you to Lingnan Village right now."

Inevitably, he became jealous.

Although I'm afraid it would be awkward to go, why not go for Jiaojiao's sake?

Song Jiao thought for a moment, then said, "Alright."

She didn't know when Qiu Dayu would finish his work, so it was good to have Tang Yi with her now.

“I’ve already said I’m not here, why can’t you understand? Just wait, maybe Xiaoyan won’t come home at all today… Sigh, Lord Tang, let me tell you, it’s pointless to go.”

Qiu Dayu genuinely didn't want Tang Yi to go to their Qiu family.

After all, the relationship between the second brother and the county magistrate was quite awkward.

Moreover, the county magistrate was the official in charge of Baiyang, and he suppressed his second brother in every way.

"It's alright, we can wait." At this moment, in order to put Qiu Dayu in his place, Tang Yi pulled Song Jiao away in front of him.

Ever since that Lantern Festival, his damned sixth sense had told him that Qiu Dayu had feelings for his daughter, Jiaojiao, so he had to be constantly on guard.

However, he felt it was best to be humble towards the Qiu family.

Because he was just a minor local official, if General Gu wanted to get rid of him, he could simply ask His Majesty for a transfer order.

He would be sent to that godforsaken, desolate place in the northern Qi region.