Yaya is well again

At dusk, the sky was orange and the warm yellow afterglow of the setting sun was scattered on the ground in the courtyard, printing out a series of shadow paintings.

After dinner, Shi Yanqing took Yaya for a walk in the yard.

After three days of getting along and receiving treatment, Yaya began to respond to Shi Yanqing's occasional gestures and words expressing affection. Although she still didn't speak, she would occasionally smile.

Shi Yanqing learned from Zhou Hanzhang that Wang Erhua had been cleared of suspicion of murder, but she was still charged with false accusation and had to be beaten with a stick before she could be released.

Thinking that she and Yaya were orphans and a widow, and this matter had spread in Yunshui County, if she let Wang Erhua go back with her injured body now, she would inevitably be criticized.

Or maybe he will be assassinated by the mastermind behind the scenes.

In order to protect both of them, Zhou Hanzhang decided to let Wang Erhua stay in the cell to recuperate after being beaten, and then let her go home after her injuries healed.

At that time, it will be up to them to choose whether to continue staying in Yunshui County or leave Yunshui County.

Of course, this decision was also discussed by him and Shi Yanqing.

During the time that Wang Erhua was recuperating, Yaya was left in the care of Shi Yanqing, and naturally, she had to agree to it.

Shi Yanqing expressed his great pleasure in taking care of such a lovely little girl like Yaya.

Every day after she came back from Qingrentang, she would hold Yaya's hand and walk in the yard.

Talk to her while walking.

Most of the content is about her past, such as how she followed her master to study medicine since she was a child, and later traveled around with her master, visited many places, and learned many new things.

She had seen a black and white bear, chubby, chewing on bamboo, and taller than her master when standing up.

Whenever Yaya heard this, her round eyes would open wider.

When Shi Yanqing saw it, he just thought it was so cute, and couldn't help but reach out to pinch her cheek. Finally, under Yaya's expectant gaze, he continued to talk about how cute the black and white bear was.

After walking around the yard for a quarter of an hour, Shi Yanqing held Yaya and sat under the pear tree.

The cold winter has passed and early spring is coming.

Tender green buds have grown on the branches of the pear tree. The vibrant vitality is trying to break out of the shell like a seed, facing the blue sky and yellow earth.

"Come, have a drink of water." Shi Yanqing picked up the teacup on the stone table and gently fed Yaya water.

"Thank you, ma'am." Yaya lowered her head and drank water in small sips.

At this time, Zhou Hanzhang came in from outside through the hanging flower gate.

He was holding a bag of snacks in his hand, with a faint smile on his face, "Yanqing, I'm back."

Hearing his voice, Shi Yanqing looked up. Yaya in her arms also struggled to get off the ground, then walked to Danye and held her hand, saying in a soft voice, "Sister, I want to go back to the house to play."

When Yaya was sick before, she didn't understand anything. Every time Shi Yanqing and Zhou Hanzhang were together, they would start talking, and the longer they talked, the longer they would pay attention to Yaya. Later, after Yaya took the medicine and recovered, she recalled her previous memories and would consciously run out to play or go back to the house to play when Shi Yanqing and Zhou Hanzhang were together.

Dan Ye carried Yaya back to the house.

Only the couple were left outside the yard.

Zhou Hanzhang placed the snacks on the table, then took Shi Yanqing's hand and sat down beside her, his movements very natural. "It's a bit cold, let's go back to the house first."

As he said that, he stood up and was about to pull Shi Yanqing into the house.

But there was a resisting force behind him, which stopped him from moving forward.

"Hmm?" Zhou Hanzhang looked at Shi Yanqing puzzledly.

"It's okay, I'm not cold. You can sit with me outside for a while." Shi Yanqing looked up at him with a smile, and found that he looked disapproving. The corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he didn't know what he was thinking about. His eyes flickered. "Since you are so worried about me catching a cold, why don't you hold my hand like you did just now and warm it for me?"

As if startled by her words, Zhou Hanzhang quickly looked around, and when he found that there was no one else, he let out a sigh of relief.

Shi Yanqing thought he would not agree, but unexpectedly, he sat down the next second and held half of her body in his arms.

Her head was forced to rest in his arms, and she could only hear a few laughs above her head and a few vibrations from his chest behind her.

"When did you become so bold? I remember you didn't dare to speak like this in front of Dan Ye before."

Shi Yanqing felt her body gradually warming up. She leaned back and found a comfortable position to lie in Zhou Hanzhang's arms.

"I've always been so bold. I was a little uncomfortable with being close to you in front of Tan Ye. After all, I've only known you for a short time, and Tan Ye and I have known each other for more than ten years. She is also a family member to me. Naturally, I'm not used to being close to you in front of my family."

Zhou Hanzhang rested his chin on the top of Shi Yanqing's head. The tip of his nose was filled with the mixed fragrance of herbs and soapberries. He rubbed her head with his chin, "Humph, I don't believe it."

Shi Yanqing was speechless, and didn't believe in acknowledging this childish man anymore: "If you don't believe it, then don't believe it."

After sitting outside for a while, the sky gradually darkened and the evening breeze gradually grew stronger.

Shi Yanqing touched Zhou Hanzhang's hand, which was no longer as warm as before, left his arms and sat up.

"Come on, let's go inside."

After entering the house, the two felt noticeably warmer.

Zhou Hanzhang loosened his belt and planned to go change his clothes.

Seeing this, Shi Yanqing followed over. She personally took off the official hat on Zhou Hanzhang's head, and then took off his official uniform and changed him into a comfortable and simple outer shirt.

Zhou Hanzhang grasped her hand and nudged her nose affectionately. "Yanqing, I'm sure you're completely different today. Tell me, are you hiding something from me that would make me angry?"

Shi Yanqing looked away, "No way, why would I hide anything from you?"

As she spoke, she tried to pull her hand away and turn away.

But her hands were held gently yet firmly by Zhou Hanzhang, making her unable to move.

"Humph, I don't believe it! You must be hiding something from me."

Shi Yanqing lowered his head guiltily and bumped Zhou Hanzhang's right shoulder with his head, "Hanzhang, I really didn't."

Seeing that she looked guilty but still refused to admit it, Zhou Hanzhang let go of her hand and cupped her cheeks with both hands.

He leaned in closer and kissed her on the cheek, "Okay, since you don't want to talk about it, then don't talk about it."

After saying that, he kissed Shi Yanqing hard on the lips again.

Seeing that he didn't ask any more questions, Shi Yanqing breathed a sigh of relief but also felt a little conflicted.

…

After another three or four days, Wang Erhua's injuries were healed.

At noon that day, Zhou Hanzhang asked Shi'an to take Yaya to the county government office, preparing to let the mother and daughter meet.

Shi Yanqing also came.

When she saw Yaya return to Wang Erhua and the two of them hugging each other and crying silently, she felt sad and happy at the same time.

Zhou Hanzhang noticed this and gently squeezed her hand, whispering, "Wang Erhua has decided to take Yaya away from Yunshui County to live with her brother. Her brother is a butcher, and her sister-in-law is a martial arts master. According to Wang Erya, both of them are easygoing. If they leave now, everything will be fine in the future."

Shi Yanqing nodded, and felt happy for Wang Erhua and Yaya after hearing this.

Taking advantage of the afternoon break, Zhou Hanzhang and Shi Yanqing escorted the mother and daughter out of the city gate.

Wang Erhua and the others left, but the matter was not completely over.

After several investigations, Shi'an drew a portrait based on Wang Erhua's dictation and discovered that the person was a manager in Wang Shangcai's mansion.

When Shi'an went to the steward's house to look for him, he found that he had died five days ago from drowning after being drunk.

On the surface, the clue seemed to be broken, but in fact it was not broken, and it even allowed them to discover Wang Shangcai who was hiding among them.

Zhou Hanzhang's fingertips landed on Wang Shangcai's name, "This person is the breakthrough point."

"The steward in his mansion kidnapped Yaya and used her to threaten Wang Erya to frame Yanqing. Wang Erhua also mentioned that Wang Shangcai had looked at the prescription and the residue and confirmed that it contained poisonous herbs."

"A mere steward wouldn't be so bold as to do such things, unless someone above him is instructing him to do them, and that person must be someone he can't betray. After much thought, who else could it be but Wang Shangcai?"

Zhou Hanzhang said lightly.

He looked at the two people in front of him who were lost in thought and asked, "Do you feel something is wrong?"

Lu Jue: "I agree that Wang Shang is the man behind this, but we have no direct evidence to prove that he is the one who framed the lady. And I always feel that this scheme is too simple. If the Black Witch's people want to harm the lady, why don't they design a scheme that has no flaws?"

"Maybe they just can't come up with any complicated schemes. After all, this incident happened not long after we found the missing persons. The interval was too short and they had no time to plan." Lu Tong also expressed his thoughts.

"Well, this is indeed possible." Lu Jue was convinced by his younger brother's words.

After that, they discussed some things and went home only when it was getting dark.

When Zhou Hanzhang walked into the room, he found Shi Yanqing sitting in front of the dressing table, staring at the mirror in a daze, with a piece of letter paper in his hand, as if thinking about something.

"Yanqing?"

Zhou Hanzhang approached her.

Shi Yanqing's body trembled slightly, and she came to her senses in an instant. She subconsciously placed the letter paper in her hand on the table to cover the side covered with handwriting.

Seeing this, Zhou Hanzhang narrowed his eyes slightly.

He seemed not to notice that something was wrong with Shi Yanqing. He leaned over, put his arms around her shoulders, and put his face in her hair. "Yanqing, I'm so tired."

Shi Yanqing looked in the mirror at Zhou Hanzhang, who was acting coquettishly towards him, and his eyes softened. "Then I'll give you a head massage later?"

Zhou Hanzhang said "hmm", then closed his eyes again, gently shook his body, and felt extremely relaxed.

Shi Yanqing couldn't help but smile again when she saw him like this. But when her eyes fell on the letter, her smile faded a little, and hesitation and entanglement flashed in her eyes.

Before Zhou Hanzhang opened his eyes, she adjusted her expression and raised her hand to pat his arm.

"Okay, go wash up first, go ahead."

Wanting to get close to his wife. Zhou Hanzhang stared at Shi Yanqing in silence.

However, under Shi Yanqing's urging, he finally took his spare clothes and went to the next room to take a shower.

After the door was closed and Shi Yanqing was the only one left in the room, her back slowly relaxed and she let out a breath.

A few days ago, she received a letter from her uncle.

In the letter, the uncle said that after he cured Zhou Hanzhang's grandfather's illness, he left Qingshan and went to other places to look for ancient doctors to exchange medical skills.

In the Qiulan Mountains, he discovered a very rare nightmare doctor and planned to settle there temporarily, perhaps leaving after three or four years.

There was nothing special about this letter. My uncle just said that he had found an ancient doctor and planned to settle there.

But the ancient doctors there were nightmare doctors.

Shi Yanqing still remembered that he wanted to cure Lin Yun's peach blossom nightmare.

During this period, she searched through ancient books but could not find a 100% way to get rid of the peach blossom nightmare.

If there is still a 100% solution in this world, perhaps only the Nightmare Doctor in the Qiulan Mountains can do it.

But she couldn't let Lin Yun go to the Qiulan Mountains alone to get rid of the peach blossom nightmare. It had been possible before, but now it was completely impossible.

It was impossible for her to ask the Nightmare Doctor to leave the Qiulan Mountains, otherwise why would they still be hiding there?

Now there is only one way, that is for her to go to Qiulan Mountains in person and ask the nightmare doctor for the solution to the peach blossom nightmare.

But……

Shi Yanqing sighed.

But how should she tell Hanzhang about this?