Chapter 243 Life Story

Baifu stammered, "Maybe I didn't sleep well."

Feng Qingsui went to the kitchen and saw that Ji Changqing not only did not sleep well, but it was as if he had not slept all night, with dark circles under his eyes.

"Why didn't you sleep last night?"

She asked Ji Changqing.

Ji Changqing brought the countless trays of freshly steamed buns to the table, and also served two bowls of fragrant millet porridge.

He said calmly, "Thinking about comforting the victims and restoring people's livelihood, time passed by unknowingly."

Feng Qingsui raised his eyebrows.

"Really? Aren't you worried that I'll meet up with a stranger in the middle of the night?"

Ji Changqing: “…”

"Of course not. I know you're not that kind of person."

Feng Qingsui sat down, picked up the spoon, scooped a mouthful of millet porridge and put it into his mouth.

Warm, fragrant and smooth.

As soon as I swallowed it, a warm feeling rose in my stomach.

She narrowed her eyes and smiled, "But I do have a close relationship with Zong Hebai."

Ji Changqing: “!!!”

"Originally, I planned to escape after taking my revenge and then go to the Zong family." Feng Qingsui continued, "But I couldn't bear to leave the food you cooked, so I had to stay reluctantly."

Ji Changqing's face instantly turned dark.

"You want to have the best of both worlds?"

Feng Qingsui smiled brightly: "Two boats are not enough? We need at least ten or eight."

Ji Changqing: “…”

He squeezed out two words from between his teeth: "Don't even think about it!"

If anyone dares to approach the boat, he will guarantee to dismantle the boat and burn all the planks.

Feng Qingsui admired his dark face before saying with a smile, "Actually, I am Zong Yingqiu's daughter."

Ji Changqing paused.

"Zong Yingqiu is..."

"Madam Zong's second daughter, the original wife of the former Duke of Ning, Ning Zeming."

Ji Changqing: Σ(°△°|||)︴

"Didn't that Madam Zong only give birth to a daughter?"

What's Ning's name?

He remembered that the man and the third daughter of the Han family were both leaders of the Ruifeng Society. After they were caught by the law, they were assassinated by people sent by Zhao Bixiang.

Feng Qingsui smiled and said, "Ning Fengluan is the daughter of Ning Zeming and his second wife."

Then he told the story of how Ning Zeming and his second wife poisoned Zong Yingqiu, causing her death in childbirth and congenital blindness, and then abandoned her in a mass grave.

"...It was Feng Xi, my sister, who picked me up from the mass grave and brought me back to the orphanage."

Ji Changqing had guessed early on that she was an orphan from the orphanage, but this was the first time he knew her background.

After hearing what she said, he couldn't help but walked behind her and hugged her around the waist.

Feng Qingsui reached out and patted him.

"Why are you holding me so tight? I'm not going to run away."

Ji Changqing leaned over her shoulder and said, "If I had lived in the capital when I was a child, I would have asked mother to go to the orphanage and bring you sisters back."

Feng Qingsui: “…”

"What are you going to do with me? To be your child bride? That's a nice thought."

Ji Changqing: “…”

Feng Qingsui continued, "Even if you lived in the capital, it would be impossible for you to know us."

This is the fate between people. If you are a step earlier or later, you will miss it.

Only when the time is right will we meet.

This was the case with her sister and brother-in-law, and also with her and Ji Changqing.

Ji Changqing held her silently for a while before letting go.

He understood that with her tenacity, she didn't need his pity, let alone his sympathy.

He just felt sorry for her.

The little girl who was eating the glutinous rice cake with relish and a satisfied look on her face had actually experienced so much hardship.

No wonder she would take action against the Ningguo Mansion and send the evidence of the Ningguo Mansion's crimes to him, asking him to confiscate the house.

"Hurry up and eat."

Feng Qingsui urged.

"The buns are getting cold."

Ji Changqing sat down opposite her and looked at the buns he had spent the whole night making, and couldn't help laughing.

It turns out that Zong Hebai is her uncle.

All the vinegar I used before was wasted.

Fortunately, he didn't have time to upset Zong Hebai, otherwise...

Remembering that she had gone to the Zong Mansion to treat Zong Hebai's injuries overnight, she hurriedly asked, "How is Fourth Uncle?"

Feng Qingsui almost choked.

Fourth uncle.

This guy changed his tune really quickly.

"He wasn't seriously injured. He was just hit by a hidden arrow, but the arrowhead was poisoned and he almost died. I spent the whole night detoxifying him, and he's still not awake."

She explained.

"I'll sleep for a few hours and then go to the Zongfu for a follow-up consultation."

Ji Changqing: "I'll go with you then."

Feng Qingsui: “…”

She glanced at the man sideways and said slowly, "Didn't you tell me to stay away from him before, so as not to get involved with him?"

Ji Changqing remained calm: "This is one time, that is another time."

Feng Qingsui couldn't help laughing: "You are indeed worthy of being a wise and capable man, Lord Ji."

After breakfast, Feng Qingsui returned to Polangxuan to rest.

Ji Changqing returned to Canghaixuan, but he summoned Zhuying immediately.

"I have something important to entrust to you."

Zhuying's expression became serious.

The next moment, he heard his master say, "Immediately ask Ye Lu and the others to inquire about the preferences of the various masters of the Zong family, and then prepare one or two gifts for each of them according to their preferences."

Zhuying: “…”

He said weakly, "Master, wouldn't it be better to let Baifu and Shi'an prepare the gifts?"

He is the one who is in charge of force.

Ji Changqing said in a deep voice: "I need it this afternoon. They can't run as fast as you."

Zhuying: “…”

He had no choice but to accept his fate.

In the afternoon, Ji Changqing burned incense and bathed, dressed appropriately, rode a horse, and followed Feng Qingsui's donkey cart to the clan's mansion.

When the entire clan heard that the Regent had arrived, they hurriedly opened the door and prepared the beds to welcome him.

"Grandma, there's no need to be so formal."

Ji Changqing said to Madam Zong who came to the gate with her family to greet him.

"Just treat me like you treat Qingsui."

Madam Zong: “…”

That won't work.

Suisui is her beloved granddaughter, so she must treat her differently.

However, since Ji Changqing had spoken, she naturally followed suit: "Since that's the case, I will boldly call you, Your Highness, 'Changfeng'."

Ji Changqing smiled and said yes.

After he and Feng Qingsui followed Madam Zong to the hall, he ordered someone to deliver the prepared gift.

Madam Zong was a Buddhist, so he gave her a jade Buddha.

Mrs. Zong Da likes tea, and received two cans of good tea.

Mrs. Zong Er is good at perfume making. When she opened the gift box, she saw several precious spices.

…

Zong Yantang, the third young lady, got a spear.

Feng Qingsui looked at the fair and elegant Zong Yantang, leaned over to Ji Changqing's ear, and whispered, "Did you give the wrong gift to your third cousin?"

Ji Changqing hesitated for a moment.

That should be correct, right?

The information that Ye Lu inquired about was never wrong.

However, this Miss Zong San does not look like someone who likes to wield swords and guns.

Just as I was thinking this, I heard Madam Zong say, "Changfeng is really thoughtful. He even knew that Yantang was good at spear dancing and gave her such a good spear."

Zong Yantang thanked Ji Changqing with a smile on his face: "Thank you, brother-in-law!"

Then he looked at the spear he had just obtained with great interest, and seemed eager to try it out.

Feng Qingsui thought of Ning Fengluan, who was skilled in spearmanship, and said with a smile, "Cousin Tang, could it be that she has also learned the clan's spearmanship?"

Madam Zong held her forehead with her hand. "That's right, she learned it secretly. I originally wanted to raise a lady..."