Anyone who dares to seduce his wife out of the house must be severely punished
"I went back to my parents' home to visit them. I didn't realize my father was seriously ill, so I stayed by his side for a few more hours. In my anxiety, I forgot to send someone back to the Qi Mansion to inform them."
Su Qingli had prepared a speech in her mind while in the carriage and responded calmly.
Qi Jinqian, who was walking behind her, could hear the sound of wheels turning, like a shadow in the sun. He suddenly interrupted her, "A-Li, you finally returned home safely. I've been looking for you for a long time."
The three words "for a long time" made Su Qingli feel guilty. If Qi Jinqian went to her mother's house, wouldn't she be exposed?
Qi Jinqian saw her fall silent, his dark pupils shrank, staring at her intently and asking, "Ali, where have you been?"
Su Qingli was betting that Qi Jinqian hadn't found her home, so she continued to lie, "I went back to visit my parents. I wanted to go home after seeing them, but my father was seriously ill. I forgot to inform you, so you went out to look for me for a long time."
"Ali is really filial. Since my father-in-law is seriously ill, do I need to go to the palace to ask the imperial physician to treat him?" Qi Jinqian smiled slightly, his tone full of concern.
"My younger brother is studying at the academy. My father fell ill suddenly, and my mother couldn't handle it alone, so I stayed to take care of him. She went out and asked a doctor to come to our house to treat him. He took the medicine according to the prescription, and I believe he will recover soon."
Su Qingli was shocked by Qi Jinqian's eyes just now. She thought that her lie would be discovered by Qi Jinqian, but from what Qi Jinqian said, it was a good thing that he didn't go to her mother's house.
"Ari, if you have any difficulties, you must tell me. We are a family. Your parents and brothers are my parents and brothers."
Qi Jinqian rolled the wheel to Su Qingli's side, took her hand and squeezed it gently.
Su Qingli smiled back, not quite used to Qi Jinqian's touch. They had always maintained a suitable distance from each other. "Father's illness isn't some difficult or complicated one. If we pay more attention to it, it won't relapse. Jinqian, you don't have to worry too much."
Due to the large number of people present, she did not withdraw her hand. After all, they were pretending to be a couple because of a deal, and they had no obligation to explain their private lives to each other clearly. She would not bother asking about Concubine Xie's affairs.
But after so much effort, I finally found someone who seemed to be in love with Qi Jinqian, but in the end, it seemed like they were not destined to be together.
"Caiyao, take your sixth aunt to have some dinner. She worked so hard taking care of your father-in-law, and she's worried. She rushed back in a hurry, so I'm sure she didn't eat well at her parents' house."
Qi Jinqian turned his warm gaze to Qi Caiyao and told her to look after Su Qingli, while he had important matters to attend to which could not be delayed.
"Sixth uncle is really a good man who holds sixth aunt in his heart. I will take sixth aunt there now." Qi Caiyao happily pulled Su Qingli away.
Su Qingli smelled alcohol as soon as she stepped into the hall. She thought to herself that thanks to Tan Xi's servants who were alert, they prepared a set of clothes for her, which she changed in the carriage.
"Has anyone been drinking in the hall?"
Looking left and right, there was no sign of drinking on the table, but for some reason there was a smell of alcohol floating in the air of the hall.
"In reply to Madam Six, it was the Sixth Young Master who drank earlier. Seeing that the Sixth Young Master was unhappy and you were not at home, I thought you and the Sixth Young Master had some conflict."
The old maid smiled and tidied the hall and dusted the room.
Su Qingli immediately shook her head. Qi Jinqian was worried about someone else and had something else to worry about. His urgent search for her was just a formality to deceive others. "That's not true. Jinqian and I have a harmonious relationship. He would never worry about me."
"Sixth aunt, you don't know that this Forget-Your-Sorrow Wine was brewed by Sixth Uncle himself. None of the famous wines in the capital can compare to its rich aroma. The aroma will not dissipate for more than a day and a night." Qi Caiyao explained the characteristics and name of the wine with a smile.
"Forget your worries?" Su Qingli repeated these two words, wondering in her heart if it was related to Concubine Xie?
"My grandfather had high expectations for my sixth uncle since he was young. He was known as a child prodigy from a young age. However, he was persecuted while pursuing his studies as a child, and his legs have been damaged ever since. He is very concerned about his leg disability."
Qi Caiyao actually didn't want to talk about this past event. Qi Jinqian later took revenge and used others to kill the family of the person who caused his legs to be disabled.
Her sixth uncle was not a cruel person by nature. She heard from her grandfather that all the men, women, and children in that family had committed many evil deeds and did not deserve to die.
Only then did Su Qingli realize that Qi Jinqian's leg disease was not congenital, but was caused by someone's harm. She understood Qi Jinqian a little better and felt that Qi Jinqian was more complicated than she had imagined.
It was already night when Qi Jinqian finished his work. He walked out of the general's mansion wearing a mask.
"Sixth Master, what did General Xie say?" Yin Han was unable to get in and was stopped outside the gate by the people in the general's mansion. They only told him to let Qi Jinqian in.
"He had to agree even if he didn't want to, unless he didn't care about Noble Concubine Xie's life. He personally sent Noble Concubine Xie to His Majesty. If the affair between Noble Concubine Xie and me were to be exposed, His Majesty would no longer trust him, and General Xie's future would be ruined. He didn't dare to take the risk."
Qi Jinqian walked in the dim and quiet night, gradually approaching a carriage parked not far from the general's mansion.
Yin Han understood immediately, "It seems that the Sixth Master has informed General Xie of the young lady's life story."
Qi Jinqian's unfathomable cold eyes flickered with a sharp gleam. "He's an old stubborn man. If I don't use Xiao Qiao's background to make a fuss, he will never agree to join forces with me."
"Sixth Master, how should I handle the Sixth Madam's matter?"
Yin Han and Qi Jinqian both knew that Su Qingli was lying. He followed Qi Jinqian around everywhere, and the first place they looked for was Su's house.
Su Huaihai was in good health. When they were at Su's house, Su Huaihai even asked Qi Jinqian for gambling money.
Ever since Qi Jinqian set a trap for Su Huaihai and lost Su Qingli, Fu Xuechen no longer cared about Su Huaihai's gambling, leaving this mess to Qi Jinqian to worry about.
"Don't alert the enemy yet. Follow her and find out who she met with and what she did without telling us."
Qi Jinqian is a shrewd man who knows how to treat the symptoms and the root cause. He must catch the man who dares to seduce his wife out and punish him severely.
Yin Han immediately responded, "Yes, I will follow the Sixth Master's orders."
Three days later, Su Qingli left the Qi Mansion on the pretext of visiting Su Huaihai's illness.
She didn't know Yin Han was following her, so she had to rely on the coachman to remind her: "Miss Su, there is a tail following us."
Yin Han was wearing a mask and fighting with the coachman. Su Qingli couldn't see his appearance clearly. The two were evenly matched. In the end, the coachman used his wit to get rid of Yin Han by taking many detours.
When we arrived at the teahouse, we were an hour late for the agreed time.
"Miss Su, you're late, but thank you for drinking for me last time. I've quit drinking and will never drink again from now on. I won't let you down again."
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