Su Qingli complains to Fu Xuechen
Mrs. Su scratched Su Qingli's white and straight nose and advised her softly, hoping that she would take care of herself and turn back in time.
Now that the misunderstanding had been caused, Su Qingli rubbed her aching forehead and said, "Mother, no matter how you misinterpret me, I have a clear conscience. I will work harder to give birth to the Qi family's bloodline as soon as possible. Please rest assured."
"Words are not enough. Please agree on a rough date for me."
Su Huaihai was afraid that Su Qingli would deceive him, so he forced Su Qingli to complete the task within the agreed time.
"Father, how can I say for sure about such things?" The marriage had only been taking place for a short time, and Su Qingli had plenty of excuses to shirk responsibility.
"I'm doing this for your own good. If you don't want our family to live in the open air without a place to live, then you should actively expand the Qi family. We are mostly buried in the earth, but we can show off our youth..."
Su Huaihai suddenly became emotional, and at the end he burst into tears. He knew that Su Qingli and Su Zhaoming had a deep sibling relationship, and he wanted to use Su Zhaoming to sway her.
"My daughter understands her concerns. I will be pregnant with Qi's child within half a year." Su Qingli didn't care. Her marriage with Qi Jinqian was a transaction. Qi Jinqian should not want to have a child with her. She told this big lie just to appease her elderly parents.
Who knows what the situation will be like in half a year? The political situation in the capital is unpredictable, and perhaps the emperor on the throne will be replaced again.
Su Huaihai naturally hoped that Su Qingli could get pregnant immediately, but he also knew that when a woman became pregnant was beyond his control, so he nodded hastily in a bad mood.
After having a simple meal at her mother's house, Su Qingli left the Su residence under the gaze of her two elders. "Zhaoming, you should go back too. You still have to go to school tomorrow."
"Sister, don't take our parents' words to heart. They're just worried about me. My future doesn't depend on your marriage. If you're wronged in the Qi Mansion, don't force yourself to swallow your anger."
Although Su Zhaoming felt that Qi Jinqian was a decent person who was considerate of others, he could not trust him 100%.
"Brother, I'm in. The people in the Qi Mansion are all very kind to me and won't let me suffer any injustice. Don't worry about me and study hard."
After saying that, Su Qingli stepped on the footstool and got into the carriage.
When she returned to Qi Mansion in a carriage, she saw Qi Jinqian waiting for her at the door.
"Ali, you're finally back. I thought I wouldn't be able to see you again. You'd stay at the Su residence tonight."
Qi Jinqian turned the wheel skillfully to welcome Su Qingli's return.
"How could I possibly leave you alone in this empty room? Father's men are still watching us. If I go back to my parents' house to sleep now, I'll definitely cause you to be blamed by my father."
Su Qingli stood in the moonlight and lamplight, thinking of Minister Qi's eagerness to hold his grandson.
Qi Jinqian grinned, "It's okay with me. Just be happy. You two will have a lot to talk about when your family is reunited."
Their family usually has a lot to talk about, but today she was called back to her parents' home to be reprimanded, not to have a happy chat. She also didn't want to tell Qi Jinqian about this and add to his psychological burden.
"Let's go inside the house. There are a lot of mosquitoes outside. One bite will leave a bruise. Your body can't withstand their bites." Su Qingli smiled and took the initiative to push Qi Jinqian's wheelchair into the house, ignoring the conversation at her mother's house.
During the silence along the way, Qi Jinqian asked inquiringly, "Ali, don't you have anything else to say to me?"
"Are you talking about the recent rumors in the Qi Mansion?" Su Qingli didn't think of anything else. If her father could hear it, Qi Jinqian and Minister Qi must have heard something as well.
Qi Jinqian asked this question probably because he wanted to discuss with her how to deal with Minister Qi.
"Ah Li, if you have a man you like, you don't have to hide it from me and meet him secretly. Just bring him to me and let me check him out for you."
Qi Jinqian mentioned the matter in a nonchalant tone, pretending to be kind.
Su Qingli felt embarrassed instead. She coughed lightly a few times and explained, "Jinqian, the rumors in the mansion are not true. Mr. Tan and I are just friends. It's not what the rumors in the mansion say. I don't care much about love affairs."
"Your friends are my friends. I'm so happy to be friends with Ah Li. I also want to meet Mr. Tan."
Qi Jinqian didn't know this man's true identity, and wanted to use Su Qingli to meet him face to face. He praised him nicely, but was full of jealousy in his heart.
"Jinqian, I suspect Miss Liu is behind this rumor in the Qi Mansion." Su Qingli shared her suspicions with Qi Jinqian. "That day, her face was disfigured by the Prime Minister, and she came to me for revenge. I tied her up, gave her a beating, and told her to go and settle the score with the Prime Minister. She's such an ungrateful person, I'm afraid she still holds a grudge against me and will try to find a way to get back at me."
Qi Jinqian took advantage of the situation and said, "What you said is not impossible. I will send Fengxian to protect you. If you encounter any danger when you go to see Mr. Tan, Fengxian can also help you out of danger."
"No need. Mr. Tan's people will come to pick me up tomorrow morning. If you want me to introduce you to Mr. Tan, that's fine, but I need his consent. I'll ask him for your consent tomorrow."
Su Qingli agreed.
Qi Jinqian nodded, and the two of them finished washing up and went back to their rooms to sleep.
Yesterday's lecture from her parents almost made Su Qingli forget the three-day appointment. She got up too late, washed and dressed in a hurry, and went out with a plain face.
It was raining heavily outside the carriage. The sound of the rain was like endless firecrackers, and sometimes there were loud thunder and lightning streaking across the sky.
The coachman, wearing a straw raincoat and cloak, drove his horse through the gloomy capital.
When they were halfway through the journey, arrows flew at them. The driver was agile and held the reins with one hand while deflecting the arrows with the other.
The sound of weapons clashing was drowned out by the heavy rain, so Su Qingli had no idea that a fierce fight had taken place outside.
"Miss Su, you're here as expected despite the heavy rain. Please take a seat."
Fu Xuechen listened to the crackling sound of rain outside the window and motioned Su Qingli to sit down and enjoy the breakfast he bought.
Su Qingli looked at him with a smile, "Mr. Tan, isn't he also undeterred by wind and rain?"
Fu Xuechen chuckled and said, "My heart disease is a fatal disease, so of course I have to be very enthusiastic."
"I have never broken my promise to others. I promised to help you cure your heart disease, so I won't go back on my word." Su Qingli took a bite of the beef-filled pancake and swallowed it in big mouthfuls.
She was in a bad mood after being scolded by her parents yesterday. She didn't eat much at her parents' house and didn't have any midnight snack when she returned to Qi Mansion. She got up late this morning and left the house in a hurry, so she had no time to have breakfast.
"Miss Su, are you worried about something?"
Her frown was visible to the naked eye, and Fu Xuechen looked at Su Qingli's expression.
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