After nightfall, He Fei would patrol the garden to prevent anyone from harming her and the children.
Xia Zhu was able to talk to her wet nurse when she returned from the farm at night, which means she was probably fine before eight or nine o'clock, and was poisoned later.
He Fei was on patrol at the time, and if someone had broken in and poisoned Xia Zhu, he would very likely have found out.
Therefore, as soon as Qi Zhenheng determined the time of Xia Zhu's death, he immediately arrested He Fei, because he knew that He Fei might know who had poisoned her.
“Madam…” He Fei looked at Shen Qing and hesitated, “You saved my life. From now on, you are my boss, and I will only listen to you.”
Shen Qing nodded: "Okay. So you can tell me who poisoned it, right?"
He Fei hesitated for a moment, but finally relented.
"They are Mr. Cheng's people."
Shen Qing murmured, "So I wasn't seeing things that night."
"Huh?" He Fei didn't know what she was talking about and looked completely confused.
Shen Qing snapped out of her daze: "It's nothing. You said it was Mr. Cheng's people. Why would Mr. Cheng's people poison Xia Zhu?"
As she said this, she kept her eyes fixed on He Fei's expression.
She always believed that Jiang Shen and He Fei knew Cheng Zhiwen's whereabouts.
Seeing that He Fei hesitated and didn't dare to speak, Shen Qing reminded him, "He Fei, you just said that I am your boss and you will only listen to me from now on."
He Fei was completely deflated and said, "They heard Xia Zhu threaten you to expose Mr. Cheng's child's identity, so they think Xia Zhu must die. Because once Mr. Cheng's descendants are discovered, they could be in danger."
Shen Qing recalled the night Xia Zhu threatened her, when He Danqing stood in the dark corner of the wall.
"It's not actually 'them' at all, it's him, right?"
He Fei choked and didn't dare to speak.
Shen Qing chuckled and said, "He also knows he has a child?"
He Fei still didn't dare to speak.
Shen Qing raised her eyes slightly, trying to hold back her tears.
For countless days and nights, she had been dying in her dreams because of Cheng Zhiwen's death. Now that she knew Cheng Zhiwen was still alive, she was not as happy as she had imagined.
Perhaps He Danqing's appearance had already given her a heads-up.
Thinking of the sexy woman in his room, Shen Qingxin felt a huge chunk of pain gouged out of her, and with red eyes, she asked He Fei, "Was that woman really his wife?"
He Fei shook his head: "I don't know. I only reconnected with Mr. Cheng because of Xia Zhu. Before, we only knew that he faked his death, but we didn't know where he was or what he was doing."
Shen Qing nodded: "Okay, I understand."
She stood up and patted He Fei on the shoulder: "You should rest well and get better first."
Shen Qing returned to his room, where his two children were listening to Chunju tell a story.
She walked to the window, crossed her arms, and looked down at Huangpu Street.
Now that she was certain that Cheng Zhiwen was not only alive but also by her side, protecting her and the children, she suddenly felt that the future was full of hope and a sense of purpose.
But the thought of the beautiful woman who had appeared in his room made her heart ache again.
She and Cheng Zhiwen have been separated for two whole years. Two years is enough time for him to develop feelings for another woman and get married.
"mother……"
Shen Qing snapped out of her daze and turned to look at her son: "What's wrong?"
Qi Cheng'an asked in a childish voice, "Where's Daddy? I want Daddy to play with me."
Shen Qing suddenly woke up.
Now Qi Zhenheng is her husband and the father of her two children.
She could no longer endlessly fall into her feelings for Cheng Zhiwen.
She went over, hugged her son, and comforted him, "Dad has official business to attend to these few days, so we'll stay here for now. He'll come to pick us up once he's finished."
Her son nestled in her arms and said, "An'er wants to go to the garrison with Daddy. An'er wants to be with Daddy."
"Why? Why do you want to go to the military base with Dad?"
"An'er is happy because she is with her father."
Shen Qing's emotions were complicated.
...
After nightfall, Shen Qing went to check on He Fei's injuries again, making sure the wounds were not infected and that he did not have a fever, before leaving.
As soon as the door closed, and he was about to return to the next room, he saw Qi Zhenheng walking over from the other side of the corridor with several subordinates.
Shen Qing's face turned cold. She stepped forward, stopped him, and said in a low voice, "The children are asleep. If you have something to say, let's talk downstairs!"
Qi Zhenheng gave his subordinates a wink, and they immediately bypassed Shen Qing and headed towards the room.
Shen Qing tried to catch up, but Qi Zhenheng had his wrist gripped tightly, preventing her from moving.
"Since we got married, you haven't spent a night outside, have you?"
Shen Qing glared at him fiercely: "So what?"
"As long as you are Madam Qi, you cannot spend the night outside!"
Shen Qing tried to shake off his hand, but couldn't. She growled, "I want a divorce! From today onwards, you are no longer my husband!"
Qi Zhenheng gritted his teeth: "Are you serious?"
Shen Qing was too lazy to talk to him anymore, gritted her teeth and looked to the side, refusing to look him in the eye.
Just then, Chunju's soft voice came from behind: "Who are you! You can't take the young master and young lady away!"
Shen Qing turned around upon hearing the sound.
Then they saw the sleeping children being carried out by Qi Zhenheng's men.
This had crossed her bottom line. She turned sharply to look at Qi Zhenheng, but before she could speak, Qi Zhenheng leaned close to her ear:
"I already have evidence that He Danqing is Cheng Zhiwen. Guess what will happen if I reveal his whereabouts to the imperial court? Will the court send someone to get rid of him?"
Shen Qing was shocked: "You..."
"For Cheng Zhiwen's sake, I advise you to give up the idea of divorcing me! Otherwise, you may regain your freedom, but he will die because of it!"
Shen Qing's heart, which had just settled down, began to wander and flee again.
Tears streaming down her face, she looked at Qi Zhenheng and said bitterly, "You threatened me with his life today. Even if I don't divorce you, in spirit, you are no longer my husband!"
Qi Zhenheng sneered: "If I let him go, do you think you'll treat me like your husband?"
Shen Qing remained silent, feeling humiliated.
He then gave his subordinates a wink, and they immediately carried the child away from the corridor, with Chunju following behind.
He grabbed Shen Qing's wrist and darted into the room where the children had been resting.
He slammed the door shut, threw Shen Qing onto the large bed behind him, and looked down at her.
"If you treat me as your husband, then give yourself to me! If you give yourself to me tonight, I'll let Cheng Zhiwen go!"
Shen Qing swung a pillow and threw it at him: "You're shameless! Get out! I don't want to see you!"
He caught the pillow, tossed it aside, and walked toward her, his tall, strong body pressing down on her.
Ignoring her resistance, he slipped his hand under her skirt, reaching right up to her crotch.
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