Shen Qing instinctively flinched, preventing Qi Zhenheng from kissing her.
She looked at He Danqing.
She saw that he was also looking at her, but his eyes were indifferent and showed no particular emotion.
Shen Qing stared intently at him, but he quickly shifted his gaze to Qi Zhenheng.
Shen Qing observed him calmly.
He was still wearing a white suit today, and his handsome features were exactly like Cheng Zhiwen's.
His brow bone, eye sockets, bridge of his nose, lips... Shen Qing had gazed at these places countless times and kissed them countless times; she would never forget his appearance, even in death.
That's Cheng Zhiwen!
Qi Zhenheng chatted with the Zhuang couple for a while, then turned his gaze to He Danqing and said with a smile, "I specially invited Mr. He here today because I heard that Mr. He looks seven or eight parts similar to an old friend of mine. When I saw Mr. He just now, I almost thought that my old friend had come back to life!"
As he spoke, he looked at Shen Qing with a doting and affectionate gaze: "Madam, didn't you almost admit your mistake too?"
The Zhuang couple knew that Shen Qing had frantically searched for He Danqing, but they dared not say anything at the moment, only smiling awkwardly and saying, "People can be similar."
Qi Zhenheng smiled and said nothing, then suddenly sent someone to call the wet nurse down.
The wet nurse came running down from the second floor: "Sir, did you need something from me?"
Qi Zhenheng said, "Go and bring the children down to play; it's lively down there with lots of people."
"Okay, sure."
Shen Qing snapped out of her daze and lowered her voice to ask Qi Zhenheng, "Why did you bring the child down here?"
Qi Zhenheng leaned close to her ear and whispered intimately, "Didn't you want to know if he is Zhiwen? I'll let you know now."
"No!" Shen Qing roared, "You can't!"
She was about to get up to stop the wet nurse, but Qi Zhenheng gripped her wrist tightly, pulling her back down and into his arms.
The wet nurse and Chunju came downstairs carrying a pair of twins, a boy and a girl.
Qi Zhenheng released Shen Qing and clapped his hands with a smile at the twins: "Cheng An, Cheng Xi, come to Daddy's side."
The twins immediately broke free from their wet nurse and Chunju's arms, giggling as they ran towards Qi Zhenheng and snuggled into his embrace.
Qi Zhenheng held one child in each arm, sat them on his lap, and kissed their cheeks.
The children giggled at his antics and hid in his arms.
Both children are fair-skinned with slightly yellowish hair, which is fluffy and makes them look very cute.
Qi Zhenheng held them affectionately in his arms, kissing their fluffy hair from time to time.
It's clear he loves these two children very much.
Mrs. Zhuang smiled and looked at Shen Qing: "They're twins! How old are they? They're so cute!"
Shen Qing bit her lip and looked at He Danqing.
She wasn't ready to let him know they had a child.
"It just celebrated its first birthday around Mid-Autumn Festival." Qi Zhenheng looked at He Danqing with a half-smile. "It's about a week and two months in total."
Shen Qing bit her lip, not daring to look at He Danqing's expression.
If he were Cheng Zhiwen, he would know that the children were his children when he knew they were one year and two months old.
Thinking of this, she mustered her courage and looked at He Danqing.
He Danqing was also looking at her.
Those eyes, exactly like Cheng Zhiwen's, were devoid of emotion.
Shen Qing had no idea what he was thinking.
"Does Lord Qi plan to send his children abroad to study in the future?" Mr. Zhuang asked.
Qi Zhenheng, holding the two children, looked down at them and asked with a smile, "How about our Cheng An takes the imperial examination, becomes the top scholar, and becomes an official of the imperial court?"
Qi Cheng'an said in a childish voice, "Okay."
"Our Cheng Xi doesn't need to study anymore. She can stay at home and be raised by Dad. He'll raise her to be beautiful and she can grow up to be a concubine in the palace, okay?"
Okay~
Qi Zhenheng laughed loudly.
Shen Qing did not stop him.
She knew he was deliberately provoking He Danqing to see if He Danqing would reveal his identity.
He first revealed the children's birth dates, letting He Danqing know that they might be his children, and then stated that he wanted the children to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty in the future.
If He Danqing were Cheng Zhiwen, this would be the death of him.
He was a revolutionary, and what he hated most was the Qing Dynasty, yet Qi Zhenheng wanted his children to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty!
Shen Qing glanced at He Danqing without changing his expression.
His expression remained unchanged, his eyes showed no emotion, and he didn't even glance at the children.
Shen Qing was also confused; she even had a feeling that He Danqing might not actually be Cheng Zhiwen.
...
After seeing off the Zhuang couple, Shen Qing and Qi Zhenheng returned to their room on the second floor.
As soon as the door closed, Shen Qing said coldly, "I know that everything you did tonight was a test for him."
Qi Zhenheng sneered: "So you've now accepted the fact that he's not Zhiwen?"
Instead of answering, Shen Qing said, "But please don't mention anything about taking the imperial examinations or becoming an empress in front of the children again!"
"Isn't it good to be a court official or a concubine? You'll have immense power and live a life of luxury! If you become an empress or empress dowager in the future, that would be even more amazing!"
Shen Qing retorted angrily, "Nonsense!"
Years later, she once again criticized Qi Zhenheng for being old-fashioned.
Qi Zhenheng was not angry at all. Instead, he hugged her and said softly, "You saw it tonight too. He Danqing could not possibly be Zhiwen."
Shen Qing remained silent.
She believes that He Danqing is Cheng Zhiwen!
Even if the whole world doesn't believe he is Cheng Zhiwen, she does!
She didn't say anything.
Now that things have come to this, it's clear that Qi Zhenheng can't play much of a role in finding Cheng Zhiwen; she still has to rely on herself!
"Promise me you'll forget Zhiwen, and from now on, the four of us will live a good life together, okay?"
Shen Qing tried to break free, but couldn't.
Qi Zhenheng quickly picked her up and carried her to the bed.
His over 1.8-meter-tall body pressed down on her, and she tried to hide and run away as before, but found that she couldn't break free no matter what she did.
"You were able to escape before because I wanted to let you go, but today I don't want to let you go again..."
After Qi Zhenheng finished speaking, he lowered his head and kissed her lips.
Shen Qing struggled, sobbing, and tried to push him away, tears welling in her eyes.
Qi Zhenheng tore at her clothes, slipped his hand under her skirt, grasped her calf, and moved upwards to her thigh, finally touching the center of her thigh.
Shen Qing screamed and pushed him, but it was no use, so she kicked him.
He grabbed her leg with one hand and gently stroked the center of her thigh with the other.
Shen Qing cried in despair, raising her other leg and kicking wildly, accidentally kicking Qi Zhenheng in the abdomen.
He let out a cry and immediately covered his abdomen with his hand.
Shen Qing regained her freedom and took the opportunity to escape from bed.
Qi Zhenheng clutched his stomach, turned to look at her, his eyes filled with disappointment.
"Are you planning to live like this forever?" he roared. "I'm asking you, how long are you going to refuse me?!"
Seeing that Shen Qing remained silent, he asked with red eyes, "Where's my birthday present?"
Shen Qingcai realized that she had been too busy during the day and had forgotten to prepare a gift for him.
Seeing her reaction, he understood everything and laughed self-deprecatingly: "So you really don't care about me at all."
After saying that, he slammed the door and left.
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