He Zhanghua ran up to her mother happily, and facing her mother's blaming expression, she giggled. She was lively and cute, and her spirit was so full that people couldn't bear to blame her anymore.
"You have a big mouth. Don't be so rude in front of guests in the future." Mrs. Qi taught her daughter while giving Qin Yao an apologetic smile.
Qin Yao shook her head and politely said that she didn't care. She took the initiative to talk about the interesting things that happened between Qi Xianguan and Gong Liangliao in the village, as an explanation to Qi Xianguan's temporary guardian.
Everyone in the room listened and laughed from time to time at Qin Yao's unique dry humor, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Only Mu Ling, who was sitting opposite Qin Yao, stared at her straightly, his eyes full of inquiry.
Qin Yao picked up the teacup and drank the water tactically. Mrs. Qi took over the conversation and talked about He Zhanghua.
Mu Ling, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke. He waved He Zhanghua to come over to him, touched her head, and said with satisfaction in his eyes, "You are sincere to His Highness. If His Highness knew, he would definitely be very happy."
She knew that what He Zhanghua said to Qin Yao outside the door was said on purpose.
Qin Yao continued to drink tea. Of course, she also realized that what the little girl said to her was not just for her to hear.
However, although they are all children, the contrast between the children from official and wealthy families and those from ordinary civilian families is simply tragic. Her fourth daughter only knows how to eat candied haws, while He Zhanghua is already looking for a way out for herself.
He Zhanghua looked up at Mu Ling in surprise, "General, is it true? Will His Highness be happy?"
Mu Ling nodded and looked at her with a rare gentle smile.
When Madam Qi saw this, she followed Mu Ling's words and said many words expressing her concern for His Highness.
Mu Ling also said, "If Madam is tied up by work and cannot come to the capital, this general can take your daughter to the ancestral home outside the capital to celebrate the New Year, and visit Your Highness at the same time. I can let Miss convey Madam's greetings to her. I think Your Highness will be very happy to see such a smart child like Miss."
At this point, Mu Ling sighed, and whether intentionally or unintentionally, he mentioned Princess Huiyang who was married far away as a royal marriage.
"Ever since the princess arrived in the northern border, His Highness has missed her day and night and has been depressed for a long time. If the young lady is willing to accompany His Highness, it should be able to help His Highness alleviate a lot of the pain of missing her."
After these words were spoken, He Zhanghua, who had been smiling brightly, suddenly froze. After all, he was still a child and couldn't control his emotions. He quickly broke free from Mu Ling's hand, ran back to his mother, and snuggled into her arms.
She was afraid that she would be taken away to become someone else's daughter, so she only wanted her own mother's!
Madam Qi patted her daughter's back with amusement, then turned to ask the maid beside her: "Is it time for the young lady to take a nap again? This lazy girl must be sleepy, please don't mind, General."
The old woman was also very thoughtful and quickly agreed that the time had indeed come, and took He Zhanghua away.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became awkward, and Mu Ling's face darkened. She always restrained her pride only in front of His Highness, but in front of Madam Qi, she didn't even bother to pretend.
He sneered and said, "Madam keeps saying that she cares about Your Highness and wants to share His Highness' worries. In my opinion, it's just flattery. She doesn't actually want to share the burden for Your Highness the Princess!"
She stood up and said, "In that case, I have other important tasks to attend to. I will leave first. Goodbye!"
He nodded perfunctorily, took his sword and left!
The maids' faces changed drastically and they looked at their mistress hurriedly, not knowing whether to chase after her.
Madam Qi's face was not looking good either. She let out a long breath of anger, made up her mind, stood up and chased after him personally, "Wait a minute, General. Zhang Hua admires you the most. I have prepared a sword dance today and want to practice it for you while you have dinner. Please give me some advice."
The voice gradually faded away, but Qin Yao had very good hearing and heard Mu Ling snort coldly, "Your daughter is delicate and precious, this general is not worthy of giving instructions!"
so.
Qin Yao: No one cares about me anymore, right?
Oh, there was also a girl named Chunhua looking at her awkwardly.
Qin Yao was not a person who didn't know how to look at others. She put down her teacup, picked up the exquisite cakes on the table, and asked while eating:
"It's getting late. Since Madam is busy, I won't bother you any more. I just don't know how my husband is doing. Could you please help me check on him, Sister Chunhua?"
Chunhua first said that she didn't dare let her call her sister, but then she agreed, walked out of the door, called a boy to go over and ask.
Qin Yao waited for about a quarter of an hour, and the servant came back panting, saying that it was almost done over there.
Prefect He originally wanted to keep him for dinner, but Qin Yao had already told him not to stay for long. Liu Ji felt regretful in his heart, but still firmly refused.
Just then a servant came over and Liu Ji took the opportunity to say goodbye.
Gong Liangliao was quite unhappy to see that he was leaving, so Liu Ji could only smile and say that he would stay in the city for the next two days. If the teacher needed him, he could just send someone to call him. Only then did he comfort the old man who was in a bad mood.
Liu Ji said goodbye to Prefect He and, led by a servant, went to wait outside the side door. After a while, he saw Qin Yao striding towards him, holding the pastries that Chunhua had packed for her.
"Let's go." Qin Yao nodded to Liu Ji. Liu Ji turned around and politely thanked the servants and Chunhua. Then he raised his hand and made a gesture of invitation, indicating that his lady should go first.
In the eyes of outsiders, isn't he just a handsome scholar who loves his wife and is polite?
Chunhua blushed, lowered her head shyly, and bowed in return: "Master Liu and Madam Liu, take care."
The couple walked out of the side door of the He family. Outside was a very busy alley with many vendors hawking their wares in the alley. The couple looked at each other, both of them wanted to say something, and tacitly slowed down their pace, strolling as they went.
Qin Yao motioned for Liu Ji to speak first.
Liu Ji coughed twice with a guilty conscience and said, "My Lord praised my extraordinary appearance and asked me what talents I have. He also said that the Princess's people came today and are in the backyard. Madam, you should have seen them, but this is not the point!"
"The point is," Liu Ji suddenly became shy, and whispered in her ear, "Let me first state that I'm not narcissistic, but I always feel that there's something wrong with the way Lord He looks at me."
Qin Yao raised an eyebrow, "What's wrong?"
Liu Ji shook his head. He couldn't describe it, but he always had a feeling that Lord He was going to sell him out.
Seeing that he didn't answer, Qin Yao joked, "Do you want to dress you up and give you to the princess as a concubine?"
Liu Ji was almost frightened to death by her words. He raised his hand to cover her mouth but was afraid of being beaten. In the end, he could only glare at her, "My lady, be careful with your words!"
Qin Yao laughed, "I was just joking. How could the princess possibly like you? However."
She narrowed her eyes slightly, and her eyes darkened, "It seems that the He family and his wife both want to curry favor with the princess."
She said this in a very low voice, and Liu Ji couldn't hear it clearly even though he was so close to her. He only heard the words "princess" and "fawning".
But the couple still had some tacit understanding. Liu Ji guessed what she was talking about and spread his hands indifferently, "It has nothing to do with us two civilians anyway."
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