Chapter 49 How can you sit still like this?
Yuanxiang sneaked back from outside, her face beaming. Distracted, she bumped into Chen He, who was about to enter the courtyard.
Chen He stumbled and dodged Yuan Xiang, who lunged at him. Yuan Xiang was surprised that this old man, Chen He, was so ungentlemanly that she fell to the ground.
She lay sprawled on the ground, looking at Chen He with a wronged expression: "Brother Chen."
Chen He touched his nose, feeling a little guilty. Actually, he had just managed to catch him. But the young master had been talking about male virtues and chastity lately, so he subconsciously dodged away.
"Um, can you get up by yourself?"
Yuanxiang: "..."
Chen He felt unusually cold today. When she looked up, by sheer coincidence, she saw her sweetheart.
"Dawn!"
Dongxiao gave him a look that told him to figure it out himself, and then went back inside to give Qiuqiu a bowl of milk.
Chiu Chiu: Why do I feel like I ate two meals for lunch?
Chen He ignored Yuan Xiang, told her to get up on her own, and then chased after her.
Yuan Xiang pounded the ground in anger: "Damn it! I'll make you all pay for this later!"
Qiuyue asked suspiciously, "Yuanxiang, what are you doing?"
Yuanxiang hurriedly got up from the ground, instantly transforming back into the carefree, smiling girl she had been before: "Sister Qiuyue, I accidentally slipped and fell just now."
"Oh, then get up quickly and go to the backyard to see if there's anything you can help with. Don't just stand here."
"Okay, Sister Qiuyue."
What Qiu Yue didn't know was that after she turned around, the person behind her had changed again, becoming cold and ruthless, like a venomous snake coiled in Jingxin Garden, waiting for its chance to strike.
Chen He entered the house, where Dong Xiao was feeding Qiu Qiu milk continuously, leaving the little one with milk stains all over her face.
[Burp~]
[I think I ate at two meals. Aunt Dongxiao, I'll have to decline!]
Chen He first glanced at Dong Xiao, who was pretending to be angry, before reporting the matter to Su Junyao.
"Your Highness, as you instructed, I indeed dug something up in the backyard of the Zheng family in the east of the city."
Chiu Chiu, ears perked up, pressed down on Dong Xiao's hand: "Auntie, I'll eat later."
What did we dig up? Was it gold? Everyone who finds it gets a share; could I have some?
Three questions arise: Is the koi fish greedy for money?
Su Junyao and Yun Jinglan pretended not to hear and instructed Chen He to bring the things in, as they also wanted to know how much gold Qiao Muyang had hidden.
Chen He smiled innocently, but his eyes were full of shrewdness: "How can such vulgar things be used to sully the eyes of the young master and his wife? I heard that the madam has some shops that need to purchase goods but is short of money, so I have taken the liberty of lending you the money first."
"Of course, the shop has a partnership with Third Master, and it will definitely make a fortune in less than three months. Then Madam can just collect the money."
Yun Jinglan & Su Junyao: "..."
Yun Jinglan reacted quickly, glaring at Su Junyao: "Chen He used to be such an honest child, look what he's become since he's been with you!"
Su Junyao: "..." An unexpected disaster!
"Madam, listen to me, Chen He's heart is as cunning as a lotus root..."
Her sharp, childlike voice was almost cracking as she interrupted her father's explanation:
【What? ! 】
My gold is gone?!
That year, amidst the apricot blossoms and light rain, I promised you I'd share half of your gold!
Su Junyao: Who exactly made arrangements with her?!
Chirp was deeply saddened...
But Chen He's next words made Qiuqiu perk up again: "However, Third Master said that he doesn't want his share and will give it all to Miss Qiuqiu as a New Year's gift."
Chirp: 【！！！】
The real shock was that a single sentence could almost make a three-month-old baby run.
[Auntie, let go of me! I'll crawl if I have to to thank Uncle!]
Chuchu wriggled around so much that Dongxiao could barely hold her. It has to be said that as the pregnancy progresses, the little lady is getting stronger and stronger.
She remembered that the third and fourth young masters didn't seem to have this much strength when they were little!
Yun Jinglan spoke up to save Dong Xiao: "Put her down."
She wanted to see how she would crawl up to thank her third uncle.
Chiu Chiu likes to lie there and swing her limbs. An area in the room has been cleared out and covered with three or four layers of plush blankets, which is perfect for Chiu Chiu to lie on.
She stretched her neck like a little turtle, looking for help from the people present, but everyone tacitly ignored her. After a while, she rolled over, bored.
[When spring comes next year and the flowers bloom, I'll buy a pond full of koi, and then give all the cats in the house a good beating!]
Yun Jinglan could already imagine how chaotic things would be for her family this time next year.
but……
Why did she hit the cat?
Is it because the tabby cat in the house meows and curses at her every time it passes by?
Headache……
Chen He also mentioned a strange thing: "However, when I was digging the pit at Zheng's house, something in the room spontaneously combusted, but it burned very quickly and turned to ashes in an instant."
He brought back the ashes, burned them so cleanly that the flames leaped up immediately, and he didn't have time to extinguish them.
Su Junyao and Yun Jinglan stared at him together. Chen He took a step back, feeling a chill down his spine.
Su Junyao: "Imperial Physician Wang is still at the mansion. Go and see him. Consider it a work-related injury."
Yun Jinglan: "Dong Xiao will accompany me."
Chen He: "I'll go right now!!!"
Chiu Chiu: [Why did everyone leave?]
Uncle Chen He, you still haven't told me how much I'll get?
Su Junyao scooped up Qiuqiu with one hand and let the little chubby bug lie on his arm. Qiuqiu trembled, its delicate eyebrows furrowing.
Now we've encountered a very serious issue: does her father even know that she is his only daughter?
It's a little scary that my little feet can't touch the ground!
Seeing Qiuqiu's tense expression as if facing a formidable enemy, and even kicking her chubby little legs backward twice, Yun Jinglan almost burst into tears of laughter.
"Has she finally settled down?"
Yes, yes, I've settled down, but soon you'll be in for a rough time.
Chiu Chiu tensed up, unable to suppress her inner rebuttal, unaware that her parents were listening intently for her next words.
Aren't you worried about your older brother not having a wife at his age?
"My second brother is so old and still doesn't have a career. How can you sleep at night?"
It seems Yun Jinglan really can't have peace now.
The eldest son is seventeen this year and still hasn't settled down. He spends his days fighting and killing on the border. It's not impossible that he'll spend the rest of his life with that broken sword.
As for the second son, he didn't even come home for the Spring Festival this year. I wonder if he's even thinking about the autumn imperial examination.
Yun Jinglan couldn't sit still any longer. "No, I'll go and write a letter to each of them!"
Su Junyao watched helplessly as his wife stormed off, leaving him alone to stare at the culprit.
He poked Qiuqiu's cheek: "You scared your mother."
Didn't I tell you? You're such a troublemaker! Don't forget your aunt is still at our house; she might bring you ginseng soup tonight!
Su Junyao: “…”
He hasn't offended anyone, so why curse him like that!
(End of this chapter)
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