Chapter 370: A Short Separation Is Better Than a New Marriage

When Qin Chi returned home, Song Jin was still sleeping soundly.

He went to the study again and was currently reading a letter, which was the "suicide note" from Yang Ge Lao that Song Jin brought from Huizhou.

In Qin Chi's opinion, this suicide note almost certainly confirmed that the former crown prince had escaped death. The masked man they saw earlier was most likely the former crown prince Helian Kai.

Now this person is targeting him.

Maybe he had disrupted Helian Kai's plans many times.

No, Helian Kai had targeted him before he messed up the other party's business. When he just became the top scholar, the other party attacked his wife. On the day of the top scholar parade that year, a group of bandits targeted Song Jin and planned to attack Song Jin. Helian Kai was the mastermind behind the scenes.

Such as Helian Kai, a superior.

Killing is just a matter of words.

Perhaps Helian Kai has already forgotten about this incident, but Qin Chi will never forget it.

“Knock knock.”

There was a gentle knock on the study door.

Qin Chi put the letter down and said, "Come in."

With a creaky sound, the two doors were pushed open from the outside.

Song Jin entered the room carrying a green twig porcelain bowl, walked slowly to the table, and placed the bowl in front of Qin Chi.

"The kitchen cooked lily and lotus seed soup. When I saw it, I brought a bowl to my husband."

Song Jin spoke gently.

Qin Chi smiled and stretched out his hand, pulling her to his side as she was about to leave. He then forced her to sit on his lap and put his arms around her. "Wife, do you want to eat with your husband?"

Song Jin blushed and said awkwardly, "I haven't seen you for a while, and my husband has become different from before."

It's become reckless.

In the past, when Qin Chi was with her, he rarely behaved like this, and most of the time he was reserved and polite.

Qin Chi did not respond, as if he had not heard it.

He was not stupid and would not ask about the changes in this kind of question. He just reached out and picked up the lily and lotus seed soup on the table.

The gentle sunlight shines through the window lattices.

It reflects a couple of people who are dependent on each other in the house.

The man was wearing a green gown and had gentle eyes, while the woman was wearing a light-colored skirt and had a shy blush on her face.

A bowl of ordinary lily and lotus seed soup.

It seems to be a symbol of the two people's emotions, hazy yet real.

Qin Chi gently scooped up a spoonful of soup and handed it to Song Jin, "Madam, let me try it. Is it hot enough to eat?"

Song Jin lowered her head slightly and subconsciously dodged. She wanted to get up uncomfortably, but Qin Chi refused.

The gentleman who was polite outside now pretended to be nonchalant and leisurely, teasing his wife to feed her, as if he had done this a thousand times.

Qin Chi asked again: "Do you think it's too hot?"

He put the spoon to his lips.

Gently blow away the rising hot air, and then send it into her mouth.

It's hard to refuse such a kind invitation.

No, he was very persistent in feeding her.

Song Jin hesitated for a moment, but still opened his mouth and swallowed the lotus seed soup.

The sweetness and fragrance instantly spread between lips and teeth.

Then Qin Chi took a bite himself, swallowed it and praised: "Mm, sweet but not greasy, just like the taste of reunion after our separation."

As soon as these words fell, Song Jin felt a surge of heat spreading from his heart to his limbs and then to his cheeks. It took him a long while to calm down. "Who did you learn these words from, my husband?"

"Do I still need to learn from others? This is a feeling that comes from the heart, it is sincere and genuine." Qin Chi's tone was extremely natural.

He was about to start feeding again.

The couple took turns eating.

As the soup in the bowl gradually became less, the two of them grew closer and closer, until finally, their noses were almost touching as they shared the last spoonful of soup. The love was so strong that even the air seemed to become sweet. Their eyes were filled with each other's figure, gentle and affectionate.

“Squeak.”

The half-open study door was suddenly pushed open.

The couple, who were standing very close to each other, suddenly came to their senses and looked towards the door. They didn't see anyone at first glance, but when they looked more closely, they saw a short and stocky little girl.

He was humming as he climbed over the threshold.

"Mother? Mother..."

Niu Niu got up to look for her mother, and heard from sister Xiaoyu that her mother had come to the study to look for her father, and didn't want her to disturb her, so she sneaked over to avoid being discovered by sister Xiaoyu.

Song Jin hurriedly got up from Qin Chi's legs.

Walk around the table and go out.

Qin Chi slowly straightened his collar, restored his usual gentlemanly demeanor, then stood up and walked around the table towards the mother and daughter.

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At this time, Song Jin hugged Niuniu and asked, "Why are you here? Have you finished breakfast?"

"I'm done eating. I'm full."

Niu Niu also patted her round belly.

Song Jin was so touched by the little girl that he was completely soft-hearted. He didn't even notice Qin Chi coming over. He was about to go out with Niuniu in his arms. Qin Chi reached out his hand and wanted to call him to stop.

At this moment, Qin Chi realized something was wrong.

The little attention that his wife originally paid to him seemed to have shifted to the child? It was as if the affection between the two of them just now did not exist.

Qin Chi was struggling with this matter.

He didn't know that outside, the news about him and Song Jin was spreading like wildfire.

Many people in Beijing are paying attention to Qin Chi's movements.

When Qin Chi asked for leave, someone there investigated the reason.

It was known that Song Jin had brought his children to the capital from Huizhou, and that something bad had happened. According to information from the government office, they had encountered an ambush on their way to the capital.

The people of a village were involved.

This is no small matter.

Everyone thought that a group of bandits had intercepted and "killed" Qin Qian'an's wife and children, including Qin Chi and Song Jin. They didn't know that the group went to so much trouble just to catch people.

But who actually knows this? Even if they do, no one cares.

Many officials from the six ministries discussed this matter.

"Qin Qi'an is such a hateful person."

An official lamented.

Another echoed, "That's right. Who has his luck? I heard that His Majesty has awarded him another token, allowing him to enter the palace to see the emperor at any time."

"Are you serious?"

"None of the pearls are as real as this one."

The others looked at the official who spoke.

Not many people knew about this matter, but this official had a famous relative working in the palace. When everyone looked at him, he knew he was talking too much and immediately shut up.

Xia Wei stretched out his hand and hooked the official, "Come here and tell me what's going on."

"Minister Xia." The official stepped forward flatteringly.

When Xia Wei asked him about it, the official could only say, "There was quite a commotion in East City last time. I heard that Qin Shaoqing was injured by a Jinyiwei..."

To put it bluntly, Emperor Mingcheng learned that Qin Chi was almost assassinated by the Jinyiwei, so he threw a token as compensation. In fact, officials above the fourth rank were originally qualified to enter the palace to meet the emperor.

Having a token is a bit more convenient.

Its symbolic meaning is greater than its practical purpose.

Officials in the court were all speculating that the matter Qin Chi had exposed had not yet been resolved. Once the matter was investigated and rewards were given based on merit, Qin Chi's official position might even be promoted.