Chapter 195: Bo Qiaohui 7
The next day, Bo Qiaohui came out of her room feeling refreshed and was startled by the huge dark circles under Liu Qi's eyes. "How did you do that? Didn't you sleep well last night?"
Liu Qi looked at Bo Qin, who was practicing in the open space, with a resentful look on his face. The boy finished a set of punches under that look, but in the end, he couldn't help but stop: "I was wrong, I was wrong, isn't that okay?"
"Then I didn't expect my movements in sleep to be so, ahem, wild."
"You kicked my legs so hard they turned purple, I slept on the floor all night."
Liu Qi's voice was emotionless. The more he spoke, the more guilty Bo Chen felt. Seeing that Liu Qi was about to roll up his sleeves to expose the teeth marks on his arm, Bo Chen, who was embarrassed and angry, grabbed him and said:
"Ahhh, I was wrong. Why don't I clean up a room for you alone tomorrow?"
"I want the room next to Aqiao."
"Don't push your luck, little brat!"
"Ah Qiao, my hand..."
"It's a deal!"
Only then did Liu Qi stop talking with satisfaction, leaving the dejected Bo Qin behind and running towards Aqiao who was waiting for him.
"Are we still going up the mountain today?"
"Let's go check on the mother and daughter we rescued yesterday first." After Qiaohui finished speaking, Liu Qi had already taken him out. As he moved, the dragon-shaped jade ornament on his neck was exposed and caught the attention of someone with ulterior motives.
They crossed the street and went to the gouache shop on another street.
The female shopkeeper's surname was Shang. She smiled when she saw the two of them. "It's rare to see a young lady getting along so well with people her own age. This young man is obviously not ordinary."
"This is my friend Qi'er. We are here to visit the mother and daughter that Fourth Brother brought here yesterday."
"Auntie Mo's daughter just woke up and is probably guarding here right now. You guys can go in."
Shopkeeper Shang barely had time to say a few words before the customer arrived. Qiao Hui, familiar with the area, led Liu Qi to the backyard. As expected, Aunt Mo was in the guest room with her daughter. Seeing them enter, she quickly stood up and bowed, "Thank you, two young heroes, for your help yesterday. We are deeply grateful."
"Mrs. Mo, you're so polite. It's just a small favor."
Qiaohui and Liu Qi didn't take this matter to heart, but Mo Li was a person who would repay a favor, and Wang Nie was very grateful to them under her guidance.
"More than that, Aunt Mo, have you thought about what to do next?" Qiao Hui pointed at Wang Nie's forehead, which was covered in bandages. "That man was just chased away. Who knows if he won't come back today? Chang'an is so small, there's no guarantee he won't find you again."
Mo Li held his daughter in his arms and took a deep breath. "I know this is a bit unreasonable, but I really have no other choice. If your family is willing, please give this child a place to stay."
"She is very capable. She can cook, wash, chop wood, and sew. As long as she is given a meal, that's all she needs."
After saying that, she carried her daughter off the bed, and the two of them knelt down to kowtow to Qiaohui.
Bo Qiaohui hurriedly retreated and pulled Liu Qi away. The boy looked at her strangely, wondering why Aqiao wanted to avoid others' kneeling.
"Auntie Mo, please get up quickly. I, a young man, cannot bear this kind of worship."
Qiaohui hurried forward to help her up, and Liu Qi, who was standing beside her, followed suit and helped his nephew Wang up.
"My family has never had the habit of employing servants. Besides, judging by her appearance, I know she was carefully brought up. How could I easily send her to be tortured?"
Seeing that Mo Li was a little anxious because of her refusal, Qiao Hui smiled and said, "Mrs. Dissatisfied, my family's shops don't lack clerks to do odd jobs, but we have always been in need of a trustworthy accountant, especially for Huajianji. Because I only hired female workers back then, business is booming now, but I still haven't found a suitable accountant. I have to let Manager Shang suffer every day."
Mo Li naturally understood what Qiao Hui meant, and she was confident that she had the ability to do it. But if she didn't get rid of that man, and she was left with her daughter, there was no guarantee that he wouldn't cause trouble every day in the future.
Although divorce was not that difficult in the Han Dynasty, and widows with children were more popular, her status was special, and who knew if it would become a handle for others to control her in the future.
Thinking of this, she made up her mind to kill the man. Just as she was about to reject his kindness, she saw Shopkeeper Shang walking in with two constables.
"Who is Wang Moshi?"
“…I am.”
Mo Li hugged the child nervously. She didn't know why the constables were looking for her, and she was starting to get nervous, wondering if someone recognized her.
One of the more friendly-looking men came over, sighed, and said, "Madam Mo, I'm so sorry for your loss. Your husband must have been drunk last night and didn't see the road clearly. He slipped and hit his head on a rock. When he was found by the woodcutter who came up the mountain to chop wood today, he was already..."
"What? He's dead!"
Three voices rang out in the room at once. Mo Li immediately restrained his expression. Liu Qi and Qiao Hui looked at each other and lowered their heads in tacit understanding.
Only Nephew Wang looked at his mother and his brothers and sisters over there, and his confused big eyes met the eyes of the equally confused constable.
“What a shame.”
Seeing Liu Qi about to laugh out loud, Qiao Hui stepped forward and stepped on his foot:
“Ouch—”
Liu Qi tightly grasped Qiao Hui's hand, and when he looked up again, tears welled up in his eyes: "Yes, wow, what a pity..."
"Then, come with us and identify your husband's body."
The two constables felt that the atmosphere here was weird and confusing, so they hurriedly pulled Mo Li away.
After the adults left, Qiaohui raised her hand to slap him on the back of the hand, but Liu Qi dodged it nimbly.
"Your grip is too strong!"
“You stepped on it pretty hard too!”
Nephew Wang tried to intervene, but Qiao Hui and Liu Qi held his shoulders and said, "Children shouldn't meddle in adult matters."
After saying this, Qiao Hui took the initiative to reach out and pinch his shoulder, then turned and ran out of the room. Liu Qi also hurriedly chased after her, leaving Wang Nie alone to stare blankly at the open door, saying belatedly:
"But...you're not considered adults, are you?"
Liu Qi chased her out to the street and was about to catch Qiaohui when suddenly a pair of big hands held him down from behind.
Liu Qi turned around and saw a group of soldiers gathered on both sides of the road. The people on the street had long been separated and now knelt on the ground, not daring to look up. His ceremonial procession stopped not far away.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"How do you know?"
The leading official did not answer, but said respectfully: "Your humble servant is ordered to invite the Crown Prince back to the palace."
"I'm not going back." Liu Qi turned around in panic, trying to find Aqiao in the crowd.
"Your Highness, the Queen hasn't eaten for several days because she's worried about you. Can you bear to let her become haggard?"
"Doesn't the Queen Mother still have a sister? If she doesn't let me go, there's still Madam Shen's son. So what if I'm missing?"
Liu Qi finally saw Aqiao in the crowd, whose head was being held down by her elder brother. He quickly said this, turned around and helped Aqiao up in the crowd.
"So you are the prince."
Qiaohui looked at the people kneeling on the street and quickly pulled him aside and whispered, "What were you talking about just now?"
Liu Qi also whispered back to her: "I told them that I won't go back, I want to be with you."
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