Chapter 786 Qi Heng, the Wife-Showing Maniac
Xiao Chenggui looked mournful. Chen Shi muttered for a long time, but not a single word was about him. He felt ignored.
"You lied to me, why are you looking so sad?"
Chen picked up the roasted sweet potato, staring intently at its charred skin. Her stomach churned, and she lost her appetite. She looked at Xiao Chenggui, whose expression made it seem as if she were the liar.
The father and son were clearly conspiring to deceive people, but now they're the ones who are falsely accusing others.
"I feel deeply guilty. In fact, I should have confessed this matter much earlier, but the Fang family was in power at the time. If Qi Heng's true identity had been revealed, it would have been dangerous for both of us."
Xiao Chenggui spoke sincerely, saying that the less you know about certain things, the better; he had no intention of hiding anything.
As for Qi Heng's thoughts, he couldn't control them.
"Sigh, this isn't your fault."
Madam Chen stood up, walked around the table for support, and if anyone was at fault, it was mostly hers. If she didn't remarry, how would Xiao Chenggui and Qi Heng have any chance?
She had a very good plan: a close and harmonious family. But things didn't turn out that way.
"You still blame me!"
Xiao Chenggui smiled bitterly. He had been poisoned by a strange poison back then, and he hadn't hidden it. Later, he traveled to various places to get rid of the poison. Because he used too many methods of fighting poison with poison, the poison in his body became very complicated, and even the Yu family was helpless against it.
The poison is temporarily suppressed, but only temporarily; it could flare up again at any time.
"So you're poisoned, you lied to me, I can't blame you, I have to comfort you with kind words."
Chen stared at Xiao Chenggui for a moment, recalling what Xiao Ya had said: this kind of behavior was a bit bitchy.
Xiao Chenggui: ...
There was a moment of silence. Xiao Chenggui was about to earnestly persuade Chen Shi when, before he could even open his mouth, Chen Shi had already come to her senses.
"I married you, and we had a child. There's nothing I can't bear, it's just that little girl..."
Madam Chen doted on her daughter. Before Lin Yuesha left the capital, she repeatedly instructed the servants to send food to the academy from time to time, showing great care for her stepbrother.
No wonder, when she brought up the marriage of her stepson, Tingyun kept making excuses. It turns out that back then...
Chen shook her head, her thoughts were quite deep.
When did you find out?
Madam Chen asked Xiao Chenggui, explaining that she only had this one precious daughter and naturally hoped that her daughter would marry a good man, but Qi Heng's identity was complicated and he had such thoughts, so he was not a good man.
The unpleasant truth must be stated upfront: if Lin Yuesha is unwilling after learning the truth, her mother will never say a good word for Qi Heng again and will firmly support her daughter's decision.
"Not long after we got married."
Seeing that he was safe, Xiao Chenggui smiled and said, "Yue Sha is lovely, and Qi Heng is just eating the grass near his own nest..."
"What do you mean? My daughter is still young!"
Suddenly, Madam Chen remembered that she had considered arranging a marriage for her daughter, but Qi Heng had strongly opposed it.
He said that he had not yet passed the imperial examination and become a scholar. If he had, Lin Yuesha would have a stepbrother who was also a scholar, and if she married into a commoner's family, she would definitely not be bullied.
Ms. Chen thought what he said made a lot of sense and was very pleased with the deep bond between the two siblings.
As it turns out... Qi Heng's motives weren't pure!
"These tricks of his were definitely not taught to him by me!"
Xiao Chenggui held up three fingers and swore that he and Qi Heng were not related by blood, but were merely adoptive fathers. In reality, the two were more like friends. The boy didn't respect him much and was a master of scheming. Perhaps all the Qi family's cunning was focused on him.
"Madam, if that boy had acted quickly, he might have already abducted Yue Sha and married her."
Xiao Chenggui had barely uttered a word when he unexpectedly found himself in trouble, and Chen pinched him again.
"What nonsense are you talking about? The little girl hasn't even reached the age of marriage yet!"
Chen decided that if the truth came out, she wouldn't speak up for Qi Heng. Instead, she planned to kick him while he was down and teach him a lesson with her strength, showing him that not everything can be obtained through scheming.
The couple spoke frankly and openly, no longer hiding anything, and Xiao Chenggui breathed a sigh of relief, very satisfied with the outcome.
With Qi Heng as a stepping stone, he indeed diverted a lot of attention, making him appear very sincere, and Chen Shi stopped arguing with him.
The next morning, Liu Quan rushed in, covered in sweat, to deliver the message: "Master, Madam, something terrible has happened!"
"What's wrong?"
Mr. Chen calmly sipped his tea, his tone indifferent.
"The officials from the Jingzhao Prefecture have arrived, bringing the city defense troops. They're heading straight for our residence. I heard that Lord Lin wants..."
They wanted to use the pretext of arresting the troublemaking scholar to bring Chen to the Lin family.
Lin Shusheng had long harbored these thoughts. After all, she had once been his woman, and seeing Chen remarry was like having a green hat on his head, constantly reminding him of her wrongdoing.
After Qin's death, Lin Shusheng's thoughts grew stronger and stronger, and he thought about it day and night.
He was, after all, the Prefect of the Capital, and he couldn't possibly abduct a woman. But with the capital in chaos, it presented him with a good opportunity.
"Close the gates first, and tell the people in our household to pack their things. It's time to leave the capital."
Madam Chen put down her teacup. The mansion was already an empty shell; important items had been moved. After learning the inside story yesterday, she listened to Xiao Chenggui's analysis of the current situation and planned to go to Cangzhou to reunite with her relatives.
Although Qi Heng was a deep thinker, he did a good thing by bringing his entire family to Cangzhou to settle down.
...
Lin Yuesha had no idea what was happening in the capital. When she groggily woke up, she found herself still on the road.
Last night, Qi Heng said he would take her somewhere, and she thought she could fill her stomach and roast some pheasant and rabbit. But after walking all night, they were still on the road.
Later, she nestled against his chest and slept peacefully through the night.
"Aren't we there yet?"
As far as the eye could see, there was only yellow sand.
Lin Yuesha realized that she was sitting on a camel without even noticing.
If the two are truly a newlywed couple on their honeymoon, Qi Heng's actions would score zero points and be considered a failure.
Look at Bai Dingfeng and Wei Lan. Although they were also newlyweds, they were at least in a carriage, comfortably served tea and water.
Lin Yuesha's face flushed; she seemed to be thinking of something inappropriate for children.
In short, on their wedding night, they suffered from hunger and cold.
"It will be soon."
Qi Heng made the decision on a whim. He thought that Lin Yuesha would definitely like that place; it was a little world that truly belonged to him.
After traveling for about another hour, Lin Yuesha vaguely saw a stone wall several meters high and a small patch of black soil. She exclaimed in surprise, "This is... an oasis in the desert!"
It was the first time she had ever seen one; she realized there really was an oasis!
"yes."
Qi Heng carried Lin Yuesha down from the camel. In the distance, they saw guards standing by the city wall. Upon seeing Qi Heng, they immediately smiled and said, "Young General, you've arrived!"
"Um."
Qi Heng relaxed a bit, nodded, and then pointed to Lin Yuesha to introduce her to the soldiers, "The young general's wife."
Now that he's married, he has to show off a bit. Qi Heng brought Lin Yuesha to the secret place mainly to flaunt his marriage.
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