160 Chapter 160
"I have a husband and a daughter, so don't push me too far."
“…”
"What do you mean you didn't bring anyone along?"
Before the silent girl in front of him could respond, a familiar voice came from the yard.
Xie Qi loosened his fist in frustration, and turned around to see Shen Yueying rushing in.
As soon as he came in, he asked the girl on the other side of the short couch about her well-being. After learning that the girl was fine, he turned around and scolded him.
"Since you're by her side, how could you let her run so high up? She just twisted her ankle now. If something bigger happens, you'll regret it and have no place to cry! You're already in your twenties, why are you still like when you were little, obeying her every word? Is such a high watchtower a joke?!"
Xie Qi: ...
He looked at Xu Qinghe, wanting her to explain why he was not around when she was making a fuss!
But who knew that the girl had already half-lowered her pretty face, leaving him with only a furry head.
Xie Qi laughed and had no choice but to take the blame for her silently, just like when he was a child.
After a while, Shen Yueying seemed to have calmed down.
Xie Qi was driven off the couch by her. She sat down right where she had been. She spoke softly to Xu Qinghe for a few words before turning to him and saying, "Didn't you ask me to come here to investigate Nan Si's affairs? What are you doing here again?"
Xie Qi also pretended not to have received her message and said in a pretentious manner: "I have been personally following this group of caravans for some time. Now, leave it to me. General Shen, please return to the army and take care of everything for me."
Shen Yueying seemed to think for a moment before she said okay.
After a late lunch, she said goodbye to Xu Qinghe softly and then set off to return to the camp.
Xie Qi sent her to the watchtower. There were basically no people there, so it was convenient to talk.
"Have you found anything in the past two days?"
Chen Yueying said, "The village has been busy these past few days, and I did discover the traces of that caravan. They've been guarding the river, and I don't know what their purpose is. But are you really sure you want to take charge of this matter yourself? Not to mention now, even with your former reputation, I'm afraid you'd already be well known to the people of Nanyi. How can you be sure that Nansi doesn't recognize you?"
Xie Qi naturally knew that once he showed up, it would definitely alert the enemy.
He closed his eyes and said helplessly, "But she is here, I am always worried."
God knows how frightened he was when he received the message from Shen Yueying this morning. Such a precious and delicate girl had only been to the most remote place, which was a villa in the mountains. How could she have ever been to this village where there were no paved roads?
He ran madly to see her, but he didn't expect that when he saw the girl again, she was standing in the wind on the top of the tower in a red dress.
He immediately drove his horse forward and held the person in his arms at the last moment.
If you go a step late...
He didn't dare to think further.
With Xu Qinghe's stubborn personality, he could only feel at ease if he stayed by her side all the time.
Shen Yueying noticed the bitter smile on his face and said no more.
"Forget it. How can we lure the snake out of its hole without alerting it? Just take good care of Qinghe."
After talking about business, it’s time to talk about personal matters.
"Didn't you say Qinghe is married and has a daughter? A daughter is fine, this place is remote and it's not convenient to bring her here, but why haven't I even seen her so-called husband?" Shen Yueying asked suspiciously.
Xie Qi's eyes turned resentful: "If you had come back a little later, I would have asked that girl about it."
“…”
Chen Yueying touched her nose, thinking that it was not certain whether the girl was willing to tell you.
She said seriously, "Before, I hadn't met Qinghe, so I didn't know her attitude. Now that I've met her, I want to ask you, Xie Qi, what is your attitude towards your relationship?"
What is his attitude?
Xie Qi himself didn't know either.
He wanted to be with that girl all the time, but because of his own mistakes back then, the girl no longer wanted him.
She already has a family and a daughter, what else can he do?
Just accept it.
But he couldn't convince himself to accept it. She was the wife he had chosen since childhood, so how could he give her up to another man?
Seeing him like this, Shen Yueying also understood.
She patted her third brother's shoulder and said earnestly, "Since you are unwilling to give up, then go and rob it."
Xie Qi smiled bitterly: "Rob? How? It's not that I haven't thought about robbing her, but she threatened me that if I really did anything, she would never forgive me in this life."
"Who told you to rob it by force!" Chen Yueying said angrily, "Do you still want to kill that son-in-law?"
Xie Qi: ...
He actually thought so.
"But if I don't force it, she will never be willing to look at me."
I just wish he would leave quickly.
Chen Yueying then told him about her long talk with Xu Qinghe last night and what she had tried to do.
"If she hadn't said that, I wouldn't have sent you the message."
Xie Qi was stunned for a while.
“…Did she really say that?”
Chen Yueying frowned: "It's just a few words, why would I lie to you? Now let me ask you, do you mind that she was married to someone else and gave birth to someone else's daughter?"
"Of course not."
Xie Qi immediately shook his head like a rattle. He said solemnly, "As long as she still wants me, I will love her and him a thousand times more, and even treat her child as my own."
Chen Yueying: "That's all. As long as she still has you in her heart, even if it's just a little bit, even if she may not be able to compare with that son-in-law for the time being, what does it matter? It's better than nothing."
"You can't force her, but you can be soft. Get along well with the girl for a while, let her think more about your past kindness. One day, you will be able to have a higher status in her heart than that son-in-law."
"When that happens, you can just persuade her to divorce, right?"
——When that happens, can't you just encourage her to divorce?
Until he stepped into the house rented by Xu Qinghe, Xie Qi was still thinking about Shen Yueying's instructions to him before she left.
Just as I was about to enter the door, I heard a "hiss..." sound coming from the next room.
Xie Qi quickened his pace and walked in, and saw the girl sitting on the couch, her face already pale.
Her maid named Indigo was applying medicine to her. When she saw the foreign man coming in, she immediately stood up and stood in front of her lady, waiting for her lady's instructions with a vigilant look on her face.
Seeing this, Xie Qi went to wash his hands in the basin while saying to the girl in the back room, "The maid can't control the strength well, let me do it."
Xu Qinghe didn't respond.
Xie Qi paused, looked back at the girl, and asked suspiciously, "Are you still going to talk to me about the strict rules between men and women? If so, forget about your foot."
Xu Qinghe: ...
She waved Indigo down.
The medicinal wine he brought was quite effective. After only half a day, the swelling on Xu Qinghe's feet had visibly subsided.
But she was afraid of pain, so Xie Qi did not dare to be careless. He continued to talk to her while applying medicine to distract her.
"You're just a girl, injured, and surrounded by other women. I'm worried. Can you let me stay with you for a few days?"
Xu Qinghe knew the pros and cons of this.
She used to want Sister Yueying to live with her, but now it's Xie Qi's turn. Apart from the inconvenience in daily life, there's nothing wrong with it.
She didn't hesitate and said directly: "I'll have someone clean up a room for you."
Xie Qi said, "I don't want a wing room. I just want to live with you."
Xu Qinghe's face darkened as he warned coldly, "I have a husband and a daughter, don't push your luck."
"Really? Then where is your beloved husband? Why isn't he staying by your side?"
Xu Qinghe had already prepared her response: "Your Majesty may not know that children cannot be separated from their parents. My husband must stay at home to take care of the child."
"hiss……"
Xie Qi was so angry that his heart ached and his hands suddenly lost strength, causing the girl to groan in pain.
He looked up, gazed into the misty eyes of the girl, and smiled: "Boss Xu may not know this, but when I hear something I don't like, I always lose my strength."
Xu Qinghe glared at him.
He lowered his head and continued to pour some medicinal wine into his hands, pretending that her angry look did not exist.
But when he touched the girl's fair and delicate feet again, the strength in his hands was still much lighter, as if he was touching a delicate and fragile piece of porcelain.
After a while, he asked again, "What are you doing here?"
Xu Qinghe was about to say what he had prepared when he heard him add, "Tell me the truth, but don't say things I don't like to hear, or you'll be the one who gets hurt in the end."
Xu Qinghe: ...
She had no choice but to swallow her previous false excuses that emphasized that she was married and had a daughter, but she still lied, "My maidservant is from Caoqu Township. She learned that it has been raining here for a long time, so she asked me to come here to donate alms. Is your Majesty satisfied?"
"Satisfied, how can I not be satisfied?"
Xie Qi twitched his lips and smiled: "I don't even deserve to hear a single word of truth, so naturally I'm satisfied."
Before Shen Yueying left, she had already told him the purpose that Xu Qinghe had previously told her.
Xu Qinghe had guessed this a long time ago, but she also sneered: "Yes, how can someone like you who lied all the time deserve to hear the truth from me?"
Xie Qi's hands were still moving, but he looked up to find her eyes.
"I'm not worthy of hearing a single word of truth from you. So, then everything you said the day your daughter appeared before me was also a lie?"
Xu Qinghe was slightly confused by the scorching gaze. She pinched her fingertips and pretended to be calm, saying, "Of course not. What I said that day was true."
"Since every word is true, do you dare to swear an oath? Swear that you and your son-in-law are deeply in love, and that you really have no me in your heart. If these are not true, then let your daughter bear all the consequences."
He actually brought up Ping An!
Xu Qinghe's eyes turned red with anger.
“…”
Xie Qi pursed his lips and continued to apply medicine to her.
"Okay, I'm just kidding, don't take it seriously."
He really touched the girl's bottom line, and he didn't dare to say anything else. He just focused on applying medicine to her.
Later, even though they had not reached an agreement on bedtime, when it was time to turn off the lights and go to sleep, Xie Qi still refused to leave the room.
Several military servants brought by Xu Qinghe also stayed beside the lady, and were in a stalemate with him.
"Okay, then no one should sleep."
He glanced at everyone, then sat alone on the round stool in the main hall, supporting his chin with his hand and smiling coldly.
"Xie Qi, I don't want to quarrel with you."
She had been sleeping a lot these past few days, and today she was blown by the wind and frightened, so she was really tired now.
The tired girl's voice was a little softer, and she was no longer as confrontational with him as she was during the day.
She looked really tired, so Xie Qi had no choice but to give up and immediately got up and left.
You have to take your time when doing anything and don't rush into anything.
Xu Qinghe left Indigo and two other warriors to guard the side room.
The next day, Xie Qi got up and took a walk along the river in the village. When he came back, it was already past midnight. The bright golden crow hung diagonally above his head, spreading warmth to the earth.
But there was still no movement in the girl's room.
Feeling uneasy, he went forward and knocked on the door.
It was Indigo who opened the door. When the lady was talking to the young man in front of them last night, they all knew that this young man was Xie Qi, Marquis of Dingnan, and their attitude naturally became respectful subconsciously.
"Is your wife still awake?"
The man in front of me asked with a serious face.
Indigo said, "Madam has been feeling unwell these past few days and has been very sleepy, so she woke up late."
Xie Qi's brows knitted together immediately: "Haven't you ever consulted a doctor when you felt unwell?"
Indigo nodded. "I did, but the doctor couldn't find out what it was. He just said that my wife was upset a while ago."
I was hurt a while ago...
Is it because of him?
Xie Qi's heart tightened, and he suddenly remembered that this girl had fed him medicine when he was unconscious.
Being fed in that way, she must have drunk a lot of medicine herself.
broken.
The carrier pigeon was fast, but he was afraid that Uncle Fan in the military camp would not be able to escape in time, so he immediately called his mount and rushed out of the yard like a gust of wind.
"Take good care of your wife, I'll be back soon!"
【Author’s words】
Okay, now I'll start chasing my wife [rainbow fart]
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