166 Chapter 166
◎ "This is your Uncle Xie."◎
The trip to Caoqu Township made Xu Qinghe extremely tired. She slept until noon.
Of course, when I got up, the "maid" who was on night watch in the second room had disappeared.
After she had finished her breakfast and started to dress up, the man walked in.
The maids serving in the room were not surprised.
After the lady returned from Caoqu Township, she somehow got to know Lord Xie.
Lord Xie had only been at Xu's house for a few days, but he had already felt almost at home. He didn't treat himself as a guest at all and could go wherever he wanted.
But in the final analysis, this is also because of the wife's tacit consent.
They thought that the two of them should be getting married soon, right?
After all, Lord Xie has already moved into the lady's bedroom, and there is no need for anyone to keep watch in the lady's bedroom these days.
Of course, they are loyal to their wives and will definitely not tell these things to anyone.
"What good day is today that deserves your attention?"
Xu Qinghe raised her eyes slightly and saw a man in a sky-blue robe leaning against the door of the inner room, holding a sky-blue cup in his long fingers.
He stood there, looking like a tall porcelain vase that had become a spirit.
No one knew what was wrong with this man, but ever since he came back from Caoqu Township, he had been wearing colorful clothes every day, which dazzled her eyes every day.
Sometimes she would feel that the man in front of her was the young general of the southern border back then; sometimes he would be dressed in red, and she would feel as if she had returned to Kyoto and was meeting the peacock-like Prince Wei.
"Hmm? Why aren't you talking?"
Xie Qi put down the cup in his hand and stretched out his hand to the maid who was putting makeup on his wife. The maid then readily handed the eyebrow pencil in her hand to Lord Xie.
Indigo winked at everyone and sent them away.
The only people left in the room were Lord Xie, who insisted on enjoying the pleasure of painting eyebrows, and Boss Xu, who was nothing special.
Xie Qi is very familiar with the job of drawing eyebrows, and drawing eyebrows for Xu Qinghe is even easier for him.
This girl's eyebrows are naturally beautiful, so it doesn't matter if they are not drawn. Now she just needs to lightly draw them.
When Xu Qinghe raised his eyes, he could see the man's thin lips and handsome chin.
Further down is the slender neck.
It must be because the weather is getting hotter and the person in front of him is so close that Xu Qinghe feels a little hot on his face for no reason.
"Hey, why are you blushing?"
Xie Qi lowered his eyes and looked meaningfully at the girl with blushing cheeks.
"You're too close, it's hot."
Xu Qinghe reached out and pushed the person away.
But the man in front of me was like a human wall, and I couldn't move him no matter how hard I tried.
Xu Qinghe was slightly annoyed.
Xie Qi then readily stepped aside and stood aside, looking at her.
Maybe it's because they grew up together as childhood sweethearts, so there must be some kind of telepathy between them.
The girl wore a strapless long dress that gradually changed from white to blue, and a moon-white jacket on the outside. The exposed smooth neck was so white that it seemed to be glowing.
When the two of them stand outside like this, anyone would say they are a perfect match and praise them for being a good match.
But what she said later made people feel uncomfortable.
"I sent Ping An back to Jizhou earlier. She should be back today."
The implication is that she dressed so elegantly today because she was going to pick up her daughter.
She is the daughter of another man.
Xie Qi's eyes dimmed, and the smile in his eyes disappeared. He snorted muffledly and went to lean on the couch in the back room.
Xu Qinghe was not unaware of the disappointment on this man's face. After all, as long as he was willing to hide it, it could be hidden.
This was just a deliberate display for her.
She ignored him, straightened the jade pendant purse hanging on her waist, and was about to go out.
Behind him, the young man's voice, which sounded like a grudge, came: "Can't you just ask me if I want to go with you?"
The girl turned around, with the light behind her, and her clear eyes looked over like this.
"Will you come with me to pick up our daughter?"
She asked.
“…”
Xie Qi closed his eyes, feeling both happy and painful in his heart.
What makes me happy is that this girl finally stops distancing herself from me.
The pain is that they have missed too much. Otherwise, today, they should be the couple going to pick up their biological daughter together.
"If you don't go, then I'm leaving."
Seeing that he didn't respond, the girl's voice immediately became cold.
Xie Qi sighed heavily and followed him resignedly.
He held the girl's hand under his wide sleeves and was glared at, but he was not afraid.
He didn't let go until he was about to reach the door and there were many people outside.
The carriage was shaking as it moved, making Xie Qi feel a little uneasy.
He looked up at the girl who was resting with her eyes closed and called her "Qinghe".
Xu Qinghe was too lazy to open his eyes, and just said, "Speak."
Xie Qi asked, "What do you think of me?"
Even Xu Qinghe didn't react for a moment. She looked over and asked in confusion, "What's going on?"
Xie Qi looked deeply into the girl's eyes and asked with a smile, "How about being your daughter's stepfather?"
Xu Qinghe didn't say anything.
Xie Qi smiled and said, "If I hadn't gone to Caoqu Township this time and had that experience with you, I really wouldn't have the courage to come to Lanzhou City to investigate your past. But guess what happened after I investigated?"
He moved aside and got closer to the girl's face.
"Everything you said before was a lie."
He suddenly came closer, and Xu Qinghe's heart skipped a beat.
She reached out and pushed him away, saying calmly, "So what? You've deceived me many times before, right? Can't I just return the favor?"
We were just talking peacefully, why are you blushing again?
Xie Qi laughed secretly in his heart.
"Okay, okay, of course. But I heard that ever since I left Lanzhou, you've been busy trying to find a stepfather for your child, and you haven't slept a wink yet. In that case, why not take a look at me? Can I catch Boss Xu's eye?"
Xu Qinghe actually opened her eyes and looked carefully at the man in front of her.
At first, Xie Qi was at ease.
Later, seeing that the girl said nothing, she just looked at him, her eyes were like a ruler, as if she was measuring whether he was the right person for her.
He felt a little uneasy and subconsciously sat up straight.
"...After watching for so long, you should be able to figure it out, right?"
Xu Qinghe tilted his head to hide the smile on his lips, but he couldn't hide the joy in his tone.
She said, "Just barely enough."
Very reserved.
Xie Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief. Just before getting off the car, he heard the girl say, "But whether it will work out in the end depends on what my daughter thinks."
His heart was lifted up again.
He remembered that the little girl named Ping An had been saved by him and said that he was a good man. So she should be able to accept him, right?
But not long after, he remembered that day when he was entangled with Xu Qinghe, and the little girl seemed to misunderstand that he was bullying her mother.
Xu Qinghe saw that his face changed expression from time to time, and it was obvious that he was feeling uneasy.
She was delighted.
They were waiting for people in a pavilion outside the city. Around noon, a luxurious carriage came slowly from a distance, followed by many maids and guards.
Xu Qinghe stood up immediately.
Ping'an has been a very well-behaved child since he was young. He stays with her every day and has never caused her any worries.
This was the first time the mother and daughter were separated, and they were separated for more than half a month.
Sometimes she would dream of Ping An at night. The little girl was as small as a glutinous rice ball, crying and asking her why she didn't want her anymore.
Every time I wake up because of this, I feel empty inside.
So when the carriage stopped in front of the pavilion, she immediately lifted her skirt and got down.
Xie Qi was afraid that she would fall again if she walked too fast, so he followed closely and protected her.
"mother!"
The glutinous rice dumpling in the dream turned into a small green dumpling today. The little girl was wearing a green dress and was running towards him.
Xu Qinghe opened his arms and held the little girl tightly in his arms.
Xie Qi stood behind her, supporting her thin back to prevent her from falling down instead of catching the person.
"Mom, Ping An misses you so much."
A furry head rubbed against Xu Qinghe's neck, accompanied by a crisp giggle.
Xu Qinghe couldn't say "Mom misses you too", so she just smiled and gently stroked the little girl's back.
That look was extremely gentle, something Xie Qi had never seen before.
Ping'an finally raised his head after rubbing against her mother enough.
She looked at her mother for a moment, then smiled and gave her mother a kiss on the face.
She said in a clear voice: "Mother is so beautiful today! The makeup is beautiful, the clothes are beautiful, and the hair bun is beautiful! Mother is the most beautiful girl in the world!"
Xu Qinghe: ...
Even though I did dress up specially today, I still felt a little embarrassed when my daughter pointed it out so bluntly.
Just as I was feeling embarrassed, I heard a laugh from the side.
She looked over at the man who looked like a celadon bottle, and asked him with a not-so-friendly look: What are you laughing at?
Xie Qi suppressed his smile slightly. "I thought I was already quite slick in front of you. But I didn't expect there was someone even more powerful here."
With just a few words, the little girl made the girl happy and shy.
Xu Qinghe turned her head away and stopped looking at him.
I knew that nothing good could come out of this person's mouth.
Ping'an opened her big round eyes and looked at the man for a moment in her mother's arms. She asked her mother, "Mom, who is he?"
Xie Qi: ...
If he remembered correctly, he was beaten by this little girl with her little fists two months ago. Why didn't she recognize him today?
After all, she is this girl's daughter. How can she have such a bad memory?
Xu Qinghe knew, of course, that his daughter wasn't asking who he was, but rather a roundabout way of asking: "Mom, have you reconciled with Dad? How should I call him?"
She touched her daughter's chubby face without even looking at the person beside her.
"This is your Uncle Xie."
Everything is fine, which means her father hasn't won back her mother's heart yet.
So she called out obediently, "Hello, Uncle Xie."
Xie Qi gritted his teeth and agreed reluctantly.
What Uncle Xie? He doesn't want to be that kind of uncle!
"Okay, don't tire your mother out. Come, let Uncle Xie hold you."
Looking at her father who had already extended his arm towards her, Ping An pursed her lips and looked at her mother cautiously.
She did not forget that she had to stand on her mother's side.
Xu Qinghe nodded.
Ping An also opened her arms and let her biological father, who could only be considered an uncle, hold her in his arms.
Then she discovered that her father's arms were different from her mother's arms.
Her mother's body was fragrant and soft, like gentle water.
But her father's body was hard and steady, like a reliable mountain.
Ping'an clung to her father's shoulders, feeling the embrace that belonged only to her father.
Looking at his daughter's satisfied face, Xu Qinghe felt a pang in his heart and quickly turned his head away.
Xie Qi immediately caught the girl's emotional change.
He held the silent child in his arms and hurried over to look at her.
But the girl's eyes turned red.
His throat tightened, and his mind was full of thoughts.
Does she not like him having contact with her daughter?
Or was it because this scene of "deep father-daughter love" reminded her of the child's biological father?
Or was she remembering the deceased prince and princess?
…
However, since the little girl was present, he didn't dare to ask any further questions and just looked at her with concern.
Xu Qinghe smiled and said, "It's windy outside, it's blinding me. Let's go quickly."
Xie Qi: ...
This abnormality made him even more confused!
After getting on the spacious carriage, the girl did not take the child, so Xie Qi continued to hold the child.
The little girl seemed to have recovered her strength and clung to him like a kitten, her chubby little hands casually pulling and kneading his face.
Xie Qi thought of Xu Qinghe's childhood.
She was still a baby at that time, but he was already a little brother who could recite poems. When the little girl saw him, she was so curious that she stretched out her chubby little hands and rubbed his body randomly.
While digging, she called him "brother" sweetly.
But he hadn't heard her call him brother for a long time.
"Uncle Xie, why do you have a scar here?"
Ping An's soft voice came from his arms. Xie Qi came back to his senses and found that the little girl's fingers were stroking his forehead.
There was a thin, long scar there, barely an inch long. He had used medication, and it had faded considerably, making it inconspicuous. It was surprising that the little girl had noticed it.
"This is me... Uncle Xie was injured by an enemy hidden arrow on the battlefield."
He explained.
Ping An nodded, and then asked, "Uncle Xie, is the battlefield fun?"
“It’s fun when you win, but it’s not fun when you lose.”
"Why?"
"Because if I win..."
…
Xu Qinghe no longer had the heart to listen to what the father and daughter said next.
She drew aside the curtain on one side and pretended to be admiring the scenery outside the window.
The arrow grazed his forehead, leaving an inch-long scar there.
He was lucky that the arrow didn't pierce his head, but just passed by quickly.
But whenever she thought of the countless hidden arrows and spears on the battlefield, and how he had dodged countless attacks aimed at vital points, she felt depressed and uncomfortable.
Fortunately, when they were almost at the door of her home, she had already calmed down her emotions and got off the carriage with Indigo's hand, looking calm.
Xie Qi followed behind him, holding the little girl firmly in his arms.
Knowing that the mother and daughter had been separated for a long time and must have a lot of private conversations to share, Xie Qi found an excuse to leave the house after handing the child over to her mother, leaving time for the mother and daughter.
After finishing his work, he returned in the night. When he was about to enter the girl's bedroom skillfully, he was stopped by Indigo who was guarding the door.
"Madam has prepared a wing room for the Marquis. Please come with me."
Wing room?
She didn't want him to be with her?
He suddenly remembered that the girl's eyes suddenly turned red in the pavilion outside the city today.
broken.
Could it be that she really thought of the child's father, so she wanted to spend time reminiscing about her old lover and no longer wanted him?
Xie Qi forced his way in.
【Author’s words】
Hehe, updated on time [rainbow fart]
But Xiao Xiu catches bugs [starry eyes]
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Second revision, added a sentence haha
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