Chapter 113 Let's Be a Fake Couple
"It did something wrong and got scolded. I didn't starve it of food." Fang Qianxue glanced at the Qilin beast next to her.
Xiao Mingzhe walked straight into the pavilion and asked directly, "Why did Lu Changqing come to see you?"
Fang Qianxue was silent for a moment, but did not hide the truth: "He wants the two children back."
"Um?"
"In fact, he just wants my money. Last time, you forced him to sell the ancestral home in Linyao. Now those poor relatives of the Lu family have come to the door, and the Lu family is having a hard time, so he has set his sights on the two children." Fang Qianxue sneered, "He said he wanted to take the two children back and asked me to pay him 1,000 taels of child support every month."
"Last time at the Jingzhao Yin Mansion, didn't the two children break off relations with him?" Xiao Mingzhe glanced at the peach branches that had long been plucked bare by her.
This woman looked calm, but she was actually taking out her anger on the peach branch.
"It's because women cannot register a household registration and Fang Qingyuan is too young. The Ministry of Household Registration has not allowed me to register a household registration, so the two children are still registered with the Lu family." Fang Qianxue rubbed her brows with her hand.
"Then what are you going to do?" Xiao Mingzhe lifted his robe and sat down on the stone bench opposite her.
"What else can we do?" Fang Qianxue raised her head and smiled at him. "Since he's only after money, just spend money to settle it. Five thousand taels is not a small sum for me, but it's not something I can't afford."
Although doing so would be disadvantageous and she would feel wronged, she couldn't think of a better way.
"Are you sure he will let you go after he gets the money?" Xiao Mingzhe said with a serious expression, "After all, if he wants the child back, he can keep asking you for money. The benefits are far more than five thousand taels. This is a business that can only make money and not lose money."
After he said that, Fang Qianxue felt uneasy again.
She has been running around for the Fang family's case recently, and now she has to worry about her two children. She feels overwhelmed.
"Moreover..." Xiao Mingzhe stared at her with his eagle eyes, as if he was staring at a little white rabbit, "Strictly speaking, I'm afraid your household registration is still in the Lu Mansion, right?"
The white rabbit's pupils shrank instantly, and it looked frightened.
"How about I give you an idea?" Xiao Mingzhe saw that his goal had been achieved, so he slowed down his tone and asked, "Have you considered what I proposed last time?"
"What... did you propose?" Fang Qianxue asked puzzledly.
She really doesn't remember.
Xiao Mingzhe's face turned red. This woman actually forgot everything!
"You actually forgot?!"
"I've been too busy lately." Fang Qianxue smiled awkwardly, "Please tell me again."
"I say, let's be a fake couple. It can not only help me shut up those who say I'm incompetent, but also help you prevent the Lu family from getting into trouble. What do you think?" Xiao Mingzhe said, "If you are willing, after we get married, I will help you set up a household registration."
"No!" Fang Qianxue's first reaction was to refuse. "This is my business. How can I let you, my uncle, get involved in this mess? Besides, I'm a remarried woman with two children. I'm afraid that I can't stop the gossips for you, but will attract gossips for you."
"I don't mind, what are you afraid of?" Xiao Mingzhe glanced at her, his eyes calm, "Are you afraid that I have some intentions towards you?"
“No, no.”
"That's right. I'm not that hungry. The main thing is that no noble lady is willing to marry me now. My mother and my brother are urging me to marry them. Why don't you just give in?" Xiao Mingzhe's eagle eyes turned slightly. "I heard that the trial of Fang Taifu is about to begin. Lu Changqing was promoted at this critical moment. I'm afraid that when the three courts hold a joint trial, he will especially retaliate against you."
These words touched Fang Qianxue's sore spot again.
Before, Yan Fenghua was in the Ministry of Justice, so he could slightly suppress Lu Changqing. But now Lu Changqing is on the same level as Yan Fenghua, and is also the chief judge of the case. Yan Fenghua is unable to do many things.
"But what about Fang Qingyuan and Fang Qingyao?" Fang Qianxue asked, "Can their household registration be registered under your name?"
"Of course, we will register as stepchildren," Xiao Mingzhe said, "Anyway, there are not many people registered in our Beining Palace. I hope that the population will be more prosperous and increase my popularity."
Fang Qianxue hesitated and remained silent, observing his expression and guessing his motives.
The King of Beining is cunning and cunning, so it is impossible that he is doing this for love. Could it be that he is after her money?
Compared with the royal family, her money is nothing.
The most likely reason is that this man wants to reach the top for Qilin!
"Don't worry, I like children. As long as they are registered in my Beining Palace, no one will dare to bully them, and there will be no problem finding a teacher." Xiao Mingzhe was full of confidence.
Which teacher in the capital city would dare to disdain his stepchildren? Even if there were such pedantic scholars, they would not refuse to obey as long as they were caught and beaten.
Fang Qianxue's heart moved.
I didn't expect that he even knew about the teacher.
"How is it?" Xiao Mingzhe glanced at her seductively and said, "Don't worry, we will only get married but not enter the bridal chamber. I will have someone add a couch in the main room, you can sleep on yours and I'll sleep on mine, just give me some face in front of others."
Fang Qianxue thought about it for a while and felt that there seemed to be no harm in it.
Although this man was using her, she was now eager to get rid of the Lu family's entanglement, so it could be considered a mutual use, and she did not lose or owe anything.
Good.
"I can promise you. But the Qilin has to follow me. Wherever I go, it must be there." She couldn't trust this man completely yet, and the Qilin beast was indispensable for her safety.
Xiao Mingzhe looked at the Qilin beast outside the pavilion with disdain and said, "Now that my mother's birthday banquet is over, it's time to release this fellow back to the forest."
“Ouch!”
Qilin quickly stretched a claw into the pavilion, hugged Fang Qianxue, and bared his teeth at Xiao Mingzhe, as if to say, "I won't leave! Don't even think about driving me away!"
Fang Qianxue understood what it meant.
"I heard that it's easy to tame a wild animal, but it's not so easy to release it back into the forest. After all, it's already lazy and can't find food on its own," Fang Qianxue patted the Qilin's furry paws. "Besides, there are no red fruits near Shangjing. If we release it back into the forest, it will starve to death."
"Are you still worried that this guy will starve to death?" Xiao Mingzhe said loudly, "With its ability, it will be able to run back to the Western Regions and eat its fill in less than three days!"
"Wow~" Qilin hugged Fang Qianxue aggrievedly.
"Xuexue, I'm going to starve to death!"
Fang Qianxue patted its big paws lovingly and said soothingly, "Don't worry, I won't send you away."
After that, she said to Xiao Mingzhe: "I promised Qilin that I would take it with me wherever I go. In order for Qilin to continue living in Qilin Residence, I decided not to move after getting married. If you agree, we will get married. If not, let's forget about it."
"What?!" King Beining almost slammed the table, but it must be painful to slam the stone table, so he endured it. "Are you saying that you want me to move to your mansion?"
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