Ye Chen glared at Black Hawk, "Let him go? He said Qiu'er is a tigress, so I have to beat him up. As for the emperor? Let him decide for himself."
"Xing'er, beat him up for me!"
Wang Ziheng and Qiu Shilin are not fools. Naturally, they heard Ye Chen's status in Kyoto from the conversation between Ye Chen and Black Hawk. Can they really afford to offend someone who even the emperor doesn't take seriously?
Wang Ziheng hurriedly pulled Qiu Shilin to bow to Ye Chen, "Brother Ye, we really have no ill intentions, please forgive us."
Xing'er said with a "tsk tsk tsk" sound, "You've touched my master's reverse scale. Everyone in the capital knows that my wife is my master's treasure, and no one dares to touch her. How dare you call her a tigress? Master Qiu, you'd better admit your mistake. Otherwise, you won't be spared from this beating. If I don't beat you, I will be beaten when I get back."
Wang Ziheng nudged Qiu Shilin with his elbow, signaling him to admit his mistake quickly. However, this Mr. Qiu actually got into a fight with Ye Chen and bowed to him. Others thought he was going to apologize, but unexpectedly, he said, "I'm just like that. I speak my mind. Don't take it to heart."
Ye Chen was so angry that he laughed. He turned around and sneered, "Humph, a person's words and deeds reflect what he is like in his heart. A dog can never spit out ivory. You said that, which means you think so. Humph, speaking your mind? It's just an excuse for what you said. I, Ye Chen, have never been a kind-hearted person. I never care about my ranking, but my wife, you shouldn't say that."
"Xing'er, beat him up. Just beat him up so that the emperor can't see him during the palace examination."
Would the emperor not be impressed? This was their first meeting with the emperor. Even if the emperor didn't punish him for defying the emperor's authority, his reputation would be severely diminished. Whenever he mentioned this person in the future, the emperor would recall this incident. How could he possibly entrust him with such an important task? If the emperor disapproved, all his efforts would be wasted, and his bright future would be ruined.
"Alas, Master Ye..." Wang Ziheng wanted to speak out to stop him, but Ye Chen turned around and said, "I never provoke anyone. It's okay if you provoke me, but my wife can't be told by anyone, even the king of heaven. Brother Ziheng, everyone has taboos, you shouldn't touch them."
Ye Chen left after saying this. Black Hawk didn't dare to be careless after experiencing the assassination attempt, so he hurriedly followed behind him. Xing'er stayed behind to beat Qiu Shilin, "Originally, Mingyue would do this, but now I have to do it. I'm sorry, Mr. Qiu!"
Generally, the palace examination is held one month after the results of the spring examination are announced. Ye Chen forgot that he dealt with Qiu Shilin a little too early. Even if he was beaten into a pig's head, he would have almost recovered after a month.
The palace examination was in three days, and Chen Qiu had also finished her confinement. This day was the day they had agreed upon to return to the Duke's Mansion.
It was agreed before that Ye Chen and his family would take care of the child themselves, but in order for the grandparents to be able to see the child at any time, the courtyard adjacent to Qiuchen Courtyard was connected, and Madam Xiao and the old Duke would live in that courtyard after they returned.
Returning to Qiuchen Courtyard, "Now our family is truly together. Although we lived in the same mansion before, it was too big, and you had to walk a long way when I saw you." Madam Xiao sighed as she looked at the newly tidied courtyard.
"This yard is a little small, but compared to my little An An, it's nothing." Madam Xiao smiled and teased the little person in Chen Qiu's arms.
The next day is Xiao Anan’s full moon banquet, and almost all the people who came to give gifts before have arrived today.
Chen Qiu was asked by her family to observe a double confinement period, so she never showed up. Xing'er, Mingyue and Lanyu kept her company to entertain her.
"Are you going to hold your wedding with Xiao Hang again? This time you will stay in the house and not go out?" Chen Qiu tried to ask Lan Yu.
"I won't go out anymore. Your Great Yin Kingdom is really not peaceful. I've only been here for more than half a year, and this has happened several times. Why are people everywhere trying to kill Ye Chen?" Lan Yu threw a peanut into his mouth, pouted, and shook his head.
Chen Qiu has been thinking about this problem for some time. If Ye Chen is asked to just leave things alone, he will definitely not be able to do it, because the person above is his uncle.
His uncle's kingdom is now coveted by others, and he can only help. His mother has protected his uncle for so long, and now this important responsibility falls on him. If this uncle is an ungrateful bastard, he would abandon him, but he is not.
"He handled some matters that could not be made public for the emperor, blocked some people's paths, and blocked some people's wealth. This is a great revenge equivalent to killing one's parents. It would be abnormal if no one wanted to kill him." Chen Qiu took a sip of tea and did not care.
"You are quite open-minded. Living in fear like this is not a way for human beings." Lan Yu patted the peanut crumbs on his hands.
"I thought that with your status, such things would be nothing new to you."
"That's true, but I grew up in Medicine Valley and have rarely seen such things. I don't know if I can handle those overt and covert conspiracies when I go back." Lan Yu thought, holding his chin.
"There shouldn't be any problem. You're so smart, and Xiao Hang is here."
"Madam, Madam Zheng is here with Miss Fang." Xing'er went out and brought the wet nurse and An'an over, along with Madam Zheng and Fang Yu.
"Give me the child. Has he just had his milk?" Chen Qiu reached out and took the child.
"Yes, I have already eaten. It's time to go to bed after playing for a while." The nanny replied to Shen Qiu with a smile.
"I've seen the child, he's so cute, he looks more like you, the only thing similar to the Duke is his mouth." Madam Zheng came in and sat down and started chatting with Chen Qiu.
Chen Qiu looked at the baby in the cradle, pointed at his mouth with her finger, and then hooked his finger with hers, "His father's eyes are beautiful, but it's a pity that his eyes don't look like his father's. His mouth is not beautiful, but his mouth looks like his father. I don't know how he chose it."
"Hahaha, how can he choose since he can't see? If you ask me, your almond eyes would look better. The Duke's peach blossom eyes are so alluring." Madam Zheng was already very familiar with Chen Qiu, so she naturally didn't have many reservations when speaking.
"Sister" Fang Yu covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled, pushing Mrs. Zheng.
"Oh, by the way, has Madam's brother returned to Kyoto?" Madam Zheng suddenly asked Chen Qiu.
"Yes, I've been back for almost two months. Why did Madam suddenly ask about my brother?"
"Oh, a few days ago, my sister was troubled by some young ladies in the cloth shop, and it was your brother who helped her out. I thought of waiting for you to return home and come to thank you in person. Now I remember it." Mrs. Zheng took a sip of tea and explained the reason.
"Oh, so that's how it is. Then I'll ask Xing'er to ask my brother to come over?" In fact, it's not that he couldn't accept the thanks on his brother's behalf, but the other party had already said that they wanted to thank his brother in person, so it would be better to let his brother come. After all, both he and Madam Zheng were there, and it wouldn't damage the other girl's reputation.
Xing'er came back soon, and Ye Chen came back with her, "Don't you have to look after the outside? Why are you back?"
"Everyone outside has basically dispersed, only Lord Zheng is still waiting for Madam." Ye Chen said as he sat down next to Chen Qiu.
Fang Yu saw Shen Yue, stood up and saluted Shen Yue, "Thank you General Shen for rescuing me that day."
Chen Yue raised her hand in return and said, "It's hard to rescue her, the girl is in a serious condition." The two unmarried people were being polite to each other, and there was some awkwardness in the room.
Lan Yu held his forehead and said, "Um...that..." "Wow...wow..." The crying of the child broke the awkward atmosphere. Everyone started to coax the child and said goodbye.
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