"Do you believe me?" Mei Qi didn't expect Ye Chen to withdraw his men so quickly.
"Wait until you bring them to me. I need to verify it before I can confirm it." Ye Chen had no objection. Since someone could bring the person who had been giving him a headache for two or three months to him, why wouldn't he want it?
"Husband?" Shen Qiu didn't know why Ye Chen trusted this weirdo so much.
"They are my subordinates, and I have no grudge against them. Who asked me to be your son's master? I have to show some sincerity, right?" Mei Qi knew what Chen Qiu meant. She didn't recognize her, and she couldn't blame her. It was her fault for coming back so late! If she couldn't keep her by her side forever, then she would find another way to stay by her side.
Ye Chen kept staring at Mei Qi. When Mei Qi looked at Chen Qiu, there was a subtle emotion in her eyes. Ye Chen understood it instantly. His brows frowned unconsciously, "It seems that this person can't stay for long!" Ye Chen made a decision almost immediately.
Mei Qi didn't stay long. After the conversation, she left. Ye Chen could no longer concentrate on reading. He knew that many people would like someone with Chen Qiu's personality. He had never expected that Mei Qi would actually like his own Qiu'er. When did it start? Had they met in their previous life? Did Mei Qi like Qiu'er in their previous life?
After Chen Qiu and Ye Chen fell asleep, a figure suddenly floated in from outside the window, nodded quickly twice at the two people on the bed, and then stood quietly in front of the bed, looking at Chen Qiu who was sleeping on the bed.
Chen Qiu was sleeping outside and she didn't notice anyone coming in. "Your martial arts have improved a lot, but it's still a little bit behind me. Don't worry, I won't hurt anyone you care about, including him." The person who came in was Mei Qi who had returned.
Mei Qi looked at Chen Qiu lying on the bed, reaching out to stroke his eyebrows, with an indelible tenderness in her eyes. "You heartless little thing, you don't even remember the little tree. Now the tree has grown up, but the flowers hiding under the tree have left. Do you know? The little tree is very sad."
"I will help you avenge your son, but you heartless boy, let me stay by your side, okay? If you don't say anything, I'll take it as your consent. Come, let's make a pinky promise." Mei Qi took Chen Qiu's hand out of the quilt, then stretched out her little finger, hooked it with Chen Qiu's little finger and made a pinky promise.
Mei Qi just looked at Chen Qiu, thinking about leaving, but she couldn't lift her feet. "I'll just watch for a while, I promise, I won't come again, I'll just stay outside and watch over you." Mei Qi told herself again and again in her heart that it was time to leave, but she kept saying "wait a little longer, wait a little longer."
In this way, Mei Qi kept looking at Chen Qiu and waited until the sound of roosters crowing came from outside, "It seems that it is really time to go, Xiaohuaer, Xiaoshu is leaving." Then he kissed Chen Qiu on the forehead, paused and kissed the tip of Chen Qiu's nose again, and finally he couldn't help but kissed Chen Qiu on the lips, "This is the first and only time, Xiaohuaer, I promise." Then Mei Qi disappeared in the night of dawn without hesitation, and no one noticed, as if he had never been there.
When Ye Chen woke up in the morning, he felt that this was the deepest sleep he had ever had since An An's accident. He felt very energetic after waking up from a good sleep. "I didn't expect to sleep so soundly that I didn't even have a dream."
Chen Qiu was dreaming. She dreamed that when she was a child, she was lost in the northwest and saved an older brother. The older brother even kissed her. She knew very clearly that the older brother had grown up, but she could not see his appearance clearly.
Chen Qiu reached out and touched her lips. The dream was too real. Chen Qiu felt so hateful. How could she have such a dream? How could she have such a dream when she and her husband were so in love?
Ye Chen saw Chen Qiu lowering his head, his hand constantly touching his lips, "Qiu'er, what's wrong?"
Chen Qiu looked up and met Ye Chen's gaze in the mirror, smiled and said, "It's okay, it's just that the wind has been very strong lately and my lips are a little dry." Chen Qiu shook the dream out of her mind. It was just a dream, it didn't matter. She would never betray her husband anyway. Where could she find such a good husband?
"Really? My husband, take a look!" Ye Chen was originally combing Shen Qiu's hair. After hearing what Shen Qiu said, he squatted in front of Shen Qiu and gently touched Shen Qiu's lips with his fingers. "Well, it's indeed a bit dry. It's spring now, and the wind is a bit strong."
"I'll ask someone to go to the rouge shop and buy some lip balm. It should be fine after a few days of application." Ye Chen dipped his hand in tea and gently wet Chen Qiu's lips. Ye Chen just kept staring at Chen Qiu's lips. They were really sweet and tempting.
After paying his respects to the old Duke and Madam Xiao and having breakfast, Chen Qiu met the wives of the managers in various places, and then chatted with Hongling and the others in the yard. Xing'er and Mingyue were also there, and of course Hongling, who was temporarily staying at the Ye Mansion.
The adults chatted together, and the three children played together, but now only An An could run and jump. The other two sat on the small wooden horse, giggling at An An running and jumping. The yard was full of laughter and it was a comfort to watch.
"Xing'er, Black Hawk is almost recovered. When do you plan to get married? After you get married, will you live in the mansion like Mingyue and the others?" What Chen Qiu cares about most now is Xing'er's marriage.
"I... I don't know. We haven't discussed it yet." Xing'er lowered her head and answered quietly. Everyone knew Xing'er and knew she was shy, so they stopped teasing her and just said, "It's time to discuss it. Tell me when you've discussed it. I have to prepare a dowry for you."
"I...I understand."
Jixiang came to say goodbye to Chen Qiu. She had come with Jiang Hua to escort the treasure. Now that the mission was completed, Jiang Hua was going back to Binzhou and she would go back with him because they were going to get married.
"Jixiang, you are going to marry Jiang Hua, I can only bless you. You said at that time that you would follow me, so naturally you can't be missing from the dowry. When are you leaving? I'll see you off." These girls around Chen Qiu have reached the age to get married. Chen Qiu is happy that they have their own home. Since they follow her, she will naturally not treat them badly.
"We'll be leaving early tomorrow morning, madam. I kowtow to you. Without you, I might have perished in the Han River with the Zhou family, never seen that bastard official brought to justice, and never met Jiang Hua. Thank you, madam." Jixiang knelt and kowtowed to Chen Qiu. The crowd gathered for a while before dispersing.
In the evening, Chen Qiu put the dowries for Jixiang and Xing'er into a box respectively, and in the afternoon, he asked the people in the mansion to add a little more for them.
At night, two "bang bang" sounds were suddenly heard in the yard.
Everyone came out of the house and saw two people lying in the yard, covered in blood, no longer able to move. Mei Qi stood on the roof, her moon-white robe swaying in the wind, and she waved the fan in her hand.
Seeing that everyone had come out, Mei Qi kept staring at Chen Qiu. Since they were far away and couldn't tell who she was looking at, she just looked at the little flower in his heart unscrupulously.
"Here, I brought you the people you wanted. The one in red is called Chixia, who is from Medicine Valley. Well, you can go and identify the two people from Medicine Valley. The one in white is called Baihe, who is good at light work. However, I have cut her tendons and she is a cripple now." Mei Qi had no pity for the two people on the ground. It was really cruel to use such brutal means on women.
Jingxin and Lingshu looked at each other in disbelief, then they walked to the red-dressed woman named Chixia, squatted down and turned her over. The right side of the woman's face, from the eyebrows to the corners of her mouth, was rotten, leaving a yellow-green poisonous substance.
The two of them gasped when they saw her. It was really Chixia, who was also their uncle. Since she was a child, she had been used as a medicine man by her master, Jingxin, their great uncle. All the poisons they developed were tested on her. The poisonous sores on her face were caused by poisoning again and again. At first, it was just a red area, and then some red rashes began to grow, and the red rashes slowly turned into small acne. The last time they saw her was three years ago. At that time, she had acne all over the right side of her face. She didn't expect that she would look like this now.
The timid girls had already turned their heads away in fear, and were comforted by Chen Qiu who let them go back to the house. Such a scene was indeed a bit scary for those little girls.
"Chixia, did you really poison the young master?" Jingxin gave Chixia an injection, and Chixia had already woken up at this time.
"Me? I just provided the poison. It was her decision whether to use the poison or not, and she was the one who hired someone to poison it. I never had a say." Chixia glanced at the woman in white named Bai He lying next to her.
"What is this person's status in Luojiazhuang? Why is she always escorted away whenever she is in Luojiazhuang?" Ye Chen never doubted that this woman must have some special identity.
"I don't know. I only know that no matter where she is, the people in Luojia Village listen to her." Chixia was originally a vicious person, and was seriously injured by Mei Qi. She was already at the end of her strength, and she was a little out of breath while talking.
"Someone, turn this woman over. I want to see who she is." Ye Chen gave an order, and the guard next to him stepped forward and turned Bai He over.
It was a beautiful face. Chen Qiu wasn't ugly, but in front of such a beauty, he felt ashamed. How could Mei Qi have the guts to do that to someone with such beauty? Chen Qiu asked himself if it were him, he probably wouldn't be able to do that, after all, she was so beautiful.
"Don't ask her, she doesn't know Bai He's identity either." Mei Qi suddenly spoke on the roof.
"But I know!" Seeing everyone's eyes on him, he pointed at the tip of his nose with his right thumb, looking as cocky as he could be.
Chen Qiu didn't know why, but when he saw Mei Qi, he wanted to confront him. When he heard Mei Qi talking, Chen Qiu immediately frowned and said, "You stand so high, you really think you are a god. It makes other people's necks sore just looking at you."
When Mei Qi heard Chen Qiu talking to him, stars suddenly appeared in his eyes. Then he raised his foot and jumped, and landed in the yard with a beautiful somersault.
He opens the fan in front of his chest, looking indescribably cool and handsome.
"What can I say about Bai He? Logically, she should be my sister? Or my aunt? She is the descendant of the daughter of the last prince of Ronghua Kingdom, and I am the direct descendant of that prince. Do you understand? Actually, I don't understand it myself." Mei Qi spread his hands and looked helpless.
"However, she is more popular in Luojiazhuang than me, the direct descendant, and is more active than me in the restoration of the country. The people in Luojiazhuang still recognize her very much." Mei Qi finally expressed their relationship in a more or less perfect way.
"Okay, in that case, I will accept these two people." Ye Chen was not polite to Mei Qi at all.
"Really? Then what about me being your son's master? Is that okay?" Mei Qi was immediately happy.
"Let's talk about it later!" Ye Chen replied lightly. This person was a little confusing, and Ye Chen had not seen through him yet.
"Ah? Why don't you keep your word?" Mei Qi jumped up in anger.
"I allow you to move in first." Ye Chen took a step back. The mystery of this person could only be solved by staying by his side.
"Ah? Aren't you afraid of my driver's revenge?" Mei Qi was a little bit incredulous again.
"Okay, I'll move in first." Anyway, his goal has been achieved. This was his only goal. He just wanted to be with his lost flower. He didn't have too many extravagant hopes, nor did he dare to have too many extravagant hopes.
At that time, I was obsessed with practicing martial arts and felt unbearable pain all over my body. At night, my body felt like it was on fire. Just when I thought I was about to collapse, a cold little hand touched my forehead.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a round pink ball. She was really round, white and tender. Her small, soft hand was placed on his forehead, and he seemed to feel a lot clearer all of a sudden.
"Brother, are you sick? Where do you feel uncomfortable?" Chen Qiu was only nine years old at that time, and still chubby. She had just practiced martial arts for two years, and her master had not appeared for several months. She came to Lan County with Shen Yue to play, and she was busy with fun things on the street. She didn't know when she got separated from Shen Yue. She was not familiar with Lan County, and when she was getting anxious, she saw a person curled up under a small tree in the corner of an alley, and she came over as if possessed.
"Brother is not feeling well. I've gone crazy practicing martial arts and I'm going to die soon." Mei Qi was already fifteen years old at that time. He had always been alone. No one had ever cared about him, whether he was crazy practicing martial arts or was beaten half to death in a fight. But when this little boy heard that he was going to die, he burst into tears.
Mei Qi had no choice but to endure the pain in her body and comfort Chen Qiu, "Brother is fine, I've practiced martial arts and practiced crosses. Once I clear the blockage, it will be fine. Don't cry."
"Really? Is there anything I can do to help you?" Little Shen Qiu asked in a mumbling voice.
"You can't help me. Brother needs the inner energy to clear my way now, otherwise he will always be like this." Mei Qi's face was distorted with pain, but she still comforted Chen Qiu softly.
At that time, Chen Qiu had just practiced for two years, and she didn't have much true energy in her body, but she reached out and transferred true energy to Mei Qi without hesitation. Mei Qi relied on the true energy transferred by Chen Qiu to get through that level, but since then, Chen Qiu could no longer use true energy easily.
Mei Qi recovered in the following days, and her skills improved a lot. However, Chen Qiu was injured, so Mei Qi stayed by her side and took care of her for a month. During this month, they ate together, and at night, Mei Qi hugged Chen Qiu, who was weak due to the damage to her true energy, and fell asleep. Chen Qiu called Mei Qi "Little Tree Brother" because she found him under a small tree. Mei Qi felt that Chen Qiu was the little pink flower blooming in his heart. "You look pink like a flower, so I will call you Little Flower, okay?"
The two depended on each other for a month. After Chen Qiu recovered, Mei Qi sent her back to Qi County. After that, Chen Qiu never saw Mei Qi again, and didn't know his name. She only knew that she had a brother named Xiaoshu, who said he would always protect her, but he never showed up after she returned home.
After that day, Mei Qi moved into the Ye Mansion, but Ye Chen arranged for her to live next to the medicine garden, which was the farthest yard from Qiu Chen Courtyard, behind the orchard. But for Mei Qi, being able to live in the same yard with his flowers was very happy.
"I won't disturb her happiness. I'll just watch her from afar. That's all!" Mei Qi told herself.
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