The next morning, Chen Qiu woke up at 2:55 AM as usual, but Ye Chen was gone.
Chen Qiu didn't think much about it and called Mingyue and Xing'er at the door, but it was Ye Chen who came in.
Ye Chen smiled and said: "Why are you up so early? Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
When Chen Qiu saw Ye Chen, she remembered how he had abused her last night and unconsciously took two steps back.
Ye Chen saw it and felt bitter in his heart. He laughed at himself in his heart and thought that he had to bear the consequences of his own sins.
Ye Chen said: "I'll ask Mingyue and Xing'er to go see if the place for your morning exercise is suitable. They will be back soon. Let the others help you wash up first."
After saying that, she waved and asked the girl waiting outside to bring hot water in. Chen Qiu looked at Ye Chen and went to wash up. Ye Chen was rummaging through something in the closet.
After a while, she ran to the door and called out, "Madame Li, where are Madam's clothes?"
Nanny Li came running over and said, "They're all in the closet!"
Ye Chen said in a deep voice: "No, the rose-red dress that my mother prepared before her death is not here."
Nanny Li looked at Ye Chen and whispered, "Duke, have you forgotten? You gave that dress to Miss Gu, who is...Mr. Chen's...stepwife."
Ye Chen thought about it and realized that yes, that dress was made by his mother when she was still alive. She said it was prepared for her daughter-in-law.
In his previous life, he always believed that Miss Gu Ruojin of the Gu family was the woman he must marry. When his grandmother arranged for him to marry Chen Qiu, he was angry and heartbroken, thinking that only Gu Ruojin was worthy of that dress.
So he gave it to Gu Ruojin, the third daughter of the Gu family, but Gu Ruojin didn't accept it. Where did he put it after he took it back?
Ye Chen suddenly remembered that he had placed it in the study. In his previous life, he always thought that it belonged to Gu Ruojin, so he didn't want Chen Qiu to wear it.
He spent most of his time in the study, so he kept it there. At first, he would take it out and look at it from time to time, and even painted a portrait of Gu Ruojin wearing that dress, which he treasured in his study.
Thinking of this, he said, "Madame Li, please don't find clothes for Madam until I come back."
After saying that, he hurried out. Ye Chen ran all the way to the study, turned a bulge behind the chair, and a secret compartment immediately opened on the wall behind him. Inside was a portrait and a rose-red dress.
Ye Chen picked up the portrait, opened it and looked at it, then called out: "Mu Qing"
Then a man dressed as a guard came in through the door and bowed to Ye Chen and said, "Duke."
Ye Chen said: "Bring me a basin."
Mu Qing turned around and left. Ye Chen put the portrait on the desk, picked up the rose-red dress, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.
Mu Qing brought in a copper basin and saw Ye Chen staring at the dress in a daze. She said, "Duke, the basin is here."
Ye Chen didn't look up, pointed to the portrait on the table and said: "Burn it."
Mu Qing asked in confusion: "Burning portraits?"
Mu Qing had been with Ye Chen since childhood. He knew almost everything about Ye Chen. He also knew whose portrait it was. Before the wedding ceremony yesterday, his Duke was in the study, shedding tears in front of the portrait of Miss Gu. But today it was going to be burned, so he asked this question.
Ye Chen looked at Mu Qing and said, "Burn it. It's good for both her and me. If Qiu'er sees it one day, she'll definitely misunderstand me. It's better to burn it now."
Mu Qing thought he had misheard and thought, "Qiu'er? Who is that? Oh, the new lady's maiden name is just one word, Qiu."
Thinking of this, Mu Qing did not hesitate. It was a good thing that the Duke could think it through. He then took out the fire starter he carried with him and set the painting on fire.
Ye Chen watched the portrait he once cherished turn into ashes, and he suddenly felt a lot more relieved. Yes, that was in his previous life. Everything is different now. No one is more important than his Qiu'er.
Then she hugged the dress and ran all the way back to her and Shen Qiu's yard.
When Ye Chen ran back, Chen Qiu had already finished dressing up, but she hadn't put on her dress yet.
After Ye Chen entered, he said: "All of you get out."
Nanny Li and the dressing girl left immediately. Ye Chen placed the dress on the table, pulled Chen Qiu up, and said, "Qiu'er, can I help you get dressed?"
Chen Qiu didn't know what Ye Chen was going to do. He looked at Ye Chen suspiciously and said, "Duke, just let the maids come. It's not appropriate for you to serve me."
Ye Chen hugged Chen Qiu into his arms and said, "That's right. Not only today, I will serve you personally from now on. Also, can you please stop calling me Duke of our country?"
Shen Qiu pushed Ye Chen away from him, looked at Ye Chen and said, "Duke, there are still many things to do today. I have to get dressed quickly. The old lady is probably waiting there."
Ye Chen sighed and said, "It's not even the hour of Mao yet, grandma doesn't get up so early."
Ye Chen pursed his lips and said: "Okay, I'll listen to you and put on my clothes first."
After saying that, he really picked up the clothes and helped Chen Qiu put them on. This set of clothes had three layers inside and outside. Ye Chen put them on Chen Qiu piece by piece. This was the first time in his two lifetimes that he had dressed a woman, and it was also the first time that he had dressed his Qiu'er.
But it doesn’t matter, he will still dress up his Qiu’er every day in the future.
Chen Qiu just stared at Ye Chen. Something was wrong, very wrong. Something had been wrong ever since Ye Chen woke up from his dream last night.
If it weren't for what happened at the beginning, Chen Qiu wouldn't feel so awkward about him like this now. But after all, the hatred in his eyes was so real at the beginning, and now it's like this, which makes people feel a little scary.
Chen Qiu didn't dare to say anything more and just let Ye Chen torment her. But you know what, Ye Chen's service was really good.
After getting dressed, Ye Chen looked at Chen Qiu, put his arm around her waist, lowered his head and looked at her gently and asked, "Qiu'er, are we going to have breakfast here or in the front hall?"
Shen Qiu was startled by his sudden action and stammered, "Go... go to the front hall."
"And, can you...can you let me go?"
Ye Chen smiled and said: "No, not now and not in the future."
Regardless of Chen Qiu's reaction, Ye Chen just took Chen Qiu in his arms and went out.
Mingyue and Xing'er also came back outside. They saw Chenqiu and the other one smiling at each other. Mingyue looked a little excited. There were also Nanny Li and two maids beside them.
After coming out, Ye Chen said: "Xing'er, go and get the sandalwood box next to my wife and my bed. Remember, don't leave it alone!"
Then he said to Madam Li, "Madam, please serve breakfast in the front hall."
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