Qi Yunxiao raised his eyes to look at her, his gaze lingering briefly on her red lips soaked in tea, before he said, "Do you usually talk to other guards like this?"
Chen Yao didn't understand: "What?"
Qi Yunxiao said calmly: "Close the door and be alone."
Chen Yao smiled and said, "Of course not, why are you asking?"
Qi Yunxiao's expression was unpredictable: "Nothing."
Chen Yao: "Since it's nothing, then I will continue to tell you about my father's standards for assessing guards."
Qi Yunxiao: "Yeah."
Next, Chen Yao briefly told him about some of the basic duties and division of labor of the guards in her courtyard, including but not limited to daily standing guard, patrolling, and close protection when going out. If any special emergency situation occurs, it is a taboo to ignore the safety of the master.
"So, martial arts and loyalty are the key points of my father's assessment, and loyalty is the most important among them."
Qi Yunxiao understood this point. If it were him, he would definitely choose people according to this principle.
"When my father tests someone's strength, he usually just exchanges a few moves. As long as you can withstand his moves and have good reaction ability, it's enough."
"Assessing loyalty is more complicated. He would lock the person in a dark, closed room alone, have them stay there for a full day and a night, and then release them for a private conversation."
"That's all I know for now, Mo Chuan. Listen to what I'm saying. How confident are you? If you find it difficult, don't force yourself. There are many ways to repay a favor. You don't have to be my bodyguard."
Qi Yunxiao picked up the tea and took a sip, then said calmly, "It's not difficult at all. This is my own choice."
Chen Yao uttered an "oh" and asked curiously, "So... you really don't plan to ask for the monthly allowance? The Marquis' Mansion doesn't need that little monthly allowance, but you... might."
Qi Yunxiao moved his fingertips, tapped the rim of the cup and said with a smile: "No need."
Chen Yao pursed her lips, thinking to herself, he's already penniless and yet he keeps making excuses?
Forget it, at worst she could find a reason to give him some reward from time to time, after all she was kind.
The system also bubbled up at this time, and whimpered: "Host, the God is so miserable. I can't bear to see him so poor. I want to donate a few taels of silver to him."
Chen Yao: It seems she is not the only one who is kind.
Although she thought so, the words on the tip of her tongue were: "Well, if you really don't want to, I won't force you."
Qi Yunxiao: "Yeah."
The serious business had been discussed, and next, Chen Yao began to care about other things.
"you……"
"you……"
They both spoke at the same time.
"You speak first." Qi Yunxiao said politely.
"I...I just want to ask you if you have remembered anything from the past during this period."
Qi Yunxiao pursed his lips and lowered his voice a few degrees: "No, sorry, I still can't remember anything."
Chen Yao comforted him: "It's okay, just take your time, don't worry."
Qi Yunxiao: "Thank you."
Chen Yao: "What about you? What did you want to say just now?"
Qi Yunxiao paused slightly, "I..."
Chen Yao: “Hmm?”
At this moment, there was a knock on the courtyard door, followed by the sound of the door being pushed open. "Please come in."
Qi Yunxiao and Shen Yao looked over there at the same time and saw Ling Su walking in with a doctor.
"Miss, you are here too." Ling Su said.
"Oh, yes. Let me take a look." Chen Yao stood up and asked, "We're going to have acupuncture soon, right?"
The doctor replied, "Yes, I have prepared everything and will be able to start soon."
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