Chapter 174
Cheng Qi?
The name sounds somewhat familiar.
A flash of light flashed through Lu Lingyun's mind and he thought of a name: Cheng Yunqi!
"Your name is Cheng Qi, is it the Qilin?" Lu Lingjun asked.
"right."
It must be him!
The adopted son of the Cheng family in the previous life!
In the previous life, Cheng Yunshuo eloped with Xing Dairong, and the Cheng family fell into ruin. Later, it was heard that the Marquis's Mansion adopted a child from a side branch and inherited the title. When Lu Lingyun returned to the capital, the Marquis's Mansion was already headed by this adopted son.
This adopted son was prudent in his work. Relying on the power of the Marquisate, he started out as a city guard. Later, he became a fourth-rank military commander in front of the enemy and was highly regarded. He propped up the last bit of reputation of the Marquisate and allowed the Ningyang Marquisate to be passed down.
The adopted son's name is Cheng Yunqi.
Lu Lingyun remained calm and asked in detail about Cheng Qi's family affairs.
He learned that the border had suffered a great disaster. The blizzard at the beginning of the year had affected them. There had been several small wars on the border. His father was a guerrilla general commanding 500 people and had died in the battle. The area where his family lived had become a war zone. After a riot, all the land and family were gone. He was the only one who survived the escape with his sister. Now they had no way to make a living outside the border, so they traveled across mountains and rivers to seek refuge with their relatives in the capital.
After hearing this, Lu Lingyun was absolutely certain that the Cheng Qi in front of him was the adopted son Cheng Yunqi.
This is a promising descendant of the Cheng family. No wonder Marquis Qin took a liking to him and adopted him as her son.
However, in this life, Cheng Yunshuo did not elope, so he had no hope of becoming the adopted son of the marquisate again.
"We didn't even know that life was so difficult back home." Lu Lingyun said after thinking for a long time.
"Sister-in-law, we don't want to disturb you. It's not easy for you in the capital. If I were alone, I could still find a way to survive at the border, but my sister is young." Cheng Qi glanced at Cheng Hui, who was six or seven years old, and said, "If she follows me, she will definitely not survive, so she shamelessly asks you for help."
Cheng Qi's generation is already a close relative of the Cheng family.
If you count carefully, they can only be considered as members of the same clan.
They don't have any contact with each other in normal times, and even at the ancestral tomb, the Cheng family no longer buries the deceased together at the border, but instead holds a separate tomb in the capital, and no one sees each other at all.
Therefore, it was inevitable that Cheng Qi, a man, felt embarrassed to come to the door like this.
"Young uncle, you don't have to say that," Lu Lingjun said with a considerate smile, "We all have the surname Cheng, so we are a family. When a family is in trouble, of course they have to help each other. In this case, you stay here first, and I will tell my father-in-law and mother-in-law later, When they come, we will make other arrangements.”
After hearing this, Cheng Qi looked at Lu Lingyun gratefully, "Thank you, sister-in-law!"
Cheng Hui also raised her curious eyes and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
"You are so good," Lu Lingyun touched Cheng Hui's head without any disgust. She looked at Xia Mei, "Xia Mei, please take care of Miss Hui Hui for the next two days and give her a good bath."
"Yes, Madam!" Sister Xia, who is three years older than Cheng Hui, nodded in response.
Lu Lingyun settled the two of them. Since Cheng Qi was a foreign man, he temporarily placed them in the guest room in the outer courtyard.
"There are only women in the courtyard, so please don't blame me, little uncle. I'll stay in the guest room for a few days and we can discuss other things after my father-in-law comes home." Lu Lingjun said politely.
"It's okay. At least I have a place to stay." Cheng Qi looked at Lu Lingyun with more gratitude.
At this time, a servant came to report outside the door.
"Madam, Miss Shao Jing is here."
"Shao Jing is here again, please come in." Lu Lingyun said with a smile.
"Sister-in-law, I'm here again. You don't find me annoying, do you?" Before Qin Shaojing entered, a clear voice like a bell rang out.
Cheng Qi, who was standing in front of Lu Lingyun, turned around and saw the extremely noble Qin Shaojing, who was wearing a light yellow gauze dress and jingling jewelry, walking towards him.
Qin Shaojing was born beautiful, and having been raised in luxury, she had an air of nobility, which made her look like the fairies in the paintings, gracefully descending from the sky with a group of maids.
Cheng Qi’s eyes widened at once.
Qin Shaojing didn't notice him at first, but when he walked into Lu Lingyun's place and saw someone standing there, she immediately frowned, "Where did this beggar come from?"
Cheng Qi came back to his senses all of a sudden. The fairy-like person in front of him walked up to him. He lowered his head and saw his dirty, worn-out shoes with two toes exposed. He had walked all the way from the border, and for the first time he felt like a real beggar.
The Cheng family on the border was actually quite powerful. His family was a military household, his father was a guerrilla general commanding 500 men, they owned several hundred acres of land on the border, and some of their relatives were granted titles in the capital, so they were a well-known wealthy family in that area.
But at this moment, being called a beggar, he only felt a strong sense of inferiority.
Lu Lingyun hurriedly said, "Shao Jing, this is a distant relative of the Cheng family, named Cheng Qi, and he is a brother of the same generation as Yun Shuo."
After Lu Lingyun said this, Qin Shaojing looked away, but she didn't apologize. She just glanced at him and then shut up and sat down.
Cheng Qi lowered his head slightly at this time, "Sister-in-law, let's go down first."
"Well, Sister Xia, take them to the guest room."
"yes."
Xia Mei led the two of them away. After they walked a long way, Qin Shaojing couldn't help but fan the smell of the air, and said with disgust, "Why is there such a strong smell? Does the Cheng family have such poor relatives?"
"They came from the border." Lu Lingyun smiled, "Their family suffered a disaster at the border, and they came here to find a place to stay."
"I knew it was a poor relative who was not related to him at all. This person is really something. Just because he has a rich relative, he will rush forward and is not ashamed at all." Qin Shaojing said.
Lu Lingyun: "......"
She smiled without saying anything and poured Qin Shaojing a cup of tea.
The one used was the black Jianlu that Qin Shaojing sent last time.
Seeing Lu Lingyun using this Jianju, Qin Shaojing's eyes lit up immediately, "Sister-in-law, you started using it, right?"
"Yeah." Lu Lingyun nodded.
Qin Shaojing played with the Jianjiu that was eight-tenths full, "This Jianjiu needs good tea to be nurtured. The more you nurture it, the brighter and more beautiful it will be."
She put down the teacup in her hand and looked at Lu Lingyun with bright eyes, "It just so happens, sister-in-law, I got a good thing today, and I think it suits you, so I brought it to you specially."
She turned to the maid and said, "Take the things out."
The little maid brought up a beautiful box. When the box was opened, inside was a painted white porcelain bottle a little bigger than a palm.
The white porcelain vase is quite exquisite, with two lifelike little birds painted on it. The workmanship and materials used are extremely exquisite.
"This is a tribute from the palace. It was given to me by Princess Nanping. But I have too many small things and can't put them all away. I thought that your desk is missing a small vase like this, so I decided to give it to you."
Qin Shaojing placed the small porcelain vase on Lu Lingyun's small table. She winked at the maid, who then picked a rose and brought it over.