Chapter 182 The Boy's Heartbeat

The east courtyard of the Marquis's Mansion.

Cheng Qi came over with big and small boxes.

"Oh, why is it that the Second Master comes in person to see me off?" Qin Shaojing's nanny saw Cheng Qi coming, her face flushed and her tone strange, "This is the work of the servants!"

Cheng Qi's position in the Marquis's Mansion is awkward. He is just a clan member of the Cheng family, not a real master. The Marquis took him in because of their kinship. The servants treat him differently according to his social status and usually ignore him.

This is especially true for Qin Shaojing's people.

Calling him Second Master is already giving him face.

"I have nothing to do at home, so I came here by the way." Cheng Qi listened to the nanny's weird tone and was too lazy to pay attention.

"Then I'll trouble you, Second Master. We are short of staff and are all busy in the front yard. Please help carry all the things into the house." Nanny Qin was not polite and directly instructed Cheng Qi to do the work.

Cheng Qi was not annoyed and helped unload the goods with the servant who came over.

After he had moved all the boxes down, he heard a voice coming from the gate of the courtyard, "Tomorrow we're going to hold a poetry meeting. That idiot Cui Tonghua said she'd invite a bunch of people to come. Did Lu Lingyun send me the things? Don't delay me. That woman is a nuisance. She only pretends to be nice, but she can't give me any real benefits..."

Qin Shaojing's voice stopped abruptly because she saw Cheng Qi standing in the yard.

Suddenly, the atmosphere on the field became slightly awkward.

"Brother Cheng Qi, why are you here?" Qin Shaojing immediately put on a bright smile and smiled at Cheng Qi.

"I happened to have nothing to do, and when I saw that there was something to be arranged at the mansion, I asked my sister-in-law for a job and came to help." Cheng Qi replied.

Qin Shaojing heard this, stepped forward with a considerate look on his face, and said softly, "How can this be possible? Brother Cheng Qi, you are the master after all. It is not your turn to do this kind of work. Look, you are sweating."

Qin Shaojing took out a handkerchief and handed it to Cheng Qi.

When Cheng Qi saw the pink silk handkerchief, his heartbeat quickened. He frantically took the handkerchief and wiped it across his face. "I'm fine. Thank you, Miss Qin."

"Brother Cheng Qi, why are you being so formal with me? I only treat you as my cousin Yun Shuo. If you don't mind, you can just call me Shao Jing from now on."

Qin Shaojing smiled brightly and generously, just like a rose in full bloom in June, dazzling.

Cheng Qi's mind was at a loss for a moment. He uttered three words slowly from his throat, "Good, Shao, Jing..."

The last two words took up all his strength. Just saying them made his blood boil.

Even if it didn't show on his face at all.

Still looking at Qin Shaojing with that indifference.

Qin Shaojing smiled brightly, "I knew that Brother Cheng Qi treated me as his sister. By the way, did you hear anything just now?"

She slowly got to the point with a hint of danger in her eyes.

"Nothing." Cheng Qi was already distracted at this moment, and he was not thinking about what Qin Shaojing had just said when he entered the room. Besides, he actually heard it, but he didn't care much.

Qin Shaojing got a satisfactory answer, but she still didn't reveal it so easily. Her smiling face suddenly turned tearful, "Brother Cheng Qi, I am also living under someone else's roof like you. You know how difficult life is. The hope of the whole family falls on me, and no one makes plans for me. I really don't know what to do in the future."

Cheng Qi had never seen such a battle before. Seeing Qin Shaojing crying in grievance, his heart was like a knot. He thought of Qin Shaojing's failure just now, so he comforted her as if he knew it, "Miss Qin, don't be sad. You failed because those people were blind..."

"Hush!" Qin Shaojing immediately covered his mouth and said nervously, "Don't let others hear such words."

Cheng Qi was stunned and froze in place, his eyes fixed on the girl in front of him.

"I know that you, brother Cheng Qi, are doing this for my own good, but you can't say this anymore. Shaojing doesn't have this blessing, so just accept your fate." Qin Shaojing let go and continued leisurely.

When Cheng Qi came back to his senses, he saw Qin Shaojing's disappointed look. He said, "Shaojing, you are such a good girl, you will definitely marry your ideal husband. Don't be sad."

"Thank you, Brother Cheng Qi," Qin Shaojing had already returned to her previous state. She smiled sweetly at Cheng Qi, "It's getting late. Brother Cheng Qi, you should go back quickly, otherwise you won't be able to see in the dark on the road."

"Yeah." Cheng Qi responded.

Qin Shaojing personally sent Cheng Qi out the door. He was gentle and considerate along the way, as if he had a very good relationship with him, like a real brother and sister.

Cheng Qi didn't say anything else, but just listened to Qin Shaojing's care, and his heart was warm.

After he got out, he said to Qin Shaojing, "Shaojing, if you have any difficulties in the future, just come to me and I will definitely help you."

"Okay." Qin Shaojing responded crisply. She stood at the door, waved and said goodbye to Cheng Qi with a smile.

This response made Cheng Qi tighten his grip on the whip. He swung the whip and drove back happily.

Along the way, his mind was full of Qin Shaojing's appearance. Her name kept surging in his throat, and he said the word Shaojing like talking to himself. When these two words fell, he felt an irrepressible sweetness in his heart.

The moment he turned and left, Qin Shaojing's face immediately fell.

She turned to the nanny who was following her and said, "How did you do it? How did you let him into my yard?"

Qin Shaojing is usually very careful.

She lived in the East Courtyard, and many of the servants and maids in the courtyard were from the Cheng family. In front of these people, she would never say a bad word about Lu Lingyun.

But no outsider is allowed to enter the small courtyard where she lives.

She was used to speaking her heart out to her closest people in her own area.

Today, Cheng Qi actually heard what she said. It was really...it almost put her in a difficult situation!

"Miss, I was careless for a moment." Nanny Qin lowered her head.

What bad intentions could she have? She just wanted to play tricks on her masters.

As time went by, these old slaves began to have the airs of half their masters, and they loved to bully and bully others.

It's boring to control ordinary servants, but they feel comfortable when they control those masters who are not favored and have no status.

Especially after following Qin Shaojing out of Duke Qin's Mansion, she still felt that her family was more noble than the Marquis's Mansion. In her heart, she even looked down on Lu Lingyun. Who the hell was Cheng Qi? She saw him and there was nothing wrong with ordering him around.

I almost got into trouble by accident.

Qin Shaojing looked at his wet nurse who admitted her fault, and finally did not punish her. "That's it this time. It's Cheng Qi who listened to it. If it's someone else, I'll show you how I deal with you!"

After all, Qin Shaojing also looked down on Cheng Qi.

Who is Cheng Qi? She can just say a few nice words to fool him. It would be best if he knows what's good for him. If that poor boy doesn't know what's good for him, she will show how she will deal with him!