Chapter 259: Not Qi Yanzhou's Sister
After hearing what Caesar said, Old Madam Qi nodded immediately.
"You are the one who took care of Ah Zhou's health. It is more appropriate for you to take care of him."
After saying this, she was afraid that Ah Man would think too much, so she explained.
"Miss Ah Man, I feel relieved to have you take care of Ah Zhou, but if you stay alone with Ah Zhou, it will damage your reputation. How about letting Caesar keep watch with you?"
Ah Man had never thought about the differences between men and women before.
One reason is that the customs in southern Xinjiang are relatively open, and it is common for men and women to be alone.
The second reason was that she and Caesar had been traveling together for nearly two months and often spent the night together in the wild.
Now, hearing Madam Qi mention "reputation", she finally realized that she should adapt to the local customs.
She nodded. "The old lady is right. There are differences between men and women. It is more appropriate for Caesar and I to guard Brother Qi together."
Anyway, she kept vigil for Brother Qi just to apologize to him.
When Madam Qi saw Ah Man agreed, she smiled and said, "Then it's settled."
After that, she asked Ye Chutang, "Tang'er, where are you sleeping tonight?"
"I'll ask Lord Han later to see if his people can spare a room."
"Okay, if we can't find a room, let Zhou'er's father and Young Master Sun squeeze in, and you and I can sleep in the same room."
Ye Chutang didn't dare to sleep with Madam Qi, for fear that she would be found out to be pregnant.
But she didn't refuse outright.
"Okay, I'll go ask Lord Han first."
After Ye Chutang went to find Han Chong, Old Madam Qi looked at Ah Man.
"Miss Ah Man, how about I go to my room to take a shower and then keep watch for Ah Zhou?"
She wanted to talk to Ah Man and ask her not to focus on her son.
Zhou'er will only have Tang'er as his wife!
Ah Man had no idea what Mrs. Qi was thinking and nodded in agreement.
"Okay, thank you for your help, old lady."
After Madam Qi took Ah Man away, Ye Chutang also asked for a room from Han Chong.
The room is in the backyard, next to Qi Qingyu's room.
Just change a set of clean sheets and quilt covers.
As she was about to go upstairs to get her luggage, Caesar asked, "Madam, you are not really going to match Ah Man with the master, are you?"
Ye Chutang looked at Xize coldly, with a fake smile.
Caesar's scalp tingled when he was stared at, and he felt extremely panicked.
How come the lady’s eyes are scarier than the master’s?
He pulled the corners of his stiff lips and said, "Madam, don't look at me like that. It's scary."
Ye Chutang retracted his gaze and answered Xi Ze's previous question.
"I am a man of my word, and I will do what I promised Ah Man. Not only do I want to bring them together, I also want her to succeed.
You tell Qi Yanzhou that since he doesn’t treat me as his own, I will never treat him as my own in the future.
Also, Ah Man was expelled from the clan in order to help him detoxify, and now he is helpless, so he should take care of him more. ”
After saying that, she went upstairs to get her luggage.
Xize knew that Ye Chutang was talking about Qi Yanzhou deliberately hiding the truth from her, that Ah Man had already arrived in Jizhou City but refused to detoxify him, and threatened him with marrying a concubine.
He felt that once his master woke up, it would be the end of him.
But he looked like he was enjoying the show. What was going on?
Ha ha ha ha……
Finally someone can control the master!
Ye Chutang took the bag and went downstairs. Seeing Xize smiling frivolously, he looked at him suspiciously.
"What did you think of that made you so happy?"
Caesar coughed lightly to cover it up.
"I am very happy that the master survived and was cured of the poison."
Ye Chutang knew that Xi Ze was not telling the truth.
But whether the man was happy or not was none of her business, so she didn't ask any more questions.
When she went to the backyard, Han Chong had already asked someone to replace her mattress and quilt with a new one.
Ice cubes were placed in the corners of the room to keep it cool.
"Mrs. Qi, this room is not as good as the No. 1 room. It's a bit shabby. Do you need anything else?"
Ye Chutang was not picky about living conditions, as long as there was water and a bed.
"The room is fine, go and rest."
“There’s hot water in the kitchen.”
After giving a reminder, Han Chong left Ye Chutang's room.
As soon as he left, Qi Qingyu came to the door with a fruit plate and knocked.
"Sister-in-law, can I talk to you for a minute?"
Ye Chutang guessed what Qi Qingyu wanted to talk about and invited her in.
Qi Qingyu put the fruit plate on the table.
"Sister-in-law, these fruits have been washed and can be eaten directly."
"Thank you, elder sister."
"We're a family, you're welcome."
Qi Qingyu pulled Ye Chutang to sit down at the table and asked, "Sister-in-law, is there a problem between you and Azhou because of that witch doctor named Aman?"
Ye Chutang didn't want to gloss over the situation.
She nodded, "Yes, I don't want to talk about the specific questions. Wait until Qi Yanzhou wakes up and then you can ask him."
Seeing that Ye Chutang didn't want to talk, Qi Qingyu didn't force him.
She stood up and said, "Okay, you've worked hard, go to bed early."
Ye Chutang was tired and sleepy. After taking a quick shower, he went to bed to rest.
at this time.
Old Master Qi was teasing his two grandsons in the lobby on the first floor.
Ah Man was taking a bath in Madam Qi's room.
Through a screen, Madam Qi asked, "Miss Ah Man, what are your plans for the future?"
Ah Man answered without hesitation: "Follow Brother Qi. Wherever he goes, I will go."
"You saved Zhou'er, he should take care of you for the rest of your life."
These words made Ah Man so excited that he almost jumped out of the bathtub.
"Madam, how about you make the decision..."
Before she finished her words, Madam Qi rushed to say, "Okay, I'll make the decision. From now on, you will be my adopted daughter, Ah Zhou's sister!"
Ah Man: “…”
She wants to be Brother Qi’s wife, not Brother Qi’s sister!
"Madam, I..."
Ah Man's words were interrupted again by Old Madam Qi.
"Miss Ah Man, Zhou Er already has the most suitable person by his side. If you force it, you will end up hurting both him and yourself."
"I know, but I still want to fight for it."
Seeing that Ah Man had made up her mind, Old Lady Qi knew that it was useless to try to stop her, so she just let her go.
"Okay, no matter when you come back, I will keep your position as the adopted daughter of the Qi family."
She believes that her son and daughter-in-law will be able to overcome this crisis and strengthen their relationship.
Ah Man was somewhat moved by the old lady's words.
"Okay, thank you, ma'am."
She was in no mood to take a bath, so she quickly got up and put on another set of southern Xinjiang clothes.
All the way north, she wore ordinary coarse linen clothes to prevent her identity from being discovered by the emperor's men.
After arriving in Jizhou City, she changed into clothes unique to Southern Xinjiang.
I want to meet Brother Qi in the most beautiful way.
Old Madam Qi listened to the clear and pleasant sound of the silver bell and said, "Miss Ah Man, Zhou'er needs to rest. Will your clanging disturb him?"
Ah Man paused in putting the bell on her ankle.
She was only thinking about looking good and forgot that she would disturb Brother Qi!
"Thank you, Madam, for reminding me. I'll pick it now."
Ah Man took off all the accessories that made sounds, except for the longevity lock hanging in front of her body.
The index finger lightly clicks the silver lock.
The tasseled silver bell hanging under the lock rang softly.
Soon, the sound disappeared.
It was the poisonous insect in the longevity lock that filled the gaps in the bell, so no matter how it was shaken, there was no sound.
After Ah Man had packed up, Madam Qi said, "Miss Ah Man, can you chat with me?"
She wanted to understand this girl, and then think of a way to make her give up Zhou'er.
Ah Man naturally would not refuse Qi Yanzhou's biological mother.
"Of course."
This chat lasted for an hour.
It was only when Mr. Qi felt sleepy and went back to his room to rest that their conversation ended.
When Ah Man entered Qi Yanzhou's room, Xize had already changed into clean clothes and was standing by the bed.
Caesar looked at Ah Man who entered the room and handed her the prepared cushion.
"The stool is too hard. Sit on this one to be more comfortable."
Ah Man took the cushion and placed it on the round stool beside him.
She came to the bedside and took Qi Yanzhou's pulse.
The pulse is floating and shallow, almost imperceptible, and the skin temperature is also very low.
Xize had already checked Qi Yanzhou's pulse and knew that he was so weak that he seemed like he would die at any time.
Seeing Ah Man frowning slightly, he comforted her, "Master has passed the most difficult stage, nothing will happen."
Ah Man stuffed Qi Yanzhou's arm back into the quilt, her eyes full of self-blame.
"Yes, Brother Qi will be fine!"
"Ah Man, you didn't get enough rest on the way north. Why don't you go lie down on the chaise longue outside for a while. I'll just watch over the master."
The purpose of keeping watch is to regularly replace the ginseng slices in Qi Yanzhou's mouth to help him replenish his vitality.
One person is enough, there is no need for two people to waste time here.
Ah Man shook his head and sat down on the round stool.
"If I hadn't been so selfish and willful, Brother Qi's condition wouldn't be so serious. I will stay here with him and wait for him to wake up and admit my mistake to him."
The first news she received was that Qi Yanzhou would suffer from the poison in two days.
As a result, when they arrived in Jizhou City and she asked him to marry her as his second wife, the poison took effect today.
She thought this was Qi Yanzhou's way of forcing her to compromise.
It was not until Ye Chutang came to her door that she realized she was wrong.
Caesar looked at Ah Man who was blaming himself and sighed.
"Don't blame you, blame me. I deliberately didn't tell you that the master's poison would take effect earlier."
He was worried that Ah Man was too anxious and that the frantic journey would ruin her health, so he didn't mention it.
Because he was sure that they could arrive in Jizhou City before their master was poisoned.
When the results came out, Ah Man suddenly made a request that the master could not accept.
The master would rather die than give in, and Ah Man didn't believe that the poison would break out today, so they remained in a stalemate until Ye Chutang showed up.
Fortunately, Ye Chutang was alert and quietly followed Nan Xiao to find Ah Man.
Otherwise the consequences will be disastrous!
Thinking of this, Caesar asked Ah Man.
"Why didn't you tell me about being expelled from the tribe?"
They all thought they were just asking Ah Man to rescue people, but they didn't expect the price for her to leave Southern Xinjiang would be so high.
"I thought marrying Brother Qi would be an easy thing, and I would be willing to pay any price as long as I could save him."
"But the master and his wife have a deep relationship. Do you still want to marry him?"
"Yes, I like Brother Qi and want to marry him, even if... as a concubine."
Ah Man had a hard time saying the word "concubine".
When she left Southern Xinjiang, she didn't know that Qi Yanzhou had already married. She just felt sorry for him having to suffer exile.
Later I learned that he had married, but found out that the marriage was arranged by the emperor and he was forced into it.
It was not until she arrived at Jizhou City that she realized that he agreed to the marriage because he married the person he wanted to marry.
But she still wanted to try, at least to have no regrets.
Seeing that Ah Man was so insistent, Xize didn't know what to say.
The two of them stopped talking, and the room seemed exceptionally quiet; they could even hear the chirping of insects outside the window.
Xize checked Qi Yanzhou's pulse every hour and replaced a piece of hundred-year-old ginseng.
In the middle of the process, he was fed a rejuvenation pill to replenish his vitality.
Until dawn, he showed no signs of waking up.
Fortunately, his pulse has become much stronger and the beats are very regular, which means that he has passed the danger and just needs to be taken good care of.
Ah Man waited until around 3:00 p.m., and was so sleepy that he fell asleep on the table.
The sound of the door opening woke her up.
She looked towards the bed before her eyes were fully open.
"How is Brother Qi? Has he woken up?"
Xi Ze stood up and bowed to Madam Qi, then said, "The master hasn't woken up yet, but his body is fine now. He will be back to health after resting for a while."
Madam Qi placed the breakfast on the table.
"You have been on guard all night. You must have worked hard. Eat something and go to rest."
Ah Man ate a lot last night and slept for two hours. He was neither tired nor hungry.
She rubbed her eyes and said, "Madam, I have already rested. Let me stay with Brother Qi while Caesar goes to rest."
Old Madam Qi didn't dare leave her son and A'man alone.
"Okay, let's guard the boat together. You guys eat something first."
Caesar and Ah Man went downstairs to wash their faces.
When I returned to the room for breakfast, I found that Qi Yanzhou was already awake.
"Mom, where's Atang?"
The first thing he asked was Ye Chutang, his eyes full of anxiety.
When Mrs. Qi heard her son's weak voice, her eyes immediately turned red.
"Tang'er was exhausted from helping you detoxify yesterday. She is resting in the room in the backyard on the first floor. She will come to see you when she wakes up."
When Caesar heard this, he touched his nose.
I’m afraid the lady won’t come to see the master.
"Zhou'er, are you hungry? How about I help you get up and have some porridge?"
Qi Yanzhou still felt weak all over and wanted to move but couldn't.
He shook his head with difficulty, "No, I'm going to sleep for a while."
As soon as he finished speaking, he closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
Madam Qi asked Xi Ze to feel Qi Yanzhou's pulse and was relieved only after she was sure that he was just asleep.
"Madam, the master is too weak. He needs more sleep to get better quickly."
"I know, I'm just worried that he won't eat anything and will be hungry."
Xize put another piece of ginseng into Qi Yanzhou's mouth.
"Don't worry, old lady. Once the master wakes up again, he can eat."
"Okay, eat something quickly and go to rest. Don't overwork yourself."
Xize didn't have much of an appetite, so after drinking some porridge, he went to Nan Xiao's room to catch up on some sleep.
Nan Xiao came to the inn yesterday and never left.
Han Chong arranged a room on the second floor for him and Xize.
He asked Xize about Qi Yanzhou's situation.
After Xize finished speaking, he told Nan Xiao what Ye Chutang had asked him to convey last night.
"I don't know when the master will wake up. If the master wakes up first, you must convey the lady's words to him."
Nan Xiao saw that Xize had a look of anticipation on his face and tapped him on the forehead.
"Madam won't forgive the master, and the master won't forgive you either!"
Caesar raised his hand and rubbed his red forehead, smiling wickedly.
"It is my honor to be punished together with my master."
"I will convey this to the master as well."
Hearing this, Xi Ze became anxious. He jumped off the bed and onto Nan Xiao's back as he was about to leave, and grabbed him by the throat.
"Are we still brothers?"
Nan Xiao easily pushed Caesar down, looking at him with disdain.
"Practice more martial arts, you are too weak."
Caesar went back to bed and lay down, saying disapprovingly: "If we were to play a game of life and death, you would definitely be the one to die."
"If you don't get close to me, the poison won't kill me, but if I don't get close to you, I can kill you."
After Nan Xiao finished speaking, he left the room and went to the backyard to find Ye Chutang.
Ye Chutang went to bed early last night and woke up at dawn.
After breakfast, he went back to his room and lay down.
Just as she was dozing off, there was a knock on the door.
"Madam, it's me, Nan Xiao."
Ye Chutang was a little annoyed after being disturbed, and spoke in a harsh tone.
"Whatever you have to say, save it for lunch."
Nan Xiao was turned away and was unable to speak out to explain for Qi Yanzhou.
But he knew in his heart that even if Ye Chutang knew that her master concealed the fact that Ah Man was forcing her to marry because she cared about her, she would not forgive him easily.
Because even a well-intentioned deception is still a deception.
He sighed in his heart and went to Qi Yanzhou's room.
Madam Qi and Ah Man did not talk as they were afraid of disturbing Qi Yanzhou's rest.
The two of them stared at each other.
After Nan Xiao arrived, the old lady told him to change the ginseng slices in Qi Yanzhou's mouth regularly.
Then he used both soft and hard tactics to take Ah Man away.
Qi Yanzhou woke up around noon.
His stomach growled and he woke up from hunger.
Nan Xiao, who was standing by the bed, immediately asked, "Master, what do you want to eat? I'll go buy it right away."
Qi Yanzhou spat out the ginseng slices in his mouth, his voice hoarse.
"Help me up."
His body still had no strength, but it was in much better condition than when he woke up before.
Nan Xiao helped Qi Yanzhou up, let him lean against the head of the bed, and stuffed the cushion behind him.
Qi Yanzhou looked around and didn't see Ye Chutang. A hint of worry flashed across his eyes.
He looked at Nan Xiao and asked, "Who found Ah Man? Why did she agree to help me get rid of the poison?"
In fact, he already had the answer in his mind, he just wanted to know the details.
Nan Xiao recounted in detail what happened after Ye Chutang followed him and found Ah Man.
He also told Xi Ze what Ye Chutang had asked him to convey.
After listening to this, Qi Yanzhou raised his head and rubbed his throbbing temples.
"Did Ah Tang really say that he wanted to bring Ah Man and I together? He will no longer treat me as his own?"
Nan Xiao nodded affirmatively.
“Although I didn’t hear Madam say this in person, Caesar would never dare to spread lies.
Moreover, the Madam persuaded Miss A'man to help the master get rid of the poison by using words of matchmaking. ”
Of course, Ye Chutang used more psychological tactics.
Qi Yanzhou struggled to lift the quilt and said, "Help me to see Atang."
Nan Xiao quickly held Qi Yanzhou's shoulder.
"Master, you are weak now and should not move around."
"I have to go meet Atang and explain to her so that she can vent her anger. The longer I wait, the harder it will be to untie this knot."
After hearing this, Nan Xiao couldn't stop him anymore.
"Master, I am sorry."
After saying that, he picked up Qi Yanzhou by the waist, walked quickly downstairs, and went to the backyard to find Ye Chutang.
Ye Chutang woke up an hour ago.
She was bored, so she found a book about poison from her space and read it.
When heavy and hurried footsteps were heard, she immediately put the book back into the space and ate the fruit that Qi Qingyu had given her last night.
Soon, there was a knock on the door.
"Madam, the master is here to see you."
Ye Chutang paused while chewing the pear.
After hesitating for a moment, she said, "No."
This man must be made aware of the serious consequences of lying to her, otherwise there will be a next time.
Qi Yanzhou's weak voice sounded.
"Ah Tang, I was wrong. I shouldn't have kept it from you. You can hit me or scold me, but don't ignore me."
Ye Chutang listened to his pitiful words and ignored them.
Qi Yanzhou was completely panicked, "Atang, I... cough cough..."
He spoke too quickly, and because he was weak, the air entered his lungs and he kept coughing.
Nan Xiao was extremely worried when he saw that his face had turned pale from coughing.
"Master, when you are better, can you come and apologize to the lady?"
Qi Yanzhou covered his mouth and coughed, then shook his head gently.
"If... ahem... I can't see Atang, I won't be able to... ahem... rest properly."
Ye Chutang knew that Qi Yanzhou was using a self-torture tactic.
But she couldn't just sit back and do nothing.
We have finally managed to rescue the person from the underworld, but we cannot let others rescue us.
"Come in."
When Qi Yanzhou heard Ye Chutang's relenting, his heart settled a little, but his nerves were still tense.
He pushed open the tightly closed door and looked at Ye Chutang first.
She sat at the table, holding a half-eaten pear in her hand, looking at him without any sadness or joy.
Ye Chutang almost froze when she saw Qi Yanzhou being carried like a princess.
She pretended to be angry, "I finally rescued you, why are you making such a fuss? Don't you want to live?"
Nan Xiao put Qi Yanzhou on a round stool and sat him down, then immediately turned around and left.
He also considerately closed the door to help his master save face.
After the door was closed, the light in the room dimmed.
Qi Yanzhou felt so weak all over that after barely holding on for a few breaths, his body slid down uncontrollably.
Ye Chutang knew that he was not pretending, but his body really couldn't take it anymore.
She resisted the urge to help Qi Yanzhou onto the bed and started to chase him away.
"If you don't have the energy to speak, just leave."
Qi Yanzhou lay on the table due to exhaustion and looked at Ye Chutang apologetically.
"Atang, compared to death, I am more afraid of you getting angry and losing you."
Ye Chutang remained unmoved and continued eating the pear.
"I was wrong. I shouldn't have concealed the fact that Ah Man had put forward conditions to me."
After Qi Yanzhou finished speaking, he raised his hand and swore.
"If I hide anything from Atang in the future, or fail her, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death!"
A man with little strength, but his oath sounded powerful.
Outside the room.
Ah Man, who came to see Qi Yanzhou, put down her hand that was knocking on the door after hearing his oath.
She turned around sadly and walked away with heavy steps.
When the footsteps faded away, Ye Chutang raised an eyebrow at Qi Yanzhou.
"That's a good time to swear."
With this man's martial arts skills, he must have noticed that Ah Man was coming a long time ago.
This oath can be said to kill two birds with one stone!
Qi Yanzhou put down his hand and looked at Ye Chutang affectionately, "Atang, I didn't choose the timing, but the oath is true."
When he raised his hand, he didn't know A'man would come.
But he did hear her footsteps later.
Ye Chutang believed that what Qi Yanzhou said was true, and his attitude softened slightly.
"I will trust you for now, but until you have dealt with Ah Man's problem, you are still an outsider to me."
Seeing Ye Chutang relax, Qi Yanzhou quickly nodded and promised.
"Ah Tang, be careful. I will definitely settle Ah Man down and make sure both you and her are satisfied."
He didn't know that Ah Man would be expelled from the witch doctor tribe for coming to detoxify him.
If he knew, he would arrange for a substitute to go into exile, and he and Ye Chutang would go to southern Xinjiang to detoxify.
Unfortunately, knowing it earlier is priceless!
Fortunately, things have not yet reached the point of no return.
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