From then on, he could live a good life and no longer have to worry about the Xue family demanding repayment of his debts.
After more than a month of recuperation, Ms. Shen was able to walk on her own with difficulty. Perhaps it was because she was in high spirits that she was happy.
Today, she looks radiant.
When Qi Mingyu came out of the room, he saw her taking out eggs to make sweet soup, which was unusual for her.
Those who came to help carry the dowry later saw Qi Mingyu in his newly made long robe and went over to say:
"Mingyu, the old clan chief passed away last night. Did they come to your house to inform you?"
Qi Mingyu really didn't know about this. He felt unlucky upon hearing it, but he was proud.
In particular, they knew that the old clan chief's originally healthy body had deteriorated to some extent because of him.
Moreover, he felt he could use this opportunity to prepare for the possibility of failing the imperial examination later.
Therefore, upon hearing this, his eyes showed shock, and he seemed to lose his balance, taking a few steps back.
His smile had vanished, and even, after the initial shock, his eyes began to mist over.
Even his voice became three degrees lower.
Is it true? I don't know, no one notified me.
Maybe they knew I was getting married in the next couple of days, so they didn't tell me?
The old clan chief has treated me very well since I was a child.
It's all my fault, it's all my fault.
If I hadn't wanted him to help me propose marriage back then, he wouldn't have suffered from the plague.
"It's my fault, I deserve to die!"
As he spoke, he used a little force and slapped himself twice.
Later, when he caught a glimpse of his mother leaving the kitchen out of the corner of his eye, he pretended to stumble and stagger towards the door.
Shen only has one son now, and there are not many people on her maternal side.
His relationship with his sister has also ended due to the death of his niece.
If she wants a good life and someone to rely on for the rest of her life, she can only treat Qi Mingyu well.
Therefore, she was not as assertive as before, and her sympathy for Qi Mingyu was genuine, rather than just because he could pass the imperial examination.
As she came out of the kitchen, she noticed that Qi Mingyu's expression was off, so she quickly called him back.
"Second brother, where are you going?"
Qi Mingyu turned around with a mournful face, giving his mother a smile that was even more painful than crying.
"Mother, the old clan chief passed away last night. It's all my fault. If it weren't for me, he could have lived a few more years!"
Qi Mingyu knows his mother very well.
He was confident that his mother would stop him if he said that.
He needed his mother's pulling and tugging to prove himself.
Sure enough, Shen, who was walking unsteadily, stumbled and ran towards the door.
She stopped Qi Mingyu as soon as he left the gate.
"Second brother, today and tomorrow are your big day. I won't allow you to go on a day like this!"
Qi Mingyu's eyes were filled with self-reproach, and his voice was also filled with deep self-blame.
“Mother, the old clan chief has always treated me very well.”
How could I, because of our marriage, not go to see him off after I learned of his passing?
"Mother, let go, let me go!"
People who came one after another to carry the dowry gathered outside the Qi family's gate.
Seeing Qi Mingyu's remorseful appearance and hearing his words, one gets the impression that he is a person with a very good conscience.
However, since he was already engaged to a woman on one side and the old clan chief who had been kind to him on the other, neither of them spoke.
At this moment, it seemed that for Qi Mingyu, going or not going was wrong!
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