"Yes, I will do it right away." Tuoba Ying accepted the order.
Seeing that it was almost time, the Empress Dowager said, "Go. Li Xiaoxiao needs to find guards these next few days, so also arrange for a few people to come over." After giving the instructions, the Empress Dowager also felt tired.
Tuoba Ying immediately led his men away from there.
The Empress Dowager gazed at the distant green hills and clear waters. She had never intended to survive when she came here, but now that she had, it was time to settle old scores with those who had tried to harm her.
The rain was still falling when Bai Han ran out of the house, looking silly, and asked in a childish voice, "Grandma, who was that just now?"
The aunt smiled and said, "They were just looking for Sister Li. They left because she wasn't there."
Bai Han's eyes flickered, and she said sweetly, "I was looking for my sister."
"Grandma, my sister is so amazing! I want to be as amazing as her when I grow up." Hearing Bai Han's childish words, the great-aunt couldn't help but think of her own son from many years ago, who was just as lively and adorable. Unfortunately, he was no longer with us.
Bai Han is so intelligent and adorable; she really is just like that child.
"Okay, Ahan will definitely be as good as her sister." Aunt patted Bai Han's hair, and finally pulled Bai Han back into the house. "Han'er, come in. It's damp outside, and you'll easily get sick."
After pulling Bai Han inside, Steward Hu brought out two pieces of embroidery cloth. "So you really are a distinguished person. I was offended by you before. Since we're still young, shall we embroider together?"
The aunt took the embroidery cloth. "It's just a coincidence, but don't tell anyone else." After saying that, she picked up the embroidery needle, attached the thimble, and began to embroider. Manager Hu quickly said that he would not reveal it. Outside, it was pouring rain. Inside, the voices of two women talking and laughing could be heard from time to time. After a while, Manager Hu went to cook.
Two or three hours passed, and the sky gradually darkened. Li Xiaoxiao returned with Chen Xueqing and Bai Yi, along with a large basket of fish.
Qi Yu also returned. He immediately turned on the lamp in his room to read. The group started eating. After they finished, Li Xiaoxiao brought the food that had been divided up earlier into Qi Yu's room. Qi Yu sat up straight and said, "Husband, it's time to eat some dinner."
The man ignored her and continued reading. Li Xiaoxiao had no choice but to put the food on the table. "Husband, has something happened that makes you so downcast?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the man stopped reading and stared blankly, seemingly lost in thought.
It was as if it had lost its soul.
"My wife, tomorrow might be the preliminary examination for the imperial examinations, and I'm a little nervous." Qi Yu walked to the dining table, picked up his rice bowl and started eating. After finishing, he picked up his book again to read.
"My wife, please wash up first. You have indeed worked hard these past few days. I will study martial arts diligently from now on and will never let you down. If there is anything I do wrong in the future, please help me correct it."
Qi Yu said some nonsensical things, and Li Xiaoxiao felt that he might be nervous, so she comforted him, "I will definitely discipline my husband properly in the future, so my husband must not have any affairs outside. I forgot to mention that last time, your classmate Yi Shu is a girl, and she has ulterior motives towards you. If you two are so intimate, next time I will slap my husband right across the face."
After Li Xiaoxiao finished speaking, she gestured with her palm to pat the man's face. Qi Yu grabbed Li Xiaoxiao's mischievous hand and said, "Wife, I didn't know that Yi Shu was a woman. I will never get close to her again. But wife, I also need to have my self-respect. You are always like this."
Even after the man finished speaking, there was still unbearable grievance in his eyes. The surrounding lights flickered, highlighting the man's handsome face, and Li Xiaoxiao felt her heart skip a beat.
This isn't a young husband, this is more like a little enchantress, so good at being affectionate.
After playing all day, Li Xiaoxiao felt a little tired, so she hung up a screen to take a bath. Qi Yu put down his book and stared blankly at the person behind the screen.
He inadvertently revealed a flaw in the last incident; will he do the same thing again this time?
He thought that after Cai's death, life would return to normal. But that day, Qi Wenzhu secretly found him and took out a note left by Cai. It clearly said: "Alas, Wenzhu, your mother sincerely hopes that you can live a happy life. However, my health is deteriorating day by day. If you open the rice jar, you will find this note. If you are unable to take care of yourself in the future and you are short of money, you can ask your stepbrother Qi Yu for money. Just use his incriminating information to threaten him."
“Brother, give me ten taels of silver. I am penniless and living in a dilapidated temple. If you don’t give it to me, I will accuse you of murdering my stepmother and spread your secret. To prevent you from killing me, as soon as I die, your news will spread everywhere because I have also told other people.”
At that time, Qi Yu ignored him and left, as killing Qi Wenzhu would be too risky.
While Qi Yu was still lost in thought, Li Xiaoxiao had already emerged from behind the screen wearing her inner robe. Her robe was not yet tied tightly, and a large puddle of water was left on her shoulder. Her hair, which was not yet dried, was scattered to the side, and her clean, fair face looked like a boiled egg that had been peeled.
"My wife, if I become unwell, will you divorce me and find another husband?" Qi Yu said, his eyes filled with tears, looking aggrieved and waiting to be abandoned at any moment, just like a wronged white tiger.
Hearing this, Li Xiaoxiao felt a secret thrill. It just so happened that she wasn't really keen on doing *that* right now. Besides, she had clearly felt something strange last time, and Qi Yu guessed it was a psychological issue, not a real physical defect. And she could just get it fixed later, right? She took out a handkerchief to wipe Qi Yu's tears, "Husband, what are you thinking? As long as you don't betray me, I will always be with you. Didn't I swear a solemn oath before?"
After wiping, she put the handkerchief in her bosom and pressed her finger against the man's lips as he was about to speak again. "Don't throw another tantrum, be good."
Helpless, Li Xiaoxiao barefoot pulled her husband, who was still reading, to the bedside. The man took off his shoes and sat on the bed. She struggled to wrap her arms around this burly, whimpering husband. Although she couldn't fully embrace him, she could still hold this delicate man in her arms. The man's head rested on Li Xiaoxiao, giving off a feeling of a spoiled big wolfhound.
"Husband, you can't keep crying anymore." Li Xiaoxiao touched his cheek and said affectionately. Qi Yu leaned on Li Xiaoxiao's shoulder, but his eyes became particularly dark.
That's great. As long as he sheds a few tears, Li Xiaoxiao will feel sorry for him and forgive everything he has done. Since his wife has accepted it, Qi Wenzhu can forget about getting a single penny from him.
Cai Shi, that old woman, is ruthless, but Qi Wenzhu is still too inexperienced.
The candlelight flickered, and with a wave of her hand, the faint candlelight went out. Then she pulled the man who was still 'sobbing' beside her into her arms and comforted him gently, "Sleep, you have an exam tomorrow."
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