Chapter 756 A Brief Time Together
At night, Wan Qiqi was half asleep when she felt someone sneak into the house.
Before he could even utter the word "who," his mouth was covered.
"Waaah..." Wan Qiqi tried to struggle, but bumped into something hard, and the pain brought tears to her eyes!
"Does it hurt?"
A hoarse male voice came through, tinged with panic.
At the same time, Wan Qiqi was released.
"You bastard!" Wan Qiqi slapped him in the dark.
The sound of the "smack" made her feel a little guilty.
"Hmm... Mother, what's that sound?" Chen Yunqian asked groggily as he tried to sit up.
Wan Qiqi quickly reassured her gently, "It's alright, Mom is swatting mosquitoes for you!"
After she had coaxed Chen Yunqian to sleep, she put on her shoes, turned on the light, put on her coat, and went outside.
Why are you back?
Wan Qiqi pushed open the living room door, lit the oil lamp, sat down, and looked at the person who followed her in.
You won't believe it until you see it, and what you find will shock you.
She stared at the other person's flushed cheeks and asked shyly, "Does it hurt?"
Chen Yongnian touched his face, his eyes filled with grievance. He squatted down in front of Wan Qiqi and placed her hand on his face, saying, "My wife, touching it will make it feel better!"
Wan Qiqi was amused by Chen Yongnian's actions!
But when she saw Chen Yongnian's bloodshot eyes, she felt both amused and sorry for him. "How long has it been since you've had a rest?"
“One day!” Chen Yongnian said, then, noticing the other person wasn’t speaking but staring at him, he added, “Two days! I’m not lying to you!”
"So busy with the collection?" Wan Qiqi cupped Chen Yongnian's face in her hands, looking at him intently, her fingers gently rubbing the reddened areas.
"It's not just these things; I also have to monitor the autumn harvest in each town and verify many things with the village head. I'm afraid someone might try to sabotage things, so I'll check on almost everything!"
As Chen Yongnian spoke, he rested his head on Wan Qiqi's lap, "Without reliable and trustworthy people, you'll only end up exhausted!"
"So you need to promote some people and make them your eyes and ears, so that things will be easier!" Wan Qiqi gently stroked Chen Yongnian's hair.
She could clearly sense that Chen Yongnian was very tired.
"You came back just to complain to me? That's not like you!" she joked.
"My wife understands me best!"
Chen Yongnian stood up, pulled up a stool, and sat opposite Wan Qiqi. "Did you make an enemy of someone surnamed Gongsun a few days ago?"
"Gongsun?...Yes, I taught Madam Gongsun a lesson at Fu Baiyi a couple of days ago...What, is she looking for trouble with me?"
Wan Qiqi wondered, "Does it take a while before I can cause trouble?"
“No, on the very day she returned from Yunhe County, she was robbed by bandits and lost both her money and her life!” Chen Yongnian said in a very heavy tone.
Wan Qiqi was stunned for a few seconds before accepting the news.
"Losing both money and people?" She couldn't help but wonder what kind of taste the bandits had to have to enjoy this.
"Well, not only that, the bandits also ransacked Master Gongsun's house that night, stealing a large amount of gold and silver jewelry!" Chen Yongnian said with a sigh.
Wan Qiqi felt that if things were really like that, Chen Yongnian wouldn't have needed to come all the way to tell her.
"Does Master Gongsun think that I leaked the information to the bandits, which led to their robbery and the abduction of Madam Gongsun?" she asked suspiciously.
Chen Yongnian nodded. "Magistrate Su accepted the case and reported it to Liangzhou. Liangzhou then came to me to inquire about the situation."
"What do you say?" Wan Qiqi couldn't help but wonder how Chen Yongnian would defend himself.
"Before I could even speak, people from the Xiao family arrived, saying that bandits had intercepted their caravan and demanding that Liangzhou find a way to suppress them!"
After Chen Yongnian finished speaking, he looked at Wan Qiqi and asked, "Have you been getting quite close to the Xiao family lately?"
Wan Qiqi nodded, not denying it, "Xiao Huai asked me to do him a favor; he's giving a clue to a third-party force!"
"Is this favor related to Young Master Xiao?" Chen Yongnian asked again.
“Yes, it’s related to Young Master Xiao and Madam Xiao… The matter with Gongsun is also because of Madam Xiao…” Wan Qiqi explained.
Chen Yongnian was silent for a moment, then sighed, "No wonder, I was wondering why Young Master Xiao would come out to speak up for you at this time and divert Liangzhou's attention."
"I really don't know... I've only been associating with Madam Xiao recently, and I've never met Young Master Xiao!" Wan Qiqi said with an innocent expression.
It's as if she's saying: I haven't had much contact with men while you're away!
“That’s not what I meant!” Chen Yongnian said, holding Wan Qiqi’s hand. “You can be with whomever you want, that’s your freedom. But the fact that the Xiao family is involved proves that the people behind them are probably beyond our expectations.”
"Yes, I know, so what Xie Xing and Tang Qiwen will do is still unknown."
Wan Qiqi looked up and pondered for a moment before replying, "I feel like they've been too quiet lately, which is making me a little disoriented!"
"Perhaps not!" Chen Yongnian gave a wry smile. "I was assigned by Liangzhou to assist in suppressing bandits in Pinghe County, and my return date is uncertain!"
"So you rushed back to see me and tell me all this, so I would know that if they make trouble next, I'll have to face it all by myself?" Wan Qiqi asked.
Chen Yongnian nodded, "However, since you've found a way out for Pingping and An'an, and Fengzhi is protecting them, I'm relieved for now. If there really are problems with the business, don't try to force them; your own safety is the most important thing!"
"Alright, I'm not poor now. If the business fails, I can just start over! Do you know what? Madam Gongsun wants to buy my soap recipe, and she's asking for a thousand taels!"
"Huh? So you sold it?"
"How could that be? Do I look like the kind of person who's greedy for money?"
"Hmm...it doesn't seem like it!" Chen Yongnian said, but he was nodding.
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