He thought that yesterday's fright would at least keep Wei Shu quiet for ten days or half a month, but he didn't expect her to come back so soon... Li Qingchen was quite speechless, but he couldn't just shut the door to guests, so he turned around to get a pen and ask her what business she had.
To her surprise, as she turned around, Wei Shuwan misunderstood that he was inviting her into the house, so she entered without any hesitation, lifting her skirt.
Li Qingchen stood in front of the door, holding a pen in his hand, looking somewhat bewildered.
It was Wei Shuwan’s first time visiting such a simple farmhouse. She looked around curiously, but just as she was about to peek into the inner room, the wooden door, which had been slightly ajar, suddenly slammed shut from the inside!
Wei Shuwan was taken aback, then turned to look at Li Qingchen: "Are there other people in your family, my benefactor?"
Li Qingchen naturally shook his head in denial, and under Wei Shuwan's puzzled gaze, he dipped his brush in water and wrote a single character on the table: "dog".
Wei Shuwan nodded knowingly: "Our benefactor's dog is kept indoors instead of in the yard, which shows how much he loves it. I wonder if it's a male or female dog?"
Li Qingchen: "..."
If she hadn't repeated it, the person he originally wrote wouldn't have known what it meant. But she pressed him relentlessly, and he found himself at a loss for words.
He glanced at the door, guessing that Yuan Que and the others must be feeling extremely wronged at this moment, but there was nothing he could do. He could only dip his brush in water and write the character "公" (gong, meaning public/official) on the table again, hoping she wouldn't repeat it.
However, Wei Shuwan had deliberately chosen lighthearted topics to lower his guard, so she naturally wouldn't stop there. She earnestly praised, "A male dog is good, a male dog can guard the house! When my benefactor goes fishing, it can also scare away any cats and mice that want to steal fish."
Li Qingchen's face darkened, and he said nothing more.
Wei Shuwan, however, intended to use this topic to get to the point, and pursed her lips, saying, "But does my benefactor really intend to fish here for the rest of his life?"
Observing his expression, and seeing that he showed no reaction, she continued to probe: "If there were a two-courtyard house in the capital where you could retire in peace, would you be willing to move there?"
Li Qingchen let out a somewhat impatient sigh and shook his head in refusal.
Wei Shuwan also sighed and stopped beating around the bush: "My benefactor, you may not know this, but the assassin you helped me fight off yesterday was actually from the Prince Jing's mansion. I offended Princess Yun'an because of something else, and I'm sure she won't let it go. I'm afraid that you won't have a peaceful stay here in the future."
She lowered her head with some shame; someone had saved her, yet she was now burdened by their actions. She couldn't rest easy if she couldn't protect her benefactor.
After listening to her, Li Qingchen suddenly understood.
No wonder Yuan Que returned yesterday saying she had seen through his disguise as a member of the Prince's household, and Li Qingchen had hesitated and regretted letting her go yesterday—was it too soft-hearted? But it turns out she had only mistaken Yuan Que for someone sent by the Prince of Jing's residence…
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