Cheng Qingwan nodded casually, for her, it was just a few more neighbors.

Just after the unitary hour, Yuanqi returned to his yard and saw Atong who had just returned.

"Your Excellency." As soon as Atong saw someone, he hurriedly saluted.

"No need to be polite." Yuan Qi walked into the room and asked, "Is Ling'er settled?" ”

"Yes, the old lady specially allowed Ling'er to accompany the fifth girl to study." Atong paused, looked at the face of the person in front of him, and took out a letter: "This is a letter from the old lady to you." ”

Yuan Qi took the letter and sighed lightly, even if he didn't read it, he could know the contents.

It's just whether his body is healthy, what the environment is like here, and then he urges him to accept Ling'er, or marry a wife and have a child.

However, the end of this letter is a little different, and Cheng Qingwan is actually mentioned.

Yuan Qi raised his eyes and chuckled: "Where did the old lady know about Miss Cheng?" ”

Atong lowered his head and remained silent.

"The two of you have been by my side since childhood, and you also know that I never listen to the elders, you go and tell Ling'er, and I will not spare you in front of the old lady in the future."

Yuan Qi's eyes were a little sharper, and the people in the room were so frightened that they hurriedly knelt on the ground.

Ah Tong closed his eyes and said, "Even if you accept Ling'er, can't you be a nominal concubine in the mansion?" ”

When Ah Zhu heard this, he hurriedly pulled the hem of his clothes and signaled to stop talking.

"I can't." Yuan Qi wrote a handwritten letter and put it in the envelope: "I know that you love your sister, but if you are really good for her, you should persuade her not to be obsessed with this matter." ”

Atong was about to speak, but was interrupted.

"The two of you have been by my side for so long, and I think you know how my aunt died and how the Zhao family got to power. I don't think you have seen less of the means between women than I do. ”

Yuanqi looked at the person in front of him through the candle flame, and smiled sarcastically: "Ling'er is deeply loved by her grandmother, and her marriage in the future will not be bad." ”

Atong lowered his head and answered.

Yuan Qi handed the envelope in his hand to Ah Tong and said, "Tomorrow you will set off to deliver the tomatoes from the yard to the prince's mansion, and you must deliver this letter to the prince." ”

"My lord, if you enter and leave the prince's mansion at this time, I am afraid that you will be targeted by the three princes."

Yuan Qi smiled lightly: "I just sent some tomatoes to invite merit, and begged His Majesty to transfer me back to the capital as soon as possible, even if I was targeted, so what's the matter." ”

"Yes, my subordinates understand."

"I remember that Your Majesty will soon be on a private patrol of microservices, and there is a big flood in the next county, and Your Majesty will definitely go to check it. You don't have to rush back, just follow the prince all the way, and you can save some entanglement. ”

Ah informed that he was to be by the prince's side to protect him, so he hurriedly responded and went out to clean up the tomatoes in the yard.

Yuanqi took a sip of the teacup, saw that Ah Zhu was still not leaving, and asked, "What else is the matter?" ”

"Atong's words today, adults don't blame him. Ling'er is his only sister, and he is a tendon......"

"I know, he's been by my side for more than ten years, can I not know him?" Yuanqi chuckled: "He's a heartless person, but Ling'er is not." Since childhood, I have been devoted to me, and I am afraid that it is the glory and wealth of the Yuan Mansion. The Zhao family's concubine was on the throne, which made her see hope. ”

"Since the adults know everything, why do you want him to go to the capital?"

"He's slightly better than you in everything except for a few tendons. Let him go, just because I'm afraid that you won't be able to deal with the Third Highness. ”

When Ah Zhu heard this, he immediately collapsed his face and shut up in a huff.

Yuan Qi smiled at his appearance and burned the letter.

"Didn't you keep your usual family letters, why did you burn them today?"

"This is not the Yuan Mansion, and there are no family members who take turns guarding it. If this letter falls into someone else's hands, it will be a big trouble for me and Miss Cheng. ”

Yuanqi watched the flames devour the paper little by little, and then picked up the book and read it.

Cheng Qingwan on the other side was looking at the field in the backyard at the moment, not knowing whether to plant tomatoes or something else.

The system didn't assign the next task, and I didn't know what to plant for a while.

"Wanwan, what are you thinking?"

Song Qiaoqiao walked up to her and asked softly.

"I'm wondering what to do next." Cheng Qingwan turned her head to look at her, and asked with a smile, "Why did you look at me like this in the carriage that day?" ”

Song Qiaoqiao opened her mouth, her eyes flashing: "Are you and Master Yuan together?" ”

"Huh?" Cheng Qingwan was stunned when she heard this, and then said with a smile: "Don't talk nonsense, when that Ling'er girl was still there, I was not comfortable talking to Yuanqi, for fear that she would think that I liked his master in the morning, and came to Yin and Yang to be weird." ”

"You're not even afraid of the village chief's wife, but you're afraid of a little girl?"

"After all, she is Yuanqi's maidservant, and it depends on the owner to beat the dog, if I really tear my face with her, then no one will help me pull the tomatoes to the capital."

Cheng Qingwan raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "So, don't say what you said just now, I was finally able to talk to Yuanqi generously, in case this word spreads, I have to avoid him again." ”

"However, I think Yuan-sama likes you very much."

"What he likes is my seeds." Cheng Qingwan said with a smile: "You see that he saw the tomatoes that day, and his eyes lit up. ”

Song Qiaoqiao froze in place, carefully recalling the scene of that day.

After coming back to her senses, Cheng Qingwan had already taken herself to bed.

Day after day, soon it was December, Cheng Hua'er's illness was much better, and she was able to get out of bed and walk two steps, which made Cheng Qingwan feel a lot more relieved.

The weather was getting colder, Cheng Qingwan was wearing several cotton clothes, trembling and sending the food to the entrance of the village with Song Qiaoqiao.

As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the village, I heard a heart-rending cry.

"A-Niang, A-Niang, wake up quickly, don't leave me and my brother, A-Niang!"

Cheng Qingwan subconsciously walked forward and looked at the thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl lying on the woman and crying bitterly.

The divine doctor looked at this scene and sighed softly: "Although this woman is not infected with the epidemic, she is not in good health and has postpartum diseases. The husband's family is a well-known big family in the next county, and the family fled all the way here, and the three of them were left to die. ”

Cheng Qingwan looked at the two small children and sighed.

Watching the officers and soldiers drag the woman away, the pair of children cried and chased behind them, and finally couldn't catch up and fell to the ground.

Cheng Qingwan lowered her eyes and covered her reddened eyes.

I think in modern times, my mother also died in front of her, and at that time, there was blood all over the ground, and the arm that was torn off by the big truck, the scene was very bloody......

It took her more than ten years to get herself out and no longer have nightmares.

Cheng Qingwan sniffed, walked up to the two children, and softly comforted them with the words that had comforted her countless times before.

"Don't cry, Mom... A-Niang just went to heaven and became a god, she will bless you in heaven. ”

The girl looked at the person in front of her with red eyes, half a sound, threw herself into her arms and cried: "Sister." ”

The eight or nine-year-old boy next to him hugged his sister and sobbed quietly.

Cheng Qingwan listened to this cry and remembered what she looked like back then, so she closed her eyes and didn't let the tears flow out.

Suddenly, a thought crossed her mind, she knew it wasn't right, but she said it anyway.

"Let's go home with my sister."

The two of them, who were still crying, raised their heads at the same time, looking at her with clear eyes.

Cheng Qingwan smiled and repeated what she had just said: "Go home with my sister." ”

It was getting late, and after listening to Cheng Qingwan's request, Yuanqi was stunned for a moment, then looked at his sister and brother who were standing not far away, and spoke.

"It's naturally a good thing that you are willing to take them in, but this matter is not urgent, you go back and discuss with your aunt first, if she doesn't agree, send the two of them back here, and the government will send them to the Salesian Hospital."

"Thank you, Lord Moto."

Yuan Qi looked at the eyes of the person in front of him who had just cried, and advised: "The divine doctor has checked their bodies, they are very healthy, and they have never been infected with the epidemic. Just ......"

"I know what the adults are worried about, if it was when you first came, my family really wouldn't be able to support so many people, but now I will never let them go hungry."

"I believe in you." Yuan Qi smiled lightly, and then said: "The official uniform will come tomorrow to take these people away, so there is no need to cook tomorrow." ”

"So, you can go to town in a few days?"

Seeing that Yuanqi nodded, Cheng Qingwan responded with a smile, and then took the two sisters and brothers into the carriage.

Song Qiaoqiao looked at the two children, opened her mouth, and never said anything.

Along the way, it was too quiet in the carriage, and Cheng Qingwan was working on drafts all the way.

When she got home, she hurriedly brought her sister and brother into the house.

"Where did this kid come from, how come I've never seen it?" Cheng Hua'er looked at the two siblings and asked suspiciously.

"They're from the next county." Cheng Qingwan turned to look at the person behind her: "Qiaoqiao, you take them to the backyard to play." ”

When Song Qiaoqiao heard this, she immediately nodded and took the child out.

"Is it a refugee from the village?"

Cheng Qingwan nodded and said softly: "Their aunt just died, I felt strange and pitiful, so I brought them back." ”

"You mean, you want them to stay at home?"

Cheng Qingwan nodded, looked at the woman's face, and hurriedly said, "Our family now has a surplus of food, and it is nothing to have two more mouths." ”

Cheng Hua'er smiled and touched her head: "I didn't disagree, I know that you have been running around with me alone since you were a child, and it is normal to want a playmate." Since you've brought them back, stay there. ”

"Okay, I'm going to clean up the attic and let them live in."

The woman nodded, and smiled softly as she watched her daughter walk briskly upstairs.

"That's agreed? It's not as simple as having two more mouths. Aunt Liu sat aside and said softly: "These two children are already more than ten years old, and those who have a conscience are fine, but if they have no conscience, they can't be raised." ”

"I know, it's just that this is the first time Wan Wan has made a request, so I will follow her." Cheng Hua'er took the embroidery and said with a smile: "That girl looks smart, if she can train her well, she can marry her husband with Wanwan." ”

When Aunt Liu heard this, she didn't say anything, so she took the clothes she made a few days ago and gave them to the two sisters and brothers.

At dinner, the two siblings had already freshened up, dressed in new clothes, and sat shyly at the table.

My sister's name is Yuan Lianzhi, she is handsome and dignified, and she knows at a glance that she has been specially educated.

The younger brother's name is Yuan Liansong, with a bun face, not yet opened, and he talks elegantly.

"What did your family teach you before?" The woman asked, looking at Lianzhi.

"I have learned a little bit of reading account books, housekeepers, poetry books, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting."

The corners of Cheng Hua'er's mouth couldn't help but rise, and even the eyes that looked at her were a lot more pity: "Are you willing to continue to learn from me?" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room looked at her in surprise.

Cheng Qingwan was even more puzzled, what did the farmer do when he learned this?