Qi House.

After not seeing anyone come back for a long time, Huiyi and Qi Ming waited at the gate of the mansion early, looking forward to seeing it.

Huiyi said: "Didn't you say that you would come back earlier?" Why haven't you seen anyone at such a late hour? ”

Qi Ming held her hand and said softly: "Madam, don't worry, there must be something delayed, and she will be back soon." ”

Huiyi said: "Didn't you say yesterday that there are rogues in this capital who have infiltrated the imperial city?" Weiyang didn't come back so late, could it be an accident? ”

Qi Ming comforted: "No, didn't the little guy who went back to the house say it?" The prince will personally send her back. ”

"It's windy at night, so the lady goes back to the room to rest first, and the husband is waiting here."

Huiyi was anxious, where would she go back to her room to rest.

In the past few days, her eyelids have been beating hard, and she always feels that something bad has happened.

She didn't worry about letting Weiyang always run out, so she locked her in the house and didn't let her leave the house without permission.

But Qi Ming, who is a father, responds to Weiyang's requests on weekdays, and he can't see her being wronged at all. As soon as Weiyang cried and cried his nose, he relied on her for everything.

Today, Weiyang took advantage of her absence to run to Qi Ming to be coquettish, and Qi Ming followed her again and released her out of the house.

Huiyi came back and lectured him.

"It's so chaotic outside now, how can you let her go out of the house at will?"

Qi Ming said: "It's okay, now that the refugees have entered Beijing, I asked her to count the roster, and it won't be delayed for too long." ”

Huiyi said again: "Weiyang, this girl is going to be spoiled by you!" I always like to run out every day! ”

Qi Ming explained to her in a soft voice: "You have also locked her up for several days, presumably she is also suffocated." Now even the county lord is relieving the victims and treating the people with porridge, and Weiyang can also do a little bit to help. ”

Huiyi said: "It's not that I won't let her go out, it's just that my eyelids have been jumping for the past few days, and I always feel unsteady in my heart." ”

Qi Ming hugged her into his arms and said, "Madame, this is overworked, later, can I serve Madame personally for my husband?" ”

Huiyi laughed and said, "Who wants you to serve, don't change the topic, you father, you are not allowed to indulge her too much in the future, so as not to spoil her." ”

Qi Ming disagreed.

He is such a daughter, he can't be spoiled, even if it is the stars and moon in the sky, he has to think of picking it off for her.

Just then, a carriage came and finally stopped in front of the house.

In the next moment, the two saw Ye Lingxiao get out of the carriage with Qi Weiyang in his arms.

Huiyi's face changed, she walked forward quickly, and saw Weiyang lying in Ye Lingxiao's arms with her eyes closed, so she asked anxiously, "What's the matter?" ”

Ye Lingxiao said: "It's okay, she just drank a few glasses of fruit wine and was a little drunk." ”

Hearing that she was just drunk, she was okay after all, and Huiyi breathed a sigh of relief.

But when she thought that this girl was drinking outside, Huiyi was angry and annoyed, and her tone was mixed with distress: "This girl ...... No one taught her to drink, how much fruit wine did she drink to get drunk like this! ”

said, and said to Ye Lingxiao: "I'm really causing you trouble, let's have a cup of hot tea in the first house." ”

Ye Lingxiao politely refused: "No need, it's getting late, so I won't stay here for long." ”

At the end, he lowered his eyes and looked at the woman in his arms, and said, "Mrs. Qi, don't blame her, it's my negligence, I don't know that the fruit wine is also intoxicating." ”

Where did Huiyi dare to blame him, she only turned her head to look at Qi Ming, and said angrily: "It's all what you're used to." ”

Qi Ming smiled faintly, stepped forward to take the person from Ye Lingxiao's arms, and said, "Thank you Shizi for sending Weiyang back, Weiyang has a stubborn temperament and has caused trouble to Shizi." ”

Ye Lingxiao said with a smile: "Lord Qi is serious, Weiyang has a good temperament, and he helped us a lot when he went to the refugee camp this time." ”

Qi Ming said: "The effort of raising your hands is not enough. ”

Qi Weiyang was still asleep, and he vaguely heard the sound of the two talking.

She opened her eyes in a daze, and saw that Ye Lingxiao was about to send her into someone else's arms.

His fingers grabbed the placket of his clothes tightly, and Weiyang buried his head in Ye Lingxiao's arms.

Qi Ming looked embarrassed and said, "This kid is probably drunk and confused." As he spoke, he held Qi Weiyang's shoulders again, shook it, and tried to wake her up: "Weiyang, wake up, come to Daddy." ”

Weiyang frowned, as if he had been disturbed from his dream, and he tightly grabbed Ye Lingxiao's shirt and refused to let go.

Qi Ming was stunned for a moment, and suddenly there was nothing he could do about her.

Ye Lingxiao said: "I'll send her back to the room." ”

There is no better way at the moment, Qi Ming said: "Then it will be troublesome for the prince." ”

Ye Lingxiao bowed slightly, carried her into the mansion, and carried her back to the boudoir.

At that time, the Qi Mansion was brightly lit, and the people were still busy in the courtyard.

Seeing that his eldest lady was carried back to the room by a man, he couldn't help but look at it for a while.

The maids in the back house in the depths had never seen such a handsome man, and as soon as they entered the house, several maids gathered around and whispered.

……

Ye Lingxiao doesn't often come to Qi Mansion, let alone enter the women's boudoir.

As soon as I entered the room, a burst of aroma greeted me.

The boudoir is elegantly furnished, with carved window lattices illuminated by soft candlelight, reflecting the room's furnishings.

On the bed, the light yarn hangs lightly, and the fragrance is fine, like a small world surrounded by flowers and green bamboo.

Huiyi stepped forward to open the tent, lifted the futon again, and said to Ye Lingxiao: "Let the prince let her down." ”

Ye Lingxiao stepped forward with the person in his arms, leaned down, and gently put the person on the bed.

However, the placket on her chest was pulled very tightly by her, even if she had put the person down, she showed no signs of letting go.

Huiyi had no choice but to step forward and pull out the placket of the clothes she was clutching in her hand little by little.

In the end, looking at the folded placket on Ye Lingxiao's chest, Huiyi said embarrassedly: "Weiyang, this kid is drunk and confused, and he refuses to let go when he grabs someone, which really makes you laugh." ”

Ye Lingxiao didn't know if she was smiling, but her mother's face was lost by her.

Qi Weiyang seemed to hear something, frowned, reluctantly turned over, and fell into a deep sleep again.

Ye Lingxiao straightened her messy collar, and then lowered her eyes to look at the sleeping woman on the couch, with a hint of a smile on the corner of her mouth.

He said softly: "Don't get in the way, I'll go back first." ”

Huiyi couldn't keep it anymore, so she said to Qi Ming on the side: "Husband, you send the son." ”

Ye Lingxiao didn't stay any longer, and just as he turned around and was about to leave, he was attracted by an inconspicuous small object.

He walked over with his feet up, his eyes fixed on a wooden figure on the dressing table.

The wooden man has a nose and eyes, long hair hanging down his waist, and two small balls on his head, which looks very smart and cute.

Qi Ming saw that he was looking seriously, so he stepped forward and said, "The prince also likes this wooden man?" ”

Ye Lingxiao didn't speak, just looked at the wooden man on the table in a daze.

Qi Ming said: "I don't know who gave her this wooden man, and she has been hiding it as a treasure since she was a child." But looking at this eyebrow, it is indeed a little similar to her, presumably it was given to her by a capable craftsman. ”

"When I asked her, she didn't say that this kid has a very strange temperament."

Ye Lingxiao smiled faintly, turned around and walked outside the house.

He didn't tell Qi Ming that the wooden figure was carved by him himself eight years ago in the shape of Weiyang.

He remembered that when he gave her the wooden man, she looked disgusted, saying that his eyes were small and his mouth was large, and that he did not look like her at all.

He deliberately teased: "You originally looked like this, if you don't like it, you should throw it away." ”

She grimaced at him and said haughtily, "Throw it away, throw it away!" ”

He thought that she would really throw it away when she took it back, but he didn't expect to treasure it for eight years like a treasure?

I couldn't help but recall what she had just said in a daze.

"I've liked you for so many years, how can you treat me as a sister?"

……

The two walked out of the courtyard gate and suddenly heard two voices from behind the rockery.

The two maids were whispering.

"Who is the man who just came back with Miss? He was born so handsome, even more handsome than the boy in the painting. ”

"You said that Miss is still unmarried, could it be because there is someone in your heart?"

"Who knows? But the man can come back with Miss in person, so he must be Miss Miss's crush, right? I see that the young lady is very compatible with him. ”

"I don't know if the man likes Miss or not, if he really likes it, why don't he come to the door to propose?"

"You say, could Miss be unrequited love? I see that man is handsome and high-spirited, and he must be noble, not necessarily our young lady can afford to climb ......"

The voice faded away, and the two maids walked away.

Looking at Qi Ming, who had a dark face, the housekeeper on the side broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly said: "My lord, I am angry, and the old slave will arrange for someone to sell these two maids who chew the root of their tongues!" ”

Qi Ming waved his hand, sent the housekeeper away, and then changed the topic, and said to Ye Lingxiao: "I have investigated the matter of mildew rice, this matter is very involved, if you want the imperial court to distribute disaster relief food, you have to find a new way." ”

Ye Lingxiao said: "I understand, I have already thought of the countermeasure, even if I can't move the foundation of the person behind the scenes, I am bound to cut off his right arm!" ”

Qi Ming nodded with satisfaction and said, "It really deserves to be the son of the prince, and he has the demeanor of the past." ”

While talking, the two of them had come to the gate of the house.

Qi Ming said: "Fang Cai's words, I still hope that the prince will not go to his heart, but it is just nonsense of the maid." ”

Ye Lingxiao paused, suddenly turned to look at him, and said, "However, they are right about one thing. ”

"What did the prince say?"

Ye Lingxiao said: "Weiyang has indeed reached the age when he should get married. ”

Qi Ming said: "The prince is too worried, and we will organize Weiyang's marriage for her." ”

Ye Lingxiao stood tall at the foot of the steps and said, "What does Lord Qi think of me?" ”

Qi Ming was slightly stunned.

After a while, he smiled and said: "The prince of the world is handsome, both civil and military, and he is the dragon and phoenix among people." ”

Ye Lingxiao hooked his lips slightly, and said, "In this case, when my father and mother come back, I will prepare a generous gift and visit again." ”

When the words fell, without waiting for Qi Ming to react, he raised his feet and got into the carriage.