Qin Zeng recognized Li Qingyi's intelligence, but it was always a good thing for a young girl to be so arrogant at such a young age.
In fact, he could do it for him, but Li Qingyi refused.
It's okay if she doesn't allow it. With him protecting her, no one can touch her.
Qin Zeng thought so and stood up and went out.
Wei Mansion.
Li Qingyi had already fallen asleep, but her sleep was so restless that when Qin Zeng opened the door and came in, she woke up immediately.
She subconsciously touched the dagger hidden under the pillow, and whispered to the figure outside through the heavy curtains: "Who!"
Qin Zeng raised his eyebrows when he opened the door and walked in. When did this girl become so alert, "It's me."
"Um...why are you here?"
Qin Zeng said: "I just had some free time, so I came here to take a look because I couldn't sleep. Why are you still so uneasy after you have solved the Lin family?"
Of course, Li Qingyi couldn't tell him what happened in his previous life, he could only rely on his intuition.
"Although Lin's fate is the retribution she deserves, this incident is still too heavy for the Wei family. Lin still has three children left behind. They will definitely hate me to the core."
"Then?"
"Lin is the one who brought it upon herself, and I have a clear conscience. However, the anger of Wei Baozhu and his three siblings needs an outlet. This outlet naturally lies in the person who exposed Lin's sins, which is me. I am not afraid of them. The troops will stop the water." Earth cover, just the endless plotting can also make people upset."
Qin Zeng raised his lips and smiled: "It seems you are not enjoying it either."
Li Qingyi rolled his eyes at him and said, "Adults know how to make sarcastic remarks."
Qin Zeng took advantage of her angry and coquettish tone and changed the topic, "Mu Ying is dead."
"ah."
Li Qingyi shouted softly, which was not too much of a reaction, but she felt that Mu Ying and Chang Yue, two paranoid and twisted people, killed each other and each other should have died miserably.
She didn't want to ask.
Qin Zeng suddenly said: "Don't get involved in the Mu family's affairs anymore."
Mu Ying's death obviously made Mu Yuanchang extremely angry, but if the Mu family really wanted to question him, he could come up with a hundred reasons to shut up the other party.
The most dangerous thing was the fourth prince. He was afraid that the fourth prince would be unfavorable to Li Qingyi.
Li Qingyi looked at him in surprise, "Have you found out what happened to the Mu family?"
Qin Zeng shook his head, "It's not that easy, but there are some signs. I will investigate further. I just don't want you to get involved again."
When Li Qingyi heard what he said, he just fell silent without responding or refuting.
Of course she knew how terrifying the palaces and temples were. Whether it was the lofty emperor or the ministers in front and behind the horses, they were all terrifying.
When Qin Zeng said this, he must have known something, and he was extremely fearful and asked her not to touch it for the sake of her safety.
But Qin Zeng thought she could escape, but she knew that she and Qin Zeng were tied together, advancing and retreating together.
However, she was not stupid enough to insist on being serious with Qin Zeng.
She mentioned the teapot, and the tea in it was made by Henglan before she went to bed, and it was still warm at this time.
She got two cups of tea, pushed one in front of Qin Zeng, and said, "Since you don't want me to ask about the Mu family's affairs anymore, I won't ask."
"So much the better."
He picked up the tea and drank it without any fuss. There was surprise in his eyes. He felt that she shouldn't be so obedient. He turned around and heard Li Qingyi say: "But, I also have something I must do. Sir, please don't Think of me as a housewife, and the life of getting married and having children will not belong to me."
Qin Zeng was angered by her and said helplessly: "I have never regarded you as an ordinary woman. It is precisely because of this that I hope you can be free."
Li Qingyi was stunned for a moment. Such heartfelt words made an emotion slowly gather in her heart and seep into her blood.
"What is freedom? How can we be free? It just depends on whether the human heart can be freed from shackles. If the heart is as cold and hard as shackles, no matter the body
No matter where you are, it is impossible to transcend the three thousand afflictions. "
Qin Zeng looked straight at the buds and leaves floating in the tea cup and said, "So the secret in your heart is so deeply rooted that it reaches your bones and body and mind, and has become a shackles?"
Li Qingyi sighed slightly: "Your Excellency is a transparent person after all and can understand what I say."
Qin Zeng raised his eyes and looked directly at the girl in front of him. Under the candlelight, Li Qingyi's already stunning eyes were reflected with a purple-gold light, which was shocking.
He forced himself to turn his head, briefly said a few things worth noting in Beijing recently, and then said: "You should rest early."
Li Qingyi stood up to see him off, and when he saw light snowflakes falling outside, he picked up an oil-paper umbrella from the wall and handed it to him. Qin Zeng took it very naturally and left.
By the time Qin Zeng's figure disappeared from the courtyard, Li Qingyi was no longer sleepy.
She stood at the door, letting the snowflakes fly sideways and wet her palms.
Wei Baozhu, what would you do?
Do you want to be a pawn of the Wei family in place of your mother?
*****
Lin's death made the Wei Mansion depressed for a few days, but it only took a few days for things to return to normal. The third wife, Mrs. Guo, had few opponents, so she focused on renovating the third house during these days.
Princess Yuanheng and Wei Jin'er still need to digest some things, and rarely leave the main room for activities.
Only Wei Baozhu inherited eighty-nine points of Lin's temperament, intelligence, tenacity, and all-around exquisiteness. After feeling extremely sad and angry, she quickly realized her situation.
Without her mother's shelter, and her father's grudge against her because of her mother's affairs, the person she can rely on most now is Mrs. Wei.
Therefore, Wei Baozhu came in and out of Heyan Hall more frequently than before. Li Qingyi was not surprised by this and thought it was reasonable.
On this day, Wei Baozhu arrived at Heyan Hall early in the morning as usual, waiting closely for her to wash herself and drink tea, while Nang Shao Yingchun stood by to help her.
In fact, Wei Baozhu was a little strange in private. ..
Logically speaking, my mother had made such a big mistake, and according to my grandmother's temperament, I had to give her some time to show her face.
But her grandmother was extra tolerant to her this time, as if she really pitied her for losing her mother, and her father was still worried about her, showing the concern and love of a grandmother.
It would be fine if Wei Baozhu didn't understand her grandmother, but she knew her grandmother's character very well.
If her maternal grandfather's family has a strong background or is a powerful person, she can understand it. But in other words, if she really had such a strong grandfather as her backing, would her mother have reached this point?
So Wei Baozhu guessed that her grandmother must have something to say or have some plans.
"Baozhu, go take out the styrax from the cabinet and light it."
Just as Wei Baozhu was absentmindedly pruning the flower branches with scissors, Mrs. Wei suddenly spoke.
She put down the scissors, opened the cabinet, took out the incense and lit it in the auspicious beast hollow incense burner. Then she went to Mrs. Wei and waited for instructions.
Madam Wei glanced at her face, took a sip of tea, and said, "Looking at your appearance, you don't seem very happy."
Wei Baozhu knelt down quickly: "My granddaughter is not unhappy, it's just..." She didn't dare to mention her mother, Mrs. Lin, so she changed the subject, "I haven't had a good rest in the past few days. When I close my eyes, I have nightmares all night."
"Since you haven't had a good rest, you should go back to recuperate and recuperate your energy first. They were forced to hit me here. I feel uncomfortable when I see it."
Wei Baozhu raised his eyes and looked at her, and said sincerely: "Grandma is the closest and most trusted person to my granddaughter. My granddaughter feels more at ease when she stays by your side. Even if I stay in Heyan Hall to serve you every day, my granddaughter is willing to do so." .”
Mrs. Wei raised her lips and said, "You are already a big girl. How many more years can you stay with me? You will eventually get married. There is no need to reach out for the things those girls do. You are a smart person. Children, you should do more important things."
coming!
Wei Baozhu's heart trembled, her grandmother really had plans for her!
"I wonder what grandma is referring to?"
Mrs. Wei raised her eyelids and glanced at her, "What are you doing kneeling down? Get up. We, our grandparents, just have a casual chat."
Wei Baozhu calmed down, stood up, and poured tea for her.
Mrs. Wei lowered her eyelids again and asked as if it was really just a casual chat: "How is your maternal grandfather's house?"
Wei Baozhu's heart skipped a beat.
Since the accident that day, she has not been back to the Lin family, and she has not been asked by anyone, but she also knows that there will be no peace.
The gambling shop would never let Lin Wenye come back without receiving the money, and the Zou family ran back to her parents' house again. I don't know how to solve this problem. Maybe the eldest family can't bear it anymore and will take this opportunity to separate the family.
"My granddaughter doesn't know."
She had a vague feeling that her grandmother might reveal her plans to her now, so she stood aside with her hands folded, waiting for the other party to speak.
Mrs. Wei looked at her, stood up slowly, walked back and forth in the room, and said, "Let's not talk about the Lin family for now. You are the daughter of our Wei family and the legitimate daughter of the second wife. As long as you are honest and sincere, For the sake of the Wei family, how could I ignore your future?"
Wei Baozhu knelt down again, "My granddaughter understands my grandmother's painstaking efforts."
Mrs. Wei walked to the window and stretched out her hand to push the window open.
Nong Shao and others were standing outside waiting for her summons. When they saw this, they immediately moved away with all the little girls. There was no one under the verandah, and it was empty and quiet.
"When people go to higher places, water flows to lower places. Although your mother did something wrong, in essence, you can't blame her. Isn't there that saying, if you don't do it for yourself, you will be punished by heaven and earth."
Wei Baozhu was horrified. After all, her mother had hurt her eyes, but the other party didn't hate her?
She said uneasily: "Grandma, Baozhu has never been resentful about her mother..."
Mrs. Wei raised her hand to ask her to get up and said, "Your mother asked Miaohui to hurt my eyes. In fact, she was misled."
"What?"
Mrs. Wei's eyes flashed as she looked out the window, "Your mother found that the tea I gave her had been tampered with, and she thought it was me."
Wei Baozhu looked at her blankly, wasn't it...
Mrs. Wei withdrew her gaze, looked at Wei Baozhu, and deliberately told what she had found out, and said, "There is something wrong with the tea at your mother's place. It was the thread that Song Qian mentioned, but the tea at Song Qian's place is... Aunt Wen gave it to me."
