When Shen Lianqing was five or six months pregnant, she suddenly sat up in shock. She asked her assistant, "Baby, my freedom is coming, and my baby is coming too. Will my mission be completed after giving birth to me?" 】
[No, host. 】The little assistants both flipped through the task card, and it clearly stated that the task would not be completed until the child was raised to sixteen years old.
[So difficult...] She touched her chin and thought of a bad idea again, [Then...can I leave the child to someone else to raise her? 】
【Well……】
The assistant stammered, [It can’t be done... right? 】
Tsk tsk.
Shen Lianqing lay back down again, and Liu Qingran came back from outside.
They have settled here in the past few months, and everyone agrees that they are a couple.
Liu Qingran has become famous in the neighborhood for his excellent calligraphy and painting. He can copy and copy many things that he didn't bother to do before, but now he is forced to do them one by one due to the pressure of life.
Although he was a little tired, he was content with it.
He had lived a wealthy life, but in his opinion, it was just like that. It was better to be with Qing Niang, ordinary. As long as he saw her every day, he felt full of happiness.
Shen Lianqing also had a lot of silver in her hands, but their status was not suitable for squandering and attracting attention. Moreover, she saw that Liu Qingran was also good at making money, and she quite enjoyed it.
Later, he took care of all the living expenses in the yard.
It was spring when they came, and it was already autumn now. There were some small vegetable seedlings in the yard, which Liu Qingran planted for pickling.
He seemed to be very interested in all kinds of trivial matters and was very handy. Shen Lianqing saw that not long after he came here, he learned the method from the carpenter and made her a small swing.
Several grapes with flowers were transplanted under the wall. He built a shelf and hung large and small grapes on it. He estimated that they would be ready to eat as soon as the Mid-Autumn Festival.
There was a table under the grape trellis, where you could enjoy the coolness under the moonlight. Liu Qingran helped Shen Lianqing, who was six months old, out and put all kinds of fruits and desserts she liked on the table.
Shen Lianqing has been fed by Liu Qingran since she was pregnant. She has become mellow, but she is also a mellow little fox.
Liu Qingran sat next to her and looked at her. He couldn't help but smile when he saw some pastry powder on the corner of her mouth.
Shen Lianqing stared at him, "Why are you laughing?"
"nothing."
"I don't believe it." She reached out and patted him.
Liu Qingran smiled lovingly, and the moonlight fell on the entangled grapevines, and fell on them through the leaves.
Liu Qingran held her face and gently "wiped" the powder from the corners of her mouth. She grabbed his shoulders with both hands, breathing a little quickly.
Liu Qingran picked her up into the room and put her on the soft quilt. He knelt on the ground and looked up at her, his eyes still as clear as before, but Shen Lianqing heard him say.
"The doctor said that proper exercise during pregnancy is beneficial to childbirth. Qing Niang doesn't want to move. Can I help Qing Niang?"
Ah this...isn't good...okay.
Shen Lianqing pulled the quilt aside and bit it, her eyes wandering to nowhere.
They have lived here for a long time, and Liu Qingran is very satisfied. The only regret is that the family's grievances have not been resolved.
Shen Lianqing was seven months pregnant, and news came from the capital that the new emperor had ascended the throne.
The new emperor granted a general amnesty, and all the unjust, false, and wrongful convictions were uncovered again. Liu Qingran had evidence that his opponents had framed his family, but the emperor was confused at that time, and his family was unjustly imprisoned and only he escaped.
now.
He was a little excited about the chance to overturn the verdict.
But Qing Niang is seven months old, and she can't run around with him. But she is alone, and he is afraid that if he leaves, she, a weak woman, will be safe here.
Shen Lianqing noticed his hesitation and asked him to leave.
"But Qing Niang..." Liu Qingran couldn't worry about her being here alone.
Shen Lianqing didn't care, "Go ahead."
How could he not avenge a blood feud just because she was alone? Moreover, she and he were only a couple in name, and the child was not his, so why stay with her?
She can keep him here, but what if she misses the chance to reverse the case? Although she knew it was his own choice and it was not her fault.
But why is she so good at gambling and how dare she gamble?
"Let's go." Shen Lianqing took out a token, "It's not like there's no one in Jiangnan who can take care of me."
There is a Pixiu carved on the token, which is simple and majestic. At first glance, it is not an ordinary thing.
Liu Qingran was grateful and disappointed, so in the past few months, she could have had a better life because she had to take care of him, so she lived here, right?
Liu Qingran had tears in her eyes and was about to cry again. He really didn't expect that she treated him so well even though he had never done anything for her.
He, Liu Qingran, is so virtuous and capable!
"Qing Niang!"
Liu Qingran looked at her affectionately and couldn't help holding her arms and crying.
Shen Lianqing pursed a smile and said, "Well, let's go quickly."
Liu Qingran packed up her things, turned around and left.
Shen Lianqing was the only one left in the yard. Without anyone to take care of her, Shen Lianqing could only bring the token to find the person Cui Lan asked her to find again.
The other party was so surprised, as if he had expected it.
He welcomed her to a luxurious mansion, complete with pavilions, mountains, bays and pavilions.
She is equipped with a handsome maid and a strict-tongued old woman.
The butler said to her, "Our master has long ago ordered that if you ask for the token, we will give you the best."
"Can you see if the room and food arranged for you are still suitable? Do you need to change them?"
"Our Cui family lacks everything except money."
Shen Lianqing had never seen such a battle before. She almost bit her tongue. She quickly waved her hand, "No, no need. It's fine. You can go down."
"Yes." The butler curled his lips. Years of smiling have allowed him to develop a standard smiling lip. No matter who comes, no one can tell whether he is smiling or not!
He retired and immediately wrote a letter to his master.
His master once wrote a letter saying that if the girl holding this token comes again for the second time, she must reply to him and explain the situation.
He wrote down what he saw today in full, and also focused on the girl's condition of being alone with a big belly. He also added positive descriptions such as her wearing shabby clothes to highlight her miserable current situation.
Cui Lan on the other side of the capital couldn't sit still as soon as he saw the letter. He turned over and over, and the only keywords in his eyes were that she was pregnant, alone, and her clothes were shabby.
He was restless.
Thinking of handing over everything he had to his subordinates, he wanted to go back and see what was going on.
Xia Ziyu came in carrying a bloody human head and threw it on his table. Cui Lan saw him hurriedly stuffing the paper into his sleeve, "What's the matter?"
Xia Ziyu sat down and poured himself a glass of water. He pointed to the table and said, "Help me check this person."
