In the carriage on the way to the banquet.
Ji'an and Shaoshu were very playful and chattered all the way.
Qi Changyan was suddenly not used to it. It was always quiet around him. It was the first time that the carriage was so noisy. He frowned and glanced at the children. But at this time, Shaoshu had an unsteady hand and knocked the ball he was playing with. He fell, and the little breast dumpling chased after him and bumped into his leg.
The collision was in the wrong place, and his forehead hit his kneecap. Before he could feel anything, Shaoshu covered his forehead in pain, and then threw himself into Yanyang's arms with red eyes.
Yanyang picked her up and patted her, saying it was okay and it didn't hurt.
After the filming, Shaoshu was coaxed. She became well-behaved, and she and Ji'an leaned head-to-head to make a pile of milk and play happily. Yanyang smiled and looked at it for a while, and when she turned around, she saw Qi Changyan frowned.
The smile on Yanyang's face couldn't help but stop.
Look at him quietly, why is he frowning?
And the child was right in front of him... He was back for the first time in more than three years. It was rare that Ji An still remembered him and was willing to get close to him, but he had such a serious expression in front of the child.
There is also Shaoshu. Shaoshu was unfamiliar with him and didn't recognize him. He is like this now. The child has a sensitive mind. Don't let Shaoshu think that her father doesn't like her.
Yanyang also frowned.
Qi Changyan saw her frowning expression and glanced at her quietly. He leaned back, rubbed his eyebrows and closed his eyes to rest.
His voice was a little tired, "Call me when it's time. You slept late last night. I'll take a rest."
"……Um."
But she was thinking deeply in her heart that she had to have a good talk with him tonight. It was rare for him to be home for a few days. It would be best not to show such a serious look in front of the children in the future. Shaoshu would not be willing to get close to him in the future.
…
Qi Changyan didn't fall asleep. He could hear the sounds of children squeezing milk all the time. How could he sleep? But he didn't fall asleep and didn't open his eyes, which were still closed.
Then, from time to time, she heard a few angry voices, asking Shaoshu Ji'an to be careful not to fall under the seat.
Half an hour later, they arrived at Lu Mansion.
There were cars and horses in front of Lu Mansion Gate, and many people came.
As soon as Yan Yang and Qi Changyan got off the carriage, someone with sharp eyes in the Lu Mansion came up to someone and whispered something. The person in front who was talking to Qi's father and Princess Pingning immediately looked this way. Only when his eyes caught sight of Qi Changyan, he started laughing loudly. , "I've heard that Chang Yan is back! My uncle hasn't seen you for a long time!"
Qi Changyan smiled and took a few steps forward, "Uncle."
Then he looked at Father Qi and Princess Ping Ning, "Father, mother."
Yanyang walked beside him, smiling and calling people, "Uncle. Father. Mother."
"Hey, good, good! We have all gathered today, which is a great thing!"
"No." Princess Pingning laughed and sighed, and nodded at Qi Changyan, "It's the same for us. We haven't seen him for several years. At least he is back this time."
However, she didn't stay for a long time. Thinking that her youngest son would be leaving soon the next day, Princess Pingning was extremely reluctant to leave. I thought that this time my term was up, and I had to transfer my son back to the capital no matter what. Why had I been missing people for three to five years?
Thinking like this, he glanced at the little granddaughter who was smiling innocently and cutely at Yanyang's feet. The little granddaughter Qian'er didn't know how to call Chang Yan when she saw him, because Shaoshu hadn't seen Chang Yan since he was born.
Princess Pingning frowned.
But the next moment, the frown was lifted again, because Shaoshu saw her looking at her, his chubby little face was happy, he ran over to hug her affectionately on her lap, and stood on tiptoe to call his grandmother.
Princess Pingning smiled widely, "Hey, Shaoshu is good."
I couldn't help but touch her little head.
Seeing Shaoshu's cuteness, Lu Jing couldn't help but praise him. Then he raised his hand and pointed inside, "Brother and sister-in-law, please sit down in the mansion first. The banquet will be held shortly."
"Well, okay." The group of people walked inside.
Yanyang was a few steps behind the elders and walked beside her sister-in-law. As they walked, the two of them occasionally talked and laughed.
After entering the Lu Mansion, Yan Yang sat among the female relatives for a while when she saw a strange but familiar person.
She said he was a stranger because she had never spoken to her before, so they were not considered acquaintances. She said she was familiar because her name had appeared frequently in her ears recently. Every time she went to a banquet, she could always see her. This person was Du Xueruo.
A woman who once almost discussed marriage with her husband.
She didn't know why the two families didn't get married in the end. In fact, she even heard about the Du family and the Duke Qi family's almost getting married from Zou Lan.
I just heard about it recently.
At the beginning of the month, during an autumn outing in the suburbs, Zou Lan mentioned it to her because Zou Lan heard the news about Du Xueruo and Li returning home, so he mentioned it to her casually.
How was she feeling at that time? She was shocked when she heard that Qi Changyan once almost discussed marriage with someone.
Because she had never heard of this news, she thought that the Du Qi family had kept it a secret.
Of course, it may not be that the two families kept the secret secret, but that his father's official position was still low at that time. He was a fifth-rank official and could not inquire about the affairs of the Duke's family.
After the shock in her heart, she had no other thoughts. Du Xueruo and Li would be reconciled, and it had nothing to do with her. She didn't think that the Du Qi family had failed before, and now Qi Changyan would have any thoughts about each other.
What did the two of them really have, or maybe her mother-in-law wanted the Du Qi family to get married, so how could Zou Lan say that they were almost at the point of negotiating a marriage? Likewise, why bother having regrets now?
So Yan Yang laughed it off and didn't take it to heart. He just said thank you to Zou Lan in private. After all, she had good intentions for reminding her.
Seeing that she didn't seem to care, Zou Lan smiled and nodded at her, "You, sometimes don't be too generous."
"You should pay attention when you should."
Yan Yang smiled: "Qi Changyan is not in Beijing now, what do you want me to pay attention to?"
And she doesn’t know how many years it will take to come back. He and Du Xueruo are in Beijing and the other is in office. Even if the other party is now divorced, they are so far apart, what else does she have to worry about?
Isn’t that asking for trouble?
Zou Lan paused, then smiled, "Yes."
"But..." She frowned again, "Do you know about his affairs? Don't forget that there is already Yingying Yanyan over there."
"He said no."
Zou Lan: "He believed it when he said he didn't have you? It's not like you don't know how handsome your husband is."
Moreover, he is still from such a powerful family background.
His father is the Duke of Zhenguo who is highly trusted by His Majesty, and his mother is His Majesty's only biological sister, Princess Pingning. He is also very proud of himself, and was entrusted by His Majesty with the important task of Zhili Jiuji County. With such a family background, I don't know how many people have squeezed their heads. Want to enter Qi Mansion.
Speaking of which, many people were surprised when Yan Yang was able to marry into the Qi family, because no one expected that the youngest son of the Qi family would eventually marry the daughter of a fifth-rank official. After all, his brother Qi Meng married the famous Zhong family. In the eyes of everyone, Qi Changyan should marry a daughter from a similarly famous family.
But in the end she married Yanyang.
Zou Lan didn't think they were a good match at first, but when she met Yan Yang for the first time, she felt it was excusable. She was so beautiful, with a face as white as snow, eyes like stars, and a smile as bright as a brilliance. Pearls and jade, beautiful skin, and beautiful bones.
She is almost crazy as a woman.
She had a crush on her at first sight, and later Yan Yang and Zhong went to banquets several times, and she gradually got in touch with her, and the two became good friends.
Zou Lan's own husband was a troublesome person in the back house, so seeing that Yan Yang and Qi Changyan's back house was not in a mess, he deliberately reminded her to guard it, so as not to make the back house uneasy in the future.
Yan Yang smiled at that time and said, "Yes, I believe it."
Now it seems that the letter at that time at least lived up to her trust. When he came back this time, she didn't find any traces of other women around him. If he really had someone around him, there would always be clues in some details, but no, he was just as he was when he left. There were no signs that the woman had tidied up the things around her.
"You..." Zou Lan shook his head.
Yanyang stopped her, and the two of them never mentioned the matter again. But after that, she met Du Xueruo again and again. Counting today, it was already the third time.
The other party recognized her and smiled when he came in and saw her.
Yanyang smiled back, and then focused on teasing her daughter.
After a while, it was time for the banquet. After lunch, they did not go back and rested and played in a yard specially arranged by their aunt.
After playing enough, she took the children to take a nap. Because the children were low on energy, they were afraid of falling asleep on the table during dinner.
I didn't know how long I slept. When I woke up, my eyes were still open. I touched the children next to me first, and successfully touched the two little bellies who were still sleeping peacefully. Yan Yang felt relieved.
She turned over and planned to get out of bed to wash up, but as soon as she moved, she felt that there seemed to be shackles around her, and an arm was loosely draped around her waist.
She was stunned for a while, then turned sideways and looked behind her - someone was lying behind her, it was Qi Changyan.
He was almost lying on his side next to the edge of the bed, because there was not much space for him to lie down on the couch, so he could only sleep on his side like this.
When did he come? Why don't you wake her up and go inside? After thinking about it like this, Yan Yang stood up gently to make room for him.
After getting up, Yan Yang smelled next to him and smelled the smell of alcohol. Yan Yang knew that he had drunk too much.
No wonder he was lying on the edge of the bed. There was an empty couch next to him, but he went to squeeze the edge of the bed with her. He was probably drunk and didn't notice the couch at all. He was just too tired to find a place to lie down. Take a break.
Yanyang laughed.
…
When Qi Changyan woke up, he felt something strange about his body, as if he was being pressed by something.
He rubbed his eyebrows and looked over lazily. Fang opened his eyes and saw a small foot kicking his chin. On his belly, there was a little baby lying on his stomach, curiously looking at the dark patterns on his clothes.
Qi Changyan: "..."
With a silent breath, he took Shaoshu down.
Shaoshu was suddenly frightened by the hug and called out to his mother in panic.
This sound called Yan Yang in, who was chatting with grandma outside, and also woke up Ji An, who was still sleeping soundly on the couch. So when Yan Yang came in with the sound, she saw Qi Changyan sitting up and rubbing his forehead. Not far from the edge, Ji'an opened his eyes in a daze, crossed his short legs and made fists to rub his eyes, while Shaoshu, the little one, sat next to Ji'an, blinking and grabbing Ji'an's sleeves.
Yanyang walked over and asked, "Are you all awake?"
When Shaoshu saw A Niang, he got up and rushed to the edge of the bed to hug her. Yan Yang was startled, thinking why she rushed so hard, don't fall down.
"Husband, stop Shaoshu quickly, don't fall." He quickly shouted to Qi Changyan.
Qi Changyan paused when he was shouted.
Then reflexively, he stretched out his hand and picked up Shao Shu, who had just reached the edge of the couch.
When he picked it up, he frowned and looked at Shaoshu.
Shaoshu pursed his lips and said pitifully, "Oh, oh, grandma."
Yanyang quickly came over to hug her, "Well, don't cry. Daddy used too much force, right? Don't cry. Daddy is afraid that you will fall."
Qi Changyan frowned. He didn't use any force and just stopped him.
But he frowned and didn't explain. He only moved his throat, which was a little dry after drinking, and asked Nanny Li to get a glass of water while he moistened his throat.
After drinking tea, I saw that Yanyang had also dressed the children.
He stood there, looked at her, and suddenly said: "I will return to my hometown the day after tomorrow."
"Yeah, I know. I'll pack your things for you when I get back tonight." Yan Yang nodded.
"Is there anything in particular you want to bring? Let's talk first. I'll ask someone to prepare it as soon as possible before it's too late tomorrow."
Qi Changyan looked at her lightly.
Yan Yang also looked at him, and she smiled, "I can't remember it right now, right? It doesn't matter, I can think about it later when I go back."
Qi Changyan said nothing, only glanced at her and slowly put down the tea cup.
"I'm going to my father's place."
"good."
Qi Changyan left the house.
Grandma Li looked at her uncle's back, and then at her master. She wondered, was there something in his words?
But Madam doesn’t seem to notice?
