The doubts had not left his mind, and Qi Yan was still kowtowing non-stop. The thumping sound mixed with the cries of cicadas on the big trees in the imperial garden made people feel irritated. Zhong Qingye originally wanted to get up and help her up.
But her growing belly made it extremely inconvenient for her to move, so she had to say urgently: "Get up first and tell me clearly, so that I can know how to help you..."
Seeing Zhong Qingye speaking like this, Qi Yan raised her head in surprise. The sweat on her head kept sliding down her petite cheeks, but she couldn't hide the joy in her mouth and eyes. She said in shock. [] "Sister-in-law of the emperor"
, are you willing to help me?"
Zhong Qingye stretched out his hand to her, but was not in a hurry to answer. "You get up first."
Qi Yan stood up from the ground very obediently, took Zhong Qingye's hand and sat down in front of the stone table. Zhong Qingye took out the silk and pointed at the large patches of sweat on her forehead.
"You want me to help you, then you have to tell me what's going on first? What happened to your brother? Isn't he already dead?"
Qi Yan casually wiped the sweat on his forehead with silk. After hearing Zhong Qingye's words, he hurriedly said: "Actually, I don't know whether my eldest brother is still alive or not."
"Ah?" Zhong Qingye was stunned. "But don't you want me to save him?" If everyone is dead, why save him?
"Yes, it's to save him... No, no, it's..." Qi Yan said in a confused manner, as if she didn't even know what she was talking about. Zhong Qingye heard that one of them was busy.
Hold her. "Speak slowly, speak slowly, and speak carefully. I don't understand what you are saying."
Qi Yan simply stopped speaking, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, reorganized his words, and finally explained the matter more clearly.
It turned out that Qi Yan suddenly received an unsigned letter on the table in her room from someone unknown this morning. There was only one sentence in the letter, saying that she wanted to save her elder brother and took Zhong Qingye to Qianhe.
Island, Qi Yan didn't believe that Qi Mu was really dead, and she was impatient. She usually didn't bother to think about things like brainstorming. As soon as she finished the letter, she hurried to find Zhong Qingye.
Get rid of all the nonsense above.
Zhong Qingye's brain was obviously much better than Qi Yan's. When he heard what she said, he spread his hands without saying a word. "Where's the letter?"
"Ah?...Oh, I brought it with me. Fortunately, I didn't leave it behind..." Qi Yan was stunned for a while before she realized what she was doing. She slowly and hurriedly took out the crumpled letter from her bag.
Carefully hand it to Zhong Qingye.
Zhong Qingye opened it. As Qi Yan said, there was only one sentence in the letter, which was simple and clear at a glance. Zhong Qingye reached out and rubbed the paper carefully, but he did not find any hidden information. He couldn't help but frowned and was about to lift it.
When I stood up and put down the paper in front of the sun, my nose suddenly smelled a strange smell.
Zhong Qingye's nose was developed in the past few months in front of the medicine bowl, and now it is very sensitive. The smell is very light, which can be hidden from Qi Yan, but not from her nose.
Zhong Qingye looked around, then his eyes fell on the white paper on his finger. He put it under his nose and smelled it. The smell was indeed coming from the white paper. He took the envelope and smelled it again. The smell was exactly the same.
The smell was light and fresh, like the smell of some kind of plant, but Zhong Qingye couldn't remember what kind of plant it smelled like. When Qi Yan saw Zhong Qingye's letter, not only did he not speak, but he kept taking it strangely.
Sniffing the paper and envelope, I couldn't help but ask: "Sister-in-law, what on earth are you doing? Is there anything wrong with this paper...?"
Zhong Qingye almost forgot about her when she didn't speak. Then he remembered that Qi Yan had left the letter close to him. The scent on the paper might be the scent of makeup on Qi Yan's body, so he handed her the letter and envelope.
"Smell it, what does it smell like?"
"Smell? Why don't I smell anything..." Qi Yan muttered, but still put the white paper and envelope under his nose and smelled it carefully. His face suddenly changed, and he stood up from the stool with a swish.
Zhong Qingyeyi, hey! There's something going on! He hurriedly said: "Did you remember something?"
Qi Yan's face was changing, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time. He was stunned for a long time after hearing Zhong Qingye's words, and then slowly sat down, hesitating whether to say anything or not.
Zhong Qingye made a serious face. "Aren't you asking me for help? How can I help you if you don't tell me the situation?"
Qi Yan has a simple heart, so she is no match for a veteran like Zhong Qingye. When he heard that she was angry, he hurriedly said: "It's not that I won't tell you, it's just..."
"Just what?"
"It's just..." Qi Yan frowned repeatedly, and after a long time he said: "This is... the smell of lotus."
"Lotus?" Zhong Qingye was stunned. When she mentioned lotus, she instantly thought of Miss Lian who was buried on Qianhe Island. She took the letter from Qi Yan's hand and smelled it again, nodded and shook her head. "Like,
But it doesn’t seem to be the case. Lotus flowers don’t have such a strange fragrance.”
"It's the lotus on Qianhe Island..." Qi Yan's face turned slightly gloomy, and he said dejectedly: "There is a pond at the far west of Qianhe Island, and it is filled with lotus flowers that were transplanted back from the snow-capped mountains by my elder brother.
This unique variety is different from ordinary lotus flowers and is difficult to survive, but once it survives, it blooms for half a year, with a fragrant fragrance. Now is the time when lotus flowers bloom..."
Zhong Qingye also understood after hearing this. That kind of lotus is very rare, and its fragrance is even more difficult to copy. The scent of this lotus on the envelope means that the letter really came from Qianhe Island.
Is Qi Mu really not dead? But why did the letter say that Qi Yan should take her to Qianhe Island? What does it mean that she is the only one who can save Qi Mu? What if Feng Jin didn't find something for her to drink?
, she is lying on the bed unable to move now, how can she save Qi Mu?
What the hell is going on?
Qi Yan saw Zhong Qingye's face was gloomy and he was afraid that she would not agree, but he didn't dare to urge her. His cheeks turned red and he almost shed tears.
Zhong Qingye quickly analyzed the pros and cons in his mind, frowned, and waved to Qiu'er and Yanzi in the distance. The two hurriedly came over. Zhong Qingye stretched out his hand for them to support, and followed with great difficulty.
Qi Yan stood up on the stool, not knowing what she wanted to do, so she also stood up.
Zhong Qingye turned to Qi Yan and said: "This matter involves a relatively large level. I can't promise you privately. Yan'er, you come with me to see Qi Mo. You must tell him about this matter."