Chen Qiushui looked at her with a bit of doubt in his eyes.
"Qi Yan really didn't arrange any backup plans? You know, it took him five days to leave Beijing."
"That's it. Only if everything goes well can we return to Beijing as scheduled on the night of the fifth day."
Ling Yutong was silent, in this case, the days are not short. Everything in Xingyue Pavilion has not yet stabilized, and she still needs to plan carefully.
Seeing her silence, Chen Qiushui raised his eyebrows: "Anyway, you should already have an idea in mind. I'm just here to give you a heads up and sell it well."
"As for the other side, huh huh."
He narrowed his eyes and stopped talking, as if this could seduce Ling Yutong and take the initiative to ask him.
But Ling Yutong didn't.
She is not stupid for such a little trick.
She only glanced at Chen Qiushui lightly, responded in a low voice, and said nothing else.
This operation made Chen Qiushui feel uncomfortable.
As soon as the words came to his lips, he just wanted to look at the person in front of him and beg him. Who knows, the other person would not accept his trick.
Feeling depressed, his eyes wandered and he saw Song Yue hiding behind Ling Yutong.
"Songyue, look at your girl. She is not willing to answer my questions at all. She is really not interesting at all."
"Can't spoil her!"
Song Yue was startled, then she took a step forward and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Chen, do you remember my slave's name?"
Chen Qiushui's raised eyebrows paused and he couldn't help but laugh.
"Miss Songyue, where are you? I can't remember a name?"
"Don't be too restrained. Since I'm here with Miss Ling, I won't use my official status to pressure others. Miss Songyue can just call myself me."
Songyue slightly curved her lips: "Yeah."
Ling Yutong raised his eyes: "You are quite familiar with it."
"It's a pity. I hate people who say half-hearted words and worry people. It's so unpleasant."
As soon as these words came out, Chen Qiushui's face froze.
He waved his hand helplessly: "I just want to say that if Miss Ling needs help, just send someone to my house to deliver the news."
"The Chen family will never sit idly by."
"But if the girl doesn't mention it, the Chen family won't meddle in others' affairs."
He smiled slightly, and there seemed to be a romantic charm in the corners of his eyes.
Ling Yutong nodded: "Thank you in advance."
"However, I have one question that I don't know yet."
"Why did the Chen family help us?"
Ever since she was in the palace, when Chen Qiu Shui sent her a message, she had sensed that Chen Qiu Shui's position had always been that of the Chen family, not an individual.
She prepared a prescription for their old lady once, but it was really a simple task, and it was impossible to provoke the Chen family to help her again and again.
Maybe there is some special connection between the Chen family and the Qi family that she didn't discover?
In response to her question, Chen Qiushui blinked and smiled.
"Help you now, it's a very profitable business."
He took out the folding fan he carried with him, shook it and waved it with a smile.
"Your family hasn't really found peace yet. People all over the capital are watching."
"As the saying goes, it is easy to add icing on the cake, but difficult to provide help when the time is right. If we really help you, we will not owe the Chen family a favor when you return to your former glory."
There was a hint of fox-like cunning in his smile, and everything he said made sense.
This unexpectedly frank attitude also made Ling Yutong very comfortable.
But she just felt something was wrong.
I have an inexplicable feeling that this person is not telling the truth.
In other words, he only told part of the truth.
but……
"Okay." Ling Yutong curled her lips.
Anyway, as long as the Chen family has no ill intentions towards their family.
It was inconvenient for her to get some news, and Qi Yan was not in the capital, so Chen Qiushui really became the best channel for news.
Although it is difficult to repay a debt of gratitude, if it comes to a last resort, you can't care so much.
Chen Qiushui smiled softly: "So, for the sake of my frankness, can you give me a convenience?"
Ling Yutong raised his hand and pointed at the door behind him. That door was hidden and could also lead to exit from the pavilion.
It was enough for him to avoid Xiao Baozhu.
Chen Qiushui laughed and quickly stepped out of the way.
After all the tea on the table had been changed, Ling Yutong raised his eyes and ordered: "Songyue, open the door in front."
"yes."
As soon as the door opened, sure enough, Xiao Baozhu had not left.
She poked her head over, with a hint of jealousy hidden in her eyes.
Brother Qiushui and she have never been alone for so long!
Ling Yutong raised his eyes and said in an incomprehensible tone: "Why haven't you left yet? Chen Yushi has already left."
Xiao Baozhu hesitated.
The words she had thought about were forcefully blocked in her throat, and she looked into the inner room with wide eyes. There were only Ling Yutong and her annoying maid in front of the desk, and her brother Qiu Shui was not there at all.
Xiao Baozhu's nose was so angry that she yelled loudly on the spot.
"Where is my brother Qiushui?"
Catching the change in her title, Ling Yutong's eyes flashed with a hint of understanding.
She raised her eyes, her puzzled expression so real.
"Huh? Didn't I just say that he left."
"Looking at you, you must have been outside all the time. Didn't you see him?"
Xiao Baozhu took a breath.
The emotion in Ling Yutong's eyes was so real that she turned her head subconsciously. Could it be that she didn't pay attention and brother Qiu Shui escaped?
She stamped her foot angrily.
He knew how to avoid her!
"Hmph! I'm warning you to stay away from him. Brother Qiushui and I are engaged. Even if he avoids me, we will get married in a year!"
Ling Yutong's expression remained unchanged, and she raised her hand: "Go slowly without seeing her off."
She was not in the mood to deal with the harsh words of the charming girl.
Xiao Baozhu became even more angry. She happened to see Song Yue and her anger was directed at Song Yue.
"And you, don't think about my brother Qiu Shui, I'm watching!"
She turned around angrily and left. When she came, she brought a group of noble ladies with her, but when she left, she was alone.
Not every noble lady is willing to play the game of chasing and intercepting Chen Qiushui with her.
Songyue's eyes trembled slightly, and the astringency in her heart gradually expanded.
Ling Yutong did not look back and said softly: "Ignore Xiao Baozhu, she is a spoiled and delicate girl, and Chen Yushi doesn't like her."
"Excessive following will not only make people dislike you, but will also lead to disgust."
"Similarly, if you have excessive low self-esteem, your originally bright shining point will become dim."
"Understood?"
Songyue's heart trembled violently.
With just these few words of advice, she understood that the girl was probably aware of her thoughts.
She subconsciously wanted to kneel down, but heard a sigh in her ears.
"I don't mean to blame you. I also told you that you don't have to kneel down for anything."
Her eyes gently healed Songyue's turbulent heart.
Songyue's eyes were sore, she responded in a low voice and stopped kneeling.
She was originally a person of darkness, but it was the girl who pulled her into the light, and then she met the light she wanted to follow.
Outside the capital, under the scorching sun, a group of people marched slowly.
Qi Yan was walking at the front on his tall horse. A few steps away was the gate of the county magistrate's mansion.
Qi Yan turned over and dismounted, his robe hung down, looking young and elegant.
He said in a low tone: "Is Magistrate Gao here? I have been ordered to come here to conduct a special investigation on the people's taxation."