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Chapter 417 Qi Yongzheng’s family goes north
Qi Jintang was suspicious, but couldn't believe it. He stepped forward and took a look by the light of the lantern. Although he didn't see his face, looking at the stature and figure, who else could be there besides Qi Peng.
"Where did you come from, you thief? Hold him down and beat him!" Qi Jintang was furious. He stepped forward, kicked him twice and asked his servants to drag him out and give him a good beating.
Qi Peng gritted his teeth and kept silent at first, thinking that if he was beaten and thrown out, no one would find out that it was him. Unexpectedly, Qi Jintang had already figured it out and just stared at the servant without saying stop. He was really beaten. Unable to bear it anymore, he cried out and said: "No, don't fight, yes, it's me..."
"No matter who you are, you dare to open the window of the county magistrate's house. I'm tired of you!" Several servants showed no mercy at all. They were all night watchmen. They didn't realize that the man in black had already neglected his duty. Now, The son took advantage of the fact that the master hadn't blamed him yet, so he naturally had to fight with all his strength.
Qi Jintang stopped when he saw that the beating was almost done. Qi Peng had been beaten until he was paralyzed on the ground and could not get up. His whole body was in severe pain, and he had no strength to keep covering his face.
The woman holding a lantern next to her suddenly recognized him and said, "Ah, isn't this your young master?"
When Qi Jintang heard this, he also pretended to be surprised and took a look, and asked in front of his face: "Cousin, how could it be you? Why are you here without sleeping in the middle of the night?"
Qi Peng only had the strength to hum at this moment, and he was already guilty and unreasonable, so he couldn't reply. He stammered for a long time without saying anything.
"That's it, let's carry him back to his room!" Qi Jintang waved his hand and turned around to go back to his room.
Hehua had been woken up a long time ago. She was leaning against the window of the inner room with her clothes on, watching what was going on outside. When she saw Qi Jintang coming up, she frowned and said, "I'll send him away early tomorrow morning. After all such scandalous things have been done, is there anything else?" I can’t help but keep on showing my face.”
"Don't worry, even if you don't tell me, I won't let them drag you down anymore." Qi Jintang helped Hehua back to the bed and lay down, stretched out his hand to touch her belly and said, "Last time, the doctor said, is there anything else?" She's due to give birth in two months. It's important for you to worry less and rest more recently. Mom is more anxious than me and wants to start cleaning up the delivery room."
"It's too early to clean up the delivery room now!" Hehua stuck out her tongue and said, "I read some medical books and said that one or two months before giving birth, you should move around properly and you can't rest all the time, otherwise you will get pregnant. I’m afraid I’m going to suffer a lot sometimes.”
"Our child is so good, we won't let you suffer too much." Qi Jintang put his hand on Hehua's belly and stroked it gently. Suddenly he felt a bulge in his hand, which startled him and asked quickly, "Is this What's wrong?"
"The child is saying hello to you!" Hehua grinned in pain, "Now that I'm older, I come here from time to time, but this is the first time I've caught up with you."
Qi Jintang excitedly touched He Hua's belly all over, wishing he could feel the feeling of his child greeting him again. Finally, He Hua pushed him away in disgust and gave up.
Early the next morning, during breakfast, Qi Yongzheng and his family came to say goodbye. Only Qi Peng did not come. Wang said sarcastically: "He went to watch the luggage being packed and loaded into the car!"
Qi's mother had already heard about what happened last night, so she didn't look very good at the moment, but she was about to leave because of the trouble. She didn't want to cause trouble at this juncture, so she asked with fake concern: " Do you have enough money on you? If not, go to Lotus and get some more. If you are poor and rich, it’s better to prepare more." The topic changed and he added, "Fortunately, I followed my own boat to the north, and there was someone to take care of me along the way. , I feel much more relieved.”
Qi Yong was rubbing his hands and was about to say something, but was pulled from behind by Wang, and then he swallowed it back.
Mrs. Wang is quite a kind person, and she couldn't help but get red eyes when she looked at He Hua. She kept in mind all the care he received after arriving, but it was hard for her to be caught in the middle between her kindness here and her husband and son there. De Jing, looking at He Hua at this moment, he was full of gratitude but didn't know how to express it. In the end, he just said: "Everything is ready, sister-in-law doesn't need to worry about us. Thanks to Jintang and He Hua's care these days, I..." Later The words were so choked that I couldn’t say them out.
Hehua felt that she was pregnant now, and her heart seemed to be softer. Seeing Wang like this, she felt a little sad. After all, they had been together for so long. She sighed and said, "Qi Song is a good boy who is eager to learn and make progress, no matter what. How about, don’t delay the child.”
Qi Yongzheng knew in his heart that he would have no shame in staying any longer with the situation like this. However, there might not be a good way out if he returned to the north. It would be better to find an opportunity to escape halfway, but he also thought of his injured son and the child who had just given birth. Banxia suddenly felt troublesome again. After saying goodbye absentmindedly, he led his family back to pack their things and prepare to set off.
Qi Jintang found the servants who were on the boat and told him: "You must have taken care of it on the way. The master is still waiting at home. If anything goes wrong on the way, I will only ask you when you come back." Then he took out another letter that he had written a long time ago. The good letter was handed over, "Take this letter and go back and show it to the master alone."
Everything has been explained here before, but there is still a commotion in the back house. Ma Yong's family thought that their daughter had fallen in love with the young master, and they would enjoy the blessings from now on. They did not expect that Qi Peng was restless, but at least the daughter's belly was To strive for success, if I can give birth to an eldest son, I will have someone to rely on. Who would have imagined that the child is gone, and now I have to go back to my hometown in the north. The mountains are high and the rivers are far away. I don’t know if I will have the chance to meet my son in the future.
Ma Yong squatted at the door smoking, while his wife held her daughter in her arms and cried sadly. Ma Chao stood aside with a straight face and said nothing. After seeing each other for a long time, he kept crying. He threw up his sleeves angrily and said, "What's the point of crying?" She's crying, she doesn't know how to respect herself, grandma's kindness is already a fate and she didn't hold it accountable, and now that she's like this, she didn't find it all on her own."
"You are a brother, how can you talk about your sister like that?" Although Ma Yong's wife knew that her daughter had done something dishonest, she still felt sorry for her. When her son said this, she was so angry that she kept scolding her.
"To put it bluntly, the water thrown by a married daughter will belong to someone else's family sooner or later." Ma Chao said with a stern face, "But whether you marry well or not is a matter of personal destiny. You think Qi Peng is a good person, why not?" I thought I had climbed a high tree, but look at Xiao Zhen next to my grandma. Now that I am a scholar, I will soon be a young mistress. We are servants and we must obey our master honestly. , it is in our interests, doing those messy things will only make you suffer in the end."
After saying a few words, the whole family was silent. Banxia lowered her head and wiped her tears and said: "Good or bad is my fate. I will choose the path of my own choice. My parents should just pretend that they never gave birth to my daughter!" "After that, he stood up staggeringly, turned to look at his little sister Gui'er who was crying with tears on her face, and hugged her into his arms. He didn't care whether she could understand and teach her, "Gui'er will listen to her parents and brother carefully from now on. , don’t follow the example of elder sister, serve me and grandma well from now on, and find a good marriage.”
When he reached the door, he suddenly turned around, struggled and knelt down, kowtowed three times to Ma Yong and his wife, and said, "We say goodbye today. I don't know when we will see each other again. My parents have given me the kindness to raise me. If I don't have the opportunity to fulfill my filial piety in this life, I will end up doing nothing in the next life." The horse will come back to repay you." He stood up and walked away without looking back.
Ma Yong's family held their little daughter with one hand and covered her mouth with the other. She cried so much that she leaned against the door and couldn't straighten up. She could only watch her daughter disappear at the door of the courtyard carrying a bundle. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and reward. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
Chapter 417 Qi Yongzheng’s family goes north