-whole city? !
Li Jingnan had already left the city. If he searched the whole city and couldn't find anyone, would he become suspicious
Hua Qingxue's face turned pale, and she subconsciously refused: "I don't dare bother Mr. Qianhu..."
"Aren't you worried about your sister?" Qi Liancheng squinted at her.
Hua Qingxue only felt that his expression seemed to know something, and she broke into a cold sweat behind her back, and replied with difficulty: "Worried... I am worried, but I don't dare to let the Qianhu adults bother me with this kind of housework..."
"It's just a casual thing." Qi Liancheng lazily leaned on the edge of the table and said, "It happens that the suspect being arrested recently is about the same age as your sister. Maybe one day your sister will be arrested as a prisoner? "
Hua Qingxue was frightened when she heard what he said!
She even suspected that this person told her on purpose!
Ordinary people did not know about the arrest of the prince. They could only learn from the strict manhunt by the Liao soldiers that they had begun arresting people again. Now Qi Liancheng directly told her that the person to be arrested was an eighty-nine-year-old man. child! Anyone who hears this would feel strange, right? !
Is he testing her
Hua Qingxue bit her lip, pretending not to understand, and replied in a low voice: "My little sister is naughty. Maybe she went to hide in a relative's house. I'll ask someone to search for her in the next few days, and I'll find her." , I won’t bother you adults..."
Qi Liancheng said slowly: "Yes, the city gates are closed. Where can your sister go? As long as she is in this city, she will be found sooner or later... Unless she is not in the city at all, you Is that right?"
Hua Qingxue's heart skipped a beat, and she was so nervous that she held her breath and didn't dare to take a breath!
She was almost certain that Qi Liancheng was testing her!
Why would he test her? … Could it be that he had already become suspicious
Hua Qingxue was terrified again! Fortunately again!
I'm scared because Qi Liancheng is so smart! Cunning and sharp, making people hard to guard against!
Fortunately, because Li Jingnan has left the city! If I stay a few more days, I'm afraid I will really be caught!
"Why don't you speak?" Qi Liancheng suddenly asked.
"I... I'm just worried..." Hua Qingxue was flustered and confused, desperately thinking of excuses, "What should I do if I can't find my sister in the city..."
Qi Liancheng looked at her steadily, then smiled suddenly, "Yes, what should we do if we can't find her in the city?"
Hua Qingxue lowered her head, not daring to raise her head or speak to him.
At this time, if you say too much, you will be wrong.
Seeing her timid appearance, Qi Liancheng did not give her any trouble. He waved his hand casually and said, "Okay, you have nothing to do here. Go back."
Hua Qingxue is amnesty! Not daring to show anything on his face, he still kept a straight face and carefully exited—
As soon as she went out, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Not daring to stay any longer, for fear that Qi Liancheng would think of something to ask again, she quickly pulled the cart and left the Yamen!
The wheels rolled across the ground quickly, making a hoarse sound. Hua Qingxue hurried all the way to the restaurant, and the panic in her heart finally calmed down a bit.
She returned the trolley to the restaurant and went home full of worries, secretly comforting herself: Maybe she was overthinking? He had no evidence, and maybe he just wanted to deceive her. As long as she didn't show any cowardice or feel guilty, he had no other choice...
After all, he has no evidence, right
The reason for suspicion is just because they are similar in age, but there are a lot of children like this in Renqiu City!
As for the so-called portrait of the prince, it doesn’t explain anything at all!
Hua Qingxue thought as she walked, and didn't come back to her senses until a wall of people blocked her face.
She raised her head in confusion and saw Fu Tingye standing at the door with a serious face, looking at her intently.
Well, in fact, she didn't know whether Fu Tingye's expression was serious at all, because his beard was so thick that it couldn't be seen at all...
Anyway, he looks very serious every day.
"Where have you been today?" Fu Tingye looked behind her and asked.
Fu Tingye's movements might just be a habit of alertness, but Hua Qingxue was shocked!
Because she immediately realized how careless she was! If Qi Liancheng had let her go on purpose, and then secretly followed him to find the whereabouts of the prince, wouldn't Fu Tingye and her residence have been exposed? !
"Am I being followed?!" Hua Qingxue turned to look behind her and asked in panic.
Fu Tingye frowned, "No."
Hua Qingxue's tense expression relaxed. She patted her heart gently and replied, "I went to the Yamen today to deliver the clothes of the Liao soldiers."
She directly ignored that she was sexually harassed in the Yamen. Thinking of Qi Liancheng's strange questions, she felt uneasy. She lowered her head and pulled Fu Tingye into the door -
Fu Tingye frowned and looked at his cuffs held by the woman.
He was about to remind her about the saying that men and women cannot be intimate... But Hua Qingxue had already let go, turned around, closed the courtyard door, and locked the door bolt.
She looked at Fu Tingye nervously and said, "I met a Liao soldier in the Yamen. This man had met the prince before, and he was fooled by me by lying that the prince was my sister. But just now... what did he tell me? In short, I always feel like he is suspicious of me."
Fu Tingye's eyes suddenly became sharp and he said in a deep voice: "What did he say?"
Hua Qingxue told Fu Tingye what she had said in the Yamen word for word. For fear that she might have missed something, she even showed Fu Tingye the chilblain ointment given by Qi Liancheng.
"He also gave me this and asked me to apply it every night before going to bed." Hua Qingxue asked anxiously, "Will he find out anything?"
Fu Tingye held the bottle of chilblain ointment, thoughtfully.
He glanced at Hua Qingxue who looked nervous, sighed secretly, and suddenly felt a little soft-hearted for no reason...
It is not easy for a woman to come back safely after dealing with Liao soldiers... Why bother to make it harder for her
With this thought in mind, his tone became a little softer, "Don't worry too much, he is just deceiving you. Since you said that person has just been promoted to Qianhu and his official position is not yet secure, unless the evidence is conclusive, how can he care? Are you being investigated?"
Fu Tingye said, handing back the bottle of chilblain ointment.
Hua Qingxue reached out and took it.
Fu Tingye paid attention to her hand intentionally. He had never paid attention to it before, but it was shocking when he saw it today.
He had seen wounds more terrible than frostbite in the wounded barracks, and had never felt anything before. However, Hua Qingxue's thin and tender little hands were covered with red, swollen and cracked wounds, which made him feel stinging in his eyes. .
"This medicine is indeed good medicine. He didn't lie to you." Fu Tingye said, "Don't get wet for the next few days."
Hua Qingxue smiled slightly, feeling a little unconcerned.
How could it not get wet? Washing up every day, washing pots and dishes, washing vegetables and cooking, what part of it is not touched by water
At most, just be careful when doing things.
But after she returned home, her mood was completely different. Perhaps because of Fu Tingye's presence, she felt much more at ease now than when she was outside just now.
Hua Qingxue walked to the kitchen and asked, "What do you want to eat today? It's a pity to keep those chestnuts in the woodshed. Why not use them to make chestnut roasted pork? General... uh, no... Mr., have you ever eaten chestnut roasted pork?" ?”
Fu Tingye replied in a low voice: "Whatever." After that, he walked to the well and bent down to draw water.
So Hua Qingxue really started to think about how to make chestnut roast pork.
After a while, Fu Tingye smelled the aroma of meat wafting from the kitchen, along with the unique aroma of chestnuts, which made people's index fingers twitch.
He glanced at the kitchen in surprise, where a slim figure was busy.
It's not that he hasn't eaten Hua Qingxue's food in the past few days, and he also has a general understanding of her cooking skills. Frankly speaking, she can only cook food to the extent that she can't expect how it tastes, but Fu Tingye She wasn't picky about food, and Hua Qingxue was not the cook he invited, so he didn't want to blame her too harshly.
I just didn't expect that Hua Qingxue could really make chestnut roast pork.
Maybe it's too early to say, let's wait and see after she's done...
After Hua Qingxue placed a plate of fragrant chestnut roast pork in front of him, Fu Tingye took a bite—
It tastes great!
He couldn't help but asked what was on his mind: "How could you do this?"
Hua Qingxue looked at Fu Tingye with bright eyes, "I happened to remember the recipe for chestnut roast pork. It's very simple to follow the recipe. How is it? Is it delicious? I just had a taste in the kitchen and it seemed pretty good!"
Fu Tingye nodded, "Well, not bad."
Hua Qingxue smiled happily. Unlike other ladies who covered their lips and smiled implicitly, Hua Qingxue's smile was very... very bright, just like the warm spring light in winter, giving people a moment of surprise.
Fu Tingye was distracted for a moment, feeling that her smile was particularly cheerful, as if it could make other people happy too...
—Bang, bang, bang!
A sudden and rapid knock on the door woke up the two people at the dinner table!
The two of them looked towards the courtyard door at the same time. The banging on the door continued, urgent and heavy! Accompanied by the loud shouts of the Liao soldiers: "Open the door! Open the door! Routine search!"
Fu Tingye winked at Hua Qingxue, got up and walked into the house.
Hua Qingxue knew that he was probably going to "dress up" herself, so she took a deep breath and walked out.
She was afraid that Fu Tingye would not have enough time, so she slowed down her pace, but the knocks on the door from the Liao soldiers became more and more urgent! The wooden door panels kept making clanking sounds, as if they would be knocked open at any time!
As soon as Hua Qingxue opened the door, the leader of the Liao soldiers shouted at her in poor Mandarin: "Why should you close the door in broad daylight?! Are you hiding a suspect?!"
Then he rushed in regardless of the group of people! Randomly looting and destroying like last time!
These people don't look like soldiers, they look more like bandits! As long as you look at any suspicious place, beat it up! Then he left very quickly and moved on to the next house.
What was left to Hua Qingxue was a house that seemed to be swept by violent wind and rain.
She sighed and returned to the main room. When she saw that there was only an empty plate of chestnut roast pork on the table, she felt even more depressed...
It’s a rare occasion when cooking is successful, and I haven’t even had a chance to take two bites...
At this time, Fu Tingye came out of the back room, looked at the plate on the table, and comforted her: "There are still a lot of chestnuts at home, so I'll just make another plate."
Hua Qingxue was already accustomed to men's indifference and rationality, but she picked up the plate with some disappointment and murmured: "But there is no meat anymore..."