Qin Keqing came to the Rain-listening Villa,
Xiao Zhi looked at Qin Keqing very excitedly,
She held Qin Keqing in her arms. It seemed that..,
Her heart finally calmed down,
After settling down, she began to check Qin Keqing's condition from head to toe,
"Keqing,
Keqing,
Are you injured? "
Qin Keqing pursed her lips and shook her head. She thought to herself, "Auntie is very good to me. How could she be injured?"
"Miss Qin, please accompany Madam Qin and Master Qin to talk first. I will pick you up at dinner time." Zi Yuan had a smile on her face, but she was angry in her heart,
Their madam was such a kind person. How could she do something to mistreat Miss Qin,
Madam Qin kept asking if Miss Qin was injured. If Miss Qin was really injured, how could Madam Qin and Old Master Qin stay here so peacefully? Zi Yuan was not Zi Jing after all,
Her style of doing things was very gentle, and she never embarrassed others in front of them,
Therefore..,
The dissatisfaction in her heart would not be shown directly.
"What? You want to take Keqing away? "Xiao Zhi was excited,
She quickly held Qin Keqing in her arms.
"Of course, I want to take her away. Our madam is teaching Miss Qin how to read and learn the four arts. When I just came, Master had already said that he had asked someone to find the etiquette instructor and the female teacher. If she stays here, can you teach Miss Qin these things?" Zi Yuan looked at the excited Xiao Zhi. She, who had always been good-tempered, really could not help but refute.
She looked at Zi Yuan angrily and said angrily in her heart, "What do you know? Keqing is the Crown Prince's daughter and the only living child of the Crown Prince. Earl Jia and his wife are ambitious. For their own lives, they can betray the Young Commandery Princess. However, she understood that she could not say this. The identity of the Young Commandery Princess must be hidden.
"Miss Qin, I'll leave first," Zi Yuan said to Qin Keqing. She knew from her master that this Miss Qin was indeed the daughter of a distant relative of her family, but she was not the daughter of this Madam Qin. It was just that the distant relative asked this Madam Qin to take care of her before he died. However, because they had to carefully investigate the identity of this Miss Qin to see if she was really the orphan of that distant relative, they could not recognize her now. Although the Jia family could not compare with the royal family, the bloodline could not be tarnished. Therefore, this matter must be investigated clearly.
"Yes," Qin nodded in agreement.
Zi Yuan bowed to Qin Keqing and then left the Sakura Temple.
"Keqing, are you okay? Did Earl Jia and his wife do anything to you?" After Zi Yuan left, Xiao Zhi asked hurriedly.
"No, aunt is very good to me. She taught me to read, write, and play chess. She also accompanied me to have meals. I like aunt very much," Qin Keqing replied with a good temper.
"No, you can't do that. You can't be bought by the Countess. She wants to harm us." Xiao Zhi was anxious. She increasingly felt that Xia Lu had ulterior motives. "You can't learn from her. Keqing, when we escape, mother will invite a teacher for you and let him teach you to read and write."
"No, I like pretty aunt. I like to read and write with pretty aunt. Pretty aunt is very good. She definitely won't harm us." Qin Keqing didn't believe that pretty aunt would harm her. Pretty aunt had given her so many things. Pretty clothes, delicious food, and a beautiful house. She even taught her to read and write. She told her that she didn't have to worry about the group of evil people outside. Pretty aunt was so good to her. How could she harm her?
"Do you know that one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature? The Earl and the others want to harm us. Do you know that …" Xiao Zhi was completely anxious. For so many years, she had never said a harsh word to Qin Keqing. Finally, she couldn't hold it in anymore and shouted at Qin Keqing.
"Wah ~ ~, sob ~ ~" Qin Keqing immediately cried when she saw Xiao Zhi like this.
Qin Ye, who was at the side, sighed when he saw Xiao Zhi and Qin Keqing like this. He finally couldn't hold it in anymore and took Qin Keqing from Xiao Zhi's side. Then, he placed her on a chair at the side. "Alright, Keqing, your mother didn't do it on purpose. She was just worried about you these two days and hasn't slept for two whole days. That's why she's so anxious. Father apologizes to you."
"I …" Xiao Zhi was about to refute when Qin Ye turned his head and looked at her. He said, "Don't say anything. How old is Keqing? What does she know? Why are you treating her like this? Don't you usually dote on her the most? Now, you're willing to yell at her. "Qin Ye was dissatisfied when he saw that Xiao Zhi doted on Qin Keqing to the extreme. However, he didn't say anything in the end. He knew that the valuables that Xiao Zhi brought out were all given by this little girl's family. Since she had benefited from it, she naturally had to treat other people's daughter better.
However, he didn't expect this little girl to have such a great background. She was actually the daughter of the previous crown prince. Actually, Qin Ye didn't approve of running away previously. Since they were already here, it didn't matter if they waited for the result. At worst, they would die. Even if they ran away and hid, they probably wouldn't be able to escape death in the end. However, Xiao Zhi had always been in charge of all matters in the family. Qin Ye was already used to not saying anything. He would do whatever Xiao Zhi ordered him to do.
Seeing Qin Ye like this, Xiao Zhi angrily sat at the side and refused to say anything.
Qin Ye comforted Qin Keqing softly. When Qin Keqing stopped crying, Qin Ye said, "Keqing, play here alone for a while. Can I talk to your mother for a while?"
"Okay." Qin Keqing nodded.
"Come with me to the inner room," Qin Ye said.
Xiao Zhi pursed her lips, got up, and followed Qin Ye to the inner room.
"Why did you get angry at Keqing just now? I know that you haven't slept for the past two days and are only worried about Keqing. However, since we're already here, we can only wait. There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world. There's always a price to pay for whatever benefits you get. Didn't you say before? The Countess said that there's an 80% chance that the imperial family will recognize Keqing. Of the remaining 20%, there's a 10% chance that Keqing will live, but the imperial family won't recognize her. The last 10% will be beheaded. Since there's only a 10% chance of danger, why don't we take the risk for Keqing? "Qin Ye said gently.
Xiao Zhi didn't say anything. She thought about Qin Ye's words.
"Besides, if the imperial family recognizes Keqing, Keqing will be a princess in the future. Isn't it better than following you and me? Did you notice it just now? When Keqing talked about learning to read with the Countess, didn't she look more lively than before? Do you still remember the scholar we brought Keqing to visit in the village? We offered him money to teach Keqing to read and write, but didn't he reject us in the end? There's a saying that a woman's virtue is to have no talent. Keqing has been smart since she was young. At that time, she looked very disappointed. However, because she's sensible, she didn't make a fuss about learning to read and write. Now that there's such a good opportunity, why are you giving it up? "Qin Ye advised.
Xiao Zhi bit her lip. It was all because she was useless. She couldn't give the princess a better life.
"Speaking of which, we've already escaped once. Not only did we fail to escape, but we also implicated others. Now, the Countess and the others will only guard us more strictly. We didn't manage to escape at that time, so it's even more impossible for us to escape now. A wise man submits to circumstances. Since it's already like this, we can only wait for the final outcome. In the end, the worst outcome is just death."
After a long time, Xiao Zhi said, "You're right. A wise man submits to circumstances. At least, the Retired Emperor is willing to investigate. This proves that the Retired Emperor doesn't have the intention to get rid of the princess. Therefore, the most important thing for the princess now is to learn more rules from the Countess. When you meet the Retired Emperor, you have to perform well so that the Retired Emperor won't bear to kill the princess." Xiao Zhi's tears flowed down. At the end of the day, she was still incapable.
"Alright, you've been worried for two days. You haven't slept for two whole days. Apologize to Keqing properly later and then have a good rest." Qin Ye pulled Xiao Zhi into his arms. His wife was good at everything, but she was a little stubborn. Thinking of this, Qin Ye felt a little uneasy.
"Okay." Xiao Zhi nodded in Qin Ye's arms.
"Xiao Zhi, if, if you have to be between Keqing and me …" Qin Ye muttered softly.
"What did you say?" Xiao Zhi didn't hear him clearly.
"Nothing. Let's go out. Don't let Keqing be alone outside." Qin Ye let go of Xiao Zhi and led her out.
"Keqing …" Thinking that Qin Keqing had been alone in the outer hall, Xiao Zhi became anxious. She didn't notice Qin Ye's expression at all and quickly ran out. Qin Ye looked at Xiao Zhi's back with a complicated expression.
Because of Xiao Zhi's apology, Qin Keqing and Xiao Zhi got along well again. However, there was a gap between the two of them in the end.
In the evening, when Zi Yuan came to take Qin Keqing back to the Sakura Temple for dinner, she smoothly took Qin Keqing away. This surprised Zi Yuan a little. When she thought of Xiao Zhi's behavior when she sent Qin Keqing over just now, she thought that it would be particularly difficult to take Qin Keqing back this time.
The next day, the Beijing Palace sent the etiquette instructor and the female teacher over. Qin Keqing began to be busy with her studies. Xia Lu sometimes also learned with her, especially the etiquette in the palace. Xia Lu understood that it was not long before she entered the palace.
In the middle of May, the Retired Emperor finally returned to the capital. Jia Zhen and Xia Lu both understood that the end of the matter was about to come out. Qin Keqing's final destination would definitely be revealed this month.
"What will the result be?" Xia Lu asked worriedly.
"If it's a blessing, it's not a curse. If it's a curse, it can't be avoided. No matter what, we've done what we wanted to do." Jia Zhen patted Xia Lu's hand. He knew that Xia Lu and Qin Keqing had developed feelings for each other. However, it was the Retired Emperor who made the decision. They could only do their best and leave the rest to fate.
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