Chapter 91 - 1#
World 4: You Are the Snow on the Branch#
Furong Garden in the south of the city was quite a distance away.
Qin Qing knew what Ye Li wanted to do.
Oh no, he should be called Li Suye now.
Qin Qing had no interest in Li Suye’s upcoming judgment because he could already ensure that the other party was harmless to the Marquis’s residence.
“Um—”
Qin Qing stood still, stroking 996 in his arms absentmindedly, his clear voice sounding hesitant: “I can’t walk anymore. Can I not go?”
Jiang Feishi then also stood still, no longer moving forward.
Can’t even walk such a short distance? Qi Sifeng looked back, his eyes filled with much mockery. Should it be said that the Tai’an Marquis’s residence’s luck has run out, which is why they gave birth to such a spendthrift like Qin Qing? Qin Qing probably didn’t know that when he displayed all his arrogance, cruelty, and heartlessness, the Fourth Prince was watching coldly from the side.
Drowning twenty children to sacrifice to the Dragon King, this was proposed by Qin Qing, right? If the Fourth Prince hadn’t sent the garrison commander to disrupt the rain prayer ceremony in time, this blood debt would inevitably have to be paid by Qin Qing! Sentencing his whole family to be beheaded wouldn’t be excessive!
It’s just a pity that the Fourth Prince is too benevolent and actually couldn’t bear to do it.
If it were me, I wouldn’t care about children or not. The heavier the charges fabricated against the Qin family, the better. This time, the case of rice mixed with stones isn’t serious enough; it can only warrant twenty heavy strokes of the board.
But twenty strokes are enough…
Qi Sifeng looked Qin Qing’s frail body up and down, focusing on the other’s face, which was so pale it looked transparent, and the corners of his lips couldn’t help but curl up.
A trace of maliciousness quietly flowed from his pitch-black eyes.
Li Suye looked back at Qin Qing.
He knew Qin Qing really couldn’t walk. Rough linen could chafe his delicate feet, let alone walking for so long on a rugged road.
Qin Qing should be allowed to rest in the government office. Let him be peaceful and stable.
But Li Suye couldn’t bear to part with him.
Being able to keep him for a moment longer, he wanted to keep him for a moment longer…
“Find a carriage for the Little Marquis,” Li Suye said in a deep voice.
Ah Niu immediately called the Marquis’s carriage over.
Qin Qing had no choice but to put 996 from his arms onto the carriage, then stuck out his butt and used both hands and feet to climb up. From now on, no one would serve as his stepping stool.
Li Suye took a step back, habitually wanting to be a stool for Qin Qing. Ah Niu grabbed his sleeve tightly.
Having already revealed his identity, he could no longer do such things that were beneath his status.
Li Suye was stunned for a moment, and an indescribable sorrow suddenly surged in his heart.
Without revealing his identity, he couldn’t protect Qin Qing; but having revealed his identity, he would lose Qin Qing forever. Who arranged such a fate for him?
Qin Qing’s left leg dangled in the air a few times and finally rested on the carriage shaft. He knew he looked pathetic, so his cheeks burned red. Just then, a pair of large hands gripped his slender waist and easily lifted his whole person high up.
Now he only needed to lift his knee slightly, and both feet could step on the carriage shaft.
Qin Qing immediately stepped on it, looked back, and couldn’t help but smile. The person who lifted him was Jiang Feishi. Although he looked so gentle and elegant, his strength was great, lifting him like lifting a child.
Jiang Feishi was also smiling, then supported himself with one hand on the carriage board and jumped up easily.
“Go in.” He placed his palm on Qin Qing’s head and whispered softly, preventing Qin Qing from accidentally hitting the door frame of the carriage.
The two sat in the carriage holding the fat cat, every move so intimate and natural.
This was an intimacy Li Suye had never received. If he hadn’t been influenced by rumors and prejudice at the beginning of their acquaintance, responding to Qin Qing with half disgust and half impatience, he could have been like this too.
It’s just a pity that he wasn’t as smart as Jiang Feishi.
Li Suye suppressed the jealousy and pain in his heart and watched this scene silently. His eyes were sore, with a faint stinging pain…
He couldn’t watch anymore…
Li Suye withdrew his gaze wretchedly, but caught a glimpse of the viciousness Qi Sifeng hadn’t had time to hide. This person actually pulled out a red-headed stick from the wooden bucket! He wanted to kill Qin Qing!
A red-headed stick meant only ten strokes, but the bailiffs knew best how to beat to draw blood or even take a life.
Qi Sifeng had already guessed his identity but still took out the red-headed stick, showing that he misunderstood his intentions. No, he didn’t misunderstand; he just didn’t expect him to change his mind.
He thought I wanted to kill Qin Qing. Then in Qin Qing’s heart, would I also be a life-claiming evil ghost? Everyone in the world knew that the royal family would inevitably destroy the Qin family.
Li Suye breathed heavily, his chest throbbing with dull pain. It turned out that after revealing his identity, what separated him and Qin Qing was not a chasm, but heaven and earth!
Li Suye glanced coldly at Qi Sifeng and said hoarsely, “Go to Furong Garden!”
The number of people following to Furong Garden to watch the excitement decreased a lot. With a royal present, which commoner dared to get close?
But the number of people hiding nearby and following secretly increased. Fortunately, Li Suye’s personal soldiers were stationed inside and outside Jiangbei City; otherwise, he really wouldn’t dare to be so ostentatious.
“I originally thought highly of this Qi Sifeng.” Jiang Feishi lifted the carriage curtain and looked out.
“Don’t think highly of him now?” Qin Qing squeezed next to Jiang Feishi and looked out together.
Jiang Feishi naturally put his arm around his shoulder.
“That nursery rhyme was spread by his order.” Jiang Feishi whispered in Qin Qing’s ear: “Not only do I not think highly of him now, but I also foresee that he won’t be able to walk out of Jiangbei City alive.”
After speaking, Jiang Feishi curled his thin lips and smiled gently.
Qin Qing’s heart skipped a beat, and he didn’t dare to answer. He felt that Jiang Feishi at this moment was very much like a snake.
A snake that was emerald green all over, cold and slender, capable of perfectly hiding itself in the misty bamboo forest.
Getting along with a snake requires preparation for being bitten back and injected with venom.
Jiang Feishi quickly sensed Qin Qing’s dodging gaze and stiff body. So the Little Marquis discovered something? Is he afraid? What will he do next? First pretend to be compliant and affectionate, then find an opportunity to completely distance himself?
Or become fawning, intimate, frivolous and hypocritical, disgusting to the core, and then use this friendship for manipulation?
These associations made Jiang Feishi very unhappy. He licked the corner of his lips, the coldness in the bottom of his eyes slowly condensing into a black mist.
However, in the next instant, the Little Marquis’s stiff body became soft again. His clear eyes looked over seriously, as if confirming something, then he curved his lips and looked out the window lazily.
The Little Marquis did notice, but he didn’t care.
He even leaned over and shared a secret of his own: “Actually, I also foresaw it. Qi Sifeng will die in Jiangbei City. I caught hold of his handle. He took the official grain for himself and sold it at a high price in his own shop. He will be beheaded.”
Qin Qing moved his palm across his neck, making a beheading gesture.
Jiang Feishi looked at him steadily for a while, then chuckled happily.
The Little Marquis hadn’t changed a bit; he was still so trusting and reliant.
Really liking him more and more…
Li Suye heard the laughter coming from the carriage, very gentle and doting, as if facing the most beloved person. That Jiang Feishi indeed admired Qin Qing. If he left, would they be together?
Can’t think about it anymore, otherwise the heart will tear apart, painful to the bone!
Li Suye looked back, his eyes a bit red, because of jealousy, because of suppression, and even more because of reluctance to part.
He quickened his pace.
Ahead was Furong Garden. A large group of people gathered at the entrance, all holding porcelain bowls and crowding around a small shed, shouting words like Miss Qi is a living Bodhisattva. Standing in the shed distributing porridge was a beautiful and gentle young girl.
She smiled as she scooped porridge for these people, never showing the slightest sign of impatience.
Qi Sifeng was very satisfied with his sister’s image.
Compared to that Little Marquis, his sister must be glowing in the Fourth Prince’s eyes, right? No one would dislike a beautiful and kind woman.
Qi Sifeng secretly observed the Fourth Prince’s expression, wanting to see if the other party had fallen into his sister’s palm.
But the Fourth Prince actually had a dark face, squinting his eyes, looking cold and grim.
Qi Sifeng’s heart skipped a beat.
“Call your sister over,” Li Suye ordered.
Qi Sifeng quickly agreed and sent a bailiff to call his sister over.
Qi Siyu walked over, pretending to be puzzled. The people watching the excitement hid in the street corners and dark alleys around. Standing behind Li Suye was a group of hidden guards in tight suits, and a carriage was parked nearby.
Such a lineup couldn’t be called large, but it wasn’t small either.
Qi Siyu appropriately showed some shyness and fear, quietly pulling Qi Sifeng’s sleeve for protection.
Qin Qing also liked to do this action, but he wouldn’t be so deliberate.
Li Suye turned and walked towards the dark alley, “Miss Qi, please follow this Prince.”
Qi Siyu pretended to be shocked and whispered: “This Prince?”
“Don’t ask too much,” Qi Sifeng pretended to scold.
The siblings’ double act made Li Suye laugh, but the coldness in his eyes continued to deepen.
“Why does Miss Qi distribute porridge every day?” Li Suye asked in a deep voice.
“It is to help the refugees who fled to Jiangbei City. They have no clothes to cover their bodies, no food to survive, and no place to settle down. I am a small woman; I cannot find a place for them to settle down and get on with their lives like my brother. I can only give them a bowl of porridge every day so they won’t starve to death. Seeing them wandering along the street, crying for help, my heart really hurts.”
As Qi Siyu spoke, she choked up, so she quickly lowered her head and wiped the tear-wet corners of her eyes with her sleeve.
The common people following not too far or too close to watch the excitement all gave a thumbs up to Miss Qi.