He Yuanzhou suddenly came back to his senses and blurted out: "No, I just..."

He Yuanzhou swallowed back the words "I thought your parents were no longer in this world".

Li Qiulian understood his thoughts at a glance, smiled secretly in her heart, then took the handkerchief to her lips, gently wiped the corners of her mouth, and said: "Husband, do you think that my parents are dead?"

"I..." He Yuanzhou clenched his fists slightly, looked at the melancholy between Li Qiulian's eyebrows, stood up and walked to Li Qiulian, and said, "I misunderstood. I always thought that your parents couldn't take care of you and your brother for some reasons. If you can have more relatives around you, I can work hard outside with peace of mind. Madam, don't be angry."

The way she held the handkerchief to her lips looked very much like Chen Qingtang. Sometimes He Yuanzhou couldn't tell whether the woman in front of him was Chen Qingtang or... a substitute.

When Li Qiulian knew the truth, she also deliberately imitated Chen Qingtang in front of He Yuanzhou. This made Li Qiulian, who originally only looked 60% like Qingtang, learn most of Qingtang's manners and expressions. He Yuanzhou, who had been obsessed with Chen Qingtang for so long, really thought the woman in front of him was Chen Qingtang.

Seeing Li Qiulian turned away and ignored him, He Yuanzhou lowered his posture and coaxed, "Madam, since you have found your brother and your mother-in-law has come to the imperial capital, you should bring the two relatives to our house as soon as possible and treat them well. Don't neglect them."

Li Qiulian looked back at him: "Are you sincere, my husband?"

He Yuanzhou said: "My parents died early, your relatives are my relatives, why don't we go to the inn and pick them up later."

"It's too late tonight. My mother is not in good health. In addition, we are exhausted from the journey. Let them have a good rest first. I will take my husband to pick up my mother and brother tomorrow." As she spoke, Li Qiulian hugged He Yuanzhou's waist and leaned in his arms: "Husband, you treat me so well. When I went out today, passers-by knew that Madam He was so lucky to have a good husband like Lord He."

He Yuanzhou laughed from the bottom of his heart.

But Li Qiulian, leaning in He Yuanzhou's arms, showed another face. There was only coldness in her eyes, but her lips were slightly raised.

She knew that the gentler He Yuanzhou was to her, the more obsessed he became with her cousin.

She couldn't touch Chen Qingtang, but she could use the identity of Mrs. He to live the life she wanted.

The next day, before dawn, Madam Li dragged her son out of bed and said, "Hurry up, your sister and brother-in-law will come to the inn to pick us up later. Have you forgotten what I told you last night?"

Madam Li's son Li Qingyue sat up suddenly and said, "Mother, men and women should not touch each other. How can you just barge into my room like this? What's more, I am used to sleeping naked."

Madam Li picked up a soft pillow and threw it on Li Qingyue's head, saying, "I've supported you to study for a few years, and you've learned that men and women shouldn't touch each other. Do you still remember what I told you last night?"

Li Qingyue rolled back to the bed with the soft pillow in his arms, quickly put on his clothes on the bed, and replied to Madam Li: "Remember, I have a photographic memory. I will never forget what my mother said."

"Madam, Master, Miss and son-in-law are here." The voice of a servant came from outside the door.

Mrs. Li urged a few times.

Li Qingyue put on his clothes, tied his hat, and followed Madam Li down to the second floor.

He Yuanzhou and Li Qiulian just walked into the inn, and the four of them came towards them.

Li Qiulian called out in a choked voice: "Mother, brother, I miss you so much!"

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