"you are?"

"Qin Yining." Qin Yining twitched the corners of his mouth, and quickly recovered, smiled at Xiao Ling, deliberately showing a look of disappointment in his eyes, and said, "Mr. Xiao, didn't we meet at the Wufu Inn three years ago? Thought you would remember me."

"Fuck, I remembered. You are Qin Haoran's younger brother. I don't know if Mr. Qin called me, what's the matter?"

Xiao Ling raised his eyebrows and asked indifferently.

"It's nothing, I just happened to see Mr. Xiao, so I wanted to say hello to you. By the way, today is the Lantern Festival. It's better to hit the sun. I think Mr. Xiao is also alone. Why don't you go with me? "

Qin Yining smiled softly, and directly invited her.

"No need."

Xiao Ling didn't even think about it, and immediately refused, "You, a brother, come with me, it will only be misunderstood."

"Young Master Xiao, I don't mind if I say so."

"I mind."

Qin Yining, "..."

"Hey, surnamed Xiao, what's your attitude? My young master seems to invite you with good intentions. It's fine if you don't thank me, but you are shamelessly refusing again and again?" Qiu Sheng glared at Xiao Ling viciously, and said angrily .

"Just because he invited you, it doesn't mean I have to go." Xiao Ling was very calm, he didn't take Qiu Sheng's bad words to heart at all, and calmly replied, "Also, your tone of voice is the same as that of three years ago In comparison, it is still exactly the same disgusting, if it is not corrected, sooner or later it will lead to disaster."

"you……"

"Qiu Sheng." Qin Yining stopped in time, "Don't be like this, what Young Master Xiao said is not unreasonable."

"It's good that Mr. Qin understands, I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave first."

Through Qin Haoran's narration, Xiao Ling already knew Qin Yining's true face, so he naturally didn't want to wait any longer, so he simply said goodbye to him.

"Okay, Mr. Xiao, go slowly."

Qin Yining smiled, but didn't say anything to persuade her to stay.

"My lord, that guy surnamed Xiao was so unreasonable just now, why did you stop me and not let me go up and teach him a lesson?" Qiu Sheng replied indignantly as he walked, "According to me, a person like him just owes a lesson. .”

"No problem."

Qin Yining shook his head, evoking a gentle smile, "Isn't his attitude towards me three years ago the same as now? It's really nothing strange, but I didn't expect that in just a short year, he would grow more handsome gone."

"Uh, son, aren't you interested in him?"

Qiu Sheng asked cautiously.

In the past three years, Qiu Sheng never heard Qin Yining mention anything about Xiao Ling. He thought that Qin Yining had already forgotten him, but how could he know that Qin Yining remembered him all the time, and his previous behavior was also deliberately pretended.

"of course."

Qin Yining smiled calmly, "He was the man who rejected me back then, and he is still the same now. Tell me, how could I forget it? Besides, according to the report from the spies sent by the second brother, this Xiao Ling is as good as I am. Brother, we are not close friends."

"My lord, what shall we do next?"

When Qiu Sheng first heard that this matter had something to do with Qin Ziqi, his attitude immediately changed 180 degrees, and he asked nervously.

"It's very simple, just let me 'meet him'."

Qin Yining said word by word, "Qiu Sheng, don't you think Xiao Ling and I are destined? In this vast sea of ​​people, we can meet each other twice. If there is a third or fourth time, it can be regarded as a match made in heaven. Bar?"

"Son..."

"Okay, you don't need to say more." Qin Yining chuckled meaningfully, "Qiu Sheng, you go to the second brother's people now and ask them to help me find out where Xiao Ling is now."

……

"Hold? Didn't we make an appointment to wait here just now? Why did Xiao Ling disappear in a blink of an eye? Could it be that he has gone back?" Shen Qing, who had returned to the spot again, held the jade pendant in his hand tightly, and muttered to himself.

A look of disappointment glides uncontrollably in his eyes.

"Shen Qing, I'm behind you."

Suddenly, Xiao Ling's voice appeared behind Shen Qing, making Shen Qing's eyes widen involuntarily.

"you are not……"

"I said I would wait for you here, how could you leave?"

Under Xiao Ling's slender eyebrows, a pair of warm, deep eyes stared intently at Shen Qing, seemingly exuding a mysterious allure.

"Uh...sorry..."

Shen Qing lowered her head in embarrassment.

"It's okay, I did leave for a while just because I met someone who doesn't matter, so ah, it's still my fault, here, this is for you."

Xiao Ling followed the trend and put the things in Shen Qing's hands.

"This is, candied haws?"

"Press."

Xiao Ling rubbed his head, "I think you've always wanted to eat it, and just now I saw someone selling it, so I bought it."

Although Shen Qing had been hiding it well all along, how could it be possible to hide it from Xiao Ling?

"I'm so old, it's not good to eat this?"

"Eating this is also divided into ages?"

Xiao Ling raised his eyebrows, snatched the bunch of candied haws, and after eating one, put it in Shen Qing's hand again, "Look, I also ate one, is it all right? Or do you dislike it? I ate before?"

in fact.

Xiao Ling still wanted to just feed Shen Qing with his mouth like this, but he knew that with Shen Qing's current personality, it was impossible to accept it, so he had to give up for the time being.

"no."

Shen Qing shook his head hastily, and in the end, as if afraid that Xiao Ling would be unhappy, he ate one too.

The sweet taste enters the mouth.

In Shen Qing's heart, a touch of nostalgia subconsciously occurred.

I remember when Wen Wen was still there, it was the same way, a bunch of gourds, shared with Shen Qing to eat one by one.

"It tastes alright?"

"Ah."

Shen Qing nodded, took the opportunity to take out a jade pendant from his bosom, handed it to Xiao Ling, and said, "Thank you for the candied haws, this, this is a return gift, to keep you safe."

"Shen Qing, are you sending me?"

"Well, if you don't like it, you don't have to force it."

Shen Qing lowered his head.

"On the contrary, I like it very much." The moment Xiao Ling stretched out his hand and took the jade pendant, he kissed the jade pendant in front of Shen Qing before hanging it on his waist, "Shen Qing, I will always keep it on my body. "

"Uh, whatever you want, anyway, I've already sent you off."

Shen Qing turned her head awkwardly.

Really, why does Xiao Ling always say things that are easy for me to misunderstand?

"Shen Qing, let's go over there." Xiao Ling put away the jade pendant, and without waiting for Shen Qing's answer, she took Shen Qing's hand and walked forward. I just saw a very beautiful lantern, I think you will like it too . "

"Xiao Ling, don't you have one in your hand?"

"Different."

While pulling Shen Qing forward, Xiao Ling explained in a warm voice, "I think that lantern is very beautiful. If you hold it in your hand, it will definitely look good. Press, in other words, I want to see you It looks like holding that lantern."

Shen Qing, "..."

Inn.

"My lord, according to the spies' report, it seems that Xiao Ling went to the lantern market with someone."

"who?"

Qin Yining frowned immediately.

Qiu Sheng didn't dare to delay, and immediately replied, "I don't know yet, but I heard from the spies. Although I can't see the man's appearance clearly, but judging by his figure, he should be a man."

"Is that so? I wonder why he rejected me so resolutely. So, did he make an appointment with someone long ago?"

Qin Yining secretly breathed a sigh of relief, unconsciously making excuses for herself.

"Young master, then..."

"We're also going to the lantern market." Qin Yining stood up abruptly, "However, before I go, I have to disguise myself, otherwise, if I'm not careful, it will be troublesome to attract Qin Haoran's attention, after all Anyway, this place we are in is Qin Haoran's territory after all, so there is no guarantee that incalculable things will not happen."

"Yes, my lord, I'm going to prepare right now." Qiu Sheng nodded and immediately got busy.

As for Qin Yining, he watched with a half-smile, while the busy Qiu Sheng smiled lightly.

Xiao Ling, just watch, I don't believe that you can continue to remain indifferent.

……

"Xiao Ling, don't go so fast, there are too many people here." Shen Qing wanted to break free in embarrassment, but Xiao Ling was not an ordinary person, Shen Qing's breaking free was useless at all.

"Don't be afraid, I'm not holding your hand? Just follow me all the time."

In order to reassure Shen Qing, Xiao Ling squeezed Shen Qing's palm calmly, and continued, "Besides, I'm afraid that if I go late, someone will take that lantern away."

"Come, come, all the guests, come and take a look when you pass by. Each of these lanterns beside me is carefully made by my family. If you like it, you can buy it back and watch it."

The store owner shouted in a very happy mood, which attracted many people's attention.

"Xiaosheng can look at the painting on it?"

"Of course, my lord, please."

A man dressed as a scholar nodded to the shopkeeper to express his thanks when he heard the shopkeeper's agreement, and then began to watch the lantern carefully, "Good painting, good painting, the bamboo on this lantern is very lifelike."

"Young master, are you interested?"

"Shopkeeper, this lantern..."

"and many more."

The moment the scholar answered, Xiao Ling's voice sounded from the side, "Can you please give me the lantern, sir?"

"Oh, you want that too?"

"Yes."

Xiao Ling nodded, "I don't know if the young master can give up his love?"

"Well," the scholar rubbed his chin, and after making an appointment for a while, he said slowly, "It's not possible, but you have to answer me a question. If you answer correctly, I just hand over this lantern, and it's fine."

"It's free if you give it up. Please come up with a question." Ling made a blunt gesture of 'please'.

"it is good."

The scholar laughed and shouted, with an imperceptible cunning flashing across his eyes, "Then the white snake crosses the river, with a red sun on its head. The oolong lies on the wall, wearing ten thousand gold stars. Please guess one thing each."

"Press, a red sun above your head? What is that?"

The onlookers seemed to be attracted by the scholar's lantern riddle, and began to guess what the scholar was referring to.

"Is it an oil lamp and a steelyard?"

Unexpectedly, the person who answered this question was Shen Qing.

Clap, clap.

"Unexpectedly, it was actually this little brother who guessed it right. I admire you." The scholar laughed, and handed the lantern in his hand to Shen Qing.

"Uh, Xiao Ling guessed it and asked me to tell you." Shen Qing took the lantern and replied embarrassedly.

"Press?"

Hearing this, the scholar raised his eyebrows, "Why?"

"Qin Haoran, you're pretending to be a scholar and you're addicted, right?" Seeing that he had the intention of continuing to deceive, Xiao Ling broke through his disguise without hesitation.

Come on.

The moment the scholar walked up, Xiao Ling had already noticed that the scholar was Qin Haoran.

"how come?"

Qin Haoran smiled and said, not caring that he would be exposed at all, "Didn't I just happen to be interested? Besides, we are now a coincidence, Mr. Xiao, Mrs. Shen, let's have a drink?"

"it is good."

Xiao Ling paused and agreed.

"Well, then I'll stay here first, thank you Mr. Qin." Shen Qing also responded.

"My lord, it's Xiao Ling."

As soon as Qiu Sheng saw Xiao Ling's figure, he immediately reminded Qin Yining.

However, he was still a step slow after all. When he looked in Xiao Ling's direction, Xiao Ling had already left, and there was an odd scholar beside him for no reason.

"Quick, let's follow."

Qin Yining shouted decisively.

This time, Qin Yining didn't wait for Qiu Sheng's response, and immediately followed.

Wufu Inn.

"Boss, two distinguished guests, please take your time." Qin Twelve, who turned into the waiter of the shop, changed his usual rigorous style, and greeted the guests with the appearance of wearing clothes from both sides.

"Xiao Ling, you should talk to Mr. Qin, and I'll come over to help."

Shen Qing stood up uncomfortably, and ran to Qin Twelve without waiting for Xiao Ling's consent.

"Young Master Xiao, don't you go after him?"

"Mr. Qin, don't you know that with a certain degree of freedom, the relationship can be more stable?" Xiao Ling's lips raised slightly.

"Tsk, if this Qin Twelve can be like Shen Qing, it will be much more fun."

Qin Haoran sighed.

"If you tease him like this, be careful that he runs away." Xiao Ling reminded.

Although he usually likes to tease Shen Qing, but every time he will stop it in moderation, so as not to let the other party fall into real embarrassment.

"He is reluctant."

Qin Haoran casually returned a smile, "I said Mr. Xiao, there are not many good bosses like me these days. If you leave me, can you do it with Qin Twelve's weird temper?"

"Oh, you are very confident."

Xiao Ling picked up the tea cup on the table and took a sip, "By the way, Mr. Qin, did something happen to you again? That's why you pretended to be a scholar?"

"It's not my cunning good fifth brother."

Qin Haoran shrugged his shoulders angrily, "A few days ago, Qin Yining accidentally let Qin Yining find an opportunity to leave the Qin family. If it wasn't for my cleverness, I received the news that he came here first, and I would really be punished. Qin Yining was kept in the dark, but what made me feel even more weird was that after he left the Qin family, he would come back to such a small town with nothing."

"I just saw him."

Seeing that Qin Haoran took the initiative to mention Qin Yining, Xiao Ling took advantage of the situation and told him about the brief coincidence with Qin Yining just now.

"Young Master Xiao, could it be..."

"Young Master Xiao, what a coincidence, we meet again."

Qin Yining, who appeared suddenly, walked over calmly, and smiled slightly at Xiao Ling, "I don't know you two, can I set up a table?"

Followed by Qiu Sheng with a gloomy face.

It seemed that he was very dissatisfied with Xiao Ling.

"of course."

Qin Haoran, who was sitting on the side, deliberately lowered his head, pulled the hat on his head, and deliberately lowered his voice, "As long as you don't mind."

"It's too late for me to be grateful, so why would I mind?"

Qin Yining was afraid that Xiao Ling would refuse again, so this time, without waiting for him to speak, he sat down decisively and smiled at Qin Haoran, "By the way, my surname is Qin. I don't know this young master's name?"

"Coincidentally, my surname is also Qin."

Qin Haoran smiled pointedly, and at the same time, deliberately stared at Qin Yining intently with explicit eyes.

"Uh, it turned out to be Mr. Qin, nice to meet you."

Seeing Qin Haoran's different gaze, Qin Yining couldn't help but twitched the corners of his lips, and calmly set his eyes on Xiao Ling, not wanting to pay attention to Qin Haoran, "Mr. Xiao, including this time, we met three times in total. Tell me, does this count as fate?"

"not necessarily."

Xiao Ling shook his head bluntly, "I have met this Young Master Qin in front of you no less than ten times by chance, do you think this is also destined?"

"Uh, he's a man, how can he count?"

"Press?"

Xiao Ling raised his eyebrows, "Then what do you think counts?"

"Uh, of course..."

"What is it?"

"No, it's nothing." Qin Yining blushed, lowered her head shyly, and greeted her with a refusal, "How dare I say that."

"I said Mr. Qin, you must not be in love with Mr. Xiao, right?"

Qin Haoran had a look of pity to expose Qin Yining.

"Uh……"

Qin Yining was stunned, it never occurred to him that Qin Haoran could see through it at a glance, he couldn't even perceive his thoughts, for a moment, he forgot how to react.

"Master Qin, what's the matter with you?"

Qin Haoran pressed on step by step.

Interesting, I really never thought that Qin Yining would be interested in the current eldest son, but judging by the reaction in Qin Yining's heart, he should have not noticed it before this, right?

It is said that the person who knows you best is often your enemy.

After fighting with Qin Yining and Qin Ziqi for so long, how could Qin Haoran fail to understand the faint love in Qin Yining's eyes?

"I……"

"You are presumptuous, how could my young master fall in love with him?"

Qiu Sheng retorted with raised eyebrows, "He is good-looking, but in terms of his background, is he worthy?"

"That's good."

Unexpectedly, when Xiao Ling heard these words, instead of being angry, he smiled slightly and said, "After all, I am also a relative."

"Are you married?"

Qin Yining made a 'chuckle', stood up, and stared at Xiao Ling with wide eyes.

"Well, to be precise, it was three years ago."

How could it be, how could it be like this, how could he get married...

Qin Yining murmured silently in her heart.

"Hold? Mr. Qin, what's the matter with you? Are you feeling unwell? Your face is ugly." Qin Haoran shouted worriedly.

"Sir, what's wrong with you?"

It was also because of Qin Haoran's words that Qiu Sheng noticed Qin Yining's inappropriateness, and made a gesture to support Qin Yining.

"No, I'm just a little tired."

Qin Yining avoided Qiu Sheng's support, sat down again, forced a smile and said, "Young Master Xiao, I wonder what kind of person your husband is?"

"A brother who blushes whenever he moves."

Xiao Ling didn't want to talk too much, so he simply replied, or in other words, if Qin Haoran's words just now had not aroused his vigilance, he wouldn't even have the idea of ​​talking to Qin Yining.

"Is there anything else?"

"Mr. Qin, that's Mr. Xiao's husband. It has nothing to do with you, right? Why do you want to know so much?" Qin Haoran continued to avoid confusion, and asked curiously.

"Uh, I'm just curious."

Qin Yining suppressed the unwillingness and anger in his heart, and smiled, "I remember when I first met Mr. Xiao, Mr. Xiao always gave me a feeling of rejection, so I was very curious, what kind of brother is he, Young Master Xiao was moved."

"Xiao Ling, Uncle Lin has something to ask for you."

The moment Qin Yining finished speaking, Shen Qing came over and exhorted.

"Who is this?"

Qin Yining asked with a half-smile.

Although he already had an answer in his heart, Qin Yining still hoped that this person was not.

How could his outstanding-looking brother be compared to a humble-looking brother, and even snatch away the man he liked?

"My husband."

Xiao Ling replied simply and clearly, then stood up, and patted Shen Qing's left shoulder, "Okay, I'll go over now, do you want to come with me?"

"Well, I heard from Uncle Lin that he wants to talk to you about Huzi." Xiao Ling nodded, then turned to look at Qin Haoran, and said to Qin Yining, "Sorry, I have something else to do, so let's go."

"Well, it's the important thing, you go quickly."

Qin Haoran said in a good mood.

However, compared to Qin Haoran who was in a good mood, Qin Yining couldn't help feeling disappointed.

Why is it that the person he married was such an ordinary brother who couldn't be more ordinary?Obviously, I am the most suitable for him. Also, how can I lose to a farmer's brother as a brother of the Prime Minister's family?

Qin Yining's heart suddenly ached uncontrollably.

this moment.

Qin Yining finally understood that his feelings for Xiao Ling had already fallen into him when he met for the first time and was severely rejected.

Otherwise, with Qin Yining's temperament, why would he want to contact Xiao Ling again and again?He even used the matter of Qin Haoran as an excuse in order to see Xiao Ling again?

It was just that he was unwilling to admit it.

Anyway, Qin Yining is also the son of the Prime Minister's mansion, with a high status, how could he fall in love with a farmer?Isn't this rushing to make the whole capital laugh?

"Mr. Qin, speaking, I have known Mr. Xiao for so long. Sometimes, I still admire him for being able to stay by this brother's side all the time, consistently."

"Have they known each other since childhood?"

"Do not."

Qin Haoran shook his head, and tentatively said, "Strictly speaking, it has a lot to do with that brother saving Young Master Xiao, I think, compared to the two of us, that brother and Young Master Xiao are a match made in heaven, right? "

"..."

"Young Master Qin, you think so too, don't you?"

Qin Haoran asked intentionally.

"Ah, um, maybe." Qin Yining replied with a half-smile.

……

"Young master, are you alright?"

On the way back, Qin Yining's face was terribly gloomy, even Qiu Sheng didn't dare to touch his bad luck easily.

"How do you guys do things? Why didn't you tell me that Xiao Ling was married?"

Qin Yining looked at the spy who was kneeling in front of him, and questioned for a while, his words were full of unconcealable anger.

"It's the subordinate's fault, please punish the fifth son."

"You don't need to tell me, I will too."

Qin Yining gritted his teeth and said, "Go and find out for me again, I will only give you one night, this time, I want all the news related to Xiao Ling, and the farmer next to Xiao Ling is the same, remember, if If you still can’t find out, you don’t have to come back.”

"Yes."

The spy shivered suddenly, and immediately retreated.

"Hmph, useless things, even this little thing can't be done well."

Qin Yining snorted coldly.

"My lord, tell me, the spies couldn't find out, could it be because of Qin Haoran?" Qiu Sheng couldn't help reminding.

"How to say?"

Qin Yining, who was originally in a rage, gradually calmed down after hearing what Qiu Sheng said.

"Young master, didn't you say three years ago that Qin Haoran is not simple? In addition, we also found out that he often comes here. If it wasn't for Qin Haoran's handwriting, how could the spies find nothing?"

Qiusheng explained.

"Well, there is some truth in what you say."

Qin Yining frowned immediately, and muttered to himself in puzzlement, "It's just, why did Qin Haoran help Xiao Ling to such an extent?"

Wufu Inn.

"Uncle Lin, what do you want from me?"

As soon as he came to the backyard of Wufu Inn, Xiao Ling asked straight to the point.

"Hey, it's not that bastard Huzi." Shen Lin shook his head helplessly, "He actually told me just now that he is going to take the talent examination. Tell me, can you do it?"

"Huzi wants to be a scholar?"

Xiao Ling seemed to know already, so he asked calmly.

"No."

Shen Lin rubbed his aching forehead, "That kid is a little clever, but he is already a top student in the exam, how could he be a scholar? Rao Shen Xiucai, who was praised by the village back then, also took the exam three times. I just passed the exam."

"Uncle Lin, what do you mean..."

"Boy Xiao, let me say what I want, I want you to help me persuade Huzi not to give up the exam for a scholar."

"Uncle Lin, you can't do this."

Shen Qing's pupils shrank suddenly, "Haven't you seen Huzi's hard work these years? How can you bear to stop him?"

"I also know, but my mother said, Huzi is not that kind of material at all, if..."

"Uncle Lin, can they believe it?"

Xiao Ling interrupted coldly, "I don't believe you can't detect it, they are jealous of Huzi, as a father, shouldn't you help Huzi at this time?"

"Uncle Lin, Xiao Ling is right, you just trust Huzi once, okay? In the last Tongsheng exam, they all told Huzi that he was overestimated? Look, didn't Huzi pass the exam in the end?"

Shen Qing continued to lobby.

these years.

Shen Hu has changed a lot since the yamen incident, and he has become fond of reading, and he is no longer limited to being taught by Xiao Ling.

Moreover, Shen Lin saw all this and acquiesced.

It's just that for some reason, Shen Lin would suddenly want to stop Shen Hu from taking the talent examination.

"Ugh……"

Shen Lin sighed, and clenched his fists tightly, "I know what you said, but you don't know how ugly what they said outside, and you almost scolded the tiger by name."

Shen Lin was forced by these rumors in the early years to find some short-term jobs in the town, so he naturally didn't want Shen Hu to repeat the same mistakes.

"Father, I'm not afraid."

Shen Hu walked in suddenly, and knelt down towards Shen Lin, "They can say whatever they want, and I will use my own method to prove to them that your choice is not wrong."

"Head of the family, you agree, Hu Zi is our child, we don't help him, who else can help him?"

Wang Liu also walked in and joined the ranks of persuasion.

"This……"

Shen Lin was not talking, and Xiao Ling and the others were not trying to persuade them, they seemed to be silently waiting for Shen Lin's final answer.

It seems like a century has passed.

Shen Lincai looked at Shen Hu with a complicated face, "You really won't regret your decision today?"

"Yes."

Shen Hu replied firmly.

"Ok."

After all, Shen Lin compromised, "But Huzi, you have to remember, even if you choose, don't let me regret it, otherwise, I will see if I don't break your leg."

"Father, you agreed?"

"I'm your old man anyway, you've already knelt down, can I not agree? I'm saying, if I continue to object, maybe you, Amu..."

Shen Lin immediately scratched and wiped his neck.

"Boss, everyone is here, what nonsense are you talking about?" Wang Liu blushed and glared at him.

a time.

They couldn't help laughing, even Xiao Ling's expression was rare and gentle.

"Thanks."

Shen Qing whispered authentically.

Shen Qing understood that if Xiao Ling hadn't helped, Shen Lin would not have agreed so quickly.

"Thank you, but I want to thank you."

Shen Qing, "..."

……

In a blink of an eye, when the time turned to Mao, the spies came back to report.

Qin Yining sat on the stool, staring at the spies intently, perhaps because of upset, Qin Yining stayed up all this time, waiting for the spies with a blank expression.

"My lord, drink some tea first to refresh yourself." Qiu Sheng hurriedly brewed the tea and handed it to Qin Yining.

"Ah."

Qin Yining took advantage of the trend to make tea, took a sip, and then said coldly, "Tell me, what you found."

"Yes, Fifth Young Master, my subordinates found out..."

I don't know if it's a coincidence, but the family that the spies are spying on this time happens to be He Zhu's family. He Zhu already resented the two of them very much, and with the temptation of the spies' money, it would be strange if He Zhu didn't say anything.

"Is that so..."

After listening to the spy's report, Qin Yining fell into silence, and his face gradually became ugly. After a while, he continued, "It's fine, you can go to my second brother to receive the punishment."

"Yes."

Seeing that Qin Yining had no intention to investigate further, the spies immediately thanked Qin Yining overjoyed.

"Son..."

"Oh." Qin Yining sneered, and subconsciously clenched the hand holding the teacup, "I just wondered why Xiao Ling would marry that ordinary farm boy. It turned out that all of this was done by that brother named Shen Qing the ghost?"

"Autumn."

"Yes, what are your orders?"

Qiu Sheng swallowed sharply, and asked cautiously.

"I want to find a time to meet that brother named Shen Qing alone for a while. You can arrange it for me. Don't let Xiao Ling find out."

"Uh, son, is this too risky?"

Although Qiu Sheng looked down on Xiao Ling's background from the bottom of his heart, Xiao Ling's behavior before and the fame he had gained now made Qiu Sheng feel that he was not simple.

Can a person who can change from a poor person to a rich peasant in just three years be so simple?I'm afraid that Xiao Ling's ability is far more than that, so Qiu Sheng will remind him.

"Aren't I always taking risks?"

Qin Yining took a deep breath, and put down the teacup in his hand, "Besides, I want Xiao Ling, so before I get tired of it, he can only be mine, and no one can touch him."

Perhaps Xiao Ling's refusal had the opposite effect, and with Shen Qing's appearance, Qin Yining's desire for monopoly that had been hidden all along was completely released.

"My lord, Madam wants you to enter the palace wholeheartedly. I'm afraid that if Madam finds out about this, you will..."

"Then don't let him know."

Qin Yining glanced at Qiu Sheng coldly, and warned, "And my second brother too, now the only ones who know what I'm thinking are you and me, if this matter gets out, I won't be polite to you, and you don't have to think about it." Marry into my Qin family as a concubine."

A thud.

Qiu Sheng panicked and knelt down, "Young master, don't worry, I won't say anything. If I fall into your wrongdoing, I will be condemned by heaven in the future, and I will die without a place to die."

"okay."

Qin Yining put his hand on Qiu Sheng's trembling shoulders, and said in a warm voice, "You have been with me for so many years, do I still not know you? I'm just talking, you don't have to be so nervous, and how much do I tell you? Again, there are only the two of us here, you can call me Yining."

"Yes, also, Yi Ning."

Qiu Sheng nodded again and again, but he was more and more afraid of Qin Yining in his heart.

Just now.

Qiu Sheng inadvertently saw the madness hidden in Qin Yining's eyes, hidden under the gentle appearance, could he not be frightened?

……

a few days later.

"My lord, I saw just now that Xiao Ling had gone out with another person, presumably to go to town."

Qiu Sheng hurried to Qin Yining's side, panting.

"Are you sure you've left Shenjia Village?"

Qin Yining asked again and again.

"Yes, my lord, I came back to tell you after watching them leave Shenjia Village, now only that brother is in this house." Qiu Sheng explained.

"Okay, you just wait here for me."

"It's your son."

Bang bang, bang bang.

"Xiao Ling, did you forget to take something?"

Hearing a knock on the door, Shen Qing thought that Xiao Ling forgot to take something, and ran out quickly, "I told you today, don't forget to take it like yesterday, uh, you are?"

"Shen Qing, right? I'm brother Xiao's friend, and I came here specially to look for you today, why don't you invite me in?"

Qin Yining smiled.

"This, is that so? Please come in." Shen Qing invited, a little at a loss.

Because today's Qin Yining didn't deliberately dress up like yesterday, Shen Qing, who had only met him once, didn't recognize who he was at all, only felt that the brother in front of him was very delicate.

"Thank you."

Qin Yining nodded towards Shen Qing, and walked in gracefully.

"Sorry, because there is no preparation in advance, only cold water, you don't mind?" Shen Qing came out with a bowl of cold water and handed it to Qin Yining.

Xiao Ling is also true. If you have an appointment, you should tell me anyway. What should I do now?However, when did Xiao Ling meet such a beautiful brother?

While Shen Qing was muttering in his heart, a look of puzzlement flashed in his eyes.

"No problem."

Qin Yining took the bowl, held it in his hand, and said in a warm voice, "I can't blame you, in fact, before I came here, I didn't mention it to Brother Xiao, so it's not surprising that Mrs. Shen didn't know about it."

"Uh, that's what it is."

Shen Qing scratched her hair in embarrassment, "Then why you came here..."

"It's because of Brother Xiao."

Qin Haoran replied bluntly, a sneer quickly flashed in his eyes.

"Xiao Ling?"

Shen Qing raised his eyebrows, the incomprehension in his eyes became even worse.

"Ms. Shen, can you please return Brother Xiao to me?" Qin Yining didn't know when, she put away her smile, and begged with reddish and pitiful eyes.

"You, what are you talking about? I listen, but I don't understand."

Shen Qing instantly felt his eyes go dark, and his feet trembled unsteadily.

"To tell you the truth, brother Xiao and I have been in love for a long time three years ago. It's just that he agreed to marry you in order to prevent accidents with you who have saved his life."

Qin Yining continued.

In his heart, he was full of pride.

How about letting you get Xiao Ling first?Is mine, will always be mine.

"How, how could..."

Shen Qing never thought that such a thing would happen, she was completely stunned, unable to recover for a long time.

"Mr. Shen."

While Qin Yining grasped Shen Qing's hand, tears streaked across the corner of his eyes, "Please, just let us be, it's been three years, you should be fine, right? I, I really don't want to be separated from Big Brother Xiao again."

"I……"

"Shen Fulang, I know it's difficult for you to make a choice, but this is indeed the truth."

"You, are you telling the truth?"

Shen Qing didn't believe it right away, but squinted her eyes slightly, and looked Qin Yining up and down, as if to confirm whether she was lying or not.

"of course."

"Then you are

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