After washing and dressing, Qinghe went to the upper room.

But it turned out that only Madam Jiang was there. Not only did Jiang Yaonian not come, but even Liu Dongzhi was nowhere to be seen!

Qing He's face turned pale instantly, and she said in shock in her heart: "Could it be that Liu Dongzhi didn't go home last night, but spent the night in the study?"

She just felt her heart sink suddenly... and her whole expression became a little dazed!

Madam Jiang noticed something and asked in surprise, "Qinghe, what's wrong with you? You look a little pale. Do you want to ask a doctor to take a look?"

Qing He came back to her senses and asked with a timid heart, "Grandma, why didn't my cousin have breakfast with you today?"

Madam Jiang said, "Oh, she sent her maid this morning to say that she was feeling a little unwell and wanted to go for a stroll in the garden, so she didn't want to have breakfast."

After hearing this, Qinghe immediately knew that something was wrong!

Liu Dongzhi must not have come for breakfast for some other reason...

She pretended to be calm and asked, "Did Mr. Jiang come to greet you this morning?"

Madam Jiang looked at her in surprise and said, "Qinghe, didn't you stay with Nian'er last night? This morning the guards came back and said that Nian'er caught a cold last night, so he didn't come today. How come you didn't know?"

Qing He lowered her head after hearing this, and said in a low voice with a guilty conscience: "After appreciating the moon last night, Master Jiang went back to his study because he had some things to do. I'll go over and see what's going on later!"

Madam Jiang said, "Well, I've asked the kitchen to prepare breakfast separately. You can bring it to him later."

……

When Qinghe came to the study room carrying the lunch box, she was surprised to find that someone had already got there first!

At this moment, Liu Dongzhi was taking care of Jiang Yaonian's breakfast. There were clear soup noodles with shredded ginger and chicken breast and a few side dishes on the table.

'This was made by Liu Dongzhi who sneaked into the kitchen before dawn today.

After finishing, he asked Ping'er to tell Old Madam Jiang that he was not feeling well and wanted to go for a walk in the garden, and then he quietly came to the study with the food box.

Last night, not long after Qinghe left, Jiang Yaonian asked her to go back.

Liu Dongzhi hesitated for a moment, then mustered up the courage to say, "Cousin, your cousin's wife is so cruel to you, why don't you try to give yourself a chance and find someone who truly loves you to serve you?"

Unexpectedly, Jiang Yaonian looked at her coldly and said, "This is my business, I don't need you to remind me!"

"But... seeing you being let down and hurt by her like this, I am really sad and upset..."

Jiang Yaonian frowned and said, "I'm going to change my clothes, you go out!"

In the end, Liu Dongzhi had to leave the study unwillingly.

Qinghe looked at her coldly as she diligently served Jiang Yaonian, and her face instantly became very ugly!

She walked over and said, "Miss Cousin, didn't you tell Grandmother that you were feeling a little unwell and wanted to go for a walk in the garden? Why are you here to serve Mr. Jiang?"

Liu Dongzhi said calmly, "Since my cousin's wife can't fulfill her responsibilities as a wife, then I, as a younger sister, can only care more about my cousin... I'm sure even if my aunt knew about it, she wouldn't blame me. I just don't know if she knew that you left my cousin behind yesterday and went to visit Guard Zhao. What would she think of you? After all, yesterday was Mid-Autumn Festival. How could a mistress not reunite with her husband but go to visit an injured guard? If this gets out, will people think that my cousin's wife and Guard Zhao have a special relationship?"

"Shut up!"

Jiang Yaonian scolded in a deep voice: "Dongzhi, your cousin's wife is just a soft-hearted person. When she heard that Zhao Cheng was injured while saving Miss Deng, she kindly sent him some medicinal oil. It is not your turn to discuss and evaluate her! If I hear these gossips again next time, you will move out of here by yourself! Remember?"

Liu Dongzhi's expression froze for a moment, and she bit her lip and whispered, "Yes, I understand."

"Apologize to your cousin's wife!" Jiang Yaonian ordered without question.

Liu Dongzhi had no choice but to walk up to Qinghe and bow to her, saying, "I apologize to my cousin! I hope you will forgive my unintentional mistake."

Jiang Yaonian said calmly: "You go out first!"

Liu Dongzhi glanced at Jiang Yaonian awkwardly and whispered, "Yes!"

After she glanced at Qinghe secretly, she turned and left reluctantly.

The study was very quiet for a while...

Qing He was silent for a while, then lowered her head and explained in a low voice: "I'm sorry, I didn't know you were sick... I made you wait for so long yesterday..."

Jiang Yaonian's expression returned to its previous coldness. He looked at her sarcastically and asked, "Is Zhao Cheng's injury healed?"

Qing He raised her head in panic, looking at him with surprise and embarrassment...

Jiang Yaonian said coldly, "Why? Hasn't he always been more important to you than me? I heard that he was injured, so how could you just ignore him? Compared to him, what am I as a husband?"

Qing He hurriedly explained anxiously, "I know I shouldn't have left you to see him yesterday, but no matter what, before I met you, he had sent me home when I was injured, and helped me find Lingling. Is it too much for me to give him some medicinal oil?"

"Too much!" Jiang Yaonian said coldly, "It was me who saved you, but why don't you repay me? I was the one who asked him to help you find Lingling and send you home, so why do you attribute all the credit to him and not thank me? Isn't it because you have a good impression of him and can't forget him all the time?"

After Qing He was silent for a while, he said in a hoarse voice: "You just won't let this go... I've told you many times, there's nothing I can do if you don't believe me."

Jiang Yaonian showed a hint of sneer on his face and said, "Why, am I wrong? How can spending the holidays with me be more important than visiting him! Seeing how badly he was injured, he must be very resentful of me for transferring him away, right?"

Qing He looked at Jiang Yaonian with a pale face, feeling aggrieved but unable to say a word...

Jiang Yaonian stared at her and said, "Why, I guessed it all right, didn't I?"

Qing He lowered her head sadly...

"Just get out of here and stop pretending to care about me!"

Qinghe said nothing, turned around and left the study silently.

After she left, Jiang Yaonian sulked alone for a while, then walked over, opened the food box she brought, took a look at it, and immediately closed it again!

These are all the dishes he usually likes to eat!

If that was the case, then why couldn't I stay yesterday, apologize to him softly and gently, and then comfort him?

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