Traveling through troubled times, he fled with his stepson

As she sighed, people behind her came in one after another, some pouring tea and some serving pastries.

Soon the living room felt full.

"It's just her looks, born by my parents, not worth mentioning." Wei Qiqi said modestly, but the woman disagreed: "There are many beauties in the world, but I have only seen you with such charm."

Wei Qiqi didn't know how to respond to this and could only laugh dryly.

"My wife is really kind and beautiful. She saved my son regardless of her own risk. When I found out, I was almost dying of anxiety."

The woman continued, "My husband and I only have this one child. Luckily, my wife saved him. If anything had happened to him, I would not be able to survive."

The woman's speech was so rhythmic that one couldn't help but listen again and again.

"It's rare for a child to go out, and this is when something like this happens. When I heard what the servants said, I asked them to look for you right away." The woman was so moved that she even grabbed Wei Qiqi's hand.

This sudden situation made Wei Qiqi not know what to do for a moment. Her hand was held and she could only smile.

"So no matter what, please accept this money, so that I can feel at ease."

After saying that, he raised his hand, and the servant beside him lifted the cloth covering a plate of food that had been brought over at some point.

The tray was filled with silver coins that were as big as Li Yuan's fist.

Wei Qiqi subconsciously breathed softly and leaned back.

With so much silver, at least...

Three hundred taels.

Is it so easy for the young city lord to make money?

She looked at Li Yuan. Li Yuan was also shocked when he saw the silver, but not too exaggerated.

She had a bold idea but didn't know whether to say it or not.

Intercepted the young city lord...

The city lord's wife noticed the look Wei Qiqi gave Li Yuan, and she looked over.

The man who was originally smiling suddenly froze and slowly collapsed.

"This is……"

The city lord’s wife spoke, her eyes falling on Li Yuan.

"This is my stepson, Li Yuan."

Wei Qiqi waved her hand, signaling Li Yuan to come forward from behind.

The child standing in front of him was still young, with a raised face that looked exactly like the child deep in his memory, but with his eyes a little wider.

"You...your name is Li Yuan?"

The city lord's wife took a step forward and reached out to touch the child's face.

"Madam of the City Lord."

Li Yuan took a step back to avoid the salute, with a look of confusion on his face. He had always had a good memory, and he had more or less impressions of everyone he had come into contact with since he could remember.

The woman in front of him is the city lord's wife, there is no reason for him not to know.

"Li Yuan, is he the son of Li Zhou of the Chenzhou Li family, Li Yuan?"

Li Yuan subconsciously looked up at the woman. Wei Qiqi's eyes turned cold and she pulled Li Yuan behind her.

"Madam City Lord, what is Li Yuan, the son of Li Zhou? This is my stepson, the son left by my late husband."

The hostility on Wei Qiqi's face was not concealed at all, which made the city lord's wife immediately realize that she was misunderstood.

"No, I won't hurt you. I just want to confirm his identity."

As the city lord's wife was talking, she recalled the sad things and took out her handkerchief to wipe away her tears.

"My name is Xu Yaluo. I grew up with Li Yuan's mother Jiang Mengyu as close as sisters. As her best friend, I saw her child when I was young. There was a small teardrop mole on this child. This teardrop mole was the most conspicuous on her white jade-like face when she was young."

"After she passed away, I stopped communicating with Chenzhou and lost contact.

Later, after we settled down, I wanted to go see the child, but I was told that Li Zhou was going to get married, so I didn't go.

Who would have thought... that I would meet her child!"

The city lord's wife was a little excited.

"Are you from Chenzhou City? You..."

After hearing this, Wei Qiqi already believed it 50%, but in the end, she was cautious and did not admit it.

"I understand your excitement, but we are not from Chenzhou. Our registered permanent residence is Shuilang Village on the edge of Chenzhou. Because my husband was murdered by a traitor, we fled to Fengyong Village."

Xu Yaluo felt a lump in his heart when he looked at the beautiful woman and the silent child in front of him.

This was the woman Li Zhou later married.

This woman easily took Jiang Mengyu's seat. She looked at this woman with mixed emotions in her heart.

The woman in front of her didn't seem to believe what she said, so she refused to admit it.

The child hasn't grown up yet and looks no different from when he was a child. Plus, they have the same name and surname, so there's no way she could have made a mistake.

"If that's the case, then I admit my mistake. But even without this reason, you still have the grace of saving my son." Xu Yaluo said, waving his hand to signal two people to come forward.

"You two should hurry up and clean up a yard for this lady to live in. The things inside should be more exquisite."

Without giving Wei Qiqi a chance to refuse, he leaned forward slightly and said, “Since we have the same name, we are destined to be together.

I have a naughty son, you have seen him before, he was dismissed from Confucius, I plan to hire a teacher and other teachers in the house, I think you might as well be my son's companion, so that he can have a playmate, and not clamor to go out every day. "

At this point, Wei Qiqi knew that she and Li Yuan were inseparable. Even if she insisted on leaving, there was no guarantee that this man would send people to follow and monitor her.

It would be better to just stay at home.

However, this was not her decision alone. She lowered her head and silently asked Li Yuan with her eyes.

Li Yuan noticed the gaze, turned his head to look at him, and nodded after a while.

"In that case, it's almost noon, I'll have someone ..."

"Mrs. Xu, you see, we brought Shu Xiu with us because we originally wanted to visit Confucius. We have an appointment this afternoon..."

"Don't worry, madam. The teacher I invited is the best, no worse than Mr. Kong. Moreover, I have also invited a master of the six arts to teach etiquette, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy and mathematics." The city lord's wife was extremely anxious, fearing that Wei Qiqi would find an excuse to leave.

Wei Qiqi originally wanted to say that she was going to inform them of the missed appointment, but she didn't expect so much information to come out.

The city lord's wife is so attentive that it is impossible to refuse her.

If I go to Confucius, I'm afraid I can only teach, and my other abilities may be limited.

It would be great if we could develop all-round.

"I mean, Madam, I have to tell her that I can't go anymore. Also, I have to check out of the inn."

Wei Qiqi felt a little helpless. Now she almost believed this anxious wife of the city lord.

However, she had no plans to really live in this mansion. She had just paid the rent, and she would probably feel more at ease after the city lord's wife had checked everything that needed to be checked.

Whatever she found out.

Li Yuan didn't talk much from the beginning.

She could sense the child's low mood.

"Whether what she said is true or not, the past is over and we have to move on."

“We have to keep moving forward, no matter how difficult the future may be.”

"Just... would you like to be a reading companion?"

She was a little worried, after all, Li Yuan and Guan Zhou had been bullied like this when they were together before.

"Qiniang, I won't make you worry anymore, and I won't be bullied anymore."

Li Yuan looked up and said, the road always goes forward, doesn't it?