Cheng Jining replied: "Yes, Brother Qingshan and Aunt Lu are here, oh, and General Ming and Miss Duan are here too."

Cheng Songan was a little puzzled. Why did General Ming and Duan Zhuyu come with them? Cheng Jining only knew that it was lively, but he couldn't explain it very well, so he followed them to Feng's courtyard.

Not far from Jingqiuzhai, just as they walked to the foot of the high pavilion, Cui Yuanqing followed them with a stiff expression, step by step, as if he had something to say, but seeing that Cheng Jining and a group of maids were following them, he did not speak.

Cheng Songan instructed Haitang, "Take the third girl back first. I will talk to the adults and leave later."

Haitang and Taxue were a little hesitant, afraid that the two of them would quarrel again. There was no one around to mediate, so they were reluctant to leave first. However, Cheng Jinning was unaware of these grudges and said with a smile: "You two are so tactless. My brother-in-law came back without even seeing his father and mother, and immediately came to find my sister, but you are here to get in the way. Come with me."

"It's true that I'm looking for a sister, but I don't know which sister." Cheng Songan tapped her on the head and said in a strange tone.

There was nothing unusual on Cui Yuanqing's face, he just lowered his eyes again, and his demeanor was somewhat inconsistent with his always upright and proud posture.

Cheng Jining was a little confused, but Cheng Songan had already signaled Haitang and Taxue to take her away quickly, so they walked away reluctantly.

Cheng Songan turned around and saw Cui Yuanqing pinching his sleeves unnaturally, slightly turning sideways, almost with his back to her. Not caring what he was thinking, Cheng Songan climbed up the stairs to the pavilion, leaned against the railing and sat down, looking indifferently at the person who followed her.

Cui Yuanqing stood not far from her, looking in the direction of Jingqiu Zhai, lost in thought, not knowing what he was thinking about writing.

"Master Cui, please hurry up and say whatever you want to say. I don't have the patience to enjoy the scenery with you."

Cheng Songan was not being sarcastic, but she felt sleepy again. She had been holding her breath all day and didn't feel anything, but when she sat down, she felt lazy. At this time in the past, she would still be sleeping, but today her emotions fluctuated so much that she was exhausted.

After a while, Cui Yuanqing's cold voice sounded: "The Jin family is not innocent, and that person's drowning was just a coincidence."

Cheng Songan snorted coldly, not bothering to argue, and just said: "Whatever you say is what it is, how dare I have any objection?"

Cui Yuanqing was startled and asked, "Then what about the Taichang Temple..."

Upon hearing about the Taichang Temple, Cheng Songan became angry again, pointing at him and saying sternly: "You said that you would divorce me when you came back from Jiangnan, why don't you keep your promise? Who are you trying to show off your love for me like you did just now? You are going too far and even tying me up and not allowing me to divorce you, do you think I am good-tempered? If the Taichang Temple refuses to accept my case, I will go and beat the drum to file a complaint with the emperor!"

She was very angry and spoke harshly. When she said the last sentence, Huo De stood up, but unexpectedly, her eyes went dark and she felt dizzy. The sounds around her became blurred and she could only hear someone calling her, sometimes "Madam" and sometimes "Miss Cheng".

After a long while, Cheng Songan gradually regained consciousness. She did not fall down, but Cui Yuanqing supported her back with one hand and held her arm with the other, while his body was far away from her, supporting her at a very strange distance.

Cheng Songan always felt that something was wrong and stared at him for a while, but she felt even more uncomfortable because of the dull pain in her lower abdomen. She had no time to think about anything else. She just forced herself to break free from his hands and slowly sat down against the pillar. Suddenly, she felt some warmth between her thighs. It was probably her period that was more than a month late.

Cui Yuanqing saw her sitting down, then he withdrew his hand, casually stood aside, and asked with some restraint: "You seem... um... let's let the doctor take a look."

Cheng Songan rolled her eyes at him. She felt extremely uncomfortable at the moment, but the maids had all left first, so she had no choice but to rely on him.

Well, for the sake of her own body, she could be more flexible, so she said, "I have my period, and I feel very uncomfortable. You carry me back."

Cui Yuanqing's pupils suddenly widened, then quickly returned to normal, and he said rather unnaturally: "It would be bad if someone saw us."

Cheng Songan looked up in surprise, and suddenly realized what was wrong. Taxue once teased that when Cui Yuanqing was with her, he almost never let her sit on a chair or a stool, but always let her sit on his lap. He didn't even shy away when people came. He seemed to like to hold her in his arms at any time, making it impossible for her to struggle, and then take the opportunity to get some advantage from her.

Furthermore, Cui Yuanqing had never had physical contact with other women in front of her. Even when bathing or changing clothes, he never let maids serve him closely. But his behavior just now in Jingqiu Zhai was that he actually hugged Cheng Wanxin and wiped her hands.

The person in front of him looked exactly like Cui Yuanqing in front of outsiders; even Cheng Songan couldn't tell the difference.

The only flaw was that when he faced her, he always kept a distance, even cautiously. Even when she fainted just now, he only supported her back and held her wrist through her clothes.

This discovery made Cheng Songan's blood freeze instantly, and his scalp went numb. He was not Cui Yuanqing! So he didn't dare and couldn't carry her back.

That he was Si Tui, that man, the boy she had met before...

Cheng Songan tried hard not to show any unusual emotions. She lowered her eyes, covered her stomach, and said nervously, "Nothing, I'll just take a break. You... you must be tired after all the way back..."

Her change in attitude was beyond the expectations of the people in front of her, but it was inconvenient to delve into it. She just coughed and replied: "No matter what, the Jin family was involved in the storm, and the person died. Save... She can't marry again within three years. Just find a garden for her and live a quiet life. It doesn't matter to you. Can you not mention divorce?"

Cheng Songan's heart sank little by little. The surprise she felt when she found out it was him was gradually replaced by despair. The guess in her heart seemed to be confirmed. Maybe Cui Yuanqing was not lying to her. He didn't like Cheng Wanxin. There was someone else who really liked Cheng Wanxin...

She just felt very cold, hugged her shoulders involuntarily, and asked in a trembling voice: "You, you..."

I said "you" several times, but I couldn't ask the one question: What is your relationship with her? Is the child yours?

He said in person that he was married, and Cheng Wanxin also said that it was Cui Yuanqing's child, but his actions just now, his concern for Cheng Wanxin...

In the end, Cheng Songan endured it. His affairs had nothing to do with her. Finally, she chuckled and asked, "How have you been these years?"

It only took a moment for him to go from surprise to calmness. Si Tui finally looked at her, no longer avoiding her gaze, and replied calmly, "Very good."

"Sister Cheng!" Duan Zhuyu shouted from under the pavilion, "Why haven't you come yet?"

Si Tui's face changed, and he gently stroked his cheek with both hands. Then he turned his hands behind his back and faced the person who came, and said in a calm voice: "Don't let her get close to me."

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