After rebirth, the Prime Minister's wife married the living devil

"Ouch! Be gentle...hiss...be gentle."

With his right leg fixed in a splint, Mr. Lin was trying to lie down on a bamboo chair with the help of Li Yanqi.

"Zhizhi, you're back?" Mother Lin looked anxious. She leaned on her husband and frowned as she ordered, "Go and pour a cup of tea for Lieutenant Li."

Seeing that his father's face was as pale as paper and sweat was pouring from his forehead, Lin Yanyu had no mind to pour tea. She wanted to go forward to help, but Lin's mother and Li Yanqi were already supporting her father on both sides. She had no idea where to start and could only ask anxiously.

"Dad, why are you like this? Didn't you just go to the academy this morning?"

Scholar Lin sat down with the help of the two men. After the pain subsided, he said weakly, "This morning, the maid who was sweeping the academy left the stone steps wet and my father accidentally fell. The students of the academy sent me to Huichun Hall, where I happened to meet Li Xianwei."

"What did the doctor say? Is it serious?" Lin Yanyu asked anxiously.

"Dad is fine. The doctor at Huichuntang said it's not serious. It's just a minor fracture. He needs some time to recover. I'm afraid he won't be able to go to the academy during this period. Alas..." Mr. Lin sighed.

Fortunately, the headmaster knew his situation and gave him a month of sick leave.

Suddenly thinking of something, Lin Xiucai turned around and bowed to Li Yanqi who was sitting next to him, and said sincerely: "I am sorry to trouble Li Xianwei again this time. If it weren't for Li Xianwei, I don't know how I would return home."

Li Yanqi felt Lin Yanyu's grateful gaze, and felt touched. He couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth and said with a smile: "Mr. Xiucai, you are too polite. I just happened to be there. It's just a small favor, so I don't deserve it."

Before this, Mr. Lin had heard a lot about Li Yanqi, all of which were bad news. However, after several encounters, he thought that those rumors were not entirely true. Thinking of the time he saw him in Huichun Hall, he seemed to be getting medicine, so he said:

"I heard that the county lieutenant and Magistrate Dong went on a business trip a few days ago. Did you get injured when you went to Huichun Hall today? The world is unstable now, and swords are ruthless. The county lieutenant must be more careful."

Lin Yanyu knew that Li Yanqi was good at Kung Fu, but after hearing what her father said, she still couldn't help but secretly look at him.

His eyes were dark and bright, his eyes were sparkling, the corners of his mouth were smiling, his back was straight, and his whole body exuded the vitality of wheat ears, he didn't look like he was injured at all.

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Xiucai." Li Yanqi straightened his back even more, smiled warmly at Mr. Lin, and said, "The weather has turned cold recently, and the old illness of the elder in the family has recurred. Let's go to Huichuntang to get him some medicine."

"Elders in the family?"

Mr. Lin frowned and thought hard in his mind, isn't Li Yanqi an orphan?

Li Yanqi's straight black eyelashes drooped, making him look innocent and gentle. He said sadly, "I am an orphan without a father or a mother. In fact, he is not really my elder."

Mr. Lin regretted that he shouldn't have mentioned other people's sad things. "Li County Magistrate, I made a mistake. Please don't take it seriously."

Li Yanqi bowed his head and pretended to be sad, saying: "Scholar, there is no need to comfort me. I am unlucky and cannot enjoy the warmth of family. The elder I am talking about is Li Zhaofeng who lives next to the mass grave outside the town. Everyone calls him Li Lame. I received his kindness when I was a child, so he must have taken care of me a little."

Lin Xiucai naturally knew Li Quezi, a scavenger at the mass grave, a poor man with broken legs. He never expected that it was Li Yanqi who was taking care of him!

Mr. Lin felt that rumors were harmful. This guy was not just a local thug or a bully. It was clear that County Lieutenant Li was a kind-hearted, chivalrous and brave man.

"Li, the county lieutenant is so righteous! You saved my daughter before, but I have been busy with family matters and have not yet thanked you. It is better to stay today and have a simple meal."

Li Yanqi had been accompanying County Magistrate Dong to the provincial capital for several days. He had been eager to see Lin Yanyu for a long time. He had just done this for this moment. Now that his goal had been achieved, he was naturally overjoyed in his heart, but he still pretended to be serious.

"I shouldn't have disturbed the scholar since he was injured. But I've been busy with official duties recently and haven't had a home-cooked meal for a long time, so I had the audacity to disturb him."

"Don't bother us. We have to eat too. Yanyu's mother, go get the wine that Mr. Huang gave me on my birthday last year, and cook some good dishes."

Mr. Lin patted his wife's hands, then turned to his daughter and said, "Yanyu, go and brew the new tea leaves that Dad got this year."

Lin's mother still had her guard down against Li Yanqi, but she would not offend her husband in front of outsiders, so she turned around and left without mentioning it.

Lin Yanyu glanced at Li Yanqi's gentle smiling face, speechless for a moment, turned around and went into the main room to get tea leaves, then followed her mother into the kitchen to boil water and make tea.

The tea leaves expanded in the white porcelain cup, and the elegant tea fragrance filled the kitchen. Lin Yanyu placed the newly bought sugar biscuits on a plate, placed them on the tray together with two cups of tea, and carried them to the yard.

Li Yanqi had a gentle smile on his face, seemingly listening carefully to what Lin Xiucai was saying. As soon as Lin Yanyu appeared, he immediately stood up and walked forward to greet her.

"Miss Laurin is here, let me do it."

With her back to Lin Xiucai, the tall body was full of oppression. Lin Yanyu couldn't help but slow down her breathing and took a step back. Her soft little hands holding the tray were tightly covered. She felt a burning sensation and her eyes widened in an instant, her heart beating rapidly.

"Thank you Miss Lin for the tea." Li Yanqi's lips curled up clearly, and there seemed to be flames dancing in his dark eyes: "It smells good."

Lin Yanyu's snow-white cheeks suddenly turned red as if blood was dripping out. She avoided his burning gaze, pulled her hands out and put them behind her back, gritted her teeth and said, "Lieutenant Li, you are too polite. I still have to help my mother prepare the meal, so I won't bother you for now."

After saying this, she turned around and went into the kitchen like a flying swallow into the forest.

Lin's mother was cutting bacon when she saw her usually calm daughter getting flustered. She couldn't help but feel surprised.

"Zhizhi, what's wrong? Why is your face so red?"

"Cough, cough, cough..." Lin Yanyu didn't dare to look into her mother's eyes. Her cheeks were burning and her eyes were wandering. She said, "It's okay, mother. I just came to help you in a hurry. Let me help you pick the leeks."

Mother Lin looked at her suspiciously, then glanced towards the courtyard. She didn't know what she was thinking about, and said, "That Li Yanqi, to be honest, I'm still a little confused. He has nothing to do with our family, but we have to rely on him for favors again and again recently. The rumors about him before were all very detailed. I really don't believe that they were all false. Your father is also a liar... What do you think he means?"

The heat on Lin Yanyu's cheeks gradually cooled. She lowered her eyes, pinched off the yellow leaves and rotten roots of the tender green chives in her hand, and said casually, "Mom, don't think too much. Our family is small, what does he want? And I think Dad likes him very much."

Mother Lin stopped cutting the meat and looked at her daughter's pretty face, feeling a little uneasy. Their family was small and did not have much money, but they had a beautiful unmarried daughter.