Chapter 73: Live at Ning Guanzhou’s House

 Chen Qingyin shook her head slightly, her eyes dull.

"What's the point of saying this now? Brother, actions can be fake, but the heart won't lie."

"I don't know since when, you and my second brother seem to think Chen Luhua is well-behaved and I am spoiled and willful."

"When I go home this time, I don't feel the same as before. You no longer treat me as your sister, and I don't have a home anymore."

Chen Hanmo's pupils constricted, and he held Chen Qingyin's hand without letting go.

"If I didn't treat you as my sister, I wouldn't have concealed it for you when you didn't come home that night, I wouldn't have covered for you, I wouldn't have helped you lie to your father!"

As soon as these words came out, Chen Qingyin's eyelashes trembled and she raised her eyes.

He said in a panic, "I didn't do anything bad that night! I explained to you that I was drunk and took a nap in the inn."

Chen Hanmo closed his eyes and said, "It's better this way, because not long after that, you insisted on marrying Hu Yunshen. I was so afraid that it was you..."

He didn't finish his next words, but Chen Qingyin had already guessed what he wanted to say.

"Brother, are you afraid that I will lie to you? Do you think that Hu Yunshen and I are husband and wife just because we haven't gotten married?"

Chen Hanmo pursed his lips, his handsome face full of seriousness.

In fact, this has always been something he dared not face.

Because when Chen Qingyin wanted to marry Hu Yunshen, he was the only one who did not stop her.

He was afraid that his sister and he were actually husband and wife, and that if the news got out, her reputation would be ruined, so he wanted to support her and get her married as soon as possible.

But now it has become the thing he regrets the most.

Chen Hanmo closed his eyes and sighed, his hoarse voice carrying a hint of regret.

"If I had known that Hu Yunshen was so hypocritical to you, no matter what happened, I would never have agreed to you marrying him."

Hu Mianmian widened her dark eyes in surprise.

What did she just hear?

Something unspeakable seemed to have happened before her mother got married?

Chen Qingyin bit her lip and fiercely shook off his hand.

"Brother!" She was a little angry, "How can you think of me like this? Hu Yunshen and I didn't do anything before we got married!"

Chen Hanmo opened his eyes again and looked at her: "How about this, you don't have to go back to the Hu family for the time being. Since you don't want to stay at home, I happen to have an outer courtyard somewhere else. You can take Mianmian to live there."

Chen Qingyin shook her head: "No need, I have money, and I will find a place to go."

After saying that, she turned around and got on the carriage.

Chen Hanmo frowned: "Do you really have to make the relationship so awkward? Chen Qingyin, we are brother and sister. If you have any grievances, you can tell me."

Chen Qingyin paused.

A sad, silent smile appeared on her face.

"Brother," she turned her head slightly and looked at him, with indescribable grievance in her eyes, "you'd better not waste your time on me."

After that, she lifted her skirt and got into the carriage.

Just then, Chen Hanjing rushed out with two bags of food.

"Sister, take all of this with you. You didn't eat much just now, don't starve yourself."

Chen Hanjing stopped the carriage and put the food boxes in his hand onto the carriage one by one.

He also packed three bags of roast chicken for Hu Mianmian.

The little guy's eyes lit up when he smelled the fragrance.

Second uncle is so good!

Although he is a military commander, he is very considerate!

"Thank you, second uncle." The little guy said sweetly.

Chen Qingyin looked at her second brother with complicated eyes and said, "Thank you, brother."

Chen Hanjing wanted to say something, but in the end he just sighed.

He brought in a heavy box.

"There are banknotes inside. I'm afraid the recent events of the Hu family will affect you. You have money on you to protect yourself and Mianmian. Remember, don't spend it on Hu Yunshen."

After he finished speaking, Chen Qingyin nodded silently.

Then the driver whipped the horse and the Chen brothers watched the carriage go away.

They looked at each other only when the carriage was out of sight.

Chen Hanjing took the lead and said in a cold and forceful tone: "No matter what Big Brother thinks about this matter, I always think that Yao'er was wrong."

"My sister's yard was always locked, but that day she asked the servants to break down the door and enter the yard, and set off fireworks right under the loquat tree planted by my mother."

"Yao'er was wrong about this matter, and Luhua was also wrong. If they come back one day, I will ask them to apologize to my younger sister in person. Don't stop me."

After Chen Hanjing finished speaking, he lifted his robe and turned back to his mansion.

Chen Hanmo frowned silently.

Finally, he said to himself, "Who said I was going to stop him? Do I look so partial to Luhua?"

Chen Qingyin and Hu Mianmian were riding in a carriage, wandering around the streets.

Hu Mianmian was already feeling a little sleepy, and she squinted her eyes slightly in Chen Qingyin's arms.

Her soft little face had already turned a little pale because the charcoal had run out.

Chen Qingyin rubbed her daughter's hands and said gently, "Mianmian, go to sleep if you're tired. Mother will find a safe and warm place to stay right away."

But she asked Linlang to ask several large inns in the city, and they were all full.

Chen Qingyin didn't dare to live in those smaller and more remote places with Hu Mianmian and Linlang alone.

Just then, the carriage suddenly stopped.

Linlang lifted the curtain to check: "What's going on?"

The driver said, "Madam, someone is stopping the carriage ahead. It looks like someone from the Prime Minister Ning's side."

Chen Qingyin looked outside.

I saw a group of people in front of me wearing guards' clothes and riding black-maned horses.

The person in the lead was Feng Wu, whom Ning Guanzhou had left by her side a few days ago.

"Guard Feng?" Chen Qingyin was stunned.

A few days ago, after Hu Yunshen's case was sentenced, Feng Wu and the other spies who were monitoring the Hu family left the Hu Mansion.

I didn't expect to meet you here again.

Feng Wu dismounted, walked to the front of the carriage, and said, "Miss Chen, it's getting dark. Our master was having dinner with his colleagues nearby when he saw your carriage circling the street."

"Then let me ask you if you can't find a place to stay today. If so, you might as well go to Shengping Lane in front. Your Excellency has a secluded house there."

How could Chen Qingyin possibly live in Ning Guanzhou's house?

She immediately shook her head: "No need, thank you Master Ning."

At this moment, Hu Mianmian shrank in her arms: "Mom, it's so cold."

Feng Wu glanced at Hu Mianmian.

He advised Chen Qingyin again.

"Miss Chen, it's cold in winter, and the wind is even colder when it gets dark. Please forgive me for being blunt, but you can't afford to suffer so much."

"Please rest assured. The master said that he would avoid suspicion and would not bother you and the young lady. You can stay for one night or a few days as you like."

Chen Qingyin was extremely hesitant, but when she looked down, she saw Hu Mianmian looking at her eagerly.

She really couldn't bear to let her daughter suffer the cold with her.

"Okay, then please lead the way, Master Feng."

Feng Wu cupped his hands: "Yes."

In the open window of the private room on the second floor of the restaurant next door, Ning Guanzhou saw Chen Qingyin's carriage following Feng Wu out of the corner of his eye.

He immediately put down his wine glass, and the bureaucrats at the same table were stunned: "Master Ning, you don't want to drink anymore?"

"I won't drink anymore. I can't hold my liquor. I have something to do at home, so I'm going to go back first. I'll treat you this time, so you guys can drink to your heart's content. We'll meet again next time."

After saying this, he called the servant, generously gave him an ingot of gold, then put on his robe and left.