The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 601 Report
On Sansi Street, in the Wang family's new courtyard, Old Mrs. Wang looked at Red Hare. Red Hare also looked at Old Mrs. Wang.

For some reason, even though the woman in front of him was just an ordinary old farmer, he felt as if he had returned to the training ground of his past, facing the instructors composed of experts from the inner palace. The overwhelming sense of pressure he felt then still haunted him.

"Only one hand was wasted?" Old Mrs. Wang finally spoke, but her voice came out as a hum from her nose.

Clearly, they were not very satisfied with this answer.

Red Hare nodded with a forced smile: "Well... not entirely... right?"

He was conscripted by Old Madam Wang to see how Qin Huai would deal with the people from the Duke of Anguo's mansion.

However, Old Mrs. Wang did not expect that the little kid, who was courting death, would actually dare to come up and ask for a beating.

Old Wang, standing nearby, advised, "In the end, that child only said a few words; he didn't really hurt our Ayu."

If Ayu is hurt, let alone Qin Huai, even Old Madam Wang, whose anger is already at its peak, might just twist that person's head off on the spot.

However, he hadn't seriously practiced martial arts for many years, and his wife was also getting old and didn't like to move around. He had almost forgotten that his wife had always had a bad temper.

Old Mrs. Wang looked at Old Mr. Wang.

Red Hare looked at Old Wang with gratitude.

Wow, you dare to interrupt at a time like this!

Old Mrs. Wang gave a forced smile: "So, it seems I was the one who was malicious? When Ayu comes back, I'll tell her about your attitude. Anyway, Ayu is a well-behaved child, so I think she'll understand you."

Old Wang said repeatedly, "That won't do! It's not like I don't care about Ayu. Who in our family doesn't love her? If she knew that her own grandmother was always yelling and threatening, wouldn't she be terrified?"

It's true that Ayu is well-behaved and sensible, but if she heard her grandfather say that he wanted to settle things peacefully, even if she could understand, she would still feel unhappy.

Everyone wants to be the one who is favored, right?
As the two were talking, Wang Chuangui returned, panting.

He came back to report: "Father, Mother, Ayu met a lecherous man at the entrance of the examination hall. I am really, really exhausted. Please send two people to check on her."

Wang Chuangui had a really tough time for the first three days. The cornbread was too hard. He had been eating the same food as Qin Huai for the first three days and was enjoying it. But the food was bad for the last three days, and he became listless.

When I came out, I looked no different from the other candidates; I could only say I was putting on a brave face.

When he saw someone bothering Ayu, and it was clear that the person was powerful and influential, Wang Chuangui was afraid that if he stepped forward, he would fall in front of the person and not only be unable to help Ayu, but would also be a hindrance. So he simply gritted his teeth and ran back.

As he ran along the road, he came to a realization: Qin Huai was by A Yu's side, and that kid's martial arts skills were genuinely quite good.

It shouldn't be a problem to handle at least one child smaller than Ayu.

Only after discovering that there were also countless Red Armored soldiers operating in secret did Wang Chuangui finally feel completely at ease.

But it's always someone else's protection that matters; they have to put in a lot of effort themselves to protect their own people.

Old Mrs. Wang raised her eyelids and said, "Look at how slovenly you are. Go wash up by yourself and lie down in the room."

"What about Ayu...?"

"Thanks to your delicate second uncle, she'll be fine." Old Mrs. Wang wanted to kick Wang Chuangui's leg, but then she thought that she was now playing a different role, and she should put away her old vulgar old lady act so that Ayu wouldn't be caught out.

Then she said to Wang Chuangui, who looked bewildered, "My son, I see that you are getting more and more haggard. I'm afraid you've been studying too much lately and it has hurt your brain. I'll tell the kitchen to make some ginger soup and pig brain. You should stay in your room and rest well. Come and see me again after the results are announced."

Wang Chuangui: "?"

In an instant, many rural tales flashed through his mind, such as someone suddenly waking up one night with a completely different personality, or being possessed by another person, or being bewitched by a ghost...

"Father, Mother... Is she alright?"

Old Wang waved his hand: "Your mother is fine. Just go away and don't bother her."

Wang Chuangui: "..." With his father's explanation, this makes sense now.

After Wang Chuangui left, Old Mrs. Wang really went to the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Chi Ding was battling a huge fish, while two unfamiliar guards were squatting on the ground washing vegetables.

Vegetable stalks and leaves were scattered all over the ground, making it impossible to tell which ones to throw away and which ones to keep.

In addition, there was a fat man whose hands and feet were bound and whose mouth was gagged, whimpering in the corner. Seeing the old lady arrive, several guards hurriedly stood up and made room for her.

Grandma Wang looked at the person who was tied up.

Chiding rushed forward, untied the person, and tore the cloth from their mouth.

The man immediately started cursing: "Are you guys out of your minds?!"

Grandma Wang raised an eyebrow and looked at the dark-skinned, fat man.

The burly, dark-skinned man shoved Chi Ding aside, walked to the counter, picked up a large cleaver, and, under the wary gazes of the crowd, said indignantly, "This is a rare jade fish! Its head and swim bladder are both valuable. And you all just threw it away! It's utterly incompetent and a terrible waste!"

After saying that, he moved very quickly, caught another big fish, and began to cut it up with practiced ease.

Old Wang, who followed him in, asked, "Who is this person?"

Chi Ding said in a low voice, "It was Young Master who ordered him to be invited. He used to be a royal chef in the palace and was very good at cooking. He has only been retired for two years. Young Master wants to invite him to cook a few meals so that everyone can taste the skills of a royal chef."

They said it was an invitation, but who couldn't see that it was a forced abduction?
The guard beside him whispered, "Aren't we afraid he'll poison our masters?"

Grandma Wang looked at the imperial chef whose back was to her, and her lips twitched slightly: "Don't worry, it won't happen."

She turned her head and gave a few more instructions, asking Chiding to buy some ingredients. Chiding agreed and immediately went out.

When things were almost done in the kitchen, Ayu brought Qin Huai back with her.

Neither of them spoke much. When they reached the door, Ayu sighed.

Qin Huai's lips moved, but he finally asked, "Do you think I went too far?"

“No.” Ayu shook her head. “I know you did it for me.”

Although if she were to handle it, she would probably just ask Tuanzi to buy some itching powder or something to make the other person itch for a few days.

But Ah-you did it for her, so she wasn't so ungrateful as to blame him.

But I was worried about something else.

"Brother Ayou, I've heard—I've only heard—that some people get angry more easily than others because they have emotional wounds." Ayu looked at Qin Huai cautiously, her expression conflicted, seemingly unsure if it was appropriate to ask, but she still spoke up, "Is there something that's making you very sad that you haven't told me?"

When the other party verbally offended him, Brother Ayou cut off one of their hands.

She hadn't realized how terrifying this was; she only thought for a moment that her brother Ayou might be in a mental state that was causing this.
Qin Huai looked at her: "Ayu, I don't know how to tell you this?"

"You're back? Why aren't you coming in?" Old Mrs. Wang's voice suddenly rang out in the courtyard, and the two of them stopped talking for a moment.

The imperial chef prepared a very sumptuous meal for them, and Ayu ate with great pleasure, not thinking about anything else.

Meanwhile, in the palace, Empress Qin was recuperating in bed, while Hua Hong and Lü Liu relayed the intelligence they had gathered.

In particular, it mentions that Qin Huai crippled the hand of the Duke of Anguo's grandson at the entrance of the examination hall.

Empress Qin paused, then asked, "Why?"

Hua Hong: "The young master of the Duke of Anguo's mansion called Miss Ayu... 'wife' in the street, and he had done so before."

Empress Qin narrowed her eyes: "One hand was crippled?"

Hua Hong couldn't guess what Empress Qin meant, so she carefully replied, "...Yes, the young master acted very discreetly, without letting anyone else see."

"Ha." Empress Qin sneered. "A woman from the Qin family of Jiangnan? Is she someone he's even worthy of touching?"

When Emperor Minghua stepped in, he heard Empress Qin say, "Since it's useless, there's no need to keep the other hand. It's not a disgrace to the Qin family name."

Emperor Minghua then grinned.

Xiao Feng: Is it sweet? I exchanged it by hand.

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