I made a fortune by marrying a sickly woman!

Wu Jingyao shamelessly came to the Qin family with Madam Yan, firstly to make friends with Song Jin, and secondly to find an opportunity to meet Qin Chi. The timing of making friends with Song Jin was wrong, as Song Jin was very busy today, and she failed to talk to him several times.

It is even more difficult to meet Qin Chi.

The banquet for the women was held in the backyard.

The men's room is in the front yard.

If I hadn't left the banquet on my own initiative, I would have never achieved my goal today.

Wu Jingyao was about to walk towards the front yard, wanting to get closer and check out the situation, but she had only taken a dozen steps.

"Hey, Miss Wu, you're going the wrong direction. That's not the pavilion."

Mu Ting appears out of nowhere.

Suddenly, Wu Jingyao was frightened.

Wu Jingyao quickly tried to make amends, "No, I was attracted by the crabapple tree just now and wanted to go over and take a look."

Mu Ting looked in the direction Wu Jingyao pointed.

There was indeed a red crabapple tree not far away, which was blooming very brightly, so this reason could barely be justified.

The maidservant of the Wu family asked, "Didn't Miss Mu Ting say she was going to make tea for my young lady?"

"The maid in the tea room is in charge of making tea. I'm just going to pass on a message. Please be patient, Miss Wu." Mu Ting spoke respectfully and politely, without any disrespect in her tone.

What was said made the master and servant angry.

Wu Jingyao could only pretend to admire the crabapple flowers, then turned around and walked towards the octagonal pavilion mentioned earlier. Just as Mu Ting said, a maid soon brought tea, accompanied by a plate of fruits and pastries.

The presentation is exquisite and the portion is small.

It's hard to find any problem.

Mu Ting retreated to the outside of the pavilion and stood guard, without disturbing the guests' quietness.

After a while, Yan Yurong came.

"Wow, my cousin is really here."

Someone else came over, and Wu Jingyao's plan failed.

When most of the female relatives had left, Wu Jingyao had no choice but to leave with Madam Yan and her daughter if she continued to dawdle.

Before leaving, he pushed aside the others, walked up to Song Jin, and said directly: "Sister Song, you and I hit it off right away. Next time I will go out with you. There are many places to play in the capital, and there are also many delicious foods."

Song Jin smiled politely and said, "I'll definitely go when I have time."

Anyone can tell that this is a polite remark.

The so-called "being free", when the appointment really comes, will definitely make excuses saying that they are not free.

During the entire banquet, Qin Qi was watching over it, and no scandals occurred. The accidents that had happened at banquets in other families before, none of them happened at Qin's family, and it ended perfectly.

In order to reward everyone, Song Jin gave them two taels of silver every day, and also added extra dishes for everyone today.

Wu Jingyao got on the Yan family's carriage.

She hadn't spoken since she sat down, and her face looked unhappy. Madam Yan asked, "What's wrong with Jingyao? Did someone provoke you at the banquet?"

"This is not."

Wu Jingyao didn't tell Mrs. Yan.

She learned from her mother that Mrs. Yan did not agree with the Wu family's plan and said that Uncle Yan did not support it.

Madam Yan looked at her for a few times and understood, "Jingyao, there are so many men in the world. If this one doesn't work, pick another one. There's no need to stick to just one. The Spring Examination will be held next year, and young talents from all over the country will gather in the capital. You can choose carefully then."

"But aunt, so what if you are so outstanding?"

Wu Jingyao lowered her head and drooped her eyelids. "Could it be possible that he could get the top six places in the imperial examination? Could he become a second-rank official at such a young age? In the history of the Great Xia Dynasty in the future, there will definitely be a record of him, and as his wife, it will also be recorded..."

It will be recorded in history and will be remembered forever.

No one would mind even a few words.

There are countless girls in the capital who, knowing that Qin Chi has a wife and children, still want to follow him. What they want is nothing more than the same thing.

The carriage was quiet for a while.

Yan Yurong opened her mouth several times to speak, but held it back.

Mrs. Yan's face didn't look good either.

Wu Jingyao didn't want to offend her aunt, so she gradually shed silent tears and said in a choked voice: "Aunt, my parents are not you. You will only care about my cousin and they won't care about my life or death... I accidentally learned a few days ago that my father is trying to find a way to send me to the East Palace."

"What?!" Mrs. Yan was shocked.

Yan Yurong was also shocked, "How dare uncle? Everyone in Beijing knows that the Eastern Palace is a big hellhole!"

"Yeah, who doesn't know?"

Wu Jingyao said with a sad face.

In order to win their sympathy and future help, Wu Jingyao did not tell her parents that she had persuaded them to turn their target to Qin Chi.

After Qin Chi saw off the last guest, he went to meet Song Jin.

Song Jin was listening to Mu Ting laughing as she talked about the various daughters of wealthy families' various tricks at today's banquet.

Only other people found it funny, but Song Jin saw something different, like the gap between her and Qin Chi now. Those female relatives came to the banquet, and on the surface they were talking and laughing, and they were polite, but in fact they didn't take her, Song Jin, seriously.

"What are you talking about? Are you so happy?"

Qin Chi spoke with a smile on his face.

Mu Ting looked away guiltily, bowed and retreated quickly.

Song Jin pretended to be calm and stood up to greet him, "Are you tired, sir? Do you want to rest for a while?"

"Madam, don't you have anything to ask me?"

Qin Chi knew what happened at the banquet for the women in the back house.

Song Jin might also know in his heart that it is not good to talk about things that have not happened, even if he knows it in his heart, or else people will accuse him of being suspicious, jealous and overthinking.

Qin Chi held her hand tightly and waited for her to speak.

But for a long while, Song Jin didn't say anything.

Qin Chi said calmly: "We have been married for so many years, you should understand that if I really have other thoughts, you can't stop me, let alone wait until now. I don't ask you to be wholeheartedly with me, I just hope you can always believe in me."

"What are you talking about, my husband? I have always been devoted to you." Song Jin's voice was soft and gentle, like a breeze blowing on the face, but after she finished speaking, she lowered her head as if pretending to be shy.

Qin Chi knew clearly that Song Jin was different.

She is not like other women who regard their husbands as their God.

It's like a cold stone, it's hard to warm up.

Just as Qin Chi opened his mouth to say something else, Qin Ba's voice suddenly rang out from outside, "Sir, there's an urgent matter in Jianning."

Qin Chi stood up and whispered to Song Jin, then strode out. The person who came to deliver the letter was waiting in the study. When Qin Chi went over, he saw a strange young man.

The young man saluted Qin Chi respectfully.

He handed the letter in his arms to Qin Chi with both hands.

After Qin Chi took it, the young man bowed and left.

This kind of letter that had to be delivered to him personally probably meant that something big had happened in Jianning.

Qin Chi opened it immediately.

Although there was not much content in the letter, every word explained the problem: the Liu family of Jianning had risen up in rebellion, and Fuzhou was in danger.