The Virgin Mary in the Book: I Decide My Life with Two Swords

Cang Yue Kingdom - Nanlai - Posthouse

Xue Jingchuan was very skilled and quickly changed the medicine for Ye Ling.

The three of them then remembered that there was another person in the room. Xue Jingchuan looked at the soft couch and asked in a low voice, "Is the person you brought back a mute? Why is she so motionless and silent?"

"You are the mute," Ye Ling said angrily. She stood up and went behind the screen to change her clothes.

Xue Jingchuan came to the couch and said with a smile: "Wanqi, are you hungry? Tell your uncle what you want to eat, no, tell your brother."

Wan Qi looked at Xue Jingchuan without saying a word, because someone had told her not to answer anyone except Ye Ling.

Xue Jingchuan turned to look at Nangong Chen. Nangong Chen stood up from the stool and walked to the couch, looking at the little girl carefully: "She really doesn't seem to be able to speak."

Ye Ling changed her clothes and came out: "What are you two doing? You scared her."

"Just kidding, I'm so friendly," Xue Jingchuan said.

"Wanqi, let's get up, get dressed, and then eat."

Wanqi nodded and immediately began to put on her clothes with skillful and efficient movements.

The three adults in the room were stunned. Xue Jingchuan said softly, "It's obvious that this child has experienced something unusual. Her current lifestyle is not what she should have at her age. She's so obedient."

"He's so obedient that it makes me feel distressed," said Ye Ling.

Nangong Chen had someone prepare a table full of delicious food. Wan Qi continued to eat quietly, but she did not take the initiative to pick up food. As long as Ye Ling and Xue Jingchuan put food in her bowl, she would eat it and was not picky about food.

Ye Ling was stunned for a moment as she watched Xue Jingchuan constantly picking up food for Wan Qi.

Xue Jingchuan glanced at Ye Ling and said, "Eat! What are you looking at? Your arm is not convenient. Just eat yours. I'll make it for her."

"It seems that you are not pretending," Ye Ling said without thinking.

Xue Jingchuan was confused: "What?"

"I used to think that all men in this world look down on women and that you were nice to me in order to investigate my father. After all, that idea is deeply rooted. But today I see that you are really a good person. At least you don't deliberately look down on women," Ye Ling said seriously.

"In my eyes, she is just a child, quite pitiful. It doesn't matter if she is a boy or a girl."

"Ye Tingxun is different. He has ignored Ye Yun and Ye Wen since they were young, and even said that having a girl is useless. If his own father is like this, how can others be affected? Ye Tingxun's mother, Li Yuqiu, once scolded my mother, saying that the reason my father didn't come back was because she gave birth to a money-loser, that is, me."

"Who the hell is Ye Tingxun, Ye Ling? You were deceived by that family environment," Xue Jingchuan said.

Nangong Chen also spoke up: "Ye Ling, don't listen to their nonsense. Don't you know what the Ye family is like? You shouldn't believe what they say. General Ye hasn't returned home for over a decade because Da'e has tens of thousands of soldiers stationed there, watching closely. He doesn't dare to leave, not because you're a woman."

"You men only see the pros and cons. You're always willing to sacrifice your own family for the sake of the whole community, and you never care about a woman's feelings. He made my mother a widow for thirteen years, and he's never met me. We don't know each other. I will never forgive him for this, no matter what. But my mother is also stupid. If I were her, we would have broken up long ago. Living like that is worse than being alone. You're just having the title of having a husband for nothing."

"How many women like you are there in the world?" Xue Jingchuan retorted.

"I was forced to do this. Hurry up and eat. After that, I'm going to take Wanqi out to buy some clothes."

"Still going?" the two men asked in unison.

"Is it okay to go with Jingchuan?"

"I'll have it brought to the post station for you to choose from."

“I’m going to go out and buy it myself.”

"you…"

"Okay, go out and buy it. I'll accompany you. It's broad daylight, nothing will happen." Xue Jingchuan saw that Ye Ling had other intentions.

Nangong Chen just felt a headache, one or two of them were disobedient: "Xuan Lei, send the hidden guards to follow."

"It's not that exaggerated," Ye Ling said.

"Don't worry, once you're healed, I will definitely not send anyone to follow you." Nangong Chen spoke the truth, because as long as Ye Ling was not injured, no one could easily catch her.

"Okay, okay, thank you, Your Highness." Ye Ling said as if he was coaxing a child.

After a late breakfast, Ye Ling and Xue Jingchuan took Wan Qi out.

Xue Jingchuan was very puzzled: "Wanqi, why don't you say a word?"

"From last night until now, she has only said the two words Wanqi," Ye Ling said.

"Actually, I don't know if I can support her. I've never raised a child before."

"A child this big is easy to raise. Just feed her."

"Sister," Wan Qi finally spoke. She took Ye Ling's hand and looked up at her pleadingly, "Wan Qi is easy to take care of. She doesn't cry or make a fuss, isn't picky about food, and can dress herself, wash herself, and go to the toilet."

Ye Ling and Xue Jingchuan were both a little surprised. Xue Jingchuan picked up Wan Qi and said, "See, I told you she'd be easy to raise. Wan Qi, don't worry. Sister Ye Ling won't abandon you. She will raise you."

Wan Qi put one arm around Xue Jingchuan's neck and rested her head on his shoulder: "Daddy used to hold me like this, but they are all buried in the earth and turned into stars."

Xue Jingchuan felt bad after hearing this: "Yes, those who are buried in the earth will become stars, forever guarding the ones they love."

Ye Ling walked along, scattering money all the way, and gave money to every beggar she met, regardless of gender, age or status.

"Why are you so generous today?" Xue Jingchuan asked with a smile.

"It's just a few cents. For them, it can buy a few cakes, but for me, it's a drop in the bucket," said Ye Ling.

"Master, are you trying to hide this from others? You want to send a message to that person," Mengmeng said.

Ye Ling ignored Meng Meng because she saw the person she was looking for, the beggar squatting not far away.

"Ye Ling, there is a cloth shop over there. Let's go in and take a look," said Xue Jingchuan.

"Okay, you go in first. I'll buy a string of candied haws for Wanqi. I'll be there right away," Ye Ling said as he ran towards the candied haws not far away.

Xue Jingchuan had no doubt at all and carried Wan Qi in.

Ye Ling bought two strings of candied haws, then turned and walked up to the beggar, placed two banknotes in his bowl, and whispered, "Take this money and change your identity first! This identity is not safe anymore. Wanqi, you don't have to worry about it anymore."

"It's safe to stay with King Beichen. He is very powerful and you are no match for him. You can trust Mu Xia." The old beggar seemed to be kowtowing and thanking, but he was actually giving a low reminder.

Ye Ling didn't say anything else. She turned around and ate candied haws while walking. It was impossible to tell what she did.

"Master, there is no one following us around," Mengmeng said.

"Who said that King Beichen's hidden guards don't count?"

"Oh! Mengmeng forgot about this, but why do you care about him? Don't you hate General Ye?"

Ye Ling stopped eating the candied haws and stood still: Mengmeng, I don’t know why, I just… I just feel the need to do this.

"Master, this is your story line!"

"Yes, although I have no connection with him, I feel inexplicably close to him."

"That's because even though he's dressed in rags, he has a sense of righteousness."

"Maybe!"

Inside the cloth shop, Xue Jingchuan was selecting clothes. Seeing Ye Ling enter, he quickly asked, "Look, isn't this sky blue dress beautiful?"

"Yes, yes, let your wife take a look," the shop owner said with a smile.

"Madam?" Xue Jingchuan's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

Ye Ling ignored the proprietress and said, "This dress is nice. Are there any adults here?"

"Yes! This one is about your size. Would you like to try it on, ma'am?"

"Try it on, Jingchuan. Hold it for me and don't eat it secretly!" Ye Ling handed her candied haws to Jingchuan and went into the inner room to try on clothes.

Xue Jingchuan held the candied haws in a daze. After a long moment, he smiled: "Madam, this is a good name! I like it. Wanqi, what do you think?"

Wan Qi was eating candied haws by herself and ignored Xue Jingchuan.

After a while, Ye Ling came out dressed and turned around: "Does it look good?"

"It looks good, it looks good on you," said Xue Jingchuan.

"Haha... sir, why don't you buy one too? Same color, men's version available." The lady boss is very good at doing business.

"Me? Is it okay?" Xue Jingchuan asked Ye Ling for his opinion.

"You even dare to wear pink, so why shouldn't you be afraid of blue?" Ye Ling said this, but her eyes were admiring herself in the bronze mirror.

"Boss lady, give me a set!" Xue Jingchuan was so happy that he almost flew up. It turned out that there was such a good thing when buying clothes.

A quarter of an hour later, the three of them walked out of the cloth shop, wearing parent-child clothes, looking like a happy family of three.

"We agreed that I would buy it, but you're trying to pay for it," Ye Ling said as they walked.

"I'm a man. If I go shopping with you and ask you to pay, where will I put my face if this gets out?"

"Are all men so concerned about their reputation?"

"Of course, but I guess everyone likes to save face, right? Do you like candied haws, too?"

"Yes, it's sweet. Do you want to taste it?"

“I don’t like sweet things.”

The three of them were talking and laughing, and people kept turning their heads all the way, including when they returned to the inn.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Xue Jingchuan immediately raised his voice: "We are back."

Nangong Chen was writing something on the table in the yard. When he looked up, he immediately felt a sour taste in his mouth.

"How is it?" Xue Jingchuan raised his eyebrows and spread his arms proudly, turning around: "Do the clothes Xiao Yeling picked look good? There are three of us, one for each of us."

Xuan Lei and Zhang Chong looked at each other and thought to themselves: There’s another show to watch!

Nangong Chen felt like he was about to die of anger these past two days. He covered his wound with a painful expression and said, "You all have new clothes, right?"

"Not really!" Ye Ling wondered, "Isn't it just a set of clothes? You're wearing something made of this kind of fabric? It doesn't suit your status."

"I'll wear it if you buy it," said Nangong Chen.

"Okay, um, Xuan Lei, please go to the nearest Chen's Cloth Shop and buy the same one. I'll give you the money." Ye Ling just regarded it as repaying the bastard for his favor.

"This..." Xuan Lei was in trouble.

"You didn't hear Miss Ye clearly, did you?" Nangong Chen asked.

"Yes, I'll go right away." Xuan Lei quickly took the money and trotted away.

"Neither of them is normal." Ye Ling pulled Wan Qi and said, "Let's go. We don't play with sick people."

Xue Jingchuan looked at Nangong Chen provocatively: "Are you serious?"

"What about you?" Nangong Chen asked back.

"Seriously, no matter the outcome, I have to give it a try, right?"

“Okay, fair play.”

"Fair competition? You have concubines galore!"

"I can disband them, leaving no one behind."

"Okay, if you have the guts, then let's compete fairly."