The maid brought ginseng tea and at the same time took away Xia Zhaoyi and Shen Lie's tea cups.
The two cups of tea were cold and had not been touched by them. Chen Yunqi watched the maid carry them away and turned to Bai Qingyuan.
It could be seen at a glance that Bai Qingyuan was forcing a smile. Chen Yunqi did not dare to ask more about what happened. After carefully considering his words in his heart, he explained the reason clearly.
Her voice was already very light and thin, especially soft. Coupled with the changes in her family, she had become less confident to speak recently. After she finished speaking in a low voice, she saw Bai Qingyuan staring at the snow with her eyes open. For a moment, she couldn't tell whether the other party was listening.
"...Aunt Bai?" Chen Yunqi said.
Bai Qingyuan raised his eyes and looked at her: "Yeah."
"My aunt heard what I said..."
Bai Qingyuan's face showed a look of embarrassment, her eyes turned red, and she looked back at the snow outside.
After a while of silence, Bai Qingyuan said: "Don't go to her, she won't want to see you."
"Who is my aunt talking about?"
"That's the girl Ali you are looking for." When Bai Qingyuan mentioned her name, her face turned pale. "She won't help you. Not only will she not help you, she will even escort you to the government. Don't
Look for her, and don’t look for me in the future..."
Chen Yunqi was stunned, and his beautiful eyes widened slightly.
"Aunt, did she mention me to you?"
"You, don't ask any more questions!" Bai Qingyuan said, after a pause, she turned to look at Chen Yunqi, "My dear nephew, it's not that my aunt refuses to help you. If my aunt is alone, she will help you with anything and risk her life.
I can also help you. But I have a family and a husband."
"You are worried that she will turn her anger on Mr. Tai..."
"Go away. I can't help you with anything. She has great hands and eyes. I'm afraid that if you come here now, she will know immediately." Bai Qingyuan said with a trembling voice.
"Why?" Chen Yunqi didn't understand, "I never offended her, why did she treat me like this?"
"You helped your father escape, and I also helped him!" Bai Qingyuan said excitedly.
Chen Yunqi was confused again.
Bai Qingyuan calmed down and closed her eyes. After opening them again, she looked at Chen Yunqi calmly.
"My dear nephew, I will give you some silver. You can take your mother and leave. The further you can leave Congxin, the better."
"Where can we go now in the ice and snow... There is a war in the south, and people in the north are fleeing south again. Auntie, isn't that girl Ali a good person? Would she be so hard-hearted and not help me?"
"Why don't you understand that not only will she not help you, she will send you directly to the government!"
Chen Yunqi's face turned pale, and the hot tea in his hand seemed to turn cold instantly.
"Let's go," Bai Qingyuan didn't dare to look at her again, but she felt soft-hearted, "If you don't come to me in the future, don't come to me."
The maids and servants in the room did not dare to say anything. Everyone looked carefully at the girl in the guest seat. She seemed to be unable to react, and her pretty face lost all color.
She didn't know how much time had passed before she put the ginseng tea back, stood up a little awkwardly, and gave the gift to Bai Qingyuan.
"Yunqi thanks my aunt for taking care of me and my mother these days..."
Bai Qingyuan didn't look at her, her face was cold.
Chen Yunqi pursed her lips, raised her feet and walked outside.
Snowflakes were falling, and she picked up the umbrella leaning outside the door, and quickly left Tai Mansion without looking back.
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It was late, and there were only a few workers left in the restaurant.
Wei Dongyou, Xu Li, Ji Xiahe and Zhai Jinsheng were all in the lobby downstairs, and the four of them discussed the decoration of the restaurant together.
This morning Zhai Jinsheng went out to find the master craftsmen. He had agreed on a time to start work. Even in winter, the craftsmen were willing to work, but they were really short of money.
Xia Zhaoyi and Shen Lie had been upstairs. During this period, Xu Li secretly went upstairs to take a look and found that one was on the third floor and the other was on the fourth floor.
Zhai Jinsheng was silent, Ji Xiahe shook his head, and Wei Dongyou couldn't understand why Shen Lie, who was always decisive and decisive, didn't make it clear.
"You don't understand." Ji Xiahe, who already understood, patted Wei Dongyou on the shoulder.
"Didn't Mr. Ji have to match up before?" Wei Dongyou said.
"Yeah, he took me to the backyard to explain it to me." Ji Xiahe pointed at Zhai Jinsheng.
"First, if Miss Ali doesn't like the young master, once the young master says it, the friendship between them will be in a strange place. Then it will be difficult to recover, and no matter how good the friendship is, it will not be restored." Zhai Jinsheng said.
"What about two?"
"Two," Ji Xiahe raised his eyes and looked up, "Aren't we, including Brother Shen, all homeless people?"
Wei Dongyou was stunned: "We, homeless people?"
"Forget it about ordinary women," Ji Xiahe raised his hand and patted Wei Dongyou on the shoulder, "This is Ah Li, her vision is higher than that of grown men like us! What else does Brother Shen have besides money?"
Wei Dongyou didn't seem to understand, but he only understood something: "Indeed, Miss Ah Li is not an ordinary woman. Ordinary women, who dares to build roads, just roll up their sleeves and go to work."
"But," Xu Lida said, "Young Master can't keep dragging it out like this..."
"Is this still called procrastination?" Zhai Jinsheng frowned, "Isn't it because the young master wants to meet Miss Ali that we come to Congxin this time?"
"Take your time," Ji Xiahe sighed softly, "take it slow and figure it out, then we will have to worry about it."
As he finished speaking, he heard the sound of the door opening from upstairs.
There was a squeaking sound, very light.
The four of them immediately sat upright, pointing seriously at the drawings on the table, and talking nonsense.
I don’t know who came down, but it must be one of the people involved.
The footsteps were lighter than the sound of the door opening, slightly light.
"It must be Ah Li." Ji Xiahe said in a breathy voice.
"Why didn't the young master come out with you?" Wei Dongyou was puzzled.
"Soon, believe me." Ji Xiahe said.
"Miss Ah Li is here." Xu Li said hurriedly.
"Ahem!" Ji Xiahe coughed slightly and pointed at the drawing, "This piece of wood, I don't think it looks like wood."
"It, it's drawn on a blueprint." Wei Dongyou stammered and said quickly.
"Oh..." Ji Xiahe, who knew he had made a mistake, said hurriedly, "Then look at this corner. I think the carvings here can be imitated by the emperor who sent some ministers to visit the people in the previous dynasty..."
Xia Zhaoyi was curious about what they were doing, and when she went down the stairs, her dark eyes fell on their table.
At this time, I heard the sound of the door opening coming from upstairs again.
Ji Xiahe looked proud and raised his eyebrows at Wei Dongyou.
Xia Zhaoyi stopped and turned to look behind.
Seeing Shen Lie's tall and straight figure slowly walking down, Xia Zhaoyi smiled at him.
"Shen Lie, I have to go," Xia Zhaoyi said, "You have trekked here from Tanzhou. I wanted to go back tomorrow, but..."
"Can I go with you?" Shen Lie interrupted her with a gentle voice.
"You want to go with me?"
"Well, I want to see it."
"That's okay, but it's a long way to go..."
Shen Lie smiled elegantly: "Ah Li, can you go as far as Tanzhou to Youzhou?"
