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Chapter 204
"You speak Beijing very well, have you lived in the capital for a long time?"

"I'm just better at learning accents and accents." Qi Ke's sentence changed several tones, starting from Beijing accent, and then changed to Donglin dialect and the modal particles that the women of Siliu Village liked to put on.

"We don't go around in circles. Have you ever lived in Qi Hongyi's house?"

"Yes, I know Qi Hongyi and his family." Qi Ke lowered her voice subconsciously, and by now she could roughly guess what the personal question Bai Qing wanted to ask was not suitable for a joke topic of conversation.

"So, have you met his eldest daughter, Qi Ke?"

"know."

"...is she okay?"

These few words almost suffocated Bai Qing to death. His impression of Qi Ke was still at the time when the two families got engaged. At that time, Qi Ke was still an immature little girl in his eyes, and he had already grown up. Having been on the battlefield several times, he never thought that the fate of the two families would end in a few years. Although the original intention was to prevent his family from dragging the woman down, it was a pity for him personally.

"Hmm..." Qi Ke glanced at Bai Qing, feeling that he was a little awkward, but it was easy to understand his mood, "Can I ask you a question first?"

"You ask."

"When the two of you canceled the engagement, did your family give anything? Money or something? Or is it over if you take back the engagement token?"

"It was my family who first proposed the cancellation of the engagement. In order to compensate for the loss of Qi Ke's reputation, it was given to a Zhuangzi, and it was agreed that it would be in her name."

"Does your Bai family still have contacts in the capital? Those who run errands don't want to speak for you in court."

"Yes, the imperial court did not take back the General's Mansion, leaving the old servants to take care of the house, and they can do errands."

"Then bring back the Zhuangzi who was sent out as soon as possible."

"why?"

When Bai Qing asked, it was Qi Ke's turn to hesitate, licking his dry lips, wondering if he should tell the truth.

"Why?" Bai Qing asked calmly, not giving Qi Ke too much time to hesitate and think.

"Qi Ke is dead." Qi Ke gritted his teeth and finally told the truth.

"...Wh, what?!" Bai Qing didn't expect this answer, and his face was shocked. He imagined that Qi Ke might go to Zhuangzi, who was given to her, to recuperate for a few years and wait to get married again. He never thought that she would die. .

"Qi Ke is dead." Anyway, it had already been said, so Qi Ke didn't care so much and repeated it calmly.

"How did you die? Because of what? Because of the divorce?"

"No." Qi Ke waved his hand vigorously, the movement was a little forceful, but this small gesture made the excited Bai Qing suppress his emotions, "Her death is doomed, either because you canceled the engagement or because Fulfill the marriage contract."

"why?"

"Because you were duped."

Bai Qing frowned deeply, "How much do you know? Tell me what you know."

"Let's put it this way, I witnessed the whole process of Qi Ke's being killed."

"Killed?! By whom?!"

"It should be the grandparents who ordered it, and the father approved it, and passed it on to his wife, Qiu Shi. Qiu Shi did it, and sent five housemates to hold Qi Ke's hands, ankles, and neck, and drowned in the bucket."

"...!" Bai Qing stood up in disbelief, "Did you see it with your own eyes?"

"I lied to you a word, the sky will be struck by lightning."

Not only seeing it with her own eyes, but also feeling it personally, the pain of choking water into her lungs, the sore bruises all over her body, and her extremely weak body, Qi Ke thought of this process and made her want to beat up the Qi family again.

(End of this chapter)