After being reborn as a widow, the mistress of the Hou family remarried a powerful official

Chapter 10 Still a beater

There were a lot of things going on last night, so Ke Yiqing went to bed late and took a nap in the morning. He slept until noon when he was too hungry and couldn't stand it anymore before he reluctantly got up.

Yu Jin helped her get up, with a worried look on her face, "Madam, you have slept for so long again, be careful of dizziness."

"What was it like before I was pregnant?"

"Ma'am, sleep for at most four hours."

Ke Yiqing made a rough calculation and found that recently, including taking naps, it lasted almost six hours every day. She felt a chill in her heart, knowing that she was afraid of being tricked by someone.

The little girl outside the house was brought to eat by her nanny. The little girl was in her prime, her face was rosy and she was really cute.

"Have you washed your hands before eating?"

"Washed."

"Miss is so sweet."

She smiled and hugged the child over, but she felt that the child's body was unusually warm.

"Mommy, does the little lady have a fever?"

"To tell you madam, I had a severe fever in the morning and I have already taken some medicine."

Ke Yiqing's face turned cold, "Nonsense! Why don't you ask a doctor to come over and take a look."

Mammy knelt down and said, "Madam Mingjian, the old lady fainted early in the morning. No one in the house paid attention to me, so I didn't call a doctor."

Yu Jin also knelt down and said that she had been sleeping too much lately, so he didn't wake her up to tell her about it.

It turned out that this was the case. Ke Yiqing thought for a while and realized that the old lady did indeed fall ill at this time in her previous life. The disease was so severe that many people thought that the old lady was going to leave, and even half of the coffin was ready.

At that time, she had been waiting at the old lady's bed all night long, and she almost aborted the child. This time she could fall in love with whomever she wanted, since she didn't want to do this job anyway.

"Get up and have a meal quickly, and take the young lady out to see a doctor later." There are not enough doctors in the house, so she can find one when she goes out, right?
Mammy got up and wiped her tears, "The young lady has a pitiful background, but fortunately she has the protection of my wife."

After finishing the meal and just about to go out, the eldest lady sent someone to ask questions, saying that the old lady was seriously ill and why didn't the wife come over to take a look.

Ke Yiqing raised his eyebrows. This is really new. Before, the eldest lady would stay shut whenever something happened, but now she actually cares about her. I'm afraid the old lady's illness really scares many people.

"You go back and tell the lady that the young lady is sick and I want to take her to the hospital."

When the maid heard this, her face tightened and she had no choice but to do as she was told.

Soon the eldest lady sent a message again, saying that she wanted to serve the old lady, and the young lady also wanted to trouble her to take care of her.

Ke Yiqing smiled, who didn't know that the eldest lady was the most displeased because the young lady was adopted from an outside house.

After leaving the Hou Mansion, the nanny took the young lady to the medical clinic. She said that the child was too young to tolerate strong medicine, so she arranged to wait there for acupuncture.

She stayed in the shop that smelled of medicine and her chest felt tight, so she went out for a walk. There were teeth hawking on the street, and the people chained up were all skinny. Whenever someone passed by and poked his head out curiously, the teeth would be fierce. Give them a hard slap and make them behave.

"Madam, stop looking, it's just dirtying your eyes." Yu Jin wanted to put down the curtain, when the carriage passed by an alley.

"Stop, stop!"

The carriage stopped suddenly, and she staggered. As soon as she regained her balance, she quickly got out of the car and ran down.

In the dark corner, a little girl of thirteen or fourteen years old was wearing tattered clothes covered in dirt, her hair was in a ball, her body was dirty, her head was lowered and her expression could not be seen clearly.

She walked over and couldn't believe that an old friend from her previous life could meet again in this way.

"Little girl?"

The little girl took a few steps back like a frightened bird, revealing her dark face. Because she was too thin, her eyes were so big that they were almost eye-catching.

Ke Yiqing's heart softened and he took out the cakes on the carriage and gave them to her.

"Is this, for me?" The voice was rough and unpleasant, not as crisp and agile as it should be at this age.

"It's for you, take it and eat it."

She raised her legs to leave, but someone grabbed her clothes and immediately left her black fingerprints on the fine brocade.

The little girl was a little embarrassed and apologized stammeringly.

"Can you, can you help me?"

Regardless of Yu Jin's objection, Ke Yiqing knelt down and asked, "Do you want to come with me?"

The little girl shook her head and pulled her tightly. There was no other way, but Ke Yiqing could only follow her and was taken to Yazi.

Yazi was a thin man with a sallow complexion. Seeing her gorgeous clothes, he knew she must be a big customer, so he rubbed his hands and came over to ask her what kind of slave she wanted to buy.

But as soon as her eyes fell on the little girl following her, her nature changed.

Yazi took out the whip and was about to beat him, but Yujin stopped after he drank.

"Madam, you misunderstood. This little girl originally belonged to us. On the way here, the villain wanted to relieve herself, so he chained her to a wooden stake. Unexpectedly, he broke away from the chain and ran away."

Yu Jin cursed angrily: "It's so shameless. How can a skinny little beggar like her break free from the chains?"

Yazi apologized a few times, his face flushed red, and he repeatedly emphasized that this girl was very powerful. She had to starve several times and call in several big men to subdue her.

He was trying to smile, but he didn't expect this little girl to rush out and bite his hand that was holding the whip, biting off a piece of flesh.

Yu Jin was so shocked that she stepped back and whispered: "Madam, this girl is too cruel, I can't have her."

His teeth hurt and he wanted to throw him off, but the girl turned over and sat on his head, shouting at the top of her lungs while beating him, "My mother, my sister, where are they?"

Several other men saw this and wanted to come over to help, but several of them couldn't subdue her at all.

The little girl gained some strength after eating the pastries, but in the end it was hard for her to fight with her four fists, and she soon fell behind. Ke Yiqing quickly called a stop.

"How much did she pay, I bought it."

The little girl jumped down and said with difficulty: "I, I won't go with you."

Seeing that these people were about to rush up again, she quickly pulled them behind her, "Where is this little girl's family?"

Yazi lost his patience after suffering such a crime, and said in a bad tone: "Madam, what do you mean? I have the contract to sell them, and even if the official comes, I have the final say whether they want to be beaten or scolded."

Yu Jin took out the palace token and said, "You are so brave. How dare you talk to Madam like this?" Seeing these people, they were frightened. If Ke Yiqing was an ordinary lady, it would be okay, but if No one in Badashi's family dared to question him even if he ruined his business, let alone snatching away a few girls.

"Oh, misunderstanding, it's all misunderstanding. I'll go look for it for you."

After a while, Na Yazi came over with a flattering look on his face and said, "It's unfortunate, madam. Her mother is old and weak. She is on her way to death."

No matter how brave the little girl is, she is still a child after all. When she heard this, she burst into tears and asked her where her sister was in a rough voice.

"This……"

"how?"

Yazi struggled with her face, and it took her a long time to tell the truth. It turned out that her sister was good-looking and had a docile temperament, and she had been sold to the fireworks venue a long time ago.

At this point, Ke Yiqing couldn't bear to listen any more and had to cover the little girl's ears.

Yujin stepped forward to redeem the deed of prostitution with Yazi, and when she came back, she also took some cakes and coaxed her to eat them.

"You are free, you can go wherever you want."

The little girl was surprised. She originally thought that this man had bought her and would do hard labor when she got home, but she didn't expect that he was actually willing to let her go.

But how did she know that Ke Yiqing owed her life in her previous life.

At that time, the famine in Shengjing was severe, the old lady was suffering from a cold epidemic, and the Hou family was in a state of poverty, with more masters than slaves, so she went to the streets to pawn some soft goods by herself, not wanting to encounter a riot among the people. It was this little girl who saved her. He killed her, but she herself was hacked to death.

After learning about this incident, she went to the Yamen to identify the body and bury it. She also accidentally learned that this girl had been wandering nearby all year round. Fortunately, she met her this time.

Seeing that she kept her head down and didn't speak, Yu Jin joked: "Madam, look, she was so bluffing just now, now she's like a sick cat. I think she doesn't want to leave."

The little girl was very stubborn. She grabbed the cake and stuffed it into her mouth, "You give me food to eat, and I will work for you."

Ke Yiqing thought the same thing. She was so helpless. Even if she was free, she was afraid that famine and cold epidemics would come and her life would be difficult.

"Alright, what's your name?"

"Zixing."

"Okay Zi Xing, then come back home with me." Seeing that someone was eating in a hurry, she was afraid that she would choke, so she bought some sweet soup for her to drink.

Zi Xing drank heavily, but stood unwilling to leave.

Ke Yiqing sighed and had no choice but to tell her the truth, saying that he had already found out from Yazi where the flower street her sister went to, and where her mother died.

"That place is dirty. You, a little girl, don't go there. I'll find your sister for you."

"No, I'm going."

Ke Yiqing had no choice but to promise her verbally, and wait until she returned home to ask someone about the situation.

The incident of rescuing Zi Xing made her feel much relieved. She stopped shopping on the street and stopped asking about shops. She went directly to the hospital to pick up the young lady and planned to return home.

On the way, Zi Xing saw the sick little lady and fell a few steps behind them, refusing to get into the carriage.

Ke Yiqing couldn't resist her, and the young lady was still sick, and Zi Xing's body was covered in dirt at this time. The contact between the two of them was afraid that it wouldn't be good, so he let her go.

"Man, please walk slower."

"Yes, ma'am."

She held the little lady in her arms, and with Zi Xing in her heart, she opened the curtain to take a look.

I saw the little girl limping away with a sullen face. She looked injured, probably from the fight with Yazi and the others. She sighed and asked Yu Jin to go back and get some medicinal wine and plaster for her.

After returning to the house, Zi Xing was taken down to freshen up. When she came back, Yu Jin also exclaimed, "What a pretty and agile little girl, but she is too dry and thin."

Ke Yiqing took her thin hand and said lovingly: "Eat more in the future and make up for it."

"Can you eat anything?"

Hearing this, she couldn't help but chuckle, "Yes, as long as I can find it for you, you can eat anything."

Zi Xing thought for a while, "Is it okay to drink milk?"

"Why do you need to drink milk?"

The little girl's face was full of seriousness, "My parents said that now is the time to grow, and I need to drink more milk so that I can grow taller."

Yu Jin also joked a few words, "A good little girl, she is too tall to be wanted by her husband's family."

"I don't want my husband's family." She curled her lips, "My father said that only when you are tall can you be more powerful in battle."

Hearing this, Ke Yiqing stopped joking. She thought about this sentence carefully, and then thought that Zi Xing was born with supernatural powers and had some skills on his body. Could he be a descendant of a certain general?

The case of deposing the crown prince involves a lot, and the whole court has almost reshuffled the cards. It is indeed possible.

She asked tentatively: "Zi Xing, have you ever practiced martial arts?"

The little girl puffed up her chest and said proudly: "I have been taught by my father since I was a child."

"Okay, then are you willing to go to the martial arts gym to continue practicing martial arts?"

Zi Xing's eyes lit up, but she still pursed her lips and said nothing. She also knew that with her current status, these were just fantasies.

Ke Yiqing took a deep breath, "I can let you drink milk every day, have the opportunity to practice martial arts, bury your mother, and even help you redeem your sister, but there is a prerequisite that you must do it."

"What premise?"

"You cannot reveal your true identity to outsiders."

The little girl took a step back and turned pale. She didn't expect that in such a short period of time, this man would guess the secret that she had hidden for a long time.

After a long while, Zi Xing nodded in agreement.

At this time, Yu Jin came over and whispered to her.

"Are you telling the truth?"

(End of this chapter)