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A burst of fragrance drifted over from the kitchen, Qi Zhen's nose immediately caught a whiff of it, and searched for the fragrance to find a small stove.

Qi Zhen lifted the lid of the claypot and sniffed, "What is this thing? "Why is it so fragrant?"

Cook Chai wiped her plump hands on her apron and said with a smile, "This is a stewed seafood for Master."

"Just now, Adjutant Xiao came over. He said that Master wants to eat this."

Cook Chai smiled, very proud that the dishes he made could garner such praise from Qi Zhen.

"Then we want the same one too!"

Qi Zhen giggled. This thing tasted good, it was so fresh that it could take one's heart and soul. Qi Zhen almost drooled.

"I'm sorry …" Third Young Miss doesn't have that many ingredients left today, so it's only enough to make this dish just now. "

"Huh?" Why? But I really want to eat today. " Qi Zhen was extremely disappointed.

Jin Se saw that Qi Zhen suddenly lost all color, and thought of a way, "Why not Third Elder Sister personally deliver this to uncle, and also apologize on behalf of aunt, you can eat delicious food, why not?"

Qi Zhen clapped his hands, "This is indeed a good idea! "As expected of little sister."

Cook Chai was also happy to agree. If there was one less thing, why wouldn't she be happy?

"Let's order another mushroom and green vegetable. It's plain and clean. We can have three dishes in a stew without any seafood. "How about it?"

Jin Se suggested with interest, but Qi Zhen naturally agreed with both his hands and feet.

"Then we'll just send the soup over to Father first, and then we'll have Ru Chun and the others come back to get it."

After the two of them had agreed on what to do, Qi Zhen trembled as he carried a bowl of seafood chowder to the entrance of the Mountain Water Pavilion.

Qi Zhen immediately replied, "I'm guessing that my father is busy with official business right now."

She leaned in closer, not daring to enter, afraid of disturbing the Governor Qi.

Jin Se agreed and followed behind Qi Zhen.

However, they could clearly hear the voice of the Adjutant Xiao in the house.

Qi Zhen was curious. The two of them would often sit down to eat together and there were only two of them.

"Wait and see." Jin Se waved at her, causing her to lie down on the back. Qi Zhen became more and more familiar with carrying things, and now she could hold onto a small pot, but her mind was entirely focused on the inside of the house.

"Why did the overseer treat me to a drink today?"

Xiao Muzhi's experience was astonishing, after graduating from the Yellow River Military Academy, he had deep knowledge, and among the aides, he could be considered an expert.

"If I tell you to sit down and have a drink, then you can sit down in peace. There's no need for all those reasons."

Xiao Muzhi did not have any feelings, but he still obediently answered, "Yes."

"I ordered the dishes. What's going on in the kitchen? Bring it here right now. "

The Governor Qi was a little impatient, he could tell from his voice that Xiao Muzhi had lowered his head, "I did indeed instruct the kitchen, so it must be more troublesome to cook, so it's still not done yet."

"No matter how troublesome it is, it should be fine."

The Governor Qi sighed, "Forget it, just wait for him for a while. I still have something to tell you."

Once Xiao Muzhi heard that something was up, he immediately stood up, "If there's anything you need, feel free to tell me."

"Aiya, just sit down and listen to me. If I tell you to sit down, then sit down. There's only the two of us here, so why are you being so formal?"

Qi Zhen was listening to them talk outside, the more he heard, the more he felt it was strange, this was not like something he was told to his subordinates, furthermore, this Xiao Muzhi caused her Second Elder Brother to be injured so badly, how could her father be able to endure and eat with him?

"I don't quite understand what the overseer is saying."

Then, he heard a burst of clear sounds, which Jin Se guessed was probably because Governor Qi ate two mouthfuls of food, but Xiao Muzhi probably did not touch the chopsticks.

"You think that I'm your biological father? You should know that!"

After eating two mouthfuls of food, as if he was calming himself down, Governor Qi threw out a bomb, causing Qi Zhen to immediately stay still. He almost couldn't hold the soup in his hands anymore.

Fortunately, Jin Se had quickly caught the soup and gently called out, "Third Elder Sister, let's go quickly!"

Only then did Qi Zhen react, and he awkwardly took the soup and left the place with Jin Se. Qi Zhen did not hear the rest of the details clearly, but it was not important anymore.

"Third Elder Sister?"

Jin Se placed the soup on a rock and regained his senses, then called out to Qi Zhen.

Qi Zhen said to Jin Se in a daze, "This is father's illegitimate child? "He …"

"Yes!" Third Elder Sister did not mishear her, and I could tell from my aunt's words that Uncle … "

Jin Se lowered his head and did not say a word.

"Father has let mother down! "Have a baby with another woman outside …"

Qi Zhen was dumbstruck. Governor Qi had always been a strict yet kind father in her impression of him. He had more strict requirements than anyone else, so how could he do something like this?

"Third Elder Sister, I think aunt knew about this a long time ago, but aunt didn't mention it …"

Jin Se continued, "In the end, it's still for her children. Third Elder Sister, just treat this matter as nothing!"

Qi Zhen was so angry that he threw the pot of soup on the ground. The piping hot soup splashed onto Qi Zhen's hands and Jin Se immediately asked, "Third Elder Sister, are you alright?!"

But when he held up Qi Zhen's hand, he saw that there was already a layer of bubbles, but Qi Zhen did not have any expression of pain.

"How can Father do that!?" What will he do to us sisters? "

Qi Zhen felt that his father's actions were extremely irresponsible and caused them to be mocked.

"Third Elder Sister, if you don't tell me and I don't tell me, no one will know. Don't worry."

"My aunt never said anything about it. Why did you dig a hole and jump on your own?"

Jin Se consoled Qi Zhen, and then carefully wiped away the spots on her body that had been splashed with oil. Seeing that Qi Zhen still did not respond, he pulled Qi Zhen over, "Let's go, quickly help you apply medicine.

Qi Zhen cried as he brought her back to her room. When Ru Chun saw her, he was shocked, "Third Young Miss? "What's going on?"

Jin Se explained, "Third Elder Sister was accidentally scalded... Let's do it this way, tell the old master that the Third Elder Sister personally sent him the broth, and when we met him on the way, he spilled the broth. "

Ru Chun understood and immediately left, "Miss, I'll have to trouble you to look after me, I'll be back soon."

Jin Se nodded, "Don't worry."

Since it was inconvenient for both of them to bandage her, Jin Se walked to the door with her skirt tied up and shouted towards her house, "Li Luo!"

"Sigh!" Li Luo's clear voice came out, she seemed to jump out, "Miss, what's going on?"

"Quick, bring me my medicine chest."

After Jin Se finished speaking, he hurriedly entered the house. Looking at Qi Zhen's injuries, he wondered if there would be any scars left on his face.

Li Luo quickly came in and took the medicine box, "Miss, what happened to Third Young Miss? "How did you get injured?"

"Oh yeah, bring me the red potion from the medicine chest and bring me some rags."

Jin Se ordered in an orderly manner. She took a couple of glances at him and saw that his tender white hands had quite a large bubble on them, which looked like it would not recover for a while. It was just that she didn't handle it properly, there was a high chance that there would be scars left on it.

"Elder sister, it might be a bit painful."

Although she said that, Jin Se's hands didn't stop moving. Her hands and feet were wrapped nimbly, but Qi Zhen didn't even make a sound.

Li Luo was also very tactful and did not ask any questions.

"Oh right, Li Luo, go welcome Ru Chun, she is heading towards the Mountain River Pavilion."

Jin Se turned his head, unwilling to let Li Luo see her tears. Jin Se thought that it was probably because Li Luo was also present and did not say anything.

Sure enough, not long after Li Luo left, Qi Zhen once again said with tears in his eyes, "Little sister, why do you think father wants to be like this? I've always been proud of my father. It's not like I've never heard of this before, but I never thought that my father would be like this as well … What should I do? "

After Jin Se applied the medicine, he carefully wrapped the medicine around the medicine and quickly comforted, "Third Elder Sister, it's not like that, maybe it's not really a big mistake, what's more, uncle has never openly given Xiao Muzhi an identity, so you can tell with one look."

Qi Zhen thought about it carefully, and felt that it was probably the truth, "You are right, but, I just can't swallow this resentment for mother."

Jin Se laughed, "Why does Third Elder Sister have to make things difficult for herself? In my opinion, aunty is the most intelligent one, she knows that Xiao Muzhi is her uncle's illegitimate child, but what about Xiao Muzhi's identity? It can only continue to be an aide and will never be able to pass Second Elder Brother. "

So, swallowing is not a sign of weakness. On the contrary, it is a great wisdom.