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Ruo Ruo finally understood her mother's words. She suddenly remembered the copper coin in the dungeon. Her heart skipped a beat. Perhaps, she would only revive if she went to the Fragrance Pavilion.

Then, Xi Men Rui Xue, he …

Did he choose that for her to let her live?

Could it be that she was wrong about him?

But when she recalled the little things he did to her, she immediately shook her head. No, if he was willing to let her go, then he wouldn't have taken her back alive when she had already escaped to the wall.

"Ruo'er, go far away and never come back. Mother will bless you every day, and don't worry about mother. Mother will be a member of the Qin family for the rest of her life. If you choose, you won't regret it."

"Aunt Wan, why don't you go back after you attend Zhiruo's wedding?" Qin Zhiqing, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up.

"Mom, do you really want me to marry second brother?" If he didn't understand, could it be that these siblings of ancient times could get married as well?

However, she didn't want to. If the siblings were to really get married, then the children born in the future would definitely be sick. They would definitely not be healthy.

"What? Did you change your mind?"

Ruo Ruo became more and more confused. "Mother, second brother is second brother after all. How can these siblings get married?" It was better to say what she wanted to say. Otherwise, she would be depressed to death.

"Qing Qing, looks like you have to think of a way to recover Ruo Ruo's memories. Hehe, Ruo Ruo, have you forgotten what you said to Mother? You never married anyone, you never did. Moreover, he is not your biological second brother. "It's too early …"

"Mother, am I not surnamed Qin?" As she thought about it, she could only give a reasonable explanation if she was not surnamed Qin.

Inside the carriage, the yellow tassels swayed gently. The faint candlelight made the night sky seem endless.

His gaze shifted to Qin Zhiqing. He hadn't said a word since the start, but sat opposite her, quietly looking at her, as if he wanted to see through her to his heart.

When he thought about how calm and wise he was when he rescued her, he even tricked Xi Men Rui Xue. Actually, Qin Zhiqing was also a rare man.

However, this sudden change made her uncomfortable, because before this, she had always thought of him as second brother.

Second Brother, she called him that, but now Mother said that she and Second Brother had been secretly betrothed for a lifetime.

"Zhiruo, you are not mother's own, but you have accompanied mother for more than ten years, and mother and you have long been at loggerheads. Without you, mother would not have had these dozen years of happiness, and mother would have had to thank you for giving mother hope. Mother would have wished that you would not be like mother, but be happy and happy for the rest of your life." The soft chatter held her hand tightly. Every word her mother said made people's hearts warm, but her heart still unconsciously guessed at the identity of her own mother.

"Mom, then tell me who the person who abandoned me is?" Why are babies abandoned in modern times, and even in ancient times? She was always an abandoned child, but in modern times, she had grown up alone in an orphanage. In ancient times, she had a mother and Qin Zhiqing.

"Ruo Ruo, mother doesn't know either. It's just that on that night, mother and father argued for a while and ran out of the manor, and then met you outside the gate. You cried so much that your face turned red, and the sky was cold and only covered with a thin brocade quilt. When I hugged you in my room by the small corner of the door, your feet were ice-cold.

It seemed very simple, but if he knew that his mother, who did not have any status in the Qin Residence, was with a child that was not her own, how could she be doted on by the Prime Minister?

"Mother, come with me. Don't ever return to Qin Manor again." A woman's fate is to be held in the palm of one's own hand, not to become an appendage of a man.

"Silly girl, you've grown up. Mother can't live with you forever."

"Mom, in Ruo Ruo's heart, you will forever be my blood related mother." So what if it was a kiss? He had never raised her or hugged her, so how could a kiss ever happen to his mother?

"Ruo'er, think about it mother's words. Otherwise, a man and a woman alone will attract the attention of others. It would be better to let mother see the happiness of your marriage."

His mother laughed, but the urging tone in her words was so obvious. Ruoruo lightly glanced at Qin Zhiqing, but he didn't say anything. However, his gaze didn't change when he looked at her. It was as if he was waiting for her answer.

It was said that one should marry the one who liked him, not the one he liked.

Second brother should like her, right? Otherwise, he wouldn't risk his life to save her.

She didn't hate her second brother, she just couldn't shake off the feeling of being siblings. She thought for a moment, then lowered her head and gently nodded her head …

She seemed to be enchanted by her mother's gaze, but Ruo Ruo just agreed like that.

But after she nodded, her heart started beating rapidly, as if there was a pair of eyes staring at her and shaking their heads and sighing at her.

Actually, the reason why she was hesitating wasn't because Qin Zhiqing wasn't good enough. It was just that she felt that all of this was too sudden and she was suddenly unable to adapt to it.

However, if she agreed, then she might as well fulfill the original Qin Zhiruo's wish for the sake of her mother. If she really liked Qin Zhiqing, then she wouldn't have made an engagement with him for her entire life.

"Hehe, this way mother will be at ease and hand you over to me. Qing Qing, in the future, you are not allowed to mistreat us. Otherwise, I will not forgive you."

"Aunt Wan, don't worry. I will treat her well for the rest of my life." His gaze was still fixed on that delicate and fair face. Qin Zhiqing had never shifted his gaze away from her.

The night breeze lifted the curtain of the carriage and gently swayed it, scattering the silvery moonlight. It was truly beautiful.

Perhaps, if she really loved Qin Zhiqing in the past, then she would love him in the future because he was really good. At the very least, she only had good feelings for him. In this foreign world, there was no one else who she could rely on other than him.

The carriage was still moving at a fast pace. She and her mother leaned against the wall of the carriage and unknowingly fell asleep.

The night gradually deepened.

However, she woke up in pain.

It was still night. The pain in her chest made it difficult for her to even breathe.

He opened his eyes in a trance. The candle flame in the carriage had long since extinguished. Everything around him had become dim. "Qing Qing, Qing Qing, where are you?" The pain made it difficult for her to even move.

"Ruo Ruo, what's wrong?" Qin Zhiqing was sitting outside the carriage, and he had been on guard the entire time. That was because they were only a few miles away from the capital city.

"Zhiqing, I … "Pain …" She was in great pain. "Zhiqing, I want honey water. As long as I drink honey water, I won't be in pain." Her head was filled with honey water. That honey water was so sweet. Once she drank it, her heart would no longer ache.

"Quick, turn the carriage around and return to the village we just came from." Outside the carriage, Qin Zhiqing urgently ordered his mother to return. After giving her all, he returned to the carriage and embraced Ruo Ruo, allowing her head to rest comfortably on his body. Her mother was still sleeping, and her mother was waiting for daybreak to return.

"Ruo'er, is it still painful?" What he was concerned about, he didn't know what to ask. Qin Zhiqing placed Ruo Ruo's head in the crook of his arm, and gently rubbed her chest.

Ruo Ruo frowned. She couldn't even speak because speaking also hurt.

After rubbing it for a while, Qin Zhiqing asked again, "Are you feeling better?"

Zhiruo loosened her lips, "Zhiqing, tell me, was this pain in my heart caused when I was young?" If she had, it would be impossible for Qin Zhiqing to ask her about it just now. Qin Zhiqing liked her, and they lived together in the Qin Residence, so how could he not know that she had such an illness?

Glimmers danced in Qin Zhiqing's eyes, "Zhiruo, no. Before you entered the palace this time, you had never felt pain in your heart before. You knew it yourself, didn't you?"

That's right, during those few days at the Qin Residence, her heart had never hurt.

So it turned out that everything was a lie. The pain in her heart was clearly caused by Yun Ru and Xi Men Rui Xue.

Was it poison or something else?

It only took a few minutes for the carriage to turn around and arrive at the village. However, it was already so painful that her face was covered in sweat. Xiu Wanru had also woken up.

"Ruo'er, what's going on?" Ruo Ruo's face was pale and she was shockingly weak.

"I …" She could not continue after saying that single word.

Outside the carriage, the sound of dogs barking could be heard. The village they had passed before had arrived. Qin Zhiqing picked up Ruo Ruo and said, "Ruo'er, I'll take you to see a doctor."

"Yes." She snorted lightly. Her heart was still aching, and the pain was as if thousands of arrows had pierced her heart.

A small village stood at the entrance of the village. A dozen households could be seen at once. There was a small shop in the middle of the street. Qin Zhiqing knocked on the door anxiously, regardless of whether it was a clinic or not.

"Who is it?" With a squeak, the door opened. A man with sleepy eyes and an impatient yawn stuck his head out.

"I was just passing by. My wife suddenly fell ill. Do you have any teachers in this village?"

"Oh, so he's looking for Lang Zhong. Let's go to the first house on the east side of the village. His surname is Hu, it'll be fine if you just look for him."

"Thank you." As Qin Zhiqing spoke, he took out ten taels of silver from his pocket, "I came to ask you something. No matter who asks, please don't tell them. Is it okay?"

The man's eyes immediately lit up when he saw the man asking for his reward. "Good, good, good. You definitely won't tell me about it."

If she knew that Qin Zhiqing was afraid that Ximen Ruixue would chase after him, she would be cautious. However, she was assured when he did things this way. She felt uncomfortable at first when he called her his wife, but then she thought, this is good too, it's easier to talk and do things this way.