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Every month, he would send her such an eight-treasure box. The things inside were becoming more and more precious, and she didn't want to take them, but she didn't know how to return them.

He didn't have a name, and he didn't even have a note. How could he withdraw? Where to retreat again? Since she could not stay in the academy, and even more so, she could not rashly go to the Qi Residence. Thus, she could only silently accept them.

"Miss, I see that Young Master Qi is sincere to Miss. Why did Miss reject him?" Xiaotao, now nineteen, apparently had some personal opinions about matters between men and women. In her opinion, Young Master Qi's kindness to Miss was like a raging river, and for the past two years, he had kept his distance from the young ladies of the Institute. He had heard that there was not even a single Lili in the house.

Lee Miaoyin put the silver needles back into her bag and glared at Xiaotao. She chided, "You see how good he is, so you should just let him take care of himself and not complain to me."

Xiaotao blushed and refused. "Miss — I'm serious with you. In my opinion, Young Master Qi is only interested in Miss. I heard that all these years, he hasn't even touched maidservant by his side. Isn't it all for Miss's sake?"

Lee Miaoyin had just taken a sip from her teacup. When she heard Xiaotao's words, she couldn't help but spurt out a mouthful of tea at Xiaotao's face.

The more she laughed, the happier she became. She hurriedly pulled out a silk handkerchief from between her sleeves and wiped the tea off the face of the fuming Xiaotao. No, it was tea mixed with her saliva.

"Xiaotao, in your opinion, it seems that Young Master Qi not accepting one or two concubines is an amazing thing for maidservant." Lee Miaoyin stopped laughing and asked Xiaotao.

Xiaotao took the silk handkerchief from Lee Miaoyin's hands, wiped her face, and nodded seriously, "Of course, not to mention Young Master Qi's status, even if he is the son of an ordinary family, before the marriage, which one of the young masters didn't have one or two concubines with him? After getting married, isn't that one a concubine with three wives and four concubines? "

However, Lee Miaoyin shook her head and smiled, "Xiaotao, you are wrong. We can forget about the others. The Qi family, as well as the father of Qi Hongxuan, Master Qi. He has only married one wife and has no other wives." Perhaps, in this aspect, Qi Hongxuan was like his father and was devoted to love.

Or perhaps, he really was a man that was worth entrusting his entire life to.

However, based on his family background, he probably couldn't decide on his marriage.

Thinking about this, Lee Miaoyin sighed again. It wasn't that she didn't accept Qi Hongxuan, it was just that he was too good.

She shook her head, throwing these chaotic thoughts out of her mind. She could only let nature take its course; there was no other way.

She had a lot of legitimate reasons to return later than Lee Miaoyu and the others because she had a good teacher who cared for her and understood how to protect her.

As soon as he returned to the residence, before he could even return to the courtyard to change his clothes, he was invited by Lee Miaoyu's maidservant to the main hall.

In the main hall, the madame and Lee Chengji were sitting in the main seat, chatting casually. Madame Xu sat on the right side while the wet nurse held the child. Li Liu-Li sat on the left side of Madame Xu and pulled Lee Miaoyu, who was sitting beside her, to whisper.

The whole family was brimming with joy, as if a happy occasion was about to happen. Only Madame Xu's eyes were flickering with mixed feelings of joy and sorrow.

Lee Miaoyin took a light step forward and approached the madame and Lee Chengji, bowing respectfully to them.