After dinner, Qin Miao got up and was about to leave. Xie Yan took her in his arms and sat down with her on the circular chair, letting Qin Miao sit on his lap.

  "Stop messing around, I wasted a whole day yesterday and there are still many things waiting for me in the store." Qin Miao twisted and turned, wanting to get down.

  Xie Xuan held her tightly, unable to move. She deliberately and unintentionally leaned in close to smell the scent on her body.

  "Don't move around, be careful I might not hold on... that would be daylight debauchery." Xie Yan's slanted eyebrows rose slightly, making Qin Miao's heart tremble. She was truly seductive and deadly. How desperate she was... to fall under this good-looking shell again. Alas~

  "Let's talk business." Xie Xun saw her tangled and infatuated expression, which was quite enjoyable, but there were more important things at hand. "Aren't you going to explain what happened yesterday?"

  Xie Yan asked faintly, but who would have thought that thinking of yesterday's encounter, his heart was again entangled. If he hadn't drunk a few more cups and gone out to dissipate the wine fumes, Ah Nuan might have been in danger yesterday. Just thinking about it made him feel afraid afterwards.

  "Xie Yun, yesterday... I made you worry." Qin Miao held his face, making herself look at him face to face. The man's eyes were filled with worry, anger, and fear, so clear.

  Xie Yun buried her head in her neck, deeply sucking the scent that belonged to her.

  Qin Miao stroked his black hair, again and again. As if telling someone else's story, she recounted the entanglements with the Fu Tai government office over the past period of time.

  "An Nuan, what do you want to do?" Xie Yun looked up at her with an unyielding gaze, as if he would not hesitate to take out his sword and kill someone if she asked him to.

  She didn't see Xiao Yan's other empty hand clenched into a fist, but he had been enduring.

  Qin Miao pulled out his hand from his sleeve, warming it up bit by bit. "What's the point of not wanting to? You've already broken his arm, isn't that punishment enough?"

  "You... are you just going to let him off?" Xie Yan was shocked. "Don't worry, this woman who is after the Marquis's position is so shameless and despicable. She must be killed!"

  Qin Miao immediately covered his mouth: "What nonsense are you spouting! He is an official appointed by the imperial court, not someone who can be killed at will. You'll ruin your own reputation. Besides, killing him may be easy, but after killing him, the whole city of Xiangyang will know that he had his way with your woman, and you'll also be regarded as a tyrant. How will we face others then?"

  "That can't be so cheap for him..." However, apart from taking out his trusty club to kill people, Xie Xuan couldn't think of any other moves for the time being.

  Qin Miao leaned over and kissed his uneasy face, comforting him: "Don't think about it, there will be plenty of opportunities later. Since this Zhang gentleman can do such a despicable thing, I'm afraid he must have dirty hands. When the time is ripe, we'll take care of him in an official capacity, that's the right way to do things."

  Qin Miao insisted on not letting Xie Yan go to vent his private grievances, so he had no choice but to give up. However, he couldn't swallow this breath, so the resourceful Cheng Ying gave him an idea. In the middle of the night, he sneaked into the Fu Tai Mansion and mixed something in Zhang's wound and medicine, ensuring that this Zhang gentleman would not be able to get out of bed for half a year, with unbearable itching and endless pus. However, Qin Miao only knew about these things later. When she found out, she thought that Cheng Ying, this follower, was too ruthless...

  After leaving the General's Mansion, Qin Miao did not go directly to Qingfeng Pavilion, but instead returned to the Qin residence first. Having disappeared without cause for an entire night, although Xie Yan had already sent someone to inform them, she still couldn't help feeling uneasy.

  As soon as he entered the door, he saw his little nephew alone on the ground scratching the mud. Xun Geer saw Qin Miao and quickly dropped the small branch in his hand, happily trotting with his short legs to her side and hugging her leg.

  "Aunt... Aunt..."

  Qin Miao was called by him until her heart was soft as water, she lowered her head and picked up the little kid, left and right kissing enough. "Xun Ge is obedient or not?"

  Little nephew's eyes were shining with tears, and his chubby hands wrapped around her neck, answering in a milky voice: "Ah Xun is very well-behaved. But Auntie is not well-behaved."

  Ugh... Which one of them is spoiling her nephew?

  "Auntie is also very obedient." Although it was said with some embarrassment and pale face.

  Just as the aunt and niece were taking turns sniffing each other's fragrance, someone suddenly patted her on the shoulder.

  "Good heavens!!!"

  It was the first day of the lunar month, and Hong Zhuang was all dressed up. As soon as she saw Qin Miao, she pulled her towards the house: "Don't say anything yet, hurry up and go see him. If you don't show up, he's probably going to drink himself to death..."

  Qin Miao didn't know what she was talking about, but seeing her somewhat anxious, patted Xun Ge's head. "You go play by yourself."

  "Oh." Xun Ge'er rubbed his own head, thinking to himself, I know what's going on, always treating me like a kid.

  Meanwhile, Qin Miao was dragged by Yueliang to the backyard, where they saw a person leaning against a big tree, with wine jars scattered all over the ground.

  Qin Miaoyue walked closer and smelled the increasingly strong smell of wine, even she who loved to drink couldn't help but frown at this overwhelming smell.

  "What's wrong with him, drinking so much?"

  The moon daughter innocently and helplessly pouted: "From last night to now, the position hasn't moved at all. All the wine jars in this backyard have been turned over."

  "What's going on? Or did you have a fight with someone?"

  Although this second brother has always been arrogant and unruly, he has always had the necessary propriety. Growing up with everyone in the Qin family's education from a young age, they all know etiquette and understand etiquette. How can he be so presumptuous today?

  "It's not because of you..." Yueliang quietly pulled Qin Miao to one side, but her eyes were still fixed on the person who was drunk and unconscious under the tree. She said helplessly: "Yesterday, your family's Xie Yan sent someone to inform us that you had stayed at the Xie residence. Later, Yulü told me roughly what happened. After he heard it, he became like this."

  "Anu, you go and persuade him. I've almost talked my mouth sore, but... you also know. In his heart, after all, I don't have any position." Yueniang said with a bit of self-pity and self-mockery, sniffing her nose.

  Qin Miao wasn't unaware of Yue Niang's feelings towards Qin Lang, but Qin Lang had always been ambiguous in his attitude. Knowing was one thing, but hearing Yue Niang's self-mockery with her own ears was another matter altogether.

  She smiled comfortingly at Yueliang and turned to walk under the tree.

  One by one, the wine jars were kicked away by her and rolled to one side with a gurgling sound.

  Qin Lang was still drowsy, and he faintly heard some movement by his ear. He forced himself to open his eyes, picked up the wine jug beside him, and subconsciously poured it into his mouth and onto his body. But in the next moment, someone stopped him.

  In this atmosphere filled with the smell of wine, he can still distinguish that unique taste belonging only to Anu. It's a taste that has been together since childhood, and no matter how hard you try, you can't forget it.

  She wasn't supposed to come back from Xiangyang, how did she end up here?

  Hehe, it must be that I miss Little Anuan too much, it's definitely his misconception.

  "Why must it be like this for myself?" A soft and gentle female voice floated into her ears, making the awareness that belonged to Anuan even clearer.

  He lay slantingly on the ground, with the sunlight in front of him just right, gently spilling over her body, casting a soft glow.

  "Ah Nuan..."

  Qin Lang opened his mouth slightly and tried to call her.

  "Second brother, stop drinking." Qin Miao saw that his eyes had somewhat recovered and he could still recognize people, so she felt a bit more at ease. She casually took the wine jug out of his hand. "How did you manage to get yourself drunk like this? You're always causing trouble for others."

  Qin Lang burst out laughing: "I'm so careless... I..."

  Because I like you, fool. I can't bear to see you go back, I'm jealous, madly jealous. But I can do nothing, indeed it's not letting people be at ease.