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Chapter 895 Ah Qing: Brother, do you miss me?

The atmosphere in front of the courtyard was a little quiet.

Song Zhian, Yu Mili, Sha Ergou and others turned to look at Ah Qing.

The atmosphere was quiet until Ah Qing raised her hand to cover her slightly red forehead.

The sword-carrying girl stared at the young man beside her:

"Brother..."

Ouyang Rong withdrew the hand that was hitting her little head.

"Okay, you're talking nonsense again."

Ah Qing wanted to speak again, but was frightened by the slight movement of Ouyang Rong raising his arm.

Li Wan observed his expression and immediately laughed to warm up the audience:

"Okay, everyone, come in quickly. Why are you standing at the door?"

Yu Mili, Sha Ergou and others also laughed a few times in response.

Everyone entered the house one by one, and Li Wan went to prepare the meal.

Soon, a dinner began at the round table in the main house.

Li Wan's cooking skills are not that good. You can tell from the "rough" way she handles the ingredients at home that she probably even picked up the kitchen knife through a handkerchief.

The bamboo shoots used in the stew are all in large chunks, and even the greedy Yu Mili found it difficult to chew them. He smacked his lips and gave up on the few large pieces of bamboo shoots he had picked up.

Ouyang Rong, Ah Qing and Song Zhian just tried the soup to warm their stomachs.

Fortunately, she knew how to wash rice, and there was plenty of hot rice. Sha Ergou held the big bowl and buried his head in the rice, and he ate it with relish.

Song Zhian stood straight, also holding the bowl, with her eyes lowered, eating in small bites, politely and courteously.

Lu Jinghong ate absent-mindedly, but he was also picky about food and had no appetite for food, so he washed the rice with hot water, probably because it was easier to swallow and he could finish it. It seemed that he did not give face to his mother.

Naturally, other people would not say anything out of politeness, not to mention that Li Wan would humbly and concernedly ask everyone from time to time if the food was not to their liking. With such an attitude, of course, it was inconvenient to say anything.

However, the mediocre food was only a minor reason for the awkward silence at the dinner.

The main reason, of course, is that there is one more person at the dinner tonight.

Someone totally unexpected.

Facts have proven that even if you admire someone very much and want to meet him or her, it will still be awkward if you show up at the wrong time and place.

This was the atmosphere at the dinner table at this moment, quiet yet with undercurrents.

Everyone seemed to be conscientiously picking up food or concentrating on eating. Even Li Wan turned her head from time to time to chat and laugh with her absent-minded son. Yu Mili also occasionally tilted her head to whisper something in Song Zhian's ear...

Everyone seemed to have their own things to do, and everything seemed uncertain.

However, there seemed to be a faint afterglow in the air, occasionally falling on the dull young man and the pretty girl across the table...

I don’t know if it’s due to their personality, they are all very dull or quiet, or if they have the habit of not talking while eating or sleeping since childhood.

The brother and sister ate very quietly. Ouyang Rong habitually focused on just one dish and ate the rice very quickly.

Ah Qing was also quiet and did not chat with Ouyang Rong. She just turned her head from time to time to look at Ouyang Rong's bowl, and then reached out to help him pick up some dishes from the distance.

The latter didn't say much and ate whatever was served. When the rice in Ah Qing's bowl was empty, he took the bowl without asking any questions and helped her fill a new bowl.

It seemed that he was well aware of the slender girl's big appetite... This action made Ah Qing dare not look up at the people around him when he took the bowl, and some shyness flashed in his eyes.

Judging from the way they ate in tacit understanding, the brother and sister really seemed like they were cast in the same mold.

Soon, the meal was finished in silence.

Ouyang Rong actually helped to clean up the dishes and took them to the kitchen, and Ah Qing also came forward to help.

But when he reached the kitchen door, Li Wan stopped him:

"Hey, brother Aliang, put it down. I and Jinghong will do it. You are guests, you come to eat, how can I ask you to wash the dishes? Put it down, put it down."

Then she turned around and shouted:

"Jinghong, what are you dawdling over there for? Why are you taking so long to relieve yourself? Hurry up and help Miss Qing take over the dishes."

Lu Jinghong: ...

After a while, a young man in brocade clothes came over silently, took the dishes and chopsticks from Ah Qing, and walked into the kitchen with a muffled voice.

Seeing this, Ouyang Rong stayed in the yard with Ah Qing and went to the well to fetch water to wash their hands.

Song, Yu and the other two were still at the dinner table and had not left. No one knew what they were talking about.

Ah Qing followed Ouyang Rong and came to the well, which was a little far from the kitchen and the main house.

Ah Qing suddenly spoke:
"Brother."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Ah Qing looked at the familiar back of the young man for a while, but did not speak. It was not until Ouyang Rong waited for a while and looked back in confusion that she spoke immediately:
"Ah Qing came here suddenly. Didn't it bother you?"

Ouyang Rong turned around calmly, filled half a bucket with water, rubbed his hands, and said softly:

"No, I was going to look for you anyway. It's the same."

"Oh, that's right."

After Ouyang Rong heard Ah Qing's response from behind him, he was silent for a while, then asked:

"Brother, what's the matter with you, originally planning to look for me?"

Ouyang Rong laughed a little,

"What are you talking about? What other reason do I need to find you? What's the matter? Do I need to report to anyone? Of course I miss you and worry about you. How can I not see you across an island? I can't help but miss you. Really, what's the reason?"

Ah Qing saw his back and shook his head. He opened his mouth and seemed to hesitate for a moment before finally asking:
"Brother, do you miss Qing? Then, do you know why Qing came here?"

Ouyang Rong answered directly:
"Of course I miss you, and I care about you. Is this some chicken soup? I just want to let you know that I'm here too..."

Ah Qing seemed not to have heard the rest of the words, and murmured to herself:
"I do miss my brother. I miss him very much. I also care about him. It turns out that my brother knows..."

Ouyang Rong turned around immediately, frowning slightly:

"What are you daydreaming about, Ah Qing? Is there anything wrong with what you said?"

The sword-carrying girl who had won every championship these days immediately shook her head and smiled sweetly at him.

"No, nothing is wrong."

Ouyang Rong did not look away, looked at her for a while longer, and said in a serious tone:
"Ah Qing, don't hide your worries. If you have any problem, just tell me and I will solve it for you."

Ah Qing stared at him for a while, then slightly turned away:

"Yeah, okay, not yet."

"Really not?"

"without……"

She paused, then suddenly turned her head and nodded seriously:
"There is one."

Ouyang Rong said seriously: "What?"

After returning to his residence in the evening, the sword-carrying girl who had specially bathed and changed clothes came over and tilted her head and asked him:
"That Miss Song was quite close to me, why didn't you introduce her to me? Why did you have to wait for Qing to ask?"

Ouyang Rong, who had been waiting with a serious expression, was stunned. He waited for a moment and found that Ah Qing just blinked at him and had no other questions.

Ouyang Rong was helpless: "That's it."

"Yeah, I'm just curious."

Ouyang Rong's expression suddenly changed, and he cursed with a smile:
"Get lost, you little girl. Stop asking about adults' affairs... stretch out your hand."

After saying that, he scooped some water and handed it to Ah Qing, motioning her to wash her hands.

Ah Qing was also stunned for a moment, but then she couldn't help but smile. She stretched out her little hand to catch the water he poured and rubbed her palms:
"Brother, if you don't tell me, you must have something to hide, yes, that's right."

Ouyang Rong couldn't help but sigh:
"If I said that I didn't introduce you because I was afraid you would misunderstand me, would you believe me? In the end, you still misunderstood me."

Ah Qing still tilted his head: "Then why is brother worried that Ah Qing will misunderstand? There must be a reason, right? Could it be that... um..."

Hearing this typical woman's logic, Ouyang Rong suddenly felt a headache... It seemed that Ah Qing had not only grown up, but also became nagging and difficult to deal with like all the women in the world.

Feeling somewhat sad, Ouyang Rong simply skipped the topic.

He had experience with this kind of women's logic, so he had to pretend to be confused and skip the topic.

Under Ah Qing's expectant gaze, he glanced at the main house and the kitchen. Seeing that no one had come out and they were far away, he spoke directly in a low voice:
"Ah Qing, I have a question for you. Do you know Chen Jiaxin?"

Seeing this, Ah Qing also stopped smiling, regained his composure, and nodded in response:

"Well, we often meet, but we never say much. Also, this sister seems to be a little..."

Ouyang Rong asked: "What is it?"

Ah Qing whispered:
"How should I put it? I feel like she likes to be angry with me, but I don't think I have offended her. I have never been disrespectful or rude to her... I don't know if it's an illusion."

Ouyang Rong interrupted directly: "Remove the word 'feeling'. That's it." After a pause, he asked again: "Does she know that you are my sister?"

"I don't think I know..." Ah Qing thought for a moment and answered, then looked at him curiously: "Brother, why are you asking this?"

Ouyang Rong pondered for a moment and told what happened in the evening.

After hearing this, Ah Qing immediately laughed and said:
"I see. However, she probably really doesn't know. However, Sixth Uncle, Master Tang, and Senior Sister Xi must know something, or have guessed it, because it was an oral order from our Master, and since we have the same surname, they must be able to guess roughly. And there is another thing..."

Ouyang Rong continued: "What's the matter?"

Ah Qing looked up at Ouyang Rong carefully, his smile getting thicker, and at some point he suddenly said:

"Brother's chicken soup is really delicious. I drank a big bowl of it."

Ouyang Rong was stunned when he heard this, and did not react for a while. Ah Qing, however, pointed at his lips with a greedy look, and said with a regretful tone:
“Unfortunately, there were so many people there, and Sixth Uncle and the others also shared some, so I couldn’t drink too much.

"Besides, it was not convenient to disclose our affairs at that time. We had to avoid suspicion so that the subsequent handling by Sixth Uncle and Master Tang would appear 'fair'... Besides, Chen Jiaxin was also here. I was afraid that innocent people would be implicated. She was also angry with my brother..."

Ouyang Rong reacted immediately and asked:
"When the Sixth Lady tasted the chicken soup, you and Chen Jiaxin were there too?"

"Well, we just came back from the Female Monarch Palace. Sixth Uncle brought us there and we met our respective masters."

"I see."

Ouyang Rong roughly understood something and laughed:
"No wonder she reacted so strongly after she came back."

Ah Qing spoke crisply:
"Brother, next time she comes looking for you, I will deal with her. It's okay for her to be angry with me, but don't disturb me."

"Need not."

Ouyang Rong shook his head:
"Since she said those words in the evening, whether she meant it or not, she probably won't come after me to settle any old scores. Besides, I probably won't see her again in the future. I've been assigned to the kitchen, so you don't have to worry."

Ah Qing silently watched the dull young man's thoughtful face, and when he finished speaking, she nodded obediently:
"Okay, I'll listen to you, brother."

She asked again:
"Brother, can I come to see you often? Will there be any problem?"

Ouyang Rong asked: "You are a disciple of the female monarch, where do you usually live?"

"I need to stay with the Master."

"You went to see her. Is she in seclusion?"

"Ah."

Ah Qing frowned and said, "Master's face looked a little bad, he looked haggard and pale, and he looked absent-minded... I didn't dare to ask more. But Master seemed very satisfied with my performance, he smiled, touched my head, and gave me a few instructions..."

Ouyang Rong nodded calmly.

"If nothing unexpected happens, I will go to Taotang's kitchen to be a cook. When things are settled, we can get together again."

After a while, he looked at the girl with a sword on her back, whose face was a little flushed, and said:

"I haven't seen you for a while. Ah Qing is a little different."

"What's the difference?"

"It seems... I have matured a lot, and I don't have the childishness I used to have."

Ah Qing immediately shook his head: "Because we are not at home anymore, I can't let my brother stand in front of me all the time. I need to fight for my brother."

She whispered again: "By the way, brother, what you are looking for..."

Ouyang Rong's eyes suddenly passed over Ah Qing's shoulder and looked at the main house and the kitchen.

I saw a faint figure there shrinking back.

Ouyang Rong frowned slightly, but he estimated the distance. The people in the house far away should not be able to hear the conversation between the two siblings. They should be very curious and look at them, and they should mainly look at Ah Qing...

"Let's go first."

Ouyang Rong walked past Ah Qing and headed towards the main house.

Ah Qing followed quietly, and halfway through she reached out and held Ouyang Rong's arm.

For some reason, Ah Qing seemed to like this posture of the brother and sister.

Just now in front of the courtyard gate, it was the first time that Ah Qing put her arm around him in public. People could see that some behaviors, once they were broken through, seemed to have no initial blockages. The movements were smooth and silky, as if they had developed a tacit understanding.

As we approached the main house, we could hear a flurry of activity coming from inside.

When I walked in, I saw Sha Ergou and Yu Mili seemed to have just sat down. They were looking around, with a look of panic on their faces, as if they were caught.

Song Zhian sat quietly in her seat, as if she hadn't moved the entire time, and was concentrating on pouring tea for everyone.

"Brother Liu."

As if they had just noticed Ouyang Rong, Sha and Yu immediately greeted him.

"Ah."

Ouyang Rong took Ah Qing back into the house.

Not long after, Li Wan and Lu Jinghong also returned from the kitchen and joined Sha, Yu and others in greeting each other, while vaguely curious about their conversation.

But Ouyang Rong turned a deaf ear and said nothing more.

Soon, after having enough tea and a good meal, everyone returned to their own courtyards.

On the night road, Sha Ergou couldn't help but look back and look at Miss Aqing who was following Ouyang Rong.

Are we going to spend the night together?
Sha Ergou remained silent all the way, and it was unclear whether he was blushing or not.

After returning to the yard, Sha Ergou left a message, "Brother Liu and Miss Aqing, go to bed early," and went straight into the room without saying a word.

Ouyang Rong unlocked the door and entered the house. Ah Qing looked around curiously and followed him in...

(End of this chapter)