Is the emperor cremated today?

Chapter 53
It was already evening when Ah Wan woke up. She rubbed her eyes with her little hands and found herself lying on the bed.

She looked around the room and found that she was alone, so she shrank in the corner of the bed in fear, her eyes red.

When Xu Miaoyin came in with the food, she saw her curled up in the corner of the bed with her head buried in her knees. There was a faint sound of sobbing. She immediately felt heartbroken. She just went to the kitchen and why did she start crying.

Xu Miaoyin put down the tray in her hand, hurriedly walked to the bed and sat down. She stretched out her hand to hold Ah Wan in her arms and coaxed softly: "Why is Ah Wan crying? Is it a nightmare?"

Ah Wan held Xu Miaoyin's neck with her two little hands, sobbing constantly. After a while, she replied aggrievedly: "I thought you didn't want me anymore, aunt..."

When Xu Miaoyin heard this, her heart felt soft and distressed, and she said softly: "How could my aunt leave Ah Wan behind? Don't be afraid, Ah Wan, my aunt will always be with you!"

Ah Wan cried in Xu Miaoyin's arms for a while, and then gradually calmed down, but she had cried too sadly just now, and her eyes and nose were still a little red.

Xu Miaoyin ordered someone to fetch water and wipe her face before leading her to sit at the table.

"You must be hungry. Eat the wontons and egg custard that your aunt made for you quickly!"

Ah Wan was indeed hungry, so she picked up the spoon and started eating in small bites.

At this time, Xiao Qi walked in. Seeing Xu Miaoyin looking at Awan with a loving look, he stopped at the door and did not go in for a while.

Xu Miaoyin and Awan looked over at the same time, both looking at him doubtfully.

People often say that uncle Xiao is his nephew, and the same applies to the nephew and aunt. They both have peach blossom eyes, which made Xiao Qi feel a little softer for a moment, then closed the door and walked to the table to sit down.

Seeing Ah Wan looking at him, he smiled and said, "Why doesn't Ah Wan eat?"

Ah Wan looked at Xu Miaoyin, and Xu Miaoyin could only introduce with a smile: "This is Uncle Xiao, your father's... old friend."

Ah Wan then turned to look at Xiao Qi and called out obediently: "Uncle Xiao."

After calling the person, Ah Wan started eating again, not noticing the slightly awkward atmosphere between the two adults.

Xu Miaoyin asked: "Why are you here?"

Xiao Qi still said with a smile on his face: "I just heard they said you were busy in the kitchen, so I went to see you. Unexpectedly, you were back, so I came to find you."

"Is something wrong?"

Xiao Qi was silent for a while and then said: "I just want to talk to you."

Xu Miaoyin fell silent and lowered her eyes, not knowing how to reply to him.

Xiao Qi just looked at her without saying anything. For a while, there was only the sound of little Awan's kitten eating in the room.

I don't know how long it took, but Ah Wan had finished eating. She pulled Xu Miaoyin's sleeve and whispered, "Aunt, I've finished eating."

Only then did Xu Miaoyin come back to her senses. She wiped her mouth with a smile, put away the dishes and chopsticks, and said, "Awan, sit here obediently. Auntie will put away the dishes and chopsticks and come back."

Seeing Awan nodding obediently, she took the tray and left the room without even looking at Xiao Qi.

But Xiao Qi followed him out.

Listening to the footsteps behind her, Xu Miaoyin went straight to the kitchen without stopping.

This is a station on the way to Wanzhou. Although the conditions are not very good, fortunately the people in this area are very enthusiastic. Xu Miaoyin thought about washing the dishes before going back, but the aunt in the kitchen saw Xiao Qi following her. , Rang smiled and asked her to go back with her husband, and she didn’t need to worry about the kitchen. Xu Miaoyin didn’t know how to explain it, so she followed their misunderstanding and turned around and left the kitchen.

When passing by Xiao Qi, Xiao Qi held her hand. Seeing that she didn't hide this time, Xiao Qi felt happy and said with a smile: "Miaomiao, let's go for a walk." Hearing Xiao Qi call her nickname , she was stunned for a moment, and then she was led out of the inn by Xiao Qi.

It was evening at this time, and the sky was dyed red as if rouge had been spilled. Coupled with the gentle breeze in early autumn, it felt like the tranquility of the years.

There was a stream next to the inn, so Xiao Qi led Xu Miaoyin and walked along the stream.

He said he wanted to talk to her, wanted to know her life in the past five years, and wanted to know if she had thought about herself in the past five years, but Xiao Qi suddenly felt that holding her hand like this and walking silently was better than Thousands of words.

But Xu Miaoyin felt a little uncomfortable. She slowly stopped. When she saw him turning around and looking at her doubtfully, she said, "What do you want to say? Just say it here. Don't go too far. Ah Wan is still waiting." I'm going back."

Listening to her slightly indifferent tone, Xiao Qi's joyful mood suddenly dropped.

Xiao Qi lowered his eyes to hide his depression, turned to look at the rouge-red sky and said, "Miaomiao, can you tell me about your life in the past five years?"

Xu Miaoyin also turned to look at the sky and said: "I think someone has reported to you one by one about my life in the past five years."

Xiao Qi curled his lips slightly and said, "Yes, but you rarely go down the mountain. Every time you go down the mountain, it's for the tea shop. I know nothing about your days on the mountain."

Xu Miaoyin just said lightly, "I was happy every day in the mountains. It was the happiest time since I left Yangzhou."

Xiao Qi felt stabbed in his heart and didn't speak again. He knew that she stabbed him intentionally.

When Xu Miaoyin saw that he didn't speak, she turned around and walked back. She didn't care whether Xiao Qi followed or not, and just walked on her own.

As soon as she walked to the door of the inn, she heard a burst of noise inside. Xu Miaoyin became worried. She was afraid that something would happen to Awan, so she walked quickly inside. When she got closer, she saw that a group of guards were about to A grinning red-furred fox blocked the corner.

One of them covered his scratched face, and several others also had many scratches and bites on their bodies. They all shouted that they wanted to skin the fox alive and roast it for eating.

Xu Miaoyin felt slightly relieved. Fortunately, nothing happened to Ah Wan. She looked at the fox that had been missing since they came down the mountain and walked over.

"I'm sorry, everyone. This is the fox we raised. I'm really sorry for hurting you."

After saying that, he bowed and apologized to everyone.

When the guards saw that it was Xu Miaoyin, they all avoided it and stood there with their heads bowed respectfully, not even daring to speak.

At this time, Xiao Qi also walked into the yard. After taking a look at the situation, he asked the guards to go down to treat the injuries, while he walked towards the fox.

The strange thing is that the fox stopped baring its teeth and looked at Xiao Qi motionlessly, its fox eyes narrowed slightly.

Xiao Qi suddenly laughed, "I've heard that you raised a fox, but I didn't expect it to be quite humane."

Xu Miaoyin walked over and said to the fox: "Awan is in the first room on the left. Go find her."

After hearing this, Ah Li walked towards the left hand direction.

Xu Miaoyin turned sideways and said to Xiao Qi: "It's getting late, go back and rest!"

After saying that, he walked towards the direction where the fox had just gone. Unexpectedly, Xiao Qi grabbed his arm.

Xu Miaoyin looked back at him and saw a hint of grievance in his big, upward eyes. She just heard him say: "Miaomiao, won't you sleep with me tonight?"

(End of this chapter)