Deng Xiao turned his head to look at Yi Qing.
He hadn't coordinated their stories with Yi Qing yet, so he dared not say a word.
Sure enough, Yi Qing calmly said, "Sister Hu gave me the prescription before she left. It'll be the same if we find someone to prepare the medicine later."
Madam He heaved a sigh of relief and then said, "She's really a good girl. It's just that she has a hard life. Even when she's gone, she still misses me. Gou'er, did you give her enough travel expenses? You have so much silver..."
Yi Qing finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.
There was actually a mother who openly showed off her son's wealth!
"I did." Deng Xiao gave Yi Qing a fierce glare, but when he spoke to Madam He, his voice was soft and gentle. "I also sent someone to see her off. Don't worry, Mother."
"That's good, that's good." Madam He was greatly relieved. She put her hands together and kept chanting Buddha's name. "Amitabha. May the Buddha bless A Zi to have a smooth and safe life from now on."
Deng Xiao then said, "Mother, shall we leave now?"
"Leave? Where do you think you're going!" Madam He was strict only with him. "Can't you see all these things? You're just going to leave without tidying them up? Have you got so much silver that you don't know what to do with it?"
Deng Xiao was deflated and didn't dare to say another word.
Madam He didn't need anyone's help. Probably because she had seen Yi Qing use too much oil when cooking these days and thought she wasn't good at managing a household, she decided to do everything herself. She would take all her things away and wouldn't waste anything.
Moreover, she urged Deng Xiao and Yi Qing to go out for a stroll to deepen their relationship.
So Yi Qing followed Deng Xiao and stood on a small hill outside. The strong wind messed up their hair. They stared at each other like two idiots, speechless.
Finally, Yi Qing was the first to break the silence.
"How are you going to explain this to the emperor when you get back? Do you think the emperor will let you off?"
"None of your business."
Yi Qing rolled her eyes in annoyance. Her kindness was repaid with ingratitude. She didn't bother to talk to him anymore.
Deng Xiao caught her eye - roll and snorted. "If you have time to worry about me, you'd better think about yourself."
"What's wrong with me?"
"You were abducted for so many days. Can you still keep your innocence? Be careful that when you go back, you'll be drowned in the pond!" Deng Xiao said fiercely.
Yi Qing tucked a stray hair behind her ear and said lazily, "Thank you for your concern. I'm the most powerful person in the General's Mansion. No one can do anything to me. Besides, I was abducted by you. It was so safe. Do I need to say more?"
"You're mocking me!" Deng Xiao's eyes instantly darkened, looking as if he wanted to devour someone.
"Only you're allowed to threaten me, and I'm not allowed to mock you? Don't forget, your mother still depends on me!" Yi Qing had grasped his weakness and was fearless.
Deng Xiao was really angry and helpless at the same time. He casually kicked a small stone at his feet.
With a "bang", something in the distance was knocked down by him. Yi Qing suspected it was a bird's nest.
But he had killed so many people that he didn't care about taking another life. Anyway, all the sins would be counted on him.
Yi Qing said, "You'd better think about how to explain this to the emperor."
Anyway, even if there were reasons, he had indeed shirked his duties.
The dog - emperor was so petty. He must have marked Deng Xiao in his mind. It would be enough to give Deng Xiao a hard time.
As soon as she finished speaking, there suddenly came a buzzing sound.
Yi Qing looked up and saw a large swarm of hornets flying towards them.
"Deng Xiao, what did you do!" Yi Qing shouted in panic and started running away.
This bastard! He must have been full and had nothing better to do than stir up a hornet's nest.
Oh no! Her beautiful face was going to turn into a pig's face.
Deng Xiao also ran very fast. While running, he exclaimed, "I didn't expect you to run so fast."
Yi Qing ignored him. She thought to herself that if she couldn't run faster than him, the hornets would attack her in groups. If she could run faster, he would bear the brunt of the attack.
But obviously, she was wrong, because Deng Xiao had so many lackeys to help him!
Seeing the two of them running away in a hurry, Deng Xiao's subordinates somehow got some torches to drive away the hornets. The threat was greatly reduced, but it still existed.
Yi Qing was really out of breath. She put her hands on her hips and gasped. She kept waving her other hand, fearing that there were still hornets.
Running from one hill to another, she probably hadn't had such a large amount of exercise in two lifetimes. Now she was out of breath, her heart was pounding, and her legs were trembling.
Deng Xiao said, "Look at you. You're so useless. You're so afraid of hornets, but you still dare to say you're not afraid of the torture of my imperial guards?"
Yi Qing rolled her eyes at him. "Can't I just be afraid of hornets?"
"Then when I want to deal with you, I'll give you two hornets' nests. I'm afraid you'll confess everything!" Deng Xiao said proudly.
"Ah, there are still some!" Yi Qing exclaimed. "I really can't run anymore!"
She covered her face and squatted on the ground, silently praying that they wouldn't sting her face.
Deng Xiao was speechless. Suddenly, he felt that she finally had a bit of a woman's charm.
Maybe only hornets could bring out her woman's charm.
"You're useless." He said disdainfully and quickly took off his outer robe to use as a weapon and waved it vigorously.
Soon, there were more than a dozen dead hornets lying on the ground.
Deng Xiao put away his clothes. Looking at Yi Qing, who was squatting on the ground with her face buried in her knees, curled up like a quail, he couldn't help but mock, "Coward."
Yi Qing didn't hear the sound of the wind anymore. She slowly raised her head. "I'm different from you."
Seeing the dead hornets on the ground, she still felt a little uncomfortable.
"How are you different from me?"
"I care about my face."
It took Deng Xiao a while to understand. "You're scolding me?!"
"I'm not. I just said I care about my face. How do I know whether others care or not? Does Commander Deng want to take it personally?"
"You!"
"Don't be like this. You shouldn't be a person who gets flustered."
"Then what kind of person am I?"
"You should be a person who is shameless without hesitation."
Deng Xiao was so angry that he gave her a fierce glare and threw his clothes at her. "Stop talking nonsense. Put it on and come with me!"
Yi Qing didn't decline.
At this time, an extra layer of protection meant less risk of being stung by hornets.
Seeing that Yi Qing didn't act coyly and directly put on his clothes, Deng Xiao said with a half - smile, "Aren't you going to thank me?"
Yi Qing said impatiently, "Thank you. Of course I thank you! Without you, how could I have left my son? How could I have come here to enjoy such beautiful scenery? How could I have run like a dog to strengthen my body?"
Deng Xiao: "… Hurry up. If we're late getting back, my mother will be worried."
"Please don't be so... unruly with your feet next time!" Yi Qing held back and finally swallowed the word "naughty".
"I'll do it again next time. What can you do to me?"
Yi Qing: "…"
If there's going to be a next time, I curse you to turn into a dead pig's head!
Probably it's wrong to scold someone behind their back, because she quickly got her punishment. She fell face - first to the ground with a thud. It hurt so much that tears welled up in her eyes.
This life was really unbearable!
Yi Qing looked at her left ankle, which was quickly swelling up, and felt like crying but had no tears.