"Could it be that you slandered him in front of the emperor?" Yi Qing asked uncertainly.
Clearly, Deng Xiao seemed confident, and there was no sign of deception. So why was he doomed to die in front of Xiao Tian?
Yi Qing blurted out this question without thinking, and immediately regretted it after she said it.
Sure enough, Xiao Tian's face darkened.
"So in your heart, I'm just a slanderer. And what about Deng Xiao? Is he the villain who kidnapped you, or the good guy who made you go with him willingly?"
Yi Qing: "… I didn't mean that."
The jealousy was getting stronger. What should she do?
She was quite stupid when it came to pacifying others.
"Of course he kidnapped me," Yi Qing continued. "I had to survive, so how dare I resist in front of him? If I had resisted, would you still be able to see me now? These days by his side, I was constantly on tenterhooks. Do you think I had a good time? And now I'm being blamed by you after seeing you…"
Originally, she wanted to seize the initiative and gain the upper hand in the quarrel, but why did she feel angrier and more aggrieved as she spoke?
When Xiao Tian came over to hug her, she pushed him away.
Baozi looked at the two of them, his eyes becoming more and more confused.
Was this a quarrel? It didn't seem like it; but it did look like they were in an unpleasant situation.
Seeing his bright black eyes rolling around, Xiao Tian sighed and stroked his head. "Your mother is sick. I'll take care of her. Go out. Don't let the illness get to you. Let her rest for a couple of days and she'll be fine. Go out and play with your dog, okay?"
Baozi looked at Yi Qing and then at him, nodded, and left reluctantly.
After he left, Yi Qing scolded fiercely, "You're the one who's sick. Your whole family is sick!"
Seeing her aggressive look, Xiao Tian actually smiled. He sat down beside her and forcibly pulled her into his arms. "It doesn't matter if you say I'm sick. My whole family is just you and Baozi, right? I know you've suffered these days. But seeing you chatting and laughing with Deng Xiao, I felt… uncomfortable."
"I was just trying to deceive the enemy!" Yi Qing said righteously. "And I'm not defending him. I just think Mrs. He is a very nice person. She didn't know that Deng Xiao was a eunuch. Although I'm vengeful, there are always times when I'm kind-hearted. I felt sorry for her and didn't want her to know those cruel truths, but you said such things about me…"
"It's my fault." Xiao Tian lowered his head to admit his mistake. "When I heard that you were missing, I didn't even care about the emperor's order and came back directly. I didn't expect that when I found you, I also found Deng Xiao."
So that's how it was?
Yi Qing held her forehead. Oh no, the dog emperor was probably cursing her now. No wonder she had fallen flat on her face and sprained her foot.
"Then why don't you go to the palace now and explain? Well, say that you came back to look for Deng Xiao and found me by the way?"
"No." Xiao Tian flatly refused. "I… want to stay with you."
Looking at the lingering affection in his eyes that was too thick to melt away, Yi Qing sighed. "Don't worry. I'm not going to run away. I'm a widow with a burden and a bad temper. Do you think anyone but you would be blind enough to take a fancy to me?"
"Then it seems that Deng Xiao was blind too."
Deng Xiao was carrying Yi Qing on his back, with a smile on his face.
Yi Qing might not have known, but Xiao Tian, who was hiding in the dark, saw it clearly and hated him so much that his teeth itched.
Who was Deng Xiao? He was the terrifying head of the Eastern Depot that everyone feared. Who had ever seen him smile like that?
Yi Qing was a harvester of terrifying figures. The two terrifying "protectors" under the emperor had both been defeated in front of her.
"How could that be?" Yi Qing simply didn't believe it. "Deng Xiao is a eunuch, a eunuch! He treated me differently because Mrs. He liked me. You don't know that he still hasn't taken action against the woman who harmed Mrs. He and him."
Although Deng Xiao seemed decisive in killing, when it came to his mother, no one was more indecisive than him.
"A eunuch can also get married." Xiao Tian said in a muffled voice.
"Ah?" Yi Qing's eyes widened. Immediately, some heavy - flavored scenes she had seen before flashed through her mind, and she was immediately panicked. "I don't want to. I won't marry a dead eunuch!"
A man missing something was likely to be twisted in bed.
Seeing her reaction, Xiao Tian smiled contentedly. "You can't marry even if you want to. I'm here."
"I'll marry you, I'll marry you." Yi Qing threw away her dignity and reached out to hug Xiao Tian's neck. "You're the best."
Xiao Tian thought happily that he had really fallen for Yi Qing in this life. His happiness and anger were all because of her.
Yi Qing definitely had no feelings for Deng Xiao. After she asked why he would die and saw that he was angry, she only focused on justifying and explaining, and didn't ask again.
Thinking like this, Xiao Tian felt more relieved.
"By the way, I have something very, very important to tell you." Yi Qing said seriously.
"Okay, go ahead." Xiao Tian didn't let go of the hand around her waist. Fortunately, she hadn't lost weight.
"What's that smell on you?" Yi Qing suddenly pinched her nose. "Go take a bath and change your clothes first."
She hadn't noticed it when she was busy pacifying him during the quarrel just now. Now that they had made up, she smelled the sour odor on him.
Xiao Tian blushed slightly, stood up and said, "I was busy looking for you. Where did I have time for those things? Wait for me. I'll be back soon."
"Okay. Why don't you take a bath in my room? I'll scrub your back for you?" Yi Qing said with a smile.
Xiao Tian's face immediately turned red.
"Just take care of your foot." He said irritably and fled blushing, with Yi Qing's hearty laughter coming from behind him.
When Xiao Tian walked into the yard, his face became even redder, and then he showed a smile - she was back, and this general's mansion was like a home again.
Yi Qing called Baozi in to talk to him.
"Did you not go to the academy because you were worried about me?"
"Um… Mother, are you angry?"
"I'm not angry. You care about me. How could I be angry?" Yi Qing smiled. "Mother will tell you what happened to me in the past few days…"
Baozi was already very sensible, so some things shouldn't be hidden from him.
She hoped that all her experiences could also inspire Baozi.
"… So in the future, when you encounter something, don't panic. Believe that mother will always keep looking for you, and you must also persevere and keep on dealing with it. Also, nothing is more important than life. Only by keeping your life can you have a future. Remember?"
Baozi nodded vaguely, and then asked, "But mother, what does 'sacrificing one's life for righteousness' mean?"
Yi Qing was stunned. After thinking for a while, she said, "Before you make a decision, you have to think clearly whether you're doing it for your own self - interest or for the righteousness of the world. For example, if you fall in love with a girl and want to kill yourself because of setbacks, mother won't forgive you; but if you're doing it to pursue your own ideals and ambitions, for the world, for righteousness, and for all the reasons worthy of respect, then mother will respect your choice; mother will take good care of herself…"
This topic was too heavy, but they would have to face it sooner or later.
Xiao Tian stood at the door, his hair dripping with water. He looked at Yi Qing with lingering eyes.
This was the woman he loved, who would always give different answers.