Chapter 79 Qiuyan's Dependence

Chapter 79 Qiuyan's Dependence
Before he reached the door, the waving figure ran towards Ye Xuan eagerly, and two figures also walked out from behind the door.

Then the dim light at the gate revealed Chunfeng and Xiayu.

And getting the figure...

With a "thump", Qiuyan, with her disheveled hair, took advantage of the momentum to kneel down beside Ye Xuan. She tilted her head back and looked at Ye Xuan with red eyes, then burst into tears.

Ye Xuan was confused. He had clearly given some pearls to the woman on the flower boat and even let her leave the flower boat early. But instead of leaving Yingtian Prefecture quickly, she came to the doorstep of a Jinyiwei like him. What on earth did she want to do?
At this time, Chunfeng and Xiayu also followed. Chunfeng said to Ye Xuan angrily: "Master, this woman has been making a fuss at the door of our house and wants to see you. When I said you were not here, she started crying and making a fuss!"

"I didn't think she was a decent woman, so I didn't let her in," Xia Yu added.

Qiuyan choked up when she heard this and looked up at the two girls. She reached out and grabbed Ye Xuan's foot in the stirrup, sniffling and saying, "I was confused for a moment and thought that the master didn't want to see me, so I was so presumptuous."

Ye Xuan frowned, still riding on his horse and looking down at me: "Why are you looking for me if you don't want to find a place to live?"

Upon hearing Ye Xuan's words, Qiuyan cried even harder.

Ye Xuan became a little impatient and kicked the stirrup, saying, "That's enough. If you keep crying and making trouble at my door, I'll have you arrested and taken to the Pacification Office."

The reason why Ye Xuan let Qiu Yan leave on the flower boat was, firstly, that Qiu Yan had always been respectful to him, and secondly, it was indeed thanks to Qiu Yan's intelligence and connections that he was able to get in touch with Pang Zhenkun in a short period of time and obtain evidence of the flower boat's crime.

But he had already let Qiuyan go once and gave her a lot of pearls, so he had done his best.

But if Qiuyan thought that Ye Xuan was a soft-hearted person and wanted to extort some benefits from him, then Ye Xuan could only say that she had made a wrong idea.

Hearing this, Qiuyan immediately tried to hold back her tears, but her pair of white jade hands still tightly grasped Ye Xuan's feet, and she choked up and said, "Please, sir, take me in..."

As Qiuyan spoke, Ye Xuan gradually understood what was going on.

It turned out that after Qiuyan left the flower boat in a panic that night, she saw a large number of Jinyiwei rushing into the flower boat with ferocious looks to arrest people.

In the past, all those high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen from all over the country were like stray dogs in front of the Jinyiwei. Qiuyan knew that this time the matter was serious and she dared not stay in Yingtian Prefecture.

So he didn't dare to take the belongings accumulated on the ship, and he fled for his life with the dozen pearls given by Ye Xuan in his arms.

He wanted to hire a carriage and find a place to stay on the way, but he had no money.

Qiuyan was so confused that she took out the pearls given by Ye Xuan and discussed with the coachman to exchange them for some silver and pay the fare at the same time.

Unexpectedly, when the driver saw Qiuyan, a beautiful woman, traveling late at night and seemed to have a lot of good things on her, he immediately became malicious.

Not only did he force Qiuyan to hand over all the pearls on her body with a knife, he also wanted to violate Qiuyan.

Fortunately, Qiuyan had been able to make some changes in the brothel over the years, so she calmed down at the critical moment, pretended to make the driver happy, then took advantage of the driver's unpreparedness to kick Zheng in harm's way, and then escaped. But what could she do after escaping from the driver's clutches?

Qiuyan was a weak woman who was penniless and always worried about being captured by the Imperial Guards.

After wandering in the shadowy corner for a day and a night, he had no choice but to take a risk and pretend nothing had happened. He found a young Jinyiwei at the gate of the Zhenfu Division and asked about Ye Xuan's residence, and then came over.

After telling the story in one breath, Qiuyan's tears had dried up. She could only plead sullenly, "Although I was born in a brothel, I am good at washing clothes, cooking, playing the flute and music. I am willing to be your housekeeper without paying a penny as long as you take me in!"

After hearing what happened to Qiuyan after she escaped from the flower boat, Ye Xuan felt a little sympathetic, but he had no intention of taking in another mouth. After all, he only had a salary of eight taels of silver a month, and it was a bit tight to support so many people.

But when he heard Qiuyan's words "housekeeper", his heart moved again.

Although there is no shortage of manpower to do the work at home for the time being, Chunfeng and Xiayu are still young after all, and they are impatient and meticulous in doing things. Some big and small things at home, which seem trivial to Ye Xuan, have to wait until Ye Xuan returns to decide.

Sometimes after working overtime in the Pacification Office, I have to listen to the two girls complaining about daily necessities when I come home, which is really unpleasant.

Although Qiuyan was born a prostitute, she was able to get along well with people in brothels, especially in brothels that were specially used to receive high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen. It can be seen that she has good interpersonal skills. Moreover, Qiuyan herself is a "fugitive", and as a Jinyiwei, she has to restrain herself tightly and is not afraid that she will do anything in front of him.

Thinking in this way, staying in the mansion as a housekeeper and taking care of the two little maids would save me from having to deal with housework after finishing my work. It could be considered a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.

Ye Xuan pondered for a moment, then said solemnly: "It's not impossible to take you in, but you should be aware of your identity and keep a low profile. Otherwise, if you cause trouble, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Qiu Yan was overjoyed when she heard this, and immediately kowtowed to Ye Xuan, saying eagerly: "Thank you, sir, thank you, sir! I will be respectful and prudent, and will never cause trouble for you."

Ye Xuan nodded, looked at Chunfeng and Xiayu, and said, "From now on, discuss the small matters in the mansion with Qiuyan, and don't always ask me how many kilograms of rice to buy or how much meat to cut."

Chunfengxiayu held her mouth with a bit of grievance and ignored Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan shook his head with amusement, ignored the three people, and rode straight back home.

The next day, it was still a little chilly at dawn, but when Ye Xuan got up this time he did not feel cold as usual.

Instead, a warm feeling came from my feet. When I looked down, I saw a brazier that was burning slightly.

At this moment, footsteps were heard at the door and the door was pushed open with a creaky sound.

Qiuyan came in with a tea bowl in her hand. She looked up and saw Ye Xuan had already gotten up. She asked in panic, "Did the maidservant wake the master?"

Ye Xuan shook his head, and Qiu Yan breathed a sigh of relief. She walked to the bedside with lotus steps, handed over the tea bowl and said, "Sir, please have a bowl of ginseng tea first, and breakfast will be ready soon."

I took the tea bowl and took a sip. As the tea with a strong ginseng flavor went into my stomach, my whole body suddenly felt warm.

(End of this chapter)