Rebirth: Traveling To Ancient Times As A Companion Reading Chapter 16

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The next day.

The first thing Joey did when he woke up was go out to find the black handkerchief.

“This damn cat didn’t come back to me all night. Where did it go?” Joey wandered around the kitchen for a long time without seeing Hei Pa.

Until Minghuan and Minghua came to look for Joey after getting breakfast from the kitchen, Joey still couldn’t find the black handkerchief.

Unable to do so, Joey could only follow the two of them back first.

After breakfast, Joey originally wanted to look around the Qin Mansion and try to find the black handkerchief.

But before Joey walked out of the courtyard, Nanny Wu’s figure appeared in front of him.

Aunt Wu saw Joey and asked, “Where are you going this early in the morning?”

“Mommy.” Joey stopped.

Minghuan and Minghua, who were following Joey, leaned over and saluted, “Mother Wu.”

“Mother Wu.” Joey explained: “I dropped something when I went to the kitchen with them this morning, and I want to go back and look for it.”

Nanny Wu: “What did you drop? Is it important?”

Joey shook his head: “I picked up a bell on the street yesterday.”

Nanny Wu: “What you picked up? It’s not something you value particularly, so just let the two of them help you find it. Madam, if she has anything to do with you, I’ll see you.”

“What’s wrong, mother?” Joey tilted his head, as if he didn’t understand.

Aunt Wu: “Come with me first. You will know when we get there.”

Following Nanny Wu, Joey came to Lanyuan where Qiao Yunlan lived.

The courtyard of Lanyuan is full of orchid grass. There is a very prominent osmanthus tree on the left side of the center. It has lush branches and green color. The branches extend to the corners of the eaves, and the top is inlaid with clusters of star-like osmanthus flowers.

Although it is not yet late autumn, the fragrance of early autumn flowers has already penetrated the nose eagerly. The fragrance is light and elegant but very charming.

At this moment, Qiao Yunlan is sitting under the osmanthus tree drinking tea. She is wearing a light yellow cross-collar cardigan and skirt, with a plain hairpin in her black hair. She looks very simple and elegant, and there is no trace of her imposing appearance in Baixiang Garden yesterday.

Noticing the movement here, Qiao Yunlan looked over, put down the teacup in his hand, waved to Joey, and said, “Come here.”

Joey followed Nanny Wu to Qiao Yunlan.

Qiao Yunlan looked at Joey carefully, as if thinking about something.

After a while, Qiao Yunlan waved to the people behind him and said, “Bring them here.”

Then a somewhat familiar figure of Joey appeared in front of him.

That was the husband of the woman who gave him steamed buns and clothes on Luoyang Street yesterday.

Joey didn’t understand why Qiao Yunlan arrested people, and he looked at Qiao Yunlan doubtfully.

Qiao Yunlan calmly took a sip of tea and said, “Do you know him?”

Joey nodded, “I know you. You gave me food yesterday.”

Qiao Yunlan: “Are you sure he gave it to you?”

Joey: “Well… to be precise, the woman next to him gave it to me.”

Qiao Yunlan put down the bottomed teacup and poured herself another cup of tea. “Weren’t you curious yesterday why Qin Chi found you again? He was the one who tipped Qin Chi off.”

“What?” Joey looked surprised. He looked at the man in disbelief, “Why?”

But the man just knelt down and didn’t say a word.

Qiao Yunlan: “Why? Naturally, it’s because this tip can bring him long-term business.”

Joey looked at Qiao Yunlan.

Qiao Yunlan also looked at Joey.

After a while, Qiao Yunlan reached out and motioned for Joey to sit down.

Joey hesitated for a while, then sat across from Qiao Yunlan.

Blocking the people around him from pouring tea for Joey, Qiao Yunlan poured a cup of hot tea for Joey herself and handed him a piece of cloud cake.

Joey took it and took a bite without hesitation.

Seeing Joey eating, Qiao Yunlan smiled before picking up the teacup and drinking tea.

“Knowing that he is the one who harmed you, what do you want to do with him?” Qiao Yunlan asked Joey after he finished the cloud cake.

Joey shook his head, “I don’t know.”

Qiao Yunlan: “Don’t know?”

Joey looked at Qiao Yunlan in confusion.

Somehow, Qiao Yunlan suddenly smiled.She said: “Since he dared to tip off the information, he should be prepared for the possibility of being discovered. Now that he is caught, no matter what the result is, he deserves it. Do you understand?”

Joey seemed to have just understood a little bit, and he asked doubtfully: “Then what will mother do with him?”

“He wanted to kill you, so of course he went back.” Qiao Yunlan didn’t hesitate, and didn’t care whether he was talking to a ten-year-old child. “What about you? Do you think he should be killed?”

Joey shook his head, “I don’t know. But I don’t think he can die.”

Qiao Yunlan: “Why?”

Joey: “He has a wife and children at home. If we kill him, their whole family will die.”

Qiao Yunlan: “Why should I care whether his family dies or not?”

Joey knelt down and prayed: “Mother, although this man tipped Brother Six to find me, his family is innocent. What’s more, if his wife hadn’t given me food and clothing yesterday, I would have starved to death. I beg you not to kill him.”

Qiao Yunlan didn’t answer, just looked at the little figure kneeling on the ground.After a long time, she said something, “You are very soft-hearted. Much like me before.”

Joey was lying on the ground, acting as if he didn’t understand what Qiao Yunlan said, not daring to say a word.

“Put the person back.”

Finally, after an unknown amount of time, Qiao Yunlan relented and let the man go.

Joey was still kneeling on the ground, and Qiao Yunlan knelt down to help him up, and also helped him wipe off all the dust on his body.

“Your mother-in-law taught you well,” Qiao Yunlan said, “making you so mature that you don’t look like a ten-year-old child. Those things yesterday…” She paused, “That’s all. Now that your mother-in-law has passed away, I only ask you, do you want to be my child?”

Joey was terrified: “Mother, what are you talking about? How can I deserve it?”

Qiao Yunlan: “You just need to say whether you are willing or not.”

Joey slipped out of Qiao Yunlan’s arms like a loach, and knelt down: “Qin Yi is naturally blessed to have a child who can be a mother.”

Qiao Yunlan nodded: “From now on, you will be my Qiao Yunlan’s child.” After saying that, Qiao Yunlan remembered something, “My child does not belong to the Qin Mansion. He will bear my surname. From now on, you will be called ‘Joy’. Do you understand?”

Joey: “Yes.”

Qiao Yunlan leaned over to help Joey up and handed him a piece of pastry, “Sit down. Just call me mother from now on.”

Joey took it and said, “Mother.”

Nanny Wu witnessed the whole process and was very happy. She stepped forward and said, “Congratulations, madam, after so many years, I finally have my own child.”

Mingqiu, Minghuan and others who were waiting aside also said, “Congratulations, madam.”

Qiao Yunlan responded: “Yes.”

She looked at Joey’s bulging cheeks, like a hamster, and her heart felt soft.

“Eat slowly, there are still a lot here.” Now that she was sure that she would raise this child as her own, Qiao Yunlan started to get interested. She poured a cup of tea and handed it over, “Drink some tea.”

Joey took it, swallowed and said, “Thank you, mother.”

Qiao Yunlan looked at Joey’s well-behaved appearance and felt what it was like to be a mother for the first time. She thought, the feeling of having her own child… turned out to be so good.

“Madam!”

At this time, Lanyuan was peaceful for a while, but suddenly someone broke in and broke the peace.

Joey accidentally choked.He slapped his chest hard, “Cough, cough, cough!”

Qiao Yunlan immediately handed over the water, patted Joey on the back and said, “Take your time, don’t be in a hurry.”

When Joey recovered, Nanny Wu looked angry, looked at the people who had rushed in, and yelled: “Are you in a hurry to die?! Why are you shouting so loudly?”

“I’m sorry.” The man seemed to know that he had made a mistake, and immediately knelt down to apologize: “I’m just too anxious. Please forgive me, madam.”

Qiao Yunlan: “What are you so worried about?”

“The Lou family just sent someone to send a message, saying that the princess got a few pots of purple chrysanthemums that bloomed this year this morning, and she wanted to invite Madam to come to the Lou family to enjoy them together.”

Qiao Yunlan: “What did you say?”

Qiao Yunlan didn’t expect that the person who left yesterday would post a message inviting her to come over today.She didn’t believe it, so she asked someone to bring the post over and read it herself.

“Why are you so anxious?” Qiao Yunlan, who didn’t find anything unusual, felt even more strange. She handed the post to Nanny Wu beside her and wondered: “If you really want to choose a companion, there are so many children of officials at all levels in the capital, why do you have to be just a child of the governor of Jiangzhou?”

Qiao Yunlan spoke to herself so quietly that Joey couldn’t hear clearly. He looked at the post in Nanny Wu’s hand and was very curious, “Mom, what is that?”

After hearing Joey’s question, Qiao Yunlan explained: “It’s a post sent by the Lou family.”

Joey: “What’s that?”

Listening to Joey’s innocent questions, Qiao Yunlan suddenly realized that Joey was already ten years old and seemed to have not yet become enlightened.After briefly explaining a few words, she asked casually, “Did you ever recognize any words when you were around your mother?”

Joey shook his head.

Qiao Yunlan suddenly realized that if she raised the child in front of her who had not grown up beside her, she would have to raise Joey from scratch. She would have to teach him not only reading and writing, but also all aspects of Joey. Otherwise, if she had the opportunity to return to the capital and Qiao’s family in the future, it would be difficult for this child to integrate.

Thinking about it, Qiao Yunlan knew that this trip to the Lou family might be a good starting point for Joey.

So…

“Acho.”

“Huh?”

“You can go with me today.”

“Hmm…huh?”

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