225 We’re No Longer The Same
“If you don’t want to make an exception, we’ll have to tell the truth when we get to the old master. After all, we want to pay the fine and see if the old master will agree to our request.”
Although Qin Qingyuan was young, he was able to speak frankly with Constable Wang. However, there was still a hint of fear in his eyes. he was only holding on because there were so many people present and his request was reasonable.
Constable Wang looked at Qin Qingyuan from head to toe. How dare a baby who still reeked of milk threaten him? Did he eat a bear’s heart and a leopard’s gall?
But there was one thing he was very clear about. If this matter was reported to the first master, in the end, the second son of the Qin family would have to go back and get the money. After all, Qin Shi was not young anymore. If she died in prison, even if she deserved it, it would not be good for the first master’s reputation.
No one understood the master’s thoughts more than him. How could he let such a thing happen?
Hence, no matter how unwilling Constable Wang was, he had no choice but to agree to Qin Qingyuan’s request.
“Auntie, Grandma only trusts you now. How about this? Tell me what you want to do. Do you think you can accept it?”
Qin Qingyuan then turned to Mo Ruyue. Although he could talk to Constable Wang with confidence, he did not dare to meet Mo Ruyue’s eyes.
Even though he only said this, his eyes were wandering around, and his eyes met Mo Ruyue’s.
“Tell me about it, but I might not be able to accept it.”
Mo Ruyue didn’t care who made the suggestion. She didn’t have to do it after hearing it. She just wanted to see what kind of idea Qin Qingyuan could come up with.
“My suggestion is very simple. Grandma, give the key to me. I’ll have to ask Auntie to go back with me once. When I gather enough money, I will return the key to you.”
“This way, the key will not be in Auntie’s hands. It can also be a witness for me and I can make you feel at ease. We can also get the fine money and let the officer uncle go back earlier to report his mission. Isn’t this killing two birds with one stone?”
Qin Shi also agreed with this suggestion. If there were other ways, she would not want to give the key to Mo Ruyue.
If Qin Qingyuan had the key and let Mo Ruyue supervise and restrict each other, that would be the best.
She looked at Mo Ruyue expectantly, hoping that she would nod and this matter would be settled.
“This method is not impossible.”
Unexpectedly, Mo Ruyue did not refuse and seemed to be seriously considering it. It was just that she did not directly agree, so Qin Shi’s heart was still hanging.
“What other conditions do you have? We can discuss them!”
she desperately wanted Mo Ruyue to agree to this condition. This was better than the key falling into Qin Xu’s hands and ending up with nothing.
“My condition is that your Qin family should stay away from my family in the future. Since we’ve already separated, we’re no longer the same. If you turn a deaf ear to my words again and want to have any ideas about me and my babies, you’ll have to consider this lesson.”
Before Mo Ruyue’s voice had died away, Qin Shi had already nodded and said, “You don’t need to say it, we also know. It was just a moment of negligence, but this old woman has fallen to such an end. In the future, who would have the courage to provoke you?”
“Qingyuan, take the key and go back with your aunt to get some money.”
She was afraid that Mo Ruyue would change her mind if she hesitated, so she immediately stuffed the key into Qin Qingyuan’s hand and pushed him in Mo Ruyue’s direction.
“Auntie, when we came here, we took a passing ox-cart, so we can only walk back.”
Qin Qingyuan said this on purpose because he knew that Mo Ruyue had a horse. Riding a horse was much faster than riding a carriage.
Mo Ruyue ignored him and only looked at Imperial Doctor Tian. “Elder Tian, I’ll leave the other side to you. I’ll be back soon.”
Mo Ruyue galloped on the horse with Qin Qingyuan, and it only took them a few moments to get back to the Qin village.
Before going to the Qin family’s old mansion to withdraw money, she went back to her own home. It was not her style to pass the door but not enter. However, the strange thing was that there was no sound in the courtyard, which should be when the babies were in class.
“Wait for me at the door. You’re not allowed to go anywhere.”
Mo Ruyue ordered Qin Qingyuan to wait in the courtyard and to stay in her sight. Otherwise, who knew what Qin Qingyuan would do to the money box when he got home?
She was worried about his schemes and would not let herself fall into the child’s trap because of a little negligence.
When they were outside the door, Mo Ruyue had already confirmed that there was no one in the courtyard, but she still had to come in to check.
The children’s books and brushes were still there, and there were no signs that the courtyard and the house had been flipped through. The traps in and out of the courtyard had not been triggered, which meant that no outsiders had broken in and taken the children.
“Auntie, why didn’t you ask me what happened this morning? After all, I’m from the village.”
Qin Qingyuan suddenly asked.
He had been silent all the way, which was somewhat out of Mo Ruyue’s expectations. But now the mystery of why he would do this seemed to have been revealed.
“If you really knew, you wouldn’t have waited until now.”
Mo Ruyue stared at him for a while, then shook her head and directly rejected her words.
Qin Qingyuan’s expression changed slightly. He had thought that he had the upper hand. Shouldn’t the auntie be panicking at this time? Even if she looked calm on the surface, she must be panicking on the inside, but why didn’t the Auntie look like that?
Mo Ruyue walked around the courtyard and the house. Without doing anything, she took Qin Qingyuan to the Qin family’s old house.
“Auntie, do you really not care where Qingyan and the others have gone?”
Qin Qingyuan couldn’t see Mo Ruyue’s actions anymore. She was usually so worried about the five babies at home. Why wasn’t she nervous at all when she suddenly found that they were missing? She even wanted to go with him to get the fine?
It seemed that in her eyes, money was still more important than people.
After Qin Qingyuan arrived at the old mansion, he walked to a water tank in the yard, took three steps to the left, and started to dig with a small shovel.
Mo Ruyue saw that he was so familiar with it. Obviously, he already knew that Qin Shi had hidden the money box here. This kid’s mind was deep. He was still a little immature now, but when he grew up, he would definitely not be a good person.
However, this had nothing to do with her. Mo Ruyue didn’t plan to be trapped in this Qin Village for the rest of her life. In the future, whether she brought her babies into the city or went further, she had to stay far away from the Qin family’s top-class people.
She was not afraid of their schemes, but she was too lazy to deal with those troubles.
Just as she was thinking, Qin Qingyuan also dug out the money box and opened it in front of Mo Ruyue, revealing the things inside.
There were silver pieces, silver notes, and some gold and jade bracelets. there were many good things inside. No wonder the Qin clan was so strict, for fear that the key would fall into Qin Xu’s hands.
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