Cowardly Stepmother Dressed As the Hero

Cao Mi forced himself to calm down.

At this time, things were not yet clear, so she did not dare to rashly complain, so she could only force herself to cheer up, and asked Chunlin, who was still kneeling, "Is what you said true? Why did no one report to the lord and me before when such a big thing happened?!"

Before Chunlin could answer, Qi You said, "Go and have a look!"

He turned around and explained a few words to the personal guard behind him, and then led a group of people to Jingming Courtyard.

It has actually been two months since Qi You returned to Beijing, but during this time, in order to hand over and deal with things, he seldom returned to the house, and he never even met him a few times, let alone the children at home.

So he heard Chun Lin's report, and after being initially angry with Cao Mi, he also began to regret his neglect of his son.

Feeling ashamed, he couldn't help speeding up a little, Cao Mi was struggling to follow, but he could only keep up with gritted teeth.

Soon, the group came to Jingmingyuan.

Most of the servants in Jingming Court also went to the front yard to work, and the remaining four or five people didn't know what happened, and they saluted the sudden appearance of the King and Princess of Bei'an.

Qi You crossed them, went directly into the back room, and saw the child huddled on the couch at a glance.

The eldest son of the King of Bei'an, named Qi Rui, was the remaining child of the first Princess of Bei'an, who was four years old after this year. This child's appearance is almost a replica of Qi You, with sharp eyebrows, slightly raised lips, and small invisible but real baby fat.

His behavior seemed a little sluggish, and after hearing the movement, he looked towards Qi You and his group, and then slowly got up and prepared to salute.

Qi You didn't let him stay, he stepped forward and hugged the child directly in his arms.

It was winter at this time, and the child was wearing a lot of clothes. They just glanced at it, and they couldn't see anything except that the child's cheeks were a little thin.

At this time, Qi You held the person in his arms and felt the frighteningly light weight before he truly realized how much Chunlin's words had weight.

He didn't even have to take off his clothes to check, he knew that the kid must have a skinny look under his clothes.

Thinking of this, Qi You's father's emotions surged, and the anxiety and anger on the road just now were suppressed for a while. He carried the child into the back room and summoned Doctor Liu to follow.

Cao Mi took a deep breath and asked everyone to stay outside waiting for the dispatch. He glanced at Chun Lin thoughtfully, and then ordered Chun Lin to enter the house together with another servant who was working in Jingming Courtyard.

When they entered, Dr. Liu was already examining the child. There is also a charcoal stove in the back room, so it is not scorching hot.

Cao Mi intentionally glanced at the charcoal stove and the round table in the room. The charcoal stove is filled with a pot of silver wire charcoal. Looking at the state of the charcoal burning but without smoke, it is definitely first-class good charcoal. On the round table, there are several plates of untouched pastries, which are small in weight, but absolutely exquisite and attractive.

Judging from these details, the people who excluded Jingmingyuan knew that they were coming to deliberately put on the appearance, Cao Mi felt that it did not look like the owner of the house was being treated harshly.

On the other side of the bed, Doctor Liu had already used all the methods of watching, listening, asking, and asking. He turned around and bowed to Qi You before saying, "The young master's pulse is stable, and there is nothing serious about his body. Being thin and weak is simply because of insufficient diet."

When he said this, he pondered for a while, and then said: "According to what this old man sees, this should be a common symptom of anorexia in children. This kind of disease is rare in winter... Wait for me to prescribe a few prescriptions for appetizing and healthy food, young master. Let's eat first."

Qi You and Cao Mi breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Dr. Liu's diagnosis.

If it is really anorexia in children, it is not a serious matter.

So Qi You asked Dr. Liu to be sent away, and he went to the pharmacy to get medicine by the way.

When the servants on the left and right had all retreated, and there were only three members of King Bei'an's family left in the house, Qi You stepped forward and glanced worriedly at Qi Rui who was sitting on the bed.

Although Qi Rui had been manipulated from the very beginning, he never resisted. At this time, the appearance of obediently sitting on the bed hugging her knees makes people feel a little distressed.

Qi You asked Qi Rui, "Rui Er, how do you feel?"

Qi Rui looked up at Qi Rui blankly, "Father, Rui'er is fine."

"Very good?" Qi You sighed, he thought about it, and called the maid in Qi Rui's room to get a set of Qi Rui's clothes.

Then, he stretched out his hand to greet Qi Rui: "Rui'er, come here, father will change your shirt for you."

Cao Mi, who had been standing behind Qi You, immediately understood his intention. At this time, she also took a few steps forward, ready to help and check the child's condition.

This kind of thing really can't be done until an outsider like Dr. Liu is gone.

The child was attracted by Cao Mi's footsteps and looked at her. Cao Mi nodded and smiled at him, while secretly glad that the child looked at her with a little indifference, but there was no disgust or fear.

With the warmth from the fire in the room, the King of Bei'an quickly stripped off Qi Rui. He and Cao Mi's eyes were fixed on the child, not wanting to let go of any possible details.

The four-year-old Qi Rui is indeed as thin as a child from a wealthy family, but except for a shallow stripe birthmark on his right arm, the skin on his whole body is a child's unique pink appearance. Qi You and Cao Mi imagined that it might be possible The scars that will appear are nowhere to be found.

Qi You carefully supported Qi Rui, pinching lightly all the way from the child's palm to the ankle, and checked it carefully to confirm that there were no invisible wounds inside the child's body.

After doing all this, he sighed softly.

Cao Mi wisely handed over the clean clothes, and then put his hands and feet together with Qi You to help the child get dressed.

While dressing, Cao Mi's eyes fell on the birthmark on Qi Rui's arm.

It was only at this time that she discovered that the birthmark that she thought was a strip just now looked like a dragon, with the iconic antlers on the top, and five claws on the auspicious clouds.

Before she had time to make any associations about birthmarks, she suddenly remembered something.

In the 21st century, Cao Mi occasionally looks at the Internet. She remembers that she has read a book. The name of the protagonist in the book seems to be Qi Rui. Dragon-shaped birthmark on arm.

When she only had the name "Qi Rui" before, she didn't think of this book at all, but as soon as she saw the dragon-shaped birthmark, related memories emerged. The male protagonist in the book used his dragon-shaped birthmark to do several tricks to consolidate his position, but Cao Mi still remembers it fresh.

With such a memory, Cao Mi found that many details were right - the male protagonist in the book was born in a royal palace, and his mother died in childbirth, and the male protagonist also had a stepmother who was taken by a few strokes.

Thinking of this, Cao Mi looked at the child in front of him in surprise.

Could it be that she not only transmigrated, but also caught up with the fashion of wearing books?

But soon, Cao Mi buried his head and smiled again.

Even if she is really in this book, the book tells the story of Qi Rui's struggle to dominate the world. This kind of thing will happen more than 20 years later, and it has nothing to do with her and the Bei'an Palace today.

So Cao Mi secretly reminded himself that he must have a good relationship with this Son of Destiny, but the rest, just let it take its course.

After putting on Qi Rui's clothes, Qi You took a step back, and Cao Mi tacitly stepped forward and sat on the edge of the bed to fill the gap.

She squeezed Qi Rui's little hand lightly, and asked softly, "Rui'er, have you heard what the doctor just said? Is it because the food in the hospital recently did not suit Rui'er's mind?"

Qi Rui looked up at the two adults, and after a while said, "I don't want to eat."

Cao Mi frowned slightly, "Why don't you want to eat it? You told your mother that it would be alright for your mother to tell them to improve?"

But after hearing her question, Qi Rui didn't answer. Cao Mi asked two more questions, and also only got three words "don't want to eat".

Seeing that they couldn't find any useful information on the child's side, Qi You and Cao Mi exited the house first and let Qi Rui have a good rest.

They called all the servants in Jingming Court to ask about the situation.

After all, even if there is no case of deducting the master's fee in the courtyard, it is obviously against common sense that the eldest son of the palace has lost his appetite to this extent.

Just as the servants in the courtyard were all gathered, when Cao Mi was about to start questioning, a guard in the front courtyard hurried in and whispered a few words in Qi You's ear.

After Qi You heard this, he frowned, looking thoughtful.

Cao Mi said understandingly: "If your husband has something to do, then go first. There is no serious problem with Rui'er left or right. When interrogating these servants, the concubine can do it."

Qi You gave her a deep look, but did not refuse, "Okay."

But he then waved and called for a guard, "I'm not here, I'm afraid that my wife will be deceived by Diao slaves. Qi San is my guard, and is best at interrogation. I will leave him here to help my wife."

Pronounced "help", written "monitor".

Cao Mi made a smile and nodded gratefully to him, "Thank you, my lord."

Soon, Qi You took the people away, and Cao Mi focused his attention on the servants of Jingming Academy.

In order to prevent everyone from colluding, Cao Mi arranged for them to come in and question them one by one.

"Who is in charge of your son's diet? When did the son's appetite diminish?"

Qi Rui's maidservant looked sad and said, "In response to Madam's words, the son's food is prepared by the big kitchen in the mansion, and two maids will fetch it every day. The son's appetite has decreased... It seems that it was half a year ago, no, no, It seems to be earlier, and I eat less in spring."

"Why didn't you tell me about this?"

The steward of Jingmingyuan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "Hui, Mrs. Hui... Little, the villain told you. You also sent someone to ask a doctor. At that time, it was said that it was hot and the young master had a bad appetite, so he opened it. A few pills."

"…"

Seeing Cao Mi's silence, the steward carefully asked for instructions, "Husband, ma'am?"

"...So yes, have you taken medicine? But it hasn't gotten better?"

The rough maid of Jingming Academy nodded, "Yes. It wasn't that serious at that time. The son did lose weight, but his stature was also good. I asked the doctor several times, and they all said that the son was not sick. It was only in winter that everyone realized that the son was thin. It's amazing... But in the past two months, you caught the cold and the lord was busy again, so the matter of the son was delayed."

"The last question, what happened to Chunlin, um, I mean, Chunlin knew about this earlier?"

The little servant guessed with a bitter face: "This... Madam, it should be said by the steward of the hospital to the steward Chunlin. A month ago, the steward of Chunlin also went to the hospital to get the doctor and prescribed some appetizers, but the young master kept saying it. It doesn't get better."

After asking the subordinates one by one, Cao Mi rubbed his forehead with a headache, "Okay, I understand, you can go down."

The author has something to say: there is one more update at 9 o'clock in the evening~