57 - Di Family (End)

Chapter 57 – Di Family (End)

Yeqing might not be good at speaking nice words and did not have many expressions, but from his actions of returning her hug tightly, Hua Qianqian could feel his excitement at this moment. That heart that was unable to express feelings into words was heating up.

She also hugged him even tighter and said softly. “It will not be only one piece of painting, you will be able to sell the second piece, the third piece…….. In the future, I will be waiting for you to earn money to support me.”

Yeqing nodded immediately. “I’ll raise you.” Then his face darkened. “But the money earned won’t be much.”

“No, you’re wrong. As long as it is a proper business, why care about how much is earned? To a person, the most important thing is to live a comfortable and happy life, feel at ease, and can sleep at night without having nightmares. You must understand that there are many wealthy people in this world and to be able to have a good night’s sleep is something that can’t be bought no matter how much money one has.”

The words resonated within Yeqing and his usually cold face broke into a smile. “Alright, for you I will work hard to earn money.”

Hua Qianqian laughed and scolded him. “Fool! Don’t think that paintings are not worth much. If the right connection is made, you can make a lot of money. Let’s not compare with those talented scholars. I will be in charge of investigating cases while you will be in charge of painting reward portraits and for us to work together as husband and wife, it is something good.”

Hua Qianqian was smart and quick-thinking and knew how to develop Yeqing’s potential. Yeqing who was once a killer had good eyesight, could see things in the dark and was more observant compared to other artists. He could even catch small details very well and was very suitable to draw reward portraits and no one could compare to him.

“Besides……” She said to him with a grin. “Painting is only one of our ways of making a living. In the future, we can travel all over the world and make a living by selling our skills. Don’t you know the invisibility technique? When that time comes, I will put you into a box and you will hide inside it. Then I will pretend to make you disappear. This trick will definitely make money!’

Yeqing did not feel that there was anything wrong with Hua Qianqian making use of the unique skill that he had spent many years of hard work to acquire as an acrobatic performance to make money. Instead, he admired her intelligence.

“I’ll listen to you. As long as you’re happy, I’ll do whatever you want.” For him to be able to support his wife with his ability is happiness to him.

“Don’t worry. This world is so big, no matter where we go, so long as our hearts are connected, there will surely be a place for us. After the case is over, we will leave the royal mansion and set up our own home, alright?”

“Alright.” Yeqing smiled. He had been living a cold existence throughout his life but ever since he met Hua Qianqian, his life had begun to feel warm.

At this moment, he did not know that in the future, he would become the most powerful and talented artist in the Daxing Dynasty and would be sitting at the top spot as the number one artist for painting reward portraits.

The two people continued to pretend to be a couple selling paintings and stood guard at the stall as they watched the crowd of people moving around. According to the news they received, that Rong Shaoying might make an appearance here, so they just stood around and at the same time, made some money in passing.

The four female secret constables worked on their assigned tasks separately and used their own methods to investigate the case. A month later, with the help of the many brothers of Cao Gang, they eventually caught Rong Shaoying.

Speaking of this, it was all thanks to luck as Rong Shaoying actually came to look for Gong Wuhuan on his own initiative. He had intended to capture her but was unaware that the other party had long set up a trap waiting for him. This time, Gong Changxiao was present and exchanged more than a hundred moves with him. In the end, Rong Shaoying was outnumbered and with Gong Changxiao persistently entangled with him, he was finally caught.

It was conceivable that when the Four Great Constables found out the four female constables had caught the person first, their faces would stiffen and be filled with awkwardness. They had lost this round but after all, they were still broad-minded and chivalrous men and so after sighing, they still congratulated the other four women readily.

After the women had handed over the captive to the Four Great Constables, they had no authority to question or deal with the matter anymore.

Gong Wuhuan followed Gong Changxiao back to Jiangnan while Bai Yuxiao followed Ling Wang back to their royal mansion and Hua Qianqian and Yeqing expressed their intention to leave the royal mansion to travel around the world.

After Shangguan Yan had sent the three junior sisters off, she returned to the Di Mansion to continue with her duties as the Governor’s wife.

The originally lively mansion suddenly became quiet again because everyone had left and Shangguan Yan felt a little lonely in her heart.

As soon as Di Jing returned to the mansion, he came to his wife’s courtyard. He chanced upon her standing in the courtyard looking up at the sky, seemingly in deep thoughts. So he treaded lightly to stand behind her and wrap his arms around her waist.

Without turning around to look, Shangguan Yan knew that it was her husband, so she leaned back into his arms and let herself be embraced. The maids at the side retreated with understanding and knew that their master only wanted to be alone with his wife when he returned to the mansion.

“When I’m free, I’ll take you on a trip down to Jiangnan to see the scenery of Jiangnan.”

The magnetic husky voice blew warm air gently into her ear. It seemed as if he had noticed her loneliness and wanted to calm her heart.

Showing a slight smile, she tilted her head to look at him. “Lord Di is favored by the Emperor and is a busy man. It’s afraid the Emperor will be reluctant to release his hold and besides, there are so many issues in the mansion. As a wife, it’s only right that I share the burden of my husband’s worries to lighten his work.”

Di Jing tightened his arms affectionately and planted a light kiss on her earlobe.

“It has been tough on you. If I can’t go with you, then I’ll send someone to escort you down to Jiangnan, alright?”

Shangguan Yan turned around to face him, hugged his waist and there was a delicate smile on her face.

“I understand…….you’re afraid that I will feel lonely! Fool, I am your wife and should be with you. My three junior sisters already have their own home and it is needless for me to worry. It’s only that the mansion was very lively a while ago and suddenly, now everyone is gone……. The mansion feels a little deserted and I’m not used to it.”

Di Jing caressed her face, pressed a kiss on her forehead, and said. “If you feel that the mansion is too deserted and wish to return to your maiden home to have some fun, you can go.”

Shangguan Yan blinked and nodded. “It’s the right time to go back and report the good news because a little while later, our mansion will become lively again.”

Di Jing paused and asked suspiciously. “What good news is there to report? Why will our mansion become lively?”

She placed one of her husband’s hands on her lower abdomen and in return asked him affectionately. “This Lord Di who handles cases like a god……what do you think?” She blinked playfully at him.

As soon as his hand touched her lower abdomen, he looked at her expression again and understood instantly. His heart and body started to tremble.

“You’re pregnant?”

She nodded and said with a smile. “My menses didn’t come, so I got the doctor to check my pulse. He said it’s a month and a half.”

Di Jing was ecstatic. His usually calm and composed expression could not help but become excited. Smiling from ear to ear, he hugged and kissed his wife.

He is going to be a father! This mansion is about to have an additional small life. Having a child will indeed make the mansion livelier and they would not only have one child but also a second……..a third……..

Di Jing hugged his wife and his laughter rang out loudly. At the same time, he was grateful that he had done one extremely right thing in his life and that was to come to her door and married this smart lady as his wife.

Now she is helping his tiny Di Family of two to grow, bearing his children to continue the Di family bloodline and bring prosperity, wealth, and honor to their family.

~~~ End of Book 4 ~~~

T/N: We have reached the end of Book 4 and this is also the end of the series ‘The Four Great Female Constables’. Hope you have enjoyed the story.

Book 1 – Wangye, this concubine is busy! Link: Wangye, this concubine is busy!

Book 2 – This killer is easy to deceive. Link: This killer is easy to deceive

Book 3 – The unhappy clingy man. Link: The Unhappy Clingy Man

Book 4 – Beloved at the door. Link: Beloved at the Door

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