After the death of the previous emperor, the Empress Dowager became arrogant

Chapter 382: Heartbroken

When she came to her senses, she realized that she had been staring at Jiang Qisheng for a long time.

Several people at the table stared at her blankly.

Yuan Qing coughed lightly and said, "Eat."

Jiang Qisheng was confused.

Of course he knew that her eyes didn't mean anything, and he didn't feel uncomfortable because of it. It was just that the feeling made him feel strange, but he couldn't tell what was strange about it.

Jiang Shu was full and satisfied, and leaned on Yuan Qing with contentment.

Yuan Qing nudged her shoulder and said, "Go back and rest when you're full."

Jiang Shu refused to leave, so Yuan Qing let her go.

She doesn't have so many rules, so she is naturally more relaxed towards the people around her.

Jiang Shu rubbed his stomach and suddenly said, "I forgot to tell you that. You're right. Our things were indeed swapped. They were fine the first few times we used them, but they only swapped them later when we relaxed."

Gong Chan glanced at Yuan Qing.

Yuan Qing nodded slightly.

In fact, during the previous examination, Gong Chan asked her a few more questions.

The broken part on the third floor had been painted twice, and the new paint was very corrosive, but after such a long time there was no noise at all, which made them a little puzzled.

Gong Chan stood up and tried it herself, only to find out the real reason for the breakage.

The timing of the rupture was not accidental, but man-made.

Someone deliberately used internal energy to strike, causing the already corroded wooden board to crack instantly.

It is estimated that the man's internal strength is comparable to Gong Chan's.

The hidden master showed up, which made Yuan Qing think of Princess He Yong.

And there was Gong Heng who suddenly appeared at the door that day.

She planned to find an opportunity to ask about Gong Heng's situation in private. However, with other people present, it was not convenient to expose the conflicts in the Gong family to the outside world.

Seeing that they were silent, Jiang Shu stopped talking too.

Yuan Qing raised his arm and poked her, "Besides that, haven't you heard any other news?"

Jiang Shu rolled his eyes and said deliberately, "Yes, the hen of the old lady next door gave birth to three chicks. I plan to buy a few from her when she grows them up a little bit and raise some in my yard."

"...That's not what I'm talking about." Yuan Qing noticed Jiang Qisheng slowing down to wipe his mouth and reminded her, "Trivial matters don't count. Are there any other big, more explosive or eye-catching things?"

"It's a big deal." Jiang Shu slowed down his tone, "Let me think about it, hey, it really is true!"

Gong Chan was already leaving with her sword in her hand. She had no interest in listening to this.

Jiang Shu approached mysteriously, "Does the Deng family's matter count?"

Yuan Qing was stunned.

The Deng family?

She thought there was news about the Jiang family.

After all, Jiang Qisheng disappeared inexplicably from the Jiang Mansion Ancestral Hall, and the Jiang family must have come out to look for him. Unexpectedly, what Jiang Shu heard was about the Deng family.

Jiang Qisheng had already finished his meal and it was not appropriate for him to stay at the table any longer. He was just hesitating whether to leave when Jiang Shu said, "Since you are almost well, I will allow you to rest for another day. You will start to fulfill your promise from tomorrow. Don't forget it. Also, the house has been cleaned for you. Move in today."

She pointed to the room next to the kitchen.

Although Jiang Qisheng hesitated for a moment, he quickly agreed.

After Jiang Qisheng left, Yuan Qing pulled Jiang Shu aside and asked quietly, "Don't lie to me now. Is there really no news about the Jiang family?"

"Really not." Jiang Shu gnashed his teeth and stared at Jiang Qisheng's disappearing back. "Now I know what that guy was planning. He wanted to stay with us to avoid the Jiang family's forced marriage. What a thief!"

Yuan Qing covered her mouth and laughed, "I knew about this a long time ago."

Even if Jiang Qisheng was strictly controlled by Old Man Jiang, it would not be a problem for him to cultivate some of his own confidants.

She had thought about this before she wanted to take Jiang Qisheng away that night. If anyone showed up to try to stop them, she would leave immediately.

But that night was calm and no one came out to stop it, so she suspected Jiang Qisheng himself.

How could Jiang Qisheng, who is so smart, not prepare himself?

After waking up, he might have already taken advantage of the situation and escaped the Jiang family's persecution by being robbed by them.

As for Old Madam Jiang, he probably has an excuse to get away with it.

Yuan Qing sighed.

I clearly cared about Jiang Qisheng's safety, but I didn't expect that I would be taken advantage of by him.

I feel so sad.

Jiang Shu was amused, "You deserve it."

Yuan Qing: "..."

Jiang Shu swaggered away, patted his butt and walked away.

Before she left, she remembered to say, "Someone on the street is saying that the girl from the Deng family is not dead, but is still alive."

Yuan Qing paused while cleaning up the dishes.

According to rumors, didn't Miss Deng die a long time ago?

But she soon put the news behind her because she was entangled by someone.

Since then, Gong Heng seemed to run into her on the street every once in a while.

She was forced into a few friendly conversations.

After all, the other party was polite in his words and there was nothing offensive about them, so Yuan Qing couldn't just give him the cold shoulder. It would just be a little annoying for her.

She hated this kind of carefully planned "encounter" extremely.

Over time, the emotion of disgust will unconsciously appear on the face.

Gong Heng followed her, looking at a loss, "Did I do something to upset the girl?"

Yuan Qing barely suppressed his impatience and put on a standard smile, "No, it's none of your business."

But in my heart I was saying, I would be happy if you stay away from me.

Gong Heng breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."

When Gong Heng was by her side, Gong Chan never appeared.

As siblings, Gong Heng was naturally familiar with her.

According to common sense, Gong Chan should be guarding the palace in the capital now, or following "Gong Bin", but it is absolutely impossible for her to appear next to an unrelated businessman.

In order not to reveal her identity, Gong Chan could only follow from a distance to ensure that Gong Heng would not notice her presence.

After talking with Gong Chan before, Yuan Qing realized how deeply Gong Heng was hiding in the Gong family.

He almost never showed his martial arts in front of his family. Even if he did, he only used some simple techniques. If we talk about his attainments in martial arts, I'm afraid he is not as good as Qiu Laosi.

But he doesn't look like a dilettante.

Gong Heng explained to his family that he might not like to have close friends since he was young, so he developed a personality of not revealing anything in front of others, which gave others the impression that he was very secretive.

Yuan Qing suddenly remembered a joke that was circulating in the circle: Although I am very sinister, I am actually very simple.

Thinking of this, she burst out laughing.

Gong Heng lowered his head and looked over. "What are you laughing at, girl?"

The two of them unknowingly walked to a teahouse.

"Nothing, I just thought of something funny." Yuan Qing pointed to the teahouse, "Would you like to go in and have a cup of tea?"

Gong Heng nodded, "Okay, please, young lady."

Yuan Qing glanced at the figure behind him, turned around and went upstairs.

The teahouse was bustling at the time, so the two found a relatively quiet place to sit down.

Yuan Qing took off the bracelet from her sleeve and hid it inside her clothes. She slowly leaned back in her chair and looked leisurely out the window at the bustling crowd.

She had no intention of continuing the conversation, and Gong Heng tactfully shut up and stopped talking.

Compared to the noise in the room, the two of them seemed a little out of place, but no one felt uneasy.

Gong Heng took a sip of tea and looked at her with a smile.

Yuan Qing felt his gaze and turned around, "Why are you looking at me, Master Gong?"

His eyes were open and frank, without any evasion or shyness.

Gong Heng secretly sighed, she was indeed a unique woman.

He chuckled, "It is rumored that Boss Yue wears a mask or veil every day, but in fact..."

He didn't say anything else.

Yuan Qing smiled back, "Does Second Master Gong think so too?"

"How could that be?" Gong Heng said in a deep voice, "Appearance is just skin and beauty or ugliness is just a matter of opinion. I think someone like you wouldn't care."

Yuan Qing picked up the teacup and smiled without saying anything.

Noticing Gong Heng's gaze on his wrist, Yuan Qing covered it up to cover up and talked to him about another matter: "Did Second Master Gong come into my shop that day not just to deliver medicine?"

"The young lady is indeed smart." Gong Heng praised, "In fact, I also learned about it accidentally, but I didn't know how to gain the young lady's trust, so I didn't think much before I resorted to this bad idea, causing the young lady to almost get hurt. It's my fault."

His tone was extremely sincere, without any trace of hypocrisy.