Fortunately, it was already dawn, and the two of them walked down the mountain along the path beside the water pool. There were many sheep farm paths on the mountain, left by people who went up the mountain to collect herbs. Just follow any path. Just walk down the mountain.
Shen Qianshan held Gu Qiang's hand along the way. Even though he had rescued her, his heart trembled whenever he thought of her facing the big snake alone. He didn't know that she was facing that big snake. I was so scared, but I didn't even shout his name.
He didn't know if it was because she was used to being independent, or because she was simply not used to having him by her side.
The sky has brightened, and a white mist has risen around it, smelling of water. The sun has risen, shining on the dew-covered plants, shining with various colors.
Gu Qiang was exhausted. She was really tired this night, but she still insisted on walking to the bottom of the mountain. After stepping through the door, she found the Suxin Palace. The entire Suxin Palace looked very solemn in the early morning sunshine.
There were many people coming and going around, all busy doing something. When they saw Shen Qianshan and Gu Qiang, those people's eyes were a little shocked, but also seemed to be filled with compassion. She didn't know why she had such an expression, but it made her feel very unhappy.
Walking to the main hall, the master of the hall seemed to have arrived a long time ago and was sitting there eating. When he saw Shen Qianshan holding Gu Qiang's hand and walking in slowly, he looked up and down in disbelief. Looking at the situation of the two of them, seeing that they were covered in mud and looking very miserable, they raised their eyebrows and leaned back on the chair again, looking very proud of themselves.
"Now that you have got what you want, when will you give me the one hundred thousand taels of silver?" The palace master asked lightly. The one hundred thousand taels of silver had been agreed upon before. A man like Qianshan will never regret anything.
Shen Qianshan sneered, looked up at the palace master, and said slowly: "The two of us sacrificed our lives to get these Suxincao back. Does it have anything to do with you? If I want money, why should I ask you first? "
At this time, when Shen Qianshan thought of Gu Qiang facing the big black snake alone, an evil fire seemed to rise in his heart, and there was no place to vent it.
The palace master knew as soon as he heard that Shen Qianshan seemed to want to default on the debt. In fact, he also saw it. He knew at a glance that Shen Qianshan was not an ordinary person. The domineering and aura about his whole body made people feel He seems to be a man of great status in the capital.
Although Suxin Palace is outside the mortal world, it is still more or less taboo to the powerful people in the capital. After all, those capable men can lead troops to capture Suxin Palace at any time.
But now that the capital is in chaos, powerful people cannot protect themselves. Even if the man standing in front of them is the emperor, as long as he does not reveal his identity, the palace master will have the opportunity to practice Tai Chi with him.
"What does this person mean? Do you just don't want to give me money?" the palace master asked. At this time, he could still maintain a gentle attitude. The palace master even felt that he was very polite.
Shen Qianshan didn't speak, but his attitude was very obvious. Neither of the two were ready to give in to each other.
Gu Qiang looked at the palace master from the side. This man was guarding such a big family business, but he had to sell herbs for money, and it seemed that he had already succeeded in some cases. If he said this, Suxin Palace must be offended in the capital. With few people, it is not as brilliant as imagined.
Shen Qianshan turned his mouth slightly and whispered, "Don't think about anything for a while, just run away with the herbs."
Gu Qiang nodded slightly, indicating that she had heard Shen Qianshan's words clearly. The palace master did not expect that Shen Qianshan would play this trick with him, and said with a cold face: "This Suxin grass grows in our yard, you If you want to take it away, you must obtain our consent, what’s the problem with this?”
"If you want to make money from this herb, prepare it and sell it to us. But if we got it ourselves, why should we give it to you?" Shen Qianshan was still as indifferent as before, standing there There were not too many words or actions, but the palace master knew that he would never give in.
The atmosphere in the hall changed immediately. After the hall master glanced at Shen Qianshan carefully, he gave the subordinate next to him a look. The latter nodded and took the lead and rushed over. Gu Qiang immediately carried the herbs on his back. She ran outside the gate, and the people around her didn't know what happened. They put down their work and stared at her blankly.
Shen Qianshan was behind Gu Qiang, always protecting her. When someone was about to run up, he turned around and kicked her, and then continued running.
Someone wanted to close the door, as if they wanted to catch a turtle in an urn, but Gu Qiang used all his strength and rushed out of the door. When he turned around, he found that the door had been closed and Shen Qianshan had not come out.
Gu Qiang was startled, then turned around and knocked on the door hard. She couldn't just leave like this and leave Shen Qianshan in such a dangerous place. He was alone there, and God knew what would happen.
Gu Qiang just knocked a few times and saw Shen Qianshan flipping out from the inside of the door. His clothes were flying like a butterfly. After landing, he reached out and grabbed her hand and ran forward. The door closed behind him. It reopened, and many people rushed out from inside, shouting that they wanted to catch two people.
Shen Qianshan's hand was cold. When Gu Qiang held it, she felt her whole body alert. She turned to look at him, only to find that he was frowning tightly, pursed his mouth, and his eyes were firm, and he didn't know. Why, such Shen Qianshan actually brought with him a sense of security that he had not seen for a long time. It had been a long time since he had felt this way, and it made Gu Qiang momentarily distracted. Probably because she had not had anyone she could rely on for a long time.
The people behind them were very fast. On the other hand, the two of them had been busy all night, and their bodies did not have much strength. Now they were running for their lives. Seeing that the group of people behind them were about to catch up, they suddenly flew down from the tree next to them. Several people blocked Gu Qiang's back.
Gu Qiang wanted to turn around to see who it was, but found that Shen Qianshan smiled at her and whispered: "My person."
Then the two people slowed down and ran all the way down. They finally reached the foot of the mountain. The two horses were still grazing leisurely around. Shen Qianshan flew up and pulled Gu Qiang up. The two of them shared a horse. The horse quickly headed towards the capital.
At noon, Shen Qianshan sent Gu Qiang to the door of Prime Minister Gu's mansion. Her small body was carrying a large basket, which contained the very precious Su Xincao.
Shen Qianshan dismounted and said to Gu Qiang: "Put these Suxincao at my place, take less of them with you."
After saying that, he snatched the backpack over. Gu Qiang was stunned and saw Shen Qianshan give her a look. Sure enough, a pink hem of clothes was exposed in the corner. It was obvious that someone was observing secretly, so Gu Qiang He took out two Suxincao from the backpack and gave the rest to Shen Qianshan.
When they were about to leave, Gu Qiang met Shen Qianshan's eyes, saluted him very respectfully, and said, "Thank you, Ninth Prince, for your help. It's a great kindness..."
Before Gu Qiang finished speaking, Shen Qianshan waved his hand and said to her: "It's better not to say those high-sounding words. Go back and take a shower and have a good rest. This matter is not over yet."
After saying that, he got on his horse, smiled at Gu Qiang, and turned to leave.
That smile was clean and refreshing, as clear as the water in the pool at the back of Suxin Palace, which made people fascinated.
Gu Qiang just raised the corner of her mouth slightly and returned to the yard with the two Su Xin grass in her hand.
Passing by the main hall, Prime Minister Gu was sitting in the yard in front of the main hall, looking worriedly at a pile of books on the table.
Mrs. Ye was fanning him next to him and adding new tea from time to time.
Gu Qiang seemed to have no way around him, so he had no choice but to step forward to greet the two of them.
As soon as Mrs. Ye saw that Gu Qiang was coming, she quickly stood up, pretended to be very warm and offered her seat to Gu Qiang, prepared a bowl of tea for Gu Qiang, and sat down next to Prime Minister Gu again.
Prime Minister Gu glanced at Mrs. Ye with admiration, then turned to Gu Qiang and said, "Qiang'er, you have also heard that the disaster in the capital has been severe recently and the plague is rampant. I heard from Madam that you always like to go out, but you have to go out." Be careful."
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Ye would say bad things about Gu Qiang in front of Prime Minister Gu. Gu Qiang could think of her face, and she must have said that she was thinking about Qian'er's safety, but she, Gu Qiang, was not just someone who wanted to say something. Can tell.
So Gu Qiang served tea to Prime Minister Gu and said sincerely and respectfully: "My daughter will take my father's words to heart. It makes Qian'er a little scared that Madam cares so much about Qian'er."
After saying that, he turned to look at Mrs. Ye. Prime Minister Gu's tea was already at his lips. After hearing Gu Qiang's words, he put the tea on the table and asked coldly: "Qian'er, are you blaming Mrs. Minding your own business?"
This is what Gu Qiang meant! But of course she couldn't say that in front of Prime Minister Gu, so she pretended to look at him in surprise, and then said: "How could it be? The capital is in turmoil at this time, and it is right for Madam to look at the people at home, but my father Think about it, Madam knows my whereabouts better than I do, so there is still something wrong. Madam, if you want to know about Qian'er, just ask Qian'er directly."
Prime Minister Gu had a cold face. According to what Care Qiang meant, Ye was no longer meddling in other people's business at this time, but was spying. No one wanted their lives to be monitored by others.
"Since Qian'er also finds it inconvenient, don't do it in the future. After all, Qian'er is an adult and she will handle her own affairs." Prime Minister Gu said to Ye with a cold face.
Ye opened her mouth, as if she wanted to defend something, but in the end she didn't. She just lowered her head and said respectfully: "The Nu family understands."
Prime Minister Gu nodded with satisfaction and said to Gu Qiang: "You should be more careful yourself and never do anything that will harm the face of the Prime Minister's Mansion."
Gu Qiang nodded and retreated. Ye looked at her back and sneered. Did she think everything she did was a secret? In fact, that's not the case at all. Those secrets are all known to Ye. If she doesn't know about the Liu family, there will definitely be a big surprise.
Back in the yard, Tingfeng and Chuixue seemed to have been waiting for a long time. When they saw Gu Qiang coming back, they both rushed up, looking nervous.