"I heard that you are going back to Beijing soon?" Mr. Xue didn't pay attention to the passerby he just called out to, and asked when he saw Qiao Nian.
The girl was playing with something in her hand. She looked up and saw his anxious expression. She paused, smiled, and said nonchalantly, "You didn't come to me to ask me this, did you?"
Mr. Xue paused.
The last time he saw Qiao Nian was the day she left the Privy Council. Although Qiao Nian didn't talk much, her attitude towards him was still very good.
At least be polite and courteous.
Today he clearly felt the girl's distance, as if she was unfamiliar to him and was just an ordinary stranger.
Mr. Xue was unable to adapt to the gap in between for a while, and looked at her with a complicated expression: "Are you still angry about the phone call and text message I sent to you before?"
His eyes were dim for a moment, and he said reluctantly: "I have my position, but I hope you don't go the wrong way."
Qiao Nian looked at his expression and seemed to want him to continue.
Elder Xue took a deep breath and sighed: "You are still young, and there will be unlimited possibilities in the future. You shouldn't be so radical, and you shouldn't go against the hidden family."
Qiao Nian could investigate the cause of Ji Qing's death, but what she showed now was that she wanted to disregard the interests of the secluded family and find out the truth of that year.
He couldn't accept this anyway.
In his eyes, the interests of the hidden family are above everything else, and Qiao Nian should be the same.
After all, she is a direct descendant of the Ji family and has a close relationship with the hidden family. The Ji family of the Independent Continent and the hidden family belong to the same forces. They can fight each other in daily life, but they should advance and retreat together when facing common interests.
What Qiao Nian did... crossed the red line!
Elder Xue looked at her again. Seeing that she didn't say anything, he thought she had listened to him a little. His eyes softened a little and he advised her softly, "Is Zhou Zheng with you? Leave Zhou Zheng to me. I will help you communicate with the Queen."
"Nie Qixing is dead, so you have avenged Master Cheng. You are still young, and you may not understand the importance of leaving a way out for everything."
What he meant was that Master Cheng had been sent back to Beijing.
Nie Qixing was gone too. So Zhou Zheng, the executor, was let go. At least it would save everyone's face and avoid causing a big commotion.
Qiao Nian came back to her senses and finally looked at him. Zhang Yang's eyes fell on his face and sneered: "You are looking for me because of Zhou Zheng?"
Mr. Xue paused.
I heard the girl's casual and indifferent tone again: "Are you looking for me, or is Nie Qingru looking for me?"
Old Xue frowned, as if he didn't expect her to be so direct and give him almost no face: "Qiao Nian, I'm here for you."
He personally admired this direct descendant of the Ji family. He was talented, capable, and had a good temper, which was also to his liking.
Just like he said.
He didn't want Qiao Nian to go the wrong way.
At least he felt that he came here to save a genius who was about to go astray, not just for anyone else.
Qiao Nian raised the corners of her eyes and said more directly: "She is worried that if Zhou Zheng returns to Beijing with me, Nie Qixing's good deeds will be exposed?"
Nie Qingru made her own choice and sacrificed Nie Qixing for power.
Now the dust has settled.
She also tried her best to take Zhou Zheng away and tried her best to preserve Nie Qixing's reputation.
The choice is theirs to make, and they have to be good people afterwards.
It’s… a very reclusive family style.
Hypocrisy is okay!
"Zhou Zheng, I won't give it to you. If you want it, you can come and rob it."
(End of this chapter)