That day, after wandering around the house for two days, she finally found a safe and private place.
As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is also the safest place. There is a sycamore tree behind the middle door of Qian's Mansion, with lush branches and leaves. No one can find her if she hides inside. She thought proudly, no matter how smart you Su Ziyu is, you would never have thought that I was at the front door.
She hid in the tree and waited, feeling a little worried and a little proud, and soon fell asleep.
As soon as I slept, the color of the world changed.
When she woke up, the Qian Mansion was already in flames. She was so frightened that she fell from the tree and crawled into the fire, but was forced back by the raging fire.
She fell to her knees and screamed heartbreakingly, but no one answered her. In the huge Qian Mansion, there was no sound except the fire and thunder.
A piece of her heart was dug out, dripping with blood. She wanted to jump and die with her parents and brothers, but she still cared about that jade-like man.
Who knows…
There was a faint sigh in the hall that had been silent for a long time, which seemed sad and desolate.
This sigh made everyone feel nervous.
I saw Gu Qingguan sitting upright, wearing a begonia red embroidered silk jacket, gorgeous yet elegant, almost integrated with the peach blossoms in the beauty vase behind her.
His head was lowered, and a few strands of hair playfully fell down by his ears, making the face with skin as beautiful as snow look even more delicate.
It's so beautiful and unique.
Zhao Jingyan lowered her head slightly, and then realized that her eyes were wandering and empty, as if her soul had flown elsewhere, leaving only a body.
Is the soul not there? This feeling made Zhao Jingyan very uncomfortable for no reason. Just when she was about to speak, she saw her eyes covered with a layer of crystal.
Zhao Jingyan's chest was hit hard and she said in a deep voice: "Qingwan... Qingwan..."
Gu Qingguan raised his head blankly, looked at Zhao Jingyan with watery eyes, and said subconsciously: "Your Majesty, what's the matter?"
When Zhao Jingyan saw that her spirit had returned, she no longer cared about the prince's words. She comforted her softly: "You don't have to be too sad. In fact, I hid it from you for your own good. After all..."
Gu Qingguan suddenly opened his eyes wide and said with a trembling voice: "So... they... they..."
Zhao Jingyan took a deep breath.
That's right, one hundred and eight members of the Qian family, as well as a few animals, were all killed with one knife. The reason why he only talked about Sheng Jiu was because Sheng Jiu's kung fu was so outstanding that even he couldn't escape this disaster, as others could imagine.
With tears in her eyes, Qingguan tightly grabbed the handkerchief in her hand and suddenly stood up and said, "I'm sorry, I'll excuse you for a moment."
She walked out step by step, her thin back, lonely and cold, making people feel indescribably sad.
As soon as the breeze blew, Qingguan was already crying.
It turned out that her parents and brothers were not killed in the fire, but had been killed with a sword before, and she escaped by hiding in a tree.
The Qian family treats illnesses and saves people, and never makes grudges with others. Who is so cruel and ruthless? Killing people with one knife is not enough, and they also want to let the Qian family be burned in the fire.
Qingwan's red lips were bitten tightly, hatred bursting out of her chest, and the anger in her eyes seemed to burn the spring garden.
Zhao Jingyan's brows furrowed even more tightly.
The woman in front of her had a slender back. The sunshine after the rain was pouring down on her body, but there was still a coldness pouring out of her body. It seemed that the sunshine could not reach the bottom of her heart and could not warm her in the slightest.
He had never seen Gu Qingwan like this before, and Zhao Jingyan felt his heart aching. He put away his fan and was about to get up and walk to her side to comfort her.
Qingguan had already turned around and walked in, with no waves on his calm face.
Zhao Jingyan's heart suddenly shrank and she was a little out of breath.
Her sadness only lasted for a brief moment, and then she regained her composure, like a sophisticated woman who hid all her emotions under those black and white eyes. But she... is just a fourteen-year-old woman who has not yet had haircuts.
"In Tinglin, killing someone with one sword must be the work of a master, and if there are one hundred and eight people, it will take a dozen masters to attack together. I would like to ask, who in this world can have such strength."
Good question!
Even though he was so grief-stricken, he was still able to spot the problem clearly. He was indeed a very transparent person.
Zhao Jingyan took a deep look at her and said: "In this world, the only people who have the ability to support so many secret guard masters are those in the capital, but they have no basis at all. Qingwan, you are talking without any proof."
Qingguan calmed down and said: "If it is done by people, there will always be some traces left... big or small, more or less, but some clues are not noticed by people. Tinglin?"
Zhao Jingyan was stunned for a moment and said hurriedly: "You tell me."
"Since you asked me to call you Tinglin, you must regard me as one of your own. I hope that you will take the case of Qian and Sheng two houses to heart. As long as you find out who is the murderer, Wanhua Tower and Qingfengtang are willing to It's in your name," Qingguan said calmly.
Zhao Jingyan's eyes tightened and she said with some emotion: "It doesn't have to be like this, just follow what we talked about before. The reason why I don't move these days is because one move affects the whole body. You can't act rashly. If you move, you must have a plan."
Gu Qingguan nodded with deep understanding. She was very aware of the difficulties here. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been plotting for six years. At this time, she had only been in Beijing for three months. Zhao Jingyan softened her voice and said: "Everything is always about being too anxious to eat hot tofu. As a medical practitioner, you know how to proceed step by step. I didn't tell the whole story about the Qian Mansion before, because I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to bear it. I will send people to check the person who made the record carefully. As long as he is still alive, he will definitely be able to
turn up. "
Gu Qingguan was confused because he heard about the tragedy of the Qian family. Now that Zhao Jingyan said this, he calmed down immediately.
"This will be a big thank you to Tinglin."
"You made money for me and recommended such a useful person to me. It's nothing to worry about." Zhao Jingyan instantly regained the tone of the playboy prince.
The rain stopped at some point, and a ray of sunshine poured down.
On the Jiuqu sedan chair, Lu Zhiyu's five-year-old only daughter Huan Jieer was entangled with Shi Songyin. The nanny was holding Brother Qing while Zhiyu held his little hand and was throwing fish food into the river.
There are hundreds of red carps in the river. Maybe it’s because they haven’t been fed for a long time, so they are all vying for fish food.
Sister Huan happily threw down the food, "Sister-in-law, look, they are all here to grab it."
"Reincarnation of a starving ghost!" Although Songyin complained, his hands did not stop.
"Yu'er... Yu'er..." Brother Qing danced and was about to break free from the wet nurse's arms.
Lu Zhiyu said angrily: "Brother Qing, please calm down for a while and be careful not to fall into the river."
Brother Qing seemed to have not heard anything, but still shouted with his mouth open: "Yu'er... Yu'er!"
Qingguan looked at everything in front of him and smiled lightly.
In my memory, there was also such a small pond in the back garden of Qian's family, with countless red carp in it.
When she was a child, she and her younger brother Ziyi had nothing to do, so they ordered their servants to feed them with fish food. As I got older, I pretended to put a fishing rod in and did not fish, but just spent time by the pond.
Qingguan leaned on the railing and looked at them, sighing: "Brother-in-law, you are so lucky to have them by your side."
Shi Lei remained silent. We haven't seen her for more than half a year. She has grown taller, and her beautiful and calm face has a calmness that is not found in women of the same age. There is wisdom in her eyebrows, like a bright pearl, exuding dazzling brilliance.
"Qingguan, you call her second sister, call me brother-in-law, we are a family."
Shi Lei's words seemed plain, but in fact they were full of profound meaning. Gu Qingguan felt hot in his heart. That's right, only when she was with them did she feel that Qian Ziqi was back in her soul.
"Brother-in-law, since we are a family, I will tell you some things directly."
"Say it!" Shi Lei knew very well that this girl would not speak easily, and once she spoke, it would be a big deal, so he listened attentively.
"Brother-in-law, I mixed some money into the bank."
Shi Lei already knew that Qing Guan was involved in the bank and said with a smile: "In time, my sister will be the richest woman in the world."
Qingguan said calmly, "Brother-in-law, I want to use this money to stock up on rice and medicinal materials in the south of the Yangtze River and make friends with nobles from aristocratic families. Please help me."
Shi Lei was not an ordinary businessman. He took a deep look at Qingguan and said, "Qingguan, I will never stop you from doing anything you want to do. Since we are a family, we always have to discuss some things with our family members. Don't let Your sister is worried about you."
Qingguan smiled, "Brother-in-law, the second sister never asks about my affairs. You are the one who worries about me."
"It's good to know."
Qingguan turned around, looked at him for a long time, and finally said, "I want to help King Shou ascend to the throne."
Shi Lei's legs went weak. It was obviously spring, but he felt a cool breeze.
"Qingguan, you are too courageous. I heard that the bank was your idea. Is this your idea as well?"
Qingwan's lips curved and she nodded truthfully, "It's indeed a bit big."
Shi Lei trembled and frowned, "Qingguan, are you doing this for money?"
"That's right. Not only do I want to find out the money and the unjust case between the two families, but I also want to bring justice to both families in this world." Qingguan's eyes flashed with coldness.
Shi Lei suddenly felt a rush of blood and didn't know what to say.
"The prince's dethronement has nothing to do with the two kings. Only when King Shou comes to the throne can I be given justice." Qingguan lowered his eyes calmly.
That's why she tried every means to get into Beijing; that's why she tested him in Prince Lao Qing's Mansion with the Qian family's blood feud; that's why she threw out the trump card of Qianzhuang after he agreed to his request.
She seemed to be unmoved, but in fact she was pressing forward step by step, moving towards the plan in her heart.
Shi Lei suppressed the shock in his heart and said, "How did you know that King Shou was interested in the throne?"
A prince with no money and power would naturally not have so many ambitions and could only settle for being inferior to others. But it was different with a bank. More than a thousand and twenty thousand taels of money flowed into his pocket every day. What's more, because of the bank affairs, he is surrounded by major aristocratic families.
With money and people, ambition will breed. This kind of ambition is something that every man can have.
So he moved and came to ask about Gao Xiaofeng's illness. Behind Gao Xiaofeng is Gao Shangshu. Gao Shangshu is the emperor's powerful minister, and making friends with powerful ministers is the basis for reaching the top. What she has to do is to add fuel to the fire behind his back, raise some problems at the right time, and force him to move forward.