Chapter 467
Chapter 467
Song Guanzhou turned around and looked at Qin Qingdong, who was rarely serious. "What do you mean?"
Qin Qingdong picked up the hot tea and took a sip before calling out to Ren Dong, "Dong'er, go get a pot of hot water."
Rendong stood up, knowing that the Second Young Master wanted to send her away, she lowered her head and went to the kitchen. Song Guan looked at her with charming eyes.
"If you don't believe me, what I say will only make you think more. If you believe me——"
"letter."
Song Guanzhou uttered the word lightly before he finished speaking. Qin Qingdong hadn't put down his teacup yet, and his face looked a little surprised. "... Do you really believe it? You don't even believe Pei Si."
Song Guanzhou has porcelain-white skin and clear, bright eyes.
"You don't bother to lie to me. If you don't want to say it, you won't say it."
They are not husband and wife, nor are they bound by interests. Besides, she had spoken to save Liu Kang. Qin Qingdong smiled and said, "Guan Zhou, this is right. I can't tell you, so I won't say it. Since it's said, there won't be any lies."
"Then tell me."
Qin Qingdong shook his head and laughed, "You didn't ask Ji Zhang either?"
Song Guanzhou waved his hand, "If he wants to say something, he will say it naturally. If he doesn't say anything, then why am I asking?"
This couple!
Getting back to the point, Qin Qingdong sat upright and spoke slowly, "I don't know the details, but since Miss Xu returned safely, Ji Zhang has also made efforts to investigate. There are several shops at the back door of the Princess's Villa. The owner of one of the inconspicuous teahouses is not his man. That day, the owner saw three men riding horses out of the Princess's Villa and didn't think much of it. One of the thieves had a short knife on his waist. The owner had good eyesight and didn't care after seeing it. He ran directly to the official residence and waited for Ji Zhang for more than an hour before reporting the matter."
"...Aren't you afraid of coming up empty handed?"
Qin Qingdong nodded. "I asked him about it, and he said he couldn't care less at that time."
He wanted to say a few more words about Song Youan, but he remembered that Pei An had privately told him not to reveal anything, whether it was Song Guanzhou or anyone else, so he should remember to keep his mouth shut.
Song Guanzhou felt a little relieved and sighed, "Jin Fuyun is really amazing."
Qin Qingdong looked at Ren Dong who was standing not far away with a teapot in his hand and waved, saying, "If you do too much evil, you will eventually perish. Ji Zhang and I were wrong about him before."
It was almost noon, so Qin Qingdong didn't even need to eat and left the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion with Chun Ge'er.
As soon as Xu Lingqiao and his sister arrived at the door, the two groups bumped into each other. Xu Lingbai bowed and said, "Second Young Master, are you not staying for dinner?"
"No, there are elders waiting at home, you just have to accompany Guan Zhou for dinner."
"Then... Second Young Master, take care."
Xu Lingqiao knelt and stood up. Qin Qingdong had already left, but suddenly turned around and said, "Excuse me for asking, what are Miss Xu's plans for marriage in the future?"
How abrupt.
But Xu Lingqiao and his sister knew that Qin Qingdong had spent a lot of effort looking for his sister, so they felt a little embarrassed, but they still replied seriously.
"Thank you for your concern, Second Young Master. I want Ling Bai to have a place to go and take his sister with him. If there is a good man who can be his son-in-law, it will be a natural thing."
Qin Qingdong looked at Xu Lingqiao, whose face was flushed with rosy pink. "What does Miss Xu mean?"
Xu Lingqiao sighed almost inaudibly, but still pulled herself together, "Lingqiao has no intention of getting married in this life."
After saying this, he bowed again and entered Shaohua Garden with a face full of shame and anger.
Xu Lingbai wanted to chase after him, but was stopped by Qin Qingdong. "Brother Lingbai, I know what happened to my cousin, but it's nothing serious. You will definitely be arranged by the court after the New Year, and it's hard to say whether you will go east or west. I see that my cousin is about the same age as Guanzhou, so why not find a man with a clean family in the capital or somewhere else, so that Brother Lingbai can put his mind at ease."
"this--"
Xu Lingbai sighed, "My sister has suffered such a great disaster, and she feels very resentful. To be honest with you, I am also thinking about finding a suitable place for my sister. But Ling Qiao has no such intention, and..."
He smoothed the wrinkles on his sleeves slightly, glanced inside Shaohua Garden, and a helpless smile appeared on his face.
"Guan Zhou loves Ling Qiao very much and lets her do whatever she wants. I..., as an incompetent brother, cannot force my sister."
Qin Qingdong understood and smiled happily, "Guanzhou has always been like this."
They are her people, and protecting them is more important than anything else. Looking at the maids in this room, where else in the world can a servant be so comfortable?
No wonder Hehua and Zhuanggu were shouting for people to rescue the young lady.
"Since this is the case, I won't force it."
Recently, after the announcement of the results of the special examination, the Qin Mansion, with Young Master Qin in charge, has attracted many talented young men to come and write letters. Qin Qingdong has a good relationship with several of them, and they all seem to have good character and family background.
He couldn't think of others, but he thought of Xu Lingqiao, so he said something more today.
After the two said goodbye, Qin Qingdong turned his horse around halfway and rushed to the official residence of the Hanlin Academy. He was a frequent visitor here, and anyone he grabbed at random was a familiar face.
"Where is Pei Jizhang?"
Someone pointed to a place and said, "The second young master is resting in the guest room. I'll go and call him for you." After that, they went up the wooden stairs to the second floor. Not long after, the most handsome man in the official robe came down slowly.
"Xi Hui, why are you here?"
Qin Qingdong dragged him to a secret place and teased, "If you want to thank me later, just give me two jars of fruit wine that bastard Xiao Cang sent me. My old lady likes that."
Madam Qin wants to eat, isn't that easy? Pei An shook his head, "Next time I'll ask Mu Er to bring more."
"Okay, this is your thank you gift to me."
Pei An scratched his head in confusion and asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"
Qin Qingdong did not answer, but just said, "I'm going to Miss Baoyue's place to have some hot tea in the evening. The Fairy House opened yesterday, and her Full Moon Tower will probably be cool for a while. I'm going to join in the fun."
Seeing that he didn't want to talk, Pei An didn't force him, "Are you and Wen Si just going to let it go?"
"never mind."
Qin Qingdong approached Pei An and whispered, "Yesterday, the Fairy House opened, and your wife insisted on going out to see it, but of course she couldn't. Wen Si, this woman, was so condescending that she drew pictures of the girls who performed yesterday, commented on them, and made a list to send to Guan Zhou—"
Pei An saw this and looked sideways.
Qin Qingdong held his folding fan against Pei An's chest, "Tell me, can I marry this woman? Besides..." He smirked, "I'm afraid Guan Zhou scolded you yesterday. You look so tired today. You must have not slept all night."
"You are gloating."
Pei An said coldly that he didn't want to talk to Qin Er about the misunderstanding between husband and wife, but Qin Qingdong didn't think so. He just patted him on the back and said, "Don't worry, go back to work tonight and bring some snacks from Qianweizhai to Guanzhou. Women are easy to please."
"You bachelor, don't talk nonsense. I think Wen Si is a good person. The Wen family is low-key and polite, and the family tradition is elegant--"
"No, Ji Zhang, I don't want to be another you."
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