Chapter 278 I Must Get Rid of This Evil

Several groups of palace maids passed by, and Qin Huaishu's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. He tried to persuade and talk to Chu Yian, but Chu Yian just wouldn't get up.

Don't let him go either.

He looked at Chu Yian who was sitting on the ground crying, and he was so desperate: "Can you get up first?"

Chu Yian shook his head: "No, I won't get up unless he makes up the money for me."

Qin Huaishu: ...

Chu Yian choked up: "Ten thousand taels of gold, do you know how long it will take me to make that much money?"

"I can't even make this much money since Pangu created the world. I have to borrow another 500 years from heaven, and then cheat and deceive people all the way. Only after 3,000 years, I can have this much money."

"He opened and closed his mouth and then took it back. Huaishu, I don't accept it."

Qin Huaishu closed his eyes. The eldest son, who was extremely capable and good at both literature and martial arts, had never found anything so difficult, except Qin Sheng coming out.

"Then could you stop crying while hugging my legs?"

Chu Yian looked at him in disbelief, with shock in his eyes: "Huai Shu, how can you be so cold? Can't you see that I'm very sad now?"

"I've never been this sad in my past and present lives combined. I wasn't even this sad when I was hit and killed."

Die...killed by a collision?

Qin Huaishu's body froze instantly and his expression suddenly changed.

Chu Yian seldom mentioned the past, and even if she did, it was mostly history. She basically never talked about herself.

It was only mentioned in a sentence or two, and there was no mention of how this world came about.

So, she came to this world after she died?

Qin Huaishu lowered his eyes to look at Chu Yian's upturned little face, which was covered with tears, and his hands trembled slightly.

She was so lively, innocent, and enthusiastic. She should have been happy and successful. Why did she encounter such a thing?

But it seemed that this was the right thing to do. She had said that she was 22 years old before, but neither he nor Qin Sheng had ever asked her why she came into this world.

No one asked for fear of bringing up bad memories for her or embarrassing her.

So...she came here after she died?

But she is still so young.

Qin Huaishu's vision was a little blurry, his Adam's apple rolled, and his body seemed to squat down uncontrollably.

He seemed to want to say something, but before he could say anything, he was interrupted by a voice.

"Yi An, what's wrong with you?"

Chu Yian was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look at the source of the sound, and quickly got up.

After wiping her face, she lowered her head and saluted the visitor: "Princess Qianlan."

The voice had completely lost its previous clarity, as if it had suffered a huge blow.

Qin Huaishu lowered his eyelashes, buried all his emotions in his heart, and stepped aside.

Qi Qianlan walked over and frowned slightly when she saw Chu Yian's red eyes and the undried tears on her face. She picked up a handkerchief and gently wiped them away for her.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you crying like this?"

Chu Yian shook his head, his voice a little hoarse: "No, nothing."

This person has completely lost the enthusiasm he had when he saw her before, and he is crying like this. He must have suffered a lot of injustice.

Otherwise, how could you force a person to become like this?

Qi Qianlan held her hand and said soothingly, "Would you like to come sit with me? It's a rare opportunity for you to come to the palace, so why not chat with me?"

Chu Yian wanted to agree, but she was in such a bad mood that she couldn't say it. She held her mouth and wanted to cry: "I won't go. I'll come to play with you in two days."

Qi Qianlan's beautiful eyes curved, and she reached out to hug her and patted her back: "Okay, I'll wait for you in the palace, please don't cry, okay? Seeing you cry, I feel uncomfortable too."

Chu Yian felt his heart beating a little faster.

Qi Qianlan let her go, squeezed her hand, and smiled gently: "I still like to see you smile. I always feel that when you smile, the world is brighter."

"So smile, okay?"

Chu Yian pulled the corners of his mouth and forced a smile.

Qi Qianlan couldn't help but smile, touched her head, and inserted a hairpin into her hair: "This is for you, then don't cry."

Chu Yian's face turned a little red and he nodded softly.

"Since you don't want to go to my place, then go back quickly. There are too many people in the palace."

She was reminding Chu Yian that if he made any noise here, it would be difficult to deal with.

Chu Yian nodded quickly and sniffed: "I, I understand. I'll leave right away. Princess, go and do your thing."

Qi Qianlan hummed: "We agreed that you must come to play with me next time."

Chu Yian nodded heavily and watched her leave.

After wiping her face, she looked at Qin Huaishu who was standing beside her, and her voice lowered again: "Brother, let's go."

Qin Huaishu lowered his eyes and nodded softly.

The road out of the palace was very long, deep in the palace compound, and there were only two of them on this road.

The air was very quiet, so quiet that only footsteps could be heard.

Qin Huaishu walked behind her, looking at her back, which was full of sadness. He knew at a glance that something must have happened to her in the palace.

He suddenly asked softly, "Do you know why the emperor came to deliver that message?"

Chu Yian was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look at him, and said firmly: "He just can't stand seeing me happy."

Qin Huaishu shook his head slightly, the way he looked at her was the same as before, yet it seemed a little different: "It's not that he can't bear to see you happy, it's that other people can't bear to see you happy."

Chu Yian was dumbfounded. He felt like his brain was stuck. "What other people?"

Qin Huaishu: "You were so happy when you left just now. Today, the emperor summoned you to the palace because of the ministers' complaints."

"It's fine if you're fine, but if you go out so happily, they'll know you've not only not been punished, but you've even been rewarded."

"Then everyone will point the finger at you and the Qin family."

"He did this to silence the public."

At least she had to do it on the surface. She left the palace crying, and the signal she sent was that the emperor had reprimanded her.

It might even be very serious, otherwise she wouldn't cry so sadly.

But Chu Yian only focused on one thing, his voice trembling: "So, he didn't intend to give me ten thousand taels, right? He was just lying to me."

Qin Huaishu: ...

Chu Yian cried even more sadly.

She was still crying even after getting on the carriage.

It was rare for Qin Huaishu to ride in the same car with her, and he didn't know what to do.

He should have comforted Chu Yian, but it seemed that nothing he said was appropriate.

After hesitating for a while, he said, "I want to go to Baiyulou to check the accounts. Do you want to go?"

Chu Yian reached out and took out two pieces of calligraphy from his arms: "Brother, don't say anything, I know you want to make me happy."

"But you don't understand. The money in Baiyulou originally belonged to our family. Whether we check it or not, it's still there."

"My second brother gave me the token. I can go get it myself if I want."

"But what the Emperor gave me is not the same."

As she said this, she kept staring at the calligraphy in her hand. Qin Huaishu always had a bad feeling: "So, what do you want to do?"

Chu Yian's eyes were fierce. He raised his head and looked directly at Qin Huaishu, gritting his teeth and saying, "I have to let him know that if he wants me to cry, he can tell me directly, but he can't use this method."

"He used this method and gave me these two calligraphy works. I must use his name to vent my anger."

Qin Huaishu: ...

The corners of Qin Huaishu's mouth twitched, and he looked down at the calligraphy in Chu Yian's hand.

There are only two pieces of calligraphy.

I only saw the one on the left saying: Cursing by order.

The one on the right clearly reads: Beating people on orders.