Chapter 124 Stay in the Study
"You're welcome." When Hua Lian saw the stranger, the tears in her eyes gradually disappeared, and she regained her composure.
"I almost killed Zhou Hongyang...but I didn't think clearly at the time. If I had thought clearly at that time, you and Zhou Hongyang would have been burned to death by me. You don't deserve to thank me."
When he saw Zhou Hongyang pounce on Qiu Niang, he thought of his sister, so he went to save Qiu Niang.
But on the way back to Yanyu Tower, he felt that he had missed an opportunity to kill Zhou Hongyang.
If he locked the door and locked Zhou Hongyang inside and burned him to death...
Of course he would be willing to sacrifice an innocent life to avenge the annihilation of his entire family.
With his entire family wiped out and having struggled in the secular world for a year, Hua Lian is no longer the ignorant and naive rich boy he used to be. He will stop at nothing to get revenge.
"I don't feel happy for saving you, but I feel sorry for missing the opportunity. So, you don't need to feel that I saved you." Hua Lian threw down these words, turned around and left.
Qiu Niang stared at his leaving back...
After coming to his senses, he followed in small steps:
"Master Hua Lian! Wait a minute! No matter what you think after you save me, at that moment, you chose to save me. If it weren't for you, I would have died..."
Qiu Niang ran to Hua Lian, her eyes full of sincerity and gratitude:
"Thank you for saving me, sir. Qiu Niang will always remember your kindness! If you need anything, Qiu Niang will definitely help you with all her might!"
No matter why Hua Lian saved her, or whether she regretted saving her...
But he really did save her life.
She should repay this life-saving grace!
Hua Lian's gaze paused for a moment on her face. What he said was clear enough, but this little girl...
I still feel I should repay him.
He is a stupid but kind person.
Quite like him in the past.
Hua Lian said nothing more, turned around and disappeared into the crowd.
After buying some paper money and gold ingots and holding a memorial ceremony for the entire clan in the wilderness, Hua Lian went to pay a visit to Jiang Rong.
"The Crown Princess has been very kind to me. I have no way to repay her, except for my life. I am willing to serve her like a slave." Hua Lian bowed to Jiang Rong.
Jiang Rong smiled lightly, "I am here to avenge Qiu Niang, so you don't need to thank me. We are a team, and we killed Zhou Hongyang together, so it's not a big favor. From now on, you are free, you can go wherever you want and do whatever you want."
Hua Lian suddenly felt that these words sounded familiar.
The Crown Prince's Consort doesn't need him to repay her kindness...
He just told Qiu Niang that there was no need for her to repay him.
"But the Crown Princess did help me avenge my family. I cannot accept such a great favor with ease." Hua Lian answered truthfully.
If it weren't for the Crown Prince's Consort, it would be difficult for him to take revenge on his own, not to mention redressing the injustice done to his entire family...
Although the Crown Prince's wife did not do this specifically to help him, he still appreciated it.
"In that case...are you willing to stay in Wanjuan Study?" Jiang Rong thought for a moment and said:
"My study is in need of a person in charge. He will be responsible for controlling the content of each issue of the book and integrating the intelligence network."
Song Heng is going to take the imperial examination. After he passes the exam, he will definitely quit his job as a book editor...
Mr. Zhou can edit a book, but he cannot be given the entire book.
Qiu Niang is in charge of the business, not just the study, other businesses will also be handed over to her one after another.
Jiang Rong is in need of a manager for the Wanjuan Study, who will be responsible for controlling the content of the books, integrating the information collected, etc.
In the previous life, this person was Hua Lian.
At that time, Jiang Rong saved his life.
He stayed to repay the favor.
In this life, it hasn’t reached the stage of life-saving grace, but Hua Lian is still Hua Lian. We clearly distinguish between gratitude and grudges, and I must repay her.
Hua Lian was slightly stunned.
It would be fine if he was a book editor, but asking him to do intelligence work?
Does the Crown Princess trust an outsider like him so much?
But since the Crown Princess had arranged this, he naturally would not refuse, and said in a deep voice: "I will do my best."
After this matter is arranged.
Feicui came to report, "Princess, Qiu Niang is here."
"Let her in." Jiang Rong said.
Qiu Niang followed the maid in to pay her respects. She was very surprised to see Hua Lian standing beside her. She bowed slightly towards him and then looked away.
"Qiu Niang, you came at the right time. Let me introduce to you. Hua Lian will be the person in charge of Wanjuan Study from now on. You two can discuss the affairs of the study together. I asked Feicui to buy a few houses near Qingshi Street. You two can pick the one you like. In the future, you must arrange guards to guard this house." Jiang Rong said.
Jade walked forward carrying a tray with several deeds on it.
Hua Lian and Qiu Niang declined almost at the same time, "This is too expensive..."
After saying that, the two of them looked at each other at the same time, and then quickly looked away.
Jiang Rong chuckled and said, "You must accept it. This is all for your safety. After you have chosen it, in addition to the guards on duty every day, I will also have people install a complete set of mechanisms to ensure that the bad guys can't come back."
The two men couldn't delay any longer, so they each took a land deed.
Feicui looked at the location on the deed and said with a smile, "Then you two will be neighbors from now on, and you can look after each other, which is perfect."
…
That night.
Qiu Niang and Hua Lian moved to the new house on Qingshi Street.
Feicui is a smart person. She had the yard cleaned early and all the commonly used furniture was available so she could move in directly.
Qiu Niang didn’t know what her neighbor next door was doing, but the lights in his room were on all night.
Early the next morning.
Tap-tuk——
There was a knock on the door.
Qiu Niang pushed open the courtyard gate and saw a carriage parked at the door. There was a sign of Wanjuan Study on the carriage, and eight guards with swords were accompanying it.
A young man in a green shirt and wearing a mask with a lotus pattern stood in front of her door:
"So as to save the trouble of having them send you twice. Shopkeeper Qiu, do you want to go to the study together?"
Qiu Niang was a little dazed, "You... are Master Hua Lian?"
"Hua Lian has a bad reputation, and I may cause trouble to the study. From now on, I will change back to my real name, Tao Han." Hua Lian said lightly.
"Oh... Mr. Tao!" Qiu Niang suddenly realized and said, "Then... let's go to the study together."
The two of them got into the carriage together.
Tao Han picked up a volume of "Qian Qiu" and read it carefully. There were dense annotations on the book...
Judging from the fresh traces of ink, it should have been written last night?
"What did you write here, sir...?" Qiu Niang asked curiously.
Tao Han replied, "Summarize, classify, and annotate. Disassemble the articles that the Crown Prince's wife wants from the articles in the first four issues, and use this to determine the inclusion rules for the next issue."
Qiu Niang: What is he talking about? I don’t understand but I think it’s very impressive.
"Although "Qian Qiu" seems messy, the Crown Prince's Consort's purpose has always been clear." There was a trace of deep admiration in Tao Han's eyes.
She is such an extraordinary woman, able to control public opinion in the capital in this way!
Qiu Niang still didn't quite understand what he was saying, but she felt that the new study manager in front of her...
Really competent!
On the first day in office, he already acted like the one in charge.
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