Su Hua's lips twitched slightly as she watched; her expression was exactly the same as Gu Baobao's when she was lying in the wine.
"Take this wine jug for now. When I have some free time later, I'll make some new wine for Gu Bao as a greeting gift."
Almost as soon as she finished speaking, the girl took over with a bright smile, "Then I'll thank Xiao Hua'er on behalf of Gu Baby. When it gets married in the future, I'll have it give birth to a little Gu Baby for Xiao Hua'er to play with."
Before Su Hua could react, Elder Xue and Elder Zhou's eyes lit up instantly. Little Gu Baby, they wanted one too!
However, the difficulty of a Gu King casting a small Gu is even greater than that of cultivating a Gu King. At their age, they may not even be able to see the little Gu baby born.
When Magistrate Qin heard that his son was just asleep, and touched his wrists and chest, finding them warm, he finally felt relieved.
He then bowed respectfully to A-Zheng, saying, "Miss A-Zheng, we are deeply grateful for your help today. The entire Qin family is extremely grateful. Whatever you need, I will do my utmost to make it happen."
Ah Zheng, holding the wine jug, packed everything into her small cloth bag, and smiled, "You don't need to thank me. The only reason I saved this boy was because of Xiao Hua'er. If you want to thank someone, thank Xiao Hua'er."
She and Qin Yucheng had only shared one meal together; she didn't really care whether he lived or died.
Saving him was simply because I didn't want to see Xiao Hua'er sad.
"This..." Magistrate Qin was quick-witted and immediately understood the meaning behind her words. In fact, even without her saying it, he knew that the Qin family owed Su Hua another debt.
Only now, having truly understood how his wife felt back in Cangwu Town, he shifted his body, cupped his hands, and looked earnestly at the girl standing on the outermost edge of the group. "Hua'er, Uncle Qin truly doesn't know how to thank you enough. If it weren't for you, Yu Cheng would probably have met with another calamity..."
Su Hua glanced helplessly at A Zheng, then shook her head to stop the man's movements. "Uncle Qin, there's no need for such formalities! Yu Cheng and Ying Xian treat me like their own siblings, and I call you Uncle Qin. Aunt Li is also very kind to me. We treat each other like family, so there's no need for thanks."
Upon hearing this, Magistrate Qin was even more grateful.
He could only wait until his wife woke up to see what to give Hua'er and this girl Azheng. As for the favor, it was naturally impossible to repay it with such a gift.
Seeing that the Gu worm issue was completely resolved, Su Hua pursed her lips and said, "Uncle Qin, actually, I came here today because there is something I want to tell you."
Seeing her solemn expression, Magistrate Qin couldn't immediately guess her purpose. "Hua'er, just say what you need. As long as Uncle Qin can do it, I will do it without hesitation."
Su Hua glanced at the room, took out a portrait from her sleeve and handed it to him, "This matter is related to Miss Wei. I wonder if she has returned to the manor yet?"
She had been focused on the Gu worms, and only now did she notice that almost half an hour had passed since Qin Yucheng was afflicted with the Gu worms until now, but she had never seen Wei Jianjia and her servant.
Magistrate Qin reached out and took the portrait, slowly unfolding it. Upon seeing the person in the portrait, he was immediately puzzled. "Is the person Hua'er painted Qiu Shuang?"
"Huh? It really is Qiu Shuang's portrait! Sister Su, you painted it so well, it looks just like the real person." Qin Yingxian wiped away her tears and leaned closer to look at the portrait. "However, after we had lunch with my cousin at Tianxiang Restaurant today, she already left Tangshan Prefecture and rushed back to the capital..."
Su Hua's almond-shaped eyes darkened. "She's already left?"
"Yes, after we parted ways at the jade gambling street today, my cousin told us that she had something to do at home and needed to go back." Qin Yingxian nodded, a hint of confusion flashing across her face.
"It's strange, my cousin was all quiet this morning, but after going to the gambling stone street in Tangshan Prefecture, she suddenly said she had to leave without even saying goodbye to my father and mother."
Magistrate Qin clutched the portrait. Seeing Su Hua's face darken, a thought struck him. "I wonder what brings Hua'er to Jianjia? Is it related to this portrait?"
“Yes.” Su Hua nodded slightly and got straight to the point, “We have been searching for the person behind the Black Wind Stronghold incident for the past few days. Today we finally found the Earth God Temple in the west of the city and discovered that the source of the information was Qiu Shuang who bribed the leader of the beggars to spread it.”
"What?" Magistrate Qin's eyes widened in surprise upon hearing this.
Qiu Shuang was his niece's personal maid, and Hua'er's implication was that it was his niece who had kidnapped her to Black Wind Village that day.
She had only met Hua'er a handful of times, so why would she go to such lengths to harm Hua'er?
The man frowned, glancing at the person on the bed out of the corner of his eye. His eyes flickered for a moment. Could it be because of Yu Cheng?
Su Hua raised her eyes and looked at him calmly, "Uncle Qin, if you have any doubts, I can have someone from the local temple come and explain the situation."
Xiao Jinhan, who had been silent until now, stepped forward. "I will have someone take the head beggar from the Earth God Temple in the west of the city to the county government later. Magistrate Qin, please feel free to ask me anything you wish to ask."
“No, that’s not what I meant.” Magistrate Qin waved his hand, then sighed, “I naturally believe what Hua’er and Young Master Xiao said.”
However, my niece is backed by the Wei family, so it won't be an easy task to bring her back to the county government.
"Based solely on bribing a beggar to spread the message, it's impossible to convict her."
“No, I’m not here today to ask Uncle Qin for help in taking revenge. I will take revenge myself.” Su Hua raised her eyes and met the man’s gaze.
"However, Wei Jianjia is a cousin of the Qin family. Before taking revenge, I think it is necessary to inform Uncle Qin about the cause and effect in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings in the future."
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