Chapter 1120 I underestimated you
As she spoke, she glanced at Meng Yunzheng, "A-Yun once saw Cheng Dong by Gong Qiu's side. Knowing Gong Qiu's character, he suspected that Cheng Dong deliberately approached Lord Cheng and secretly revealed this information to Lord Cheng."
"I just didn't expect Cheng Dong to still escape. But halfway through his escape, he tried to hijack passing vehicles and accidentally bumped into me, which was really unexpected. However, unlike what I said before, I didn't tie him up because I had suspicions. I knew from the beginning that he wasn't a good person, so I immediately tried to knock him unconscious."
Qi Chan listened thoughtfully, "Did he really commit suicide by swallowing pills?"
Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng exchanged a glance, but neither of them spoke.
Seeing their expressions, Qi Chan became even more convinced of their words, knowing that they were no longer lying to him.
He couldn't help but sigh and shake his head, "I underestimated you."
Shu Yu said softly, "Lord Qi, we were forced by circumstances at the time, we didn't mean to lie. And I really didn't have any intention of deliberately getting close to you. The post stations we passed through on our way to exile and the timing were all arranged by the officials. Meeting you at the post station was an accident. Actually, it wasn't my achievement that we were able to catch the assassin who wanted to kill you that day. With my mediocre skills, and with my hands and feet in shackles, how could I have held out until your two guards arrived? It was A-Yun who secretly intervened, which bought us some time."
Upon hearing this, Qi Chan said irritably, "What kind of person do you think I am? I wouldn't suspect you of such scheming."
He could tell whether she was deliberately getting close to him during her exile.
Moreover, she actually had several opportunities when she was in Zhengdao Village to have him help her escape her exile status. After all, she was not the Shu family's biological daughter.
Even though Qi Chan was exiled, he still had connections and influence. He could still manage to get things done with an insignificant adopted daughter who had been sold to the Shu family.
Qi Chan chuckled and said, "Alright, I didn't mean to blame you. If we're talking about getting closer, I'm probably the one who benefited more. Whether it's me or Yao Tianqin, we were able to return to the capital thanks to you more than half the time. Even if you really did try to get close to me on purpose, you still developed that heating pack yourself. At most, you just used me to present it to me."
But he's not the only one who can do this.
Qi Chan still valued Shu Yu highly, or rather, because of her honesty, he had a subtle feeling that she was one of his own.
This younger generation is not bad.
Qi Chan did not pursue the matter further. With his doubts resolved, he asked, "Now that you've come to the capital, why didn't you go to the Qi residence to find me?"
“I’ve been there,” Shu Yu said. “After I arrived in the capital, I saw a white cloth hanging at the Gong family’s gate, and I was worried that something had happened to A-Yun. This is my first time in the capital, and the highest-ranking official I know is you. I went to the Qi family’s residence early the next morning to ask you about the situation, but the gatekeeper said you weren’t there, so I left.”
Qi Chan frowned; he truly didn't know about this.
However, people often came to the Qi residence, and the gatekeeper couldn't possibly report every visit to his master.
Moreover, Yingxi only went up to ask if Qi Chan was home, and when he heard that he wasn't, he said he would come again next time, without having the gatekeeper relay the message.
(End of this chapter)
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