"Countless people starved to death. Some were forced to sell their children. In that natural disaster, corpses were everywhere, like hell on earth, yet the merchants made a fortune..."
“How could it be so tragic!”
Gu Qing was shocked.
She was not born thirty years ago, so she didn't know these things.
Even if she had heard about it, she really couldn't imagine it without seeing it with her own eyes.
"At the time, Mr. Huang was working at the Imperial Medical Bureau, and his future looked bright. However, after the flood, his parents and relatives all starved to death. He found it difficult to accept this, and ultimately chose to resign and retire to the mountains."
"No wonder."
Gu Qing felt deeply sympathetic towards Mr. Huang's situation and understood why he was so excited just now.
It seems that the most important thing to ask Mr. Huang to come out of seclusion is to untie his knot in his heart.
But how easy is that?
She bit her lip worriedly.
Seeing this, Chen Zhizhou raised his hand and rubbed the top of her head, and said softly, "When you reach the top of the mountain, there will always be a way out. You don't have to put too much pressure on yourself. If it really doesn't work out, we can find another candidate."
Gu Qing felt warm in her heart, nodded at him and smiled.
…
evening.
As soon as the two of them returned home, the servant from the Gu Mansion came to their door.
"Miss, the master asks you to come back tomorrow to discuss something important."
Gu Qing snorted in his heart, but didn't show it on his face. After agreeing, he looked at the servant's departing back and pursed his lips.
It seems that Pei'er is the one who is reporting me for my bad deeds!
"how?"
Chen Zhizhou noticed that she was in a bad mood, lowered his eyes and asked softly.
"fine."
It's just a clown, she can still handle it.
"I'll go back with you tomorrow!"
After these days of contact, he could vaguely sense that their father-daughter relationship was not as good as it appeared, but rather very subtle.
Even every time Gu Qing mentioned his father, there was hatred in his eyes that was difficult to conceal.
What exactly happened between her and Father Gu?
He also ordered spies planted in the Gu family to investigate, but found nothing.
Thinking of this, Chen Zhizhou's eyes darkened.
"Okay."
With Chen Zhizhou around, his father would have some concerns.
Gu Qing readily agreed.
…
Chen Zhizhou was so violent last night that Gu Qing felt like his body was about to be broken by him.
She was in a daze and didn't know when she fell asleep. When she woke up, it was already the next morning.
The sky brightened.
Chen Zhizhou was practicing swordplay when he heard his servants report that his wife had woken up. He immediately sheathed his sword.
"Let's prepare breakfast!"
After he washed off the sweat and returned to the room, Gu Qing had also gotten up.
"Madam was exhausted yesterday, so I asked them to make a soup with donkey-hide gelatin, wolfberry and red dates to nourish you."
He sat at the dining table carefree, his eyes glancing over the dishes on the table with a satisfied smile.
This person, why does he say anything?
Gu Qing's face flushed red, she gave him a look of annoyance, and sat down beside him.
"I just thought about it. Since Mr. Huang loves making medicinal food, I might as well work on it. I can first narrow the distance between us, then slowly infiltrate him, let him understand me, trust me, and gradually help him untie the knot in his heart."
"That's a good idea!"
Chen Zhizhou nodded in agreement and added a crystal-clear, shiny crystal bag to her bowl.
"Try it. This is made by the chef my mother invited from the south two days ago. The filling is a mixture of shrimp and pork. It's delicious."
After that, he added another one and put it in his mouth.
When you take a bite, you will find that the skin is thin and the filling is large, the gravy is overflowing, the sweetness of the shrimp and the mellow and soft flavor of the pork are just right, complementing each other and making you unable to stop.
Gu Qing looked at him with a look of enjoyment on his face, and a smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of his mouth.
It's really strange. He eats very fast, but he doesn't look vulgar. Combined with his handsome face, the more you look at him, the more pleasing to the eye it becomes.
I stared at it and I became greedy.
Gu Qing swallowed, took a bite, and the fragrance went straight into his stomach.
"How about it?"
Chen Zhizhou raised his eyebrows at her with a ruffian look.
"good!"
Gu Qing couldn't help but take another bite, and finished a big bun in just a few bites, and then drank a bowl of red date porridge.
By the end of the meal, her stomach was bloated and she felt uncomfortable.
"Your mother's house isn't far away. Why don't we walk there? It will help us digest our food. We can have the carriage follow us. If we don't want to walk anymore, we can get in anytime. How do you think?"
Gu Qing was worried about not being able to digest food, and when he heard what he said, he readily agreed.
Anyway, as long as we can get to Gu’s house before noon, it’ll be fine!
In this way, the two of them walked out of the house, strolling leisurely, and actually felt a bit relaxed.
…
Gu Mansion.
Father Gu sat at his desk, unable to calm down.
Pei'er sent a message back yesterday saying that Gu Qing didn't care about business and was wandering around the house all day. He also planned to open a shop, and with Chen Zhizhou's company, he was doing very well.
He had a bad feeling in his heart.
Thinking back to the day when she returned to her parents' home, the eldest daughter acted out of character. Not only did she teach her aunt and half-sister a lesson in a swift and decisive manner, she also secretly threatened herself. She was like a completely different person.
His temples were beating uncontrollably and his heart was inexplicably anxious.
Unlike Gu's father's worries, Liu and Gu Miao were holding their breath the whole time. They were just worried that they couldn't find any evidence against Gu Qing, but they didn't expect that she would come to them on her own initiative.
"Gu Qing is courting her own death this time. I'll see if Dad punishes her properly when she comes back!"
A hint of viciousness flashed in Gu Miao's eyes, which were full of spring water.
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