"What's wrong? Did something happen outside? From the moment you walked in, your face almost drooped to the ground..." Gu Qing couldn't help but frown slightly and asked in a low voice.
Chen Zhizhou placed the porcelain cup in his hand on the table slowly and said quietly, "It's okay."
fine?
The look on his face didn't seem like he was alright.
Under normal circumstances, if Chen Zhizhou didn't say anything, then that would be fine, and Gu Qing wouldn't ask too much.
But today, for some reason, she felt uneasy and had a feeling that a disaster was about to happen.
"Young Madam, why do you look so uneasy tonight? Is it because the weather is dry? Otherwise, I will ask the kitchen to stew some mung bean soup for you." Cui Ru was standing by and serving her. After careful observation, she also noticed her abnormality.
Gu Qing waved his hand and gently rubbed his aching temple: "Is there anything unusual in the vestibule today?"
Cui Ru pondered for a moment, then tilted her head and asked in confusion, "There's nothing unusual. Everyone is fine. I just don't know what's wrong with the Third Young Master today. He went to see the master as soon as he came back. The two of them are still discussing things in the study and haven't come out yet..."
Met your father-in-law? Still discussing things in the study at this moment?
Gu Qing's intuition told him that this matter must be unusual.
It’s no small matter!
"Go to the front and ask what your husband and father-in-law said." Gu Qing looked at Cui Ru with a smile and instructed her.
Cui Ru's face was filled with pain. She first cried out in surprise, then said, "Madam, you are putting this servant in a difficult position. The Master must be discussing something confidential with the Master. How could you possibly let this servant overhear it?"
"Can't you be smarter?" Gu Qing tapped the table lightly with one hand...
She looked at the maid in front of her, and for a moment her mind was filled with mixed feelings, not knowing whether to be happy or sad.
Cuiru is indeed much inferior to Pei'er in this respect. When Pei'er was at her mother's house, she helped her to inquire about information and all matters were under her control.
There were some things that didn't even require Gu Qing to give any instructions, as she would do them all.
Sometimes, being too smart is not a good thing.
"I'm afraid that if I make the young master unhappy, Madam, please don't make things difficult for me. I have to keep my life well and serve you and the third young master until the end of your life..." Cui Ru said with a smile, and walked quickly forward to help Gu Qing add a cup of tea.
Whatever——
Instead of being sneaky, it would be better to go to him and ask him clearly.
Even if the sky falls, as a family, we can always find a way to deal with it.
Gu Qing asked someone to cook two bowls of mung bean and lotus seed soup in the small kitchen. She asked someone to bring them and walked towards the study.
Not far ahead, under the pavilion, Old Madam Chen was sitting there listening to the maid reporting on the comings and goings of the people in the mansion today, and all the matters...
Seeing Gu Qing bringing soup to Chen Zhizhou so late...
Old Madam Chen smiled contentedly and nodded.
The wooden door creaked as someone pushed it open.
The Chen family father and son looked behind them at the same time, and saw Gu Qing and her maid coming over with two bowls of soup.
Father Chen heaved a long sigh, waved his sleeves, and then raised his hand and gently patted Chen Zhizhou's shoulder, "Don't worry, my son. There will always be a way out when you reach the mountain."
Chen Zhizhou's deep eyes were fixed on Gu Qing without blinking, "Qing'er, why aren't you sleeping so late?"
"Knowing that my father-in-law and husband were still discussing matters in the study so late at night, I asked someone to make some mung bean and lotus seed soup..." Gu Qing smiled and asked someone to bring the soup over.
Unexpectedly, Father Chen waved his hand and said slowly, "It's late at night. I'll leave the lotus seed soup for you and Zhou'er. I'm going back to rest."
"Yes." Gu Qing stood at the door of the study and bowed slightly. She followed the proper etiquette and rules, even in the Chen family.
Watching his father-in-law leave, Gu Qing felt a mixture of emotions.
Suddenly, a large hand reached out and gently grasped her slender waist. Chen Zhizhou took a step forward, leaned over, and gently sniffed her neck. "Madam, you are truly amazing. Just by going out for a drink with Grandmother today, you have changed Grandmother's attitude towards you. She likes you so much."
"Grandma is just old, and she still knows right from wrong. Besides, when she had a problem with me before, it was nothing more than those false rumors she heard outside. Since they are false rumors, they will naturally fall apart on their own." Gu Qing looked back at him with a smile as beautiful as a flower.
A hint of sadness appeared on the man's handsome face, and he looked much more haggard than usual...
What Gu Qing was most worried about was the Gu family.
Chen Zhizhou hid the truth from her because she was most afraid that Pei'er and Aunt Liu had done something behind her back. Otherwise, Chen Zhizhou wouldn't be so wary of her.
When she thought of the meaningful look her father-in-law gave her when he left the house just now.
Scenes of the past flashed before his eyes, and Gu Qing couldn't help but nervously grasp Chen Zhizhou's arm: "What on earth happened outside?"
"It's nothing, just trivial matters. It's not necessary to trouble my wife so much. She is still worried and not taking a rest at this late hour." Chen Zhizhou's eyes were full of love and pampering, and he gently scratched the tip of her nose with his hand while speaking.
"If you don't tell me, it means you don't regard me, Gu Qing, as a member of the Chen family, and you don't regard me as your wife." When Gu Qing spoke, there was a hint of anger in her tone.
As soon as she was about to get angry, the man beside her immediately got angry...
Chen Zhizhou hurriedly explained to her, "How could I hide anything from you? Heaven and earth can bear witness. From the beginning to the end, there is only you in my heart, Qing'er——"
Gu Qing buried his head and remained silent.
The more she acted like this, the more anxious Chen Zhizhou became.
"Actually, it's nothing. His Majesty intends to hand over the matter of disaster relief grain to Your Highness, and also involves the Chen family. This matter--" After Chen Zhizhou finished speaking, he sighed again, as if it was difficult to put into words.
Disaster relief food.
Gu Qing had heard something about this matter. She vaguely remembered that in her previous life, the Chen family had contributed a lot of money and effort to the court for disaster relief.
In the end, all those things became evidence of the Chen family's guilt!
It was obvious that the money was earned by the Chen family who sacrificed their lives to defend their country, but it was said to be stolen money.
She immediately understood what Chen Zhizhou was worried about.
If the Chen family doesn't pay at this critical moment, then the reward from His Majesty at the palace banquet a few days ago -
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