Chapter 592: A show of strength?
What a perceptive little girl!
Chen Duan stood with his back to the ground, staring at the slender figure.
The veil that covered her from head to toe completely hid her. He couldn't see her face, let alone her eyes.
But, he seemed to see some stars.
She is worthy of being the "long-famous" daughter of the Gu family.
It seems that some of the rumors are not entirely fictional.
The rise of the Gu family in Lingnan must have something to do with this little girl.
Gu Qingcheng glanced at the figure standing high on the city wall. The distance was quite far, and she was looking up, so she couldn't see the man's face clearly.
However, his height, which is a head taller than that of an ordinary person, is enough to prove that Chen Duan is "different".
The height of the battlements at that time was about seven feet (1.6 meters).
Chen Duan was standing close to the battlements, with half of his upper body still visible, unlike many southern soldiers who could only show half of their head or the top of their head. It can be inferred that he was more than eight feet tall.
Converted into centimeters, it is estimated to be 190.
This height, in the later generations with overnutrition and improved physical fitness, is considered tall, in ancient times it is simply a giant! Gu Qingcheng nodded secretly, not to mention his martial arts value, just this height, he looks like a sturdy general.
"Huh? Is this little girl from the Gu family looking at me?"
"Do you think you can do whatever you want as long as you hide behind me?"
"Or are you really brave?"
Chen Duan found that the little girl actually raised her head and looked at him without any concealment, which made him find it more and more interesting.
A fourteen-year-old girl is already old enough to get married.
But for a grown man in his twenties, he's still a child.
Chen Duan instinctively couldn't regard her as an "opponent".
Gender + age + petite figure, it’s really not Chen Duan’s fault that he underestimated Gu Qingcheng.
Gu Qingcheng: ...
Although we are far apart, I somehow feel like I am being looked down upon.
She raised her hand and gently lifted the white veil in front of her.
Without the obstruction of the curtain, the view became exceptionally clear.
She still couldn't see the man's face clearly, but their eyes met in mid-air.
No retreat, no dodging.
The two lines of sight collided in mid-air, creating intense sparks.
Chen Duan raised his eyebrows. The little girl from the Gu family was indeed very arrogant!
Lifting the veil in public was not a violation of etiquette, but a manifestation of inner strength and fearlessness of worldly pride.
...Before they officially met, Gu Qingcheng had a silent contest with Chen Duan.
It’s not a matter of winning or losing, but both of us had a first impression of each other.
"Sanniang, the carriage has been inspected!"
Ah Man had a gloomy face, and he exuded unhappiness from the inside out.
But when he came to Gu Qingcheng, he still replied respectfully, "Let's get in the car."
Gu Qingcheng nodded, held Ah Man's hand, and returned to the carriage.
“Let him go!”
After checking, the two soldiers did not make things difficult anymore.
With a command, the barricade on the side was opened and the convoy slowly entered the city.
"Walk!"
Chen Duan watched the carriage disappear from under his feet, and without hesitation, he turned around and walked down the city wall.
He led a group of men and horses, riding past on horseback.
He returned to the "Prince Liang's Mansion" faster than Gu Qingcheng, ahem, which was the former Governor's Mansion.
The Governor's Mansion is a standard government office, with a front hall and a back yard.
When Chen Duan came to Lingnan this time, he did not bring any female relatives with him, only some servants.
Therefore, there is no deliberate distinction between the front yard and the inner yard.
He used the yamen in front as the central military tent, and the back was a place for himself and his staff to rest.
Gu Qingcheng's convoy slowly arrived at the front yamen of the governor's mansion.
Standing at the gate of the yamen were soldiers in armor, not ordinary yamen runners.
“Like a military camp!”
Gu Qingcheng lifted the car window curtain, took a glance, and gave her evaluation.
This King of Liang, worthy of his military background, even after occupying Guangcheng, he still used the methods he used to manage the army.
Hmm? Gu Qingcheng seemed to have found a breakthrough point.
The military and politics should actually be separated.
Martial law or something like that can only serve as a short-term transition and cannot last long.
"Ah Man! Go ask!"
Gu Qingcheng had a plan in mind, but did not show it on her face. She raised her voice and gave an order.
"yes!"
Ah Man agreed and jumped off the horse swiftly.
She ran to the gatekeeper and took out a name card from her sleeve pocket, "The third daughter of the Gu family, I am invited to visit His Royal Highness Prince Liang!"
The soldier subconsciously looked at the carriage behind Ah Man. It was not very luxurious, but there was a family logo hanging on the carriage.
After all, he came from Jiankang and has seen the world.
The soldiers knew that true aristocratic families all had family emblems.
You may not know the specific family, but you must know that any carriage with an emblem hanging on it belongs to a noble family!
The soldiers were not afraid, but they could not break the rules and bring trouble to their own prince!
"Wait a minute! I'll go ask!"
The soldier was quite polite. Although he was illiterate, he still took the business card and turned to enter the yamen.
Gu Qingcheng sat in the carriage and waited.
However, she did not just sit there.
After thinking for a while, he called two female soldiers and said, "Go around the city and see how the merchants are doing."
If you want to see whether a city is stable and prosperous, and whether shops are operating normally, it is a very important indicator.
If even small vendors can't operate normally, then this city is not far from chaos! Gu Qingcheng was a big boss who was proficient in government and general affairs in her previous life. With the experience of traveling through time dozens of times, she has too much "common sense".
"Hey! After leaving the world of novels, I have learned more and more 'common sense'!"
Gu Qingcheng controlled her own consciousness, not letting the evil water in her sea of consciousness detect the fluctuations of her thoughts.
In fact, when the character value reached the passing line, Gu Qingcheng discovered this "sign" -
As her character value increases, she is not only able to "randomly" match relatively important characters, but the system's "blockade" of her also seems to be loosening.
On the surface, Gu Qingcheng still looked like she didn't care much about her "character value".
It seemed as if every time she added attribute values to a person's character, it was just her casual act.
In fact, this is not the case.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Gu Qingcheng was consciously trying.
For example, now her character value has reached 65 points.
Such a value should be considered as a level of kindness among ordinary people.
Not a good guy, but not a bad guy either.
I won’t do good deeds deliberately, but I won’t reject kindness either.
Gu Qingcheng didn’t know what important role she would be matched with next time, maybe the former female lead, or maybe the supporting female role who could make a comeback.
But, they should not be cannon fodder or villains.
And the "memories" she gained in the mission world did not seem to be so strictly guarded by the system.
She can now think of more and more "common sense" or insights that emerge from her subconscious.
"What exactly is this system?"
"Why is there such a 'restriction'?"
"Is it just me? Or are we all treated equally?"
"Or, how many so-called executors are there? Are there really a lot of them? Or am I the only one?"
Gu Qingcheng had too many questions and many speculations.
However, she didn't show it at all.
She wasn't even in a rush to verify.
As she went deeper, she seemed to sense a "conspiracy".
If you want to crack it and get the truth, you must have enough patience.
Having been involved in government affairs for a lifetime, the thing that Gu Qingcheng lacks the least is patience.
What she is best at is understanding people's hearts and using everything to achieve a better self!
"Sanniang, that man has been in there for quite a while, why hasn't he come out yet?"
Ah Man stood in front of the carriage window, looking anxiously at the entrance of the government office, and whispered to Gu Qingcheng, "Did the King of Liang do this on purpose?"
"He wants to give you a warning?"
You really can’t blame Aman for thinking too much.
At the city gate, they were ordered to get off the car for inspection; when they arrived at the "Prince Liang's Mansion", they were stopped at the gate and made to wait.
Once is the rule, twice may not be a coincidence!
Ah Man just has the word "Man" in her name, she is not stupid.
And she has the keen intuition of a small animal, and can always sense the most direct good and evil.
“It doesn’t necessarily have to be a show of force!”
Gu Qingcheng was not in a hurry and sat calmly in the carriage.
Her carriage had been modified, and she had made the most of the limited space.
Although small, it has all the necessary functions, including various small compartments and small storage spaces.
This is a mini movable room.
Just by raising her hand, she could get what Gu Qingcheng needed: food, tea, backgammon, go, books, writing brushes, etc.
Not to mention just sitting there for a short while, even if she stayed in the carriage for a whole day and a night, Gu Qingcheng could feel comfortable and happy.
"Perhaps he wants to 'observe' and weigh the weight of a girl from the Gu family like me!"
And Gu Qingcheng was doing the same thing.
I don’t know how long it took, but the sun became scorching hot.
Ah Man, who was standing outside the car, already had beads of sweat on his forehead.
She became more and more irritable.
The two female soldiers had returned quietly and brought back the news that Gu Qingcheng wanted.
After listening to the two people's reports, Gu Qingcheng had a better understanding of Guangcheng's current situation.
As she expected, although King Liang seemed to have controlled Guangcheng, there were many hidden dangers.
I looked at the sun and it was almost noon.
Gu Qingcheng waved her hand and said to Ah Man, "Go and hurry up! If His Royal Highness Prince Liang is really busy, I'll come back in the afternoon!"
It's not a temper, nor a threat.
Gu Qingcheng simply wanted to find a place to have a meal, take a short rest, and then continue her PK with King Liang!
"yes!"
Ah Man was so angry that he was waiting.
He ran a few steps to the gate of the yamen and conveyed Gu Qingcheng's intention to the soldiers.
"Please wait a moment, little girl. I will go and ask!"
When the soldiers saw Ah Man sweating profusely and trying hard to suppress his anger, they knew that the man was really waiting very anxiously.
In fact, he also felt embarrassed.
It's quite hot in Lingnan today, even in winter.
It is indeed a bit inappropriate for a little girl to sit in the sun for an hour.
It would be fine if he was an uninvited guest, but he is not!
(End of this chapter)
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