Even though he covered half his face, Fang Qing recognized him at a glance.
What are you doing here?
The person who arrived was none other than Zhao Shi'an.
Fang Qing looked at him in surprise. She had just told Gao Ren about him, and now she felt a little awkward seeing him.
Zhao Shi'an also suppressed the hostility in his eyes towards Gao Ren at this moment, but his gaze fell on Fang Qing and flickered slightly.
The way Fang Qing looked at him gave him the feeling that he had done something wrong and was waiting for him to admit it.
He called out "Qing'er" guiltily.
“I heard from them that you came here, and they were worried that you were in danger, so they came after you.”
Fang Qing's eyes calmed down at this moment.
Gao Ren, on the other hand, acted as if nothing had happened.
"You got here quickly."
"What are you doing here? If the Gao family finds out you're in contact with this place and things get delayed, will you take responsibility?"
Gao Ren shrugged.
"Don't worry, Gao Wancheng's two sons are in your hands. He can only rely on me, his adopted son, now. He will never doubt me."
It's truly laughable that after news broke that the two纨绔 (playboys) of the Gao family had been captured by the Fengyulou (Wind and Rain Pavilion), Gao Wancheng's first instinct wasn't to try to rescue them, but instead to call him, his backup plan, over to put on a show of fatherly affection.
As he spoke, Gao Ren stood up.
"But I should go back now. You need to explain things properly, so as not to ruin our relationship."
His tone was so irritating that Zhao Shi'an almost lost control of his fist.
As Gao Ren put on his cloak and walked to the door, he said to Fang Qing, "Don't worry too much, I'll have someone take good care of your parents."
Thank you.
Gao Ren waved and opened the door to leave.
A wind had started blowing outside, and the room fell silent. Fang Qing remained silent, and Zhao Shi'an didn't know how to start the conversation.
"Gao Ren said that you are the boss behind Fengyulou."
Zhao Shi'an nodded.
The two of them, one standing and one sitting.
One looked calm, the other looked anxious.
No matter how you look at it, Zhao Shi'an's momentum is definitely inferior.
When was it established?
"It's been a few years."
"If Gao Ren hadn't told me, when were you planning to tell me? Or were you trying to keep it from me all along?"
"No, actually I planned to tell you after things stabilized in the capital in the next two years, mainly because I was afraid you would worry."
Fang Qing sighed lightly.
Zhao Shi'an immediately became anxious.
"Qing'er, you can punish me however you want if you're angry, but you can't ignore me. You said we have to talk things out and not give each other the silent treatment."
Fang Qing glanced at him.
"I didn't mean to give you the silent treatment. Let me process this. Don't worry, I'm not angry."
"Are you tired? Haven't you been resting well these past few days?"
"Okay, you can go now, I want to sleep."
Zhao Shi'an opened his mouth, but still said, "You should rest well," before closing the door and leaving.
Fang Qing let out a long sigh.
It would be a lie to say I'm not angry.
I don't even tell her about these things.
She was just thinking that perhaps she was no different from Zhao Shi'an, since she had never told Zhao Shi'an about her identity after transmigrating.
Fang Qing tossed and turned for a long time before finally falling asleep that night.
She knew that the matter between her and Zhao Shi'an should be resolved as soon as possible, but the Gao family didn't give them a chance at all.
When she woke up that morning, she heard the sound of iron horses trampling the ground outside.
Fang Qing opened the window to check the commotion outside and saw a large number of troops heading north.
Not a single shop on the street was open, but every now and then a window would open a crack, and someone inside would be observing the situation on the street.
"It looks like a fight is about to break out."
Zhao Shi'an appeared behind Fang Qing at some point and whispered to her.
Fang Qing quickly closed the window and looked back at Zhao Shi'an.
"I've heard about it these past few days. There are 100,000 troops in Yizhou alone, and Yizhou's army is strong and well-equipped. I wonder how the imperial court plans to fight them."
If peace talks can be reached, that would be fine. But if the southwest is allowed to advance all the way towards the capital, then the people are destined to suffer.
Moreover, with winter approaching, if the Northern Rong take the opportunity to cause trouble, Dali will truly face both internal and external troubles.
How is this situation different from the chaotic world of the previous life that the system mentioned?
"Don't worry, I don't really act recklessly. The court is confident of victory since they dare to send troops. Besides, I have people in the southwest as well."
When Zhao Shi'an said the last sentence, he lowered his voice automatically.
Fang Qing glanced at him.
"Should I praise the owner of Fengyu Tower for being so capable?"
"I wouldn't dare. I just want to reassure you that you've worked so hard to improve people's lives, how could I possibly ruin all your efforts?"
"It's good that you know."
Fang Qing looked at Zhao Shi'an and suddenly asked, "How did you force Gao Wancheng to abandon everything in the capital and flee here?"
Yesterday, Gao Ren was about to talk about this, but Fang Qing remembered that she was interrupted because she was curious about other things.
She asked casually, but Zhao Shi'an paused for a moment.
"What's wrong?" Fang Qing asked.
"No, it's just that she delivered all the evidence she had hidden in her secret room to the Emperor. In order to save his life, he naturally had to leave the capital."
Fang Qing was thinking about roughly the same thing.
"He deserved it."
Zhao Shi'an secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He knew that many innocent people had been killed in the massacre of the entire family for a high price, and Fang Qing would definitely be angry if she found out.
He didn't dare to tell Fang Qing the truth.
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