Chapter 409 Xiao Qingxi, Get Down Here
Xiao Qingxi shouted angrily from the shore, "You two are dead! If you're so capable, then don't ever come ashore again!"
Seeing Xiao Qingxi on the shore turn green with anger, Gu Qianning was even happier.
She chuckled and hugged Shen Wantang's arm: "Atang, you're so clever! Xiao Qingxi is probably going to be furious this time! I thought you were really going to ride on the same pleasure boat as her. If that had happened, I would have vomited to death! Thank goodness you didn't!"
Shen Wantang turned her head and looked at Gu Qianning's bright smile. She finally smiled from the bottom of her heart: "Of course we can't bring them on our pleasure boat. However, in order to leave them behind, I even abandoned your second brother."
Gu Qianning then realized with a start that Gu Qianhan had not yet boarded the painted boat.
But she quickly shook her head: "It's alright, we'll be more comfortable if Second Brother doesn't come up!"
She took the pile of river lanterns she had bought earlier from the maid, then turned to the boat owner and asked, "Boss, do you have any writing brushes and ink on this pleasure boat?"
Yes, yes, yes! We have them all ready!
"That would be wonderful! I want to write down more wishes!"
shore.
Xiao Qingxi's face turned ashen: "Brother, I want to take a boat trip on the river too! Go buy me one!"
Xiao Qingyuan clenched his fists: "What's the point of taking a pleasure boat trip on the river? I'm not in the mood for it at all!"
"If you don't want to take a pleasure boat, fine, I'll take Nan Shi and Lin Rouxin myself! Granny Kang, let's go, let's buy a pleasure boat!"
After Xiao Qingxi finished speaking, she strode forward with great speed.
Liu Nanshi naturally followed her.
A hint of fear appeared on Lin Rouxin's face: "Princess, I came out to release a few river lanterns. The painted boat... is it alright if I don't take it?"
Xiao Qingxi turned around abruptly: "I took you on this pleasure boat to take care of you, don't be so ungrateful! Get over here right now!"
Lin Rouxin shuddered: "Yes, yes, thank you for taking care of me, Princess. I'll ride in the painted boat with you, Princess, please don't be angry."
She lowered her head and quickly followed Xiao Qingxi.
Huo Yunzhou, who was standing to the side, was heartbroken. He reached out to grab Lin Rouxin's hand, but Lin Rouxin seemed to have encountered a venomous snake and flung his hand away in great fear.
"Xiao Qingyuan, why is Rouxin suddenly so afraid of being around me? Tell me the truth, did Xiao Qingxi threaten her in some way?"
"No, no, no! I've said no hundreds of times! How long are you going to keep asking?"
Xiao Qingyuan glared impatiently at Huo Yunzhou: "I'm in a bad mood today, don't mess with me!"
"Okay, I won't ask anymore, but you promised to protect Rouxin, and you can't go back on your word! Qingxi was also very angry today, and it's unreasonable for her to suddenly have a change of heart and want to take Rouxin on a pleasure boat trip! You can't leave, we should go with them!"
Xiao Qingyuan was actually not comfortable letting the two of them be together. Xiao Qingxi was like a powder keg, ready to explode at any moment. If something happened, he wouldn't be able to explain it to his mother.
"Let's go, follow them. You'd better pray that Qingxi can't buy a pleasure boat."
After he finished speaking, he quickly followed Xiao Qingxi.
Unbeknownst to him, a sharp gaze was coldly fixed on him from directly behind.
"Young master, they've all left. The eldest young lady and the crown princess have also boarded the pleasure boat. What should we do?"
"Jixiang, how much silver did you spend on that pleasure boat you just bought?"
"I spent a full thousand taels of silver, young master. Why do you ask about this?"
"Go ahead and sell the pleasure boat to Xiao Qingxi."
Jixiang was taken aback: "Huh? Young master, didn't you just ask me to buy it? Why are you selling it again? Actually, that painted boat isn't worth a thousand taels. It's just that tonight is the Lantern Festival, so the boat owner is asking for an exorbitant price. We were in a hurry to get it, so we offered such a high price. If we sell it to the princess, do you think she'll want it?"
Gu Qianhan said indifferently, "She will take it, but not a thousand taels."
"Huh? Are you going to sell it at a loss?"
"I never do business at a loss."
How much do you want to sell it for?
"Ten thousand taels."
"What?!"
Jixiang's jaw nearly dropped in astonishment: "Young master, isn't this price too high? Although the princess can afford it, I'm afraid she's unwilling to be a sucker, isn't she?"
"She is willing."
"Why? How do you know?"
"Because she's going to use the boat to kill someone tonight."
"ah?!"
Jixiang's eyes widened: "Who is she going to kill?"
“Lin Rouxin, however, as long as it’s not A Ning or Shen Wantang, it doesn’t matter who Xiao Qingxi wants to kill.”
Gu Qianhan said coldly, "Go sell the boat."
"yes!"
Jixiang responded and nimbly weaved through the crowd, disappearing from sight in no time.
When he reappeared beside Gu Qianhan, he was beaming with excitement: "Young Master, you were right! The Princess really bought our pleasure boat for ten thousand taels of silver. She didn't haggle and bought it without even blinking!"
Gu Qianhan nodded: "Well done."
Jixiang took out a 10,000 tael silver note and handed it to Gu Qianhan: "Young master, here is the silver note."
"No need to give it to me, this ten thousand taels is a reward for you."
"What?!"
Ji Xiang was dumbfounded.
The young master used to be generous, often rewarding him with silver, but usually it was only a few taels, tens of taels, ten thousand taels? I've never even heard of that!
In the entire Dafeng region, no young master or lady has ever rewarded their servants like this!
He was still in a daze when Gu Qianhan's indifferent and deep voice came from above his head: "Keep the silver notes safe. When I do that thing in the future, you don't need to stay by my side. The farther you go, the better. You can go to the countryside, buy some land, buy some houses, marry a virtuous wife, and live a peaceful life."
He was clearly making arrangements for his own death; he feared that if his rebellion failed, those around him would also die with him.
Ji Xiang's eyes instantly reddened: "I'll keep the silver notes, but I won't leave. Wherever you go, I'll go. Hei Yao and the others will follow you through fire and water without hesitation. Although I don't have Hei Yao's martial arts skills, I'm not someone who's afraid of death."
Gu Qianhan's voice remained indifferent: "Hei Yao and the others were my loyal followers, it's only natural that they would die with me. But you are not, you are just a servant."
"But, young master..."
"That's settled then."
Gu Qianhan wouldn't allow him to argue: "Listen to me."
With red eyes, Ji Xiang lowered her head, and the silver notes in her hand suddenly felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.
His emotions were churning, but Gu Qianhan remained calm and indifferent, almost like a living person. He even had the energy to tell Xiao Qingyuan, "They're going to board the pleasure boat. Since it's our pleasure boat, we should go up and have a seat too."
After Gu Qianhan finished speaking, she stepped forward and stopped Xiao Qingyuan from boarding the ship.
Xiao Qingyuan was already in a terrible mood because he had been deceived by Shen Wantang. When he saw Gu Qianhan appear, his mood became so bad that it was indescribable.
"Gu Qianhan! Who gave you the right to block my way? Get out of my way!"
While blocking Xiao Qingyuan, Gu Qianhan said to Xiao Qingxi, who had already boarded the pleasure boat, "Xiao Qingxi, get off! I want this pleasure boat!"
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