Chapter 167 Incident
Boss Qin frowned and said, "If a storm hits, you'll be in trouble."
Having said this, he slapped his lips and spat several times.
"Look at my broken mouth, I can't say anything nice." Boss Qin said shyly, "I will go to the temple and donate some money to you to offset my bad words."
Gu Zongci was somewhat speechless and said perfunctorily, "Remember to donate more incense money to ward off disasters and evil spirits for me."
Boss Qin is a businessman and is very concerned about this taboo, so he took it to heart.
He said seriously, "You are Tan'er's wealthy master. If what I said comes true, I will be a great sinner."
Gu Zongci didn't care at first, but when he heard Boss Qin mention Shen Qingtan, he became superstitious for once.
After Boss Qin left, he asked his servants to prepare mugwort fumigation, and then broke off a handful of willow branches and whipped his entire body. He then stepped over a brazier to get rid of the bad luck.
That night, when Gu Zongci was about to lie down, he received a pot of incense ash water sent by Boss Qin.
Gu Zongci is an atheist, but it is rare that he becomes superstitious because of his niece.
Now, seeing a layer of black ash on the porcelain-white kettle, he could no longer hold back.
Gu Zongci's face darkened: "Take it away."
The servant stood still, holding the kettle in both hands: "Master, Boss Qin said he also sent two kettles to Second Madam Zhao."
Gu Zongci: “…”
Seeing that Gu Zongci had no intention of drinking, the servant took two steps back and was about to turn around and leave.
"Wait." Gu Zongci stopped him and held out his hand: "Give it to me."
The servant respectfully handed the kettle to Gu Zongci.
Gu Zongci's eyebrows were twisted into a knot, his face tense, and he took a deep breath. The strange smell made his face twitch twice.
He thought about Boss Qin, a man of no confidence, and threw the kettle on the table.
It would be best if nothing happened during this charter.
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The next morning, after Shen Qingtan finished his breakfast, he saw Tingxue and Qin Yao coming in.
"Yaoyao." Shen Qingtan stood up in surprise and went to the door to greet her: "When did you return to Beijing?"
"I came back yesterday." Qin Yao threw herself into Shen Qingtan's arms enthusiastically and said stickyly, "Sister Shen, I missed you so much. I heard rumors about you in other places and rushed back to the capital without stopping. Fortunately, nothing happened to you. It was just a false alarm."
Shen Qingtan touched her head and said, "Yaoyao, I'm sorry to have made you worried."
"I treat you as my own sister, so naturally I will miss you in my heart. If something happens to me, you will also miss me." Qin Yao put the two pots of sweet spring water in her arms into Shen Qingtan's hands: "My father said that there is a spring in the National Temple. The water in the spring is particularly clear and sweet. When pilgrims go to burn incense, they will drink a few sips of the sweet spring water."
"He went to donate incense money to Boss Gu and personally fetched you two jugs of sweet spring water. He said you've been having troubles lately, and this spring is in the temple. Drinking it will help you get rid of bad luck." Qin Yao said with a smile, "I went to the Guo Temple before and tasted the water from this spring. It's especially clear and sweet."
Shen Qingtan was stunned and subconsciously hugged the kettle in her arms. She really didn't expect that Boss Qin would be so thoughtful as to bring her the spring water from the National Temple.
The most famous thing about the National Temple is this spring. Many pilgrims come here to admire its reputation. No matter how early they go, there will be a long queue of pilgrims waiting to draw spring water.
Once, Liu Yue took a sip of water from the spring and gave it to her to drink. It was indeed very sweet.
She opened the lid of the kettle and found the water was crystal clear without any impurities.
Shen Qingtan poured two cups and handed one to Qin Yao.
"Sister Chen, this is what my father asked for you. Just drink it yourself." Qin Yao said in a depressed tone, "You are now separated from the Marquis' Mansion and starting a new life. I hope you will be safe and sound in the future, and don't let anything like what happened before happen again."
I still remember that when she first heard the news, she was anxious and angry and could not help at all.
Looking back now, I still feel discouraged.
Shen Qingtan pinched her round face and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
"I was thinking about how to stop you from being bullied." Qin Yao said gloomily with a round face, "I've been thinking about it for half a month, and I found that apart from earning money for you to spend, I can't help you in other ways."
"It's enough that you can earn money." Shen Qingtan said with a smile: "I live a life of luxury and spend money like water every day. How carefree and happy my life is."
"I think so too." Qin Yao took out a sign and put it in Shen Qingtan's hand, and smiled: "Sister Shen, you might as well be more carefree and happy."
Shen Qingtan: “…”
She thought that she would have troubles in the future, the trouble of not being able to spend all her money.
Shen Qingtan held the sign in his hand and looked at Qin Yao, who was no longer as listless as before and looked full of energy again.
Her eyes softened as she asked, "Did you have any other adventures while leaving Beijing?"
Shen Qingtan couldn't let her go, fearing that she would go back to the same old ways as in her previous life. He couldn't help but ask her a question every time he saw her.
Qin Yao opened her mouth to say something, but finally shook her head, "Sister Shen, I didn't encounter anything fun, but I almost got scammed in business."
Seeing this, Shen Qingtan was about to ask more questions.
"Sister Shen, I'm so hungry. I haven't had breakfast yet, but my father chased me here." Qin Yao hugged her arm and said coquettishly, "What delicious food do you have here?"
Shen Qingtan paused and asked softly, "Tell Liu Yue what you want to eat."
Qin Yao said she was hungry, but she only asked for a bowl of wontons.
Shen Qingtan has known Qin Yao for several years, so how could he not see through the little girl's thoughts?
She clearly didn't want to say more.
Shen Qingtan took it to heart and didn't ask any further questions. He was thinking about arranging someone to investigate.
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In the evening, Zhao Yi returned from the office and brought news that Emperor Jing'an agreed to transfer the old grain from the Qingzhou granary to Guanzhou.
Marquis Cheng'en was the commander-in-chief of the grain transport, and he was fully responsible for this mission.
When Shen Qingtan heard the news, he knew that Marquis Cheng'en was going to clean up the mess.
Qingzhou has no food at all, how to transport food to Guanzhou?
She looked at the dark clouds in the sky and said in an ambiguous tone, "It's June now. This month is usually the flood season, and there will be heavy floods. They can transport grain to Guanzhou and make a big deal out of it."
Zhao Yi said indifferently, "They can either use the coming heavy rain to erase Qingzhou's traces, or they will dig their own graves."
The couple looked at each other, understanding each other tacitly.
It rained continuously for the next few days, and the rain became heavier and heavier. After more than ten days of rain, the water level of the moat had risen.
Shen Qingtan looked at the incessant rain outside the window and felt very annoyed.
At this time, Liu Yue hurried in: "Second Madam, something happened."
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