Apparently, some of the people present shared Qiu Liang's thoughts. They'd thought that the mysterious summons today, the dismissal of the guards surrounding the guest rooms, and the tightly closed doors and windows in broad daylight, might be about something important to discuss. Who knew they were here just to listen to their gossip?
Although Hong Yu was also very curious about Qiu Liang's appearance, he still said very pertinently: "I say, you guys, can you please not be so blatant when you're talking about others? The real owner is still here."
Upon hearing this, Shi Zairong's smile widened, and he even admitted it shamelessly and confidently: "We have always been very open about discussing others. If we have anything to say, we say it to their faces. Do you think we are very decent?"
"Hehe," Hong Yu's smile mixed with a half-eye roll had already expressed her attitude clearly.
As Shi Zairong's good comrade, in order to avoid embarrassing him, Tang Chen explained very loyally: "She smiled, so we took it as her approval."
After that, no matter what Tang Chen and Shi Zairong said, Qiu Liang remained calm, drinking tea as he should, or being in a daze as he should, without responding at all. Seeing Qiu Liang's unmoved attitude, Hong Yu stopped talking.
After a while, Shi Zairong's mouth was dry and he had said everything he could, but he didn't get any useful or interesting response. He could only declare a temporary truce and admit defeat.
"Alright, alright, enough of that, let's get down to business. When are you planning on returning? I've received letters from Qingliang Valley urging you to leave. I usually get one a day, and I suspect there are more on the way."
Tang Chen said that these were just normal operations. If Wang Yanzhou hadn't been so busy in Qingliang Valley that he couldn't leave, he would have joined their gossip discussion by now. "Don't worry, don't worry. Qiuliang is here too. The children will be taken care of. It won't be too late for me to leave after Su Zhirou's condition stabilizes."
Shi Zairong asked with a smile, "Aren't you afraid that I might change my mind and not let you go, but instead keep you under house arrest as a prisoner?"
Tang Chen raised his teacup and said with a smile, "If I were afraid, I wouldn't have come all the way here. If you're the kind of person who doesn't keep your word, after our first meeting, there shouldn't be another one or two, right?"
Shi Zairong couldn't help but sigh, "Sometimes the way you talk makes people think you're very wise." Sometimes it's hard to tell if she's genuinely stupid or just pretending. If you say she's truly stupid, then sometimes what she says is surprisingly on point and quite reasonable. If you say she's pretending, then she's done more than just one or two stupid things.
Tang Chen asked, "Which 'wisdom' are you talking about?"
Shi Zairong replied, "Both."
Tang Chen narrowed his eyes and chuckled, then said, "Should I thank you for your high evaluation of me?"
Shi Zairong waved his hand and said generously, "We can barely be considered friends now, so there's no need to be so polite."
Hong Yu, who had been silently acting as a vase on the side, finally spoke up at this moment: "If I didn't know what happened between you two, I would even doubt whether you two were childhood friends."
Shi Zairong moved his stool back and said, "No, I don't dare to get involved with a childhood friend like her. I'm younger than this old lady, and Lin Feng is my real childhood sweetheart."
Tang Chen was slightly startled, then picked up a stool and pretended to throw it at Shi Zairong. If she wasn't afraid of being gossiped about in a murder lawsuit, she would have definitely thrown the stool today. What old aunt? Isn't she just a year or two older than him, and married earlier than him? This person's words sometimes really deserve a beating: "You are the old aunt, who is the old aunt? Call me sister, is it polite?"
Shi Zairong coughed twice and abruptly skipped the topic of whether to call Tang Chen "sister" or "auntie": "Were you close to Lin Feng before?"
Tang Chen glanced at Qiu Liang and suddenly felt a little guilty. If he told the truth, Qiu Liang would tell Wang Yanzhou all this. Although he was not afraid of affecting their relationship, he still felt a little strange when some old things were brought up. "...Why are you asking this suddenly?"
Shi Zairong said with a cunning look on his face, "Nothing, it just came up suddenly and I couldn't help but want to gossip a little."
Now it was Tang Chen's turn to cough dryly, "Ahem, well, to be honest, our relationship used to be pretty good."
Hong Yu expressed some curiosity. The word "before" was used rather cleverly. "Before? So, have we completely cut off contact now?"
Tang Chen replied somewhat helplessly: "About the same, I didn't even tell him when the baby was one month old."
Shi Zairong said in a sarcastic tone, "No, you gave birth to this child secretly and hid it away. I'm afraid not many people know about it."
Tang Chen glared at Shi Zairong kindly and asked, "Qinghe County is now yours. How are things going with Xiahou Qing?"
Shi Zairong said he had never seen such a blunt avoidance of the issue: "Although both sides knew the other had ill intentions, for various reasons, it had not yet reached the point of breaking off relations. People in South Vietnam still didn't know what had happened between us."
Tang Chen continued to ask, "The news about the capital is spreading like wildfire in Daliang. Now that someone from the Huangfu family has arrived, I don't think we can keep it secret for much longer. When the truth is revealed, what are you going to do?"
This matter was now a thorn in Rong's mind. Twenty-four hours a day, almost even in his dreams, he was constantly thinking about a solution. However, he had never been able to achieve his goal. "...Such a serious issue should be considered later. Let's resolve the current problem first."
Tang Chen suggested, "I see Huangfu Xiong is in a state of panic right now, so I don't really recommend putting all your eggs in this one basket. If he can't find a way to kill the Life and Death Gu quickly, then humanity will be doomed."
Shi Zairong slumped in his chair, leaning against the back of the chair as he took out the folding fan from his waist. For some reason, the air suddenly became scorching, and he needed to fan himself to cool down. "Of course, I'm not that stupid. I've already explained everything to Lin Feng about Qinghe County. It's just strange that he hasn't sent any news back since you came here."
Seeing Shi Zairong's inquiring eyes, Tang Chen quickly distanced himself from the matter and said, "Don't look at me like that. I don't think it has anything to do with me. You guys didn't know I came out to find you until the day I arrived. I think that since you and Tianshu Tower are not getting along now, I think that if I haven't contacted you for a long time, there is a high probability that something has happened."
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