Qinghe leisurely picked up the teacup on the table, walked to the window, looked out at the birds chirping non-stop, and said, "Then tell me the truth. If you don't tell me today, I will exaggerate this matter and tell Yanzhou, and then let him come and ask you."
However, Qinghe's threats seemed to have no deterrent effect. "Then just tell him, my purpose is really simple. I need someone from Bugui Peak, and Jiang Wanying just happened to be clamoring to hang out again. After much consideration, Jiang Wangjiu had no choice but to let her come to Qingliang Valley. There really is no other reason. I can't come up with anything else if you ask me."
Tang Chen's words made perfect sense, and they matched everything that was happening. Even Jiang Wanying hadn't heard anything. But the more this happened, the more worried Qinghe became. There were only two possible outcomes: First, everything was just as Tang Chen had said, and she was overthinking it; second, the consequences of her concealment would be dire, perhaps even life-threatening.
The two completely different conjectures forced Qinghe to seriously consider this issue. Although both outcomes seemed to be 50-50, the second scenario did not even have a single iota of potential in Tang Chen's plan. Not to mention how important Tang Chen's existence was to Wang Yanzhou and the two children, if anything went wrong with her at this critical juncture, Wang Yanzhou might make a move that would sacrifice the overall interests of the world. Qinghe didn't dare to say she knew Wang Yanzhou's personality completely, but she knew that he and Queen Wang Zhen were two completely different people.
When Queen Wang Zhen entered the Eastern Palace, the person she liked was not necessarily the one who gave her ten miles of red makeup and hundreds of miles of brocade. If it were not for considering the overall situation, she would definitely not resolutely give up everything.
Qinghe put away the faint smile on his face, and asked again with a dark face: "I want you to swear that if you lie to me, you will never see Wang Yanzhou again in this life."
Tang Chen raised his hand and promised solemnly: "I swear, if I lied to you, I will never see Wang Yanzhou again for the rest of my life. Qinghe, believe me, everything I said is true. Not even gold is as real as it."
It was just an oath, something anyone could do. Qinghe didn't say that because she really hated her relationship with Wang Yanzhou, she just wanted to scare her. Even though Tang Chen really swore, Qinghe still doubted her words: "Jiang Wanying's appearance is too suspicious. I don't know what you want to do now, but I'm sure you are up to no good. You don't have to say it now, but when I catch you, there will be no time for you to refute."
"Oh, I've already told you, it's really just a coincidence. You won't find anything even if you investigate further. Besides, if I really want to do something, do you think you can stop me when you find out?" As he spoke, Tang Chen stood up and pulled Qinghe back to sit down, and squatted in front of her and started acting coquettishly.
Qinghe couldn't help but sigh, losing his aggressive attitude. He held his forehead with his hand and said helplessly, "That depends on how bad the evil you have done can be."
Tang Chen smiled upon hearing this and asked, "It seems our eldest princess has been too idle lately, so she wants to find something to do to pass the time?"
Qinghe glanced at her, smiled lightly, and said, "I originally wanted to come here to help Yanzhou, but since Ouyang alone is enough, I can only come to help him look after the affairs of the inner courtyard."
"Okay, then I'll wait and see." Looking at Tang Chen's eyes and eyebrows curved into a crescent moon with a smile, Qinghe couldn't help but repeat: "Girl, you'd better tell me sooner; if you tell me sooner, I can help you clean up the mess."
Tang Chen also said the same thing as before: "Qinghe, stop trying to trick me. How can I give you something out of thin air when I haven't done anything?"
Tang Chen had just negotiated with Qinghe and dealt with the situation, and then turned around and relayed the conversation between the two of them to Wang Nianqing and Jiang Wanying in a warm voice by Qiu Liangre.
The three of them crouched stealthily on the cliff opposite the secret house on the cliff where Tang Chen had lived before, pulling the rope and falling in mid-air. They looked so cautious that it was hard to tell whether they were guarding against people, or they were just thinking too much and planned to do something immature, such as jumping off the cliff to enjoy the scenery at the bottom of the cliff.
After Qiu Liang told them about Tang Chen and the other man's private conversation in the room, he analyzed, "From what they said, it seems they didn't find any useful clues. This only means that Master Zhang now has the same speculation as us."
"Didn't she tell you when you came?" As soon as Wang Nianqing finished speaking, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He was a little nervous now, for real.
Helpless, Jiang Wanying could only repeat her previous answer: "She only asked me to help her with two things. The first was Lin Zhenzhen, but she didn't mention the second one. Instead, she kept me here. I don't know what she wants to do."
Qiu Liang interrupted, "Would Jiang Wangjiu know something?"
Jiang Wanying shook her head. If Jiang Wangjiu knew, her sister-in-law would definitely inform her in advance before she left the mountain and give her some clues, but this time there was nothing; Jiang Wangjiu also said that Tang Chen could guarantee her safety, so since she wanted to go out for a walk, then go.
"My brother doesn't know either. The only thing I'm sure of right now is that it definitely wasn't my brother who asked her to detain me here. Speaking of safety, Bugui Peak is countless times safer than here."
After the words fell, the three of them couldn't help but fall silent again. Qiu Liang saw that today's meeting seemed to be ending without any useful information, so he couldn't help but turn his search for clues to people other than Tang Chen: "By the way, didn't you go to see Princess Shuyang today? Does she know anything?"
Jiang Wanying glanced at Wang Nianqing and blushed. After swallowing, she quickly shifted her gaze to the cold mask on Qiu Liang's face. "When we first went there, we thought Princess Shuyang would know something. But after we finished our business and sat aside to chat, the surprise on her face when she saw me was probably not fake."
Qiu Liang looked at Wang Nianqing with some disappointment: "So, you mean, we still got nothing?"
Jiang Wanying said, "That's probably the case. For your safety, since there's no result, I don't think it's necessary to report to King Qingliang."
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