Chapter 194 Arriving at Haoshan Palace
Chapter 194 Arriving at Haoshan Palace
"Master, our people have disappeared. There is no trace of a single person in the forest except for blood and traces of battle."
"Useless! I don't believe that those one hundred people could just disappear into thin air, even if it's just one corpse!"
The man's cold voice was filled with rage.
If Qu Qingchen were here, he would definitely be able to tell from this person's accent that he was not from Yuan Shao at all.
After returning to the house at the foot of the mountain, Qu Qingchen and his servant went back to their rooms, washed off the blood and changed into clean clothes, and then lay down.
He had ordered everyone in the house to strengthen patrols these days. He even called Dabai and his wife back to the house. The mountain was no longer safe, so as not to get hurt...
My uncle has recovered well these days, but he has not left the house and has left all matters to Qingfeng.
Shu Yue has also been much more obedient recently.
Moreover, Mrs. Xu passed away recently, and Qu Xiuxiu no longer had the energy to instigate Shu Yue, so life was temporarily peaceful.
Qu Qingchen has recently been following his two younger brothers to attend classes with Mr. Wu.
Liu has been urging the embroiderers to finish embroidering Miss Gu's clothes these past two days, and they discuss needlework techniques every day.
During this period, Wanniang had people send the earnings, and the same was true for Liu the Carpenter. Business was booming, and many families who were getting married went to customize furniture for their children early.
Prince Wang from the bookstore came to visit in person a few days ago, but he didn't see Qu Jingyao, so he went home.
During the time she was away, the storybook stopped updating, and people who went to the bookstore clamored for the second volume.
Qu Jingyao was urged by her uncle to pack up and go to the palace early in the morning.
Qi Yuyao and the others deliberately did not take the carriage, and walked back with Qu Jingyao and the other two and their servants.
Behind him, Changfeng drove a carriage carrying the gifts prepared yesterday.
"Yao'er, you are actually richer than your uncle and me. Oh my God! In the future, your uncle will have to hang out with you."
Qi Wenyuan was shocked when he saw those gifts. He didn't expect that this girl would actually...
Qi Yuyao put on the jade mask she gave her early in the morning.
This set of headwear is actually made of rare red jade. Even a small hairpin is priceless in Yanchu!
"Yao'er, I really like the gift you gave me, but it's such a valuable item, I really don't know what to say in return."
Qu Jingyao chuckled softly and said, "As long as Auntie likes it, that's good. In the future, please tell me what kind of jade you like. As for the return gift, as long as it's from Auntie, Yao'er will like it."
As she spoke, Qu Jingyao took her arm and acted coquettishly.
Qi Wenyuan, who was standing beside them, felt proud as he looked at the two of them. He waved the folding fan in his hand and his smile never closed.
They didn't notice that at this moment in a private room of a teahouse on the side, Zhao Lingling and Wu Weiwei saw the two people holding hands on the street and started cursing with gritted teeth.
"That coward Qi Yuyao actually got together with that bitch!"
"Haha...fish seek fish, shrimp seek shrimp, and the turtle and the mung bean have fallen in love. Let's take a look..."
Zhao Lingling ordered the maid to close the window with a cold look in her eyes.
The streets were particularly lively today. Several young men who were walking towards Qi Wenyuan shouted from afar:
"Hey, Master Yuan is shopping with his sister. We were wondering why he wasn't around today. Who is this girl..."
As they spoke, several of them looked at Qu Jingyao and Qi Wenyuan with ambiguous eyes.
Qi Wenyuan looked at his former bad friends, his face turned cold, and the folding fan in his hand slammed shut with a "snap".
"Don't be ridiculous. This is my sister's good friend. She's visiting your house today. I have something else to do, so I won't chat with you guys anymore. Let's get together another day."
After saying this, Qi Wenyuan bowed, turned around, and walked straight towards the palace with his sister.
"Hey, why did Yuan change his temper all of a sudden? This is not like him."
"Okay, let's go."
Qu Jingyao and others soon arrived at Prince Haoshan's Mansion. When the housekeeper saw that it was the fourth young master who had returned, he immediately opened the door to welcome the master into the mansion. The gifts on the carriage were carefully held in Ling'er's arms.
When the gate of the palace was closed, Qi Wenyuan was about to speak when he saw several of his brothers appear in the front yard.
"Big brother, second brother, third brother..."
Qi Wenyuan walked forward to greet them with a smile on his face, but was ruthlessly pulled aside by his three brothers.
Several people came to Qu Jingyao and looked at her with surprise in their eyes.
"This is the girl who helped you, right? Please come in."
Without waiting for the younger sister to reply, the few of them surrounded the two of them and walked towards the main courtyard of King Haoshan.
In the flower hall, the Qi Huaixuan brothers anxiously looked towards the courtyard gate, while Liang was pacing back and forth in the room, wondering if the girl would be frightened by seeing so many people at once...
"Ma'am, please stop turning. I'm dizzy."
"I... I'm a little nervous. I wonder if Yao'er will like me..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Yuyao's voice came from outside the yard.
"Mom, what are you talking about? How could Yao'er not like you? If you don't believe me, just ask Yao'er yourself."
The Qi Huaixuan brothers stood up suddenly, and took two quick steps forward with surprise in their eyes.
Qu Jingyao was surrounded by her uncles and walked into the hall. When she saw her grandfather, she took off her veil, smiled, and bowed to everyone.
"Jingyao greets grandpa, second grandpa, second grandmother, and uncles."
The hall suddenly became so quiet that one could even hear each other's breathing.
Qi Huaixuan hurried forward and helped her up with a smile on his face.
"Girl, come and sit next to grandpa. Han Lei will go outside and guard it so that no one can disturb you."
"Yes."
A dull sound was heard and the door was closed.
Qu Jingyao, who had just sat down, looked at everyone with a smile.
Qi Yuyao came over to her with a smile and introduced her family members to her one by one.
"Yao'er, this is my eldest brother, your eldest uncle. He is the Minister of Rites of Yanchu. This is your second uncle reporting to the Hanlin Academy."
"I...I'm your third uncle."
Qi Yuyao looked at the anxious brothers and laughed out loud, muttering in Qu Jingyao's ear:
"Third brother Yao'er is the richest among these people. He takes care of the business of the mansion. My brother and I are just idle people in the mansion."
"Jingyao has met the eldest uncle, second uncle, and third uncle."
At this time, Liang walked to Qu Jingyao's side, pushed her daughter away and sat down. She took her hand with a loving face, tears flashing in her eyes, and reached out to touch her eyebrows.
"Similar, so similar indeed, she is more than 40% similar to my sister-in-law!"
As Liang spoke, tears began to fall from her slightly red eyes.
"Boy, you and your mother have suffered."
"Second grandmother, Yao'er is not miserable. It is fortunate for me and mother to be able to find you, my grandfather."
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