C35

Chapter 35 - Interutilization

"Eldest Miss, you can go in." Housekeeper Liu invited the person to the study room's entrance and retreated out of the study room's courtyard. He waited outside the moon gate to prevent anyone from intruding.

Yun Qianliang crossed the threshold and walked into the study.

Yun Qinan was seated behind her desk, waiting for her to come. Upon hearing the sound, he raised her eyes and looked towards the door.

Yun Qianliang had changed into a moon-white dress with a moon-green cloak embroidered with plum blossom smoke. The lanterns and flames that were placed under the eaves at the entrance were reflected on her fair and reddish face, giving his a rosy and glossy appearance. She walked through the night. The cold night mist was like smoke that was rippling on her body. He was dazzlingly beautiful, as if he was an enchantress that had walked out into the night to attract souls.

As Yun Qinan looked at that face, the image of the person in the portrait appeared in his mind. It was also a breathtakingly beautiful face, but the corners of the person's eyes kept concealing her worries.

Yun Qinan pinched the center of her brows, shaking off the beautiful images in her mind, and said to her daughter who was walking into the study: "Close the door."

Yun Qianliang turned his body to the side, turned her head and looked at the empty Qing Hui courtyard, in the end, she still turned around and embraced the two sides of the door, and then closed it.

"It's already deep into the night, why hasn't father rested yet?" Yun Qianliang seemed to have forgotten the incident with the Assassin that caused a huge ruckus.

"Come over and sit." Yun Qinan waved towards Yun Qianliang, telling her to sit in the chair opposite the desk.

Yun Qianliang walked over obediently and sat down obediently, like an obedient girl.

"You are a premature baby, born a little one. In the blink of an eye, you have grown into a slender and graceful young lady. You are now a married woman." Yun Qinan talked about the past under the candle flame, as if she had aged a lot. The candle flame swayed in the wind that blew in through the window, and landed on the side of his face, which still retained the handsome face of her youth. There was an additional calmness and vicissitudes, as well as a hidden shrewdness and calculation in her eyes.

"Daughter's family will always be married when she reaches her prime." Yun Qianliang replied indifferently.

"That's right, a girl can't stay in a girl's university." Yun Qinan sighed, she seemed to be a kind father, "In the day, your mother will be watching, so there are many things that I shouldn't ask.

Yun Qianliang nodded and listened carefully.

"Qian Qian Qian, have you ever blamed your father? You and Jin Wang were already betrothed to each other, but your father allowed Qing Yan to have very close interactions with the Jin Wang, so much so that later on, you committed suicide and almost lost your life. " Yun Qinan took note of the expression of the person in front of him, afraid that he would miss out on anything strange.

Yun Qianliang was startled, a look of loneliness flashed past her eyes, but she smirked and laughed: "There is a good saying: To know that I am fortunate is to lose my life. In the past, I was no longer stubborn, so there is no need for Father to feel guilty about it. "

"Are you really uninterested in the Jin Wang?" Yun Qinan kept asking.

Yun Qianliang nodded, "I do."

The more attached she was, the more heartless she became. When she decided to discard an item, even if the other party begged her to be kind, she would remain indifferent, and would even be stingy with her charity.

The Yun Family was something she had to abandon, and Song Shujin was also someone she had to.

When the two were of no use, they were less valuable than trash in her eyes!

"It's a good thing that you can give up, your mother had committed crimes and was sent to a bitter and cold place, that year I did my best to make your mother my concubine, and that I had to protect your life and mother's. But at that time you had already developed deep feelings for the Jin Wang, and marrying a Jin Wang with your status would only lead to suffering, becoming an uncrossable joke in the Royal Family." Yun Qinan continued to explain the reason for him objecting to her marrying the Jin Wang, it was true meaning, but in Yun Qianliang's eyes, her actions now were more like a joke.

"In the past, the imperial edict stated that the sin of not being able to marry into the family, and my father still resolutely made my mother into an aunt. This caused my mother to suffer every day, and finally perish." Yun Qianliang's clear eyes looked at her father who was pretending to be affectionate and benevolent, the scheme in his eyes was deep, but it was unable to hide from her eyes. She spoke of the past calmly, to the point where his words could not be heard.

"You are still young, there are too many things that you do not understand. If I do not do that, once Yun Xiang Mansion falls, court officials will look for all kinds of ways to fight against Yun Xiang Mansion, how can I protect you and your daughter?" Yun Qinan explained anxiously, trying to redeem her fatherly image.

"Then, did you manage to protect it?" Yun Qianliang asked.

Yun Qinan was momentarily at a loss for words. There were many words stuffed into her throat, making him unable to say a single word.

The cold wind outside the window rapidly beat against the door and the windowsill. The atmosphere in the study was eerily quiet. Facing that quiet person, his heart actually felt a sense of oppression, causing him to feel a little nervous.

Yun Qianliang saw his reaction, and only pursed his lips and chuckled.

Yun Qianliang frowned, the shadow of his eyelashes falling on his eyelids caused his to become more calm and collected.

"Father, you can say what you want from me." Yun Qianliang didn't mince his words, the light in her eyes was hidden by the shadows, and the only thing that could be seen on her face was the reflection of the candle flame, giving off an indescribable sense of loneliness.

Yun Qinan withdrew her amiable face, her eyes filled with alertness and shrewdness.

"Do you know the purpose of Gu Xiang coming to the Yun Palace?" Yun Qinan said cautiously.

"Purpose?" Yun Qianliang repeated in confusion, then shook her head, raised her eyebrows and revealed an uneasy look in her eyes, "I do not understand father's meaning, could it be that Gu Xiang is lying when he accompanied me back to the sect, and the reason why he came to Yun Xiang Mansion is real?"

Yun Qinan stared at her frowning eyebrows, as well as the unease in her eyes. He did not reply immediately, guessing at the extent of the mutual understanding between his and Gu Yicheng, guessing that if he dared to make the relationship between them clear with Housekeeper Liu, she already had the confidence to occupy a seat in the Gu Xiangfu, but today he claimed that he did not understand the purpose of his words, and the credibility was very low.

"Qian Qian, don't tell me you …" Yun Qinan's face turned dark, "You must be testing me out?"

Yun Qianliang fearlessly met that pair of cold eyes and did not say anything for a long while.

The two of them were planning on a psychological battle to see who would retreat first.

However, the more emotions Yun Qinan revealed, the more stable she seemed. She just sat there and quietly looked at the people in front of his, without a guilty conscience or fear, as time passed, her advantage became more obvious.

Yun Qianliang's stability had been accumulating throughout the year, so even in the face of death, he had to remain calm.

"I thought Father would understand why all of this was happening tonight."

After a long while, Yun Qianliang finally spoke out helplessly, and with victory in her hands, she gave in.

Yun Qinan remained unfathomable, waiting for her next words.

Yun Qianliang's eyes looked at the shelves that held all sorts of treasures, her gaze accurately landing on the shelf where the things were kept, "Father said something nice earlier, and said that it was good for me to not marry the Jin Wang, I understood father's difficulties, and married the Gu Xiang, so will father forgive my daughter's difficulties in the Gu Xiangfu, and make me the secret for marriage?"

"What secrets does Yun Xiang Mansion have?" Yun Qinan looked over, her breathing paused, and her eyes turned away in a blink of an eye.

"It's dates, right?" Yun Qianliang nimbly said five words.

"You were the one who broke into the study the night before?" Yun Qinan was startled, his eyes full of shock.

Suspicion surfaced in Yun Qianliang's heart, she instantly concealed her emotions, her eyes turning as she smiled and nodded.

"It's you! It's actually you!" Yun Qinan fell down onto the chair from the blow and repeated the same sentence in a low voice.

After a long while, Yun Qinan finally recovered from the shock, and for the sake of not leaking anything in front of Yun Qianliang, she forced herself to respond.

"You came back this time for my secret?"

"Yes." Yun Qianliang admitted it.

"My things do not belong to you." Yun Qinan blurted out.

Yun Qianliang thought for a while, then laughed: "Does father not plan to listen to my conditions?"

Yun Qinan did not say anything else. She was determined to keep the secret, so that Yun Qianliang would not take it away from him.

Yun Qianliang let out a long breath and stood up leisurely. However, she still stated her conditions and gave Yun Qinan time to think.

"Use a secret. In the future, if Yun Xiang Mansion is in trouble, I will protect you once." The self-confidence between words was hard to ignore under the candlelight.

This cunning change caused Yun Qinan to hesitate in her heart.

The two groups of people who helped him tonight were already keeping a close eye on that secret, so it was likely that the Jin Wang might be worried about sending someone to spy on him. Furthermore, it would be inappropriate to hand that secret over to the Jin Wang for the time being.

"Take away the thing under the partition." Just as Yun Qianliang was about to open the door and leave, Yun Qinan suddenly let out a sigh of relief.

"Tomorrow, the Gu Xiang will come personally to retrieve it." Yun Qianliang opened the door and walked outside.

When Yun Qianliang returned to Xiao Sheng Yuan, she found Gu Yicheng still waiting in the small hall.

Under the candlelight, the handsome face of the man lost its craftiness. Warm candlelight flickered on his face, rendering his facial features somewhat gentle. His deep eyes watched the woman that entered the room, and his deep gaze was as if he was gazing at an old friend that he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Got it?" Gu Yicheng put down the teacup and stood up to welcome them.

"What are you trading for the things under the partition in the study?" Yun Qianliang opened her mouth to do business.

Gu Yicheng stroked his chin and thought deeply. She loved money and also cherished his life, this was definitely the most valuable thing to her …

"The antidote."

"Deal." There was no surprise in Yun Qianliang's eyes, "Tomorrow, I will look for the old man for it."

Gu Yicheng absent-mindedly nodded and asked a reminder, "When can I get what I want?"

"Hard to say." Yun Qianliang frowned.

Yun Qinan was already one of the people on Song Shujin's boat, but she still kept that secret to the death. She didn't even give up the secret that Song Shujin was lusting after, which showed how cautious he was.

"But I can guarantee that you won't be able to get it, and Song Shujin won't get it either."

Yun Qinan was so cautious that she had no choice but to be cautious.

"As long as it doesn't fall into the hands of others." Gu Yicheng relaxed the conditions, "Rest."

After Yun Qianliang left, Yun Qinan stayed in the study room for a long time, thinking about what she had said before he left.

"It's true that some things are good, but whether or not I can afford it requires me to consider it thoroughly."

If a powerless person got such a big secret and was unable to protect his opponent, his life would be in danger.