C37

Chapter 37 - Plan Disturbed

At noon, the two prime ministers returned late, and the family had a reunion dinner in the main hall.

At the table, Yun Qianliang's actions were as usual, but when Gu Yicheng did not see it, he revealed a solemn expression, and did not arouse any suspicion towards her earlier words. Instead, it was Gu Yicheng who was considerate to her, taking care of everything personally, if it was anyone else, they would misunderstand and think that she was important.

After the meal, Yun Qianliang sang her own play extremely well.

After lunch, Yun Qianliang thought that Yun Qinan would call him to the study room to retrieve her things, so she returned back to Xiao Sheng Yuan first. However, the moment Yun Qianliang stepped into the Xiao Sheng Yuan, he returned.

"You got it?" Yun Qianliang was curious.

If Jin Wang finds out about this, he will definitely doubt Yun Xiang Mansion's loyalty to him. cloud phase is not an easy person. Gu Yicheng took out the flat wooden box he had hidden in his sleeve. The things inside were given to him by the carriage, "Do you want to see?"

Yun Qianliang shook her head, "Not interested."

Gu Yicheng changed the topic of their conversation, "Then pack up and go back to the Gu Xiangfu."

Yun Qianliang looked at him in confusion, "Have you given up?"

"The Jin Wang sent their family's aides to the Yun Xiang Mansion and arranged for Yun Qingyan to enter." Gu Yicheng kept the flat wood box properly and turned serious.

"You saw it?" Yun Qianliang was surprised.

"I just happened to meet him when I got back." Gu Yicheng's tongue touched his cheeks.

The person who came was Jin Mansion's aide — Ji Qichi.

She had heard that Ji Qichi had schemed well, and was secretly referred to as Song Shujin's advisor. Anyone who was able to be Song Shujin's advisor, must be talented, and in order to prevent him from stealing the secrets of the Yun Xiang Mansion, Song Shujin had put in a lot of effort.

Ji Qichi knew clearly that he was in Yun Xiang Mansion when he returned, and had even purposely revealed herself in front of him, in order to force him to retreat from Yun Xiang Mansion.

He retreated, not because he was afraid that Ji Qichi would be too scheming, but because the opponent was too troublesome to deal with, and it would be inconvenient to leave Yun Qianliang here to deal with him.

Yun Qianliang called a servant over to pack up everything. She also packed all the things that she couldn't take with his when she got married.

While the servants and guards were busy cleaning up, Yun Qianliang sat in the hall and continued with the previous topic of conversation.

"He brazenly released them into the Yun Xiang Mansion. Aren't you afraid that the emperor will suspect them?" Yun Qianliang laid on the soft bed and waited leisurely.

Although the current Tianhui Emperor and Song Shujin were brothers, the Tianhui Emperor viewed the powerful Song Shujin as a threat to the Emperor, so how could he allow Song Shujin to collude with the Emperor?

"The other party's background is hard to find. The emperor doesn't have direct evidence, so he can't make a move against the Jin Wang." The color in Gu Yicheng's eyes had become much darker than usual. His pitch-black eyes were like a vortex and they were incomparably deep. The ten thousand thoughts hidden within them had all been covered by darkness.

Yun Qianliang's finger lightly knocked on the short table, thinking about how sshe had misled Qin family, he stopped her tapping and her face sank.

As long as she knew that Yun Qianliang was having a difficult time, she would easily let her guard down. Furthermore, her own thoughts were not meticulous enough, and could easily fall into a trap set by someone else, but if Qin family took out all of these things to discuss with her, she was afraid that the other party would see through her intentions.

"When people are down on their luck, even drinking water would cause them to grit their teeth." Yun Qianliang punched on the short table.

Her front legs were buried properly, Song Shujin's men were inside the Yun Xiang Mansion, and she was a person who could change the situation at any time. It was unknown if it was because of her bad luck, or if Song Shujin had already been wary of her and was worried that she would cause trouble in the backyard of the Yun Xiang Mansion.

Yun Qianliang got up, and ran back to her room, picking up a few important things to put away, telling her servants to leave everything else behind.

If she was suspected of her intentions, she would definitely guess that Qin family would still let her live after she found out that she was poisoned.

On the other side, in the Smokey Cloud Courtyard where Yun Qingyan resided.

Ji Qichi entered the Yun Xiang Mansion in the name of protecting Yun Qingyan and was ordered to monitor the situation of the Yun Xiang Mansion. Although she was staying in the Yun Xiang Mansion as a bodyguard, she was still an aide of the Jin Mansion.

"I'll have to trouble advisor Ji to take care of me in the next few days." Yun Qingyan's gentle eyebrows curved up, revealing a beautiful smile.

"Second Miss is too polite. Jin Wang's orders are part of my duty." Ji Qichi nodded politely.

Ji Qichi's looks were extremely good, even the girls were envious of her fair face.

He was tall and elegant, wearing an ice blue top quality silk shirt with elegant bamboo leaf patterns embroidered on its snow-white edges. He was a tall and elegant figure, wearing an ice blue top quality silk shirt with elegant bamboo leaf patterns embroidered on its edge.

"Military Advisor Ji has always been helping Jin Wang with important matters and sending him to protect Qingyan. It's truly a waste of his talent." Qin family was so happy that he could not hide the smile at the corner of his eyes, the corners of his mouth curled up to the back of his head.

"He's only a scholar, so he can't be considered a great talent." Ji Qichi's humble smile continued to stay on the corner of his mouth.

"Military Advisor Ji Ning is being too modest." Yun Qingyan agreed.

Ji Qichi smiled as she received the praise. She quietly drank her tea without saying much.

Qin family thought back to what she heard in the morning. She thought that since Jin Wang valued her daughter so much, if she could bring Gu Yicheng's weakness to the Jin Wang, the chances of her daughter marrying into the Jin Mansion would be even greater.

"Qingyan, take someone to help the Military Advisor clean up." Qin family found someone to lead the way.

Yun Qingyan stood up sensibly, bowed to the two, and left before taking all the servants in the house with him.

There were only two people left. Ji Qichi drank her tea quietly and waited for Qin family to speak.

The Qin family was very sincere, he did not put on airs and told his everything that he knew.

After hearing what the Qin family said, Ji Qichi's gentle smile became more interesting.

"Did the Madam Gu really personally say anything about poisoning?" Ji Qichi put down the teacup to confirm.

The Qin family nodded, "It was indeed what she said."

"That Madam Qin might have fallen into a trap." Ji Qichi's lips curved into a smile. His face was fair and clear, like a snow lotus on a mountain without a speck of dust. Her smile was magnificent as if he was embracing the stars and moon.

"Is the news fake?" Qin family started to feel uneasy.

"Of course." Ji Qichi confidently answered, "Gu Xiang is cunning and cautious. With his methods, if he really wanted to use poison to threaten people to stay, he should have kept some poison that is not easy to diagnose. How would Yun Qianliang notice it so easily and even allow her to speak carelessly? It seems that Madam Yun had fallen into a trap, and Yun Qianliang was even aware that she had been infected by a poison for a very long time. "

Qin family was shocked, her face turned white.

The poison in Yun Qianliang's body was definitely not related to just her life. If she followed the line of poison, it would most likely lead to many more things happening in the future.

Qin family uneasily twisted her handkerchief and rolled her eyes nervously, trying to think of a way to change the situation.

Ji Qichi took note of the reaction, the gentle and clear voice was like a cup of Spirit Calming Tea, soothing people's nervous emotions, "Madam Yun, do not worry, Yun Qianliang's chess piece is related to the Jin Wang, leave this matter to me."

"Military Advisor Ji means …" Killing intent surfaced in Qin family's eyes as he made a gesture with his hand around his neck.

"It depends on Jin Wang's decision." Ji Qichi replied.

Ji Qichi went back to the Smokey Cloud Courtyard and wrote a note on the ground. She then blew the whistle of a pigeon under the eaves of the house.

A moment later, the snow-white pigeon spread its wings and flew over, landing on his raised hand.

Ji Qichi wrapped the white cloth around the pigeon's body, and with a light toss, it flew away.

Ji Qichi leaned on the pillar under the roof and stared at the green grass in the courtyard, deep in thought.

Yun Qianliang?

Could it be that she was trying to survive under the protection of her mother and chose to hide herself, otherwise how could she know how to test the Qin family?

"Military Advisor, Gu Xiang is preparing to leave." A man appeared in the dark.

"I know." Ji Qichi dismissed the hidden guard and walked towards the entrance of the courtyard.

Gu Yicheng retreated so quickly, it did not seem like he was doing in the past.

When the Qin family found out that Yun Qianliang was preparing to return to the Gu Xiangfu, she became anxious. Once she enters the Gu Xiangfu, it would be hard to take Yun Qianliang's life.

"Dashi, it's rare to come back, do you want to stay for a few more days?" Qin family held onto Yun Qianliang's hand and refused to let go.

"There's something I need to do in the manor, so I can't stay for long." Yun Qianliang forcefully retracted his hand, and hid beside Gu Yicheng, not allowing the Qin family to keep him.

When they passed by the small path in front of the main gate, there was a man dressed like a gentleman standing on the small path while facing the wind.

He was sent by the Jin Mansion?

When Yun Qianliang walked in front of him, she looked around.

The other party nodded with a smile. His eyes were pure and clean, and his aura was clean and refined. He didn't seem like someone with a shrewd mind.

After Yun Qianliang left the residence, Ji Qichi followed the people from the Yun Xiang Mansion to send people out. It was just that he stood a little further away, like she was a spectator.

Yun Qianliang observed the people who were far away from him from the corner of her eyes.

"Qian Qian, let's go." Gu Yicheng called out softly and held her hand, rubbing his thumb on her palm.

Yun Qianliang retracted her gaze and took her leave.

The two of them turned around and boarded the carriage that was already prepared. It was just that this carriage was very plain and did not have the symbol of a Gu Xiangfu.

After the two boarded the carriage, the people of Yun Xiang Mansion turned back one after another.

Yun Qianliang held onto Gu Yicheng's hand tightly, stopping him from speaking and instructing him to drive, indicated for the people around to keep quiet and listen carefully to the footsteps outside.

Only after everyone from the Yun Xiang Mansion had walked in did Yun Qianliang relax her expression and let go of Gu Yicheng's hand.

Gu Yicheng instructed the driver to drive, the carriage slowly drove away from Yun Xiang Mansion.

Yun Qianliang's face became gloomy, and along the way, she remained silent.

When she was at Xiao Sheng Yuan, she had asked around about Ji Qichi, but Gu Yicheng only said that he was an expert in strategy and strategy, and was an expert in the art of military force. He was one of the generals under Song Shujin, and as long as he had ambition, he would definitely become a pillar of the imperial court.

But when they heard his footsteps just now, they were clearly from the Martial Competition!

It was difficult to hear, but her hearing was extremely good, and she could still hear the sounds. But those who did not know martial arts did not excel in controlling their strength, and when they walked, the sounds would be heavy, and they would stagger along with the sounds they were used to, or their feet would be uneven so their footsteps would be different.

However, although Ji Qichi's footsteps were softer than ordinary people, it did not sound like the footsteps of a martial cultivator. There was one thing revealing that he knew martial arts, the strength of each of his kicks was extremely uniform, to the point that within the many footsteps, she was able to instantly hear the difference.