freenovelworld Chapter 485 Questioning
Chapter 485 Questioning
Anping Marquis's Mansion. Jiang Yunzhou pushed open the study door and strode in.
"Did I let you in?" The middle-aged man sitting at the desk put down the pen in his hand with a snap, looked up at Jiang Yunzhou coldly.
Jiang Yunzhou ignored the man's words and rummaged through the bamboo basket where the scroll was placed next to him.
He opened the scrolls directly, took a look at them and threw them aside, which made Anping Earl Chen Zhiyu's eyes full of anger.
"What's wrong with you? I've been letting you experience life outside these past three years, away from the wealth and luxury of the capital, but you haven't made any progress."
Jiang Yunzhou searched for a while but couldn't find what he wanted. He turned around and asked An Pingbo, "Where's the portrait of that woman?"
An Pingbo frowned: "What woman?"
"That woman, the woman who gave birth to me."
An Pingbo's face changed drastically. He slammed the table and stood up, his eyes full of disgust. "What are you crazy about? Why would you mention her for no reason?"
"Don't pretend. I've seen her portrait in your study. If you really hated her, how could you still have her portrait?"
An Pingbo sat back down and said coldly, "You're mistaken."
"Then let's go ask Lady Anping. Maybe she knows if I saw it wrong." Jiang Yunzhou said, turned around and was about to walk out.
"Why did you suddenly think of asking about her? She's been dead for so many years, and I've never heard you mention her once." An Pingbo looked him over. "What's the matter?"
"I just want to confirm something." Jiang Yunzhou lowered his eyes, "Are you sure she's really dead?"
"Of course. When I returned home, she had already been thrown into a mass grave. I sent people to look for her and identified her body." An Pingbo said calmly, "Back then, you were raised under the name of your stepmother, and you were never close to her. After all these years, you suddenly remembered the person who gave birth to you. Is this a sign of a guilty conscience?"
"Isn't all this your fault?" Jiang Yunzhou rested his hands on the table and looked at An Pingbo sarcastically. "You can't even protect your own woman. Oh, that's right, she's just a concubine. If you lose one, there are still younger ones. Of course you don't care."
"Of course I wouldn't care about a concubine. She was beautiful back then, and I doted on her for a few years. Now that she's gone, there are younger women. You've played with a lot of women over the years. Do you really think you care about them? You're my child, and my blood flows in your body. Why are you pretending to be affectionate now?"
Jiang Yunzhou grinned and laughed: "Haha... You're right, your blood flows in my body."
Jiang Yunzhou didn't find what he was looking for, so he argued with An Pingbo for a few words and slammed the door and left. An Pingbo called in his attendant and asked him to find the people around Jiang Yunzhou and ask if anything had happened recently.
"Are you saying that the Crown Prince has taken a fancy to the sister of the Minister of Works, Lord Tang?"
"Yes, uncle."
"Is that woman truly a beauty?"
"Not only is she a beauty, she also has a beautiful voice and a great figure. She's also a God of Wealth. The food court is hers. The prince treats her very differently. If it were any other woman, he'd usually be hooked after a few coaxings. For those who don't take the bait, the prince would lose patience and either buy them off or use his power to force them. There's no one he can't get. But with this Miss Qin, the prince tried every trick in the book."
"Who did the prince meet just now?"
"The prince just met Miss Qin."
"Could it be that the girl looks very similar to that woman?" An Pingbo said to himself.
Whatever! Regardless of whether she looks like her or not, she's not that woman. Let him do whatever he wants with her! But this identity is a bit troublesome. She's actually a member of an official family, so I can't play around with her carelessly. I'll ask him some other day. If he really likes her, I'll bring her back as a concubine!
When Qin Huiyin emerged from the Dali Temple, it was less than two hours before dawn. She'd already gone to bed late, and then suffered from insomnia. When she woke up the next day, she had a splitting headache. And because of Tang Yichen's situation, she couldn't sleep at all, so she was nearly exhausted.
"Miss..." Zhilan ran in happily. "Miss, wake up quickly, Master Song is back."
Qin Huiyin, who was originally lying in bed in pain, sat up suddenly when she heard this. However, she sat up too hard and felt a sharp pain in her head. She almost fainted.
"Be careful." Su Jin supported him from the side.
"My brother is back. Where is he now?"
"They must have just entered the city not long ago," Zhilan said, "Lord Song's men rushed into the city first and came to our house to inform us."
"Quick, do my makeup." Qin Huiyin said, "I need to put on thicker powder and heavier makeup today. I don't look very well, don't let him see it."
"Miss, Lord Song is back. You can ask him for help with the eldest young master's affairs." Su Jin was tidying up her clothes.
Qin Huiyin frowned. "Have you forgotten that my brother still has a mess? He just came back and doesn't know that the position of commander of the military department has been taken by someone else. I think the things over there are enough for him to worry about. Let's figure out a way to deal with big brother's affairs ourselves! In fact, the extent of the punishment for big brother will ultimately depend on that person's mood. I thought about it for a long time last night. Since Sister Xia can follow the path of King Wei, we can do the same."
Xia Ruwan used half of her property to exchange for Li Congxiao, and she could also use half of her property to exchange for Tang Yichen. If the royal family was greedy and felt that half was not enough, she could even give them all of her property as long as Tang Yichen could return safely.
She has plenty of ways to make money, and money can be earned at any time, but people only have one life.
Qin Huiyin quickly put on her makeup, changed her clothes, and took a carriage to the Food City.
Song Ruize was escorting Lady Minghua back from visiting relatives, so he had to send her back to the Princess's Mansion first. From the city gate to the Princess's Mansion, the Food City was the only way to go. She only needed to wait there to see him.
"Song Yi, go find King Wei and tell him that there are new flavors of food in the Food City and invite him to come and try them."
"Miss, since Master Song has returned, why not wait until you meet him before deciding whether to contact the King of Wei? Master Song has a more thorough understanding of the current situation in the court."
"He just came back here, and I still have to deal with his troubles. I want to take care of my eldest brother's affairs myself and not let him get involved."
"For Master Song, as long as he can help the young lady, it's not a burden. I think that since Master Song has returned, it will only delay the matter for a few hours at most. I should meet with him and discuss it with him first."
"Here he comes." Zhilan said from the window, "Miss, Master Song is back."
Qin Huiyin walked to the window and saw the convoy returning to the city in a mighty procession, and they stopped at the entrance of the Food City.