The abandoned wife of the noble family, she is Black Heart Lotus

Chapter 56 You should know what I want

Gu Deyin was stunned and looked at him pretending to be confused.

Qi Jinzhi looked startled. He asked too eagerly. This was inconsistent with etiquette, and the other party would probably be resistant.

He deliberately coughed twice, then softened his expression and said caringly.

"Miss Gu, don't get me wrong. It's just because I hit it off with her that I wanted to invite her to tea again. Little did I know that she has to go back to the city so soon. It's a pity."

Gu Deyin deliberately breathed a sigh of relief, looking as if he had just been frightened.

She said regretfully, "I shouldn't have refused the grand invitation from my uncle, but my brother was coming back soon, and I was anxious to meet him, so I left in a hurry."

Qi Jinzhi naturally knew Bo Qingya, and immediately asked in shock, "Brother Bo is going back to Beijing?"

Gu Deyin nodded, "He has been doing business in Mobei with his father for a while. Now my father is still doing the finishing work in Mobei and sent him back first."

Everything she told was the truth. After all, her father's whereabouts could not be hidden from anyone, so telling lies on this matter would be detrimental.

Qi Jinzhi raised his eyebrows slightly, but he was quite surprised that Gu Deyin was honest.

"That's a pity. When Brother Bo returns to Beijing, I will definitely hold a reception banquet for him, and Miss Gu will be honored to attend."

"Uncle Guo has invited me, so how can I refuse?"

Gu Deyin responded with a smile, and both the inside and outside of his words gave Qi Jin enough face.

For such a face-loving person, the last thing you can do is make him lose face.

Sure enough, Qi Jinzhi's smile became much more genuine, "Since I can't keep the girl, I'll give her a ride."

"Thank you, Uncle Guo."

Gu Deyin was blessed and did not refuse Qi Jinzhi's proposal.

The more she got along with this man, the more she felt that if she offended the regent Xiao Mingzhang one day, he might forgive him a little.

But if I really offend this uncle, I don’t even know how he died.

Therefore, she became more and more cautious when interacting with this man, and she must not be fooled by his smile.

Finally, she held Hua Chao's hand and got into the carriage. After sitting firmly, she let out a soft breath.

She never wanted to experience that feeling of tingling scalp all the time again.

But she had to do a complete show. She signaled Hua Chao to roll up the carriage curtain, then showed a smiling face and waved goodbye to Qi Jinzhi who was still standing there.

Qi Jinzhi watched her leave with a smile.

Then, his smile faded and he asked the attendants on his left and right, "Why do I feel that she seems a little afraid of me?"

The attendants on the left and right looked at each other, but they did not notice this.

It seemed that Uncle Guo was spoiled by the girl who admired him. He was always smiling and polite, so how could he be afraid at all?

"Did I see it wrong?"

Upon hearing these slightly suspicious words, Qi Jinzhi's face sank and he glanced sideways at him.

The attendant quickly lowered his head, then bowed obediently to receive the punishment.

Everyone in the capital said that Uncle Guo was a good-tempered man. In fact, if you really get close to him and serve him, you would know that this man's smile is just an act.

The carriage returned much faster than when it arrived. After leaving Xintai Temple, a place of right and wrong, Gu Deyin was in a much higher mood.

"Second Grandma, are we going back to Xuanning Hou's Mansion?" Hua Chao asked.

Gu Deyin shook his head and said, "I won't reply."

"Are you going to review the mansion?" Hua Shu asked expectantly.

She prefers Gu Mansion to Hou Mansion, at least there are not so many disgusting people there.

Gu Deyin nodded and then gave an order.

"Send someone to send a message to the old lady and my wife, saying that I contracted the cold at Xintai Temple. I am afraid of infecting everyone in the house, so I will go back to my parents' house to recuperate."

When Hua Chao heard this, she burst into laughter.

The old lady would definitely not object, but Mrs. Xu might not. She would probably be so angry that she would vomit blood. Huashu glanced at Hua Chao and asked her to calm down.

"Okay, let's just laugh when we're happy. There's no need to be secretive." Gu Deyin waved her hand.

Hua Chao smiled even brighter and said, "I will make arrangements now."

After saying that, she got out of the carriage in a hurry. She deliberately chose a maid who was straight-minded and could not turn around to deliver the message to the Marquis Xuanning's mansion, which was sure to make Mrs. Xu's head smoke with anger.

Now Mrs. Xu doesn't have to be angry, and there is smoke coming out of her head.

Now that the debt has not been settled and the creditor is still guarding the door of the Hou Mansion, she is already very anxious. Unexpectedly, her second wife's sister-in-law, Mrs. Qiao, comes to the door again.

"Second brother and sister, are you here to visit a doctor?"

She didn't bother to talk in circles with her and pointed out her purpose straight to the point.

Mrs. Qiao sat down calmly, instructing Bai Nianhan beside her to serve her tea, and then gently straightened the wrinkles on her clothes.

This leisurely look made Mrs. Xu feel angry. Why did she pretend to be a big-tailed sheep in front of her?

"Second brother and sister, if you have anything to say, just say it."

It's direct enough now, stop pretending you don't understand.

Qiao had enough of pretending, and then she smiled and said, "Why are you so anxious, sister-in-law? No wonder the wound has not healed for a long time. In my opinion, it is your temper that is holding you back."

Xu felt a headache and pressed her forehead, and said calmly, "You came to me just to chat?"

"if not?"

This immediately stopped Xu.

How did she know Qiao's purpose?

But based on the inference that the relationship between the two of them was not harmonious in the past, there must be nothing good for her coming.

When Mrs. Qiao saw that Mrs. Xu was silent, she knocked down the sister-in-law's arrogance, and then she revealed her intention.

"Sister-in-law, if you don't tell secret stories, do you still remember how my uncle's favored aunts died?"

Mentioning these things about sesame seeds and rotten millet, Mrs. Xu couldn't help but be startled.

"It's all in the past, there's no point in bringing it up, not to mention everyone is dead..."

"It doesn't matter if a person dies, but the person who harmed him in the first place is still alive."

Qiao's words made Xu's heart beat wildly. Did she know something?

"Second brother and sister, what do you mean?"

Mrs. Qiao glanced at Bai Nianhan.

Xu immediately waved her hand and asked her to lead the maids out.

There were only two sisters and sisters left in the house.

"The missing government doctor, sister-in-law still remembers him, right?"

Xu understood instantly, sat up suddenly, and said urgently, "He is in your hands."

"He said a lot of interesting things. For example, the sister-in-law used disgraceful means to kill her concubine in order to win favor. What do you think if the family members of those concubines sued the Shuntian government office?"

Not much!

Mrs. Xu could no longer pretend to have a calm expression on her face. She gritted her teeth and warned, "Second brother and sister, you have to know that if my reputation becomes bad, the Hou Mansion will not be well."

Mrs. Qiao waved her handkerchief, acting as if the matter had nothing to do with her.

"Sister-in-law, what you said is wrong. Your eldest family inherited the Hou Mansion. When the old lady passes away, our room will be divided."

The implication is, what does the reputation of the Hou Mansion have to do with her?

She has no scruples.

Mrs. Xu was so angry that she vomited blood and said breathlessly, "Second brother and sister, you can't write two characters of "Xu" in one stroke. We are always a family."

Ms. Qiao stepped forward with a smile and said to Ms. Xu, "Sister-in-law, don't use such words to provoke me, it's useless!"

Seeing Xu's furious look, she smiled even more.

"Sister-in-law, you should know what I want."

(End of this chapter)