After the man opened his eyes, Chu Qing felt quite amazed.
The man had an androgynous face.
Even when showing a shocked expression, Chu Qing still thought he was good-looking.
Alas, it was a pity that she was already a married woman.
Alas, maybe he was also a married man.
No, no. What was she thinking at her age!
"Master Nian?" Qu Ling was slightly surprised by the man's reaction.
The man called Master Nian then seemed to realize that he had overreacted. After coughing heavily a few times, he said, "I was impolite."
After saying that, the man walked closer to Chu Qing, bowed, and said, "I'm Nian Chu. Nice to meet this beautiful young lady. When I first saw your appearance, I thought I had seen a fairy. I'm afraid I was a bit overexcited. If I liked women, I would definitely find a way to marry you home."
"Ugh!" Chu Qing gasped in disgust.
Was she... being flirted with?
And this man's way of speaking was so... greasy!
Hearing this, Wei Zhi stepped forward and stood between Chu Qing and this man named Nian Chu. She snorted and said, "Master Nian, please behave yourself. This is my mistress. She is deeply in love with our master. So, please don't say such misleading words. If it spreads, it may not affect you much, but it may bring a lot of gossips to our mistress."
Looking at Wei Zhi's straight back, Chu Qing secretly smiled.
This girl really thought about their master. She guarded her so tightly.
After hearing that Chu Qing was already married, Nian Chu's face seemed to become a bit...
Depressed?
Chu Qing smiled and said, "This... mistress has never seen such a good-looking man as Master Nian."
"Oh? Then compared with your husband, who is more good-looking, he or I?" After hearing Chu Qing's compliment, Nian Chu suddenly changed his low mood and became inexplicably excited.
"Of course, my husband is better." Chu Qing replied seriously.
Humph, her Wei Ying was naturally the best in the world.
The man didn't seem to care about this answer. Instead, he continued, "May I ask how to address the mistress?"
"Wei Qing." Chu Qing hooked the corner of her mouth.
Chu Zhan and the others immediately understood and didn't expose her.
"Then... may I call the mistress Qingqing?" Nian Chu also hooked a smile and said.
The smile on Chu Qing's face froze a bit.
This man... was too familiar!
On the side, Wei Zhi couldn't bear this man named Nian Chu getting so close to her mistress so openly. She coldly said:
"Master Nian, this is a bit inappropriate, isn't it? You are so..."
The word "frivolous" hadn't come out yet. On the side, Chu Qing patted Wei Zhi's shoulder, indicating her to calm down.
Seeing that Wei Zhi held back her anger, Chu Qing then said with a smile, "Qingqing is usually only called by my husband. So, Master Nian, please call me... Mistress Wei."
"Then... okay..." Nian Chu seemed a bit disappointed.
Seeing this, Qu Ling was afraid that the atmosphere would become embarrassing. She immediately interrupted and said, "...You're pregnant. Don't stand for too long."
"Pregnant?!!!" Nian Chu seemed very shocked.
Chu Qing raised her eyebrows and replied, "Is there anything strange?"
After realizing that he had overreacted, Nian Chu quickly waved his hand, then turned around and returned to his seat.
After he sat down slowly, he seemed to speak carelessly, "There's nothing strange. It's just that I... think Mistress Wei's husband is too irresponsible."
"Oh?"
"If I had a pregnant wife, I wouldn't be willing to let her go out casually. What if... she bumped into something? I would regret it. But... hey, I won't have a wife, so I don't have to worry about this." Nian Chu grinned.
However, in Chu Qing's eyes, it was a bit uncomfortable.
"I'm a bit tired. I want to go back first."
Seeing that Chu Qing was obviously a bit unhappy, Chu Zhan glared at Nian Chu fiercely, then was about to support Chu Qing to leave.
Chu Qing looked up at Nian Chu, who was smiling harmlessly. She didn't say anything more and directly turned around and left.
As the middleman, Qu Ling was naturally very embarrassed. After seeing Chu Qing and the others leave, she angrily said to Nian Chu, "Master Nian, be careful with your words. You may cause trouble."
Nian Chu seemed to shrug indifferently and said, "Got it, got it. Anyway, you can't drive me away. Otherwise, I may change my mind about what I promised you."
"You!" Qu Ling's anger on her face became more intense.
Helplessly, she had something to ask of this man, so she had to endure it.
The reason why she let Nian Chu stay was not just because she thought he was really interesting.
It was because she had something to ask of him.
This man held something she really wanted.
But being blocked and feeling uncomfortable, she really didn't want to waste any more words with him.
So, Qu Ling also turned around and left.
When only Nian Chu and his several handsome young servants were left in the meeting hall, Nian Chu changed his careless look just now and sat up straight.
But just after sitting well, he couldn't help coughing again.
One of the young servants quickly brought the already boiled medicine to Nian Chu and said very carefully, "Master, it's time to take the medicine."
Nian Chu covered the deep look in his eyes and drank the medicine in one gulp.
"Master..."
"Don't say more. I have my own plan. Has the news come?"
"Leave the thing for Qu Ling later, and then we'll set off."
"But..."
"There's no 'but'."
...
Chu Qing had just returned to her guest room for a while when there was a knock on the door.
"Come in."
Seeing that it was Qu Ling, Chu Qing wasn't surprised at all, as if she had already expected it.
"Are you okay?" Qu Ling asked carefully.
Chu Qing smiled and said, "You don't have to take it to heart. I'm fine. I just couldn't control my emotions just now, but I was too lazy to argue with him."
"It's my fault for not considering it well... He wasn't like this before. He wouldn't say such words without considering others' feelings."
"It doesn't matter. But... what's his background?" Chu Qing frowned and asked.
This man named Nian Chu made Chu Qing feel uncomfortable.
It wasn't just that his words poked at Chu Qing's heart, but his whole aura brought an inexplicable sense of uneasiness to Chu Qing.
Qu Ling naturally understood what Chu Qing meant. Her tone also became more serious and said, "You can rest assured about this. I've investigated. There is indeed a wealthy merchant family named Nian in Chuan City, and the situation of this family is the same as what this Master Nian said."
Chu Qing nodded and didn't say anything more.
Seeing that Chu Qing looked a bit listless, Qu Ling didn't want to stay any longer. After telling her to have a good rest, she left.
After Qu Ling left, Chu Qing lay down and took a nap for a while.
Because she had specifically told them not to wake her up for lunch before, when she woke up, it was already afternoon.
Thinking of Qu Ling's different attitudes towards herself and Chu Zhan, Chu Qing couldn't help being curious.
Could it be that this stupid guy Chu Zhan had let that girl down?
In order to repay Chu Zhan for saving her life, Qu Ling wanted to marry him.
As a result, Chu Zhan refused sternly. Qu Ling felt humiliated, but in order to repay his kindness, on impulse, she decided to give the Xuanji Tower to him. As a result, this stupid guy Chu Zhan didn't refuse the Xuanji Tower.
For a girl, it was a great humiliation, right?
The more she thought about it, the more Chu Qing felt that this was very likely!
So, she was going to find Chu Zhan to ask for the truth.
Unexpectedly, before she could push open the door, she heard a woman's voice in the room.
Chu Qing knew who this voice belonged to as soon as she heard it.
Chu Qing clicked her tongue, then was going to eavesdrop on what they were talking about.
"Ling'er, that bastard Wei Ying really wants to marry the third princess of Xiliang?!"