Star City.
Unless there is a wedding or wedding, the alleys around Qinglong, Suzaku, Xuanwu and Baihu Shijo Street are always quiet.
Whether pedestrians or vehicles enter and exit, try to be as gentle as possible.
Especially after the news of the king's enthronement spread all over the world through newspapers a few days ago, these four streets became even quieter in the following days, which could even be called dead silence.
But in this silence, I don’t know how many pairs of eyes were watching the movements of several large houses in the dark.
House of Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue.
Qian Liang asked for leave due to illness.
"Master," Mrs. Shangshu looked at him with a strange expression, "are you really sick?"
"Then there's still fake news?" Qian Liang was very angry.
Hua Hua Hua.
The white jade Bodhi beads in his hand were pulled out quickly.
Mrs. Shangshu rolled her eyes and ignored her husband.
Even though I'm sick, I still have the energy to play and play. It seems that the situation is not very serious.
Ta-ta-ta-ta.
Suddenly there was the sound of hurried footsteps outside the house.
When Qian Liang heard this, he shivered and almost threw the beads in his hand out of fright.
"Master," the old housekeeper's voice sounded, "the eldest lady heard that you were sick and came back to see you."
call.
Qian Liang was relieved.
fine.
It’s just that my daughter is back.
"She'll be back as soon as she comes back. Why are you running in such a hurry?"
Qian Liang has always had a good temper, and the old housekeeper has been with him since he was a child. However, he couldn't help but curse at this time.
I almost scared me to death.
A new newspaper was released on the 15th. After he quickly found out the rights and wrongs, he was always frightened, fearing that the Jinlin Guards or the Forbidden Army would suddenly come to kill him.
Fortunately, nothing has happened until now.
It seems that Emperor Changxing completely forgot about this matter after he issued the imperial edict to confer the title of king and ordered the clan government to make preparations.
Going out to the main hall, Qian Qiao and his youngest son were sitting anxiously.
"Dad, I heard that you are sick. How are you doing now? My daughter brought some supplements..."
Qian Liang didn't answer. He first took his grandson to check his knowledge carefully, and then asked his servants to take the grandson out. Then he turned back and looked at his daughter angrily.
boom.
He slapped the table hard, "Don't you know how I got this disease?"
Mrs. Shangshu knew that the relationship between father and daughter had been tense recently, so she hurried out when she heard the noise.
"We are all a family. Let's talk about anything. Why are you banging the table!"
snort.
Qian Liang was so angry that he turned his attention to his wife.
"Qiao'er has caused so many troubles and it's all because of you. What a loving mother but a bad boy. I don't know what to say."
The courtyard of Shangshu Mansion is so deep that unfamiliar people may get lost if they enter.
Qian Qiao, as the eldest daughter of the Shangshu Mansion, had been raising her carefully for ten years.
However, more than twenty years ago, Wei Junqian came in quietly and abducted her easily.
Because of this, Qian Liang was often teased by his colleagues, and it still makes him feel shameless.
But the girl couldn't help her father, and Qian Liang was helpless.
Unexpectedly, Qian Qiao became more and more courageous, and even dared to mix with the Grand Master's Palace of Zhenguo Duke's Palace and enter the palace to secretly exchange for the prince.
When the newspaper came out a few days ago, Qian Liang almost had a heart attack when he learned about the situation.
Is this really the daughter he raised with care?
"Dad, don't be angry. It's all the daughter's decision, it's none of my mother's business."
Qian Qiao smiled and found a string of fragrant beads from the gift.
"My daughter knows that you like literature and entertainment. Look, this is small-leaf red sandalwood. It was brought back from Tianzhu by the Ling family's caravan. It is said that the logs have a history of thousands of years."
"It is very oily and has a strong aroma. As long as it is cooked well, it may become an heirloom in our family."
Qian Liang's eyes lit up and he was about to reach out and take it.
After reacting, he snorted coldly and then ignored it.
"I am the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, and I have handled a lot of money. I have even entered His Majesty's small treasury. What treasures have I not seen?"
"Stop bribing your father with these small favors."
"Yes, yes, yes." Qian Qiao nodded obediently, "Dad, just smell its aroma first. My daughter guarantees that it is a thousand-year-old red sandalwood, and it is priceless."
After saying that, she stuffed the string of beads under her father's nose.
Qian Liang couldn't help but smell it, nodded with satisfaction, and his tone became softer unknowingly.
"Go, go, act like a baby. I'm almost a grandmother, and I don't know how to be ashamed."
whee.
Qian Qiao breathed a sigh of relief, "Even if my daughter is old and shabby, she will always be the most well-behaved daughter of her parents in front of you."
Clever?
Qian Liang's face darkened again.
cough.
Madam Shangshu next to her coughed quickly when she saw this.
"Qiao'er," she lowered her voice when she looked around and saw no one else, "Do you honestly think that Princess Anrong... is really your child?"
Or is everything in the newspaper true?
Qian Qiao then put away the smile on his face.
After a long silence, she shook her head seriously.
"no."
call.
Qian Liang and his wife looked at each other and let out a long sigh.
However, Qian Qiao's words made them hold their breath uncontrollably.
"But it was my daughter who brought her into the palace."
Well.
Qian Liang couldn't take a breath and couldn't help but clutch his chest.
"Daddy..."
"Old man."
The mother and daughter were horrified and hurriedly scrambled to give him some relief.
After a while, Qian Liang returned to normal.
"You two are really..."
His hands were shaking all the time, "Do you still think of me as your father? You don't even discuss such a big matter with me."
"Dad," Qian Qiao felt guilty and embarrassed, "It's not that my daughter didn't tell me, it was just the relationship between you and Jun Qian at that time..."
cough.
Qian Liang reacted and couldn't help coughing.
Although more than twenty years have passed, even now that Wei Junqian and Qian Liang, the husband-in-laws, are still at odds with each other, they would not feel comfortable without a quarrel.
Let alone then.
It is estimated that if Wei Junqian dares to take the lead, Qian Liang will dare to kill him with an ax.
"What is he doing now?"
Qian Liang turned away, not wanting to mention that person's name at all.
"Is dad talking about Jun Qian?" Qian Qiao pretended to be stupid, "Didn't His Majesty ask him to lead troops to fight against Japanese pirates in Baekje?"
"Really?" Qian Liang looked at his daughter suspiciously.
He couldn't believe even a word she said now.
"Of course it's true." Qian Qiao nodded confidently, "Jun Qianyue wrote a letter to his family a while ago, saying that everything is fine with him in Baekje and that he asked me to keep an eye on the children's studies."
Qian Liang was noncommittal.
But seeing that her daughter had been downplaying her confidence, she thought about what was going on in Xingji City these days.
He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"It's funny. My father doesn't know anything about your plans all along. But in the eyes of outsiders, I, Qian Liang, can't escape."
"I'm sorry." Qian Qiao lowered his head guiltily, "It's my daughter who is dragging her father down."
hehe.
Qian Liang smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"What's the use of talking about this at this time."
"Forget it, as a father, I just want to take care of the national treasury, so that one day all the people in the world can be fed and clothed. I am not prepared to participate in anything else."
"But now..."
Qian Liang looked at his daughter, "If dad can help in any way, just say it."
(End of chapter)
