Shen Qianshan took a sip of the tea with an awkward look on his face. He couldn't maintain his usual calmness anymore. "Emm... Qiang?"
Apparently, he was not used to her new identity yet. He still couldn't believe the empress suddenly became his own wife. How should he address her? Your highness? Or just Gu Qiang?
"If we can't contact her, we won't know anything about Gu Huaian's situation. This is the most stressful thing right now."
Shen Qianshan knew he shouldn't add fuel to the fire now, but he didn't really care. This was Gu Qiang's obsession, not his. A person couldn't be too selfish.
"According to my memory, Gu Huaian's death was delayed for three days. Do you know about it? He still died... but it was delayed," Shen Qianshan said cautiously, observing the empress' expression. She was much stronger than before mentally after going through many things, but she was just a woman, after all. No one could accept so many tr
"Don't worry. Leave it to me. You should have some good rest now. After you recover, we can go find your brother together." Shen Qianshan gently caressed Gu Qiang's sweaty forehead. Her body was burning due to the fever, and her skin felt a lot warmer than usual.Gu Qiang still shook her head. She was aware of her situation than anyone else. She didn't believe that she had already arranged everything before her amnesia. There must be something she didn't remember. Her sixth sense told her not to let her older brother leave the capital, and she could feel the strong will from her heart. She'd better not ignore it.Now she only had Shen Qianshan, but he didn't choose to stand by her side.Was herself the only one she could rely on?She lay on the bed in despair, closed her eyes, and stopped talking. Doctor Li came inside, bringing a medicine box in his hand, followed by a sizable group of apprentices with their clothes wetted
Before dawn, Gu Qiang's carriage had already arrived near the border of the capital. It was rushing forward as the trees on the road quickly flashed away from their sight. Gu Qiang wrapped herself tightly in her coat while Gusu Liang took out the blanket she brought and put it on her. Gusu Liang said to her in a low voice, "My lady, do you know where Mr. Gu is right now? If we rush over without any information, I'm afraid we will get lost, let alone find him."Before Gusu Liang finished her words, Gu Qiang noticed an overturned carriage lying on the downhill path not far away from them, and a man was standing on top of it.She could not see what he was wearing clearly. What she saw was only his tall, slim figure on the carriage. He was standing there alone, facing a dozen of men in black. Their dark clothes melted into the night, making them hard to be seen. Gu Qiang rubbed her forehead and sighed. This was such a long, horrible night. She felt like
Gu Qiang struggled out of his arms and said, "What do you want? Why did you bring me here?"This man had a distinctive face that could be easily remembered. Gu Qiang was sure that she had never met him before, but he acted as if he knew everything about her. Gu Qiang felt the urge to know his identity and what he wanted from her.She looked at his beautiful face that was bathed in the sunlight after the rain. His fluffy, long eyelashes fluttered as those amber-like eyes gazed at her deeply. He had a charm that no woman could resist."You are born to be a talent of martial arts. Do you want to give it a try?" The man gave her a stunning smile, looking even more beautiful than many women. Gu Qiang shook her head blankly and said to him, "I don't want to try anything. I don't want to stay here. I still have many things to do. Can you let me go?"Gu Qiang was clearly begging him, but her tone wasn't soft at all, even with a trac
"When you had a high fever yesterday, your brother hurriedly left the capital while the man you needed the most, Shen Qianshan, was staying with me. Aren't these enough for you to care about?" The woman showed a faint smile on her delicate face.There were many kinds of beautiful women in the world, some born to be pretty, some having an elegant temperament. This woman was the delicate type. However, the delicacy she had seemed to be built with high-end cosmetics and clothes as if she wasn't born to be very beautiful and tried to use these things to make it up.Such an ugly, narrow-minded person tried to compare herself to Gu Qiang? She even spent so much effort coming to meet her. Gu Qiang only found this strange woman hilarious.As for the man who disappeared suddenly, the so-called man of hers, Gu Qiang felt even funnier about him. What was he? He told her he was her man but then abandoned her to meet another woman when she needed him
Hearing Gu Qiang's words, Fu Ling felt she suddenly understood something. But after a second thought, the only thing left in her mind was still the obsession she always had - as long as she performed well, she could get anything she wanted, including the position of her master's wife. This was every woman's goal in the Yaomeng Pavilion."What do you know? If Master didn't pick you, do you really believe I would be willing to be your maid?" Fu Ling said after thinking for a few seconds.Gu Qiang sneered. Even though this woman was somewhat competent, that was only in martial arts. If all that man wanted was to prove violence was more powerful than intelligence, Gu Qiang would show him that he was wrong."You don't want to be my maid? Then get lost!" Gu Qiang then yelled toward the living room, "Ting Feng, Chui Xue, drive Fu Ling away from our mansion."Hearing their master's words, Ting Feng and Chui Xue immediately dropped e
Ye continued, "Qiang, you are the Empress Dowager's granddaughter. Can you ask her if she's willing to assign a decent position to Huaihuai?"After finishing her words, Ye looked at Gu Qiang hopefully, who was taking her time to enjoy her tea. The peaceful scent of tea spread in the whole living room, together with the silence, making everyone feel sleepy. After a while, Gu Qiang finally uttered a sound."What kind of position do you want?" She looked at Gu Huaihuai. In the notebook given by Shen Qianshan, it was written clearly that Gu Huaihuai was not someone she could trust, and all the disgusting things done by their family were recorded too. If the notebook was not faked by Shen Qianshan, Gu Qiang would start to think about her revenge plan.Gu Huaihuai never thought his older sister, who he had always looked down on, would speak to him one day.He didn't have any good impression of her, but she was the most powerful in
Gu Qiang closed the notebook, stood up, and started to touch every inch of that wall. After a while, she finally felt something unusual of a palm-size. She pressed it down and felt a strong resistance like a spring. Then a drawer showed up, and Gu Qiang saw an ordinary notebook lying inside.The notebook had a dark blue cover, bound neatly. She picked it up and sat back beside the table.She cut the candlewick a little bit. Under the dancing candlelight, she opened the notebook nervously but saw nothing on it. Immediately, she felt like she was fooled. Talke to her future self? How?She thought about it for a few seconds and said to the notebook in a low voice, "Hello?"As she expected, there was no response. She fell into thought again and then said, "I'm Gu Qiang. Are you me?"Ting Feng and Chui Xue were cleaning up in the living room. Hearing the noise coming from Gu Qiang's room, they walked closer and saw G
Princess Changning suddenly laughed out loud, "Qiang, it's been a while since I saw you last time. You haven't changed at all, still having a sharp tongue. I've never met a girl like you who can manage these two brothers at the same time."Hearing her words, Ziyan started to giggle too.Gu Qiang said calmly, "Forgive me for being rude, Princess. It's not my place to manage the Ninth Duke and the Third Prince. I lost my memories, unfortunately, but it annoys me when they use this opportunity to make fun of me."Shen Zhongbai and Shen Qianshan both turned their heads to look at Gu Qiang, who still looked undisturbed as if she had said something usual.Princess Changning stared at her quietly while having a cup of tea. Even though this young girl lost her memories, she still had a sharp tongue and kept her usual aggression. Under the gaze of two prideful royal members, she could still act calmly.After finishing he