That’s Gu Qiang’s smile. Though she had never done it in front of Shen Zhongbai, he had seen her do it many times when she was with Shen Qianshan.
Shen Qiangwei was clearly doing so to seduce him! How disgusted!
“The imperial doctor has put the drug in Shen Qianshan’s body as planned. If everything went accordingly, Shen Qianshan only has five days to live now!” Shen Qiangwei said, with a vicious look on her face that she rarely made before, and a sinister smile appeared.
Shen Zhongbai sighed heavily. As he had expected, this woman could hardly retain her composure. Mimicking Gu Qiang’s behaviors was nice, but Shen Zhongbai knew she was only doing that to win his heart.
If she wanted to copy Gu Qiang’s example, she’d better do it in an around way nicely. Always calm and cool, Gu Qiang would never make such a vicious expression.
Given the fact that she had done a good job this time, Shen Zhongbai didn’t denounce
The whole capital was bathed in a thick fog. Strolling past the buildings, Gu Qiang felt that the city was gradually waking up. Su Pharmacy was a famous brand in the capital.Different from the Tong An Medicine Shop run by Gu Huaian, Su Pharmacy had a wider range of businesses with connections stretching everywhere. It sold not only medicine but also information.The two girls stopped at Su Pharmacy in the alley. It was a three-storied building, with two red lanterns hanging above the entrance but a white seal stuck on the door. Apparently, this place had been abandoned after the Su Family got into trouble.They climbed in through the window, which was made of thick wood, and then sensed something odd.Nobody was at the counter, and closets for herb storage were also sealed up. But through the passageway at the back of the counter, they saw the shapes of some people.Who would still wander in a pla
Gusu Liang’s eyes brightened, she looked at the man happily. Things would be a lot easier if Gu Qiang could get her memory back.Although Ye had done nothing on the night Gu Qiang lost her memory, Gusu Liang still believed that she had been part of it.Ye had been tolerating with Gu Qiang for so long. Why did she suddenly do it? Had Gu Qiang known anything she shouldn’t? Then Ye must want more than simply washing off Gu Qiang’s memories.“I would be deeply appreciated if you can help me get my memory back. But before that, can you go back to Xiaoyao Mountain with me?” Gu Qiang asked that man.That reminded Gusu Liang of her own master’s dire situation. She looked at the man but found him shaking his head. “That’s not possible. It was him who got my family into this, and now you want me to save him?” he refused in a confirmed voice.He had already given the herbs to them for Shen Qianshan’s treatment. And now to
Being summoned by the imperial family might not be a bad thing, but it was definitely not a good thing if it happened at a time when the people across the capital were suffering“Qiang, you are a clever girl. You know why the imperial family wants me at a time like this. The disease raging in the capital is beyond what the imperial doctors can do. They want me as a last resort,” said Gu Huaian with a faint smile.Gu Qiang knew what he meant; Gu Huaian was not sure he could save the day. He learned the knowledge about medicine all by himself, not from any master, which meant he was not a professional.Working for the imperial family was different from serving the common folks. One step wrong and he would be doomed.How could Gu Qiang not know it?At noon, a fine built sedan left the Xiaoyao Mountain. Inside the sedan, Gu Huaian had two cups of tea and then lifted the hangings of the window. He looked outside and
Prime Minister froze up; he had never expected that Gu Qiang would directly reject him, which made him even more furious. He gritted his teeth, “Are you trying to tell me what to do? How dare you! I really should teach you a lesson!” said Prime Minister Gu, breathing heavily, his knuckles whitened.He seemed to want to say more. Not giving him the chance, Gu Qiang turned around and planned to leave, but was stopped by Ye, who gave the Prime Minister a reproachful look and dragged Gu Qiang back.Ye’s hands were cold, not like that of a mother’s. Gu Qiang never wanted it, as she only expected such intimate behaviors from her mother, not the woman who wished her to die.Shaking her off, Gu Qiang turned around. “Why do you want me back? Don’t waste my time if there is nothing important,” she said in a freezing voice.Now that the capital was in chaos, she had so many things to do and couldn’t waste her time here.Bu
Ye Mu?Gu Qiang frowned. Suddenly, she remembered that this was the name called out by Ziyan so cheerfully back on Xiaoyao Mountain.On that night, all members of the Gu Family suited themselves in the backyard pavilion including Gu Qiang, with a theatrical troupe performing on the high stage. With all things going around, the Gu Family still managed to prepare this for Ye Mu who came from afar, which showed what a great importance Prime Minister Gu attached to the Ye Family.Soon, Prime Minister Gu arrived, with Ye and Gu Huaihuai following behind; their eyes turned away in awkwardness when they saw Gu Qiang.Even Gu Zhihua, who should be seriously ill at the moment, showed up at the table, with Qing Luo holding her arms.She paused at the sight of Gu Qiang and then forced a faint smile.Feeling greatly uncomfortable, Gu Qiang took her looks back.“Mu, you must be tired a
Shen Qianshan helped Gu Qiang sit in the chair next to him. She glanced over the surroundings as if she was looking for something.Not far away from them, there were some sparkling lights moving like fireflies. Some people were holding lanterns wandering in the woods.Although the plum blossom season was yet to come, many people had already been attracted here for its fame.“About your lost memory, I’ve discussed it with your brother and we hope you could get it back. If you agree, I will send people out of the capital to look for the medicine,” said Shen Qianshan.Sitting still, Gu Qiang didn’t let out a sound. The flickering lights were drawing near; many people were strolling along the nearby lanes, whose voices echoed at her ear now and then.She thought about it for a little while. There was indeed nothing in her mind like it was a deep well with no end. What was in there? What did she care?Fi
Still kneeling on the ground, the beautiful but pathetic woman seemed to have accepted her fate. She indeed had enjoyed a good time after being freed from the brothel. “As you have caught me, I am at your hand,” said Murong Shu, her face looked miserable but shockingly plain as if she was not afraid of death anymore.Gu Qiang looked down at her. It would be a waste of her face if they killed her, but if they kept her alive, she might become a snake in the grass in the future, and it must not happen.At this moment, Shen Qianshan spoke up, “We can put her in Xiaoyao Mountain.”Gu Qiang nodded, although she didn’t know what he was planning.Gu Qiang spent that night on Xiaoyao Mountain, resting in a room at the end of the corridor built above the pond. The curtains were pink, embroidered with complicated patterns, and the same-colored hangings of the bed were flowing in the wind. She sensed a faint fragrance here
Shen Qianshan must have forgiven her, or he wouldn’t have released her. Once Gu Qiang was gone, she could have Shen Qianshan all to herself.Gu Qiang looked at this woman, whose hair was tied neatly behind her head, and clean clothes made of the most expensive silks in the capital. These shops only provided goods to the imperial family, and their prices were astonishingly high.Smelling the same as the fragrance left in the room where Gu Qiang slept, she must have been the one living there before. No wonder this woman showed up outside her window in the middle of the night, it was her room. Well, it was only about a room. As someone aloof with the world, Gu Qiang didn’t mind letting her take it back.But why would Shen Qianshan let her dwell in this woman’s room?According to the instructions left by her future self in the diary, Sun Linhua was the one who killed her child. How could this woman be so powerful t