As soon as he opened his eyes, the master of metaphysics became the vicious stepmother of four oil bottles Chapter 408 And he should be in the position of a friend
Chapter 408 And he should be in the position of a friend
Shen Qingqing and Meng Yuan did not stay in Wuling County for long. After helping Lu Yan collect the surrender troops, they set off on their way back to Xiangcheng.
Accompanying them were Gu Jiali, Zhiyi and his entourage who came from behind, and Xiangnan Wang Qisheng, who was imprisoned in a prison car.
Gu Jiali looked a little thinner than before, but the rest remained the same. He was meticulously groomed from head to toe, and even his hair was not messed up.
But when he saw Shen Qingqing, his tense face relaxed, there was a smile on the corners of his eyes and brows, and he became more angry, "Are you back?"
Shen Qingqing smiled at him and said, "Well, I'm back."
"Not hurt?"
"It's just a minor injury, nothing to worry about."
"That's good."
Gu Jiali nodded, looked away calmly, and returned to his calm state, but only he knew how happy his heart was hidden under his chest.
Fortunately nothing happened, otherwise he might never be able to reconcile with himself.
In comparison, Zhiyi was much more excited.
He was quite a tall man, but he was like a little daughter-in-law, with red eyes, complaining a lot to Shen Qingqing.
From the difficulty of finding someone to the thrill of almost being kicked out of the house by Gu Jiali, the more he talked about it, the worse it became. He just played the erhu and sang a song "It's Cold in the Cabbage Field".
Shen Qingqing was both funny and moved, and she coaxed him a few words, and finally used a luxurious banquet as a bargaining chip to coax him.
Gu Jiali, who was watching the whole process, glanced at him twice, twitched the corners of his mouth, said, "Nothing promising," and walked away with a flick of his sleeve.
Zhiyi whispered behind him: "I have no future, you have future, you are noble, you have the ability, don't..."
Before he finished speaking, Gu Jiali suddenly turned around and gave him a killing look, which frightened someone so much that he jumped onto the car floor.
When Shen Qingqing and Meng Yuan saw this scene, they laughed at the same time.
With Zhiyi as a living treasure, the journey back was not boring. Two days passed by in a flash, and it happened to be evening when the group arrived at Xiangcheng.
The sun was setting in the west, and the sky was filled with red clouds. A large group of people stood in the dark under the city tower, some carrying bamboo baskets, some carrying buckets, and all stretched out their necks to wait on the roadside.
When Shen Qingqing saw this situation, she knew something was going on. She turned around and winked at Gu Jiali, "Mr. Gu, what do you say?"
Gu Jiali raised his eyes to look at the waiting people not far away. He raised his hand to stop the team and said loudly: "The king of Xiangnan, Qisheng, is harboring evil intentions, plotting evil and violating the laws of nature. His crime is unforgivable. He is now ordered to patrol the streets."
Parade for a week to serve as a warning.”
Qi Sheng, who was in the prison car, exploded when he heard this: "Gu Jiali, you are avenging your private revenge. You are shameless. You will not die well..."
One of his legs was cut off by his subordinates the day before yesterday, and then he was thrown half to death by a lazy ball. After another two days of tossing on the road, he could not even sit up now. He was lying on the dirty straw, screaming and cursing.
It is described as embarrassed, like a crazy wild dog on the mountain.
The officer who was driving the prison car grabbed the whip, turned around and whipped him, and shouted in a rough voice: "Why are you howling? If you scream again, I'll skin you!"
Qi Sheng covered his face with one hand and pounded the car board with the other, howling even louder: "You bitch, I'm going to kill you, chop you all into pieces and feed them to the dogs!"
But he soon stopped screaming. As soon as the prison car arrived at the gate, stinking water and rotten vegetable leaves hit his head like hailstones.
After circling the field and returning, there were almost no people in the prison car. There were piles of stinking rags and rotten vegetables. Even the official who was driving the car suffered from it and had to bear a headful of rotten cabbage leaves.
Gu Jiali glanced expressionlessly and called two officials to clean up the garbage. By the time the officials pulled Qi Sheng out of the stinking water, he was already dying.
"Please doctor, make some ginseng soup. After you rescue him, he will be sent to the palace. Tomorrow at three o'clock, I will interrogate him personally."
After giving the order, the officer pinched his nose and dragged Qi Sheng away.
After arranging everything, Gu Jiali jumped off the horse and looked back at Shen Qingqing and Meng Yuan, "It's getting late. Do you want to go to Zuixian Tower for a meal? I'll treat you."
As he spoke, his eyes glanced at Shen Qingqing unconsciously, "I still owe you a meal, but we can't hire an imperial chef here for the time being, so we can only make do with some food. Please forgive me."
"It's okay, as long as I can eat, I happen to be a little hungry." Shen Qingqing shook Meng Yuan's arm and asked, "What about you?"
Meng Yuan smiled softly, "Me too."
The scene of the two standing side by side was very beautiful, but Gu Jiali felt uncomfortable when he saw it. He glanced hastily and looked away, silently distancing himself from the two of them.
Zhiyi saw his little move in his eyes, holding his chin and sighing: "When will I have a wife? Ask the sky for wine. I wonder how many years it will take to say goodbye to being single?"
Gu Jiali raised his hand and knocked him on the head, "When I have nothing to do, I went to clean up the stinky water on the road."
"Sir, you have become evil and hit people!" Zhiyi covered his head and jumped up and down.
Gu Jiali raised his eyebrows and said with murderous intent in his eyes, "I can not only beat people, but also kill people. Do you want to try it?"
When Zhiyi saw that the situation was not good, he ran away, shouting as he ran, "I'm going to clean up the smelly water. Goodbye."
Without the lively and noisy Zhiyi, this dinner lost a lot of fun. Gu Jiali didn't talk much, but after ordering, he went into sage mode directly, sitting upright and saying nothing.
Under this situation, Shen Qingqing didn't say much, and ate sluggishly as soon as the food was served.
The most active person was Meng Yuan. From time to time, he helped Shen Qingqing pour a glass of water and asked her what kind of dishes she wanted to eat. His actions were gentle and meticulous, almost caring for her like a child.
And Shen Qingqing also accepted the order without any hesitation.
Obviously, this is the daily interaction between the two.
Gu Jiali's mood changed from the initial sadness to relief. Only today did he finally get to know Shen Qingqing completely.
——The Shen Qingqing who was fierce to her enemies, kind to the weak, righteous to her friends, and soft to her lovers.
And he should be in the position of a friend.
That's enough.
Gu Jiali picked up the jug and poured two glasses of wine respectively. He put one glass in front of him. Before the other glass was sent out, Meng Yuan spoke first: "Qingqing doesn't drink well, I'll drink it for her."
Gu Jiali chuckled, "Brother Meng misunderstood, this glass of wine is just for you. Thanks to your reminder last time, Gu was able to escape unharmed. This glass of wine is a thank you to Brother Meng for saving his life."
After saying this, he raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.
Meng Yuan looked at him deeply, picked up another glass of wine and drank it in one gulp.
The meal ended with two glasses of wine.
When they parted, Shen Qingqing specially said hello to Gu Jiali: "Please, Master Gu, please inform Zhiyi and ask him to come to Qijia for dinner tomorrow evening. We won't wait if it's late."
Gu Jiali smiled, with a bright look on his brows, "Is it just Zhiyi? If I go, will I be driven away?"
Shen Qingqing smiled back and said half-jokingly: "Master Gu is here and needs to give a gift. You are not allowed to come in without a gift."
"Forget it, I'd better stay in the Yamen and eat some steamed buns." Gu Jiali waved his hand and left with a big smile. This chapter has been completed!