Gu Qiancheng was really hungry and finished half a bowl of noodles quickly. He took the half bowl of noodle soup from Qin Jiyan and Gu Qiancheng didn't mind it and drank it in small sips.
Habits are indeed terrible.
Qin Jiyan was very satisfied, and for the first time, he put the bowls and chopsticks outside the door without waiting for Gu Qiancheng to do anything.
Gu Qiancheng stared at Qin Jiyan from the moment he stood up to pick up the bowl. Gu Qiancheng did not take his eyes away until Qin Jiyan came back.
Is Qin Jiyan possessed by a ghost? He actually transformed from a cool and elegant prince into a good family man?
"What? Is there something on my face?" Qin Jiyan picked up the teapot and poured two glasses of water, then handed one of them to Gu Qiancheng, "Drink water."
"Thank you... thank you." Gu Qiancheng was so shocked that he couldn't recover. He instinctively held the teacup and looked at Qin Jiyan like he was looking at an alien.
"Have you seen enough?" Qin Jiyan took a sip of water, slightly moistened his lips, and then put the cup down.
"Yeah. Enough." Gu Qiancheng lowered his head, held the cup tightly with both hands, and took a quick sip of water to hide his embarrassment.
She must have misunderstood. How could Qin Jiyan be such a homely person?
Gu Qiancheng was like a little chicken, nodding his head constantly to convince himself, making Qin Jiyan dumbfounded.
"Dong dong" Qin Jiyan knocked twice on the table to remind Gu Qiancheng to concentrate, "I came to you today to ask if you are free tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow? Yes." Gu Qiancheng's mind was still in a daze, and he put the cup in his hand aside stupidly to avoid accidentally breaking it.
"Very good, I will go to the Goddess Tower with me tomorrow."
"Goddess Tower? Any new discoveries?" When talking about the case, Gu Qiancheng's mind suddenly became more flexible.
"There is a secret room under the Goddess Tower. There are more than a dozen mummies sealed in jars in the secret room." Qin Jiyan's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was tired.
Gu Qiancheng's bright eyes dimmed a little. He did not ask about the mummy out of curiosity, but nodded and said: "I will wait for His Highness at the gate of the city tomorrow. When will Your Highness set out?"
"No need, I will come to pick you up at three o'clock tomorrow." Qin Jiyan said without refusal. For some unknown reason, Qin Jiyan added, "This case has become more and more widespread and has alarmed the public.
Your Majesty, we need to handle it as soon as possible."
Therefore, Qin Jiyan coming to pick up Gu Qiancheng will not cause any trouble to Gu Qiancheng.
"I understand." Gu Qiancheng nodded and asked, "Have you found out the identity of the deceased?"
"Nineteen mummies, seven of them have been identified. They are the missing concubines of several wealthy families. The identities of the others are unknown, and the government has not received any reports."
For many families, a concubine is just a plaything, the private property of the owner, and no one will take care of it even if it is dead. Rich families will not report the disappearance of one or two concubines at all, making the case very difficult to investigate. Qin Jiyan has
There aren't many clues either.
"The Temple of the Goddess is really not simple." Gu Qiancheng was slightly startled and then thought about the statue of the Goddess, "Your Highness, have you found the small statue of the Goddess?"
"I found it. I was in a hurry tonight and forgot to bring it." Qin Jiyan didn't forget, he never thought that he would come to Gu Qiancheng tonight.
Qin Jiyan came out of the palace. When he heard from his subordinates that Gu Qiancheng had returned to Beijing, he went directly to Gu's house to wait for Gu Qiancheng. He had no time to get the goddess statue.
"Oh, let's come back from the Goddess Temple tomorrow and go see the little goddess statue." In this way, Qin Jiyan doesn't need to bring it with him.
"Okay." Qin Jiyan responded, then leaned on the chair and his eyes fell on Gu Qiancheng.
It wasn't probing, not sizing up, not judging the situation, and it wasn't even gazing affectionately. Qin Jiyan's eyes were calm and he just looked at Gu Qiancheng without any meaning.
At first, Gu Qiancheng couldn't care less, but being stared at for a long time made him really uncomfortable.
"Your Highness, you..." Still not leaving?
Before the last three words could be uttered, Qin Jiyan cut him off: "By the way, the Hubu Bank is already under preparation. If there are no accidents, it will be set up within a month or two."
"Really?" It was about his own income. Gu Qiancheng immediately forgot about driving Qin Jiyan away, "The emperor agreed? Is anyone willing to pay for the shares?"
"Yes. Your Majesty agreed." Qin Jiyan played with the cup beside his hand and said casually: "Don't worry about the money, we will get it all soon." According to Gu Qiancheng's idea, the Ministry of Accounts opened a
This bank is a capitalless business, and if no one buys shares, he can just take it all.
"That's good. Once the bank is opened, everything will be convenient in the future." Gu Qiancheng and Qin Jiyan are also familiar with each other, so they don't have so many worries about speaking.
"Yeah, it's easy to do anything with money." Whether it's winning over people or raising troops, money is needed.
However, this topic should not be discussed openly, so the two of them stopped with a tacit understanding. Qin Jiyan turned to talk about the recent developments in the capital, and reminded Gu Qiancheng to stay away from Prince Zhao's Mansion during this period.
"No matter who invites you, don't step into the gate of Prince Zhao's Mansion." Qin Jiyan warned sternly, lest Gu Qiancheng do something detrimental to him out of love.
"I understand." Helping someone in times of need cannot be done at any time.
"I'm not worried about you. I'm worried about the Gu family." Qin Jiyan put down the cup and said, "Tell Mr. Gu that the Gu family is not a serious relative of Prince Zhao's family. If you are a concubine, don't come to ask for relatives."
Qin Jiyan's words were not polite at all, but they were also true.
Gu Qiancheng sighed and asked, "Will Qianxue become the crown prince's concubine?" She was afraid that the Zhao family would use the title of crown prince's concubine to seduce Gu Guogong.
The Gu family has no value to win over, but Concubine Gu and the fifth prince behind the Gu family do.
The old emperor only has three sons left. Among the three sons, only the fifth prince has not lost his sacred heart. If the fifth prince and Concubine Gu find an opportunity to speak well for King Zhao in front of the old emperor, King Zhao may be freed earlier than King Zhou.
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Qin Jiyan did not answer immediately, but slid the finger on his left thumb and said after a moment: "Let Mr. Gu wait, I will definitely do what I promised."
He can give whatever Prince Zhao's Mansion can give to the Gu family, and there is no need for the Gu family to take risks.
"Okay." With Qin Jiyan's promise, Gu Qiancheng no longer worries about his family committing suicide.
The old man is the final say in the Gu family, and Gu Guogong and Mrs. Gu do not dare to challenge the old man's authority.
The two chatted for a long time. Qin Jiyan saw that it was getting late, so he stopped talking and told Gu Qiancheng to rest early and wait for him to pick him up in person tomorrow.
Gu Qiancheng didn't think there was anything wrong with this, and nodded in agreement. When Qin Jiyan left, he felt that the words "Have a good rest, I will personally pick you up tomorrow." It didn't sound right to you.
"Am I thinking too much?" Gu Qiancheng was lying on the bed with his eyes wide open, unable to fall asleep.