nucmednet Chapter 136 I'll Still Cling to You!
Chapter 136 I'll Still Cling to You!
Hearing that the two had spontaneously started arguing, Su Mowan waved her fan at Yinshuang.
"Come back, there's no need to go down. Let them make a fuss for a while."
Yinshuang had no choice but to turn back.
The noise downstairs showed no signs of stopping.
"By the way, Grand Tutor Gu has been looking worried lately. Young Master Gu, shouldn't you go back and study the classics? The autumn imperial examinations are about to begin, and I won't hold back then. However, it would be understandable if you lost to me, but I'm afraid your results will be too disappointing and you'll embarrass the Grand Tutor."
Gu Huan let out a defiant snort.
"Shangguan Qingqi, what abilities do you think you have, daring to talk back to me! Take a look at yourself, all you do is frequent brothels and drink wine, and be in cahoots with Fu Changge! What else can you do? You just have a powerful father, right? How dare you spout such nonsense, aren't you afraid of biting off more than you can chew!"
Hearing this, Su Mowan upstairs clicked her tongue.
She still remembered that night at the Wan Hua Lou, Gu Huan's attitude towards Shangguan Qingqi was somewhat fearful.
Did they really get a death wish today?
Grand Tutor Gu's power was limited, certainly not comparable to that of the Right Chancellor. Therefore, Gu Huan's previous attitude towards Shangguan Qingqi was quite normal.
Especially with Shangguan Qingqi and that scumbag Fu Changge hanging out together, Gu Huan didn't dare to mess with them anymore.
Su Mowan walked to the window, half-covered her face with her fan, and looked down. She immediately burst out laughing.
Shangguan Qingqi was still dressed in a flamboyant red, while Gu Huan was being held back by two guards, kicking one leg wildly, glaring angrily at Shangguan Qingqi.
Those two guards must be Shangguan Qingqi's men.
Compared to Shangguan Qingqi's guards, Gu Huan's own servants were not even in the same league, so they dared not make any rash moves and could only anxiously wring their hands from the side.
Shangguan Qingqi seemed to sense something and suddenly looked up at Su Mowan.
Su Mowan didn't expect him to act so suddenly, but fortunately she had a fan covering her face, so she remained calm.
Shangguan Qingqi tilted his head back, and although only a pair of eyes could be seen, he had already recognized Su Mowan. He immediately winked at Su Mowan, and the corners of his lips curled up. His appearance was incredibly charming.
Su Mowan knew that this person was trying to take credit.
Gu Huan did not go to the palace with Grand Tutor Gu for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. Instead, she went to Wan Hua Lou to drink and have fun, so she did not know that this painted pavilion was opened by Consort Su of Prince Qin's mansion.
They had no idea that Su Mowan was the owner of this painting studio.
Therefore, Shangguan Qingqi's action of stopping Gu Huan outside was to prevent Gu Huan from seeing Su Mowan after coming up.
That did count as helping out.
Thinking of this, Su Mowan moved the folding fan in her hand and smiled back at Shangguan Qingqi, who was still looking at her below.
Shangguan Qingqi was taken aback by Su Mowan's pleasant expression and was momentarily stunned. After a while, she came to her senses and quickly gave her a flirtatious wink.
Su Mowan really wanted to spit out a curse.
Why does this person have to look like this? It's really puzzling.
Having a beautiful face is something to be proud of, but why does she have to pretend to be a vixen? Although it looks strange no matter how you look at it, Su Mowan admits that she doesn't dislike Shangguan Qingqi.
Gu Huan was a weak and scholarly type who only knew a few basic moves. At this moment, he was being held firmly by Shangguan Qingqi's two guards, and no matter how much he struggled, it was useless.
"As long as I am here today, you will not be able to step into the building. If you insist on going in, you can come another day."
As Shangguan Qingqi spoke, he gave a wink to the two guards, and then entered the building with an air of nonchalance.
This commotion served as a reminder to Su Mowan that although she was dressed in men's clothing, many people had seen her face before, especially since many people were present at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet that day.
She can't paint here with this face on, otherwise Murong Jing might do something rash again.
"Yinshuang, go get me a pretty mask, one that can cover my eyes, price is not a problem."
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Qingqi, who had just come upstairs, immediately laughed and said, "You're really rich and powerful. Why don't you support me?"
Upon hearing this, Yinshuang, who was about to leave after receiving the order, suddenly turned and went up to the third floor.
The fox spirit has arrived; we need to go up and call Jiang Zhuo, the demon-tamer.
Before Yinshuang even reached the third floor, she almost bumped into Jiang Zhuo, who was coming downstairs. Yinshuang reacted quickly and immediately stepped back.
"Young Master Jiang, Consort Su asked me to go out and take care of some business. I'll leave the rest to you."
Just then, Shangguan Qingqi said something below, and the sound reached Jiang Zhuo's ears. Jiang Zhuo immediately knew what Yinshuang meant.
It seems that the prince does indeed need to have him keep an eye on Consort Su.
Seeing that Su Mowan didn't respond, and ignoring Manager Liu's surprised look, Shangguan Qingqi acted as if he were one of the guests, dragging a chair over and sitting down.
“Young Master Su, I’m afraid your appearance won’t do. Many people saw you at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. Even if you were dressed as a man, they would still recognize you.”
"There's no need for Young Master Shangguan to worry about that; I have my own considerations."
Su Mowan didn't have anyone serve tea to Shangguan Qingqi, and just left him there.
Jiang Zhuo happened to come downstairs and glanced at the man in red. After seeing his face clearly, he frowned slightly.
"Young Master Shangguan?"
Clearly, he recognized the person.
Upon hearing the voice, Shangguan Qingqi looked up in surprise and asked, "How come it's you?"
Shangguan Qingqi's expression finally became quite interesting, revealing that he and Jiang Zhuo knew each other.
Jiang Zhuo was also somewhat surprised. It turned out that the peach blossom the prince was referring to was Shangguan Qingqi. In that case, his worries were quite reasonable. Shangguan Qingqi was an old hand in the world of romance and was also very handsome. Consort Su was still young and could indeed be easily fooled.
Seeing that the two of them looked at each other with surprised expressions and were speechless, Su Mowan chuckled.
She greeted him, "Since we all know each other, there's no need for introductions. Please have a seat, Young Master Jiang."
Jiang Zhuo lifted his robe and sat down with an air of authority.
He looked like a mother hen protecting her chicks, staring warily at Shangguan Qingqi across from him.
Shangguan Qingqi, thick-skinned and unconcerned about Jiang Zhuo's gaze, smiled and asked Jiang Zhuo, "Young Master Jiang, why have you returned from Jiangnan? Is war about to break out again in the Southern Frontier?"
Jiang Zhuo found it difficult to talk about this.
He was originally a sharp sword, but he was summoned back to be a pair of scissors to cut peach blossoms; this is really hard to express.
Su Mowan smiled as soon as she saw Jiang Zhuo's expression.
She made up a story: "Young Master Shangguan may not know this, but men should marry when they are of age and women should marry when they are of age! Young Master Jiang is also about the right age, so he came to the capital to see if there are any suitable daughters."
"..."
This sounded more acceptable than 'blocking peach blossoms', so Jiang Zhuo didn't argue.
However, Shangguan Qingqi is not so easily fooled.
He glanced at Jiang Zhuo and suddenly smiled.
"It seems Your Highness, the Prince of Qin, has run out of options. Did you think that sending Jiang Zhuo along would frighten me? I'll still pester you!"
Su Mowan: "..."