"No, I will say whatever you ask. Isn't this honest enough?"

Zhang Qian curled his lips, obviously feeling very wronged.

"Okay! Don't tell Rongrong about this matter. If she knew about me, it might be a little bit of a disaster!" He instructed Zhang Qian, and then Gao Qiu changed the topic, "By the way, why did you come back so early today? Isn't it usually not until dark to come back?"

This is also the reason why Gao Qiu was surprised when he saw Zhang Qian. On weekdays, Zhang Qian took Wu Song to the yamen to help, and there was a job like arresting prisoners to help. One was to earn some rewards to supplement the family income, and the other was to prevent himself from getting unfamiliar. Even if nothing happened, Zhang Qian would not come back until the evening, after all, he could finally have lunch at the yamen.

"Oh! Young Master, I forgot if I didn't say it. That's what? When I was helping to catch a thief today, I passed by Mr. Qian's place. He said he planned to change the medicine for you, so I'll come back first."

After Gao Qiu asked this, Zhang Qian remembered his important matter and quickly explained.

"The new prescription is also difficult for Mr. Qian."

Gao Qiu was very grateful to know that Qian Yi was still busy for his own health.

To be honest, Gao Qiu was able to survive until now, thanks to the medicine prescribed by Qian Yi, otherwise he would have been "returned" again as early as the year when he came to the Northern Song Dynasty. Especially in the past two years, Qian Yi's body has also been ill, saying that it was "Zhou Bi", and almost went to play chess with Sun Simiao. However, Qian Yi's medical skills were excellent, so he used acupuncture and medication to transfer all the lesions to his hands and feet, but his left hand and left foot could not be stretched.

Under such circumstances, Qian Yi was still worried about Gao Qiu's health. How could he not touch Gao Qiu very much?

"Well! Look, then young master, are we going there in the afternoon?"

Zhang Qian was also moved by Qian Yi's behavior, but this time was not the time to sigh at Gao Qiu's feelings, so he spoke up to interrupt Gao Qiu's memories.

"In the afternoon? How can this work? Mr. Qian is so hardworking, we should go now! Go now!"

After finding a way to escape, Gao Qiu naturally wanted to escape quickly and was reluctant to stay at his doorstep for a moment.

"No, young master, do we need to be so anxious? Should we go home for lunch first? Even if we don't eat, Mr. Qian will have to eat!"

Zhang Qian has been busy all morning and naturally doesn't want to live without entering. A warrior like him will really kill people if he doesn't eat a meal.

"Eating? Isn't this easy? Let's go, my husband will take you out to eat today!"

With the excuse of escaping, Gao Qiu was reluctant to stand in such a dangerous place for a while, and raised his hand and wanted to pull Zhang Qian away.

Before Gao Qiu could pull Zhang Qian away, with a squeak, the gate of the courtyard behind Gao Qiu opened, and a graceful girl walked out, with her jade lips lightly opened, and said, "Young Master, are you going to learn about 'Dayu's flood control'? I'm hurrying where are you going?"

"Then what, Rongrong, why did you come out?"

Gao Qiu's body stiffened, a smile appeared on his face, and he slowly turned around.

"Why did you come out? I was originally in the yard, but when I walked past the door, I heard a sound outside, so I came out to take a look. Why, don't you go home for dinner?"

Hua Xiangrong's nose twitched slightly, the smile on her face stopped, and then she returned to normal.

"Then what, Zhang Qian, what do you think?"

Gao Qiu put all his last hope on Zhang Qian. As long as Zhang Qian spoke out against him, there would be a turning point in this matter.

"I said? I said, "Young Master, let's go back for dinner!"

He was very determined, Zhang Qian opened his mouth and 'sold' Gao Qiu.

On weekdays, Hua Xiangrong would not cook the meals between Zhang Qian and Wu Song. After all, these two people ran outside all day and would not come back at noon. The same is true today. However, Gao Qiu had something to do but no appetite, and Hua Xiangrong seemed to have something to worry about and couldn't eat, so in the end, the meals between them all entered Zhang Qian's stomach.

"Then what, there may be something else at the yamen. Young Master, I'll leave first!"

He talks little on weekdays, but Zhang Qian is very clear-headed. Naturally, he can hide as far as he can. If it really doesn't work, he may not come back at night.

Looking at the empty rice bowl, Gao Qiu silently took out a small piece of silver from his purse and threw it to Zhang Qian, "Take it to buy some food. You shouldn't have enough of that little rice just now."

"Young Master, this..."

Holding the money given by Gao Qiu, Zhang Qian wanted to speak but stopped.

"Okay, call me 'Young Master', can I still make you hungry? Go!"

Feeling Zhang Qian's hesitation, Gao Qiu felt a warm current pass by in his heart, and then turned his head away, unwilling to look at Zhang Qian again.

"No, you are hiding your private money. How can you tell me about this matter in public?"

Zhang Qian's hesitation on his face calmed down, and his eyes gradually turned to Hua Xiangrong on the side.

"I...you...you go!"

Gao Qiu, who was still moved, suddenly heard this sentence and immediately felt like he had someone finished the attack.

After driving Zhang Qian away, only Hua Xiangrong and Gao Qiu were left. Surprisingly, Hua Xiangrong did not start to clean up the dishes after dinner, but instead took a stool to sit next to Gao Qiu.

"Then...what, Rongrong, what's wrong with you? Is there something wrong?"

With a 'gudong' sound, Gao Qiu swallowed and spitted hard, and he didn't dare to turn his head away.

"What's wrong? I'm not so much! Why are you coming back in a state of alcohol? I don't object to your drinking, but don't you know what your own body is like? Even if you don't take your body to heart, have you ever thought about my feelings? What if something happens to you, what do you ask me to do?"

Hua Xiangrong's eyes were filled with tears, her jade hands tightly clutched her clothes, and her shoulders kept trembling.

"No, then what, Rongrong, listen to my explanation. The wine is similar to water. I was thirsty and didn't pay much attention. Who would have thought that the prince-consort would prepare wine for me? Even so, I just drank a little bit. Look, I'm quite sober now! If I really took a sip, I would have been unconscious for a long time!"

There was no way for the girl Gao Qiu. He listened to Hua Xiangrong's sob, and he immediately panicked and explained in a hurry.

After hearing Gao Qiu's explanation, Hua Xiangrong smiled at the corner of her mouth, and her originally sad face immediately turned into a sneer, "Oh! It turned out to be a weathered place that the prince consort took you to! I said, if you have two courages, you dare not go there! Say! What have you done there!"

"Ah? Rong... Rongrong, what do you mean by...? Why did I go there! You have to believe me!"

Listening to the voice that was completely different from before, Gao Qiu suddenly shivered and quickly defended himself.

"Oh? Is that right? But do you know that when you lie, you are easily nervous and then stuttering? More importantly, when you tell lies, you usually don't dare to look directly into my eyes. Moreover, do you think I can't smell the smell of Hangzhou on you?"

After twitching his small nose again, Hua Xiangrong counted the flaws exposed on Gao Qiu's body like a famous detective.

"No, there are maids in the prince-consort's mansion! How could it be that I must have gone to that kind of place? Rongrong, do you think I am such a person?"

Even though he was very powerless in his defense, Gao Qiu was still persevering for his own life.

"Da! The maids at the Prince Consort's Mansion use Suzhou's rouge powder. Although the rouge powder in Suzhou and Hangzhou is not much different, there is still a difference in the subtle aroma. Moreover, the rich powdery atmosphere on your body must be because there is a woman who has been by your side for a long time. Can the maids at the Prince Consort's Mansion stand so close to you and for so long? Who are you lying to?"

Hua Xiangrong pouted, obviously she couldn't even believe the punctuation mark in what Gao Qiu said.

So, Gao Qiu sometimes hates Hua Xiangrong’s guessing, because what she guessed was so accurate!

"Okay, okay! Rongrong, you are right, but today I really don't blame me for this matter. It was the son-in-law who said there was a poetry gathering in a place. I went there and saw that it was the same as the ordinary academy environment. Who knew that it would be like that kind of place after entering! And today the son-in-law was invited by Zhao Ji, so I can't even give up the son-in-law's face!"

Since lying is not necessary, Gao Qiu can only choose to be frank and be lenient. Of course, there must be a limit for confession, at least he must reduce his responsibilities.

Sure enough, after Gao Qiu's explanation, Hua Xiangrong's face looked much better, but she didn't let Gao Qiu go, "You said Zhao Ji? The Zhao Ji who came to our house to play when she was a child? What did the prince consort treat him to a banquet?"

"The emperor is seriously ill and has no descendants because he is young. Zhao Ji is King Duan! If there is a day when that position is very likely to be his! In this case, let alone the prince-consort, even the queen will have to give him a good look when she sees him. If I don't pretend to be drunk, where can I get out?"

After explaining the reason why Wang Shu invited Zhao Ji to the banquet, Gao Qiu knew that there should be no problem with this level today.

"Really? You're not lying to me, are you? I remember that the emperor today has a son!"

Hua Xiangrong looked suspicious, and obviously she still didn't believe what Gao Qiu said.

"You really... the emperor today has a son, but he died in less than three months. What year has it been."

Gao Qiu explained to Hua Xiangrong, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Today's incident seemed to be over.
Chapter completed!