Chapter 226: Unexpected situation (1/2)

Chapter 226: Unexpected situation

After putting the bed in order, Gu Qishao saw that Han Yunxi was still eating with relish, so he stopped his questions to sit on the side and watch her eat. In the cool, dusky light, his bewitching red robes and seductive face made him look like some sort of demon, mystical yet regal. Those long and narrow eyes narrowed minutely as if enjoying the sight of prey before him.

The more he looked, the more he liked, and the more satisfied he felt. The corners of his lips kept tugging upwards. Though it was clearly Han Yunxi who had eaten her fill, he was the one who felt complete satisfaction. When Han Yunxi finished eating and looked over, she couldn’t resist rolling her eyes. Did her eating really look so attractive? This wasn’t the first time Gu Qishao had stared at her until he grew dazed.

“I’m full, so you can leave now,” she said mercilessly as she drank some water.

Gu Qishao had always borne her ruthless words without getting angry. He muttered to himself, “Say, Poison lass. If you like someone, will you feel full just from the sight of them?”

Pfft!

Han Yunxi spat out her water. What kind of crappy metaphor was that?! Did he think he was some sort of man-eating fox demon?

“If you don’t leave now, the prison guards will catch you on their inspection tour,” she reminded him helpfully.

Only then did Gu Qishao gather his wandering thoughts and turned serious. “You haven’t answered my questions yet.”

It wasn’t suitable for Han Yunxi to cause him difficulties now, but she still replied with a self-assured air, “You haven’t answered my questions either. What are you planning to do with these questions? How do you understand the Tang Clan so well? Why? Are these things very important to you?”

Last time, an impulsive Gu Qishao had revealed quite a lot at the Han estate. Han Yunxi remembered every single thing. Long Feiye had mentioned that Gu Qishao had misunderstood. Could it be that this fellow was after Long Feiye’s secrets? Han Yunxi was sure there had to be a big mystery here. Of course, she wouldn’t sell out Long Feiye even if she was behind bars. For her, that was a matter of honesty.

Gu Qishao raised an eyebrow at her before scooting over with a significant grin. “Poison lass, I’ll tell you if you join me in the future, how’s that?”

“Join you?” Han Yunxi really had no idea what these two words meant.

“Become my woman,” Gu Qishao blurted.

Han Yunxi gave a start before she burst out laughing. “This joke isn’t funny at all.”

Gu Qishao wanted to say more, but Han Yunxi copied his expression, narrowing her eyes as she gave a brilliant, harmless smile. “If you won’t leave, I’ll shout for help.”

Every time they got to the crucial point, she was like this!

Gu Qishao took a deep breath but didn’t leave right away. It wasn’t that he was easily frightened, but that Han Yunxi really would shout. He’d experienced it first hand multiple times. After leaving the prisons, Gu Qishao stayed on the roof, lying there with his arms beneath his head. Asking her this way was no way to solve the problem. He had to find some other method to try on this woman. Still, everything had to wait until she got out of the prisons. Luo Zuishan would arrive at the capital tonight, so he’d probably make his move tomorrow! Yet he’d hardly thought such things when the sound of pounding drums came from the justice court’s gates.

Someone was here to cry grievance at the justice courts? This was rare, so it had to be a big deal.

“It’s the middle of the night, what’s the rush?” Gu Qishao muttered to himself as he covered his ears and went to sleep on the roof. He had no idea that the person who’d came was the medical academy director he’d invited, sixth-rank Primogenitor Doctor Luo Zuishan!

He was a person past 60 years of age, but lacked the lofty aggression of Director Xi. He had a small, thin build and was rather hunchbacked. His beard was short and white like a goat’s, his eyes mousy, and his nose aquiline. At first glance, one could tell he was a meticulous old man who was hard to deal with. Despite his slight frame, he possessed incomparable vigor. He’d rushed to Tianning’s capital city without rest from day to night without a hint of fatigue in his serious, severe-looking face. Instead of resting, he’d taken along a written complaint straight to the justice courts and started pounding the drums. Those who didn’t know any better might really think he had a massive grievance on hand. But in fact, he was here to cry injustice on behalf of Han Yunxi and Gu Beiyue. His written complaint condemned none other than Director Xi, Xi Yubo! His drumbeats shattered the peaceful night of Tianning’s capital city and awakened all sorts of people.

“This person, rather interesting!”

Long Feiye gently stroked his chin, seemingly lost in thought. It was rare for him to judge a person thus. He had already been waiting for four days, but never expected Luo Zuishan to show up. Actually, there was no need to invite Luo Zuishan to take the field. His relationship with Xi Yubo meant that he’d come of his own volition as soon as he got wind of the news. Gu Beiyue had been under Long Feiye’s watch the whole time, but he hadn’t made any moves. Luo Zuishan’s longtime residence was a border town in Northern Li Country. He had a crabby disposition and his whereabouts were often secret, but he’d actually managed to arrive in as short as four days. Who told him about what had happened?

This person had to be both intimately familiar with the crown prince’s misdiagnosis and the medical academy’s directors. Even if the average person knew of Luo Zuishan and Xi Yibo’s feud, there was no guarantee that they’d track down Luo Zuishan so soon. Even Long Feiye himself didn’t have such skills.