Chapter 280: Meeting at Chunjiang Restaurant 5
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Why would you say that?” Si Jin asked.
Qi Qingyao said confidently, “He seldom shows up right in front of Pei Fengtang. Even if he does, he doesn’t say a word. He went out with me and Lu Yan today. Throughout the entire journey, apart from a few times, he only whispered in a low voice. When we went to Chunjiang Restaurant for a meal, I made him sit next to Lu Yan; Lu Yan even asked if he’s mute. Someone who bickers with me all the time actually did not even say a word!!”
Si Jin thought for a while and questioned, “So he’s afraid of speaking and being recognized by Lu Yan?”
“That’s right,” Qi Qingyao said calmly. “If a person doesn’t want to be recognized, wearing a mask is indeed a good idea. But it’s hard to fake a voice! When speaking, the timbre, pitch, and tone of the voice can easily expose a person.”
Si Jin said seriously, “Now that Sister says it, it’s likely that Heir Pei and Lu Yan not only know him, but should also be in frequent contact with him.”
“That’s right. If it’s just a regular relationship, as Pei Fengtang and the head of the Lu family, who would care about the voice and appearance of an ordinary minor character. Then there’s no need for him to hide so much in front of the two, but he didn’t dare to even say a word.”
Qi Qingyao analyzed the situation calmly. “If he really has a relationship involving frequent contact with Heir Pei and Lu Yan, then the identity of being the second son of the Jiang family in Yuehua City that he told me was nothing but lies.”
Si Jin cocked his head adorably and thought for a while, then said, “In Capital City, the people who can have a relationship involving frequent contact with Heir Pei and Lu Yan would surely have to be either royalty or aristocrats!”
Qi Qingyao nodded.
Si Jin added, “Sister, I have a question too.”
Qi Qingyao said, “What is it?”
Si Jin said with his head tilted, “It’s a question regarding the powerhouses in Mainland that Jiang Bai mentioned last time. Are there royalty and aristocrats that are above rank eight?”
Qi Qingyao was silent for a long time before saying, “I don’t know.”
Si Jin said, “Do you want to ask Heir Pei?”
“I’m not going to ask him first.” Qi Qingyao pondered for a while and added, “He only lied to me, and I still don’t know the purpose of his lie. We’ll see, maybe, in a few days, he’ll reveal his true colors himself.”
After discussing with Si Jin, Qi Qingyao felt much better.
Si Jin had shown his face in public, but nothing happened.
It was only him.
Only he hid himself so well.
He was only willing to show his face in front of a country bumpkin widow like her.
Because he was not afraid that she would recognize him at all.
…
After Qi Qingzhu rested, she washed the clothes in the inner courtyard. Today, she had purposely boiled some hot water to wash them so her hands were not too cold. Suddenly, she saw Jiang Siliu enter the courtyard in tears as she ran into her room, then cried under the covers. Qi Qingzhu was stunned. She wiped her hands on her apron then entered the room to ask Yangtao about it.
“Yangtao, why did Young Mistress come back with red eyes, and is now crying under the covers?”
“Ah, forget it. Young Mistress was bullied when she went out today.” Yangtao lamented slightly.
Qi Qingzhu asked, “Bullied? Who dares to bully the Young Mistress?” Who in the entirety of Qingzhou City did not know about the Jiang family’s reputation? When the Young Mistress headed out usually, she also did whatever she wanted in Qingzhou City. There were only a few who dared to mess with the Jiang family.
Yangtao pursed her lips and muttered unhappily, “It’s a little vixen! She looks good but her mouth spits poison! She made our Young Mistress cry.”
Qi Qingzhu, “…”
Vixen…
Yangtao clenched her fists and continued indignantly, “When Young Mistress’ mood gets a little better she must want revenge! The little vixen must be killed within Qingzhou City territory.”
Qi Qingzhu wanted to laugh a little but did not dare to.
She was suddenly pretty impressed by this “little vixen”.
There was someone who could make Jiang Siliu cry, what an amazing person!