nycdaug Chapter 137 As expected, he secretly carried out his plan behind her back!
Chapter 137 As expected, he secretly carried out his plan behind her back!
This is blatant provocation.
Jiang Zhuo was surprised that Shangguan Qingqi could be so insightful and immediately guess his prince's intentions.
Moreover, judging from their appearance, they don't seem to take him seriously.
Jiang Zhuo frowned.
It's one thing if it's someone else, but Shangguan Qingqi... if they really fought, he might not be able to win.
But clearly, Su Mowan was already used to Shangguan Qingqi's shameless words, and her face remained expressionless.
Outside the building.
Seeing Shangguan Qingqi casually enter the building, Gu Huan suddenly stopped struggling. Seeing that he had become obedient, Shangguan Qingqi's two guards eased their grip.
Gu Huan rolled her eyes at the two of them.
"Let go of me! It's just a dilapidated building! Do you think I care about it that much? I won't go in even if you beg me!"
Upon hearing this, the two guards simultaneously released their hands, and Gu Huan almost lost her balance. Fortunately, two servants reacted quickly and rushed over to support her.
Gu Huan was extremely frustrated. He was just passing by when he was attracted by the sound of firecrackers from afar. When he saw the words "Grand Opening", he wanted to go in and take a look.
Who knew that bad luck would lead to him running into Shangguan Qingqi!
Gu Huan knew that Shangguan Qingqi was skilled in martial arts, but he had never heard of Shangguan Qingqi being learned. Just thinking about Shangguan Qingqi's sarcastic remarks made Gu Huan feel angry.
"I may not be able to beat you in a fight, but when it comes to studying, I'm sure I'm not bad at all! Shangguan Qingqi, just wait and see how I crush you under my feet! What are you waiting for? Go back to the manor! I'm going to work hard and become a scholar!"
"..."
The two servants silently lowered their heads.
Is it too late to start working hard now? You need to be incredibly learned… I haven’t even touched five cartloads of books!
On the second floor.
The three stared at each other, speechless for a moment. Jiang Zhuo and Shangguan Qingqi, in particular, remained silent.
Finally, Su Mowan felt the atmosphere was too strange, so she coughed and said to Shangguan Qingqi, "Young Master Shangguan, you didn't come here just to sit here and catch your breath, did you?"
"of course not."
When Shangguan Qingqi saw Su Mowan take the initiative to talk to him, his expression became even more lively, and even more irritating.
"I came here just to see you, but who knew there were other people here? Why don't we go upstairs and take a look? By the way, didn't you say this was a painting pavilion? Why isn't there a single painting here?"
One second he had a rather seductive expression, but the next second when he started talking about painting, Shangguan Qingqi showed a very enthusiastic look.
Su Mowan was already used to his erratic behavior, but Jiang Zhuo was different. Although they had met a few times before, he didn't know Shangguan Qingqi very well.
He immediately frowned slightly, ready to get up at any moment. He absolutely could not let Shangguan Qingqi be alone with Consort Su!
Shangguan Qingqi could easily see through Jiang Zhuo's meaning. He immediately gave a wicked laugh and stood up before Su Mowan could speak.
"Let's go, let's go. This young master has limited time. The sooner we finish sightseeing, the sooner we can go back."
Su Mowan was suddenly pulled up by him, and was a little dazed.
Didn't we agree that gentlemen use words, not fists?
"You, men and women shouldn't touch each other! Let me go right now! The painting is upstairs, it can't possibly run away!"
Before Su Mowan could even throw him off, the hand she was holding loosened.
"Young Master Shangguan, please have some self-respect."
Jiang Zhuo had a cold face and glanced sideways at Shangguan Qingqi.
Shangguan Qingqi was caught off guard when someone suddenly shoved his hand away, and he immediately became unhappy.
"Jiang Zhuo, no matter how powerful you are in Jiangnan, this is the capital. I can tremble with a stomp of my foot here. How dare you touch me?"
Jiang Zhuo remained unmoved.
"Then please, Young Master Shangguan, shake your head three times."
Shangguan Qingqi: "..."
"cough!"
Su Mowan suppressed a laugh and gave Shangguan Qingqi a push.
"Alright, Young Master Shangguan, please go up to the third floor."
Shangguan Qingqi cleared her throat, gave a seductive smile, and said to Jiang Zhuo with a provocative tone, "You don't even know how to be humorous, no wonder no woman likes you, and you're ugly too."
That's a blatant personal attack.
Although Jiang Zhuo wasn't as eye-catching as Shangguan Qingqi, he was still a handsome young man, with above-average looks!
The distance between being ugly and being ugly is at least 108,000 miles.
Jiang Zhuo's face remained expressionless, his expression still cold: "Whether someone is beautiful or ugly is not important; what is admirable is Shangguan Qingqi's thick skin."
"So you're confessing your feelings to me?"
Shangguan Qingqi, emboldened, reached out and pulled Su Mowan again, then said to Jiang Zhuo, "Forget it, I'm not worthy of someone like you."
Jiang Zhuo closed his eyes slightly.
Shangguan Qingqi is not only thick-skinned, but also utterly shameless. Consort Su is already married into the Qin Prince's household; how could he so easily try to take advantage of her?
Su Mowan was a little annoyed by Shangguan Qingqi's sudden display of competitiveness. He was usually quite normal, but he went completely crazy in front of Jiang Zhuo.
So, Su Mowan winked at Jiang Zhuo, who was getting ready to make a move.
"Young Master Jiang, please sit for a while. You don't need to follow us. We'll just take a quick look around and come down soon."
Unfortunately, Jiang Zhuo, a newcomer, did not understand the deeper meaning of those eyes and remained unyielding.
"His Highness has ordered me to follow you no matter when or where."
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Qingqi scoffed.
He said with ill intent, "Then you definitely didn't understand what your prince meant. What does 'no matter when or where' mean? Does that mean you'd follow her even if she went to the toilet?"
Jiang Zhuo: "..."
Su Mowan: "..."
Shangguan Qingqi's words became increasingly sharp when she was in a good mood, but judging from Jiang Zhuo's expression, he was determined to stay by her side.
Su Mowan was about to say, "Then let's go," when Yinshuang returned before she could finish speaking.
She was holding a sandalwood box in her hand.
Needless to say, it must be a mask inside.
Seeing the tense atmosphere between the three, Yinshuang quickly walked over and handed over the box in her hand.
"Consort Su, here are the things you requested."
Su Mowan took the small, exquisite sandalwood box and opened it with a 'click'.
"Wow, it's pretty! It must have cost a lot of money."
Shangguan Qingqi craned his neck to take a look and praised it.
Su Mowan held the box in one hand and picked up the light-colored, hollowed-out white jade mask in the other, her eyes filled with amazement.
Although the mask is made of jade, it is very thin and light, with beautiful curves on both sides, as light and graceful as butterfly wings.
Jade with openwork design, it really won't be cheap.
Although Su Mowan liked it, she still felt a little pained. Besides, Yinshuang probably didn't have much silver on her. Could it be that she got silver notes from Manager Qin on the first floor?
Jiang Zhuo stared at the mask in Su Mowan's hand, puzzled, not understanding why she needed it.
Yinshuang noticed Su Mowan's confusion.
Without hesitation, she replied, "I just ran into the Prince and Minister Su as soon as I left the building. The Prince heard that you wanted a mask, so he personally went to Mo Hua Xuan to choose one for you."
Su Mowan stared in surprise.
Her focus wasn't on the mask Murong Jing bought for her, but rather on the fact that Su Mobai and Murong Jing had indeed been secretly having an affair behind her back!