A Clash of Gods - Chapter 181
Chapter 181 Look Aloof, But Her Heart Was Warm
Yang Ning asked Han Shou to prepare the food and personally carried the lunchbox to Gu Qinghan’s courtyard.
The courtyard door was closed. Yang Ning reached out to push the door, but it couldn’t be pushed open. It was locked from the inside. Since he knew that Gu Qinghan was angry this time, he needed to properly coax her.
He knocked on the door and a voice quickly came from the courtyard. “Who are you? The Third Lady told me that she wouldn’t see anyone.” It was the maidservant beside Gu Qinghan, whose voice was clear.
Yang Ning coughed, “It’s me, the Marquis.”
“Marquis?” The maidservant was not very enthusiastic, “Marquis, the Third Lady said not to see anyone. Marquis, you should go back first.”
“How can I go back?” Yang Ning said, “Third Auntie hasn’t eaten for a whole day. I made some dishes and sent them over. If you don’t open the door quickly, I will criticize you.”
The maidservant hesitated, but still said, “I do not dare open the door.”
Yang Ning heavily pounded a few times and called out, but the maidservant did not speak anymore.
Yang Ning was a little annoyed, thinking why this maidservant was so rude. He had personally come, but she did not open the door. Although it was Gu Qinghan‘s order, he would find an excuse to properly teach her a lesson.
Since the door was closed, it was impossible to enter. Yang Ning shook his head and turned around to take two steps. Then he stopped and raised his head. Seeing that the courtyard wall was not too high, he rolled his eyes and walked over. His hands were raised high to place the lunchbox on the wall and he grabbed the wall to easily flip it over.
Climbing over obstacles was one of the subjects that he had trained in his previous life, so he still mastered the climbing skills. Although he was not as strong as before, his movement was much more flexible. After climbing over the wall, he looked down and saw that the maidservant was leaning her ear against the door, clearly eavesdropping on the movements outside.
The maidservant was also in her twenties and had a pretty face.
Yang Ning chuckled and jumped down from the wall, landing behind the maidservant. When the maidservant heard the movement behind her, she was surprised and turned around. Seeing that Yang Ning was right behind her, she was shocked. Before she could speak, Yang Ning had already revealed a fierce expression and said in a low voice, “You are not allowed to speak, just stand here instead of moving. Otherwise, I will immediately chase you out of the Mansion.”
The maidservant opened her mouth but did not dare to speak.
Yang Ning chuckled and said, “That’s what you should do. Don’t forget, I’m the Marquis of Honor, who owns this Marquis’s Mansion.” Looking around, he saw that the courtyard was very elegant. Not only was there a Golden Bodhi tree, but there was also a rockery.
“Third Auntie is inside?” Yang Ning took the lunchbox from the wall and asked in a low voice.
The maidservant hurriedly nodded and was about to open her mouth when Yang Ning pointed at her mouth and said, “Before I leave this courtyard, you should stand here. And you are not allowed to say a single word. Otherwise, you would immediately be chased out of here. And, after I enter the room, even if the Third Lady call you, you should also stand here and not move.” He paused and threatened, “Do you know Steward Qiu and Qi Yu? I have chased them out.”
This was something that everyone in the Mansion knew. The maidservant lowered her head and did not dare to say anything more.
Only then did Yang Ning carry the lunchbox and quietly enter the room. The hall was very quiet. Yang Ning came here for the first time and saw a room on the left and a room on the right. Thinking of Gu Qinghan’s identity, she should be living on the left. As he tiptoed over and approached the door, he smelled a faint fragrance coming out from inside. The faint fragrance entered his nose, making his mind tremble.
The door was not closed. Yang Ning gently pushed the door open and walked into the room. At dusk, the setting sun shone through the window lattice and scattered light spots in the room.
Gu Qinghan’s room wasn’t extravagant and expensive, but rather very elegant. Moreover, there weren’t a lot of furnishings, which were orderly and looked very comfortable. There was a bed in the middle, with a pink gauze curtain hanging. It wasn’t at night, so the curtains weren’t closed, which were all hooked up by the crane’s beak. And Gu Qinghan was lying on the bed with her back facing out.
Her figure was slightly plump but extremely good. Looking at her, he could see that her waist was slightly sunken. When he looked at her crotch, her figure rose in a curve. Her plump and round buttocks were high up, tightly wrapped by her skirt, making her buttocks seem unusually round and tight.
Those two long and slender legs were placed together, half curved. This posture made her figure even more plump and sexy, which was enchanting.
Yang Ning was stunned for a moment before he quickly shifted his gaze from her buttocks and placed the bamboo basket with the food on it on the round wooden table.
Gu Qinghan didn’t fall asleep. She didn’t turn around and asked, “That young bastard left?”
She thought that it was her maidservant.
Yang Ning walked a few steps closer and his face brimming with the most amiable smile, softly saying, “You’re still angry with me?”
Gu Qinghan’s body shook, then she turned her head and saw that Yang Ning was standing by her bed with a smile. She was shocked and sat up. She frowned and said angrily, “You… how did you get in?”
Yang Ning pointed at the door and said, “I came in from outside.”
“You…” Gu Qinghan was angry and anxious, “Get out of here, who told you to run into my room?”
Yang Ning innocently said, “Third Auntie, please calm down and let me explain, okay?”
“Explain what?” Gu Qinghan glared at Yang Ning and said unhappily, “Didn’t Miss Xian’er want to apologize to you? It’s almost dark. If you don’t rush over, the girl will be impatient.”
Yang Ning felt that Gu Qinghan’s tone was a little strange and blurted out, “Third Auntie, you… are you jealous?”
“What?” Gu Qinghan was stunned for a moment, then her pretty face turned red. Her beautiful eyes were filled with anger as she said sternly, “You… what did you say to me? Qi Ning, now… You are lawless, daring to say anything. Why would I be jealous of a call girl? Is she qualified?” However, she immediately felt that there was something wrong with this sentence and anxiously said, “When am I jealous, I…” She was originally an extremely calm woman, but for some reason, Yang Ning’s words made her very flustered. For a moment, she didn’t know what to say. She pulled a pillow back and smashed it at the Yang Ning without saying anything.
Yang Ning naturally easily reached out to take it, feeling a fragrance wafting over from the pillow.
“Don’t you get out?” Gu Qinghan changed from the gentleness of the past and pointed at the door, “Go, get out of here now.” Seeing that Yang Ning didn’t intend to leave, she was even angrier. She stood up and said, “Alright, you’re the Marquis of Honor now. I can’t care about you anymore. I’ll go find the Dowager and see what she says.” Biting her red lips, she glared at Yang Ning and brushed past him.
Yang Ning quickly reached out and grabbed Gu Qinghan’s wrist, which was warm and smooth. He helplessly smiled, “Third Auntie, just give me a little time and let me properly report the matter to you. When I finished, if you want to scold me, you can do as you please.”
Gu Qinghan broke free from Yang Ning’s hand. She was just trying to scare Yang Ning, so she naturally wouldn’t go looking for the Dowager. Turning around, with a cold face, she raised her hand to pull her hair back and said, “What do you want to say?”
“Third Auntie, I confess to you. Last night Yuan Rong sent someone to bring me to the Qinhuai River…” Yang Ning just said this, Gu Qinghan snorted coldly and said, “I don’t care where you go.”
Yang Ning sighed, “I didn’t expect to go there either. I only knew when I arrived that there was going to be some queen-flowering meeting. I originally wanted to leave, but other than Yuan Rong, there were also a few friends there. So I wanted to stay with them first…”
“Then you stayed there until this morning.” Gu Qinghan turned her face away, not looking at Yang Ning.
“What happened after that was beyond my expectations.” Yang Ning took the chair to the side and placed it beside Gu Qinghan, “Third Auntie, take a seat first. I’ll give you a detailed report.”
Gu Qinghan rolled her eyes at Yang Ning, but she still sat down.
“It wasn’t a big deal at first, but Dou Lianzhong and a people of Rising Sun Escort Agency called Ding… were together.” Yang Ning pretended to forget, Gu Qinghan had already said, “Ding Yitu, he is the manager of the Rising Sun Escort Agency, who was your father’s subordinate before. And later he broke the military rules and was expelled from the army by your father. Did you see him?”
“Yes, yes. Third Auntie, you are very knowledgeable. He just called Ding Yitu.” Yang Ning smiled as he pulled a chair behind his butt to sit down. Before his butt touched the chair, Gu Qinghan glared at him and said, “This is my room. I don’t care if you’re the Marquis of Honor or not. If I don’t let you sit, you are not allowed to sit.”
“Good, good, I won’t sit.” Yang Ning saw Gu Qinghan, this beautiful young woman, seemed to be somewhat angry and her expression was cold, but there was a different charm. He said with a smile, “Ding Yitu and Dou Lianzhong fought with the friends Yuan Rong brought over for a girl in the queen-flowering meeting…”
“None of them are good.” Gu Qinghan lightly spat and said in disgust, “Instead of doing serious business, every day… they only know how to do bad things. All of them are the bad guy.” Seeing Yang Ning looking at her, she rolled her eyes and said in an annoyed tone, “If you hang out with those people, you won’t be able to learn much.”
Yang Ning said in a condescending tone, “Third Auntie, you have wrongly accused me. I didn’t want to learn from them and originally I wanted to leave. However, when the two sides started fighting, it was not easy for me to turn around and leave. Later on, Dou Lianzhong and his men came looking for us. They said that they must get that young lady. Moreover, after they got here, they wanted to torture that young lady.”
He knew that when explaining to Gu Qinghan, he could not tell all the truth, but also not all the lies. He had to deal with it well.
Gu Qinghan originally had a look of disgust on her face. When she heard this, she frowned and said, “That girl you’re talking about, could it be that Miss Xian’er that sent someone here today?”
“It was her.” Yang Ning smiled bitterly and said, “Originally, that girl was truly innocent. For no reason at all, she was involved in the fight between the two sides.”
Although Gu Qinghan’s face was cold, she heard that Dou Lianzhong’s group of people wanted to torture Miss Xian’er. She couldn’t help but ask, “Then what happened? The one called Xian’er was taken away by Dou Lianzhong?”
“Third Auntie, if it were you, would you let those people take Zhuo Xian’er away?” Yang Ning asked.
“Of course not, if she falls into their hands, Zhuo… Zhuo Xian’er will be in a bad station. Ning, what happened after that?” Unknowingly, her previous anger had been replaced by nervousness, and she was worried about Zhuo Xian’er’s safety.
Yang Ning sighed in his heart. After all, Gu Qinghan looked aloof but her heart was extremely warm. A minute ago, she did not have any good feelings for Zhuo Xian’er. At this moment, her mentality had changed greatly. It was obvious that she could not stand Zhuo Xian’er being tortured.