Chapter 1850: Chapter 1850: As Expected (Part 1)
In the room.
Gu Qingheng with just one twist, opened that stone seal.
The inside of the seal was hollow, hiding a very small crystal bottle, with a bit of transparent liquid inside.
Yang Ruxin sniffed it, and suddenly her expression changed: “This is a deadly poison.” However, she couldn’t tell exactly what kind of poison it was.
“Poison?” Gu Qingheng frowned, “What does that Jiu E want to do?”
“It’s definitely to kill someone.” Yang Ruxin chuckled, “Although I don’t know the name of this poison, I do know it’s a colorless, odorless, slow-acting poison. This time Xiaolun has really done a great service.”
Gu Qingheng nodded: “Looks like we’ll have to assign a few more people to keep an eye on that guy.”
Yang Ruxin shrugged, that’s your business then.
Not a word was spoken the whole night.
The next day, Gu Qingheng still went to work. After all, he hadn’t returned the embroidered knife yet. Originally, after the agreement was signed and Yuan Shi left Beijing, he could take a vacation, but now it seems that it will take a few more days.
Yang Ruxin wasn’t in a hurry to return either, although she missed the village, but there was still a lot to do here, like drawing cartoon characters from the story for Qi Jingyi, opening the bar jointly with Qi Jingyun, and hosting those foodies. She hadn’t forgotten she also had the Hot Spring Manor, and had to find time to visit it.
Of course, there’s another important task, which is to give that cheap father-in-law a big gift.
So, when writing a letter back home, she’d tell the family that she might head back by the end of May.
“Madam.” Just as Yang Ruxin was bent over writing and drawing, Du Juan came in.
“There has been a breakthrough on Mingli’s side.”
Yang Ruxin looked up: “What did they find?”
“That kid does have some skills, yesterday, they met Gu Che.” Du Juan laughed.
“Gu Che? My little brother-in-law?”
Du Juan nodded: “Yesterday, Zou Qiuyue took Gu Che to Niujiao Lane…”
“Took Gu Che to see Deng Da?” Yang Ruxin’s eyes brightened, “That was an opportunity to meet his real father.”
“Ah?” Du Juan was momentarily unresponsive.
“Before I was just suspicious, but now I can be sure.” Yang Ruxin stood up and paced back and forth twice, “That Gu Che is Deng Da’s son.” Even if he’s not, Zou Qiuyue would probably say he is to appease Deng Da.
There were no paternity tests in this era, and the blood recognition techniques were unreliable. So, as long as the parties involved believed it, fiction could become reality.
“Won’t your father-in-law be furious if he finds out?” Du Juan’s mouth twitched.
“Let him be furious to death for all I care.” Yang Ruxin snapped her fingers. Initially, she was thinking about how to grasp this leverage, but now Zou Qiuyue herself has confirmed it, which saved trouble.
That night, Gu Qingheng returned very late, bringing back news about Jiu E.
Jiu E had lost silver and the seal, was terribly anxious, and had already reported it to the authorities. The Public Security Bureau in Beijing had taken over the investigation, and Jiu E had sent someone back to the country to seek instructions.
These were all expected by Yang Ruxin.
As for the relationship between Zou Qiuyue and Deng Da, Gu Qingheng wasn’t surprised at all.
“The year my mother died, I was ten years old.” Gu Qingheng sighed softly, “You could say my mother’s body was not yet cold, and Zou Qiuyue walked into the Gu family’s door with her pregnancy, then intercepted me in the garden, saying I had bumped into her…”