When the man rushed to Gu Qiang, Shen Qianshan emerged and dragged her behind him. And Shen Qianshan was greeted with a faint fragrance of pear blossom, which was the same as that of Gu Qiang.Seeing Shen Qianshan come to help her, those men knew this woman couldn’t be offended and thus returned to the alley immediately. Gu Qiang felt relieved.Gu Qiang didn’t care why Shen Qianshan appeared. Anyway, he would appear to save her whenever she was in danger. Sometimes, she was afraid that she would be attached to him and thus took what he did for granted.Shen Qianshan turned around, looked up and down at her, and asked, “Are you hurt?”Gu Qiang shook her head and answered, “No.”Then Shen Qianshan held Gu Qiang’s hand and walked forward. She felt uncomfortable. Were they so close? Why did he hold her hand?“I just heard you came here to help refugees, right? Do you have a solution?” Shen Qianshan said coldly

Gu Qiang pressed her lips and smiled. Then she stood up slowly and told Prime Minister Gu, “Father, you are back and need a good rest. After a long journey, you must be fatigued. I’ll leave you alone now.”Then she walked out. Before Prime Minister Gu understood her meaning, she had gone far.In fact, Gu Qiang was clear that Prime Minister Gu stood by Ye though he rebuked her.Now that they were partners, why would she look at their affected manners?Gu Qiang was used to it and didn’t feel uncomfortable when she was young. She even treated Ye as her mother. However, it was different now. She was not the stupid girl any longer and wouldn’t listen to her father’s fallacies.She must listen to and believe them before. But now she had more choices, such as leaving right away when she didn’t want to listen.Immediately after she went out of the main hall, she saw Gu Zhihua and Ye standing there and looking at h

Liu Shichu was deaf to Gu Qiang’s gratitude. He turned around and said to the tender woman in his arms, “Ru, stay here overnight. You are completely wet.” But Madam Ru shook her head firmly, got out of Liu Shichu’s arms, and said, “You know I can’t stay here. We must be cautious so that fewer people will have something on you. Besides, your wife is hostile to me. If I stay here overnight, I don’t know what will happen. I will leave with the girl.”Then Ru took Gu Qiang’s hand. Ru’s hand was icy cold and wet. It was uncomfortable to hold it, but Gu Qiang didn’t loosen her grip. Instead, she held Ru’s hand tightly.Liu Shichu was worried, but he didn’t say anything. Then Ru walked towards the back gate with two servant girls and Gu Qiang.It was pitch-dark now, but they were barely able to see the road. After walking two steps, Ru turned around to look at Gu Qiang and asked quietly, “Why did you take such a risk to enter here?”

The thought calmed Gu Zhihua down gradually and relieved her rage and frustration from being defeated by Gu Qiang and Shen Zhongbai. Then she went away.Gu Qiang turned around and saw Shen Qianshan sitting in the pavilion with something in his hand. He was looking at the lotus pond in front of him and seemed to be feeding fish.When she walked to him and saluted, Shen Qianshan put down what was in his hand, stared at her for quite a while, and said, “You don’t need to stand on ceremony.”He pointed to the opposite stone bench. Though surprised, Gu Qiang sat down on it obediently.“Your Highness, I am glad to see you here and I need your help. Could you please…” Gu Qiang gazed at Shen Qianshan with expectation while saying. He looked around and seemed to enjoy the view of the mansion. She thought he would ask what he could do for her, but unexpectedly, he nodded directly and responded, “OK.”“Your Highness, do you just

Luckily, it was getting light. They went down the mountain along a path by the pool. There were many winding tracks on the mountain which were produced by people collecting herbs here. They could descend the mountain along any track.Shen Qianshan grasped Gu Qiang’s hand along the way. Even though she had been rescued, his heart trembled at the thought of her confrontation with the big snake. He didn’t know how scared she was when she faced it, but she didn’t call him.He wasn’t sure whether it was because she was used to being independent or because she was not used to being accompanied by him.It was light. The surrounding was shrouded in white mist which had the smell of water. The sun rose and shone on the plants covered with dew. The plants glistened with colorful light.Gu Qiang was exhausted after the tiring night, but she managed to trudge down the mountain. Entering the gate, they returned to Suxin Palace. The whole palace