Chapter 32 Empress Dowager Got Sick

“Don’t play dumb. You are clear that Qianshan was my childhood sweetheart…” Mentioning Shen Qianshan, Ziyan flushed. Gu Qiang understood her meaning instantly. It turned out that she did it because of Shen Qianshan.

Shen Qianshan had no relationship with Gu Qiang, but he always got her into trouble. However, what Gu Qiang needed to do right now was extricate herself from here. After all, the infanta was not of evil nature. So long as Gu Qiang persuaded her, the situation would probably not be terrible.

“Your Highness, please believe that I have no relationship with the Ninth Duke. Besides, you are childhood sweethearts to each other. I haven’t known him long. How can it be compared with your relationship?” Gu Qiang explained with an earnest expression. The infanta looked at Gu Qiang, who had bright piercing eyes and looked sincere. She regarded unconsciously what Gu Qiang said reasonable.

Seeing the infanta so innocent, her guards thought her unsuitable for the world full of thunder, because she would be tricked easily.

“Really?” Ziyan moved close to Gu Qiang and asked earnestly.

Gu Qiang nodded. After meditating for a while, Ziyan shook her head suddenly and said, “Don’t fool me. I know you had a special relationship with Qianshan. I’m not happy. I will not let you go.”

Sure enough, it was not so simple. When Gu Qiang met Ziyan’s eyes, a good idea came to her mind. She wiggled her body and said, “Now that you don’t believe me, I can do nothing. How about competing with me to prove you are really awesome?”

Gu Qiang believed the infanta was quite innocent, didn’t have many evil intentions, and was different from the women in Gu Family. Such an innocent and pure girl was rare in the capital where strange things often happened.

Without Shen Qianshan, Gu Qiang might get on well with Ziyan. She didn’t know if Ziyan was serious when she said she wanted to make friends with Gu Qiang last time.

Hearing what Gu Qiang said, Ziyan lowered her head and looked at her. Though it was autumn, the weather was still hot. The sun would set soon. Gu Qiang’s face looked pink in the setting sun, which made Ziyan lost in a daze for a moment.

It couldn’t be denied that Gu Qiang was indeed beautiful. Perhaps because of it, the relationship between Shen Qianshan and Gu Qiang improved quickly, and thus he even didn’t care about his sister.

Ziyan was still young and didn’t know that love didn’t develop in a smooth way and life wasn’t unfolded in order of arrival.

“Why would I compete with you? You’re already a turtle in a jar. No matter how I treat you, that will be OK. But you can’t do anything.” Ziyan said complacently and meanwhile considered how to give Gu Qiang a lesson.

From Ziyan’s response, Gu Qiang could tell that her idea would work, so she imitated Ziyan and asked, “Are you scared?”

“I’m scared? OK, let’s compete. I’m not scared at all.” Ziyan said and then told the guard behind her, “Unbind her!”

The guard went forward sulkily. The infanta was easy to be fooled. She was credulous to what Gu Qiang said. Though the guards regarded her dumb, they were smart and knew it would be troublesome to offend the daughter of Prime Minister, even though Ziyan was an infanta.

After being unbound, Gu Qiang relaxed her wrists. Her delay strategy had succeeded, but she just offered to compete with Ziyan casually, because she didn’t practice Kung Fu.

Ziyan adjusted her clothes and glared at Gu Qiang. Gu Qiang looked at Ziyan rush to her with clenched teeth. Ziyan looked like a crazy and fierce lion. Gu Qiang was shocked.

Gu Qiang couldn’t fight with Ziyan. She is an infanta. If she was hurt, Gu Qiang would get into trouble. But she couldn’t just stand there and leave herself to the mercy of Ziyan, right?

Therefore, Gu Qiang flexibly dodged Ziyan’s attach. As a result, Ziyan failed and was unhappy. She pounced on Gu Qiang who was hiding nearby. Gu Qiang dodged and tripped her with a foot. Ziyan fell on the ground.

Ziyan couldn’t believe what happened. She turned around to look at Gu Qiang.

Gu Qiang looked pale. When she was bound, her hands couldn’t move and became dumb. Her action was rigid. She tripped her casually. She never thought she would make Ziyan fall on the ground directly.

What a terrible thing it would be! Gu Qiang walked to Ziyan instantly and reached out her hand to lift her up while apologizing helplessly, “I’m so sorry. I didn’t expect…”

Gu Qiang didn’t expect Ziyan would be so weak. She thought Ziyan was skillful, or she wouldn’t have accepted her provocation directly. However, Ziyan was so clumsy and even couldn’t beat her.

Obviously, Ziyan understood the implication of Gu Qiang’s tone, so she brushed Gu Qiang’s hand away, picked herself up angrily and pointed at her, “Do you think you are skillful? I will give you a good lesson today!”

Gu Qiang parted her lips. Perhaps she wanted to defend herself, but then unexpectedly Ziyan thumped her chest with hands. Gu Qiang stepped back a few steps, stumbled on a stone and leaned back while shouting.

At that moment, numerous pictures flashed through Gu Qiang’s mind. She even felt that she was going to die, because she was very light as if her soul would fly away.

Certainly, her falling must bring a serious consequence. However, Ziyan, who was standing opposite to Gu Qiang, didn’t give her a hand and even hit her with more force. Gu Qiang was already like a leaf. Hit by Ziyan again, she fell heavily on the ground and bumped her head on a stone. She felt her brain heavy and hot. Then warm liquid flew out.

When Ziyan stood in front of Gu Qiang and pushed her away, she felt cheerful, because she revenged herself on Gu Qiang finally. Though Gu Qiang didn’t offend her, she couldn’t tolerant any woman that had a relationship with Shen Qianshan.

Gu Qiang touched the back of her head, looked at her hand, and found much blood, which she had never seen.

Everything turned dark before her eyes. She struggled to prevent herself from fainting. Just now she did her best. She didn’t practice Kung Fu, and she tripped Ziyan just because of her flexibility. Unexpectedly, Ziyan attacked her without mercy.

A breeze blew over. Ziyan still stood there with a pale face, feeling what she did overdone, but she didn’t want to go forward to lift Gu Qiang up.

A guard walked to Ziyan, looked at her and warned her in a low voice, “Your Highness, how shall we deal with the woman?”

Ziyan reached out her shaking hand and intended to lift Gu Qiang up. But before she reached Gu Qiang, a white figure flashed past her. Then she was thrown on the ground by the wind and collapsed heavily.

Gu Qiang was as light as a butterfly. Shen Qianshan, who appeared suddenly, held her into his arms and pressed her wound at the back of her head with his hand, for fear that she would bleed.

In fact, Shen Qianshan appeared long before. He watched the fun in a nearby tree. It was unknown why someone always made trouble for Gu Qiang. Jin Ye, who always followed her, felt helpless.

When Jin Ye found the infanta sent someone to follow Gu Qiang after she left her house, he called Shen Qianshan over. Last time, Gu Qiang was schemed against by Song Yun, but Jin Ye failed to inform Shen Qianshan in time. Perhaps a fall into the pit, a gain in his wit. Whatever happened this time, he would tell Shen Qianshan.

Shen Qianshan thought Jin Ye made a fuss. Unexpectedly, Gu Qiang was badly hurt this time.

Seeing her dear Qianshan, Ziyan picked herself up from the ground immediately, walked excitedly to him, and said in a soft voice, “I’m so happy to see you here.”

Shen Qianshan bound the back of Gu Qiang’s head simply with clothes and then turned around to look at Ziyan coldly.

His eyes were too cold just like ice in winter.

Ziyan felt as if she were stabbed with ten thousand knives when Shen Qianshan glowered at her.

“If I didn’t come, you would kill her, right?” Shen Qianshan’s voice was as cold as his eyes and sent shivers down Ziyan’s spine.

“I didn’t mean to…” Ziyan turned around and looked at Gu Qiang in Shen Qianshan’s arms, as if hoping Gu Qiang could intercede for her. But unexpectedly, Gu Qiang looked dizzy and sleepy. That meant now she was not well, so how could she intercede for Ziyan?

Shen Qianshan looked so thunderous that anyone else didn’t dare to breathe freely. The air seemed to freeze.

“Foolish! Do you know Her Highness got sick suddenly today? It’s serious. Everyone has gone back. Why are you still here?” Behind Shen Qianshan, Jin Ye stood like a boss with his hands behind his back.

This piece of information was true. Jin Ye straightened up.

“I didn’t know…She was fine when I came out.” Ziyan clasped her hands and looked innocent. When she looked up and met Shen Qianshan’s eyes, she turned her eyes away immediately. It couldn’t be denied that Shen Qianshan was so overwhelming that even his eyes were frightening.

Shen Qianshan lowered his head to look at Gu Qiang. She looked terrible, closed her eyes, and parted her lips slightly. Apparently, she was painful. It made him angrier. He told Ziyan’s guards, “Take the infanta back.”

His voice was authoritative. Those guards were stunned and then draw Ziyan into the nearby sedan chair.