Poor Lady Chapter 16: Induction

Qi Surong was in a coma, as if she had returned to her desolate and miserable past life, with no relatives, no future, only endless loneliness, like an old mule, struggling with heavy steps, step by step towards the end.

Opening her eyes suddenly, Qi Surong was breathing rapidly, with cold sweat dripping down her forehead.

A hand reached out to gently wipe the sweat from her forehead. Qi Surong turned her head to look, and saw her mother sitting beside the bed, watching her worriedly.

"Rong'er, are you awake? Do you want some water?" Qi's mother asked warmly.

Qi Surong nodded, and took a few sips of water with Qi's mother's support. She held her mother's hand, as if confirming something, tightly unwilling to let go.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Mother Qi asked again.

Qi Surong shook his head, and replied in a hoarse voice: "It's okay, mother."

"You," Qi's mother said with reproach and discomfort, "haven't you always acted cautiously? Why don't you even know that you are sick?"

"It's inevitable that people will have a headache, and it's not a big deal. Mother don't have to worry about it." Qi Surong said in relief.

Mother Qi sighed helplessly.

At this time, Qi Surong heard a noise coming from outside the door, she asked strangely: "What happened?"

"Oh, it's Qiantong who came back." Qi's mother said calmly.

"Qiantong?" It took Qi Surong a while to realize, "Is she back?"

Qiantong is one of his father's many concubines. In the previous life, he followed them to leave Qi's mansion, and because he couldn't bear the hardship, he left a debt and ran away. Not long after, she became the concubine of a lieutenant under Luo Shimin's command. The situation in this life is slightly different. She parted ways with the Qi family from the very beginning. She thought that she would never have any social relations again, but she never thought that she would come back after a few months. Didn't she meet that lieutenant in this life?

"What's Dad's attitude?" Qi Surong asked.

"How could your father drive a weak girl out of the house?" Qi's mother wiped the corners of her eyes and said, "Qiantong said that she got separated from us, and finally found this place. Seeing her pity, your father So I agreed to let her stay, and I am probably asking the maid to prepare a room for her at this moment."

Qi Surong is really speechless to his father, when it comes to women, his father is too gentle and tolerant.

Qian Tong is different from Qin Xiang, she is indulging in pleasure, restless in the room, and likes to tell stories, leaving her with endless troubles. Moreover, Qi Surong also had some doubts about her sudden appearance, and always felt that something was wrong.

She thought about it for a while, and said to Mother Qi: "Mother, let Qiantong come to my room later, I want to talk to her."

Although Qi's mother felt strange, she didn't ask in detail, she just nodded in agreement.

Qi Surong asked Ping'er to help her wash and tidy up her appearance. After taking a sip of the hot soup, Qiantong entered slowly.

"Qiantong has met the eldest lady." Qiantong smiled and bowed to Qi Surong.

"Sit down." Qi Surong leaned against the bed with a calm expression.

Qiantong sat down generously, and said: "I heard that Missy is not feeling well, please take care of yourself."

"Thank you for your concern." Qi Surong raised his eyes to look at her, and saw that her face was flushed, her face was radiant, and there was no trace of frost. Where did the father see that she was pitiful?

"I don't know what orders the eldest lady has for calling the concubine?"

"Ping'er, serve tea to Qiantong."

Ping'er first glanced at his young lady in surprise, then reluctantly poured Qiantong a cup of tea.

When did Miss Qi's **** change, and she was so polite to her? Qiantong was also very surprised.

Heh, the phoenix has turned into a grass chicken, and she has learned to lower her eyebrows and look at her eyes?

Qi Surong ignored the sarcasm that flashed in her eyes, wiped the fine sweat from her temples with a handkerchief, and asked suddenly: "How is Deputy Wei Chen?"

"He..." Qian Tong paused as soon as she said a word, her face changed drastically, the hand holding the teacup trembled unconsciously, and a few drops of tea splashed out. She raised her head and looked at Qi Surong in astonishment, seeing that she was staring straight at her, she immediately looked away, her expression becoming awkward.

Qi Surong narrowed his eyes, straightened his body, and asked unhurriedly: "Tell me, what is his purpose for asking you to come back?"

"Miss, what do you mean by that? Who is Deputy Captain Chen? This concubine doesn't know him." Qiantong pulled an unnatural smile from the corner of his mouth.

"Really?" Qi Surong lowered his eyes, slowly picked up his teacup, and said calmly, "Then who did the eyeliner I placed in Chen's house see?"

"What, what, eyeliner?" Qian Tong was shocked, her voice trembling.

"You can continue to pretend to be confused, I have plenty of ways for you to tell the whole story. Don't forget, your contract is still in the Qi family. As long as my father is willing, he can lynch you or sell you to a slave farm .”

Qiantong turned pale, and murmured: "Could it be that you already knew? Then why did you agree to let me come back?"

"Because I want to find out what is Chen Hua's plan." Qi Surong put down his teacup, his expression was calm, and there was a bit of majesty on his slightly childish face, which made Qiantong feel pressured.

"Qiantong, it's not too late to make amends." She stared closely at the woman in front of her.

"But I offended Chen Hua by saying it, and it didn't end well either." She smiled wryly.

"What is Chen Hua? He's just a little lieutenant." Qi Surong sneered, "Even if the Qi family is down and out, it's not impossible to deal with him. You'd better weigh it carefully, if you are willing to be a villain Is it a victim, or should I be loyal to my Qi family and find a new way out?"

Finally, Qiantong could no longer pretend to be calm, knelt down on the ground, and said in a sobbing voice, "Miss, please forgive me, the concubine has no other choice."

"How do you want me to forgive?" Qi Surong stared at her coldly.

Qiantong said with tears in her eyes: "After the concubine left Qi's mansion, she had nowhere to go, so she could only rely on Chen Hua. He was good to the concubine, and the concubine was bewitched by him, so she agreed to work for him."

"What did he ask you to do?"

"He asked me to monitor every move of the Qi family and look for a secret letter by the way."

"Secret letter?" Qi Surong frowned, "What secret letter?"

"The concubine is not very clear, he only said that this letter must be hidden by Master Qi very secretly, as long as it is found in a secret place, it should be what he wants."

Secret letter? Qi Surong didn't expect that a random cliché would produce something unexpected. She was full of doubts. In the last life, she never heard any secret letter from her father, or the secret letter was stolen before it was too late to make it public? But looking at his father's appearance, it seemed that he didn't know the existence of the secret letter at all, otherwise it would be impossible to find it without a trace. He is not a person who can hold his breath.

Chen Hua is just a lieutenant, even if there is a secret letter, it should not have much to do with him. There may be other secrets behind this matter. In the previous life, the Qi family was in chaos and troubles, and they had no energy to deal with other things. After Qi Surong married into the Gu family, her contact with her family became less and less, until her parents passed away, she never heard about the secret letter.

Thinking about it this way, it seems that the Gu family was suppressed after the death of their parents. Could it be that those people thought that her father gave her the secret letter before he died? So deliberately targeting the Gu family and hindering him everywhere? If this is the case, her previous doubts can be regarded as the answer. Although she has offended many people, it is not enough to make people hold grudges to the point of ruining their families.

The collapse of the Qi family was indeed strange, and it was not just because of simple grievances. Qi Surong felt that this letter might be the key.

"Qiantong," Qi Surong said to her, "Stay at Qi's house for the time being, don't let Chen Hua find out that you have been exposed. Firstly, it can protect you, and secondly, it can help us find out the news."

"Miss is asking me to confuse Chen Hua instead?" Qiantong hesitated, "If things come to light..."

"The Qi family will protect you." Qi Surong promised, "The premise is that you won't change your mind midway."

"No, no, I definitely won't." Qiantong hastily promised.

How could Qi Surong be credulous, if he didn't completely frighten her, there might be endless troubles in the future.

She calculated the time, her heart moved, and she asked, "Qiantong, do you know what talents I have?"

Qiantong was stunned for a moment, and replied: "Missy is proficient in everything from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, she is a well-known talented woman in the capital..."

"No, these are just false names." Qi Surong said with a smile, "My real talent is divination."

"Divination?" Qian Tong opened her eyes wide.

"If you don't believe me, I can prove it to you." She was going to pretend to be a magic stick again.

"How to prove it?"

"Do you know why I am sure that you are sent by Chen Hua?"

"Isn't it because you put eyeliner in Chen's house?"

"No, that's not the case." Qi Surong said calmly, "Actually, I didn't put eyeliner on the Chen family, but because I had a plan for everyone who bullied the Qi family."

Qiantong opened her mouth wide with disbelief on her face.

"When it came to Chen Hua, I discovered your existence by chance." Qi Surong said slowly, "I didn't care at first, because Chen Hua will have a **** disaster in a few days, as his woman, I will inevitably be implicated , this matter can be regarded as your punishment for betraying the Qi family, and I am happy to see it succeed. However, Chen Hua sent you to the Qi family and escaped."

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Qiantong's face, and she couldn't help but ask, "What is the **** disaster?"

"The backyard is on fire, and the house is restless." Qi Surong said half-truthfully, "You will find out in a few days, just wait."

Qian Tong was skeptical, but couldn't ask any further questions. Then she thought again, if Qi Surong really had this ability, why did the Qi family end up in such a state? Thinking about it this way, the original suspicion deepened a bit.

"Do you think that since I have divination skills, why didn't I help the Qi family get through the crisis?" Qi Surong asked as if he had seen through Qiantong's thoughts.

Qiantong nodded hesitantly.

"The divine will of the Son of Heaven is something very human can reverse." Qi Surong responded calmly, "The Qi family is doomed to doom, and forcibly resolving it will only be counterproductive. But the Qi family's strength is not exhausted, and there will be a day when they will rise to the top again. Qiantong, the reason why I tell the truth is to let you understand that the Qi family is your real backer, and when you regain your prestige in the future, you will follow the trend."

Qiantong showed a pensive look, she was a vacillating person, and she would bet on whoever had a better future. Now hearing what Qi Surong said with certainty, one can't help but feel a little moved.

"Don't worry, it's not too late to think about it after my prophecy comes true."