Clouds and Moon Shadow

Gu Qingyue rubbed her temples in the carriage. It was indeed a bit strange. At the very least, it was clear that Master Qian and Steward Zhou did not get along, which was very odd.

Are the owner and the manager at odds?

Which manager is so powerful?

Dare to challenge the authority of the employer?

Unless they are not in cahoots, or Manager Zhou has something else to rely on and doesn't take Qian Jingxuan seriously.

Whose idea was it to hire someone to commit murder?

Just then, Yue Ling's voice came in again, "I checked several courtyards, and the guests in two of them were sleeping, while the young master stayed in the house without making a sound. It's really strange."

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyue lifted the curtain. "What?" she exclaimed in surprise!

Do guests just go to the Bamboo Pavilion and sleep?

This is even more outrageous than her knowing that Qian Jingxuan is a tragic male protagonist!

Although she had never been to such a place before, and knew why those customers went there, why was she already asleep so early? Just sleeping?

Back at the Gu residence, Gu Qingyue pondered for a long time before summoning Liu Feng and explaining the situation at the Bamboo Ritual Hall. The three of them looked at each other for a while.

"So Manager Zhou is the one who secretly placed the order at Moon Shadow Pavilion, so the assassination attempt on you might not have been Master Qian's idea?" Liu Feng thought of something, looked at Gu Qingyue, and asked.

Gu Qingyue remained silent, lost in thought.

“I’ll investigate further; there’s definitely something fishy going on!” Liu Feng stood up.

“No need, it’s a waste of time and effort,” Gu Qingyue said, rubbing her fingers. “Yueling, invite Manager Zhou back after midnight and interrogate him directly.”

Liu Feng and Yue Ling exchanged a glance, their lips twitching. The Pavilion Master was truly blunt and direct, too lazy to even investigate in secret.

In the backyard of Zhuli Hall, Qian Jingxuan was reclining on a couch, with a man in his early twenties beside him.

The man, dressed in a dark purple outfit, knelt beside him and spoke in a low voice, "Master Qian, Steward Zhou has escorted Master Qin back."

A mocking smile appeared on Qian Jingxuan's lips. "Of course I'll send him back. I guess he'll also go and complain about me to his master." After saying that, he smiled nonchalantly.

"I just heard some news that concerns Master Qian," said the young man, Qi Han, who was Qian Jingxuan's most trusted confidant and the most capable bodyguard he had trained over the years.

"Hmm?" Qian Jingxuan looked up at him.

Qi Han lowered his head and leaned closer, telling them about how Steward Zhou had hired someone to kill a doctor.

Qian Jingxuan waved his hand dismissively, "What's so strange about this? It's nothing, just some nobody doctor."

How many infamy has he unjustly borne over the years?

Qi Han pursed her lips. "This doctor's situation is somewhat special."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "He was a military doctor accompanying the army in Lizhou. I heard that his medical skills were very good, and he had even practiced medicine at the Huichun Medical Clinic in Lizhou, where he cured several serious illnesses."

If Gu Qingyue were here, she would be applauding.

Qi Han is quite capable; he even found out that I had happened to help Doctor Zhang with his practice for a day a few months ago when I returned to Lizhou.

Upon hearing this, Qian Jingxuan narrowed his eyes, sat up straight, and asked, "Tell me about the doctor's condition in detail."

So, Qi Han recounted in detail what he had learned about Gu Qingyue's situation.

Aside from not knowing her true gender, her master, or the affairs of Yueying Pavilion, she openly recounted her journey from Liquan County to Lizhou, including her time as an accountant at Wenxiang Tower, and her subsequent appointment as a military doctor at the Lizhou camp, leaving no detail untold.

"How old is he? What does he look like?" Qian Jingxuan asked after a long silence.

"I heard he's only thirteen or fourteen years old, but his medical skills are truly remarkable."

Qi Han thought for a moment and added, "I heard she has a slender and tall figure, and is not very tall. As for her appearance—aside from her slightly dark skin, I heard she is extremely beautiful. I haven't found anything else about her yet."

Gu Qingyue would never know that while they were pondering Qian Jingxuan at the Gu residence, he had also dug up her background information, and at least 60-70% of the information was true.

"Slender figure, not very tall? Extremely beautiful?" Qian Jingxuan murmured to himself.

The more he talked, the more eerie he felt.

He kept thinking about the young master Yue he had just met that evening, and how he had noticed something amiss just by smelling the teacup.

A miracle doctor? And that nonchalant yet sharp edge...

Could it be? ?

"What's the doctor's name?" Qian Jingxuan had a premonition that the doctor he would meet that night was the young doctor.

"Gu Qingyue," Qi Han said in a low voice.

As expected!! Young Master Yue!

Haha, I suppose you disguised yourself last night, but your figure hasn't changed and your height is correct. It seems the young doctor has already come knocking on your door!

Gu Qingyue was unaware that her disguise had been exposed due to her figure and height; at this moment, she was already asleep.

The next morning, just as Gu Qingyue woke up, Liu Feng knocked on the door.

Even after Liu Feng finished recounting what Manager Zhou had instructed her to do, Gu Qingyue's mind was still a little dazed, and then it started buzzing.

Nani?

Is Steward Zhou having an affair with Master Qin?

Was his master actually Qian Zhengdao?

He also had an affair with Qian Zhengdao's concubine?

His task at the Bamboo Hall was to keep an eye on Qian Jingxuan.

Was she the one Qian Zhengdao hired to kill? Just because she made Qian Zhengdao lose face?

She just wanted to go back to sleep; who wanted to hear all this melodramatic nonsense?!

Why didn't Manager Zhou hold out a little longer? He just told us so much at once, how are we supposed to process it all?

If Yue Ling knew, she would definitely be furious.

That evening, he abducted Manager Zhou on his way back to the Gu residence and, with a slight movement of his fingers, the manager revealed everything.

He couldn't help but sigh that he was a disgrace to Qian Zhengdao!

Who would have thought that such a spineless coward was a spy that Qian Zhengdao planted next to Qian Jingxuan?

Gu Qingyue silently mourned for Qian Zhengdao for a few seconds.

"So, Mr. Qian didn't know about hiring someone to kill me?" Gu Qingyue rubbed her chin.

Liu Feng sat at the table and had almost finished Gu Qingyue's breakfast.

He picked up the last steamed bun and took a big bite. "You might not know, you might know, it doesn't matter. What do you want to do?"

Gu Qingyue looked at Liu Feng's eating habits, her expression indescribable.

"It seems there is indeed a problem between Qian Zhengdao and Master Qian."

After a pause, a strange conspiracy theory gradually took shape in Gu Qingyue's mind.

"Do you think all of Master Qian's misfortunes might be related to Qian Zhengdao? And Master Qian found out, which is why they broke off their relationship?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Feng suddenly choked. He coughed for a long time until he could catch his breath before he finally spoke, "How dare you think such a thing?"

"Don't you think Qian Jingxuan is incredibly unlucky? Who would encounter only bad luck for over a decade? And be so utterly unlucky? It ruined the future of a gifted young man." Gu Qingyue scoffed, completely disapproving of Liu Feng's cautiousness.

She raised her hand and carefully examined Liu Feng's clothes. "Look, his first wife died of illness, and his second wife also died of illness. Isn't that strange? He caused a fire while doing business, killing someone. He went to jail for two years. A scholar like him worked as a waiter for five years and then became the manager of a brothel. His reputation and future were ruined. If you were him, wouldn't you be devastated?"

Liu Feng stood there dumbfounded.

"Also, if none of this happened because someone was plotting against him, what would he be doing right now?" Gu Qingyue asked again.

Liu Feng remained frozen in place.