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Chapter 162 Caught Shopping with the Tyrant

Qin Su went over and selected different types of tofu pudding based on their individual preferences.

She turned around to remind the tyrant to sit at the table, but instead saw the man's hand, so tense that the veins were bulging.

Looking up again, I noticed his thin lips were tightly closed, his posture was tense, and his body was stiff, as if he was trying hard to restrain and suppress something.

Although she didn't know why, she had already realized that something was wrong.

Qin Su didn't rush to say anything. She casually pulled the tyrant to sit down at the table, her beautiful eyes looking around. Suddenly, her eyes lit up: "Candied hawthorn!"

Chu Jiang was somewhat absent-minded. He hummed in response, his emotions already quite volatile from trying so hard to suppress his physical discomfort.

He was just afraid of scaring her, so he didn't want to show it.

Suddenly, her sleeve was gently tugged: "I want to eat candied hawthorns, can you go buy some for me?"

Chu Jiang lowered his eyes and met the little girl's expectant gaze: "You want tofu pudding, why would you want candied hawthorn?"

Qin Su ignored her: "Go ahead, go ahead~"

She actually started acting cute and affectionate.

Perhaps it was because the girl's voice was too sweet and soft that it attracted a lot of attention.

Chu Jiang's gaze darkened slightly, and he glared back fiercely: "I'll go!"

After saying that, he walked towards the candied hawthorn vendor who had already run far away, under the girl's bright gaze.

Whether it was a coincidence or not, no sooner had he left than the stall owner brought out two bowls of tofu pudding.

Qin Su's smile had faded considerably. Just as she was about to say she didn't want the second bowl, she turned around and saw a chubby-faced little boy next door staring at her expectantly.

Yes, it's about looking at her.

Her eyes sparkled, and she gave a very deceptive smile: "Little brother, would you like to try some?"

When Chu Jiang returned with the candied hawthorns he had bought, he discovered that the little girl had already finished her bowl.

He looked around, his eyes asking: What about mine?
Qin Su wiped her mouth, stood up, took the candied hawthorn the man had bought from the vendor, blinked, and smiled innocently: "A little boy was drooling with envy, so I gave him yours first. If you want some..."

Chu Jiang didn't want to torture himself at this moment, so he interrupted her, "No need."

The little girl smiled and said, "Let's go then."

It's unclear whether he's seen through her actions, but neither of them brought it up again.

Qin Su also secretly reminded herself that she needed to be more careful later.
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Qin Qionghua was shopping with her cousin.

Both of my uncles came to the capital. Although they didn't stay at the Prime Minister's residence, my cousin did.

But as the host, Qin Qionghua naturally had to treat her well.

The two had been talking as they alighted from the carriage, but suddenly she stopped, her eyes fixed on a familiar figure in the distance, her gaze filled with astonishment.

Did she see it wrong?
To everyone's surprise, the third sister, who had run away from home, was walking hand in hand with a masked stranger. Just from their actions and expressions, it was clear that their relationship was unusual.

She thought she was seeing things.

How could that be?

How could Sangsang be so bold? Besides, shouldn't the person she likes be...?

But the next moment, the girl raised her head and smiled at the man, revealing her full face.

Qin Qionghua had never seen Qin Sangsang smile so sweetly and gently, so charming and alluring, that every smile and frown was captivating.

In my memory, Qin Sangsang was always gloomy and quiet. She was like an inconspicuous shadow. Even though she was good-looking, she was timid and hard to be noticed.

So surprised was she that she stood frozen in place, not moving forward. Her cousin, who hadn't heard a reply for a while, suddenly asked, "Cousin, what's wrong? Why aren't you saying anything?"

As she spoke, she casually followed Qin Qionghua's gaze, then her pupils widened slightly: "Isn't that... Qin Sangsang?"

"Hmph, she got my aunt locked up, and she still dares to stroll around so leisurely. I'll call her over and give her a good scolding!"

Qin Qionghua snapped out of her daze and was about to stop them, but Zhang Miaoyun had already spoken up: "Qin Sangsang, stop!"

A voice suddenly came from behind them. Qin Su and the Tyrant stopped and turned around at the same time. They saw a strange, pretty girl staring at them... She was glaring angrily.

Chu Jiang's face turned cold, his eyes filled with hostility: "Who is that?"

Qin Su didn't speak immediately because she didn't know either.

In my mind, the system was already rapidly searching for information.

Zhang Miaoyun, Qin Qionghua's cousin, was the one who snatched away the female lead's most desirable fiancé in the original novel.

According to the original novel, before becoming the male protagonist's concubine...

Zhang had considered arranging a marriage for the female protagonist and sending her away casually.

Although the initial relationship with the "phoenix man" fell through for other reasons, they went on to meet several other men afterward.

One of the scholars, a talented and virtuous man, was about to be engaged to the female lead when Zhang Miaoyun from out of town took a liking to him and snatched him away.

She's the second-in-command of the female supporting character; after the female supporting character enters the palace, she's the one who keeps the male lead connected.

Qin Su then slowly spoke: "She... is my cousin, my stepmother's niece, and my second sister's cousin."

She seemed to suddenly come to her senses after saying that, tugged at the man's sleeve, and hurriedly urged, "Hurry up and leave, don't let them see us and misunderstand."

Chu Jiang sneered but remained unmoved: "What misunderstanding? Am I that shameful?"

Qin Su: "That's not what I meant. I'm doing this for your own good..."

"what does that mean?"

"What do you mean... it means..." Qin Su immediately resorted to shamelessness: "You're deliberately picking a fight with me!"

Chu Jiang was not fooled: "You were the one who first thought I was someone who couldn't be seen in public."

"I didn't, I clearly did..."

Before she could finish speaking, the man suddenly looked up and said, "Alright, no need to argue anymore, the person is here."

Whether it was her imagination or not, the man's tone was noticeably amused when he spoke to her, but his eyes turned exceptionally cold when he looked at the aggressive girl approaching.

"Qin Sangsang, I'm talking to you, are you mute?"

Zhang Miaoyun had a close relationship with her cousin since childhood, so she was quite clear about Qin Sangsang's status in the Prime Minister's mansion.

She was a lowly concubine's daughter who was bullied by everyone; it's a miracle the aunt didn't beat her to death.
In some ways, her spoiled and willful personality is very similar to Qin Wanrou's.

Chu Jiang remained silent, but those who knew him well knew that His Highness was on the verge of exploding in rage.

Qin Su quickly grabbed the man's hand and smiled at Zhang Miaoyun, saying, "Cousin, it's been so long, you're still as rude as ever."

"Who are you calling rude!"

Zhang Miaoyun's face darkened, and she retorted sarcastically, "Who is your cousin? A lowly concubine's daughter dares to call me cousin? I think you're just desperate to climb the social ladder!"

Qin Su felt that she could barely hold onto someone's hand.

But whether this person was lucky or not is unknown, because Qin Qionghua appeared the next moment, just in time to interrupt the tyrant's outburst: