Mixed in the heavens, merits and virtues become immortals

Chapter 465 Would You Be a Ghostwriter?

"Ning Yan, why are you unhappy?"

Gu Qing, riding on his horse, looked at Xu Qi'an beside him.

Can I still be happy?
Xu Qi'an stroked his little mare, never expecting that she could also suffer such a cruel fate. This one was truly clueless, and his displeasure was genuine.

"The case has been traced back to Zhou Baihu. Have Yunlu Academy investigate this person."

Xu Qi'an composed himself and told the story.

Before the case occurred, Zhou Baihu had already fled with his entire family. As for Yunlu Academy, there is a second-rank official named Zhao Shou. If he is willing to help Gu Qing investigate the case, he should be able to get to the bottom of things... probably.

Xu Qi'an is only just beginning to get involved in the Sangbo case, but he already senses the shadows of various forces making the matter a complete mess. The whole incident is also full of twists and turns, making it too difficult to sort out the clues.

"Okay, I will tell the people at Yunlu Academy."

Gu Qing readily agreed.

"And Chu Caiwei, you should go find her and ask her about the first supervisor."

Xu Qi'an added that it would be best to let Gu Qing ask the supervisor. Others might not dare to bring up this topic, but Gu Qing could, because he was brainless.

Gu Qing readily agreed.

Having agreed to both requests, Xu Qi'an felt a sense of relief. He reached out and stroked his little mare, but then he thought about the "grievances" she had suffered and the sugary milk she had been forced to drink. Xu Qi'an gradually became depressed again.

A magnificent sedan chair suddenly blocked the road, stopping Gu Qing and Xu Qi'an's horses.

Xu Qi'an looked up and saw that the sedan curtain was half-open, revealing a pair of beautiful and delightful eyes. The eyes swept over Gu Qing and Xu Qi'an, then pointed at Gu Qing and said in a clear voice, "You, Gu Qing, come here."

Is this another visit to Gu Qing?
Xu Qi'an was indignant. Why should the girls they all met come to him one by one?

Xu Qi'an then reached out to stop Gu Qing and called out to the girl in the sedan chair, "I am Gu Qing! He is Xu Qi'an."

The girl in the sedan chair had a round face and pleasing peach blossom eyes. Hearing this, she looked surprised, glanced at Gu Qing, then at Xu Qi'an, and said, "Impossible! I know Gu Qing is a famously handsome man throughout the land, otherwise he wouldn't have bewitched Huaiqing." As she spoke, the girl beckoned to Gu Qing with her finger and said, "Come here quickly!"

Is this girl so superficial that she can only judge a book by its cover?
Xu Qi'an was full of dissatisfaction. In terms of appearance, Xu Qi'an considered himself a handsome man, but Gu Qing's appearance was somewhat unfair. He had a flawless and pure aura, which Xu Qi'an could not match.

"A beauty like a flower beyond the clouds..."

Xu Qi'an displays his talent.

This remark caught the attention of the girl in the sedan chair. She beckoned Xu Qi'an to step forward and said, "I heard you wrote a poem about plum blossoms at the Jiaofangsi (a government-run entertainment venue), is that right?"

Who leaked the information about the Jiaofangsi (Imperial Music Bureau) again...?

Xu Qi'an was overjoyed, but then filled with despair. This girl knew he had gone to the brothel, so there was no chance left.

Seeing that Xu Qi'an was silent, the girl felt bored. Her peach blossom eyes then turned to Gu Qing, and after looking him up and down, she asked with a smile, "Gu Qing, what is your relationship with Huai Qing?"

Gu Qing looked at Princess Lin'an in front of her, noticing the dimples that appeared when she smiled, and said innocently, "Princess Huaiqing is a very good person."

Is she alright?

Princess Lin'an wrinkled her nose and said, "From now on, you can't say she's good; you have to say I'm good!"

Having heard that Huaiqing had a lover outside, Princess Lin'an wanted to see for herself. Now, seeing that Gu Qing was indeed quite handsome, Princess Lin'an was quite satisfied. If she could snatch Gu Qing away, it would definitely be a heavy blow to Huaiqing. Xu Qi'an, hearing this from the side, silently turned his face away. This was actually someone vying for attention with the Princess; he had even less of a chance.

"Princess Huaiqing is a good person!"

Gu Qing said seriously with a stern face.

Xu Qi'an almost laughed at the "good guy" card, but Princess Lin'an glared at her and fiercely corrected her, saying, "Huaiqing is no good person at all." This woman bullies her every day and is Lin'an's biggest enemy.

"Do not."

Gu Qing corrected, "Princess Huaiqing is a good person, and you are a good person too."

They even issued two "good guy" cards.

Xu Qi'an felt that this way of opening the door was too childish.

"Fine, then just consider me a good person."

Princess Lin'an stopped dwelling on the matter and handed over a piece of jade, saying, "Since I am a good person, you should accept this gift from a good person."

Gu Qing glanced at the jade pendant and then reached out to take it. When her hands were placed next to the jade, Princess Lin'an felt a tremor in her heart. She felt that Gu Qing's hands were so fair and smooth that she had an urge to take a bite.

"Since you have taken my jade pendant, you are now my person. Now come with me into the palace."

Lin'an reached out from across the sedan chair and pulled Gu Qing's arm, saying, "Since you have the ability to cure illnesses, why don't you also take a look at my mother?"

How could such childish conversation possibly win over a princess?
Xu Qi'an looked at Lin'an and, in just a short while, he grasped the personality of Princess Lin'an: innocent and carefree, without any guile. Such a person should be easy to coax. So, Xu Qi'an, unwilling to give up, called out, "Princess, what about me?"

"you?"

Princess Lin'an looked over, her peach-blossom eyes filled with confusion.

"What use am I to you?"

Xu Qi'an spread his hands, letting Princess Lin'an examine him. As long as Princess Lin'an dared to let him come to her side, Xu Qi'an was confident that with his silver tongue, he could charm her completely. Compared to the brainless Gu Qing, Princess Lin'an would definitely fall for the more cultured Xu Qi'an!
"What use are you..."

Princess Lin'an was truly puzzled at this moment. She frowned and thought hard, then asked the eunuch beside her, "What use is he?"

The eunuch bowed and said, "This Xu Qi'an is a poet of extraordinary talent, but he is dissolute and wastes his best poems on prostitutes. If he were to stay with the princess, she could have him write poems and then use those poems to promote Young Master Gu, making him the most famous poet in the world."

The eunuch came up with a wicked idea, saying, "This is something Princess Huaiqing couldn't give to Young Master Gu."

Princess Lin'an looked at Xu Qi'an, and although she did not speak, her eyes were questioning.

Xu Qi'an, are you willing to be Gu Qing's ghostwriter?

At this moment, Xu Qi'an felt dizzy. As a transmigrator, his only talent was copying poems. Did he really have to share that with Gu Qing?

"sorry!"

Xu Qi'an couldn't abandon his habit of copying poems to show off, so he could only bid farewell to Lin'an with tears in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)