Just as Gu Qianying and Su Cheng sat down, he had already noticed Ouyang Qinglin hiding in the corner.
Seeing that he knew he was hiding here, Ouyang Qinglin no longer needed to hide. He tidied his clothes and walked in front of Su Cheng.
"You are quite capable to know I was nearby."
He sat directly in front of Su Cheng, watching him warily.
"Although my martial arts are not strong, I am naturally sensitive to smells. When you arrived, I smelled an odor that did not belong to either of us."
This was the first time Ouyang Qinglin had heard of someone being able to distinguish a person by smell.
But now was not the time to research this. He wanted to know what this man's intentions were towards Gu Qianying.
"I have known my sworn sister for many years, and I haven't seen her so invested in someone for a long time."
This was true, but Su Cheng did not seem to understand.
"Is that so? I saw her caring for Xiao Yihhao with great attention before."
He actually dared to compare himself to Xiao Yihhao. Although Ouyang Qinglin already had a guess in his heart, he still did not want to admit it.
"That is her son, so naturally she would be more attentive."
Speaking of this, Ouyang Qinglin wanted to test if Su Cheng knew about his background.
"By the way, you should know she has a son, so she must have a husband."
However, Su Cheng did not react much to his words. Instead, he lowered his head and spoke after a long while.
"Naturally, I know. However, Miss Gu has never mentioned it to me. If she doesn't say, I wouldn't presume to ask."
From this sentence alone, Ouyang Qinglin knew that he was unaware of his identity.
"Aren't you curious?"
This question was from one man to another, but Su Cheng shook his head.
Ouyang Qinglin couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.
This person was truly foolish. If he liked someone, he wouldn't say it or ask about it. He was clearly the destined person, yet he acted as if he were interfering in someone else's relationship.
He did not meet Su Cheng's gaze but looked up at the moon.
Now that he knew nothing, it was the perfect time for him to make his move.
Gu Qianying was indeed a bit tired from the turmoil of the past few days. Just as she lay down, she heard a knock on the door.
"Miss, Miss, are you asleep?"
Hearing Li Daniu's voice, and with a hint of urgency.
She quickly put on her clothes and opened the door. Li Daniu grabbed her arm.
"Miss, my mother, for some reason, has suddenly relapsed, and this time it's more severe than before. She's lying on the bed with her eyes wide open and unmoving."
Gu Qianying was startled by these words.
Logically, Madam Li was not frail. Even if she had been ill for a while, she shouldn't have suddenly become like this.
Thinking she needed to assess the situation, Gu Qianying rushed to Madam Li's room with Li Daniu.
"Miss, please go first."
At the doorway, Li Daniu opened the door and invited Gu Qianying into the room, but he uncharacteristically did not follow her in, instead closing the door.
This strange behavior made Gu Qianying wary, and she cautiously walked to Madam Li's bedside.
But when she opened the curtain around the bed, there was no one lying inside.
Her heart skipped a beat, and just as she was about to turn, a dark figure appeared and knocked her unconscious.
When she woke up, she saw a railing in front of her eyes. Shaking her head and looking closely, she realized she was locked in a cage enclosed on three sides.
Seeing her open her eyes, a figure in purple appeared in front of the cage door.
"Finally found you."
The voice was very familiar. Gu Qianying sat up and saw this old acquaintance.
"Miss Su Er, what are you doing?"
It turned out that the Li family mother and son were a ruse, or perhaps they were quickly bought over. However, Gu Qianying did not understand why Miss Su Er would capture her.
If one were to be precise, she was the savior of this Su Zirong.
"Hmph, you don't know what I'm doing. Those two from the Li family are servants of our Su clan. In fact, the moment your friend entered the city to inquire about the Su family, I already knew where you were."
Su Zirong explained these things to Gu Qianying, but her eyes suddenly turned cold.
"You should know that in our country, men, unless married off, cannot leave their main family. Yet you have repeatedly challenged our local rules and systems, taking Su Cheng away, and letting your friend abduct my sister. Do you know that these actions not only harmed them but also yourself?"
Her words had a hidden motive, but Gu Qianying, having acted, naturally wanted to change the situation.
No matter what the country's system was, trampling on human rights was wrong.
Gu Qianying curled her lips. She did not retort but was utterly fearless.
Seeing her fearlessness, Su Zirong's heart was filled with anger, and the words Duan Xifeng had spoken to her sister echoed in her mind.
He never intended to marry and would stay by his sister's side.
Thinking of this, Su Zirong stepped forward and glared fiercely at Gu Qianying.
"You really don't make things easy for me. It's precisely this fearless, trouble-making attitude of yours that makes your brother have to stay by your side at all times."
Seeing her suddenly mention her brother, Gu Qianying frowned, recalling when Duan Xifeng was captured with her before.
Su Zirong's words, though seemingly concerned about her brother, carried a strong sense of jealousy that Gu Qianying could feel.
"Are you capturing me because of my brother? What he said about staying by my side was just foolish talk."
Her brother was always oblivious, and it was not unusual for him to say such things to her, but Gu Qianying had never paid attention.
Seeing her mock him at this moment, Su Zirong gritted her teeth.
"You don't need to be smug here. I do like him. In our Nan Yi Kingdom, if a woman likes a man, he has to come home with her even if he disagrees. So, as long as I hand you over and then spend good time with your brother, he will surely focus his attention on me."
They say that when women fall in love, they lose their intelligence, but those who are inherently foolish become even more detestably silly when they are jealous.
As she finished speaking, two figures in black entered, and the one in front began to clap.
"Gu Qianying, didn't expect this, did you? Even if you fled to the ends of the earth, you still fell into this Grand Tutor's hands."
Although the speaker was a woman, Gu Qianying was very familiar with the address.
She looked up towards Su Zirong's side.
Two women in makeup appeared behind her.
"Your Majesty the Empress, Grand Tutor, I am truly honored to have the two of you appear together to welcome me."
At this moment, her smile, in the eyes of the three people outside the cage, was exceptionally glaring.