After reading my mind, Daddy, why don't you smile?

When you love someone, even if you don’t say it, it will show in your eyes.

Just like the way the prince looked at Shangguan Shu at this moment...

The prince talked a lot again, and finally said that he and Shangguan Shu wanted to follow the example of the ancient sages and sleep together at night and have a long talk all night.

Shangguan Shu was so frightened that he started coughing and pretended to have a cold in an attempt to scare the prince away.

But the prince was stubborn. He felt that if he disliked Shangguan Shu's illness, wouldn't he be unworthy of being his good brother?

In order to show that he did not despise him, the prince sat down and said frankly that he wanted to have dinner with Shangguan Shu and leave after dinner.

As for Zhao Ying, she just missed the prince. The brother and sister were more stubborn than each other. Zhao Ying took the child and insisted on waiting for the prince to come back.

After waiting for a long time, Zhao Ying also had dinner at the Prince's Mansion.

Until the end, Shangguan Qingyue was young and exhausted and was about to fall asleep. The Crown Princess asked, "How about I clean up a room for you and you can live here?"

"That's not necessary..."

Zhao Ying, with a gloomy face, took Shangguan Qingyue home.

As soon as she entered Qian Garden, Hou Zhu frowned. When she saw her, she immediately came over, took the sleeping baby from Zhao Ying's arms, and said, "Your Highness is finally back."

Zhao Ying had been sitting for a whole day and was exhausted. Hearing this, he asked weakly, "What happened?"

Houzhu had an indescribable expression, and after a while she said, "Princess Huai'an sent another torn robe with patches on it. Your Highness, what do you think she meant?"

"Is she trying to get you to support her?"

Zhao Ying raised her eyebrows.

That shouldn’t be the case. Zhao Yao has become so hostile to her, how could she possibly ask her to borrow money?

Besides, wouldn't it be easier to borrow money from her lover Shangguan Shu?

She was still waiting for Shangguan Shu to ask her for the banknotes in a roundabout way!

Zhao Ying was too lazy to put too much thought into Zhao Yao. She was not worthy, so why would she care about her...

Zhao Ying went into the house and drank some hot tea.

Meanwhile, in Zhongcui Palace, Zhao Yao was still waiting for Zhao Ying's reaction, but... no one paid any attention to her!

She first sent over Wang Po's wooden hairpin. Zhao Ying was calm and composed, so she decided to send her something bigger, such as Wang Po's robe.

Now, she should know that Wang Po is in her hands, right?

She should also know that her secret is in her hands, right?

Why don't you just come over and beg her to let her go?

The more Zhao Yao thought about it, the happier she became. When she was happy, she forgot all the unhappiness. She also forgot that she was now heavily in debt and had to rely on loan sharks to maintain a decent life.

The meals in the imperial kitchen of the palace were all in fixed quantities, such as a certain number of kilograms of chicken, duck, and goose, a certain number of kilograms of pork, and a certain number of crab roe each month... If you wanted to eat the delicacies prepared in advance, you would have to buy them with your own money!

She had been pampered for so many years that she had become too greedy. Suddenly, she only ate the imperial meals in the palace. She couldn't eat them, and neither Ziyin nor Zihua could eat them!

Before, she had been fawning on her mother's small kitchen and using her mother's monthly allowance, but her mother was not favored and had little money.

As a last resort, she had to ask someone to borrow money at high interest outside the palace.

Just wait until the New Year is over and her annual salary comes in, and then she can pay back the money she owed.

To prepare for any unexpected events, she did not spend much of the money she had borrowed. She was happy today and ate better.

Zhao Yao called Xiao Xizi over, asked her maid to bring her money box, and took out a bill from it, "Go, prepare a feast for me, I will be very happy!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Nanzi walked in from outside and fell to her knees.

Xiao Nanzi was sent by Zhao Yao to see Wang Po.

Seeing this, Zhao Yao said impatiently, "Why are you in such a hurry?"

Xiao Nanzi lowered her head and dared not raise it. "Your Highness, that Wang Po and her grandson don't want to eat, saying that the food is too bad. They want to eat steamed lamb, steamed bear paws, steamed deer tails, roast duck, roast chicken, roast goose, braised chicken, braised duck and sauce chicken..."

Zhao Yao raised her hand, feeling annoyed.

"Okay, okay, shut up!"

Zhao Yao was furious. "This old bitch thinks she is so big that she dares to ask for such a huge price. Who does she think she is? She can eat whatever she wants."

Zhao Yao has been particularly sensitive about food recently. When she thought that Wang Po dared to eat such delicious food while she had nothing to eat... she suddenly became furious.

"Go back and tell her, eat if she wants to, eat if she doesn't, just starve!"

After saying that, Zhao Yao took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and sat down sideways.

Xiao Nanzi said in embarrassment: "But Wang Po said that if she is not served, she will hit her head against the pillar and die. Your Highness, please think twice. Now Wang Po is the key witness to bring down Princess Cheng Qian. If she dies, there will be no evidence..."

Xiao Nanzi was present on the day Zhao Yao interrogated Wang Po, so he knew the importance of Wang Po.

As soon as Xiao Nanzi finished speaking, Zhao Yao frowned, obviously she was also worried. She took a deep breath for a long while, feeling angry and helpless.

"Forget it. For the sake of the greater good, I will tolerate her for now. You should give her everything she asks for. You must watch her carefully and don't let her make any mistakes!"

"Yes! I obey your command!"

Xiao Nanzi raised her head and glanced at Zhao Yao secretly, "Your Highness, silver..."

A nameless anger rushed from the soles of Zhao Yao's feet to the top of his head.

Zhao Yao gritted her teeth and threw the silver note she had taken out at Xiao Nanzi.

"Take it!"

Xiao Nanzi ran away happily with the silver bill.

Xiao Xizi looked at Zhao Yao timidly and said to him, "Your Highness, is the banquet ready?"

Zhao Yao closed her eyes dully and waved at Xiao Xizi.

Xiao Xizi understood what Zhao Yao meant and retreated silently.

……

Zhenguogongfu.

The excitement in Xi Garden eventually spread to Qian Garden.

When Zhao Ying learned that Zhao Cong was in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, he almost went crazy.

He did not bring any servants with him and went to Xi Garden alone.

Shangguan Shu and Zhao Cong drank so much that they staggered and fell drunkenly on the table with their arms under their heads.

Zhao Ying walked in. The place was filled with a strong smell of alcohol. Zhao Ying blocked her nose, frowned, and went forward to pull Zhao Cong. As a result, Zhao Cong was drunk like a dead dog...

Zhao Ying was so angry that he pushed Zhao Cong hard with his hand, then looked at Shangguan Shu beside him.

This cunning traitor!

Zhao Yao raised her foot and kicked Shangguan Shu's leg twice, then twisted his arm twice. After venting her anger for waiting in vain today, Zhao Ying turned and left.

After Zhao Ying left, the unconscious man suddenly opened his eyes.

My eyes are clear and bright, how can there be a trace of drunkenness?