After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

Yiping's small courtyard is located in the second entrance, which is not too remote, because Mrs. Du and Du Changfeng's courtyards are right next to this small courtyard. The three courtyards are closely connected, so even if something happens, the next courtyard can hear it if you shout.

The third entrance is for the guest rooms. Although the Du family does not have many guests, and even if there are relatives, most of them go to the old house, but in order to make the house square, a row of guest rooms was still built at the back.

Ancient people liked to dig a fish pond in their house, plant lotus, raise koi, etc. The Du Mansion also has such a lotus pond, and built a pavilion on the lotus pond. Unfortunately, it is now the cold winter, with snow all over the place, and the beautiful scenery of the lotus pond cannot be seen at all.

Yingchun had been following me closely. Seeing me wandering around aimlessly, she said with some concern, "Master, we are not familiar with this house and there is no one to lead the way. Now that the guests have arrived one after another, we should go back to the house and stay there so as not to cause trouble for the host family."

I pulled the sable cloak on my body closer. This cloak was just sent to me by Zheng Xian yesterday. Although it looks thick, it is actually very light and warm. Naturally, the things given by the emperor cannot be too bad.

I said, "You're right. It's very cold today. I feel a little overwhelmed after just walking around like this."

Yingchun came over to help brush off the snow on me and said, "Your cloak and the hem of your robe are a little wet. Let's go back to the house and dry them for you."

The Du Mansion was decorated with lights and big red lanterns everywhere. Servants ran by from time to time, creating a busy and festive scene.

If I don't go back to the house, it will be a bit of a nuisance.

So Yingchun and I turned around and wanted to go to the yard where Yiping was.

At this moment, two little girls and a group of maids slowly walked towards us.

Since I opened up my six meridians, my hearing and vision have become very good. From a distance, I recognized at a glance that the two girls walking in front of me were Zhao Fangping and Gui Lannuo!

Gui Lannuo is several years older than Zhao Fangping, but in terms of scheming, Gui Lannuo is not as good as Zhao Fangping.

Both of them were equally full of bad intentions, just like foot washing water poured into the gutter - they all stink together.

I quickly pulled Yingchun into a small path to avoid them.

From a distance, Gui Lannuo was heard saying, "Fang'er, did you see a black shadow rush past just now?"

Zhao Fangping said: "There are so many people in the Du Mansion today, it wouldn't be strange if a dark shadow ran over. Besides, this is the inner courtyard, outsiders can't come in, you don't need to scare yourself."

Gui Lannuo seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said, "You are right. Ever since Master Min got into trouble, I have been like a chicken in the wild, living in fear every day. I was afraid that I would make my father unhappy, so he sent me a cup of poisoned wine and asked me to go down to accompany my mother."

Zhao Fangping said after a long while: "You were indeed careless this time. Don't talk about such things outside in the future, so as not to give people a chance to talk about you."

Gui Lannuo hummed and said, "Didn't I see you, Fang'er, today? I would like to ask Fang'er to help me think about what I should do in the future."

Zhao Fangping thought for a moment and said, "How do you feel about Brother Du?"

Gui Lannuo said hesitantly, "What else can I do? Brother Du is certainly not as good as Master Min, but as far as the young masters in the capital are concerned, Brother Du's conditions are considered top-notch. If I can't marry Master Min, marrying Master Du is still acceptable."

Zhao Fangping sneered and said, "Look at your tone, it's not bad! Do you know that General Du is now a third-rank official? With General Du's looks and rank, how many good daughters of good families would want to break their heads to get into such a good family? How dare you say it's not bad?"

The more Zhao Fangping spoke, the more he found Gui Lannuo ridiculous. She was a fool who couldn't recognize the facts. He felt that saying one more word to her was an insult to his intelligence.

If his mother hadn't been ill, Zhao Fangping wouldn't have needed to attend such a banquet on his mother's behalf. It was just an ordinary family recognition banquet, which didn't help him much and was simply a waste of time.

Gui Lannuo's face turned red after hearing what Zhao Fangping said. She wanted to refute but couldn't find a reason.

She has already given her body to Zhou Min, but Zhou Min has become a prisoner and doesn't know whether he can return to Xihe Kingdom alive. Naturally, she cannot put her future in the hands of such a person. The risk is too great.

But compared to Zhou Min's glib tongue and romantic feelings, Du Changfeng was like a piece of wood, with no interest at all. Gui Lannuo felt it was too aggrieved to marry such a man for the rest of her life.

Seeing Gui Lannuo remained silent, Zhao Fangping knew that her stupid head had not yet recognized the truth. The incident between her and Zhou Min was already known to everyone, and now it was a question whether General Du was willing to marry her, but she was still hesitating whether to marry or not.

Zhao Fangping just felt like a mouthful of old blood was stuck in his chest, and he felt very uncomfortable.

Zhao Fangping pointed to the small courtyard where Yi Ping was not far away and said, "I heard that the Miss Zhao who came to recognize her relatives today is also very beautiful, but I don't know which family she belongs to."

Gui Lannuo sneered and said, "No matter how beautiful she is, if anyone stands in my way, I can scratch her face with just a hairpin."

Zhao Fangping was speechless. You haven't even entered the house yet, but you've already told me everything you're planning. Anyone with a bit of common sense wouldn't dare to marry a vicious woman like you, right?

It turns out that the children born to a concubine are not presentable!

Although Zhao Fangping hated Gui Lannuo, he liked her flattery and generosity. Whenever they met, Gui Lannuo would give Zhao Fangping thousands of taels of silver, or even tens of thousands of taels of silver notes without blinking an eye, just to please him. It can be said that all of Zhao Fangping's pocket money was given by Gui Lannuo.

People who take things from others are soft-hearted, and those who eat from others are grateful, so Zhao Fangping was still polite to Gui Lannuo on the surface.

So Zhao Fangping lowered his voice and said, "Speak softly. This is the Du Mansion. If others hear you, your life in the mansion will be difficult in the future."

Gui Lannuo could only whisper, "I know, I just let it slip."

At this time, some women came into the backyard one after another.

The circle of upper-class aristocrats in the capital is so small that almost all those who can attend the banquet are well-known and almost all of them are acquaintances.

Zhao Fangping was almost the designated future Crown Princess, and had been raised in the palace since childhood, so when these noble ladies saw Zhao Fangping, they were all polite and took the initiative to come forward to greet her.

I saw that more and more people were coming, so it was not appropriate for me to stay and eavesdrop any longer. So I took Yingchun and walked away through the small path.

I have a poor sense of direction, but Yingchun is very good at finding the way.

Having stayed in the palace for a long time, Yingchun naturally has her own set of survival skills, the most powerful of which is knowing the way.

No matter how complicated the road is, as long as she has walked it once, she will never make a mistake.