After crossing, I surrounded the capital from the countryside

"I know." Zhao Chanjuan interrupted Xu Qingqing, not knowing whether she was interrupting Xu Qingqing's advice or her own inner hesitation.

Seeing Zhao Chanjuan's determined expression, Xu Qingqing was silent for a moment, her eyelids drooped slightly, she took out the porcelain bottle from her arms, poured out a pill and handed it to Zhao Chanjuan.

"This pill can keep you awake in there. I will be outside the whole time. If you regret it, just shout and I will go in and save you immediately."

Zhao Chanjuan took the pill and swallowed it.

"You..." Xu Qingqing was speechless. She didn't expect Zhao Chanjuan to take the pill she gave her without hesitation.

Zhao Chanjuan knew what Xu Qingqing wanted to say, so she interrupted her and smiled at her: "I believe you. Although there may be some friction between us, I think you are a good person."

After saying that, Zhao Chanjuan didn't wait for Xu Qingqing to react. She turned around resolutely, opened the door, and walked in slowly.

At the moment when the door was about to close, she stopped and stared at Xu Qingqing quietly, with a bright smile on her face, but crystal tears sparkling in the depths of her eyes.

"Xu Qingqing, do you know? I have been destined to be trapped in the backyard of a deep house for my whole life and unable to escape." Zhao Chanjuan's voice was filled with helplessness and bitterness.

"But you are different. You are free and unrestrained. You can pursue your dreams as you please and explore the mountains, rivers and seas that I can only imagine in my dreams. So, promise me, okay? Please go and see those beautiful scenery on my behalf in the future, and feel the clarity and tranquility of the mountains and rivers. It can be said that I have experienced the vastness and magnificence of this world through your eyes."

After saying these words, Zhao Chanjuan gently closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and closed the door without hesitation. Xu Qingqing was left standing alone outside the door, looking at the closed door with mixed feelings, lowering her eyes and whispering softly: "Well, deal."

The tip of Xu Qingqing's ears twitched slightly, and she dodged up a tree, watching Chen Shuhan appear in the yard. Xu Qingqing's eyes flashed slightly, and her fingers moved slightly. Chen Shuhan in the yard felt a slight pricking on his neck, and he couldn't help but reach out and stroke it.

He stopped and looked around, as if to confirm something.

After a while, Chen Shuhan walked into the room.

Seeing this, Xu Qingqing clenched her fingers and listened attentively to the movements in the room.

But soon, some charming noises were heard in the room. Xu Qingqing's ears turned slightly red, but she also understood Zhao Chanjuan's final choice. She looked deeply at the room, turned around and left.

After wandering around the backyard of the Zhao residence for several times as if lost, Xu Qingqing finally met a maid. She called her, "Please take me out for a while. I just came in to change clothes, and when I came out, I didn't see anyone. I'm lost..."

The maid looked at Xu Qingqing and saw that she looked natural. She then looked around and saw that there was indeed no one around: "Miss, please follow me."

"Thank you." Xu Qingqing said embarrassedly with her cheeks slightly red.

The maid smiled and said, "It's okay. It's easy to get lost without a guide. Just follow me, young lady."

When the maid brought Xu Qingqing to the front yard, she said, "Miss, the front yard is right in front of you. I have something else to do in the back yard, so I'll take my leave now."

"Thank you."

The maid saw Xu Qingqing walking towards the front yard, then she turned and left.

forecourt

When the maidservant beside the Prime Minister's wife saw Xu Qingqing appear in the front yard, she couldn't control the expression on her face for a moment.

After blinking and confirming that it was Xu Qingqing, the maid hurriedly stepped forward and whispered something in the ear of the Prime Minister's wife.

The relaxed and cheerful expression on the face of the Prime Minister's wife changed slightly, and then she quickly adjusted herself under the gazes of the ladies around her. Then, taking advantage of the gap when the ladies' attention was diverted, she immediately gave a few instructions to the maid behind her, and then saw the maid slowly withdraw from the crowd and walk towards the backyard of the Zhao Mansion.

Xu Qingqing caught a glimpse of the Prime Minister's wife forcing a smile, and the corners of her mouth curled up imperceptibly.

When He Anran saw Xu Qingqing coming back, he scanned her up and down several times and only breathed a sigh of relief after making sure that Xu Qingqing was safe and sound.

Xu Qingqing sat in her seat, chatting with some of the ladies around her about Xiaoyao's latest new products, while keeping an eye on the Prime Minister's wife not far away.

After a while, the maid who had left quickly returned to the Prime Minister's wife, leaned over and said a few words. The Prime Minister's wife's face turned black in an instant, and her eyes like knives cut into Xu Qingqing.

Seeing this, Xu Qingqing acted innocent and ignorant, which made the Prime Minister's wife unable to tell for a moment whether Xu Qingqing knew about what happened today or not.

But no matter what, the Prime Minister's wife looked at Xu Qingqing who was fine and she wanted to grit her teeth.

On the other side, Mrs. Zhao's expression was also changing at this time, sometimes red, sometimes black, and then back to red. Seeing this, Xu Qingqing felt in her heart that it was a pity for Mrs. Zhao not to practice Sichuan Opera face-changing.

What happened in the backyard did not become a big deal due to the joint efforts of Xu Qingqing, the Zhao Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion. The news of this incident was controlled within the three parties to the smallest extent and did not circulate outside to cause reputation damage to the Zhao Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion.

For Xu Qingqing, the Hongmen Banquet ended peacefully.

At night, Zhao Mansion

Zhao Chanjuan was kneeling on the ground, with Zhao's father and mother sitting above her.

"Tell me, what happened today? It's such a disgrace to our family!" Father Zhao slammed the table and looked at Zhao Chanjuan below with an angry look on his face, but his eyes were full of evaluation and calculation.

Zhao Chanjuan didn't look up. Having lived in this family for more than ten years, she already knew exactly what kind of people her parents were.

I guess the two of them are waiting for her at this moment...

Zhao Chanjuan thought so, but her face looked like she had suffered a great injustice, and she cried to the two of them, "Dad, Mom, you have to make the decision for me!"

"Today, I walked to the backyard and accidentally soiled my clothes, so I thought about cleaning them up, but I never expected..."

"I don't know if Chen Wenhan had eaten something unclean or what, but he rushed towards my daughter as soon as he entered the room. My daughter fought back..."

"But how can a woman's strength resist a man's? I... wuwuwu... I'm dying, mother~"

When Zhao Chanjuan said this, her face was already in tears and her heart was broken.

The two people above were relieved when they heard this. As long as it was not their daughter who did this, no matter what means the Prime Minister's Mansion used, they would not be able to deny this marriage.

In this way, their Zhao family has secured the golden thigh of the Prime Minister's Mansion!

Zhao's mother also saw the intention in Zhao's father's eyes, and hurriedly said: "Master, since this matter has already happened, and the news was blocked in time, and what should be dealt with has been dealt with, and it has not been circulated, why not arrange a marriage with the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the two sides will also be on good terms, right?"