Going to Beijing to save his father, all the powerful officials in the city are vying to be his fath

Su Qin thought about it and nodded in agreement: "Okay, go ask her, and let her follow me as long as she is willing."

Women in ancient times were like frogs in a well, with limited knowledge. They were taught from childhood to regard their fathers or husbands as the most important thing.

Without a father and without a wife, she felt she had no one to rely on. She entered the nunnery not because she really wanted to become a monk, but because she was looking for someone to rely on.

If Zhao Liangchen's sister is a good person, Su Qin wouldn't mind helping her.

Zhao Liangchen went to find Zhao Qingning, and Su Qin drew patterns for clothes and jewelry for herself at home.

Zeng Lao came back first in the evening and told Su Qin that the engagement went smoothly. The Wuning Marquis Mansion attached great importance to this marriage and gave a very generous betrothal gift.

Because Xu Chunshan is leaving in a few days, the process is proceeding very quickly and the betrothal gifts will be delivered tomorrow.

And because of Zhao Liangchen's reminder, the wife of Marquis Wuning sent someone back to her parents' home to ask Tong Zhongqian's daughter to get engaged as soon as possible.

Tong Zhongqian has a legitimate daughter who is fourteen years old and has not yet been engaged. As the emperor's confidant, his daughter is also at risk of entering the palace as a concubine.

Su Qin didn't expect that the emperor could make so many women rush to get engaged just by holding a palace banquet. If the emperor knew about it, I wonder if he would be so angry that he would vomit blood.

Zhao Liangchen came back with Zhao Qingning the next day.

Su Qin had just taken back her custom-made dress and jewelry from the shop in Wuning Marquis Mansion when she saw Zhao Liangchen and Zhao Qingning sitting in the main hall waiting.

Seeing Su Qin come in, Zhao Liangchen stood up and introduced: "This is my second sister Zhao Qingning, you can just call her Qingning."

Zhao Qingning stood up and saluted Su Qin: "Sister Su."

Su Qin also smiled and saluted her: "Hello, sister."

She asked Zhao Liangchen and his sister to sit down, and asked Aunt Zhang to put her clothes and jewelry on the table. Then she said to Zhao Qingning, "I'm sorry to bother you with this trip. I've never been to the palace before, and I'm worried about making mistakes, so I asked Liangchen to help me find someone who understands etiquette.

He told me that you are a polite and intelligent person, so he dared to trouble you to come with me to the palace."

Zhao Qingning was wearing a green robe, without any makeup, her hair was simply tied up with a wooden hairpin, and her head was slightly lowered.

Although she is very young, one can see a gloomy and lifeless feeling on her face.

She lowered her eyebrows and said graciously, "Sister Su, you don't have to be so polite. I'm only here to repay a favor to Big Brother. If you want to thank someone, then thank Big Brother."

Su Qin looked at Zhao Liangchen in confusion. Zhao Liangchen touched his nose awkwardly, shook his head slightly at Su Qin, and then said, "Let Qingning tell you about the rules of entering the palace first."

Su Qin nodded: "Okay."

Zhao Liangchen left first on the pretext of having something to do, and the only voice in the room was Zhao Qingning's low and calm voice.

In fact, Su Qin was not completely ignorant of the rules. When the original owner was a child, the people Su Jijing sent back taught her well, including how to get along with noble people.

As a modern person, Su Qin knew that one had to be careful with words and actions in a place like the palace. However, as the legitimate daughter of the Su family, she didn't even have a maid by her side, which would bring shame to the Su family. She was also afraid that someone would harm her, so it would be better to have more people around to discuss things with.

After Zhao Qingning finished explaining the things to pay attention to when entering the palace, she returned to Zhao Liangchen's courtyard.

Before leaving, Su Qin gave her a set of newly made jewelry and clothes.

When Zhao Liangchen came over at night, he saw that the light in Su Qin's room was still on and knew that Su Qin was waiting for him.

He knocked on the door and went in. Sure enough, Su Qin was sitting in the outer room, neatly dressed.

Zhao Liangchen touched his nose embarrassedly and said, "I was afraid that my second sister would not want to come, so I told her that you were her future sister-in-law and wanted her to accompany me to the palace to protect you. She felt that she owed me because I interceded for the Zhao family, so she agreed to come."

Su Qin nodded: "It's okay, no matter what the reason is, it's good that she's here, but why does she look like she doesn't want to live."

Zhao Liangchen sighed, "I guess she knew about my father and her mother's affair since she was a child, and knew that the Zhao family would not end well, so she has been silent since she was a child. Later, when her father and mother were in front of her, she probably didn't want to live anymore. She only promised her mother to live well, so she kept holding on."

Su Qin understood that Zhao Qingning had known the family secret since childhood, and had been entangled between conscience and family affection, causing her to suffer from depression.

This is a kind child, otherwise he would not be depressed. People like Zhao Liangsi would not be depressed, he would only blame others.

She asked Zhao Liangchen: "Do you want me to change her?"

Zhao Liangchen: "I'm not asking you to change her mind, I just think that since you've been to so many places and seen so many sights, your perspective must be different from others.

Since you can accept Xu Feng into the caravan, I wonder if you can also take your second sister out to see the world. If she sees more, perhaps her mind will be more open and she will be able to live more freely."

Su Qin: "You care about this sister?"

Zhao Liangchen: "I don't have many relatives. I have never been liked by my family since I was a child. Others bullied me, so I hate them. Qing Ning is quiet, so she didn't do anything to me. After all, she is my sister. I hope she lives a good life. That way, I can have a family in this world and not be alone."

Su Qin: "Don't you have an older sister who you have a good relationship with?"

Thinking of Zhao Gupan, Zhao Liangchen sneered: "Big sister cares more about herself."

In her previous life, Zhao Gupan must have known something, but she and her father deceived Zhao Liangchen. Zhao Liangchen killed his brother-in-law who opened the city gate and caused countless casualties, but he did not kill Zhao Gupan. He knew that with Zhao Gupan's greedy character, she would not have a good ending. There were so many people in the Prince Zhan's Mansion, and the Prince Zhan was there. How could they allow a concubine like her to take power?

Su Qin understood from Zhao Liangchen's expression that this elder sister was a hypocritical person.

"Okay, I promise you, as long as she is willing, I will take her with me on my business trip."

Suqin was in dire need of manpower, and Zhao Qingning was a person who could read and write, and was trustworthy. She would be more than happy to have him help her.

The two men discussed entering the palace the next day, and then Zhao Liangchen left.

Zhao Qingning came early the next morning. Although the clothes she wore were given by Su Qin and she did not look like a maid, she did not wear any jewelry and her hair was in a bun like a maid, which was very low-key.

Zhao Qingning is worthy of being a young lady. She dressed Su Qin just as well as she dressed Aunt Zhang, and Su Qin looked much prettier.

However, this kind of beauty is not the bright and dazzling kind, but rather dignified and low-key, which makes people feel comfortable to look at, but not ostentatious.

She had no choice but to enter the palace today. Knowing the emperor's thoughts, if she still dressed up extravagantly, wouldn't that be asking for trouble?

But she can't dress too ugly, otherwise it will embarrass Su Jijing and Zhao Liangchen.

She had to dress just right so that no one could find fault with her, and think that she was worthy of the Su family's legitimate daughter and a good match for Zhao Liangchen, but she couldn't be too unforgettable to the emperor.

After dressing up, she took Zhao Qingning and Zeng Lao in a carriage, with Zhao Liangchen following on horseback, and they entered the palace together.

When we arrived at the palace gate, many carriages had already gathered.

Su Qin originally thought she would have to wait in line for a long time, but unexpectedly, when she arrived at the palace gate, a eunuch saw Zhao Liangchen and hurried forward with a smile on his face and said, "Deputy Commander Zhao, the emperor asked me to wait for you here. He said that if you and your family come, you don't have to wait and can go directly to the palace."

Zhao Liangchen was stunned for a moment, then dismounted with a smile: "Then I'll trouble you, eunuch."

After saying that, he took out a purse and stuffed it into the eunuch's hand. How could the eunuch dare to take it? Everyone knew that Zhao Liangchen was a great contributor and a favorite of the emperor. The only reason he could do this job was because Liu Jin was his master and took care of him.

He hurriedly returned the purse: "Deputy Commander Zhao, you can't use this."

Zhao Liangchen: "Take it. None of my family members have ever been to the palace. Please take care of it for a while."

The eunuch hurriedly said, "Of course, the Emperor has made all the arrangements. He said that if Elder Zeng comes, I will take you to see the Emperor. As for the female relatives, the Empress has sent people to wait at the palace gate. The Empress will take good care of them."

Empress? Zhao Liangchen frowned. The Empress, who was pregnant, would personally receive a court lady who grew up in the countryside. It seemed that he was right. The Emperor did have that intention.