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Zhao Liangchen sneered: "It would be great if I could get rich, but these things are the reward for my life."

Zou Tai was shocked: "What's going on? Your father wants you to die?"

Zhao Liangchen shook his head: "No, he just wants to use me in a different way."

Zou Tai was completely confused: "Change what method?"

Zhao Liangchen didn't want to say more and changed the subject: "Why are you here now?"

It was already evening and it was about to get dark. It was obvious that Zou Tai had just returned from outside the city.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Zou Tai snorted coldly and threw the belt and purse in his hand into Zhao Liangchen's arms: "Isn't it to send you something? Look, I miss you so much that I made it for you with my own hands."

Zhao Liangchen picked up the belt and purse and looked at them. The fabric and pattern were not good, but the stitching was fine and the pattern was spliced ​​together, which was exquisite and special. It was obvious that they were made with great care.

He suspected in his heart that it was Su Qin who did it, but he couldn't show it, so he asked, "Who did this?"

Zou Tai curled his lips and said sourly, "Who else could it be? It must be that Miss Su Qing. She was so grateful to you that she sent you food and quilts, which she made for you with her own hands. Really, I helped her a lot, running errands for her, buying things for her, and even setting up tents for her. Why didn't I see her do anything for me?"

Zhao Liangchen felt warm in his heart as he touched the rough texture. This was the first time someone had made something for him personally. Although it was made of the worst fabric, in Zhao Liangchen's eyes it was more valuable than all the expensive things in this room.

Seeing how he couldn't let go of it, Zou Tai said disdainfully, "Alright, seeing how worthless you are, is it really that important?"

Zhao Liangchen said with a smile on his face, "As for that, no one has ever made anything for me personally. You can't understand how important this feeling of being remembered is to me."

Zou Tai stopped talking. He really couldn't understand because he had a mother and an older sister, and there was also an embroiderer at home. Many people had made things for him since he was a child. A belt and a purse were really not that important to him.

However, he also knew that what was commonplace to him was something Zhao Liangchen coveted.

He was afraid that Zhao Liangchen would recall sad things, so he changed the subject and said in surprise, "Do you know where Zeng Lao went today?"

Zhao Liangchen was still stroking the purse in his hand, and asked without raising his head: "Where did you go?"

Zou Tai: "He followed me out of the city."

Zhao Liangchen said "Oh" very calmly. Zou Tai was depressed: "Why aren't you surprised?"

Zhao Liangchen: "What's so surprising about this? The teacher often goes out of the city, but he hasn't left since the refugees arrived. I guess he thought you were safer, so he followed you out today."

Zou Tai sat next to Zhao Liangchen and leaned close to him and said nervously, "No, he didn't leave the city normally. When I heard he wanted to leave the city, I hired a carriage for him, but he refused to take the carriage and insisted on riding a donkey."

Zhao Liangchen: "That's nothing. When the teacher was young, he traveled around riding donkeys. Maybe he has a special affection for them."

Seeing that he was staring at the things in his hands instead of looking at himself, Zou Tai angrily snatched the belt and purse back: "It's not that you should listen to me."

Zhao Liangchen's hands were empty and he was also annoyed. He looked up and glared at Zou Tai: "Give it back to me."

Zou Tai was frightened by his eyes, and hurriedly stuffed the thing back into his hand, then said angrily: "I just want you to listen to me carefully."

Zhao Liangchen stopped playing with the things and carefully folded them up and put them in his arms. Then he looked at Zou Tai and said, "Go ahead."

Zou Tai became excited again. "Mr. Zeng followed me all the way out of the city, without telling me where he was going, and just followed me on patrol. Then, for some reason, his little donkey got startled and rushed towards the disaster victims on the hillside..."

Zhao Liangchen couldn't keep his composure anymore and asked hurriedly, "Is the teacher injured?"

Zou Tai shook his head: "No, he was saved by me and that kid named Wang Er."

Zhao Liangchen breathed a sigh of relief.

Zou Tai suddenly became excited: "Do you know what happened later?"

Before Zhao Liangchen could answer, he patted Zhao Liangchen's arm and said, "Miss Suqing was there at the time. Mr. Zeng insisted that she was his savior and that they hit it off right away. After chatting for a while, he directly acknowledged Suqing as his granddaughter, and was very close to her. Don't you think that's too much?"

Because he spoke too excitedly, the slap as big as a palm-leaf fan hurt Zhao Liangchen.

Zhao Liangchen frowned and looked at his hand and said, "I'm injured."

Zou Tai immediately withdrew his hand as if he had been burned, and said apologetically: "Sorry, sorry, I forgot in the excitement, let me blow it for you."

After saying that, he actually leaned close to Zhao Liangchen's arm and started blowing on it.

Zhao Liangchen pushed his head away with his fingers in disgust.

"Let's get down to business."

Zou Tai: "Oh, what were we talking about? Oh, right, it was said that Zeng Lao adopted Su Qing as his granddaughter. Oh, no, that's not right. How can you be so calm? Aren't you surprised that your teacher went out of town to recognize his granddaughter among the refugees?"

Zhao Liangchen replied calmly: "What's so surprising about this?"

Zou Tai stared at Zhao Liangchen with his eyes wide open, looking him up and down. "Something's wrong. It's very wrong. There's something wrong with you and Mr. Zeng."

Zhao Liangchen felt a little guilty and touched his nose uncomfortably: "Something is wrong."

Zou Tai had known him for so many years and was very familiar with his little tricks. He was very bad at lying and would touch his nose when he felt guilty. He immediately pointed at Zhang Liangchen and said, "See, I told you there was something wrong with you. Tell me, have you and Mr. Zeng known Su Qing for a long time?"

Zhao Liangchen shook his head calmly this time: "No, I met him together with you."

Zou Tai took another closer look and realized that he was indeed not lying. He asked puzzledly, "Then why are you all so special to her? Why did Mr. Zeng take the risk to recognize her as his granddaughter? Don't tell me that we hit it off at first sight. Even if I'm not very smart, I'm not stupid enough to believe that."

Zhao Liangchen didn't want to lie to Zou Tai, but Su Jijing had not yet escaped punishment, and Su Qin was still the scapegoat, which was very dangerous. The fewer people who knew her identity, the safer she would be.

He had no choice but to say to Zou Tai, "I only later learned that her father and I had an old relationship, but her current status is special and it is not appropriate for her to reveal her true identity. I asked the teacher to take her in. The teacher is old and needs someone to take care of her, so the teacher recognized her as his granddaughter.

I'm not hiding this from you on purpose. She still has some unresolved issues, and I'm afraid of getting you into trouble. I'll tell you everything once I've resolved everything. It won't take too long, maybe a few days or a few months."

Zou Tai wasn't someone who had to know other people's secrets. When he heard him say that, he immediately said, "It's okay. Everyone has secrets. It's enough to know that she's one of us. If you had told me earlier, I would have taken better care of her. I'll buy some daily necessities and visit her tomorrow."

Zhao Liangchen stopped her, saying, "No need. It's strange that you and Mr. Zeng are going there today. It would be too unusual for you to go there to deliver something. I don't want anyone to notice her. Let's wait a little longer. When the Xiang army arrives and the victims need to be evacuated, we can talk about it later."

Zou Tai nodded: "That's fine. Then I'll pay more attention to her during my patrols and make sure no one bullies her."

Zhao Liangchen curled his lips slightly: "Thank you."

Zou Tai rolled his eyes at him and said, "That's enough. Stop trying to be so sour with me. Okay, I've brought the things and it's time for me to leave."

Zhao Liangchen: "Wait, have you been to the palace these days?"

Zou Tai nodded: "Come in, what's the matter?"

Zhao Liangchen nodded: "We can't let Prince Liang go to Chanzhou to enhance his own reputation and ruin the emperor's reputation."

Zou Tai: "What are you going to do?"

Zhao Liangchen motioned him closer: "When you enter the palace and see the emperor, tell him this..."