After the prince opened his mouth, the atmosphere in the hall calmed down. Qi Zheng received Shen Xiao's sharp and probing eyes, and he looked back calmly, with no trace of guilt on his handsome face.
The corner of Shen Xiao's mouth twitched, signaling him to take Shen Ziqiao and leave first.
For Qi Zheng, a young man, Shen Xiao has always admired him, and regardless of his daughter beating him, not only did he not mind, but he also spoke up for his daughter, since he saved Shen Zikai and was able to bring a hundred people to save Du Ji, Shen Xiao was sure that Yan Luo, who had become a gold thief, would not have a smooth future.
But the future is one thing, and whether it is good for Jiaojiao is another.
When Du Yan'e provoked Jiaojiao, he, the father, kept silent, just to see if Qi Zheng would offend Du Ji for his daughter.
Ordinary generals would not want to offend Du Ji, a great general.
Qi Zheng did not disappoint him.
This time when he returned to the capital, he should be able to prepare the dowry for Jiaojiao. Thinking of his daughter's still indifferent attitude towards him, Shen Xiao felt sour and helpless.
"Father, how is Qi Zheng?" Shen Zikai, who had already taken his seat again, asked Shen Xiao in a low voice, his eyes were bright and full of pride.
He had told his father before that Qi Zheng was a good man and would definitely become the son-in-law of the Shen family, but his father still felt hesitant, but seeing Qi Zheng protecting Jiaojiao so much now, he should be satisfied.
"You want your sister to marry before you get married?" Shen Xiao asked angrily.
The estranged relationship between their father and son has been gradually repaired, Shen Xiao is quite relieved, as long as he doesn't marry Chen Xueling, his son can treat him the same as before.
Shen Zikai rubbed his nose, "It can't be counted that way, sister Wen and the others are married, aren't they?"
"When you go home this time, your grandmother will decide to make an engagement for you." Shen Xiao said, remembering what his mother said before leaving. He even felt a sudden pain in his brain.
How could he not understand what his mother meant
Don't you just want to find an obedient and well-behaved grandson-in-law who can control Brother Kai in the future? I don't even think about it, how could brother Kai obey her arrangement.
Sure enough, when Shen Zikai heard Shen Xiao's words, his expression changed immediately, and he smiled faintly, "Grandmother forgot, didn't my mother make an engagement for me?"
Before Pan's death, she had confessed to Shen Zikai that she had arranged a marriage for him when he was six years old, although it was only a verbal promise. But Mrs. Pan took a piece of jade pendant as a token for the other party, but the girl has not yet reached the age of hairpin this year, so this marriage has never been mentioned.
Now the meaning of the old lady. Is it to break his promise and let him ruin the marriage and re-engage with another girl? Where does that leave his mother's promise
Shen Xiao said, "I don't know how the Zhu family's girl is."
"No matter what Miss Zhu is, she is definitely better than what the old lady likes." Shen Zikai said bluntly.
"How did you talk!" Shen Xiao glared at him displeased.
Shen Zikai disagreed. As long as he doesn't agree, the old lady will have nothing to do with him.
The father and son were talking here, and Du Ji had asked Du Yan'e to be taken down there. Sheng Peiyin smiled and told Ninth Prince that he wanted to go out, and then followed Du Yan'e out.
Du Yan'e was brought out, still holding her breath. She pulled out the sword at her waist and slashed at the trees in the garden, "Qi Zheng, you bastard! I hate you to death. I hate you to death!"
She has never cared so much about a man, so what's so good about Shen Ziqiao
What exactly does Qi Zheng like about her!
"Ahh—" Du Yan'e screamed.
Sheng Peiyin looked at Du Yan'e venting her anger with cold eyes, and when she stopped panting, she chuckled, "Our heroic heroine of the Great Zhou is only here to chop down trees after being wronged. If this makes your The enemy knows, isn't he going to laugh his head off?"
Suddenly there was an unfamiliar voice. Du Yan'e turned her head and glared at Sheng Peiyin, recognizing that she was the woman sitting next to the Ninth Prince just now, she snorted, "Who are you?"
"I hate Shen Ziqiao just like you, just like you." Sheng Peiyin said, although she didn't like Du Yan'e's domineering temperament, but the enemy of the enemy was her friend, and she felt that Du Yan'e was much kinder.
Although Du Yan'e's character is impulsive, she is not a brainless person. She squinted at Sheng Peiyin, and definitely would not think that her appearance here was accidental, "So what?"
Sheng Peiyin stroked the broken hair beside her ears, with a bitter and aggrieved smile, "Seeing you is like seeing me before. Miss Du must not understand Shen Ziqiao's personality, right?"
Although Du Yan'e was born in the capital, she actually grew up in the border area since she was a child, and her days in the capital were only a handful, so she really didn't understand Shen Ziqiao's personality.
"So you must not know how the well-known ladies in the capital dismiss her. Shen Ziqiao is best at stalking her. In the past, as long as she saw the Ninth Prince, she was like a fly seeing...seeing honey, what kind of demeanor?" He didn't care about the rules, and he entangled the Ninth Prince so much that he couldn't stay out of the door for a long time, because he was afraid of meeting Shen Ziqiao... "
"Later, I fell in love with Young Master Qi for some reason, and tried every means to get Young Master Qi to pay attention to him... In my opinion, Young Master Qi must not know what she was like before, and that's why he treats her so well now."
Du Yan'e was furious when she heard it, but she didn't believe it completely, "Are you serious?"
"You can go and ask, everyone in the capital knows what kind of person Shen Ziqiao is, Young Master Qi... really blind." Sheng Peiyin sighed regretfully.
"Shut up!" Du Yan'e stopped her, not allowing anyone to speak ill of Qi Zheng in front of her.
Sheng Peiyin smiled, and sure enough, she stopped talking.
Du Yan'e could only feel the anger rising in her heart, she glared at Sheng Peiyin angrily, turned around and left.
Seeing her walking towards the inner courtyard, Sheng Peiyin smiled and turned around triumphantly, only to see the Ninth Prince looking at her with a bitter expression on his face.
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Qi Zheng took Shen Ziqiao's hand and walked slowly back to the inner courtyard.
In this hot summer weather, it is easy to sweat when holding hands, Shen Ziqiao shook off Qi Zheng's hand, pouted and said it was very hot.
"Unhappy?" Qi Zheng sized her up carefully, afraid that she would be unhappy because of Du Yan'e.
"Why am I unhappy?" Shen Ziqiao waved her hands, and when she heard Qi Zheng's question, she felt inexplicable, and looked at him flickeringly with her big clear and bright eyes.
Tonight's moon is hiding somewhere, the night is only full of stars, her eyes are as bright as the stars, Qi Zheng's heart beats faster and her ears feel hot.
"That... Du Yan'e... aren't you angry for treating you like this?" Qi Zheng asked in a low voice, and quietly walked two steps closer to her, looking down at her delicate face under the candlelight.
Shen Ziqiao raised her eyebrows, "Why should I be angry? She likes you, and I'm sure she doesn't like you. If I like you and you don't like me, I will also hate the girl you like."
Qi Zheng immediately said, "I don't dislike you, I like you, I like you very much."
The deep voice was indescribably sexy in this quiet courtyard, Shen Ziqiao narrowed her eyes with a smile, and kissed him hard on the cheek, "I know."
The moment Shen Ziqiao left his cheek, Qi Zheng stretched out his hand to hold the back of her head, pressed her to him, and kissed her lips heavily.
"Hmm..." Four lips collided, Shen Ziqiao whispered in pain, Qi Zheng's flexible and hot tongue had already penetrated in, snatching her voice.
He greedily licked and kissed her lips, absorbing her sweetness, but he was holding the lantern in one hand and holding the back of her head with the other. Zheng put his hands on her back, pressed her soft body against himself, and gradually deepened the kiss.
They didn't end their long and deep kiss until Shen Ziqiao was almost out of breath.
Shen Ziqiao's cheeks were flushed, she panted and glared at him, "What if someone sees you?"
Qi Zheng leaned against her cheek, gnawed her earlobe with his teeth, and laughed hoarsely, "Will anyone pass by here at this time."
"Go!" Shen Ziqiao spat at him.
"Rao Rao..." Qi Zheng is greedy for the faint fragrance of her body, which is different from the rouge smell of other women, he just likes the refreshing smell of her body, "Kiss again, okay?"
Shen Ziqiao glared at him, and kissed him on the lips, "If others see you like this, they won't be scared."
"Only for you to see." Qi Zheng said with a smile, hugging her reluctantly to let go.
"It's just ahead, I'll go back by myself, you have to go back to the banquet." Shen Ziqiao said with a smile.
What's so good about the banquet over there! Qi Zheng couldn't bear to leave her, he held her hand and continued walking.
"Speaking of which, what did you do to seduce this little girl to like you so much?" Thinking of Du Yan'e's resentful and hateful eyes sweeping over her, Shen Ziqiao felt that she was in danger.
Qi Zheng pinched the tip of her nose, "What nonsense."
Shen Ziqiao took his arm, "I don't care, you must be clean and self-respecting, and you can't be seduced by other girls."
"Hahaha—" Qi Zheng laughed out loud, lowered his head and kissed her cheek a few times, "Little girl!"
"Hmm, anyway, if you want to be with me, you can't have any concubines. I don't like it." After Shen Ziqiao finished speaking, she was a little afraid to see Qi Zheng's reaction. This is her most basic requirement. A man is as important as a toothbrush. It cannot be shared with others.
If Qi Zheng wants to take a concubine in the future, she will definitely not accept it.
Qi Zheng smiled and patted her head, "Silly girl, you are so powerful, how dare I take a concubine."
The blessing of Qiren is sometimes not a blessing, just like his father.
Shen Ziqiao snorted, "Your heart aches."
"I feel sorry for you." Qi Zheng laughed loudly, how could his heart hold other women? Don't say it's a concubine who took over the room, it's impossible to just take a second look.
"Okay, okay, I'm here, you go back." Shen Ziqiao entered the courtyard gate, not letting Qi Zheng follow her in, and pushed her away.
Qi Zheng shook his head and chuckled, "Go to bed early."
"Yes, I see."