Chen Wang Shizi gritted his teeth, with such a search method, even if there were hundreds of people hiding, he might not be able to find them out.
Just then, the guard walked in.
"Master Hou is not well, the prisoner has escaped!"
Zhao Zun's complexion changed slightly, "Trash! A good guy ran away all by himself, why are you still standing there, chase after him!"
"Come back!" Prince Chen was overjoyed when he heard the words, and called the three of them back again, "The assassin is not in the mansion, chase after him!"
"My lord, I haven't found any assassins now, so I should return the Xiangfu's innocence." Xiao Concubine intercepted the Prince Chen's son.
The corner of Prince Chen's mouth twitched, seeing Zhao Zun walking further and further away, feeling anxious, he cupped his hands and said, "I'm offended, the assassin is indeed not in the other courtyard of Xiangfu."
Only then was Xiao Concubine satisfied, and got out of the way.
In less than a moment, the figures outside the door had almost left, gradually drifting away.
Xiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, there is no danger."
Qingle nodded, and leaned closer to Concubine Xiao, "You are a lucky one. I saw that Mr. Zhao Hou has an outstanding appearance, and he can't hide his aura. No wonder Mr. Xiang nodded in agreement."
Xiao Yu's face flushed slightly, "Okay, if you dare to make fun of me, let's see how I will deal with you!"
Concubine Xiao stretched out her hand to tickle Qingle, and after a while Qingle begged for mercy, crying tears of laughter.
Zhao Xian'er also changed her clothes and walked over, her body has almost recovered, watching the two of them quarreling, with a smile on the corner of her mouth.
"Sister Qingle is right. Sister Xiao is a lucky one. Marquis Zhao is very heroic. I have a sense of righteousness all over my body. I will have great achievements in the future."
Xiao Concubine blushed like a tomato, "He didn't help us with anything, just look at how the two of you are taking sides with him!"
Qing Le and Zhao Xian'er looked at each other and smiled, Xiao Mi was so ashamed that she wished she could find a way to get in.
"Miss." Shuqin walked in.
The three of them stopped fighting, and were disturbed by Prince Chen's son, they almost forgot the business, so Qingle hurriedly asked.
"how?"
Shuqin said in a low voice, "There was a small episode in the middle, Miss He Er was very vigilant, so the servant girl made her own decision and replaced it with Miss He."
It was He Yan who was originally going to design, but He Yan was very vigilant, and hid in the yard, using excuses to punish the servants, and stayed outside the yard all night. There were many maids and guards in the yard.
If He Yan made a mistake, it would definitely alarm others.
Coincidentally, after He Sui had a good meal, he got rid of the maid and slept alone in the long pavilion of Xueqin Courtyard, which gave Shuqin a chance.
Shuqin and Calligraphy and Painting moved He Baochen from Xueqin Courtyard to his own Green Pine Garden, and sent He Sui there by the way.
As long as it is not dawn, Zhao Xian'er returns to Xueqin Courtyard and acts as if nothing happened.
Zhao Xian'er sneered, "He Yan is shrewd, far from being as weak as she appears on the surface, she is lucky this time, and she escaped unharmed!"
"Then what if she brings her maid to Xueqin Courtyard to see you?" Qing Le asked.
"No." Xiao Concubine smiled, "Since He Yan returned to the He family, she has been very unpopular, especially this He Sui has embarrassed her a lot. Let her be one of them, isn't it a benefit?"
Zhao Xian'er and Qing Le nodded, "You're right, you really have a gloomy mind!"
Zhao Xian'er was even afraid for a while. For so many years, there had been such a poisonous snake in the Zhao family. If Zhao Chanling hadn't had an accident, the poisonous snake He Yan would have ruined the Zhao family forever!
"Hmph!" Zhao Xian'er sneered, "I'm afraid she's making a mistake in her calculation, and I want her to have a taste of being undecidable!"
After tossing around for most of the night, seeing that it was almost dawn, Zhao Xianer said, "I'm going back first, I've been tossing around for a long time, let's take a break while I have time."
"Be careful in everything." Qingle asked Shuqin and Calligraphy to send Zhao Xian'er back.
Zhao Xianer nodded.
Concubine Xiao glanced at the sky, and said to Qingle, "There are still a few hours left, I'll go back and rest first, we don't need to worry about that assassin, just leave it to my father later."
"I'll be with you." Qingle nodded because she didn't know.
Concubine Xiao paused, "Don't, I've had a problem these past few years. There are people around me who can't sleep well, and the maids are not allowed to serve. I chatted all night last night and now I can hardly open my eyes."
Qingle didn't think much about it, "Okay, I'll go for a while too."
Seeing that Qingle had no doubts, Miss Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly turned around and entered a room.
Looking around, Xiao Concubine rummaged in private and couldn't find anyone, a little discouraged, "He's really gone!"
Turning around the next moment, she threw herself into a hug. Xiao Yu was startled, a cold fragrance hit her nose, and Xiao Yu's eyes lit up.
"Are you willing to come back?" Zhao Zun wrapped one hand around Xiao Concubine's waist, protecting her in his arms.
Xiao Yu looked at Zhao Zun with a smile, "I can't bear it anymore, isn't there some delay? By the way, the fugitive was caught?"
Zhao Zun stretched out his hand and scratched Concubine Xiao's nose, "If you're as smart as you are, you can't guess the slightest bit?"
Xiao Concubine stuck out her tongue, turned around and looked up at Zhao Zun, "Why did you come here? What happened to the assassin in the mansion? What a coincidence!"
"Didn't you think that all the money our family earned was taken away by others? After today, I will keep it all for you, hand it over to the account book, and only keep it for you."
Xiao Concubine understood Zhao Zun's words in an instant, her eyes were smiling like crescent moons, and she agreed without refusing, "Success!"
This matter was most likely the eldest prince's idea. On the one hand, it provoked the relationship between Prince Chen's son and the right minister, and on the other hand, it also tested Zhao Zun.
Zhao Zun took advantage of a weakness of Prince Chen's son and forced him to retreat and solve the problem. I'm afraid the eldest prince should jump his feet in anger.
Or maybe today's game was designed for Zhao Zun.
Zhao Zun's wings were growing, and he didn't need to rely on the power of the eldest prince at all. On the contrary, the situation of the eldest prince was considered to be in crisis.
Even the Empress Dowager had Prince Chen's son, who stood on the sidelines, and even Emperor Dongming had an unclear attitude. None of the three forces helped him, and he relied on his own efforts to make plans.
Even if Zhao Zun had a showdown with the First Prince, it would be the First Prince himself who would suffer.
Concubine Xiao shook her head, "Sometimes it's not good for a person to be too smart, but that's okay, if you fall out with him, it's just as I want, and you won't be dragged by him in the future."
Zhao Zun smiled, "It's good that you know."
Zhao Zun's eyes darkened, this matter will never be so easily let go, the eldest prince should also suffer a bit.
The two of them stuck together and didn't feel tired at all. Xiao Concubine raised her eyes to look at Zhao Zun, her little face was reddish, she hesitated for a long time and said bravely, "I thought about it, since Yao Banxian didn't agree to heal you, I'll listen to you." It is said that there is a doctor with good medical skills in Lincheng, maybe there will be a way to take care of you."
Zhao Zun's face froze slightly, but his heart was still warm, "No need, I happened to meet a doctor with excellent medical skills a few days ago, and I am taking medicine these days, I believe it will be effective in a short time."
Xiao Yu's eyes lit up when she heard the words, "That's great."
Zhao Zun also couldn't wait to get better, holding a charming girl in his arms, who could see if she could eat or not, it was almost tormenting him to death.
Concubine Xiao snuggled into Zhao Zun's arms. Today's Zhao Zun gave her a different surprise, as if a god descended and saved her.
Zhao Zun couldn't let Xiao Concubine go in his heart, as soon as he found out that the eldest prince was plotting against Xiao Concubine, he didn't care much, and came over non-stop to have a look at Xiao Concubine.
Zhao Zun didn't dare to bet on Xiao Concubine.
"That's right!" Xiao Concubine straightened up suddenly, remembering something.
"What's wrong?"
"Can you find two more maids for me? I'm on good terms with Sister Zhao. I don't worry about her being a weak girl." Xiao Yu smiled at Zhao Zun like a dog leg, with a courteous expression on her face.
Zhao Zun frowned, and said unhappily, "You treat yourself as a Chinese cabbage, just dig a random one?"
"But... But I have already agreed." Xiao Yu was a little embarrassed, looked at Zhao Zun with a little tangled, and opened her watery eyes wide.
The corner of Zhao Zun's mouth twitched, and he quickly surrendered, "It's not impossible, but it's a bit troublesome when it comes to certain things. It's best if you can trust me."
Xiao Yu nodded, and hurriedly said, "I know, I know, I promise this is the last time."
Xiao Yu held up three fingers, "I didn't send Qingyu Qingyang out anyway, I will remember your goodness."
Xiao Concubine looked at Zhao Zun softly, which made Zhao Zun's heart soften and he nodded. Xiao Concubine plunged into Zhao Zun's arms, and wrapped her arms around Zhao Zun's waist.
"Thank you Marquis Zhao for your generosity. I thank you on behalf of Sister Zhao."
A trace of helplessness and a touch of pampering flashed in Zhao Zun's eyes, and he was willing to pamper her, not seeing each other for a day was like three autumns, and he only wished that she would grow up earlier, marry her home and hide her.
Today, Prince Chen's son looked at Concubine Xiao's naked eyes, which really made him uncomfortable.
Zhao Zun stretched out his hands to straighten Xiao Concubine's body, and Xiao Concubine looked confused.
"Since I promised you, I will naturally not regret it. I will try my best to find it for you, but you have to promise me one thing."
Concubine Xiao nodded, "Say it."
Seeing that she was defenseless at all, Zhao Zun was very pleased, "I will teach you how to use hidden weapons later on, if someone covets you, don't care about his identity, if something happens, I will take care of it for you. "
Xiao Yu is still ignorant.
"I see that the eldest prince and the eldest son have not given up. It is inevitable that others will plot against you. You have to beat them until they dare not come forward. Otherwise, you will be worried every day. What if I am not by your side one day?"
Originally it was just a joke, but Xiao Yu's face changed when she heard it.
"Why did you leave my side?"
Zhao Zun was stunned for a moment, "That's not what I mean, I mean what should you do if you don't come in time?"
Concubine Xiao shook her head, hugged Zhao Zun's neck tightly without saying a word, and hummed with her small mouth, "Looked at it, touched it, touched it, and got engaged, don't you want to take a concubine when you become a Marquis?" , Tired of looking at me?"
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Zhao Zun had a smile in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth raised.
"I didn't become a Marquis before, but I didn't see you say that before. You just went to the end of the world. As long as my father is still the right minister, you don't want to break free from me!" Xiao Concubine lowered her head and bit Zhao Zun's shoulder. , "How can it be so easy to just leave, it's a beautiful idea!"
Zhao Zun was both surprised and delighted, he didn't take the bite on his shoulder seriously at all, it didn't hurt or itch at all.
"I know that now you don't need the eldest prince to support you, and your wings are hardened. Sooner or later, you will leave my father, but..."
But after a long time, Concubine Xiao became more and more aggrieved. Their relationship was only temporary.
One avoids being calculated by others, and the other needs to climb up to ask for blessings. At the beginning, they both reached a consensus because they each took what they needed.
But the thought of Zhao Zun hugging other women in the future made Miss Xiao feel uncomfortable.
"But what?" Zhao Zunqiang held back his smile and asked in a low voice.
"There's nothing wrong with it. Anyway, I told you that I wanted to take a concubine for you, but you didn't agree. I'll assume that you don't want to take a concubine. If you're healthy..."
Concubine Xiao's face turned pale, and she was very reluctant to admit all of this, how can a man guard a woman, even if he is a son-in-law, he still takes concubines.
Zhao Zun was ecstatic, he didn't expect to get Xiao Yu's words today, it was really unexpected.
Originally, I thought that it would take a while for Xiao Concubine to get enlightened, and she couldn't be in a hurry, and the long-term dedication was not ineffective.
Zhao Zun nodded, Xiao Concubine immediately straightened up and stared at Zhao Zun coquettishly, "Am I right, do you have a girl you like?"
Zhao Zun held Xiao Concubine's small face in one hand, "Your Majesty said it right today. I was originally a poor merchant with the smell of copper all over my body. Those ministers in the capital saw me as decent on the surface, but in reality they were very repulsive and looked down on me. .”
Zhao Zun paused for a moment and said seriously, "But you are different, the noble daughter of the prime minister's mansion, you have to be judged by others when you marry me, in case I offend the emperor one day Became a merchant, wouldn't it be wronged you."
Xiao Concubine put her hands on her hips and said ruthlessly, "If I care about the eyes of others, the eldest concubine or the concubine of the prince, I can do whatever I want. What's the use of being honored? I spend all day guarding a courtyard in a daze, going in and out Restricted, and facing a room full of concubines and concubines, as well as concubines and concubines who are separated from each other, wouldn't it be more troublesome to calculate and calculate."
"that's it?"
"What about the merchants, their food and clothing expenses are not from the hands of the merchants, just say my father, who also runs more than a dozen shops under his name, and which one does not have a shop to support the expenses? They are also merchants, and they earn a lot of money. How can there be high and low in the money?"
Xiao Yu said plausibly, "It is better to be a poor family wife than a high family concubine, if you treat me sincerely,..."
Zhao Zun listened quietly, Xiao Yu gave him too much shock tonight.
Xiao Concubine blushed and met Zhao Zun's shining eyes, wishing she could bite her own tongue off.
"No...it's nothing." Miss Xiao shook her head, swallowed back the words in her throat, and said, "I guessed your mind just now, if you get promoted step by step and become a great official, just like you My father is so powerful, so what?"
Zhao Zun smiled, "Since I want to break with the First Prince, the position of Minister of the Ministry of War is not suitable for me. I should resign and be my merchant. I will be happy and carefree every day, no one will restrain me, and I will be happy."
Concubine Xiao snorted, "Are you going to resign?"
Zhao Zun nodded, and did not hide his thoughts from Concubine Xiao, "Now you should rest assured, I am a poor family, besides you, there is no other lady who is willing to marry me. Look at Xiangye's face, don't you?"
Concubine Xiao covered her mouth with a smile, and suddenly pretended to be generous again, "That's not what I mean, it's not impossible to give you one or two at that time, just don't make a bastard to prevent me."
Zhao Zun raised his eyebrows, "Thank you Madam for being open-minded, so I will be disrespectful."
Concubine Xiao frowned, her red lips were raised high, "I knew you were kidding me!"
Saying that, Xiao Concubine was about to struggle to stand up, and pushed Zhao Zun hard.
Zhao Zun couldn't help laughing, grabbed Xiao Concubine, turned over and pressed Xiao Concubine under him, "Is there no other reason besides these?"
Xiao Yu blushed and pretended to dodge, "I... I don't know anything, so don't ask me any more."
"I've traveled all over the years, and met countless women, but none of them care as much as you do. No matter how big the business is, I can't spend all the money. Just a word can't delay you."
"What do you mean?" Xiao Concubine was very moved when she heard that.
Zhao Zun looked serious, "I don't like coercion the most. If you are sincere, I will treat you with sincerity. If you don't care about me, I should leave a descendant for myself to carry on the family line, right?"
Xiao Concubine pursed her lips tightly and looked at Zhao Zun without speaking for a while, her little face flushed.
Zhao Zun stood up slowly, "Forget it, I'll just treat you as impulsive, and those words just now don't count."
Saying that Zhao Zun raised his footsteps and was about to leave, Concubine Xiao hugged Zhao Zun's waist tightly, "What don't count, I, Concubine Xiao, always keep my word, how can it be so easy to leave as soon as I say it, everyone thinks I'm your future daughter-in-law, you just pat your ass and leave, leaving me a mess, it's not that simple!"
A trace of disappointment flashed in Zhao Zun's eyes, and he looked back at Xiao Concubine who was crying and sad, "Is it because of these?"