"It's okay. Mother is in charge now. You can do whatever you want. If Fu Shiyi is discovered, they don't dare to say anything."
Mrs. Zhang comforted her, but seeing that her daughter was still very nervous, she went to call Fu Shiyi over.
Fu Shiyi knew that Zhang Yao was cowardly, and coupled with Zhang Chunnian's domineering behavior, no one dared to associate with Zhang Yao before.
So he also agreed with Zhang Yao going out to meet Zuo Binning.
The matter was settled like this, Zhang Yao replied to Zuo Binning's post, and this time she returned a gift.
When Zuo Bingning saw the gift, she was stunned.
She immediately went to Wen Qingzhu and showed her the gift.
"Qingzhu, look, even if Zhang Yao wants to give me a gift, he won't give me such a heavy gift."
Wen Qingzhu took a look and saw a pair of very rare crystal necklaces inside the brocade box.
"This thing..."
Even though the imperial palace didn't have such a high-quality crystal necklace, Zhang Yao actually took one out.
Zuo Bingning said with some worry: "When I met Zhang Yao two years ago, she would come out secretly, or I would go to her yard secretly, and the things we gave each other were ordinary and simple things. This thing It’s too expensive.”
Wen Qingzhu picked up the Yingluo and looked at it again and again, and finally thought: "Send it back first and see what the reaction is."
"Okay." Zuo Binning nodded hurriedly, and then personally sent the gift back.
More than an hour later, Zuo Bingning came back quickly.
She was still holding the box in her hand.
After entering the house, she kept saying strangely: "I saw Yaoyao. She was more timid than before, but Mrs. Zhang was there and encouraged her. But strangely, Zhang Chunnian never showed up."
"What do you think of Mrs. Zhang?" Wen Qingzhu asked.
Zuo Binning carefully recalled the scene just now, and said slowly: "Mrs. Zhang likes me very much. She enthusiastically invited me to play more at home. She also said that this thing was bought by her before and was not bought with Zhang Chunnian's money. It's not a gift from Zhang Chunnian's subordinates."
"Wait!" Wen Qingzhu stopped her immediately, "What did Mrs. Zhang call Zhang Chunnian?"
Zuo Bingning was stunned for a moment, then opened her eyes wide: "It seems to be called Zhang Chunnian! Oh my god! She actually called her husband by his first name, and she was a little cold when talking about this name. If you didn't remind me, I wouldn't have noticed it yet! "
Wen Qingzhu frowned and sat down, staring at the crystal necklace.
This thing is a fine treasure, and not many nobles in the capital have it.
Now Zuo Binning just invited Zhang Yao to hang out, but actually gave her such an expensive gift.
For some reason, Wen Qingzhu subconsciously thought of the medicine Lu Tao brought back.
"Do you think there is anything strange about the Zhang family now?"
Zuo Binning scratched her head, and finally said helplessly: "I'm sorry, I really didn't notice it. Anyway, I think Mrs. Zhang is quite like my mother. She is the person in charge of the family."
Take charge!
Wen Qingzhu had a vague guess in his mind. If this guess was correct, then all the lines could be connected.
In the afternoon, Wen Qingzhu just wrote a letter to Lu Ce, saying that he would take Zuo Bingning over to see him in the evening.
The Lingcheng Yamen suddenly issued a notice that this year's autumn period requires you to register in person at the official school and leave your portrait, fingerprints and other personal information.
This matter suddenly became a hot topic in Lingcheng, especially those who used to stuff money to pass the level.
Suddenly, people kept visiting Zhang's house.
However, Zhang Chunnian refused to see guests for the time being due to his serious illness.
This incident made many people anxious. When Wen Qingzhu learned about this incident, Zuo Binning came in advance.
Also following this time was Qiao Hu, who came with a letter from Fu Lie.
"Miss Wen, this is the letter he wrote to you."
Qiao Hu handed Wen Qingzhu a letter, but she didn't answer it.
Zuo Bingning was originally very happy, asking Wen Qingzhu questions, but as soon as Qiao Hu finished speaking, the atmosphere became tense.
"What's wrong with you?" Zuo Bingning asked cautiously.
Wen Qingzhu turned around, ignored Qiao Hu, and pulled Zuo Binning to the table: "These are the return gifts I prepared for you. You will send someone to deliver the things to the Zhang family later. You don't need to deliver them in person." past."
"Qingzhu, you are so kind! Mrs. Zhang gave me something, but I didn't dare to tell my grandfather and the others, for fear that they would blame me for being in contact with the Zhang family again."
Zuo Bingning hugged her, very happy.
She is not very proficient in these etiquette matters.
Wen Qingzhu smiled and began to introduce these gifts to Zuo Binning.
Qiao Hu just took the letter and was ignored.
After they finished talking, Qiao Hu felt that Wen Qingzhu and Fu Lie could not let Wen Qingzhu and Fu Lie misunderstand like this.
He scolded Zuo Bingning: "Bingning, please stop talking. I have something to tell Miss Wen!"
Zuo Bingning glared at him, but still stepped aside.
Forced by helplessness, Wen Qingzhu had no choice but to turn around, look at Qiao Hu and said, "I don't want to see it, and you don't have to send him a message in the middle."
"Wen Qingzhu!" Qiao Hu was a little angry, "Did you know? Now Fu Lie had a quarrel with the emperor in the morning because of you. If Mr. Cui hadn't happened to be there that day, you know he was almost stripped of his title. ?”
"So what." Wen Qingzhu looked at him calmly, but his heart was already in ups and downs.
Qiao Hu was so angry that his teeth itched, but Wen Qingzhu always looked like this, so he knew what to say.
And how did Lu Ce become so familiar with Wen Qingzhu
In the past few days, Wen Qingzhu has been trying to help Zuo Binning.
Could it be that she and Lu Ce have nothing to do with each other
But when he thought that his cousin was getting closer to Lu Ce, Qiao Hu became even more angry.
He did not dare to scold Wen Qingzhu, and turned to scold Zuo Binning: "You are not allowed to go to Lu Ce today! I told your second grandfather! If you go, the second grandfather will go to Ruyi Building to find you today! "
"Qiao Hu! You traitor!" Zuo Bingning was very angry and rushed forward to beat Qiao Hu.
But Qiao Hu knew kung fu, and while dodging, he sneered: "You can't even break into Ruyi Tower with your kung fu, and you still want to defeat me."
Wen Qingzhu, who was standing nearby, sighed feebly as he watched the cousins fighting back and forth.
Then he straightened his face, looked at Qiao Hu seriously and said, "Jiang Dejia has always liked Fu Lie, can't I give her a chance?"
Hearing this, Qiao Hu stopped suddenly.
Zuo Bingning didn't react for a moment and kicked Qiao Hu on the waist.
As a result, Qiao Hu flew out blankly and hit a chair in the main room.
After a burst of ringing sound, Zuo Bingning stopped in a daze, looked at the dull Qiao Hu and said, "Why don't you hide?"
Wen Qingzhu walked slowly in front of Qiao Hu. She bent down, grabbed Qiao Hu's arm, and pulled him up.
After helping him sit down, Wen Qingzhu said calmly: "I want to give myself a chance to see this relationship clearly, I also want to give Fu Lie a chance, and I want to give Jiang Dejia a chance. She likes Fu Lie even more than me. .”
Qiao Hu froze. He turned his eyes with difficulty and looked at Wen Qingzhu incomprehensively.
But he saw her smiling calmly: "Mr. Qiao, I am different from you. I just like it, and I will never deceive myself. If Fu Lie really likes me, no matter how hard Jiang Dejia tries, Fu Lie will never change."
"What if he changes." Qiao Hu's voice was extremely hoarse, like the sound of a dead branch being crushed.
Zuo Bingning's eyes widened in surprise. She had never seen her cousin look like this before.
Did she hear something
Cousin likes Jiang Dejia
Isn't Jiang Dejia the daughter of Concubine Wei
Isn't that a princess
Zuo Bingning covered her mouth in shock and looked at Qiao Hu blankly, obviously in disbelief.
Although Qiao Hu has been in the capital, his identity has never been made public.
How could he have contact with Jiang Dejia
Wen Qingzhu smiled bitterly: "The change shows that Fu Lie's feelings for me now are more just gratitude."
"Are you grateful?" Qiao Hu seemed to be thinking about something. Was he just grateful to Jiang Dejia
When he was in the capital, he was struggling and tried hard to protect Fu Lie.
He made plans behind Fu Lie's back. That year, during their most difficult time, they met Jiang Dejia who was leaving the palace.
That time, it was Fu Lie who saved Jiang Dejia.
Even now he is regretting it. If he was the one who saved Jiang Dejia, would the princess like him
After a long time, he only heard Wen Qingzhu ask Zuo Binning to pick him up and take him out.
When he just walked out of the door, Qiao Hu's foot tripped over the threshold and almost fell.
Zuo Bingning was so frightened that she quickly held his hand: "Be careful!"
With a click, Qiao Hu heard the sound of his bone support being dislocated.
It was this voice that made Qiao Hu suddenly realize.
He wanted to raise his right hand, but couldn't move it, so he could only quickly use his left hand to support himself to stand up.
Qiao Hu turned around instantly and looked at Wen Qingzhu who was sitting quietly in the room.
His eyes were extremely clear and his voice was resounding: "Wen Qingzhu! Don't lie to yourself! You must be hiding something! I'm afraid that the princess will make Fu Lie change her mind, but so what, if they can get together, it will be them What does this have to do with my liking for princesses?"
Wen Qingzhu froze. She had indeed misled Qiao Hu.
I never expected that he would react so quickly.
Qiao Hu's voice continued: "I don't know what you are planning behind the scenes, do you know? Originally Yang Da didn't want to use this opportunity, but Fu Lie felt that he was not worthy of you at all, so he went to find Mr. Ji!"
Wen Qingzhu's hands began to tremble. She wanted to get up and leave without thinking about Qiao Hu's words.
But she just sat still and Qiao Hu continued.
"I found that both of you were wrong. Don't worry, Fu Lie will not change his mind. If you see him like he is now, you will know that he can only like you in this life."
Qiao Hu handed the letter to Zuo Binning: "I don't need you to deliver it. I'll go back by myself. You can give this letter to Wen Qingzhu. It doesn't matter whether she likes it or not. Anyway, my mission is completed."
After a long time, Zuo Binning put the letter in front of Wen Qingzhu and said carefully: "Why don't you just take a look and then we go to Ruyi Building later?"
Wen Qingzhu suddenly turned his face, his vision blurred, and tears filled his eyes.
Seeing her like this, Zuo Bingning was stunned.
"You... why are you crying?" Zuo Bingning was at a loss and didn't know what to do.