"It's hard to say he's a genius, but he's as wise as a fool."
Lian Suisui laughed, "Oh, I remembered it wrong here, I can't talk anymore!"
She was afraid that if Chu Zhiyi pressed her further and couldn't explain the time-travel incident clearly, would others think she was a monster?
She lowered her head and wrote quickly. Fortunately, Chu Zhiyi didn't ask any more questions. Suisui wrote for a while and recorded the content that should be recorded. When the ink was dry, she put it away. When she looked up, she found that Chu Zhiyi was looking at her.
"What's wrong? Is there something dirty on my face?"
She reached out to touch it, and the ink stain on her hand rubbed onto her face, and her originally clean face instantly turned into a little cat.
Chu Zhiyi waved to her.
"come over."
Lian Suisui walked over suspiciously, and Chu Zhiyi dipped a handkerchief in tea and helped her wipe off the ink stains.
"It's getting late, let's go back!"
Even Suisui forgot that this was her room. She only needed to walk two steps to find the dressing table she used to use.
Feeling a little uncomfortable.
"There's nothing wrong with your grandmother's health."
Even Suisui was still thinking about the person who drugged He in front of her. That shadow seemed a bit familiar.
"With the imperial doctors from the Imperial Hospital on guard, there shouldn't be any big problem."
At most, it will leave some sequelae. Anyway, as long as you don't jump out and act like a monster, it will be fine.
"Let's go."
There was a lot of excitement in Lian's mansion, and Mrs. Qin sent them out of the mansion.
Another carriage stopped at the back door. Xia Jing'er got off the carriage and hurried to Zhang's yard.
"Aunt, why did the old lady suddenly have a stroke? Is there no big problem?"
She only had one maid with her. Zhang had seen her several times, and recently this one named Niyun had been following her.
"Slave, please go guard outside."
Knowing that the two of them were about to talk, Niyun took the initiative to speak. Mrs. Zhang praised: "The maid next to you is quite smart! She looks good. You should be more careful..."
The two of them bit their ears and talked. Although their voices were low, Niyun could hear them clearly. She quietly closed the door and walked outside.
"Don't worry, aunt. I was wary of her at first, but she really has no interest in the prince. She has a fiancé who often comes to see her, so I just turn a blind eye and close one eye. With that other person holding me back, here I am Feel free to use it.”
"That's good."
What Zhang is most concerned about is whether Xia Jing'er can capture King Cheng's heart.
"The prince didn't blame you this time, did he?"
Knowing what King Cheng was thinking, Xia Jing'er pretended to have accidentally provided him with information about the He family. King Cheng sent someone to take the He family to the capital. He originally wanted to disrupt Lian Suisui's wedding, but Lian Suisui didn't feel any pain at all. Instead, He fell ill and everything went wrong.
Xia Jing'er shook her head.
"No, the prince didn't say anything. He just stayed in the study for the past two days and seemed worried. I didn't dare to come in front of him. I only took the time to come out to discuss countermeasures with my aunt today."
"What other countermeasures can there be!"
What Zhang wanted was the property that Qin held in her hands. In recent years, Qin had not been stingy with her concubines and children. She originally thought that Qin would keep some to help them organize their marriages decently. Who knew these days? Upon observation, Mrs. Qin actually gave away most of her dowry to Lian Suisui.
She also wants to marry her son to a noble girl. Without a decent betrothal gift, people have to look down on them...
"Don't worry, aunt. Please tell me what's wrong with the old lady first. Maybe there are other ways!"
Xia Jing'er was planning something different from Zhang's. She was jealous of Lian Suisui, how could she become the ninth royal concubine, even though she was inferior to her in everything at the beginning!
With her good looks, temperament and talent, she thinks she can trample Lian Suisui under her feet. She has done this before!
Why did she suddenly look like a different person?
"I don't know what's going on with the old lady!"
Mrs. Zhang said dejectedly, "I originally wanted to make some chicken soup and send it to her, but she suddenly fell ill. Your uncle went to find the imperial doctor and suddenly suffered a stroke."
"Originally, I thought she could be of some use. Even if she pressed her with filial piety, she could make Mrs. Qin spit out some of her vomit. Who knew that now she was suddenly speechless, lying on the bed unable to move, and couldn't do anything to help..."
Zhang's seemingly complaining words fell on Niyun's ears.
If the plan failed, she could only think of another way. Xia Jing'er didn't care about Mrs. Zhang's mood.
"Aunt, it's time for the prince to return to his mansion. I have to go back early. I'll see you later!"
Mrs. Zhang wanted to talk to her again, but she could only say regretfully: "The prince's side is more important. You should go back quickly. I'll let my servants tell you if there is anything going on here."
Xia Jing'er answered yes, opened the door and came out.
"Hey, isn't this cousin Jing'er?"
Lian Jialiang, smelling of alcohol, slipped in from the back door, looked at Xia Jing'er with blurred eyes, put his arm around her shoulders, and led her to the side path.
"Auntie!"
Niyun shouted.
Lian Jialiang said impatiently: "You wait here, I will say a few words to my sister!"
It was getting dark now, and he blocked her completely.
Xia Jing'er looked up at Lian Jialiang. The appearance of Lian Jialiang was not bad. Lian Jialiang was not the most handsome man in the capital, but he was not bad either.
When she was young, Xia Jing'er also liked him and imagined that if she could marry him as his wife and have the relationship of an aunt, she would live a good life.
He was just living under someone else's roof, and his little thought was ruined by Mr. Zhang before he could express it in his mouth.
"My son is so good, he will definitely marry a noble girl who will help his future..."
Her father was just a county magistrate with no rank. Her mother died young and her stepmother was the head of the family. She never dared to imagine that her father would stand up for her.
After her father sent her to the capital, he never wrote a letter asking about her situation. Maybe he had long forgotten that she was a daughter...
"Stay back!"
Xia Jing'er spoke softly, but Niyun stopped as she caught up with her.
Does Lian Jialiang only regard her as his sister?
It’s a pity that such a beautiful cousin didn’t become his woman!
Lian Jialiang had been eyeing her for a long time. He originally thought of finding an opportunity to take her in after returning from the academy. Although he couldn't marry her back, she was still a member of his family, so it would be the same if he took her back.
Who would have thought that someone would climb a high branch on his own!
"cousin?"
"Um?"
Lian Jialiang came to his senses.
After hooking up with Cheng Wang, Xia Jing'er didn't like him anymore, but after all, he was the person she had a crush on. The distance between the two was so close, each other's body temperature was transmitted through the fabric, and the atmosphere was ambiguous.
"My cousin is studying so late. If my aunt finds out, she will be very happy!"
Lian Jialiang went out to fool around, and when he came back, he had such a considerate cousin to help him out. He was distracted and his subordinates began to become dishonest.
Xia Jing'er was startled, grabbed his hand and pushed him away.
"Cousin, the prince will be back soon, I have to go back quickly!"
She didn't say any words of rejection. Lian Jialiang seemed to have gotten some hint. He narrowed his eyes and smiled and said, "It's okay. I haven't seen my cousin for a long time. If you don't happen to be lucky today, I'll invite you to have tea outside some other time!"
Xia Jing'er pursed her lips and smiled, then said hello.
Niyun comes up.
Xia Jing'er asked coldly: "What did you see tonight?"
Niyun lowered his head.
"My slave didn't see anything."
Xia Jing'er hummed with satisfaction and got on the carriage.
Back at the palace, King Cheng was already in her courtyard, with Tonghua waiting beside her.
"where have you been?"
I didn't expect him to come back so early today.
"The tea has gone cold, Tonghua, how do you serve the prince?"
Tonghua has clean hands and feet, and is sincere, but she is not very clever. At first, she thought she could still be used, but later she was like a lump of elm wood when the neon clouds made her stand out.
"Okay, go ahead, I'll do it myself!"
Xia Jing'er first changed the herbal tea and explained: "I went to the Lian family. I heard that the old lady of the Lian family was ill, so I just happened to go visit her."
"The old lady took great care of me in the past. Alas, why did I end up like this? I was fine when I was at home, but why did I suddenly suffer a stroke when I came to the capital!"
Xia Jing'er didn't even step into He's yard. She wouldn't care about He's useless people.
"Is the old lady sick?"
King Cheng clasped his fingers on the side of the cup and raised his eyes to look over.
