Deng Yanjiao's eyes were no longer green, so the eerie feeling disappeared, replaced by a sweet smile.

She got closer and closer to Zhao Cheng, almost pressing her face and body against him, her large breasts squeezing out of shape, making Zhao Cheng feel hot all over.

"elder brother!"

Everyone was looking at Deng Yanjiao, but Deng Yanjiao only had eyes for Zhao Cheng, calling him sweetly.

"Hey..." Zhao Cheng finally couldn't bear it and agreed.

"Look, isn't this much better!" Zhao Huan clapped his hands and said, "This girl only recognizes you now. Alright, if we can stabilize the current situation, I can give Deng Fugui an explanation."

...

Jiangyang County.

Prefectural Governor's Office.

"Great! That's wonderful!"

After reading Zhao Huan's handwritten letter, Deng Fugui jumped for joy in the room, while his wife, who had also read the letter, sadly wiped away her tears.

"What do you mean 'good'? Our daughter has been poisoned with this strange poison, aren't you worried about her at all?"

"She was only poisoned, she's still alive, isn't that a good thing?"

With a broad smile, Deng Fugui said, "Even better, the Right Prime Minister intends for our daughter to become Zhao Cheng's concubine! I know Zhao Cheng all too well! He is intelligent, decisive, resolute, and adept at strategizing. His future achievements will surely surpass those of the Right Prime Minister. It would be a tremendous blessing for the Deng family to become in-laws with the Zhao family!"

Madam Deng continued to weep, saying, "As long as Yan Jiao can recover, I would rather this good thing never happened."

"You, you, with such a woman's perspective!"

Deng Fugui pointed at his wife and said, "The Right Prime Minister kept Yan Jiao at home so that Shi Minghua could treat her. Shi Minghua is the famous Jinghai Divine Physician. With her here, what problems could Yan Jiao possibly have? If Yan Jiao comes back, where can we find a more skilled physician than Shi Minghua?"

"I'm just worried about my daughter..." Madam Deng knew that Deng Fugui's words made sense. She wiped away her tears, thought for a moment, and said, "I don't know much about the affairs of the court, but I do know that the Right Prime Minister's Mansion is a great enemy of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion. Now that the Left Prime Minister's Mansion is powerful, are you sure that the Right Prime Minister's Mansion is really a high-ranking family?"

"The affairs of the imperial court are even more subtle. Don't say you don't understand; even I may not be able to see through everything."

Deng Fugui stroked his beard and said confidently, "But I, Deng Fugui, have served as the Minister of Justice for so long that my eyes have long been honed to the point of being discerning. I am certainly good at judging people. My admiration for the Right Chancellor is genuine, and my bet on the Right Chancellor's residence is because I have a good eye for Zhao Cheng."

"He is a dragon among men!"

Mrs. Deng said, "Can't our family just stay out of these disputes? As long as we remain neutral, it's fine as long as our family is safe and sound."

Deng Fugui shook his head, walked to his wife's side, and took her hand, saying, "Do you think I can still remain neutral? When I took office as the prefect of Jiangyang, I was already a member of the Right Prime Minister's office."

...

As Zhao Huan had predicted, Yuan Yun did not object to Deng Yanjiao's arrangement. As long as Zhao Cheng had the energy to attend to her and did not appear weak in front of her, it would be fine.

Yuan Yun spoke very frankly to Zhao Cheng, essentially saying that while saving people at Deng Yanjiao's place was unavoidable—it was her essential need—if she couldn't hold on any longer, she would have to reduce the quotas for Yang Cai'e, Chunqin, and Zhou Nuo; after all, she couldn't be neglected.

The timing is also quite right. Chunqin and Yang Cai'e are both pregnant, and Deng Yanjiao can also help Zhou Nuo with some of the burden. When this kind of thing becomes a task, let's see where you'll find the mind to go to the manor to find that little vixen Chen Feier!

To Yuan Yun's surprise, Deng Yanjiao was afraid of everyone and only wanted to stay by Zhao Cheng's side all day long. She even insisted on sleeping with the couple at night.

Looking at Deng Yanjiao's height of less than 1.5 meters, her behavior and mannerisms were no different from a child's, yet she was extremely upright in certain places, Yuan Yun couldn't stand it!

Thus, since their marriage, Yuan Yun and Zhao Cheng had their most intense argument yet, with Yuan Yun even threatening to take Zhao Changli back to her parents' home. In the end, Mu Zhaojun stepped in to comfort Yuan Yun, and Zhao Cheng tried his best to get Deng Yanjiao used to sleeping alone in the small room next to Yuan Yun. Only then did the turmoil in the backyard subside.

Zhao Cheng was also very troubled by this. Originally, everything was peaceful in the backyard. Chunqin and Yang Cai'e had passed the unstable period of the first three months and had started to get busy with their own affairs. Unexpectedly, Deng Yanjiao came at this time.

What a terrible thing to do.

With Chunqin back at work, Donghua had a much easier time and could dedicate more time to building Yanchuan Square. She also worked well with Huanghua.

Yang Cai'e launched a new book, and Cao Bichang's pen name became active in the literary world again.

After Yuan Yun stopped arguing with Zhao Cheng, she focused on taking care of Zhao Changli. Meanwhile, Zhao Cheng was busy with work outside and with Deng Yanjiao when he got home, and he was no longer as relaxed as before.

Since her encounter with Zhao Cheng, Deng Yanjiao's relapse occurred seven days later, suggesting that she currently experiences a relapse every seven days.

However, Shi Minghua also said that this pattern is only currently in effect. As the toxins in Deng Yanjiao's body decrease, the duration of the attacks will become longer and longer, which is undoubtedly good news for someone's kidneys.

That day, Zhao Cheng finally managed to coax Deng Yanjiao to go play with Qiu Shu, while he himself took a break from his busy schedule to go to the club. He had been suffering from back pain lately and needed to relax and loosen up his muscles.

Zhao Hu's injuries had almost fully recovered, and he relieved Zhao Yan, returning to his post as a guard and accompanying Zhao Cheng on his outing.

As soon as the two entered the front yard, they saw Zhou Nuo and Yang Taozhi talking, with ten guards carrying bows and arrows behind Yang Taozhi.

Zhao Cheng stepped forward and asked, "What are you doing?"

Zhou Nuo raised the arrow in his hand and said with a smile, "Acheng, I've already made an agreement with Sister Taozhi. From now on, I will train the archery skills of the Right Prime Minister's soldiers."

Zhao Cheng asked, "Sister, you agreed?"

Yang Taozhi stood with her hands behind her back, her body ramrod straight, and said, "Archery is indeed a weakness for the soldiers of the Right Prime Minister's Office. I think it's feasible."

Zhao Cheng hesitated and said, "Xiao Nuo, your brother isn't here, so I need to take good care of you and not let you get too tired."

Zhou Nuo said, "If you come to see me less often at night, I won't be as tired."

Zhao Cheng was taken aback for a moment, then immediately said, "What if you get pregnant? Then the training would be over?"

“You’re not pregnant yet, are you?” Zhou Nuo walked over, grabbed Zhao Cheng’s hand and shook it, saying, “Look at Chunqin and Cai’e, they’re pregnant and they’re both working, it’s so boring for me to be idle. This is something I’m interested in, and I won’t feel tired while doing it, so please don’t stop me.”

Zhao Cheng said, "You feel tired when I look for you? Don't you have any interest in me?"

"Your sister's still here, can you watch your mouth?" Zhou Nuo rolled her eyes at Zhao Cheng.

"Alright, alright, I promise you. Just don't overwork yourself." Zhao Cheng waved his hand, remembering that Chunqin and Yang Cai'e both had things to do. When everyone was busy, they didn't have time to think about anything else, so the people in the backyard naturally became closer, and he agreed.

After all, he didn't want another Deng Yanjiao who did nothing but cling to him.

"elder brother!!"

Just then, Deng Yanjiao ran out of the moon gate, with Qiu Shu in hot pursuit.

Zhao Cheng was so frightened that he turned and ran away.

"Zhao Hu, let's run!"