After hearing Princess Meatball's conditions, Wu Houde did not immediately agree.

He said cautiously, "Princess, I need to discuss this with my other partners. Would you please agree in a few days?"

Princess Meatball pinched her nails and said, "Alright, you two should discuss it properly."

Wu Houde returned to private room number one.

The wealthy young man leading the group, Dong Qin, seeing the puzzled look on his face, asked, "What's wrong? The deal fell through?"

Wu Houde shook his head, signaling the guards to stand watch at the door. He gave Dong Qin a thumbs up and whispered, "As expected, arrogant! I didn't agree to her request. She'll probably go ask Wei Shixun's concubine about it."

Dong Qin said, "Let her ask whatever she wants."

The Wu family of Wancheng, the kinsman of the great grain merchant Wu Zhaohui, did indeed have a member named Wu Houde who traveled and did business, but he had no connection with the Silk Road.

That day, Dong Qin was reviewing memorials at the Baiyue City Lord's Mansion when Xin Jun delivered a letter to him. Yuan Yuan said, "Princess Yu Rong wants to kill Miss..."

He abandoned everything and rode a fast horse to Kyoto, killing two of his prized horses in the process. He arrived in Kyoto in ten days.

Even when he was traveling, even in his dreams, he was thinking about how to kill Princess Yu Rong.

However, when he arrived in Kyoto, he did not visit Seipu Garden.

He was afraid Xie Zhaozhao would be exposed.

Even the royal family has secret guards. The group simply enjoyed a good meal and wine at Chaoyang Pavilion before leaving without mentioning any cooperation.

After leaving Chaoyang Pavilion, Lao Wu stayed at the most luxurious and expensive inn in Kyoto, while Dong Qin returned to his courtyard in Kyoto.

I walked to the porch, looked at the robin in the cage, wrote a small note, put it in the bamboo tube on the robin's leg, and released it.

Qingpuyuan, the island in the middle of the lake, is Xie Zhaozhao's courtyard.

Gu Shaoyu spread a sheet of Xuan paper on the felt, dipped it in ink, and wrote three large characters: "Peony Garden".

He said to Nanxing, "Send it over and have it carved into a plaque."

Xie Zhaozhao said, "We don't have separate courtyards, so what we call them doesn't really matter."

"The peony is truly a national beauty, and that refers to you."

"If someone with ulterior motives hears this, they will surely impeach you."

"We have so many apricot trees planted outside our yard, how about we call it Red Apricot Garden?"

Xie Zhaozhao punched him lightly and laughed, "If it's called Red Apricot Garden, it must be because you're here."

"Yes, this is your boudoir, and I am the one who was peeking over the wall, longing for red apricots."

Xie Zhaozhao stopped the topic. When men get bad, women can't compare, because they can never be as shameless as them.

Let's call it Peony Garden.

Xie Zhaozhao hugged his arm and casually said, "Gu Shaoyu, if I killed someone and set fires, would you think I'm ruthless and despicable?"

“No, you must have killed someone who deserved to die,” Gu Shaoyu said. “People in high positions should have some kindness, but not too much. What? Who do you want to kill?”

Xie Zhaozhao sat up straight and said seriously, "I killed Xie Xiangxiang."

“Good riddance. How many things did she do to you? You let her go time and time again, and she thought that she could harm others without paying the price, and she became more and more reckless.”

“I killed her because she falsely claimed that there was a secret letter in my father’s study that he wanted to steal and present to Lady Wei. After Lady Xu died, she actually told Princess Yu Rong about this.”

How did she know there was a secret letter in her father-in-law's study?

Xie Zhaozhao asked Gu Shaoyu, "Do you believe in rebirth?"

"I've never seen it, but maybe it exists. After all, the world is full of wonders."

“I went to see her a few days ago, and she actually said that she was reborn and that in her previous life she obtained a letter that led to the annihilation of her entire clan.”

“Then she deserves to die!” Gu Shaoyu’s face turned cold.

Regardless of whether there was a letter in the study that could destroy an entire clan, the fact that she was spreading it around would surely attract those with ulterior motives who would see it as an opportunity to try and explore Xie Anfeng's study.

Besides, who doesn't have some confidential documents in their study?

Exposing her parents' hidden documents, her family was confiscated and her clan exterminated. One lifetime wasn't enough, she'll be punished again! This kind of inhuman scoundrel, if we don't kill her, are we just waiting for her to wipe out her entire clan?

Xie Zhaozhao then told Gu Shaoyu about her plan to trick Princess Yurong.

Gu Shaoyu was somewhat surprised: "Princess Yu Rong is not Xie Xiangxiang. She is ruthless and violent, surrounded by many experts and strategists. According to the investigation by the Imperial City Guard, Princess Yu Rong is not as simple as she appears."

Xie Zhaozhao suddenly had a guess: "Could Gu Shaoyu and Princess Yurong be His Majesty's people? For example, His Majesty's secret agents or trump cards?"

"No, because her birth mother is the Empress, and His Majesty does not like her."

“But she is so outrageous, disgracing the royal family, yet His Majesty has not punished her.” Xie Zhaozhao felt that royal matters could not be judged solely on appearances.

Gu Shaoyu patted her head: "Don't think about it anymore. Leave this to me to investigate. Since you want to trick her, then be fully prepared."

Don't try to ruin her life by getting yourself involved.

The two talked for a while, and Gu Shaoyu gave her a lot of ideas, planning to join forces with her to help her get rid of the mess.

"Madam, someone from the palace has arrived," Manman reported from outside the door.

Xie Zhaozhao straightened her clothes and walked out of the courtyard, where she saw Liuli, who was by the side of Consort Xi, arrive.

"Greetings, Madam Grand Secretary! The Imperial Concubine has not seen Madam Grand Secretary for a long time and misses her. She requests that Madam Grand Secretary be summoned to the palace for a chat," Liuli said politely.

"Yuanyuan, invite Aunt Liuli to sit in the tea room for a while. I will change my clothes and then go to the palace."

Liuli went to the tea room for tea, and Manman helped her change her clothes.

Xie Zhaozhao last saw Consort Xi in early March, when she faked her death and left the city.

She brought the Tibetan prince and princess to the palace and went to Xingning Palace to meet Consort Xi.

That time, her aunt told her that Dong Qin was someone she had invited to the capital by carrier pigeon, and that Xie Zhaozhao's guards were bought by Dong Qin at the behest of the Imperial Concubine.

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