Chapter 16 Three-Day Appointment

However, when he met Princess Jiayi's pleading gaze, Xiao Zhen still spoke up to help them out.

"Miss Zhao, could we please move to the next room and chat?"

Zhao Yunnuan and Zhao Shiqing were both stunned. They didn't expect that Xiao Zhen would bypass Zhao Yunnuan, the eldest sister, and want to talk to Zhao Shiqing alone.

This shouldn't be the case, neither morally nor logically.

Although Xiao Zhen does not have a title, he is the son of the eldest princess and the eldest grandson of the Xiao family. Doesn't he understand?

Or is it that this Young Master Xiao is not particular about trivial matters?

Zhao Yunnuan and Zhao Shiqing would never dream of the real reason.

In his previous life, Xiao Zhen believed that Zhao Yunnuan was the enemy of the entire Xiao family until his death. In this life, although he knew that his parents and cousin did not die at the hands of Zhao Yunnuan in his previous life, when he saw Zhao Yunnuan again, he instinctively did not like her and wanted to stay away from her and did not want to have anything to do with her.

Zhao Shiqing readily agreed: "Okay, Master Xiao, please come in."

Zhao Yunnuan also felt that Xiao Zhen was a strange person. Seeing her sister agreed immediately, Zhao Yunnuan was worried. Zhao Shiqing patted her hand and whispered to comfort her: "It's okay, sister, you wait here for me, I'll be back soon."

The ninth floor of the Observatory was mainly built for stargazing. There are many windows around it, but there are only two rooms, and the rest are empty corridors.

Zhao Shiqing and Xiao Zhen went to another room.

There was only a table and a few chairs in the room by the window, and there was even a clairvoyant on the table.

Clairvoyance is a banned item among common people, but here, it is just a toy for young men and women to watch the stars.

Zhao Shiqing picked up the telescope and looked around through the open window. She saw groups of small figures outside the villa and five lonely figures standing in the distance.

"Your people are there, and they are loyal to you." Zhao Shiqing said.

Xiao Zhen limped over and sat down on a chair: "Miss Zhao Er, first of all, I want to thank you for saving my parents and Xiao Su."

As he said this, he stood up with difficulty, lifted his clothes and knelt down, kowtowed three times on the blue brick floor.

When he raised his head, his pale face finally showed some color, and blood was seeping from his forehead.

Zhao Shiqing sat upright and accepted his gift with dignity.

She could bear Xiao Zhen's three kowtows.

But that's not enough.

"I saved three lives in your family. I just kowtow three times and that's it?"

Xiao Zhen......

"I heard that the Second Miss is fond of Fanghe Mountain. So, I will offer Fanghe Mountain to the Second Miss. When my parents return to the capital, I will have them send someone to deliver the deed to Fanghe Mountain to the Second Miss."

Zhao Shiqing: Well, this Xiao Zhen is much more sensible than Xiao Xiaosu.

However, this is still not enough!

"Master Xiao, I will accept the mountain. However, I would like to discuss a business deal with you. I wonder if you are interested?"

Xiao Zhen didn't know what Zhao Shiqing was up to, so he said in a deep voice, "I'm all ears."

Zhao Shiqing gasped, "Oh my God, the sound of this flute is so beautiful that half of her body is numb. What a pity, this flute is really ugly."

Zhao Shiqing cleared her throat. She also had a good voice, as Xiao Huangli said.

"Young Master Xiao, you won't blame me for being suspicious of your father and mother, right? It's only natural. After all, the timing and location of their appearances are too coincidental. Anyone would be suspicious, right?"

Xiao Zhen hummed a sound, but remained silent, listening to Zhao Shiqing continue, "I would like to ask Master Xiao to give us three days. During these three days, I would like to ask the Princess and Prince Consort Xiao to condescend to stay at the Stargazing Tower. At the same time, I would also like to give Master Xiao three days. During these three days, please find reasonable evidence to clear your father and mother of the suspicion.

Please rest assured, Young Master Xiao, as long as the evidence is solid, I will personally escort your family out of Liangdi.

A gentleman's word is as good as gold, and I swear here that I will never break my promise."

Xiao Zhen looked deeply at the vivid girl in front of him. At this moment, there was no eagle on her shoulder, but a piece of cat's tail was exposed in a cloth bag on her chest.

What a strange little girl.

Xiao Zhen was distracted for a moment, but he quickly recovered and said, "This is the deal that Miss Zhao and Xiao discussed. It doesn't seem to be a business deal."

Zhao Shiqing smiled: "I haven't talked about the real deal yet. After all, there are still many unresolved issues between us, such as my father's death. If this issue is not resolved, you and I can't do business on an equal footing."

Xiao Zhen exhaled and stood up: "Okay, three days later, I will be waiting here for you, Second Miss."

Zhao Shiqing smiled and said, "Okay, it's settled. See you then."

Seeing that she was about to leave, Xiao Zhen stopped her: "Wait, Xiao has something else to ask of you."

Zhao Shiqing raised her chin slightly: "You say."

Xiao Zhen: "To be honest, Second Miss, before I came to Liangdi, I was plotted against and narrowly escaped death. Now everyone thinks I am dead, so..."

Zhao Shiqing understood immediately: "So you don't want anyone to know that you're still alive, and you want us sisters to keep this secret for you?"

Xiao Zhen nodded: "Second Miss, are you willing to help?"

Zhao Shiqing smiled and said, "Since I want to do business with you, then of course I have to help you with this small favor. However, many people have seen Master Xiao today, and I wonder what excuse Master Xiao is going to use to keep everyone quiet."

Xiao Zhen had obviously thought it through long ago: "I am a guard of the Xiao family. When I learned that the eldest princess and her husband were trapped here, I acted impulsively and bumped into the eldest princess and the second young lady. I deserve to die."

Zhao Shiqing laughed again. No wonder they say ugly people tend to act weird. Look at this guy who looks three parts human and seven parts ghost. He is quite funny when he acts weird.

"Then you must have a name, like Li Damao, Liu Erzhu, or Wang Sanpang?"

Xiao Zhen......

"My surname is Zhen, and my given name is Gui."

Zhao Shiqing: Zhen Gui, precious?

You are so narcissistic!

"Okay, Master Zhen, see you in three days."

After Zhao Shiqing finished speaking, he left the Observatory with Zhao Yunnuan who was waiting outside.

When they got outside, Zhao Yunnuan asked, "He didn't give you any trouble, did he?"

Zhao Shiqing said, "No, he kowtowed to me three times, thanking me for saving his life, and promised to give me Fanghe Mountain. In addition, I gave him three days to help his parents prove themselves. After three days, as long as he can prove that the Princess and her husband are not the murderers, we will release them and return to the capital."

Zhao Yunnuan did not blame her sister for acting on her own. After all, if the princess and her husband were kept here forever, something would happen sooner or later.

"Okay, I've already arranged the guards, so not even a fly can get into the observatory.

Zhao Shiqing: "Sister, that Jinbao next to Xiao Xiaosu is a traitor who betrayed his master. There are traitors like this in the Xiao family, and maybe in our palace as well. Let's go back and catch them now."

Zhao Yunnuan: "Do you suspect this traitor was the one who actually killed our father?"