Chen Siyuan felt that nothing went smoothly when she returned to the capital.

He was having dinner at a hot pot restaurant with two maids.

When Chen Siyuan was leaving, she originally planned to walk back, but when she went to pay, the shopkeeper said that he had forgotten something.

Chen Siyuan looked at the shopkeeper. She was quite familiar with this person. She hadn't brought anything with her when she came, so how could she have forgotten?

"You're not mistaken, are you?"

"That's right, it's yours, Madam."

Seeing that the other party persisted, Chen Siyuan didn't say anything more, just said, "Thank you."

The shopkeeper took out a delicate little box.

The box was made of ordinary wood, and judging by its length, it should be a hairpin.

At first, Chen Siyuan didn't pay attention, but then she remembered that the Fifth Princess had come, so she wondered if it was given to her by her.

Thinking about this makes me very happy.

She always felt that meeting with the Fifth Princess was something shameful.

Thinking about it, I found it funny.

I originally intended to pick up the box casually, but the moment I held it, I felt it was very heavy.

Looking at the shopkeeper, the shopkeeper smiled slightly and said, "Madam, this thing is a bit heavy, please be careful."

"Thank you." Chen Siyuan smiled and thanked the shopkeeper, then left with the somewhat heavy little box.

After getting into the carriage, Chen Siyuan couldn't wait to open the small box, curious about what the Fifth Princess would give her.

She was stunned the moment she opened it.

so much?

Chunlan and Chunping found the contents of the small box rather strange.

It wasn't very long, about the length of a thumb, but it was also very thin, about the thickness of chopsticks. I couldn't quite put my finger on what it was; it just looked strange.

"Young Madam, what is this?"

"This is a treasure." Chen Siyuan was initially worried that the Fifth Princess had used four bullets from her pistol and would soon run out, but now, thankfully, she had so many again.

She glanced at it and estimated it to be around seventy or eighty.

She adored the Fifth Princess Consort.

Giving yourself a gift quietly makes you happy.

With a smug look on her face, she arrived at the General's Mansion. She told Chunlan and Chunping to wait at the door while she took out the bullets and counted them carefully. There were exactly one hundred.

Chen Siyuan was overjoyed and carefully replenished the missing bullets in the pistol.

When she placed the pistol back on her calf, she felt incredibly relieved.

Later, she put the remaining bullets in the box, touched it, and saw something at the bottom of the small box.

After thinking for a moment, I quickly discovered a small compartment at the bottom. I opened it and found a small note inside.

Chen Siyuan glanced at Chunlan and Chunping standing at the door. She took out the note, which contained only a few words written briefly: 'Don't let anyone else know.'

Chen Siyuan looked at the bullet in front of her. She had already witnessed its power, and she knew what would happen if others found out.

Especially now, at this crucial moment, she has to be careful.

She was happy to have this item with her since she had no martial arts skills, and she wouldn't easily reveal it.

As she thought about it, she suddenly remembered that she had fired a gun in Huzhou. As she thought about it, she began to worry. What if someone had discovered that bullet?

After thinking about it all afternoon, I decided that I should ask Qiao Yuchen for help with this matter.

Qiao Yuchen has been very busy lately and has been nowhere to be seen. After thinking for a moment, she called out Black Hawk.

Fortunately, with Black Hawk around, it's convenient to have him relay messages.

While waiting, Chen Siyuan thought about many things.

For a time, Chen Siyuan couldn't control the disappointment in her heart.

It seems like I've lost something, yet it also seems like I haven't lost anything at all.

Just as they were struggling with their decision, Mrs. Qiao arrived.

Chen Siyuan was stunned when she saw Lady Qiao.

Mrs. Qiao cried?

Why is she crying?

What happened?

Chunlan and Chunping were also quite surprised.

Their opinion of Mrs. Joe changed from the beginning, but they never saw her lose her composure.

"Madam, Madam—" Zhang Ma rushed in from outside. She had thought Chen Siyuan was out and hadn't returned yet, but when she saw Chen Siyuan there, she stood awkwardly at the door. "Young Madam?"

Chen Siyuan was wondering why he was crying.

Who exactly angered Mrs. Qiao?

As Chen Siyuan wiped away Madam Qiao's tears with a handkerchief, she asked Zhang Ma beside her, "What happened? Who made Mother angry?"

“This…” Zhang Ma knelt down on the ground and refused to speak.

“Mother, let’s not cry anymore, okay?” Chen Siyuan has seen tears the most these past few days.

At this moment, she felt a mix of emotions, unsure how to describe them. Over the past few days, she seemed to have learned how to comfort others.

"Mother, no matter what happens, we can figure it out together." Could it be that something has happened to Madam Qiao's maternal family, the Wang family?

For a woman, the people who hurt her the most are her children and her family, and of course, her man.

General Qiao had met her, and his feelings for Madam Qiao were genuine. Now, Madam Qiao had no children of her own, only one left, which was due to the Wang family's misfortune.

She felt that with Qiao Yuchen and General Qiao around, as long as the Wang family didn't do anything that could lead to execution, things shouldn't get to the point of no return.

Mrs. Joe seemed to realize that she had overreacted.

She really couldn't accept the news.

“Yuan’er, Yuan’er, I heard…” Madam Qiao held Chen Siyuan’s hand, originally wanting to ask for confirmation and try to keep her, but the moment she held Chen Siyuan’s hand, she felt that she had obviously lost weight, and when she thought of the scene back then, all her words were suppressed in her heart and she did not say them.

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