Chapter 222 Who is the chess player and who is the chess piece

Cao Dewen asked cautiously, "What do you mean, Princess?"

Yun Zheng's pretty face was stern and her expression was solemn. "You hid it well enough. No one in the world knew that you had already defected to the Lei family. The Lei family is the Third Prince's in-laws, so naturally you are all the Third Prince's party."

"They're talking about doing business with me, but they're actually trying to drag me down with them! They're trying to drag me onto the Third Prince's shabby boat!"

Cao Dewen and the head of the Lei family exchanged glances and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

So this is what it means. They were scared to death.

Cao Dewen smiled apologetically and said, "You're overthinking it. It's really just business."

Yun Zheng's expression was cold, "Not interested."

Cao Dewen's eyes darted around. "I heard you want to do business with the Cui and Zheng families. Why can't you do business with us? It's fine if you look down on me, but why do you look down on the Lei family?"

Yun Zheng sat up straight, a mocking look on her face, "Do I look like a fool?"

"They don't have a master behind them, but you do. I don't want to be tied to any prince, and I'm not interested in the so-called merit of following the dragon."

This was indeed a trap set by the Lei family. They wanted to win her over and make her fight for the Third Prince.

But, this is just a trick within a trick.

Cao Dewen calmly touched the sachet on his waist and smiled, "Princess, you really misunderstood. We are just doing business together. Please help me get the salt permits for the three places."

Yun Zheng waved her hands, looking impatient. "Why don't you go find your master?"

Cao Dewen sighed softly, "The Emperor is wary of princes and ministers forming factions, but he won't be wary of a woman."

"Princess, please, just tell me what you want, and I'll go to heaven and hell to get it for you."

"No." Yun Zheng refused to budge and remained firm in her attitude.

The head of the Lei family and Cao Dewen looked at each other and thought, she is courting death!

The head of the Lei family stood up and said, "Don't rush to make a decision. Everything can be discussed. I'm going to change my clothes and will be back soon."

Yun Zheng looked at his receding back, her eyes icy and terrifying. The Lei family made their fortune by relying on a woman, and all they cared about was matters between men and women.

Cao Dewen's humble and flattering voice came to my ears, "Princess, this tea is picked from my own tea garden and roasted by myself. It is not inferior to tribute tea. Please try it."

He personally brought the hot tea to Yun Zheng. Yun Zheng nodded slightly and said "okay" but did not touch it.

When the head of the Cao family saw this, his eyes flashed slightly, and he was indeed cautious.

Unfortunately, no matter how careful she was, she couldn't escape this time.

Who would have thought that the head of the Lei family would personally get involved?

He tactfully told some interesting business stories, and his face lit up with joy when he talked about something happy.

Yun Zheng listened incoherently, with an indifferent and arrogant attitude.

Suddenly, her face changed drastically. "I feel dizzy. Oh no, I've been hit."

She stood up suddenly, her body swaying, her face flushed, "Cao, it's you!"

Seeing this, Cao Dewen raised the corner of his mouth slightly, it seemed that the medicine was taking effect.

"Yes, it was me! Everyone says Princess Jinyun is incredibly smart, but in my opinion, she's just that smart. I used a little trick to trick you."

"You're just a woman, and you want to compete with men? You're overestimating yourself."

Yun Zheng's face flushed abnormally, and she was furious. "Cao Dewen, you are so bold! You plotted against a court official! You are dead."

"Zi Yan, let's go."

Cao Dewen was arrogant and complacent, "Now that you're here, don't think about leaving easily."

With a "bang", Zi Yan fell to the ground with her eyes closed, and several other maids also fell down.

Seeing this, Yun Zheng was horrified, "Cao Dewen, what do you want to do?"

Cao Dewen approached step by step, aggressively, "Princess, I have no intention of offending you, but since you refused my toast and insisted on drinking the penalty wine, I had no choice."

"Afterwards, I will make amends."

He laughed lewdly, "I didn't expect I would have such good fortune. Come, Princess, I will treat you well..."

On the other side, the head of the Lei family returned to the table and chatted and laughed with the guests.

The third prince was watching people fishing by the stream. When he saw his grandfather coming back, he ran over.

"Grandfather, how did your talk with Yun Zheng go? Is she willing to cooperate?"

Patriarch Lei's expression remained calm. "She said she needed to think about it, but judging by her attitude, she should be 80% sure."

The Third Prince's eyebrows lit up with joy. "That's great! Yun Zheng is arrogant, conceited, and unruly. She's really annoying. But, I have to admit that she's good at making money."

"By the way, where is she? I should go back now. I'd like to say hello to her before I leave."

Yunmu also came over and asked anxiously, "Uncle, my daughter left with you. You are back, but why hasn't she come back yet?"

Patriarch Lei smiled gently and kindly, "She said she wanted to go around, so I can't force her."

Yunmu's eyelids were twitching violently, and she felt inexplicably uneasy, her heart in turmoil.

At this moment, a maid rushed in, looking panicked, "Master, Madam, something bad has happened."

Everyone's eyes swept over, and the eldest lady of the Lei family frowned, "What happened?"

The maid was very nervous, "Someone is having an affair in Zuiyinxuan..."

The whole audience was in an uproar.

"What? An affair?"

"Oh my God, who is so bold?"

The maid glanced at Yunmu cautiously and said, "It's...Princess Jinyun."

Mica felt as if struck by lightning, and everything went dark before his eyes.

She bit her lip, using the pain to sober herself up, "Nonsense, slandering our princess, what is the crime?"

The maid shook her head desperately, "I didn't, everything I said is true."

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. A nobleman chuckled and said, "Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. Why don't you all go and see for yourself?"

Everyone immediately became excited, "Yes, let's go together. If there is nothing, everyone can testify for the princess."

"Let's go to Zuiyunxuan."

Yunmu closed her eyes and forced herself to keep up with the main force with her weak body.

Only the head of the Lei family stood still.

The Third Prince's expression was extremely bad. "Grandfather, you...didn't do anything?"

Patriarch Lei looked solemn and bowed, "Everything I did was for His Highness."

The Third Prince felt a surge of blood rushing to his head and his whole body trembled violently.

His appearance was so terrifying that the head of the Lei family turned pale with fear. "Your Highness, Your Highness."

"Pa." The Third Prince angrily slapped her. "If anything happens to her, no one will survive."

Throwing down these words, he ran away.

The Lei family head's face was in pain, but his heart was like waves surging in the ocean, one after another, and he was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

The Third Prince actually...

At Zuiyinxuan, the maid led everyone to the closed door and stopped.

Everyone's blood was boiling with excitement. "It's in there?"

The maid looked terrified and nodded timidly, "The princess sent everyone away and stayed alone with Master Cao inside."

Some people couldn't help but laugh, "Hahaha, what good can come from a man and a woman being alone together?"

"How can it not be a good thing?"

It was a double entendre, and those who understood it showed a lewd smile.

Yunmu's eyes went dark. No way! With Ziyan here, Zheng'er will be fine!

The young master of the Lei family waved his right hand and ordered, "Break the door."

The door was smashed open and everyone rushed in.

What caught my eye was a man and a woman cuddling on a soft couch. The man was dressed in black, with his back to the crowd.

The woman in the crimson official uniform had her hair loose and her face buried in the man's arms.

"Ahhh, it's Princess Jinyun. She's the only one in the world who wears the crimson official uniform!"

“It’s her!”

"I didn't expect her to be such a fickle bitch!"

"Let me see, which Mr. Cao is she having an affair with?"

The man heard the noise and held the woman in his arms tightly. He turned his head and revealed his handsome face.

It was him! Everyone was terrified, their feet felt like they were nailed to the ground.

The man's face was covered with frost, his black eyes were like a thousand-year-old cold pond, his thin lips slightly parted, and cold words hit everyone.

“Get out!”