Chapter Ten: Zhang's Suspicion of Zhao Yu
Zhao Chenyu stormed back to his residence, determined to find an opportunity to teach Xu Chumian a lesson again.
And Xiao Qingyan...
He underestimated that slut; she had only been in the capital for a short time before she hooked up with Xiao Qingyan.
Thinking of this, Zhao Chenyu coughed again, his pale face turning red from coughing.
"We must find a way to get our hands on Xu Chumian!"
"yes!"
"By the way, remember to avoid Xiao Qingyan."
Zhao Chenyu originally intended to return to the mansion through the side gate of the east courtyard, but the side gate was under repair today. Zhao Chenyu had no choice but to go through the main gate. If he went around to the west side gate, it would be too far.
Zhao Chenyu tidied his appearance, hoping he wouldn't run into anyone...
But to his surprise, he ran into Zhao Yu in the front yard not long after he entered the mansion.
Zhao Chenyu looked like a wilted eggplant, "Big brother."
Zhao Yucai emerged from the palace, his posture upright and his demeanor composed, making it impossible for anyone to look him directly in the eye.
Zhao Chenyu rarely dealt with his older cousin, so he greeted him and tried to leave.
A cold, deep voice came from behind.
"stop."
What happened to your face?
Zhao Chenyu immediately looked miserable, his face showing a guilty expression.
"Big brother, I... I just tripped and fell while walking."
Zhao Yu narrowed his eyes, staring down at Zhao Chenyu, who was clearly up to no good. His voice was extremely calm, yet carried an unyielding sense of pressure.
“Master Yu said you haven’t been to school for five days, and the clan’s academic examination is in a month.”
Zhao Chenyu nodded immediately, as if he had been granted a pardon, "Big brother, I understand, I'll go back and study right away."
As early as Zhao Yu's grandfather's generation, it was agreed that the Zhao family would hold an internal academic examination every three months, with the teacher assessing the grades, to ensure that every generation of the Zhao family, both the main branch and the collateral branches, could read and be polite. Although not everyone could pass the imperial examination, at least they had to be of good character and not drag the Zhao family down.
Seeing that Zhao Yu didn't say anything more, Zhao Chenyu immediately ran away.
Zhao Yu remained where he was.
Guan Yan couldn't help but ask, "Master?"
Zhao Yu pursed his lips: "Find out what Zhao Chenyu did today, keep an eye on him for a month, and don't let him leave the manor."
"yes."
"Also, the matter of the third wife, do it as soon as possible."
Guan Yan's expression changed drastically: "Yes."
It seems the master is determined to get rid of the third wife.
Today is the tenth day of the month. As is customary, Zhao Yu is going to the Zhang family's courtyard to have a meal with the family of three.
Zhao Yu went back to his courtyard to change his clothes and then went to the Zhang family's courtyard. Today was the tenth of the month, and according to custom, the three members of the eldest son's family had to have a meal together.
During the meal, it was mostly Duke Zhao and Lady Zhang who were talking.
Every word the couple spoke brought a smile to Zhang's face.
Zhao Yu slowly put down his chopsticks.
In his previous life, during the first year or two of his marriage to Xu Chumian, Xu Chumian always had so much to say. She was charming and had a lively spirit. She would pull him aside to tell him about things in the mansion, the latest interesting stories in the capital, and even the stories she read in the novels.
Zhao Yu was taciturn, but he listened attentively.
Later, Xu Chumian stopped telling him about everything that happened in the manor, and the two of them would eat together in silence.
Xu Chumian's smile became less and less frequent.
Zhao Yu frowned and gradually pursed his lips.
The meal before him was bland and tasteless, and Zhao Yu lost the will to stay, so he excused himself by saying he was busy with official business.
Lady Zhang glared at the Duke of Zhao and immediately stopped her son.
Madam Zhang said, "He'an, when the physician comes to check my pulse later, let him take a look at you too. I see you've been busy lately, so don't overwork yourself."
Zhang's gaze was too obvious, and Zhao Yu knew what she was thinking in a moment of thought.
Zhao Yu's deep phoenix eyes held a hint of helplessness. "Mother."
Madam Zhang glanced at her son's expression. Ever since the woman who had served her that night was driven out of the mansion by Zhao Yu, she couldn't help but have other thoughts rising in her mind.
The woman was fairly attractive and had a good figure. Even if her son was incredibly dense, he wouldn't have chased her away in the middle of the night...
Zhao Yu stood up; he didn't need to check Zhao Yu's pulse.
"No need."
Zhang feigned anger.
Duke Zhao gave Lady Zhang a reassuring look and said to his son, "The Qin siblings wrote in their letter that they will arrive in the capital tomorrow. You will go and receive them on my behalf."
Zhao Yu responded with a "hmm".
The father of the Qin siblings was a junior general under the Duke of Zhao, who once saved the Duke's life on the battlefield. After the Qin father passed away, the Duke of Zhao took good care of the Qin family.
Now that Qin Zhitong is about to take the imperial examination, he has brought his younger sister with him. To show his high regard for her, the Duke of Zhao sent his eldest son to greet her.
Watching her son's departing figure.
Madam Zhang looked worried. "Other young men get engaged at sixteen or seventeen, but He'an keeps putting it off. He's already past twenty and still doesn't have the heart for it."
Duke Zhao didn't care much, saying, "A man should make achievements and serve the court; why worry about finding a wife?"
Zhang snorted coldly, "Men wouldn't understand this kind of thing."
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The Xu Family Courtyard.
After Zhao Chenyu left in the afternoon, Xiao Qingyan escorted her back to her residence and left after dinner.
Because of what happened during the day, Xu Chumian had difficulty falling asleep at night.
According to the trajectory of the previous life, the Zhao family will split up around the end of January next year. The third branch of the Zhao family will be driven out of the capital by the Duke of Zhao, the reason being that the third branch's aunt was lending money at exorbitant interest rates...
There are still two or three months left until the beginning of the year.
Xu Chumian clutched the corner of the blanket, trying to suppress the unease in her heart.
Wait a little longer, wait a little longer...
With something on her mind, Xu Chumian looked tired when she got up the next day. She still had to go to the shop that day, so she sat in front of the dressing mirror to do her makeup.
I've been busy these past few days.
This was the first time she had applied makeup since her rebirth.
The woman in the mirror had skin as smooth as jade and exquisite features. She opened a drawer, revealing several delicate and intricate pieces of jewelry of various sizes.
These were all sent by Zhao Yu within the past month.
Xu Chumian lowered her eyes, took out rouge, and lightly brushed it on her cheeks.
A moment later, many more things appeared on the table in the room.
Jewelry, antiques, fabrics, and banknotes...
Xu Chumian packed everything up and put it in the next room, never looking at it again.
When I meet Zhao Yu again, I will return them all to him.
Xu Chumian silently thought to herself, "Then we're completely even."
She took Liu Da to the shop, and soon after, Shen Lingyin and Princess Xingyang's maid came to fetch incense.
Upon seeing Xu Chumian, a look of amazement quickly flashed in the eyes of the two maids. One of the maids said arrogantly, "Our princess said that she hopes that Boss Xu's incense is not just a name without substance."
Xu Chumian frowned slightly, "You may ask the princess and Miss Shen to try it out."
The two maids left with their heads held high.
Xu Chumian kept her promise to Xiao Qingyan in mind, so she prepared two meals a day. As noon approached, she prepared to return home.
As soon as I stepped out of the shop, I saw several figures at the end of the street.
Zhao Yu was the most conspicuous among them, and Shen Lingyin was beside him.
Two young men and women accompanied her, but Xu Chumian couldn't see their faces clearly.
She quickly looked away and went home.
That's good.
This is their original life.
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