Chapter 19: What will Zhao Heng do when he takes this opportunity?
Ji Yunshu almost spit out the tea he had just taken.
Meet two women in one day, in the same place.
This scumbag's behavior doesn't seem like something Zhao Heng would do.
She couldn't help but ask, "Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"
Shen Qingchuan tried hard to prove that he had a good eye: "Zhao Heng's face and figure are hard to find in the entire capital. How could I be wrong? And he was wearing the same clothes this morning."
Zhao Shen knew his cousin well enough to know that he wouldn't joke about such things, so he asked directly, "Who is that woman?"
Speaking of this, Shen Qingchuan was not so sure: "I saw the mark of the Duke of Wei's Mansion on her carriage. I wonder which lady of the Duke's Mansion she is."
Zhao Shen and Ji Yunshu looked at each other, and both of them knew what was going on.
I just don’t know why Zhao Heng met with Wei Yuanmin at this time?
Zhao Shen continued to ask Shen Qingchuan: "What did they say?"
Shen Qingchuan looked embarrassed: "Cousin, I did not tamper with the private room to spy on the young man and the young lady's private meeting."
Ji Yunshu was shocked: "You said they..."
"No, no." Shen Qingchuan knew what she was thinking at a glance and waved his hands repeatedly to deny it. "They didn't do that kind of thing. They just talked for a while. But I only saw it when they were leaving. I don't know what they said."
How could he, a restaurant owner, dare to gossip about the young lady of the Duke of Wei's mansion?
If his cousin hadn't asked him, he wouldn't have said a word.
Ji Yunshu asked suspiciously, "Since you didn't peek, how do you know they didn't do anything?"
Shen Qingchuan explained: "I specifically asked the waiter, and that young lady has always been served by a maid."
After all, they are not married, so it would be inappropriate to do that kind of thing in front of the maid.
Zhao Shen nodded to indicate that he understood, and after giving Shen Qingchuan a few more instructions, he returned home with Ji Yunshu.
Because of Shen Qingchuan's appearance, the two of them wasted a lot of time. Unexpectedly, when they returned, they met Zhao Heng, who had left long ago, at the gate.
"Brother, why did you go out?"
Zhao Heng was also surprised when he saw Zhao Shen. After all, in his impression, Zhao Shen had not been out for many years.
Zhao Shen glanced at Ji Yunshu beside him and said casually, "I went out for a walk with your sister-in-law."
His sister-in-law spoke very smoothly, but Zhao Heng's expression froze for a moment. He forced a smile and said, "Dad is always worried that big brother will get bored staying in the yard. He should go out for a walk more often."
Zhao Shen nodded and asked, "Why are you back at this time? Where have you been?"
Zhao Heng is still studying in the academy, but his academic performance is not outstanding.
He took the imperial examination once but failed.
It could also be that he had an older brother who he could never surpass, which made him resist studying.
In comparison, he preferred practicing martial arts. Whenever he thought about his brother having to sit in a chair as a cripple for the rest of his life, while he could practice martial arts as he pleased, he felt full of strength.
Today, in order to attend two appointments, he specially asked for leave from the academy.
After coming out of the restaurant with Yao Ruolan, she insisted on going back to the silk shop. He had no choice but to send her back.
But he was still worried, so he went to give Cen Yi a warning.
He is just the illegitimate son of a merchant, and I don’t think anyone would dare to touch him.
Seeing that it was getting late, I went straight home.
I didn't expect to meet my elder brother who rarely goes out at the door.
However, he did not think much about it. He remembered that his mother told him to be more respectful to his elder brother and sister-in-law, which would benefit him in the future, so he put away his resentment towards the two of them.
"Yes, there was something I had to deal with. It was getting late, so I didn't go back to the academy."
Zhao Shen nodded without comment and didn't ask any more questions.
When he returned to the yard, it was still daylight, so Ji Yunshu sat in the yard to enjoy the cool air.
She drank a bowl of herbal tea and complained, "It's only June and the weather is already so hot. How am I going to get through the rest of my life?"
She really misses modern air conditioning.
Lu Ru washed a plate of cherries and brought it to her: "You should drink less cold tea, or you might get a stomachache. This is sent by the Queen Mother. It has been soaked in cold water for a while. Try it."
Ji Yunshu didn’t understand. Cherries are also cold, so why wouldn’t he get an upset stomach when he ate them?
She picked up a cherry and put it in her mouth. She felt the cool and sweet taste in her mouth and sighed with satisfaction.
After eating several in one breath, Zhao Shen couldn't bear to watch any more: "This one is cold too, eat less."
Ji Yunshu turned around and stuffed a cherry into his mouth, then asked, "You said it got hot so early this year, could it be that the climate is different?"
She had always been worried about the natural disasters and man-made disasters described in the book, but when the book mentioned them, civil unrest had already broken out in various places.
It did not specify when those droughts and floods began.
The original owner was the daughter of a noble family and grew up in the palace. She had no idea what kind of life the people outside lived.
During the time she was here, she had been staying in the Marquis' Mansion and had no contact with ordinary people.
When I went out today, I saw the prosperous and bustling scene of the capital.
But the capital is the emperor's capital after all. If even the people here cannot live and work in peace, the country will be on the verge of destruction.
Zhao Shen didn't like sweet things and usually wouldn't touch anything even slightly sweet. Now there was a cherry in his mouth, and he couldn't spit it out. He frowned and swallowed it, then said, "It's fine this year."
Ji Yunshu felt relieved when she heard him say that. As long as it wasn't this year, she still had time to do something.
"That's good."
Before the natural disaster, the government was relatively stable.
"Is the Queen about to give birth?"
While eating cherries, Ji Yunshu suddenly recalled an incident in the book that happened in the palace more than a month after she got married.
Something seemed to go wrong when the queen was giving birth, which led to a change in the relationship between the queen mother and the emperor.
Zhao Shen obviously knew about this as well, and his brows furrowed even tighter. "It should be after the eldest princess' birthday banquet."
This matter was only mentioned briefly by Yao in the book, without even mentioning the specific date. This is when Zhao Shen's usefulness becomes apparent: "Remind me when the time comes, and I'll go to the palace to see my aunt."
Zhao Shen's brows finally relaxed a little: "Yeah."
Ji Yunshu looked at Zhao Shen, and suddenly a sense of confidence arose in his heart.
If the two of them work together, they will definitely be able to change their destiny.
Otherwise, why would God let her come here?
Relive the tragic fate of the original owner?
Ji Yunshu thought that Zhao Heng would have a quarrel with Madam Hou because of Yao Ruolan.
Unexpectedly, until the day of Princess Taining's birthday, there was still no movement in the main courtyard.
Compared to what happened on the wedding night, Zhao Heng now seems to be more calm.
Ji Yunshu got up early in the morning and was dressed up by Mother Li, who wanted to let her try on all the jewelry in the dressing box.
Ji Yunshu was already feeling exhausted before she even set off. "Mom, there's no need to be so formal. The protagonist today is the eldest princess. Why should I be the center of attention?"
Mother Li gestured with the ruby-encrusted headpiece on her head for a long time, but she still wasn't satisfied. "This is your first appearance in public after getting married, so you must dress beautifully. Otherwise, people will laugh at you."
Ji Yunshu wanted to say that she didn't care what others thought, since no one would dare to gossip in front of her anyway.
She was worried about Zhao Heng.
It is impossible that he and Wei Yunmin met privately because they were in love with each other.
Banquets are also a high-incidence location for accidents.
She always felt that Zhao Heng would take the opportunity to do something.
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