Chapter 63 Ling Buyi has many questions
Before He Zhaojun could agree, she saw Wan Qiqi, also drunk, following her all the way out and chasing Ling Buyi's carriage relentlessly.
"These people... are really interesting."
He Zhaojun stood in front of the door, watching their backs as they walked away, and only felt that there was an extra cloak on her shoulders.
"I have been looking for you with great difficulty. I didn't expect that you would actually hide here, drinking and relaxing." Wen Ziduan stretched out his hand to He Zhaojun, wanting to help her get on the carriage.
He Zhaojun stood still, just greeted him politely and looked at him indifferently.
"What? You want me to follow Zisheng's example and carry you into the car? Unfortunately, you have already accepted the betrothal gift from the Lou family, so it is against the rules to do so." Wen Ziduan's words were full of sourness.
He Zhaojun snorted softly, pulled the reins beside her, stepped into the stirrup to mount the horse, clamped her legs lightly around the horse's belly, and slowly strolled towards her home in the night breeze.
Wen Ziduan quickly caught up on horseback, reached out to pull He Zhaojun's reins, and slowed down the pace again and again. He was afraid that no one was walking faster than him.
"What's going on? You tried to get the Lou family to cancel the engagement, but failed, so you come up with another plan. I'm afraid I'll be discovered tomorrow morning and freeze to death on the street." He Zhaojun was now very suspicious about what the third prince was going to do.
Wen Ziduan also frankly admitted: "I just casually gave you a test. I didn't expect Lou Yao to be so cowardly. I was almost so devastated that I couldn't lift my head and broke off the engagement with you."
"It's better to say that the Third Prince doesn't want to add any more support to the Crown Prince's faction. Tutor Lou is the Crown Prince's teacher, and the Lou family is naturally an accomplice of the Xuan family. Now the He family has also got on board." He Zhaojun guessed in her heart, and this is also the most likely reason.
Could it be that Wen Ziduan, with nothing better to do, deliberately ruined other people's marriages? She tightened her cloak, "Your Highness, rest assured. My marriage to Lou Yao has made the Second House more powerful than ever before, gradually constraining the First House. The Crown Prince's influence has actually decreased, not increased."
"What's more, my He family has never participated in factional disputes. As long as it is the decision of His Majesty, my He family will respect it."
“…Let’s just take it as it is.”
"Your Highness, please do not do anything unnecessary. I have already made an oath with Ayao and I will never go back on my word."
"You actually high-fived others? You made your vows so easily?!"
"The key is to never regret it!"
He Zhaojun drank two glasses of wine and felt dizzy from riding the horse all the way. Seeing that the He Mansion was just around the corner, she rolled off the horse and managed to steady herself with great difficulty.
"On the wedding day, I will definitely treat His Highness the Third Prince to a drink!"
Wen Ziduan's face turned pale, but he forced a smile: "Really? Then I'll wait and see."
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On the second day, He Zhaojun took a leave because she caught a cold. Concubine Yue asked her to rest and recuperate. She was sitting in the courtyard looking at the account books when she saw a young man in a black robe with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes climbing over the wall of her house.
Ling Buyi stood aside, a little dazed, and seemed to be still struggling over whether or not to ask He Zhaojun.
He Zhaojun ignored him and pretended not to see him. She drank cup of tea and looked at account books one by one. Finally, after standing for a stick of incense as punishment, Ling Buyi spoke.
"I've been training them wholeheartedly to keep everyone in the Cheng family healthy and fit for emergencies. Why don't you appreciate my kindness, Shao Shang?"
"I know Shao Shang loves to drink, and I'm worried that drinking too much might harm her health, so I asked Doctor Sun to develop a peach blossom wine, suitable for women. Isn't it much better than Qianlizui?"
"The Black Armored Guards constantly guarded the Quling Marquis's mansion day and night, checking suspicious individuals and incoming and outgoing packages. How could they force Shao Shang to escape by jumping over the wall?"
"After the engagement, husband and wife will be one. I am willing to share everything with Shao Shang, whether it is power or gold and silver... I grew up in the army and never knew how to get along with my family. I tried to integrate into the family, but Shao Shang felt that I was oppressing her."
"What's the reason for everything? What went wrong?"
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