Chapter 12 Walking Paper Figures
If Zhao Shiqing's luck was really good, she saw the people Zhao Yunnuan mentioned before she even stood still outside the villa.
One, two, three, four, five, six, a total of six people. The leader was a lame man, skinny and bony. His clothes looked too loose on him, and when the wind blew, his clothes bulged out, as if they could be blown into the sky at any time.
The most eye-catching thing was his face. Not even the paper in Chengxin Hall was as white as it. There was no trace of blood on his face except for his eyeballs. Even his lips were white.
My sister also said that this person's eyes were very bright, so bright, so red. If eyes could spit fire, this person's eyes would be blazing with fire.
Zhao Shiqing admired her sister for being able to tell from this inhumane face that he looked like Prince Consort Xiao!
Although Zhao Shiqing had never seen Prince Consort Xiao, she knew that since he was chosen as the third place in the imperial examination and could marry the emperor, he must be a handsome man. Even though he is old now, he is still a handsome man.
But as for this person in front of him, forget it. I won’t say that he looks like a ghost because Zhao Shiqing has never seen a ghost. But Zhao Shiqing has seen paper-made people burned for ghosts. This person is a walking paper-made person!
Zhao Shiqing complained in his heart but went to greet them. No matter what, he had to do his best to be a good host.
Besides, if this person is really Xiao Zhen, then for the current Prince Liang’s Mansion, it would be like a pillow handed to you when you want to sleep.
In order to show his tolerance and friendliness, Zhao Shiqing even made a gesture, indicating that the guards should put their drawn swords back into their sheaths.
Zhao Shiqing waved her hand, and a little eagle came flying and landed on her left shoulder.
Zhao Shiqing looked at his empty right hand. Hey, it seemed like something was missing.
Oh, it’s Xiao Su. Xiao Su must be going to pay a visit to the Princess and Prince Consort Xiao right now. I’ve neglected to bring Xiao Su out.
Forget it, let it be. This mediocre way of appearing is enough to overshadow that paper man.
Zhao Shiqing still underestimated herself. The moment the eagle landed on her shoulder, not to mention Xiao Zhen, even the royal guards were all shocked.
It is not uncommon for noble children to play with and raise hawks, but the one in front of me is a delicate little girl.
Meng Hu, who was in charge of protecting Zhao Shiqing, subconsciously rubbed his eyes. Was he really seeing things? There really was an eagle on the Second Young Lady's shoulder. Although the eagle was small, it was still an eagle.
In any case, Meng Hu knew Zhao Shiqing, but Xiao Zhen frowned as he looked at the girl not far away.
Who is this?
He had met Zhao Yunnuan today, and this girl was obviously not Zhao Yunnuan. Could she be Zhao Yunnuan's subordinate?
Xiao Zhen came to Zither Villa this morning. When he first saw that there were no heavy guards outside Zither Villa, he did not stay. After arriving, he went straight in through the back door. Unexpectedly, he arrived at an inopportune time. Zhao Yunnuan led the personal guards to arrive. Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Jiang Ping and others protected Xiao Zhen and retreated in a hurry.
Afterwards, Li Xi disguised himself and went outside Prince Liang's mansion to inquire about the news. He learned that early this morning, the eldest princess Zhao Yunnuan led her personal guards to leave the mansion and head towards Zither Villa.
Only then did Xiao Zhen confirm that the woman who fought with him at Zither Villa today was Zhao Yunnuan, his enemy in his previous life!
Although Prince Liang had three children, the crown prince lived in the capital, the second son Zhao Tingxuan was just a useless child, and the Princess of Liang was frail and sickly. After Prince Liang's death, the one who truly took charge of Prince Liang's Mansion was the eldest princess Zhao Yunnuan.
In the previous life, it was not until Zhao Yunnuan married into the capital that the Prince of Liang's Mansion was truly handed over to Zhao Tingxuan.
In his previous life, when Xiao Zhen was able to avenge his parents, Zhao Yunnuan, who had once been able to call the wind and rain in Liang and commanded the Liang army as a woman, had died in a fight between the women in the harem.
It was a very cowardly death.
In his previous life, he only knew that his parents died on April 15th, but he didn't know the exact time. However, when he went there in the morning, he could feel from the atmosphere in the villa that his parents should still be alive at that time.
Thinking of this, Xiao Zhen no longer cared about his own health. He came here stubbornly despite the opposition of Dazhuang and others.
Unexpectedly, before I met Zhao Yunnuan, I saw a strange little girl.
At this moment, the strange little girl in Xiao Zhen's eyes had already taken the initiative to greet them: "Heroes, nice to meet you!"
As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person (even though the other person was not smiling). Xiao Zhen was ready to die together with the other person, but when those fiery eyes met a pair of clear and harmless eyes, it was like a punch on cotton. Xiao Zhen suddenly didn't know what to say.
He didn't say anything, but Zhao Shiqing had something to say.
Before Xiao Zhen had time to take a closer look at her, she looked very sad.
"Heroes, are you here to pay your respects to my father? Although the funeral hall isn't located here, I still want to thank you for your thoughtfulness."
As he spoke, Zhao Shiqing bent his knees and did a half-bow.
Xiao Zhen......
Zhao Shiqing sniffed and smelled a strange smell. It must be the smell of medicine. She wondered what kind of medicine it was that would have such a smell.
Her sense of smell and taste were both very sensitive, but in Xiao Zhen's opinion, her little action of sniffing was a prelude to crying.
Xiao Zhen's brows furrowed even tighter. Who is this woman?
She just said "my father", who is her father?
Condolences were paid and a mourning hall was set up. The only dead person in front of them was King Liang, but King Liang had two sons and one daughter. This little girl was definitely not Zhao Yunnuan, so who was she?
Xiao Zhen was a little confused. Since he remembered his past, although he had changed some things through his efforts, such as leaving Shiji Mountain early and letting Xiao Yue be prepared, some things were the same as in his previous life, such as him falling off a cliff and being rescued by Yao Shanbo's grandson, and the death of King Liang.
But the fact that Prince Liang had several children should not change. In his previous life, he had found out clearly that Prince Liang had no illegitimate children, only two sons and one daughter, and all of them were born to Prince Liang's wife, Nie.
Could it be that King Liang had an extra daughter in this life?
Could it be that, like Xiao Yue, she is a concubine's daughter who has returned to her ancestral home?
There was no way. Before he remembered his past life, Xiao Zhen was like most young masters in the capital, studying and practicing martial arts. All he knew about the Prince of Liang's Mansion was the prince Zhao Tinghan, who was a sickly sickbed and spent most of the year in bed.
Zhao Shiqing didn't know that after just one encounter, she became Xiao Zhen's concubine. She was still wondering why this paper man was staring at her. It was really rude.
"This hero, this hero?"
Just as Zhao Shiqing was about to stretch out her fingers and shake them, she heard a pleasant voice, so pleasant that it didn't seem to come from the mouth of the paper figure in front of her.
"My last name is Xiao, Xiao Zhen."
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