"And this."
Yang Zhao picked up the heavy box that had been prepared long ago from beside the pillow, opened a corner of the curtain, and handed the box out: "I know the rules of the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion, so I would like to ask the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion for a long-term task. This is the deposit."
Compared to the conditions offered by the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion's leader, she actually prefers to do business with the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion openly. It's all for profit, and that will last longer.
However, the act of harming the male members of the Shen family could not be done openly, so the jade pendant was used.
But what Yang Zhao didn't expect was that the jade pendant would return to her hands again.
She stroked the jade pendant in her hand, thinking about the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion Master who had taken the box and handed the jade pendant back to her, saying, "I have agreed to the three requests, and the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion has also accepted the long-term task that Madam has assigned. Once the task is fully completed, I will come back to retrieve the jade pendant."
The jade pendant felt warm to the touch, and the black silk patterns of dragon and phoenix engraved on it came alive as she rubbed it with her fingers.
She had checked and found out that this jade pendant was made of an extremely rare jade. It was said that there was only one such piece in the world and it was priceless, enough to buy out all the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilions in the Mo Dynasty. But the Pavilion Master of the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion actually gave it back to her like this?
Yang Zhao didn't understand.
And the other side.
The man's subordinates were also confused. They really couldn't understand why their master suddenly issued such conflicting orders after returning: "Master, didn't you give the order not long ago to safely escort the men of the Shen family back? Why are you suddenly going to cripple the men of the Shen family again?" The tasks are very conflicting.
"Any questions?"
The man raised his stern gaze and swept it over his subordinate, who shuddered with fear and shook his head like a rattle: "No, absolutely no problem, I will take people there tomorrow..."
"Tonight."
Tonight? So urgent?
The subordinate did not dare to express any opinion: "Yes."
"Oh, Master, His Majesty sent someone again today, asking you to come to the palace and see him immediately after returning from your mission. From what Eunuch Li said, it seems to be about... your marriage."
"Hide the news of my return for now." Mo Junran took off the mask on his face.
Under the mask was an extremely handsome face with deep and three-dimensional features, as if they were carved out, especially his deep and cold eyes, which exuded a sense of superiority and arrogance.
"Is Ayu back?"
"I'm back."
"Tell him to find a reason to go to the Shen family tomorrow and visit the Shen family's wife who fell into the water."
The Shen family again?
Subordinate: “…”
The next day.
“Sister-in-law, sister-in-law…”
Yang Zhao woke up to a burst of loud shouting.
"What's going on? Why is it so noisy outside?" Yang Zhao took medicine for his high fever last night and had a good sleep. Now he feels much better, but still a little weak.
Dong Shuang saw her wake up, and quickly put down the medicine bowl, stepped forward to help her sit up, and replied; "Madam, it's Miss Chen Nian."
"Chen Nian?" Yang Zhao raised his eyebrows.
Dong Shuang frowned somewhat dissatisfiedly and said, "Yes, Miss Chen Nian came to Qin Garden early in the morning. I was afraid that she would disturb your rest, so I asked someone to stop her, but she refused to leave. Maybe she saw me coming in with the medicine bowl, so she started shouting so loudly..."
Knowing that his wife was unwell, he still made such an ignorant noise and quarrel. He really deserved her love.
"Let her in."
"yes."
When Shen Nian came in, she just saw Yang Zhao finish drinking the medicine. She thought for a moment, and her eyes immediately turned red.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, are you okay? I heard that you had a high fever again last night, wuwu... I'm sorry, sister-in-law..." As soon as Shen Nian entered the room, she ran to the bed and cried in front of Yang Zhao.
It's like crying at a funeral.
Dong Shuang frowned unhappily.
Yang Zhao looked at the little girl crying miserably in front of him very calmly.
Chen Nian is only thirteen years old now, and she is pretty and sweet. She likes to stick to her the most, calling her sister-in-law sweetly, and her face is full of love and admiration for her.
Shen Nian was also the first child who dared to get close to her. It could be said that Yang Zhao watched her grow up, so Yang Zhao was more partial to her.
But who could have imagined that the evidence of the Yang family's rebellion in the previous life would be delivered to the Yang family of Zhenbei Hou Mansion in her own name.
Yang Zhao really couldn't understand why the children she had raised so carefully all turned out to be ungrateful and heartless people. Later, she finally figured it out.
It’s just because some roots are rotten.
She thought that if she nurtured them with care, they would eventually grow into towering trees. However, she ignored the rotten roots, which had been growing by sucking her blood. When they grew big enough to devour her, they would naturally devour her without hesitation to strengthen themselves.
"Sister-in-law, are you feeling better? Woo woo... I really didn't mean it that day. I'm sorry, sister-in-law..." Shen Nian saw Yang Zhao staring at her without saying a word, and she felt inexplicably scared in her heart, but she still whimpered and apologized on the surface.
In fact, she did not feel guilty. After all, she just took a dip in the water and did not die.
"Have you cried enough?" Yang Zhao asked calmly.
Shen Nian was stunned for a moment, but cried even harder the next second; "Sister-in-law, hit me, wuwu..."
"Pah!"
A crisp slapping sound.
The crying stopped suddenly.
Shen Nian's head tilted, her ears were buzzing, and the burning pain on her cheeks made her dazed.
Yang Zhao said in a cold voice, "Have you cried enough? If not, get out and come back in when you've cried enough.
“Sister-in-law!” Shen Nian burst into tears.
This time she was crying out of genuine grievance. Her mother had never hit her. But the Shen family seemed to be born knowing how to pretend. She bit her lip timidly and looked at Yang Zhao, "Sister-in-law, please don't be angry with Nian Nian, okay? I'm scared!"
The thirteen-year-old girl was timid and very pitiful.
Yang Zhao looked at her coldly without saying a word.
Shen Nian felt a chill in her heart when she looked at her, and in the end she didn't even dare to sob.
"Sister-in-law..." She called out very softly and cautiously. When she met Yang Zhao's eyes, an indescribable sense of fear swept over her body, but she couldn't say what she was afraid of.
"Okay, tell me, why did you come to Qinyuan so early in the morning?" Yang Zhao finally spoke.
Shen Nian wanted to say that she was worried about her, but after meeting Yang Zhao's gaze, she subconsciously told the truth: "My mother asked me to come over and persuade my sister-in-law."
"What do you want to persuade?"
"Mother said that sister-in-law likes me the most and asked me to persuade you to agree to adopt Xuan Ge'er." Shen Nian said truthfully.
In fact, Chen Nian didn't want Yang Zhao to adopt a child. After all, Yang Zhao loved her the most now. If she really adopted Xuan Ge'er, she would definitely not be so favored.
"Sister-in-law, actually... I don't think that Brother Xuan is that good. If you really don't like him, then don't adopt him. When I'm old, Nian Nian will be filial to you." Shen Nian said innocently.
Dong Shuang frowned.
What are you talking about! Does her wife need to be filial to a second wife's sister-in-law? That would be laughable!
Yang Zhao raised the corner of his mouth and smiled, "Sister Nian, you are a filial son!"
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