Zhao Rong woke up on his own this time.

He didn't open his eyes immediately, but pricked up his ears to listen first.

Very good, no sound from that girl.

He breathed a sigh of relief, opened his eyes, and stood up.

A few beams of morning light came in from the window and spread in front of the bed.

It was still the quaint house where he was reborn, but since she left that night, he had lived there alone for the past three days.

Such a big bed, sleeping by myself... It's really comfortable! Why would I need a bicycle? He muttered.

These days he has a deeper understanding of his surroundings and has remembered more things.

The Great Chu Dynasty was very large, somewhat similar to the Han Dynasty in his own world.

At the same time, it was small because Wangquezhou was larger, and it was just a medium-sized dynasty in the southwest of Wangquezhou.

Not to mention the Xuanhuang Realm that Gui mentioned.

The Duke of Jingnan's Mansion was one of the top nobles in Da Chu, and the title was hereditary. In addition, every generation had children who entered the immortal sect to practice.

Especially among these two generations, Zhao Lingfei's father, Zhao Che, was once the direct descendant of the head of Ziqi Pavilion, the largest immortal sect in several surrounding countries.

But later, for some unknown reason, he took the initiative to give up the opportunity to inherit the position of headmaster and went out traveling with his mother, Zhao Lingfei, who was also a disciple of Ziqi Pavilion. But when they returned from the travels, only the pregnant mother was left.

And Concubine Zhao Ling inherited her father's talent for cultivation, and even surpassed it.

At the age of fourteen, he entered the inner sect of Ziqi Pavilion and was promoted to Purple Robe Disciple. At the age of fifteen, he participated in the trial and assessment of a certain holy place of Taoism, and then went to that holy place with the first place in the southwest of the continent.

I heard that he was also the best there.

He heard all this from that girl Zhao Qianer.

She also said that there were many toads out there who wanted to eat swan meat, but they could only eat ashes because the young lady ignored them. After she said that, she gave him a sidelong glance.

The little girl praised her mistress as the only one in the world. It seemed that if he still didn't know how to cherish her, he would be the biggest blockhead in the world...

Thinking of that girl, Zhao Rong couldn't help but feel itchy again.

Although she said she would never talk to him again on her wedding night, she still ran over to him early the next morning to wake him up. She either tickled him with her hair or pinched his nose with her little hands. She was so noisy.

He was extremely annoyed, but he still succumbed to the little girl's "danger".

Because every time Zhao Rong couldn't help getting angry, she seemed to be able to accurately grasp the moment, suddenly stop all movements, pinch the corners of her skirt with her two small hands, her bright peach blossom eyes filled with tears, lowered her head and timidly glanced at him, sniffing her nose, and muttered:

"Wuwu, Brother Rong'er is annoying me now, wuwu..."

Zhao Rong surrendered.

He couldn't stand girls' tears, so he quickly tried to comfort her softly.

But this little girl couldn't hold back, she burst into laughter the next second, and quickly covered her mouth, saying seriously: "I forgive you this time, but next time you can't be mean to Qian'er~"

“……” He wanted to slap himself.

A few days ago, he got up early to accompany her to the Silver Mirror Lake in the mansion for morning exercises. The girl said it was to help him exercise.

But later on, Zhao Rong found out that Concubine Zhao Ling would practice in the pavilion in the middle of the lake every morning...

In the past few days, except for the first day after the bridal chamber when Qian'er dressed her up carefully and took her to meet the old lady, uncle, aunt and other elders in the mansion, she met Zhao Lingfei who was about to leave on the corridor outside the main hall.

We haven't seen each other at other times. She seems to be avoiding me on purpose...

And when they met in the corridor that time, she just passed by him with an expressionless face and cold eyes. He stopped, turned around and called him a few times, trying to explain the misunderstanding of last night, but she turned a deaf ear to him, continued walking, and gradually walked away.

The stewards and servants passing by all glanced at him secretly with strange expressions on their faces.

He did not feel embarrassed, he put away his raised hand, smiled carefreely, and turned away. It was good this way, so that he could stop thinking about things he shouldn't have.

In fact, he already had a general idea of ​​his own situation.

He has met many members of the Zhao family in the past few days, and he has also visited the old lady in the mansion once. She is currently the pillar of the Zhao family. The old lady is in good health, but she is old after all, and a successor needs to be determined as soon as possible.

How can the Duke of Jingnan's Mansion maintain such a huge fortune and such tremendous power?

We need the emperor’s grace from outside and monks from inside.

Only powerful monks are the foundation of a wealthy family! And after all, worshippers with other surnames are unreliable, so this powerful monk must have the surname Zhao.

However, among the last two generations of the Zhao family, only Zhao Lingfei and her father were outstanding in the way of Taoism, and the latter had been missing for many years. Although the remaining Zhao Lingfei was extremely talented, she was a woman after all.

This is also the reason why when the new emperor just ascended the throne, which was a good time to form a marriage to consolidate the friendship of the royal family, the Zhao family would rather let the new emperor harbor a grudge than let Concubine Zhao Ling marry out.

It was obvious that Old Lady Zhao was training Concubine Zhao Ling as her successor. The reason she chose a son-in-law like herself was not only because she and Concubine Zhao Ling were childhood sweethearts and had grown up under the care of the people in the mansion, so she knew him well.

The main reason was probably because he was just a weak and naive Confucian scholar, and Concubine Zhao Ling could easily subdue him.

They can give you the cold shoulder in public at will, and you can only swallow your anger or get out and stop working for the Duke of Jingnan's Mansion.

Alas, the husband’s authority is weak, how can a gigolo be so delicious?

As he thought about this, he suddenly understood his past self a little. Now that he had almost figured out the situation, he should pack up his things, prepare some money, and leave here as soon as possible.

In fact, the original body had thought about leaving before, and had even packed his luggage, but for some reason he kept delaying until Concubine Zhao Ling returned home to get married.

The original body was planning to go all the way south to find his hometown in the Nanxiaoyao Continent that his mother had once mentioned. For this purpose, he had long ago asked Zhao Lingfei's second brother, Zhao Kuo, who had always had a good relationship with him, to help him buy a cross-continental ship ticket for a mountain monk.

The price was certainly not cheap, but he also asked Zhao Kuo to help him pawn some of his mother's belongings...

Thinking of his second brother who was well-connected, reliable but also cunning, Zhao Rong gritted his teeth. He had no idea how much kickbacks he had taken.

Forget it, this is the only way I can do when I have to live under someone else's roof and ask them to do things for me.

Wait for a suitable opportunity, then leave immediately and go to Nanxiaoyaozhou to find my hometown according to the original plan. Treat the journey as a trip and appreciate the scenery of this world.

By the way, can the intercontinental ferry of the monks on the mountain fly? Is there a portal in this world that can be transported to another world in a flash?

I was sitting in the bedroom thinking about these things when suddenly the door creaked open from the outside.

This girl, she didn't knock on the door. Zhao Rong sighed and stood up to greet her.

There were three girls standing outside the door.

The one in the middle is a round-faced girl with double buns and pink hair ribbons, a delicate nose, a small mouth, and a slightly pointed chin. Her most attractive feature is her pair of peach blossom eyes, which seem to be drunk and very charming.

Following behind her were two pretty maids holding trays.

When Qian'er saw Zhao Rong coming to greet her, she put her hands behind her back and smiled sweetly.

Her peach blossom eyes narrowed into two crescents, and a pair of white canine teeth appeared at the corners of her lips. She seemed to have noticed that Zhao Rong's eyes were fixed on her canine teeth. She quickly raised her hand to cover her mouth, her eyes widened, with an expression as if she hadn't seen anything.

Zhao Rong: “…”

Under the previous emperor, the Great Chu State established Confucianism as the national school of thought and abandoned the Legalist school that had been in use for a hundred years. Now, Confucian ethics are gradually gaining popularity, and wealthy families pay attention to the etiquette that women should not show their teeth when smiling and should not swing their skirts when walking.

Therefore, Zhao Rong used to always dislike her for being so unruly, but now Zhao Rong...

I just think she is so cute.