“Xiaoxiao!”

After seeing the 'late-night visitor' in the courtyard, Zhao Rong almost dropped the tea tray in his hand.

The yard was already quiet late at night. After he subconsciously blurted out the name of a little fox demon, almost everyone in the yard looked at Zhao Rong at the same time.

Xiao Qian'er, who was serving food to the 'guest', glanced sideways.

At the gate of the courtyard, except for the autumn-eyed woman who was personally receiving the guests tonight and kept her eyes down gracefully, the man with a sword holding a lantern, and the girl in red clothes carrying a small book box could not help but glance at him with wide eyes in the house.

After seeing Zhao Rong's expression, Li Bai lowered his head and coughed twice.

Su Xiaoxiao...quickly looked away.

If it were in the past, after seeing Zhao Lang, she would definitely sprint with her small bookcase on her back, jumping and skipping at the speed of the little fox demon who was the champion of the 100-meter race of the fox clan of Qiantang Mountain, and run over to him and rush into his arms.

Well, wouldn't this be a great move for Zhao Lang to throw himself into his arms like a fox?

However, at this moment, the little fox demon stood in front of the door very obediently.

Pretending not to see Zhao Lang, she turned her gaze back to look at Zhao Lingfei, who was standing in front of the door wearing a high-waisted skirt that was one year taller than hers and stepped aside to make way. The little fox demon's eyes widened, her face was particularly serious, and she called out softly, "Sister Lingfei."

The tone is weak and honest.

After she finished speaking, she raised her head slightly and stared at Zhao Lingfei, who was much taller than her, without blinking, waiting with bated breath for her 'sister' to give her orders.

It was probably the obedient look of the little fox who sneaked into the cave to steal chickens and was blocked at the entrance of the cave by the returning female white tiger.

Even when Zhao Rong was immersed in sewing in bed, he had never seen the little fox demon behave so well...

"Come in, it's cold outside." Concubine Zhao Ling looked at her lovely and charming little face and nodded.

"Oh!" The little fox demon nodded, but still stood beside Zhao Lingfei, not moving obediently.

Wait for her to leave first.

Concubine Zhao Ling laughed and shook her head, turned around to close the door, took the lantern from Li Bai's hand, and then led the way into the yard.

In the main room, Zhao Rong was a little at a loss for a moment, and felt that the tea tray in his hand was a little hot.

He quickly put down the tea tray, and under Xiao Qian'er's gaze, went out to "receive the guests".

In fact, Zhao Rong didn’t know what to say in the current atmosphere.

It feels... awkward no matter what I say.

He had just finished his confession, thinking that Xiaoxiao should be back at Taiqing Mansion by now, and he wouldn't be able to see her for a while. This would give Qingjun and Qian'er some time to "digest" the situation, and after they calmed down, they could... discuss it.

As a result, now...what the hell is going on?

So, at this moment he stood obediently in front of the door, with his hands in his pockets, waiting for the three people coming forward.

Zhao Rong looked straight at the calm and elegant lady, trying not to glance at a certain equally honest little fox demon.

His mood at this moment was like an overturned seasoning bottle.

All five flavors.

Even if he racked his brains, he never expected that Su Xiaoxiao and Li Bai would suddenly arrive now. Didn’t they agree to return to Duyou City before?

Also, did Qingjun already know about this and arranged it quietly, or... some bastard revealed it! ?

Zhao Rong silently shifted his gaze to look at the man holding a sword behind Qingjun's right side.

He had a blank expression on his face.

Li Bai pretended not to see it and looked around.

However, Zhao Rong's resentful look still made the man holding the sword a little unbearable.

The man felt that he was quite innocent.

Li Bai held the sword and lowered his head. He scratched his nose with two fingers, looked at the ground in front of him, and coughed, "Um...Miss, I remembered that I still have something to deal with. You and the little girl can eat first. You don't have to add chopsticks to my chopsticks. Ahem, feel free to contact me later if you have anything."

After saying that, he ran away without waiting for everyone's reaction.

Before leaving, the man with the sword glared back at the brat in a very tough manner.

The young lady is very smart and kind-hearted. You were careless and couldn't hide it, and you blame your uncle!

Zhao Rong looked at his back and gritted his teeth.

A bit of a tooth itch.

Concubine Zhao Ling nodded, without looking back, and walked to the door with Su Xiaoxiao.

She looked into Zhao Rong's eyes and explained softly:

"I was the one who contacted him and asked him to bring his little sister back halfway."

Zhao Rong was stunned.

Concubine Zhao Ling lowered her eyes and looked at the small lantern. "We have come to Jiyue Mountain in a hurry. Let's have a meal before going back."

"Oh, okay..." He nodded quickly, reached out to take the lantern from her hand, sent them into the house and closed the door.

There was no cold wind blowing into the warm orange light house.

After closing the door, Zhao Rong did not turn back immediately. Instead, he faced the door, slowed down his movements, pursed his lips and thought for a moment.

He turned around and suddenly grabbed Zhao Lingfei's hand from behind.

"Qing Jun."

"Hmm?" the woman said gently.

The man was silent for a while, then said, "I'm sorry for wronging you."

"The one who is really wronged is the little sister." She shook her head.

"Xiao Xiao... Xiao Xiao didn't feel wronged. The one who felt the most wronged and suffered the most was Sister Ling Fei!" The little fox demon mustered up the courage to interrupt, "Xiao Xiao was too bad and too greedy to control herself, and stole Sister Ling Fei's husband... Xiao Xiao is a little vixen."

Even though the cold and elegant Zhao Lingfei saw the self-blaming look of the little fox demon in red clothes in front of her, the calm eyes could not help but be disturbed.

"No, I don't blame you. When you met him, he was on his way north to return the jade. At that time... I and him hadn't reconciled yet. There were too many misunderstandings between the two of us. We almost thought... that we were not destined to be together in this life... Your appearance at this time was not a mistake in a sense."

She said something comforting in a gentle voice, then held Su Xiaoxiao's helpless little hand and covered it with her two bare hands.

"We met and got to know each other on the road... He has already told me the whole story of how we finally fell in love... You are so affectionate, kind and true, how could that man be so cruel as to let you down? And you are so well-behaved and obedient... It's not your fault."

At this time, Xiao Qian'er had come back with a bowl of hot rice. She first quietly and carefully looked at the little fox demon in red clothes.

Xiao Qian'er nodded and continued with a smile: "That's right, don't blame the little sister. The little sister is so cute and kind that even me and the young lady, who are women, are attracted to her and want to get close to her. Besides..."

"Well, what else?" Xiao Xiao asked curiously.

"Besides, scholars love fox girls. When they see a pretty little fox demon, they can't walk and can't stop their attention. Isn't this written in black and white in the books? Aren't those stories all about these things from beginning to end? Well, it seems that they are not aimless." Xiao Qian'er nodded firmly and analyzed it calmly. "This is a normal behavior of scholars. Don't blame me, little sister."

Zhao Rong: “…”

I want to spank her little butt more and more.

You are the only one who can analyze, right? You are the only one who knows a lot, right?

He tucked his itchy right hand into his sleeve.

He is the one who feels most guilty right now.

Hold it back.

On the side, Su Xiaoxiao was surrounded by Zhao Lingfei and Xiao Qian'er. She blushed and lowered her head, then couldn't help but glance at Zhao Lang who had a strange expression.

The two elder sisters are such nice people, not the stingy and mean original wives written in story books about talented scholars and beautiful women. They give Xiao Xiao a head start when she enters the house to bully others. No wonder they can become Zhao Lang’s childhood sweethearts and Zhao Lang likes them... the little fox demon thought.

But then, Xiao Qian'er's words also made her a little confused, "Well, Sister Lingfei and Sister Qian'er are childhood sweethearts. It must be right for her to marry Zhao Lang first. The sisters also said that Xiaoxiao was not wrong. Then...then things turned out like this. It was not easy to meet the two sisters. Fortunately, Xiaoxiao did not make you unhappy...but someone must have done something wrong."

Su Xiaoxiao was also confused and analyzed and reasoned. She didn't know why, but her little head was particularly smart tonight. Maybe it was because of the eloquent sister Qian'er.

As soon as she said this, the room fell silent.

Then……

Zhao Lingfei, Zhao Qianer, and the new little sister Su Xiaoxiao all looked at a certain man in succession and at the same time.

Zhao Rong: “……!!!”

"Hey, why is the water in the teapot cold? Wait a moment, I'll boil some hot water for tea. You can eat and chat first, no need to wait for me." After saying that, he dropped the lantern with a twitching eye, shook the hot teapot, pushed open the door and ran away.

Only the three women behind him were left to watch his awkward back as he hurried away.

They stared at each other in silence for a while, and then...

“Puff…”

Xiao Qian'er, the culprit who started the conversation, couldn't help laughing first, and hummed to vent her anger.

Concubine Zhao Ling couldn't help laughing and shook her head helplessly.

Su Xiaoxiao realized it only later, but immediately followed her two sisters in laughing joyfully, "Hehehehe..."

She blinked her big fox eyes and looked at Sister Lingfei and Sister Qian'er, who were smiling as beautifully as flowers and were casual and natural. The little fox demon became happier for no reason and a brilliant smile appeared on her little face.

She felt that... the atmosphere with them was a little different from that with the young sisters in Taiqing Mansion or even Qiantang Mountain in the past. There was no gossip, lies, temptation or indifference.

The little fox demon in red clothes carrying a bookcase feels very comfortable...

Zhao Rong volunteered to go to the kitchen to boil water and pour tea, choosing to temporarily avoid the limelight. The terrifying atmosphere of the three women in the living room, which was vaguely xenophobic, was simply unbearable...

Wait, something is wrong. This is his home, and he is the head of the family. He has to avoid their limelight! It's simply... a shame...

Zhao Rong nodded fiercely, and then chose...

Continue to go to the kitchen and boil water obediently.

Well, he decided to make the tea hotter to burn their lips.

Well, actually, Zhao Rong was just thinking about it. If he really had to go back and continue standing next to them awkwardly, he definitely wouldn't dare to do so.

In the kitchen, Zhao Rong lit a fire and boiled water. During this short period of waiting, he had time to calm down and think about the whole series of events.

Zhao Rong turned his head and looked around the kitchen where Qingjun and Qian'er cooked, noting the traces left by the processing of the ingredients... He seemed to be thinking about something.

Then, the man rested his chin on his hand and looked at the dancing flames in the copper furnace.

He knew the purpose of the pot of tea that Xiao Qian'er asked him to make.

but……

His brows furrowed slightly.

For tonight's meal, Qingjun and Qian'er had specially prepared a lot more, and there was also an extra pair of bowls and chopsticks that he had mistakenly thought were prepared for Uncle Xiaobai.

All these indicate... Qingjun had known about Xiaoxiao's existence for a long time, long before he confessed tonight.

So, when did she start to know?

…

In the kitchen, Zhao Rong, who was boiling water, looked a little worried.

Did Uncle Xiaobai tell Qingjun immediately after he found out about it not long ago?

He thought about it and shook his head.

Not really.

According to what my wife just said, it was she who asked Uncle Xiaobai to bring Xiao Xiaozhe back here halfway.

Qingjun and Qian'er should have prepared the meal earlier than he notified Li Bai to go and pick them up.

The fish and chicken dishes on the table were obviously the little fox demon's favorite.

And just before Li Bai left, he glared back at him, showing his indignation and grievance.

So... maybe, probably, it could be that Uncle Xiaobai was really wronged.

Qingjun should have known about Xiaoxiao's existence before today.

Moreover, the fact that Li Bai helped him send Xiao Xiao back also happened right under her nose.

After ruling out the possibility that Li Bai was a informer, there is only one explanation.

Qingjun and Xiaoqian'er had actually been following him quietly the entire day.

He was wandering around today, hesitating, and they were actually following him.

As for when he caught up...

Zhao Rong suddenly straightened his waist and hammered his hands hard.

I remembered the letter that seemed to have been moved on the ground at the corner when I just returned to the elegant courtyard.

It turned out that Qingjun and Xiaoqianer had already seen it.

It should be that he said goodbye to Zhu Yourong in the daytime, and was hesitating and wandering at the corner in front of the yard on his way back, and was discovered by them. I remember that Xiao Qian'er was bathing in the house, and Qingjun was drying clothes in the yard... I remember that Qingjun seemed to look back before entering the house... Zhao Rong suddenly came to his senses.

Immediately, Zhao Rong's face looked a little depressed.

My goodness, he thought he was hiding in the dark and walking quietly, but they actually found him and followed him. Compared to Qingjun and Xiaoqian'er, they must have felt very uncomfortable and anxious when they saw the letter left at the corner... Later they followed him all the way, it is very likely that... if he really left, they would follow him too.

The reason why he hasn't shown up is probably because of Su Xiaoxiao's matter, just like him.

Zhao Rong had just taken a few steps when he met the chubby little girl who came to report the news, so he stopped temporarily and went to Jiyue Mountain to find the silly girl Xiaoxiao.

Qingjun and Xiaoqian'er, who followed behind, must have learned about Su Xiaoxiao's arrival from the chubby little Li Nu, and followed behind...

So, when Xiaoxiao had a quarrel with him and finally persuaded him to stay, they who were quietly following him also saw it all?

And it seems that when Xiaoxiao was catching fireflies in the spiritual field, Qingjun and Xiaoqian were actually there? They also... saw it?

I saw the fiery red figure jumping around with a small bookcase on his back... I saw someone getting wet in the heavy rain, laughing brightly...