Zhao Rong opened his eyes.

He felt that someone had to be the clown tonight...

Zhao Lingfei looked at him and continued softly, "I knew it the first time I saw you."

Zhao Rong couldn't help but ask: "Is there a little smell on my body?"

"No." Zhao Lingfei shook her head. "It's in your eyes, in your heart...she is in your eyes."

She reached out and touched his eyebrows, then touched his heart.

Zhao Rong wanted to say something but stopped.

"I know, I know... How could I not know..." Zhao Lingfei lowered her autumn eyes, as if asking him, or as if asking herself.

Her tone was full of nostalgia and sadness. "I know you must have met other women along the way, women who could enter your heart and your eyes... She met you 'in advance' when our relationship was temporarily broken."

"Your expression, your eyes, your movements... I know it, I can't hide it. Besides, the way you looked at that time... it didn't seem like you wanted to hide it." She said softly.

He slowly closed his mouth.

Suddenly I realized that it seemed to be true at that time.

Concubine Zhao Ling leaned forward, hugged Zhao Rong tightly, raised her head and asked:

"When you were honest with me and clarified the misunderstanding about the jade token at the beach, were you prepared for the reconciliation to fail, or for you to part ways amicably after I showed a flat reaction? At that time, would you turn around and go straight to her, and never look back at me?"

He couldn't help but frown.

I don’t know how to answer.

Concubine Zhao Ling suddenly smiled, pinched Zhao Rong's nose, and her voice suddenly became louder: "I won't let you go, you are my childhood sweetheart, you will be my childhood sweetheart for life, and you have changed your mind, you are no longer so stubborn and sad, and later you came to Duyou City to coax me so obediently.

I,

I won’t give it to others!”

This tone made him a little stunned, "But I..."

"But I couldn't easily agree to your request and let you coax me all at once. I'm a girl, and it would be so embarrassing. I want to see your sincerity..."

Having said this, Concubine Zhao Ling looked away from Zhao Rong and shook the hand that was pinching his nose.

She narrowed her eyes again and asked someone with a smile: "So, was it the positive feedback I gave you before I left that made you decide to stay and continue to coax me?"

Zhao Rong mustered up his courage and said, "I... just don't want to have any regrets. As for the thought you asked about earlier, I did have it at the time, but it's not that I have no feelings for you. I'm just afraid that you have forgotten it, and I don't want to disturb you anymore, so I'm ready to respect your choice at any time."

With a serious look in his eyes, he recalled, "And then, when I saw that you seemed to have some hints, I was really encouraged, so... I stayed."

Having said this, he paused.

Zhao Rong stared at Zhao Lingfei, his eyes fixed on her, and said, "I don't want to have any regrets, not at all."

The corners of the narrowed-eyed woman's mouth curved up, then narrowed a little, and she pouted her red lips without even realizing it, complaining to him:

"So, man, your name is greed. You clearly met Xiaoxiao on the way, but you still tried to coax me. Later... you kept it from me and kept beating around the bush."

Zhao Rong wanted to touch his nose, but found that it was pinched by her.

He nodded vigorously and said in a deep voice, "I don't think greed is a derogatory word. There are some things you have to be greedy for, some people you just can't let go of, and some regrets you just can't have."

"We all have experience." Zhao Lingfei said with a smile, "Okay, I'll learn to be more greedy..."

Zhao Rong immediately grabbed her hand that was pinching her nose and held on tightly.

He nodded seriously, "Okay, Xiaoxiao, Qian'er and I are all yours!"

He paused, then added seriously: "Well, and your fox!"

Hearing this, she seemed to want to laugh, but she held it back.

He nodded as well: “Then I don’t want it.”

"Don't want Xiaoxiao?"

"I don't want you."

"..."Zhao Rong.

Concubine Zhao Ling looked at her slightly embarrassed husband with her bright eyes.

She felt the strength of his grip on her hand. This was not a guarantee. She was greedy. If she looked at other men for a few more times while walking on the street, he would probably go out in the dark with a club...

so.

Some people also say that she is a jealous person... No one should laugh at each other.

She bit her lip and looked at him.

“Ahem.”

Zhao Rong covered his mouth and coughed, then calmly changed the subject: "By the way, Qingjun, you haven't told me how you knew about Xiaoxiao, how you knew... Xiaoxiao was the 'she'."

"Do you need to guess? Do you think you can hide her stupid appearance? Or do you think I am as stupid as she is?"

Zhao Rong: “…”

Concubine Zhao Ling glanced at him, and it was obvious that she had hit the nail on the head...

She raised her chin slightly, "You and Mr. Zhu brought her to Xia Chong Zhai for dinner. The first time I saw Xiao Xiao, I knew it was her."

"You can't hide it from me..." His tone was serious.

Zhao Lingfei pursed her lips, looked away and looked at the candlelight beside her, as if she was recalling their meeting that night.

He hugged her with an embarrassed look on his face.

Good job.

Before, he was squatting in the kitchen wondering whether the meeting dinner arranged by Xia Chong Zhai had revealed some clues, making Qingjun suspicious.

Now it seems that this was not just suspicion. Qingjun was absolutely sure at that time.

My goodness, he is simply...

Bringing the “little fox” to visit the “tiger” to wish a happy new year – wanting to be the king.

Zhao Rong now recalled the time in Xia Chong Zhai when he seriously introduced Xiao Xiao to Qing Jun. The look in Qing Jun's eyes when he looked at him was very... strange.

So this is the intuition of an intelligent woman... His old face felt hot and he felt a little embarrassed.

When I returned it before, I often joked that Qingjun's IQ dropped when she was in love, and she was deceived by this scumbag... In fact, women's intuition has nothing to do with IQ.

Now it seems...the clown is actually me.

Qingjun had clearly stood in the atmosphere very early, and judging from Xiaoqian'er's reaction, he should have brought her with him.

Zhao Rong's old face turned red and he didn't dare to look at Xiao Qian'er's eyes beside him. She was probably laughing.

Tonight, the little girl was eating melon with gusto.

Fortunately, a certain girl with peach blossom eyes still cares about her lover.

"Miss."

Xiao Qian'er called out.

After noticing that the two people's attention was attracted.

She pretended to look at the wooden tray and the dining table in her hand seriously, wrinkled her nose, and pursed her lips and said, "Am I the only one who collects the plates?"

Concubine Zhao Ling hit Zhao Rong on the chest, pushed him away, and went forward to help.

But Zhao Rong quickly snatched it away.

"I'll do it, Qingjun, you take a rest. Oh, and Qian'er, let me do it. I'll wash it." Seeing Qian'er's sidelong glance, he quickly added, then nodded and advised: "You've been busy all day, you need to take a rest."

After saying that, he pushed Qingjun and Xiaoqian'er back to their seats, snatched the wooden tray from the latter's hands, and ran to the back kitchen. Looking at his agile skills, he was no less powerful than the martial artist who had entered the ninth level at that time. It was a pity that he was using it to please the ladies by serving them plates.

"These small plates are licked really clean, this stupid girl, she still says she is not a glutton... I have to add one more for the Zhao family to use..."

I heard Zhao Rong's muttering outside the door gradually fading away.

Concubine Zhao Ling and Zhao Qian'er looked at each other.

The latter was the first to break down and laugh.

"Miss, you are such a fool. How could you say everything at once? You don't even know...give him some face."

Xiao Qian'er pouted her lips to try to hold back her laughter and said "blame".

Seeing her secretly happy, Concubine Zhao Ling poked her forehead with her index finger, turned and walked to the windowsill, and looked down at the wild persimmon pot plant that Xiao Xiao loved to eat.

Xiao Qian'er followed with curious eyes.

After looking carefully for a while, the woman who was lowering her head by the windowsill flipped her hands and a handkerchief appeared in her hand.

Four corners, extremely thin, made of silk.

There are many embroidered patterns on it, all of which are exotic flower patterns and colorful colors.

Some of these exotic flower embroideries shine extremely brightly, while others are slightly dim. However, if you look closely, you will find that they are all rare and precious flowers and plants in the mountains that are worth a fortune.

These are some of the things she has picked up over the years.

certainly.

The medicine that had been secretly prepared for him was not included in it...

Concubine Zhao Ling bent her fingers and played the instrument.

The wild persimmon potted plant on the windowsill disappeared.

There was an additional plant embroidery pattern on the embroidered handkerchief, the color and light were dim, and it was obviously just a vulgar item.

In the eyes of Xiao Qian'er behind him, this wild persimmon is considered to have accumulated eight lifetimes of blessings.

She couldn't help but say, "The young lady is so kind to my little sister. Not only did she pick wild persimmons for her to eat, she also used 'Yunqi Garden' to grow them for her... I had a skylark fruit plant before and wanted to borrow Yunqi Garden to grow it, but the young lady didn't let me..."

A handkerchief actually has the name of a garden.

The peach-eyed girl's tone was a little sour.

Well, she only admitted a little bit.

Concubine Zhao Ling looked at her and said, "I'm afraid that after you take me in, you'll come back and ask for it often, and then play dumb and refuse to return it, just like the birthday poem you said Rong'er wrote for me a long time ago."

Zhao Qian'er immediately refused to do it, and raised her head, "Then why do you raise wild persimmons for your little sister? Do you really believe that she won't be curious and greedy, and then pretend to be stupid and not return it when she asks for it?"

Concubine Zhao Ling shook her head seriously.

Zhao Qian'er felt a little relieved after seeing this, but the next second, Zhao Lingfei spoke again:

"I'll give them to her later."

“…”

The girl opened her mouth and looked a little dazed.

Although this could be considered a "door-entry gift" from the young lady, it was also... a bit too biased.

After she realized what was going on, she looked around as if nothing had happened, then stretched out her hand and said, "What about the maid Su? She will also be halfway into the family. Should the young lady also give her a 'door-entry gift'?"

Zhao Qian'er looked serious, "Well, Miss, give it to me, I'll pass it to her for you and I'll make sure to deliver it."

Her tone was so confident that she was almost patting her chest.

"Are you talking about Su Qingdai?"

Hearing the name of this "maid", Concubine Zhao Ling looked at Xiao Qian'er with a calm expression.

"Hasn't the most precious gift already been given to her?"

The tone was light, with a hint of coldness.

“……”Xiao Qianer.

…