Dou Zhao was very surprised when she heard that the He family had entrusted Cai Bi to help the Dou family go to the Jining Marquis's Mansion to retrieve her engagement token.

Logically speaking, at this point, even if the He family was unwilling to let go, they should have kept silent. Why would they risk their reputation to help the Dou family? Did they have their eyes on themselves or Dou Shishu? Or, had He Wendao and Dou Shishu already reached some kind of agreement, and urgently needed this marriage as a cover? After all, in his previous life, Dou Shishu entered the inner cabinet with the support of He Wendao.

She boldly assumed: "Could it be that He Yu and his eldest brother have an irreconcilable conflict?"

Chen Qushui's eyes narrowed, and he said solemnly, "Don't tell me, if that's true, then this matter can be explained."

He Wendao knew that He Yu would not get the full support of the family after his death. Coincidentally, He Yu had his eyes on Dou Zhao. He Wendao simply entrusted this most beloved youngest son to Dou Shishu, and then strongly supported Dou Shishu to join the cabinet. For He Wendao, it was just expressing his attitude in advance in the dispute among the cabinet elders. Although there were risks, it was not enough to shake the foundation. It also resolved the conflicts among several children. It could be said to kill two birds with one stone.

He worriedly said, "I'm afraid this will cause trouble."

"What can be trouble-free?" Dou Zhao smiled optimistically, looking relaxed, "Let's find out about the He family first. And we need to send someone to keep an eye on the Wei family. Cai Bi..." She wanted to say "I know about him", but considering her current status, she paused and said, "I seem to have heard that he is very eloquent. I'm afraid that the He and Dou families would rather compensate the Wei family than take back the token. The eldest aunt of the Wei family is quite powerful, so we have to be on guard against her."

Chen Qushui had no doubts.

Dou Zhao was worried. As this concerned her own life, it was normal for her to try to find out about the Wei family's situation.

"I'll arrange it right away." Chen Qushui was quick and efficient in his work, which made Dou Zhao admire him very much.

She called out to Chen Qushui and asked, "Any news from the Ji family?"

Dou Zhao did not tell Chen Qushui what Ji Yong said, "Since we are relatives, I will help you this time." She subconsciously thought that this sentence was too ridiculous, and even if she said it herself, Chen Qushui might not believe it, or he might just regard it as a momentary impulse of a passionate young man.

Chen Qushui said, "There is no news yet." But he was thinking in his heart whether he should go to Kyoto in person.

If the fourth young lady had not noticed something in time about the He family's affairs, they would probably still be unable to make any progress, let alone make any progress.

Every time this happened, Chen Qushui felt deeply the pain of having no manpower.

He was about to discuss this with Dou Zhao when Su Xin walked in with a strange expression on her face. "Fourth Miss, two young men said they were passing through Zhending County on business and came to visit the Seventh Elder. One of them said his surname was Wei and he was the eldest son of the Marquis of Jining, and the other said his surname was Wang and he was the fourth master of the Marquis of Ting'an..."

Wei Tingyu and Wang Qinghai!

Dou Zhao’s eyes widened.

Chen Qushui was also startled. He glanced at Dou Zhao who was in a daze and asked anxiously, "Where is he? Doesn't he know that the Seventh Master is in Kyoto?"

"We said," Su Xin's expression became more and more strange, "but Master Wei said that if the Seventh Elder is not at home, you can greet any elder in the family. He just came to say hello..." Su Xin also guessed Master Wei's identity, she hesitated, "Do you think we should ask Aunt Cui to help entertain him?"

How did you get him here?

She knew that if their marriage was peaceful, it would be fine. But if there was any excitement, the first person to jump out to see the excitement might be Wei Tingyu!

"No need." Based on her understanding of Wei Tingyu, if he couldn't see her, he would definitely try to stay at the Dou family. Rather than letting Wei Tingyu make a fool of himself, it would be better for her to send Wei Tingyu away. Dou Zhao told Su Xin, "Please ask the two gentlemen to sit in the flower hall. I'll change my clothes and go over."

"Isn't this a bad idea?" Chen Qushui said tactfully, "Aren't all the household affairs handled by the Third Elder? I think it would be better to invite the Third Elder to come over and entertain the guests."

No matter what, this prince of Jining Marquis might become Dou Zhao's husband, so he couldn't let Dou Zhao's image be ruined in front of Wei Tingyu.

Dou Zhao knew what Chen Qushui was thinking.

She doesn't care at all.

Even if Wei Tingyu looked down on her, as long as she was willing, she could marry him. Even if he valued himself, as long as she was unwilling, he could ruin the marriage.

She was sure of him as much as anyone else.

Wei Tingyu is not a problem at all!

But she didn't want to be too obvious and arouse others' suspicion.

"Then please ask Mr. Chen to accompany me to meet the guests!" Dou Zhao said, "If he has nothing to do, please ask Mr. Chen to accompany him, host a banquet for them, give them some gifts, and send them away. If he has something to do, please ask Mr. Chen to take them to my third uncle and let them discuss it with him."

That works too!

It’s better than asking Aunt Cui to come forward.

I was afraid that she would be like a grandson-in-law, and the more she looked at him, the more satisfied she was, and finally married the fourth daughter without thinking. The fourth daughter's marriage has almost become Aunt Cui's worry in the past two years. She found him yesterday and asked whether the fourth daughter should marry into the He family or the Wei family.

"Since Miss Fourth doesn't mind my shabby appearance, I will accompany her for a walk!" Chen Qushui said modestly, and went to the flower hall with Dou Zhao.

Wei Tingyu and Wang Qinghai were looking at the furnishings in the flower hall.

"Did you see it?" Wang Qinghai nudged Wei Tingyu beside him with his elbow and pointed at the sky-blue vase with forsythia flowers on the long table. "It's your vase." He then pointed to a pair of spotless coral bonsai placed on the grid of Duobao Pavilion. "They are two feet tall. I'm afraid that even Yubaoxuan in Kyoto doesn't have corals of such good quality... Your Yue family is really rich!"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Wei Tingyu was staring at the bushes outside the flower hall. In addition to the purple bamboo, square bamboo, spotted bamboo, and nan bamboo that he was familiar with, there were several other species of bamboo that he had never heard of. After hearing what Wang Qinghai said, he turned around and thought of the Dou family sending someone to his house to ask for the engagement token from that year. He said in a panic, "We met when we were children. It's not certain whether they recognize me or not!"

Wang Qinghai teased him: "Oh, you are childhood sweethearts..."

Seeing that the two young men were both handsome but behaved in such a frivolous manner, Chen Qushui felt very disappointed and coughed lightly.

They both turned back with solemn expressions.

Then a thin old man in a blue cloth robe walked in with a tall girl.

The girl looked no more than thirteen or fourteen years old, with skin as white as snow, long eyebrows, and a pair of eyes that sparkled like cold stars. She was confident and calm, which made Wei Tingyu and Wang Qinghai, who were used to seeing gentle and weak beauties in the countryside, stare at her with their eyes wide open. Wang Qinghai said to Wei Tingyu with envy: "She is so beautiful... You are so lucky, why don't you marry her home quickly... Don't return the jade pendant to the Dou family..."

Wei Tingyu shuddered and came to his senses.

He bowed hurriedly to Dou Zhao and said, "My name is Wei Tingyu. We met when we were young. I wonder if Sister Dou still remembers me. I was passing by Zhending for something, so I came to visit you. Since the elders are not at home, I won't disturb you. I will come to visit Sister Dou another day." As he said that, he pushed Wang Qinghai and was about to leave.

Wang Qinghai and Chen Qushui were both confused by Wei Tingyu's sudden behavior.

Chen Qushui glanced at Dou Zhao, whose expression remained calm.

Wang Qinghai staggered and almost fell to the ground.

He had no choice but to hurriedly bow to Dou Zhao and follow Wei Tingyu out of the flower hall.

Chen Qushui looked at Wang Qinghai's crooked back and was very dissatisfied.

"Miss Fourth, birds of a feather flock together. This Fourth Master Wang is frivolous and vulgar in his speech. He is definitely not a steady and serious person." He couldn't comment on Wei Tingyu, so he could only say to Wang Qinghai, "It would be good to get the engagement token back from the Wei family."

However, Dou Zhao had long been accustomed to Wei Tingyu's recklessness.

She was thinking about Wei Tingyu.

This was the first time she saw Wei Tingyu after her rebirth.

She thought she would never see this person again in her life.

Compared to her impression of Wei Tingyu, he is still a boy with a childish face now. It is difficult for her to associate him with the handsome middle-aged man.

She was still immersed in the shock of seeing him again, and spoke in a somewhat nonchalant tone: "Don't worry, if I want to get the keepsake back, there are many ways. But now is not the right time, let's talk about it later."

However, Chen Qushui felt that things were not as simple as Dou Zhao said.

Dou Zhao seemed to have a special feeling for Wei Tingyu...as if he was particularly tolerant and patient.

He had a bad feeling, but he knew that this was not the time to talk to Dou Zhao about this.

Chen Qushui chose to take it step by step.

He smiled and said, "That's fine. Let's deal with the He family first. The Wei family is simple-minded and will be much easier to deal with than the He family."

Dou Zhao nodded.

She thought so too.

When something is linked to politics, it becomes confusing.

The Wei family was a group of idle nobles, and they had no qualifications and dared not get involved.

As soon as Wei Tingyu and Wang Qinghai walked out of the Dou family's gate, Wang Qinghai grabbed Wei Tingyu and said, "Tell me what Miss Dou has that made the He family marry you without regard for your reputation. It was you who ran away without saying a word when you saw someone. What on earth do you want to do? If you don't give me an explanation today, don't even think about me going out with you in the future!"

Wei Tingyu looked around and saw that all the members of the Dou family were sitting behind the door chatting, and there was no pedestrian in the alley. Then he took Wang Qinghai two steps forward and whispered: "My sister Said, if the He family is willing to help As soon as my brother-in-law became the crown prince, she agreed to return the jade pendant to the He family. The He family has already agreed... I just don't know if it will happen... My sister said that she would not do it until she saw the imperial seal. Give the jade pendant to the He family..."