Ji Yong became furious after hearing this: "Why should I leave her a chance to live? She fell into my trap, she is stupid; if she wants to plot against me, she must have the ability to do so! What about playing tricks on yourself and putting croton in horse feed? I have played with these since I was five years old! She also spied on our whereabouts and asked the elders to come... If I were her, I would just imitate your handwriting and write a letter to me, and then let Aunt Liu find it. Why would I need to call a lot of people? She has no ability, and you blame me! What did I do wrong? You are still speaking for her! After all, it's just because she is your sister..."

He didn't think he was wrong at all.

The reason why Dou Ming ended up like this is because he was incompetent.

What made him angry was that he spoke for Dou Ming.

Dou Zhao suddenly understood why the old lady of the Ji family wanted Ji Yong to go out for training.

In Ji Yong's heart, there is no right or wrong, only you and me.

So he will never let go of any grudge.

Although he knew what would happen to Dou Ming if he was abducted, he didn't care.

He is too smart and too conceited, and doesn't care about worldly things, etiquette, and morality.

When others do something wrong, they at least worry about ghosts or retribution, but Ji Yong is not afraid of anything.

He is truly reckless!

The more books such people read, the more they know; the more they know, the more destructive they are.

The old lady of the Ji family just wanted Ji Yong to feel a little more compassion in his heart by experiencing the joys and sorrows of life.

But it is obvious that in the previous life, the old lady of the Ji family failed!

Ji Yong challenged secular rules as an outsider, and became a third-rank official wearing a monk's robe. He urged the emperor to become a monk just to save the unsaved and accomplish what no one had ever done before, in order to prove his own ability.

"No." Looking at the excited Ji Yong, Dou Zhao interrupted him, "It's not because she is my sister, but because I don't want to see you become a person like Dou Ming!"

Her voice was calm and rational, with a hint of heartache, which stunned Ji Yong.

"You are so smart and capable," Dou Zhao looked at her seriously, "you learn faster than others and do better than others. Others have to think about things for a long time, but you can do it without thinking. You should be better than everyone else and outstanding! But look at you now, fighting with outsiders, arguing with Dou Ming... Look at Boyan, he spent a year traveling all over Zhending, hoping to do his best to make the lives of the people better! He may not be as smart as you, but what he does is more meaningful than what you do! Cousin Ji," her expression was sincere, "you should stand higher and see farther, instead of being confined to this inner house. With your intelligence and talent, you will definitely become a person who benefits the people of Liming and is admired by future generations!"

Ji Yong's expression gradually became solemn.

The atmosphere was depressing and heavy.

Ji Yong is a person who responds to soft words but not hard ones. Isn't the tone of her words a bit too strong?

Dou Zhao thought about it, smiled playfully, and said, "Then I can tell my younger generations that Ji Jianming and Ji Yong are my cousins! When he was taking the imperial examination, he stayed at our house to study!"

Ji Yong had a stern face, without even a hint of a smile, and walked away in a huff.

"Oh!" Dou Zhao shook his head.

Su Lan ran over in a hurry: "Miss, Miss Five is here to look for Master Ji."

Dou Zhao suddenly became furious and asked angrily, "What is she going to do now?" As he spoke, he quickly walked towards Qixia Courtyard.

Sulan and others hurriedly followed.

Qixia Courtyard was brightly lit. Nanny Zhou hugged Dou Ming, who was jumping up and down, tightly around her waist and advised her earnestly: "Fifth Miss, please stop making a fuss. If you make a fuss, the incident that day will be exposed. How will you live your life in the future? Fourth Miss has been busy these days for your affairs. She has lost weight. You are doing this for Fourth Miss's sake..."

"Why should I give her face?" Dou Ming became more and more angry as he listened, and roared, "She clearly knew that it was Ji Yong who harmed me, but she still protected Ji Yong. Does she treat me as her sister? If she can't protect me, then she can't protect me. At most, she will die!"

"Madame Zhou, please let her go!" Dou Zhao had entered the inner room without knowing when.

She stood at the door, looking at Dou Ming coldly: "She is just relying on the fact that she is back home now. If she makes too much trouble, the people of the Dou family will not sit idly by, and Ji Jianming dare not do anything to her. Since she wants to find Ji Jianming, let her go! However, I said in advance, if you don't give me face, I don't need to give you face. Even if Ji Jianming wants to drown you in the lake this time, I will stand idly by." As she spoke, her eyes swept across the faces of the people serving in the inner room one by one, "As for you, whoever helped her to do evil, the fate of those who served in Qixiayuan before will be her fate."

The maids and wives immediately turned pale and huddled in the corner, shivering.

Dou Ming stared at Dou Zhao, as if he wanted to eat him alive: "Dou Zhao, don't think I don't dare!"

“You dare!” Dou Zhao looked calm, as if Dou Ming was shouting that he would not eat vegetables. “I know you dare, so I asked Madam Zhou to let you go. Anyway, no one cares about you. Your personal maid Ji Hong helped you, and she was sold. You can just find another maid. Madam Zhou protected you willingly, and she deserved to die…”

"You're talking nonsense, you're talking nonsense!" Dou Ming, who had always been domineering in front of Dou Zhao, showed a panic expression for the first time.

"Am I talking nonsense?" Dou Zhao asked back, "Where is Ji Hong? Ask Madam Zhou again, if it weren't for me, would she still be standing here? A good-for-nothing who can't even protect the people around him is unworthy of being so arrogant at home. If you are really capable, don't implicate the people around you, go find Ji Jianming and settle the score yourself!" Then he told Su Lan, "Pass my words down and close the door. Let Miss Wu do whatever she wants, but if anyone wants to help Miss Wu, even if it's just to pass Miss Wu a needle, immediately drag them away and beat them to death!"

Madam Zhou hugged Dou Ming tighter: "Fifth Miss, Fifth Miss, I beg you, I beg you..."

Dou Ming fiercely pried open Nanny Zhou's hands and rushed out.

Nanny Zhou immediately chased after him.

Dou Zhao grabbed Madam Zhou and said, "Do you want to harm her again?"

Nanny Zhou burst into tears.

With a rage in his heart, Dou Ming rushed to Heshoutang.

But when she stood at the door of Heshoutang, she hesitated.

Along the way, everyone who met her really ignored her.

Mo Ergu's frosty little eyes appeared in her mind again.

She shuddered and crossed her arms.

A servant came out of the Heshou Hall and said, "Sir, what happened to you? You are lying on the drunkard's chair without eating or drinking. If anything happens to you, how will you explain to the old lady?"

"It's okay. I heard that a young master wanted to make an elixir of immortality and didn't leave his room for a whole year, but he was still fine!"

Dou Ming quickly hid behind a big tree nearby.

Two servants walked past her, chatting and laughing.

She squatted under the tree.

As the sun sets, the surroundings are gradually shrouded in darkness.

The night wind seems to be able to blow into people's bones.

Dou Ming was shivering with cold.

No one came to see her.

The moonlight is as bright as a flower, and there are a few stars hanging sparsely in the sky.

"Dou Zhao, Ji Yong, I'm going to teach you a lesson, I'm going to teach you a lesson..." Dou Ming clenched his fists and talked to himself with gritted teeth.

A dark shadow suddenly emerged from the flower bed next to her and landed at her feet.

She screamed loudly and ran towards Qixia Courtyard as if escaping.

The black shadow was startled and hunched its body and meowed.

Heshou Hall and Qixiayuan both fell silent.

Sulan heaved a sigh of relief: "Finally, I can do something else quietly!"

When winter begins, people start preparing for the winter solstice festival.

The maids had to pound rice cakes and make dumplings, while Dou Zhao had to make shoes and socks for the elders by herself.

Everyone was busy for a while.

Duan Gongyi and Su Xin hurried back, covered in dust.

Dou Zhao and Su Xin were talking in the inner room.

"Seventh Master was so angry that he smashed the cup in his hand before I could leave. Aunt Liu was even worse. She said something sinister and something serious, saying that the Wang family had no upbringing and couldn't teach their daughters well, nor could they teach their servants well. Old Lady Wang almost suffocated after hearing that. The Second Mistress of the Wang family jumped out and quarreled with Aunt Liu. The one from Ma Jun's family that Aunt Liu brought with her didn't show any weakness and cursed at the Second Mistress of the Wang family," Su Xin exclaimed. "I usually think that the Ma Jun's family treats people very kindly, but I didn't expect that she is so eloquent. No wonder Aunt Liu took her with her! If it weren't for her, we really wouldn't have anyone here who could answer the Second Mistress of the Wang family. Later, The eldest grandmother of the Wang family came forward, on the one hand, to persuade the old lady Wang not to argue with Madam Liu, and on the other hand, to scold Madam Liu for not distinguishing between superiors and subordinates, and for not knowing who was superior and who was inferior. Some of her words were very nice, but it was a pity that Madam Liu followed the orders of the second wife and deliberately went to quarrel. She was not polite when she spoke, and she blocked the words of the eldest grandmother of the Wang family in a few words. But the old lady Wang thought that the eldest grandmother of the Wang family spoke too softly and did not let the eldest grandmother of the Wang family intervene. The eldest grandmother of the Wang family was anxious on the side. The grand master was patrolling the private residence, which was worse than the streets of our Zhending County. The scolding was so loud and noisy, and I don’t know if the people next door could hear it? "

This was also within Dou Zhao's expectations.

After all, Dou Ming was a daughter of the Dou family, and it would not be good for the Dou family to make a fuss about the matter. However, Second Lady Wang Xu was certainly unwilling to let the matter go, so she sent a few powerful maids to humiliate Wang Xu, to make things difficult for her, and to vent her anger.

However, Dou Zhao was still a little surprised that Wang Xu chose to quarrel with Nanny Liu and the others.

In his previous life, Dou Zhao had dealt with Wang Xu a lot.

In her impression, Wang Xu was a person who paid more attention to her image, but it was obvious that she was really furious this time.

But these were not what she cared about. She only cared about her father Dou Shiying's reaction.

Dou Zhao asked Su Xin: "Did you tell my father what I said? What did he say?"

"Seventh Master looked very embarrassed," Su Xin said, "He said he was worried about leaving the Fifth Miss to someone else. I told Seventh Master what Second Lady said to you that day. Seventh Master said nothing at the time. When I was about to return, he called me in and told us to send the Fifth Miss to Kyoto after the Winter Solstice. However, I heard from Chief Steward Gao that Seventh Master seemed to have hired a tutor from the palace to teach the Fifth Miss a lesson."

That's fine!

Dou Zhao nodded.

Su Lan ran in with a smile on her face: "Guardian Duan is here."

Before Duan Gongyi left, she secretly told him to find an opportunity to meet Chen Qushui.

Dou Zhao immediately got up and went to the hall.

Duan Gongyi's hair was still wet, obviously he had washed and combed his hair before coming to see her.

There was no one else in the hall, so Dou Zhao asked him directly, "How is Mr. Chen now?"

"Mr. Chen is fine." Duan Gongyi said solemnly, "At first, he was blocked wherever he went. Since the Jiang family's affairs were settled, Mr. Chen can go in and out freely as long as it is not Mr. Mei's study, inner room, banquet room, account room, etc. These are important places." At this point, he paused and said, "However, the Duchess of England passed away on October 26th."