Chapter 318 Meeting

Thinking of this, Dou Zhao's eyes became a little moist.

Soon, Song Mo felt her emotions.

He hoped that Dou Zhao would always be happy when he was with him.

"Hey!" Song Mo took a handkerchief and gently wiped Dou Zhao's tears, smiling and joking, "You are so rich and yet you are still crying. How can we, who only have a few small shops and think we are rich, live? Don't be sad, I will count the money with you. Just think about how much you earn every day and how you can live on banknotes, and you will feel better soon."

Dou Zhao couldn't help but burst out laughing, snatched the handkerchief, wiped it twice, and said with a smile: "You are the one who lives on banknotes!" But in her heart she knew that if it weren't for Song Mo's warm embrace, she wouldn't have shed tears just because of such a thing.

"I want to, too!" Seeing her smile, Song Mo became even more cheerful, and pretended to sigh, "It's a pity that I don't have that kind of luck! I have to support my family, and save money for my son to marry a wife, and for my daughter to buy dowry. I'm not like some people who eat and drink, don't spend a penny of their own money, and can even save some money for themselves."

Dou Zhao couldn't help laughing, and put his hand on his shoulder and said, "How about I give you half?"

"No, no!" Song Mo shook his head seriously, saying, "I finally managed to please my father-in-law. Now that I have this half of the business, won't he immediately turn against me? I was also planning to get some heirlooms from him, but now won't everything be wasted? Besides, all this money of yours originally belonged to my son and daughter. Can I throw away my father-in-law's good things for the money I have already got?"

Dou Zhao laughed so hard that he couldn't breathe.

Song Mo looked at her face like the morning glow, smiled slightly, and held Dou Zhao in his arms again.

"We don't want to think about the past anymore." He kissed her forehead. "We need to look forward to the future and save money for our son and daughter so that they can live better than us."

"Okay!" Dou Zhao couldn't help but shed tears.

"Silly girl!" Song Mo patted her head. "Since you brought a lot of dowry, I will lend you Zhong Bingxiang for a while. But we have to agree that he will go back to Guangdong in half a year at most. You should let Zhao Liangbi learn some skills from Manager Zhong."

"Got it!" Dou Zhao smiled.

Anyone who truly has confidence in himself will never deny himself just because someone is richer, has a higher status, or has a greater reputation than him.

She knew that Song Mo would naturally accept how much dowry she had.

Dou Zhao looked at the red lanterns outside the window. His mood was as good as the red color.

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In the outer courtyard of the Duke of Ying's Mansion, Guard Chang, who was leading a group of guards on patrol, discovered that there were suddenly lights on in the west wing of Yizhi Hall, which had appeared in the sky a few days ago. He listened carefully and seemed to hear some noise.

He couldn't help but ask the guard beside him: "Who moved into the west wing of Yizhi Hall?"

Ever since Song Mo killed all the guards who had broken into Yizhitang, he has been living in fear, fearing that Song Mo would remember it one day and find an excuse to settle the score with him. He originally wanted to just leave, but he felt that although the world is big, if Song Mo is determined to get rid of him, no one except the Duke of England can keep him safe.

He stayed reluctantly.

However, he was always afraid of Song Mo and avoided him as much as possible, as if that was the only way Song Mo would forget about him.

Of course, he also knew that his idea was too lucky, but apart from that, he had no other choice.

Yizhitang was a place he was unwilling to get involved in.

The guard heard this and said, "I heard that a group of people sent by the Madam have arrived. The prince has vacated the west wing of Yizhi Hall to accommodate the Madam's people."

"Do we need so many houses?" Guard Chang couldn't help but whisper.

The guard said, "There are about 30 to 40 people! It seems that some of their families have not arrived yet."

Another guard said, "Madam, do you have so many servants in your family? Even if the emperor marries the princess, he can't give all the people who served her in the past to her. Besides, the monthly salary of these people will be paid from your dowry. Yizhitang has guards, so why do you have to do this?"

Chang Huwei was moved when he heard this.

Could it be that these people are the assassins trained by the prince? Under the name of his wife, the prince arranged for them to live in Yizhi Hall... What is the prince thinking? Will they harm the Duke?

When he thought about this, he felt a little unsteady on his feet. He hurriedly gave some instructions to the guards and went to the Osmanthus Courtyard.

Ever since Song Mo had ruined two of his marriages, Song Yichun had fewer social engagements. The nights were long and he had nothing to do. Thinking that the New Year was approaching, he had taken a few pieces of chicken bloodstone from the warehouse and wanted to carve a few seals out of them so that he could give them as gifts.

But looking at the brightly colored bloodstone in his hand, he was reminded of the several pieces of Shoushan stone left by his mother, Mrs. Lu.

Unfortunately, they are all in Song Mo's hands.

He began to feel irritated.

When he heard that Chang Huwei wanted to see him, he initially shook his hands and said "no" in a cold voice. But as soon as he said that, he thought of Chang Huwei's dedicated service over the past few days, and changed his mind and said "let him in".

Guard Chang quickly told Duke Yingguo about his discovery and said, "Originally, we and Yizhitang each had only 40 guards, but now Yizhitang has more than 30 more people... I'm afraid that when the prince wants to do something, we won't be able to stop him!"

Doesn’t it cost money to raise a guard?

Song Yichun glanced at Chang Huwei, his face gloomy as if it was going to rain.

Why did my mother give all her dowry to Song Mo? Now, Song Mo is using my mother's money to raise a group of assassins to deal with me...

He ordered Chang Huwei: "Go and find out how many people the prince has recruited? How good are these people? Are they related to the lady?"

If the Dou family intervenes in this matter, it will be troublesome.

Chang Huwei had no choice but to say "yes" and tossed and turned for most of the night. He showed up at the door of Yizhitang nervously early the next morning. Just as he was hesitating about what excuse to use to enter Yizhitang, he saw seven or eight sturdy men escorting an old man wearing a blue Taoist robe and looking like a scholar coming out.

"Mr. Chen, should we go to Daxiangguo Temple first? Or should we go to Baiyun Temple first?" he heard one of the men ask the old man.

The old man smiled and said, "Today I will listen to you. Wherever you say to go, we will go there."

Everyone laughed.

The old man laughed too.

His smile is gentle and elegant, and his temperament is extraordinary.

But Chang Huwei widened his eyes.

Well, isn’t that the Chen Bo who ran away from the Duke of England’s mansion?

Why is he here?

Chang Huwei's heart began to pound.

His mind was in a mess. Seven or eight thoughts flashed through his mind, but he couldn't grasp any of them. He just had an ominous premonition in his heart.

Chang Huwei instinctively wanted to avoid it.

But Chen Qushui and Chen Xiaofeng and others had already walked over.

Seeing Chang Huwei surrounded by several guards, he nodded lightly and passed by Chang Huwei calmly.

A guard turned around curiously and asked in a low voice: "Who is that? He looks quite impressive!"

"He is the personal bodyguard of the Duke of England," Guard Chang heard Chen Qushui say, "His surname is Chang, and he is in charge of the guards of the Duke of England's mansion. Of course he is very impressive!"

To Chang Huwei, the tone of voice sounded sarcastic no matter how he listened to it.

Chang Huwei didn't dare to stay any longer, so he turned around and went to Xiangxiangyuan.

"Duke, something terrible has happened!" He whispered to Song Yichun, "The aide named Chen Bo who escaped from Yizhitang that time is now in Yizhitang, together with those new guards..."

"What did you say?" Song Yichun, who was having breakfast, trembled and almost dropped a bowl of green stalk porridge on himself. "Did you see it clearly?"

Song Mo's disappearance that night was like a thorn that deeply pierced his heart. Not only did he grit his teeth every time he thought of it, but he also felt a little jealous. Who rescued Song Mo? Did the person who rescued Song Mo see through his intentions? Could it be that Song Mo was secretly cultivating his strength? Is it possible that he would appear again at the critical moment to help Song Mo...

These unanswered puzzles were like ants, gnawing at his heart bit by bit, making him unable to sleep or eat whenever he thought about them.

Now, the most suspicious person appears.

Song Yichun's eyes suddenly turned red: "Go and find out for me what's going on!"

Chang Huwei responded and left.

Song Yichun called him back again: "Call Mr. Tao up!"

Such barbarians as them have no idea how to investigate such matters.

With the pottery weighing down his body, Chang Huwei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Song Yichun couldn't even eat breakfast.

He slipped off the kang and paced around the room anxiously, like an ant on a hot pot.

However, Dou Zhao received an invitation from Huaishu Hutong.

The post said that the Second Lady invited her to play cards in Huaishu Hutong tomorrow.

Dou Zhao and Song Mo talked to each other, and the next day, they prepared twelve-color gift boxes and went to Huaishu Hutong.

Huaishu Hutong was very deserted, and it didn't look like there was a party going on.

Guo and Cai greeted her at the gate with hanging flowers.

After everyone had exchanged greetings, Cai smiled and took Dou Zhao's arm, saying, "Grandmother missed Fourth Aunt and used playing cards as an excuse to go see her!"

Dou Zhao calmly took a step to the side, avoiding Cai's hand, and said with a smile: "Why didn't you say so earlier? I could have brought some change with me."

"The fourth aunt brought so much dowry that even a hair plucked out of her would be thicker than our legs. We just didn't know how to take advantage of her, and now she's here for us." Cai said in an exaggerated tone, "We're eager to lend her a few taels of silver so that we can earn some money from usury."

Since he knows about loan sharking, he must be someone who knows how to handle money.

Dou Zhao smiled and went to the Second Lady's place, accompanied by Guo and Cai.

Because the wind was so cold that it made her bones cold, the Second Lady sat on the big kang by the window and watched through the glass at the maids watering the flowers and feeding the birds in the veranda.

Seeing Dou Zhao and the others enter the yard, the Second Lady hurriedly ordered the maids to prepare tea and snacks. When Dou Zhao and the others came into the house, the maids just came in with the tea and snacks.

After paying his respects to the Second Lady, Dou Zhao smiled and said, "When did the East Chamber get glass? This room is much brighter now!"

"Your fifth aunt is so filial that she insisted on giving me a house." The second lady said happily, "I couldn't persuade her, so I had to follow her. However, this room is bright, spacious and warm after being inlaid with glass."

The Second Lady and Dou Zhao were chatting casually, and neither of them mentioned Xidou's half of the property.