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Or maybe something happened in the previous life that he didn't know about, so the relationship between the little girl and Song Mo became closer?

But she was a child raised by a concubine, and her biological mother was of such a character. Song Mo's situation was very difficult. What could improve the relationship between her and Song Mo?

Dou Zhao felt that there was something fishy about this matter.

She confided in Chen Qushui.

Chen Qushui was shocked, and then blamed her: "Madam, why didn't you tell me earlier? Regardless of whether the child is the Duke of England's or not, we can plan something to make the Duke of England suffer. It would be even better if we can take the opportunity to force the Duke of England to hand over the affairs of the Duke of England's mansion to the prince."

Dou Zhao really didn't think about it in this way.

She said tactfully: "It's not fair to use a girl to ask for the Duke of England. It's better not to use it if possible."

Chen Qushui nodded with relief and said, "Even if the child is the Duke of England's, and the Duke of England wants to take her back, she is already married, and it's just an extra dowry. Do you still want the prince and you to treat her like your own sister? Besides, it's still unclear whether the Duke of England will recognize the child, so what do you have to worry about?"

yes!

What do I have to worry about?

Given Song Yichun's personality of wanting a concubine from a noble family, he might not acknowledge the child even if it was his. And it was not certain whether the child was Song Yichun's or not, so it was too early to say anything. Let's wait for news from Chen Jia!

Dou Zhao's anxious heart relaxed a little, and he focused his energy on Jiang Lizhu's wedding.

She would visit the fourth wife of the Chiang family every afternoon to see if there was anything she could do to help.

The fourth wife of the Jiang family and Dou Zhao gradually became familiar with each other. Seeing that Dou Zhao had an easy-going and generous personality, she would occasionally introduce to Dou Zhao the female relatives who came to add boxes to Jiang Lizhu.

Those women greeted Dou Zhao respectfully, praising Song Mo for his noble character and righteousness. They did not despise the Jiang family for its poverty and still came to save face for the family.

Dou Zhao didn't know how many times she had to say politely, "It's my duty, thank you for the compliment, madam," etc. every day, but at the same time, it also made her take a deep breath.

No wonder the emperor in the previous life killed all the members of the Jiang family.

The Chiang family was so popular among the middle and lower level officers and soldiers that when Duke Dingguo was wronged, Mrs. Chiang asked her relatives and friends to plead for justice for him. With such a huge momentum, how could she not end up with her family destroyed?

She couldn't help but secretly feel lucky.

If she had not lived two lives, she would never have dreamed that the Emperor would kill Duke Dingguo for this reason.

It can be seen that every peck and every drink has a fixed number.

While thinking, Dou Zhaofu came to his mind.

In the previous life, was it because of this reason that King Liao took in Song Mo?

How could he do without such middle-level generals who held real power when he wanted to instigate the rebellion of the Shenjiying and Jinwuwei? Without the Jiang family, Song Mo, who grew up next to Duke Dingguo, represented the Jiang family to some extent and represented the Jiang family's wishes. The emperor was seriously ill, and Prince Liao, as an adult vassal prince, went to the palace to visit the emperor. There were many restrictions on the identity and number of his entourage, but he risked great disapproval by bringing Song Mo, who was expelled from the Duke of Ying's Mansion for being unfilial and was hated by everyone, into the palace. It could not be just because Song Mo was highly skilled or intelligent. After all, Song Mo's identity was too sensitive, and Song Mo had been entering and leaving the Forbidden Palace since he was a child. There should be many people who knew him, and the possibility of being recognized was very high. If he was not careful, it might affect Prince Liao's great cause. Now it seems that Song Mo's role in this is self-evident.

After realizing this, Dou Zhao became more determined to keep Song Mo away from Prince Liao.

She began to pay attention to the identities of these people.

All the women came to celebrate. The higher their status, the more they would apologize to the fourth wife of the Chiang family before leaving, saying that they had something to do on the day of Jiang Lizhu's wedding and could not attend the wedding, and asked the fourth wife of the Chiang family to forgive them. The lower their status, the more unconcerned they were, and some even brought their daughters and daughters-in-law to add to Jiang Lizhu's box.

The fourth wife of the Jiang family couldn't help but sigh.

Dou Zhao comforted her: "They still have their own lives to live. They are very kind to come and add boxes to our twelfth cousin. When our uncle is cleared of all charges, it won't be too late for us to celebrate for our twelfth cousin!"

"You are so thoughtful." Jiang's fourth wife patted Dou Zhao's hand with satisfaction and said, "I am not sighing about this. The Jiang family is in this state now. It is impossible for them to return to the court in the short term. This time when Li Zhu got married, they came to congratulate her, which can be regarded as an explanation to the Jiang family. If the Jiang family encounters difficulties again in the future, if it is a big problem, they will be powerless; if it is a small problem, they will not be able to find their heads in Kyoto. I saw so many people coming, thinking that I may never see such a lively event again in the future, and I can't help but feel a little emotional."

Is she feeling sorry for the unmarried girls in the Jiang family?

Not only did they not have a marriage arranged, but it would be impossible for them to have a scene like Jiang Lizhu's in the future!

While Dou Zhao was thinking about it, Jiang Xiexiu and Jiang Xieying came in holding a pair of plum vases as a dowry for Jiang Lizhu.

Hearing this, Jiang Xieying smiled and said, "This is also the blessing of the twelfth sister. Don't you often say that every blade of grass has its own dewdrop? It's not that our blessing is not here!"

After hearing this, the fourth wife of the Jiang family nodded continuously and her expression became much more relaxed.

Dou Zhao also nodded secretly.

I didn’t expect Jiang Xieying to be such a straightforward person!

She glanced at Jiang Xiexiu.

Jiang Xiexiu was smiling, but the sadness between her brows became even more intense.

Dou Zhao lowered his head and drank tea.

There was a loud noise outside.

Everyone was stunned.

Then I heard a voice happily calling "Fourth Aunt" and entered the main room.

Dou Zhao looked closely and found that it was Song Han.

He was wearing a brocade gown with a silver-red bamboo pattern, and his jet-black hair was tied up with a white jade hairpin. His fair face was slightly red because he was walking in a hurry, but his eyes were sparkling and flashing with joy.

"Tian'en!" Jiang's fourth aunt shouted in surprise. As soon as she stood up, Song Han threw herself into her arms.

"Fourth aunt, why didn't you come to visit me?" He complained coquettishly, "My brother didn't tell me either, and I only found out by accidentally passing by the accounting office that you and cousins ​​Lizhu, Xiexiu, and Xieying were all in Kyoto." He glared at Dou Zhao angrily as he spoke, "My sister-in-law is the same, she's in cahoots with my brother and kept it a secret from me!"

Although Song Han was already at the age of studying, his handsome appearance took all the advantages. Not only did he not look pretentious, but he also had a bit of childish innocence, which made the fourth wife of the Jiang family laugh.

She spoke up for Dou Zhao, "This is our business, what does it have to do with your sister-in-law? If you had a wife, and your sister-in-law came alone without asking your wife to come, I would blame her for being ignorant without you having to tell me. How can you, as a brother-in-law, say this about your sister-in-law? Why don't you go and apologize to your sister-in-law!"

Song Han is now under the care of Song Yichun. He did not come to greet her right away, so the fourth wife of the Jiang family blamed Song Yichun for this.

When Song Mo went to pick up the fourth wife of the Jiang family, he personally reported to Song Yichun. After bringing her back, he went to the Osmanthus Courtyard again. Song Yichun pretended not to know and that was it. The maid in Song Han's room went in and out of the Osmanthus Courtyard every day. She didn't believe that Song Han had not heard that the fourth wife of the Jiang family had arrived in Kyoto.

He just showed up at this time, who knows whether he really heard it or it was Song Yichun's arrangement, or it was his own idea?

Dou Zhao just smiled and said nothing.

Song Han stuck out his tongue at the fourth wife of the Jiang family and walked up to Dou Zhao embarrassedly to apologize.

Dou Zhao smiled gently and nodded.

Song Han suddenly became lively again.

After he bowed and greeted Jiang Xiexiu and Jiang Xieying, he took the hand of Jiang's fourth wife to look at the gifts he brought: "This is a gift box for my twelfth cousin, this is for my aunt, this is for my thirteenth cousin, and this is for my fourteenth cousin..."

Song Han's eyes and eyebrows were full of excitement, which made Jiang Xiexiu and Jiang Xieying laugh.

He became even more excited, opened one of the boxes, took out a Western clock, walked up to Jiang Xiexiu and said, "Thirteenth cousin, if you give this to Twelfth cousin, it should be able to surprise the people in the Wu family and make them look at Twelfth cousin differently, right?"

Jiang Xiexiu pointed a finger at Song Han's forehead and said angrily, "You little brat, do you think the Jiang family is a nouveau riche? What do you mean by surprised and looking at us differently? The Wu family is a respectable family. If they wanted to neglect my twelfth sister, they would have called off the engagement long ago. Why wait until today? Put away your messy thoughts and prepare a good gift box for my twelfth sister!"

Only then did she begin to have the pride of a Miss Jiang.

The fourth wife of the Jiang family and others all laughed. Even Song Han himself smiled with a smirk on his face, which seemed to be a way to please Jiang Xiexiu.

Jiang Xiexiu must be very popular in Duke Dingguo's Mansion, otherwise everyone would not have reacted like this.

Dou Zhao saw it all.

When Song Mo came to pick her up, she talked to Song Mo.

"She has a bit of an impatient temper, but she treats people very well. Although she is smart, she doesn't have too many calculations." Song Mo smiled, "When I was at my uncle's house, I liked playing with her the most."

"Hasn't the elders in your family ever thought about marrying her to you?" Dou Zhao blurted out.

Having said that, it’s a bit embarrassing.

After all, Jiang Xiexiu is still an unmarried girl. If what I said were to get out, it would cause great harm to Jiang Xiexiu.

But words once spoken are like water spilled... Dou Zhao felt very upset.

Song Mo's eyes suddenly lit up.

"The elders in the family seem to think that I am not worthy of my thirteenth cousin." He stared at Dou Zhao intently, the smiles in his eyes overflowing layer by layer, and finally bloomed uncontrollably on his face, "I still feel that I am not good enough for my thirteenth cousin." I’m looking for someone who is more petty and jealous, and someone who is more powerful and can make me breathless..."

Dou Zhao's face was burning. He grabbed the pillow behind him and threw it at Song Mo.

"Ouch!" Song Mo took the pillow and threw it aside, pretending to cover his head and laughing uncontrollably, "You dare to hit your boss? Don't you want to eat? Sleep on the floor tonight! You are not allowed to go to bed without my permission!"

Dou Zhao looked at Song Mo and couldn't help but laugh.