Yu Jiao asked, "Who is the distinguished guest?"
Bai Lu's face was more solemn, and she whispered, "I saw many strange followers wearing pointed hats and white leather boots, at least a hundred of them. As soon as they entered the mansion, they guarded the front yard. They entered the mansion without even handing in their name cards. When the master heard the message, he immediately went to the flower hall. It seemed to be the eunuch Cheng in the palace."
After listening to Bai Lu's description, Yu Jiao and Liu Yaoyu's faces changed slightly, confirming that it was undoubtedly the powerful Governor Cheng.
As for those attendants wearing pointed hats and white leather boots, they were not guards at all but servants of the Eastern Depot.
Liu Yaoyu was unusually nervous, "Why would Lord Cheng come to our house?"
Liu Yu was the mainstay of the clean government in the court, and he had no dealings with corrupt officials like Cheng Ying. Although Cheng Ying had framed ministers of the clean government, he had never really confronted Liu Yu, let alone set foot in Liu's mansion.
Yu Jiao's hands and feet felt a little cold. She was always calm, but now there was a hint of panic in her expression. Why did Governor Cheng come here?
Yu Jiao subconsciously thought that it was because she heard his conversation with someone in the back mountain of Lianxi Temple that day.
She had originally been lucky enough to think that Governor Cheng had not made trouble that day, and that he did not intend to make a fuss about it, or that he had not seen clearly who she was. But today, he had brought the East Factory servants with him to her house with a grand ceremony. Could it be that he had asked someone in Lianxi Temple who she was, so that he could settle the score with her later?
"Third sister, let's go to the flower hall quickly." After Liu Yaoyu finished speaking, she realized that Yu Jiao was absent-minded. She reached out to pull Yu Jiao, "Cheng Dugong has an unpredictable temper and is very moody. We shouldn't keep him waiting for a long time."
After grabbing Yu Jiao's hand, Liu Yaoyu realized that her fingers were cold and her palms were full of cold sweat.
Worried that Yu Jiao was frightened, Liu Yaoyu comforted her softly, "You also met Cheng Dugong in the teahouse. Although the rumors outside are a bit scary, Cheng Dugong is not a devil. With Daddy here, he dare not do anything to us."
Yu Jiao nodded in a daze, and followed Liu Yaoyu to the flower hall in the front yard.
It's a nice day today, and it's rare to have sunshine in winter. Although the cold and weak sunlight doesn't feel warm on the body, it makes people feel less afraid of the cold.
The sound of gongs and drums on the stage in the back garden seemed to have stopped, which must be the news that Cheng Dugong was coming.
Yu Jiao couldn't help but reveal a hint of sneer. This Governor Cheng was so powerful that he made people tremble with fear. Even the women who were listening to opera in the back garden, when they learned that Governor Cheng was coming, had to stop the stage in fear for fear of upsetting him.
Because death was imminent and she knew she could not escape, Yu Jiao even had the leisure to think that if Cheng Dugong pulled out a deer at this moment and said it was a horse, no one would say it was a deer. He could easily perform the story of calling a deer a horse.
When Yu Jiao and Liu Yaoyu arrived at the flower hall in the front yard, they saw many Dongchang servants in black and brown clothes standing outside the flower hall, with stern expressions and not moving at all.
There were many male guests sitting in the flower hall. The female family members were entertained by Madam Liu at a banquet in the back garden. The banquet for the male guests was held in this flower hall, accompanied by Liu Yu and Liu Ziqi. No one expected Cheng Ying to come. Since Cheng Ying entered the flower hall, the entire hall fell into deathly silence, and no one at the table started eating.
Before Yu Jiao and Liu Yaoyu entered the room, they saw Cheng Ying sitting at the top of the table in the hall.
He was still wearing a bright red python robe with gold-woven flying fish patterns, but today he did not wear a crane cloak. He sat lazily leaning against the back of a chair, but his aura was still impressive. There was no expression on his handsome and feminine face.
The only contradiction was that he was holding a snow-white rabbit in his arms.
When Yu Jiao saw the rabbit, her heart skipped a beat and she stopped short of entering the hall.
The people in the flower hall had already looked over. Liu Yaoyu pulled Yu Jiao, mistakenly thinking that she was afraid of seeing Cheng Ying, which was why she lost her composure.
In fact, it was true. Cheng Dugong brought a rabbit over. Any hope in Yu Jiao's heart disappeared at this moment. He really came to settle the score with her.
Yu Jiao didn't know what kind of bloody scene she would face next. This Governor Cheng was extremely powerful, with authority so great that he could frame even court officials at will. If he wanted to kill her to silence her, he wouldn't even need a pretext and could just take her life directly.
Maybe it was fate, Yu Jiao thought resignedly. She closed her eyes and suddenly she was no longer afraid. Since the worst outcome was predictable, there was nothing to be afraid of.
But she didn't want to implicate the Liu family. Although her father Liu Yu was the second prime minister, Yao Yu said that when her father met Cheng Dugong in the palace, he allowed him to tease and make fun of him. Such tolerance was enough to show that her father was simply unable to confront Cheng Dugong head-on.
Yu Jiao took a deep breath, lifted her skirt, and slowly walked into the flower hall with Liu Yaoyu.
Everyone's eyes were on the two of them. Liu Yaoyu pulled Yu Jiao and bowed to Cheng Dugong.
Cheng Ying nodded lightly, her eyes fell on Yu Jiao, studying the expression in her eyes and eyebrows.
The first two times were just quick glances. The little girl has grown up now, and her features have become more beautiful, especially her almond-shaped eyes, which are black, watery and round. Although she still looks young and immature, her facial features already reveal a hint of beauty and stunning charm.
After all, her background is there, and she inherited everything from her mother.
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