On this day, Yu Jiao and Liu Yaoyu were playing chess with Liu Yaozhen to pass the time, when Bai Lu suddenly came in: "Third Miss, Master Cheng is here, the master asks you to go to the front hall."
Yu Jiao was a little distracted after hearing this, and the white piece at her fingertips fell on the chessboard. With one careless move, she lost the whole game.
"Third sister, please go quickly." Seeing Yu Jiao in a daze, Liu Yaozhen said, "It's good to have Yaoyu accompany me. Don't make Master Cheng wait anxiously. That person is not easy to deal with."
She knew in her heart that Yu Jiao and Yao Yu moved to Furong Courtyard to live and eat with her because they cared about her and were worried about her.
Yu Jiao said yes, sat up from the couch, put on her shoes and socks, and took Jianjia to the front hall.
Yu Jiao walked slowly along the way. She thought that she and Cheng Ying had already fallen out outside the palace gate last time, and they would not have any intersection in the future. After all, for a man of Cheng Ying's high position and power, only others would rush to curry favor with him, so he would never bow down to anyone.
Yu Jiao couldn't understand why Cheng Ying came to see her. Even if she wanted to delay, the road in the mansion had an end.
Outside the front hall door, there stood a long line of Dongchang servants wearing pointed hats and white boots, and there were more than a dozen red lacquered wooden boxes on the ground.
Yu Jiao was even more confused. As soon as she approached, the Dongchang guards who had been standing straight and not looking away all bowed their heads and saluted respectfully, saying, "Greetings, young lady."
Yu Jiao opened her eyes wide in surprise and walked into the hall in confusion.
Cheng Ying and Liu Yu were sitting in the hall, the former leaning against the back of the chair in a lazy and casual posture, while the latter was sitting upright.
Seeing Yu Jiao coming in, Cheng Ying raised her eyelids, looked her up and down, and then looked away after a moment.
"Greetings, Governor." Yu Jiao bowed coldly.
Hearing her distant tone, Cheng Ying clenched the teacup, rubbed her fingertips on the cup, and chuckled, "Yu Ning is still angry with her adoptive father?"
Seeing that the smile on Cheng Ying's face did not reach her eyes, Liu Yu's heart sank slightly, and he said, "Yu Ning is young and has been raised in the countryside since she was a child. Please forgive me if there is anything I did not do well."
He then turned to Yu Jiao and said, "Third girl, the seal master heard that you were engaged, so he came here specially to give you some dowry."
Yu Jiao raised her head and looked at Cheng Ying. Although the meaning of Liu Yu's words was easy to understand, she still didn't quite understand. She had clearly explained it to Cheng Ying and didn't want to play tricks on her anymore. So what was Cheng Ying trying to do by doing this?
Cheng Ying glanced at Yu Jiao. The little girl tilted her head back, revealing her slender and delicate neck. Her eyes were small, round, and bright, and her emotions were clearly visible, as if she was silently questioning him.
"Before I went to Xianyang, there were some misunderstandings between me and Yu Ning. I would like to have a word with her. Please, Liu Ci Fu, please give me a favor." Cheng Ying spoke to Liu Yu in a rare polite tone.
Liu Yu glanced at Yu Jiao and thought that this was Liu's residence, and since Cheng Ying came here just to add to the makeup, she shouldn't cause any trouble.
He stood up and said, "I have some things to do in my study."
After Liu Yu left, only Yu Jiao and Cheng Ying were left in the hall. Cheng Ying stood up, walked up to Yu Jiao, and said with a half-smile: "Are you still angry with me? I won't bother with you, but you are trying to draw a line between Chu and Han with me."
Yu Jiao pursed her lips and said coldly, "I thought I had made it clear to the Governor that day."
Cheng Ying laughed angrily, raised his hand and tapped Yu Jiao's forehead with a little force, leaving a red mark on her fair forehead.
Yu Jiao frowned in pain.
Seeing Yu Jiao's unhappy expression, Cheng Ying was actually happy. He looked at her with disdain, "Little ungrateful bastard, why would I need to set up a target to protect someone? What are you thinking about in your little head? If I want to protect someone, I don't need to use anyone as a shield. I can keep that person safe and sound! Do you look down on me, or do you never believe in me?"
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