Qiao Zhen pointed to the sun, which was still only half-hidden on the horizon, "But it's dark."
Yuan Zhao looked up at the west, and finally squatted silently in the corner and shed tears.
Qiao Zhen realized she might have gone too far, so she clapped her hands and walked over to Yuan Zhao. "These next few days, the Yu family's daughter is going to have a martial arts contest to find a husband, and there's also a lantern festival tonight. Are you going to stay here crying until tomorrow?"
Yuan Zhao remained unmoved; he wasn't foolish enough to fall for the same trick again and again.
Qiao Zhen ignored him and walked towards the door on her own.
As Yuan Zhao listened to Qiao Zhen's footsteps fading into the distance, he secretly turned his head and saw that Qiao Zhen had already stepped one foot out of the door. He quickly wiped away his tears and followed behind Qiao Zhen.
Qiao Zhen took out a small silver ingot from her purse. "Here, one tael of silver, your allowance for tonight."
Yuan Zhao held it in his hand as if it were a precious treasure, "Thank you, Zhenzhen."
Qiao Zhen hid Yuan Zhao in the mansion for half a month, and the position of martial arts alliance leader fell to Old Man Xiao. Moreover, she also had the advantage of martial arts skills, so she had nothing to worry about.
Once brought out, Yuan Zhao was like a wild horse that had broken free of its reins. Sometimes he would look at the lanterns, and sometimes he would buy some strange and unusual things from roadside stalls. Fortunately, those were all honest merchants, otherwise, if they had sold Yuan Zhao, he would have had to count the money for them.
The only unexpected thing was Yuan Lin walking with the Yu family girl.
Qiao Zhen had heard some rumors about Yuan Lin these days. Since their divorce, Yuan Lin seemed to have become a different person. He was not only brave and resourceful, but his martial arts skills also improved rapidly. However, he was still the same as before, who liked to philander.
As fate would have it, Yuan Zhao followed behind Qiao Zhen, munching on a candied hawthorn, while Yuan Lin and Miss Yu walked over, chatting and laughing.
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Miss Yu's face. Her brief conversation with Yuan Lin had revealed his erudition; she felt a mixture of disdain and relief at Xiao Zhen's blindness. She looked at Yuan Zhao, "Miss Xiao, who is this...?"
Qiao Zhen pointed at Yuan Zhao, "Yuan Zhao is actually Yuan Lin's half-brother."
Yuan Zhao subtly moved closer to Qiao Zhen's back, then bent down and whispered in her ear, "Zhenzhen, shall we go see the flower boat?"
"Oh no, stand up straight." Qiao Zhen slapped Yuan Zhao's slightly bowed back with her paw. She had long seen through this guy's character; he was just getting scared again. "Your second brother's here, aren't you going to say hello?"
Yuan Zhao stammered out three words, "Hello, Second Brother," with obvious reluctance.
Yuan Lin blinked her captivating peach blossom eyes at Qiao Zhen, "We're an old married couple, why didn't you even say hello to me?"
A big slap in the face!
Qiao Zhen looked impatiently at the two people blocking her way, a sly glint in her eyes. "You said we're an old married couple, so I'll speak a few words to Miss Yu as your former wife."
She looked at Miss Yu, her delicate brows furrowed in worry. "Miss Yu, I know you've been holding a martial arts contest to find a husband recently. You may admire Yuan Lin's talent and knowledge in martial arts, but you may not know his flaws."
Miss Yu subconsciously looked up at the handsome Yuan Lin, "Men with three wives and four concubines..."
“Hey, that’s not what I wanted to say,” Qiao Zhen interrupted Yu. “What I wanted to say is that he’s not very clean. Let me tell you a few stories. Once, his father made him kneel in the ancestral hall as punishment. I secretly brought him a chicken leg in, and he ate it off on the ground, then took it back and continued eating it.”
As Qiao Zhen spoke, she made a disgusted face, "And he liked to crawl through the dog hole when he stayed in the mansion, but later that dog hole was sealed up. Miss Yu, it is only natural for a man to have three wives and four concubines, but his slovenly habits..." She then made a 'Oh dear, I said too much' expression, "It's nothing."
Yuan Lin did not refute this, which made Miss Yu half-believing and half-doubting.
Qiao Zhen pulled Yuan Zhao away. She had just said that kneeling in the ancestral hall was a lie, and given Yuan Lin's personality, even if he wasn't furious, he should have refuted her. Her expression was somewhat solemn, fearing that Yuan Lin, like her, was an outsider.
If Yuan Lin is an outsider, then things will be very serious. According to rumors, Yuan Lin's martial arts talent has suddenly become very good, his progress is like a rocket, and he is also very knowledgeable and popular with girls. This is definitely the kind of male protagonist who is about to build a harem.
With Yang Yu's flesh on his body, wouldn't Yuan Zhao be a stepping stone for Yuan Lin to reach the pinnacle of life?
Meanwhile, the clueless Yuan Zhao was still gazing at the flashy, large ship in the distance. He tugged at Qiao Zhen's sleeve and asked, "Zhenzhen, shall we go play on the big ship?"
Qiao Zhen softened her cold expression and said, "Okay."
Qiao Zhen took Yuan Zhao onto the largest ship, which was very expensive, but had a lot of delicious food.
"Summon him... When will Yuan Zhao come out?" Qiao Zhen asked while gnawing on a chicken wing.
With his mouth full of sweet glutinous rice balls, Yuan Zhao's cheeks bulged out as he mumbled, "I don't know, why did you have to bring him out? Doesn't Zhenzhen like me?"
Qiao Zhen leaned against the railing of the big ship. "I'm treating everyone equally. I can't bring you out but not let him play."
Yuan Zhao, still chewing, stuffed another glutinous rice ball into his mouth. "No, I want to cough...cough cough cough...cough"
Seeing Yuan Zhao's flushed face, Qiao Zhen immediately pulled him down and kicked him in the stomach with her knee.
Yuan Zhao immediately vomited the glutinous rice that was stuck in his throat into the lake. "Ugh..."
"Wait here for me!"
Qiao Zhen fetched a cup of tea and handed it to Yuan Zhao, saying, "Rinse your mouth."
"Isn't choking to death exactly what you wanted?!" These sarcastic words...
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