"How dare you protect her so much?"
Zhao Chao's favoritism did not seem fake, but Qiao Si was a little surprised.
"She has nothing to do with this matter. If you have any questions, you can come to me directly. I know that you and Jiang Xiaorao are as close as sisters. I hope the princess will not vent her anger on Rouer because of what happened between me and her."
Zhao Chao defended him with every word. Qiao Si looked at him coldly and suddenly sneered, "I forgot, isn't Lord Zhao engaged to Xie Qingyu? Now that he's looking for a replacement for Xiao Rao, how are we going to explain this to the Xie family?"
Zhang You remembered that Xie Qingyu was the sister of Xie Zhuan, the unfaithful man who abandoned Qiao Er. How could anyone in their family be a good person?
Now when he saw Zhao Chao, Zhang You no longer had a good impression of him.
She had heard about the deeds of Qiao Si's best friend Jiang Xiaorao in the capital, and Qiao Si would not admit her mistake. Just now, seeing the two of them standing together, she thought they were a perfect match, but now that she heard that they were involved with the Xie Mansion, she completely lost interest in them.
Zhao Chao had discovered this, and Qiao Si didn't want to let them leave easily. With so many people coming and going here, he didn't want his affairs to become a laughing stock, so he said, "Princess, if you have anything to say, why don't you go to the restaurant up ahead and talk?"
Qiao Si had the same idea, so she silently agreed and followed him to the restaurant.
Zhao Chao took the woman's hand behind him, his movements gentle, and even comforted her: "Don't be afraid, this has nothing to do with you, I won't let anything happen to you."
The woman just looked at him tenderly, like a delicate dodder, and nodded obediently.
Qiao Si was behind them and could see everything clearly. She didn't say anything, but there was a faint smile on the corner of her mouth.
Qingfeng Tower, elegant room on the second floor.
Qiao Si and Zhao Chao went in to talk, and Zhang You and the others could only eavesdrop from outside. From the fragments of their conversation, they were able to piece together a general idea.
Zhao Chao was sent to Qingzhou after passing the imperial examination four years ago. He and Xie Qingyu are cousins, and the marriage was arranged two years ago. They were just waiting for Zhao Chao to return to Beijing to get married.
At that time, the Jiang family had already collapsed, and his parents arranged a marriage for him, and he did not object.
Unexpectedly, more than a year ago, he actually met this person who looked very similar to Jiang Xiaorao in Qingzhou. She looked exactly like Jiang Xiaorao, but compared to Jiang Xiaorao's arrogance, he preferred this person who could not speak but would listen to him gently.
So he took her in, and this year he finally got his transfer back to Beijing, so he brought her with him. He hadn't expected to be run into by Qiao Si, as he had hidden her well, fearing that she would be discovered by someone with ulterior motives and cause trouble.
Qiao Si didn't want to hear him talk about his relationship with her, she just wanted to get Jiang Xiaorao back.
She did not expose Jiang Xiaorao's identity. They looked at each other and knew each other's feelings. Although he did not know why Jiang Xiaorao wanted to stay with him, Qiao Si did not want her to take risks. Now that he found her, he wanted to take her over.
"I told you! She's just a substitute for you anyway. You can find anyone else on the street if you want! But not her! She's so similar to Xiao Rao, I won't allow anyone to defile her like this!"
Qiao Si was filled with righteous indignation, as angry as if he had discovered that someone had found a substitute for his dead best friend. Zhang You and the others could hear his roar clearly outside the door.
"Qiao Xiting! I respect you as the princess, that's why I tolerate you again and again! She is my woman now! I can do whatever I want, you have no right to interfere!"
"You found a substitute for Jiang Xiaorao, and you acted so confidently every day! Don't you hate her the most? Why are you acting like this now? Don't forget, you still have to get married. I can't accept you using her as a substitute for Xiaorao and making her a concubine! You are humiliating Xiaorao!"
Qiao Si's voice was very loud, and it sounded like she was yelling at Zhao Chao, but Zhang You and the others outside could hear that she wanted to wake up Jiang Xiaorao and ask her to leave Zhao Chao.
Hearing the noise inside getting louder and louder, Zhang You and the others were afraid that Qiao Si would suffer a loss, so they hurriedly pushed open the door and rushed in.
"Princess! Are you okay?"
Seeing that they were outnumbered and powerful, Zhao Chao didn't want to continue to argue with them, so he pulled Rou'er, who was sitting quietly, and was about to leave.
Qiuyue was quick to block the door and prevent them from leaving.
"Get out of the way!" Zhao Chao was so angry that his face turned red, and the hand holding Rou'er was trembling slightly.
He is not good at martial arts and is a pure civil servant. If he really goes against Qiao Si's people, I am afraid he will not be able to win the favor.
"You can't leave without the princess's permission!" Qiuyue was not afraid at all, and looked like she was ready to fight if she refused to obey.
"Is the princess really so overbearing? I heard that the princess was arrogant in Dingzhou, but I thought it was an exaggeration! I didn't expect that after not seeing her for so many years, the princess has become even more arrogant! Princess, aren't you afraid that I will come to the palace to complain about you every day?"
Zhao Chao turned around angrily and looked at Qiao Si, extremely angry.
Rou'er patted his back gently from behind him. He looked at her gentle and weak appearance, and there seemed to be worry in her eyes. Zhao Chao then softened his voice, as if he was afraid of scaring her.
"My Lady, before you coerce or bribe others, please think twice. This is not your Dingzhou, and your Prince Qiao's Mansion has long been declining."
His threat was very obvious, and Zhang You and the others' eyes turned cold.
Dingzhou, Prince Qiao's Mansion, these were the weak spots for each of them. They were definitely not something they could casually bring out as a joke, a topic of conversation, or a bargaining chip.
"Try saying that again!" Dongmei raised her arm and was about to step forward, but was stopped by Jingzhu. Qiao Si also calmed down at this moment and said slowly: "Let them go."
"Princess?" This made them all feel unwilling. Why should such a person be allowed to leave unharmed?
"Let them go." Qiao Si repeated again, and Zhang You and the others could only watch them leave.
"I'm so angry! Why did the princess let him go? He should be caught and beaten for his rude words!" Dongmei punched the air a few times, but still felt unsatisfied.
"It was Miss Jiang who wanted to leave with him." Chunhua explained for her. Chunhua was very observant. When they first confronted each other, she noticed that Jiang Xiaorao was winking at Qiao Si from behind Zhao Chao.
"Perhaps Miss Jiang has other plans, or perhaps she has her own difficulties? My princess, why don't you wait for an opportunity in the future to ask her out for a good talk?" Jingzhu spoke to ease the atmosphere.
Just now, Qiao Si was really angry.
Because Jiang Xiaorao didn't want to leave with her.
Even after what Qiao Si said, Jiang Xiaorao remained indifferent and continued to play the role of a weak mute girl. Qiao Si must be angry.
Jingzhu had witnessed the friendship between Qiao Si and Jiang Xiaorao when they were young, and didn't want them to harbor any resentment, so she tried to comfort Qiao Si.
Cui Liu saw that Qiao Si's face was less angry, so she said, "Princess, please don't be angry. It's best that Miss Jiang is fine. How about waiting until tomorrow? Tomorrow I will invite Miss Jiang to come to my house for a chat."
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