Qiao Si didn't say anything, but her expression had softened and it seemed that she had calmed down.
Jingzhu smiled and continued to comfort: "My princess, are you more relieved now?"
Zhang You and the others surrounded Qiao Si and joked along.
Dongmei still couldn't accept Zhao Chao's outrageous words, but she couldn't refute Qiao Si either. She just stood aside reluctantly with her arms folded, not wanting to speak.
While everyone else was with Qiao Si, Qiuyue slipped over to Dongmei and whispered something to her. Dongmei raised her eyebrows and a gleam of light flashed in her eyes.
After Qiao Si calmed down, he took Zhang You and the others back home. Dongmei and Qiuyue returned half a minute later. Zhang You and Chunhua saw them smiling happily despite returning late, and asked curiously, "What good thing happened to you? You're smiling so happily."
"Come closer, we will tell you in secret." Qiuyueshen said mysteriously.
Zhang You and the others leaned over and heard Qiuyue whisper, "Zhao Chao's words were really harsh tonight, so Dongmei and I took action and taught him a lesson."
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Zhang You looked up in shock. "Did you do it secretly? You won't be discovered, right?"
"Don't worry, it's absolutely safe."
"Who told him to be so outspoken? He's a civil servant! He can't carry anything on his shoulders or lift anything with his hands. He's too weak."
"You're not going to put a sack on him and beat him, are you?"
After all, they have done this kind of thing before.
"No, I just gave him some drugs that made him go to the restroom a few more times."
Looking at Dongmei's appearance, one can imagine that the dose they gave must be very high, and he can bear it.
"Hahahahahahahahaha." They couldn't help laughing when they thought of him running back and forth to the bathroom.
"You better be more careful next time. It's very dangerous if you are discovered." Chunhua smiled and gave a cautious reminder. After all, this is the capital city, with many people and eyes, so it is inevitable that there will be omissions.
"Yeah." Qiuyue and Dongmei patted their chests and promised not to do anything else.
Chunhua looked at Qiuyue deeply and shook her head.
Dongmei promised that she would never do it again, but Qiuyue might not agree.
The next day, the sky was clear and the temperature was pleasant.
Cuiliu and Chunhua invited Jiang Xiaorao, now Minister Zhao's concubine Rouer.
The reason for inviting her so openly was simply because she didn't want to be sneaky and arouse suspicion. Moreover, Qiao Si had invited her early in the morning, and Zhao Chao had to go to court to handle official business and had no time to go home. She had plenty of time to have a good chat with Jiang Xiaorao.
There are few servants in the yard now. The whole yard is so big, and all the people are brought by Qiao Si, so she is not afraid that someone will get close and hear something.
They were chatting inside the house, while Zhang You and the others were keeping watch in the yard, so that they could report the situation in time if someone came, commonly known as: providing cover.
Because they were far away, they couldn't hear what they were saying in the house. Zhang You's gossipy heart was tugging at her chest, making her feel uneasy.
They just discovered that Jiang Xiaorao could actually speak, but before they could hear what she and Qiao Si said, they were kicked out for some fresh air. They were really itching to go out.
They sat together, eating melon seeds, and seemed quite relaxed. Jingzhu and Cuiliu were waiting in the house, which made them quite envious.
Qiuyue and Dongmei were incredibly quiet once they sat down. After Zhang You and Chunhua finished chatting, they poked them curiously: "What are you two doing? Why are you so quiet?"
"Shh! Don't talk." Dongmei spoke in a low voice, asking Zhang You and Chunhua to speak more quietly as well.
Zhang You lowered his voice, leaned closer and asked in a whisper, "What's wrong?"
"We are eavesdropping." Qiuyue's voice was very soft, and it took a while for Zhang You to realize what they meant.
How could you forget?
Both of them are powerful martial artists and can hear the slightest movement, regardless of whether they can hear the conversation inside.
Zhang You and Chunhua also became interested and moved closer to them. They knew what to do and didn't say anything, waiting for their gossip.
Qiuyue's identity was known to them the autumn they returned to Beijing. She didn't hide anything and told them all about her past experiences.
She has been pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger for so many years. It is no exaggeration to say that she is the best martial artist in the world, but she pretends to be a beginner. Even Dongmei was fooled by her.
Qiuyue has a more famous name - Han Bailu, who was once the number one killer in the world.
She was raised and trained by a killer organization since she was young. She was called the best killer in the world because she single-handedly destroyed the entire killer organization.
Qiao Si had told them about this before, but she didn't know what exactly happened at that time that led Han Bailu to destroy her own organization.
Later, Qiuyue revealed her identity, and Qiao Si asked why. There was no conspiracy, it was just because her organization killed her savior and his family.
When Han Bailu was completing an assassination mission, she was unfortunately seriously injured and almost died. She was saved by a father and daughter. Her organization didn't even send anyone to rescue her, as if she was dispensable.
The father and daughter were originally from aristocratic families, but because they could not stand the emperor's policies, they chose to retire to the mountains and become private school teachers in an ordinary village.
When they rescued Han Bailu, they just felt sorry for her as a woman and didn't know her identity. Han Bailu didn't tell them either, for fear that it would bring them fatal disaster.
That father and daughter were both very kind people. They treated her like a lost lamb, patiently teaching her about benevolence, righteousness, and family and country. At that time, she guessed that they might have guessed her identity during their time together.
They didn't despise her, they just treated her as an ordinary person who needed to be taught to be kind. She laughed at their naivety at the time, but in her heart she also hoped that one day she could put aside her identity as an assassin and live a peaceful life.
She didn't kill them, she knew, she was influenced by them.
But she didn't kill him, but her organization did.
Her organization later tracked her down and pretended to assign her a new mission, but in fact they lured the tiger away from the mountain and killed the father and daughter.
By the time she rushed back, it was too late. She hugged the woman who was about her age and cried heart-wrenchingly for the first time. The woman's blood stained her neck and became the red mole she has today.
She walked alone in the darkness for many years, not knowing what was right and what was wrong, only knowing to fight and survive. It was they who told her that she was a human being and that she could choose the life she wanted.
So she chose revenge, and with just one sword, she destroyed her own organization and became famous.
As a result, she was seriously injured and became homeless. After many twists and turns, she arrived in Dingzhou, where the war was raging. She was so hungry that she almost died on the street, but she met Zhang You by chance.
It was an accidental encounter, and she never expected that the person she had only met once would be willing to spend her meager money to feed a stranger in the turbulent Dingzhou.
She thought at the time that this person was so stupid.
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