But through Zhang You, she thought of the father and daughter who had died young, and how they had chatted on that ordinary afternoon, saying: In this world, there are always some people who treat others sincerely and without regrets. This world needs such people.
A favor, even a meal, must be repaid. Back then, Han Bailu said she wanted to repay Zhang You, but Zhang You thought it was a lie. But in reality, she had indeed repaid Zhang You, not when Zhang You and Qiao Nai were bullied by Qiao Da's concubine, but much earlier.
When Zhang You followed Qiao Er to investigate the poisonous insect, she had already been secretly protecting her.
Otherwise, with her luck, how could she have escaped the clutches of those poisoned people by such a coincidence?
It was also because of that encounter that Han Bailu set her sights on Prince Qiao's Mansion for the first time.
She found Prince Qiao's Mansion very interesting.
She stayed in Dingzhou and made inquiries for a long time, both openly and secretly.
Everyone in Prince Qiao's Mansion has secrets.
Prince Qiao is loyal to his heart and only wants to stabilize the country, but the emperor is wary of him. He struggles to hold on in Dingzhou and remains true to his original aspirations.
Although Princess Qiao was a woman, she still managed Dingzhou in an orderly manner amidst the turmoil, and gradually restored the vitality of Dingzhou, where children were sold.
Qiao Da is a romantic and unrestrained man, like a waste who indulges in flowers, but he is secretly extremely vigilant.
Qiao Er has outstanding medical skills, but no one knows where she learned them from, but she hides it and looks like an ordinary female doctor.
Although Qiao Si is arrogant and domineering, he is actually just like Prince Qiao. He cares about the people and cannot stand seeing them being wronged.
Their family was very interesting. So Han Bailu chose to stay and blend in with them, and finally became Qiao Si's maid.
If Dingzhou had not been suddenly attacked, the Qiao Palace had not been severely damaged, and Qiao Si was eager for revenge, Han Bailu's identity would probably never have been exposed.
After so many years of getting along, they have long been the closest of friends.
The death of her friend was the most unbearable pain for her, so she helped Qiao Si to avenge himself...
After returning to Beijing, Qiao Sizong had some matters that needed to be handled by someone in the dark. Looking at the people in the Qiao Palace, no one was more suitable than her, so she naturally took on the responsibility. Over the past two years, she had been secretly handling many of her private matters.
Therefore, with her ability, it was easy for her to eavesdrop on what Qiao Si and Jiang Xiaorao were saying in the room.
She listened attentively and repeated it in a low voice.
Jiang Xiaorao first apologized and talked to Qiao Si for a long time before she coaxed Qiao Si into calming down and told him about her situation in the past few years.
After Jiang Xiaorao was secretly rescued by the Qiao family, she fell seriously ill due to imprisonment. After waking up, she was unable to speak for a while. The doctor said it was aphasia and it was unknown when she would recover.
Jiang Xiaorao was devastated by the tragic deaths of the entire Jiang family and the fact that she herself became mute. She tried several times to escape from the people sent by Qiao Si to take care of her and wanted to commit suicide, but was rescued by Qiao Si's people every time.
Finally, one day, Jiang Xiaorao escaped from Qiao Si's men and met a bully.
She was kidnapped by them and was going to be sold to a brothel.
Jiang Xiaorao wanted to die, but she didn't want to die being humiliated like this.
She took the opportunity to escape and met Zhao Chao on the street.
At that time, she was disheveled, unable to speak, looked miserable, and was too weak to take care of herself.
Zhao Chao didn't recognize her.
Firstly, the news of the Jiang family's extermination was spreading throughout the capital, and he knew that she was dead; secondly, the person in front of him was weak and pitiful, completely different from the arrogant and domineering woman.
Therefore, Zhao Chao just thought that everything was a coincidence.
After Zhao Chao rescued her, she could see that Zhao Chao liked her appearance very much. Jiang Xiaorao hesitated for a long time, and finally made up her mind to use him to return to Beijing for revenge.
The Jiang family's misfortune was caused by Xu Zhicheng, who paved the way for him. Jiang Xiaorao wanted revenge, but she knew she was far away in Qingzhou and her abilities were limited.
So she lurked beside Zhao Chao and used his identity to cultivate power in Qingzhou. These forces were her father's old subordinates who were exiled to Qingzhou. She spent a lot of effort to convince them to work for her.
When she was beginning to gain strength, she heard the bad news about the Qiao Palace. Jiang Xiaorao wanted to write a letter, but she knew that there were many spies in the capital, so she never found a chance to contact Qiao Si.
Jiang Xiaorao was in Qingzhou, and she always got news from the capital very late. By the time she heard about Qiao Si's deeds in the capital, Qiao Si had already married Li Guanghan.
Always missed.
Fortunately, Zhao Chao was promoted this year, and she followed him back to Beijing, so it was more natural for her to meet Qiao Si.
Qiao Si didn't want Jiang Xiaorao to be in danger, so he tried his best to persuade her to leave.
Jiang Xiaorao did not agree.
She is not a fool. Knowing Qiao Si well, how could she not know what she is doing now?
Jiang Xiaorao didn't want to be the one being protected.
They are all the same, and have the same reasons for joining...
Jiang Xiaorao persuaded Qiao Si for a long time before they finally reached an agreement and decided to join forces.
Jiang Xiaorao had just returned to Beijing and didn't know much about the political situation in the capital. Qiao Si did not hide anything and introduced everything to her one by one.
After finishing their business, the two of them started joking and chatting about personal matters.
Qiao Si was curious about how she had deceived Zhao Chao.
After all, they grew up together, and Zhao Chao knew some of Jiang Xiaorao's habits very well.
Jiang Xiaorao didn't pretend to be anything. Because of her imprisonment, she had lost her cheerful and lively personality. Her temperament had become more reserved and even often depressed. Furthermore, she had been unable to speak for over a year, and her temperament was completely different from before.
Qiao Si didn't expect her to suffer so much.
Only by seeing her changes with your own eyes can you understand how heartbreaking it is to see her former pride shattered and become the broken person she is today.
Jiang Xiaorao's aphasia lasted for over a year. Not long after she decided to build up her power for revenge, she discovered that she could speak again. However, she was afraid of being exposed, so she pretended to be unable to speak in front of Zhao Chao.
Qiao Si and Jiang Xiaorao talked a lot, and they both sighed when they talked about each other's experiences over the years.
Zhao Chao arrived at this time.
Qiuyue had sharp ears and soon discovered that there was movement outside the yard.
Zhang You and the others stood up and walked over. From a distance, they saw the housekeeper following Zhao Chao towards them.
Zhao Chao was furious and walked quickly and hurriedly. The old housekeeper wanted to stop him, but he ruthlessly waved his sleeves and waved him away.
He comes with ill intentions.
Zhang You and the other three stood firmly at the gate, their voices rising several octaves high enough for Qiao Si and the others inside to hear: "Stop! What are you doing? This is the princess's yard! It's the inner house! It's not a place where outsiders can come!"
Zhao Chao was furious, not caring about his own reputation. He pointed at them and shouted, "I don't care if you're from the inner chamber or not! Qiao Xiting! Get out of here! Give Rou'er back to me! I'm telling you! If you dare to touch a hair on her, I will never let you go!"
He pushed away Zhang You who was pulling him with her arms, and tried to squeeze in, but was firmly blocked outside by Qiuyue and Dongmei.
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