"I heard that Master Wei specially sent his trained confidant to the princess, hoping that he could protect her."
Zhang You and the others looked at each other and ate their food in silence.
Hongmei's voice returned to normal as she continued, "It's said that after the princess and Yang Li met that day, those people secretly followed Yang Li and discovered the secret. Then they followed the clues and, with divine soldiers descending from the sky, captured those people directly, creating a complete reversal in the hall!"
Zhang You felt like she was listening to a storyteller and almost applauded her. She raised her hand, but then put it down again in embarrassment.
"So, the princess knew about his plans long ago, which is why she didn't panic when she learned that Liu and the others were threatened?"
"Oh! I see!"
Qiuyue clenched her right fist and knocked it on her left hand, suddenly realizing something.
"But, in this way, wouldn't the princess completely offend him?"
Chunhua saw a deeper side.
"Doesn't the princess want to offend him?"
"He dared to come to Dingzhou and act wildly. I wanted to make things difficult for him. At first, I didn't understand his methods, so I was restrained. But now that I know his weakness, it would be rude not to fight back."
Qiao Si sat there dignifiedly, speaking slowly.
This matter has come to an end for the time being. She will get ready and go to Tuozhou to meet Yang Li again.
"The New Year is in two months. I need to go out for a while. You should come with me. There will be someone to take care of you in the mansion. Please pack your bags. We will leave in three days."
"Where are you going?"
Hongmei asked curiously.
"Tuozhou."
Jingzhu spoke on behalf of Qiao Si.
"Oh!" Hongmei said playfully, "The princess wants to go to Tuozhou to deal with Yang Li, right?"
Qiao Si smiled gently and nodded.
"Princess, are you only taking us? What if we run into danger along the way? Tuozhou is not Dingzhou after all."
Chunhua was a little worried.
"Of course we won't be the only ones, but that's another arrangement. We don't need to worry about it."
Dongmei seemed to have a telepathic connection with Qiao Si and could guess what Qiao Si was planning.
After the order for the trip came down, Zhang You and the others began to prepare. Not knowing what they would encounter, Zhang You didn't know what to prepare. Besides her daily necessities, she only brought some rouge and powder that Qiao Si would use.
Teacher Xiaoyu heard the news from somewhere and wanted to go along too.
I don’t know what she said to Qiao Si, but Qiao Si, who was originally reluctant, actually agreed.
Taking advantage of the three days of free time, Qiao Si went to attend the notarization of Qiao Nai's divorce.
This time, prestigious elders from Dingzhou and the elders of the Qiao family were invited.
Prince Qiao came back from the border specially to support Qiao Nai together with the princess.
This divorce was also grand.
Zhang You and the others could feel how much Prince Qiao and Princess Qiao valued Qiao Nai just by watching from the outside.
Gu Hesheng's foot was almost healed. With the elders of the clan as witness, the two of them returned the token, and the elders crossed out Gu Hesheng's name on the family tree.
This also announced that their ill-fated relationship had finally come to an end.
The princess even held a dinner party that night to celebrate Qiao Nai's return home.
At night, the banquet hall was still filled with the laughter of their family. Zhang You and the others sat outside, chatting idly.
Life here is not as thrilling as imagined. After spending so much time together, Zhang You feels a sense of belonging.
The moon tonight is very round, big and bright. They are wearing goose yellow jackets. When they are tired of chatting, they just admire the moon and count the stars.
The night was still a little cold, and the flowers and plants in the yard had withered, leaving only bare branches.
Occasionally, you can hear Prince Qiao's hearty laughter coming from the house.
They really love Qiao Nai.
Zhang You leaned against the pillar next to him, looking at the night sky in the distance, thinking leisurely.
My thoughts began to drift unconsciously, and some memories that had been forgotten for a long time somehow flooded into my mind. The memories were sweet, but they also made me feel a suppressed pain in my heart.
If the beauty of that time could continue forever, wouldn't she be alone...
The memories are surging, making people feel depressed.
She lowered her eyes, stared at the empty space on the ground, and began to speak.
Qiuyue and Chunhua were still talking about how cool Qiao Nai was today, but when they turned around, they found Xia He leaning against a pillar in a daze, looking listless.
I don’t know what she was thinking about, but she exuded a sense of desolation and seemed to keep people at a distance.
Qiuyue withdrew from their topic, leaned towards Xia He, and handed her two candies with a smile.
"What are you thinking about? So absent-minded?
Come, have a candy."
Zhang You looked at the hand that suddenly stretched out in front of him. It was emitting a warm yellow light under the illumination of the lantern next to it, and there were two malt candies wrapped in white paper on it.
Looking up along the hand, I saw Qiuyue talking and smiling.
She seems to be always optimistic.
Very different from me.
Zhang You didn't know how this idea came to him.
She came to her senses, took the candy from Qiuyue, and whispered thank you.
She peeled off the candy wrapper and put it in her mouth. It was soft and sweet. She didn't bite it after it entered her mouth, just let it melt slowly, as if subconsciously, she wanted to savor this sweetness slowly, to make it last longer, not so briefly.
"What did you think of? Tell me?"
Qiuyue has been living with Xia He for the past few months and has become familiar with her personality.
She was a kind person, usually polite to everyone, and seemed to have a good relationship with everyone. However, she wasn't particularly close to anyone. She always managed her distance well, never getting too close to anyone.
Even to Nanny Chang and Chef Chen, she only visited them often out of gratitude because they had helped her before.
Xia He's relationship with them had grown closer since she injured her hand. Since the three of them took turns helping her, she began to open up to them.
Seeing that she didn't know why she was sad, Qiuyue only asked her tentatively, hoping that she would feel better if she could tell her. But she herself was not sure whether Xia He would tell her.
Zhang You knew Qiuyue was trying to enlighten her, so she forced a smile.
"I'm fine. I just felt very emotional when I saw how hard it was for my cousin to come this far, and how the prince and princess loved her so much."
Qiuyue heard the envy in her words.
Although she had never seen her parents and had never received love from her relatives since she could remember, she had met people who were kind to her.
Even if it was just a brief moment, it taught her the warmth of being cared for, and she could naturally understand Xia He's envy.
They are sincere and tolerant, treating their children like their own even though they are not related by blood. Prince Qiao and Princess Qiao are both very good people.
"Yes, the prince and princess are both very good people. My cousin was wronged, and they stood up for her. Now my cousin is free from suffering."
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