After he finished speaking, the person had already walked away, but the man in green holding the sword couldn't help but look back at Xia Tong again with a strange expression.
The latter's body trembled, thinking that maybe the villain was tired of playing with her and wanted to "snap" her?
Looking at the departing figure, Fang Yu had a strange look in her eyes. There was no sound of footsteps at all, which showed how high his internal strength was. Unexpectedly, he was the treacherous minister that Zhongqiu mentioned.
"I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave now." Xia Tong was so scared that she didn't dare to stay any longer and hurried down the stairs.
However, Xiao Jing frowned and looked at the back again. Gu Qin had always loved to go against him, and now even the Crown Princess wanted to intervene. But he would not do anything without benefits, so there must be something fishy.
On the crowded street, the petite and slender woman hurriedly got into the carriage, holding up her green skirt, as if there was a ferocious beast chasing her.
In a compartment somewhere in the teahouse, a man stood quietly in front of the window, his dark eyes swept over the carriage that was gradually moving away, his expression was obscure and difficult to understand.
A strange scent of tea wafted through the compartment. The shopkeeper stood there with his head bowed, lowering his voice and speaking respectfully, "Master, I have discovered that Chen Xin from the Shangshu Mansion has been asking about the rent of shops in Beijing recently, and has been interacting with some merchants in Beijing from time to time. I wonder if this is Shangshu Chen's intention."
Moreover, she acted in a mysterious way. The shopkeeper had talked to Chen Xin about this and found that she didn't look like a girl from the boudoir at all. Instead, she looked more like a merchant than he did. However, it could be seen from her words that this woman must be no simple person.
The compartment was as quiet as ever, but the man holding the sword suddenly looked at the shopkeeper: "Why are you paying attention to a woman?"
At this moment, their master could no longer hear the names of other women, and he didn't know what abilities the fourth young lady of the Xiahou Mansion had. Could it be that because she was the one arranged by the late master, the master was particularly fond of Xia Tong?
"This king doesn't like that woman, except."
The shopkeeper was startled by the light male voice, and he immediately bowed his head respectfully, "Yes."
After the shopkeeper left, Gu Qin suddenly retracted his gaze and looked at Xifeng leisurely, "This woman ran away when she saw me. She must be guilty. The Xia family are all hypocrites. It would be a pity to kill them. I want to marry her back to the mansion and torture her so that Xia Zhian will have troubles day and night."
Xifeng: “…”
"How does the master plan to torture her?" His expression became serious, and he knew that the master would never forgive the people from the Xia family, but even if he didn't marry her, he could still torture her.
After he finished speaking, Gu Qin was silent for a moment, then his eyebrows moved slightly, and his voice was slightly cold, "There are so many criminal laws in the Ministry of Justice, I will use them all on her."
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After returning to Xiahou Mansion, Xia Tong thought a lot along the way. She decided that if the villain did anything abnormal, she would immediately take the money and run away. As for her parents, if they refused to go with her, she would have to go alone. It is better to have a living being than to be wiped out at once.
But as soon as she returned to the room, she saw several beautiful clothes and new jewelry in the room. Being used to the old lady's personality, she knew that she must want to take her out to meet people again.
Seeing her coming back, Qing'er immediately stepped forward and said, "My lady, these are sent by the old lady. The day after tomorrow will be the 70th birthday of Old Grand Tutor Tang. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely come that day. You must dress up nicely."
Xia Tong was still choosing which jewelry to sell. After hearing this, she was startled and wondered if she had heard it wrong.
"I heard that the second young lady in Lord Dong's mansion is also as beautiful as a fairy, and is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. She is much more threatening than the one in the Duke's Mansion. You have to be on guard." Qing'er looked around and whispered.
Xia Tong just let it go in one ear and out the other. That's right, the second daughter of Lord Dong's family is the most important female supporting role in the novel. Not only is she scheming, but she is also good at pretending. The heroine has fallen into her hands several times.
But what is even more surprising is the birthday of Grand Tutor Tang. This is a major plot in the novel. Even though the villain holds military power, the economic lifeline of the Jin Dynasty has always been in the hands of the major families, and it is by no means something that can be eliminated overnight. Although the villain is now the only one in power, in fact, some tax checkpoints in the court are all guarded by people from the families, otherwise the villain would have rebelled long ago.
And this Grand Tutor Tang is a veteran of two dynasties and the head of an aristocratic family. Everyone who sees him has to be polite to him. But in fact, this man is more insidious and vicious than the big villain. In the end, he joins forces with the third prince to instigate a fight between the villain and the prince. He wants to benefit from it himself and does some shameful things.
And during this birthday party, the heroine got unlucky. The supporting actress noticed that the prince treated the heroine differently, so she cruelly wanted to ruin her reputation. The heroine was drugged and accidentally had sex with the hero, but she didn't want the prince to be responsible. This completely attracted the prince's attention, and their relationship heated up rapidly. However, this was a matter between the hero and heroine, and had nothing to do with her. She just needed to watch the show.
"Master..." Qing'er couldn't help but raise her voice and called a few more times.
Xia Tong came back to her senses, looked at the clothes in front of her, and pointed at a light blue one, "This is it."
Striving to be a little transparent is her greatest pursuit in life.
Because Grand Tutor Tang was "highly respected", no one dared not to give him face. Except for the old lady, almost everyone in the Xiahou Mansion had to go. After all, the other party had sent a letter, and anyone who received a letter from the Grand Tutor's Mansion must be an important official in the court.
The sky was a bit gloomy and there was a cool breeze on the day of departure. Xia Tong and her mother rode in a carriage. When they arrived at the Grand Tutor's Mansion, they saw a constant stream of people coming to congratulate them in front of the door. As soon as they got off the carriage, her father and several uncles met acquaintances in the court, where they started to flatter each other and chat enthusiastically.
"Haha, Envoy Xia is so lucky. I heard that the Queen is very satisfied with your fourth daughter. I guess the position of Crown Princess is a foregone conclusion, right?" said a portly official with an enviable look on his face.
The others also echoed, but Xia Zhian waved his hands in fear, "Lord Liu, please be careful with your words. This matter has been decided by the emperor, and it is absolutely not something we can speculate on."
Knowing that he was always cautious in his words and actions, the others did not say much. Instead, they turned their eyes to Xia Min and congratulated him on his good fortune in having a son-in-law like the Crown Prince.
After the people here handed over the invitation, the servants at the door took them inside. The birthday banquet had not yet begun, and the place where the women stayed was different from that of the men, but they could see officials passing by from time to time.
The Grand Tutor's Mansion was very big. When the servants brought them to the garden in the backyard, they saw many ladies with royal titles chatting there, and many fake daughters were sitting in the pavilion in the lake not far away. Xia Tong didn't say anything, but Xia Min looked very excited and dressed gorgeously, as if she also wanted to have a good home like Xia Ning.
"Ning'er, just go over there with your two cousins. Don't cause any trouble. Remember to take good care of Min'er and the others." Wang said seriously.
Hearing this, Xia Ning naturally nodded honestly, "My daughter understands."
There were quite a few people at the pavilion in the lake, but Xia Tong had basically seen them all, with only a few she had never met before. Lin Qin was naturally among them, and the heroine was also there.
When they passed by, the sharp-eyed ones came over immediately and said, "Look at Sister Ning's rosy face. It's really different now that she's getting married."
"Yes, yes, Sister Ning and the prince are a perfect match at first glance."
Being able to marry into the Duke's Mansion naturally made Xia Ning's status rise. Everyone, whether familiar or not, came up to congratulate her. However, Xia Ning herself looked shy, "Sisters, please stop teasing me."
While everyone was talking, they were secretly looking at the fourth young lady of the Xiahou Mansion. They heard that the Queen wanted to make her the Crown Princess, but it turned out that she was just good-looking, not worthy of it.
Xia Tong felt like she was being excluded, but she didn't care. Instead, she walked straight towards the scorching hot heroine in a red dress.
The lake was calm and peaceful, and was exceptionally clear and quiet. Perhaps she sensed someone approaching, and when she saw the person coming, she smiled unconsciously, "Miss Xia is so beautiful today."
She was wearing a simple and elegant light blue corseted long dress, but her beautiful and refined face still stood out in the crowd, just like the clear lake water, touching people's hearts.
I didn't expect the heroine to praise people. Xia Tong slowly sat down beside her and laughed, "Sister Chen is also very beautiful. Are you embarrassing me by saying that?"
As they were talking, a rather arrogant woman came over. Seeing the two of them standing so close to each other, she couldn't help but sneer, "Birds of a feather flock together. I didn't expect that Fourth Miss Xia actually likes to associate with such a shameless person."
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