Chen Siyuan returned to Beiyuan, and it took her a long time to catch her breath.
She stood under a tree in the courtyard, looking up at the large tree in front of her.
Perhaps, in a past life, I was also hated like this by my own family.
Because of her arrogance and her heartlessness, she caused her family and loved ones to suffer a tragic end.
Now, she seems to have returned to the moment she learned the truth, filled with regret, but unable to undo anything.
"Sister-in-law—" a soft voice came from afar.
Chen Siyuan had been standing for a long time, and her body was a little stiff. As she slowly turned around, she saw Qiao Zhen coming with a food box.
She wore a light purple long dress, with only small white flowers embroidered on the cuffs and hem.
As they walked, they exuded a touch of ethereal beauty.
"Sister-in-law, I've come to see you." Qiao Zhen said, raising the food box in her hand, "Look what I brought for you!"
The smile in her eyes brought a touch of warmth to Chen Siyuan, who had felt ice-cold all over. Gradually, her increasingly cold heart began to warm up.
"Su's Pastries!"
"Yes, I know my sister-in-law likes this, so I specially bought it to show my respect to her."
"Look at what you're saying, how could it be a filial offering?" Chen Siyuan said, quickly taking the food box. Chunping immediately came over and took the food box away.
Chen Siyuan and Qiao Zhen talked for a while in the garden.
Qiao Zhen was shocked when she heard that. "You mean your older brother is missing?"
"Well, everything should be alright now." Chen Siyuan really wanted to talk to someone, so she told Qiao Zhen everything.
Only after Chen Siyuan spoke did she realize how naturally she could say the words she was unwilling to say to Qiao Zhen.
"Actually, I was also kidnapped, but the Third Prince saved me." Qiao Zhen said, a bitter smile appearing in her eyes.
Chen Siyuan could no longer remain calm. "Are you telling the truth?"
Qiao Zhen smiled bitterly, "I may have to marry him."
Chen Siyuan fell silent. She wanted to ask if the Third Prince had deliberately set a trap, but she couldn't bring herself to say it. The Third Prince hadn't given Qiao Zhen the position of Empress, and he had been very good to her.
This feeling may have developed gradually over time, but it cannot be denied that Qiao Zhen was right to stay by the Third Prince's side.
"Have you made up your mind?"
"Since I don't have anyone I like, I think the Third Prince is not bad either. Marrying him wouldn't be a bad deal."
Chen Siyuan didn't know how to comfort her, so she could only give her a gentle hug. "Maybe you're lucky. You still have a choice in the General's Mansion."
“That’s why I chose a better one for myself.” Qiao Zhen said, leaning close to Chen Siyuan’s ear, “I saw several officials around the Third Prince.”
"..." Even Qiao Zhen knows about it, so it's clear that things are already out in the open.
Qiao Zhen looked at Chen Siyuan, her eyes darting left and right. In the end, she still told the truth, "Sister-in-law, actually I didn't buy the pastries. They were given to me by the young master of the Tao family."
At this moment, Chunping arrived with pastries.
Chen Siyuan glanced at it, and Qiao Zhen smiled slightly.
Chunping came over, and they walked together to the stone table next to them.
It's already autumn, and the stone table is warm in the midday sun, making it a perfect spot to sit.
After eating a piece of pastry, Chen Siyuan looked at Qiao Zhen. At that moment, she knew that the truth might come out later, and she would have to speak up and explain.
Qiao Zhen is, after all, the eldest daughter of the General's Mansion, and given her relationship with Qiao Yuchen, it would be better to clarify things.
"Actually, I was originally engaged to Young Master Tao."
Qiao Zhen was shocked.
She knew that Chen Siyuan was from Nancheng, and Tao Gongzi's hometown was also in Nancheng, so it was normal for them to know each other, but she just couldn't accept the marriage agreement.
Chunping, standing beside her, couldn't accept it either.
How could you say such a thing?
Although it was true, they had to keep these words to themselves after arriving in the capital.
Chen Siyuan didn't think there was anything wrong with it. "Because some things happened later, it became like this?"
"Was it my second brother who forced himself on me?" Qiao Zhen once again uttered a shocking statement.
Chen Siyuan smiled, but her expression showed absolutely no hint of gossip.
"no."
"So what exactly happened?"
"Young Master Tao is a very good person; I am not good enough for him!"
That's true, and it's precisely because of that statement that Qiao Yuchen's problems are highlighted.
"Sister-in-law—" Qiao Zhen, who spent all her time reading, quickly understood the crux of the matter after the initial shock.
"You should know your second brother's reputation. If he didn't, who would dare to marry him?"
“...Hahaha..." Qiao Zhen wholeheartedly agreed with this statement.
The two women chatted casually, completely unconcerned about the consequences of their words.
Chunlan and Chunping, who were listening nearby, were initially very worried, but later they fell silent.
Because Chen Siyuan and Qiao Zhen were talking to themselves, only caring about what they wanted to say, and not caring whether the other person could hear them.
While the two appeared to be chatting, the other person didn't actually hear much of their conversation.
What's even more unbelievable is that they actually chatted for a long time, until Aunt Jiang prepared lunch.
Qiao Zhen stayed for dinner in a perfectly legitimate way, and afterwards she still lingered and refused to leave.
The people of Beiyuan were used to it and didn't say anything about it.
Chen Siyuan didn't want to go; she still wanted to see her older brother. But Qiao Zhen's eyes reddened. "I'm scared."
With just one sentence and three words, Chen Siyuan had no choice but to keep her.
Chen Siyuan didn't know what Qiao Zhen had gone through, but everyone who went through something like that would be afraid.
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