Zhang Xiaohua raised her hand to dismiss the crowd, and said with a smile: "Yes, you are dreaming."
Tang Chen frowned and asked in confusion, "Aren't you Zhang Xiaohua? Even Wang Yanzhou said you're just an ordinary person."
Zhang Xiaohua burst out laughing, walked over, took Tang Chen's hand, and pulled her to the round table: "You believe everything he says, aren't you stupid?"
Tang Chen took Zhang Xiaohua's hand in his own, and like an old woman who loves to gossip, he suddenly became concerned about other people's family affairs: "Why don't you just enjoy your own life? Why are you working in the wind and sun every day? It's not worth it!"
Zhang Xiaohua explained, "It's just a side job. But I'm a little curious."
Tang Chen was slightly taken aback. She had suddenly transformed from a fisherwoman into a phoenix soaring above the sky. This was truly curious and surprising. "What are you curious about?"
Zhang Xiaohua smiled and said, "After knowing that I am Princess Qinghe, your reaction is different from others."
Hearing this, Tang Chen couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Maybe I'm stupid."
Few people knew Zhang Xiaohua's identity. Even within the imperial court, few knew. She had deliberately invited Tang Chen to come this time, not just to make her reacquaint herself with herself: "Few people in the martial arts world know my identity. Do you know why I'm willing to tell you?"
Zhang Xiaohua's suddenly piercing gaze made the hairs on Tang Chen's back stand on end. Of course, this feeling wasn't due to any sense of wonder, but rather an inexplicable fear: "...I don't know, nor do I really want to know."
"oh?"
Facing Zhang Xiaohua's curiosity, Tang Chen said bluntly: "It's not good for me to know too much. I just want to be a quiet bystander. You know what I mean, right?"
According to common sense, Zhang Xiaohua must have told me this because she felt I was useful to her. Otherwise, why would she, a princess with a golden body, be so kind to an ordinary woman of unknown origin for no reason? She helped me and gave me a bamboo whistle and a wooden hairpin.
But in reality, Tang Chen was just a useless bystander here. She didn't want to get involved in the affairs between these bigwigs and lose her life for it. So, Zhang Xiaohua better not tell her, she didn't really want to know.
Zhang Xiaohua let go of Tang Chen's hand and nodded with some satisfaction: "You are very smart. Do you know who Yan Shaoqing is?"
Tang Chen shook her head. She and Yan Shaoqing only met because of a farce. Besides, she was not a household registration investigator, so how could she check someone's ancestors for eighteen generations just after meeting them?
However, since Zhang Xiaohua asked this question, it indirectly explained a problem. Yan Shaoqing was really not as simple as she imagined: "I'm not too sure. I feel like he's just a rich young man."
Zhang Xiaohua smiled and continued, "His father is a general who protects the country, and his mother is the daughter of the richest man in Qinghe County. Although Qinghe County is not as important as the capital, it is still a wealthy place. Although Young Master Yan is not a member of the royal family, his status is not inferior to that of the nobles."
"So?" So, what was she trying to tell her after all this talk? Could it be that she was just a mortal who didn't deserve to be their friend? If that was the case, there would be no need to go to such great lengths to call her here.
Zhang Xiaohua was a little surprised by Tang Chen's nonchalant tone, and it also piqued her curiosity. "Whether it's me, Wang Yanzhou, Yan Shaoqing, or even Yue Sheng from Huayue Tower, they're not people you should be interacting with. After your bet with him is over, stay as far away from Wang Yanzhou as possible."
For some reason, after hearing Zhang Xiaohua's words, Tang Chen's mind suddenly popped up Liang Shuyi's stunningly beautiful face: "... Could it be that you also like that Wang guy?"
Zhang Xiaohua held her forehead and sighed. Okay, this guy really didn't understand what she was trying to say. "Not really. I got married three years ago. But my husband is out traveling and not at home."
After hearing this, Tang Chen, for some reason, felt a surge of relief. He stood up, stretched, and then leisurely began to eat the snacks on the table. "Huahua, to be frank, if I want to live well, the people I can rely on are precisely those people, and you."
Zhang Xiaohua had seen countless people, and she could tell a person's true feelings from their expressions and gestures. She had originally held a skeptical attitude toward Tang Chen, but seeing how he was now, perhaps she had been overthinking things. If it weren't for the fact that he was so familiar with everyone and had such a silly look that he resembled that person, she wouldn't have bothered to meddle in such matters.
Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaohua's attitude suddenly changed. He suddenly laughed out loud, scaring Tang Chen's snacks off his lips. "Haha, I'll let it go. I, Zhang Xiaohua, am just a fisherman. But as for those guys, you can just rip them off and run away, never to have anything to do with them again. Just think about it, Liang Shuyi surrounding Wang Yanzhou is enough for you to deal with. If you want to save your life, don't get too involved with him."
…When Tang Chen was released by Zhang Xiaohua, the sun was already setting. Wang Yanzhou stood beneath a wisteria tree, his hands behind his back, eyes closed, quietly still. If it weren't for the wind rustling the blossoms, if it weren't for the flowers stirring his heart, Tang Chen would have almost thought he'd traveled through time again. And this time, he'd actually traveled through time, into a silent painting.
Wang Yanzhou heard the gradually clearer footsteps behind him, slowly turned around, and smiled: "Why did you talk for so long?"
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