Tan Hanchi paused slightly, then continued to leave without hesitation.

Even if we talk about today's incident in front of His Majesty, he is still right!

The moment the Qiao family's secret guard saw the eldest princess appear, he felt something was wrong.

Now seeing that the eldest princess took the initiative to talk to Tan Hanchi, he knew that he could not wait any longer, so he hurriedly went to look for Qiao Zhongguo.

After all, the other party is an extremely noble princess. As a secret guard, he cannot make rash judgments. If he handles her improperly, it may even threaten the entire Qiao Mansion!

The eldest princess didn't expect that Tan Hanchi would dare not even listen to her. Seeing that Tan Hanchi was walking faster and faster, she bit her lower lip and could only shout:

"Tan Xiuzhuan, why do you regard me as a scourge? Or do you not even care about Miss Zuo from the Duke of Yan's Mansion?"

When Tan Hanchi heard this, he turned around suddenly.

When the eldest princess saw that Tan Hanchi had indeed stopped, she clenched her hands suddenly and became angry.

It turns out that Tan Hanchi likes Zuo Anning!

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At the banquet in the front yard, Qiao Zhongguo was chatting with the Crown Prince about the Fourth Prince's progress in martial arts. When a servant came up to pour wine, he gently touched Qiao Zhongguo's arm.

Qiao Zhongguo's expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly, "Jiaojiao is making some noise, maybe she wants to go to the backyard."

Qiao Jiaojiao, who was babbling with the Fourth Prince: ???

[No matter what, Daddy said I was making trouble, so I must have been making trouble! ]

Thinking of this, Qiao Jiaojiao hummed impatiently, calling out, "Mom! Mom!"

Qiao Zhongguo secretly praised Qiao Jiaojiao for being clever and pretended to stand up to coax her.

The prince was very understanding and waved at Qiao Zhongguo.

"Master Qiao, please go first. I will be fine."

Qiao Zhongguo bowed to the prince with an apologetic look on his face, then left the table holding Qiao Jiaojiao.

As the two of them entered the deserted inner courtyard, a dark figure immediately appeared in front of Qiao Zhongguo and whispered:

"General, Tan Xiuzhuan was stopped by the princess on his way back from changing clothes!"

He spoke quickly and told everything that had just happened.

Qiao Zhongguo's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He didn't expect that something really happened with Tan Hanchi!

“Go!”

Qiao Zhongguo turned around and strode towards the changing room.

Qiao Jiaojiao's face changed drastically when she heard this.

[My mother was a cautious person and had arranged everything early on. The men's changing room was in the outer courtyard, and the women's changing room was in the inner courtyard, and they were in two completely opposite directions, east and west.]

[So, the princess definitely couldn't have gone in the wrong direction, so she went there on purpose to block Tan Hanchi! ]

[Why did the princess go to block Tan Hanchi? ]

Qiao Jiaojiao's eyes flickered and her little head turned quickly!

[Wait! Tan Hanchi is now a close minister of the emperor, enjoying great glory, and is totally different from his previous miserable appearance! ]

[Could it be that the eldest princess has taken a fancy to Tan Hanchi, and knows that Tan Hanchi will never give up his official career to become a royal consort, so she deliberately plotted against him in the Qiao residence? ]

Thinking of this, Qiao Jiaojiao felt nauseous.

[These people in the royal family are just trying to take advantage of our Qiao family, right? They've even got their plans for my eldest brother's wedding!]

[If something really happens, wouldn't it ruin my eldest brother's wedding and make Emperor Yong angry with our Qiao family? ]

[I am so mad! ]

Qiao Jiaojiao's face puffed up. She was really fed up with these people who kept plotting against the Qiao family!

[I don't know what dirty tricks the princess will use. No matter how smart Tan Hanchi is, he might fall into her trap if he is caught off guard! ]

[I don’t know how long the princess has been preparing for this, I’m afraid she has already…]

When her thoughts reached this point, Qiao Jiaojiao suddenly felt frightened.

[Wait! If the eldest princess had started planning this long ago, she would definitely send someone to investigate and monitor Tan Hanchi! Wouldn't that let her discover the subtle relationship between Tan Hanchi and Cousin An Ning? ]

[No! Cousin An Ning can’t get into trouble! She and the eldest princess were at the same banquet just now!]

“Sister! Sister!”

Qiao Jiaojiao pulled Qiao Zhongguo's collar and spoke quickly.

Some time ago, Zuo An Ning lived in the Qiao Mansion for a while, and it was at that time that Qiao Jiaojiao learned to call her sister.

When Qiao Zhongguo heard Qiao Jiaojiao's thoughts, he was also shocked.

Now that Jiaojiao had given him a way out, he quickly took advantage of the situation and pretended to have suddenly realized something.

"Yes, we originally wanted to pair Tan Hanchi and An Ning together. Now that Tan Hanchi has been plotted against, we don't know if there is any situation with An Ning."

"Never mind, it's better to be careful!"

So Qiao Zhongguo said to the secret guard beside him, "Fifteen, you don't have to follow me. Go to Madam and ask about An Ning's situation. If An Ning leaves, tell Madam to take the person she trusts most to look for her!"

When Qiao Jiaojiao heard this, she felt a lot more relieved.

[Daddy is indeed very careful. If the eldest princess really plotted against cousin An Ning, she would not dare to cause a death.]

[And the best way to deal with a boudoir lady is undoubtedly to slander her reputation and tarnish her chastity! ]

[Only by letting my mother or Aunt Liu go look for it can I feel truly at ease! ]

Qiao Zhongguo hurried towards the changing room, his solemn expression revealing a sense of hostility.

The eldest princess openly plotted against Tan Hanchi in Qiao's mansion, which showed that she did not take Qiao Zhongguo seriously at all!

If something really dirty happened, whether it destroyed Tan Hanchi or hurt An Ning, he would never let it go!

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On the other side, Tan Hanchi felt something was wrong when he stopped.

He also didn't expect that he cared so much about Miss Zuo, and his actions just now were almost instinctive.

Now, I think again, no matter what the eldest princess meant, the most urgent thing is to find Brother Qiao and ask him to confirm whether Miss Zuo is safe and sound!

"Princess, I don't understand what you are talking about. There is no one else here, and private meetings are especially against etiquette. Please don't come forward again, Princess."

"I'll take my leave!"

Tan Hanchi's face was solemn, and he turned away.

The eldest princess had imagined the scene before her countless times, but she never expected that she would not be able to keep Tan Hanchi at all!

Seeing that her plan was about to fail, she immediately lifted up her skirt and chased after him, grabbing the hem of Tan Hanchi's clothes.

Tan Hanchi's whole body suddenly stiffened, and his eyes were filled with strong disbelief.

He never thought that the eldest princess would go to such an extent. This was such disrespectful behavior that it simply trampled on the reputation of the royal family!

At this moment, if he still couldn't guess the eldest princess's intentions, he would not be Tan Hanchi.

But he just couldn't understand why the eldest princess was so calculating. Even if he let her succeed today, didn't she know that he would never be willing to accept it and would even hate her?

Seeing that she had finally caught up with Tan Hanchi, the princess hurriedly took out a meatball from her waistband and swallowed it, whispering:

"Tan Xiuzhuan, I just want to ask you a question. Are you being so rude because you are relying on the favor of the emperor?"

Tan Hanchi didn't turn around. He could vaguely smell an extremely rich fragrance, with a hint of sweetness, which filled the air around him...