Chapter 209: Hundred Flowers Feast
Hearing this, Zhao Qingzao smiled, but did not speak, after all, Gu Xiaolian was not wrong, no matter how Bai Qingwei was also a lady, as a result, Shen Changque coaxed a few words, she actually listened to Shen Changque's words obediently, and did such a shameless thing, it is estimated that Bai Shangshu will really be angry if he knows it.
"Hey, what are you two still doing upstairs? It's just to deliver some food, why have you been tossing for so long?" At this moment, Shen Changque's subordinates suddenly shouted downstairs, probably thinking that Zhao Qingzao and Gu Xiaolian were a little weird, so they asked like this.
"Sister Qingzao, let's hurry downstairs, Shen Changque's subordinates are urging their lives, if you don't hurry up, maybe they will come up to find someone." Gu Xiaolian was worried that Shen Changque's subordinates would go upstairs to make trouble, so she said to Zhao Qingzao.
Hearing Gu Xiaolian say this, Zhao Qingzao nodded, and then went downstairs with Gu Xiaolian, but after arriving downstairs, Zhao Qingzao and Gu Xiaolian were stopped by Shen Changque's men.
"What are the two of you rubbing upstairs, why are you only going downstairs now? You won't eavesdrop upstairs, right?" Shen Changque's subordinates looked at Zhao Qingzao and Gu Xiaolian, and then asked.
Hearing this, Zhao Qingzao chuckled in her heart, after all, she and Gu Xiaolian were really eavesdropping on Shen Changque and Bai Qingwei talking, so it was impossible to be indifferent, but Zhao Qingzao was also a person who had experienced a hundred battles, even if he was a little flustered, he could still pretend to be indifferent on the surface, and said: " Ladies and gentlemen, because the guests in the next room asked us to pack up our things, we stayed upstairs for a little longer, and we were definitely not eavesdropping, if the proprietress found out, we would both of us definitely pack up our bags and go back to the countryside. ”
After Zhao Qingzao said these words without changing his face, Shen Changque's subordinates actually believed it, and let Zhao Qingzao and Gu Xiaolian leave with a wave of their hands.
Seeing this, Zhao Qingzao and Gu Xiaolian both breathed a sigh of relief, because they already knew what Shen Changque and Bai Qingyu were doing upstairs, so there was no need for Zhao Qingzao to stay in Pear Flower Pavilion anymore, after changing their clothes back, Zhao Qingzao and Gu Xiaolian sneaked back to Zuiyue Tower again, as if nothing had happened just now.
"Sister Qingzao, since you know that Shen Changque and Bai Qingwei have already married each other, what are you going to do next?" Back in the kitchen, Gu Xiaolian immediately couldn't wait to ask Zhao Qingzao, she likes to watch the excitement the most, if Zhao Qingzao reveals this matter, then the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Shangshu Mansion will definitely make a fuss, Gu Xiaolian hates Shen Changque and Bai Qingyan very much, if the two of them are in trouble, Gu Xiaolian will of course be very happy.
What to do next, in fact, Zhao Qingzao hasn't thought about it yet, on the one hand, she also wants to shake out the ugly things of Shen Changque and Bai Qingwei as soon as possible, but on the other hand, she wants to keep this handle and catch Chi Fenglai off guard when the time comes, so when she heard Gu Xiaolian ask, Zhao Qingzao didn't know what to do.
"Xiaolian, what are you doing in the kitchen? There are so many guests outside, why don't you hurry up and go out to greet the guests, you are lazy and lazy now, how can I rest assured that I will hand over the Zuiyue Building to you in the future!" At this moment, the shopkeeper Gu suddenly walked into the kitchen, and after seeing Gu Xiaolian, the shopkeeper Gu immediately scolded loudly.
Gu Xiaolian originally wanted to continue to discuss things with Zhao Qingzao, but after the shopkeeper Gu found out that she was hiding in the kitchen, the matter could only be abandoned.
"Dad, didn't you say that as long as I help you find a diligent son-in-law, why are you saying such things now, do you really want to hand over the Drunken Moon Building to me?" Gu Xiaolian was not convinced, so she said to the shopkeeper Gu.
Gu Xiaolian didn't say that it was okay, as soon as she said that the shopkeeper Gu remembered that she had run away from home and divorced before, so she didn't care about Zhao Qingzao on the side, and directly pulled Gu Xiaolian away.
There was only himself left in the kitchen, and Zhao Qingzao had no interest in cooking, and it happened that the shopkeeper Gu was also teaching Gu Xiaolian a lesson, so he didn't go back to the kitchen to find her, thinking like this, Zhao Qingzao sneaked back to the General's Mansion, intending to accompany Xiaocao, but as soon as Zhao Qingzao returned to the General's Mansion, he saw the little prince sitting in the front hall talking to Chu Xingshan.
"Little Prince, why are you here?" Zhao Qingzao walked into the front hall and asked suspiciously, thinking that the little prince would not come over again to ask for benefits because of what saved her last time, right?
"Miss Zhao doesn't seem to welcome me, don't worry, I'm just here to invite you to the palace tomorrow to participate in the Hundred Flowers Banquet." The little prince seemed to guess what Zhao Qingzao was thinking, and immediately said with a smile.
Hearing the little prince say this, Zhao Qingzao was stunned, and only after a while did he react and asked, "Hundred Flowers Banquet?"
"My mother will hold a Hundred Flowers Banquet every year, and the nobles of Biancheng will participate, because Miss Zhao is the righteous sister of General Chu and the wife of Mr. Shen, so she should also participate in the Hundred Flowers Banquet. The little prince continued to say to Zhao Qingzao.
Zhao Qingzao thought about it, and felt that she was just a woman from the countryside, and it shouldn't be appropriate to go to such a banquet, besides, she didn't want to have too much contact with the nobles in Biancheng, and when she thought that those ladies and young ladies were scheming people, Zhao Qingzao couldn't wait to get as far away from them as possible, how could she still think about getting close to them?
"Thank you for the kindness of the little prince, but I'm just an ordinary woman, and I haven't been taken back to the Prime Minister's Mansion yet, so I don't think I'm rightful in the eyes of outsiders, so I'm not going to participate in the Hundred Flowers Banquet. Zhao Qingzao shook his head and refused.
The little prince seemed to have expected that Zhao Qingzao would directly refuse, so he didn't show a surprised look at all, but continued to say to Zhao Qingzao: "Miss Zhao, I have already told my mother about you, and my mother also wants to know you, besides, the Prime Minister's wife and Miss Bai are also going to participate in the Hundred Flowers Banquet, do you want to watch the two of them make a big show in the name of the Prime Minister's Mansion? Obviously, Mr. Shen is the eldest son of the Prime Minister, but now Shen Changque is more like the eldest young master of the Prime Minister's Mansion." ”
If the little prince didn't say these words, Zhao Qingzao wouldn't have noticed these things, although he knew that the little prince wouldn't say these things to him for no reason, but for the sake of Shen Changting's status in the Prime Minister's Mansion, Zhao Qingzao felt that it was necessary for him to go to this Hundred Flowers Banquet, at least he couldn't let Chi Fenglai and Bai Qingwei have the opportunity to be in the limelight.
"Qing Zao, I think what the little prince said is very right, you should go to the Hundred Flowers Banquet, if you are worried that you will be uncomfortable at the banquet, I can also accompany you. Chu Xingshan nodded, and also agreed with the little prince's statement, so he said to Zhao Qingzao.
"I can go alone, little prince, I will go to the Hundred Flowers Banquet of the Seven Princesses tomorrow. After Zhao Qingzao thought it through, he said to Chu Xingshan and the little prince.
Zhao Qingzao finally agreed, the little prince nodded with a smile, and he didn't know if he asked Zhao Qingzao to participate in the Hundred Flowers Banquet just out of kindness, or with other purposes, but Zhao Qingzao couldn't care so much, for the sake of Shen Changting, she must also go to the Hundred Flowers Banquet.
The next day, Zhao Qingzao got up early to dress up, and then asked people to prepare the carriage, planning to go to the Hundred Flowers Banquet of the Seven Princesses later, after Xiaocao knew that Zhao Qingzao was going out, he was also clamoring to go with Zhao Qingzao, Zhao Qingzao really had no choice, so he could only let people find Shen Changting, because only Shen Changting could make Xiaocao obedient.
Half an hour later, Shen Changting rushed to the general's mansion, and when he saw that Zhao Qingzao had finished dressing up, he asked suspiciously, "Qingzao, do you want to go out?"
"Well, I'm going to attend the Hundred Flowers Banquet of the Seventh Princess, but Xiaocao is making trouble with me, I can't take Xiaocao to see the Seventh Princess, so I'll let you come over to accompany Xiaocao." Zhao Qingzao nodded, and then said helplessly.
Hearing this, Shen Changting knew what was going on, remembering that Chi Fenglai had gone out early in the morning, Shen Changting thought about it, and said to Zhao Qingzao: "Qingzao, Chi Fenglai should also go to the Hundred Flowers Banquet, you must be careful, don't get close to Chi Fenglai, lest she come up with some vicious ideas to frame you." ”
"I just knew that Chi Fenglai would go to the Hundred Flowers Banquet, so I would agree to the little prince, and I have Chi Fenglai's handle in my hand, if Chi Fenglai thinks of any bad ideas and wants to deal with me, I will let her go around when the time comes. Zhao Qingzao smiled coldly and said confidently.
Seeing this, Shen Changting was even more puzzled, especially since Zhao Qingzao had Chi Fenglai's handle in his hand?
"Qingzao, how can you have Chi Fenglai's handle? She has been staying in the mansion for the past few days, aren't you also making snacks in Zuiyue Tower?" Shen Changting hurriedly asked Zhao Qingzao, if he didn't figure out what was going on, Shen Changting wouldn't worry about letting Zhao Qingzao go to the Hundred Flowers Banquet alone, what if the handle Zhao Qingzao said in his mouth caused her trouble, what should she do?
Zhao Qingzao knew that Shen Changting was worried about herself, so she pestered herself to ask endlessly, but she didn't want Shen Changting to know about Shen Changque and Bai Qingyu's secret marriage, after all, Shen Changting and Bai Qingyu were childhood sweethearts, if Zhao Qingzao revealed this matter, it would definitely damage Bai Qingzao's reputation at that time, and Shen Changting would definitely not want Zhao Qingzao to do this, so Zhao Qingzao planned to hide the matter.
"It's nothing, I'll definitely be measured, it's not too early, I'm going to the Seven Kings' Mansion, you can accompany Xiaocao in the mansion." Zhao Qingzao didn't tell Shen Changting what was going on, and left quickly after speaking vaguely.
Shen Changting originally wanted to ask clearly, but Zhao Qingzao had long since disappeared, seeing this, Shen Changting sighed helplessly, thinking that Zhao Qingzao must come back safely.
After Zhao Qingzao came out of the general's mansion, he went directly to the Seven Princes' Mansion in the carriage, because he had not seen the Seventh Princess, so Zhao Qingzao was also very curious about what the Seventh Princess looked like and what kind of temperament she had, but a person of the Seventh Princess's status would definitely not be a very weak person, otherwise how could she control the Seventh Prince? Soon, the carriage stopped, and Zhao Qingzao knew that he had arrived outside the Seven Princes' Mansion.