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Chapter 104 Zhao Shiqing ran fast (two chapters in one)

Nie had no idea what the third old lady was thinking. She was still feeling lucky that the Nie family didn't blame her this time. Even her shrewd third aunt didn't say anything.

At this time, Nie did not know that the father and daughter of the Fan family were already on the way.

As for Zhao Yunnuan asking her to give Zhao Tingxuan an additional 10,000 taels of silver, she chose to forget it.

As a mother, she did favor Zhao Tingxuan.

But the current situation is not as good as before. Before, she was a princess and she didn't have to worry about money.

But now, she is an old princess. For the rest of her life, apart from her monthly allowance, the only thing she can spend is her own private money.

Her dowry and private property were not much, and her annual output was limited, so she spent little by little from her private property. If it was only eight hundred silver coins, she would have someone send it to Zhao Tingxuan without saying a word, but that was ten thousand taels!
Is 10,000 taels of silver a lot compared to her private savings? Not much, she can easily take it out.

But she couldn't bear to give it up. It was a bottomless pit and once she gave it away, she could never take it back.

Perhaps because of the ten thousand taels of silver, Nie deliberately did not think about Zhao Tingxuan.

What she was thinking about now was the letter she had just written to Concubine Qiao.

As long as Concubine Qiao is willing to help her, then this matter will be successful. She will no longer be held hostage by Zhao Yunnuan, the unfilial daughter, and A Xuan will be able to return to Liang.

Yes, she did it for Axuan, so that Axuan would return to Liangdi and not have to suffer in the capital.

Everything she did was for Axuan.

What is a mere ten thousand taels? How can it compare to her motherly love for Axuan?

Zhao Tingxuan, who was far away in the capital, naturally didn't know about these things. He received five thousand taels from his eldest brother and two thousand taels from his sister.

Although these seven thousand taels were far from enough compared to the ten thousand taels, Zhao Tingxuan was very content. His brothers and sisters had not forgotten him. Not only did they send him money, they also wrote to him, telling him not to be discouraged or lose confidence. He was the second son of the Prince of Liang's Mansion and was no worse than anyone else.

His eldest brother also sent him a lot of books. During the time he was confined in the mansion, he read more books to enrich himself. He also took this opportunity to calm down and think about what he wanted, what he wanted to do, and what kind of person he wanted to be.

It's who you want to be, not what others want you to be.

Zhao Tingxuan read his brother and sister's letter over and over again. These were the most heartwarming and encouraging words he had heard (seen) since he was reprimanded by the emperor.

At this time, a long-serving attendant came in and said, "Second Master, there is a letter for you, delivered by the official post."

Zhao Tingxuan was stunned. Liangdi had its own special messenger, and letters would not go through the official post station. Who wrote this letter sent from the official post station to him?
When he got the letter and saw the ferocious words in the envelope, he couldn't help but laugh.

He knew who the letter was from.

His younger sister, Zhao Shiqing.

"Second Brother:
Are you surprised or shocked when you received my letter?
I heard that you were scolded, hahaha, you deserved it!
Who made you so soft-hearted and indecisive? You deserve to suffer for others.

Every failure makes you wiser. If you only remember the punishment but not the beating, then all the suffering you have endured this time will be in vain, and I will not sympathize with you.

I am very poor and don't have much money. I will support you with one thousand taels. Someone from Guangji Escort Company will deliver the money to you in the next few days. Remember to check it.

Your beautiful and kind sister."

Zhao Tingxuan smiled and shook his head, but his eyes were red.

He simply lay down on the table and cried.

There was no address on the letter from my younger sister, and I didn’t know where she was now. She was still young, and she went to such a far place alone, without any brothers or sisters, or a teacher.
Zhao Tingxuan thought that although his younger sister did not mention her situation in the letter, he seemed to see his younger sister making naughty faces at him between the lines.

Zhao Tingxuan smiled bitterly. They were all alone outside. His younger sister was in high spirits, but he was having a miserable time.

He is so useless.

His mother always said that he should inherit the throne, but compared with his elder brother who worked hard, his elder sister who was as brave as any man, and his smart and capable younger sister, he was the most useless.

The more Zhao Tingxuan thought about it, the sadder he became, and he started crying again.

At this time, Zhao Shiqing, who was bored, was talking to the old spotted dog from the neighbor's house. No one knew what she said to the old spotted dog, but the old spotted dog turned around and chased a big yellow dog and started biting it.

The old spotted dog has always been gentle, and I don’t know why he is so angry this time.

Zhao Shiqing was satisfied. When she turned around, she saw Xiao Zhen looking at her.

"What did you say to that old spotted dog?" Xiao Zhen asked.

Zhao Shiqing chuckled and said, "Keep it a secret."

Humph, you want to get some gossip from her, have you paid her?
Xiao Zhen asked again, "Did you go to the escort company just now?"

Zhao Shiqing: "You followed me? Bad guy, give me money!"

萧真
"I don't have to follow. I can see it from here."

Zhao Shiqing looked at the flag of Guangji Escort Company not far away and said, "Okay, what you said is true."

Counting eighty-five steps from where she was standing would lead to Guangji Escort Company.

As long as one's eyesight is not too bad, one can see that she has entered the escort company.

"What happened?" Xiao Zhen asked.

Zhao Shiqing did not hide it from him and told Xiao Zhen the news that Zhen Wuduo and Xiao Yue heard in the breakfast shop this morning.

"I heard that the son of the Marquis of Baoqing was stabbed in the buttocks and ran to the Prince of Liang's mansion to extort money. My second brother Baozi gave him 10,000 taels of silver."

As the saying goes, good news doesn’t travel far, but bad news travels far and wide, especially when it comes to matters between the powerful and wealthy.

Not long after, the news that Zhao Tingxuan was blackmailed by Zhu Yu spread to Luzhou City.

Xiao Zhen frowned. He had known about the death of Master Nie Er for a long time, but he didn't know that Zhao Tingxuan was blackmailed by Zhu Yu for money. It might also be because it was just a small matter, so he didn't report it.

"Zhao Tinghan has already returned to Liang, but Zhu Yu is still involved with the Prince of Liang's Mansion." Xiao Zhen said to himself.

Zhao Shiqing was puzzled: "What do you mean? Zhu Yu is the son of Baoqing Marquis? Is he related to my eldest brother?"

Xiao Zhen frowned deeply. In this life, Zhao Tinghan returned to Liang early and later inherited the throne. Zhao Tingxuan became a hostage. More importantly, there was no conflict between the Liang Palace and the Xiao family. Although Zhao Yunnuan was in charge of the royal guards, she had never been to the battlefield. Until today, she was only a princess in the palace, not a female general who went into battle and killed the enemy. She had not become a thorn in the eyes of some people.

So Xiao Zhen never thought that in this life, after all the twists and turns, Zhu Yu still had a relationship with the Liang Palace. But how should he remind Zhao Shiqing?

Xiao Zhen opened his mouth, but swallowed the words back.

He couldn't tell Zhao Shiqing that he was reborn, and that in his previous life, Zhao Yunnuan was married to Zhu Yu and became the wife of the Crown Prince of Baoqing Marquis's Mansion!
The female general who was so heroic on the battlefield eventually died silently. It was said to have died of miscarriage. However, according to information obtained by Fengyu Pavilion, Zhao Yunnuan died as a result of the conspiracy of the women in the harem. Her death was extremely miserable.

Shortly after her death, Zhao Tingxuan, after taking Wu Shi San, imagined himself to be a god and jumped from a tall building and died.

From then on, the Prince of Liang's Mansion had no successor, and Emperor Yongjia naturally took back the fiefdom, and the 120-year-old Prince of Liang's Mansion came to an end.

All of this was what had happened in his previous life, but Xiao Zhen didn't know how to say it.

Seeing him hesitate, Zhao Shiqing narrowed his eyes and said, "Are you dreaming? An old man with a white beard? Just like when your cousin killed you?"

Xiao Zhen was stunned at first, then his eyes lit up. This Second Miss Zhao was truly an extraordinary person!
"Yes, I was dreaming. I dreamed about something."

Zhao Shiqing shook her head. If you are given a pole and you can climb, you must also fill the holes on the pole. Otherwise, there are too many holes and the pole is not strong, so how can you climb?
"But you said last time that you only dreamed about your cousin killing you, and nothing else."

Xiao Zhen, what’s in your head?
"I remember now. It was the old man with white beard who told me."

Zhao Shiqing corrected immediately: "I just made a slip of the tongue. You don't have to copy it word for word. What you met was an old immortal with a white beard, and he disappeared in the blink of an eye."

Xiao Zhen, thank you so much, you are so thoughtful.

Zhao Shiqing: You’re welcome, just give me the money!

Although Zhao Shiqing handed him the ladder (which was stronger than the pole), Xiao Zhen still organized his words carefully before telling Zhao Shiqing that Emperor Yongjia would grant a marriage to Zhao Yunnuan and Zhu Yu.

Zhao Shiqing's eyes were as big as copper bells, emitting a shrewd gleam of lightning.

"My sister is still in mourning. The emperor asked my elder brother to get married within a year, but he didn't say that my sister should get married as well. He asked my elder brother to get married, which is one of the three unfilial acts, and the worst is to have no offspring. But he asked my sister to get married during the mourning period as well. What does this mean? Doesn't anyone object?"

Xiao Zhen closed his eyes. Now that things have come to this, it’s better not to hide it anymore.

"It was not the mourning period. It was three years after your father's death. At that time, the eldest princess was in charge of the imperial guards. She formed the Liang Army based on the imperial guards to fight against the Xiao Army. The court sent troops to quell the rebellion, and the Xiao Army was defeated. The court wanted to take over the Liang Army. The eldest princess was reluctant to hand over the military power, so the emperor asked her to go to the capital as a hostage. There was no precedent for women being held as hostages in Dayong, so she could only marry to the capital."

Zhao Shiqing was stunned!

"Xiao Family Army? Did your Xiao family rebel?"

Xiao Zhen smiled bitterly: "Not this time."

As long as his father and mother are alive and Xiao Su is alive, the Xiao family will not rebel and Zhao Yunnuan will not be an enemy of the Xiao family.

Zhao Shiqing breathed a sigh of relief: "Since the Xiao family will not rebel, my sister will not form the Liang Army. Moreover, my eldest brother has already inherited the throne, and he asked my sister to continue to be in charge of the imperial guards. Besides, my second brother is a hostage in the capital, so the emperor will not let my sister marry to the capital again."

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, Zhao Shiqing felt that things would not be so simple. Who knows if the old emperor would do anything he wanted? That man was not a good person. What if he wanted his sister to marry to the capital again?
Besides, why not marry that scumbag Zhu Yu?
When Zhao Shiqing was in the capital, she had heard of Zhu Yu, the son of Marquis Baoqing. Both Censor Jin and Xiao Yue were related to Zhu Yu, so Zhao Shiqing had no choice but to know about him.

Just the few things she knew were enough to show that Zhu Yu was not a good person.

How can such trash be worthy of such a good sister?

Three years, now there are still two and a half years left, she still has time, after finishing the matters in Wu, she will go to the capital and kill Zhu Yu, that scumbag!
Yes, Miss Zhao’s martial arts skills are mediocre, and she is not very useful as a killer. However, she is smart, and she will definitely be able to think of a way to kill someone with a borrowed knife.

Although Xiao Zhen didn't know what Zhao Shiqing was thinking, seeing the sparkling eyes of the little girl, he could guess that she must have had a new idea.

There is such a huge difference between people. Some people have a lot of confusion in their brains, while others can understand things very quickly.

Xiao Zhen didn't know whether Zhao Shiqing knew that he was reborn, but he suddenly realized that it didn't matter whether she knew or not. She knew, and he knew that she knew, but no one said it out loud. This was also a tacit understanding.

After realizing that he and Zhao Shiqing had a tacit understanding, Xiao Zhen couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. Unfortunately, he was wearing a fake face, and this little expression looked both stiff and weird on this fake face.

Zhao Shiqing couldn't bear to look at it, Oh my God, it's so ugly, get out of here!

Zhao Shiqing ran away in a flash.

Xiao Zhen was confused. Miss Zhao was running so fast. Was she shy?
However, he soon realized that he was overthinking.

Because in the afternoon, when Zhen Wuduo saw him, he immediately scolded him: "Look at your face, it's fake, but it's so ugly, it's scary, but you scared my precious granddaughter!"

Xiao Zhen: Zhao Shiqing ran so fast, was he scared away by my face?

Xiao Zhen's crystal glass heart shattered into pieces after learning the truth.

Zhao Shiqing didn't care whether his heart was broken into pieces or not, her attention had already been diverted.

The people sent by Zhen Wuduo to investigate have returned. The group of people living in seclusion in Shilipu are likely to be killers!
Why is it possible but not certain?

This was because during the days that Zhen Wuduo sent people to monitor them, they did not move, and no one even went down the mountain.

This is consistent with the findings from the investigation at Shilipu. Although these people usually go down the mountain, they will go to the town to sell their game and buy firewood, rice, oil and salt, but the chance of this happening is very rare, sometimes once a month, sometimes once every two or three months.

But this is just what they want the villagers of Shilipu to see.

The people sent by Zhen Wuduo found out one thing: this mountain has not only one way out of the village, but there are two other ways down the mountain.

As mentioned before, more than half of this mountain belongs to Shilipu, but another part belongs to several other villages.

The other two roads leading down the mountain lead to two villages respectively.

Based on the investigation in these two villages, they learned that although the group of people seldom went out, they would go out in groups of several people when they did. Moreover, once, someone saw them returning injured, and there were bloodstains on the ground where they passed by. However, it rained early the next morning and the bloodstains were washed away.

But the person who saw the blood fell off the mountain and died shortly afterwards.

He once told someone about this incident when he was alive, but after he died, the person was so scared that he never mentioned it again.

But Zhen Wuduo had a lot of money, and with money there was no mouth that could not be pried open. The man risked being silenced and still told the story in exchange for one hundred taels of silver.

Zhao Shiqing held her chin, she thought of Xiuxiu's uncle and Chef Zhang in Zhaoting Town.

One was a killer until his death, the other escaped and lived under an assumed name.

　Thank you for the reminder. There was indeed a loophole in the previous chapter, which has been corrected. Mrs. Nie Er was changed to Mrs. San, and her identity is the mother of Mr. Nie Er.

　　(End of this chapter)