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"I'm thirsty after walking all the way. Would you please invite me in for a cup of tea?" Elder Wu said with a smile.

Dou Shishu hurriedly invited Lord Wu in, and Dou Shiying was melancholy for a long time before following him in.

Before Wu Ge Lao formally proposed marriage, Dou Shiying took the lead and said, "Wu Ge Lao, is there any misunderstanding in the marriage between His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin and my family?"

Dou Shishu's face suddenly changed, and he was about to scold his brother, but Lord Wu laughed.

"Your Majesty has spoken with all his might, and the decree for the marriage has been issued. How could there be any misunderstanding?"

Dou Shiying was struck by lightning when he heard this. He knew that there was no room for maneuver in this matter.

Dou Shishu was afraid that Dou Shiying would do something weird again, so he quickly bowed to Wu Ge Lao and said, "Seventh brother caught a cold last night, so it's inconvenient. Why don't I discuss this matter with you?"

"Alright."

Dou Shishu quickly called for his servants to help Dou Shiying down.

After leaving the front hall, Dou Shiying gradually came to his senses and hurried to the backyard. Dou Zhao was preparing items for his deceased mother's death anniversary. Seeing his daughter's figure gradually merging with his deceased wife, Dou Shiying plucked up the courage, stepped forward and pulled Dou Zhao.

"Dad, what are you doing..." Dou Zhao was confused.

Dou Shiying walked away and said, "There is no time to explain. His Majesty has already granted you a marriage with His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin. You should quickly pack up your belongings and find a place to hide. Your father will go to the palace to plead for you. If His Majesty shows mercy, your father will send someone to bring you back. If not..."

"Dad, are you going to disobey my order for my child?" Dou Zhao broke free from Dou Shiying's hand.

Dou Shiying's eyes were filled with tears. "If I had been tougher sixteen years ago, this tragedy wouldn't have happened... Don't be afraid. His Majesty is kind and merciful. Even if he doesn't agree, he won't do anything to me. With your personality, you must not marry into the royal family..."

Before Dou Shiying could finish his self-touching words, Dou Zhao frowned and interrupted: "Daddy, are you still treating me like a three-year-old child? Disobeying the emperor's order is a serious crime that will lead to the extermination of the family and the annihilation of the clan. Besides, the whole world belongs to the king. Where can a weak woman like me escape to?"

"Besides, I didn't say I didn't want to marry the King of Qin, did I?"

Dou Shiying was choked and speechless for a while. After a while, he asked incredulously: "Zhao Jie'er, you..."

"Your Highness Prince Qin is right. I will get married in the future anyway. At least Your Highness Prince Qin treats me sincerely. Even if we can't live in harmony in the future, at least we can respect each other like guests."

As soon as Dou Zhao finished speaking, Dou Shiying swung his sleeves fiercely and said, "Nonsense, is this something you, an unmarried girl, should say?"

"This King Qin is really..."

Dou Shiying had a lot of words to curse at someone, but he didn't dare to say them out loud. Who knows if there are any Jiying guards in this yard.

"However, I am very happy today. At least I understand daddy's intentions." Dou Zhao smiled through tears.

"Zhao'er."

The father and daughter hugged each other and cried.

In the side courtyard, Wang Yingxue was listening to the servant's report. The more she listened, the more restless she became.

"I don't know what kind of shit luck Dou Zhao had that he could have His Majesty grant him a marriage, and even let Elder Wu come to propose marriage in person."

Wang Yingxue became angrier and angrier as she spoke. She looked at her biological daughter Dou Ming and became even angrier.

"Look at you. I raised you like a precious treasure, but Dou Zhao is just a country girl who grew up in the countryside. You are outshined by her. If Dou Zhao becomes the Princess of Qin, how can we live a good life?"

Dou Ming lowered his head and said carefully, "Mother, Sister Zhao treats Ming'er very well. Last night she even helped Ming'er to match the second couplet of Master Wu's poem."

"Hmph, what do you know? Dou Zhao is the most cunning person. She is trying to confuse me and wait for me to let my guard down so that she can crush me to pieces. That's right, she must want to climb up to the high branch of the King of Qin and then avenge her mother!"

Wang Yingxue became more and more crazy as she spoke, and Dou Ming was so scared that he hurried forward to comfort her, but Wang Yingxue grabbed his wrist instead.

"Ming'er, you must fight for your mother's honor. You must not lose to Dou Zhao."

"No, Dou Zhao married the King of Qin. Who else in the world is more noble than the King of Qin? King Qing is still the Crown Prince?"

As she was talking, Wang Yingxue's eyes went dark and she fainted from fright. Dou Ming quickly asked Nanny Zhou to call a doctor.

Wang Yingxue suddenly fell into a coma, which also alarmed Dou Shiying who was in the backyard. Looking at Dou Shiying's back as he hurriedly rushed to the side yard, Dou Zhao shook his head silently.

No matter how her father treated her, there was always Wang Yingxue standing in the way. The hatred of murdering her mother was irreconcilable, and one day she would make Wang Yingxue pay the price!
Not long after Lord Wu left the Dou family, many dignitaries came to the Dou residence. Although the imperial edict had not yet been issued, the matter was already a foregone conclusion. Seeing that the Dou family would soon become royal relatives, they would definitely come to get close to them.

Dou Shishu felt an unprecedented sense of importance. Looking at those high-ranking officials and nobles who usually looked down upon him, now all of them were very respectful to him, he felt so comfortable that his mouth was crooked with smiles.

Dou Shishu was busy welcoming and seeing off guests all day long. Guests came one after another, and they were all distinguished guests. The servants didn't dare to blink an eye, for fear that neglect would cause trouble.

The noise continued until midnight, and when the door of the Dou Mansion was closed, the servants of the Dou family finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In the side courtyard, Wang Yingxue was lying on the bed, getting angrier and angrier. Not long after Dou Shiying sat down to visit the patient, he was called away by Dou Shishu to entertain guests. There were many things that Wang Yingxue couldn't tell Dou Ming, so she was also sent away.

Wang Yingxue could only complain to Nanny Zhou who was beside her.

"We have to think of a way to not let Dou Zhao marry into the Qin Palace so easily."

Nanny Zhou leaned close to Wang Yingxue's ear and lowered her voice and said, "Madam, don't you have a distant nephew in the countryside? Why not let him..."

Wang Yingxue's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Okay, let's do it!"

"But Madam, Dou Zhao will soon be the Princess of Qin. I'm afraid she won't leave the palace easily."

"Humph, in two days it will be the anniversary of that bitch's death. Dou Zhao will definitely go out of the house to pay respects. I'm sure there won't be many people following him by then. As long as we send more people, we may succeed."

Wang Yingxue's eyes flashed with greed. "If I succeed, Dou Zhao will lose her virginity. In order to save the face of His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin, maybe I should let Ming'er marry into the Prince of Qin's mansion in place of Dou Zhao. Then I will be the mother-in-law of His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin, a true royal relative. Let's see who dares to look down on me in the future!"

……

For two consecutive days, the gate of Dou Mansion was crowded with guests coming and going, as if they were afraid of being too late to curry favor with the emperor. This made Dou Shishu start to be picky. In order to enter Dou Mansion for tea, one had to be at least a fifth-rank official or have a title. As for those minor officials and wealthy businessmen who wanted to curry favor with the emperor, they could only queue up at the back.

Two days later, on the anniversary of Zhao Guqiu's death, Dou Zhaozheng was about to go out to pay his respects, but was stopped by Dou Shishu.

"I guess the palace will issue an edict in the next few days, so it's better for Zhao Jie to stay at home."

Dou Zhao said in a cold tone: "Today is my mother's death anniversary. Aren't you allowed to pay tribute to her as her daughter?"

"It is natural for children to offer sacrifices, but the current situation is special. How about offering sacrifices in the ancestral hall?"

Seeing that he was about to become a member of the royal family, Dou Shishu did not want any accidents to happen at this critical juncture.

"Fifth Uncle, do you really want to stop me today?" Dou Zhao was too lazy to continue arguing with Dou Shishu and asked directly with a cold face.

"This..." Dou Shishu didn't dare to anger Dou Zhao, so he could only call a few guards: "Protect the young lady well. If anything goes wrong, watch out for your heads."

Dou Zhao frowned, but did not refuse Dou Shishu's men to follow.

The group left the Dou Mansion through the side door, unaware that there was a tail following them.

In the suburbs, Dou Zhao came to Zhao Guqiu's tomb, recounted his experiences over the years, and poured out his inner thoughts. Unknowingly, an hour had passed. Under Zhao Zhangru's persuasion, Dou Zhao called on his servants to go back.

It was a hot summer day, and Dou Zhao and his party were thirsty from the journey, when they happened to pass by a tea stall.

Zhao Zhangru suggested: "Shou Gu, let's stop and have some tea before continuing on our journey. It's still early before the city gates close, so we are in a hurry."

"Well, let everyone take a break." Dou Zhao thought so too. He was a little bored staying in the Dou Mansion anyway.

After ordering tea, the servants couldn't wait to drink it in big gulps. Seeing this, the servants sent by Dou Shishu to guard the palace did not hesitate any more and drank the water in big gulps.

Dou Zhao took a sip of tea and immediately felt that the taste was wrong. Zhao Zhangru beside him collapsed in front of him with his eyes closed. The maids and servants also fell to the ground. Dou Zhao felt something was wrong and quickly took out a pill from his sleeve and stuffed it into his mouth, then pretended to be knocked unconscious like Zhao Zhangru.

A wretched-looking man came out from behind the tea stall and approached Dou Zhao.

"Tsk tsk tsk, she is indeed the girl that His Royal Highness Prince Qin likes. She is really delicate and tender."

"Hehe, Master Pang has become a prince today, so he should ask the brothers to have some meat."

"Haha, don't worry, I'll give them to you one by one after I'm done playing."

Just as Dou Zhao was thinking about how to get out, a chopstick tube hit Master Pang who was approaching Dou Zhao.

"Who, who threw something at me, come out!" Pang Kunbai covered his head and cursed.

A handsome and elegant man flew forward.

"Who are you and why are you here?"

"It doesn't matter who I am. What's important is that I've already reported it to the authorities. If you don't leave now, you may not be able to leave later."

Dou Zhao, who had been pretending to be asleep, opened his eyes a little and was surprised to find that the person who came was the former monk Yuantong. No, Monk Yuantong was from his previous life, and it seemed that he had not been ordained in this life.

Pang Kunbai slapped the bandit beside him fiercely and said, "Idiot, if there are really soldiers coming, this guy won't jump out alone. Can't you kill this guy with so many people? Kill him for me!"

These bandits were all wearing veils, and his face was exposed, so he had to leave no one alive.

Yuantong's face changed, and he was about to strike first when he suddenly heard a burst of hurried horse hooves sounds behind him.

"Cavalry, this kid has really reported to the police. The officers and soldiers are coming, brothers, run quickly."

Just as the bandits were about to flee in all directions, a team of knights in black armor arrived on horseback. It was cavalry versus infantry, well-trained soldiers versus bandits with only a knife in their hands. The situation was naturally one-sided, and soon the last bandit was shot dead.

Pang Kunbai was so frightened that he was trembling with fear. He was about to take advantage of the chaos to escape, but he was kicked and knocked over. He looked carefully and found that the person who kicked him was Dou Zhao, who was supposed to have been knocked out by his drug. He was immediately horrified.

"You weren't knocked unconscious?"

Dou Zhao didn't bother to pay attention to him, and turned to ask Yuan Tong: "Did you call him?"

Before Yuantong could answer, the leading black-armored knight dismounted and knelt down: "I am Wang Yong, the deputy captain of the Qin Palace Guards. I am honored to meet the Qin Princess."

Dou Zhao suddenly realized: "Did His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin send you here?"

"His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin has been secretly sending people to protect the princess. He heard that the princess was leaving the city to worship today, so in order to avoid any accidents, he sent us to secretly protect her. I never thought that there would be such a blind guy who dared to act rashly."

Dou Zhao nodded: "Thank you for your hard work, what should we do with these people now?"

"Of course we have to wait for the government officials to identify the bodies. If you dare to attack the prince's family, the whole family will be punished."

Dou Zhao's gaze fell on Pang Kunbai, and he suddenly remembered that he seemed to have seen this man before at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

"I've seen you before, you are Wang Yingxue's nephew!"

"Ms. Dou, you've got the wrong person. I'm not you." Pang Kunbai subconsciously covered his face with his hands.

Dou Zhao snorted coldly and said to Wang Yong, "Is there any way to find out his identity?"

Without saying a word, Wang Yong walked up to Pang Kunbai and slapped him twice in the face, causing Pang Kunbai to lose several teeth and his mouth to be filled with blood.

"When the princess asks you questions, you must answer truthfully. If you dare to lie, I will make sure you live a life worse than death. If you don't believe me, just try it."

Pang Kunbai was so scared that he peed his pants, and quickly told Wang Yingxue everything she had told him.

"Wang Yingxue!" Dou Zhao gritted his teeth.

Yuantong reminded: "If you want to overthrow Wang Yingxue, this is the best opportunity."

"But, Wang Yingxue is the mistress of the Dou Mansion after all, and Fifth Uncle will definitely protect her." Dou Zhao was a little hesitant.

Yuantong smiled and shook his head, saying, "Little Zhuang Zhou, why are you so confused? Don't forget your current status. Between offending the King of Qin or offending a fourth-rank official, would you, Uncle Wu, choose the former or the latter?"

"Thank you Master Yuantong for your guidance."

"Look carefully, I have hair, I haven't shaved my head, just call me Ji Yong."

"Thank you Mr. Ji for the rescue."

"It's not really a matter of rescuing me. I can't defeat so many of them by myself. If you want to thank anyone, you should thank your husband-to-be." Ji Yong said jokingly.

Dou Zhao said solemnly: "A gentleman is judged by deeds, not by heart. It is even more precious that Mr. Ji was able to stand up even though he knew he could not win. If you can be of any use to me in the future, I will definitely repay you with gratitude."

"There's no need to repay me with gratitude. If I win the imperial examination and become an official under your future husband, just ask him to look after me."

After saying that, Ji Yong left in a few quick steps.

Half an hour later, Zhao Zhangru and a group of maids and servants finally woke up. Seeing the blood all over the ground, they turned pale with fright.

"Let's see how Wang Yingxue can argue this time!"

Zhao Zhangru kicked Pang Kunbai hard to vent his anger.

Under Wang Yong's escort, Dou Zhao and his party finally entered the capital before dark. (End of this chapter)