Xie Qing'an looked at the rabbit lantern in his hand. He felt that the little girl was taking revenge on him for buying her too much rouge and gouache.

But after all, it was given by her, so she still holds it in her hand.

Fu Liangjin stood by and watched sourly. He really envied Xie Qing'an. He also wanted a niece who could stand up for him and win a lantern for him.

Then he turned to look at Yun Shang, "Niece, right, sister-in-law?"

Fu Liangjin had been calling her niece before, but suddenly he thought that Emperor Chu Wen had already granted marriage to Yun Shang and Fu Liangchen, and when Yun Shang got married, he would call her sister-in-law. For a moment, he didn't know what to call her.

But when he just called out the word sister-in-law, he felt a strong murderous aura and a cold swishing sensation behind his back.

He looked back at Xie Qing'an and smiled awkwardly, "Well, I just thought I had something else to do, so I left first."

After Fu Liangjin said a few words, he ran away, as if there was some beast chasing him.

"Why did he leave suddenly?"

"Ignore it, where else do you want to go?"

Although there were some minor accidents, the two of them didn't care and continued to find a street to continue shopping. However, after walking for a while, they felt bored and found a seat by the window of a teahouse and sat down.

After almost a stick of incense, a grand fireworks burst out in the direction of the palace.

After the fireworks in the palace ended, fireworks were set off in the direction of the lake, and the two people were seated just in time to watch.

After the fireworks ended, the Lantern Festival was almost over. Yun Shang went to find Jinxiu and Xiaojin, and Xie Qingan also left with Fu Liangjin.

After returning to Zhongyonghou Mansion, Xie Qingan placed the rabbit lantern on his desk. It looked very beautiful, but it looked out of place in his study.

Fu Liangjin also followed and looked at Xie Qing'an who was placing lanterns, "You are in a very high mood today, but didn't you hate crowded places in the past? Why did you go to guess riddles today?"

Could it be that Xie Qingan finally valued him as a friend?

*

In a study somewhere in the capital.

"Master, Yun Shang has been following him all the time, and there is no chance to take action. Our people wanted to provoke him to take the stage, but Yun Shang stood up again. But while on the stage, someone secretly helped Yun Shang."

"Oh? Did he do it?"

Hearing this, another person stood up.

"My subordinates have been observing his movements. I am sure that he did not take action. I am afraid that the person who secretly protects him helped. I have tried it several times before, and I think he really doesn't know kung fu."

Although he has tried many times, is Xie Qingan really as he seems on the surface?

*

Shortly after the Lantern Festival, the triennial draft will begin.

Zhou Yunqing was very quiet in the house during this period. She offended Zhou Ruishu and even studied etiquette during the Chinese New Year.

Yun Shang came back from leaving the house today and saw Zhou Yunqing face to face.

"Second Miss." Zhou Yunqing greeted with a smile.

However, compared to the time when she first arrived at Yun's house, she looked much more haggard, and she had lost a lot of weight, which showed that her life was not going well.

Yun Shang nodded slightly and took Xiaojin and Jinxiu back to her yard.

"Miss, no one in the house has anything good to say about her during this time. It is said that the fourth and fifth ladies have stayed away from her. However, the third lady is still very close to her, and even goes to the palace with her to participate in the talent show."

Ever since Yun Shang talked about gathering intelligence, Jinxiu has paid attention to the affairs in the house. Now she knows everything going on in the Yun family.

"Yunxia wants to enter the palace with her?"

This news surprised Yun Shang. In her previous life, Yun Yan was still in the house and she killed Yun Xia to plot against her. Later, there was insufficient evidence and Yun Xia died in vain.

Now that Yun Yan has left the Yun family, Yun Xia and Zhou Yunqing have come together and want to enter the palace.

"The master has agreed, and I will enter the palace with my cousin in a few days."

Yunshang nodded and did not continue to pay attention to these two people. She decided to meet Cheng Yingyao before the draft started. It would be difficult to meet Cheng Yingyao after she entered the palace.

At night, Yun Shang sneaked into Cheng's house again and entered Cheng Yingyao's yard.

"Miss Yun."

Seeing Yun Shang, Cheng Yingyao had a rare smile on her face.

Today, Cheng Yingyao's room has more decorations, and the material of her clothes is much better than before. She is not as thin as before, and her complexion looks much better.Compared to a year ago, he seemed to be a different person, with a more outstanding appearance.

Realizing that Yun Shang was sizing her up, Cheng Yingyao mocked: "He wants me to be loved after entering the palace, so he specially sent two people to take care of me these days."

Cheng Yue didn't care about Cheng Yingyao at all in the past, and he didn't even care if his son died.

But Cheng Yingyao proposed that entering the palace would be good for him and treated her as his daughter.

Yun Shang understands Cheng Yingyao's mood at the moment, and Yun Cang is not the same, but because Xie Yinghui is backed by the Zhongyong Hou Mansion, she does not dare to go too far.

"You can use these if you take them." Yun Shang came today to give Cheng Yingyao money and some jewelry.

Although Cheng Yue would ask people to take care of Cheng Yingyao, he would not give Cheng Yingyao money or jewelry. Even if he wanted to, Fang Yueqing would not agree.

There are many places where you need to spend money after entering the palace. If you want to climb up better, you must reward those around you and bribe some people. Money is needed everywhere.You also need to prepare all the jewelry on your body. If it is too shabby, how can you please Emperor Wen of Chu?

Cheng Yingyao took the box handed over by Yun Shang, "Thank you, Miss Second."

"I'm here today, and I have one more thing to tell you."

"You say."

"Did you hear that a cousin came to the Yun family?"

Cheng Yingyao nodded, "I heard someone mention before that she will participate in this draft. Does the second lady mean for me to join forces with her?"

Yun Shang's lips curved into a sneer, "On the contrary, I want you to be on guard against her. It's best to be friends with her on the surface and monitor her secretly."

The Changzhou Zhou family belongs to the crown prince, so there must be some purpose in sending Zhou Yunqing to the palace.Yun Shang guessed that it was related to Song Zhaoyi's death, and Chu Ming wanted to find someone who had just entered the palace to accidentally discover the 'truth'.

This way Chu Yin would not be suspicious.

"Does Miss Yun want to spy on you, or should you take advantage of the opportunity?" Cheng Yingyao reached out and touched her neck, making a gesture of wiping her neck.

"Surveillance, if there is any problem, you can send someone out of the palace to buy three packs of snacks at the Liu Family Tea House, and I will find someone to contact you."

Yunshang didn't mention the restaurant matter to Cheng Yingyao. She couldn't fully trust Cheng Yingyao yet.

The Liu Family Tea House is not far from the restaurant where Tang Kuan is staying. Send someone to keep an eye on it so that you can receive the news as soon as possible.

"I understand."

"Anyway, be careful. If you have any questions, you can contact me. Remember, you must be careful to guard against Zhou Yunqing. Also, take a look at this list. You can win over the people on the left, but you must be careful about the people on the right."

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