"The young lady is probably waiting for the prince," Dongmei said. "After the young lady came back from the Zhou Mansion, she has been holding the jade orchid flower double hosta given by the prince. She picked it up and put it down again. She seemed a little irritable."

Chuntao whispered: "Yes, I also remembered it when Dongmei said it."

When Xia He heard this, he thought about something.

In a blink of an eye, the sky was getting brighter. Zhou Jiaqing still felt a little bored in his heart, so he stood up and walked out of the house to take a breath. Dongmei had been guarding the door. When she saw this, she wanted to step forward to help Zhou Jiaqing, but Zhou Jiaqing shook slightly. Shaking his head, he said softly, "Dongmei, I want to be alone for a while."

Although Dongmei felt sorry for Zhou Jiaqing who stayed up all night, she still obeyed and did not step forward.

The courtyard where Zhou Jiaqing lived was not very big. She walked along the corner to an elm tree beside the courtyard wall and sat down on a stone bench under the tree.

In the morning of early autumn, the whole world is cool. The sun has not yet fully risen, shining gently on everything through the light mist in the light blue sky.

Zhou Jiaqing sighed softly, and Mrs. Zhou's words suddenly came to mind again.

Although this night, Zhou Jiaqing had recalled her mother's affairs countless times.

It's her, Shu Ting - my father's aunt, my mother's personal maid!

She thought of Shu Xian's words, and one of them mentioned that it was Shu Ting who came to her mother's yard every day with her pregnant belly!

This is what Shu Xian said. Shu Ting was devoted to her own affairs, and she was afraid that the first lady would not be used to being served by others, so she came to the first lady's yard every day to prove that she had no intention of competing with the first lady for the title of Marquis!

In fact, Shu Ting, as the first lady's personal maid, did understand the first lady's thoughts very well. The first lady also felt sorry for Shu Ting's experience at that time. She was obviously trying to save her but it turned out like this. Looking at Shu Ting's pregnant belly, the first lady felt sad in her heart. It's extremely uncomfortable, and I feel pity for Shu Ting's experience!

Zhou Jiaqing's expression darkened, and his mother was very conflicted!

For his father's aunt Shu Ting, when Zhou Jiaqing was a child, he only felt that Shu Ting was too timid as the aunt of Marquis Jing'an. She was completely different from Zhou Haiyang's aunt Meng Rou. She always looked like a frightened kitten and only knew how to do it. Hide.

If you were another concubine, you would have to greet your mistress, serve her meals, etc. However, Chen Xing was straightforward and did not stick to these etiquettes. He also felt that the presence of a certain woman would affect his mood, so he never let her come forward to serve him. He held a banquet and attended the banquet without the concubine's presence. Shu Ting could just hide away and seldom set foot when she came and went. Out of her yard!

Even if she accidentally met her in the house, she would be slightly afraid, but she thought it was because Shu Ting had a weak temperament and was timid without the support of her mother clan, so she ignored her.

The subsequent changes in Shu Ting also occurred after Zhou Jiajing grew up. Shu Ting chose to avoid disputes more intelligently. When Zhou Jiajing tested her that night, she knew that this fifth sister was by no means a coward!

Zhou Jiajing, Zhou Jiaqing sneered in her heart, she could make Shu Ting obey her words, and she could also instigate the relationship between Zi Shi and Li Yaxuan, but she was a transparent person, which is really amazing!

What's more important is that she has always been so transparent that even Mrs. Zhou and Li Yaxuan did not guard against her. As early as Zhou Jiaqing felt something was wrong and asked Shuangfu to keep an eye on her secretly, they discovered that Zi Shi was still being watched by Zhou Jiajing. After the bribery, the note given to Li Yaxuan prompted Li Yaxuan to go to "Baishantang" to confront Zhou Jiahao and tell Li Yaxuan the truth about Zhou Jiayun's death. It was like a sharp knife rushing into her heart!

In the early years, Li Yaxuan used her status as the mistress of the Hou Mansion to please the old lady and deliberately punished Shu Ting and Zhou Jiajing at every turn, which made Zhou Jiajing feel resentful.

After all, it was the grudge between the two of them back then.

Thinking about Shu Ting's actions now, I feel cold all over. Good people are more terrifying than bad people. They do things in the name of your good that make you feel very uncomfortable.

Just thinking about it, Shu Ting was a little timid at that time. When she found out she was pregnant, she only wanted to take advantage of her mother's psychology to keep her in the house for the sake of the child.

Otherwise, before Mrs. Zhou can take action, mother will...

Zhou Jiaqing didn't know whether he was angry or sad when he thought that his biological mother's life was like a joke and she lost her life because of being plotted by her cronies and relatives like Mrs. Zhou!

She didn't know how long she had been sitting under the tree. It wasn't until she felt a little sore all over that Zhou Jiaqing realized that it was completely bright. She stood up and wanted to go back to the house, but was stunned when she raised her head.

Not far away, a man stood quietly under the wall. He was wearing a black straight-fronted robe, with a white jade girdle tightly clasping his thin waist. He looked tall and tall, with a heroic figure. His black hair was crowned by a simple white jade and silver crown. Tied up, her face is picturesque, indescribably handsome and noble.

She saw him looking at her indifferently, the fallen leaves on his head not falling at all, it was obvious that he had been there for a long time.

"Your Majesty..." Zhou Jiaqing was a little surprised, "Your Majesty, why are you here?"

Xu Jingxiao was stunned for a moment, then walked towards her and said, "Qing'er, what's wrong with you?"

After Xu Jingxiao came out of the palace yesterday, he heard that there were traces of the monk, so he went out of the city with Ji Chengfeng to work on that matter. After a lot of futility, he returned to the mansion and everything was arranged, and then left the mansion to see his old friend. .

As for the Duke's Mansion, there was a man in disguise sneaking around at the gate of the mansion at the same time. He was caught by the guards and was about to be interrogated. He happened to be seen by Jingyue who was returning from work, and then he discovered the sneaky man. , is Zhou Jiaqing's personal maid - Xia He.

Jingyue brought Xia He to the house, and when Xu Jingxiao came back from work, she heard Xia He talk about what happened tonight.

After Xia He returned home, he stood guard at the entrance of the courtyard. After Xu Jingxiao came in, he saw Zhou Jiaqing looking sad under the courtyard wall. He didn't know what he was thinking, but he felt very lonely. Compared with the time in Shitangzhuang, this time Even more Xiao Ran!

Zhou Jiaqing watched Xu Jingxiao walking towards her, stretched out his hand to her, and seemed to want to touch her hair, but for some reason, he stopped a step away when he was about to touch her.

Xu Jingxiao only asked her: "Why did you sit in the courtyard all night?"

The sky has brightened slightly, and the early autumn sunshine is warm and soft, dyeing the sky into magnificent colors.

The yellow leaves and green leaves complement each other, and there is a beloved woman standing under the tree, like a colorful picture. The sunlight shines through the branches scatteredly on Zhou Jiaqing's body. As soon as Xu Jingxiao gets close to Zhou Jiaqing, he still feels that she is The coolness.

Zhou Jiaqing was startled and turned away, "Mother will come to ask me for dinner later. It's not appropriate for the prince to appear here without notification so early in the morning."

Xu Jingxiao paused. These words were clearly an order to expel the guests. At this moment, he still didn't understand why Zhou Jiaqing was so estranged from him when he was fine in the palace yesterday.

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