The queen of the last days became a maid and just wanted to lie down

Zhao Mingbo has been feeling uneasy at home these days. He never expected that his mother would spread rumors about the Pei family behind his back.

Although he felt relieved when he heard these rumors, his reason told him that doing so would bring him into big trouble.

However, things have come to this point, and getting angry is not a solution. He has to solve the problem as soon as possible, especially before his father comes back, he must calm the Pei family's anger.

However, he was still a step too slow. He had originally thought of settling the mistress down first and then going to apologize. However, when his people arrived at the mistress's residence, they found that it was already empty.

The whereabouts of the mistress is unknown. Zhao Mingbo vaguely feels that it was done by the Pei family, but he has no evidence.

He was in a panic and didn't even go to the academy. He asked for leave and stayed at home.

But he was confined at home and was extremely bored, so he couldn't help but go out to the restaurant he frequented most often to meet three or two of his friends.

Naturally, those people had heard the rumors about the Pei family and had different thoughts.

Some people were outraged for him, thinking that the girl from the Pei family was really bullying others by taking advantage of her power, and advised him to find another lady, saying that there are many better women in the world.

It is also said that Zhao Mingbo married into a wealthy family and was doing the job of a royal consort, so naturally he had to hold the daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo in high esteem so that he could have a successful career in the future. This is both true and not true.

Zhao Mingbo knew what kind of people these people were. In the past, he was valued by the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion, and all of these people flattered him. He never thought that when he came today, they would dare to ridicule him so blatantly. Zhao Mingbo felt even worse. He drank some wine and left in a depressed mood.

Those friends were discussing among themselves, "Do you think Zhao Mingbo can keep his marriage this time?"

"As a man, every man has three wives and four concubines outside. Brother Zhao went a little too far this time, but as long as he comes to apologize, such a small matter will soon be settled, right?"

After all, the marriage between the two families was arranged by the elders.

It's not that easy to break off an engagement.

The man didn't care, it was just a romantic affair. Two years later, Zhao Mingbo passed the imperial examination and many women came to propose marriage. But it would be difficult to find such a noble lady.

However, the eldest lady of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is likely to be known as jealous and intolerant.

At that time, it will be even more difficult to find a marriage partner. Even if you find one, I am afraid it will not be as good as Zhao Mingbo now.

A few people laughed and joked, saying that it was not easy for the prince consort to keep his job, and then continued to drink and have fun.

Zhao Mingbo left drunk, and because he had to urinate, he went to find a toilet.

When he came out of the toilet, he found a strange man in front of him.

Zhao Mingbo was about to walk past him when the other party called him. "Mr. Zhao, my master wants to talk to you."

Zhao Mingbo frowned slightly and didn't want to pay attention: "Who is your master?"

He was impatient, but the man was polite and modest. "My master said that there is a way to solve your urgent problem. If Mr. Zhao still wants to continue the Pei family's marriage, you might as well listen to my master's advice."

Hearing him say this, Zhao Mingbo stopped.

In recent days, no one among so many people understood what was in his mind.

He was indeed annoyed and felt that Madam Pei was ignorant, but he also knew how important this marriage was to him.

But his mother was smart enough to spread such a rumor, which put him in a dilemma. He didn't know what to do and he didn't even have anyone to discuss it with.

Now that someone had said these words to him, it just hit the nail on the head. Zhao Mingbo paused and asked the man to lead the way. He wanted to meet this so-called master and see who the other person was and how he could guess what was on his mind.

After Xu Yao came back, he stayed at the Liu family for a few days and then went out under the pretext of buying a crystal elbow for Liu Moyan.

The person who was following her found that she was waiting in line very obediently. After waiting for a while, she became bored and left.

After Xu Yao's people left, she did not leave immediately, but continued to queue obediently until she bought a crystal pork elbow. However, after buying the pork elbow, she did not rush back, but went into a teahouse and booked a good private room.

He gave the waiter a string of copper coins and asked him to serve some delicious dishes. When the dishes came, Xu Yao gave him a handful of tips and said that no one was allowed to disturb him.

After receiving the reward, the waiter naturally did as he was told.

There are many people who book a private room for a whole day like this, and it is not uncommon. As long as you can afford the money and it is not murder or arson, the waiters in the teahouse would like to have such business every day.

While eating slowly, Xu Yao looked down through the window and found that the person who followed her had indeed left. Then she packed up her things and went to Mingqian Building.

Outside the house in the backyard, she pricked up her ears and listened, waiting until the patrol's footsteps passed before she quickly climbed over the wall. She had sensitive ears and could identify the location by sound, easily avoiding the guards and reaching the roof of Master Ma's house.

Bai Lingzhi said that Master Ma had hidden the key very deep and no one knew where it was. Xu Yao also believed that it would be impossible to find the thing immediately.

She figured it would take a few days to find the place where the item was stored.

Bai Lingzhi was really generous. In order to gain his trust, he directly gave him five thousand taels of silver as a deposit.

He was so generous, there was no reason for Xu Yao to refuse. No matter who he was, he could not be against money.

After receiving the money, Xu Yao lay on the roof and secretly peeked in, and found that this Mr. Ma had nothing.

To be more precise, he never wore any weird things on his body.

Nowadays, even poor men will wear flowers on their hair if they have the chance.

But this Mr. Ma has no flowers on his head, no jade around his waist, no sachet, and no expensive rings on his fingers.

Even her hair bun was simply held up with a wooden hairpin, very plain.

No one could tell that he was a wealthy man who could afford so many guards.

Moreover, he has an ordinary appearance. If you don't look him in the eye in a crowd, you won't notice how special this person is.

The more Xu Yao observed him these days, the more he felt that the glass key could not possibly be placed in this room.

Otherwise, if there were seven or eight of Bai Lingzhi's men coming in, she didn't believe that those people were all good-for-nothings and couldn't even get in through the door.

If it's not here, then where is it?

Xu Yao returned empty-handed again today and thought about it for a long time after returning.

Next time I go out, find a place to change into men's clothes.

She pretended to be a foreigner looking for work and became acquainted with a young man in Mingqianlou. She learned from him that in addition to being here, Master Ma also often went to a place called Zuixian Pavilion.

Just by hearing the name, one could tell it was a brothel. Xu Yao happened to see Master Ma's carriage leaving the house, and heard the waiter say that today was the day Master Ma was going to Zuixian Pavilion.

Xu Yao followed without hesitation, but when she arrived at the place, she was a little dumbfounded. This was not a brothel at all, but rather a high-end private club, with several carriages parked outside.

After the door was knocked open, someone came out from the yard and respectfully welcomed Master Ma in, and another servant went to park the carriage.

But this house is heavily guarded from front to back, and outsiders cannot get in at all.