Zheng Xiao Mistake: The Mistake of Rebirth Provoked the Cold Master

It was still dark, the distant mountains were looming, and the pavilions and towers in the mist were glowing with a layer of light blue light.

Zhu Zheng stood alone at the gate of Nanyuan, hesitated, turned around and looked back.

Before she came out, she thought she was so drunk and it was dark that she entered the wrong door.

But now I find that the room is indeed at the end of South Garden.

She had looked at the roster earlier and knew that the person living in the room at the east end of South Garden was definitely the Sixth Young Master Wen.

What went wrong?

Zhu Zheng almost wanted to go back and ask for clarification, but then she raised her foot and calmed down.

I finally got out of this situation, so I must not act impulsively again. The most urgent thing is not to get entangled with irrelevant people, but to find my sister first...

"Ah, it hurts, it hurts..."

Her ears were suddenly twisted from behind, and Zhu Zheng subconsciously begged for mercy.

This technique was too familiar. A green dress floated into Zhu Zheng's peripheral vision. Her heart was shocked. Before she turned around, tears welled up in her eyes.

The next moment, a face that looked 70% like hers turned in front of her and looked at her with a look of anger and resentment, "Zheng'er! You made it so hard for me to find you!"

Zhu Zheng stood there in a daze, not daring to blink for a long time.

Zhu Qing saw the tears in her eyes and quickly let go of her hand, "Did I hit her so hard?"

Just as he finished speaking, his arms were suddenly pounced upon, causing Zhu Qing to take half a step back.

The familiar embrace made Zhu Zheng's heart break. The feeling of being reborn was so dazed at that moment. The grief and confusion that had filled her mind since she woke up finally burst out at this moment.

"It hurts so much..." Zhu Zheng choked, "Sister, I'm dying of pain..."

Zhu Qing was confused by this reaction and apologized repeatedly, "Okay, okay, I apologize to you, I will change this bad habit in the future."

In the past, when Zhu Zheng was playing, she loved to make trouble and was sharp-tongued. When she got angry, she would always gently twist Zhu Zheng's ears. Zhu Zheng would just act coquettishly and refuse to admit her mistakes. Over time, she developed the habit of pulling her ears.

"No need to change anything." Zhu Zheng shook her head on her shoulder, "You can twist my ears as you like. You can even give them to me..."

Zhu Qing was helpless, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Zhu Qing patted her back while glancing down. He first saw Zhu Zheng's little face was covered with snot and tears. Her hair was loose and draped over her shoulders. She was still wearing the same goose yellow dress from yesterday, but the lapels and belt were wrinkled, and the buttons on the collar were buttoned incorrectly.

The faint smile on Zhu Qing's face gradually disappeared, and he pushed her, "Where did you spend last night?"

Zhu Zheng didn't say anything, just kept shedding tears.

"I went to your guest room this morning but couldn't find you. I asked Mingcui but she couldn't explain it for a long time." Zhu Qing tried hard, "I searched all over Beiyuan. Tell me the truth. Where did you hide?"

Zhu Zheng didn't expect that her elder sister had already searched so many places. She raised her body slightly and said, "Uh..."

This blunder was known to everyone once they left the room. Even Zhu Zheng herself had decided to pretend that it had never happened and must not let her sister know about it.

Seeing that she didn't answer with red eyes, Zhu Qing became even more worried.

"Did someone bully you?"

"No!" Zhu Zheng denied decisively. She sniffed and dared not cry anymore. She wiped her tears on her elder sister's clothes. "I just miss my elder sister so much..."

"Stop talking nonsense." Zhu Qing knocked Zhu Zheng's head down. "It's only been one day since we last met. How much can you miss me?"

Zhu Zheng pursed her lips, sadness flashing in her eyes.

"Don't interrupt." Zhu Qing wiped a tear from her face, "Tell me where you went right now?"

As soon as she saw that look, Zhu Zheng knew it was hard to fool him, so she had to quickly make up an excuse in her mind.

Zhu Qing saw that she looked very worried and a look of suspicion gradually appeared on his face. "Could it be that you just happened to forget it?"

"I remember, I remember." Zhu Zheng wiped her face carelessly, "I drank too much fruit wine at night, and I felt dizzy. I couldn't find the way back to my room. When I woke up, I found that I had slept on the outer corridor for the whole night..."

"Outer corridor?"

"Where did this girl come from!"

Suddenly, a powerful roar was heard, which frightened the two sisters of the Zhu family.

Zhu Zheng turned around and saw the Nanyuan's housekeeper and two maids rushing over with angry faces.

"It's you." The nanny came closer and saw who they were. Her tone became even more hostile. "What are you two sisters doing here?"

Zhu Qing pulled Zhu Zheng behind him and smiled politely, "I heard that many guests got drunk at the banquet yesterday, so my grandmother asked me to bring some sobering soup. It's inconvenient for me to go alone, so I asked my fourth sister to accompany you."

Zhu Zheng then noticed that Zhu Qing was holding a food box in his hand.

If an unmarried girl showed up in Nanyuan, which was full of male relatives, early in the morning, she would definitely be criticized if she didn't have a good reason.

The nanny looked Zhu Zheng up and down with her disheveled hair, and could hardly hide the mockery on her face.

Zhu Qing remained calm and avoided her offending gaze. "Fourth sister just fell and spilled her soup. I was just scolding her. Please forgive me for making fun of you, Madam."

"Don't blame me for being nosy." The nanny was still serious. "Third Miss, you really don't know what kind of people are resting here. Save yourself the unnecessary thoughts and stop being so attentive. Otherwise, if you offend someone later, I will be punished!"

Zhu Qingfu bowed and took off a jade pendant from the rings and pendants on his body. "It was our recklessness that caused trouble for Madam. We will leave now."

The nanny's expression relaxed a little, a smile appeared on her wrinkled face, and she reached out to take it.

But Zhu Zheng snatched it away first.

The jade pendant was dangling in the air, and Zhu Zheng asked, "Mammy, may I ask, which distinguished guest is arranged in the room at the east end?"

"East end?" The nanny looked over. "Young Master Wen from the Duke Zhenguo's residence."

How can it be……

"Haven't you changed it midway?" Zhu Zheng asked.

"The roster has been arranged long ago. How could we possibly trouble you gentlemen?" said the nanny.

That’s true.

The Waterside Poetry Gathering is the largest annual gathering, with a high standard. The guest list is set six months in advance. On the day of the poetry gathering, special carriages and horses are used to pick up and drop off guests. There is no possibility of casual changes, not to mention that the master is not a casual person...

Zhu Zheng frowned, "Then you know too..."

Just as she opened her mouth to ask further questions, the jade pendant was suddenly taken away by Zhu Qing and stuffed into the nanny's hand.

"We'll leave now." Zhu Qing bowed and said goodbye, grabbing Zhu Zheng's sleeve and whispering, "Go out first, this is not the place to talk."

After the two men walked away, the maidservant beside them was still craning her neck to look.

"Mammy, who are these two girls from?"

Mammy put the jade pendant into her waist and said, "Zhu Mansion."

"No wonder." The maid's face lit up and she said in surprise, "She is so pretty!"

The two daughters of the Zhu family were famous throughout the capital. It had long been said that both of them were extremely beautiful, one as gentle as an orchid, the other as pretty as a peach or plum.

Seeing her today, I can see that she is as beautiful as a dazzling pearl, which makes me unable to take my eyes away.

"What's the point of being pretty?" The nanny rolled her eyes at the maid and pointed at one of the two figures. "She was born with her father and brother killed. Isn't she a jinx?"

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Zhu Zheng was dragged out of Nanyuan by Zhu Qing by her clothes and put into a carriage, ending the poetry reading ahead of schedule.

Originally, it was their grandmother who forced them to come here for the so-called purpose of selecting a son-in-law. Zhu Zheng was eager to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible.

As soon as they got on the carriage, Zhu Qing checked Zhu Zheng from head to toe.

After tossing and turning for a long time last night, Zhu Zheng couldn't sleep well. As soon as she relaxed, she felt a deep sense of fatigue.

Zhu Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief after making sure that she was not injured. Seeing Zhu Zheng yawning, he supported her tilted head.

"Take a nap if you're tired."

Zhu Zheng nodded and muttered softly, "Sister, you treat me like a child again," then she lay on her sister's lap with her eyelids drooping.

The green dress worn by the third sister was the same as hers, both made of the finest cloud gauze material and embroidered with fashionable golden orchids, which symbolized purity and perfection.

Zhu Zheng remembered that she was very happy when her grandmother asked someone to bring her clothes. It seemed that wearing this dress also made her associated with these four words.

Although only in this kind of occasion would she remember that her sisters also had the surname Zhu.

He always treated them like objects, dressing them up beautifully, fearing that they would damage the reputation of the Zhu family, which was already dwindling, and bring disgrace to the house that had long been ignored.

The Zhu family, who never wanted to admit that they had any celebrities, had long since become a laughing stock among the people.

The Zhu family became wealthy first, and their descendants produced several well-known military generals, who gradually built up their family wealth.

Among the great-grandsons, there was a young man named Zhu Zhaoming who was very brave and talented.

His career has been very successful.

He was appointed a general in his prime, and rode a white horse to accompany the late emperor into battle and returned victoriously, greeted by cheers from tens of thousands of people in Shengjing, and was for a time the most famous person.

A whole caravan of gold and silver rewards was brought back to the palace, along with a beautiful woman with black hair and red lips, whose bright eyes and eyebrows were full of radiance.

This beauty is Zhu Zheng’s biological mother.

She was called Qinji.