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Half a month of confinement had finally passed.

?? Early in the morning, Zhuang Li woke Qing You up and opened the door, sighing about how comfortable the Qing Yought was. When she saw third consort coming over from a distance, she quickly pulled Qing You and jumped back into the house. With her current understanding of Zhao Mansion, no matter how many rooms she bumped into, she would always be found fault, and would only be able to contend against them before she had the strength to do so. Previously, when she was in the modern age, she was a single parent family. At her young age, she had learned how to look at people and protect her mother. But now, here, she also wanted to protect Qing You and Lady Sun.

?? After a long while, Zhuang Li pulled Qing You away and walked out with a bright smile on her face.

"?" Let's go shopping! "

?? Zhuang Li and Qing You slipped out the back door to avoid having to deal with the big house at the front door. Although everyone knew that her time limit was up, those who wanted to pick a fight all lined up to grit their teeth in anger. However, her words of 'I'll let whoever bullies my son catch the same cold as me' had already spread throughout the courtyard. In the end, this society was still afraid of ghosts and gods. Although Prime Minister Zhao and the other girls in the backyard wanted to find trouble with her, they didn't want to worry about where she went. Thus, she and Qing You slipped onto the street without a hitch.

?? It was different from what he had seen in the ancient costume TV series. It was really lively here! In the end, this was the capital, under the feet of the Emperor. Along the way, Zhuang Li was dazzled. Potions shops, restaurants, silk shops, banks, pawnshops, shops that sold candies, tea shops, shoe-mending shops, fortune-telling shops, people writing for others …

The two of them strolled around, and they were extremely excited, especially Zhuang Li. She wanted to see everything, to get a hold of a few things. She didn't know when she separated from Qing You, but she was too lazy to look for her, so she surrounded a stall that was looking at people's faces and listened to the half-immortal's nonsense.

?? Coincidentally, a woman came over while crying. When the Half Immortal saw her, he immediately asked if she had a family member who was sick. Zhuang Li was listening happily by the side. It was the same dirty trick of a swindler.

"?" "The lady smells like medicine, but she looks healthy but her complexion is haggard. Naturally, someone in the family is sick …"

?? Zhuang Li laughed as she spoke, attracting the attention of the surrounding people.

?? The master who was looking at Zhuang Li also stopped, staring at her blankly.

"?" Little miss, can you allow this one to take a look at your palm? "

?? That half-immortal was sharper than Zhao Ci; he was either a traitor or a thief. Zhuang Li was stunned for a moment before realizing what she had just said. Just how loud was it? At this moment, the surrounding people started to jeer as well, "Let Immortal Guo take a look, he looks very accurate!"

Zhuang Li was exasperated and quickly refused.

"?" I don't have any money! "

"?" Immortal Guo did not retreat.

"?" Today, we were able to meet the little sister because of fate. We won't accept a single coin. "

"?" Zhuang Li had no choice but to sit down.

"?" What's your name, little sister? "

"?" "Zhao Ci."

?? The fortune-teller frowned and looked at Zhao Ci's hand, "Lady is from a famous family, ah!"

?? Zhuang Li thought to herself. The daughter of the Prime Minister's family could no longer be considered a famous family. Although his clothes were the worst shared amongst the big rooms, he didn't have any jewelry or anything good to wear, so he looked no different from an ordinary person. Zhuang Li could only nod in agreement.

?? The crowd cheered.

?? Zhuang Li didn't think much of it. Maybe he had heard Zhao Ci's name before?

Immortal Guo continued, "Has Miss encountered any problems recently that nearly cost her life?"

They had all died once, so of course, it would be difficult for them. They could only nod and the spectators applauded again.

The deity gave Zhuang Li a meaningful glance.

"?" "Lady, don't worry. There is a noble in your life. If you survive a great disaster, you will definitely have good fortune."

?? Zhuang Li looked at him coldly. These words were spoken by a fortune-teller. She retracted her hand and stood up.

"?" Thank you, sir. "

?? According to the rules, a fortune-teller would have to say that if you wanted to meet someone destined, there would be disaster. If you wanted to get rid of the disaster, you would need to donate a lot of money to the temple.

Seeing Zhuang Li getting up, the crowd slowly dispersed.

Just as Zhuang Li was about to leave, Guo Half Immortal lowered his head and said in a voice that only Zhuang Li could hear, "Lady, your name isn't Zhao Ci, right? Zhao Ci's life in hand is not that long. "

Zhuang Li was stupefied by these words. She immediately pulled the Half Immortal who had just gotten up and put away the stall.

"?" What do you know! "

?? Half Immortal Guo let out a sigh, but he remained calm and collected.

"?" I just want to remind Miss that if you weren't Zhao Ci, that fated person of yours might not have been a good thing for you. "

"?" Who cares about a fated person, what else do you know!? Can I go back? " She felt as if she had met with her own connection to that world, dragging him along like a lifesaver.

It seemed as if Half Immortal Guo didn't want to pay any more attention to her, so he stood up and prepared to leave.

"?" Zhuang Li stopped him.

"?" "Since you know that Zhao Ci is dead, aren't you afraid that I'll come and cause trouble for you because I'm a monster?"

Then, Guo Half Immortal was overjoyed.

"?" "Miss, since I dared to say that, I know that you are definitely not a bad person. Besides, I don't know much." He held up his sign to Zhuang Li,

"?" Did you see that? Half Immortal, I'm a Half Immortal. If I knew everything, would I still be a Half Immortal? "

The sadness on Zhuang Li's face was clear, and Guo Half Immortal saw it very clearly. Sighing, she comforted her, "Little lady, we are fated to meet again. That noble person of yours is also destined to meet you again." With that, he picked up his burden and walked away.

?? Zhuang Li crouched down.

"?" "F * ck you, what fate? If fate wills it, then I must cross time to meet you. I just want to go home!" At this moment, Qing You finally found Zhuang Li, who was squatting on the ground.

"?" "Miss, Miss, you scared me to death. I've been looking for you for a long time."

"?" Qing You felt something was off, so she quickly squatted down to take a look and was shocked.

"?" Miss, Miss, why are you crying? Don't scare me, do you feel uncomfortable somewhere? "

?? Zhuang Li lifted her head and looked at the little girl who had lost her mother before she was little. She looked as though she was about to cry from fright.

Zhuang Li forced a smile, reached out to touch her head and said softly, "It's okay, I just miss my mother."

?? Zhuang Li's words had already touched on Qing You's teardrops. She looked at Zhuang Li, and her eyes reddened. Tears welled up in her round eyes …

"?" "I miss my mother too."

?? Zhuang Li immediately pulled Qing You along to stand up after realizing the trouble she had caused. The two little girls were squatting on the street and crying, making it easy for them to be surrounded by the crowd.

?? Since she couldn't get back, she could only put her feelings aside first. She pulled Qing You along as they walked. It was only after they were half a block away that she remembered something more realistic. She asked Qing You …

"Are you hungry?"

Qing You was stunned by the question. She also realized that she had wandered around for a long time and that her stomach was rumbling. She nodded.

"Miss, let's go back now."

Zhuang Li hesitated again. "You want to go back and nibble on the steamed buns?"

Other than having dinner in the main hall with Prime Minister Zhao, the other rooms all ate lunch together in their own rooms. They were delivered by maidservants from all over the house, and Zhao Ci's lunchbox usually contained the leftover steamed buns from breakfast, which made her both look as if she was eating vegetables. Occasionally, Lady Sun would bring food and secretly pack some delicious food into Zhuang Li's lunchbox. But these few days, Lady Sun had something to do at home, so Zhuang Li could guess what was inside with her eyes closed.

"I don't want to eat any more steamed buns."

"But we don't have the money, miss." Qing You reminded him.

Zhuang Li sighed. The main house had never intended to give her pocket money before, and a girl like Qing You couldn't do too much. Everyone only cared about food and money, and besides, she had no power or influence with Zhao Ci, so she didn't even have a red packet for the maidservant.

Zhuang Li's mother had left behind a piece of jewelry that she could pawn, but when she thought about it again, even if it was a rare item in the current dynasty, she could only trade it for the price of a rare item. If she brought it back to the modern era, it would be a rare item … In that case, it was better to keep it.

Zhuang Li pulled Qing You around the street once more, wondering if there was child labour here. When she was young, her mother had a birthday, so she always wanted to give her mother some birthday presents. However, since she didn't have money, she would go downstairs to the square with the matriarch every day to distribute discounted flyers. It would be ten yuan a day for half a month, but what could she do here?

The two of them slowly walked until there was a noisy crowd in front of them. They lined up and gathered at the entrance of a small building. This building had a very unique and exquisite eaves.

Brightmoon Restaurant

She asked the big uncle of the noodle shop near Brightmoon Restaurant about it

"Uncle, the restaurant is so beautiful. Why aren't so many people lining up at the entrance?"

When the old man heard this, he was amused. "You little child, you must have come from a foreign land."

Zhuang Li quickly pulled Qing You along and nodded like a chick pecking rice. Yes, yes, of course I'm a foreigner. Compared to your era, I'm going to be an alien soon.

The old man started to chat happily.

?? Little girl, you don't know. "

"This Brightmoon Restaurant is rather famous in the capital city. Those who have heard it talk about the dishes and wine there are simply the best in the world, and anything that can eat the Brightmoon Restaurant is not something that can be settled with money."

?? "Then what do you want?" Qing You asked

?? The old man said mysteriously, "I want a good enough story!"

?? Zhuang Li was puzzled. "You can go in and eat just because you tell a story?"

"?" You little kid, you don't understand, the Brightmoon Restaurant is not an ordinary restaurant, although there are many rich and famous restaurants in the capital, none of them can compare to it, the most amazing thing is its owner, Young Master Baishi. "

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