C8

Zhuang Li sneaked a glance at Prime Minister Zhao, who was bowing respectfully at the front of the crowd. She couldn't figure out what kind of move he was playing. It was at this moment that the gatekeeper rushed to the front of the main hall.

?? Come, come! The esteemed guest has arrived! "

?? Old Prime Minister Zhao, his wives and children bowed even more respectfully. Zhuang Li was short and stood at the back of the crowd, enjoying this rarely seen scene. When she saw the person walking in from the main entrance, she suddenly felt as though she was a sparrow being pinched around. Then, she was thrown into the water, from head to toe, she felt cold.

?? There were only two people who had come. The one in front was Sixth Prince, and behind him was a servant who looked like a guard. The two servants led the way in front, bowing and bowing with a fawning expression, as if they were afraid that someone would come.

?? Sixth Prince was wearing a snow-white brocade robe. The texture was extremely simple, and his facial features were carving-like. The servant following behind had tanned skin, and his coachman's attire showed that he was well-trained from head to toe.

What the heck … Wasn't that the two people she bumped into in the afternoon!?

?? She quickly shrank behind Zhao Min, who was standing to the side. She felt that this was still not safe enough, so she quietly crouched down and hid in the shadows of Zhao Qin.

?? She thought that when it was time to eat, she would hide at the maid's table. It would be best if she could slip away.

?? Just as this thought appeared in his mind, he heard Prime Minister Zhao shout, Qin'er came over to meet Sixth Prince.

?? Zhao Qin, who was standing in front of Zhuang Li, quickly took small steps forward and bowed. She then proceeded to turn around Zhao Ci, who was standing behind her, to face the lantern.

?? All of a sudden, he felt like fainting …

?? Sixth Prince...

?? Her luck is so bad … Lying on the street and bluffing was enough to swindle a prince!

?? Fortunately, Lord Zhao and Zhao Qin had already led Sixth Prince to his seat. Zhuang Li caught her breath and wanted to sneak away, but a hand stopped her. When she looked up, she could not help but tremble in fear. It was all Third Madam third consort.

?? This fellow was like a rolling gourd as he pulled Zhao Ci to Zhao Min's side and sat down.

?? Zhuang Li looked around. Good guy, a whole family was eating with Sixth Prince. She gradually understood what was going on with this performance. Old Prime Minister Zhao was praising Zhao Qin for her beautiful zither playing and Zhao Min's dancing. What was he trying to do?

?? Sell her daughter!

?? If marrying the Emperor was too difficult, marrying a prince would be a good choice. As for why third consort insisted on sitting beside Zhao Min, this ugly girl, third consort's answer was even more obvious.

?? Zhao Min was not beautiful enough, but she was still inferior to Zhao Qin. However, if Zhao Ci, who had an ugly model, was by his side, the contrast would instantly increase by a level! Compared to Zhao Ci's sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, her small body shaped like a piece of cardboard, Zhao Min looked like a pretty lady.

Sixth Prince didn't notice her, and the guard dressed as a groom was also standing at the door, not eating with them. She lowered her head and chewed the rice ball in her mouth like she was chewing on wax, and occasionally raised her head to see Old Prime Minister Zhao's fawning face. Zhao Qin stared at Sixth Prince with flames of adoration in her eyes.

The current Western Regions were not peaceful. Sixth Prince had been harassing the border cities of Phoenix Dynasty for a long time to clean up the Western Regions, so Prime Minister Zhao swore to follow Sixth Prince until his death.

It was a long time before Zhuang Li understood the significance of that meal from years ago. Prime Minister Zhao was originally a member of the corrupt faction of the Ninth Elder. Because the Emperor had made up his mind to investigate the corruption strictly, the Ninth Prince, upon sensing that the situation was not good, decided to find a substitute who was strong enough to report to the Emperor.

Prime Minister Zhao had been an official for many years, and was naturally as smart as a ghost. He had already decided to protect his own life, and at this crucial moment, he turned to the Six Emperor Party to seek protection, and in order to quickly stabilize himself in the Six Emperor Party, he forced himself to promote his daughter to marry Sixth Prince. His son-in-law naturally had to protect his father-in-law, and for this matter he had long sought the bed of the empress dowager, bestowing upon Zhao Qin and Sixth Prince, Wang Su, the marriage.

?? Sixth Prince's attitude was also clear, he can save your dog life. You can marry your daughter. Prime Minister Zhao initially thought that it would be too difficult to rectify the situation in the Western Regions due to the lack of familiarity with the high mountains and roads. However, Sixth Prince said, "You just have to play. I have already found a way to deal with the other problems."

?? From then on, Old Prime Minister Zhao ate the white rice from Sixth Prince's house. Although compared to the delicacies from the Ninth Prince's side, it was somewhat plain and simple, and it indeed saved his life.

?? Zhuang Li just kept her head down to feed the food. She ate until she felt bloated and didn't even dare to raise her head. Sixth Prince exchanged a few words of idle chatter, but it was clear that he was indifferent to a corrupt dog official like Prime Minister Zhao. Prime Minister Zhao also worked hard to curry favor with this dog, fearing that he would offend the prince grandpa in front of him.

?? Zhuang Li finally let out a sigh of relief after the banquet ended.

?? [Finally, I am going to pass this book …]

?? "Little girl, you should lift your head to take a look. Why do I feel that you look a little familiar?"

?? The one who spoke was Sixth Prince's coachman.

?? Zhuang Li instantly felt as though she had fallen into a cave of ice!

?? Trembling, she dug out the groom's ancestors from the grave and cursed them one by one in her heart.

Prime Minister Zhao hurriedly introduced, "This is my little girl, Zhao Ci. She doesn't know the rules, why aren't she raising her head!"

?? Zhuang Li had no choice but to bite the bullet and raise her head. Sixth Prince was still standing in front of her with an indifferent expression, not showing any emotion. The coachman was standing behind her and shouting in surprise, "It really is that little swindler from the afternoon!"

?? Suddenly, everyone's attention was focused on Zhuang Li. It was quiet, but Zhuang Li felt thunder rumbling above her head.

?? Sixth Prince coldly curled the corner of his beautiful mouth and said softly, "Could it be that the imperial government did not pay the Prime Minister's salary on time and still needed the young miss of the Prime Minister's estate to get more silver on the streets?"

?? Without another word, he turned around and led the coachman away, leaving behind the dumbstruck Zhuang Li, whose face was completely pale, and Old Prime Minister Zhao, as well as many of his wives who were watching the show.

?" Zhuang Li clenched her fists.

?? She had thought that this matter was too serious and had caused Old Zhao to lose face in front of his new customer. No matter what, he would be dragged to the ancestral hall to beat it up. In addition, the second branch of the main house looked like they were watching a good show. They clearly said 'beating him up is not enough, at least we have to arrest him.' If he was still alive tonight, he would drag him to the door to feed Tiger.

?? After they had thanked them a million times for sending Sixth Prince off, everything became quiet. There were no harsh accusations. They only quietly let her return to her room first.

?? Only after two hours did Prime Minister Zhao call Zhuang Li into the lobby.

?? Zhuang Li gritted her teeth, not knowing what kind of storm awaited him. In this matter, a little girl was considered mischievous and ignorant. If she were to exaggerate it, she would be deceiving the royal family. That would be the death sentence for nine clans! What a coincidence, this happened just as Lord Zhao was trying to curry favor with Sixth Prince …

?? The old Prime Minister looked at her without emotion, and he was even a bit tired.

"?" "It seems like you really are not suited to stay in the capital. Tomorrow morning, I will send you back to your home in Gansu Province."

"?" "Father …" Before Zhuang Li could say anything, Old Prime Minister Zhao got up and left. The big room behind them snorted in schadenfreude and didn't look at Zhuang Li again.

?? Zhuang Li was stunned on the spot …

?? Qing You had barely slept the whole night. While she was crying and packing up her things, she complained about how the young mistress was the master's daughter. Would the anger dissipate when the old master woke up tomorrow, and the young lady would no longer have to leave?

Zhuang Li's head hurt from her nagging. She sat on the wooden bed, her feet not even reaching the ground as she dangled in the air, that old master had never made her feel like a loving father, his high position and authority, his hypocrisy and greed had probably long corroded his high school top scholar's ambition and mentality, how could she expect him to think about a dead woman and feel sorry for a child that was of no use to him. She was in a daze for half a night, and the moment after she fell asleep, she was already quarreled by the old mother in First Madame's room.

"We have to hurry on our way today. Get up quickly. What time is it!"

?? Zhuang Li's heart was a little upset after all. She slept soundly and woke up after the noise. She opened the door with annoyance. The sun had yet to rise. Seeing that old lady standing at the door with a lantern in her hand, the proud look on her face instantly ignited.

?? I am not in a hurry to be reborn, after all, I am the young miss of Zhao Mansion here, and even if I go to Gansu Province, I would be this young miss of Zhao Mansion, and the old lady who half of her body is in a coffin, so who was the one who trained her to be so ignorant? "

?? That old lady raised her eyebrows. Just as she was about to get angry, she remembered First Madame's warning to not cause any trouble. She hurriedly sent Zhao Ci, who was a god of pests, away and immediately suppressed her anger.

?? Miss, please don't be angry. I was worried that Miss might have overslept and missed her trip. "After all, you all have to travel a long way today. If you are delayed, you won't be able to get to the relay station at night. I also don't want Miss's golden body to sleep in the wilderness."

?? Seeing her like that, Zhuang Li guessed most of the time. No matter how much she tried to jump into the room, she was prepared to get rid of him as soon as possible.