As soon as she walked to the door, Mrs. Cheng noticed something strange about her mother in charge.

"What's wrong? He was in a panic."

Old Mrs. Cheng rebuked her, even if they were driven out by the princess, they would not be able to see such a mess.

The manager's mother looked ugly: "I... lost something." She fell just now. When she got up, she touched the purse on her waist, for fear that the purse would fall off.

The purse was still there at that time, but in a blink of an eye, the purse disappeared. The mother in charge swallowed: "Old lady, I will go back and look for it."

Old Mrs. Cheng said coldly: "It's really useless to do things."

The mother in charge did not dare to say anything more, so she lowered her head and helped Mrs. Cheng onto the carriage, then turned around and returned to the princess's mansion to search.

"I really lost my purse," the manager's mother burst into cold sweat on her forehead. "I won't go in. Please ask someone to help me find it. It's probably because I've fallen in the yard."

The manager's mother begged repeatedly.

The Cheng family's carriage galloped forward, and the manager's mother stood at the door waiting. Why did she neglect such a big thing? If she lost it normally, she would lose it at most. At most, some money was lost. But today there are important things in her purse, so you can't make any mistakes.

After entering the princess's mansion, she paid great attention to the purse and wanted to look at it from time to time. When she touched it with her hands, why would she lose it if she was so careful?

After a while, a servant in the mansion came out with his purse.

"Look at this?" The maid handed the purse to the manager's mother.

The manager's mother smiled and said, "Yes, yes, I'm sorry, I'm sorry for the girl." She opened her purse to check. There were some scattered silver and a broken crested hairpin in the purse.

The manager's mother breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the things were there, but... Could someone open it and check it out? It probably won't be. This is just an inconspicuous purse, and she found it in time and did not delay time. Even if someone wanted to see it, she probably wouldn't have a chance.

The manager's mother tied her purse to her waist again and hurriedly went to chase the Cheng family's carriage.

...

In the princess's mansion.

Princess Huairou held Gu Mingzhu's hand and smiled on her face: "Zhuzhu is my nobleman."

When Mrs. Lin heard this, her face changed: "The princess can't say that. Zhuzhu is just a child and cannot say this."

Princess Huairou looked at Mrs. Lin: "Although our family didn't go much with her before, we also faced life and death together. I wouldn't say polite words.

Think about it carefully, I met Zhuzhu first on the way back to Beijing, and then asked my wife for help. Today, Zhuzhu helped me again. Zhuzhu is a kind-hearted child, and her illness will soon be cured. Good days in the Hou Mansion are still to come.

But... I'm afraid that Zhuzhu will be wronged, the Cheng family will definitely not lose their gossip about the Gu family."

Mrs. Lin looked at Zhuzhu with unspeakable gentleness: "We haven't helped much today, so don't take the princess to heart."

Cheng Yi bowed to Mrs. Lin: "I haven't handled it properly today."

Mrs. Lin was about to stand up: "Princess, if the princess is so polite, we mother and daughter dare not stay in the princess's mansion."

Zhao also said on the side: "This is what it should be," and said, pausing slightly, "After all, this is because of me..."

"If it weren't for my mother, I wouldn't have seen the nature of the Cheng family," Cheng Yi frowned tightly. "Now I wish I could break away from them and never return to the Cheng family again."

Zhao said softly: "Don't act randomly. How can children in this world have left their father's clan? Even if you say such words, you will be impeached by the ritual official. After all, you are a member of the Cheng family. Such a reckless act will only be caught by the Cheng family and will also cause trouble for the princess."

After saying that, Zhao apologized to Mrs. Lin again: "I made my wife laugh."

Gu Mingzhu looked at Zhao. Zhao seemed to have not taken what had happened just now and kept smiling in front of everyone, but when everyone looked away, the smile on Zhao's face disappeared.

What was the purpose of the Cheng family’s purse just now? She must have her intention to take that thing into the princess’s mansion.

Could it be that they were using those things to threaten Zhao? What secret is there in Zhao’s mind?

During the years when Zhao and Peng Liang were in Shanxi, they not only investigated several garrisons, but also went to the Aoerdu Office to investigate Zheng and Bian. It took more than ten years to find out some of the internal information. Some of them were hidden and no one could find out.

The Cheng family’s affairs cannot be solved in one day or two. In short, the Cheng family has not obtained a cheap price today.

Princess Huairou comforted Zhao: "Don't worry, mom, I will let someone guard the door in the future and I will not let the Cheng family enter and disturb you again."

Zhao nodded.

Princess Huairou continued, "When this time I'll accompany my mother out for a walk. The prince-in-law often said that I like the scenery of Jiangnan. Our family has a house in Suzhou Prefecture. After winter in Beijing, I will go to Suzhou with my mother to live for a while."

When Zhao heard this, she seemed to have a little brighter: "I am such a lucky person," she said, "I made Mrs. Lin laugh. She originally invited her wife to come and be a guest, but she didn't expect her to watch our family talk."

Mrs. Lin couldn't help laughing: "That's because the princess, the prince-in-law and the wife don't avoid me, and the beauty of the Tong family is just like this."

Zhao glanced at the manager's mother, and the manager's mother immediately presented a few pairs of embroidered shoes. The shoes were very large and were obviously worn by people with the foot.

Zhao smiled and said, "I made a few pairs of shoes for the eldest lady when I have nothing to do. The skills are crude. I hope my wife will not dislike her."

Unexpectedly, Zhao made so many pairs of shoes silently, Mrs. Lin hurriedly put down the tea in her hand: "How is this good? I have to work so hard."

Zhao just said gently: "I won't do anything to others, I'm afraid I'll be disgusted by others. My wife and the eldest lady are different."

Mrs. Lin held the embroidered shoes in her hand. Not to mention that the water lily embroidered on the satin surface was lifelike, the embroidered soles were indescribably soft. The beads would be comfortable to wear, and they looked just the right size.

"Madam, you have taken care of it." Mrs. Lin didn't know how to thank her.

As everyone talked, a banquet was prepared in the flower hall, and Princess Huairou invited Mrs. Lin to the table.

Princess Huairou just protected Zhao with her princess's power and was in a particularly good mood. Once she took this step, she didn't think the road ahead would be difficult. Especially when she thought of the scene when Mrs. Cheng wanted to pretend to faint but was pinched by Zhuzhu, she couldn't help but want to laugh. The anger that had been depressed in her chest for many days also dissipated a lot, and she couldn't say it was so happy.

So although the Cheng family came to the door for a while, the atmosphere of the banquet was very harmonious.

Seeing that it was getting late, Mrs. Lin took Zhuzhu to say goodbye, and Princess Huairou also sent Zhao back to the room.

When the princess and the prince-consort left and the room became quiet, the half-parted golden hairpin appeared in front of Zhao's eyes. Zhao's face no longer had a smile, and his eyebrows and eyes were all sunken, as if all the strength on his body was suddenly pulled away. She had known for a long time that after entering Beijing, she could no longer hide the things she wanted to hide.

Today, the servant of the Cheng family showed her the things, which was to threaten her to make her know what kind of situation she would face if she continued like this.

Zhao picked up the handkerchief and tried to wipe the corners of her eyes, but found that there were no tears in the corners of her eyes. She had no tears, but only gave up. She could no longer implicate the princess and Yi Ge'er, nor could she embarrass her father and the Zhao family.
Chapter completed!