Qiao Qixin accepted the note, the hidden guard saluted, then jumped up the tree branch and left.
Alas, it seems that I have found something for myself to do again unintentionally.
Qiao Qixin knocked her forehead helplessly.
She turned around and headed to Li Zhirou's yard.
I don’t know what Li Zhirou will have waiting for me. I wish you peace.
Qiao Qixin prayed secretly in her heart.
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"Qixin, you are finally here!"
As soon as she stepped into Li Zhirou's yard, Li Zhirou rushed out from the side and hugged Qiao Qixin's arm as usual.
"Well, the madam asked me to accompany the lady for an hour." Qiao Qixin had a completely business-like attitude.
Li Zhirou didn't care. She warmly hugged Qiao Qixin's arm and took her into her boudoir, "Mama Liang! Please prepare some pastries and tea for us!"
"Yes, Miss." Mother Liang, who was waiting at the door, stepped back.
Qiao Qixin sat on a chair, rubbing the petals freshly picked by Li Mansion today in boredom, "What do you want to do?"
After all, you have to stay for an hour, so you can't just sit around doing nothing for an hour.
Li Zhirou thought for a while, "I want to use these roses to make rouge!"
Qiao Qixin was stunned for a moment, "Rouge? Can you do it?"
"No." Li Zhirou said confidently.
Qiao Qixin frowned, "Then you said you want to make rouge."
"It's just to kill time. Anyway, even if I make it in the end, my mother won't let me use it." Li Zhirou stretched out her hand and picked off the petals one by one.
Qiao Qixin was so busy that she kept picking flower petals at the table.
"What does your father do? Why have I never seen him?" Qiao Qixin asked casually.
Unexpectedly, Li Zhirou looked at Qiao Qixin with strange eyes and said in an unbelievable tone, "You don't even know my father?"
Qiao Qixin was asked a strange question.
We know each other, but we haven't seen each other a few times.
Li Zhirou cleared her throat and showed off to Qiao Qixin in a very proud tone, "My father is the Minister of Household Affairs at that time! The most important thing my family lacks is money!"
I know...otherwise I wouldn't have been sold here in circles. Qiao Qixin silently cursed in her heart.
"I know your father is the Minister of Hubu, but even if he is the Minister of Hubu, he won't be so busy that he can't see anyone every day." Qiao Qixin hinted.
There are many things in this passage that can deceive people, such as "even if" and "I don't see anyone every two days for three days."
To put it simply, Qiao Qixin's words actually introduced Li Zhirou's identity, and also hinted to Li Zhirou that her father did not care about her very much.
If you care, why can't you see someone every three days?
Li Zhirou fell into the trap quickly, and she was a little angry, "You're talking nonsense. How can Daddy not see anyone every now and then? Daddy is just busy dealing with disaster relief funds recently!"
"Disaster relief funds? Which disaster is being saved?" Qiao Qixin was just right to be confused.
By diverting the topic away from Li Shangshu through disaster relief funds, it will be less easy for others to discover his true purpose.
Li Zhirou was successfully led astray. She thought seriously as she broke off the petals, "It seems to be in the west? There is a drought there, and it is a year of famine."
Qiao Qixin nodded thoughtfully, and then moved on to other topics, such as, "Do you usually like to eat rice or sorghum?"
"Big, rice?" Li Zhirou's original chatting mode was confused by Qiao Qixin's out-of-the-box chatting style.
Qiao Qixin said "Oh", "I also like to eat rice, but I prefer to eat pasta."
"I also like pasta, and dumplings are the best." Li Zhirou agreed.
"Do your mother and father like to eat dumplings?" Qiao Qixin cupped her chin.
"Okay, I guess?" Li Zhirou picked the petals more slowly, and her tone was hesitant.
Qiao Qixin nodded thoughtfully, "Don't your father usually come to see you?"
"What?" Li Zhirou was confused.
"Don't your father usually come to see you? I've been here several times and never seen you once." Qiao Qixin turned her head and looked careless.
Hearing this, Li Zhirou pushed the flower petals on the table and lay on them, "Dad has been very busy recently, and I haven't seen him for a long time."
"What are you busy with? You don't even come to accompany such a lovely and beautiful daughter?" Qiao Qixin's tone and expression were flawless, and even the people from the yamen couldn't fault her.
Li Zhirou was obviously flattered by Qiao Qixin's words.
A smile appeared on her face, but it disappeared after a while.
"I don't know... I guess I'm busy with the disaster relief funds. Hey..." Li Zhirou twisted the petals with her hands depressedly, "This drought is really annoying. It took away my father."
Qiao Qixin raised her head and said secretly, "It's not because of the drought that your father was robbed away. It was clearly because of the disaster relief funds."
By the way, have any disaster relief funds been allocated recently? The accounts should be easier to find.
Qiao Qixin raised her head and looked out the window, "Ah, the time has come. Miss, please leave."
Without waiting for Li Zhirou's reaction, Qiao Qixin went out directly.
"No, it's no time. Mother Liang hasn't prepared cakes and tea yet..." Li Zhirou was anxious and confused.
As soon as Qiao Qixin went out, she met Mrs. Liang who was carrying tea and cakes.
"Gone?" Mother Liang seemed a little surprised.
"Yes." Qiao Qixin saluted, "Mother Liang, please move the things in quickly. Miss is almost starving."
Mother Liang also knew that she was really tired this time, so she didn't ask any more questions. The most important thing was to take the plate to the young lady first.
Qiao Qixin glanced around, then turned and walked towards her small courtyard.
No...I always feel that Mrs. Li's sudden change of heart was a trap...
Qiao Qixin gritted her teeth.
Although she doesn't know martial arts and her facial features are not as sensitive as those who practice martial arts, her intuition tells her that there are people around her who are watching her.