Su Liancheng's servant came over and said, "Young City Master, you have been busy all night. It's time to rest."
He stretched out his hand and pressed his eyebrows. He was indeed a little tired at this time.
When he arrived at the city lord's mansion, Jiang Huatong was having breakfast with Hua Xinyu.
The men in First City were very busy these days, and Hua Xinyu was not idle either. Jiang Huatong had nothing to do, so he helped her with some chores.
Hua Xinyu likes Jiang Huatong very much. She has a gentle temperament but is very smart and thoughtful. She has helped a lot in the past two days.
Hua Xinyu saw Su Liancheng coming in and said, "You haven't had breakfast yet? Come over and have something to eat first!"
Su Liancheng responded and sat down next to Hua Xinyu. A maid had already fetched bowls and chopsticks for him.
Jiang Huatong saw that his eyes were full of black spots, and it was obvious that he had not rested well.
Although she lived in the City Lord's Mansion, she rarely saw Su Liancheng. The two of them basically didn't speak to each other except when they first met.
She wasn't familiar with Su Liancheng and couldn't ask about the First City, so she asked, "How are you these days, Miaoxin? Can you adapt to Yufang?"
Su Liancheng swallowed the porridge in his mouth and said, "She's fine. You don't have to worry."
"It's just that she sent a letter last night, asking you to help with something."
He habitually looked at the other person's face when he spoke. When his eyes fell on Jiang Huatong's face, he felt something was wrong. After all, she was still a girl who had not yet left the court.
He looked away again.
Jiang Huatong was a little embarrassed when he looked over, lowered his head slightly and said, "Is there anything I can do?"
Su Liancheng replied: "Miaoxin can't escape in Yufang now, and the First City still needs a cousin."
"The day after tomorrow is my father's birthday. She wants you to dress up as her and be the cousin of the First City."
Jiang Huatong was not too surprised when he heard the news.
She thought for a moment and then said: "I don't have a problem with this, it's just that Miaoxin and I don't look alike. Will anyone find out?"
Su Liancheng smiled faintly: "Miaoxin didn't go out very often before she came to First City, so not many people knew her."
"Besides, as long as the people in the First City recognize your identity as Miss Cousin, others won't have any objections."
Jiang Huatong thought that this was indeed the case, so he nodded and said, "In that case, I have no problem."
Su Liancheng thanked her politely and continued eating.
Hua Xinyu's eyes turned back and forth several times on Jiang Huatong and Su Liancheng.
She tentatively said from the side: "I think it's great to let Hua Tong dress up as Miaoxin, but now those people don't have good intentions."
"Hua Tong doesn't know martial arts, and she doesn't have the ability to protect herself like Miaoxin. I'm afraid she might be in danger."
Su Liancheng took over: "Don't worry, mother, I will pull out two secret guards to protect Miss Jiang."
Hua Xinyu smiled and said, "I can rest assured when you do things."
Su Liancheng was very efficient in his work. He brought two secret guards over after breakfast.
Seeing that the two secret guards were very useful people around Su Liancheng, Hua Xinyu asked, "If you pull them over, will you be in danger?"
Su Liancheng acted like a gentleman: "Don't worry, mother, there are still people around me who can be used."
"Miss Jiang is a distinguished guest of First City. This time she is helping First City, so her safety must be guaranteed."
Hua Xinyu looked at him meaningfully and said, "That's right, you should think carefully."
Su Liancheng bowed his head gently, then turned around and went back to his room to rest.
Hua Xinyu said to Comrade Jiang Hua: "The two secret guards Liancheng Ba gave you are the ones he is used to using, and they are extremely skilled."
"You don't have to stay with me in the house these days. If you want to go out to play, take them with you. They will protect you."
She didn't know if Su Liancheng's arrangement was selfish. She liked Jiang Huatong very much and was happy to enhance her son's presence in front of Jiang Huatong.
Jiang Huatong said with some embarrassment: "I don't have time to leave the house, so I can't use such good secret guards. I can just find two ordinary ones."
Hua Xinyu smiled and said: "Liancheng is worried about you and has given you his secret guards, so you don't have to be polite to him."
"This is the first city. He can mobilize many more people than you. You don't need to worry about him."
After she finished speaking, she said with some emotion: "This kid Liancheng is already twenty-six years old and he is devoted to the affairs of the city."
"Ever since his last marriage fell through, he has been reluctant to marry a wife, citing busy affairs in the city."
"So much so that now he doesn't even have anyone around him to take care of him. I have no other choice but to feel sorry for him."
Jiang Huatong didn't take this well, so he just smiled.
She recalled Tang Miaoxin's previous summary of Su Liancheng's temperament, which was completely consistent with what Hua Xinyu said today.
She didn't think Su Liancheng was boring, but she thought he was a responsible man.
She grew up in a big family like Jiang Mansion, and she knew responsibility since she was a child, and the person who shoulders the greatest responsibility will always work the hardest.
The dark circles under Su Liancheng's eyes today and the tired face told her that he might be under much greater pressure than she expected.
She is just an outsider, and there are very few things she can share with him. At the moment, she can only prevent herself from becoming a burden to him and do what she can.
On this topic, Hua Xinyu told Jiang Huatong some things about Su Liancheng, including his last marriage that ended in failure.
Jiang Huatong just listened quietly and did not interrupt.
Seeing Jiang Huatong's calm look, Hua Xinyu wondered if she was overthinking.
Hua Xinyu thinks Jiang Huatong is a good candidate for daughter-in-law. Although she is not outstanding in appearance, she has a really good temperament. Hua Xinyu likes her very much.
Hua Xinyu thought about whether she should find a way to bring the two of them together, but she felt a little worried when she thought about Su Liancheng's temper.
He has always been very nervous about marriage, and he is too focused on official matters in the First City and has no mood for love.
Hua Xinyu felt that she had to think of a way to make her son realize how good Jiang Huatong was, and she couldn't let such a good daughter-in-law run away!
She felt that being a mother was really difficult and she had endless worries.
Tang Miaoxin got up early in the morning and went to see Zhao Qian first. Although he had woken up at this time, he was very weak.
She looked worried and said: "Tomorrow is City Lord Su's birthday party, but Prince Zhao is injured like this, what should we do?"
Zhao Yan said from the side: "People don't tell secret stories. The princess returned to Yufang very late last night, but what did you find?"
Tang Miaoxin glanced at him and said, "I have discovered something, but you may not believe me."
Zhao Yan smiled and said, "If you don't tell me, how will you know that I don't believe you?"
Tang Miaoxin answered very honestly: "Because you have been lying to me from the beginning and you have no trust in me."
"And I have my own plans, and I don't really trust you either."
Zhao Yan: "..."
He couldn't accept her words for a while, after all, she caught them lying to her.
It is indeed unconvincing to talk about cooperation now.