Teng'er liked Princess Protector's Mansion very much, and even more so the gadgets that Qin Xiaoxiao gave him. After dinner, he couldn't bear to go back. It wasn't until the sun was no longer hot in the afternoon that he reluctantly left despite the gentle urging of Princess Jiaming.

's left.

Qin Xiaoxiao watched her mother's carriage go away, the smile gradually disappeared from her face, and she felt heavy.

When Jingheng returned to the house in the evening, she asked eagerly: "Is there no news from Xinghua Road?"

"What's wrong, are you in a hurry?" Jing Heng took off his official uniform that smelled of sweat in disgust, and was slightly surprised when he heard his wife's question.

Qin Xiaoxiao frowned and recounted what he learned from Princess Jiaming today.

Jing Heng finally understood why she was anxious, so he explained what he had discovered in the past few days: "No man was found coming or going from Xinghua Road, and Zhang Shiren never stayed nearby, so we have to wait and see.

"

After Qin Xiaoxiao heard this, he said gloomily: "That person is not Zhang Shiren, that's all. If it is really him, how should my cousin deal with her?"

Jing Heng had no relationship with Princess Jiaming and didn't care about her affairs, so he said casually: "He is just an outsider with a mediocre background. He cannot threaten my cousin's status, so you don't have to worry too much."

These words stirred up a hornet's nest, and Qin Xiaoxiao angrily beat him twice on the chest: "What are you talking about? Zhang Shiren is the husband-in-law of his cousin, and he is raising a woman outside his aunt's back. Do you still think this is a trivial matter?

?Are you men all this virtuous? Do you also want to raise one outside?"

Jing Heng's face suddenly darkened. Looking at her red face, he said forbearingly: "It's just a matter of fact. Why are you wrongly accusing me? When did I want to raise one outside?"

Qin Xiaoxiao became even more angry and wanted to bite him: "You didn't think about it, but you didn't think it was wrong for someone to have an extramarital affair!"

Jing Heng was also very angry, more because he didn't understand: "I don't think it's wrong. It's only right that they should bring the outside wife back to the house and let the wife be placed in the backyard."

Qin Xiaoxiao was stunned, and finally realized that she couldn't make sense with this guy, and her breath felt heavy in her chest.

Seeing that she was as angry as a little frog, Jing Heng was worried that she would be angry, but he didn't care that he was angry. He pulled her into his arms and comforted her: "Don't be angry. We don't have to argue about other people's things.

Isn’t it the relationship between husband and wife?”

When Qin Xiaoxiao heard this, she beat him on the chest again: "I don't care about irrelevant people. My cousin is different. She and I are good friends. I don't want her to be sad."

Jing Heng understood her mood and said helplessly: "If the woman on Xinghua Road is really Zhang's wife, once the matter becomes public, my aunt can only take her back to the house, and you can't do anything for her."

Decide."

Qin Xiaoxiao knew this truth, but couldn't accept it in her heart: "Why, if you are not satisfied with having a wife and children, you have to provoke other women. Don't they feel sorry for their mothers who have to live with other women?"

Grandfather, father, second uncle and third uncle, they all have only one wife, and don’t they live a good life? She doesn’t know about others, but if her father keeps a concubine outside the house, her mother will definitely be heartbroken to death.

It is also impossible for her to be filial to her loving father and daughter.

It was difficult for Jing Heng to answer this question, so he had to say: "Not everyone is like this. It's enough for me to have you. I won't provoke other women, and I won't give our children a chance to feel sorry for you."

Qin Xiaoxiao was not an unreasonable person. After listening to his words, her mood gradually calmed down. She grabbed his lapel and said, "I know my cousin. She looks soft, but in fact she is extremely strong. She was determined to marry Zhang Shiren at the beginning, and she liked Zhang Shiren.

It is a family rule that the Zhang family can take a concubine only if they are 30 years old and have no children. If Lan Zhi was really Zhang Shiren's adopted concubine, she would rather go down to the court than take Lan Zhi into the house."

Jing Heng comforted her: "With my status as the princess, I don't have to worry if I get to this point. Uncle Huang is thinking about the friendship with Prince Fu when they were young, so he will not treat her poorly."

Qin Xiaoxiao sighed: "Wait a little longer, that man may not be Zhang Shiren."

Jing Heng secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Well, wait a moment."

More than ten days have passed since then.

During this period, Qin Xiaoxiao made a total budget for the twelve hills, including the purchase of the hills, a total of thirty thousand taels of silver. It was not the time to clean up the barren mountains, and she had no useful people on hand, so she wanted to find a few first.

A suitable helper.

After Princess Protector found out, she transferred several people from the farm under her name and gave them to her along with their deeds of sale.

Qin Xiaoxiao was so moved that she hugged Princess Protector and acted coquettishly. Jingheng was a little bit disgusted by the sight. She was secretly upset that she didn't train more people before, so her mother has taken the lead.

The weather in June was extremely hot. Qin Xiaoxiao was sweating profusely even sitting still. She missed Qingshan Village with its mountains and water.

Seeing that her appetite had lost a lot and she was also losing weight, Jing Heng felt very distressed, so he sent her to Xingyue Lake to cool off during the day while Mu Xiu was going to stay there until the weather cooled down before coming back.

"Okay, I'll send a message to my aunt later and ask her to take Teng'er with her." Qin Xiaoxiao remembered her previous agreement with Princess Jiaming to go to Xingyue Lake to cool off the summer heat, and agreed wholeheartedly.

Jing Heng naturally had no objection, and just as he was about to order someone to go to Zhang Mansion, Mingyue came over and said it was Da Bu who wanted to see him.

"Let him in quickly." Qin Xiaoxiao knew that it was Dabu's men who were staring at Xinghualu and Zhang Shiren. Coming here at this time was most likely related to this matter, so he said impatiently before Jingheng could speak.

As she expected, what Da Bu was about to say was indeed related to Lan Zhi and Zhang Shiren.

"...On the afternoon of five days ago, Zhang Shiren went to Xinghua Road to avoid people, and did not come out until the evening. The same has happened in the past few days, almost every day, and the time spent there varied. The people sent there also found that Zhang Shiren's only

Her son often appears there, and Lan Zhi loves him very much. Yesterday..."

Halfway through Dabu's words, he noticed that his wife's face was particularly ugly. He couldn't help but look at his master, wondering whether he should continue talking.

Jingheng's face also looked very ugly. He reached out to hold Qin Xiaoxiao's hand and found that she was trembling.

"Uncle Dabu, keep talking!" Qin Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth. She was extremely disgusted with Zhang Shiren and Lan Zhi, a pair of bastards, and a terrible suspicion arose in her heart.

Dabu hesitated and glanced at his master.

"Tell me." Jing Heng nodded, then half-hugged his wife and coaxed in a low voice: "Don't be angry, if you want to vent your anger on my aunt's behalf, just tell me."

Qin Xiaoxiao said nothing, just looked at Dabu.

Da Bu no longer hesitated and continued: "Yesterday, the child came again. Lan Zhi played with him for a long time. After the child left, her maid said, 'The young master is really filial, and it is not in vain that the lady loves him so much.'" Lan Zhi

He said, 'How can I let that woman take away the flesh and blood that I gave birth to in my ten-month pregnancy?'"

The person sent there overheard this and was shocked at the time. He was not sure whether the child mentioned by the maid and Lan Zhi was Zhang Teng, so he specifically inquired about the personnel of the Zhang family before he was sure that Zhang Teng was Lan Zhi.

Born with Zhang Shiren.

Qin Xiaoxiao was so angry that she couldn't speak. After a while, she stood up suddenly, raised her feet and rushed out.

"Smile, don't be impulsive!" Jing Heng grabbed her and locked her tightly in his arms: "Without real evidence, my aunt may not believe you."

Qin Xiaoxiao gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Li, let me go. I'm not looking for my cousin. I just want to teach that couple a lesson!"

How could Jing Heng dare to let go and tried his best to comfort them: "Just tell me how you want to teach them a lesson, there is no need for you to do it yourself."

Qin Xiaoxiao lost control of her emotions and cursed all the curse words she could: "My cousin is such a good person, how can Zhang Shiren, a pig and a dog, be willing to plot against her? Raising a woman outside is not included, and letting an adulterous child go...

To pretend to be your legitimate son in the name of your cousin is simply too much! There are also those old people from the Zhang family. My cousin is filial to them and respects them, but they work together to make her fool around. Are they still human?

Are you still human..."

At the end of her speech, she was speechless and cried sadly.

She and Princess Jiaming have similar interests and consider themselves close friends. Even though they have only known each other for three months, they seem to have been friends for many years. She likes Princess Jiaming's gentleness and tenacity, and also admires her talent and knowledge. She feels that she can be like her in this life.

A good friend is a great blessing in life.

At this moment, all her emotions turned into distress. She felt sorry for Princess Jiaming, who had been let down by her husband and deceived by her husband's family. She wished she could kill that bitch with her own hands and make the old people of the Zhang family miserable!

This is the first time in her life that she has had such vicious thoughts!

"Xiaoxiao, I will help you teach them a lesson, don't be angry, don't make yourself angry." Jingheng forgot that there was a third person present, and wiped away her tears sadly.

Dabu on the side saw this and quietly retreated.

After a long time, Qin Xiaoxiao, whose voice was hoarse from crying, gradually calmed down. She looked at Jing Heng and said firmly: "You must tell your cousin about this matter, she will believe it."

Jing Heng didn't want her to be unhappy, so he stopped objecting: "Okay, I'll send someone to ask my aunt to come over."

Qin Xiaoxiao was worried that the people in the Zhang family were too blind and her cousin would lose control if she knew the truth, which would alarm the Zhang family, so he agreed to invite her to live in the family.

The person sent to Zhang Mansion was the steady Xiqiao. Qin Xiaoxiao waited anxiously for nearly an hour. The Xiqiao people came back, but there was no sign of Princess Jiaming.

"Madam, the people from the Zhang Mansion said that Princess Jiaming is ill and is temporarily unable to go out to see guests." Xiqiao reported back.

When Qin Xiaoxiao heard this, he felt uneasy: "Have you ever seen my cousin with your own eyes?"

She is the daughter-in-law of Princess Protector and the Marquis of Nanming. She wants to invite Princess Jiaming to visit her, but the Zhang family does not dare to stop her.

Xiqiao knelt down quickly and said: "The person who greeted the slave is Madam Zhang. I asked to see the princess, but Mrs. Zhang didn't agree, so I had to come back. I didn't do my job well, please punish me."

How could Qin Xiaoxiao blame her? He raised his hand and said, "Get up quickly. It's not your fault."
Chapter completed!