Chapter 216: Friends and foes are indistinguishable;
Hua Xiaohan was completely unaware of how nervous she was when Xiao Bi competed with Wei Congyun just now.
After being reminded by City Lord Chunyu, she realized that her fists were clenched tightly and her palms were wet with sweat.
Xiao Bi sat down next to her, took the silk handkerchief from the maid's hand and wiped her hands.
On the other hand, he laughed softly and said: "This is not the first time you have seen me compete with others. You have always had full confidence in me before, why are you so rude today?"
"This time, that time..."
This was not the place to talk, so Hua Xiaohan swallowed back the rest of his words.
In the eyes of outsiders, the relationship between the two is really great.
Not far away from them, a beautiful woman in her thirties covered her mouth and said with a smile: "The Lord of Shangguan City and the eldest lady are so affectionate, it is really enviable."
Xiao Bi and Hua Xiaohan were both new here, and except for the four elders and some officials, they didn't know anyone else at all.
It's really hard to deal with the sudden appearance of such an outspoken woman who likes to joke.
City Lord Chunyu smiled hurriedly and said to Hua Xiaohan: "Yier, this is Elder Lu's eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Lu. You met her once when you were young."
The four elders are all close confidants of City Lord Chunyu, so it is not surprising that their families have seen Chunyu Yi when he was young.
Mrs. Lu obviously didn't realize that the Chunyu Yi in front of her was fake, but Hua Xiaohan was still a little nervous.
This lady must have discovered something...
She smiled awkwardly: "Please forgive me, madam, I didn't recognize your identity for a while."
Mrs. Lu's smile became even brighter.
"The eldest girl was less than one year old at that time. How could she remember these things?"
Hua Xiaohan grinned.
Couldn't this lady say something clearly at once? It really made her nervous for nothing.
With Mrs. Lu at the beginning, other ladies also became active and stepped forward to ask various questions.
Hua Xiaohan couldn't resist anymore and kicked Xiao Bi's boots.
She kicked very lightly this time, but Xiao Bi's reaction was very quick. She smiled quickly and said: "Madams, my wife is feeling a little unwell. I will send her back to her room to rest first."
The ladies were all experienced and knew how uncomfortable it was in the early stages of pregnancy. After expressing their concern, they all returned to their seats.
The reason why Xiao Bi reacted so quickly was because she saw Mr. Li's gesture.
She took Hua Xiaohan's hand and said to City Lord Chunyu: "Father-in-law, Yi'er is feeling a little uncomfortable. My son-in-law will send her back first."
City Lord Chunyu also saw Mr. Li's movements, and he warned: "Yier's health is important, please stay with her for a while, and just leave this place to my father."
Xiao Bi and Hua Xiaohan bowed and walked out of Fenghua Garden.
Mr. Li told Lord Chunyu and followed the footsteps of the two of them.
This scene fell in the eyes of everyone in Ruoshui City, and no one thought it was inappropriate.
The Li family has been practicing medicine for generations, and Mr. Li's medical skills are truly inherited from the city lord, so it is perfect for him to take care of the eldest daughter.
Wei Congyun and Zhuge Lin felt something bad at the same time.
Ji Yinzhu has been away for a long time, but he has not returned yet.
And one of the two maids following him had just returned.
She whispered a few words to Mr. Li, who immediately signaled to Shangguan Nanxiao.
Immediately afterwards, Shangguan Nanxiao left the table because his wife was unwell.
If you say that there is no connection between these two things, they will not believe it even if you kill them.
The three of them came to Ruoshui City with the same goal, they all wanted to be the quick son-in-law of Chunyu City Lord.
Now that things don't work out, of course they can't return empty-handed, otherwise why would they have to ambush in secret?
But neither Wei Congyun nor Zhuge Lin expected that Ji Yinzhu would act so quickly.
Zhuge Lin lowered his voice and said: "Brother Congyun, could Ji Yinzhu be..."
Wei Congyun said calmly: "What exactly does Prince Zhuge want to say?"
Zhuge Lin was almost angry to death.
How long has it been and this guy is still pretending?
Although the three of them cannot be regarded as a team, since none of them have achieved their goals, what can they do if they cooperate with each other?
If Ji Yinzhu makes any big move, who can guarantee that Ruoshui City won't hate them both?
To put it bluntly, if Ji Yinzhu really got any benefits, he didn't believe that Wei Congyun didn't want to get a share of the pie.
Wei Congyun saw that his face was really ugly, so he said calmly: "I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. I would like to advise Prince Zhuge, Ruoshui City is not someone to be trifled with."
Zhuge Lin sneered and said: "Since Brother Congyun is so clear-headed, why do you still bring troops?"
Wei Congyun said: "Leading troops is just for safety, isn't it?"
Zhuge Lin laughed and no longer deliberately controlled the volume.
"Brother Congyun is saying, with our identities, how can we go out without a guard?"
The corners of Wei Congyun's mouth curved.
Zhuge Lin is indeed not stupid, but I wonder if he can tell who is the enemy and who is the friend at the critical moment.
"Prince Zhuge, it is unnecessary for the two of us to stay here. Why not leave early?" he suggested.
"Brother Congyun's words are exactly what I want."
The two of them found an excuse, said goodbye and left.
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Walking out of Fenghuayuan, Mr. Li quickly caught up with Xiao Bi.
Xiao Bi tidied Hua Xiaohan's cloak and said, "You go back and rest first, I still have some things to do."
Hua Xiaohan nodded and left with the maids.
Mr. Li secretly thought, the city lord really has a good eye, how can these two people look like a pretending couple?
If he didn't know the details, he would have thought they were the most loving couple in the world!
He led Xiao Bi aside and whispered: "Princess Princess, Ji Yinzhu has left the house, should we send someone to follow him?"
Xiao Bi said: "What's the use of following him?"
"This... at least we can control him so that he doesn't dare to act rashly."
"If we don't let him move, how can we teach him a lesson?"
"The princess means..."
"Just follow the plan."
Mr. Li clasped his fists: "Then I'll take the first step."
After watching him leave, Xiao Bi went to the stables.
Although the protagonist has left, the banquet in Fenghuayuan still continues until Xu.
At this time, Ji Yinzhu had already swam out of Ruoshui City and met up with the men and horses he brought.
Seeing his unkind expression, a general asked boldly: "My lord, didn't you go to the banquet tonight?"
Ji Yinzhu said coldly: "That matter is over. Is everything going smoothly on your side?"
The general hesitated and said: "This..."
"Huh?" Ji Yinzhu frowned.
"Your Majesty, I just feel that everything is going too smoothly, and it seems a little abnormal."
"How to say?"
The general leaned into his ear and said something like this.
Ji Yinzhu's eyes flashed.
Chapter completed!