Chapter 301: Awakening and Knowing It Was a Dream

Zhao Jingcheng respectfully welcomed the two princesses into his home.

He had heard that the princes and princesses in the palace had gone out to play recently.

But he was a little unsure about the intention of Princess Yuan'an to visit his home.

According to Zhao Jingcheng's own thoughts, he was eager to make friends with Princess Yuan'an.

If he could get in touch with Empress Wu, he would be more stable in the court in the future.

As for Princess Ankang, Zhao Jingcheng had never seen her before.

But among all the princesses, the only one who was so old and in a wheelchair was probably the legendary one.

As for Princess Ankang, Zhao Jingcheng wanted to stay as far away from her as possible.

The princess who lived in the cold palace was the first since the founding of Daxing, which showed how unpopular Princess Ankang was with His Majesty.

If Zhao Jingcheng hadn't been unable to drive Princess Ankang away, he would not have let Princess Ankang enter his home.

The two princesses followed Zhao Jingcheng all the way to the reception room of Zhao's mansion and started drinking tea and chatting.

But Princess Yuan'an had no patience for socializing, and she had no interest in getting to know Zhao Jingcheng.

From the moment she was at the door, Zhao Jingcheng's attitude made Princess Yuan'an deeply disgusted.

Since she grew up, she has seen too many fake smiles like Zhao Jingcheng.

Especially the other party deliberately distinguished between her and Princess Ankang's attitude, which made Princess Yuan'an look down on this Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

"Lord Zhao, we are here today to visit Zhao Gu. I wonder if he is available?"

Hearing that Princess Yuan'an specifically wanted to see Zhao Gu, the smile on Zhao Jingcheng's face froze, and then he asked nervously:

"I wonder why Your Highness is looking for my son?"

It's no wonder that Zhao Jingcheng is so cautious.

What kind of character is his fourth son? As a father, doesn't he know it?

If it were someone else, Zhao Jingcheng would be even happier, thinking that his son and Princess Yuan'an had met in the past few days.

But Zhao Gu looked like a fat pig, even he, as a father, looked down on him, let alone Princess Yuan'an.

In this world, it is estimated that only Mrs. Zhao likes her son.

Zhao Jingcheng also knew what kind of character Zhao Si had outside, so he was afraid that he had offended Princess Yuan'an.

Originally, he was very happy to hear that Princess Yuan'an came to visit, but now he was not happy.

If they came to ask for punishment, Zhao Jingcheng would not be able to get in touch with the queen, and it would be hard to say whether he could keep his current official position.

"It's related to the case. Ask him something."

Princess Yuan'an replied coldly.

"The case?"

Zhao Jingcheng looked suspicious, but Princess Yuan'an and Princess Ankang did not seem to explain to him.

Zhao Jingcheng had to touch his nose awkwardly and did not dare to ask more questions.

Because he found that there were two eunuchs writing furiously beside the two princesses, and no one knew what they were recording.

These days, the eldest prince made a big move and solved a case, and Zhao Jingcheng also heard about it.

Zhao Jingcheng has been in the officialdom for a long time, and with the rumors in the past few days, he guessed that the princes and princesses might not just go out of the palace for fun this time.

Although Zhao Jingcheng is a high-ranking official, he has no connections in the harem.

The few born in the family are all boys, and they are not very competitive.

If there is a daughter, and she is picked up well, with Zhao Jingcheng's resources, he can help his daughter find a position in the harem.

But this is how things are in the world. Some people pray for a son all their lives, but they give birth to all daughters.

And some people want to have a daughter, but they don't have this fate.

Seeing that Princess Yuan An was unwilling to say more, Zhao Jingcheng didn't ask more.

It is a blessing, not a disaster, and it is a disaster that cannot be avoided.

"At worst, if that kid really did something wrong, I will come here today to kill my relatives for the sake of justice, and it can be regarded as his contribution to my Zhao family."

Zhao Jingcheng thought about this and immediately sent someone to bring Zhao Si over.

But after waiting for a long time, Zhao Si did not come, which made Zhao Jingcheng feel embarrassed.

After all, he is the head of the family, but it doesn't work to ask his son to come over at home. How will Princess Yuanan look at him?

"Where is he? Why haven't you brought him here yet?"

Zhao Jingcheng asked the servant beside him, trying to control his temper.

Mrs. Zhao also knew that she couldn't let him down at this time, so she said immediately:

"Master, why don't I go and take a look, and urge him by the way, maybe Gu'er wants to see the two princes, and he is so excited that he doesn't know what clothes to wear."

Mrs. Zhao smiled with her hands covering her mouth, trying to resolve the awkward atmosphere.

But Princess Ankang and Princess Yuanan knew what kind of person Zhao Si was, so of course they wouldn't believe this.

Li Xuan knew that this guy had been scared out of his wits and probably didn't dare to leave the bed easily.

Zhao Jingcheng laughed awkwardly as his wife said.

But he knew that his wife was a typical example of a loving mother with many spoiled children, and sending Madam Zhao to urge him would probably not have any good effect.

Zhao Jingcheng immediately ordered his trusted housekeeper to take a few guards to "invite" Zhao Si out.

This time, it was obviously much more efficient.

In less than a moment, there were bursts of harsh pig-killing sounds from behind.

Zhao Jingcheng's eyes jumped and his mouth twitched, and he immediately recognized that it was the movement made by his son.

Madam Zhao looked worried, fearing that Zhao Si was wronged.

But this embarrassing pig cry that made Zhao Jingcheng embarrassed only lasted for a short time.

Not long after, Zhao Si was tied up and placed on a pole and carried into the reception room.

In this situation, coupled with Zhao Si's obese body, the sense of the picture was too strong.

Even the two princesses couldn't hold it.

"Lord Zhao, this is..."

Princess Yuan An couldn't help asking.

She had never thought that Zhao Si would appear in this way in her own home.

"My son is naughty and made you two princes laugh at me. Please bear with me."

Zhao Jingcheng had to apologize first, and then he winked and asked the servants to take down the cloth that was blocking Zhao Si's mouth.

"No, no..."

"Send me back to my room quickly, I can't stay outside!"

"Quick, send me back!"

Zhao Si was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. His fat body twisted and hid his head in his arms, as if he was afraid of being seen by something.

Princess Ankang and Princess Yuanan narrowed their eyes and flashed cold light.

If they hadn't heard about the good things he and Hou San did in Cuihua Tower, they would not know what Zhao Si was afraid of when they saw him like this.

But now it's different. The two princesses who have a general understanding of the matter immediately thought that Zhao Si was afraid of the so-called female ghost coming for revenge.

Otherwise, in broad daylight, why was he so scared in his own home?

"Zhao Gu, what are you afraid of?"

Princess Ankang asked calmly, as if she was just curious.

Zhao Jingcheng couldn't help but look at Princess Ankang for a second.

This was the first time he had seen this princess who had been living in the cold palace for a long time.

But after seeing it with his own eyes, he found that it seemed to be very different from what he expected.

People often said that this princess had been weak and sick since she was a child, and she was thought to be a sickly person.

But now it seems that except for sitting in a wheelchair, she doesn't have too many morbidities.

And she is full of energy, not like a person who has been suffering from illness for many years.

Especially when asking questions now, the royal aura is not less.

In terms of temperament, she is not inferior to Princess Yuan'an, the legitimate daughter of the queen.

But Zhao Gu didn't seem to hear Princess Ankang's questions at all, and was still just talking to himself.

At first, Zhao Jingcheng didn't take Zhao Si's condition seriously, thinking that he was pretending to be crazy and stupid to gain sympathy.

Zhao Si had used this trick countless times, and Zhao Jingcheng, as a father, was no longer surprised.

But only Mrs. Zhao fell for this trick, allowing Zhao Si to succeed repeatedly, so he became more and more aggressive.

As Zhao Si's condition became more and more real, Zhao Jingcheng couldn't help but start to suspect that Zhao Si seemed to be serious this time.

Princess Ankang signaled Yu'er to push the wheelchair forward a few steps, closer to Zhao Si, who was now slumped on the ground and mumbling.

"Zhao Gu, do you still remember Xixi?"

Upon hearing this name, Zhao Si's eyes immediately widened, and the mumbling words in his mouth immediately stagnated. He opened his mouth wide but couldn't utter a word.

"I don't know, don't ask me!"

"I don't know any Xixi!"

"It's really none of my business!!!"

Zhao Si shouted, and suddenly squirmed on the ground, crawling towards Mrs. Zhao, like a fat caterpillar.

"Mother, save me!"

"They are all bad people, they are all bad people who want to kill me!"

"Save me!!!"

Zhao Si shouted hysterically, asking for help from his most dependent mother.

Mrs. Zhao hated to see her son in this state, and she was also frightened.

Mrs. Zhao quickly squatted down, hugged her son, patted his back, and comforted him:

"Son, don't worry."

"With mother here, no one will hurt you!"

"Be good, don't be afraid, don't be afraid."

Seeing Mrs. Zhao comforting her son like a baby, this scene made everyone frown.

Zhao Si's age is comparable to that of the eldest prince. He should be at least sixteen or seventeen years old, almost an adult, and he is even taller than Mrs. Zhao.

Therefore, Zhao Si was held in Mrs. Zhao's arms and comforted, which made people feel as awkward as possible.

Zhao Jingcheng also realized that something was wrong at this time, and immediately asked:

"Your Highnesses, I wonder who this Xixi is?"

Princess Ankang remained silent, observing Zhao Si's reaction.

Zhao Si's reaction to Qianqian's name was enough to explain everything.

Princess Yuan'an, who was standing by, answered the question.

"A girl from the East Market Flower Street was bought by Zhao Gu and Hou Chisi more than a month ago, but died that night."

Zhao Jingcheng was relieved when he heard that it was a girl from the Flower Street.

He looked as if he was saying, "It turned out to be just a small matter."

Li Xuan coldly glanced at Zhao Jingcheng, as well as Zhao Si and Madam Zhao on the ground.

He licked his paws with his tongue, and his eyes gradually deepened.

Zhao Jingcheng quickly put away his relaxed look and asked:

"Why are the two princes interested in this matter?"

Princess Ankang turned to look at Zhao Jingcheng, curled her lips, and said:

"This time we left the palace, we all carried the test of our father."

"It's just that our test was going on, and it was found on your son."

"Another son Hou who was involved in this matter was burned to death in Hu Yulou last night."

"Right now, son Zhao may be the last person to know the truth."

Li Xuan couldn't help laughing in his heart.

Princess Ankang said this cleverly, without a single lie, but she concealed the fact that their original case had nothing to do with Zhao Si and Hou San at all.

Hearing this, Zhao Jingcheng's face changed, and he couldn't help looking at Princess Yuan An, and then he found that Princess Yuan An's face was extremely ugly, staring at him as if she wanted to kick him to death.

Zhao Jingcheng's eyes rolled, and he understood that this so-called trial was to investigate a case.

Just like the case solved by the eldest prince.

Now it seems that the cases of the two princesses were hindered by Zhao Si, so they came to visit in person.

Zhao Jingcheng could ignore Princess Ankang's affairs, but he definitely didn't want to become a stumbling block for Princess Yuan'an.

At the moment, Princess Yuan'an's expression when looking at him was already very wrong.

Zhao Jingcheng had to make amends.

"Someone come."

"Please take Madam down to rest."

Immediately, two maids helped Madam Zhao up and took her to the back of the reception room.

Caught off guard, Madam Zhao and Zhao Si were easily separated.

"What are you going to do?"

"Master, what are you going to do!?"

Zhao Jingcheng ignored his wife's questioning of him.

When Madam Zhao was taken away, he picked up Zhao Si, who was still crying.

Zhao Jingcheng seemed to have no cultivation, and did not lift Zhao Si up, but just lifted his collar to make him sit up straight.

Then, Zhao Jingcheng opened his arms left and right, and slapped Zhao Si in the face, making loud slapping sounds.

Zhao Si, who was still humming, was stunned instantly.

He was used to his mother's warm embrace and gentle words of comfort, and now he was suddenly covered in the face by this fiery slap, and his mind was a little confused.

"Rebellious son, rebellious son!"

"All day long, you just know how to be idle and make trouble."

"Instead of sharing the worries of the two princes, you come to make trouble. I will beat you to death, you loser!"

Zhao Jingcheng's slap was quite powerful, and Zhao Si's neck immediately raised a more real pig head.

After all, Zhao Jingcheng had no cultivation, and with a burst of anger, he was immediately exhausted and panting.

He pointed at Zhao Si's nose and said angrily:

"Rebellious son, why don't you tell the two princes the truth!"

"I, I'll tell you, I'll tell you..."

Zhao Si was beaten so hard by his father that he didn't care about being afraid. He immediately used his swollen mouth and unclear words to tell the bad things he and Hou San had done.

Xixi was originally a girl of Hu Yulou. Because of her ordinary appearance and no special skills, few people took care of her business.

Therefore, a month ago, Hu Yulou offered Xixi a more "favorable" redemption price.

This discount is of course relative, and it is also a lot of money for ordinary people.

As a result, Zhao Si and Hou San who went out for fun that night happened to meet her.

At first, they had no impression of Xixi, but because of a quarrel, they suddenly started to fight for Xixi's ownership.

At first, the redemption price of Xixi was only 30 taels, but these two guys raised it to 250 taels before the deal was completed.

According to the bet, Hou San learned to bark like a dog in public for Zhao Si and paid half of the redemption money.

The two guys were fighting simply to see who had more money in their pockets that night and who would win over Xixi in the end.

Originally, Hou San had to go into the house to cheer Zhao Si on.

But when they entered the house, they saw that Xixi's expression, which was originally full of joy, gradually froze.

Hou San lost the bet and was already in a bad mood. He immediately made sarcastic remarks, saying that it was Xixi who thought Zhao Si was too ugly and was rejected after redeeming her.

Zhao Si was originally quite self-conscious about his appearance. He was in a good mood after winning the bet, but Hou San's words immediately ruined his mood.

Especially when he saw Xixi hiding from him, he felt even more violent.

Zhao Si wanted to teach this girl he had just bought a lesson, so that she would know the consequences of making her master unhappy.

But Xixi resisted violently at that time, which made Zhao Si and Hou San interested.

That night, Xixi was like a girl who had just been sent to the flower street, struggling and crying violently, like a chaste heroine.

If Zhao Si and Hou San hadn't known that Xixi had been in the flower street for several years, they would have thought they had gone to the wrong place.

Just when they thought they could have a good time tonight, Xixi grabbed her life-saving scissors, and then cut her throat without hesitation, and drenched Zhao Si and Hou San with her blood.

Until that moment, Xixi was relieved to let go of the collar she had been holding tightly.

As a girl, she fought against two dandy young men, and they didn't get the upper hand until the end.

That night, Zhao Si and Hou San were so angry that they lost all interest and had a big fight with Hu Yulou's mother Zhou.

In the end, mother Zhou apologized and gave them a free meal before sending them away.

Slap!

Another crisp slap in the face.

"Rebellious son, tell me the truth, did the girl really commit suicide?"

Zhao Si was in so much pain that tears came out, but he immediately said:

"Dad, I swear, the girl really committed suicide, Hu Yulou's mother Zhou can testify."

"Besides, I spent money to redeem her body, wouldn't it be a waste of my own money to kill her?"

Zhao Si swore and swore with a very sincere attitude.

Zhao Jingcheng didn't care about the life and death of a prostitute.

He slapped her just now mainly because he saw that the expressions of the two princesses were not very good, and they were so angry that their eyes were red.

Although Zhao Jingcheng didn't know what was going on, he still wanted to excuse Zhao Si as much as possible.

Otherwise, if Zhao Si was hated by Princess Yuan'an, wouldn't he, as the father, also be in trouble?

Zhao Jingcheng had previously emphasized whether Xixi committed suicide, just to show that Zhao Si was also unintentional.

Although Zhao Jingcheng was talking to his son, his attention was all on Princess Yuan'an.

Li Xuan controlled his breathing and slowly retracted the claw blade that had popped out at some point.

Although he wanted to tear Zhao Si apart right now, he also realized that Zhao Si should not die in his hands.

As Zhao Si added a lot of details again, things became clearer and clearer.

That night, Xixi should have been waiting for someone else.

Princess Ankang obviously thought of this, her eyes were red, and she tried hard not to cry.

Although she and Xixi had never met, just hearing these stories from others was enough to make people sad.

"Where is her body?"

Princess Ankang lowered her head and asked with controlled emotions.

Zhao Si looked at Princess Ankang, and only then did he recognize the two princesses.

"Is it you?"

When he was carried up, he was so scared that he was unconscious, and then he was slapped by his father, and he was already in a trance.

Only now did he realize that it was these two girls who had met once in Cuihua Tower who came to his house.

"Don't talk nonsense, just answer whatever you are asked!"

Zhao Jingcheng pushed his son's head, fearing that he would cause trouble again.

Zhao Si was frightened by his father and dared not think too much. He answered honestly:

"This kind of thing is handled by Hu Yulou. I guess I have to ask Mother Zhou."

"I, I really don't know."

Princess Ankang looked at Zhao Si coldly, and then said shockingly:

"Hou San is dead."

"You are so scared, you should have guessed who the ghost is."

"She will come to you. You have to pay her back, right?"

Leaving these words, Princess Ankang no longer wanted to stay in the Zhao Mansion and let Yu'er push her away.

Princess Yuan'an followed closely behind, and glared at Zhao's father and son before leaving.

Zhao Jingcheng didn't care about Princess Ankang's attitude, but he cared about Princess Yuan'an.

Now that he was glared at by Princess Yuan'an, he knew that he was hated. Zhao Jingcheng was so angry that he didn't know where the strength came from, and he shot at Zhao Si left and right again, venting his anger in his heart.

"Rebellious son, waste, worse than pigs and dogs!"

"You only know how to cause trouble for me!"

"Master, stop beating me!"

"If you continue beating me, Gu'er will die!"

When the two princesses left the Zhao Mansion, it was already in a mess.

When they walked out of the Zhao Mansion, Li Xuan suddenly felt warm.

He looked back and found that his body was wet in two places.

It turned out that Princess Ankang's tears fell on him.

"Sister..."

Princess Yuan'an called out, but she didn't know what to say.

Li Xuan stood up silently, hugged Princess Ankang, and wiped her tears.

"He will die."

Li Xuan's tail gently wrote on the back of Princess Ankang's hand.

"But then Sissi will not live again."

Princess Ankang cried for Sissi's miserable life and the injustice of the world.

"Why do two good people have to suffer such hardships because of two bad people?"

Li Xuan sighed, he didn't understand why.

The truth of the world always guides people to be good.

But the world has never been peaceful, and evil people are always rampant.

Although Li Xuan has lived two lives, he can't figure out the answer to this question.

He looked back at the Zhao Mansion, and the defense here was still as strict as before.

Ordinary people can't break in and kill Zhao Si.

Li Xuan took a deep look at the Zhao Mansion, and then retracted his gaze.

After getting ready, the group returned to Hu Yulou.

Still staying here because there are unfinished things here.

They need an ending, a satisfying ending.

Therefore, the original purpose of waiting for the rabbit has changed.

This time, they are no longer hunters catching rabbits.

In Hu Yulou's private room, Princess Ankang silently looked at the scenery on the flower street, and then quietly wrote a few words on Li Xuan's back with her fingers.

"Ah Xuan, let's go help Miss Sissi."

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Alas~

Dream Orchid, Dream Orchid, Ghost Grass, Silver Key, Crystal Orchid, also known as the Flower of Death.