Time is slow

   Chapter 696 Qiao Zhao disappeared

   Prince Rui's eyes narrowed, and although he tried his best to remain calm, his slightly trembling lips still revealed his shock: "Three girls have such ability?"

  Li Jiao smiled: "The third sister went to sea last year on the decree of the Empress Dowager. Before leaving the capital, she said that the stepmother of the concubine would give birth to a son. The prince should know that not long ago, the stepmother of the concubine really gave birth to a younger brother..."

  Li Jiao stopped, but Prince Rui was moved.

   If Miss Li San can really tell whether the fetus in a woman's womb is male or female, then he must invite Miss Li San to take a look!

  This child—

   Prince Rui's gaze fell on Li Jiao's lower abdomen, which was extremely hot.

   God bless, it must be a boy.

   Now that the deadline set by Li Shenyi has passed, he has to work hard, even if Li Shi is not a boy in his belly, there will always be someone who can give birth to so many concubines in the house.

   "Niang Jiao, please wait patiently for a few days. Now that the three girls are sick, it is not easy for our palace to ask for it. I will invite you again in a few days."

   "Yeah." Li Jiao nodded softly, and the sneer in his eyes flashed away.

   She has already seen that Li San will not give face to the prince at all, so let the prince hit the wall a few more times, no matter how good he is, he will complain.

   In the future, there will always be a time to settle accounts after the fall.

   As for the fetus in her womb—

  Li Jiao cherished and touched his lower abdomen.

   She and the lord only had her once, so it can be seen that God favors her, and she believes that since the will of God has made her successful, this child must be a boy!

   A few days passed, and Prince Rui's mansion sent someone to Li mansion to invite someone.

   At this time, Qiao Zhao was talking to Chenguang in the pavilion.

   "Did you stop someone today?"

   "No, those people are really crazy. They slipped into the house at least three times a day, but luckily they were stopped by us."

   "It seems that the opponent's power is not small."

  With such energy and manpower, the opponent's strength is evident.

   Combined with the clues currently available, those people should be the forces left by King Su. After 20 years of recharge, they are preparing to make a comeback.

   So what is the purpose of that string of agarwood beads that makes them so persevering?

   "Third girls, don't worry, our people are all watching from outside the Li Mansion. Even if two shifts are enough, the other party won't want to sneak in alone!"

   "I'm not worried about this." Qiao Zhao smiled and couldn't help thinking of Shao Mingyuan.

   Shao Mingyuan left nearly half of his personal guard Ren Chenguang on the expedition, because she didn't understand why.

   "But don't go out. Although we are protected, there is no Fuchu safe outside."

   "Don't worry, I won't cause you any trouble. Before your general comes back, I will stay in the mansion and not go anywhere."

   At this time, the maid Qingyun hurried over: "Three girls, someone from the palace has come to invite you again. This time it's the long history of the palace."

  Qiao Zhao got up and said lightly, "It's getting bigger every time, I'll go take a look."

  The long history of the palace is a high-ranking official of the five-rank imperial court, and he actually sent her to invite her to a girl's house. It seems that Prince Rui is bound to win this time.

  Qingyun stopped her: "Three girls, the maid is not here to invite you. The old lady instructed the maid to tell you, don't talk here, it's easy to be seen by outsiders, you go back to the house quickly."

   "Grandmother—" Warm currents flowed through Qiao Zhao's heart.

   It is her luck to have an elder who gets in the way.

   "Three girls, go back."

  Qiao Zhao nodded and returned to Yahe Garden.

  Although she was worried about how her grandmother would deal with the arrival of the royal family, but her grandmother could give her a lot of trust from a younger generation, and of course she also trusted her weathered grandmother to handle these headaches.

  Not long after Qiao Zhao returned to Yahe Garden, the fourth girl, Li Yan, came over.

   "Is Third Sister busy? I heard that you have been embroidering these days."

  Qiao Zhao twitched the corners of his mouth and said with a smile, "No, fourth sister, sit down."

  Li Yan didn't sit down, she blushed slightly and said, "If Third Sister is not busy, can you visit my mother?"

   "What happened to Second Aunt?"

  Li Yan's expression was a little embarrassed: "My father and my mother had a few words just now, and my mother was a little uncomfortable. But she said that she didn't need to ask a doctor. I was a little worried about her health, thinking that if the third sister would be convenient—"

   "Let's go, I'll go see Second Aunt."

  Qiao Zhao went to Jinrong Garden with Li Yan.

   When Liu heard the maid's report that the third girl was coming, she got up in a hurry. At this time, the two sisters had already walked in.

   "Mother, I'll ask the third sister to come and show you."

   Liu Shi glared at Li Yan: "Why are you so ignorant, I said it doesn't matter, is it worth inviting your third sister over?"

"Second Aunt doesn't need to blame Fourth Sister, you are pregnant now, so be careful." Qiao Zhao came to Liu's side to check her pulse, and after a while he showed a smile, "Fortunately, Second Aunt is in good health, as long as there are no major ups and downs. It doesn't matter."

   Liu Shi followed with a relaxed smile: "I just said it's alright, it's all this girl who is worrying about it."

   "The fourth sister is also filial to you."

  Qiao Zhao accompanied Liu to gossip for a while, then got up to leave.

   "Yan'er, take your third sister back."

  Qiao Zhao smiled and waved his hand: "Second Aunt, why are you being polite, we only have such a big place in the house, and it's a matter of walking two steps."

   Liu's no more politeness.

   They all said that there is no thanks for the great kindness. The three girls have helped her so much, so they will not come here. It is serious to add more makeup when the three girls leave the cabinet.

  Qiao Zhao left Jinrong Garden and walked towards Yahe Garden.

  The two yards are not far from each other, just across the garden path.

   It is already spring and March, and although the garden of the Lai House is small, it is bustling with excitement, especially the two magnolias planted next to the rockery stand in a pavilion with flowers full of trees.

  Qiao Zhao divided the flowers and the willows, and walked in each step, which was more eye-catching than the spring in the whole garden, which attracted the two birds to look at them. It was not until she came closer that they hurriedly flew up the branches and knocked off many petals.

  Qiao Zhao couldn't help laughing, and when he walked around the rockery, he suddenly felt dark in front of him, and he didn't know anything.

   When he woke up again, Qiao Zhao did not open his eyes immediately, but closed his eyes and listened for a moment, making sure that he was on a carriage.

How is this going?

   Carefully recalling the situation before the coma, Qiao Zhao had a splitting headache.

   At that time, she had just walked around the rockery, and then felt a pain in the back of her neck and didn't know anything, which means that she should have been attacked there.

   Then, who was the one who kidnapped her? That mysterious force that hasn't seen her true face yet, or Prince Rui who was so embarrassed that he couldn't invite her?

   What's even more strange is that Shao Mingyuan's bodyguards are guarding outside the Li Mansion. How did she get knocked unconscious and get on the carriage?

  Qiao Zhao quickly turned these thoughts through his mind, and slowly opened his eyes despite the fear.

   It was pitch black when he saw it. Qiao Zhao was a little flustered, and when he reached out and touched it, he realized that he was covered with a black scarf.

   She stretched out her hand to remove the black towel, when a voice came: "You are awake."

   (end of this chapter)