Wishful Things

When the girl raised her eyes, a gentle smile appeared in Zhan Yunzhu's eyes—this is the person he really wanted to see during his trip today.

He said, if Zhaozhao knew that he was coming, why would he not go to see him.

It turned out that he was not in the mansion.

Looking at the young man walking towards him down the stone steps, Xu Mingyi stood where he was, and sneered from the bottom of his heart.

He even came to her house. Such a brazen person is really rare in the world.

"Zhao Zhao, long time no see."

His tone was as intimate as before, but Xu Mingyi just felt that he never knew that his name would be called so disgusting one day.

She looked at the man in front of her without hiding the coldness in her eyes: "Seeing that it is indeed you, I feel relieved."

Compared with the other party hiding in the dark like a poisonous snake and being bitten by it without knowing when, it may not be a bad thing for this person to appear on the bright side now.

"It turns out that Zhaozhao has been worried about me." Zhan Yunzhu said with a smile, "I thought that Zhaozhao should be anxious to see me. After waiting for a long time, I was the only one who came to see Zhaozhao."

Now, Zhao Zhao is really much more calm than he imagined.

It doesn't even look like Zhao Zhao anymore, but it attracts him more and more...

"It's enough to know that you are alive. As for the meeting, we will meet sooner or later, right?" Xu Mingyi said pointedly.

At least at the moment before he died, she wanted to watch it with her own eyes.

After saying that, Xu Mingyi walked forward with Ah Kui.

When rubbing shoulders with Zhan Yunzhu, he suddenly heard the other party sigh softly, and said in a low voice: "Zhao Zhao, don't hate me so much. What happened back then was not what you thought, I can explain it to you in detail..."

Xu Mingyi's feet stagnated slightly: "Hate? You are thinking too much."

Who would hate a fly that disturbs people's cleanliness, but a poisonous snake that only hides in the gutter?

If there was such a trace of hatred, it would have been vented when she cut off the dog's head in the previous life.

For this person in this life, she only has the word loathing.

Seeing the girl and her maid quickly walking up the stone steps, and her back quickly disappearing behind the vermilion gate, Zhan Yunzhu had a wry smile on his lips.

Zhao Zhao seems to have decided on something, very much looking forward to his early death...

And before, at most, he had only inquired about some private affairs in the Duke's mansion—just because of this, did she want to let herself die?

Or is there something else that she doesn't like?

After all, Zhao Zhao has always been a person who can distinguish between black and white, love and hate...

However, he still has a way to make her slowly 'change' towards him...

In a dark alley not far away, Ji Wanyou couldn't help pursing her lips tightly as she saw the young man standing alone in front of the Duke of Zhen's mansion.

Since that day in the palace, she has never seen Mr. Zhan again.

Knowing that his mother died of illness, she was extremely worried, for fear that he would aggravate the injury if he had no one to talk to and nowhere to relieve under his excessive grief.

But her father saw her very strictly, and forbade her to go out at all. In the past few days, she learned not to mention Mr. Zhan's matter, dispelled some of her father's vigilance, and was able to go out today.

Originally, the coachman was sent directly to the south of the city, but just as she arrived, she happened to see Mr. Zhan's carriage driving out of the residential area.

So she asked the coachman to follow.

She didn't expect that she would follow all the way to the Duke of Zhen's mansion.

What's more, I didn't expect that I would see the scene just now...

Didn't Mr. Zhan tell her before that he is not familiar with this Miss Xu...?

But why do you have such a demeanor when you talk to the other party?

He also took the initiative to walk towards her, and even kept smiling when he spoke...

On the other hand, that girl Xu has always been cold, and facing the girl who left coldly, he stood there with such a wry smile, which can be called lost...

She also faintly heard him calling the other party "Zhao Zhao"...

Zhaozhao...is it Miss Xu's boudoir name?

How could a man as polite as him call a "unfamiliar" girl by her boudoir name?

Did she get it wrong?

After all, it was vague, and she couldn't hear clearly at all...

But soon Ji Wanyou still shook her head in her heart.

No... Even though she couldn't hear what the two of them said, but his tone of voice was gentle and friendly, and his manner of speaking was gentle and earnest. Could it be that she misheard and read these things?

But...how could this be?

She could clearly feel how special he was to her, and could clearly perceive the silent tacit understanding and connection between her and him...

And she can say with certainty that this is by no means her illusion.

The girl frowned tightly, her sour heart was clenched tightly, her eyes were dazed and uneasy.

"Girl...shall we go up and talk to Mr. Zhan?" The maid beside him asked in a low voice.

Isn't it weird to hide here like this?

And Mr. Zhan is leaving.

Seeing the young man who finally turned around, Ji Wanyou took another step back into the alley, so that she could hide her body more concealed.

Her mind is in a mess now, and she has no way to see him...

She even felt that Mr. Zhan just now was very strange to her. She had never seen him like that... Or, which one is the real him?

...

After leaving Zhen Guogong's mansion, Zhan Yunzhu didn't delay at all, and went to the Ministry of Officials with the imperial decree, and made some arrangements.

Seeing that he is very good at doing things, and was appointed by His Majesty, the imperial decree also specifically stated that "the imperial court is employing people, and because of the special situation of his father, he is specially allowed to be a member of the Zhongshu Province without having to observe the full filial piety for his parents." The Ministry of Officials did not delay the process.

In this way, two days later, Zhan Yunzhu successfully entered the Zhongshu Province.

There is no shortage of discussions in the dark.

On the second day after entering the Ministry of Education, Zhan Yunzhu was sent to the imperial study by the inner eunuch.

Emperor Qingming said: "Today, Concubine Jing will be promoted to Concubine Jing and move to Yuxiu Palace. Now that she is pregnant, all the regulations will allow her to be promoted to a higher rank than Concubine—let's draw up an order."

This is a decision he made after discussing with the queen.

Zhan Yunzhu replied "Of order", and after a moment of deliberation, he picked up his pen.

After drawing it up, wait for the ink to dry a little, then put it on with both hands: "Please take a look at it, Your Majesty, I am clumsy, I don't know if there is any inappropriate wording."

Emperor Qingming took it, and after reading it, he couldn't help nodding in satisfaction.

"Very good, from this it can be seen that the literary talent is not vulgar, and he really deserves the word "talented scholar."

"Your Majesty's absurd praise, I am ashamed of myself."

Emperor Qingming smiled and handed over the imperial decree to Li Ji: "Let someone pass the decree."

Li Ji should go down and retreat.

Emperor Qingming looked at the young man who was wearing a green official robe and had a somewhat weak face, and asked, "But the injuries on your body haven't healed yet?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. My minister's injury is no longer serious."

"Let's sit down and talk." Emperor Qingming picked up a memorial.

After Zhan Yunzhu hesitated for a moment, he knew that the emperor must have something to say to him, so he said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for granting the seat."