She was too lazy to clean up after dressing up as a villain heroine

After Xu Qingjie went out, Qiao Zhenzhen came to Mo Qingyang's desk, leaned over and lowered her voice, asking directly:

"Dad, do you know that something happened to Mama Bai's son?"

"Oh?"

Although Mo Qingyang asked in a questioning tone, his expression said otherwise.

His eyes even returned to Xu Qingjie's article in front of him.

"Aren't you at all curious what happened?"

Mo Qingyang raised her head and smiled slightly, "What did Yu'er want to say?"

"No la--"

Qiao Zhenzhen stuck out her tongue and pretended to be cute.

However, she already got the answer she wanted.

"Mama Bai's son owes a debt of two thousand taels due to gambling. He can't pay it off himself, so Mama Bai asked his sister-in-law to help him repay it."

"Your sister-in-law agreed."

What Mo Qingyang said was an affirmative sentence.

"Probably so. After all, that's her brother-in-law. She has always been soft-hearted and kind-hearted. It's not good to just leave him like this and see him have his legs broken."

Mo Qingyang smiled again and asked, "How would Yu'er handle this situation?"

Qiao Zhenzhen raised an eyebrow subconsciously.

"As far as I know, gambling is a very addictive thing. I think it's not the first time that Xiaobai Guanshi has gone to gamble. This time I owe two thousand taels. I'm afraid I can't hide it. I think I lost before. Quite a bit, I just filled the hole." Qiao Zhenzhen said with a smile, "If I were the sister-in-law... I might have someone break his hands and feet before the casino does."

"Never have expectations for a gambler. And if my sister-in-law agreed to help so easily this time, he will only be unscrupulous and cause even greater trouble next time."

Mo Qingyang also raised his eyebrows slightly. Their similar faces made him feel like he was facing a smaller version of himself. Unfortunately, this was a daughter.

Mo Qingyang actually regrets that he does not have a son who is similar to himself.

"It's good that you understand. If you encounter this kind of thing in the future, you can't tolerate it."

"Got it, Dad."

After getting the answer she wanted, Qiao Zhenzhen no longer wasted time.

"Then I'll go first."

"Call your Senior Brother Xu in on the way out."

"Know it."

Qiao Zhenzhen walked briskly out of the study and found Xu Qingjie standing in front of a clump of camellias in the yard.

He has a long back. Although he is not as tall as Han Zheng, he is still among the tall and straight men of this era.

The shoulder width is narrower and slightly thinner.

Wearing a blue scholar's shirt, it looks like a quiet green bamboo from a distance, subtle and restrained, with a strong scholarly atmosphere lingering around him.

He is a man with a sense of atmosphere, somewhere between a boy and a young man.

I think it will take a few years, after he has obtained the imperial examination and entered the officialdom, to show his true charm.

"Senior Brother Xu."

Qiao Zhenzhen stopped three steps away from him.

Xu Qingjie didn't know what he was thinking. Qiao Zhenzhen's sudden voice seemed to startle him, but he recovered quickly, turned around, and said warmly:

"Have you finished chatting with the teacher, little junior sister?"

"Well, I don't have anything important to do, just a few words. Dad asked me to come find you."

Xu Qingjie hummed, but did not leave immediately.

His eyes were lingering and he couldn't bear to leave.

I don’t know when the next meeting with my junior sister will be.

"How is your junior sister's life lately? Did you hear that your master's wife was kidnapped before? Did it scare you?"

"Thank you, senior brother, for caring. I wasn't scared, but my eldest brother was." Qiao Zhenzhen said with a smile, "If my mother loses even a hair, my father can't let him go."

Every time she spoke to Xu Qingjie, her tone couldn't help but be gentle.

Probably the other person's temperament is too gentle.

God knows that Qiao Zhenzhen never thinks of herself as a gentle person.

"It's good that I wasn't scared..." Xu Qingjie paused and said softly, "I heard that the Crown Prince was there that day."

"Yes, he was responsible for patrolling the city gates in those days. It was a coincidence that we happened to bump into each other. However, Uncle Jiucheng and Big Brother also put in a lot of effort."

For the next few seconds, no one spoke.

After all, the two of them weren't very familiar with each other, and it was hard to find a common language between them.

Xu Qingjie thought for a while and asked, "Why didn't I see Ten Thousand following you today?"

When she mentioned ten thousand, Qiao Zhenzhen's smile became less reserved, "I don't know what it has been busy with recently. It won't come back until dinner time, so I can't control it."

"Junior sister, I'm not worried about it getting lost."

"You can't throw it away, it will always come back." Qiao Zhenzhen suddenly thought of something, "By the way, the drunk old man we met for the first time before, I met him again."

"What a coincidence?"

"Well, he suddenly rushed in front of my carriage and pretended to be hit."

Xu Qingjie was slightly surprised and said, "What's going on?"

Qiao Zhenzhen shook her head, "I don't know, but he doesn't seem to have any ill intentions."

"Junior sister, you should be careful when traveling. People's hearts are sinister. Maybe someone is coming after the teacher."

"Well, I know."

After all that could be said, it would be awkward to talk anymore. Qiao Zhenzhen simply said:

"Senior Brother Xu, I'll leave first. You should go to the study as well. Dad is still waiting for you."

Xu Qingjie pursed his lips and bowed to her, "Little junior sister, walk slowly."

After Qiao Zhenzhen returned the gift, she turned around and left to find Xia Xiang.

Xu Qingjiu saw her off and stood there for a while before walking towards Mo Qingyang's study.

Qiao Zhenzhen originally planned to have lunch at Mingde Hall, but considering that Wu was in a bad mood today, she thought of going back to Xuefuyuan, but Wu kept her here, saying that Mo Qingyang asked her to stay and eat before going back.

At noon, there were still four people eating, and Xu Qingjie was also there.

Mrs. Wu took good care of her and still let the big kitchen add some of Xu Qingjie's favorite dishes. The four of them occasionally chatted and laughed while eating, and the atmosphere was so good that no one could see any problems.

After dinner, Mo Qingyang still asked Qiao Zhenzhen to see Xu Qingjie off.

After sending Xu Qingjie to the second gate, Qiao Zhenzhen returned to Xuefuyuan, and Ten Thousand ran towards her.

"Oh, that's strange-" Qiao Zhenzhen joked, "Why did Mr. Wan come back so early today? It's not dark yet-"

I don’t know what I have been busy with these past few days. I don’t come back for lunch. I go out after breakfast in the morning and don’t come home until evening.

Recently, the fried fish was replaced by dried fish. Xia Xiang packed it up every day and let it go out on its back. Qiao Zhenzhen found it difficult to comment on this outrageous behavior, but did not stop it.

Ten Wan pulled Qiao Zhenzhen's calf, "Stop teasing me, something big has happened!"

Qiao Zhenzhen's heart skipped a beat, "What's the big deal?"

"Tang Anning sent someone to find Han Zheng!"

Taking a deep breath, Qiao Zhenzhen resisted the urge to roll her eyes, picked up Ten Wan from the ground, and carried her into the inner room.

"What big deal is this? I told you not to be so surprised. Listening to your tone, I thought the sky was going to fall."

"Isn't this a big deal?" Tenwan screamed in disapproval, "She wants to steal your husband -"

Qiao Zhenzhen was not angry at all, she even laughed out loud.