I am a consultant in Kaifeng

Zhan Zhao took Du Xiaoning away from the lake and went straight to Du's mansion.

On the way, I heard Du Xiaoning ask: "Master Zhan, where are you taking me?"

Zhan Zhao kept his eyes on the front and said, "Go back to the Du Mansion."

Du Xiaoning: ""

Du Xiaoning was silent for a while.

Zhan Zhao didn't get a response from her, so he couldn't help but wonder, "Why?"

Du Xiaoning then said slowly: "Master Zhan, I look like this now, you send me back to my adoptive father's house, do you think it's okay?"

Zhan Zhao: ""

Zhan Zhao finally couldn't hold back his head and glanced at Du Xiaoning.

Probably because the clothes on his body were soaked, and the person in his arms was trembling a little.

Her face was a little pale, her lips were also pale, but she showed a soft and helpless smile, "To be honest, if Mr. Zhan sends me back to the Du Mansion like this, it will be hard to get out."

Zhan Zhao thought to himself, what's wrong with getting out?Is it nothing more than being beaten by Du Shangshu?

Suddenly, he remembered the scene where Du Ruoyu met him the first time he sent Du Xiaoning back to Du's residence from Li's residence.

At that time, Du Ruoyu looked at him, as if he had done something heinous, and the old father wished he could chop off his hand.

He had been wondering whether Du Shangshu had made a fuss over a molehill, and now he suddenly realized it.

Zhan Zhao is not afraid of being met by Du Shangshu, even if Du Xiaoning looks like this now, he is not too happy for others to see.

Mr. Zhan's brain turned very fast, and his movements were even faster.

He paused, then turned around, and said to Du Xiaoning: "Then I'll take you back to my house first, okay?"

Du Xiaoning sighed with a smile, "Okay."

Probably because her identity had been exposed, she was too lazy to use her previous voice and directly used her original voice.

Hearing her voice, Zhan Zhao was stunned again.

Du Xiaoning:? ? ?

Immediately, she came back to her senses and explained with a smile: "Master Zhan, the voice can be disguised."

Zhan Zhao nodded, didn't say anything more, and took Du Xiaoning back to his three-entry house.

Because the clothes on Du Xiaoning's body were all soaked, she couldn't be allowed to wear wet clothes, or she would catch cold.

Do you want to ask Aunt Huo to borrow a set of clothes?

Wasn't that the 300 taels of silver here, telling Aunt Huo that Du Xiaoning is a girl?

Zhan Zhao's clothes are undoubtedly too big for Du Xiaoning.

Perhaps the clothes of young Shoufeng will be ready soon.

Zhan Zhao stood in front of Shoufeng's room, thinking whether to go in and get a set of Shoufeng's clothes or what to do?But thinking that Shoufeng's clothes are changed every year, and this year's new clothes have been worn, he finally gave up his mind and took a set of his own new clothes to the guest room for Du Xiaoning.

Du Xiaoning looked at the possibly baggy clothes in front of him, a little dumbfounded.

But in extreme cases, just make do with it.

She put on the clothes Zhan Zhao sent, tied up her loose hair, and opened the door.

Zhan Zhao, who had been standing outside the door waiting, heard the movement and turned around.

When he saw Du Xiaoning, he couldn't help being stunned.

In fact, except for the clothes on Du Xiaoning's body, there was nothing different from usual.Probably because Zhan Zhao knew her real face, from the moment she opened the door, he felt that she was very different from usual.

Every frown and smile, it seems that everything is different from before.

Zhan Zhao could hardly take his eyes off her.

Du Xiaoning was a little embarrassed when he revealed his identity.

But when she saw Zhan Zhao's appearance, the embarrassment disappeared immediately.

There was no other reason, but Master Zhan's forced calm appearance seemed more uncomfortable than her who exposed her identity.

Du Xiaoning couldn't help laughing.

Zhan Zhao raised his eyebrows: "What are you laughing at?"

Are you so happy to expose your identity?

Du Xiaoning went out and stood beside Zhan Zhao.With a smile in her voice, she said to Zhan Zhao as if teasing a cat: "It's nothing, it's just that I'm the one who exposed my identity, why are you so nervous?"

Zhan Zhao: ""

Zhan Zhao's face was expressionless, and his tone was calm, "Nervous? Rather than worrying about whether I'm nervous or not, the third son should think about how to explain his identity later."

Well, this is indeed a headache.

Du Xiaoning didn't want to explain, but Zhan Zhao knew it, and Chao Yun knew it too.

The days of roaming around with the identity of the third son as in the past seem to be coming to an end.

Du Xiaoning felt a little distressed and unhappy.

She was silent, and then said softly: "There is nothing to explain, I just think it is more convenient to use the identity of the third son."

Although in Zhan Zhao's view, no matter what Du Xiaoning said, it would not be surprising, but he did not expect such an understatement.

He recalled the entanglement in his heart these days.

Suddenly, an indescribable sense of sadness welled up in my heart.

Du Xiaoning is ice-snow smart and her heart is like a mirror.She probably saw his hesitation and entanglement these days.

When he was suffering in the double sky of ice and fire, what was Du Xiaoning thinking in his heart?

Zhan Zhao glanced at her with complicated emotions, and then asked, "What are you going to do in the future?"

Du Xiaoning stared at Zhan Zhao eagerly with those overly beautiful phoenix eyes, and asked, "If I want to stay in Kaifeng Mansion, will Mr. Zhan keep the secret for me?"

Zhan Zhao: "Yes."

Hearing such an answer, Du Xiaoning was not surprised.

A sincere smile appeared on her face, "Thank you Master Zhan."

Zhan Zhao couldn't help but look at her twice more, and replied dryly, "You're welcome."

Seeing this, Du Xiaoning finally stopped teasing him.

The smile on her face remained the same, but her tone became serious, "I haven't thought about what to do in the future. I promised my adoptive father that if my identity is revealed, I will live as a girl's family in the future."

In other words, the adopted son of Shangshu Xingbu may no longer exist.

Because Du Xiaoning's identity was exposed too suddenly, Zhan Zhao couldn't figure it out for a while.Now that the two of them have calmed down, he can calmly think about the cause and effect of the matter.

Regarding Du Xiaoning's identity, Du Ruoyu undoubtedly knew about it, otherwise, he would not have let Du Xiaoning go all these years, because Du Xiaoning is indeed a very smart and excellent person.

It is precisely because Du Xiaoning is a girl, and her foothold in today's world is too shocking, so Du Ruoyu allows her to disguise herself as a man.Even if he entered the Kaifeng mansion by relying on the mountain of Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Du Xiaoning was just sorting out the files in the library, and did not act too far.

When Du Xiaoning was the third son, Zhan Zhao felt that everything was taken for granted on her.

But when she knew that she was a daughter, those things that were taken for granted on her were not the same thing.

For a while, it was difficult for Zhan Zhao to sort out the feelings in his heart at the moment.

If you can't figure it out, don't bother.

Zhan Zhao remembered the scene on the boat just now, and finally asked belatedly, "What happened on the lake? How did you fall into the water?"

Du Xiaoning was a little surprised, "Didn't you see it?"

"I saw that woman come out of the cabin, and she walked behind you, and you fell into the water. You are far from the shore, and my eyesight is better than ordinary people, but I can't see what you are doing? But you stand well Yes, she won't fall into the water for no reason, presumably she plotted against you."

Du Xiaoning nodded, "She pushed me into the water."

Zhan Zhao frowned slightly, "Why did she push you into the water?"

Du Xiaoning: "Because I won't help her."

Zhan Zhao:? ? ?

Du Xiaoning: "Master Zhan, do you know who that woman is?"

Zhan Zhao shook his head, "I don't know who that woman is, but the boat belongs to tea merchant Wang Mingquan's family."

"The boat indeed belongs to Wang Mingquan's family. That woman is Wang Mingquan's new concubine Chaoyun. Do you still remember the two paintings Shiro gave me?"

Zhan Zhao nodded, "Remember, she has something to do with those two paintings?"

Du Xiaoning did not deny it, "Those two paintings were drawn by Chaoyun."

Zhan Zhao recalled one of the paintings, in which the person in the painting stood outside the bamboo forest, quietly looking at the burning bamboo forest.When he and Du Xiaoning saw the painting, they both thought that the painter knew about the fire in Mo Xiangju.

It's just that they thought it was a coincidence at the time.

Now it seems that it is not a coincidence.

Zhan Zhao: "So, the fire in Moxiangju was set by her?"

Du Xiaoning: "Not bad."

"She is Wang Mingquan's new favorite. Although I don't enter Fanghua Building, I have heard that Wang Mingquan spends a lot of money to become a confidante. Why did she let people burn Moxiangju?"

Du Xiaoning smiled, "A woman's heart is a sea needle. Maybe she is tired of Wang Mingquan and wants to burn him to death?"

Zhan Zhao looked at Du Xiaoning speechlessly, "A woman's heart, a sea needle?"

Du Xiaoning looked back, "Look at what I'm doing? That's what I said."

Zhan Zhao couldn't help but chuckled, "Well, maybe. But since she arranged for someone to burn Moxiangju, why did she pretend to be sick and keep him in the mansion on the eve of Wang Mingquan's trip? If you want him to die then, Wouldn't it be better to just let him bring his disciples to Moxiangju and let everyone burn them to ashes?"

Du Xiaoning: "Maybe she regretted it temporarily?"

Zhan Zhao smiled. When talking about the case, he seemed very relaxed. He glanced at Du Xiaoning and said, "I'll see, is it easy to deceive?"

Du Xiaoning: "It's not easy to cheat."

"Since it's not easy to deceive, why don't you tell me the reason?"

Du Xiaoning told Zhan Zhao that Chaoyun was Penglaike's adoptive daughter, "She came to Bianjing to find the lost daughter of Penglaike many years ago. She asked Yang Silang to send me two paintings, and set fire to the ink. Xiangju wants to attract the attention of the Kaifeng Mansion through this matter."

"After drawing the attention of the Kaifeng Mansion?"

"She hoped that we could help her find Penglaike's daughter. I was upset by her calculations, so I didn't agree to help her. Well, I asked her to surrender to Kaifeng Mansion first, and Li Minggui was innocent. She probably Get angry and try to push me into the lake and drown you."

Zhan Zhao frowned, "You don't know water skills, so you shouldn't have risked letting her surrender to the Kaifeng mansion when you were on the boat. How can people feel at ease if you don't care about your own safety?"

As soon as the words came out, Zhan Zhao was stunned.

Normally, it's nothing.

Now that Du Xiaoning's daughter's body is exposed, what seemed normal in the past, but now it seems to have crossed the line and is very rude.

Zhan Zhao raised his hand and pinched his eyebrows.

The sweetheart is a daughter, he doesn't have broken sleeves, so there is no need to worry that Du Xiaoning's leg will be broken by Du Shangshu because of his liking, but why does he have an unspeakable feeling in his heart?

For many nights, he had fantasized about how great it would be if Du Xiaoning was a daughter.

He would be ecstatic.

Now that Du Xiaoning is really a daughter, he waited for a long time, but the ecstatic mood did not come as expected.

Du Xiaoning didn't know Zhan Zhao's inner twists and turns, so she said with a smile to Zhan Zhao: "It may not be that Zhao Yun really wanted to kill me, she must have been in a mess at that time, fearing that the Kaifeng government would arrest her and bring her to justice, and if she lost her freedom, she would never be able to find her sister."

Zhan Zhao nodded silently with his hands behind his back.

Du Xiaoning rolled his eyes slightly, turned around and stood opposite Zhan Zhao, "Master Zhan."

Her voice was not the usual warm and gentle voice, but a soft and pleasant voice.

"I appear in Kaifeng Mansion as a man, and I don't have any intention of fooling others. In this world, it is difficult for a woman to walk an inch. I don't want to be trapped in the boudoir, so I appear in front of people as a man. To the adults of Kaifeng Mansion, It’s all sincere.”

Zhan Zhao's black eyes reflected the light, and when he lowered his eyes to look at Du Xiaoning, it gave people an illusion of affection.

Du Xiaoning looked at him for a moment, then said softly, "Master Zhan, will you blame me for concealing my identity?"

Zhan Zhao shook his head, "No."

He will never blame her.

It's just that he really wants to know if there is anything special about him in her heart?

Even a little bit?