She has been serving the girl for five years.

When she was in Qingcheng Courtyard, she was waiting beside Zhou Qingyan.

Over the years, there has actually been no distinction between master and servant between the two of them.

Whenever Zhou Qingyan has something good, he will give her half of it.

In the eyes of outsiders, she is a servant and Zhou Qingyan is the master.

But privately, Zhou Qingyan always regarded her as her sister.

Zhou Qingyan was so kind to her, how could she betray Zhou Qingyan?

She was afraid that if someone discovered this robe in the future, it would make Zhou Qingyan angry.

But she also knew that she couldn't persuade her.

Since she couldn't persuade her, she had no other choice but to compromise.

Zhou Qingyan turned around and hugged Xiaomu tightly.

She couldn't bear it any longer and sobbed in a low voice: "Xiaomu, I really thought I was going to die today. Tell me, who on earth wanted to use such a vicious method to harm me?"

Xiaomu gritted her teeth with hatred, and she said secretly: "Who else could it be, it must be that Xiao Wen. She has been making things difficult for the girl everywhere in the past few days..."

"She is just jealous of girls who can participate in the talent show and have the opportunity to enter the prince's palace."

Xiao Wen is the youngest daughter of Xiao Guozhang.

She is almost seventeen years old this year, which is the right age for marriage.

However, the matchmaker almost broke the Xiao family's threshold, and Xiao Wen refused to agree to marry.

For this reason, the Xiao family is very worried.

The little girl only wants to be a princess.

However, the positions of the Xiao family and the prince are different. If a woman from the Xiao family is allowed to marry into the prince's house, it will undoubtedly be a sheep in the tiger's mouth, giving the prince a handle on the Xiao family.

How could Zhang Guozhang be willing to do such a stupid thing?

Therefore, it is impossible for him to agree to let Xiao Wen marry the prince.

But Zhou Qingyan is different. She is just an adopted daughter and has no blood relationship with the Xiao family. Although she is nominally the adopted daughter of the Xiao family, she is not her biological child.

The prince could not threaten the Xiao family with Zhou Qingyan, but Zhou Qingyan could become a chess piece placed by Xiao Guozhang in the prince's house to confuse the public.

Therefore, Zhou Qingyan is naturally more suitable than Xiao Wen to participate in the draft.

Zhou Qingyan pursed her lips bitterly and smiled: "What can I do to make her jealous? It's obvious that I am going to be a target. She thought that I was going to enjoy the blessings and become the most noble person in the Liang Kingdom. A woman?"

"I'm afraid I won't even know how I died. Sometimes, I really envy her. She can do whatever she wants at the same age as me. No matter how much trouble she gets into, her family will take care of her. .”

And she is just a duckweed.

If she were not careful or took a wrong step, she would fall into the abyss and die without a burial place.

Zhou Qingyan didn't delay for long. After changing her clothes, she and Xiaomu left the restaurant and got on the carriage of the Guozhang's Mansion.

About half an hour later, the carriage arrived at the Guozhang's Mansion.

As soon as Zhou Qingyan entered the house, the housekeeper informed her to go to the study.

"The master already knows what happened to you in the restaurant. You still have to explain the specific details to the master."

Zhou Qingyan clenched her fists, nodded slightly, and followed the housekeeper to the study.

The housekeeper knocked on the door, and Zhang Guozhang's voice came from inside: "Come in."

The door opened and the housekeeper stood at the door and looked at Zhou Qingyan: "Girl, please come in."

Zhou Qingyan took a deep breath and stepped in.

Immediately the door was closed.

Her body couldn't help but tremble.

She suppressed the anxiety in her heart and walked step by step in front of Xiao Guozhang.

She knelt down and saluted him: "Father."

"I heard that you almost had an accident in the restaurant?" Xiao Guozhang put down his brush and slowly raised his head to look at Zhou Qingyan.

Zhou Qingyan pursed her lips and nodded slightly.

"Fortunately, I was saved by a knight, otherwise my daughter would never see you again, my adoptive father."

After she said this, she couldn't help but choked up with lingering fear.

She was really frightened. At this moment, the grievances in her heart could no longer be held back and slowly overflowed.

Xiao Guozhang did not blame Zhou Qingyan. On the contrary, he comforted her with a very gentle tone: "Don't cry, it's okay. For the injustice you have suffered, my father will definitely seek justice for you."

Zhou Qingyan couldn't help being stunned, she raised her head and looked at Xiao Guozhang.

I don't quite understand what he meant.

"Father..."

Xiao Guozhang turned to look at the door: "Butler, go and bring Xiao Wen over to me."

The butler responded in a low voice and immediately turned around and left.

Zhou Qingyan looked at Xiao Guozhang in disbelief.

"Father, do you know who harmed me?"

Xiao Guozhang walked around the desk and walked up to Zhou Qingyan.

He took the handkerchief and gently wiped the tears on Zhou Qingyan's face.

Her pitiful appearance is the most touching to a man's cold heart.

He couldn't help but raise his hand and touched her delicate and white cheek.

Zhou Qingyan was startled and quickly took two steps back to avoid his touch.

A hint of smile flashed across Xiao Guozhang's eyes: "Why, are you afraid of me? Qingyan, since you came to the Xiao family, how do you think I treat you?"

Zhou Qingyan raised her head and replied with some fear: "My adopted daughter is very good to me. She eats delicacies from the mountains and seas, wears silks and satins, and lives in a wing with carved beams and paintings."

"If I didn't have my adoptive father, I probably wouldn't know what glory and wealth are like. My adopted daughter is my reborn parent. I respect my adoptive father from the bottom of my heart and am grateful for his kindness to me."

Xiao Guozhang nodded with satisfaction: "As long as you know, I hope you will not disappoint my expectations of you in the future."

Zhou Qingyan hurriedly expressed her loyalty: "My daughter will never let her adoptive father down..."

"Okay, with your words, I feel relieved. Qingyan, I sincerely treat you as my daughter..."

Zhou Qingyan's eyes were full of gratitude: "I know, I know my adoptive father is really good to me."

"I will definitely repay you, my adoptive father, in the future."

Xiao Guozhang smiled softly. He asked Zhou Qingyan to sit down, asked the servant to serve some exquisite refreshments, and waited quietly for Xiao Wen.

About half a quarter of an hour later, Xiao Wen looked bad and was forced to come over by the housekeeper.

As soon as she saw Xiao Guozhang, she felt extremely wronged.

With red eyes, she ran into the house and hugged Xiao Guozhang's sleeves.

"Father... I am resting. Why did you ask the housekeeper to call your daughter over so eagerly? My daughter was sleeping at the time and could barely open her eyes. She really didn't want to come over."

"Unexpectedly, the housekeeper refused to take any advice and had to force my daughter to get up and come over here. Father, the housekeeper is too much. No matter what, you have to punish him for the following sins. Otherwise, my daughter will not be able to swallow this. tone."

Xiao Guozhang's originally warm face suddenly became condensed.
Chapter completed!