roccoschili Chapter 107 Overheard a Corner
Chapter 107 Overheard a Corner
Behind the locked small door is a courtyard of neither size nor large, with a layout similar to that of Linlan Courtyard.
But it was obvious that it had been abandoned for a long time, and the grass in the yard was almost taller than Zhao Mianmian.
After Zhao Mianmian squeezed through the gap of the small door, she stood at the entrance of the yard and refused to go inside.
Zhao Mianmian:
[No, what if there is a snake? ]
Barrage:
【You are not afraid of snakes. 】
Zhao Mianmian:
[??? Is this a question of whether I am afraid or not? What if it is a poisonous snake and it bites me to death? ? ]
[I want to die here, and no one will notice even if I stink! ]
Barrage:
[Didn't I teach you how to mix the powder before you came out? Use it now, sprinkle it along the way. I'll see which snake dares to get close to you.]
Zhao Mianmian gritted her teeth but still didn't take any action:
[Aside from snakes, are there no other dangers? ]
[What kind of deep pit or ancient well? If I fall into it, won’t I die? ? ]
The comments were silent for a while, and then someone spoke:
【Too. 】
As he spoke, a colorful light flashed by, and the system popped up a prompt:
[Your fan [Xiao Die's Great Son] gave 2000 gold coins as a reward. I hope the anchor will keep up the good work~~]
When Zhao Mianmian saw the system prompt, the corners of her mouth twitched, and her determination to never obey was instantly reduced by half.
Zhao Mianmian:
[Actually, snakes aren’t a big problem. The key is…]
Before Zhao Mianmian could finish her sentence, a flash of light appeared on the public screen, and a huge system prompt popped up:
[Your fan [Xiao Daddy's Short Legs Are So Big] gave 5000 gold coins as a reward. I hope the anchor will keep up the good work~~]
Zhao Mianmian immediately smiled happily and rushed towards the abandoned courtyard.
[Got it, I'll set off right away! ]
The audience in the live broadcast room said they couldn't bear to watch:
【hehe. 】
Zhao Mianmian walked around the abandoned courtyard twice.
Not to mention snakes, I didn’t even see any flying insects.
The two fans who gave Zhao Mianmian rewards were unwilling to give up and forced her to pull out two foxtail grasses before they agreed to let her go.
[No, no, why is there nothing? ? ]
[Hahahaha, what on earth are you expecting? This is just an ordinary idle yard! ]
[Oh, who would have thought that the He family had no secrets at all! ]
[Are you stupid? If the He family really has a secret, it is impossible for it to be placed in a place where a three-year-old child can find it!
Besides, He Zhaoxian worked hard for most of his life, but he only became a third-rank idle official. Could he have hidden a dragon robe or something at home and coveted the throne? ? 】
"Damn it, why can't I do it?!"
Zhao Mianmian: [???]
He Zhaoxian's angry voice suddenly popped into Zhao Mianmian's ears.
The sound was right next to my ear, but it seemed to be separated by several layers of space, making it difficult to hear clearly.
She frowned subconsciously and shook off the goose bumps on her body.
The discussion continues in the comments section:
[Just because He Zhaoxian can’t do it doesn’t mean his sons and grandsons can’t do it!
Otherwise, why would He Jianxing let He Shiqian go to the military camp and get involved with the Prince of Ning? ?
In my opinion, the He family is very ambitious. The anchor was deceived by He Jianxing's appearance and thought he was a little sheep of the family. 】
"Oh, what do you mean?! Do you really think that we Hes are easy to bully? I'm not that little sheep like Cui Huaqiu!!"
Barrage:【……】
Zhao Mianmian: [……]
After confirming that it was not hallucination and that it was indeed He Zhaoxian's voice, Zhao Mianmian looked around carefully.
Sure enough, she found a half-person-high hole in the wall at the other end.
The hole was blocked by weeds and could not be seen unless you walked up to it.
As soon as Zhao Mianmian crawled out of the hole, she saw a bare wall.
And a half-open window on the wall.
It turned out that the other end of this abandoned courtyard was actually He Zhaoxian’s… study room!!!
It was obvious that He Zhaoxian was talking to someone in the study.
At first, Zhao Mianmian didn't know there was someone else in the room. It wasn't until she heard a very familiar voice that she confirmed that the person talking to He Zhaoxian in the study was her gentle-looking uncle, He Jianxing!
He Jianxing lowered his voice and advised in the study:
"Father, please don't say this again. If someone hears it and spreads it to the ears of someone with ulterior motives, it will not be a good thing for Master Zhang or our He family."
After hearing what He Jianxing said, He Zhaoxian not only did not calm down, but instead he banged the table in the study room as if he had eaten dynamite.
"Someone with a heart? What the hell is that? "
"If anyone is brave enough, just go and complain to Xiao Haizhou. If Xiao Haizhou really dares to touch my He family, I, He Zhaoxian, will expose his selling of official positions and enriching himself even if it means my life is in vain!!"
He Jianxing tried to persuade him at first, but in the end he was powerless.
"Indeed, Xiao Haizhou really went too far this time."
"Old Qu has been working at the Taichang Temple for more than 20 years. Everyone knows his relationship with Cui Zhao from the Ministry of Revenue. But the Xuanlin Guard dug up some old accounts from somewhere and insisted on investigating him."
"After this move, not only the Taichang Temple, but also Cui Zhao will suffer a lot."
"But then again, if Cui Zhao can't hold on this time and exposes those people in his Ministry of Revenue, I'm afraid Lord Zhang won't be able to cover it up either."
As soon as He Jianxing finished speaking, the study room on the other side of the wall fell silent.
It was so quiet that Zhao Mianmian didn't dare to breathe, for fear that she would be caught on the spot.
After a long time, He Zhaoxian spoke first.
"Please try to persuade Zhang Qiu and the other side. If you really can't hold on any longer, just give up. They are just chess pieces. Just think of it as cutting off an arm to save your life."
"It's better than letting Xiao Haizhou find out something and then pulling out the radish and bringing out the dirt."
"Now that Jian Xing knows about this, Lord Zhang will definitely go and persuade him, but..."
Zhao Mianmian listened outside He Zhaoxian's study for a full half hour, until the barrage reminded her that Dong Zhu would get anxious if she didn't go back. Then Zhao Mianmian hid the big hole under the study and sneaked back to her Linlan Courtyard.
Zhao Mianmian had just taken off her shoes, got on the bed and hid under the quilt when Dong Zhu came back from outside with a bag of things in his pocket, and directly lifted the curtain and went into the inner room.
"How long has Sister Mian been sleeping?"
Nuan Yi entered the room behind Dong Zhu. Seeing the curtains of the bunk bed drawn, she replied without thinking:
"It'll only take an hour. Sister Mian went to bed early for her nap today, so I thought there would be nothing to worry about, so I let her sleep a little longer."
Dong Zhu frowned and said nothing.
She closed the west window on her own, and changed a pair of clean shoes for Zhao Mianmian and placed them under the bed. Then she took the sewing basket and sat down in the outer room with a calm mind.