Daughter of aristocratic family

Chapter 397 Family Letter
Madam Qiao sent Zhao Jiahua away and returned to Linglong Courtyard to report to Zhao Wangshu. She heard Zhao Jiahua say that she would come again tomorrow.

Zhao Wangshu curled his lips, "She thinks she is Big Bad Wolf!"

But since Zhao Jiahua said this today, Zhao Wangshu will no longer be able to avoid her tomorrow.

However, the next day, Zhao Wangshu still left Zhao Jiahua alone in the living room for half an hour.

Zhao Jiahua was getting a little impatient waiting, so he stood up and said, "Take me in to see your young lady."

Madam Qiao stopped her and said, "The young lady is helping the young master bathe, please be patient, Madam Zhao."

"Is the Yun family so poor that they can't afford servants? The young lady has to do it herself." Zhao Jiahua said with a gloomy face.

She had given Zhao Wangshu enough face yesterday, but today Zhao Wangshu actually dared to ignore her? This was intolerable.

"There are some things that the young lady likes to do personally." Madam Qiao said in a calm tone.

Zhao Jiahua took a deep breath and suppressed his anger, "When will your young lady come out?"

"It will be out soon. Please wait a moment, Madam Zhao." Madam Qiao said with a fake smile.

Zhao Jiahua sat back angrily and waited in the living room for a while before Zhao Wangshu came.

"It's really difficult to meet Sister Shu." Zhao Jiahua said sarcastically.

"Madam Zhao is a smart person, but why does she insist on me making things clear?" Zhao Wangshu sat down in the main seat. "Madam Zhao, please tell me what you want to say. I am all ears."

Zhao Jiahua didn't expect Zhao Wangshu to be so direct and impolite, and was stunned for a moment.

"Sister Shu, you and I are from the same family, wouldn't it be nice if we all prosper together?" Zhao Jiahua's foundation was too shallow, and she needed the Yun family to help her so that she could gain a higher position in the palace in the future.

"Madam Zhao, I tell you clearly, if you are rich, I will not curry favor with you. If you are down and out, I will help you. Don't tell me that we are of the same clan but different races and have different ideologies and cannot work together." Zhao Wangshu considered that continuing to be entangled with Zhao Jiahua would make people misunderstand Yun Hao's position, so he didn't want to make fun of Zhao Jiahua.

Zhao Jiahua was choked by Zhao Wangshu's words and his face turned pale. It took him a while to calm down. "Sister Shu, don't you care about our old relationship at all?"

"When you were plotting against me, did you ever consider our old friendship?" Zhao Wangshu asked back.

"I, I was confused at that moment." Zhao Jiahua argued.

"This is a great excuse." Zhao Wangshu said sarcastically.

Zhao Jiahua felt guilty when she heard this. She really hated Zhao Wangshu for not helping her to enter the Prince's Mansion, so she deliberately murdered her.

But so what? Wasn't Zhao Wangshu fine? She even married Yun Hao smoothly and became Madam Yun, a second-rank imperial concubine. Why couldn't she be more generous and forgive her?

"Sister Shu, please forgive me. I promise I won't make this mistake again." Zhao Jiahua pleaded again, her tone full of grievance and pleading.

Zhao Wangshu was not moved by her pity and looked at her coldly, "Madam Zhao, your promise means nothing to me. Your past behavior has made me lose trust in you. Besides, I don't think there is any reason for us to reconcile."

"Sister Shu, do you really want to be so heartless?" Zhao Jiahua asked.

"It's not that I'm heartless, but you've never treated me sincerely." When Zhao Wangshu entered the mansion, she really wanted to be good sisters with Zhao Jiahua, but unfortunately the world is cold and people's hearts are not as they used to be.

"You keep saying that we are sisters from the same clan, but when have you ever really treated me as a sister from the same clan? You just want to use me to achieve your own goals." Zhao Wangshu pointed out her intentions incisively.

"Yes, I want you to help me, but not to use you. I want you to help me to revitalize the Zhao family." Zhao Jiahua used justice to hide his selfish motives.

Unfortunately, Zhao Wangshu didn't believe a word she said, "Don't waste your breath, I won't help you, nothing else, Madam Zhao, please."

Seeing that Zhao Wangshu refused to budge, Zhao Jiahua became furious. “Zhao Wangshu, don’t be so complacent. One day, I will make you regret it!” “I’ll wait.” Zhao Wangshu looked calm.

Zhao Jiahua walked away in anger.

Mrs. Qiao followed and performed all the etiquette to see the guest off.

After seeing Zhao Jiahua off, Mrs. Qiao came back and said to Zhao Wangshu, "After this incident, she probably won't come to our house again, right?"

“Maybe not.” Zhao Wangshu chuckled and shook his head indifferently. “Zhao Jiahua is too ambitious. He won’t give up.”

"Will she come to see you again?" Mrs. Qiao asked with a frown.

"He will come, but not now." Zhao Wangshu said firmly.

In the afternoon, the cook in the mansion started making dumplings. Tomorrow is the Lantern Festival.

Yun Hao was not at home, so Zhao Wangshu had no plan to go out. Of course, even if she went out, there would be no lanterns to appreciate. Prince Zuo ordered the cancellation of this year's Lantern Festival, saying that it was to pray for the emperor.

Zhao Wangshu silently complained in his heart, is this a prayer?

It was obvious that the emperor had passed away and entertainment was prohibited during the period of national mourning.

Prince Zuo is hoping that the emperor will die soon.

The lantern festivals were cancelled, so Zhao Wangshu did not arrange for servants to hang lanterns in the mansion, and the Lantern Festival passed quietly.

A few days later, Zhao Wangshu received a letter from Yun Hao that he had sent back from the post station.

Looking at the folds on the letter, someone has opened it and read it.

The only person who dares to open the letter and read it is probably Prince Zuo.

"How shameless." Zhao Wangshu sneered, unfolded the letter, and saw Yun Hao's handwriting on it. His brows softened instantly, and he read the contents of the letter carefully.

In the letter, Yun Hao talked about what he saw and heard along the way, as well as the news about the capital that he heard at the post station.

He told her to stay away from visitors and not to get involved in the court struggles.

After reading the letter, Zhao Wangshu picked up the pen at hand, spread out the paper, and wrote back to Yun Hao. He also wrote about some trivial matters, eating a fresh dish that tasted great; he also bought a piece of new cloth to make clothes for him.

At the end of the letter, it said, "When you are away from home, be careful and don't be stubborn. I hope you are well and come back soon. I am at home, waiting for you."

After writing the letter, Zhao Wangshu put it into an envelope and handed it to Luzhi, "Send it to the post station."

I wonder if Prince Zuo will open her letter and read it?

Luzhi took the letter, went out, and arranged for someone to deliver the letter to the post station.

That night, Zhao Wangshu received the real letter from home from Zhong Sheng.

Yes, Yun Hao expected that the suspicious Prince Zuo would definitely read the letter he wrote back, so he deliberately wrote some irrelevant content.

The letter sent back through the secret passage said, "Wangshu, the situation in the capital is complicated, and various forces are competing secretly. You need to be careful. Father is too close to Liu Quan, the deputy minister of the Ministry of War. They have already had tea together several times. You can go back and remind father that Liu Quan is suspected of secretly joining the Zuo Junwang."

After reading the letter, Zhao Wangshu put it over candlelight and burned it to ashes. The next day, he took his son back to his mother's home.