After marrying a powerful minister, the female partner was pampered

Chapter 356 The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment

Zhao Dali is not a reckless person. Having witnessed the tragedy that year, he has become more cautious in recent years. Otherwise, he would not have been able to live safely with his family in Zhaojia Village.

"Don't worry, I have my own measure."

Xiao Cui was relieved, "I won't tell the young lady about this matter for now. I'll tell you after the matter is investigated."

"I know." Zhao Dali nodded.

"No matter what, Yu is dead. This is something worth being happy about," Xiao Cui said hatefully.

For so many years, she dreamed of Yu's death.

Unexpectedly, she really died, and in such an undignified way.

It really is retribution.

Xiao Cui's eyes became wet because of her excitement. "I am so happy."

Zhao Dali squeezed her shoulders and said, "Yes, now that Yu is dead, we don't have to live such a miserable life anymore."

"And Miss, if Duke Qin is sincere in accepting your tablet, you will have a good life in the future." Xiao Cui wiped her tears and was sincerely happy for the young lady.

She thought simply that since Duke Qin was willing to marry even the tablet, if he knew that the owner of the tablet was still alive, he would definitely be willing to take her back to the Duke's Mansion to take care of her.

No matter what, living in the Duke's Mansion is better than living in this poor village.

The lady has suffered a lot over the years.

If someone could protect her for the rest of her life...

And that Prince Qin, it would be great if he was really the young lady's child...

Xiao Cui interrupted her thoughts and dared not think any more.

I’m afraid that the greater my hope, the greater my disappointment will be.

The next day, Zhao Dali entered the city again.

But this time, he spent some money and went directly to the servants of Duke Qin's mansion to get information.

"...Speaking of which, our Duke has had a hard time these years. He was deceived by Yu and had to help someone else raise a daughter. Let me tell you, our young lady is not the Duke's daughter at all. She is the bastard born of Yu and that wild man." The servant weighed the silver, shook his head and sighed.

Zhao Dali was shocked. "Is there such a ridiculous thing? Isn't Prince Qin the Duke's son?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Our prince is naturally the Duke's biological son." Upon hearing this, the servant's face changed and he glared at him.

Zhao Dali said awkwardly: "Then Miss Qin is a bastard. I thought the prince's background was also..."

The servant said angrily, "Don't talk nonsense. Our prince is the Duke's biological son. He was born to the Duke and Miss Yu Er. It's just that for so many years, the Duke has been deceived by Yu Feng'er."

"Is there such a thing?" Zhao Dali was surprised. "Where is Miss Yu now?"

The servant sighed, "Of course she was killed by Yu, otherwise how could Yu have had the opportunity to marry the Duke and serve as the Duke's wife for so many years?
That woman Yu had a vicious heart, but fortunately she is dead now, which is what she deserved."

Zhao Dali sighed, "It really serves him right."

"That's right." The servant was filled with indignation.

"Your Duke and Prince should be very sad, right?" Zhao Dali said.

"Isn't it?" The servant said, and then sighed, "The New Year is coming soon, and we have to go out of the capital to relax."

"Your Duke and Prince are not in the mansion?" Zhao Dali paused.

"He's not here. He left the capital yesterday." said the servant.

"It's New Year's Day already, aren't the Duke and the Crown Prince celebrating in Beijing?" Zhao Dali asked tentatively.

"I'm not sure about that." The servant shook his head.

After hearing this, Zhao Dali didn't ask any more questions, but he had already made a decision in his heart.

After returning, he told Xiao Cui everything he had found out.

"So, Yu is really dead, and Prince Qin is really the young lady's child?" Xiao Cui was surprised and happy.

Zhao Dali nodded, "This must be true, otherwise, a man of Duke Qin's status would not have needed to marry the young lady."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Cui sighed and said, "Duke Qin is a man of affection and righteousness." If Yu Feng'er hadn't interfered back then, the young lady wouldn't have had to live such a hard life over the years. With Duke Qin backing the young lady up, no one can bully her.

Yu Feng'er is so vicious.

Not only did he steal the young lady's child and try to kill her, he even stole her man.

There were also servants who died in the fire in the villa that year.

Every evil thing that Yu did was outrageous.

"It's a pity that the Duke and the Crown Prince have left the capital, and we don't know when they will come back?" Zhao Dali said with some regret.

If the Duke of Qin and the Crown Prince of Qin were both in the capital, they could just go there and explain everything.

But the father and son were not in the capital, so they did not dare to visit them rashly.

"If we don't come back during the Chinese New Year, we will definitely have to come back after the Chinese New Year." Xiao Cui said, "After the Chinese New Year, we will go to the city to look for Duke Qin and Prince Qin."

"This is the only way." Zhao Dali nodded.

……

Qiao Jingjing didn’t know anything about what happened in Zhaojia Village. Today, her Qingfeng Roast Duck Restaurant officially opened.

Because there was a lot of publicity before, many people came here today.

The eldest princess, Xiahou Xi, and some of Lu Xingzhi's colleagues, who had tasted roast duck before, also came to the restaurant to show their support.

Naturally, Mr. Lu, Mrs. Lu and others came along as well.

As the sound of firecrackers rang out, the Lu family unveiled the red cloth hanging on the sign.

The four words "Beijing Roast Duck" are eye-catching and grand.

Everyone applauded in support.

"Our store is officially open today, and all guests entering the store will enjoy discounts." At the instruction of Qiao Jingjing, Father Lu spoke in a loud voice.

The crowd applauded again.

Soon, the store was full of guests.

For the store's decoration, Qiao Jingjing adopted the layout and booth style of a modern restaurant.

When the guests came in, they were all amazed.

Especially Xiahou Xi, when he saw the decoration inside, his face showed great interest.

"Sister-in-law, the decoration of your store is really unique."

Qiao Jingjing smiled and said, "If you are interested, I can give you the drawings of the store's interior decoration."

"Really?" Xiahou Xi's eyes were burning.

"Is this true?" Qiao Jingjing laughed.

In her opinion, this was not a big deal. Besides, Xiahou Xi had helped a lot in the last plot against Yu, so she was happy to do him a favor.

"My sister-in-law is really open-minded. In that case, I would be honored to accept your invitation." Xiahou Xi smiled.

If he had the blueprints, his Zuixianlou could also be decorated to look like their store.

As they were talking, another guest came in.

The waiter immediately came to greet him enthusiastically.

"Girls, how many of you?"

"Just give me two seats." The woman's voice was pleasant.

Xiahou Xi thought the voice sounded familiar. He turned around and saw that it was Lian Qimeng who came in. The smile on his face froze for a moment. "Why are you here?"

When Lian Qimeng saw him, she was also stunned.

At this time, Qiao Jingjing came over, took her hand, and walked towards Xiahou Xi, "Master Xiahou, Qi Meng was invited by me."