the first lady

Chapter 24

Zong Zhengyi walked beside Qiao Linger, seeing her sneaky smile, he couldn't help but smile indifferently. In fact, if he didn't tell her, how would he know that he was showing her the "Old Land"?

"What's wrong?" Zong Zhengyi asked knowingly.

Qiao Linger didn't want to make her look speculative, so when Zong Zhengyi asked, she replied calmly: "It's okay." She just thought it was a little funny.

"Okay!" Since she said it's okay, it's fine, and he's not the type to ask questions.

"Does the prince look like the fifth prince?" Qiao Ling'er asked suddenly, stunned Zong Zhengyi for a moment, and suddenly said: "I remember the fifth prince, I saw it when I was with Feng Qing." I have indeed seen it when I was talking to Feng Qing and the others.

She was able to call Feng Qing's name so calmly, without any extra expressions, because she had no feelings for Feng Qing.

If it were someone else, they might be surprised by Qiao Ling'er's calmness at this time, but at the moment standing beside her is Zong Zhengyi, who just believes in that sentence: seeing is believing, hearing is not hearing!

"Prince, you have seen it too." Zong Zhengyi said with a light smile.

"I've seen it?" Qiao Ling'er turned her head in surprise, then frowned slightly and asked, "When?"

"Do you still remember the day when I first met you?" Zong Zhengyi reminded, if her memory was better, she might remember what happened that day.

Qiao Ling'er suddenly stopped, and Zong Zhengyi also stopped, "What's wrong?"

"I'm not going." Qiao Ling'er turned around and was about to leave.

Zong Zhengyi stretched out his long arms, grabbed Qiao Ling'er, and said with a broken smile, "The prince isn't that scary, is he?"

"A man who casually greets women on the street will not be a good man." Although it was only a glimpse at that time, she still remembered the man's smiling eyes at that time, which clearly meant to strike up a conversation.

"Then should I be thankful?" Zong Zhengyi slightly let go of Qiao Linger's hand and smiled.

"What are you lucky about?" Qiao Linger asked, blinking her eyes.

"I'm glad I didn't go up to say hello to you at that time..." Zong Zhengyi smiled meaningfully, that smile was beautiful no matter how you looked at it.

Qiao Ling'er's face became slightly heated, especially when she realized that her hand was held by Zong Zhengyi just a moment ago, it's not that she didn't touch a man, but... it was all caused by his smile.

It's fine if a man looks good, it's fine if he's as annoying as Feng Qingxiao, but his smile is so harmless, which makes people very uncomfortable.

"Stop talking, I'll go back first..." Qiao Ling'er was about to turn around and leave, when a pleasantly surprised voice came from the door.

"It's you?" Helian Feiyan originally just came out to see if Zong Zhengyi was here, he didn't want to see the woman who tripped Chen Guojiu's nephew on the street that day.

Qiao Ling'er bit her bullet, and asked calmly: "Master, do you know my concubine?" She had an innocent face, as if she had never met Helian Feiyan at all.

Zong Zhengyi smiled speechlessly, and found it interesting to see her skillful appearance, but he didn't expect her to use such a method.

The smile on Helian Feiyan's face was a little awkward, and he said eagerly: "Two months ago in the East Street, the girl helped..." Seeing that Qiao Ling'er still had no memory, he turned to Zong Zhengyi, "Yi..."

Zong Zhengyi didn't expect Helian Feiyan to be so persistent, so he followed his words and said to Qiao Linger: "Linger, there was a riot on the street that day, the man in purple." Briefly summarized.

"Oh...it was the young master who was with you when I saw you for the first time?" Qiao Ling'er smiled slyly, such "sudden realization" was set off by Zong Zhengyi, obviously there was no Put Helian Feiyan in his eyes.

Helian Feiyan couldn't help feeling a little depressed, he was the one who made the attack that day, why did she only see Zong Zhengyi standing behind?

The belated Helian Feiyan suddenly realized something was wrong, and asked instead: "Yi, do you know this girl?" If he knew, why didn't he say anything when he was discussing that girl with him?

"I only met once before yesterday." Zong Zhengyi spoke skillfully, and also revealed a fact.

"Then why..." Helian Feiyan was puzzled, the two of them seemed to be familiar with each other, it was not like they had just met once.

"It's thanks to the emperor's blessing that I can get to know the prime minister." Qiao Ling'er said with a half-smile, the irony in her eyes was even more serious.

Helian Feiyan realized that the word "concubine body" is no longer "little girl". Little girl is just a self-proclaimed unmarried woman, while concubine body is a self-proclaimed woman.

"Could it be that you are..." Helian Feiyan couldn't turn his head around.

Zongzheng Yi looked at Qiao Linger's light smile, saw the sarcasm in her eyes, and said: "Isn't the prince going to get calligraphy and painting? Linger just came to the study with the humble minister to have a look."

This Ling'er sound confirmed what Helian Feiyan didn't dare to guess, Ling'er, Qiao Ling'er, the Fourth Miss of the Qiao Mansion back then!
Ignoring Helian Feiyan's surprise, Qiao Ling'er smiled at Zong Zhengyi and said, "Master, hurry up and get the calligraphy and painting that the crown prince wants, and don't make the crown prince wait too long."

The two of you come and go, and they cooperate so well that there is a tacit understanding.

Even Helian Feiyan couldn't imagine that Miss Qiao Si would have such thoughts on Zong Zhengyi. Didn't she swear that she would never marry?

Zong Zhengyi and Qiao Ling'er didn't even look at Helian Feiyan, acting as the most compatible couple, Qiao Ling'er did not expect that Zong Zhengyi would have such good acting skills.However, his acting skills are also due to his face, no matter what he wears a smile, even if he is acting, he can't tell that he is cheating.

"Second young master..." A handsome man in black with a cold appearance but profound features came out of the back room holding a scroll. When he saw Qiao Ling'er, he couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and then shouted: "Second young lady !"

Qiao Ling'er looked at the man with a cold face, and Zong Zhengyi introduced to her: "He is Yueying."

"Yeah." Qiao Ling'er nodded, and saw the faint disdain in Yueying's eyes.

"Prince, Second Young Master, please have tea." Another cold female voice came from outside, and then a woman with a delicate face appeared in sight.Her figure is slightly petite, her spiritual eyes are very moving, and her black clothes set off her fair skin.

Helian Feiyan calmly looked away from Qiao Linger, and having recovered his calm state of mind, he took tea from the tray in the woman's hand.

"She is Yuemei, Yueying's younger sister." Zong Zhengyi continued to introduce.

After Zongzhengyi said this, Qiao Ling'er realized that her facial features were somewhat similar to Yueying's, but her eyes showed even more disdain for her.

"Second Young Master, Yue Mei only made two cups of tea." Yue Mei looked at Zong Zhengyi and said coldly.

The implication is that there is no place for her, Qiao Linger!

At that moment, Qiao Ling'er raised her eyebrows high. She has only been in the house for a day, and as a maidservant, she actually showed her face?
Seeing this, Zongzheng raised his eyebrows slightly, Helian Feiyan also felt the disdain in Yuemei's words, Yueying frowned worriedly, how could Qiao Linger be the wife of their second young master, sister...

Yue Mei looked at Qiao Ling'er coldly without knowing it at all, obviously not paying attention to her.Even if Miss Qiao Si is well-known, so what, such a cowardly and shameless woman is not worthy of their son!

"Yueying, let's make another cup!" Seeing that Yuemei didn't seem to be loose at all, Yueying immediately took the conversation.

"Wait for Yueying," Zongzhengyi called out to Yueying who was about to go out, took the teacup from the tray and handed it to Qiao Linger, "madam, just drink mine." Remind them of Qiao Linger's identity.

"My lord, that's your tea..." Yue Mei is not happy now, her lord has a good heart, but there is no need to give her tea for a woman.

"Yue Mei!" Zong Zhengyi called out lightly, his voice was not loud, but there was irrefutable depression.

Qiao Ling'er smiled sarcastically, and pushed the teacup back into Zong Zhengyi's hand.After walking towards Yuemei, seeing her looking at her without fear, she felt even more superior. On the contrary, she, Yuemei, was like the master, while she, Qiao Linger, was a servant.

"Are you my husband's maid?" Qiao Ling'er asked softly.

"Yue Mei has been with the young master since she was a child!" Yue Mei replied neither humble nor overbearing, and at the same time, there was some meaning of showing off.

Qiao Linger nodded slightly, "That means she is still a maid?"

"...Yes!" Yuemei hesitated for a moment before answering, already a bit annoyed.If she wanted to use her status to suppress her, then she would be even more fearless, you must know that the young master has never treated them as servants!
"Yes? You don't even understand the basic rules of a maid, yet you have the nerve to answer so passionately!" Qiao Ling'er's voice suddenly rose, and her face turned cold.

"Second young lady..." Yueying couldn't help shouting.

"Yueying, it's none of your business, you stand aside." Qiao Ling'er snapped at Yueying's words, quite like a master.

Yueying frowned and retreated, Yuemei and Helian Feiyan were confused by her sudden change, could it be that the rumors were all false?

"Slaves, what are the basic rules for slaves?" Yue Mei asked in a deep voice.

Qiao Ling'er sneered, "First, I am your master's wife, and you didn't even say a word about Second Young Madam, disrespect to me is disrespect to your master; second, even if guests come, as any maidservant Everyone has the obligation to serve tea and pour water. I don't know the rules of the Zongzheng family. In your eyes, I am a dignified wife of the prime minister, but I am not as good as a guest. Even pouring a glass of water is a labor of yours, Miss Yuemei, isn't it? ?”

Yuemei's face also turned blue and white because of Qiao Linger's words, just like a palette with intricate colors.

(End of this chapter)