Chapter 77: A Mistake

Inside the manor, Zhen Mi found Zhen Yao and directly asked, "Third Brother, do you know where Fourth Sister has gone?"

Zhen Yao replied, "I do know that. Third Master Yuan and his wife invited her to a banquet, and she went to the Yuan residence tonight."

Zhen Mi's heart skipped a beat: "A banquet? What kind of banquet?"

Zhen Yao scratched his head: "It seemed to be a family banquet?"

He then realized something and laughed: "Are you worried that your future husband, Yuan Xi, will also be at the banquet?"

"What does that matter?"

Zhen Mi recalled the change in the maid's expression behind Yuan Xi that day, and her heart grew more uneasy, sensing that something unsettling was hidden behind it all.

She decisively said, "Third Brother, please prepare a carriage for me. I want to see Miss Yuan Xing."

Zhen Yao asked in surprise, "So late? What exactly happened?"

"Do you want me to go with you?"

Zhen Mi hesitated for a moment, then shook her head: "No, Third Brother shouldn't go."

Zhen Yao was puzzled, but he still had the manor prepare a carriage. Zhen Mi braved the rain, jumped into the carriage, and urgently ordered the coachman to drive towards the Yuan residence.

The carriage braved the rain for about half an hour before arriving at the back gate of the Yuan residence. Zhen Mi braved the light rain, jumped out of the carriage, took out a greeting card, and said to the gatekeeper, "Please give this to Miss Yuan. Tell her someone from the Zhen family is visiting."

The gatekeeper saw Zhen Mi's appearance and was stunned for a moment before reacting. He hurriedly took the greeting card inside.

Time passed slowly inside the Yuan residence, and no one came out. Zhen Mi was anxious in the carriage, wondering if she was already too late.

Just as she was feeling lost, the back door creaked open, and several maids supported Zhen Rong, struggling to walk out, with Yuan Xing holding an umbrella behind them.

Seeing Zhen Rong's disheveled clothes and dazed expression, Zhen Mi felt a sense of foreboding. She quickly jumped out of the carriage and bowed to Yuan Xing, saying, "Zhen Mi greets Miss Yuan."

Yuan Xing looked at Zhen Mi's appearance and said in surprise, "It seems Second Brother is indeed fortunate. Your appearance and intelligence are both top-notch. You even guessed that Zhen Rong was in danger?"

She leaned closer and whispered, "Quickly take your sister back, or both families will be in big trouble."

"Besides that, don't ask or say anything else."

Zhen Mi listened and bit her lip tightly, saying, "I will obey Miss's orders."

Without hesitation, she helped Zhen Rong into the carriage and told the coachman to leave.

Yuan Xing watched the carriage disappear and sighed.

Zhen Mi held a handkerchief in her hand, stretched it out of the carriage, and let the rain wet it, using it to wipe Zhen Rong's face and neck.

Zhen Rong's forehead went from burning hot to ice cold, and after repeating this several times, she gradually returned to normal.

She slowly opened her eyes and saw Zhen Mi looking at her with concern, saying, "Fourth Sister, are you feeling better?"

Zhen Rong felt both ashamed and remorseful, and couldn't help but cry.

Yuan Xi slowly opened his eyes and found that the sky was already slightly bright, but the autumn rain was still drizzling.

His head throbbed faintly, and the chaotic and lost memories of last night slowly became clear in his mind.

He suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

Things were bad!

That dog Yuan Shang actually dared to drug him, and Zhen Rong didn't hesitate to use her own body to cooperate with Yuan Shang in plotting against him!

This was troublesome. If things were exposed, his reputation would be completely ruined, and he wouldn't be able to recover.

Sensing that the woman beside him was still sleeping soundly, emitting tired and soft breaths, he stiffly turned his neck and was immediately stunned.

The woman had a head of dark, flowing hair.

Yuan Xi's brain short-circuited a bit.

Wasn't it Zhen Rong who helped him into the room? How did it change to Wu Zhao?

Wasn't Wu Zhao a widow? How was she still a virgin?

He felt his brain go numb. He still couldn't figure it out.

He sat there in a daze for a while, then reached out his hand.

He had been deceived! He couldn't tell usually, but he didn't expect her to be so secretive!

Too sinful! The daughters of noble families really ate better than commoners. So, the wealth plundered from the people ended up here?

He had to punish her properly!

Just as Yuan Xi was enjoying himself, a calm voice came from Wu Zhao's mouth: "Have you groped enough?"

Yuan Xi didn't stop his hands and said seriously, "You're awake?"

Wu Zhao was exasperated. Of course, I'm awake!

The two were speechless for a moment.

Wu Zhao's breathing gradually became rapid: "Don't you want to know what happened last night?"

Only then did Yuan Xi withdraw his hand and sigh, "The stuff Yuan Shang gave me was indeed potent. I don't remember anything at all."

"But I can roughly guess."

"Yuan Shang and Zhen Rong wanted to frame me together. You must have found a way to stop Zhen Rong."

"The rest was just chaos. I have no memory of it at all."

"I did this kind of thing to you. Although I lost my mind at the time, I am quite ungrateful."

"Because I… I'm very happy."

Wu Zhao was stunned when she heard this. What was he talking about?

Yuan Xi said softly, "Maybe this way, you won't leave me?"

Wu Zhao felt both happy and sad when she heard this, and tears couldn't help but flow down.

The two lay side by side, staring at the ceiling, but their hands secretly held each other.

Wu Zhao calmed her emotions and slowly recounted what happened last night.

Zhen Rong helped Yuan Xi into the room, and the surrounding maids had already been dismissed by Yuan Shang.

After she went in, she still hesitated, but the effects of the Wushi Powder began to take effect, and she couldn't help but roll together with Yuan Xi, tearing at each other's clothes.

At this time, Wu Zhao arrived in time with Yuan Xing. When the two saw this scene, they gasped in surprise and quickly separated the two.

There was a reason why Wu Zhao was late, because Yuan Shang had sent people to search the house beforehand to ensure that no one was there. Wu Zhao saw this in advance and had to hide first.

Seeing this scene, Yuan Xing hurriedly took Zhen Rong back and ordered Wu Zhao to take good care of Yuan Xi.

But both women underestimated the power of this Wushi Powder.

Seeing Yuan Xi's body suddenly hot and cold, Wu Zhao immediately realized what was happening. She took off Yuan Xi's clothes to dissipate the heat, and took cold water to wipe Yuan Xi's forehead, trying to wake him up.

But the Wushi Powder was very powerful, and Yuan Xi's body temperature dropped quickly. Seeing that his consciousness was blurred, Wu Zhao gritted her teeth, took off her clothes, and crawled into the quilt to warm Yuan Xi.

She felt that Yuan Xi had entrusted the matter to her, but she hadn't handled it well, and Yuan Xi had fallen victim to the scheme, so she simply went all out.

Then things became uncontrollable. Outside, thunder and lightning intertwined, and inside, wind and rain roared. The sound of sobbing entered the ears, and everything on the bed was in chaos.

Wu Zhao finished speaking in a calm tone, and finally said, "It was my improper handling of the matter, and I brought it upon myself. It has nothing to do with you, Master."

Yuan Xi sighed, "I thought you would say you were willing."

Wu Zhao choked, and after a while, she said, "You were schemed against. Aren't you unwilling?"

Yuan Xi said righteously, "If you lose, you lose. I really didn't expect Yuan Shang to be so unscrupulous, but now, being depressed and unwilling is of no help."

I'm not unwilling at all. I made a profit, okay?

He said softly, "What should I call you?"

"Wu Zhao, or Cai Zhaoji?"

Wu Zhao said in surprise, "You knew all along?"

"When did you find out?"

Yuan Xi thought, I found out too late.

He originally thought that Cai Zhaoji was abducted in 195 AD, and was in the dark for a long time.

Later, he realized that Liu Bao had already been killed by him, and history had long been changed. Then, what reason was there for Cai Zhaoji's matter to follow the original history?

Moreover, Wu Zhao's abilities and conversation these days far exceeded those of ordinary noble daughters. How could Cai Yong have so carefully cultivated a servant woman?

He was still thinking about how to break through this layer of paper, but he didn't expect it to be broken through like this.

He said, "If you want to restore your former identity, I can help you."

Wu Zhao listened and turned her head away: "No, just call me Wu Zhao."

"I am an ominous person who killed her husband and father. My former name and identity are still that of a widow of the Wei family."

Yuan Xi shook his head slightly and said softly, "Those things are not your fault."

"I know you have suffered a lot."

"You followed me to Chenliu that day, deep into dangerous territory, and you actually had the will to die, right?"

"But as long as I am here, I will not let you die first."

Tears flowed from the corners of Cai Zhaoji's eyes again.

Their hands were held even tighter.