Chapter 360 - Had to be careful

Xiao Hanzheng thought about it carefully.

“There must be some individuals left behind by the late emperor, but most of them should have been subdued by King Jin through various threats and inducements.

“I suspect that most of these people were under King Jin’s threats.”

If not, as long as one’s brain was not hot, they should know that siding with the emperor was safer.

Of course, there were also some people who weren’t happy or satisfied about the imperial court.

Naturally, they wanted to latch onto King Jin’s thigh.

If King Jin succeeded, they could also ‘ascend’.

Shi Qingluo thought about it and agreed. “Indeed, King Jin isn’t a good person. If he can’t bribe others, he’ll force them.

“Didn’t he want you and Zhuo Jun to be involved in a situation that he could use as a leverage?”

Suddenly, the butler knocked on the door and entered.

“Young master, Young Master Zhuo wishes to see you.”

Shi Qingluo was stunned. This was really speaking of the devil and he appeared.

Xiao Hanzheng nodded. “Please come in.”

Shi Qingluo smiled and asked, “Do you want me to leave?”

Zhuo Jun came over probably to let King Jin’s people see that she was here to rope them in.

Xiao Hanzheng held her hand. “No need.”

Soon, Zhuo Jun was brought in by the butler.

Xiao Hanzheng smiled faintly. “Henglong is here. Please take a seat!”

Zhuo Jun hugged Xiao Hanzheng and Shi Qingluo. “Jinyu, sister-in-law!”

She then said to the two people behind her, “You can leave first. Brother Jinyu and I have something to discuss.”

The two of them did not want to leave, but since Zhuo Jun had already said so, they could only leave with a sullen face.

Shi Qingluo realized that the people around Zhuo Jun were not only monitoring her, their attitude was also quite arrogant.

It was obvious that they did not take Zhuo Jun seriously.

After the two of them left, Shi Qingluo asked the butler to bring her goose over.

With her goose and his harem guarding, the two of them could not eavesdrop even if they wanted to.

Or perhaps there were even secret guards eavesdropping and spying, and her goose could also discover them.

Not only was her goose sensitive, but his sense of smell was also very strong.

Previously, her little husband had tried it before.

Be it making others to stay still on the roof or to squat outside the window, her goose would be able to find them instantly.

After the butler left, Zhuo Jun stood up.

She bowed to Xiao Hanzheng and Shi Qingluo. “I’m really sorry for using both of you to achieve that goal. I apologize to both of you here.”

Although she had no choice but to do so, she was truly sorry to Xiao Hanzheng and his wife.

Xiao Hanzheng said, “There’s no need to mention the past anymore.”

Xiao Hanzheng and Shi Qingluo did not say anything more to moderate this.

Even though they felt that Zhuo Jun was brave and resourceful in doing so, they were indeed used by her, so it was impossible for them to say that it was fine.

If they said that it was fine, what would they do if Zhuo Jun used them again in the future?

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They didn’t believe everything Zhuo Jun said.

They still had to cooperate with her first to know her better.

However, Zhuo Jun’s current attitude of apologizing still made the two comfortable.

Regardless of whether it was intentional or not, at least she was decent on the surface and have a proper attitude.

Zhuo Jun understood Xiao Hanzheng’s words, so she didn’t mention the previous matter.

She had her difficulties, but it didn’t mean that they had to forgive and be accommodative to her needs.

To get her onboard and work together with her subsequently was good enough.

Very soon, Dumby brought his goose wives in.

He rubbed against Shi Qingluo before bringing the other geese to patrol around the guest hall.

Zhuo Jun was stunned when she saw this.

She had heard that Shi Qingluo had a big black goose that was in the limelight previously, and now that he saw it, it was indeed different from the others.

Shi Qingluo smiled and said, “My goose will be on high alert. You can be rest assured if you have anything to say.”

Zhuo Jun was stunned for a moment before she nodded with a smile. “Alright, sister-in-law.”

The hostility and displeasure that she had toward Shi Qingluo previously was no longer there.

Instead, it was replaced with admiration.

She was still a little envious.

She envied Shi Qingluo for being able to live so freely.

However, she was only envious.

She had no other thoughts.

As for Xiao Hanzheng, she could not deny that she really admired a man like him.

However, he was already become someone else’s husband.

She was not interested.

Moreover, before she obtained freedom, she would not consider love-related matters.

That would only be her stumbling block.

Shi Qingluo naturally also noticed the change in Zhuo Jun’s expression towards her.

The key was that she really didn’t feel that displeased this time around.

She couldn’t help but ask, “Have you learned about emotional disclosure and restraint?”

Zhuo Jun didn’t hide anything. “Yes, I’ve been learning about it since I was four years old.”

Therefore, she had also sensed the hostility and displeasure she had shown towards Shi Qingluo previously.

Shi Qingluo didn’t sympathize with Zhuo Jun because she felt that a woman like her didn’t need sympathy.

She smiled and said, “Then this is something that you are very good at.”

Zhuo Jun nodded and smiled. “Yes, no matter what, what you learned will always belong to you.”

Even though she had suffered a lot, she had indeed learned and practiced it.

The two of them began chatting and suddenly, Dumby, let out a shriek before jumping out of the window.

“Ahhhhh!” Following that, a few male shrieks rang out.

Seeing this, Zhuo Jun couldn’t help but look surprised. “Your goose is too powerful.”

She had studied medicine, so she deliberately sprinkled a kind of medicinal powder on the two people by her side.

It didn’t smell very strong, but as long as they were not far away, she could smell it.

Just now, she suddenly smelled the smell of the medicinal powder, so she guessed that someone was hiding under the window and eavesdropping.

She was still thinking about how to warn Xiao Hanzheng and his wife to pay attention to what they were saying, but who would have thought that the big goose would discover them and jump out fiercely.

Her close aide was also a martial arts practitioner, yet he screamed so miserably.

He must have been bitten quite badly by the big goose.

Shi Qingluo’s face was full of pride as she smiled lightly. “That’s why I said that with my goose around, you can speak with ease.”

Zhuo Jun had heard many things about Shi Qingluo before.

Other than that meeting, this was also the first time they had truly interacted.

She realized that Shi Qingluo was indeed very special.

Her personality was straightforward and she was true in her words.

Of course, it would be a huge mistake to treat Shi Qingluo as someone who was just frank and straightforward.

Since she was a child, the people around her were either scheming or going on twists and twirls.

When Zhuo Jun mey someone as frank and straightforward as Shi Qingluo, she really liked it.

At least it wasn’t that tiring.

Zhuo jun smiled and said, “Then I’m completely relieved.”

She continued, “I haven’t sent the news out yet. I might come to your residence to disturb you in the next few days and put up a show for them.

“Send the message back according to what I said in the palace in the next few days.”

She didn’t hide it from Shi Qingluo.

Since Xiao Hanzheng had asked Shi Qingluo to sit here, it meant that she knew about it.

She didn’t say this just now because she was afraid that someone would suddenly eavesdrop, but now she was relieved.

Xiao Hanzheng nodded. “It’s not wrong to be more cautious.”

He asked curiously, “How will they arrange for you to go to the northern border? Will you be transferred to be the county magistrate, or are you going to the northern city?”

Zhuo Jun replied, “I’ll be a county magistrate in the county where you’re serving. It’ll be convenient to contact you at any time.”

This was within Xiao Hanzheng’s guess. “That’s good too. It’ll be convenient for us to do things.”

Zhuo Jun nodded. “If I have any news, I’ll pass it to you.”

Xiao Hanzheng smiled. “Thank you!”

Zhuo Jun thought for a moment and reminded him, “Right, King Jin likes to use honey traps the most. You have to be careful when you go to the northern border.”

Xiao Hanzheng said, “Thank you for the reminder. I will.”

Shi Qingluo asked curiously, “Since King Jin likes to use honey traps so much, does he have a woman he really likes by his side?”

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