It took less than a day to leave and arrived in Shiping, but it took three days to go back. First, after knowing that Xu Shu was pregnant, Zhuang Li slowed down his pace, fearing that Xu Shu would make a mistake. Second, in order not to reveal his whereabouts, Zhuang Li did not dare to walk on the official road, so he picked a remote path and walked a lot further.

When I entered Beijing, I found that the city was peaceful and there was a festive atmosphere of the New Year everywhere. Everything seemed so normal, but the more normal it was, the more unusual it was.

And after entering Beijing, Xu Shu realized a problem later...

"Where should we go?" Where can they stay?

The Fu family's eyeliner may be surveillance around, so the Zheng family cannot go, and Zhuang Li's mansion cannot go, and Xu Shu can rely on it. People who have had connections with Xu Shu in the past cannot go, so where else can they go?

"Come with me!"

Zhuang Li seemed to have been ready, and he carried a carriage around the streets and alleys, and finally stopped at the entrance of a small courtyard. Zhuang Li did not knock on the door, but directly climbed over the wall and opened the door, unloaded the threshold and drove the carriage in.

It is not a very large yard, but it looks elegant and clean, and it doesn't look like a place where a big man like Zhuang Li lives.

"Where is this?" Xu Shu asked.

Before Zhuang Li could answer, the person who heard the movement in the room had already come out, "Empress?"

Xu Shu was stunned, "Miss Xiao San? You..."

Why is Xiao Jiayi here? Xu Shu glanced at Zhuang Li, so Zhuang Li was Xiao Jiayi married? That's why Xiao Jiayi lived in Zhuang Li? But she didn't seem to have heard of the marriage of the two of them?

"This is the home of the minister, and the minister lives here!"

Xiao Jiayi’s home...

But this place is obviously not the Xiao family, and the Xiao family belongs to the Deng family, so it is impossible for Zhuang Li to take her to the Xiao family. Zhuang Li brought her here, which shows that Xiao Jiayi is someone who Zhuang Li can trust? Xu Shu is full of questions.

"You go to the house to talk!" Zhuang Li closed the yard door and urged them to enter the house, but he didn't go in and said nothing. Xu Shu understood that Zhuang Li was planning to go out to find out the news.

Xiao Jiayi glanced at Zhuang Li, Zhuang Li nodded slightly, and then said nothing, followed Xu Shu into the house.

Xiao Jiayi made tea for Xu Shu, "The humble house is simple, the rough tea is despicable, the queen should not be disgusted!" Xu Shu was dressed in regular clothes and dusty clothes. She seemed to have a different experience, so Xiao Jiayi was also tactful and did not ask.

"I'm upset Miss Xiao San!" Xu Shu took the tea and thanked her, quietly looked around, revealing the exquisiteness of her daughter's house, without any trace of a man's life. This is indeed where Xiao Jiayi lives, but how could Xiao Jiayi live here alone?

"The Empress is so serious!" Although Xiao Jiayi was respectful, she was very calm. She had long lost the restraint and nervousness she had when she asked to see Xu Shu that day.

"Since I'm outside, don't be stubborn about my identity. I may stay here for a while and cause trouble for you!"

Xu Shu said this, and Xiao Jiayi was not polite, "What's the problem? You are Lord Zhuang's friend. He comes often, just a matter of adding a pair of chopsticks to eat!"

"He comes often?" Xu Shu asked with a smile.

Xiao Jiayi blushed slightly, "Well, he thinks the dishes I cook are delicious, and I will come every one or two days!"

There is no atmosphere of Zhuang Li's life here. It seems that Zhuang Li should have had a meal and left. And since Zhuang Li can come here often and go out freely, it seems that there is really no one else here...

Xiao Jiayi seemed to notice Xu Shu's doubts and took the initiative to explain why she was here. "This yard is the dowry of the girl's biological mother. After her mother passed away, she left it to the girl!"

"You... live here alone?"

Xiao Jiayi nodded with a smile, "When my daughter first returned home, my father was ill. After taking good care of her for more than a month, she finally recovered. Now that my father is healthy, my daughter has no worries, so she moved out of the mansion and lived alone!"

Xiao Jiayi said it briefly and plainly, but the truth here is probably not as simple as she said. Lord Xiao was sick and the one who was in charge of the family was her stepmother. From the time Xiao Jiayi was chosen to send her off to marry, you can know that Xiao Jiayi, the stepmother, didn't like Xiao Jiayi very much...

What made Xu Shu feel heartbroken was that Xiao Jiayi took care of her sick father. After her father recovered from illness, she did not care about the father-daughter relationship, and allowed Mrs. Xiao to force Xiao Jiayi to leave the house and not to keep him...

"It's good, you're pure and free!"

"That's right, you don't need to settle down in the morning and evening. You can get up whenever you want, take a break when you want, and make whatever you want to eat, and never have to accommodate others again! Although the yard is not big, it's more than enough for the minister to live alone, so I can't be more comfortable!" Xiao Jiayi said comfortably, but a trace of imperceptible injuries flashed across her face.

"It's a pity that I'm coming to disturb your purity and freedom!"

Xiao Jiayi smiled, "I can't even ask for trouble, but I can't ask for it! It's getting late, so I'll take you to rest. The house is not big, but fortunately there are two small courtyards. I live in one, and the other happens to live with you!"

As he said that, he took Xu Shu to the back, "The utensils in the house were all just put out. I was in a hurry and I got some bargains. I'll tell me what I didn't want, and I'll have someone to buy you!"

"That's great!" Xu Shu always likes simplicity. Even though she became the queen, the furnishings of Qifeng Palace were gorgeous, but they were extravagant.

"Just like it, you're tired, so take a break early!" Xiao Jiayi took her to the door.

Lu He came forward and said, "I just asked Miss Xiao San's maid. Miss Xiao San was driven out by the Xiao family. Mrs. Xiao said that Miss Xiao San defeated Lord Xiao and Master Xiao was sick, so she drove Miss Xiao out. Lord Xiao didn't say anything to Miss Xiao San, so she let Miss Xiao San be driven out overnight. She didn't even have to pack her bags..."

Just like when Li and Xu Ting worked together to force Xu Shu to see her off for Xu Ting, Xu Hui not only watched, but also made the last straw that crushed Xu Shu...

"Then this house..."

"Miss Xiao San was driven out overnight and had nowhere to go, so she went to find Lord Zhuang. It was Lord Zhuang who found a lawyer for Miss Xiao San and went to Jingzhao Mansion. The Xiao family was afraid of embarrassing, so they returned some of the things left by Mrs. Xiao to Miss Xiao..."

"If this is the case, it's good to be alone..."

Moreover, Xiao Jiayi is not alone, she has Zhuang Li...

"Miss, Lord Zhuang is here!"

Xu Shu immediately pulled out of her sadness, "How is it? What did you find out?"
Chapter completed!