As expected, the eldest brother of the Yuan family was not easily fooled; he immediately asked:

"How did you get Master Wen's visiting card?"

"Yes, Rong Ruo?"

Yuan Gu knew all too well what kind of person Master Wen was.

Even her own father couldn't get a formal visiting card, so how could Yuan Zhao have gotten one after only a few days?

Besides Rong Ruo, Yuan Gu couldn't think of anyone else who could get a visiting card from Master Wen.

Seeing that his elder brother had already guessed, Yuan Zhao gritted his teeth and nodded:

"It's him."

Yuan Gu's expression changed drastically. He grabbed Yuan Zhao's arm and asked sharply:

"Yuan Zhao, what exactly is your relationship with Rong Ruo?"

Yuan Zhao was the youngest and the only girl in the family. Her mother died early because of giving birth to her. The whole Yuan family pitied her because she was born without a mother and they all doted on her.

This was the first time her older brother had spoken to her in such a stern tone, and Yuan Zhao was stunned.

Realizing he was getting too excited, Yuan lowered his voice, but his expression remained serious.

"Zhaozhao, tell your older brother honestly, did he... did he bully you?"

Yuan Gu's hands were trembling. He was afraid when he thought of the rumors about Rong Ruo circulating in the streets.

He was afraid that his precious child would be humiliated at will.

Yuan Zhao knew perfectly well what her elder brother was thinking, and her heart ached terribly.

If she could have been reborn earlier, she would never have begged that wicked star for the sake of the damned Yongning Marquis's mansion, and she would never have had any entanglement with that wicked star.

However, it was a few years too late, and now she has no choice at all.

Suppressing the pain in his heart, Yuan Zhao feigned anger and said:

"Brother, what are you saying?"

"He... he's a eunuch, how could he... how could he possibly humiliate me?"

Her embarrassed and annoyed expression made Yuan Gu uncertain.

"really?"

He really didn't know that Rong Ruo was such a kind person. It was one thing for him to attend the Spring Banquet before, and another for him to save his own sister. This time, he even managed to get Master Wen's invitation for Zhao Zhao.

He really couldn't think of anything other than romantic relationships.

However, Zhao Zhao is right.

Rong Ruo was ultimately just a eunuch, and it was rumored that he enjoyed playing with different women and would never repeat the same one.

That doesn't seem to make sense either.

Seeing that his elder brother was wavering, Yuan Zhao quickly spoke up:

"I asked him for a favor when I sent him this visiting card, and I'm still thinking about how to thank him."

"Does elder brother know what he likes, or what he lacks?"

"He did me such a big favor, I couldn't just leave without showing my appreciation."

Her words were half true and half false, which completely put Yuan Gu at ease.

Seeing that Yuan Zhao spoke frankly, Yuan Gu stopped thinking about it that way. He pondered for a moment and said:

"Big brother will handle this."

"No, brother. You know he has a strange personality. I owe him a favor, so it's only right that I repay it. If you go, who knows what he'll think?"

Yuan Gu agreed that this made sense, and after thinking for a moment, he told him what he had heard about Rong Ruo's preferences.

"These are all rumors circulating among the people; we don't know if they're true or false."

In fact, Yuan Zhao knew it was a lie the moment Yuan Gu opened his mouth.

She had never seen Rong Ruo do any of those things, like drinking or playing dominoes. He probably let slip some information on purpose so that no one could figure out his preferences.

They were indeed extremely cautious.

Come to think of it, he seems to enjoy reading; he always has a book in his hand when he's with her every night.

Thinking of this, Yuan Zhao's eyes lit up:

"Brother, do you have any rare copies of military treatises? Or some unofficial histories? In short, any rare copy would be fine."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Gu blushed and couldn't help but say:

"You brat, are you deliberately trying to embarrass your brother?"

Everyone knows that the Yuan Dynasty general's family lineage has a history of disliking reading.

Seeing the disappointment on Yuan Zhao's face, he quickly added:

I'll ask your sister-in-law later.

Yuan Zhao then beamed with joy: "Thank you, Brother."

Seeing his younger sister, who rarely smiled like usual, Yuan Gu reached out and touched Yuan Zhao's hair, then solemnly instructed her:

“Rong Ruo’s temperament is unpredictable. I don’t believe your words that you are like his sister.”

"I don't know what he's plotting, but maybe it's our Yuan family."

"Zhaozhao, stay away from him from now on."