316. I'm afraid I'll be possessed by a ghost!

Qu Zijin's residence.

Qu Zijin was organizing ancient books in his study when a servant handed him a red invitation card with gold lettering, and he was taken aback.

Hearing that it was sent from the Marquis of Beiding's residence, he opened it to take a look.

He couldn't help but laugh when he saw the handwriting.

The handwriting was crooked and uneven, but every stroke showed care. There was even a small flower drawn at the end, and next to it, in even smaller and uglier handwriting, it said, "Written by my younger sister."

He instantly guessed whose handwriting it was.

Holding the invitation, he smiled and said, "Thank you, I will definitely be there on time."

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Anye Town.

After returning home, Lin Fuman didn't stop for a moment and immediately got busy.

Li Yuniang sighed for a long time after hearing the news.

Lin Fu was filled with anxiety, thinking she was about to be scolded, but Li Yuniang didn't say a word to her and resignedly started helping her with the preparations.

Starting with what kind of business to do, the preparations went all the way to where the orphanage and girls' school should be built.

Lin Fu was deeply moved. She was busy at the moment, filling page after page of the account book, and didn't even have time to drink water.

Upon receiving the invitation from the Marquis of Beiding's residence, she glanced at the unusually familiar handwriting and couldn't help but smile slightly, yet still sighed, "Please go back and tell the Princess that I really can't spare the time..."

As she spoke, she thought for a moment, then had someone fetch a small wooden box and handed it over: "These are some toys I made myself, called tangrams, bubble wrap, and magnets. They're not expensive, but they're my token of affection. Please don't be angry. Once I'm done with this busy period, I'll go to the Marquis of Beiding's residence to visit her."

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The Imperial Palace.

Since there have been no classes lately, the little prince has been coming to play with the little princess who is under house arrest.

Both of them received invitations at the same time.

The little princess received the invitation first, immediately jumped up, grabbed it, and ran towards the palace gate: "I want to go! I want to go to Little Moon's house! To play with her!"

But as soon as she reached the door, she was stopped by the palace servants.

A palace maid stepped forward and cautiously advised, "Princess, have you forgotten? His Majesty has punished you by confining you to your quarters. Without His Majesty's decree, you cannot leave the palace!"

"Confined to your home?" The little princess was stunned.

Oh, right, because of her previous act of sneaking out of the palace, she was punished and confined to her quarters for a long time.

The excitement just now vanished instantly, replaced by utter grief.

She tugged at the palace servant's sleeve: "I don't care! I'm going! I haven't seen Xiaoyue in so long. Can you go and tell Father Emperor to let me leave the palace? Just for one day, I promise I won't cause any trouble!"

“Princess, it really won’t do!” The palace maid waved her hands frantically. “His Majesty has specifically ordered that you are not allowed to leave your palace during your confinement. If I dare to let you out, I will be punished with a beating!”

When the palace servants refused to budge, the little princess suddenly sat down on the ground and threw a tantrum, yelling, "I want to see Father Emperor! Why?! I just wanted to play with Little Moon, I didn't cause any trouble, why is Father Emperor so strict! I don't care, I don't care! Call Father Emperor to see me!..."

After a while, no one dared to give in. The palace servants kept their eyes down and pretended not to hear anything.

The little princess sulked as she got up, clutching the invitation, and sat dejectedly in her chair: "Little Moon will definitely be playing with lots of people, but I can't go..."

Not far away, the young prince held an invitation.

Although he was still somewhat absent-minded during this time, he kept thinking about the little girl he had seen in the palace before.

But holding the invitation, he hesitated for a long time before slowly saying, "Little Moon's banquet... I'll go."

The moment the little princess heard the words "I'm going," she immediately perked up her ears and her eyes became alert.

If Wei Jiayou goes, wouldn't he definitely be able to see Tao Wanbi?

No, absolutely not!

Last time, she interrupted him in time, and Wei Jiayou was so distracted for so long.

She can't go this time; who knows how long Wei Jiayou will stay in contact with Tao Wanbi?

When Wei Jiayou comes back, will he still be the same person she knows?

I'm afraid I'll be possessed by a ghost!

We absolutely cannot let him go!

The little princess made up her mind and rushed over to snatch the invitation from the little prince's hand: "You can't go! You're not allowed to go!"

"Why can't I go?" The young prince frowned and snatched the invitation back. "Little Moon invited me. What's wrong with me going to the banquet and playing with her for a while?"

"You absolutely can't go!" The little princess stood with her hands on her hips, her face flushed red. "You just can't go! If you go, something bad will definitely happen to you, and I absolutely won't allow you to go!"

The young prince was even more puzzled: "What bad thing happened? A banquet is just about eating and playing games, what could be bad about it? Don't make things up."

"I'm not being unreasonable!" The little princess exclaimed, and lunged forward, ready to fight.

Before they could even make a move, the palace servants around them nervously gathered around.

The little princess was stunned for a moment, then the quick-witted girl rolled around on the ground, tears streaming down her face: "You just can't go! If you dare to go, I'll tell Father that you secretly ran away and caused trouble! I'll cry and cry until Father punishes you by confining you to your quarters!"

"What are you doing? Get up!" The little prince tried to pull her up.

But the little princess clung tightly to his leg, shouting, "You're not allowed to go! If you go, I won't eat dinner, I won't go to sleep, and I'll throw all your toys away!"

"I didn't do anything to you, why are you arguing with me?" The little prince couldn't understand. "I'm just going to meet Little Moon and play for a while. I'll be back soon. Can you please stop making a fuss?"

"No, no, I just won't!" The little princess cried even harder, her voice hoarse. "If you go, I'll tell Father that you bullied me and took my toys!"

The young prince looked at her tear-streaked face, not quite understanding, but also somewhat helpless.

He thought that the little princess must be feeling wronged because she was still under house arrest and couldn't go to the banquet.

He rarely saw her cry so sadly; she must be very upset.

The young prince seemed inclined to compromise.

Anyway, it's not like we'll never see the little moon again.

When classes start, they'll be able to see each other every day.

Sigh, Wei Chaoyun cried, so he'll just reluctantly compromise this once.

So the little prince sighed, squatted down, and reached out to wipe away the little princess's tears: "Alright, alright, don't cry, I won't go, okay?"

"Really?" The little princess immediately stopped crying, looked up, her eyes red and a little doubtful. "You're not lying to me? You won't go back on your word?"

"Really, I'm not lying to you, and I won't go back on my word," the young prince nodded, placing the invitation on the table. "I'll stay in the palace and play with you, okay?"

The little princess was relieved and immediately stopped crying, getting up from the ground: "Great! It's a deal!"

The young prince, feeling helpless, couldn't help but glance back at the invitation.

Actually, I was still a little disappointed.

We will never see the little moon again, nor will we ever see that lively banquet.

But watching the little princess skipping and jumping around, he thought that this was fine too.

At least Wei Chaoyun isn't sad anymore, and there will always be opportunities to play with Xiaoyueliang in the future.

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The residence of the Marquis of Beiding.

The little dumpling lay on the table, counting on her fingers the invitations she had written and sent out: "One for the Grand Tutor, one for Sister Fufu, one for the Little Princess, one for the Little Prince, and one for Brother Xie... It's going to be very lively!"

Jiang Xiyue stood to the side, watching her with a smile.

The next second, a servant rushed in and bowed to the little girl and Jiang Xiyue: "Miss, Madam, news has come from the palace that the little princess is still under house arrest and cannot attend the banquet."

"The young prince said he was delayed by something and can't come either."

"As for Miss Lin, she also sent a message saying that she was too busy with the orphanage and girls' school and couldn't spare the time, so she could only send a gift over through someone else."

The little dumpling paused, her eyes dimmed, and she whispered, "None of them can come..."

She had been looking forward to playing with the little princess, the little prince, and her older sister Fufu, but now that all her plans were dashed, she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Jiang Xiyue quickly patted her head to comfort her: "It's alright, Yue'er. We still have the Grand Tutor and Lord Xie to come, so it will be just as lively. As for the little princess and the others, we'll hold another one when they have time, and we can play together then, okay?"

The little dumpling nodded, quickly perked up, and said sensibly, "Yes, Mother is right. Although they can't come, Yue'er still has the Grand Tutor and Brother Xie, as well as Father, Mother, and Big Brother and Second Brother. We can still have a lot of fun."