It's dawn.

Hua Fushu slowly woke up and found that the bed beside him was empty. Ye Zelin was no longer lying on the bed.

"My lady is awake." Lizhi lifted up one side of the gauze and hooked it with a copper hook.

Hua Fushu sighed, "What time is it?"

Lizhi said, "Around a quarter past four."

"Where is the young master? Is he on duty at the Ministry of Revenue?" Hua Fushu tightened her clothes and slightly opened her collar to cover her bright red bellyband. There were traces of Ye Zelin's excessive recklessness last night on her collarbone.

"No, Master, today is a day off."

With Lizhi's help, Hua Fushu washed, dressed, and went to find Ye Zelin.

The man was wearing a moon-white silk shirt with wide sleeves, holding a scroll of green book in his hand. He had a graceful figure and was as gentle as jade. He looked like a noble young man from a wealthy family, with unparalleled elegance and grace.

He is what people call a young general, but he has some of the nobleness of a scholar.

Hua Fushu couldn't help but wonder, how heroic this man must be wearing armor and wielding a spear?

"Rise up."

Ye Zelin looked up and saw Hua Fushu.

He did have a day off today. He woke up before noon and saw Hua Fushu still sleeping soundly. Thinking that he had kept her awake until midnight last night and that she must be exhausted, he did not wake her up and let her sleep a little longer.

"Just woke up."

"You must be hungry. Lizhi, bring the food." Ye Zelin didn't have breakfast and was waiting for Hua Fushu to wake up and have dinner with her.

Litchi went to serve the meal.

After the two had breakfast, Ye Zelin took Hua Fushu to a academy called Wenxuzhai.

Hua Fushu knew that Wenxuzhai was the academy that Ye Zelin often visited before they got married.

Ye Zelin worked as a zither teacher in this academy for a period of time.

When he arrived at the academy, Hua Fushu learned that this academy was founded by the imperial court and was also the court's secret sentry and contact point.

There was no one around, so Ye Zelin picked up a piece of osmanthus cake from the plate and put it to Hua Fushu's mouth.

"Fushu, when I told you that day that you were already in the game, it wasn't empty talk. The imperial decree and reward granted to you by His Majesty was also part of our plan."

"What?" What else did this guy have to say? When did he include her in his plan?

Hua Fushu opened his mouth and took the Cloud Osmanthus Cake in, finishing it in one gulp. "What else can you say?"

Ye Zelin brought Hua Fushu to Wenxuzhai today to tell Hua Fushu something. He finally revealed the real reason why His Majesty bestowed the title on Hua Fushu.

"His Majesty's imperial edict to you wasn't entirely due to me. With this status, you can enter and leave the palace. Perhaps one day you can help us greatly."

That day, after he won the game with His Majesty, His Majesty said that he could ask for a favor.

He said, Your Majesty, is the reward you have given me not enough? If Your Majesty really wants to reward me, please give this grace to my wife.

His Majesty readily agreed, "I will confer upon your wife the title of Virtuous Lady. What do you think, Lord Ye?"

He was really surprised by the reward from His Majesty.

His original intention was to ask for an imperial edict for Hua Fushu, but the fact that His Majesty directly offered the title of a third-rank lady was beyond his expectations.

At the same time, he also knew that His Majesty must have had his own considerations in giving such a high reward.

The man sighed in his heart and looked at Hua Fushu with some helplessness between his brows. The chess game set up by His Majesty was about to reach its climax, but Hua Fushu had never been in their plans.

"I'm sorry, Shu'er. I never wanted you to get involved. We simply don't have many trustworthy people left. We have to eliminate Prince Qinghe without plunging the court into chaos, and we also have to prevent unrest in the northern border. Every step we take is extremely dangerous, and dragging you into this is truly helpless."

Ye Zelin always felt a little guilty in his heart. He had never thought of involving Hua Fushu in this dispute from the beginning to the end, but he dragged her in anyway.

Hua Fushu looked back at him and said, "Even if you and His Majesty didn't let me in, I would have been involved sooner or later."

What she said was true. Judging from the matter she was investigating, it would be only a matter of time before she would be involved in this dispute.

"On the day of King Qin's wedding, you attended the wedding as the leader of the Mei Sect." Ye Zelin said casually.

The King of Qin's plan is not big enough, he needs to add more fuel to the fire, the bigger the better.

Prince Qinghe already suspects Prince Qin. It would be better to aggravate Prince Qin's influence and expose him completely. With Prince Qinghe's suspicious nature, he will certainly suspect that Prince Qin is not the candidate preferred by Your Majesty. In this way, Prince Qin will be safer.

…

The eighth day of the fourth month is a great day for the King of Qin.

The Qin Palace was decorated with red silk and lanterns everywhere, giving off an atmosphere of joy.

Hua Fushu's dress was different from usual. Today she wore a red outfit, with her three thousand black hair tied up high and tied with a hairband of the same color, looking very capable.

She, Nanxing and Sanqiao arrived at the Prince of Qin's Mansion early. At that time, there were not many people coming to the Prince of Qin's Mansion, only a few princes who served as bridesmaids, including Prince of Zheng, Prince of Qi, Prince of Xiang and Prince of Ning.

"Senior Brother."

When Hua Fushu stepped into the main hall, he saw Qin Youran in wedding clothes.

"Junior sister." Qin Youran turned her head to look at her. She had come so early. "It's still early for the auspicious time to welcome the bride."

Hua Fushu greeted the princes and asked when Qin Youran would go to pick up the bride. Qin Youran said, "The auspicious time is the evening hour. Don't arrange to pick up the bride in the afternoon."

Hua Fushu pinned the hairband hanging in front of her back over her shoulders and said, "I'll go with you to welcome the bride."

Qin Youran naturally understood why his junior sister wanted to accompany him to the wedding. She was there to help him with the ceremony, and he would never refuse Hua Fushu. "Go sit in the backyard. I'll have Mu Qing notify you before we leave."

Hua Fushu nodded slightly and took Sanqiao and Nanxing to the backyard to find the Lord of Lanling City.

The King of Qin had lived in Qinhuai for many years and had very few friends in the capital. As the sun rose higher and higher, only a few people from the court came to the King of Qin's mansion to congratulate him.

Qin Youran was in charge of the City Patrol Department. His boss was very happy, so how could the City Patrol Department not come to have a drink? At about 9:00 a.m., the chief clerk, Lao Yang, brought a group of officials to the Prince of Qin's Mansion.

Just at noon, Ling Zhiheng and Yu Chi Su, who claimed to be good friends of King Qin, also arrived at King Qin's mansion.

Ling Zhiheng was a warm-hearted person and offered to accompany the King of Qin to welcome the bride.

Qin Youran agreed without thinking. In fact, he didn't have much contact with Ling Zhiheng. They had only met a few times. He came to congratulate him sincerely and took the initiative to accompany him to welcome the bride. He couldn't refuse Ling Zhiheng's kindness.

As for Yu Chi Su, she came to drink only because King Qin was Hua Fushu's senior brother, and Hua Fushu was her good friend.

Hua Fushu glanced at Ling Zhiheng, pulled Yu Chisu aside, and asked her in a low voice, "Why did you come here with Ling Zhiheng?"

Ling Zhiheng likes Yu Chi Su. Could it be that he came here just to pursue Yu Chi Su?

"We met by chance on the road and came here together."

Yu Chi Su was still dressed as a female warrior, with her long hair tied up high and a dark suit. Perhaps because she was there for a drink, the collar of her clothes had a red edge.