On the day when the banquet was held at the Shunguo Mansion, the Wei family's door was crowded with guests.

Yaoyao followed Jiashan closely.

"Sister."

Gu Wu's voice came.

"Sister will be staying at the Yu family tomorrow. Can I visit you often?"

Since coming back from Yaoyao, she has been extra clingy.

Thinking that she would have to stay at the Yu family for half a month, she was naturally reluctant to leave.

Yaoyao agreed immediately.

"Okay."

She walked briskly: "If you want, you can stay for a few nights."

Gu Wu was happy.

The Wei family is a family of scholars and officials. Every stone step in front of the mansion gate is shining with a warm luster, which is the patina created by the footsteps of several generations.

After entering, you will find that every detail is exquisitely decorated.

"Madam Taifu, please come this way."

In front was a maid leading the way.

Jiashan: "How is your second wife these days?"

She and Shen Jin were close friends before they got married.

The maid was about to report back when she heard a female voice coming from the front.

"You might as well ask me in person."

Shen Jin's makeup is decent and her eyebrows and eyes are gentle. The hem of her skirt was embroidered with peony branches, and the dark patterns appeared and disappeared when she walked, just like rippling water.

Jiashan: “What are you doing?”

"Thinking of you, welcoming you."

Jiashan stroked the wrinkles on his hem and said sarcastically, "That's really embarrassing for me. I don't deserve it."

Shen Jin was helpless.

She knew that Jiashan blamed her for not showing up in the palace during those years.

But if you don't think about it, how can there be anything strange?

On the day she and Wei Fengyuan got married, Jiashan was also busy.

You have to be busy if you want to be busy, and you have to continue to blame others if you want to blame others.

Shen Jin: …

It's very difficult to coax him.

"Why didn't the Master come?"

Jiashan: "The emperor has summoned you. I will come when I am done."

Shen Jin asked the maid to withdraw and walked with Jia Shan to the guest flower hall, but his eyes fell on the Gu sisters beside him: "The flower viewing banquet is for unmarried men and women of marriageable age to interact with each other."

"Although Yaoyao and Awu are young, there are many girls of similar age who have already made engagements. Young men from noble families who are good in all aspects are in high demand. Why don't you take this opportunity to pick one? Otherwise, someone else will get there first."

There are indeed many people who get engaged early.

But Jiashan couldn't bear to let her go, especially Yaoyao.

She didn't think so.

Not to mention her, Gu Fuju didn't have it either.

But she also had a selfish motive for coming here. She wanted to see if there was any girl who was a good match for He Xuran.

"From what you said, you want to find one for your niece?"

Shen Jin didn't hide it from her.

"Everyone knows... the Shen family is full of fools."

"The wife of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery has already revealed her thoughts to me."

Yes, I went to find her, not the Shen family.

"Although I didn't agree outright, I didn't refuse either. I wanted to secretly see what the loyal and brave prince thought, and I also thought that it was a matter of a lifetime, so I dared not be vague. Even if it was good, I still wanted my sister to nod her head."

Jiashan nodded: "That's right."

Jiashan thought of something.

"This banquet is held at the Wei family. Does your sister-in-law want to show it to Gui Zhi?"

Wei Zhao called her Master's Wife.

The gifts given during festivals are all made with extra care and touch Jiashan's heart.

She naturally cares.

"Return it?"

Shen Jin: "My sister-in-law and uncle have not thought about it. They don't want to interfere in his marriage."

"Feng Yuan mentioned to me privately that Gui Zhi had been under too many constraints since he was a child, and he was always pushed forward. There were not many things that satisfied him, so he had to choose his future bride himself."

However, Shen Jin looked at Wei Zhao, who was busy all day, focusing on reading and military strategy. It seemed...

I’m afraid that even after a few years, I won’t be able to understand it.

She was about to say something else when she saw Jiashan pause and his eyes fell on her.

"What's wrong?"

Jiashan: "Why do I see that you look rounder than the last time I saw you?"

His complexion was also exceptionally good.

Shen Jin was slightly stunned.

She looked around and when she was sure there was no one around, her face flushed slightly.

The voice is very low.

"I'm two months pregnant."

I have had a very good appetite recently.

It wasn't even three months pregnant and the pregnancy wasn't stable yet, so we didn't tell anyone about it.

Jiashan was happy.

"No wonder you had time to come and greet me, but didn't go to the banquet at home to arrange the reception."

So free.

Shen Jin smiled: “It’s my sister-in-law who loves me.”

The flower hall was very lively, with many young men and women gathered around guessing riddles, playing tossing pots, and some drawing and writing poetry.

Gu Wu also went.

There are rewards for taking first place.

She wanted to win one and give it to her sister.

If you can’t win, see if you can steal it.

Shameless though.

But for her sister, she is willing!

Yaoyao lay on the table, eating snacks and listening to the ladies of each family speaking politely.

But out of the corner of my eye I saw a flash of white passing by the flower garden.

She looked over.

Nothing seen.

Yaoyao was just about to look away when the wind blew, and the layers of flower shadows swayed gracefully. Among the riot of colors, a furry tail with a slightly raised tip swayed leisurely.

cat?

She walked over but didn't squat to take a closer look.

Unexpectedly, the 'cat' was frightened and suddenly jumped out from the flowers, its four paws landing as light as cotton wool.

Fu Meng looked back at her, his amber eyes wide open, as if he was panicked and confused, then he turned around and ran away. But because he was young, his steps were still clumsy and he stumbled along, like a rolling snowball.

Yaoyao didn't think it looked like a cat.

It is slightly larger than a cat.

She lifted her skirt and chased after him without hesitation.

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Although Wei Zhao didn't look at him, he still showed his face.

After showing his face, he found an excuse to leave.

He walked to the pavilion to wait for someone.

When Wei Zhao was reading, he would always walk to the pavilion shaded by bamboo shadows when his eyes got tired. Let your eyes drink in the leisure air between heaven and earth, and then the sourness in your eyes will turn into clear dew.

This place is secluded and is where he often stays.

The servants in the mansion would avoid him and take detours so as not to appear nearby and disturb him.

However, Wei Zhao didn't want to see Yaoyao.

He frowned, wondering why she was here.

But he remembered how disloyal this girl was after he rejected her outright at the Tutor's Mansion last time.

The Grand Tutor had just finished his work by then, and when he walked in, he saw Yaoyao walking out, looking very hurt.

——"What is this...?"

After all, she was the daughter of the Grand Tutor, so Wei Zhao couldn't say anything. He was just about to say it was okay, it was nothing.

But Yaoyao, who had just left the study, stopped.

She has always been daring and responsible!

--"nothing!"

——"It was me who offended him!"

Wei Zhao got a headache when he thought of this. Just as he was about to leave, he caught a glimpse of Fu Meng, who looked desperate, in Yaoyao's arms.

Fu Meng was given to him by his uncle a while ago.

Wei Zhao turned around and entered the pavilion.

When Fu Meng saw him, his eyes lit up and he shouted loudly.

A babyish voice.

Yaoyao also looked over from the side, his hand still stroking the 'cat'.

She wasn't as warm as the last time we met. Not to mention her brother, she didn't say a word.

On the stone table in the pavilion is a porcelain box with a gilded lotus pattern, and on the lid is a cinnabar seal with the words "Made by the Imperial Hospital".

Wei Zhao's gaze fell over and paused for a moment, then he raised his hand to take it, and with a flick of his fingertips he opened the lid of the box. Inside was a familiar honey-brown pill rolling around, similar to the tranquilizing pill that Ying Fuyan had taken a few days ago after falling ill after being caught in the rain.

(End of this chapter)