Upon seeing Jin Yan's expression, Bi Luo immediately looked away and sighed: "I hope Young Master Chi really has something urgent to attend to."

Otherwise, I wouldn't have let Yuanshan go.

They still come to see me so late at night.

"What important matter is it?" Leng Qingning asked.

"I don't know either. Yuanshan and Young Master Chi brought Young Master Amu together. They said they had urgent business to discuss."

Leng Qingning pondered for a moment, then said, "I won't see you. If there's anything urgent, we can talk about it tomorrow. Don't disturb my and my concubine's rest." With that, she closed the door.

At the courtyard gate, Biluo stood in the doorway, looking impatient. "His Highness has already retired for the night. If you have anything to say, come back tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Amu cupped his hands and turned to leave, but Yuanshan stopped him. "Sister Biluo, our master truly has urgent business with His Highness. Could you please inform him again?"

Hey! Does this mean you don't believe she's already informed them?

Biluo rolled her eyes. "How come your Young Master Chi is so good at picking the right time? What time is it now? Our Highness and the Prince have already gone to bed. She said we'll talk about it tomorrow, understand?"

Yuanshan was not giving up and wanted to continue persuading. Just then, Mengxu's male servant Xiaoxin led a group of people to patrol the mansion. Hearing Biluo's words, he couldn't help but laugh and said to Biluo, "Sister Biluo, perhaps Young Master Chi is ill? I heard that Young Master Chi fell seriously ill on the second day after the Lord and His Highness's marriage. Today, I guess his old illness has relapsed. I'm afraid only His Highness can cure this illness."

After he finished speaking, everyone understood what he meant, and the servants following behind Xiao Xin all burst out laughing.

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Hearing the laughter, Yuanshan turned around and retorted angrily, "Xiaoxin, what do you mean? When did I say that my master was sick? How dare you curse and mock our master? Don't think that just because your Chengshijun is in charge of the household, he's so great. After the master gives birth to the spirit pearl, the manor will still be ruled by the master."

Xiao Xin raised an eyebrow, completely unconcerned: "In the manor, the master naturally has the final say, but I seem to remember that you offended Langyue, the steward by the master's side, didn't you?"

“You…” Yuanshan was furious.

Amu managed to pull Yuanshan back in time...

With a bang, Biluo slammed the door shut, shutting out the noise. "Boring." She didn't want to watch men argue...

It's more interesting to eavesdrop on His Highness and the Prince's whispered conversations, haha. I quietly walked up the steps and approached the door.

"My husband, let's go to bed. I want to..."

Jin Yan's laughter rang out: "My wife, you're so naughty."

"Once you've tasted the marrow, you'll crave more flavor!"

"My husband has such a great physique."...

As Biluo listened, her face gradually turned red...

The next day, as Chi Yanren was sitting in the courtyard, a pot fell from the sky.

He was still reading Journey to the East, unaware that the servants in the entire mansion were talking about him.

"Young Master Chi is really something. Last night he sent Yuanshan to Yaocejun's residence again. He always pretends to be sick to see His Highness. Doesn't he have any new excuses?"

"He's always been like this, relying on his past favor with His Highness, he can't even be bothered to come up with a decent reason."

"Your Highness didn't go to Tingfeng Pavilion yesterday. Does that mean Young Master Chi has fallen out of favor?"

"He's been in the palace for a month now, hasn't he? His Highness hasn't visited him yet. Could it be that he's truly fallen out of favor?"

"Thank goodness, our Minister now has a chance."...

Meanwhile, at Wangyue Pavilion, the young men were also discussing Chi Yan's matter.

Cang Yuan: "Young Master Chi is used to this trick. Young Master, you'll get used to it."

Jin Yan chuckled softly, "Mm."

Meng Xu revealed two dimples and said with a hint of pride, "I can see that things are different now. No matter how much Young Master Chi pretends, His Highness won't tolerate him anymore."

The group looked at Jin Yan, all feeling that it was Jin Yan's "merit" that prevented Leng Qingning from being tricked into going to Tingfeng Pavilion.

To be fair, Jin Yan and Chi Yan are strangely similar in some ways, perhaps because they both hold high positions of power? Both of them have an air of arrogance about them.

Chi Yan is arrogant and unruly, while Jin Yan is proud and aloof from the world.

In short, these two men were different from most men.

Lu Shiyi looked at Meng Xu, "Lord Cheng, I heard that Huai Kingdom has presented a batch of valuable golden silkworm ice silk as tribute. Your wife has asked you to distribute it according to the standards for a gentleman. I wonder what standards should be used for this young master Chi?"

“He has no rank, so he doesn’t qualify,” Meng Xu said matter-of-factly.

Lin Xianzhi asked with some concern, "Won't my wife be angry if we don't allocate any to Tingfeng Pavilion?"

“Absolutely not.” Cang Yuan replied without hesitation. He knew that Leng Qingning was only using Chi Yan, so why should he be angry?

Gu Nanshu felt that this was not the right thing to do. "Xiao Cheng, let's not be so biased. Since the mistress has kept him in the mansion, it means that he may become a concubine or a servant in the future. Let's give him his share."

Meng Xu was unwilling to listen. Now that he was in charge of the household, he didn't want to give any of it to Chi Yan. He was still angry.

"My lord, who knows what the future holds? Perhaps the mistress will kick him out before long."

Gu Nanshu advised, "There's no need to make things difficult for him. Since he entered the manor, he has been well-behaved and has never caused any trouble. I think he has become much more restrained than before."

Lu Shiyi chuckled: "Why does Your Highness always speak up for Young Master Chi? If you say he didn't cause any trouble, then why did you use the same trick again last night? Why didn't you go to invite His Highness during the day?"

Gu Nanshu explained good-naturedly, "I'm not speaking up for him, I'm just telling the truth. He has indeed been much more well-behaved this past month. Besides, His Highness is hardly ever in the manor during the day, so how could he possibly invite him?"

Cang Yuan said coldly, "He shouldn't have invited His Highness. He didn't know his place before and offended the Lord on the second day of his wedding. He still doesn't know himself. He has always been just a young master staying here, without any title or status."

Cang Yuan knew that Leng Qingning and Chi Yan had already made a marriage agreement in Cang Qiong, but after that incident, the agreement was no longer valid, so he did not want to reveal it.

“Minister Cang is right. Young Master Chi has no official title, so there’s no need to give him this ice silk.”

Seeing that the group was adamant, Gu Nanshu didn't say anything more.

Jin Yan did not express his opinion; he didn't care whether or not he received any rewards.

"Lord Gu, are you on very good terms with Young Master Chi?"

Gu Nanshu turned his head and was somewhat surprised to see Jin Yan ask him this. "No, I just feel that we are all under the same roof, so there is no need to be at odds with each other."

Jin Yan nodded, "Consort Gu is indeed as magnanimous as Consort Lu said. I admire him."

These words had no other meaning than an exclamation, an admiration for Gu Nanshu's ability to get along well with everyone in the household.

But it took on a different meaning when heard by others.

Gu Nanshu was speechless for a moment. Why did he feel that these words were implying something about him?

Lu Shiyi smiled silently, then quickly fell back down two seconds later.

He admitted that Gu Nanshu's personality was likable, but he disagreed with Gu Nanshu's views on the matter of Chi Yan.

...