Chapter 44: Someone is Following Us
After discussing each other's conditions in detail, a temporary cooperative relationship was reached between Liu Mingyue and Chi Hongyuan.
After agreeing on the time for the next meeting, Chi Hongyuan and Liu Mingyue left Zui Xiang Lou respectively.
Inside the carriage, Bai Ziyu was still drinking. The wine from Zui Xiang Lou was really delicious, and he even sold a pot before leaving.
"As a miracle doctor, he is addicted to alcohol. If people knew about this, they would start to doubt whether Miracle Doctor Bai's medical skills are just in name only." Liu Mingyue sat opposite him, teasing with her arms around her chest.
When Chi Hongyuan saw them just now, he clearly felt that they were too young and untrustworthy. However, he was a man of great accomplishments after all, so he did not walk away immediately, but sat down and talked with them in detail.
"I don't save people easily. I don't want to bother with those who don't know what's good for them."
While Bai Ziyu was talking, he drank two glasses of wine. He had a high alcohol tolerance and could drink for half the night without his face getting red.
Liu Mingyue: “…”
The carriage moved forward slowly, and the night wind blew into the carriage through the curtains. Liu Mingyue noticed something strange and held back Bai Ziyu's hand as he was about to pour more wine: "Don't drink yet, there's someone following behind."
Bai Ziyu's expression immediately became serious. He put down the wine jug and cup and took out the medicine he had prepared long ago.
"Will it work?" Liu Mingyue looked at the medicine bottle in his hand. How could it knock out those people with just this little bit?
"It might be a little bit difficult to do it under normal circumstances, but don't you see what the wind is like today?"
Bai Ziyu opened the bottle cap, lifted a corner of the car curtain, and poured out all the contents of the bottle.
He ground the medicine into very fine pieces, and the medicine was blown away by the wind, becoming invisible and odorless. Even in the daytime, if no one saw his movements, no one would be able to detect the medicine being scattered.
Today's wind was blowing from the front of the carriage. Once the medicine was scattered, it would float backwards with the wind and unconsciously make the people following behind unconscious.
"I'm a little dizzy after drinking. Please drive faster. Thank you." Liu Mingyue urged the driver.
The driver was completely unaware of the person following behind him, and he said "yes" and sped up the carriage. The carriage drove away quickly, but the person who followed out of Zui Xiang Lou did not catch up.
Liu Mingyue did not let the coachman take her back to the Marquis' Mansion. Instead, she asked the coachman to drop them off across a street. The two of them quickly walked into the alley, avoiding the main road, to avoid exposing their whereabouts and having their residence discovered.
"Thank goodness you thought of him sending someone to follow you before you arrived at Zui Xiang Lou. After all, he is a person who came out of the cold palace, so it is really hard to fool him. However, our move will make him more wary of us."
Bai Ziyu thought of what happened in Zui Xiang Lou. This Ninth Prince must have a lot of tricks up his sleeve.
"We are not without our guard against him. As long as we can achieve our mutual goals, there is no need to trust him too much."
Liu Mingyue shrugged indifferently. What she wanted was someone who could become a sharp blade in her hands, not an ally.
When they were about to leave the alley, the two looked at each other without saying a word. They separated at the entrance of the alley and quickly walked home.
The next day, after Liu Mingyue woke up and washed up, she stayed in her room to eat. After what happened before, the Marquise probably didn't want to ask her to serve her anymore.
After breakfast, the maid took down the dining table when someone from the front yard came over with a message.
"Princess, Madam wants you to go to the front hall." The person who came to deliver the message was not someone close to the Marquise, but someone serving in the front hall.
Liu Mingyue had just washed her hands and was planning to sit in the yard to cool off. She was a little surprised to see someone coming.
But after a moment of silence, she remembered something from her previous life. Liu Mingyue nodded and said, "I'll be there right away."
When Liu Mingyue arrived at the flower hall, the Marquise was sitting in the main seat with a note on the table on the side of her arm.
"Daughter-in-law greets Madam." Liu Mingyue took small steps forward to salute, and the Marquise immediately turned her head away.
"News came from the palace that General Zhou is about to lead his troops to war. His Majesty is holding a banquet in the palace for several generals and deputy generals who will lead the troops. There will also be a banquet at the parade ground to boost morale."
The Marquise glanced impatiently at the people standing in the flower hall. How glorious was the Zhou family today in the previous dynasty? Although Liu Mingyue was from the Zhou family, she was just a stepdaughter. What was the use?
If the one who married in at that time was the daughter of the Zhou family... The Marquis' wife snorted unwillingly. The Zhou family was smart and knew that even if they sent a stepdaughter to marry in place of them, the Dingbei Marquis' Mansion would not say anything.
Fortunately, no matter how useless Liu Mingyue is, she is from the Zhou Mansion and has many connections with the family. Some things are better to have than nothing.
"What can a daughter-in-law do?" Seeing that the Marquise remained silent for a long time, Liu Mingyue still asked reluctantly.
If she remained silent, the Marchioness would ask her why she didn't speak, which was very strange.
"Oh, what can you do?" The Marquise sneered with disdain, showing great disdain for Liu Mingyue.
"Officials above the fifth rank can bring their families to this banquet. As the adopted daughter of the Zhou family, you should go and perform for your father. However, you are now married into the Marquis's mansion and are the new bride of the Marquis's mansion. You should attend with me."
When the Marquise said the last sentence, she was extremely reluctant. It would be embarrassing for her to bring Liu Mingyue with her, but she had to bring her.
There will be many banquets in the palace in the future, and I am afraid that this bitch will be required to attend. Thinking of this, the Marquise's face became even gloomier.
"My daughter-in-law understands." Liu Mingyue listened to the Marquise's low voice and struggled not to laugh out loud.
She found it funny that the Marquise was unhappy. As the saying goes, evildoers will be punished by evildoers. So that's how it is.
In her previous life, she was too cautious. She could clearly rely on herself, but she felt that she should rely on the Marquis' Mansion. If she had gone crazy earlier and given up, she would have wanted to see how Zhou Baili could become Tan Zhuoyan's mistress.
However, a person of such bad taste as Tan Zhuoyan should be with Zhou Baihe, so of course she has to help them.
"There's nothing else to do. Please go down." The Marquise closed her eyes and didn't want to look at Liu Mingyue even more.
Liu Mingyue bowed and left without saying anything politely. The palace held a banquet before the soldiers went to war, just like in the previous life.
Three days later, a grand banquet was held in the palace and on the parade grounds. It was very lively, but Liu Mingyue was looked down upon at the palace banquet.
"Madam, this is your first time attending a palace banquet, so you must prepare well." After coming out of the flower hall, Huasheng enthusiastically listed what should be prepared for attending a palace banquet.
After saying this, he felt that what he had said was not complete enough, and said he would take a notebook to write it down so as not to miss anything.
"It's just that you are entering the palace, so you just need to dress appropriately. You don't need to dress too dazzlingly or with any extravagant things. Your master's face is already eye-catching enough, so there's no need to decorate it any more."
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