"Phew." At ten o'clock in the morning, Bai Yueyue breathed a sigh of relief. Under Li Jieyue's guidance, she officially confirmed her ancient dance repertoire and music for the day. She also confirmed her appearance with Qin Zijin.
"Next, we should probably go and scout out the location with our godfather, right?" Bai Yueyue asked Lin Xinyi, who was standing beside her.
"Yes."
"Let's go then."
"Yueyue, wait a moment, someone wants to see you." Li Jieyue called out to Bai Yueyue, who was about to leave, and then said to Qin Zijin, "Zijin, please tell Qin Limin that Yueyue will be there in a little while."
"OK."
Someone wants to see me? Watching Qin Zijing leave, Bai Yueyue couldn't understand who would want to see her at this time. It was obvious that Li Jieyue was trying to get rid of him by sending Qin Zijing over. Hmm, why would it be so troublesome for someone to see me?
"Li Jieyue, it's been a long time." Bai Yueyue didn't need to guess anymore; the person she needed to see had already arrived.
The other party was a man who looked to be close to fifty years old. Beside him was Li Meng, and behind them were several servants.
Uncle Li Tian? Bai Yueyue was a little surprised. Why was he here now? The official start of the event should still be some time away.
Should we address them as "Uncle" in this situation?
"Lord Li Tian, Lord Li Meng, welcome." Li Jieyue was the first to bow, and Bai Yueyue understood what to do.
Ugh, I actually have to bow to Uncle Li Meng? This feels so weird. And he'll definitely be a pain in the neck later.
"Sister Li Jieyue, we don't need to exchange formalities, do we?" Li Tian looked at Li Jieyue, his expression somewhat dazed. Unlike Li Meng, he was the next head of the Li family, with much heavier responsibilities. He also didn't have the seniority of Li Jianchuan, allowing him to act as he pleased.
It's been over twenty years since we last met. Li Tian looked at his younger sister and noticed that she was completely different from how she was when she was the eldest daughter of the Li family.
“Young Miss, even though more than twenty years have passed, we still remember you. Please rest assured, we will not disturb your time together.” Among Li Tian’s personal attendants were those who had served him since childhood. They knew that the biggest obstacle for the four of them now was these personal attendants.
"You all go and discuss our rooms with the Qin family's head steward first," Li Meng ordered. "Everyone, go."
"Yes, ma'am." No one would be foolish enough to confront Li Meng head-on. And you can say that Li Jieyue is not the eldest daughter of the Li family, but you can't deny that she is.
"You two idiots! What are you doing here now! Are you going to cause us trouble?" As soon as all the personal servants left, Li Jieyue stepped forward and grabbed Li Meng's ear.
"Hey, sister, this isn't my fault, it was big brother's idea." Li Meng felt wronged. He didn't want to come here now, but Li Tian forcibly dragged him here, and now he's the only one who's hurt.
"Jieyue?" Li Tian looked at Li Jieyue and wondered if this was still the same Li Jieyue from the capital.
"Lord Li Tian." After releasing Li Meng, Li Jieyue looked at Li Tian, but her eyes actually darted away, something Bai Yueyue had never heard of before.
“Jieyue, there are no outsiders here. I really hope you can call me Big Brother now,” Li Tian said, knowing why Li Jieyue’s eyes were darting away.
In the past, Li Jieyue was an absolute darling of the capital, unmatched by Li Tian. Even within the Li family, some wanted to support her as the next head of the family. Both Li Jieyue and Li Tian knew this, and a week after the news broke, Li Jieyue became engaged to the current emperor.
After that, Li Jieyue studied the knowledge of being an emperor and empress, and gave up the power struggles within the Li family.
Everything returned to calm. If things proceeded as planned, Li Tian would become the next head of the Li family, Li Jieyue would become the young imperial consort and eventually the current empress, and the Li family would become unprecedentedly powerful.
When Li Jieyue ran away from her arranged marriage and eloped with a scoundrel from a lower-tier city, the Li family's fortunes plummeted, and Li Jianchuan and he faced immense pressure.
As a result, the imperial family took away most of the military power of the Li family, and many people within the Li family blamed Li Jieyue and wanted to bring her back to confess her crimes.
This matter was handled by Li Tian and Lü Dan together. No matter how others blamed him, he never blamed Li Jieyue, his most outstanding younger sister.
However, while he didn't blame Li Jieyue, Li Jieyue couldn't pretend nothing had happened.
Li Jieyue was well aware of the trouble her recklessness had caused them. In other words, all the trouble Bai Yueyue had caused now combined was not as big as that one incident.
"Mother, could you please introduce them to me?" Bai Yueyue asked, noticing Li Jieyue's hesitation.
"Yueyue, this is Lord Li Tian, the next head of the Li family." Li Jieyue introduced him simply. Bai Yueyue had already seen Li Tian's information, so there was no need for much introduction.
"Yueyue can just call him Uncle."
“Uncle, I’m so glad to see you. My mother often tells me that she misses you very much,” Bai Yueyue replied with a smile.
Of course, Li Jieyue could never have told Bai Yueyue about the Li family; Li Jieyue would never have mentioned the Li family to Bai Yueyue in the past.
"Oh, Uncle, I'm so happy to see you all. Yueyue has grown so much." Li Tian stepped forward and took out a small box from his pocket. He had heard Lu Dan and Li Meng mention Bai Yueyue before, so he naturally knew what the situation was.
"Damn, what is this, bro? Why didn't you mention it to me?" Li Meng leaned closer, somewhat curious.
"Get out of the way, don't get in my way." Li Tian said with some disgust. If it weren't for his status not allowing it, and the fact that he guessed that Bai Yueyue's hair must have taken a lot of time to do, Li Tian would probably have gone up and touched Bai Yueyue's head.
"Uncle, may I open it and take a look?" Bai Yueyue asked.
"Please open it with Jieyue when it's finished and no one is around," Li Tian said.
"Yes." Hmm, but I'm really curious. As soon as Bai Yueyue's gaze fell on Li Meng, Li Meng knew what Bai Yueyue was thinking.
"Oh dear, Yueyue, you know how busy your uncle is lately..."
"Uncle Li Meng, of course I know~" Why is he so busy? A robbery happened in this peaceful city a few days ago. Bai Yueyue has been too busy lately to deal with these matters, which is why Li Meng is so busy.
So, Uncle, the best gift is that you don't cause me any trouble!
"Yueyue, you are Jieyue's child. Even if some people don't acknowledge it, once you come to the Li family, you will be the young lady of the Li family."
Um... Uncle Li Tian, I actually won't be going to the Li family. Besides, I can already guess what kind of situation I'd face if I went in.
Bai Yueyue didn't have as many feelings for Li Tian as she did for Li Meng and Li Jianchuan. Of course, she could tell that he really wanted to be good to her and Li Jieyue.
"I understand, Uncle. Thank you."
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