"Senior brother, what are you thinking about! Dinner's ready!" Junior brother patted Mu Qingyang on the shoulder.
"Qingying, I have a favor to ask of you. I wonder if you can grant my request?" Mu Qingyang asked his junior brother, who had always admired and envied him.
"Senior brother, just tell me, whatever it is, Qingying will do her best to help," Mu Qingying said. Back then, the two brothers apprenticed together to learn opera; one was a scholar, and the other a martial artist.
“Come on, I’ll tell you slowly, but you have to promise me you won’t mention this to anyone! That Princess Fucha has asked you about me time and time again, I’m afraid she has ulterior motives,” Mu Qingyang said.
Although Mu Qingying was quite jealous of his senior brother, he would still stand on Mu Qingyang's side when things happened, after all, they were fellow disciples and both actors.
When Lanqin recounted the events that had occurred in Liu's room to the Fourth Master, he indeed showed little interest. He only inquired about Liu's pregnancy, to which Lanqin replied that she had only experienced a slight miscarriage scare and was otherwise unharmed, so he didn't ask any further questions. At this moment, the Fourth Master's mind was entirely focused on the autumn imperial examinations, and he paid no attention to how a concubine's jewelry had gone missing. He instructed Lanqin to handle the matter thoroughly, and if it was truly an inside job, to simply sell it off.
"Master, Sister Song has booked a performance at Changyin Pavilion today. Why don't we go and watch it together?" Lanqin said to the Fourth Master, who was drinking duck soup. "Anyway, Master has been so busy lately, why not change your mood?"
"What play?" Fourth Master asked, continuing to drink his soup.
"The children will all go and join in the fun of the 'Havoc in Heaven' event,'" Lanqin said.
"Then let's call them all!" Fourth Master said, continuing to drink his soup.
"..." Lanqin listened to Fourth Master's words and thought to herself, "Is he going to call everyone living in the garden to go?"
"Just consider it a bit of fun!" Fourth Master said quickly when he saw that Lanqin was silent.
“That’s good. The sisters have been here for quite some time now, but they’ve been confined to their own rooms every day. Let’s take this opportunity to have some fun,” Lanqin said.
"Yes, call them all out!" Fourth Master said.
Lanqin hadn't expected the Fourth Master to call them all out, so she blinked and said, "Then I'll send someone to deliver the message. Does Madam Liu want to go?"
"Let's see if her body can handle it!" Fourth Master said.
Lanqin said "Oh" and then went to tell someone to pass on Fourth Master's instructions.
After receiving the Fourth Master's message, everyone began to dress up and get ready, for it had been a long time since the Fourth Master had invited everyone to have fun together like this.
Both Lady Liu and Lady Fucha dressed up as elegantly as possible, and Lady Song and Lady Wu could not be too out of place, otherwise they would look too old in comparison to those behind them.
"Sister, is your brother-in-law Prince Yong?" Wu Ruyue was dressed in a light pink qipao, with her hair styled in a double bun, and her plain silver headdress made her look exceptionally elegant and radiant!
“You’re not allowed to call him ‘brother-in-law, brother-in-law’ in front of the Prince. You have to address him as ‘Your Highness’!” Madam Wu looked up at her head and said.
“He’s my brother-in-law! Why can’t I call him that?” Ru Yue said.
“The master is not only your sister’s husband, but also has a concubine!” Wu said.
"Sister, what kind of person is your husband? When I was at home, I heard people say that he is a very cold-hearted person!" Ruyue asked.
"You silly girl, what kind of place is this? Don't talk nonsense! What kind of person is the master? How dare we women in the inner quarters ask about him!" Madam Wu glared at Ruyue reproachfully.
"So what? It's just my sister and Ruyue here, what's there to be afraid of?" Wu Ruyue said dismissively.
"Come here, your hair is too plain. Here, put this pearl flower on!" Madam Wu picked out a colorful glass pearl flower from her dressing box.
"No, I don't need these to enhance my appearance!" Wu Ruyue said proudly.
"You brat, are you complaining about your own beauty?" Madam Wu looked at her younger sister with affection.
"I am beautiful! Sister, in the future, Ruyue will marry a man who is worthy of Ruyue!" Wu Ruyue said, her eyes shining.
"Aren't you ashamed? A young girl like you, saying such things without blushing at all!" Wu Shi spat.
"What's there to be shy about? Father sent me here so that my sister could find me a suitable marriage! A man who can help the family and give Ruyue a good life!" Wu Ruyue said.
Looking at her younger sister, Wu sighed inwardly and said, "I have already entrusted the concubine to look out for a suitable marriage for you."
"Sister, it's almost time, let's go!" Wu Ruyue said impatiently.
"Don't rush, let's go when it's almost time!" said Wu.
"Why?" Wu Ruyue asked.
“There are no so many whys, girl. With your sister here, you must listen to her!” said Madam Wu. She knew that this performance tonight was chosen by Madam Song, and she seemed to have only called Lanqin. How did it become that everyone was going? Madam Wu also knew that it was best not to appear too eager at this moment.
"Hmph! I'm going to see my little fox. Sister, just call me whenever you're coming!" Wu Ruyue said, and then walked out!
After she left, Hongqian said to Madam Wu, "Princess, if only you had kept Miss here, with her looks, she might really be able to help you!"
Wu slammed her hand on the dressing table with a loud bang, startling the maids behind her who immediately bowed their heads and held their breath.
"You're getting more and more unruly! How dare you say such things? Let alone my current good relationship with the concubine, look at her relationship with the master. How could Wu Ruyue possibly get in? Don't dream! Even I've given up on that dream, yet you dare to say it out loud! Hongqian, you've been with me for so many years, and I rely on you very much! How could you be so confused! I'm enough for you; I don't want Ruyue to live like this anymore!" Wu Shi rattled off these words!
"Princess, please calm down! I was confused, please don't be angry. I was just thinking of letting Miss come in to help you!" Hongxi quickly knelt down on the ground and said.
"She should marry a man worthy of her, and be a proper wife, so she won't repeat my mistakes. I will never allow her to follow in my footsteps!" Madam Wu said firmly. "Don't take her with you later. Just say I'm going first, and let her stay in her room and do her embroidery!"
Hongxi didn't dare say anything more and quickly agreed.
Meanwhile, Wu Ruyue was unaware that her sister had already chosen a path for her, and she herself really wanted to see what the Fourth Master, the man in everyone's mind, looked like!
As expected, Wu Shi did not call her sister and went alone. She suddenly felt that it was best to reduce the chances of her sister seeing the Fourth Master, or better yet, not to see him at all.
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