“Namin, look at that hairy-faced monkey! It’s a real monster!” Bechuk said.
“Beichuk, this monkey is incredibly audacious! He actually dared to steal the Queen Mother of the West's peaches of immortality. He deserves to be punished!” Namin said.
“No, it’s the Jade Emperor and all those gods who deserve to be punished. They’ve enjoyed the peaches of immortality for so long, shouldn’t they let other people who haven’t tasted them try them?” Wuxiha said.
“Sun Wukong is not a god, he is a stone monkey spirit, he is not worthy to eat those immortal peaches,” Namin said seriously.
"Then why do you say Sun Wukong isn't a god, but a demon?" Ushiha protested, because Lanqin hadn't said that when she explained Journey to the West to the two sisters. Bechuk watched his two older sisters talking non-stop, turning his head like a rattle drum, looking at Ushiha one moment and Namin the next, unable to get a word in edgewise.
“Sun Wukong wasn’t originally a deity; she just popped out of a stone!” Namin said.
As the two girls argued back and forth, Madam Song smiled and handed each of them a piece of osmanthus cake, saying, "When watching a play, you should keep quiet and not argue. Even when discussing the play, don't speak loudly, or you'll disturb others."
The two girls blushed slightly and quickly stopped talking, focusing their attention on the martial arts scene on stage.
Liu finally saw Mu Qingyang appear. She clenched her handkerchief tightly and stared intently at him on the stage. He, however, seemed not to notice Liu at all. His gaze merely swept over her, as if they had never had such a deep relationship.
Meanwhile, Wu Ruyue realized that her sister hadn't sent anyone to summon her for a long time, so she went to see her herself, only to find that her sister had already left with Namin. Enraged, she grabbed the flowers from the vase, crushed them, and stomped on them on the ground.
Previously, Wu Ruyue had always behaved very well in front of Madam Wu, and had never shown such anger. The servants who stayed behind were all secretly surprised, realizing that this twelve-year-old young lady had such a big temper.
"My sister? Why didn't she ask you to go and call me? She just went by herself!" Wu Ruyue was still angry and yelled at a maid.
This little maid was just a second-class maid in Wu's room, responsible for washing and cleaning. She was not Wu's personal maid at all, so she was not qualified to be treated like this. She could only stammer, "This servant does not know, this servant does not know."
"And you, do you know?" Wu Ruyue glared at them, then turned to another maid, Hongying, Wu Shi's trusted confidante. She had long disliked Wu Ruyue speaking to them like this, and even Wu Shi herself hadn't reprimanded them like this for many years.
"How would we maids know? The princess doesn't tell us her ideas. Why don't you wait for the princess to return and ask her yourself?" Hongying was tidying up Wu Shi's clothes when she saw Wu Ruyue making a lot of noise, and she became even more displeased.
"You? You're just a maid, how dare you speak to me like that!" Although Wu Ruyue was only twelve years old, she was sharp-tongued and had already reprimanded the maid who served her behind Madam Wu's back.
Hongying knew that this young lady was difficult to serve, because the two maids who served her had complained to Hongying about it.
She continued packing her clothes unhurriedly, saying, "This is how I always speak, even to the princess. The princess has never said anything, I didn't know you minded so much, Miss. I'll go and tell the princess, but my temperament is hard to change."
Wu Ruyue was so angry that she froze and didn't know what to say, after all, she was only twelve years old.
"Miss, why don't you go back and wash up quickly? By the time the princess returns, the water we servants are carrying will only be enough for the princess and the third princess," Yunxiang chimed in, not to be outdone. It turned out that once, Wu Ruyue had thrown a tantrum because she thought the maids serving her were carrying water too slowly.
"You, are you deliberately neglecting me because you think I'm not your proper master? When my sister comes back, I'll tell her I'm resigning." Wu Ruyue stamped her foot and headed towards her room.
Seeing that she had finally stopped making a fuss, Yunxiang said, "Did we go too far? Is she really going to go to the princess and stir up trouble?"
Hongying said, "What's there to be afraid of? She's not a proper mistress to begin with, yet she acts even more arrogant than the princess. Doesn't she know where we are? The princess didn't take her out today because she couldn't stand her."
“Yes, the princess has been quite kind to us, but we didn’t expect this young lady to have such a bad temper,” Yunxiang said.
"Just wait and see. The princess will find out about her behavior sooner or later. Look how well-behaved and sensible she is in front of the princess," Hongying said disdainfully.
“That’s right, I never imagined she would be so harsh on her servants,” Yunxiang said.
Meanwhile, Wu Ruyue returned to her room and burst into tears. Bicao and Bisi, who had been sent by Madam Wu to serve her, were also dissatisfied with her after being scolded several times. However, seeing her crying so bitterly, they had no choice but to step forward and comfort her, asking, "Miss, is something wrong?"
Wu Ruyue was already angry that these maids didn't treat her like a proper mistress, and now she felt even more disrespected by the Wu family, which made her even more heartbroken, and she completely ignored the two maids' inquiries.
Seeing that she ignored them, Bicao and Bisi could only stand silently to the side and let her cry.
"One day, I'll make you all regret this. You snobbish, disrespectful lackeys!" Wu Ruyue thought bitterly. Her sister wouldn't let her see the Fourth Master, perhaps fearing she might develop feelings for him. Originally, Wu Ruyue hadn't been particularly interested in the Fourth Master, but Wu Shi's actions had only fueled her desire to see him. This was a classic case of overdoing it. Wu Shi never imagined that her attempt to prevent Ruyue from seeing the Fourth Master would only intensify her longing to do so.
Meanwhile, the opera at Changyin Pavilion was in progress and was interrupted. While everyone was sitting and talking, Liu Shi helped Cuizhu out under the pretense of needing to relieve herself.
They secretly bypassed the corridor, circled around the gate, and arrived at the place where the actors changed their costumes. Liu stood in a side gate, whispered a few words to Cuizhu, and then instructed her to leave.
Cui Zhu walked into the backstage area where the actors were changing costumes, searching for Mu Qingyang. She finally spotted him in an empty seat, drawing her eyebrows. If he weren't an actor, one of the lowest of the low, Cui Zhu wouldn't be able to resist falling for such a man.
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