However, not far from Hongzhou, Wukuzha also came from another direction. Upon learning that Hongzhou had already set off from the academy to have dinner at Rongyi Courtyard, Wukuzha hurriedly set off from the main courtyard, hoping to catch up with Hongzhou and have dinner with him at Gengshi's place.
Unexpectedly, when she finally saw Hongzhou, she was met with this scene. Wu Kuzha, who had been full of expectations, saw Hongzhou staring at Qiu Yun's back. At this moment, Wu Kuzha felt as if her heart was being tightly gripped by a hand, and she felt a lump in her throat.
After a while, Wu Kuzha murmured two words to herself, "Your Highness..."
Wu Kuzha was heartbroken. Over the years, Hongzhou had only ever loved her. He rarely visited the other princesses' courtyards. Even though Gengshi kept urging him to marry more princesses, he never agreed.
When Lady Geng asked Lady Wukuza to persuade Hongzhou to visit other concubines, Hongzhou would side with her. However, at this moment, Hongzhou was staring at other women in a daze, which made Lady Wukuza feel very uneasy and angry.
The maid standing beside Wu Kuzha, unaware of what was going on, saw Hongzhou ahead and excitedly said to Wu Kuzha, "Madam, the Prince is ahead. Shall we go up and go to Rongyi Courtyard with him?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Kuzha quickly told her to be quiet, "Wait a moment, don't make a sound."
Therefore, the two stood at the entrance of the corridor watching Hongzhou and Qiuyun, but Hongzhou was unaware of this.
After watching for a while, Qiu Yun probably realized what was happening. She turned around and saw Hong Zhou, as well as Wu Kuzha standing at the other end of the corridor.
Qiu Yun paused for a moment, pretending not to see Wu Kuzha, and then immediately greeted Hong Zhou, "This servant greets Your Highness, may Your Highness be well."
However, Hongzhou didn't speak to her and walked straight past her into Rongyi Courtyard.
After Hongzhou left, Wukuzha walked over to Qiuyun, who looked delighted. Qiuyun pretended to have just noticed her and greeted her as well.
Before Wukuza could speak, the maidservant protecting her mistress cursed, "You shameless hussy!"
Wu Kuzha thought that Hongzhou had feelings for Qiuyun, so she didn't scold the maid beside her. Instead, she said to Qiuyun, "You should do your job well and not have any improper thoughts."
Upon hearing Wu Kuzha's words, Qiu Yun quickly replied, "This servant does not understand what the Fujin is saying."
Wu Kuzha ignored her and went straight in like Hong Zhou. The maid beside Wu Kuzha hurriedly followed, glaring at Qiu Yun before leaving, "Hmph."
When Hongzhou saw that Wukuzha had arrived, he went to greet her. He was about to reach out to help her up and talk to her, but Wukuzha ignored him and subtly avoided his hand. She then slowly walked to Geng's side and greeted her.
Ignoring Hongzhou, Wukuzha bowed to Geng, who was drinking tea, and said, "Greetings, Mother."
Madam Geng put down her teacup, waved for her to rise, and said slowly, "Since you're all here, let's serve the meal." Then she turned to Lülan, who was standing beside her, and said, "Lülan, go and call the kitchen to serve the meal."
"Yes." After saying that, Lülan turned around and went to serve the meal.
Before long, the kitchen staff brought out the dinner that had been prepared in advance, and Geng gestured for Wu Kuzha and Hongzhou to take their seats and dine.
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