After everyone had left, Zhao Shu walked into Baoxia and casually closed the door behind her. "Brother, come out."
Wei Tingsi emerged from behind the screen, holding the sword he had forgotten to take earlier. "I came to get the sword, and I was just about to go back when you returned," he explained, concealing the fact that he had actually been waiting there for quite some time.
Zhao Shu was speechless. "Brother didn't come in through the main gate. A sword has mysteriously disappeared from the manor. I'm afraid Commander Mo will think we've been robbed."
"Then I'll leave the sword here and come openly to retrieve it." After saying that, he actually placed the sword on the long table. At this moment, he really didn't want to take the sword away, and he felt that the new sword was not so unsuitable for temporary use.
"I heard that my brother is getting married?" Zhao Shu poured him a cup of tea and handed it to him, while she sat down on the embroidered stool.
"His Majesty has instructed me to attend the Hundred Flowers Banquet hosted by the Fourth Prince's Consort and to make a selection. If I find someone I like, I will ask him to bestow a marriage upon me." This was his way of explaining that he would not marry Lin Xiuxue.
"Unfortunately, the Fourth Prince's residence did not send me an invitation."
Zhao Shu was stunned and felt inexplicably sad for him. The Wei family did not treat him as the eldest son, and others did not value him. No matter how hard he tried, without the support of his family, there were many people who wanted to kick him while he was down.
"It's just a bunch of idle people getting together to drink and have fun. Those with talent might compose a few poems, while those without talent might applaud and say something nice. But someone like you, brother, who gets things done, doesn't need to use these trivialities to embellish your life. You might as well not go."
She understood what it felt like to receive an invitation from everyone in the capital but not herself, so she couldn't help but offer a few words of comfort.
Wei Tingsi grinned. "Is Shushu going?" he asked.
Zhao Shu nodded, "I'll go."
Upon hearing this, he said, "I cannot disobey the imperial decree. Even without an invitation, I will still go."
Zhao Shu: ...
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