"Since it's your own birthday, Aunt, you should make the decision yourself. There's no need to ask me about such a small matter."
Li Chang'an waved his hand, his tone very amiable.
"yes."
Madam Qin Xia nodded slightly, then looked around casually before continuing, "I wonder if you are satisfied with the service of those maids? If there is anything amiss, please feel free to tell me."
As she spoke, a sinister look flashed across her face.
In fact, this was Qin Xia's real purpose in coming here.
Holding a birthday party was secondary; the main thing was to take the opportunity to find out what was going on.
Li Chang'an naturally understood that this person's words had a hidden meaning, but she didn't care about it and replied casually, "It's fine, no need for Aunt to worry."
Seeing Li Chang'an's slightly aloof and indifferent demeanor, Qin Xia felt a little embarrassed, so she changed the subject and said, "In that case, I am relieved. In addition, I would like to invite Madam to attend the banquet in person."
Although the woman always had a smile on her face, Li Chang'an found her smile irritating no matter how he looked at it, and naturally did not want to have much contact with her, especially since he had never liked attending these banquets.
Just as he was about to refuse, Feng Beichuan suddenly spoke up, "It's really unfortunate, Your Highness has been unwell these past few days, so I'm afraid you won't be able to attend the banquet."
Upon hearing this, Li Chang'an couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and glance at Feng Beichuan. He saw that the man still had a smile in his eyes and brows, and his face was completely expressionless.
Qin Xia's smile froze. She looked up at Feng Beichuan and then at Li Chang'an beside her, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Feeling unwell?
That reason is far too perfunctory!
"I wonder what's wrong with Madam? Should we call a doctor to take a look?"
Qin Xia continued to probe.
"It's nothing, I'm just a little tired because I've been too busy lately."
Li Chang'an gave a few perfunctory replies, but he was getting somewhat impatient.
"Then why don't we have the kitchen stew some red dates and bird's nest for Madam to nourish her body? That way she can recover faster."
Qin Xiashi put on a very concerned look, but her hand in her sleeve gradually crumpled the silk handkerchief in her hand into a ball.
Originally, she wanted to set up a trap for Li Chang'an on her birthday, but the most important person was unwilling to show up, so how could she accept that?
"You don't need to worry about these things. I will send over the best tonics from the Regent's Palace."
Feng Beichuan spoke slowly from the side, his tone quite impolite, almost as if he were saying "see the guest out" directly.
Qin Xiashi naturally understood the implication behind those words. She knew very well that there was no need for her to continue the argument, so she could only give a farewell bow and leave hastily with her people.
"Hypocritical and disgusting!"
After everyone had left, Feng Beichuan couldn't help but curl his lip and make a disgusted comment.
Li Chang'an glanced at him indifferently, seeing the man's righteous and indignant expression, and remained noncommittal.
Feng Beichuan turned his face away and looked at Li Chang'an, unable to help but complain, "Chang'an, how do you manage to live under the same roof with someone like that every day? Tsk tsk tsk..."
"Once you get used to it, it doesn't matter anymore."
Li Chang'an shrugged helplessly, then looked at the maids busy sweeping and cleaning in the courtyard outside and fell into deep thought.
With so many women, there are bound to be a lot of trouble. I wonder what kind of mischief these women will cause in the future.
Thinking this, Li Chang'an couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. Suddenly, he felt that having Zhuque by his side was actually quite nice, so he couldn't help but turn to look at Feng Beichuan beside him, and slightly curled the corners of his lips.
This sudden interaction almost made Feng Beichuan fall off his chair.
Is this woman possessed?
Feng Beichuan stared blankly at Li Chang'an, just like a silly goose.
Li Chang'an found this person really inexplicable, staring at him so intently that it made his scalp tingle. So he couldn't help but frown and ask, "Why are you staring at me like that?"
"You...you actually smiled at me?"
Upon hearing this, Li Chang'an immediately felt a wave of exasperation wash over him. He rolled his eyes at the man, annoyed, "What, you can't stand me being nice, can you?"
Feng Beichuan smiled awkwardly and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "How could that be? It's good to smile more! By the way, I brought the horse back to you. I handed it over to the servants when I came. Don't worry about the wound. It has been cleaned, bandaged, and treated with medicine. It will heal soon."
Listening to the man's rambling in his ear, Li Chang'an suddenly felt a strange sense of emotion, thinking that it was nice to have someone by his side.
A warmth spread across his face, and then Li Chang'an said, "I reckon the small kitchen should be preparing food soon. Would the Regent like to stay for dinner?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Beichuan felt incredibly flattered. He knew that he was always the one who insisted on staying, and Li Chang'an had never invited him to stay for dinner before.
Feng Beichuan couldn't help but show a look of joy, and immediately nodded in agreement, his eyes shining like two obsidian stones.
Zhuque smiled slightly as she watched the two of them, and then tactfully pulled Cangyun out.
Do you think our prince has a chance?
As soon as he stepped out the door, Cangyun looked at Zhuque with a grin, as if he had already figured everything out.
"Mind your own business!"
Zhuque merely rolled her eyes at him and spoke indifferently before going to check how well the maids were doing their work.
"Hey, this guy is so boring!"
Cangyun couldn't help but mutter a complaint, thinking to himself, "Could this woman have really become a housekeeper after only a few days in the General's Mansion?"
As usual, Li Chang needed to change her dressing before going to bed that night. She had just taken off the old, thin cloth wrapped around her knee when she heard a knock on the door.
Li Chang'an assumed it was Zhuque who had entered, so he casually replied, "Come in!"
"Madam, this has already been treated with medicine. Let me wrap it up for you."
Upon hearing this, Li Chang'an looked up and discovered that the person who entered was not Zhuque at all.
Looking at the somewhat familiar face, Li Chang'an suddenly remembered that this was the maid who had been frightened into fainting that day.
"It's you? Where's Suzaku?"
Li Chang'an's eyes flickered, and he stared at the other person's face for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, as if trying to see through the person.
Qiu Yue's smile faltered for a moment, then returned to normal. She said with a smile, "Miss Zhuque had some things to attend to and couldn't get away, so she sent me to help you change your dressing. Miss Zhuque also instructed that the dressing be changed to the one that the Prince sent today."
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