This incident improved Ruyi's mood, who was worried about her husband going to war. The girls gathered in the courtyard, watching Ruyi glancing back every few steps as Huanlu secretly sent her flirtatious glances.
"Then you must take good care of me!"
The woman in plain clothes had a shifty look in her eyes, her expression full of grievance. She lowered her head slightly and placed her hands on her chest. With just one glance, she evoked pity in people's hearts.
"Oh my, Sister Huanlv, you should get one too."
The woman dressed in light green pursed her lips, coughed twice, and imitated Ruyi's manner as she spoke.
"You...you...please take good care of me for a moment, okay?"
"..."
"..."
How did the Eighth Prince fall for her?!
Ruyi smiled and turned to Liuxu, saying
“Liu Xu, you grew up with her, so you should teach her.”
The Jiangnan beauty's eyes sparkled, and without any other gestures, just one glance evoked the image of Daiyu burying flowers, a sense of fragility that suggested she might vanish into the yellow earth along with the withering petals.
"I have feelings for you, but don't feel pressured. Just let me watch over you."
Soft words sweep across people's hearts.
Huo Xiaolong only realized today that he hadn't put in any effort in the dating and relationship aspects of these older sisters. If he had, he would have hooked up with all these brothers-in-law.
With the same temperament, Long'er felt that Huanlu Jie would definitely succeed this time.
Just by looking at that Jiangnan woman opening her mouth, you can see the pinnacle of her abilities.
"I have to have you in my heart, you know. Just standing here makes my heart pound and I feel so restless."
Cen Ang and He Yi laughed so hard they couldn't lift themselves up. Liu Xu covered her flushed face with her fan, and at this moment she really didn't want to admit that she was her family's little maid.
"What's wrong? What are you laughing at? Isn't that what I mean? We have to get it right."
"Who are you trying to bully? The Eighth Prince? You're so annoying, hahaha."
"You don't understand, this is about romance."
"Is it? Long'er?"
Huo Xiaolong nodded. She agreed with all her sisters, and she concurred with whoever asked her. The girl clapped her hands and said...
"Absolutely, the Eighth Prince loves you just the way you are."
Watching Huanlu sway as she walked out of the courtyard, the group exchanged glances and then burst into laughter.
Long'er didn't care whether her sister could learn it or not. If she couldn't, so be it. What was the point of worrying about the Eighth Prince?
My sister's just bored and wants to find something to do.
And so, with the help of the old eunuchs at the door, Yuwen Sinian finally managed to pass a note to Huanlu.
"Huanlu, you have no idea how stupid those people are!"
The old eunuch in charge of watering the flowers, with his delicate fingers raised, stood next to the young lady and said...
The voices were a bit high-pitched, and the girls weren't used to it at first, but now they're fine with it. These charming old ladies are actually quite adorable.
When I go shopping, I always bring them back some cosmetics and snacks. Although these little maids don't need them, it still makes me feel warm inside.
"What's wrong?" Huanlv asked in return.
"Do you think it's okay for others to just hand out notes to you little maids? Our indentures are all with the manor, so even if there's a lot of money, we can't just hand them out. Are we going to earn money but not live to spend it?"
"If you ask me, we should have figured out when you leave and secretly passed it to you on the way. It's been several days and we haven't been able to get it in. We've been so worried."
"It was Old Wang who spoke up today, saying that we could be tempted by money, and that's why the note is in your hands."
"Also, here's some silver that the guards gave me. You can use it."
Huanlu frowned and stepped aside, speaking to the old eunuch.
"Grandpa, what are you doing? This is the money for you, take it and use it. If you feel bad, I'll split it among you guys. It's no big deal."
"This won't do..."
"What's wrong with that? Your granddaughter will take care of you."
The old woman felt a little soft-hearted upon hearing this. For a few eunuchs like them to be addressed as "Grandpa" by the capable young ladies of the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion, they hadn't lived in vain.
"Yes! Grandpa will keep it."
Huanlu unfolded the note and saw that the Eighth Prince had asked her to meet him at the back door at midnight that night, right where they had met that day.
The young woman happily closed the note and handed it to Huo Xiaolong.
"So, what should I wear today? Should I dress nicely?"
"You can wear anything. We don't have much of anything, except clothes." Huo Xiaolong smiled indulgently, then added.
"But don't choose any of those clothes, absolutely don't choose them. If you wear those clothes out in the middle of the night, you could scare a few people to death."
Huanlu tossed the handkerchief aside, tapped the girl's head, and then said...
"Don't worry, you're so witty."
This was the first time any of the maids had been invited out to play. It wasn't uncommon, but they simply didn't think much of it.
Although this was a fake, the group of maids were as busy as if it were real.
“You wear this hairpin of mine; it matches your clothes.”
"No, wear mine. It gives you a more scholarly air. The prince will definitely prefer the type of lady from a respectable family."
"If you wear this dress, it will make your waist look slimmer. You have a beautiful waist, won't he be smitten?"
Surrounded by greenery and chattering all around her, she sighed and said...
"Sisters, it's fake, it's not real romance."
"So what if it's fake? It's the first time, isn't it?"
"That's right."
The young woman resigned herself to her fate and let them clean up.
At midnight, the bright moon hangs high in the sky.
A gentle woman was waiting for someone in an alley. She looked around, her earrings swaying gently with each movement.
"girl."
Yuwen Sinian slowly walked over and said to Huanlu.
The young lady bowed slightly in greeting.
"I apologize for my intrusion, but... but after returning home that day, I was truly consumed by longing. May I ask your name, young lady?"
"Greening the surrounding area".
"A beautiful name: Huan Zhi Qiu Shui, with its shimmering green waves."
The man naturally stood next to Huanlu and took out a hairpin from his pocket, handing it to her.
The hairpin was very simple, the kind made of translucent agate. At this time, one couldn't give a hairpin made of white jade, which was too valuable, otherwise one's identity would be exposed.
The intention was too obvious.
"This hairpin has no other meaning than that. I just saw it at a stall while shopping the other day and thought it would suit you very well."
Huanlu feigned shyness, and from the day she met Yuwen Sinian until now, she hadn't uttered a single word except for introducing herself.
The young lady spoke.
"I'm so sorry, you've gone to so much trouble."
The rough accent of the border town startled the Eighth Prince, but he calmed himself down and asked again.
"Does the young lady work at the Prince of Zhenbei's residence?"
"Yeah, I'm her maid. So what? Where do you work, brother?"
Yuwen Sinian had never seen a woman like this in his life. Just her words alone gave him the desire to become sworn brothers with her.
"I……"
Those beautiful, clear eyes were still fixed on him. Unable to do anything else, the Eighth Prince spoke.
"My family runs a cloth business. If Miss Huanlu would be so kind as to come, I'll come and pick you up tomorrow."
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