At that time, Su Yuntian was kneeling in the bathroom, unable to stand up for a long time.
His face was extremely pale; the mere thought of Mu Jin made him want to tear her apart.
Her blow almost made him faint from the pain. It took Su Yun a long time to recover before he felt a little better.
Su Yuntian didn't know when he started to crave Mu Jin so much, but he felt that his feelings for Mu Jin tonight had reached an uncontrollable level.
The scent of Mu Jin still lingered in the bathroom. The urge that had cooled down began to rise again, and the frustration made Su Yuntian quickly walk out of the Green Bamboo Courtyard.
Standing at the gate of the Green Bamboo Courtyard, Su Yuntian felt the chill of early winter blow away his body heat. He glanced back at the Green Bamboo Courtyard and then turned to go to the Autumn Water Courtyard.
In the early morning at Qiushui Garden, Su Yuntian sat at the dining table looking refreshed, but Shen Qianqian seemed to have slept poorly, her complexion was terrible.
Su Yuntian glanced at her and put a mandarin duck roll in her bowl: "Didn't you sleep well last night?"
Shen Qianqian was stunned for a moment. The truth was that when Su Yuntian made love to her last night, at the peak of their lovemaking, Su Yuntian actually uttered the name Mu Jin. Her whole body froze instantly, but she couldn't show her dissatisfaction in front of Su Yuntian.
Shen Qianqian immediately composed herself and said coquettishly, "It's all because of the prince. He was bothering me so late last night, and I couldn't sleep well. Look, my eyes are all swollen. You have to make it up to me."
Su Yuntian couldn't help but smile as he watched Shen Qianqian act coquettishly.
At this moment, Su Yuntian's personal guard came to report: "Your Highness, a message has come from the palace that the Emperor has decreed that tomorrow night at 7 PM, members of the royal family and officials of the second rank or above should bring their families to the palace to attend a banquet."
Su Yuntian frowned: "Can you tell me what's going on? There haven't been any particularly important days lately, so why are you suddenly holding a palace banquet?"
The guard said, "They didn't say anything specific, but we've received word that King Yi will also be attending."
Su Yuntian was somewhat surprised to hear that Su Yi was attending, since Su Yi rarely participated in palace banquets. Thinking of this, Su Yuntian raised his hand to signal the guards to leave.
Shen Qianqian was very happy when she heard that she would be attending the palace banquet: "I haven't seen my mother for a long time, and I miss her very much."
Su Yuntian didn't answer, frowning in thought. Shen Qianqian suddenly thought of the wrong name Su Yuntian had called her last night. She wasn't sure when Su Yuntian had fallen for Mu Jin.
Shen Qianqian put down her chopsticks and asked, "Will Your Highness bring the Princess this time?"
Su Yuntian was still deep in thought and did not hear Shen Qianqian calling her.
"Your Highness?"
Su Yuntian realized what was wrong: "What is it?"
"Qianqian is asking you, are you going to bring the Princess along this time?"
Thinking about his encounter with Mu Jin last night, and then about Mu Jin's previous attempt to enter the palace to get a divorce, Su Yuntian felt a surge of unease. Without thinking, he immediately said, "She's not going. You'll attend with me then."
Su Yuntian had no intention of letting Mu Jin know about this. Only Shen Qianqian in Qiushui Garden was meticulously preparing for the palace banquet, hoping to walk hand in hand with Su Yuntian in the spotlight the next night.
Around noon, Mu Jin, along with Qing'er, changed into men's clothing and drove a carriage out of the palace with Eleven. This time, they went to "Drunken Moon Pavilion," a place they had visited before.
The building was still bustling with activity, and the women followed the waitresses to a private room on the second floor, seemingly familiar with the place.
Today I'm not here for entertainment, but to investigate whether high-end entertainment venues like Zuiyuelou also engage in the same kind of playful and cryptic portrayal of the General's Mansion as they did yesterday.
When the waitress brought tea and refreshments, Qing'er asked, "Have you rehearsed any good plays or plays recently?"
The maid said, "We haven't been performing plays much lately, mostly just singing and dancing. But last night we put on a play called 'This Slave Wants' for the three young masters. Would you like to hear it?"
When Mu Jin heard "This Slave Wants," she raised an eyebrow. She hadn't expected that even a high-end entertainment teahouse like Zuiyuelou would be so taciturn, talking about such suggestive plays.
When Qing'er heard that Zuiyue Tower did not have the play about the General's Mansion that was hidden in the teahouse yesterday, she told the maid to leave.
Mu Jin said to Qing'er and Eleven, "I suppose they haven't spread their influence in all the teahouses in the capital. Why don't we write a play called 'The Favored Concubine Destroys the Wife' and spread it in the teahouses?"
Qing'er clapped her hands and said, "Miss is so clever. This is called using someone's own methods against them."
While listening, Shiyi quietly peeled pine nuts for Mujin.
Mu Jin picked up a cup of tea and sipped it slowly.
"I'll write this great play myself. Once it's finished, I'll personally oversee the production. As for how much silver is needed, just ask Qing'er. After all, I'm not short of money right now. I'll have all the teahouses, big and small, in the capital take turns performing this play."
After peeling the pine nuts, Shiyi placed them on the plate in front of Mujin and gently said to her, "Okay."
Suddenly, the three of them heard a cheerful and surprised greeting.
"Third Sister-in-law, it really is you! We meet again."
The three of them turned to look at the source of the voice, "Su Muxue," and realized they had met again.
Su Muxue said happily to Mu Jin, "I just sent someone to the Third Brother's mansion to tell you that I wanted to invite you to come and watch the play together. The messenger said you weren't there. I thought it was just an excuse because you didn't want to go out with me. I didn't expect that we would meet today because we are on the same wavelength."
Su Muxue, uninvited, lifted her skirt and sat down next to Mu Jin.
"Now, sister-in-law isn't afraid of third brother anymore? She can go wherever she wants, that's great."
Mu Jin smiled and said, "Aren't you afraid that Su Yi will come chasing after us again today?"
Su Muxue frowned and said, "Don't mention him, it's a downer. Let's catch him first."
Mu Jin remained noncommittal, and then heard Su Muxue say, "Third Sister-in-law, you'll be attending the palace banquet tomorrow night, right? Why don't you sit with me then?"
Mu Jin was surprised: "The palace banquet tomorrow night?"
Seeing Mu Jin's surprised expression, Su Muxue knew that Mu Jin was unaware of this matter.
"My father has decreed that tomorrow evening at 7 PM, members of the royal family and officials of the second rank or above should bring their families to the palace to attend a banquet."
Mu Jin narrowed her eyes and said, "Very good!"
"By the way, Third Sister-in-law is attending a palace banquet tomorrow night. Let's go to Zhao Yefan's 'Suyulou' to pick out some jewelry. We'll definitely stun everyone tomorrow night."
Mu Jin raised her eyebrows, glanced at Su Muxue, and said, "When did the palace ever lack jewelry?"
Su Muxue said, "Third Sister-in-law, you don't know this, but the jewelry in the palace looks dignified and elegant, but it's actually old-fashioned. I'm tired of it; it really can't compare to the jewelry from 'Suyulou'."
Mu Jin nodded and asked, "Is Zhao Yefan the owner of Suyulou?"
Su Muxue shook her head: "He is just a shopkeeper. No one knows who the boss is."
Mu Jin then asked, "I heard that Manager Zhao is the heir of the Duke's mansion?"
Su Muxue nodded, then chuckled awkwardly, "As the heir of the Duke's mansion, he went and became a merchant, which almost made his father die of anger."
Mu Jin came to Zuiyue Tower today only to find out if the play fabricated by Shen Qianqian was also circulating in high-end teahouses.
Having nothing else to do and unable to resist Su Muxue's enthusiasm, he went to "Suyu Tower" with her.
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