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That night, because Shen Musheng was with her, Qin Ruochu slept soundly. The events that happened during the day did not affect her in any other way.

The next morning, Qin Ruochu wasn't sure what time it was either. She only knew that when she was awakened by a knock on the door, she looked out the window. It was still dark outside.

Only then did she realize that Shen Musheng had already gotten out of bed. Qin Ruochu thought for a while with her head that had just woken up and remembered that Shen Musheng had told her yesterday that he was going to a meeting in Lin City, so she would leave early and try to come back early.

Realizing this, Qin Ruochu became a bit more clear-headed. "Dong Dong …" The knock on the door sounded rude, as if he was not going to stop until he received a reply.

Qin Ruochu rubbed her eyes before getting out of bed and putting on her shoes. She was about to open the door when she suddenly thought of something and went back to get a nightgown from the wardrobe and put it on before going to open the door.

After the door was opened, an elderly servant stood outside. The servant seemed to be impatient. When he saw Qin Ruochu open the door, he bowed his head in greeting to her.

"Miss Qin, the old mistress has someone to invite …"

Qin Ruochu was stunned for a moment. She did not expect Old Lady Shen to call her alone. She thought about how unhappy she had been when she saw the old lady last night. Furthermore, Shen Musheng was not by her side today. Unconsciously, Qin Ruochu felt a tinge of fear. However, she knew that she couldn't refuse him no matter what.

Furthermore, the old servant outside the door didn't seem to give Qin Ruochu any chance to refuse. After passing on the message, he was about to leave.

Qin Ruochu called out to her in a hurry, "Could I trouble you to inform Grandmother that I will be right over after I change?"

The older servant acted as if he hadn't heard her, glancing at Qin Ruochu before leaving.

Qin Ruochu pursed her lips before closing the door and returning to her room. Even though Old Lady Shen had invited him in a hurry, Qin Ruochu did not dare to delay and hurriedly went to wash her face and rinse her mouth.

Qin Ruochu brushed her teeth as her mind raced. She was wondering what kind of clothes she would wear later. From the looks of it, Old Lady Shen seemed to like something more ancient. Could it be that she wanted to wear something back? Thinking of this, Qin Ruochu slapped her forehead.

"It's over …" "I don't have any ancient clothes at all!"

When she came out of the bathroom again, Qin Ruochu had already made up her mind to just wear one. Old Lady Shen didn't even seem to look at her. Thinking of this, Qin Ruochu felt a lot more relieved.

Qin Ruochu took out a long dress from the wardrobe and was about to change into it when another knock came from the door. Qin Ruochu felt goosebumps all over her body. She thought to herself, "It's only been a few minutes?"

"Please wait a moment, I'm almost done. I'm changing." Qin Ruochu hurriedly replied.

However, someone answered from outside the door, "Miss Qin, the old lady has prepared clothes for you …" Qin Ruochu could tell from the voice that the person outside the door was still the old servant.

Hearing this, Qin Ruochu, who was in the middle of unbuttoning her robe, stopped, "It can't be, Grandmother, prepare some clothes for me …" Qin Ruochu muttered as she walked over and opened the door.

It was indeed the same old servant who had knocked on the door earlier. She was currently holding a wooden tray with a dark green qipao neatly stacked on top of it.

"Miss Qin, this is the clothes that the old lady ordered for you according to your size. Please change into it as soon as possible and follow me to see the old lady." That person did not show any expression when he said that.

Qin Ruochu took the tray and said, "Alright, I understand. Thank you. Please wait a moment." Qin Ruochu replied politely, but she did not get a response. Qin Ruochu pursed her lips indifferently. Perhaps the servant beside Old Lady Shen had learned from the old lady and had a very good temper.

After changing the door, Qin Ruochu placed the tray on the table and lifted up the cheongsam with both hands. Although the colors were old, the style was classic and the quality and workmanship were excellent.

Qin Ruochu thought Old Lady Shen might be waiting for her, so she quickly changed into her qipao.

After putting on the qipao, Qin Ruochu looked around to make sure there were no problems. In the mirror, when Qin Ruochu wore the qipao that fit her perfectly, she unexpectedly gave off a trace of charm, but it was more of a dignified feeling.

Qin Ruochu was born into a scholarly family and had a gentle temperament ever since she was young. Now, it seemed that this gentle temperament was a good match for the qipao.

Only then did he open the door and walk out. The middle-aged servant was waiting outside, and the moment he saw Qin Ruochu, his eyes lit up before disappearing.

Then she said in a formal tone, "Miss Qin, please come with me." Without waiting for Qin Ruochu's reaction, he walked out the door.

Qin Ruochu ran to catch up with them. Along the way, she would have to jog a few steps from time to time because that servant walked too fast. It was unknown if he was deliberately making things difficult for Qin Ruochu or if he was really in a hurry.

Qin Ruochu was very innocent. She did not think about this at all. All she wanted was to leave quickly, otherwise, it would be hard for Old Lady Shen to reprimand her later.

After a while, Qin Ruochu came back to Old Lady Shen's yard and walked into it again. Qin Ruochu was still very nervous, but she said it was even more so than last time.

Because she had Shen Musheng by her side last time, but this time, Qin Ruochu had to face it alone.

However, when she thought about it, even if Shen Musheng was not around, she, Qin Ruochu, could not be afraid! Because she and Shen Musheng were one. She said that she would face it together with Shen Musheng, isn't this just the beginning?

Thinking of this, Qin Ruochu calmed down a little. She lowered her head to check her clothes and touched her hair before taking a deep breath and stepping into the inner hall.

It was still the same inner hall. Qin Ruochu's first glance was to see Old Lady Shen sitting on the collapsed seat. At this moment, Old Lady Shen was burning incense and resting with her eyes closed.

On the collapsed tea table, Qiao Yitong was picking up the tea set. It seemed like she was ready to brew the tea.

What Qin Ruochu did not expect was that Qiao Yitong was also wearing a qipao. However, compared to Qin Ruochu's quiet, aged dark green color, Qiao Yitong's qipao was a bewitching bright red color.

From this, it can be seen that Old Lady Shen is still a very traditional Chinese woman.

Qiao Yitong also saw Qin Ruochu at first glance. However, when she saw Qin Ruochu in her qipao, the smile on her face couldn't keep up.