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"Miss, do you know when Elder Sister Hong Wen's wedding date is set?"

Not long after I left my grandmother's courtyard, Lan Li caught up with me at a fast pace. God was asking me this question.

From the moment I saw the two maidservants leaving the side room, I knew that they had gone to congratulate Red Ribbon.

The red lines were older than the double embroidery. They had always been helping Grandmother with the washing of the courtyard. Grandmother had always had a very respectable head maid in front of her. Now that she wanted to marry, she naturally had to be in front of the double embroidery.

That's why I didn't dare to set a date and instead gave the book to my grandmother.

"Is it set for the 8th of June?" I smiled faintly.

"How did you know?" Lan Ling let out a small cry of surprise, with a hint of happiness in her voice.

I smiled and gave Lan's shoulder a squeeze. I glanced at the green bandit who was following me.

"How could I not see that you two are colluding with me!"

Lan Ling dryly laughed twice, touching her own face as she asked, "Is it really that obvious?"

The Green Bandits behind him were also flushed red, and their expressions were a little unnatural.

"This isn't the place to talk about such things. Let's talk about it when we get back!"

The two maids know the rules and are concerned about my brother's marriage, so there is nothing wrong with it. Furthermore, I saw that they were united, and I was so happy that I didn't even have the time to blame them.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw Lan Zhi sitting on the veranda outside the main house, sewing. Her lake-blue face was as clear as jade, and her glossy black hair shone brightly in the sunlight. Seeing me return, he hurriedly dropped his needle and thread and brought his maidservants over to welcome me. He squatted down and greeted, "Have you used your rice?"

Once upon a time, I was in a daze, but I only had one dinner to eat with my grandmother. Having been reborn, I had grown much thicker with my great-mother. I became accustomed to my grandmother's breakfast and dinner, and in the end my grandmother would sometimes leave me to eat after breakfast. Sometimes I would stay for lunch when I spoke too late.

Lan Zhi had just taken over my diet, so she couldn't help but be confused.

Being able to ask humbly was much more comforting than acting on one's own.

I nodded slightly and kept walking into the main house.

Lan Ling followed me into the screen, and helped me take off my outer clothes. Lan Zhi stood outside and replied.

"In the morning came a mother Sun, claiming to be from your shop. Seeing that you had not come back by noon, this servant guessed that you were serving lunch to the Old Ancestor. Thus, she arranged for lunch to be delivered according to the instructions of the First Mother. Currently, mother Sun is accompanied by Lan Xin and Lan Xi as they have tea in the east wing. "

Lan Li took my usual moon-white plain coat to put on me.

I shook my head and pointed to the narrow sleeved, round neck with the dark purple chrysanthemum pattern. I praised Lan Zhi, who was standing outside the screen, with a smile. "You did very well!"

After changing clothes, both Lu Kui and Lan Zhi were stunned when they saw me.

"Why?" They made me uncomfortable, so I tugged at the navy blue dress I was wearing. "Isn't it nice?"

"Good!" The green bandit came forward and squatted down to help me smooth out the wrinkles on my clothes. He said smilingly: "It's just that it's rare to see you wearing such gorgeous clothes. I was stunned for a moment!"

It's not that I don't like these colors.

Which young girl in her youth would not like these pink and tender colors?

It's just that I don't want to be looked at with either envy or judgment.

I don't want to live in the shadow of that woman called Hong Hua.

In this new life, I only want to be myself.

"Go and call Mrs Sun in!" I sat down on the kang and ordered Lan Zhi.

Lan Ling and the green bandit quickly found a spot behind me and stood behind me, offering me a cup of tea.

She had just taken a sip of tea, but before she could place the teacup on the table, Mrs Sun followed behind Lan Zhi into the room.

Although the steps were fast, the train was not messy at all.

I couldn't help but secretly nod my head.

It was not bad for those aristocratic women to be able to do this.

When Sun Shi saw my well-dressed clothes, her eyes lit up. She was stunned for a moment before she curtsied.

It seemed that the Sun clan was aware of Princess Honghua's description.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have such a pleasantly surprised expression on his face.

"Please get up Mommy!" My voice was gentle. "Get Mama a chair!"

"Yes sir!" Lan Zhi hastily brought over an embroidery block from the side and placed it behind Mrs Sun.

I couldn't help but smile.

Lan Li's sight was really good!

I asked for a chair, and she brought an embroidery block. The Sun family didn't sit down to show my good intentions. If I sat down, then not only would I raise my head to look at her, but it would also be very difficult for me to maintain such an indecent appearance.

The two maidservants behind me clearly understood what was going on, and they had smiles on their faces.

"Mom, please have some tea!"

Lan Ling felt that it wasn't messy enough, so she smiled and poured a cup of tea, which she handed over to Mrs Sun.

Mrs Sun, however, did not change her facial expression. She received Lan Li's tea with a simple and honest smile. She slightly bent her knees and said, "I will have to trouble Miss!"

Put yourself in such a lowly position!

I have never dared to look down on such a person, who has some means and a lot of pride.

It was because I couldn't afford to underestimate her that I had to stand up and tell her my value to the Prayer King.

Lady Sun took the teacup and held it with both hands. She lowered her head and nodded at the surface of the water, then raised the teacup to her eyebrows and bent over to put the teacup back on the table.

"Miss, please take a look. This is the account book."

She pulled out a blue cover account book from her sleeve and handed it over respectfully, maintaining her original posture.

There was no need for me to say anything else. Lan Ling, who was behind me, immediately came over and stood behind me like a cold protector with her hands folded in front of her.

"Please take a look, Miss."

Mrs. Sun didn't seem to think that I didn't even have the intention to look at the account book. She bit her lips and finally said what she wanted to say.

Even though I pretended to be respectful, I was actually still fooling around like a little girl!

"It's just a few pages of accounts. I have complete confidence in your abilities!" I laughed innocently, like a young girl who had no knowledge of the world.

Go around!

Let's see who can bypass who!

Sun Yiyi stood there, not knowing whether she should retreat or retreat. She was in a difficult position.

"It's getting late, Mom, please go back!" I smiled and took the cup.

This was the meaning of sending off his guests.

When I saw Madame Sun looking down at the ground, I couldn't help but sneer.

He was truly bullied for kindness, and his horse was ridden for kindness!

I clearly said not to send anything to the Yang family anymore, just through the Green Bandits. However, Mrs Sun still casually walked into the Yang family. Not only did she not obediently stay in my courtyard to wait for me, she even ran to my grandmother's yard to pay respects.

In the end, it's all because I'm just a small chess piece, so there's no need to spend too much time and effort on it!

If I let them think I am insignificant now, then sooner or later, there will be a day when I will be able to hide myself well like that.

I can be safe only if I have more in my hand.

Only when I'm safe, Mother, will Grandmother be able to escape from the trouble of the Yang Family in the future.

Seeing that Mrs Sun seemed to be nailed to the ground, I smiled and got up from the brick bed.

Lan Ling immediately understood what I meant and crouched down to help me put on my shoes.

"Miss, this servant will not dare to recklessly enter the mansion again!" When Sun Shi saw that I was about to leave, she hurriedly kneeled down.

I wondered.

It looked like there was something in the ledger that she needed to take back with her, which was why she insisted that I read it now.

"Where did Mommy go!" I sat down on the kang again. "It's just that everyone has to follow the rules!"

When Lady Sun saw that I was still willing to listen to her, she secretly let out a sigh of relief. Her expression relaxed a lot as she said in a deep voice, "What Miss said is true. However, the young noble has said that this letter must be burned after reading it. This servant hastily entered the mansion."

I smiled coldly.

There was no doubt that he would not be able to use it.

He tried to use me, but he kept his guard up against me.

Just from his demeanor alone, he wasn't worthy of sitting in the four seas.

There was indeed an unsealed letter in the account book.

I read the letter at a glance. My heart was like a raging tide, unable to calm down.

The tone in the letter was very relaxed, but nothing that came out was a trivial matter.

First, the emperor had said that Prince Qi was no longer young. When it was time to get married, he was going to propose to marry a young lady from a noble and gentle family. Then, the empress dowager got pregnant, and the empress dowager decided to fill the imperial harem with concubines for the sake of her son.

The thing that frightened me the most was that at the end of the letter, Prince Qi said that the Emperor had compromised and was preparing to accept a Xue Family's daughter into the palace. What I wanted to do was to make sure that that person was the upright Fourth Miss Xue and not the clever Miss Xue.

The Emperor will compromise?

To whom?

The King did not say, and I have no way of knowing.

My web of information is entirely dependent on the Lord of the Prayer. When he doesn't want to reveal it to me, there's nothing I can do about it.

Although I knew this, there was no way to change it.

Since the Emperor had already rejected the Xue Clan's intention to send Miss Xue into the palace last time, the emperor wouldn't dare to go against the rules and insisted on pushing Miss Xue onto the emperor's bed.

However, I seem to understand the Xue Clan's approach.

Although there were many Miss Xue, there were only a few suitable ones. Eldest Miss Xue was intelligent, experienced and loyal to her family. Although she had been rejected by the emperor, she was more suitable than the low-born Second Miss and the Third Miss.

I looked at the letter again from beginning to end. Lan Ling had already moved the lampstand over.

The corner of the letter was lit, and soon a flame rose up. I threw the letter into the spittoon at the corner of the kang and watched it burn to ashes.

After sending the Sun family away, I lay on the brick bed, thinking over and over again about the King's letter.

There were two things, each of which revealed a profound mystery.

Ordinary princes should be betrothed at the age of fifteen. Now, Prince Qi was seventeen years old. Two years ago was the first year of Hongzhi, the year when Emperor Xian passed away. The children had been in mourning for three years, and there was still a year left. Even if they started the negotiation now, it would still take another year before they could get married. Even I know the truth, but how could a prince like Prince Qi, who grew up in the palace, not know about it?

After that, I mentioned Emperor Na Fei, who asked me to change Miss Xue into Miss Xue, but didn't tell me when I would be able to complete this task.

Every year in March, the first two years of the elections would be held in the name of the late emperor. The entire country sorrowfully refused.

That means I may have nearly a year to do it.

It coincided with the time of the marriage of the Prayer King.

They spoke of nothing at all, yet they just happened to be written together.

Could it be?

Prince Qi intends to marry Miss Xue?

That's why it had to be Miss Xue Si?