Planning to marry the third master

Feng Zhuohua was being talked to at the moment. The small garden was quite lively. There were games such as tossing pots, kicking shuttlecocks, chess, and chuiwan, all of which were girls' favorite games. It was quite lively.

No one notified Defei when she arrived. After Defei secretly observed her, everyone reacted and put down the things in their hands and went over to pay their respects.

"See Empress Dowager De."

Concubine De nodded, smiled, raised her hand, and said, "No need to be polite. You don't have to follow those rules today."

The eldest aunt came forward and asked, "You are here, is the emperor here?"

Concubine De said, "Mother, the emperor is not free today. When I came, he was still in Wende Hall handling state affairs."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, as the emperor didn't come.

Concubine De said, "You all go and have fun, I'll go walk around the mansion."

Everyone responded and began to disperse, but they all became more reserved.

The eldest aunt said, "The emperor is the busiest man in the world. It doesn't matter if he doesn't come. You go and look around first, and I'll watch from here."

De Fei nodded, and seeing Feng Zhuohua smiling and extending her hand, Feng Zhuohua stepped forward and extended her hand to De Fei. De Fei praised, "You have thought very carefully."

Feng Zhuohua said: "The Queen has ordered me to do so, so I dare not neglect it."

Concubine De said, "I can rest assured that you are here outside. How about I take care of Prince Yan's marriage as well?"

Feng Zhuohua: "..." Not sure if it was a joke or not. She smiled politely and said, "It's not fair that your Majesty thinks so highly of me. Prince Yan has more than one aunt."

De Fei smiled and said as she walked, "They dare not be extravagant, so they naturally don't think as much as you do."

What kind of words are these? They are targeting her for not being able to save money. She couldn't help but say, "The task is too heavy. I'm afraid of making mistakes."

"Look, you did a good job today."

Feng Zhuohua was really impressed. Was today's banquet for her to practice? She said, "I want to discuss it with him." She did not refuse directly.

"Huh? Why? Does he still care about you?"

"That's not the case." There was no one around at this time, and those who were there were only a few maids of Concubine De behind her, so Feng Zhuohua told the truth and whispered, "I was blocked by Prince Yu twice when I went out. He meant that I should go out less."

Concubine De frowned and said, "You've already got married, but he still hasn't given up on you?"

Walking out of the garden, the first courtyard is the main courtyard, where Gu Xingyan lives. Defei wanted to see where her son lived, so she went straight in.

Feng Zhuohua said: "I don't think I am that tempting to Prince Yu. After all, he really doesn't lack women."

"Then why did he...?"

"My excuse for leaving Prince Yu's Mansion was to cancel the contract. That's three hundred thousand taels, which not everyone can afford."

"Do you really have three hundred thousand taels?"

Feng Zhuohua nodded.

"No wonder the court wants ministers to contribute money to build a dam. I heard that the prince has to contribute 30,000 taels. If they need money urgently, they might come to you."

"How did I not hear it being said?"

"If you haven't heard about it, it means you don't talk about the affairs of the court."

Feng Zhuohua nodded. Xie Yunxiao indeed rarely talked about court affairs.

Defei walked into the main courtyard and looked around the courtyard first. The steward Li Dequan came running over at some point and helped open the door, saying, "The servants dare not neglect the master's residence."

De Fei nodded and looked around the room. The bedroom was simple, and the surroundings were what a man should have. It didn't look like a prince's residence at all. The decoration was ordinary porcelain. He knew that his son was not interested in vulgar things. He sighed and said, "It's less lively."

Li Dequan said, "That's right. It's quite deserted when the prince is not here. But the prince's wedding is coming soon, so the mansion will surely be lively in the future."

Defei nodded, agreeing with this, and turned around. To be honest, she really wanted to spend her old age here, but she didn't know if she had the blessing to do so.

After leaving the main courtyard, they began to look at other empty courtyards. Defei went into every courtyard to take a look, and Feng Zhuohua followed.

Prince Yan's Mansion is not that big, not even as big as the General's Mansion. In fact, it is only half the size of the General's Mansion, but it can accommodate several generations.

Just as he was daydreaming, he heard voices outside the courtyard wall. It was the voice of a woman crying, "...I was really happy at that time. I thought about you every day. I had to think about you before going to bed. Even you were in my dreams. I looked forward to your coming to Bianjing every day. In fact, you have already seen that I like you, right?"

It turned out that someone was having a tryst.

Feng Zhuohua was just wondering who it was and whether it was best to disturb others and embarrass them, when she heard a familiar voice. He said, "So what if you can see it? It's your business if you like it, and it's none of my business."

"Thank you, Third Master, you are so heartless and selfish. Do you know how it feels to like someone and think about him/her day and night? Do you know what I felt when you hugged me without caring about your own life? I will not marry anyone else in this life! But you could have married me, but you ruined me!"

Hearing that this was the original wife, she felt uncomfortable. After looking at the house, Concubine De came out and said, "Let's go."

Feng Zhuohua stood there in a daze and didn't want to leave. Concubine De went out first, and Feng Zhuohua had to follow her.

A dazzling scene appeared before his eyes. The woman, with tears in her eyes, rushed forward and tried to kiss the man. The man did not dodge but just frowned and turned his head away.

This scene, De Fei could hardly bear to watch, and said coldly: "What are you doing!"

Gu Pingting had to let go and wiped her tears.

Xie Yunxiao glanced at Feng Zhuohua without saying a word. He just brushed off the places on his body where the woman had touched him as an explanation, and then left.

His coldness and ruthlessness were fully reflected in him, and Gu Pingting's tears, which had been held back, burst out again.

She looked at Feng Zhuohua with hatred and said, "He liked me, but because of my status, he didn't dare to be with me. You will always be my substitute." After saying that, she left angrily.

Concubine De had a sullen face. What kind of petty theft was this? Even though the princess was married, she didn't care about the royal etiquette. Did she want to be like Princess Shanyin?

He glanced at Feng Zhuohua and saw that she was calm and expressionless throughout the whole process. It was impossible to tell what she was thinking. He comforted her, "Don't believe what she said. Baili Jimo's attitude just now says it all. For someone who even dislikes physical intimacy, it's good enough that you don't hate him from the bottom of your heart."

Feng Zhuohua nodded and said, "I didn't believe it." But what did she mean when she said that Xie Yunxiao hugged her without hesitation? That didn't sound false.

Concubine De no longer had the heart to wander around, and said, "Let's go, it's almost time for the banquet."

Feng Zhuohua nodded and returned with Concubine De.