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One night passed, Yu Ting had breakfast in the evening and took a carriage to Pingyang Houfu.

The front door of the Hou Mansion was deserted. When the servant saw her, he bowed and said, "My Lord has not yet gone to court."

Yu Ting came back here at night and looked around the entire Hou Mansion, familiar with the doors and roads, to look for the autumn peaches and the bright moon.

"Why isn't the bright moon here?"

She was a little surprised. Jiaoyue's leg was injured, and Qiu Tao usually took care of her, but there was only one person in the hospital.

The woman sitting next to the plum tree looked up when she heard this. When she caught sight of Yu Tingwan, her eyes lit up and she rushed towards him.

"Girl." Qiu Tao saw Chen Xing coughing next to her and changed her words abruptly: "Princess, King Wei's people took Jiao Yue away two days ago, saying they were going to treat an injury."

"It seems to be a girl named Shadow Moon, who is a biological sister to Bright Moon."

Yu Tingwan nodded slightly and breathed out, "That's fine."

After she entered the room and sat down, Qiu Tao took out a box of pastries, "These are all prepared by the eldest young master. They are all the princess's favorite foods when she was young."

"This is..." Yu Tingwan picked up a simple piece of candy cake, "My brother often bought it for me when I was young."

She took a bite, and it was just like in her memory. It was so sweet that it had to be eaten with tea.

Qiu Tao was making tea when she suddenly heard the woman beside her whisper: "When will you return to Lingji?"

"This slave doesn't trust you very much."

Qiu Tao's eyes were red, and she didn't know what to worry about. She obviously couldn't do anything, but she just wanted to stay in Chang'an and see Yu Tingwan occasionally.

She knew what Yu Tingwan had done to go back in exchange for her.

The candles that had not been extinguished all night long and the woman's sobs were beyond the reach of a fool.

"If you keep worrying, will you keep Mr. Song waiting?" Yu Tingwan smiled and nodded her forehead, "If this is the case, I'm afraid he will have a grudge against me."

"He won't." Qiu Tao said with serious eyes and a firm tone: "He knows that the princess is very important to this slave, so how can he hold a grudge against you?"

Yu Tingwan was silent. Mr. Song used to send things to Yu Mansion, and when he saw her a few times, he always looked at her and thanked her deeply: "Thank you very much, Miss Yu, for taking care of Qiu Tao."

"Such a good husband cannot be kept waiting for too long."

Qiu Tao wanted to say something else, but Yu Tingwan stopped her: "Brother gave you a lot of things last time. I'll give you some makeup."

When Yu Xiuyun was with Shen Jiyuan, he missed his sister and left a share of all precious things for her. He wanted to personally choose a good husband for her. A larger dowry would make her feel more comfortable in the future.

Later, these dowries were carried into the Wei Palace as ordinary gifts.

Qiu Tao's eyelashes trembled slightly, her tea-pouring hand shook, and she said "Okay".

The tea she brewed was strong and slightly bitter, which went well with the cakes.

"Wanwan?" As soon as Yu Xiuyun came down from the court, he heard from his servant that Princess Wei was here. He hurried to Qiutao and saw his sister.

"Brother, are you going to court so early today?"

Pingyang Hou's Mansion was very close to Prince Wei's Mansion, and it didn't take her too long to arrive. After saying a few words to Qiutao, Yu Xiuyun came back.

"This has been the case for the past two days." Yu Xiuyun sat next to her, with no emotion in his voice, "King Wei doesn't seem to want to show off anymore."

Only one out of ten political orders issued by Chang'an could be known to Zhao Heng in the early morning.

In the past two days, the morning court time became shorter and shorter. Zhao Heng could no longer hold the smile on his face, but Pei Zhi remained motionless.

"I rarely hear about the frontline affairs in the palace, but Xu Xian and Yuan Qi are staying in Jingyi, and they will surely join forces with Fu Xun soon. The world will be unified, so it is normal not to wait."

"Three days ago, they followed the current to the east." Yu Xiuyun said in a normal tone, as if talking about a trivial matter, "Perhaps next month, the news that Jinling has been defeated will be sent back to Chang'an."

Even though Yu Xiuyun had a personal grudge against Pei Zhi, he also sighed: "He is still so young."

Yu Tingwan didn't want to talk more about Pei Zhi with his brother, so he slowly bit the sweet cake and fell silent.

Seeing her like this, Yu Xiuyun suddenly curled up his thin lips, leaned forward and said, "That's all, it's my brother's fault. If you don't mention this, how about I take you to watch a puppet show?"

Pei Zhi only said that she could go to Pingyang Marquis Mansion. Yu Tingwan hesitated for a moment and glanced at Chen Xing.

Sensing her reaction, Yu Xiuyun's eyes were slightly cold, but he still had a smile on his lips: "Today's Shuijinglou performed The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea. It is said that Xie Yun personally changed the lyrics."

Yu Tingwan was very moved. Shuijing Tower was the property of the Xie family. It was not surprising that Xie Yun personally changed the lyrics.

Chen Xing silently looked away, preparing to act stupid. The Lord didn't say he couldn't go to Shuijing Tower.

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In the Shuijing Tower, the play had not yet started, and the nobles and their female relatives were sitting beside the stage, talking in low voices.

"Do you think that is Marquis Pingyang?" A sharp-eyed lady whispered, "My husband and I met him on Zhuque Street yesterday."

Everyone in the world knew that Marquis Pingyang once pretended to be Shen Jiyuan, the most popular man in Jiangzuo. These Chang'an women had been curious about Marquis Pingyang's true appearance for a long time.

Xie Xuan on the side coughed slightly, and the female relatives around them suddenly fell silent.

Xie Xuan is now in an awkward situation. The Xie family has not yet figured out what King Wei's attitude is towards Yu Xiuyun, so they just take her home and ignore the ridiculous matter of her seemingly marrying into the Shen family but actually marrying Yu Xiuyun.

Not far away, Yu Xiuyun paid close attention to the woman wearing a curtain beside him, and glanced at her from time to time.

You can't see her face, but her figure alone is a beauty.

All the noble women looked at Xie Xuan with pity, but Xie Xuan didn't care at all, but suddenly opened her eyes wide.

She recognized it, it was Yu Tingwan.

Xie Xuan stood up in a hurry. Princess Wei was here. Shuijinglou didn't know it, and the boy stupidly led her to the second floor.

The main blame is that Yu Xiuyun's appearance is too eye-catching. As soon as he arrived, the dignitaries on the third floor, both men and women, looked at him, and naturally they also looked at the veiled woman next to him.

Xie Xuan thought of the King of Wei who abandoned the government affairs of Chang'an for Yu Tingwan and traveled thousands of miles to conquer Jingyi personally. Then she looked at the few gentry children who glanced at Yu Tingwan and whispered to each other, and suddenly felt a little dizzy.

She glanced at the maid who was waiting on her side and said, "Go tell the steward and let the West Tower prepare."

There is a separate stage in the west building, and only distinguished guests are invited there.

The West Tower stage has not been used for a long time. After all, for Xie, few people can be called distinguished guests.

"Is this...what about it?" Xie Xuan's cousin on the side was a little shocked, "No matter how much Wu Niang likes Pingyang Marquis, she can't-"

Xie Xuan interrupted her, "The woman next to Marquis Pingyang is beyond words."

She said word by word to all the female relatives: "I'm going to invite her in person. I'm sorry to be with you, but I, Mrs. Xie, really can't afford to offend that person."

Watching Xie Xuan leave, the female relatives whispered, who could let the legitimate daughter of the Xie family say this.

"I have met Princess Wei." After Xie Xuan saluted, she ignored Yu Xiuyun and smiled to herself: "I have missed you for a long time. There are so many people here that it is inconvenient to reminisce about old times. How about going to the West Tower? It is quieter there."

Yu Tingwan was not familiar with Chang'an. He only knew that Shuijing Tower was under the name of the Xie family. He didn't know what the West Tower was. He just nodded happily and said: "Does Shuijing Tower usually perform two performances at the same time? I heard that the lyrics of today's performance were written by Mrs. Wang. hand."

Xie Xuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "The West Tower will also perform the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea today, and we also invite the princess and the courtiers to come."

The movement here attracted the attention of many people. The west building was connected to this place by a long corridor. A nobleman ran into Yu Xiuyun and said in a contemptuous tone: "The Marquis of Pingyang is worthy of his name as a romantic. He never forgets to bring prostitutes with him wherever he goes." tour."

"Master Xiao, be careful what you say."

What brushed against his ear along with Xie Xuan's words was a sharp sleeve dart.

A piece of flesh from his earlobe was forcibly taken off, and he was nailed to the carved pillar behind him. On the small piece of iron exposed, there was an inconspicuous word "Pei".

Chen Xing used the whip. When he saw the rude man kneeling on the ground, covering his ears, he used the whip to wrap around his neck without hesitation.

Looking at the Xiao family servants rushing towards her, she said loudly: "How dare you disrespect Princess Wei."