Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

For more than half a month, Uncle Shen's people went to Guangyuntai every day to inquire about Luo Susu, saying that they wanted to hire her to hold a poetry reading in the general's mansion. However, Guangyuntai repeatedly declined, saying that Miss Susu's office was fully booked, but refused to say which day it was scheduled.

Minglan waited and waited but received no news from Uncle Shen, but instead received news from Gu Tingye.

"You... why are you back!" Seeing the living official appear in front of her, Minglan almost thought she was dreaming.

"I received your letter and heard that something happened to the Sheng family, so I sneaked back to take a look," Gu Tingye didn't care how dirty and smelly he was. He went forward and hugged Minglan, lifted her up and shook her, and said with a smile, "It seems that even when I'm away, you still eat well and sleep well. Not only did you not lose weight, you even gained weight!"

Minglan struggled wildly: "Put me down, put me down!"

"I won't! You are such a heartless little woman. I have been away from the capital for so long and you don't care about me at all!"

"What about you? Why did you hide your assassination from me?"

"I...I was just worried that you would worry!"

"You clearly agreed not to hide anything from me, and you're trying to fool me by saying you're worried about me?"

"I was really afraid of scaring you! Then how about I apologize to you? Madam, I was wrong, please forgive me!" Gu Tingye said as he put his stinky face close to Minglan and nuzzled her.

The more Minglan pushed him, the more he arched his back. The two of them arched from the table to the bathtub and then to the couch, and only rested until the next shift.

The next day, before dawn, Gu Tingye went out, first to the Prince's House, then to the Duke of Qi's House, and finally to the Sheng family. After visiting these three houses, he rode away from the South Gate.

After listening to Li Neiguan's report, the emperor snorted, "I asked him to go to the capital to build Jiangning Academy on my behalf. He came back to the capital and met so many people, but he forgot to come to the palace to see me. Haha, what a Ningyuan Marquis who quelled the rebellion and conquered the west!"

Li Neiguan whispered: "Maybe the general is not obeying the orders of the army when he is away!"

Emperor: “How bold!”

Everyone in the room knelt down instantly.

Qingyun tilted his head slightly and clearly saw a smug smile on Li Neiguan's face.

In the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the emperor's fury reached the ears of the empress dowager. She exhaled softly, "I thought the emperor was able to subdue Gu Hou with the help of both him and his wife. I didn't expect that Gu Hou's wife had just done something important for the queen, and her husband came to hinder her."

Zhu Neiguan: "A proud army will be defeated! This Gu Hou is still young."

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From the day after Gu Tingye left, the king's uncle started to go to Guangyuntai to drink in person.

On the third day, not only did the uncle of the emperor go there in person, but Qi Heng also came. These two brothers-in-law of noble status drank wine in the hall of Guangyuntai in front of everyone, and completely put aside the past and moved forward hand in hand.

For several days in a row, these two royal relatives, one civil and one military, spent a lot of money in Guangyuntai, attracting the courtesans to come out. Especially Qi Heng, how could a man like him appear in a brothel before? It is said that everyone loves beauty. The girls in Guangyuntai are all attracted to the most beautiful man in the capital, not to mention those who are not picky about meat and vegetables. Even some brave daughters of wealthy families disguised themselves under the cover of their brothers and sisters to come and see this man. The entrance of Guangyuntai was crowded for several days in a row. The madam and the financiers behind her made a lot of money and were smiling.

But there is only one thing, the prince's uncle and Lord Xiao Qi have been making a fuss for so many days, and three of the four courtesans have been met, but the chief one, Luo Susu, still refuses to show up.

In fact, this is also Guangyuntai’s way of keeping people hanging.

They knew that the prince's uncle had refused several times when he invited Susu to his home for poetry gatherings. This time, he brought Master Xiao Qi to play, hoping that Susu would agree because of Master Xiao Qi's literary talent. So they forcibly prevented Susu from attending and only asked the other three courtesans to take turns to accompany her.

The prince's uncle and Qi Heng were not shy and accepted everyone who came. They drank and had fun. Apart from giving tips generously, they did not take anything for themselves and never once asked for Luo Susu to appear.

Seeing that these two rich men were so arrogant yet sensible, the madam became bolder and confronted them, not mentioning Luo Susu at all.

This went on for half a month, and suddenly one day, neither the King's uncle nor Lord Xiao Qi came.

On the first day, everyone was looking forward to it, thinking that the two were just delayed for a moment by something, and they did not leave until the next morning.

On the second day, there were still many people waiting, but still no one came.

On the third day, the fourth day... fewer and fewer people came to wait, and everyone gradually heard that the King's Uncle and Lord Xiao Qi felt that they were tired of the courtesans in Guangyuntai and there was nothing new.

The flow of water in Guangyuntai suddenly dropped a lot, and even the number of small vendors at the door decreased a lot.

The madam, who had been making a lot of money for more than half a month, thought that she had gone too far and hurried to discuss with several sponsors. One of them suggested that it was time to agree to let them meet Luo Susu.

The madam happily announced that Luo Susu's previous debt had finally been paid off and a new round of schedule could begin. However, the Prince's Mansion did not react at all, as if it was not his family that had come to them in great pains before.

There was no news from the Duke of Qi's Mansion. It seemed that Lord Qi felt that he had moved on from his relationship with the King's Uncle and there was no need to make such a fuss anymore.

After waiting for a few days without seeing Master Xiao Qi return, it was Su Su's turn to get anxious. She pulled the madam aside and questioned, "You said you wanted me to go out before, even if it was just to meet you two and have a drink, but you insisted on forcing me not to go. Now you're done, right? The cooked duck has flown away! Let's see who can bring you such good business in the future!"

Madam: "Isn't this all to raise your status? If they could just spend some money to sleep with you, would you still have a bunch of men praising you every day like you do now? Don't you use your brain? Those two, one is a military commander, and the other is a low-ranking civil servant. Yes, they are of noble status, but what good are they? Do they have as much power as you have now?"

Su Su: "Mom, you think clearly. Then why are you yelling in my room? Aren't you still worried that they won't come?"

The madam choked and sneered, "My daughter, I know you love talented men and you love Qi Heng very much. But you have to understand that she came here to reconcile with the uncle, not to have affairs. Even if you meet him, you can't enter the Duke of Qi's mansion! You must think this through, and don't disappoint Mr. Liu who saved you and supported you in the first place."

Su Su suddenly took the madam's hand and said with a smile, "Mom, what you said is really heartbreaking. My daughter's true heart has only been with Mr. Liu. Everyone else is just a passing visitor to my daughter."

Ten days later, when everyone thought that the King's Uncle and Master Xiao Qi would never have any contact with Guangyuntai again, Minglan suddenly received a note signed by Madam Zou, saying that a poetry gathering would be held at the King's Uncle's Mansion on a certain day and time, and invited her to join in the fun.