A girl in a light green bellyband was sitting in front of the dressing table. She was wearing a pair of light silk pants of the same color, and her snow-white arms and back were exposed.

She was combing her long, shiny black hair in front of the bronze mirror, and her rosy little face was glowing with a soft luster under the light.

The tall young man, who had changed into dark blue brocade clothes, walked quietly behind her and pecked at her tender neck several times like a chicken pecking at rice.

The girl shrank her neck, turned her head and glanced at him with the sandalwood comb in her hand, and said angrily, "If you have nothing to do, go to the box and help me pick out some clothes."

He hesitated again and added with some concern.

"Today is the prefect's wife hosting a flower viewing banquet. We are the guests, so please don't pick anything too eye-catching."

"Oh." Li Yanqi agreed verbally, held the girl's black hair, leaned over and gave her a long kiss, then went to the box with satisfaction.

Lin Yanyu's snow-white cheeks were tinged with a few blushes, and she cursed in her heart: What a hungry ghost reincarnated!

She tied her hair into a cross-hearted bun, which looked like two rabbit ears, simple, playful and cute. She chose a pearl flower hairpin from her makeup box and put it on, and also took out pearl earrings from the same set. She was low-key but not embarrassing.

Her eyebrows were lightly drawn and her lips were stained with rouge. Just as she put down the red paper with which she had stained her lips, Li Yanqi strode over to her. He picked her up by the waist and sat her on the beauty couch like a baby.

Lin Yanyu put one hand on the back of his neck and the other hand touched his lips with foresight, "Stop making trouble. It's not good to be late."

Li Yanqi bit the white fingertips, raised his dark eyes, looked at her intently, and said vaguely: "I want to play with my wife."

"No, it will be too late and people will laugh at us for no reason."

Lin Yanyu's cheeks were as red as the clouds, her toes curled up subconsciously, and she turned her face away, not daring to look at him.

"What clothes did my husband choose for me?"

Li Yanqi reluctantly let go, put her down on the couch, and pouted at the side, "Look, they're all here, you don't want to play with me, and you don't want me to choose the colors I like. These are the only ones that I can barely accept, humph!"

As he spoke, he put his face on Lin Yanyu's shoulder and looked at the pile of clothes with her.

At first glance, Lin Yanyu saw that she was wearing a light green tube top, a cloud-colored gauze skirt, and a moon-white double-breasted jacket with a peony pattern.

She was stunned for a moment, because they were all new clothes made in Jinxiu Pavilion. The colors were not eye-catching, but extremely simple and elegant, but the material was Shu brocade that was worth gold.

Lin Yanyu originally wanted to change into another outfit, but when she saw Li Yanqi's face full of grievance, her heart softened, and she put on the skirt and jacket under his obsessed gaze.

What she thought was that, according to her current status, she should be seated very far back at the flower-viewing banquet hosted by the prefect's wife, so that no one would notice her.

Li Yanqi sent her to the backyard of the government office, stopped in front of the second gate, and squeezed her hand.

"I have asked the governor to ask his wife to look after you. You can enjoy the scenery. If you need anything, ask the servants to find me in the front yard. Don't be afraid. I will come to pick you up after the banquet."

As he spoke, Li Yanqi waved to a servant at the second gate. The servant immediately ran over and said with a flattering smile, "General Li, what do you want me to do?"

"This is my wife. Please keep an eye on her. If you need anything later, come to the front yard to find me."

The servant took the reward from Li Yanqi, smiled widely, nodded and said, "Thank you, Lieutenant General! Madam Li, please follow me. I will take you to your seat."

Lin Yanyu looked at Li Yanqi, her bright eyes full of smiles, and said angrily: "I'm not a three-year-old kid, you can go ahead without worry."

After that, he reminded her worriedly, "Don't drink too much, or you'll have a headache again tonight. I'm leaving now."

The servant who led Lin Yanyu was in turmoil. He never expected that Commander Li and his wife would get along like this in private!

It is very different from the prefect and his wife.

The servant couldn't help but secretly glance at Madam Li, and he began to understand a little. It was no wonder that Lieutenant General Li doted on her so much. Such a beauty deserved to be held in the palm of one's hand and loved at will.

Lin Yanyu fell behind the servant, her gauze skirt hanging lightly on the ground, and she walked slowly, admiring the beautiful scenery along the way.

On a warm spring day, the stone path winds along, and on both sides of the path are beautifully trimmed brocade flowers. Between the red walls and green tiles, hundreds of flowers bloom, the spring crabapple is tender, the peony is rich, and the red peony is gorgeous...

The banquet was held in the midst of these flowers. One could tell without even looking that the wives of the prefect and the governor would be the last to be seated. Those of lower rank arrived earlier.

Lin Yanyu saw from afar a group of noble ladies in fluttering sleeves and gorgeous clothes. The older ones had already taken their seats and were chatting with the ladies sitting next to them. The younger ladies were gathered in groups of three or four, admiring the flowers and laughing in front of the bushes.

Lin Yanyu was a little dazed. It was as if she had seen this scene thousands of times in her dreams. Not wanting to attract other people's attention, she lowered her head and followed the servant, quietly sitting down in the corner at the bottom.

"Madam Li, if you have any instructions, just call me. I'll be waiting behind the peony bush five meters away."

Lin Yanyu nodded slightly to the servant. As soon as she turned her head, she saw the woman sitting behind the desk on her left, turning her head to look her up and down.

The woman looked to be in her twenties, with thick eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, a straight nose and wide lips. She had her hair combed into a simple bun, with a few old silver hairpins on her head. She wore a half-new dark green Hangzhou silk jacket, a sunflower-colored skirt, and a silver bracelet on her hand.

Seeing Lin Yanyu looking at her, she smiled dryly and said, "I heard that servant just called you Madam Li. Are you the wife of Lieutenant General Li?"

Lin Yanyu frowned slightly. She didn't know this woman, but she called her "wife" right away. Was it because of her personality or was she just a lack of etiquette?

"If the Li Li you are talking about is Li Yanqi, then he is indeed my husband. I wonder who you are, Madam?"

When the woman saw that she admitted it, her eyes lit up. She looked around furtively like a rat stealing oil, then pulled the stool and sat down next to Lin Yanyu.

"I am the wife of Lieutenant General Liu."

Seeing Lin Yanyu frowning, she thought that she didn't know who her husband was, so she explained, "My husband had smallpox when he was a child, and he has a pockmarked face. Others call him Liu Mazi."

After hearing this, Lin Yanyu knew who it was.

Her brows furrowed even deeper. Li Yanqi had mentioned to him that this Liu Mazi was the one who liked to speak in a sarcastic tone among all the lieutenant generals under Cai Zhang.

Li Yanqi was valued by Cai Zhang and was capable. Liu Mazi only dared to say some sour words to disgust him in public, but he did a lot of things to humiliate him behind his back.

His wife?

Lin Yanyu frowned and pursed her lips, looking at the excited woman, and said in a calm voice: "It turns out to be Madam Liu, nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you! Madam Li is so elegant!"

Madam Liu seemed to be oblivious to Lin Yanyu's expression of not wanting to talk more, and stared straight at her solemn face.

She pulled Lin Yanyu's sleeve and said mysteriously, "I heard from my husband that Huang Batian, the most powerful master under Lord Cai, fell in love with you, and then was given to you by your husband..."

She made a motion of pulling her neck with her hands as if she were a knife, and asked, "Is it true?"

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