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  As she walked out of the house, Chu Ke Hui suddenly realized that this was a small courtyard. Except for the middle path where people had trodden, the surroundings were all overgrown with wild grass, and the base of the walls was even more severe, with the wild grass growing to about half a person's height.

  Passing by the sedan chair stopped at the gate, Chu Ke followed the man all the way. She found that this man was very familiar with this place. The path he led her to walk now was not the same as the one the old women took when they carried her in. She still remembered it was a long corridor, but now following this man, she had already turned more than a dozen corners, walked through a narrow passageway that could barely allow one person to pass, went up onto a veranda, walked halfway and came down into a garden, and then heard the sound of people talking from ahead.

  The man stopped and pointed to the road ahead, saying to her: "Kai Qi, go forward, see a willow tree, by the side of the willow tree is an angle door, enter it is the main house courtyard, I can't go any further."

  Chu Ke nodded slightly, knowing she should thank him at least, but she didn't recognize the familiar face and could only pretend to be in a state of shock, her lips trembling as she stared at him, unable to make a sound.

  The man's eyes showed no concealment of his heartache, his eyebrows furrowed, and he said softly: "Don't exert yourself with your right arm for the next few days, go back and apply some analgesic and blood-activating ointment, it'll be fine in two days." He looked at her arm with a pained expression, but could only stretch out his hand to gently push her: "Go quickly, don't let others notice."

  Chu Ke nodded slightly and turned around to walk forward with the momentum.

  She walked to the corner of the gate, turned her head and looked back, that man had already turned around and left. Looking at his tall back, she touched her right arm, and then let out a low sigh, raised her head to look at the courtyard, and said in a low voice: "What's going on?"

  She walked into the yard, but that man turned his head again to look at her back, with pain and worry in his eyes, now with a hint of unbelievable deep thought...

  Chu Ke appeared in the house, and the house was warm as spring. Yuhe, who should have followed her, came over with her head down to take the large cloak she had taken off, without even looking at her.

  Chu Ke looked at this little girl and a smile appeared on her face. She lightly moved her lotus steps into the inner room.

  In the house, directly opposite the soft couch, and sitting alongside Mrs. Chu was a woman in her thirties, well-maintained, with fair skin, wearing a large red satin jacket that made her look several years younger. The eyebrows and eyes of the young lady were similar to hers, but this woman's gaze had a hint of elegance and poise that flowed naturally, as if she was born with it, which was something the young lady lacked.

  Being surrounded by so many stars and sitting alongside an old woman, this must be the Princess of De Xing County.

  Chu Ke sat down in front, and a maid had already placed a brown woven silk cushion on the ground. She knelt down and kowtowed, saying softly: "Greetings to the Princess of the Duke."

  The princess of De Xing County looked at her lightly and said lightly: "Get up."

  The maid beside her reached out to help her up, and Chu Ke stood up. The Princess of De Xing had already turned her head to look at the old lady, and a warm smile finally appeared on her face.

  Chu Ke withdrew a little and sat down at the edge of the bed.

  "Where did he go?" asked Princess Zixi.

  Chu Kei raised an eyebrow and glanced at her, the crown prince's consort had a calm expression on her face, seemingly unaware of where she had gone, but also not showing any concern, just casually asking, with a tone of inquiring on behalf of her elders.

  Chu Xiangxiang remembered the man who had just saved her, and what he said as he left: Don't let others find out...

  Everyone knows that it was the Crown Prince's consort who did it, right? The Crown Prince's consort is really not putting herself in her place, even if she used private punishment on herself, she must have thought that she wouldn't dare to say anything.

  "Out came, just found that handkerchief fell in the yard, and went back to find it."

  "Oh, have you found it? The old lady asked."

  Chu Kei's smile was a little sweeter as she hastily replied, "Found it!"

  "Give Third Young Miss a bowl of ginger tea, just look at her face, it's frozen bright red." The young mistress smiled and said, but the smile on her face felt somewhat chilly.

  "Thank you, sister." Chu Kei hastily said.

  A maid beside her held a tray with a bowl of tea and brought it over, gently placing the tea tray on the table next to her. Chu Ke'er picked it up, smiling brightly as she drank, not showing at all that the tea was very bitter.

  The crown prince's consort gave her a glance.

  Chu Xue couldn't help but call out to the Crown Prince's consort, probing to see if she had already figured it out. Because of what had just happened, if she hadn't planned on exposing her, she could only cover it up. But once she covered it up, the Crown Prince's consort would be able to sense that she already knew...

  It's a bit of a pity to drink this ginger tea without honey.

  "...Tonight, the Wangyue Tower will be releasing lanterns and there will be riddles to guess. All the young ladies from the official residences will go, we'll also go then." Duchess of De Xing said with a smile to the girls around her.

  Chu Kei hastily replied in a low voice, and heard Chu Yun Ting and Chu Yun Qing also responding.

  The old lady of Hanlin smiled and said: "They are at their best age now, a flowery age."

  "Mother, would you like to go and see? Daughter will also go with you."

  The old lady shook her head: "I'm too old for this kind of excitement."

  The Princess of De Xing smiled and said: "Then we won't go to join in the fun, there are also lanterns lit everywhere in the mansion."

  The old lady smiled and nodded: "It's also good to take a look in the Wang Mansion."

  Everyone smiled and listened to the mother-daughter pair, no one interrupting for a while. Chu Ke'er could feel that the Crown Prince's consort would occasionally glance at her, her eyes sweeping over this way. The second sister, Chu Yunting, who was beside the Crown Prince's consort, actually also looked over here several times...

  She smiled and listened to the conversation between Old Hanlin's wife and De Xing County Princess, while carefully paying attention to the movements of the Crown Prince's consort, so she didn't pay attention to her second sister, Chu Yunting, who was standing beside the Crown Prince's consort.

  The laughter in the house spread warmly around, a beautiful maid came in and bowed at the door: "Report to the princess, the third master has arrived."

  The Princess of De Xing smiled and said, "How come you're only coming now?" She turned her head to look, and the Crown Prince's wife had already smiled and said, "Call Third Brother in, what's there to avoid? We're all relatives, after all."

  The Princess of De Xing County smiled and nodded, only the old Hanlin lady had a slightly unnatural smile on her face.

  "Quickly call her in, it's so cold outside," said the Princess of De Xing County.

  The maid went out, and after a while, a handsome young man came in. His body was strong and straight, his face slightly dark, with sharp features, and deep, black eyes like black gemstones, shining brightly, captivating the heart of anyone he looked at.

  He had his hair combed into a bun, wearing a white jade crown. He wore a purple long gown with dark green floral patterns embroidered on it, mysteriously weaving through the entire gown, and outside was draped a bright silver fox fur cloak. At his waist hung a pair of white jade fish-shaped pendants, and under his feet were deerskin soft boots. The young man gave off an impression of being handsome, extremely handsome

  Upon seeing the young man enter, Duchess Deokheung smiled fondly and said, "Why are you back so late? Quickly pay your respects to your great-grandmother."

  The maid brought over a purple embroidered cushion, and San Ye smiled as he came to kneel down in front of Old Hanlin's wife: "Greetings, Grandmother, may you be well."

  The old lady of Hanlin hastily bowed and stretched out her hand to help him up, smiled and looked at him, saying: "Not having seen you for a while, Yiyu has become more robust."

  The princess of De Xing County smiled and said: "How do I look like I've gotten darker... at least I'm darker than before"

  Zhu Yuxu bowed to the Princess of De Xing County: "Mother..." His voice was a bit gentle, and he smiled as he replied to his mother's question: "The matter on that side has not been settled for the time being, so I have delayed for some time."

  The Princess of De Xing County looked at Zhu Yuye with a loving gaze, and smiled: "Have you met your aunt, sister-in-law... and several cousins?"

  Zhu Yuxu paid his respects to the King of Chu's wife and the Crown Prince's consort, then came over, clasped his fists together in greeting towards Chu Keqian and several others, smiling as he said: "I've seen a few sisters."

  The three girls hastily stood up and chorused in soft voices: "Greetings, elder brother."

  Chu Ke's voice was like a mosquito humming as he followed with a bow.

  Zhu Yifei's gentle gaze swept over one by one, with a warm smile at the corner of his mouth. Second sister Chu Yunting raised her eyes to look, and instantly another dizziness came, she hastily lowered her head, no, can't look at him, every time she saw him, she would get lost in his gentle eyes...

  Zhu Yifei noticed her loss of composure, and the smile at the corner of his mouth deepened. His gentle eyes shifted from Chu Yunting to Chu Kuiqi, and then he found that Chu Kuiqi was half-lowering her head, looking a bit dazed.

  Zhu Yingtuo's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he immediately turned back to Old Hanlin's wife, smiling: "Grandmother, how about I take you to Wangyue Tower tonight to see the flower lantern festival? The king is in high spirits this year, and the flower lantern festival has gathered many skilled craftsmen from all over the Ming dynasty. You can see many strange and unusual lamps."

  The old lady of Hanlin smiled and said: "This old bone of mine can't stand such a crowded place, let the young people go instead."

  The Princess of De Xing smiled and suggested, "Hui Ye, take the three sisters to Fang Fei Garden. There are many girls there." She smiled at Mrs. Old Hanlin: "Following us, they won't be comfortable either."

  Mrs. Chu smiled on her face, but didn't show it.

  The princess said: "Yes, just now several girls from Mr. Wang's family also went over there, it should be quite crowded by now."

  Zhu Yingtai smiled and stood up, bowing: "Yes"

  The three girls also curtsied and agreed.

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