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  Qiaoxi gave Chu Gaoshi a simple courtesy, and Chu Gaoshi smiled and gently helped her up: "No need for courtesy... how's it going, living with Auntie?"

  Chu Ke nodded: "Yes, it's pretty good."

  Chu Gaoshi hastily followed up with Old Lady Chu, regarding the simple degree of courtesy that Chuyuntin gave her, and rushed to support Old Lady Chu, squeezing her behind, seemingly without any concern.

  Several people quietly followed behind. Chu Yunqing had been much more honest in front of the adults since the last time, and today she didn't go forward either, standing on the side all along.

  Supporting the old lady Chu into the house, everyone bowed and sat down again. Outside, there came a continuous stream of announcements of guests arriving. The princess of the county king still accompanied the old lady Chu for a while before arranging her to rest in her own main wing room, then she moved to the flower hall to receive the guests.

  Chu Xue's sisters were also invited to the side hall, where several daughters of high-ranking officials were already seated. After exchanging greetings, Jin Shu suggested that everyone take a stroll in the garden. By going for a walk, they wouldn't have to keep making small talk with her, and whoever wanted to chat with each other could just walk together - it was the most convenient solution.

  Someone suggested going to the Cloud Bamboo Pavilion, saying that the bamboo forest there is very beautiful. Everyone agreed, and Chu Kei saw that the proposal was made by Chu Yun Ting. In addition, the Cloud Bamboo Pavilion is a place with stories, so she couldn't help but raise her vigilance.

  Originally, I didn't want to go, but when I saw that all the young ladies were going, if it was just me staying behind by myself, who knows what unexpected things might happen. I could only follow everyone out, closely following behind them and not daring to take a step back, in order to prevent being slandered for secretly meeting with someone...

  Among the many women, there were also those who had a good relationship with Li Lankun and Chu Yunting. They held onto Chu Yunting's arm, whispering to each other and laughing loudly, making the people around them feel uneasy. Chu Kui thought it was ridiculous. These young ladies from noble families were best at putting on airs when there were many people around, looking down on others. Thinking about how Chu Yunting had actually fallen out with Li Lankun, and now seeing her smiling face, pretending to be happy for her good friend, made Chu Kui feel a chill run down her spine.

  Jin Shu still had a face full of reluctance, being dragged out to accompany guests today was extremely reluctant. Whoever walked over to talk to her for a couple of sentences would be met with her resistant expression and cold words, forcing them to quickly leave.

  The younger ladies of the Wang family could still converse with Chu Yunqing, but she seemed distracted and restless, her mind elsewhere. When others spoke to her, she would only murmur a response after a long pause, slowing down as they walked until she fell behind. Her maid, Jiali, looked just as anxious and tense, clutching her handkerchief tightly in her hand, her eyes darting back and forth warily, her face pale as paper.

  Chu Ke looked at the two of them, feeling as if they were up to something fishy, and got nervous. She didn't understand what was going on, but now that she had a clear idea in her mind, she became even more curious.

  "Let's go forward, after passing through this bamboo forest, there is a flower pond over there, it looks very unique." Chu Yun Ting looked familiar with the place and smiled while explaining to everyone.

  As expected, someone joked: "Look at this familiar scene, if you didn't know better, you'd think it was the bride who came over."

  Another one chimed in with a smile: "If it's not today, who knows if it will be tomorrow?"

  "Alright alright it's tomorrow then"

  Chu Yun Ting's face was bright red, she twisted her body and refused to cooperate, waving the handkerchief in her hand to gently pat them, and several young ladies let out a soft cry, hiding and laughing.

  Chu Ke looked at Chu Yunqing with a sideways glance, and as expected, she saw a cold smile on her face. She suddenly felt that she was quite boring herself, staring at these people all the time. Did she still want to watch the show? Be careful not to become a character in the play without realizing it.

  She looked ahead and indeed saw a large lotus pond in front of her, but the flowers had not yet bloomed. The surrounding willow trees were lush and the small bridge and flowing water created a picturesque scene.

  The crowd walked closer and closer, laughing and talking. In front of them was a curved creek coming out of the Lotus Pond, with a small arched bridge made of Han white stone spanning across it. Beside the creek, a winding green stone path emerged from the water.

  Voices came from the opposite side, Chu Ke looked over and saw that it was several young masters of the Junwangfu family, surrounding the one in the middle, who was exactly Zhu Yuxuan.

  The young ladies on this side stopped their chatter and stood up elegantly, while the gentlemen on that side hurriedly bowed in this direction. The girls on this side responded with reserve, and everyone called out to each other amidst a flurry of activity.

  Chu Xue saw that Zhu Yuhuan and Zhu Yuchen were also walking inside, both with normal expressions. Seeing her looking over, they smiled and nodded slightly. The three of them neither bowed nor greeted each other, but just exchanged a glance and smiled at each other.

  "Third Brother San, should we give way or should they?" Chu Yunting suddenly asked, everyone was stunned for a moment, then someone in the crowd of girls on this side couldn't help but giggle.

  "Nature is letting us have it," someone chuckled in a voice that was neither loud nor soft, just loud enough for the young men on the other side to hear.

  Zhu Yingtai smiled and cupped his hands: "Of course, we'll leave, let the girls have fun... Ah, can't we be together? Writing poetry, drinking wine, and playing games, we're all willing to accompany you."

  "Hehe, what a wonderful sight!" A girl said with a smile.

  This "heh heh" drew the attention of several young ladies on this side and several young masters on that side, Chu Yunting smiled and said: "Third uncle, did you hear?"

  "Then we can only turn back..."

  Chu Yun Ting looked up with a smile and said: "Thank you so much, brothers"

  "No need to thank me, it's our honor." Zhu Yuxu showed his elegant demeanor again, and Chu Ke saw that he was still spirited, the claim of being ill seemed suspicious.

  It was unclear whether it was intentional or unintentional, but under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhu Yuxuan was elegant and smiling, yet he didn't even glance in Chu Ke's direction, as if he didn't know her. Chu Ke couldn't help but find it amusing.

  Young men were about to turn around and leave, while the young ladies were also preparing to go up the bridge. At this moment, Nian'er exclaimed "Ah", which made everyone look at her, and the men on the other side also stopped to watch.

  "What's wrong?"

  Niang'er was walking in the front, like a pioneer, and had already reached the bridge. The crowd looked up at her and saw her covering her nose and running down, rushing to Chu Yunting's side and bowing her head with a delicate voice: "Oh dear girl, don't go on the bridge, oh... there's something stinky on the bridge, I don't know what it is..." Her feet were still tapping lightly on the ground, as if she was flustered by that stinky thing and didn't know what to do.

  "Oh? Is that so? Don't jump to conclusions. Chu Yun Ting was curious and wanted to take a look, but Nian Er hastily pulled her back: "Don't go, miss, it's not good for you""

  Chu Yun Ting stopped immediately and looked at the small bridge hesitantly, saying: "How can we get across?"

  "Girls, walk this way, I'll have the bridge swept... " She looked at Hua Mei beside Chu Ke: "Sister Hua Mei, who should I go find?"

  Even if Hua Mei is just a maid of the county prince's mansion, she and the mansion are in a relationship of shared honor and shame. How can such a thing be allowed to happen when the mansion is receiving guests today? She changed her expression and said loudly: "I'll go find someone to clean up" and hastily gave Chu Ke a bow before turning around and running off in a flurry.

  Chu Ke's eyes sparkled as she watched Hua Mei disappear into the distance. The men on that side also sensed something was amiss and, not wanting to leave quickly anyway, now had a new spectacle to watch. Zhu Yi Zuo chuckled and called out loudly: "What's going on? Didn't you come over? Then please turn back, or we'll just stay here and have some fun."

  Chu Yun Ting wouldn't admit defeat, and immediately smiled saying: "Let's go, we have to get past them"

  Zhu Yifei heard Chu Yunting say this, raised an eyebrow and smiled: "We want to take the green stone road in the water? Our young lady's family doesn't need to take such a dangerous road."

  Chu Yun Ting's face turned red as she stomped her foot and scolded, "Third Brother, don't look down on us!" She was already too embarrassed to continue talking to him, so she turned around and asked everyone, "Are you guys not afraid?"

  The girls looked at the stones in the water, even if they were not afraid, but also feared that their embroidered shoes would get wet. However, Chu Yunting had no room to spare when talking to those men, so they couldn't show weakness, and as a result, they looked at each other, but nobody said anything.

  Chu Yun Ting stood up straight and said: "Then I'll go first, let's all be careful..." She smiled at Chu Ke Hui: "Third sister, follow me from behind, show them, boost their morale"

  Chu Ke raised an eyebrow and smiled ambiguously, thinking quickly in her mind, what did Chu Yunting mean by this? Was there something wrong with this road?

  Chu Yun Ting held a handkerchief in her hand, stood by the water's edge, took a deep breath, and then naturally stretched out both hands to keep balance, cautiously taking one step forward.

  Actually, each of those bluestones is about one foot wide and more than four feet long. The water surface is also several inches high in some places. The gap between the two bluestones is only as wide as a finger, so even if a few-year-old child walks on it, nothing will happen. It's very safe. Stretching out your hands to keep balance is really an exaggeration.

  Chu Yunting, in order to show off in front of Zhu Yuxuan, stretched out her hands and let the snow-white silk handkerchief hang down lightly. Her feet walked in a straight line, and as she walked, her slender figure swayed gently, with the snow-white satin ribbons on her body fluttering lightly, like a fairy. Chu Kui looked at her from behind, it was as if she was walking through a flower pot.

  She walked past with a smile, and the stunned man on the other side couldn't help but have someone applaud: "Wow"

  Chu Yun Ting's face was flushed with excitement, she turned her head and smiled at Chu Ke Hui: "Third sister, come over too, let your sisters take a look, it's very stable."

  Chu Kexi watched her walk away, seemingly steady, as if nothing was wrong.

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