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  Yu'e walked ahead for a while, stopped and turned around, looking at Zhu Yuexuan supporting the Princess of Junwang walking away in the distance. Only then did he say to Guimeng behind him: "Well done."

  "This is what I should do as a slave."

  Zhu Yingtuo nodded: "Go back first, no need to follow me."

  Guo Jing nodded on horseback, didn't ask another word, and turned around to leave.

  Zhu Yuxu walked along the corridor to Chu Ke's residence, entered the courtyard and arrived at the door. The maid Pingli saw him and was about to salute and call out, but Zhu Yuxu gave her a cold glance and said, "Withdraw."

  Ping Li was so frightened that she didn't dare to say more, and hastily left the yard with her head down. Zhu Yuxu entered the main house, where Caiyun, who was standing in the hall, also saw him and was stunned for a moment.

  Zhu Yingtuo coughed at the door: "Third sister?"

  A surprised response came from inside the house, and then the door curtain was lifted. A maid standing next to Kei hastily made a bow to him.

  Zhu Yifei walked in without looking and saw Chu Ke sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a book and leaning on the bedside table, but turned around to stare at him in surprise.

  He smiled slightly: "Third sister's painting?" He said, walking over and sitting down beside her.

  Chu Ke blinked, finally reacting to what he was saying. Subconsciously, she put away the book and looked at the empty kang table, blinking her eyes in thought.

  "Are you saying that the painting has already been painted?" Zhu Yuxu looked at her with a hint of a smile: "You've only just returned, not even half a moment ago? Your actions are quite swift."

  "Ah, yes, it's indeed finished. There were only a few strokes left anyway." Chu Ke'er stared at Zhu Yuxu without blinking, speaking with utmost seriousness, and anyone who saw her like this would have no way of doubting that she was telling the truth.

  Zhu Yifei smiled and shook his head, stood up, and unintentionally walked to her dresser, reached out and nudged the purple-red wooden box beside the copper mirror, making a very light sound inside.

  He turned around, casually leaning against the dresser, his dark eyes like a pool of autumn water looking at her, with slightly raised corners of his mouth and an expression that seemed to be smiling but not quite. His gaze was somewhat absent-minded, yet it also carried a deliberate attention.

  Chu Xue was looked at a bit crookedly, her heart sank, what did Third Brother come to do? What did he want to say?

  "Third sister, why did you leave first today? I don't know if it's a coincidence or what, but I found that whenever Third Brother is around, we can never sit for more than a minute... Are you avoiding me?" Zhu Yuxu asked in a soft voice.

  Chu Xue was taken aback by the sudden straightforward words, what did she mean to say... Her face suddenly turned bright red, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw the maidservants Hua Mei and Cai Yun standing at the door, hastily retreating.

  Before she could think more, Zhu Yuxu had walked up to her, his voice still soft, with a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth, and his eyes focused intently on her: "Why are you hiding from me? Third sister, is it... that you have some misunderstanding about me?"

  Chu Ke's face turned red, and she was so embarrassed that she didn't know what to do. Seeing him approaching her, she could only retreat into the bed, quickly jumping down from it and swiftly walking to the other side of the round table in the middle of the room. With a hint of anger in her heart, she turned around and said: "Misunderstanding? Ah, yes, I really have many misunderstandings that I want to explain to my second sister and fourth younger sister about Third Uncle. Tell me, how should I explain it well?"

  Zhu Yifei's footsteps stopped, the smile at the corner of his mouth faded, he stretched out his hand and gently tapped on the edge of the kang table, saying in a light tone: "Is this the reason why you didn't wear the jade pendant I gave you?"

  Chu Ke smiled coldly: "Third brother, this thing, whoever you want to give it to is up to you, but whether I wear it or not depends on me."

  Zhu Yifei looked at her for a long time without speaking, his scorching gaze dimmed, and a layer of mist slowly floated up, looking at her in a daze. After another long while, he let out a faint sigh: "I originally... didn't understand either... Now I do, Third Sister, put it on."

  Chu Ke's anger intensified in her heart, and she coldly laughed: "Originally didn't understand? No problem, I've always been very clear"

  Zhu Yifei was taken aback, not expecting her to be so fierce. Was it because of his attitude towards the three sisters' playful nature? If he had known she was this strong-willed earlier, he wouldn't have been so careless. He became tongue-tied, staring blankly at her with a hint of hurt in his eyes and a bewildered expression on his elegant face, making one feel sorry for him.

  "Third Brother, please." Chu Ke didn't feel any sympathy, and Zhu Ye Zhong wasn't sincere anyway, so why would she be heartbroken? Such actions and expressions would have been able to gain sympathy and pity if done in front of Chu Yun Ting, but were completely useless in front of Chu Ke.

  Zhu Yifei felt a pang of heartache. Today she saw clearly that she was not only ruthless but also heartless, and such a temperament really made people resentful.

  He also smiled, chuckled and said: "Anyway, think about what I said today... some things are not up to me." He knocked on the kang table again: "Yes, it will be worn eventually."

  "You're right, it's not up to me... but neither is it up to you." Chu Ke said.

  "What's wrong with me..." Zhu Yuxu smiled wryly and looked at her sincerely, saying: "Third sister, I've said and done things that made you angry before. Here, I solemnly apologize for them. From now on, it won't happen again. I know you think I have other intentions... Now that the young master is about to marry a concubine, where does the young master's wife have the energy to look for trouble? Even if I were to marry her, she wouldn't have time to find fault."

  Chu Xue had lived for two lifetimes and was still an unmarried girl. She was so embarrassed by his words "I'll marry you" that her face turned purple, she quickly turned around with her back to him and said: "Hurry up and leave, don't say such crazy things here, I didn't hear anything, if you keep talking nonsense, I...I will tell the Duchess."

  What was said had all become awkward, but because of her own unintentional words, she suddenly felt a flush of shame, and her beautiful face turned bright red. She turned away, not daring to look at him, and the shy and charming demeanor of this young girl made Zhu Yuxu's heart tremble violently...

  He had concubines at the age of fifteen, and beautiful women surrounded him. What kind of woman didn't he have? Therefore, at first, he was dismissive of the three sisters who admired him. Knowing that he would choose one of them as his wife, he had a playful attitude, teasing them like a cat playing with mice, but...

  If he had just hated her so much that his teeth ached, the trembling in his heart now clearly told him that he now both loved and hated her...

  ……

  Zhu Yifei walked out of her courtyard, slowly walking back, with a smile at the corner of his mouth that even he himself didn't know. He walked dazedly until he reached the gate, where he saw Cui Yue waiting anxiously at the entrance. Only then did he collect his thoughts and put on a calm expression. Cui Yue saw him approaching and hurried to greet him, saying: "Third Master, the Princess of the Duke is looking for you."

  ……

  After Zhu Yuhuan left, the princess sat for a while thinking about what her third son had said today. She was still uneasy and ordered someone to call Zhu Yuhan over.

  After Zhu Yuye arrived, he entered and paid his respects, then sat down below. The princess of the imperial prince asked: "What happened over there?"

  "Master, the young servant has brought an invitation from the Xue family's young master, inviting you to attend his birthday banquet the day after tomorrow. The servant didn't know what important matter it was and feared that he would be delayed, so he hurried over to ask you to return and take a look."

  The princess heard this and finally felt at ease, nodding her head: "So that's what it was." Then she brought out the doubts in her mind to ask him: "Why did you treat Yun Qing like that today? It didn't seem like your usual behavior. Did Yun Qing offend you?"

  "As soon as Zhu Ye heard that the Princess of Junwang was looking for him, he knew it was about this matter. He also wanted to explain things clearly to the princess, so he said: 'This is also due to a reason. A few days ago, my third sister fell out of her sedan chair and was injured by a careless servant. My fourth sister made some tactless remarks in front of my child and third sister, saying something about offending the heavens. At the time, I didn't say anything, but I felt that my fourth sister had gone too far. Today, seeing her behave like this again, I don't know what's going on between the sisters, but with my fourth sister being so overbearing and quarrelsome, what's the point? It's always been my third sister who has to endure, but I think...my fourth sister should also be taught a lesson or two.'"

  The princess of the county prince said in surprise: "Is this really true?"

  Zhu Yifei nodded and said, "Since Third Sister has come to our mansion, one bad thing after another has happened. I'm really worried." This statement was almost a clear admission.

  If she hadn't heard Zhu Yuhuan's words, the princess would have definitely asked him directly if he had taken a liking to Chu Keqi. If it was affirmative, then she also thought that Chu Keqi was not bad and they should do more in this aspect in the future. However, now that she has heard Zhu Yuhuan's words, she took them to heart. What the old lady said made sense too - one can't just look at appearances when judging people. Didn't her own daughter-in-law turn out to be a disappointment because of her hasty decision? She definitely couldn't afford to rush into things with her younger son's marriage.

  Zhu Yuhuan's thoughts were correct, the county king's wife had already extinguished the idea of giving one of the three Chu sisters to Zhu Yuhao, and indeed it was as he thought, to give Chu Yunting to Zhu Yuhuan, so as not to lose a helper, and also not to sacrifice one of his own children.

  With this idea of killing two birds with one stone, the princess didn't take Zhu Yuxu's words at face value and instead nodded her head saying: "Yunqing is young and speaks without discretion, but she should be properly educated. However, as her cousin, speaking like that in front of everyone is not suitable. Yunqing was so embarrassed that I think she almost cried on the spot. From now on, don't speak like that again, three cousins, treat each other equally."

  Zhu Yifei heard his mother's words and didn't mention that Chu Ke had changed her mind? He hadn't thought at all that his mother would change her mind so suddenly.

  He was shocked in his heart, but his face remained calm, and he nodded: "I know, son."

  The princess smiled and nodded: "It's all right, go."

  Zhu Yifei stepped back, stood at the door for a moment in a daze, and slowly walked towards the gate. Since his mother had changed her mind, he could only ask his father to take over... As a mother, sometimes she only thought of her own child, and it was inevitable that she would make mistakes, but fathers were different, they always saw things very clearly.

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