The carriage Han Yi prepared was very spacious and comfortable. From the outside, it was much better than the carriage Wu Hantian and Jiang Qingxue had on the day of the Hundred Flowers Banquet.
After the two entered, they found that the interior space was very large and the decoration was very elegant and noble, no worse than the private rooms in Chuixue Pavilion.
When Wu Sheyue saw the soft cushion, she couldn't help but fell on it. She was too tired, so she lay with her legs stretched out, and Ning'er was used to sitting next to her.
The carriage was driving slowly, and Ning'er was still calm, unable to get out of what happened just now. Wu Sheyue was observing the carriage when she heard Ning'er curse angrily: "Those dressed as beasts! How can you say such nonsense?"
Wu Sheyue shook the tassel in her hand nonchalantly and said, "The big tree attracts the wind. I ignored this before."
Ning'er pursed her lips and asked worriedly, "Do you want the young lady to ask the young prince to step in and help?" She heard from the young lady that she and the young prince need to help each other.
It was not that Wu Sheyue had not considered Ning'er's suggestion. She frowned and thought for a while, then finally shook her head and said, "Forget it, he hasn't been around recently, and it's best to do everything by yourself."
If Yu Jing is too capable and helps too much, it will be bad if she can't help him. In this kind of thing, Wu Sheyue is willing to let others owe her a favor. Besides... only she is the most trustworthy. She and Yu Jing are bound by interests. If one day they can no longer win-win, this relationship will collapse.
She doesn't want a partner to know too much.
The car soon arrived near the Prime Minister's Mansion. In order to avoid trouble, Wu Sheyue asked the driver to park the carriage one street away from the back door of the Prime Minister's Mansion. She didn't want people to know that she went out, and even if she was seen going out, she didn't want people to know how she came back.
After the driver left, Wu Sheyue and Ning'er walked the last few steps on foot. The sky was almost dark now, and a few stars could be vaguely seen flashing in the purple-red sky.
The two girls chatted all the way, "They also said they would come back early today~"
"Yeah, something happened again."
"There are weird people every time~"
As they were talking, they suddenly saw a small and dilapidated carriage parked at the back door of the Prime Minister's Mansion. In front of the carriage, there were two figures hugging each other, kissing each other so sweetly that they could not be separated.
Wu Sheyue stopped immediately and looked over with squinted eyes. Ning'er looked shocked when she saw it, then she pointed at the two people in surprise and said, "Huh? That can't be -"
"Wu Lixiang." Wu Sheyue smiled slightly.
Ning'er took a breath of air, Wu Sheyue pulled her over, and the two of them hid behind a nearby tree to peek. Anyway, it's dark now, and it's hard for anyone with good eyesight to spot them.
They looked over and saw the man lowering his head and kissing Wu Lixiang's face. His hands were also gently squeezing Wu Lixiang's shoulders.
Ning'er's face turned red again. She nervously grabbed Wu Sheyue's arm and said excitedly, "Oh! It's really the Fourth Miss."
"Sh-"
The two people kissed for a long time before letting go. The man lowered his head and whispered a few words to Wu Lixiang, then turned around and got into the carriage and drove away in person.
When the carriage passed the place where Wu Sheyue and Ning'er were hiding, Wu Sheyue pulled Ning'er back. The man didn't notice anything unusual and quickly disappeared into the dusk.
Wu Lixiang stood at the door, looking at the direction the man was leaving for a long time, then reluctantly turned around and entered.
After Wu Lixiang left, Wu Sheyue and Ning'er walked out of the darkness. Ning'er said in surprise: "Miss Fourth actually had a private meeting with someone?!"
Wu Sheyue chuckled, these two people should be the "successful" couple at the Hundred Flowers Banquet. No wonder Wu Lixiang's entire state changed when she came back that day. However, since the man did not come to propose marriage, either his family background is too far behind that of the prime minister's house, or he has other plans. But no matter what it is, it has nothing to do with her.
"Forget it, don't worry about it if it's not your own business, and don't tell anyone. Let's go."
"Yes." Ning'er nodded repeatedly. Anyway, the young lady is the most powerful now, and whatever she says is right!
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Two days later, the Prime Minister's Mansion was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and it was full of joy. It looked like it was a festival or a birthday.
Wu Sheyue got up early and dressed up carefully. Today was the day when the prime minister's men came back. The old lady didn't want to see them dressed casually, as that would be bad luck.
After she changed her clothes and put on a little makeup, she followed the old lady and all the masters in the house to the front door to greet her.
Front door. On this big day, everyone in the Wu family was wearing formal clothes, and no one was left behind.
Wu Hantian and Jiang Qingxue supported the old lady on the left and right, and their children and several aunts stood in the back row, staring into the scorching sun.
In fact, normally speaking, no old man would welcome a junior out of the gate, not to mention that this is only a half-year study tour, and it is not like going to the battlefield and making military exploits to return home in triumph. However, this also shows how much the old lady prefers men.
Wu Liuyun and Wu Lixiang, two brothers, were the most excited. Wu Liuyun was used to being calm, so no matter how excited she was, she could only keep looking over there. But Wu Lixiang talked a lot, and kept talking about Wu Ziming's abilities.
Because there are few men in the prime minister's house, the status of the concubine is indeed higher. Wu Ziming's return can be regarded as a big support for Aunt Liu and Wu Lixiang. It's no wonder that Wu Lixiang is too excited. It's really because strange things have happened recently and she has been suppressed too hard by the three sisters above.
But at this moment, Wu Liuyun had no time to pay attention to her, and the others could not refute, they could only listen to what Wu Lixiang kept talking.
Finally, Wu Sheyue got annoyed, and she suddenly said: "Fourth sister, the weather is so hot, why are you wearing a stand-up collar?"
Wu Lixiang was excited when she was suddenly startled by Wu Sheyue's words, and her face suddenly turned red. Facing Wu Sheyue's questioning gaze like a sharp sword, she could only say dryly: "Oh, this, this fabric is very thin... Besides, don't you want to wear the best clothes..."
Wu Sheyue smiled. She clearly saw that Wu Lixiang was sweating. It was hard for her to cover up the hickey for being so duplicitous.
She showed an expression of realization: "So that's it~ The fourth sister, please be careful of heatstroke." After she finished speaking, she went over and patted Wu Lixiang on the shoulder, which scared Wu Lixiang and took a step back to tighten her collar.
"It's okay, thank you sister for reminding me." Wu Lixiang lowered her head, probably because of fear, and then she stopped talking, and the surrounding area became much cleaner.
The sun moved slowly. In fact, it didn't take long. Everyone was looking forward to it. Finally, a carriage came over with two teams of attendants.
Jiang Qingxue excitedly grabbed the old lady's arm and said, "It's Ziqi, it's Ziqi who's back!"
Seeing the carriage, everyone rushed forward to greet it. Although Wu Sheyue was reluctant, she had no choice but to go forward with the large army.
Before the carriage was stable, a man of seventeen or eighteen years old rushed down from above. This man was tall, slender, and handsome. He was more or less similar to Wu Hantian, and he was exactly Wu Ziqi.
When he saw the old lady, he ran over in surprise and knelt down with a thud: "Grandma! Dad, mother—"
The old lady's eyes immediately filled with excitement, and she stretched out her hands tremblingly to hold Wu Ziqi in her arms, "Ziqi, you're back, you're back."
Jiang Qingxue burst into tears immediately, and Wu Hantian was also touched. He stretched out his hand and pressed Wu Ziqi's shoulder and said excitedly: "I've been away for more than seven months, and I'm finally back."
Wu Sheyue sighed, as for what, seven months is like parting from life or death. It’s not like this for college students who go to school and leave for half a year.
A family of five gathered together here, and a boy aged 14 or 15 got out of the car over there. This boy looked almost exactly the same as Wu Lixiang. He was Wu Lixiang's twin brother, Wu Ziming. As soon as he got out of the car, he was all smiles, and he couldn't wait to run over and said: "Grandma, dad—"
Wu Hantian raised his head and gave Wu Ziming a very pleased nod. When the old lady saw her grandson again, her tears flowed faster.
"Ziming—" Aunt Liu and Wu Lixiang came forward and pulled together with Wu Ziming affectionately, "You are back."
"Aunt, sister."
In this way, each family held their sons in their arms, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
However, Wu Sheyue and Wu Jinghua, who had no brothers, were naturally left aside. Aunt Meng had a bitter look on her face, probably because she was angry that she had no son. Ning Shuang was much more easy-going. She held her belly and was careful not to move forward. She just looked at the "touching" scene in front of her with a smile.
Wu Yin'er and Aunt Zhao stood further away, and many of these things had nothing to do with them.
Wu Sheyue stood aside alone. She was curious, wasn't there three men? Why was one missing
Just as she was thinking about it, she saw the last child, Wu Ziyi, jumping out of the carriage.
The child looked to be in his early ten years, with a slightly round face and baby fat, but not much flesh on his body.
After he got out of the car, he looked at the touching scene of flesh and blood meeting here in astonishment, then walked over and called out crisply, "Dad."
But Wu Hantian was busy asking Wu Ziqi about his academic progress and did not hear him in the noise.
Wu Ziyi's eyes looked a little strange, and he called out again, "Grandma, I'm back."
Still no one cares...
Wu Sheyue looked at him and suddenly felt a little sad. The person who is truly unloved in this Prime Minister's Mansion is not the silly lady, but him. No matter how stupid or ugly Wu Sheyue is, Yin Qiu Ming still protects her to the death. And this child... he is an orphan in the true sense of the word. (To be continued)