Mrs. Liu's chief maid, Huanfei, was standing under a row of pomegranate trees at the corner gate, waiting for an answer. When she saw Mrs. Huang, she hurriedly walked two steps forward, "Granny Huang, where is the third young madam?"

Mrs. Huang apologized and said to her helplessly, "Unfortunately, our young madam got up with a headache this morning. She was lying right now. Before the young master went to the study to read, he told us not to disturb the young madam. Otherwise, if the first young madam's sister comes, she will certainly go over and meet her."

Huanfei was unspeakably disappointed, but Mrs. Huang said that Wei Changying was not feeling well, and Shen Cangfeng told others not to disturb his wife. She couldn’t tell Mrs. Huang not to listen to her master and forced Wei Changying to get up, right?

Thinking that Mrs. Liu seemed not to see Wei Changying as an outsider and told the third branch that she wanted to murder the younger sister Liu Ruoye yet actually secretly instigated her to deal with the issue of Liu Ruoye and her mother's, Huanfei was worried, because if Wei Changying did not go, how could Mrs. Liu's strategy be successful? But she couldn't think of any solution. She sighed secretly and was about to say goodbye to Mrs. Huang. Yet behind the pomegranate tree, Zhu Xian, the little maid, ran over while holding her skirt. She came close, took a look at Huanfei, and said vaguely to Mrs. Huang, "The young madam is asking for someone to serve her."

"Young Madam is awake?" Mrs. Huang nodded slightly.

Huanfei was very happy, and she hurriedly said, "Granny Huang, how about…."

"Wait a minute, Huanfei. I'll go in and talk to the young madam." Mrs. Huang smiled and said, "Maybe she is not head-aching any more after lying down for a while." She also told Zhu Xian to accompany Huanfei to sit on the porch aside and asked the people who passed by to get some snacks for her.

Huanfei, who had no intention to eat any snacks, casually said to Zhu Xian a few words, then stretched her neck and looked ahead. She stayed there for a long time and suspected that the third young madam had seen through Mrs. Liu's intentions and deliberately made fun of her. Otherwise, how could Zhu Xian come in such a timely manner? She was nervous, but she heard a hubbub behind the half-moon gate, and finally saw Mrs. Huang and others came out when surrounding Wei Changying.

She breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly greeted her with a smile.

When she saluted near the front, she stole a peek and secretly laughed that no wondered the third young madam came out after such a long time: Wei Changying wore an upper shirt with water-colored folded begonia flowers and leaves on the broad sleeves. Inside the upper shirt, a touch of extremely colorful pomegranate red silk chestnut was showed, which was embroidered with vivid water-playing mandarin ducks and lotus flowers. A colorful silk sash was tied around her waist. She was also wearing a monofilament flower skirt, which was full of flowers and birds with beards and feathers, moving with her pace, and it seemed that they were going to come back to life.

This dress had not been worn by her since she married in. It was obviously picked out to meet Liu Ruoye. After all, she had married in, and even if she wanted to show off in front of the woman who coveted her husband, she didn't want to look too deliberate and lose her dignity. Therefore, she only casually tied a bun, with nothing to decorate but two hairpins.

However...

Huanfei secretly glanced at the bright blood hairpin and thought: this hairpin looked familiar, was it Inseparable King Birds Twinned Trunks Blood Stone Hair Clasp from Madam's Dowry? Because Madam Su gave this pair of hairpins to the Wei Changying who had not yet married in time, and Mrs. Liu, who should have got the hairpin because she recognized herself as the eldest daughter-in-law, was poised in front of her mother-in-law. Yet, after returning to the big branch, she closed the door and lost her temper.

At that time, confidants like Huanfei were transferred anger on to get punished. Therefore, she had a deep impression.

And at this close distance, Wei Changying did not apply makeup but only slightly painted her eyebrows. But her cheeks were naturally dizzy, ruddy, and lovely. Between her eyes, her facial expression was full of charm. The bottom of the temples seemed to be a little damp that she might take a bath hurriedly for this meeting.

Wei Changying looked tranquil as if she thought that this visit to the Xinyi Court was just to meet her eldest sister-in-law. But in fact, she was racking her brains to demonstrate to Liu Ruoye. Huanfei couldn't help but be stunned: this third young madam didn't seem to be easy to mess with, and she had already known clearly the thoughts of the Eleventh Miss. If the Eleventh Miss were more publicized today, Huanfei was afraid that two people would fight on the spot immediately.

This was certainly good for Huanfei. Mrs. Liu was not showing her purpose, but wasn't her ultimate intention to let these two confront each other?

When Wei Changying arrived at the Xinyi Court, and before she entered the room, she heard some laughter inside and smelled vaguely the smell of wine. She could not help but slow down and said, "This is…?"

"The first young madam said that the Eleventh Miss was rare to come, so she treated her banquet." Huanfei lowered her head and whispered.

Wei Changying hummed, and she felt that she had been lightly bumped by Mrs. Huang on her elbow. After thinking a little, she knew what was wrong: Old Madam Deng was ill. Today, except for Shen Cangfeng, who was so attentive a few days ago that he almost forced all the grandchildren of the Su Family to stay in front of Old Madam Deng all day, all the grandchildren went to the mansion to visit her.

Although the wives were personally told by Madam Su to take care of the home so that they did not have to go and serve Old Madam Su. But in broad daylight, a feast was set up at home for the arrival of a sister. Wasn't that too much? If this event leaked out, it would be strange for Madam Su not to punish Mrs. Liu when she came back!

Mrs. Liu had always been trusted and liked by Madam Su, which could be seen from the fact that Madam Su called her "Yi'er" but called Mrs. Duanmu "Yanyu." Mrs. Liu's maiden name was Ruoyi.

And now that Madam Su was serving her mother in her mother's house, all the family affairs were entrusted to Mrs. Liu. Mrs. Liu, who was liked by Madam Su, should not have made such an obvious mistake to offend her mother-in-law.

When Wei Changying went in with suspicion, she saw that there was a banquet in the house. Mrs. Liu and Liu Ruoyu were seated separately as the host and the guest. While the tablewares opposite Liu Ruoyu were all lined up, but the positions were empty.

Seeing that Wei Changying arrived, the Liu sisters hurriedly got up to greet her. And Wei Changying said with a smile and said they were too polite, "We are all from one family, and it is not that we have never seen each other. Why would you be this polite?" As she did not see Liu Ruoye, the one she was intended to meet, she asked, "Where is the eleventh younger sister of my eldest sister-in-law? Didn't she come and want to see me? Now I'm here. Isn't it because I had a headache this morning so that I took a nap and came late, she left first? Alas, it's all my fault."

Mrs. Liu said hurriedly, "Third sister-in-law has a headache? Is it bad?"

Liu Ruoyu also greeted her.

Wei Changying smiled and waved her hand, "Maybe it's because I washed my hair last night, left the window open when I dried it, and blew within the night breeze. I slept for a while around noon, and I am much better. But it seems to have procrastinated Eleventh Miss...."

"Third sister-in-law is careless. Although it is summer now, the wind at night is always cold, so it would be better to be careful in the future. After all, your own health is more important than anything else, and you mustn't take it for granted when you are young!" Mrs. Liu relieved at this moment and blamed her affectionately, and then said, "Ruoye hasn't left. We haven't finished our banquet yet. Just now she soiled her clothes carelessly and is changing cloth behind!"

"I see." Wei Changying also breathed a sigh of relief, looked sideways at Mrs. Huang's side, and said, "It's all to Granny Huang's fault. When Huanfei came, she didn't wake me up so that I didn't know about it until I woke up! I really snubbed Eleventh Miss. Later, sister-in-law will have to speak for me, lest Eleventh Miss will think that I deliberately come here late!"

Mrs. Huang smiled and said, "Young madam should not blame me. It was young master who told me not to disturb the young madam's nap. Even young master deliberately read in the small study, lest the sound of page-turning would disturb the young madam. How dare we not listen to him?"

Wei Changying waited for her to finish and said angrily, "Granny, what are you talking about? It's obvious that..." At this point, she blushed and said, "I won't talk about this anymore!"

Mrs. Liu smiled tacitly, "It's ok, let's not talk about this. It's nothing new that the third brother cares about the third sister-in-law. Who doesn't know?"

"First sister-in-law!" Wei Changying glanced at her and changed the subject with a red face, "I come to visit Sister Ruoyu and Eleventh Miss, first sister-in-law, please don't talk about something else!"

Mrs. Liu smiled and invited her to take a seat. A clever maidservant had already brought a clean silver bowl and a pair of silver chopsticks. She made a silent gesture and whispered, "Grandma is sick, and we should not drink. It's just that Ruoye mentioned Litchi Green last time so that I bring out a pot this time. This wine is not intoxicating, but it is wine after all. Don't tell anyone about this!"

She had even told Mrs. Huang about her plan of harming her sister today so that what she said right now didn't seem abruptly. It had a feeling of confiding in Wei Changying.

Liu Ruoyu smiled and listened, feeling sad: she would never agree with her elder sister to do so in the past. Because of her cowardly temperament, she had been oppressed and aggrieved by her stepmother for so many years. Yet she never had the idea of resistance. She was not a person who was willing to harm others or dared to do so, but that was because she still had the hope of getting married, which was the way out. Nowadays, even the future of getting married and having children was determined, and Mrs. Zhang didn't give her a chance to live. If she didn't resist now, could she still live in the future without resisting a little?

When people were forced to the final extent, they would always do things that they dared not even think of in normal conditions.

So even if she was full of guilt to Wei Changying and her servants, she still didn't say a word. The elder sister of the clan said that even Mrs. Huang would seek a prescription for a complete recovery from the Miracle Doctor Ji for her, who was already weak and had been suffering from cold for several months, not to mention Wei Changying. The young madam of the Shen Family, who had Mrs. Huang watching by her side, might not drink the questionable wine. Even if she drank, Mrs. Huang could still save her, so she would be fine. So today, it was only scheming Wei Changying but not to harm her. Thinking this way, Liu Ruoyu would feel better.

It was just that although Liu Ruoyu thought she had tried her best to cooperate with Mrs. Liu and acted as if nothing had happened, she still seemed fidgeting and restless in the eyes of people like Mrs. Liu. Worried that she was suspected when Liu Ruoye came back, Mrs. Liu said quietly, "Ruoyu, are you tired? If you are too drunk, go down and lie down a bit. Your sister Wei is not an outsider and will not blame you."

As she said that, she gave a known-well look to Wei Changying. Wei Changying guessed that Mrs. Liu was going to start her plan so that made Liu Ruoyu, who had always been afraid of her stepmother and sister, very uneasy. Fearing that Liu Ruoyu would leak the clues here and fall short of success, so she nodded, "That's right, if Ruoyu is tired, go and have a rest first. Your health is always not as good."

Fearing that her eyes would reveal the secret when she looked at her, Liu Ruoyu dared not look up and said hastily, "I am a little dizzy. Since this is the case, I will leave first. Seventh sister and Sister Wei, please forgive me!"

Watching her stumble away, yet Wei Changying still didn't see Liu Ruoye coming back. Thus, she said to Mrs. Liu with an insinuation, "Sister Ruoyu's health is actually weak and cannot stand wine." She was expecting Liu Ruoyu to fight with Liu Ruoye, yet this Tenth Miss of the Liu Family was so useless. It was fortunate that Liu Ruoye was not here now, otherwise she would have doubted her anyways.

If Liu Ruoyu had been like this all the time, it was afraid that it would be useless even if Mrs. Huang asked for a prescription from Ji Qubing.

Mrs. Liu smiled and said, "Isn't that right? You know, she only drank two cups today."

Wei Changying was stunned and thought that it was fortunate that Liu Ruoyu had an elder sister in her clan. Looking at the way Mrs. Liu was talking and laughing, how could she seem to be the one who was about to plan to harm her younger sister?

When these two were talking, the sound of footsteps finally came from behind the screen. Accessories were clattering, and a group of maidservants with colorful clothes came out while surrounded a 15 or 16-year-old girl.