Wei Changying's face turned blue, but Shen Cangfeng didn't know whether he should laugh or not. He patted his wife's hand to comfort her, shook his head to the lotus-picking girl, and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but I have already been married. You can take back your lotus seedpod." He then took the seedpod from Wei Changying's hand and threw it back to the basin.The girl wasn't angry when Shen Cangfeng threw the seedpod back into her basin. She smiled as she said, "I can see how much you love your wife, and I dare not think of seducing you since your wife's appearance is drop-dead gorgeous, but I'm just an ordinary girl. However, you intended to pick this seedpod for your wife, but I picked it before you. If you are not happy about this, why not just take your seedpod back?"She then said mischievously, "I have almost picked all the seedpods near here. If you want to eat lotus seedpod, this one's the last one. Or else, you'll have to go to the Fur

Shen Cangfeng and Wei Changying were both stunned, saying unanimously, “For us?”Wei Changying’s expression changed and immediately thought of the lotus-picking girls.However, Gu Naizheng smiled and said nothing, looking unpredictable. His attitude made Wei Changying, who didn't know his temperament, felt so hurried that she almost couldn't help asking him. Fortunately, Huo Zhaoyu was considerate. He smiled gently and explained, “Brother Yaoye and the sister-in-law, Brother Zilie is talking nonsense. In fact, I happened to live by the lake to escape the heat these days. Seeing the tavern of Xie Family catching fish and shrimp by the lake this morning, I thought that the tavern had now changed its rules and opened in summer as well. I came here on purpose because I have admired the excellent cooking skill of Uncle Xie, but I didn’t expect that Uncle Xie had prepared the dishes for you and that he didn't intend to do business today.”Gu Naizheng

In the end, Gu Naizheng and his pals' boats couldn't be found, which was natural. In the midsummer of Furong Islet, the lotus flowers and leaves surged to the sky, and the dense reeds could almost seal off the vast Furong Islet.It was easy enough to hide three small boats in a place like this. Unless someone accidentally met them, the boats wouldn't be found out until the dry season between the autumn and winter months. After hearing the news, Brother Xie and his wife, each poling a small boat, looked around for a long time and didn't find any clues. Shen Cangfeng had agreed with the three that they should return after having meals at the tavern of the Xie Family in Furong Islet. However, the three hadn't come back yet as time passed. Therefore, the Shen Family Courtyard sent another boat here to inquire about the situation.So it happened that the three including Gu Naizheng could be sent away by the boat...Of course, their menservants couldn't get aboard

After leaving the Weiyang Palace, Madam Su smiled. Obviously, she was satisfied with the result.Seeing that her mother-in-law was in a good mood, Wei Changying felt relieved.Madam Su touched her pearl hair clasp and was about to talk to Wei Changying when they heard a noise coming nearby—They looked towards where the noise was and found that two girls were pulling against each other and walking towards this side from the lane where willow trees were planted in a line. A crowd of the palace people was following them anxiously but had no idea what to do with the girls. Because both girls were delicate princesses, the people could only persuade them gently, but dare not stop them.Seeing these girls in colorful dresses, Madam Su frowned and held Wei Changying's hand as she said, "They've seen us.... We'll leave soon after we greeted them. Don't speak!"At the same time, Wei Changying had realized the girl who was being

Su Yuwu’s birthday was the day after Empress Gu was informed of the lotus-picking girls. Madam Su specially came to congratulate Su Yuwu in person, which was just an excuse because Madam Su, as an aunt, didn’t need to specially go back to her family for her niece's eighteenth birthday. The real reason was that the last time Su Pingzhan commanded his descendants to stop struggling with each other, so Madam Su kept this matter in mind after hearing Wei Changying's words. She planned to take advantage of this time to come back and explain to his father in person, lest there would be grudges in two families.If Madam Su went back to her family, her daughters-in-law would accompany her. But it was impractical for all of them to go together, so Madam Su left Mrs. Duanmu at home and brought Mrs. Liu and Wei Changying with her. Shen Cangning, who should have followed, was locked in her room because of the deception of Eleventh Prince last time. Madam Su thought that her daughte