Chapter 68 (1/2)
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We get to see He Qi and Wei Qing E. I feel bad for He Qi. He’s the one that “got sold and is helping count the money” for He Heng.
Chapter Sixty Eight
Mu Jin held an invitation in her hands as she walked into zhengyuan. She saw Ming He and Yin Liu were guarding at the door and knew that w.a.n.g ye and w.a.n.g fei were still in the room and hadn't risen out of bed. She looked at the already blinding sun and then at the servants waiting in the corner, holding the tools for was.h.i.+ng and cleaning. She didn't know how many times the water in their copper basins had already been changed.
Yin Liu saw her come and motioned her to be quieter. As she came closer, she saw the flowery invitation in Mu Jin's hand, and asked in a light voice: ”Whose fu sent this invitation that you have to personally deliver it?”
Mu Jin looked at the tightly shut door: ”It was Rui w.a.n.g Fu that sent it. They are inviting w.a.n.g fei to their fu to admire the flowers.”
”Didn't they just admire the plum blossoms last winter?” Yin Liu knew that her w.a.n.g fei didn't have much of a relations.h.i.+p with Rui w.a.n.g Fei. Originally, it had been alright when Ning w.a.n.g Fei was still here, but now that Ning w.a.n.g Fei left to accompany Ning w.a.n.g in the Bright Moon Tower in the Jing suburbs, there wasn't even a mediator, ”What flower is it this time, peach, or pear?”
”Just stop talking so much,” Mu Jing glared at her, turning her head to look at Ming He who had his head down and didn't speak, before she continued to instruct her, ”w.a.n.g fei will make her own decision on the matter. You really need to change your impulsive personality.”
Yin Liu smiled embarra.s.sedly: ”Mu Jin jiejie, don't be angry. I was just muddled for a bit.”
Just then, sounds came from inside the room. Mu Jin and Yin Liu's expressions disappeared and they stopped talking. Hearing someone call from within, they indicated for the servants, who were holding the jars and basins, to walk in to serve in the morning ablutions.
After Qu Qing Ju washed and rinsed, she rubbed her sore legs and waist. As she picked a long green dress to wear, she gave a yawn and commented: ”It seems that w.a.n.g ye's wounds have almost healed.”
He Heng walked up behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist. He laughed deeply and responded: ”Qing Ju is disliking the fact that this husband put in too much effort last night.”
Qu Qing Ju glared at him. Try to at least care about the unmarried yahuan in the room. Even if he was shameless, she wasn't. She reached out to firmly pinch on his arm, ”w.a.n.g ye, did your refinement and manners get eaten?”
He Heng buried his face in her neck as he laughed. A while later, he released her as he promised: ”Alright, alright, I won't talk anymore. I'm going outside to wait for you to eat the morning meal together.” He brushed a kiss at her ear and walked out of the inner room in a good mood.
Qu Qing Ju wiped her ear and sat down in front of the copper mirror. Jin Zhan and Yu Zan finally came out of the corner where they had been silently standing and went to her side to make her hair and apply makeup.
Mu Jin walked up behind her, informing in a small voice: ”w.a.n.g fei, Rui w.a.n.g fei has just sent over a message. She has invited you to attend a flower-admiration banquet two days later.”
Admiring flowers again? Qu Qing Ju really felt that Qin Bai Lu could change the topic. Last year, it was making her admire plum blossoms while enduring the snow storm. Was she now making her endure a rain storm to admire plum, pear, almond and cherry blossoms?
”Isn't today Rui w.a.n.g fei's father's birthday? How does she have the time to have people send out invitations?” Qu Qing Ju felt that Qin Bai Lu had too much energy. Wasn't she tired after doing so many things everyday? She herself hadn't thought of putting on any kind of banquet ever.
”It most likely had been prepared in advance,” Mu Jin paused before asking, ”w.a.n.g fei, should we reply?”
Qu Qing Ju turned her head to look at the feixianji that Yu Zan had constructed for her. She picked out a pair of ta.s.sels to hand to Yu Zhan before responding: ”Don't be in a rush. There's still two more days.”
Did she have to respond instantly to Qin Bai Lu's invitation. Thinking of the actions of the Rui w.a.n.g family, she had the impulse to also commit such actions. If they did so, then everyone should also follow.
Mu Jin understood w.a.n.g fei's meaning, tucked the message away and didn't mention it again. After Qu Qing Ju dressed, she hurriedly reached out in support, ”Nubi heard that after Ban Xia returned to the laundry room a few days ago, she had been laughed at by many people. Right now, she's the laughingstock of the laundry room.”
”She chose the road,” Qu Qing Ju stood, taking one step at a time as she walked towards the outside, ”Becoming a joke, she did it to herself.”
She wasn't laughing at the other's misfortunes but she didn't sympathize. She only felt heartbreak for this body's original owner. Now that ashes were ashes, dust was dust, hopefully she would have a beautiful future life, and never meet people and events like the ones in this life.
Qu Qing Ju's morning meals were on the side of light but not bland. When He Heng had started spending more time in zhengyuan, he gradually liked to eat with Qu Qing Ju. After all this time, he felt that even the zhengyuan's tea was more tastier than other places.
Seeing Qu Qing Ju come out, he urged: ”We got up late today. Come have some porridge to prevent the stomach from being harmed due to hunger.”
Walking to sit down by his side, Qu Qing Ju washed her hands. She drank a small bowl of porridge and ate some vegetables and pastries before putting down her chopsticks to rinse her mouth.