Jian Yu Bai didn't know his own way, and the couple took another big step towards separation - after finishing his bath, he accompanied Song Yi Xiao for dinner, thinking about the few official documents he brought back from the government office, and said softly before going to the study.

  "Third Master!" He had just arrived at the study with Ji Su when a guard who was pacing back and forth in the corridor came over, bowed, and reported, "A response has been received from Young Master Lu's side."

  Although Jian Yu Bai was greatly humiliated by Lu Guanlun last time, he still fulfilled his promise to his wife the next day. However, since he and Lu Guanlun are only nominal brothers-in-law with different political stances and rarely meet, it wasn't until today that there was a response.

  "Let's go in!" Jian Yu Bai saw Ji Su open the door of the study, threw down a sentence, and went in first.

  Ji Su took advantage of his back being turned to the door and quickly made a throat-slitting gesture to the guard: The two young masters still haven't made up by now, be careful when speaking - if you accidentally provoke Master Gong's anger, the guards can at least breathe a sigh of relief after changing shifts. What about him, following Jian Yu Bai all day, with no place to hide!

  The guard nodded in understanding and waited for Jian Yu Bai to sit down at the desk before stepping forward again to pay his respects, saying: "Retreating is indeed Mr. Lu's intention!"

  "Why?"

  "It's because Miss Wei has a private relationship with someone else," the guard said bluntly. "And that person is not an outsider to the Lu family - it's actually Young Master Lu Wu!"

  Ji Su's hand shook as soon as he heard the words, and the tea water he was pouring for Jian Yu Bai almost spilled: "This time, Gong Ye quarreled with Nai Nai because he suspected Nai Nai of having an affair with Lu San Gongzi! You're saying that Nai Nai's own cousin is involved with Lu Wu Gongzi, so Lu San Gongzi doesn't want her. Isn't this a clear reminder to Gong Ye?!"

  How stupid can this guard be? He even dared to nod at him just now!!!

  "If that's the case, it's no wonder Lù Guànlún wants to break off the engagement." Jì Sù held her breath and steeled herself for Master Jiāng's thunderous outburst. However, after a moment of silence in the study, Jiāng Yúbái spoke up without any sign of anger, saying only, "But is there evidence that Miss Wéi has a private relationship with Lù Wǔ?"

  The guard said: "Replying to the young master's words, Lü San said that it was Lü Wu who personally went to ask him, and he only knew about it then. Lü Wu also brought a handkerchief made by Wei Xiaojie as evidence - it is said that at the beginning of the year, when Wei Xiaojie was taken to the Hengshan Wangfu by Wei Wangfei to accompany our grandmother, she had secretly frolicked with Lü Wu in the garden. Several servants in the palace can attest to this. Therefore, I think this matter should be true!"

  "I understand, you can go now." The study fell silent again. After a while, Jian Yu Bai waved his hand and dismissed the guard. He looked at Ji Su and said, "Go to the kitchen and get a bowl of sugar steamed egg custard, make sure it's freshly steamed."

  Ji Su hesitated for a moment, then walked out the door and pondered over the two words "present steaming". Suddenly enlightened, he slapped his forehead and first went to the kitchen to instruct: Taking advantage of the busy kitchen staff, he took three steps as two and arrived at the backyard, asking to see Song Yi Xiao: "Just now, the guard came to report something, Master thinks it's very important to tell Madam!"

  Song Yixiao only said that something big must have happened again, otherwise, with the two of them not yet reconciled, and given her husband's temperament, how could he be willing to send someone to talk to her about things?

  She hastily came out, and according to Ji Su's hint, dispersed the idle people. She sat up straight, composed her expression, and listened intently as he said softly: "Madam, last time you returned from the dinner at the Wei residence and told Master about Miss Wei and Third Young Master Lu, Master ordered someone to contact Third Young Master Lu the very next morning. However, Third Young Master Lu's side kept pushing back and forth, until this afternoon when they couldn't avoid it anymore and finally agreed to meet our people!"

  "Did he instruct you personally?"

  "Of course, it was Master Gong himself who instructed me!" Ji Su said with a smile, "Otherwise, how would the people below dare to use the flag of the Yan State Duke's Mansion to invite the young master of the Hengshan Wangfu? If I may say so, our Master Gong may not be fond of saying those romantic words, but he truly has you in his heart! You have already spoken personally, how could Master Gong disappoint you? Just now, the people below reported it to him, and Master Gong didn't even care about the matters at hand, he hurriedly sent me to inform you!"

  "He......" Song Yi Xiao had just thought her husband was unreliable, but in an instant she was told that he actually cared about her so much. Her heart was filled with mixed emotions, and after calming down, she pretended to be calm and asked, "But I don't know what Mr. Lu San said?"

  "Lu San Gongzi said that Lu Wu Gongzi knelt down in front of him with the embroidered purse made by Wei Xiaojie, begging for his blessing!" Ji Su sighed, "Even some servants from Hengshan Wangfu have said that in the past when Wei Xiaojie temporarily stayed at the Wangfu, she secretly met with Wu Gongzi. In this situation, how can Lu San Gongzi still marry Wei Xiaojie?"

  Song Yi's face suddenly turned iron-green!

  "Was it Wei Chang who deceived me, or did my mother make up her mind not to let her have a good life?" She thought rapidly in her heart - but immediately came to herself, "Either way, it's useless now. Lu Guanlun has always been friendly and loving towards his brothers and sisters, and he has always been kind to me, an outsider without blood ties, let alone his own brother?!"

  Even if it's proven now that Lu Ziyao is purely talking nonsense, he knelt down and begged like that, how could Lu Guanlun not think that Wei Chang is his younger brother's heartthrob?

  How could Lu Guanlun possibly steal his younger brother's crush?

  So no matter what, he won't marry Wei Cai anymore!

  "Things have already gone too far, the Wei family has even set up a banquet to celebrate their engagement. What can be done now?!" Song Yi's smile grew more and more horrified as she thought about it, "When Yiyi broke off her engagement with Jianyi back then, her mother-in-law immediately took her in as a foster daughter, showing her clear intention to protect her - even so, Pei University Scholar fell ill from anger until now! And that was when everyone acknowledged the girl's side wasn't at fault!"

  Wei Chang's situation is incomparable to Pei You Rui's!

  Firstly, the Wei family is far inferior to the Pei family; secondly, she doesn't have a powerful husband backing her up; thirdly and most importantly: Lu Guanlun is recognized for his good character!

  Even Song Yixiao, the biological cousin sister, knew that Lu Guanlun asked for a divorce after learning about it, and her first reaction was also that Wei Cui had done something wrong to him - let alone others?

  So even if Lu Guanlun and Wei Chang broke off their engagement without mentioning the reason, outsiders could still guess that it was Wei Chang's fault! In this situation, what future could she have?

  "Grandma! Grandma?" She unknowingly fell into deep thought, and it wasn't until Ji Su raised his voice and shouted several times that she was startled awake: "What?"

  "What message does grandma have for grandpa?" Ji Su asked respectfully, "I'm afraid I need to go back to the study to attend to things - just now grandpa was in a hurry and I didn't even have time to grind the ink before coming to inform you. Grandpa has many official documents to read today, and it's likely he'll be too busy to grind the ink himself."

  Song Yi Xiao heard this and felt a pang of guilt in her heart. She nodded and said: "Then go quickly!"

  Ji Xuan responded with a sound, slowly backing away to the door, and couldn't help but add another sentence, "If it weren't for urgent official business, let him return early to rest - after all, his body is important!"

  Ji Su returned to the study, presenting a bowl of freshly steamed tofu, and saw Jian Yu Bai leaning against the purple inkstone, taking the silver spoon but not eating, only stroking the ceramic bowl in contemplation. He suddenly understood, bowed his head and said: "Master, I was waiting in the kitchen just now when Madam sent someone to tell me to pass on a message."

  "Huh?" Jian Yu's tone was flat and calm, "What's going on with her?"

  "Grandma said, please take care of your body. If it's not a matter of great urgency, you'd better rest early." Ji Su said respectfully, "I think, grandma is very worried that you are still busy with official business at this time!"

  Jian Xū Bái snorted with laughter: "Didn't you say she sent someone to spread the word? How did you know what she's thinking?"

  Although he said so, his face eased a lot, obviously not really blaming him.

  How could Ji Su not tell them apart? Upon hearing this, Dabo's courage grew a bit, and she laughed: "Master, as the saying goes, words are the voice of the heart! Although I didn't see Madame at the time, I could still hear what the servants were saying!"

  She said in a low voice, "You've been busy lately, it's already the third watch at night and you're still here reviewing documents. You didn't forget what you promised grandma earlier, how could grandma not be touched? If I wasn't afraid of disturbing your important work, I would have come to visit you personally by now!"

  "This bowl of yogurt is not bad today." Jian Yu's eyes flashed with a hint of delight, but he only said lightly, "Reward the cook!"

  Ji Su suppressed his smile and said: "Yes!"

  Under Ji Su's mediation from both sides, after Jian Yu Bai returned to her room that night, the couple finally didn't continue to be as cold as ice to each other.

  "It's so late, why aren't you sleeping yet?" Jian Yu Bai took off his outer robe and was about to put it on the clothes rack not far away, but saw his wife, who was only wearing a thin shirt, walking out of the tent. She took it from him and helped him arrange it neatly. Feeling satisfied, her tone also softened a lot, "In the future, don't wait for me, I may be busy all night sometimes."

  "A person can't sleep." Song Yi smiled at him apologetically, and seeing that he was speaking considerately again, she felt even more embarrassed, and naturally became even more gentle and careful. She turned around to see that he had already sat down on the couch, walked over to remove the jade hairpin from his hair, and lightly laughed, "Are you still busy with Xu Shao's matter? If it's not urgent, why don't you put it aside for now? After all, you have to get up so early for court, sleeping too little is bad for your health!"

  Jian Yu Bai listened with a smile and said: "Hurry up and finish - it's just a few days, it won't affect anything."

  She saw her squat down to take off her boots, and the corners of her mouth curved again. She said, "Next time I have a holiday, I'll take you to my sister's Chunju Pavilion to play?"

  "......Alright." In fact, Song Yi Xiao was worried about "what to do with his cousin", how could he be in the mood for a trip?

  She looked up and saw her husband's eyes full of expectation, her heart softened, and she unconsciously nodded.

  After agreeing, she only reacted afterwards - however, this had already been pulled up to the bed, and even this foolish atmosphere knew it was not suitable to mention anything about a younger female cousin again...

  Because of the tender feelings that night, although he didn't take the final step, he still cherished her a bit. The next day, Jian Yu didn't roughly wake her up, but instead quietly got dressed in the outer room, careful not to disturb her.

  Song Yi Xiao, who got up at Chen time, sat in front of the dressing table and let Jin Xun comb her hair. Listening to her giggling and saying "Master told me again and again not to disturb you this morning", she suddenly thought of something: So, this is the correct way to sleep in?