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  Qian Hui turned around and came back, and indeed there were two maids from the county princess's side. On the kang in the room, several pieces of fabric were placed. When they saw her coming in, the maids hurriedly came forward to pay their respects and smiled: "In a few days, it will be the day of the young master's great joy. The county princess is afraid that Miss's clothes are not enough, so she found some fabrics and asked Miss to choose one, and then have another dress made for Miss."

  Chu Ke smiled and said: "A few days ago, the young master's wife had already made two suits for us, which is enough. Moreover, there are still three days left, where can we get it done?"

  One of the maids smiled and said, "Miss doesn't know, we have a tailor on our side who specializes in making clothes for the county king's wife. He is skilled and quick, three days is enough time, Miss just needs to choose one."

  When she said that, Chu Ke could only agree and pointed to a piece of silver-colored plain cloud brocade fabric: "This one then."

  Those two maidservants saw her actions were casual, they exchanged a glance, one reacted quickly and smiled: "Miss has made an excellent choice, this horse looks really good. Let's go back and report now."

  Another one also hastily laughed and echoed.

  Chu Ke nodded, Hua Mei and Hua Die came to help them put away the materials, the two went out, on this side Yu Feng swept the kang, Hua Mei went to serve tea.

  "Painting eyebrows, is this fabric only available to me today, or do Second Sister and Fourth Sister have it too?" Chu Ke asked while taking over the tea and lightly sipping a mouthful.

  "Hua Mei hurriedly smiled and said: 'Only the young lady has the princess of the county king's side seamstress, even if her hands and feet are fast, she can't make three sets of clothes in three days'"

  Chu Ke nodded slightly.

  The princess of the county king prevented herself and her brother from meeting, and specially expressed her differences with herself, which shows that she had already made up her mind. Her brother's stirring up trouble might not work this time.

  It must be Zhu Yujie who said it, only he firmly refused to marry himself, and the princess of the county king would also firmly indicate herself so quickly.

  Zhu Yingtuo really is... as long as it's something he wants to get, no matter what others think, he must get it? Won't work with soft methods so use hard ones?

  Chu Ke's slender fingers gently tapped the edge of the water cup, thinking about the wedding banquet three days later and how she could retreat with her tail between her legs back to the Chu family.

  Chu Yun Ting and Chu Yun Qing must also want to get it, the wedding banquet three days later is the day when the King's wife confirms who her third daughter-in-law is. If she still wants to marry Zhu Yu Xuan, there must be some action.

  But Zhu Yueli was not a bystander, he was smarter and this was still his home, who knows what the two sisters were thinking of doing now, he already knew.

  It's no wonder that I've become the target of public criticism. Chu Yun Ting and Chu Yun Qing must have come up with a plan, which probably has something to do with me. With so many people around, it's likely that they want to humiliate me and make the Princess of Junwang lose face.

  Chu Ke'er thought for a long time and didn't want to go along with their wishes and make a fool of herself just to get out of the situation, after all, it was her own reputation that would suffer.

  It will be necessary to improvise on that day, how to make a big deal out of things without losing face, and let the King's wife and Zhu Yujie both give up their intentions.

  Three days passed quickly, and on this day, it was still dark in the morning... No, it wasn't. Many people didn't sleep last night just to decorate the mansion.

  When Chu Ke woke up in the morning, the window was not open, but from the red reflected on the bed, it could be seen that outside was a festive and joyful atmosphere.

  She washed and dressed in the silver plain cloud brocade jacket with a round collar that had been delivered yesterday, tied a five-colored silk ribbon around her waist, and wore a sheep fat jade hairpin on her head. It was neither luxurious nor overly simple. Taking advantage of the fact that the maids were not paying attention, she hid the curved knife in her clothes and then went out to the front.

  Hua Mei, Hua Die and Ping Li all rushed to follow her, Yu Feng still pretended to be sensible and swept the floor at home. Chu Kei walked out of the yard and thought again, asking: "Did you bring that little thing we talked about last night?"

  The three maidservants looked at each other in dismay. Hu Die smiled and asked, "Miss, who were you talking to?"

  Chu Ke frowned and said: "Can't escape from you few... did you bring it or not?"

  Three people continued to stare at each other, all silent. Chu Ke was about to get angry when Yu Feng rushed out from behind, holding a box and smiling: "Miss, Miss, you forgot to bring the small gifts you mentioned last night..." She handed the box to Hua Mei and whispered: "There's a handkerchief inside, I've written down what gift is for whom on it."

  Yuhong nodded with a mixture of emotions, and Huadie and Pingli also thought that Yufeng was still very sensible.

  Chu Ke said casually: "We don't need to go with so many people, there are a lot of things in the house... Hua Die and Ping Li have gone separately. Today is a rare sunny day, let's sun-dry the bedding in the house, sort out my things and put them together. They were all mixed up with the things from the mansion, I searched for half a night yesterday."

  Hua Die and Ping Li's faces turned bitter, both went to see Yu Feng, Yu Feng immediately looked very embarrassed, oh no didn't expect...

  Chu Xue said after finishing, didn't care anymore, turned around and went forward.

  Hua Mei gave Hua Die a comforting glance, and softly called Yu Feng to take over the things that Hua Die and Ping Li were holding for serving the young lady. The two ran to catch up with San Gu Niang, while Hua Die and Ping Li hesitated on the road for a moment, and could only dejectedly return.

  The master and servant arrived in front, the county king's wife had already cleaned up the flowers and brocade, on both sides of the flower hall in the side courtyard were two beds, and to the west was a Luo Han bed. On the beds and the bed were all covered with embroidered silk cushions, today's colors were all mandarin ducks playing in the water or double-peeled flowers opening. On the beds and the bed each had a red lacquer square foot warmer table, on which were placed various small snacks and dried fruits, all placed in exquisite boxes, some shaped like plum blossoms, some shaped like lotus leaves.

  Above is naturally the county king's wife sitting, below are all one chair and one table, arranged in order, guests sit on the chairs, tea and refreshments are placed on the tables beside.

  After entering the house, she first paid her respects. The king's wife indeed treated her differently, calling her over to sit by her side. During breakfast, she also had her sit beside her.

  Chu Yunting and Chu Yunqing both lowered their eyes, very quiet.

  The two people's attire showed that they had put in some effort, Chu Yunting wore a pale pink cloud-patterned brocade half-sleeved skirt with a wide crimson soft silk waistband tied around her waist, her eyebrows and eyes were finely painted, and between her eyebrows was a jade orchid-shaped hairpin, exuding a gentle and beautiful aura.

  Chu Yunqing's attire was vastly different from usual, wearing a moon-white half-skirt with golden thread embroidery and an orange border inside. The butterfly-shaped sash around her waist was tied tightly, making her waist look incredibly slender. On the outside, she wore a jacket that matched the inner skirt, with orange edges and embroidered figures of flowers and grasses in unique styles. Although the moon-white color was subdued, the orange borders and embroidery made it extremely eye-catching.

  Her forehead between her eyebrows was also adorned with a flower-shaped decoration, but unlike Chu Yunting's, hers was pasted on and not the usual bright red or pink color, but a light purple color. The pattern of the flower was very strange, it wasn't a single flower, nor was it a common style. Chu Keqi looked at it seriously for two seconds, feeling that it resembled a character, very much like a Qin Han dynasty seal script '轼' character, but only half of it, with the front 'carriage' replaced by three flower petals.

  She hesitated for a moment, three flower petals, possibly representing the left side of the character 'Qing' in her name... Chu Yunqing pasted such a flower-shaped decoration on her forehead, and anyone with discerning eyes could see that this was probably what she was thinking today? Was she using this method to tell everyone, especially Zhu Yuxu, that she had staked everything and left no room for retreat?

  Chu Kei was lost in thought, Chu Yun Ting should have also noticed, the princess of the county king... maybe didn't pay attention...

  After having breakfast, it was still early, and although the guests had not arrived, there were many things to do in preparation for their reception. The Princess of the Imperial Uncle's estate had her own busy affairs to attend to, while the three sisters, along with Zhu Yuexu's second sister-in-law, Wen Shi, Jin Shu's elder sister, and several young misses, all moved to a separate courtyard to sit.

  After sitting down and chatting for a while, some relatives and friends had already arrived. Among them were some helpers. Soon, guests started to arrive.

  Today, the one who came out to entertain guests couldn't be the Crown Prince's consort. She hid today, and the younger ones entertaining guests in front were Wen Shi and Jin Shu, the two of them.

  Chu Xue'er only found out today that she had inadvertently helped the Crown Prince with a big favor. The officials in the imperial court and the royal family were always very cautious when interacting with each other, and of course, they wouldn't know about it behind their backs. However, on the surface, those who came and went from the Duke's mansion were generally members of the royal family or nobles, and rarely included high-ranking officials from the imperial court.

  But today is different, the prince married Li Lankun, his father is a second-class official in the current dynasty, holding real power, and Li Lankun is also the only legitimate daughter of Mr. Li, so the officials who want to curry favor with him naturally flock to send heavy gifts.

  "It's said that all four of Li's brothers have come to see her off," a young lady from the Duke's manor whispered. Chu Ke looked over, it was one of the ten or so year old misses, these few female cousins, she had always been unable to tell them apart, therefore she also didn't take the initiative to speak with them, afraid of getting it wrong.

  "Four brothers? You've brought so many people?"

  "In order to be serious, after all, she is the beloved daughter of their family. Our family is also very serious, isn't it? I heard that today, the inner ladies of the Blue Duke's house and the Xu Duke's house are coming."

  "They rarely come, I've never seen the young lady from the Blue Duke's house. I heard that one of them is incredibly beautiful, Empress Xia summoned her several times, wanting to bring her into the palace as a concubine for the Emperor, but the Blue Duke's family seems unwilling..."

  "Talking and talking, it's gone far, what's the point of saying those things. Today is Miss Li's wedding day, let's just talk about our own affairs."

  Another young lady nodded hastily: "Yes..." She lowered her voice: "Why are we still calling her Miss Li? We should be calling her sister-in-law now."

  The people in front who were talking all lost their smiles, covering their mouths and turning around to look at the surroundings, but the Crown Prince's consort was not there.

  "She won't be coming out today." Jin Shu surprisingly also chimed in with such gossip, his voice cold and detached, his expression sinister, making it clear that he had opinions about the Crown Prince's consort.

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