Cai Wei called him on purpose: "Hey, cousin, why did you run away? Didn’t you say that you wanted to chat with me under the flowers and the moon..."
At this moment, Du Yu Lang wished he could peel off his skin. He did not have the time to accept the beauty’s invitation. He scratched his body in extreme embarrassment and stumbled towards his courtyard.
Cai Wei couldn’t help but laugh. After laughing for a while, she went back to find Liuzhu.
At this moment, Liuzhu was anxiously pacing with a lantern in her hand, considering whether or not to report to Fourth Aunt’s house. She wanted to go, but feared offending the young master and ending up with no place to bury her body. If she didn’t go, she felt guilty and panicked.
Young Miss Biao was the master, but unlike their mistress who didn’t regard her as a human, she cared about her and talked to her kindly. All of this made Liuzhu feel like she’d found her benefactor. When she saw Cai Wei return safely, she hurriedly rushed over and asked in a low voice: "Young Miss Biao, are you alright?"
As she spoke, her eyes drifted to the direction behind Cai Wei.
Cai Wei laughed twice and waved: "It’s fine, let’s go quickly!"
Liuzhu nodded, softly ’hmmed’ and added quietly: "Miss Biao, stay away from the eldest son in the future."
After saying this, she closed her mouth and led Cai Wei straight towards the Garden Suitable for Orchids.
The Garden Suitable for Orchids is a courtyard that is three to four times larger than Changchun Garden. It is full of various rare orchids, hence the name.
The boudoir in the garden is different from those of other young ladies in the mansion. It is an independent two-story embroidered tower. From the top, one can overlook the distant garden and the artificial lake, and even see the pavilions in the mansion. It’s very elegant.
This courtyard was originally lived in by the second miss of the Du family when she entered the palace. After entering the palace, the second miss did not receive favour and only got the title of beautiful woman without giving birth to an heir. The State Duke’s Mansion then regarded her as a discard, no longer supporting or caring about her, which is why her parents’ house’s courtyard was given to Du Wanqiu to live in.
Du Wanqiu is the legitimate eldest miss of the State Duke’s Mansion. Although she is not the most favoured, the rules in the mansion are strict, and Lady Wang, the wife of Duke An, is very disciplined. Therefore, all the living expenses of the young ladies in the mansion are based on the rules and no one can exceed the eldest miss of the main house.
When Cai Wei entered the Garden Suitable for Orchids, under the lead of Liuzhu, she entered Du Wanqiu’s embroidered tower. As soon as she walked in, she saw Du Wanqiu wearing home clothes, leaning on the couch quietly reading a book. Four top-class maids stood quietly on the floor, and there was no sound in the room.
She looked like some empress from "Empresses in the Palace", dignified, elegant, and calm. If it weren’t for the fact that Cai Wei knew about her harsh treatment of servants and undermining her half-sisters, she might have taken her for a human.
Upon hearing that Cai Wei had come in, Du Wanqiu looked up and smiled, "Little sister, how much I’ve been looking forward to your arrival. Look at you, you’ve been back for so long and didn’t even come to sit with your sister. I’ve sent people to invite you several times, but fourth aunt always says you’re busy and not at home. It’s made me sigh every day waiting for you; waiting till my neck was sore. How pitiful!"
As she spoke, she had already gotten off the couch. Two maids immediately went forward, knelt on the ground, and put on her embroidered shoes.
Du Wanqiu took Cai Wei’s hand and led her to sit down on the beautiful woman’s couch. She then personally picked up the teacup and handed it over.
"Little sister, you must be thirsty after travelling for so long. Quickly have some tea to moisten your throat. This is the same tea that the empress in the palace drinks. Have a taste, little sister."
Upon hearing the word ’empress’, Cai Wei couldn’t help but pause, and involuntarily thought of that person...