After a while of pretending, Si Wei suddenly leaned in close to her ear, "Concubine, Si Yu is gone." Because Concubine had allowed her to return home last night to bid farewell, she had come back today to attend to Concubine's rising, and only now discovered that Si Yu was nowhere to be found.

  Chu Lian was busy with the matter of visiting her master, and had neglected these things. She thought for a moment before sending Si Wei to take a look at Zhao Yuan, but was stopped by a woman standing behind Chu Furen, wearing a pale pink dress with a beautiful face. The woman smiled haughtily and said, "Is Concubine looking for that servant girl named Si Yu?"

  Chu Lian smoothed out her cloak and didn't recognize the person. Si Wei replied on her behalf, "Does Second Miss know where Si Yu is?" It turned out to be Chu Jun Ruo, the second young lady of the Governor's Manor.

  "Princess Chu's face turned unpleasant, 'When did a lowly servant like you get to interrupt my conversation with the Imperial Concubine?' She then thought of something and smiled smugly, 'Imperial Concubine, your maid said she wanted to follow me, so she can't return to Shengjing with you.'"

  Before Chu Lian could think of a response, the noblewoman beside her softly scolded, "You stupid servant girl, how can you ask for the side consort's maid? Is it that our household is lacking in maids?"

  "Mother, since the concubine can't even discipline her own maids, I'll take care of it. The concubine is magnanimous and won't hold a grudge." She recalled how her mother had asked her to pay respects to Chu Lianruo after she became a concubine, only to be rejected at the door. Now that one of Chu Lianruo's maids was willing to defect, she would take her in and humiliate Chu Lianruo in the process!

  Si Wei's face turned pale when the second miss spoke, and then she heard these words and was suffocated. She didn't expect that Si Yu would betray Ce Fei without her realizing it, giving Ce Fei a great deal of embarrassment, truly not understanding the situation.

  She couldn't help but steal a glance at the concubine, only to see that the concubine's expression was normal, as if she hadn't heard the mother-daughter duo's conversation.

  Chu Lian had never been concerned about it, her battlefield was not in the Governor's Mansion or the Prince's Mansion, but in the Imperial Palace. She and Shifu had already agreed on a time, and couldn't afford to delay any longer.

  She thought for a moment and said, "It's just a small trinket, if Second Sister likes it, I'll give it to you." After a pause, she continued, "Mother, the sky is getting dark, I should get going now."

  Madam Chu nodded gently, "Concubine Xi, take care on the road." Then there were voices bidding farewell to Concubine Xi.

  Two horse-drawn carriages stopped at the entrance, Chu Lianruo and Si Wei sat in the front carriage, while Mei Zhuang and Hai Tang naturally sat in the back. After everyone was seated, the carriage slowly rolled its wheels, and Chu Lianruo lifted the curtain to gaze out at the sunset. The groom seemed to sense something and rode closer, "Does Your Ladyship have any instructions?"

  Chu Lian nodded and smiled, saying, "Let's stop by Fu'an Building on Liu'an Street later." Xiang Yang naturally followed orders, and after arriving at the destination, they stopped for a while. Then, You Meng, who was wearing a cloak to cover herself, was escorted by Lan Jing and walked over elegantly. Although the two were dressed discreetly, Chu Lian still recognized You Meng from her extraordinary gait.

  Chu Lian was helped down by Si Wei, and the others silently got back on their horses. This time, they left the borders of Cen Prefecture without stopping again.

  "Young Dream said to Chu Lianruo on the car, "Lianruo, women have two important things. Men like women, first because of their appearance, and second because of their temperament. The two complement each other, neither can be lacking."

  "Temperament can be revealed from one's eyes, gestures and movements. Therefore, there are many things you need to learn. At present, your bones have almost matured, so on this path, you will suffer a lot and it will also be very hard to endure."

  "Lotus is not afraid, he only hopes that Master will teach him wholeheartedly and within half a year, he will definitely not disappoint Master's expectations."