She fell out after crying at the wrong grave

A miniature landscape was spread out in front of Chu Qingfang.

After arriving at the private residence where Hengzhi currently resides, Chu Qingfang was seated in the main hall. Tea was served on the table, and the rest of the entourage left.

Chu Qingfang was sitting in a guest room facing a light-colored, wide wooden window. Outside the wooden window was a small landscape that looked like a miniature. The rockery was unusual, and it was obvious that everything from its shape to the moss covering the rocks had been carefully maintained.

The water is led behind the mountain using a hollow bamboo joint. The water flows from top to bottom through the mountain, making it look like a natural source of water, and then flows into the pond below.

Chu Qing showed admiration, and could hardly take her eyes off the scene. Who could come up with such a brilliant idea? It was truly a miracle.

The most beautiful peaks in Wuling are just like this.

After a cup of tea, Ah-yi came hurriedly. When Chu Qing was lost in thought, she finally arrived.

Ah'ao paused behind the window for a moment, took a deep breath, regulated her breathing, steadied her steps, and then walked into the main hall.

Yunli followed her two steps behind, secretly happy in his heart.

Although Aunt Zhao was older, she was much worse at judging people than a little girl like her. She had often privately criticized Yunli, saying that Ah-yi looked like she had no interest in the young marquis and that she had married into the mansion just for the title of the marquis's wife.

After that, I don't know why she often went out, and her mind was not on her husband at all, which was simply outrageous. Even if there were some close friends in the past, now they are married, who is more important than her husband?

But in Yunli's opinion, this is nonsense. Her new wife's business is now booming, and it seems to be getting better and better. This is working hard for her own ambitions, what's wrong with that?
What can imprison oneself is often one's own closed-minded thinking. Da Chong has never had any law stipulating that women cannot achieve their own careers. This dynasty has produced several well-known female businessmen.

Although it is limited to business, it is also the result of women's hard work.

A'ao was not someone who was content to stay in the royal harem, and it was not just because she was a princess.

Yunli grew up with Madam Xu and had met many women from the royal family, so she could be considered to have seen the world. The princess was completely different from those women who were eager to get married.

From being the jewel in the capital's crown to resolutely fleeing the palace, and now trading under wanted orders everywhere. How could such a grand and clear plan be understood by someone as ordinary as Aunt Zhao?

Now it seems, Yunli smiled gently, she was not wrong at all.

"Miss Chu, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long." Ah-yi put on an impeccable smile and walked in front of Chu Qingfang. "I read a storybook too late last night, and I didn't catch up on my sleep until dawn. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."

With these words, he fulfilled the formalities and explained the reason for his late arrival. No matter how many excuses he made, Chu Qingfang still felt embarrassed.

"I am sorry to bother you." Chu Qingfang stood up quickly and greeted him according to the rules. "After the winter hunt, I reflected on myself and knew that I was wrong. I have not yet formally apologized to the young marquis' wife. I really hope that you will not bear grudges and will not bear grudges against me!"

Yes, after the winter hunt, Ah'ao had no time to think about how to properly appease Madam Chu, Chu Qingfang, and Qin Xi from the governor's family, and was dragged to Dang County by the sudden appearance of You Tong.

I stayed in Dang County for nearly half a month.

After returning to Kezhou, Ah'ao couldn't ignore the shop that had been stagnant for a long time and the business that had been promised, so she almost forgot about the existence of Chu Qingfang.

When she saw Chu Qingfang, Ah's ankle seemed to ache slightly.

"It's okay, please sit down." Her status as the young marquis's wife was clear, so even if she wanted to make a fuss, she couldn't show it to her face.

What's more, the grassland was a blessing in disguise. I learned how to ride a horse. It was like a blessing in disguise.

Chu Qingfang cared about something completely different from Ah'ao. Chu Qingfang was like a block of iron, only wanting to revolve around Hengzhi, the magnet, while Ah'ao was like a solid rock, talking to each other in a different way.

Chu Qingfang felt even more melancholy when she heard Ah's joke. "To be honest, when we were young, the marriage between the young marquis and me was talked about as a joke at the drinking table. I was young at that time, and when I saw that the young marquis was handsome since he was a child, I took it seriously."

In fact, Heng Qi should be blamed for this. If he hadn't been drunk and talked nonsense, how could his son, who was only ten years old, be targeted by someone?

Then again, there are quite a lot of people who are concerned about Hengzhi, including a number of ministers in the capital.

That was when Shen Cong was still alive. Li Chongxuan had no children, Wang Xuan was unmarried, and only Heng Qi, who was guarding the northern border, had a son who was about the same age as the little princess.

The ministers thought that this was a good opportunity to consolidate the imperial power. If the princess was married to the prince of Nakezhou, the prince would stay in the capital as a consort.

You have trapped Hengqi's son, and you are still afraid that he will disobey and rebel?

Fortunately, Shen Cong did not agree, otherwise when they really forced Heng Qi to rebel, they would find out that he didn't care about his son at all.

Shen Cong did not agree, not because he loved his daughter. He only had Ah-an as his child, and although a girl could not accomplish anything great, at least she was proof that he could give birth.

If she gets married, there will be no royal heir.

Shen Cong and Heng Qi are not only bastard rulers and ministers, but also bastard fathers.

Ah-yi sighed for the two bastards, and did not forget to comfort Chu Qingfang, "You can't be blamed for this, but now that the young marquis and I are married, I can't fulfill your wish."

These words pierced Chu Qingfang's heart like a needle. The man she had loved for so many years suddenly became someone else's husband, and his new wife said that it couldn't be fulfilled, cutting off her last hope in her youth. Ah'an would never share love with anyone. Even if they were acting as a couple now, her fake husband couldn't become a real couple with someone else. If you want to blame someone, blame the sky for raining and the sun for shining.

After she and Hengzhi were done with their business, maybe... no, even if they were done with it, she would still find it hard to accept going their separate ways.

If Hengzhi really marries Chu Qingfang, given Ah's strange possessiveness, I'm afraid the two of them will no longer be able to be friends.

The sharp sword severed the emotional ties, and Chu Qingfang became the first innocent soul killed by A'ao's sword that broke up their marriage.

"Then...then Madam Young Marquis, please try the snacks I brought. They are of Qinzhou style." Chu Qingfang thought blankly for a moment. She felt that what the other party said made sense and she could not refute it at all, so she could only end the topic abruptly.

Ah-yi: ...

A’ao: I was just about to give you some more advice.

Yunli took the wooden box from Chu Qingfang's maid with his eyes wide open, opened it with his eyes wide open and put it on the table.

What a nice smell! A pure milk aroma rushed straight into A'ao's sense of smell. Her vision followed one step later and the plate of milky white square cake also appeared in front of A'ao.

"This is the newly made milk cake in my kitchen. This is the Luoshengsu from Qinzhou, this is the Doujuan, and this is the famous Zaochunsu from Kezhou. Madam Xiaohou, would you like to try it?"

Listening to Chu Qingfang's introduction, Ah-yi was puzzled. I came all the way back from East Street, you wouldn't just bring me some snacks, right? That would be a waste of time.

Someone just came into the shop to inquire, what if this deal is successful?

Looking at Chu Qingfang's eager and awkward eyes, Ah-yi reluctantly picked up a piece of milk cake with chopsticks and took a bite. Unexpectedly, it tasted quite good, soft and sweet, with a strong milk flavor without being fishy. The chef she hired was quite good.

"Oh, right." Chu Qingfang pointed at the small landscape that he had just been looking at for a long time and asked, "This scenery in the mansion is very beautiful, it is really a masterpiece of nature. May I ask which craftsman created this, Madam? I also want to build one in my yard."

Ah-yi looked at the direction she pointed and thought she had asked the wrong person. After hesitating for a long time, she said, "The craftsman is Heng-chi. He drew the composition himself and bought rocks and mosses to build it."

Chu Qingfang was struck by lightning. He cursed himself in his heart. Why did he ask such a question? It was better to let the conversation go cold than to make himself unhappy.

"So, that's how it is. The young marquis is really a man of both civil and military talents."

Seeing her young lady's hands clenched tightly, the maid standing behind Chu Qingfang couldn't help but stand up and said, "Madam, you don't know, but my young lady came to the city today to find you because she has an important matter."

"Then tell me quickly. Ah... I mean, just say it." After going around in circles, I finally got to the point.

A'ao was thinking about how to get rid of this master. She couldn't have him eat snacks with her for a whole day, right?
At this moment, the little maid's words came like timely rain, instantly extinguishing the anxious fire in A'an's heart.

Chu Qingfang calmed down before speaking again, "This is presumptuous of you to say. Madam Xiaohou has never celebrated the beginning of spring in Kezhou, so you may not know that several big families in our city take turns to hold spring banquets every year. This year it happens to be our Chu Mansion's turn, and it will be held in five days, so I would like to invite you to come."

Spring Banquet? What kind of rules are these? In the capital, there are indeed spring banquets, usually held in the temporary palace for the ministers. But how come there is one in Kezhou as well? It sounds like an occasion for families to attend, which is too complicated.

Seeing Ah'ao deep in thought, Chu Qingfang felt anxious, "The young marquis' wife may not know that my mother has been angry with me for a long time because of the winter hunt. If the young marquis' wife doesn't come this time, then the gossip that my father and the young marquis, and the young marquis' wife and my mother are getting more and more estranged will be heard by the people attending the banquet and spread, which is not good. So, please come for the sake of my father and the young marquis!"

"Who made this rule? Could it be the governor's wife?" A'ao didn't mean to make things difficult for her, but she thought it was too strange for each family to take turns hosting the banquet.

Chu Qingfang nodded blankly.

It really is.

The rules set by Yang, coupled with her not-so-kind personality, always made people feel that there was something fishy going on. Hengzhi had been secretly investigating the affairs between officials. Wasn't this a good opportunity to provide him with clues?
"Don't worry, I will..." Before she finished her words, a servant came with someone to report, "What's the matter?" A'an asked.

The man who followed smiled and bowed, and spoke first, "Meet the young marquis's wife. I am the housekeeper of the residence of General Chu. When the lady heard that the young lady was bothering you, she specifically ordered me to take the young lady back and apologize to you at the same time."

"Uncle He, why are you here?" Chu Qingfang stood up unconsciously when he saw the housekeeper coming.

"Mrs. Chu, you are too polite." Ah-yi also stood up, knowing that this was a good time to see the guest off. "There were some misunderstandings in the past. Now that we have come to terms with it, Qingfang will be considered my friend from now on. There is no need to bother you as a friend."

Uncle He smiled kindly and complimented her, "Madam Xiaohou is broad-minded and truly a heroine." He then looked at Chu Qingfang and said, "Miss, will you return with me?"

Chu Qingfang reluctantly took a step forward. Ah-yi also took a few steps forward as a courtesy to see her off.

The moment I got close to Uncle He, something strange suddenly happened.

The smell on him was so familiar, it was the same smell I smelled at the entrance of Xuyun Temple that day!

Ah'ao couldn't help but look at Uncle He one more time.

(End of this chapter)