Chapter 21 Clues
Rong Peilan blinked and said, "Flowers also need fertilizer."

Hua Yuan was stunned for a moment, then a crisp smile floated out, "It turns out that Ji Saner's wife is actually a wonderful person."

"Let's go! I'll take you to meet two more wonderful people!" Hua Yuan took Rong Peilan and went to find the friends who came with her.

Rong Peilan was caught off guard and stumbled and almost fell.

Hua Yuan is a lively and aggressive girl, and she has a clear distinction between love and hate.

The ones who were on good terms with her were Jin Wenyao, the daughter of General Jin, and the two sisters from Grand Tutor Liu's family.

She had always been at odds with Danyang and had not wanted to come, but Danyang came under the pretext of celebrating her aunt's birthday, so she had to come.

Hua Yuan led Rong Peilan to Jin Wenyao and Liu Yaru, "Ji San's wife, this is Jin Wenyao, the eldest daughter of the Jin family."

Then he pointed at the big-bellied Liu Yaru and said, "This is Liu Yaru, the second daughter of the Liu family, and also Wen Yao's sister-in-law."

Finally, he pointed at himself and said, "My name is Hua Yuan."

Liu Yaru added, "Princess Hua Yuan of Prince Qing's Mansion."

Rong Peilan glanced at Liu Yaru, who had a gentle face, and bowed, "Greetings, Princess Huayuan."

Hua Yuan waved his hand nonchalantly, "Don't be so polite. It's really boring. By the way, I don't even know your maiden name."

Rong Peilan smiled, "Rong Peilan."

Jin Wenyao also smiled and pursed her lips, "It turns out that Ji Yunzhang was subdued by such a young lady."

"My second brother said yesterday that the Third Master Ji had not visited them for a long time. He had already gotten married and was dominated by his wife like my eldest brother."

Rong Peilan felt a little ashamed, as if she had already conquered the little bully of Yanjing, Ji Yunzhang.

She had also heard of Jin Shaoyi, the eldest brother of the Jin family. He was the eldest son of General Jin's mansion. He inherited his father's martial arts and was a master of martial arts. He grew up with the general at the border since he was young and was a rough man with no knowledge of literature.

Mingming was such a rough and unrefined man, but he married Liu Yaru, the second daughter of Grand Tutor Liu who was well-versed in poetry and literature.

It really shocked the people in Yanjing City for a whole year.

What is even more shocking is that Master Jin became dominated by his wife after marriage.

Liu Yaru supported her lower back with one hand and gently patted Jin Wenyao's head with the other hand holding a round fan.

"Forgot the rules again."

Jin Wenyao shrank her neck and quietly stuck out her tongue.

The corners of Rong Peilan's lips curled up unconsciously, and her eyes were dark and bright.

Hua Yuan suddenly approached Rong Peilan quietly, his eyes full of inquiry, "I heard that Ji San'er was originally destined to be the daughter of the Xie family, how come she became the niece of the Xie family?"

"What exactly happened here?"

Rong Peilan looked at Hua Yuan with interest in her eyes, just as she was thinking about how to respond.

"What happened?"

A lazy voice came from far away.

Ji Yunzhang, dressed in a moon-white gown, walked slowly towards us in the afterglow, with his hands behind his back.

When Hua Yuan saw that it was him, he didn't look happy and snorted, "Toad..."

Before she could finish her words, the fan in Liu Yaru's hand fell lightly on Hua Yuan's head.

Liu Yaru looked normal, "Hua Yuan."

Hua Yuan pursed his lips and said, "Sister Ru, I'm doing this for your sake."

Liu Yaru ignored her and turned to Rong Peilan and said, "Don't blame Madam Ji, she is still a child at heart."

Rong Peilan shook her head and raised the corners of her lips generously, "The princess is so cute, how can it be strange?"

Ji Yunzhang snorted softly, lowered his head and said to the young lady, "Madam, you need to be careful when making friends."

When Hua Yuan heard this, he almost jumped up.

Ji Yunzhang took his wife and left. The banquet had already started in the front yard. Mrs. Zhong did not expect her son, who had disappeared for several days, to show up. She could not help but roll her eyes at him.

Today is the eldest princess' birthday, and Princess Danyang is seen mingling among the crowd in gorgeous attire.

The eldest princess did not show up from beginning to end.

On the way back, Mrs. Zhong couldn't suppress her doubts, "I heard that the eldest princess is in poor health and hasn't been out for a long time."

"Today, they held a banquet without a protagonist. Are they trying to choose a son-in-law for Danyang?"

Rong Peilan recalled the scene when she met the princess today. "Although the princess did not show up, her voice was strong and did not seem to be sick."

Ji Yunzhang opened the car curtain a little and stared outside. His pupils suddenly widened slightly, "Stop the car."

Rong Peilan looked outside the car window and saw a familiar figure, Princess Hua Yuan, whom she had just met at the princess's mansion.

"What's wrong?" Rong Peilan asked puzzledly.

"I heard that the lotus cakes here are delicious. I'll buy some for you." After saying this, Ji Yunzhang lifted up his robe and got out of the car.

There were not many people at the door of Zhou Ji Pastry. Hua Yuan was pouting unhappily, and there was a middle-aged man in elegant clothes next to her.

The man was wearing half a silver mask on his face, and one could vaguely see the criss-crossing scars underneath the mask.

Hua Yuan, "Uncle Mu, I'm tired of eating them. I just said once that the pastries here are delicious, so there's no need to buy them every day."

Mu Chun was holding a box of lotus cakes on his slender fingers, and the thin calluses on his fingers showed that he was a scholar who held a pen.

There was a slight smile on his lips, and his eyes seemed to be filled with unshakable tenderness as he looked at Hua Yuan.

"Are you tired of eating it, Princess? Give Muchun to someone else."

"Hey! Don't..." Hua Yuan snatched it away and muttered, "Since you bought it for me, there's no reason to give it to someone else."

Rong Peilan followed Ji Yunzhang out of the car, but saw this scene.

She pursed her lips. This Uncle Mu was very weird.

Hua Yuan turned around and saw Ji Yunzhang and his wife, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.

I should have, I should have not seen it...

She has always been in love with Muchun, but she can't tell anyone about it.

"What a coincidence." Ji Yunzhang looked at the two of them.

When Mu Chun saw that he was the eldest son of the Xinling Marquis's Mansion, the tenderness on his face had disappeared and he regained the cool and aloof demeanor of a scholar.

"Is the prince here to buy pastries too?"

Ji Yunzhang, "Of course, I heard the pastries here are good, so I bought some for my wife."

Mu Chun's expression paused for a moment, and the subtle expression was accurately captured by Ji Yunzhang.

Rong Peilan happened to walk over, and Hua Yuan was the first to notice her, "Sister Rong."

Mu Chun's eyes flickered slightly, and the hands hanging by his side could not help but tremble. Hua Yuan noticed it carefully and immediately became panicked.

"Muchun! Is the poison taking effect again?!"

Mu Chun's face quickly turned pale, and traces of bright red blood flowed from his lips.

Hua Yuan didn't care about anything else and ordered someone to take Mu Chun back to the mansion quickly with tears in his eyes. The guards beside the carriage of Prince Qing's mansion immediately stepped forward to support Mu Chun.

Two guards carried Mu Chun onto the carriage, and the carriage from Prince Qing's mansion left in a hurry, raising a cloud of dust on the ground.

Ji Yunzhang looked at the carriage going away thoughtfully.

This is one of the strongholds Liuyan mentioned. If he saw it correctly, what Mu Chun gave to the waiter just now was not silver.

Rather, it is an intelligence clue that looks like silver.

(End of this chapter)

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