There are too many female protagonists with deceased husbands in the Qin Dynasty's Past Books.

Although Jiang Mo was not asleep, he had secretly increased his metabolic rate by using acupressure.

Just then, feeling thirsty, he took the hangover tea from Chu Yan and, without thinking, brought it to his lips and took a sip.

The slightly bitter aroma of the tea cleared Jiang Mo's mind considerably.

As he stood up to bow to Hu Meier, he realized a problem he had overlooked: Shouldn't Hu Meier be busy preparing for the moon-viewing party?

How come you suddenly have time to come here again?

Are they still following the fledgling swallow?

Jiang Mo glanced sideways, hoping to get an answer from Chu Yan, the person involved, but all he saw was her evasive manner.

He immediately understood:

Alright, so it was you who led the ghost... I mean, Hu Meier here. She only drank a little too much, did she really need to call for backup?

However, Jiang Mo was not surprised by this.

Ever since she caught a cold that day, Hu Meier had been trying to win over the little girl, Chu Yan, so that she could secretly do some things for her.

After all, children are often overlooked by adults.

Even if they are discovered, they can often play dumb and explain it away as a joke.

As for why Jiang Mo still knew so much, it was because Chu Yan had told him everything in detail, behaving exactly like a double agent.

Worried that Jiang Mo might harm his health by drinking, they lured Hu Meier over.

That was remarkably effective, completely halting the banquet. Seeing Hu Meier come over to arrest people, Lord Li, though still feeling somewhat unsatisfied, could only smile and rise.

"Please don't be offended, Miss. I brought Brother Jiang here today."

"I never expected that the Second Miss would have business with Brother Jiang. If this delays the progress of the matter, I hope that you will not blame Brother Jiang for my sake."

Seeing Li Kai stand up, Hu Meier finally looked away from Jiang Mo.

She was about to pay her respects to this gentleman who frequently visited Fire Rain Manor, but before she could even utter a word of greeting, someone beat her to it:

"Hmph, so you do know it might cause delays?"

Looking up in surprise, Hu Meier saw her older sister rushing over with an umbrella, and immediately launched into a scathing reprimand at Li Kai with an unfriendly expression:

"Getting so drunk again, what kind of behavior is this?"

Hearing Hu Yuer's stern rebuke, Hu Meier couldn't help but shrink her head back, not daring to look at her sister's expression, but she still couldn't help feeling a little strange.

Previously, Hu Yuer had repeatedly told her to be mindful of etiquette when facing such an important figure as Li Kai.

There must be no offense whatsoever.

But why is the older sister speaking so rudely, as if she's scolding her younger sister? Doesn't she worry about angering Lord Li?

Confused, Hu Meier stole a glance.

Then they saw that Li Kai showed no sign of annoyance, and with a sheepish smile, he explained, "I was having a very pleasant conversation with Brother Jiang, and before I knew it..."

Then go and see Tang Qi, who is following Hu Yuer back.

It was clear that the other party, who was now a subordinate, had no intention of protecting his general. Instead, he lowered his head and looked like he was trying hard to suppress a laugh.

"Mei'er, you... mind your own business."

When Hu Yuer saw that her younger sister was also there, her expression became noticeably unnatural. She made up an excuse to send her away.

Hu Meier was naturally more than happy to have it.

After responding, she had Chu Yan help Jiang Mo, and they hurriedly left under an umbrella, but as she took her steps out, she couldn't help but turn back to look at the pavilion again:

Something's strange.

There's definitely something fishy about those two.

My sister has been behaving so strangely lately, could it be related to this Lord Li? A period of life filled with dramatic emotional ups and downs…

Could it be that my sister has fallen for him?

Chapter 60 has everything arranged perfectly for you.

When this thought popped into Hu Meier's mind, it startled even herself.

Previously, she had used major life events like marriage as a shield to divert Huo Yugong's attention and prevent Hu Yuer from reprimanding her.

But at that time, it was just a joke.

She never considered what it would be like if her sister actually got married. In Hu Meier's mind, her family seemed to live happily in the manor forever, just like they did now.

But how could that be possible?

However, Hu Meier felt that her sister's marriage was still a long way off, and there was no need to worry about it all the time.

Until this very moment.

Seeing Hu Yuer rush over and witnessing her controlling the guest who should have been treated with care and not offended, Hu Meier realized that those things were not so far away.

Rather, it may already be just around the corner.

But Lord Li's identity...

His feelings for his sister...

No, I have to find out the truth myself. I can't be the one who misunderstood something, or it will be more than just a laughing stock.

Her mind was a jumble of thoughts, but Hu Meier still made up her mind.

But Hu Meier never expected that before she could come up with any good ideas, Li Kai, who was supposed to be tested, would take the initiative to visit her the very next day.

She was also leading someone she knew all too well, Jiang Mo!

As she stood up to return the greeting to Li Kai, Hu Meier couldn't help but cast a questioning glance at Jiang Mo, only to see a face full of question marks in return.

Jiang Mo was also completely bewildered.

Having drunk quite a bit yesterday and with nothing to do today, Jiang Mo naturally planned to lie in bed and sleep soundly until he was completely exhausted, so he could fully recover his energy.

Unexpectedly, while he was sound asleep, Li Kai started knocking loudly on the door.

This guy is quite an amazing person. He was so drunk yesterday that he started talking nonsense, but he was still able to get up early the next day and seemed to be in pretty good spirits, without that half-dead feeling after a hangover.

Is it the perseverance honed through long service in the military?

Jiang Mo could see an amazing ability to endure in Li Kai, making him feel that this guy would crawl to achieve his goal as long as he had a breath left.

Quite stubborn.

They are quite difficult to deal with.

When she came to find Jiang Mo, she did the same thing, not giving him a chance to refuse. She pulled Jiang Mo out, saying mysteriously, "Don't worry, I've already thought of a way."

Jiang Mo, completely bewildered, was still curious to see what Li Kai was up to.

Unexpectedly, he was pulled into Hu Meier's study, as if he were to act as an intermediary to introduce Jiang Mo to her.

No, buddy.

Does Hu Meier really need someone to introduce him? It's more like the other way around!

Actually, even without Jiang Mo saying it, Li Kai was well aware of this. Therefore, he avoided all the usual polite small talk from an introducer. After taking a sip of the tea Chunlan offered, he went straight to the point with Hu Meier:

"Second Miss, I am honored to be invited by Lord Huoyu to the Mid-Autumn Moon Viewing Party. I have heard that you are in charge of the event, and I have a few suggestions. May I offer them?"

"Of course, that's possible..."

In fact, Hu Meier didn't have many ideas on how to organize the moon-viewing party, so she was quite happy to have someone help her with inspiration.

Especially since it was someone like Li Kai who spoke.

Even if things don't turn out as expected, when faced with Hu Yu'er's reprimand, one can bring up the other party and use the excuse that all the adjustments were made to meet the needs of the distinguished guest as a shield.

Why bring Jiang Mo along when you can offer suggestions?

Thinking that she had deliberately sent Jiang Mo away and hadn't mentioned a word about the moon-viewing party to him, Hu Meier couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

Her gaze wandered around, but she dared not look directly at Jiang Mo.

Seeing Hu Meier's shifty and evasive eyes, Li Kai became even more certain of his guess: the second young lady must have had a conflict with Jiang Mo regarding the moon-viewing party. This had caused a slight rift between them, to the point that they were sulking and ignoring each other.

That won't do.

Human relationships are fragile seedlings that need careful nurturing. If you truly abandon someone and ignore them, you will eventually discover a cruel truth:

No one is a necessity in life; life will go on even without each other.

Let's make spending time together an unconscious habit!

Inspired by Jiang Mo, Li Kai felt it was time to repay the kindness he had shown.

Then he coughed lightly and began to speak with great seriousness:

"The bright moon conveys my longing, and we share its beauty across a thousand miles. My men and I left our homes to come here, and when we encounter the full moon of mid-autumn, we always feel an overwhelming longing for home."

Despite his incoherent ramblings while drunk, Li Kai's speech was quite articulate when he was sober.

This opening line immediately drew nods of agreement from Hu Meier, especially the line "The bright moon conveys my longing, we share the beauty of the moon across a thousand miles," which she found particularly appealing.

I've already secretly decided to display this sentence at the moon-viewing party.

However, Jiang Mo, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard this. That line, which contained a famous quote from the ages, had just slipped out of his mouth unconsciously while he was drinking and bragging yesterday.

At the time, Li Kai clapped and cheered, praising it highly.

I never expected that this guy would not only actually remember it, but also use it directly without even citing the source. He's shameless.

Judging from the meaning behind Li Kai's words, Jiang Mo could guess most of what the other party was thinking.

Hey, hey, hey, Hu Meier is busy with the moon-viewing party and doesn't have time to ask me for anything, so don't mess things up and delay my business!

Jiang Mo shouted inwardly and repeatedly gave Li Kai meaningful glances, trying to stop him.

But Li Kaizhi felt that Jiang Mo was too proud to bow down to Hu Meier, so he pretended not to see the other's signal and spoke to himself:

"The most unbearable thing in the world is longing for someone!"

"We hope that when the Second Miss is preparing for the moon-viewing party, she can add more Korean-style items so that we can alleviate our sorrow of not being able to reunite."

"What Lord Li said is indeed polite."