Chapter 29 - Backstabbing

Yue Yuan went to find Hai Tang.

Hai Yue continued to stand behind the old lady. She didn't show anything on her face, but she couldn't help but feel wronged in her heart.

Every day, she worked early and late at night, and served the old lady with all her heart.

It was normal for old people to have sore backs and leg pain, and even the best medicine couldn't cure it.

Hai Yue had trained this feeling by massaging her sick mother in the past, so she was able to show it off in front of the old lady.

In the end, the Prince did not see her efforts at all. He only noticed Hai Tang!

At this moment, Hai Yue's heart was filled with resentment towards Hai Tang. She was resentful that Hai Tang had only cured the old lady's insomnia and had obliterated all the efforts of others.

As Qu Fulan followed Yue Yuan, she was also puzzled. Why was Prince Pei looking for her?

Very quickly, she understood. Perhaps it was a reward. Otherwise, other than this reason, she couldn't think of anything else that the Prince would want from her.

When they arrived at Fushou Hall, Qu Fulan obediently went in to greet the old lady and the Prince.

"The Prince brought you an antique painting and calligraphy when he left the manor this time. Take a look and see if you like it," the old lady said.

Qu Fulan had participated in many antique auctions in the modern era and had a little knowledge of antiques. Now that she was looking at the antique calligraphy and painting in front of her, she was very amazed.

It was the real deal, and it was of great value!

"This servant likes it very much. Thank you, Your Highness!" The joy on Qu Fulan's face came from the bottom of her heart.

Pei Jin'an couldn't help but look at her again. "Do you know the source of this calligraphy?"

"Yes, I know. It's Master Mo Chen's work. It's very valuable," Qu Fulan said without hesitation.

Pei Jin'an smiled, his smile full of praise. "It's good that you know."

Qu Fulan understood what he was implying. If she didn't understand the value of the calligraphy and painting, there would be no point in keeping it. He would have to put in a lot of effort to prepare a new gift.

This sincerity wasn't for her, but for the old lady.

Pei Jin'an retracted his gaze and said to his grandmother, "Your grandson still has matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave first."

In two days, the Pei Residence would be welcoming the bride. Since Prince Pei had returned, he would have to help out a little.

Now that Prince Pei had to be busy with both outside and home Matters, and even in his busy schedule, he still remembered to bring a gift for Hai Tang. Hai Yue's heart was filled with all kinds of feelings and was very uncomfortable.

However, no matter how upset she was, Hai Yue still had a smile on her face.

"Old lady, the Prince is such a nice person. He won't treat us differently just because we're servants."

The old lady smiled. "Ah Si has always been a person who rewards and punishes clearly. Not only Hai Tang, but in the future, no matter who has made a contribution, Ah Si will reward them. This way, I will be able to trust people."

Hai Yue replied with a smile, but in her heart, she was thinking, 'I've also served the old lady well, so why didn't the Prince notice me?'

That night, Qu Fulan had another dream. It was still a dream about the plot in the book.

She was still watching the female lead, Li Jirou's experience from a god's perspective.

This time, it was at the Pei family's Third Young Master Pei's wedding.

More than half of the capital's people had come to attend the Pei family's wedding, and the entire Pei Residence was bustling with activity. Even the Pei family's nemesis, the Xiao family, had come.

Li Jirou also met the male lead, Xiao Shiqing, at this wedding. The two of them had been separated for many years, and now they were reunited at the Pei family's wedding.

Xiao Shiqing then found out that after the Li family's incident, Li Jirou had been reduced to being a servant girl in the Pei family. No wonder he couldn't find her.

How could this be?

Xiao Shiqing couldn't wait to redeem her immediately, but Li Jirou had sold a death contract. Without the consent of the owner, he couldn't take her away, not to mention that the Xiao family and the Pei family were enemies.

Thus, Xiao Shiqing found Pei Jin'an and negotiated with him to exchange for Li Jirou.

Pei Jin'an did not agree.

The Pei family and the Xiao family were natural political enemies, and the Xiao family had schemed against the Pei family for their own benefits, causing the Pei family to suffer heavy losses.

However, Pei Jin'an would not deliberately make things difficult for him. He gave Prince Xiao a condition, and as long as he could fulfill it, he would let him go.

In the end, Prince Xiao used two years to complete the mission and finally took Li Jirou away.

Li Jirou left with Prince Xiao, her heart full of joy. That kind of excitement made Qu Fulan feel her heart rippling when she woke up.

She placed her hand on her chest.

What a silly woman.

Li Jirou walked a path of no return. Now that she was here, she definitely wouldn't repeat the same mistake.

She had to find a reason to take leave for the Pei family's wedding. She had to avoid bumping into Xiao Shiqing.

She was planning well now, and everything was going according to plan. She didn't want her plan to be ruined by the appearance of the male lead in the original novel. If that happened, she would die of regret.

Two days later, the Third Young Master's wedding was held in the Pei Residence.

The entire Pei Residence was just as the books described, bustling with activity.

Qu Fulan had stayed up from morning to afternoon, and the Pei Residence had not stopped bustling.

Especially when the newcomers entered, the sound of drums and gongs could be heard from a few streets away.

Let's just wait. After the banquet, after today, she would be able to avoid the plot in the book.

Qu Fulan had taken medicine to pretend to be sick and successfully asked for leave.

It was inauspicious for a sick person to appear on a day of great joy, so it was easy to take sick leave.

Unfortunately, man proposes, god disposes.

Qu Fulan's side had already planned it out, but she couldn't stand someone on the other side who exposed her.

Not only were there male guests attending Third Young Master Pei's wedding today, but there were also female guests.

In ancient times, there were very few opportunities for the ladies of noble families to go out. Now that they had a rare opportunity to go out, they naturally would not let it go.

Those noble ladies would also take advantage of this opportunity to bring their daughters out, so that they could look at each other and make plans for their children's marriage.

Among these female guests, there were some women who were interested in Prince Pei.

Prince Pei did not have a personal maid by his side, so if they wanted to find out more about him, they would have to ask the old lady's maids.

The first-rank maidservants had to serve the old lady, and they couldn't ask them, so they could only ask the second-rank maidservants.

The most famous Hai Yue had been invited by a few noble ladies to the courtyard for a chat.

Among these young ladies, the Zheng family's young lady was the leader. She was the first to ask about Prince Pei.

"I heard that Prince Pei won't be leaving after returning to the capital. Is that true?"

"This servant did not wait in front of the old lady. This servant was not aware of the Prince's plans. I only know that when the Prince returned, he had brought gifts for everyone in the family. Even the servants were rewarded."

"Does the Prince treat his servants so well?" Miss Zheng asked curiously.

Hai Yue lowered her eyes and continued to speak in a serious manner, "I don't know if there are other servants. I have only seen the Prince reward Hai Tang, who is in the old lady's courtyard, with calligraphy and painting. Everyone is very envious."

Miss Zheng narrowed her eyes. She had heard of Hai Tang.

Miss Yao, who was marrying the Third Young Master of the Pei family today, was a close friend of hers. She had heard her mention Hai Tang's name and said that she was even more beautiful than Miss Su, one of the five beauties of the capital.

This made people very curious.

"I really want to see this girl. Where is she now?"