Mrs. Chu was talking unhappily in another pavilion, "I say, my seventh brother, are you dissatisfied with how abundantly the peach blossoms bloom in your garden, and desperately wish for a 'peach blossom calamity' to thin them out? Why did you bring that person into the conversation unprovoked?"
Prince Rui was rather scared of his cousin, so he quickly laughed and said, "Sister, you are wrong, you know I prefer the 'peach blossom luck', not the 'peach blossom calamity'."
Aside from his comment that upset the others, Prince Rui did fairly well afterward.
Everyone was happily entertained for a day before they returned to the mansion after having dinner.
Once back in the Bamboo Pavilion, Chen Afu spent time once more organizing her belongings. She was due to leave after lunch the next day. Her heart ached to go back because she missed Chu Lingxuan and the children deeply.
