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  They soon arrived at the gate of the mansion, got off the carriage and entered. Zhu Yuxuan smiled and pulled her along: "I didn't get a good look yesterday, let's take a stroll around our courtyard today?"

  "Alright." Chu Ke smiled with a pleased expression.

  Zhu Yichan smiled and led her to the courtyard, walking on the corridor for a while. When they were walking in this part of the yard, they heard voices talking from the front. Before they could even stand still, the maid over there had already seen them and loudly replied: "Miss, Second Master and Second Madam have arrived."

  Chu Ke frowned and turned to look at Zhu Yuxuan, who also furrowed his brow with a somewhat bewildered expression, muttering to himself: "Actually still not leaving?!"

  Chu Ke also thought of it, should be the daughter of Zheng Fei's maiden family?

  Zhu Yicheng tightened his grip on her hand, as if afraid she would break free. But to his surprise, Chu Keqi didn't try to struggle at all, instead also grasping his hand tightly and smiling as she followed him forward.

  Beyond the wall, I indeed saw several women sitting in the pavilion of the garden's artificial hill, which was built on top of the hill and much higher than the corridor. The women were leaning against the railing, looking down from their lofty position.

  Zhu Yicheng didn't lift his head, turned around and said to Chu Keqi: "Don't mind them."

  Chu Ke smiled and nodded: "Yes, that's right. The Empress is busy all day thinking of marrying off whom? What's her name? Is she here today? Is it the one who spoke loudly yesterday?"

  Zhu Yichan paused for a moment before saying, "It seems to be one of their family's sixth or eighth daughter. They have many girls in their family, and I don't remember either. However, the name has the character 'Fang' in it. I saw it when they asked me to sign the engagement letter. As for whether it was the girl from yesterday, I'm not sure...I couldn't recognize her."

  Chu Ke smiled so hard that her whole body shook: "Still saying I have a bad temper? Almost got forced to marry a wife!"

  Zhu Yichan felt that there was a derogatory meaning in these words. He turned his head, stretched out his hand and gently pinched her cheek, smiling: "Are you saying that I'm being led by the nose?"

  Chu Ke was shocked and raised an eyebrow: "How can you think that! I wouldn't say something like that! What I meant to say... Can't you hear? I actually said the daughter of the Empress's family, how shameless." In fact, she was talking about the Empress.

  Zhu Yicheng raised an eyebrow. He also couldn't make out who Chu Keqi was talking about, shaking his head and saying: "Women's words are really hard to understand."

  "What are you talking about?" Chu Ke asked, stopping and raising an eyebrow.

  Zhu Yichen smiled and said, "Big brother told me something that made me laugh for several days... Lan Qixiang said big brother. What's the matter with pulling someone's hand in front of others? In one sentence, there are seven or eight 'others', which makes big brother dizzy. Come over and teach me once, ask me what it means..." Zhu Yichen laughed so hard that his stomach hurt: "Ask me who the 'others' in the sentence represent, and I'm laughing to death."

  "What's the matter with making a face and pulling someone's hand?" Chu Ke repeated, still not understanding, shaking her head and saying: "It can't be said that brother is always quarreling with people, and the quarrelsome couple became happy. The girl just took a fancy to him!"

  Zhu Yichen couldn't help but laugh: "You're also talking about two families!"

  Chu Xue looked at him laughing with his waist bent, and couldn't help but glance at him: "Is this so funny? Husband, husband, husband!" She said three "husbands" in a row, then dragged him back.

  The people in the pavilion watched them walk away, and a girl wearing red clothes pouted and said, "How frivolous!" The voice was clear and loud, and it was indeed the person who spoke on the wedding night.

  However, they were very far away. Chu Ke'er couldn't hear them, she pulled Zhu Yi Zhen back to her own courtyard, entered the house, and saw Yiren sitting on a small chair at the door of the main hall, and couldn't help but mutter: "There are two more in the house!"

  Seeing them come in, Yiren hastily put down the embroidery in her hand and hurriedly smiled over: "Second Master, Second Mistress are back? Just now, a message came from Consort Zheng asking where Second Master and Second Mistress had gone."

  Is this questioning them for not telling her where they were going when they went out?!

  Every time this maid speaks, Zhu Yuxuan is furious! He had just calmed down when he was pulled into the house by Chu Ke'er who was smiling. Di Ren was about to follow up when the door slammed shut in front of her face with a 'bang', and the sound of inserting the door bolt could still be heard from inside!

  His face was slightly discolored at the moment and couldn't hold on.

  Chu Ke smiled and pulled Zhu Yi Chen to sit on the chair, sitting opposite him: "I've figured it out now. The main wife is just idle and can't find anything to do. First, give two maidservants, these two maidservants rely on being the main wife's backing, thinking I don't dare to call them back, so they speak recklessly and behave unreasonably. There are also several girls from the main wife's family, who are also eyeing me with ill intentions! The main wife allows them to live in the mansion, adding trouble for me! When I'm uncomfortable, my mother-in-law is happy!"

  "What's the point of saying these things?"

  "Is what I said right or wrong? And are there still people who haven't fallen (down)?"

  Zhu Yichen blinked his eyes and understood her meaning. He shook his head and smiled: "It should be over... You're absolutely right!"

  Chu Ke nodded and said, "As I said, Ben's method of treating people is numerous! These small matters are not in Ben's eyes! So, don't get angry with them either. To be honest, they're not worth getting angry over." She pouted and said, "Getting angry means paying attention to them, which makes me uncomfortable too!"

  Zhu Yichan already understood her meaning, smiled and nodded: "Okay, I won't bother with them, just hand it over to..." He still explained a sentence: "I'm afraid of newcomers..."

  Chu Ke nodded vigorously: "Understood, understood, of course it's for my own good."

  Zhu Yichan just smiled and didn't say anything, stretching out his hand to gently scratch her face: "Others are worried about the inner house not being peaceful, can't control people, but it's good that they take this as a joke! Alas, I'm now worried for them..."

  "What's going on?!" Chu Ke'er raised an eyebrow and widened her eyes, just about to put her hands on her hips, when Zhu Yuexun rushed up laughing and wrapped his arms around her: "Just kidding! Look..."

  Footsteps came from the entrance, and someone with a slightly heavy gait was walking back and forth in the main room.

  The two of them stopped laughing and looked at each other, both with a helpless expression. Zhu Yichen said: "Since it's been handed over, I won't bother with it anymore. Go write a letter to the Zhu family and tell them to send the goods over earlier this year."

  Chu Kei hurriedly nodded: "This is a proper matter, go quickly, by the way, does he know about those things?"

  "Don't worry, I have a list of things to send every year on my side. Just divide each item in half and that's it."

  Chu Xue then smiled and nodded.

  He opened the door and walked out.

  She was in the main room, pretending to be sweeping, holding a rag and randomly wiping the table and chairs. When she saw Er Ye go to the front yard, she hesitated for a moment, feigning nonchalance, slowly wiping towards the door, inching her way out.

  Chu Ke'er was smiling and watching from the inner room, not saying a word. She waited until she had slipped to the edge of the door, then lifted her leg and went out. Only then did she raise her voice and call: "Yiren? Come in!"

  She stopped in her tracks, could only stand still, turned around with a helpless expression, lowered her head and entered the house, saying softly: "Grandma, what do you want me to do?"

  Chu Ke looked at her for half a day, unfortunately shook his head: "Call Qing Guo in."

  He hastily agreed and rushed out. After a while, Qing Guo came in.

  "Why don't we see each other often? Who's blocking us? Has anyone looked for them?"

  "Grandma is wise! Those two, Yiren and Yiyi, they said they were sent by the main wife to serve in the house, and we can't enter the house from now on! Originally, we weren't always inside the house either, usually we'd be at the door, and only when the young lady called would we go in. So when she said that, we didn't have much to object to. But that dead servant girl is getting more and more presumptuous, and she even found a wet nurse to say that we don't understand the rules of the Duke's mansion, and our behavior is too frivolous, telling us four to go learn the rules from her for two months!"

  Chu Ke heard this and remained silent for half a day before saying, "When that rule-abiding nanny arrives, please have her come to me. For now, go to the front yard and take a look. If someone is in Second Master's study, bring them back to me."

  Qing Guo was taken aback for a moment, then happily agreed and left. From her understanding of the girl, the girl might be going to pick someone up again!

  She came out rubbing her fists and palms, first calling Baiguo and Ziguo to wait at the door, in case the young lady couldn't find anyone, and then she took Jing'er to the front yard.

  Doesn't everyone know that it's not good to be the bird that sticks its head out? The second master has just gotten married and is in the midst of a passionate love affair with his new wife. If I were to intervene at this time, would I even have a chance? However, thinking about it again, if I want to make a move, now is the only opportunity! Yiyi appears calm and collected on the surface, but who knows when she'll suddenly appear in the second master's bed? And those four maidservants that came with the second wife are each more beautiful than the last! If I were to be even slightly modest, if the second master were to take a liking to one or two of them, he wouldn't even have time to glance at me!

  So, even if it's an adventure, I'll take the lead!

  Following the second master's footsteps, I arrived at the study and saw that he was searching for something on the bookshelf. I immediately smiled and stepped forward: "Second Master, what are you looking for? Let me help you find it?"

  Zhu Yichan heard the footsteps behind him, but he didn't pay attention, thinking it was just one of his own servants from the front yard. Suddenly hearing a woman's voice, he quickly turned around and saw that it was her. He said annoyedly: "What are you doing here? Is this where maids come to the front yard?"

  The servant hastily put on a pitiful look: "I'm here to serve you, Master..."

  Zhu Yichan hadn't spoken yet, when a voice came from outside: "Second Master? The two young ladies in the backyard are asking Miss Yin to return." It was his personal servant, Mai Dong.

  She was flustered and didn't know what to do for a moment. She regretted being too hasty and not making proper preparations! Even Grandfather's words, she hadn't thought of a suitable response.

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