The female supporting role is really here to mess things up

None of the three men could sleep that night...

One was Song Yi, who learned from Ying Yi's letter that his cousin was going out for an outing with Mr. Gu. After returning home, he saw the pot of flowers he had chosen as the one his cousin agreed to keep for the date, and kicked it as he passed by.

One is Xue Ji, who had just recovered and was planning to sneak away. Today, he had his servants arrange a thank-you gift, and tomorrow he would go to the Shangshu Mansion to thank Lu Shiyao.

The last one is naturally because his lover agreed to keep the appointment, and Xiao Yuebai will be able to see his lover tomorrow. He is happy but a little nervous.

Xue Ji thought his plan was well organized, and he thought he could sneak out of the mansion without alerting anyone. But the general's mansion had strict discipline, so how could he escape from the housekeeper, the general's wife?

But as a mother, and with her son just recovering from a serious illness, she really couldn't bear to stop him. Not to mention telling her son in person that it was impossible for him to be with the girl he liked.

Xue Ji had deliberately dismissed all the servants the day before, and dressed himself carefully early in the morning, fearing that he would make any noise. He stood in front of the door, took a deep breath, and was about to open the door, but found that it was already open. His eldest brother Xue Qinglan was standing outside the door, with a serious and deep look in his eyes.

Xue Ji's eyes flashed with guilt, and he stammered, "Brother, why are you outside my door?" He scratched his head as he spoke.

Xue Qinglan looked at his brother's guilty behavior and spoke directly without any intention of beating around the bush.

"I know you're going out today, but before you leave, I want to tell you something..."

Seeing his brother's doubtful look and his slightly pale lips, Xue Qinglan felt a little shaken. But thinking of the woman's fate, he gritted his teeth and said it.

"Last month at the White Horse Temple, the eldest daughter of the Lu family calculated the fate of the Phoenix and was the future queen..."

Xue Qinglan looked at his brother standing opposite him, his face turned pale, and his hand holding the door handle trembled slightly. He quickly stepped forward to support the other person's body, not knowing what to say to comfort him.

Xue Ji listened to his elder brother's words, his mind was confused, and his hand holding the door handle was shaking slightly. He could never have imagined that the girl he had been thinking about had such a noble fate, which was beyond the reach of their Xue family. And the dreams he had had these nights were all about the harmony of music and music with that girl, and they were all really dreams.

Her eyes were dull for a long while, but she thought of the things she had prepared and imagined how she would look like after she gave them to her yesterday. She decided to go to her house and told her eldest brother.

"Brother, I understand what you mean. But, she saved me, I just... I just want to express my gratitude to her... Other than that, I really won't think about it."

Seeing the worry in her eldest brother's eyes, she was afraid that he would not agree with her going out, so she spoke anxiously.

"I just delivered the things. I won't see her and I won't go in to disturb her. I just delivered the things to express my gratitude! Really! Big brother! You believe me!"

Xue Qinglan looked at his brother who was so excited, and for some reason he thought of himself and Le Xuan. Now...they couldn't bear it and let it go.

"Go ahead, big brother won't stop you."

Xue Ji's eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly clasped his fists to his elder brother and walked out.

The general's wife also rushed over from her own courtyard. When she arrived at the courtyard, her second son had already left the house and got on the sedan chair. Seeing the wide-open door and her eldest son standing alone at the door, she was shocked and puzzled. She hurried forward to ask her eldest son.

"Didn't you promise me to stop your brother?"

Xue Qinglan looked at his mother and said sadly:

"I don't want my second brother to have any regrets."

The general's wife's heart skipped a beat when she heard her eldest son's words, knowing that her eldest son was thinking about the relationship between him and Princess Lening again. The unhappiness in her heart was instantly replaced by heartache, and she sighed.

"Lan'er, let's not think about the impossible anymore. Now that things have come to an end, if you still think about the past, it will not be good for you, the princess, and Miss Su."

Xue Qinglan did not respond to his mother's words, but just looked at the direction his brother left...

There was only half an hour left before the meeting with "Gu Zishu". Lu Qingxi quickly stopped Xiaohuan from applying powder to her. She spoke with some amusement.

"I am just going out for an outing with my friends, but you braided my hair into such a complicated bun and inserted so many pearl hairpins into it. Now you even put a second layer of powder on me. Do you think your daughter is going to a banquet in the palace?"

Xiao Huan stopped what she was doing, a sly look flashed in her eyes. She thought, it was a rare opportunity for her young lady and Mr. Gu to be alone together, how could she not dress up carefully? But she didn't want the young lady to be suspicious, so she smiled and said, "Young lady, I just think that since you are going out with great difficulty, you should always look more energetic."

Lu Qingxi looked at herself in the mirror. She was beautiful, but a little too formal. So she deliberately asked Xiaohuan to get the newly woven veil. When she saw Xiaohuan go out, she took off the pearl hairpins on her head and untied several small buns. She only left a white jade hairpin gently inserted in her hair.

When Xiaohuan came back, she saw the way the young lady had dressed herself up. Although it seemed a little casual, it was also a bit unrestrained. Then she looked at her young lady's gorgeous face and was impressed. Without saying anything more, she stepped forward and put a veil on her young lady.

The two were about to slip out through the back door, but when they got out they saw a sedan chair coming around the front door. Lu Qingxi and Xiaohuan looked at each other, knowing that they couldn't be discovered, so they quickened their pace and tried to slip away.

However, when the two passed by the sedan, Xue Ji in the sedan heard the familiar footsteps. Thinking of that day, she also ran towards him at this speed to save him. His eyes lit up. He immediately shouted to stop the sedan, and then, regardless of his injuries, he got off the sedan and looked behind him. He saw a skirt disappearing hurriedly at the corner. His heart tightened and he wanted to catch up, but his body had not yet recovered and several ribs were broken. It was already difficult for him to keep walking. If he ran, he would probably fall down in a few steps.

He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down. He had to confirm whether Lu Shiyao was at home first, so he asked the servant to help him knock on the door. After knocking a few times, the door finally opened. He quickly told Zhang Bo who opened the door his identity and purpose, and asked the servant to help inform him.

Since today was not a holiday, Lu Xing went to the palace to attend court at 11:00 a.m. Zhang Bo went directly to the eldest lady's courtyard to report the matter.

When Lu Shiyao heard about this, she felt something was wrong. She had never seen the second son of the Xue family, let alone helped him. She didn't want to take credit for someone else's work. She told Li Bo:

"Go and tell the second son of the Xue family that he has recognized the wrong person. I have never seen him, let alone saved him. Let him understand the matter clearly first."

Uncle Li hurried back to the back door and told Xue Ji everything the eldest lady had said. When Xue Ji heard that Lu Shiyao was in the mansion, he felt a little disappointed for some reason.

After he finished listening to everything that Uncle Li had relayed, his heart began to ache and his body felt a little weak. All his weight was on the servant who was supporting him.

He thought Lu Shiyao said this because she didn't want to have anything to do with him. After all, he never thought that Princess Lening would help Lu Qingxi deceive him.

Thinking that the other party wanted to avoid suspicion, Xue Ji's head suddenly hurt. He had to hold on and use his limited strength to order the sedan bearer to put the things he brought on the ground at the back door of the Shangshu Mansion. Then he asked Li Bo, the messenger, to give the things to his eldest daughter and asked him to thank him on his behalf. After explaining all this, he asked the servant to help him back to the sedan and set off back to the mansion.

As soon as Uncle Li asked someone to deliver the things to the eldest lady's yard, a servant jumped out from his side and asked him for information.

"Manager Li, who brought all these things? Why were they all sent to the eldest lady's courtyard?"

Uncle Li looked at the stranger beside him whom he had never seen before, stared at the person in front of him with some suspicion, and spoke hesitantly.

"Which courtyard are you from? Why have I never seen you before?"

When Zhang Da heard that he was suspected, he tightened his right hand, but the smile on his face became even bigger.

"Manager Li is really a noble man who forgets things easily. Manager Zhang from the Madam's courtyard went home to visit his family a few days ago. Manager Zhang was worried about her, so he asked me to serve the Madam. I am Manager Zhang's cousin, and we are all family."

When Li Bo heard that the person in front of him was a relative of Zhang Guanshi in the Madam's courtyard, he immediately smiled and told the other party everything he knew...