Peach Blossom.

The alley is bustling with flowers and willows, and there is singing and dancing.

Tao Ye returned to Jiankang, the capital of Qi State, the place she had seen when she first arrived in ancient times.

She looked down from high above and saw the streets bustling with people and a thriving scene everywhere. It was a world of difference from Yongchang, where one might not see a single person even if one walked dozens of miles!

She finally found an empty space, slowly landed on the ground, and then walked towards Situ Wang's house according to her memory.

The letter written by Wang Yi was for her to pass on to his eldest son Wang Dun or third son Wang Ao.

But Tao Ye knew that Wang Dun didn't like her very much. If they met, Wang Dun would probably cause trouble before she could explain her purpose. Now, the only person who welcomed her in Situ Mansion was probably Wang Ao.

She felt that it was inappropriate to rashly enter Wang's house in broad daylight, so she wandered around the house, waiting for Wang Ao to come out.

She thought that if Wang Ao didn't come out until dark, she would have to use the same old trick again and climb over the wall...

She was lucky that day. She didn't have to wait for long before she saw Wang Ao walk out the door.

Wang Ao was actually much taller than before, and looked much more mature and steady, but Tao Ye still recognized that it was Wang Ao at a glance.

"Third brother!" Tao Ye stood in the corner and waved to Wang Ao with a smile.

"Sister Taoye?" Wang Ao was delighted. His voice became much rougher than before. He walked quickly to Taoye and asked, "Why are you here?"

Tao Ye took out Wang Yi's letter from the bag and handed it to Wang Ao.

Wang Ao read it from beginning to end, quickly put it away, and looked up at Tao Ye again: "Are you okay? Did you give birth to a son for my second brother?"

"No way..." Tao Ye blushed immediately and didn't know how to explain her relationship with Wang Jing.

She picked up her dress and turned around in front of Wang Ao, showing off her slim waist: "Do I look like someone who has given birth to a child?"

Wang Ao couldn't help laughing as he watched Tao Ye spinning and twisting her waist: "If you could dance, you would be great!"

"Ah?" Tao Ye was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding what Wang Ao meant.

Wang Ao looked at Tao Ye's confused little face and couldn't help but smile more: "I'll take you to a good place!"

"Where?"

"Mei Xiangxie."

Before Tao Ye could answer whether to go or not, Wang Ao had already grabbed her arm and walked down the road.

Although Tao Ye didn't figure out what the "Meixiangxie" was, from the name it sounded like an entertainment venue.

She quickly put on the attitude of an older sister and mother, and seriously admonished Wang Ao: "Little brat! We haven't done our business yet! Why are you running out to play first?"

Wang Ao held Tao Ye's arm, as if smiling: "My dear sister, our "business" is a funeral! Once we tell others that Dad is dead, will it be appropriate for us to go out and play again?"

Tao Ye seemed to think that this made sense.

"You've been traveling for many days, so you should give yourself a day off. Otherwise, I'll feel bad for you!" Wang Ao looked like he was thinking about Tao Ye.

Tao Ye was thus successfully led away, and the two ran into the downtown together.

That was one of the most prosperous streets in Jiankang. Tao Ye, who hadn't been shopping for a long time, almost forgot what it felt like.

Everything in front of her seemed fresh and interesting to her: she saw the dazzling array of jade jewellery in the jewellery store, each piece sparkling and exquisite; she smelled the aroma from the pastry shop, and the freshly-made desserts looked very tempting; there were also skilled craftsmen making sugar figures on the roadside, and each of them was lifelike.

In a short while, Tao Ye already had dessert in her left hand, candy figurine in her right hand, and an exquisite sachet hanging around her waist.

Wang Ao followed Tao Ye all the time to pay. Although he had nothing in his hands, he looked happier than Tao Ye.

Meixiangxie is located on this street, and it is the most crowded place on the entire street. There are so many people that even the gate is almost blocked.

Wang Ao and Tao Ye finally squeezed through the door, only to find that there were actually many unused tables and chairs on both sides of the room. However, most of the guests gathered near the stage in the middle, trying to pull off the dancers' dresses.

There was only one dancer on the stage, who looked slender and graceful from a distance; the guests below were all men of varying ages, all shouting, "Miss Xueyi, come this way!"

The girl Xue Yi danced on the stage, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right, and she brushed her sleeves over the male guests watching her in a teasing manner, showing her graceful and charming manner.

The lustful guys below swayed left and right, having so much fun that they forgot themselves.

Tao Ye just stood on tiptoe to look at the stage, her eyes shining brightly!

"She's not even as pretty as you, how can she keep an eye on you?" Wang Ao patted Tao Ye's shoulder and gave her a contemptuous smile.

Tao Ye still couldn't take her eyes off: "Look, her bracelet is made of jade! Her earrings are made of agate! The hairpin on her head is definitely pure gold! There are also many pearls embroidered on her skirt, and even the edging is made of gold thread!"

"So you were looking at those?" The contempt in Wang Ao's eyes gradually turned into surprise. He looked Tao Ye up and down. As expected, she didn't have any jewelry and her clothes were very simple. "I wonder if that remote place is too poor? Or is my second brother treating you harshly?"

Mentioning the "Second Brother", Tao Ye couldn't help but sneer, squatting on a nearby bench, laughing weakly: "How can he have the time to "treat" me harshly? He only thinks about two things all day long, one is how to heal the wound on his daughter's face, and the other is how to make his daughter happy! What I wear every day, he can't see it at all!"

Wang Ao smelled a surge of jealousy and couldn't help but lower his head and smile, humming: "If you were not wearing anything, he would naturally see it..."

Tao Ye didn't hear clearly, so she asked hurriedly: "What did you say?"

Wang Ao quickly changed his words: "I told you to continue, I just want to listen!"

Seeing Wang Ao was interested in listening, Tao Ye couldn't wait to complain more: "That godforsaken place is really poor! Not to mention buying good silk threads and fabrics, even eating is difficult! Every time I run a long way to the market, the things I buy are barely enough to make ends meet. Occasionally, I finally buy a little bit of meat, but I feed it to his precious daughter! He always thinks his daughter doesn't eat well. Has he noticed that I have been a vegetarian for four years? I'm about to become a monk!"

Wang Ao couldn't help laughing again, and hummed in a low voice: "You should be called a nun even if you are a vegetarian, not a monk?"

Tao Ye didn't hear clearly again, and immediately looked dissatisfied: "Can you stop whining? It's so noisy here, how can I hear you?"

Wang Ao smiled and said, "You know very well how my second brother feels about my second sister-in-law. When he first learned that my second sister-in-law was gone, he was so heartbroken that he almost lost his life! Yu'er is the only flesh and blood left by my second sister-in-law, but the princess turned her into a half-human, half-ghost appearance. My second brother must feel more uncomfortable than if he died, so it's inevitable that he loves her more."

"He is your biological brother, of course you should speak for him!" Tao Ye rolled her eyes and didn't even bother to pay attention to Wang Ao.

Wang Ao quickly took Tao Ye's arm and tried to reconcile her with a smile, "Sister, how could I speak for him? I just wanted to enlighten you! Think about it, he just loves his daughter, not another woman, so you don't have to be angry. Yu'er is now a disabled child, still young and motherless, and you are a normal person. If he chooses you over the two of you, I'm afraid others won't be able to stand it!"

"I can accept that he prefers my daughter more than me, but he can't just do that because he's afraid of making her angry..." Tao Ye felt a little embarrassed to continue after complaining here.

Wang Aozheng listened with great interest: "Why don't you say anything? What did he do to make you so angry?"

Tao Ye felt suffocated and felt like she had to speak out, so she lowered her voice: "Four years ago, your father decided for us to get married. But because he was afraid that Yu'er would be sad, we have been living separately for the past four years..."

"Ah?" Wang Ao's eyes widened and he sighed: "You two are married, but he hasn't touched you once in four years?"

Tao Ye lowered her head, not knowing how to continue the topic.

Wang Ao fell into some kind of fantasy, and approached Tao Ye, sighing: "How can he control himself so well?"

Tao Ye's face became redder and hotter. She regretted saying these things and simply turned her face away, not looking at Wang Ao.

Wang Ao, however, was like a possessed man, and began to speculate even more nonsensically: "Could it be that he...could it be that he was too sad after his second sister-in-law passed away...and then...he is no longer able to do that?"

"What a mess! Can you be serious?" Tao Ye was furious and pushed Wang Ao hard while speaking.

Unexpectedly, the bench was a little crooked, and Wang Ao was not paying attention, so he fell backwards, and the bench and he fell together.

The noise startled the guests who were watching the dancers, including Xue Yi who was dancing on the stage, and they all looked over.

Tao Ye felt embarrassed and hurried forward to pick up the bench, then went to help Wang Ao.

"You are so strong...I don't even dare to make a joke!" Wang Ao only felt the pain in his waist and finally stood up slowly.

"Okay, okay, isn't it okay that I was wrong?" Tao Ye pouted and helped Wang Ao sit back in his original seat.

The dancer Xue Yi on the stage started dancing again, but the audience's attention was not as focused and they glanced at Tao Ye from time to time.

Seeing so many perverts, Wang Ao planned to take Tao Ye away, but suddenly saw a group of soldiers rushing in from outside.

Tao Ye was also frightened when she saw the soldiers.

"Keep your head down and don't let them notice you." Wang Ao whispered hurriedly to Tao Ye.

Tao Ye didn't quite understand, so she just lowered her head. However, she couldn't resist her curiosity and took a peek. She saw an official in government uniform among the group of soldiers. It was Chen Ji's brother Chen Xi.

Chen Xi gave an order: "Go upstairs and search all the private rooms."

The officers and soldiers then rushed upstairs.

Miss Xue Yi on the stage looked unhappy and said to Chen Xi: "If the Grand Marshal wants to arrest someone, he should also consider the place, right? Can you just break into our Meixiang Pavilion?"

Chen Xi smiled and said, "It's an emergency. Please apologize to Boss Shen for me. I'll catch him and leave immediately. I won't damage a single plant or tree."

Soon, all the guests in the private rooms on the second floor, as well as the singers and dancers, came to the corridor to watch. They saw the soldiers bringing out a young man from one of the private rooms. The young man yelled to everyone around him, "Get out of the way! I can walk by myself!"

Several officers and soldiers quickly stepped aside and respectfully made way for the young man.

Tao Ye became even more curious, so she leaned close to Wang Ao's ear and whispered, "Who is that boy? Do you know him?"

Wang Ao smiled slightly and answered in a low voice: "It is the current emperor."