I'm a humble concubine. My acting skills are off the charts. You can check my performance.

"Nonsense! How could those spineless people in the capital be willing to come to Longxi?!" Sun Dalang had no idea how his sister came up with such a stupid idea. He just felt that she was almost crazy for Cui Zimin and couldn't even keep her mind clear.

Sun Heyun chuckled and pointed at Zhao Fangyu's figure opposite him, saying meaningfully: "When a man chooses a wife, he first looks at her family background and secondly her appearance."

"Her father is a third-rank minister of the Ministry of Revenue, her mother is the legitimate daughter of the Li family, her sister is engaged to be the Minister of Personnel, and her brother married her, so she has established connections in the capital."

"As for her appearance, don't worry, brother. I've checked it out for you. She's very pleasing to the eye."

Sun Heyun smiled softly, with an expression of indescribable joy and carefreeness: "If my brother marries her, no one will be able to compete with me for Cui Lang."

She suddenly turned around, hugged Sun Dalang's hand and shook it gently, just like the gesture when they were children, which finally made Sun Dalang's eyes soften.

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Zhao Fangyu and the others who were sitting opposite had no idea. They watched Sun Dalang being attacked by Qilang and Shierlang and they all laughed as they praised the culprit.

"Seventh brother is really something. This sinister idea must have been his!"

After a game of Cuju, everyone on the Cuju team was sweating profusely. Some of those who loved cleanliness went to the clean room specially prepared in the horse farm to wash up and came out refreshed, while some... went to the girls they liked with a body full of sweat.

After the show, Zhao Fangyu was dragged by Jiu Niang and others to ride a horse. Sun Jia Dalang was on the stands, slowly watching a group of people passing by. Among the first few girls in the crowd, the only one who was dressed in plain clothes, with only a headdress with some color, was probably from the capital.

The other person walking hand in hand with her was probably her elder sister who also came from the capital.

Sun Dalang sighed, thinking that he really shouldn't have taken on this hot potato. Who knew she was so young and looked like a child. Her sister was more compatible with him, but unfortunately she was already promised to someone else.

The next moment, Sun Dalang keenly noticed that there was a pair of eyes in the crowd staring at him, and it was not friendly!

Following his intuition, he looked over and met the twelfth brother Li Botang, who had a pair of dark eyes and a face as gloomy as water.

Sun Dalang laughed loudly, thinking that if he really wanted to marry into the Li family, these people would all be his relatives and uncles. Just as he was about to go up and say hello, he was thrown over the shoulder by Shierlang!

Twelve Lang was so strong that he fell extremely fast. In an instant, Sun Jia Dalang lay on the ground with a buzzing head and severe pain all over his body!

The next moment, Shi Er Lang stepped on Sun Jia Da Lang's chest with his foot, his eyes were fierce as if he wanted to eat someone: "Who are you looking at with that mean look?"

Sun Dalang hugged Shierlang's calf and struggled to get away, but was kicked back hard.

"What a shameless behavior! Is it because your sister has learned from you that her mind is full of dirty thoughts?"

"You are naturally strong. Coincidentally, so am I. Let's compete!"

Qi Lang walked by slowly after washing up, looking at the two people's postures, and did not forget to squat down to comment: "Although I don't know why Sun Jia Da Lang wants to compare while lying down, but Brother Sun must have his own reasons."

"Why don't you tell me, Brother Sun, why did you spy on the women of my Li family? Could it be that you have taken a fancy to one of my ladies?"

Sun Dalang's face turned red, and he was finally rescued by Sun Heyun with screams. However, he had lost all his face and dignity, so he no longer responded to Sun Heyun's request and rode back to Jiayuguan overnight.

From then on, whenever a girl in the family went out, the Li family would always have a free man to accompany her, so as not to arouse the thoughts of those crazy people.

After Zhao Fangyu arrived, he made some new clothes and followed the local customs.

The first things she got were two fur-edged crabapple red jackets. She had always been afraid of the cold, so she made two thick jackets as an emergency measure. The lady also said that she would take them to banquets one of these days.

He went to the banquet originally for Zhao Fangjin's sake, but now he went for her.

When Zhao Fangyu learned that the eldest lady was going to take her to the banquet, she understood her eldest lady's painstaking efforts and was deeply moved.

When she married back to Longxi, as long as the Li family was there, she would have a day of peace and leisure. Even if her husband's family did not care about the Li family's face, they would have to think about her father who was a third-rank official in the capital, her brother-in-law who was the Minister of Personnel, and even a cousin in the palace.

Zhao Fangyu saw clearly the lady's painstaking efforts. If she married back to Longxi, even if Zhao Minshan was unwilling, she would have to fill in the dowry and send it to him. Otherwise, how could she afford to embarrass such a great man?

The lady had made clothes for Zhao Fangyu earlier and sent them over in advance this time, along with a batch of new jewelry.

The jacket was made of ten kinds of brocade with raw edges and embroidered with scarlet phoenix flowers, blooming as brightly as flames.

Zhao Fangyu was still wearing the same imperial concubine bracelet as Zhao Fangjin. She had her hair combed into a small Chaoyun bun and wore a red coral headpiece. She looked like a girl who was pampered by a wealthy family.

Zhao Fangyu thought about it and, when applying lip makeup, she put a little more thought into it. She found a new brush that had not been blurred before and applied the two colors of lip balm little by little.

Zhao Fangjin was stunned. She said that at Meng Yunxiang's coming-of-age party that day, Zhao Fangyu didn't look much different, but suddenly she became much more beautiful!

She immediately pestered Zhao Fangyu to teach her this trick. Zhao Fangyu did not hide anything and not only gave Zhao Fangjin the same petal-like, smudged lip makeup as hers, he also put two tiny dots of light red on her cheeks, like dimples.

Zhao Fangjin looked at the two extremely small yet very noticeable tiny red moles and was so surprised that he was speechless.

"Sister, please come to see me next time. I have made a lot of flower ornaments that you don't wear on weekdays, so they are just perfect for you to put on your makeup."

"It would be better to confuse some people so much that they can't find their way."

Zhao Fangjin also knew his mother's plan. He looked at his graceful sister and felt reluctant to leave her. "I really can't bear to leave you. If you stay in Longxi, I don't know how many times I will see you in the future."

Zhao Fangyu was somewhat reluctant, but the emperor was far away and marrying back to Longxi was like being a local emperor. Such a life was perfect for her. She didn't have to worry about calculating, thinking twice, or worrying about the sword of Zhao Minshan hanging over her head that might fall at any time.

Zhao Fangyu reached out and hugged Zhao Fangjin's arm. She was also reluctant to let go, but compared to being reluctant, she was more looking forward to the future.

People who are used to living in the capital naturally don't like the windy and sandy loess of Longxi, but such a free and unrestrained life where one can laugh out loud is extremely rare for a soul like Zhao Fangyu who longs for freedom.

It's like a person walking alone in the dark and finally sees the exit.

"Sister, when I went to the capital, I was actually very scared. I was afraid that I wasn't good enough and wouldn't be liked by mother and sister. I was afraid that I was too mediocre and would make the main courtyard lose face. I was afraid that others didn't like me, but I was also afraid that others liked me too much..."

"I didn't understand at that time that my sister and mother were cold-faced but warm-hearted people, so I was always worried and felt like I was walking on a tightrope, afraid that if I took a wrong step, I would have no hope for the rest of my life."