After being reborn, her aloof ex-husband and her crazy deceased husband got into a fight.

Zhu Xiaoxiao quickly removed her earrings and returned them to the waiter. Then, amidst the waiter's enthusiastic attempts to persuade her to stay, she and Gan Cai'er chased after Ding Peilan.

When passing by a vendor selling masks, Gan Cai'er casually bought four masks, and then each of them put one on their face.

Although women are not required to cover their faces when going out on the Lantern Festival, some women from families with strict etiquette still buy a mask to conceal their faces. Therefore, there are quite a few women wearing masks on the streets today. The group of women wearing masks walked briskly along, which did not seem out of place.

Gan Cai'er and the others followed Ding Peilan, then followed her through a series of turns until they arrived at a restaurant. Gan Cai'er looked up and examined it closely. The restaurant was called Changqing Restaurant. It wasn't large, only two stories high, and it was located on a side street. Compared to the main street, it was quite quiet.

Ding Peilan, accompanied by her maid Chunxing, went straight to the second floor of the restaurant and entered a private room. It seemed that she had booked the room there in advance.

"Why did she book a room here?" Zhu Xiaoxiao asked, puzzled. "We can't see the lantern parade from here."

"Then it's not for seeing the lanterns, is it?" Gan Cai'er scoffed lightly.

Then, she raised her hand and beckoned the waiter over, saying she wanted to book the room next to Ding Peilan's.

Because Changqing Restaurant is not on the main road, the lantern parade does not pass through this area, so the hotel's private rooms are almost all empty today.

Gan Cai'er easily got the room she wanted.

After they entered the room, Gan Cai'er closed the door and then pressed her ear against the wall, listening intently to the sounds around her. Zhu Xiaoxiao and the others followed suit, pressing their ear against the wall and listening for a long time.

"It seems there are only the two of them, mistress and servant," Zhu Xiaoxiao whispered.

"It sounds like they're waiting for someone?" Xiao Hong whispered.

"I wonder who she's waiting for," Gan Cai'er said, frowning.

"Who else could it be but her lover!" Huan'er said with certainty.

Gan Cai'er and Zhu Xiaoxiao both turned their gazes toward her.

Huan'er felt uneasy under their gazes and couldn't help but say, "Why are you looking at me like that? Isn't that how it's written in the storybooks? On the Lantern Festival, talented scholars and beautiful ladies would have a secret rendezvous."

"Besides, under normal circumstances, everyone goes out to play in twos and threes during the Lantern Festival. But she only brought one personal maid and booked a private room. What else could it be but a rendezvous with her lover?"

Huan'er spoke eloquently, and Gan Cai'er and Zhu Xiaoxiao nodded in agreement, deeply agreeing with her point. It seemed that reading more storybooks was indeed useful.

Gan Cai'er stroked her chin, looked around the room, and then shook her head, saying, "In her previous life, she married Zhuge Yunzhi. But looking at this environment, it doesn't seem like a place where Zhuge Yunzhi would come."

"What?! She married the lay Buddhist monk Fanjing?!" Zhu Xiaoxiao was speechless for a moment, her eyes wide with shock.

"Shh~~~ Keep your voice down. This house isn't very soundproof!"

Zhu Xiaoxiao quickly covered her mouth, lowering her voice by eight octaves.

"How could Layman Fanjing be so blind as to stick his head into such a pile of cow dung?!"

"Who knows?" Gan Cai'er pouted. "I think it's probably because Ding Peilan did something that forced Zhuge Yunzhi to marry her."

"From what I saw at Foguang Temple a few days ago, Zhuge Yunzhi is determined to become a nun and has no intention of getting married."

“Then isn’t she waiting for Layman Fanjing?” Huan’er said again, surprising everyone.

Gan Cai'er and Zhu Xiaoxiao's eyes were once again fixed on her.

Huan'er sighed and said, "What's so strange about that? Before a woman gets married, it's natural to have several matchmakers come to propose marriage, and then choose a good one."

Zhu Xiaoxiao looked at Gan Cai'er: "So, Ding Peilan actually has several men on her side?"

Gan Cai'er stroked her chin and nodded: "That is indeed her style. She won't put all her eggs in one basket. She will have several possibilities in hand and finally choose the one that is most advantageous to her."

"Then let's sit down and wait, and see which of her lovers is coming today." Zhu Xiaoxiao's eyes sparkled with gossip.

“Okay!” Gan Cai’er nodded happily.

She was also very curious about this, wondering what other things Ding Peilan did behind the scenes that she was completely unaware of in her previous life.

Gan Cai'er's room was in front of Ding Peilan's, so anyone going to Ding Peilan's place would have to pass by their door. Gan Cai'er pushed the door open halfway, and several people stared intently outside, like hunters waiting for their prey.

About half an hour later, they finally met the person they wanted to know.

When that tall figure appeared before her, Gan Cai'er was so startled that she jumped up from her chair.

"Ah Cai, what's wrong?" Zhu Xiaoxiao asked.

"It's Pei Zhang!" Gan Cai'er was so shocked that her jaw dropped and she stammered.

"Who is Pei Zhang? Is he some kind of extraordinary person?" Zhu Xiaoxiao became even more curious when she saw Gan Cai'er's surprised expression.

"He's not some remarkable person. However, he is Zhao Cen's future husband, and judging by the timeline, the two should already be engaged."

Zhu Xiaoxiao's mouth dropped open in astonishment.

Zhao Cen is Ding Peilan's best friend. Is she trying to steal her best friend's boyfriend?

Gan Cai'er suddenly realized that she wasn't the one who was most badly tricked or deceived by Ding Peilan.

Pei Zhang was the youngest son of Pei Yuansu, the Minister of Justice, and also Zhao Cen's cousin. He and Zhao Cen were childhood sweethearts, growing up together and sharing a deep bond. Furthermore, their families were also close. Therefore, when Zhao Cen had just turned ten, their families arranged a marriage between the two.

Pei Zhang was handsome and talented, while Zhao Cen was gentle and virtuous; at first glance, they seemed like a perfect match. Their relationship became a celebrated topic of conversation among the prominent families of the capital. Almost everyone who knew Zhao Cen was aware of her marriage. Ding Peilan, of course, knew as well.

I wonder who among Pei Zhang and Ding Peilan was the one who first had feelings for each other, and who seduced whom. Gan Cai'er stroked her chin, her eyes darting around.

Seeing her like this, Zhu Xiaoxiao knew she was up to something again, so she nudged her and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking about how to give them a really big gift," Gan Cai'er said with a smile.

"You're going to catch them cheating?!" Zhu Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up, and she instantly perked up.

"Why would I go catch someone cheating? It's not like we're having a secret rendezvous on the Lanting Boat." Gan Cai'er pouted in disdain.

"Besides, they are both unmarried, one male and one female. Even if we rush in and arrest them, it's just a normal secret rendezvous. As long as Ding Peilan cries a bit, she can get away unscathed."

"So, according to you, only if Zhao Cen comes to arrest him personally will it be of any use. But we don't know where Zhao Cen is," Zhu Xiaoxiao said.

Gan Cai'er raised an eyebrow and said, "I know where she is."