The backdrop can also be propped up.

Lu Renkui felt that Huang Muyan was truly trustworthy and fast. In the morning, Huang Muyan had just said that she would transfer herself from Mu Wanqing's body to her courtyard, and by the afternoon, the people around the First Madam had already communicated with the Fourth Madam.

Lu Renkui happily carried the things and followed behind Wuchou, the maidservant beside the First Madam, listening to Wuchou speak.

"Now that you're with the young lady, you'd better keep yourself clean and tidy, so as not to embarrass her. I'll also have someone teach you etiquette, so study it carefully." Wu Chou said, recounting the things that Madam Wang had instructed her to do.

Lu Renkui listened from behind, occasionally offering a few words of response.

Finally arriving at Huang Muyan's courtyard, Wu Chou watched as the young maid put everything away. She then instructed the maid to wash her face and re-comb her hair. After the maid did as Wu Chou instructed, Wu Chou gave the maid a thorough once-over, finally finding her somewhat more pleasing to the eye.

After seeing the maid's face, Wuchou's gaze lingered for two more seconds. After a while, Wuchou said again:

"From now on, just remember to stay close to the young lady and don't leave the courtyard unless necessary, so as not to offend the master and mistress."

"Yes," Lu Renkui replied, then escorted Wuchou to the door.

Seeing that the little maid was obedient, Wuchou instructed her again: "Be smart in your work. The young lady only has you as her maid right now. If the young lady is not satisfied, the eldest madam will not let you off easy."

Lu Renkui knelt and nodded.

After Wuchou left, Lu Renkui noticed that the yard was a bit dirty, so he picked up a broom and started sweeping. After sweeping for a while, Huang Muyan still hadn't returned. Lu Renkui thought about the plot and figured that Huang Muyan should be having a welcome feast with the other people in the house at this time. So he went to the kitchen, grabbed two pancakes for himself, and then returned to the yard to start cleaning the rooms except for Huang Muyan's room.

This courtyard had probably just been designated for Huang Muyan to live in, so there weren't many things in each room, and it was mostly covered in dust. After sweeping the dust from the room, Lu Renkui also wiped away the thick layer of dust that had accumulated on the things inside.

After finishing all that, Lu Renkui found that he had nothing to do.

To avoid the possibility of someone of Wuchou's status suddenly coming to spy on him and see if he was slacking off, Lu Renkui walked around the yard with a broom, stopping every now and then to sweep a couple of times.

Walking to the window of Huang Muyan's room, Lu Renkui looked down at the furnishings and saw several pieces of paper with writing on them on the table facing the window.

From Lu Renkui's perspective, the papers were upside down, so he could only determine from the format that it must be a letter.

These letters weren't put away either, perhaps because they left in such a hurry? Lu Renkui thought, leaning the broom against the wall and covering the letters Huang Muyan had written with a piece of white paper.

Afterwards, Lu Renkui swept the dust off Huang Muyan's floor and wiped the dusty areas. After leaving Huang Muyan's room, he picked up a broom and started walking around the yard, sweeping the floor every now and then.

After doing this for a while, Lu Renkui also felt a little bored. Just as she was calculating when Huang Muyan's welcome banquet would end, she saw a head flash past the courtyard gate.

Lu Renkui immediately became alert. She gripped the broom tightly in one hand, broke off a sharp twig with the other, raised the twig towards the gate, and shouted, "Who's there! Who's over there!"