Ning Huaixiu said, "It’s said that the Old Mada plans to use the Second Lady’s birthday feast to bring so joy to the mansion and get rid of bad luck; moreover, turning forty is a milestone, and in a lifeti, how many such milestone birthdays can one have? So, the Duke Li Guo’s Mansion intends to host it grandiosely."
The Second Lady was Mo Qingshan’s wife, Mo Zili’s mother, Lady Bai. Juhua had already rejected Mo Zili, and having married herself, naturally did not want to have any more entanglents with the Duke Li Guo’s Mansion, so she shook her head without thinking, "I won’t go!"
Ning Huaixiu, hearing this, gently reasoned, "Look, Juhua, you are in the wrong here. Young Master Mo saved your life, and almost died for you. Because of this, the Second Old Master and the Second Lady stayed in Bianzhou for more than half a year. I’ve heard that the Second Old Master’s health wasn’t good, and couldn’t withstand the northern weather, he fell seriously ill in Bianzhou. If Court Judge Yao hadn’t rushed there, he might have almost died from the illness, and all this was because of you. So, you owe them. How can you ignore such a big event as the Second Lady’s significant birthday? At least you should go and pay respects to show that you haven’t forgotten their kindness!"
"The State Duke’s Mansion is a house full of bells and whistles, lacking nothing. If you want to repay their kindness, gold and silver won’t do. Why not take advantage of the Second Lady’s fortieth birthday and go to her personally? In front of others, firstly, let the people in the Capital see your magnanimous nature, without any rumors about your relationship with Young Master Li. Secondly, let the Second Lady and Young Master Li feel that you are thoughtful and that you rember all their kindness. It would comfort them a bit, making them feel it wasn’t in vain saving you..."
She reasoned with emotion and logic, and Juhua listened, lowering her head while eating fruit, and said, "As you say, I really should go, but I’m afraid my Dad and Mom won’t allow , and Duke Li Guo’s Mansion didn’t give an invitation. Even if I want to go, there’s no way I can go!"
Ning Huaixiu said, "If Younger Sister has this intention, why not wait until the day of the Second Lady’s birthday feast? I will co to fetch you. At that ti, just tell your father and mother that we’re going shopping. Presumably, they wouldn’t know otherwise. Isn’t that good?"
Juhua, being a simple woman, listened to Ning Huaixiu’s reasonable words and agreed, "Mm, I’ll follow Sister’s arrangents then!" She then started to ponder what to bring as a congratulatory gift for Lady Bai...
In the corner of the Zhenbao Pavilion, Huan Yun looked downstairs and whispered to the person in the wheelchair, "Young Master, they’ve all left, and the horse carriage is nowhere to be seen. Can we go out now?"
Mo Zili said forlornly, "Let’s go."
Huan Yun said, "Then, about Madam’s birthday gift..."
"We’ll talk about it later!"
Mo Zili sat dejectedly in the wheelchair, his face as pale as paper, his heart still pounding. Unexpectedly, he encountered her here again. Heaven was truly playing a cruel joke on him. Fortunately, he saw her first and hid in ti; otherwise, if she saw him in this embarrassing state, he would feel even more humiliated.
"Yes!"
Huan Yun pushed him, heading toward the outside.
"Wait a minute!"
He suddenly recalled the sight of her staring at the purple pearl necklace when she first ca up, she must have liked those items but didn’t buy them due to so reason. She had always been fond of purple trinkets, sothing he only realized after she left him.
He owed her a set of jewelry, sothing that had always been a pain in his heart. Fortunately, Heaven granted him an opportunity to make ands, and he could finally make up for this lifelong regret...
...
Three days later, Xiang Yun and Wanyan Jingchen concluded their diplomatic trip to the Great Jin and set off for their own Qing Luo Kingdom.
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