On the second day of the lunar month, generally there weren’t any visits in the palace. Everyone stayed in their quarters, taking proper rest. Mu Xi Yao was all relaxed as she has assigned down all of her works. In few days, she only needed to make some visits.

When Mu Xi Yao woke up in the morning and discovered that her bedside was untouched, she knew that Zhong Zheng Lin rested in the study yesterday night. She got up and had people attend to her with grooming. As she was using the breakfast, she caught the sight of the sixth Highness lifting up the curtain and coming in with a stony face.

Mu Xi Yao got up early on this day. As soon as she sent Zhong Zheng Lin off, she began to trim ginkgo bonsai in the courtyard. Just as Ruo Lan passed her the scissor, Zhao momo came over along with Shu Tao.

The fourth princess consort was just speaking with consort Shu about an interesting story of the children in the residence when she heard people announce from outside that Mu cefei came to pay respect to her Ladyship.

On the following day, Yuancheng Emperor had an audience with Zhong Zheng Lin at the study for half an hour. Afterward, he nodded his head with a smile, indicating Zhong Zheng Lin to go back and attend to his duties attentively. Everything went as expected. Mu Xi Yao passed on a completely new art “Flower Cladding”. In addition, she had also explained meticulously all the needed tools and procedure. 

It turned out that there was a deeper meaning behind the tree locations. The first location was Empress Dowager’s childhood hometown. All of the memories of her mother remained there. The second location was her maternal grandparents’ place where Empress Dowager went to live after the death of her mother. There, she met Gaozu Emperor who was on his excursion to the south. Henceforth, their fates have been tied for a lifetime. The third location was where she accompanied Gaozu Emperor as his step Empress to Mt Tai offering sacrifices to the ancestral mausoleum. It was also Gaozu Emperor’s last toured place. 

Zhanghe twelveth year, the fourth day of the second month. Yuancheng Emperor hosted a banquet in Jingtai palace to celebrate Empress Dowager’s sixtieth birthday. The imperial princes, members of the imperial clan, court officials and imperial consorts and concubines were all present. 

Few days later, Di Wu Yi Zhao returned to the capital along with the chief of this season’s Ten Gentlemen, Gong Shu Yang. The two entered the study in the afternoon to pay a formal visit to the sixth prince Zhong Zheng Lin. Afterward, the three of them engaged in the confidential talk until the morning of the next day. During the time, Mu Xi Yao ordered Danruo Courtyard’s little kitchen to send over dinner and midnight snack. Di Wu Yi Zhao praised to Heaven Mu Xi Yao’s meticulously paired food. His sixth Highness felt that the little woman was very considerate. 

Taking along Hui Lan, this afternoon Mu Xi Yao went to the study in a lissome and gracious manner, seeking an audience with Zhong Zheng Lin. 

Mu Xi Yao was still exclaiming about Tang Yi Ru’s courage and decisiveness when the voices of Gui momo and Hui Lan paying respect to Zhong Zheng Lin sounded from outside the study. She raised an eyebrow. Oh, the adulterer has come. Immediately, her eyes narrowed into a smile.