Chapter 118 Born to be an actor
"Sister Min'an, you are amazing, but you are still a novice, right?
What's so cool about that! "

Cui Shuyun stamped her feet and retorted incoherently.

"How do you know I'm a Hina?"

Princess Min'an looked at the furious Cui Shuyun with a funny look in her eyes.

Not long after arriving at the Marquis of Fu'an's Mansion, Princess Min'an began to like teasing this serious young sister-in-law who seemed to care about nothing and whose every word and action revealed that she kept a distance from the Marquis of Fu'an's Mansion.

Teasing and provoking Cui Shuyun is what Zhu Xiumin enjoys now.

"You're not a chick?
But, aren’t you still married?”

After hearing what Princess Min'an said, Cui Shuyun was stunned with shock.

"If you're not married, does that mean you're definitely a virgin?"

Looking at the shocked Cui Shuyun, Princess Min'an continued to ask.

"But...but...

Okay~

Sister Minan, you lied to me again!"

Cui Shuyun, who was shocked and thought that Zhu Xiumin had lost her virginity before marriage, finally reacted when she saw Zhu Xiumin's playful look.

Zhu Xiumin is lying to her again!

Cui Shuyun was so angry that she threw herself at Zhu Xiumin.

"Sister-in-law, do you want me to teach you how to use pillow talk..."

While the two were playing, Zhu Xiumin suddenly bit Cui Shuyun's ear, blew the fragrant air from her mouth into Cui Shuyun's ear hole, and chuckled.

"Sister Min An~"

Cui Shuyun, whose face turned red and limbs became weak due to the breath, uttered a charming cry of anger.

This was something that had never happened before between the two of them.

rogue!

Female gangster!
After being together for such a long time, Cui Shuyun finally discovered that Zhu Xiumin, the princess, was actually a female hooligan.

Just as Cui Shuyun and Princess Min'an were playing around, the Earth Core Fire Lotus above Zhu Chengwu's retreat, which had attracted the attention of the entire mansion, finally began to dissipate gradually.

"The shadow of the Earth Core Fire Lotus has dissipated!"

Cui Shuyun, who was playing around, looked at the disappearing shadow of the Earth Core Fire Lotus and felt the complete destruction of the fire and earth energy around her. She suddenly stopped what she was doing and spoke in a flat tone.

"Brother's retreat is over!"

Zhu Xiumin also withdrew her hands from Cui Shuyun's armpits and lower abdomen, her eyes were calm and her tone was clear.

In just a moment, Zhu Xiumin and Cui Shuyun seemed like different people.

No wonder they say women’s hearts are as deep as the sea!

No wonder they say women are born actors!

……

By the time Cui Shuyun and Zhu Xiumin had tidied up their messy makeup and arrived at the courtyard where Zhu Chengwu was in seclusion, many people from the marquis's mansion had already gathered at the gate of the courtyard.

Looking at the crowd gathered in front of them, Cui Shuyun and Zhu Xiumin looked at each other and saw the playful smile in each other's eyes.

These people are really something!
It was obvious that the entire Fu'an Marquis Mansion was already very busy. Whenever Fu'an Marquis/Big Brother made some noise in his retreat, these people would gather in front of the gate of the courtyard where Fu'an Marquis/Big Brother was in retreat, waiting, as if they were afraid that Fu'an Marquis/Big Brother would not see them at first sight after he came out.

They didn't even think about it. Given their status and position, would Marquis Fu'an/Big Brother care whether they came to greet him out of the pass or not?
Instead of thinking about earning performance here and hoping for the unexpected attention of Marquis Fu'an/Big Brother, it is better to do your own job quietly, so as not to fail to earn performance here and have to work overtime when you go back!
Just by looking at each other, Cui Shuyun and Zhu Xiumin both understood the meaning of the playful smiles in each other's eyes.

This may be the tacit understanding between women!

It was precisely because of this tacit understanding that Cui Shuyun and Zhu Xiumin became so close in a short period of time after Zhu Xiumin arrived at Fu'an Marquis Mansion.

"Madam! The county lady!"

At this time, someone finally noticed Cui Shuyun and Zhu Xiumin who were slowly walking towards them from a distance, and bowed to them.

Then, like dominoes, waves of frequent greetings and salutes rang out outside the gate of this courtyard.

Fortunately, they knew that this was where Zhu Chengwu was in seclusion, so they kept their voices low.

After walking through the passage made clear by the crowd, Cui Shuyun and Zhu Xiumin arrived together at the gate of Zhu Chengwu's retreat courtyard.

This is the front seat waiting for everyone.

It is also the most eye-catching location.

Although Cui Shuyun and Zhu Xiumin arrived late, the people from the Marquis' Mansion who arrived earlier did not dare to compete for seats with the Marquis's wife and Marquis Fu'an's biological sister.

"Madam! The county lady!"

Looking at Cui Shuyun and Zhu Xiumin who came together and finally stood not far from him, Zhao Xinghan greeted them with a hint of shock in his eyes.

In the past two months, Zhao Xinghan visited many forces in nearby provincial governments and met with many representatives. He really had no energy to care about the changes in the marquisate and news from the capital.

In addition, after returning to the Marquis' Mansion and hurriedly meeting Gao Yao, Zhao Xinghan immediately rushed to see his legitimate son Zhao Shilin. Zhao Xinghan really didn't know that Princess Min'an Zhu Xiumin was actually in the Marquis of Fu'an's Mansion.

When he met Gao Yao, the time was short and Gao Yao had a lot of things to deal with. In addition, seeing that Zhao Xinghan was absent-minded and anxious, Gao Yao actually forgot to tell Zhao Xinghan the news that Princess Min'an Zhu Xiumin had arrived at the Fu'an Marquis' Mansion.

Although Zhao Xinghan had been granted Xuzhou by Zhu Chengwu for nearly ten years.

But Zhu Chengwu was a prince with a title and could not leave his fiefdom without an imperial edict. Zhao Xinghan, being an ordinary man without a title or an official title, had to go to the capital many times to deliver letters and gifts to Queen Zhao.

During this process, Zhao Xinghan would naturally and inevitably meet Zhu Xiumin, the queen's legitimate daughter and Zhu Chengwu's legitimate sister.

So even though girls change a lot when they grow up, Zhao Xinghan still recognized Zhu Xiumin, the Princess of Min'an County, at first sight.

"General Zhao!"

"cousin!"

Cui Shuyun and Zhu Xiumin each returned a greeting.

"Master's Wife! Master's Aunt!"

Despite his young age, Zhao Shilin appeared very polite.

"Shilin is here too!"

Cui Shuyun and Zhu Xiumin were a little surprised at the appearance of Zhao Xinghan and Zhao Shilin, but not at all surprised.

I was surprised because Zhao Xinghan actually came back at this time.

It was not surprising because this was the first time that strange phenomena occurred in Zhu Chengwu's retreat after Zhao Xinghan returned home. It was normal for Zhao Xinghan to arrive quickly and in time with his legitimate son.

Unlike Cui Shuyun, Zhu Xiumin, Gao Yao and others, after experiencing countless "wolf lies", they were no longer surprised by the movements in Zhu Chengwu's retreat!

If you come, you must come to show your appreciation, but the speed of your coming and the time you wait here are uncertain!

Don’t you see that Gaoyao hasn’t arrived yet?

"Madam! The county lady!"

After Zhao Xinghan and Zhao Shilin greeted Cui Shuyun and Zhu Xiumin, Cui Rongwei, who was brought by Zhao Xinghan, stepped forward and greeted Cui Shuyun and Zhu Xiumin.

Although there have been more than a dozen unusual movements in Fu'an Hou's retreat, this is the first time that Cui Rongwei has stood so close to the front.

This is one of the outward manifestations of Zhao Xinghan's goodwill.

What’s more, Cui Rongwei’s way of addressing Cui Shuyun is very interesting. He didn’t call Cui Shuyun “cousin sister”, but called Cui Shuyun “Madam”!
Although it's just a name, it's enough for people with a keen eye to see a lot of things.

"Brother Rong Wei!"

Cui Shuyun did not act like the wife of the Marquis's Mansion, but called Cui Rongwei her cousin.

This is a continuation of the name used in the Cui clan. It is also a display of attitude.

"Brother Rong Wei!"

Because of her new sister-in-law Cui Shuyun, Zhu Xiumin addressed Cui Rongwei in a very special and intimate way.

Cui Shuyun and Zhu Xiumin waited for about a quarter of an hour and became a little impatient.

It’s really because we have “cried wolf” too many times before, which has wasted too much of everyone’s time.

Cui Shuyun and Zhu Xiumin arrived late to begin with.

After waiting for a quarter of an hour, plus the time they spent packing and dressing up, it has been almost half an hour since the strange phenomenon in Zhu Chengwu's retreat disappeared.

It’s been half an hour and he still hasn’t come out. It seems like the “wolf is coming” again!
"The Marquis should be in seclusion for a while, everyone disperse now!"

Cui Shuyun finally decided to disperse the people from the Marquis' Mansion who were waiting here.

The Fu'an Marquis' Mansion has been very busy recently, and Cui Shuyun thinks it is extremely unreasonable to waste a lot of manpower here.

If Cui Shujun didn't want to interfere too much in the internal affairs of Fu'an Marquis' Mansion, she would have banned people from the Mansion from coming here to wait for Zhu Chengwu's "favor"!

However, Cui Shuyun had just asked those people in the marquis's mansion who were waiting in front of Zhu Chengwu's retreat to disperse. Before these people could even move, a deep male voice rang out, slapping Cui Shuyun in the face.

"Min'an, you actually came to my place? Did something happen in the capital?"

This deep male voice and the crisp female voice that Cui Shuyun just sang were seamlessly connected.

It makes people feel that they are deliberately targeting Cui Shuyun and waiting to slap her in the face.

"My Lord, it's my Lord's voice!"

"The Marquis has come out of seclusion!"

……

The people in the Marquis' Mansion who were waiting here immediately started talking, and the words that Cui Shuyun, the wife of the Marquis' Mansion, had just said were lost in the sea and disappeared without a trace.

No one moved their feet to leave here.

Instead, they stretched their necks and looked towards the gate of the courtyard where Zhu Chengwu was in seclusion.

Do whatever you can to make their faces stand out more.

They hoped that when the gate of Zhu Chengwu's retreat courtyard opened and when Zhu Chengwu walked out of the retreat courtyard, he would notice their presence at first sight, understand their "loyalty", and give them "promotion and salary increase"!
But despite their eager anticipation, the gate of Zhu Chengwu's retreat courtyard was never opened.

Listening to her elder brother's familiar yet unfamiliar voice, tears flashed in County Lady Min'an's eyes.

Although she and her younger sister-in-law Cui Shuyun hit it off from the first sight, they had a great time and had a lot of fun.

But that was just because she was feeling uneasy, and she used those crazy and even a little bit outrageous actions to cover up her inner uneasiness!

If she was not truly uneasy and frightened, how could Zhu Xiumin, the legitimate daughter of King Ming who had been well-educated by the royal family and Queen Zhao, act like a crazy woman?

Bite Cui Shuyun's earlobe and blow air into Cui Shuyun's ear hole.

Zhu Xiumin herself did not expect that the anxiety and fear that she had barely suppressed through crazy and extraordinary actions would now disappear completely in the calm questioning of her elder brother Zhu Chengwu.

It was as if she instinctively felt that as long as her elder brother Zhu Chengwu appeared, all her current worries and difficulties would disappear and be easily solved.

"Brother~~"

Zhu Xiumin had tears in her eyes, and the endless fear, anxiety and grievance in her heart were transformed into this ordinary call at this moment.

"Min'an, be strong, don't let me down! And don't let others laugh at you!"

The gate of Zhu Chengwu's retreat courtyard was never opened. Only his voice could be heard, comforting his younger sister Zhu Xiumin.

Cui Shuyun also walked to Zhu Xiumin's side at the right time.

With the comfort of Zhu Chengwu's voice and Cui Shuyun's company, Zhu Xiumin finally stopped crying.

After all, she is the legitimate daughter of Queen Zhao who has received elite education.

Zhu Xiumin is still able to control her emotions.

What happened just now was just a momentary excitement!
With Cui Shuyun's body shielding her, Zhu Xiumin wiped away the tears in her eyes, and she began to become radiant, dignified and generous again.

"Cousin Xinghan, did you have smooth travels visiting the various forces in the nearby provincial governments?"

After Zhu Chengwu told his younger sister Zhu Xiumin to be strong, he stopped talking to her and instead asked Zhao Xinghan about his visits to many forces in the surrounding provincial governments.

"Everything went well! I will first visit ..."

Zhao Xinghan was about to give a detailed report but was immediately interrupted.

In the entire Fu'an Marquis Mansion, there was almost no one who dared to interrupt Zhao Xinghan's report to Zhu Chengwu.

But today, this impossible situation happened.

Moreover, Zhao Xinghan, whose reporting process was interrupted, had nothing to say.

Gao Yao was seen coming from a distance with his four close attendants, Chunhua, Xiayu, Qiuyue and Dongxue, and a large group of servants.

Gao Yao, who was talking in a loud voice, was reminding the servants to keep the food level so that it wouldn't spill.
While directing several strong servants with martial arts skills, he carefully carried the wooden barrel for bathing.

Seeing this scene, how could Zhao Xinghan continue to report?

Zhao Xinghan understood that Gao Yao deliberately interrupted his report in such a noisy way. He was not arguing with him, but rather reminding him!

The Marquis has been in seclusion for more than a month. The most important thing now is to take a good bath, eat well, and have a good rest.

If there is anything that needs to be reported in detail, please wait until the Marquis has bathed, eaten and rested.

If there is something urgent to report, hurry up and complete it in one or two sentences.

The many "giraffes" waiting outside Zhu Chengwu's retreat courtyard turned into "silly geese" in seconds. Why didn't they think of this?

Although the Marquis’ retreat this time is not a life-long retreat, it is close!

Apart from eating, the Marquis had no communication with the outside world at all.

I haven't showered in over a month...

No wonder the Marquis is always reluctant to open the gate of his secluded courtyard!

Zhao Xinghan stopped reporting, Princess Min'an stopped shedding tears, and Cui Shuyun was no longer embarrassed by the slap in the face she had received before...

At Gao Yao's request, the people here now began to disperse.

When most people had left, Gao Yao pushed open the door of Zhu Chengwu's retreat and brought in food and bathing buckets.

Seeing Gao Yao and his men entering the courtyard where Zhu Chengwu was in seclusion, some of the figures around them, who seemed to have dispersed but actually had not completely dispersed, stretched their necks again in despair.

But they waited for a long, long time, but Zhu Chengwu never showed up.

Zhu Chengwu brainstormed a lot during this retreat and was so exhausted!
Especially mentally!

I am so tired!
Moreover, after the previous conversation across the courtyard, although Min'an, the eldest sister, unexpectedly came to the Fu'an Marquis's Mansion, and Zhao Xinghan also came back, it seemed that they didn't have anything too urgent...

So Zhu Chengwu decided to have a good rest first and relieve his fatigue before going to meet them.

Zhu Chengwu is the absolute backbone of the Fu'an Marquis Mansion and even the entire Fu'an Marquis power system. Zhu Chengwu must not show any signs of fatigue, as that would affect the mentality of everyone in the entire Fu'an Marquis system.

Mental state and appearance may seem unimportant, and indeed they are not important to the individual, but for those who pay attention, they have a great impact on the mentality and confidence.

This is also the reason why civil servants in Zhu Chengwu's previous life had to have regular facial features and clear articulation, and it is also the reason why many public figures always pay attention to their own image management.

Three days and nights!

Three whole days and three nights!

After confirming the end of his retreat, Zhu Chengwu spent another three days and three nights before finally opening the door of the retreat courtyard and walking out.

(End of this chapter)