It was the day the envoy returned to their country and the wife of Wu Guang was able to come home.
"Eldest sister, you're back." Lady Mei went to welcome her sisterhood at the gate. "How are you doing?"
"I'm fine," lady Chen said and patted her sister's hand gently.
The two elderly women walked each other into the house with big smiles over their faces. Behind them, Lantian walked in a normal manner.
"Eldest sister, are you tired?"
"A little bit, but it was worth it."
"What do you mean?"
They arrived in the room, and lady Chen sat on a chair while lady Mei took a seat next to her.
"You know, in the event, there were a lot of top ministers participating and the eighth prince and his consort also enrolled."
What the mother said, Lantian heard it all but she didn't care. She took a tea pot to pour into cups, sliding one cup to her mother, one to her half mother, then she dropped her body on the seat next to lady Mei and enjoyed tea herself.
"The consort of the eighth prince rarely joined the event," lady Mei said.
"Yes. It's fortunate I met her. Her son also attended."
"Son of the eighth prince." Lady Mei opened her eyes. "I heard he is as great as the eighth prince."
"Yes, he is very good and," lady Chen looked the edge of her eyes at her daughter with a knot-hiding-grin, "he was very close to Lantian."
"Really?" Lady Mei unlocked her lips then spun her eyes towards her half daughter who was having a normal expression.
"The consort also likes Lantian. She praised her a lot since she saw the decoration and the menu and knew that it was Lantian's idea."
"I heard the first daughter of the eighth prince just gave birth to her first son."
"Yes. His majesty and her majesty are so happy. His majesty bid a feast to celebrate the young prince in three days. It is a family banquet; however, master and I are invited to attend."
Hearing that, lady Mei was glad for her sisterhood. "It's really good," she said.
"Not only that. The queen assigned me to prepare the menu for the banquet and the consort told me to bring Lantian to the event as well."
"Eldest sister, I think you will get a son in law soon," lady Mei whispered smilingly.
Lady Chen didn't say but nodded her head and over her face showed a very big beam.
It seemed to be cherry picking for the two elderly women to talk about this, but for Lantian, she thought it was very boring and not important.
"Mother, I'm going out now," she told.
"Where are you going? It's nearly lunchtime," lady Chen said.
"I have work to do."
"Don't forget, you have to help me prepare the menu for the feast."
"I know. I will come back."
"You say that you will come back, but if you don't come back, where should I go to find you? No, I cannot take a risk. Xiaolan."
Xiaolan rapidly ran in, "Yes, eldest madam."
"You go with your miss and keep reminding her to come back home. If in the evening, I don't see her get in the house, you will be punished."
Xiaolan swallowed saliva, "Yes."
Though it was a dull thing, Lantian could not protest besides agreeing to take the human-remind-clock with her.
These days, her mother was called to stay in the palace to coordinate the work. Because she was her assistant, she had to stay there too. As the palace was not like her house, she could not get in or out at her will.
During the days hanging on in the castle, Lantian had tried hard to endure her miss towards Caihong. She had waited for the day to leave. Now, she got out, she had to go to find the lady that her mind was thinking about.