"No." Lu Li was not familiar with Fifteen, so how could she tell him? He guessed it because he saw Lu Li looking at him with sad and pitiful eyes.
Moreover, even he could feel Jiujiu's sudden alienation, not to mention Lu Li, who spent day and night with Jiujiu. Lu Li probably also felt Jiujiu's alienation, so she felt wronged.
Fifteen did not say it, but Jiujiu could guess that Lu Li put on a pitiful appearance in front of Fifteen.
Jiujiu chuckled and stopped talking about Lu Li. Instead, she asked Fifteen, "How is the thing I asked you to do going?"
Jiujiu was naturally asking about the matter of Thirteen monitoring Nanke.
Fifteen nodded, "I already told Thirteen."
"That's good. Right, how is the woman I asked you to find going?"
"Does the princess want to see her now?"
Jiujiu nodded and stood up from the soft couch, "Lead the way."
In her previous life, Lu Li could stay by Nan Ke's side because she was Yang Xuan's personal maid. She knew many things about Yang Xuan and the secrets of the Great Sui Dynasty, which was helpful to Nan Ke's future. Secondly, it was because of Lu Li's pitiful appearance.
Just like today, she clearly only alienated her, but she put on a wronged appearance as if the sky was falling. Even Fifteen, who usually did not pay attention to others, could feel her grievance. It could be seen how moving Lu Li's posture was.
Since she relied on such a pitiful posture to win Nan Ke's favor in her previous life, snatching love from Yang Xuan's hands and successfully rising to the top, then Jiujiu would let her have a taste of what it was like to have Nan Ke stolen by such a woman.
"I am Wan Niang."
Seeing Jiujiu, Wan Niang immediately knelt to greet her.
Wan Niang's voice was coquettish, and her posture was even more extraordinary. Even if she knelt to greet her in a lowly manner, it gave people a kind of romantic attitude. She was really a stunner. She did not know where Fifteen found such a beauty. Nan Ke was really lucky.
"Raise your head and look."
As soon as Jiujiu's voice fell, the girl slowly raised her head.
Her forehead was fair and full, and her eyebrows were like willow leaves. She had a pair of watery eyes, a sharp nose, small and rosy lips, and a small black mole at the corner of her mouth. She looked quite flirtatious. Seeing Jiujiu look over, Wan Niang pursed her lips, and the mole at the corner of her mouth trembled. She clearly looked nervous, but she made it look flirtatious. Even a woman like Jiujiu felt her heart itch, let alone a man.
Jiujiu leaned to the side and supported her chin with one hand. She looked at her stepmother and said: "I want you to do something for me. After it's done, not only will there be a great reward, I will also set you free. You can do it if you want."
Qiniang was originally a woman from a brothel. Although she was a courtesan, living in a brothel, she would fall sooner or later. Instead of becoming a prostitute who slept with thousands of men, it was better to listen to Jiujiu's orders and fight for a good future. Qiniang was not stupid. She immediately agreed: "This concubine is willing."
"It's good that you are willing." Jiujiu got up and walked to Wan Niang's side. She moved close to Wan Niang's ear and whispered a few words. Then, she had Wan Niang serve her at her side.
Although Wan Niang's figure was good, she came from a brothel, so it was inevitable that she would be tainted with the brothel's dust.
Although she was seductive, the dust was too heavy. She did not have Lu Li's delicate and pitiful appearance. Even if Wan Niang and Lu Li's men first noticed Wan Niang, after a long time, they would still like Lu Li's kind of pretty girl from a humble family. Jiujiu prepared for Wan Niang to stay by her side for a while. After she learned Lu Li's mannerisms, she would bring her to Nan Ke.
At night, Jiujiu called Lu Li over to help Wan Niang settle down.
The moment she saw Wan Niang, Lu Li's eyes became watery. Her lips trembled slightly, and her face was full of grievance.
Wan Niang, who received Jiujiu's reminder, immediately looked at Lu Li without blinking, hoping to learn more.
Jiujiu lowered her eyes and did not look at Lu Li. She only indicated for Lu Li to bring Wan Niang to settle down before going to bed.
For some reason, Yang Lin had not returned after entering the palace today. It was a bit strange.
The next morning, Jiujiu woke up very early. She put on her clothes with Lu Li's help. Then, she had someone call Shiwu Ren over.
"Where is my father now?"
"His Highness came back in the wee hours of the morning. He is resting now."
Hearing that Yang Lin was resting, Jiujiu put down her restless heart. Thinking about the upcoming state banquet, Jiujiu understood.
Although Yang Guang doted on Yuwen Huaji, the person he trusted the most was his uncle, Yang Lin. Yang Guang reckoned that he called Yang Lin into the palace for the state banquet, and Yang Lin must be working hard for the state banquet.
Jiujiu took out a pouch from her bosom and handed it to Shiwu Ren: "When father wakes up, you must have someone give this to father."
Yang Lin was close to fifty years old. Although he looked healthy, he had been in the military all his life. When he was young, he fought on the battlefield. His body had long been injured. He needed to calm down and recuperate to be healthy. However, in Yang Lin's position, how could he really calm down and recuperate? His current mental health was just strong on the outside but weak on the inside.
The pouch contained the medicinal pills that Jiujiu got from her private storehouse. Although they did not have the effect of prolonging life, they could strengthen the body.
Shiwu Ren was used to the strange medicinal pills that Jiujiu gave Yang Lin. He put away the pouch and left.
After breakfast, Jiujiu took Lu Li to Bi Yun.
In order to make Lu Li sad, she had to give Lu Li and Nan Ke a chance to hook up.
Nan Ke wanted to get information from Jiujiu, but if Jiujiu did not fall for it, he would naturally settle for the next best thing. Although Lu Li's status was relatively low, she was Jiujiu's personal maid. Naturally, she knew more than the average person.
How could Nan Ke let go of such a good opportunity?
Yesterday, after Jiujiu left, Nan Ke felt extremely regretful. He regretted that he had so abruptly asked Jiujiu to sell the purple jade flute to him. If he had just taken the opportunity to strike up a conversation, he might have been able to talk to Jiujiu more. However, now that things had come to this, there was no use in regretting. He could only think about what to do next.
Coincidentally, at this time, he heard that Jiujiu had come. Nan Ke immediately walked out of the room. Just as he went downstairs, he saw Jiujiu standing at the door talking to the owner of Bi Yun.
In the Sui Dynasty, there was no saying that women could not show their faces in public. Because Jiujiu was a princess, she often took the servants to play. Most of the shop owners in the capital knew Jiujiu. Now that he saw Jiujiu come over to talk to him, the owner of Bi Yun hurriedly walked over with a fawning expression.
"This lowly one greets the princess. May the princess have good fortune and peace."
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw that Nan Ke had already come down from upstairs. Jiujiu then slowly opened her mouth: "The snacks I ate yesterday were not bad. I don't know if the chef who made the snacks would be willing to come to our palace to cook."
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