It was as if she didn't have anything else that she could do.
Due to Nan Shu Cheng being busy, there were no dinner together for the past two times, so Nan Hua was living a leisure life.
Madam Qu still wanted to invite her friends over, but Nan Shu Cheng prohibited her from inviting anyone to the residence for the time being. There was a reshuffle of political power in which some people were demoted and some people were promoted.
They had to be careful for now.
Even though Madam Qu was annoyed, she knew that Nan Shu Cheng's position was very important. If he were to be demoted and then put in other cities, she would be crying to the Heaven yet couldn't do anything. She had to follow her husband to another city should that happen.
How could she possibly stay here when her husband was somewhere else?
That would be impossible.
Nan Hou Xiang was busy because of academy. He had started to attend class again and rarely spent his time at home aside from sleeping. The materials he had to study increased exponentially, making it impossible for him to play around if he still wanted to catch up with his friends.
On the other hand, Nan Xin was staying low with her mother. It seemed that they were watching a good show as Concubine Su had been getting Nan Shu Cheng's favor recently. It caused Madam Qu's mood to be all time low.
The other concubines also watched the show happily.
And that was how it was for the past few weeks.
But the peace didn't last long.
Nan Hua looked at the letter in front of her, wondering why there would be such a letter given to the supposedly unremarkable First Young Miss of Nan Family. She hadn't acted suspiciously at all and spent her time inside, yet trouble kept on coming in her direction.
How annoying.
"Miss, the letter comes from Imperial Family." Xiao Yun looked nervous.
"I know."
The letter was an invitation for a flower seeing banquet that Empress Dowager Mei would hold in a few days. It stated her name openly and even specifically said in the letter that Empress Dowager Mei would wait for her.
Nan Hua knew that Empress Dowager Mei didn't like her son and naturally that extended to Long Qian Xing, who was supporting him.
But did she had to target her?
"Will you go, Miss?" Chu Yue, one of the two maidservants who used to stay in Old Master Nan's Residence, asked.
"Can I reject?" Nan Hua asked back.
Chu Yue was silent.
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