My rigid, jealous husband has fallen for me, even though I'm a hopeless romantic.

Chapter 204 Arrangement

Gu Peiyan had lowered the bed curtains when she left.

Wei Dongning woke up once during the process, drank some water, and then didn't put it down again.

He euphemistically said, "If I leave some light, I won't sleep too long and I can get up earlier."

Unexpectedly, a fleeting thought led to such a big "surprise".

Wei Qiuci, slightly embarrassed, picked up a handkerchief, covered her mouth, and coughed lightly: "It was really presumptuous of me to suddenly appear here."

She was originally sitting on the small couch waiting for Wei Dongning.

But no matter how long they waited, she didn't get up.

So I had the idea to come and see if she was awake.

Coincidentally, Wei Dongning opened her eyes just as she walked over.

This unfortunate coincidence was also unexpected for her.

Seeing Wei Dongning blink twice, Wei Qiuci continued, "But if I hadn't come to find you today, I really wouldn't know where to go."

"Wait a minute, let me get up first."

"okay."

Wei Dongning quickly finished dressing and washing up, then called Xiao Fu to bring some food over before sitting down next to Wei Qiuci: "A matter that would make Second Sister come to see me personally must be something important."

She wasn't fully awake just now, and besides, Wei Qiuci would answer her soon, so she didn't bother asking Xiao Wu.

At this moment, Xiao Wu was "forced" into Wei Qiuci's arms.

Her hand unconsciously scratched its chin.

"The Third Prince sent me a brocade box yesterday, and then had the man tell me that he wanted to invite me to the teahouse to watch a play today." Wei Qiuci sighed, "I didn't want to go, so I lied and said that I already had an appointment with you today."

Wei Dongning understood instantly.

I'm just using myself as a shield.

But does Wei Qiuci necessarily have to make this trip?

Could it be that she was worried the Third Prince would send people to investigate her whereabouts?

After thinking about it carefully, Wei Dongning realized that it wasn't impossible.

After all, she genuinely thought Su Yide was a very idle person.

Although both are princes, the Crown Prince and Su Yizhuo are clearly much busier than Su Yide.

Recently, the concubine's pregnancy and Naonao's recent marriage have given the two of them a little more free time.

Su Yide, however, always managed to find time to invite Wei Qiuci out.

So Su Yide might actually be capable of doing such a trivial matter.

Seeing Wei Dongning's thoughts, Wei Qiuci nodded silently, which was considered as agreeing with her idea: "Yes, I came to find you so that he wouldn't find out that I was lying to him."

There's another reason she finds hard to talk about.

She always felt that the Third Prince's invitations were not entirely innocent.

It was as if he wanted to get something from her.

But no matter how hard she racked her brains, she couldn't figure out that she had nothing about her that would make others covet her.

If there really is one, it's only her body.

Regardless of whether it was just her own overthinking, Wei Qiuci still felt that it would be best to keep some distance from the Third Prince before getting married.

To prevent things from developing exactly as she planned, thus ruining her reputation before she even got married.

When the Third Prince invited her again, she immediately thought of Wei Dongning and quickly told this lie.

Wei Dongning swallowed the food in her mouth and said "Oh," "I understand. I happen to be free today, so you tell me, what are the plans for today?"

"No arrangements have been made."

"what?"

"I just made up an excuse because I didn't want to see the Third Prince." As for what she would do after seeing Wei Dongning, she hadn't thought about it at all.

Wei Dongning stopped eating and stared into Wei Qiuci's eyes: "Please look me in the eye and tell me loudly that you are joking, and that you have already arranged everything."

I bit my tongue when I sneezed yesterday. Although I put ice in my mouth immediately, my tongue is still a little swollen.

Wei Dongning still has a slight lisp when she speaks today.

She almost bit her tongue again after saying such a long string of words.

Wei Qiuci must take full responsibility.

Hearing her inner rant, Xiao Wu lifted her head from Wei Qiuci's embrace and said, "I agree. How about we extort a meal from her as compensation? And we can also collect the money she gave me for petting me."

Now, no matter who comes to the Gu residence, that hand seems to have its own mind, and it will hug and rub it wildly.

It's like they're treating the Gu family mansion like a cat cafe.

The worst part is that they won't pay!

Wei Dongning pondered for a moment and replied, "Then, one meal isn't enough. She'll have to treat us to both meals today."

"Makes sense!"

The human and the cat exchanged a cunning look and then simultaneously looked up at Wei Qiuci.

"Anyway, it's still early, Second Sister can take her time to think it over. But as a shield, it shouldn't be too much for me to eat two meals with you, right?"

Without a second thought, Wei Qiuci readily agreed: "Of course, no problem."

With both meals secured, Wei Dongning didn't disturb Wei Qiuci. Instead, she called Xiao Fu over and asked her to clear the table and tell the kitchen that they didn't need to prepare any food for her today.

Then she quietly flipped through the storybook, waiting for Wei Qiuci to decide where to take her later.

Wei Qiuci racked his brains for a long time, but still couldn't think of a suitable place to take her.

He glanced at Wei Dongning and realized that she had no intention of helping at all, so he had no choice but to give up asking her what she thought.

He waved to Xiao He, who was standing outside, and asked, "Any new gadgets in the capital lately?"

“Yes.” Xiaohe thought for a moment and said, “I heard a couple of days ago that a theatrical troupe came from the Northwest. It’s a bit different from the plays we have here. I think it’s called something like ‘shadow puppetry’.”

Upon hearing this, Wei Qiuci also remembered.

She had heard about this a few days ago.

However, the version she heard was that these people were going to enter the palace to perform for the noble ladies there.

It turned out she had misheard.

Wei Qiuci quickly turned to look at Wei Dongning, whose ears were perked up and who was eavesdropping on their conversation: "What do you think about going here?"

Wei Dongning secretly pulled back a little, pretending that she hadn't been eavesdropping, and calmly turned a page of the storybook in her hand: "It's all good. As long as Second Sister arranges today's itinerary, it'll be fine."

"Let's go then."

Wei Dongning and Xiao Wu exchanged a glance, then got up and followed Wei Qiuci.

If she understands correctly, the "shadow play" they just mentioned is what was later called "shadow puppetry".

That was definitely something new and exciting for her.

She had only seen it on TV before, and now that she had the chance to experience it in person, she absolutely had to go.

It's a pity there are no concerts in this era, otherwise she would like to experience it.

Sitting in the carriage, Wei Dongning thought of a very important question: "Second sister, I remember you said that the Third Prince wanted to invite you to the teahouse to watch a play today?"

"Yes."

Teahouse, theater.

Wei Dongning frowned and pondered.

She had a bold guess: Could the Third Prince want Wei Qiuci to see the shadow play they were going to see later?

Wei Dongning quickly called out to Xiao Wu in her mind: "Could my guess be true? Then we're not going to see the Third Prince at the teahouse later, are we?"

If they really do meet, wouldn't the Third Prince invite them to travel together?