Ne Wei said to Ne Liu, full of praise, No wonder you always boast about this child. She is indeed very intelligent and sensible. Xueer [Liu Ruixue] told me the other day she had met a good meimei. This, I dont have many daughters, only Xueer. Youer, why dont you be my goddaughter? And call me Godmother?

Zi You did not refuse. She calmly and formally kneeled in ceremony. This child pays respects to Godmother. Wishing Godmother good fortune!

Compared to Wang Yiping, Zi You would rather call Ne Wei mother.

Liu Ruixue saw this and happily grabbed Zi Yous hand. She was beaming with joy. This is great! Now youve really become my meimei!

Zi You feigned anger and coquettishly said, What? So you didnt treat me as your real meimei before?

No, Liu Ruixue hastened to explain. I did before and even more so now.

Haha Everyone heard and laughed.

Admidst the laughter, Zi You said regretfully, But Youer cannot come often to visit Godmother. Youer is afraid that by being to close to you, Fourth Gongzhu will make trouble.

Ne Wei disdained, Dont be afraid, Youer. Shes the daughter of a little consort. She doesnt have the ability to touch our Duke Anguo fu.

Zi You shook her head. Godmother, since ancient times, monarchs are suspicious. They are afraid of and dont want to see powerful external forces. As the saying goes, one rather offends a gentleman than a vile character. I have already offended a vile character. I dont want to implicate Duke Anguo fu. One must have the heart to guard against others.

Ne Liu also nodded. Yes, sister-in-law. Youer is right. We wont harm others, but we should guard against them.

Ne Wei reluctantly nodded. She regretfully said, I originally wanted to hold a banquet to formally recognize Zi You as my goddaughter. Cant it be done? Im not reconciled!