Yudie said, with a perfectly serious face:

"Has Sister Zisu forgotten? We said once that we would marry the same man one day."

"Ning, dear, is a good man and a fine one. Then Sister Zisu wouldn't have to drift around the country on her own. Stay, and wait on Ning, dear, together with me."

As she said it, Yudie looked over at Ning Chen. "Ning, dear, you're willing to have Sister Zisu stay, aren't you?"

"Er... You being happy is what matters most. If Miss Zisu is willing to stay, I have no objection."

Yudie said happily, "Sister Zisu, Ning, dear, has agreed. Do stay."

Zisu's pretty face went crimson. She glanced at Ning Chen and thought, what a hypocrite.

She would stay and wait on him alongside Zhirou, and he would have the blessing of the man of Qi. How was he going to object to that?

Yudie, the silly girl, could not see how sly and crooked Ning Chen was.

"Yudie, let's talk about this another time."

Ning Chen's eyes flickered. There was something in this.

He said with a smile, "Yudie, this python robe doesn't fit me very well — the sleeves are a little long. Would you have time to alter it for me?"

"Then take it off, Ning, dear. This girl has just finished a new set of clothes for you. Try them and see if they fit."

Yudie brought out the new clothes she had made for him.

Zisu said, "I'll step outside a moment."

"There's no need, Sister Zisu. You'll be seeing Ning, dear's body soon enough anyway... Xiaoxing, you go on out."

Zisu had absolutely nothing to say to that.

Ning Chen could not keep the corners of his mouth from going up. Yudie really was a sensible girl.

Still, a thing like this could not be rushed. Zisu had to be given a chance to get used to the idea.

"I'll go and change in the inner room."

Ning Chen went into the inner room, took off the python robe, put on the new clothes Yudie had made him, and…