In the following period, Wei Yan enlisted the best Piano Master and technician to teach Long Yue how to play the piano and dance.

Long Yue knew that this Duke Wei intended to entertain others with her looks, using her skills to first captivate the Eldest Young Master’s heart, and once things smooth out a bit, they’d send Yun Dai in.

What a clever scheme!

Sadly, it was doomed to be a vain attempt!

"Ah!"

You’er entered with a tray of fruit, on it a large plate of bright red cherries and some early-season sour grapes.

Long Yue reclined comfortably on the soft couch, reached out her slender white hand, and gently picked a cherry, popping it into her small mouth.

As the cherry burst in her mouth, a refreshing sweet and sour jam erupted, and Long Yue let out a satisfied hum.

She loved cherries of this season the most!

"Miss, you shouldn’t eat too many cherries; you’ve already eaten a lot today, you must show restraint!"

Yu Zhu served by the side, staring in disbelief at Long Yue eating endlessly!

She advised Long Yue with a face full of concern, "Miss, eating more will make you gain weight, and by then you won’t look good for dancing or playing the piano, losing elegance."

Long Yue slightly tilted her head, smiling lightly, "You’re right! But these cherries are too delicious, greed took over for a moment."

"Heh, Miss should hold back more, wait until you enter the palace and become His Majesty’s woman, bear the dragon heir, then you can eat and drink as you please!"

Long Yue raised her eyes to look at her, "You want me to enter the palace to serve His Majesty the Emperor?"

"Of course, he’s the most honorable man in the world, what woman wouldn’t want to marry him? Moreover, the Eldest Young Master is exceptional; he’s incomparably handsome, highly skilled in martial arts, and unmatched in intelligence..."

Yu Zhu praised the Eldest Young Master relentlessly, and Long Yue saw the green light in her eyes, thinking, oh, has she been lacking male attention for too long?

"Do you like the Eldest Young Master?"

Long Yue suddenly asked her.

Yu Zhu was taken aback, "Miss, I’m just a maid, I wouldn’t dare entertain ideas I shouldn’t!"

Oh, so she does, after all?

Long Yue chuckled, her laughter not reaching her eyes; this girl certainly isn’t innocent!

"Madam, I beg you to seek justice for us commoners! Sob sob, my son..."

"Brother, sob sob, brother..."

"..."

Suddenly, a noisy cry erupted from outside, sounding so grievous it elicited sympathy.

Yu Zhu whispered, "Miss, outside is noisy, shall we go see what’s happened?"

Long Yue slightly raised her brow, looking at her, "You want to see?"

Yu Zhu nodded, looking out, "Yes, I am curious, I want to see."

"Alright then, since you want to go, let’s go have a look!"

Long Yue said nothing more, rising to go outside, Yu Zhu hurriedly followed.

"Ah!"

You’er suddenly stepped forward to pull Long Yue, blinking her innocent eyes pitifully at Long Yue as if saying "Don’t go."

Long Yue knew You’er was unique; the child seemed able to sense danger, making preliminary judgments.

But Long Yue didn’t care, she merely gave him a reassuring smile.

Accompanied by Yu Zhu, Long Yue arrived at the front yard.

In the yard, a woman and a girl knelt there, desperately bowing and crying, their foreheads bled from the bows, yet the woman didn’t seem to feel the pain, continuing furiously.

The little girl beside her cried constantly, her voice loud and piercing, able to penetrate several yards, alerting those inside.

Mrs. Gao slowly stepped out from a garden gate, walking up to the woman with a not-quite-genuine smile, asking gently, "Well, what’s going on here?"

Speaking, she looked towards the maids and servants nearby, one maid instantly said, "Madam, this person somehow insists her son is in our mansion, strange as it is; how could our mansion have her son? Certainly she’s here to make trouble! But I thought simply driving her away would harm our Duke Mansion’s reputation, which is why I haven’t done so."

Mrs. Gao nodded lightly, approvingly eyeing the maid, "You did very well, although this person speaks nonsense, driving her away outright would not be appropriate."

"Madam, I am not speaking nonsense; I speak the truth, my son is really in your mansion!"

"Ohh, brother, wah..."

The little girl cried even harder.

Mrs. Gao looked at the elderly woman beside her, seeing her nod in her direction, she comprehended and said to the woman, "You claim your son is in my Wei Mansion? Can you recognize him?"

"Yes, I can recognize him, after all, he’s flesh that fell from my body; even if he turned to ash, I could still identify him!"

"Alright, steward, call out everyone in the mansion and let this woman take a look one by one."

"Yes, Madam!"

The steward nodded in response, about to call people when he turned to see Long Yue approaching gracefully.

Behind Long Yue were Yu Zhu and Dong Mei, You’er didn’t follow, maybe sensing something amiss.

Long Yue didn’t mind, she calmly appeared before Mrs. Gao and the woman.

The woman instantly became emotional upon seeing Long Yue, exclaiming, "It’s her, it’s her, she’s the one who abducted my son!"

Everyone was taken aback, they looked at Long Yue collectively, their eyes not matching the situation.

Mrs. Gao showed a smug cold smile, looking at Long Yue, "Yan’er, this person says you abducted her son, is there such a matter?"

Long Yue glanced at the woman kneeling on the ground, then burst into laughter, laughing so hard she shook, "Mother, she’s claiming I abducted her son, you actually believe this? I’m the eldest Miss of Wei Mansion, do I eat too much to feel like abducting her child?"

"Bah! Nonsense, eldest Miss of Wei Mansion, you’re nothing but a condemned con artist, human trafficker! You use your pretty face to lower everyone’s guard, then abduct our children!"

The woman’s shout of "con artist" was loud, almost a roar, and Old Madam Wei emerged accompanied by the second concubine Yin Zhu, just in time to hear, she looked over in bewilderment.

"What is going on here? Who is this woman?"

"Returning to Old Madam, this woman is just a commoner, claiming her son was abducted by the eldest Miss and specifically came to the mansion to find him."

The steward bowed to explain.

"Abducted?"

Old Madam Wei showed a face of astonishment, looking at the woman, then at Long Yue, suddenly chuckling, "You are quite rude, my Yan’er is such an obedient girl, how could she abduct your child? Come, give this woman ten taels of silver and let her go!"

Old Madam Wei was very concerned with reputation, even if she felt the woman was causing trouble, she still decided to give her silver to dismiss her.

However, the woman cried even more, "Old Madam, I am not causing trouble, I speak the truth, she is Spring Peach, from our village, who lost her parents early; we pitied her and occasionally helped her. Who knew she was a heartless one, not only unappreciative but also luring away our children, Old Madam, you must seek justice for us commoners!"