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Née Wei said to Née Liu, full of praise, "No wonderyou always boast about this child. She is indeed very intelligent and sensible.Xue'er [Liu Ruixue] told me the other day she had met a good meimei. This, Idon't have many daughters, only Xue'er. You'er, why don't you be my goddaughter?And call me Godmother?"
Zi You did not refuse. She calmly and formallykneeled in ceremony. "This child pays respects to Godmother. Wishing Godmothergood fortune!"
Compared to Wang Yiping, Zi You would rather callNée Wei "mother."
Liu Ruixue saw this and happily grabbed Zi You'shand. She was beaming with joy. "This is great! Now you've really become mymeimei!"
Zi You feigned anger and coquettishly said, "What?So you didn't treat me as your real meimei before?"
"No," Liu Ruixue hastened to explain. "I did beforeand even more so now."
"Haha…" Everyone heard and laughed.
Admidst the laughter, Zi You said regretfully, "ButYou'er cannot come often to visit Godmother. You'er is afraid that by being toclose to you, Fourth Gongzhu will make trouble."
Née Wei disdained, "Don't be afraid, You'er. She'sthe daughter of a little consort. She doesn't have the ability to touch ourDuke Anguo fu."
Zi You shook her head. "Godmother, since ancienttimes, monarchs are suspicious. They are afraid of and don't want to seepowerful external forces. As the saying goes, one rather offends a gentlemanthan a vile character. I have already offended a vile character. I don't wantto implicate Duke Anguo fu. One must have the heart to guard against others."
Née Liu also nodded. "Yes, sister-in-law. You'er isright. We won't harm others, but we should guard against them.
Née Wei reluctantly nodded. She regretfully said, "Ioriginally wanted to hold a banquet to formally recognize Zi You as mygoddaughter. Can't it be done? I'm not reconciled!"