Xia Chujian busily put on the unfamiliar clothes, saying without concern, "We're going to be by the Tulip Noble Daughter's side, so we can't look too different from her, right? Otherwise, everyone will see we're bodyguards…"
"But we are bodyguards…"
"But our cover is that we're her close friends… which means, we can't let others know we're actually bodyguards."
As Xia Chujian spoke, she suddenly became interested.
She looked at herself in the mirror and said, "Let's create a persona for ourselves."
"A persona?"
"Yeah, Cai Jie, you're a knowledgeable and considerate older sister, taking good care of the Tulip Noble Daughter."
"And I'm a grumpy mute, always sticking to the Tulip Noble Daughter, never leaving her side."
Ping Qiong was puzzled. "Why do you have to be a mute?"
Xia Chujian sighed. "Even though we have face masks, Fan Chengcai doesn't know you well, but he might know my voice very well."
Ping Qiong said, "…Really? It's been more than ten days, would he still remember?"
Xia Chujian shrugged. "Of course, I'm not sure if that bastard remembers my voice."
"But, I have too much history with that bastard, and he might have collected all sorts of audio and video materials of me, listening to them day and night at home, throwing darts at them to vent his anger."
Ping Qiong rolled her eyes speechlessly. "Who's that bored?"
Xia Chujian said seriously, "If I were that bastard, I would be that bored."
She was judging others by herself.
Ping Qiong shook her head. "I don't understand you people with such deep-seated hatred."
Xia Chujian asked Ye Shijie, "The Quan Family wants us to act as the Tulip Noble Daughter's close friends, so what are our names? Oh, right, you have to tell them that I can't speak, or we'll be exposed."
Ye Shijie helplessly reported Xia Chujian's request again.
Quan Yugui's eyes twitched as he looked at it, too lazy to care, and directly forwarded these requests to Quan Caiwei.
Quan Caiwei thought for a moment and replied, "Just use the identities of Su Buyu and Ying Wuxin. They have been training with the Su Family's High Priest in the Holy Church and never go out. Very few people in the Imperial City know them, let alone on Guiyuan Star."
Quan Yugui forwarded the message to Ye Shijie again.
Ye Shijie said, "The Quan Family said, your names are Su Buyu and Ying Wuxin, and you are from the Su Family."
Ping Qiong gasped, stammering, "We… we're actually going to pretend to be from the Su Family?! Is that the Su Family, the head of the Four Great Noble Families?!"
Ye Shijie said helplessly, "In the entire Beichen Empire, besides the Su Family of the Four Great Noble Families, who else is named Su?"
Li Fu clicked his tongue and said, "The Su Family is different from other Nobles. Not only is their title hereditary and cannot be revoked, but their position is always the Empire's High Priest. The Su Family has always had a small population, so there has never been a branch family, and the Su Family members are very united and protective of each other. Out of the tens of billions of people in the entire Beichen Galaxy, only they have the surname Su… and in this generation, they have a pair of dragon and phoenix twins."
Xia Chujian: "…"
She had an ominous premonition in her heart.
Because she remembered her foolish employer—Su Buyan.
Su Buyu sounded like a twin to Su Buyan.
Xia Chujian hesitantly asked, "Is the 'Buyu' in Su Buyu the 'Buyu' of buyan buyu (neither speaking nor silent)?"
"Yeah, how did you know the names of the Su Family's twins in this generation?" Li Fu looked at Xia Chujian in surprise.
Xia Chujian twitched the corner of her mouth and said, "Then I'll be Su Buyu, it's perfect that I don't speak."
"Her name is Buyu, but it doesn't mean she can't speak," Song Mingqian argued with her.
Xia Chujian raised her head and said, "Since she's a Su Family girl, she naturally looks down on the mundane world and doesn't want to talk to you vulgar people, isn't that natural?"
"Okay, do whatever you want, just protect the Tulip Noble Daughter," Ye Shijie didn't care about the persona at all.
Ping Qiong was still pestering Li Fu, asking, "Fu Ye, who is Ying Wuxin? Is she also from the Su Family? Then why is her surname Ying?"
Li Fu said, "Ying Wuxin is the only niece of the High Priest's wife, Ying Chenbi. It is said that Madam Ying's family was exterminated seventeen years ago. When she arrived with the Su Family guard, she only had time to save her niece in swaddling clothes."
Ping Qiong said "Oh," and then asked, "So this Ying Wuxin grew up in the Su Family?"
"Yes, she grew up with the Su Family siblings, and they all treat her as a Su Family member. It is said that she has a strong affinity with the Bodhisattva and has been learning Holy Church etiquette from the High Priest since she was a child." Li Fu could easily recall these high society gossips.
Ye Shijie and Song Mingqian glanced at him, keeping their expressions neutral.
Ping Qiong and Xia Chujian looked at each other, suddenly feeling a great responsibility on their shoulders.
They were both from truly humble backgrounds, and suddenly having to play the roles of top Noble Ladies of the Beichen Empire felt quite unnatural.
Ping Qiong whispered, "...Maybe I shouldn't talk either. I'm afraid I'll say too much and make mistakes."
Xia Chujian thought for a moment, then calmly said, "I'm deliberately not talking because I'm afraid of being recognized by that bastard Fan Chengcai. But those people don't have any impression of your voice, so just be yourself."
"Actually, we've been observing the Tulip Noble Daughter for a day now. Even the most noble lady has to eat, drink, and relieve herself. They're not celestial beings, so what's there to be afraid of?"
Ping Qiong was amused by her words and finally felt less timid.
...
After the two changed their clothes, the Quan Family provided them with a luxurious limousine, which drove ostentatiously from the Terminal.
Quan Caiwei had already heard from Quan Yugui about the new arrangements for the people around her.
She was initially unwilling, but Quan Yugui showed her a video.
It was a recording of Hui Yinong sneaking out of her room in the middle of the night, intending to find Fan Chengqi.
Quan Yugui said, "...It's only natural for Hui Yinong to want to be with her fiancé. Are you not afraid she'll resent you if you keep her away?"
"Yinong isn't that kind of person," Quan Caiwei said calmly, but she also felt that it seemed a bit much to prevent Hui Yinong from being with her fiancé after she had come all the way to Guiyuan Star.
Thinking about it this way, she didn't resist anymore.
But she still said, "How about this? The people you arrange can follow me during the day, but not at night. I'm not used to living with strangers. I'll tell Yinong and let her live alone too. I'll be more peaceful by myself."
Quan Yugui didn't try to persuade her further, saying indifferently, "As you wish."
Although they were cousins, their relationship within the Quan Family wasn't particularly close.
Quan Caiwei was still closer to her eldest cousin.
She couldn't help but ask, "Quan Er Shao, will eldest cousin be coming home for the New Year this year?"
Quan Yugui sneered, thinking, To me, I'm just Quan Er Shao, but to Quan Da Shao, he's eldest cousin. With such favoritism, who would bother talking to you?
He looked disgusted and said, "Why don't you ask him? Why are you asking me?"
Then he hung up the communication.
Quan Caiwei sighed, looking at the breakfast in front of her, and suddenly felt that the birdsong and fragrant flowers outside the window were covered in a layer of gray mist.
At this moment, Hui Yinong was naturally sitting with Fan Chengqi.
A breakfast was laid out in front of them, and they fed each other bites, their eyes filled with affection.
Quan Caiwei found it amusing and couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Fan Chengcai sat down opposite her with a breakfast in his hand, smiling and saying, "Caiwei, good morning."
Quan Caiwei retracted her gaze and said politely, "Fan Er Shao, good morning."
Fan Chengcai thought, When will she call me "Chengcai" instead of "Fan Er Shao"? Then half of my plan will be complete.
But then again, he thought, My brother is really quite skilled at grasping these women's minds so perfectly.
Quan Caiwei then said, "Fan Er Shao, I have two close friends who heard me say that Guiyuan Star is fun, so they came all the way from Beichen Star to find me. They'll be here soon."
Fan Chengcai: "..."
This was too unexpected; he wasn't prepared at all.
However, Fan Chengcai quickly recovered and said jokingly, "I'm honored. Caiwei has more than just my sister-in-law as her close friend?"
Quan Caiwei raised her eyebrows in surprise, "...Who only has one close friend? How much of a failure would that person be?"
Fan Chengcai narrowed his eyes almost imperceptibly.
Because that was what Hui Yinong had said to the two brothers: that she was Quan Caiwei's only close friend.
If it weren't for this reason, would Fan Chengqi have gotten engaged to someone who was merely a citizen? However, Fan Chengcai didn't show anything, just smiled and said, "Then I must be too much of a failure. I only have one good brother."
"Ah? Fan Er Shao, I can't tell. Don't you have quite a few friends?" Quan Caiwei took a sip of Unicorn Cattle milk.
This was prepared for her by the Quan Family. Most of the food she eats is prepared by her own chefs on the Quan Family's large Flying Vehicle and delivered to her.
Fan Chengcai said, "I have many friends, but only one I can call a true brother."
Quan Caiwei nodded, showing no intention of asking further.
She felt this touched on the other party's privacy. If Fan Chengcai didn't take the initiative to speak, she would never ask.
But Fan Chengcai was waiting for her to ask. He waited all morning, but Quan Caiwei didn't ask a single question.
...
At ten in the morning, Quan Caiwei finished her breakfast and returned to her room to freshen up before coming out to greet her new besties.
Xia Chujian and Ping Qiong had already transformed, dressed in a style that was both noble and fashionable, yet relaxed and elegant.
Xia Chujian's face mask featured long hair draped over her shoulders, a pointed chin, and delicate, fair skin, giving her a pitifully charming air.
This was in stark contrast to her usual image of wielding a Large Sniper Rifle with fierce accuracy.
Ping Qiong, on the other hand, had a cute short hairstyle, and her features were slightly more refined than her own, but her temperament was the same.
When Quan Caiwei saw the two of them, she smiled, walked over quickly, and took their hands, saying, "You're finally here! Da Fu Prefecture is really fun. Today we're going to a Royal Family villa. It's said that the rare Scarlet Essence Cloud Top Peony is about to bloom. I hope we'll catch it at the peak of its flowering."
The long-haired woman playing Xia Chujian only smiled and didn't speak.
The short-haired woman playing Ping Qiong was lively and cute, smiling as she said to Quan Caiwei, "Caiwei, I want to see the Scarlet Essence Cloud Top Peony!"
Quan Caiwei's attitude towards them was even more affectionate than towards Hui Yinong.
She smoothed Ping Qiong's cute short hair and said with a smile, "If you're not tired, rest for a little while, and we'll leave after lunch."
"Not tired, not tired at all! When there are beautiful flowers to see, I'm never tired!" Ping Qiong held Quan Caiwei's hand, her head actually spinning. She was inwardly marveling at how soft and cottony the Tulip Noble Daughter's hand was...
This is the second update. The third update will be at 7 PM, a bonus chapter for 300 monthly tickets.
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