Chapter 186: It depends on Yin'er's own wishes

The Empress Dowager smiled broadly and did not interrupt him.

"If my grandson can explain it, then aside from anything else, Grandmother will only suspect that my grandson has ulterior motives for approaching her."

"Wasn't there ulterior motives from the beginning?"

The Empress Dowager accepted the tea offered by Jadeite and took a sip at a leisurely pace.

"Of course, but not anymore."

"You're quite frank."

"The Empress Dowager is a person who treats her sincerely. If Shi Yan wants to treat her sincerely, she should also treat the Empress Dowager sincerely."

The Empress Dowager stopped speaking in the end and simply drank her tea quietly.

Yu Shiyan smiled and sipped his tea while waiting.

"Enough, I'm too old to make decisions now. Some things are better left to Yin'er's own discretion."

"Grandson thanks His Majesty for granting his request."

Yu Shiyan pretended not to understand and immediately stood up to express his gratitude.

The Empress Dowager's tense face suddenly broke into a smile. "Playing these tricks with me won't work. Whether you can win that child's heart depends on your own abilities."

"Alright then, Jade, pass on the message that I'm preparing for the Spring Festival banquet these next few days. Have everyone prepare accordingly, so we can properly welcome Yin'er back."

"yes."

Jade smiled and agreed.

She had long suspected that Prince Mu and the young lady had something going on, but she didn't say anything.

Yuan Siyin hurried along the way and finally made it back to the capital in mid-March. She didn't even have time to visit the Yuan residence before heading straight to the palace.

The guard at the gate was dozing off with his eyelids drooping when he looked up and saw something red rush in with a "whoosh".

Realizing something was amiss, he quickly grabbed a passing eunuch and said, "Go to Jianzhang Palace and report to the Empress Dowager that the Yuan family member has returned!"

The young eunuch, caught off guard and given a critical mission, had no choice but to run towards Jianzhang Palace in a daze. However, he was no match for Yuan Siyin, who had squeezed through the cracks in the artificial hill. By the time he arrived at Jianzhang Palace, panting heavily, the Empress Dowager had already been caught.

Yuan Siyin was sitting at the table, sulking: "My aunt is really something. She can sit here eating walnut pastries even while unconscious?"

Feeling somewhat guilty, the Empress Dowager could only secretly give Jade a hand signal.

With a shrug, the jade-clad figure indicated that there was nothing they could do about the fact that the other person had run into trouble.

Yuan Siyin's eyes widened: "What are you doing? Is Aunt trying to use Jade as a cover?"

As she spoke, she couldn't help but tap the table, showing just how angry she was.

The Empress Dowager pouted, looking just like a child: "I just wanted you to come back and keep me company..."

"Is that a valid reason?"

Yuan Siyin was furious. After speaking, she couldn't help but turn her head away, forcibly holding back the tears in the corners of her eyes.

Seeing her cry, the Empress Dowager felt extremely distressed and immediately stepped forward to hug her: "Good child, good child, it's all my fault, it's all Shi Yan's fault!"

"Yu Shiyan?"

Yuan Siyin suppressed her anger: "Was it his idea?"

"Yes, those are all terrible ideas. I will never listen to them again. Stop crying, stop crying."

"Then promise me you won't joke around with your body anymore, or I'll never go to the palace again."

"That won't do. I want to live to be a hundred years old and see our Yin'er get married in style and have a chubby baby."

"Boys are fine, just don't be like you, always causing trouble. Girls are good too, as long as they're fair-skinned and pretty."

"Aunt!" Yuan Siyin was a little embarrassed, her face flushed and she stomped her feet.

After much persuasion, the Empress Dowager finally managed to appease her.

Yu Shiyan stood outside the door, unsure whether to go in or not.

The Empress Dowager's strategy of "besieging Wei to rescue Zhao" was truly brilliant.