The next morning, when Wanruo woke up, she saw Xie Xianyu dressed neatly and washing his face.

He threw the handkerchief back into the basin and glanced at her coldly: "You must go to Prince Xuan's mansion tomorrow, don't miss the time."

She didn't know when he came back. She propped herself up and sat up on the bed, rubbing her sleepy eyes with the back of her hand: "Yeah."

Her voice was unusually soft when she just woke up. She responded softly, like a kitten's meow, which made his heart itch and reminded him of the few moans she made in the study yesterday, biting her lips and trembling.

His throat rolled and his eyes darkened.

Wanruo finally opened her eyes completely, put down the back of her hand that was rubbing her eyes, and subconsciously met an overly hot gaze.

He immediately turned around with a cold face and strode out of the room.

Wanruo glanced at his back in confusion. Was he glaring at her just now?

"Young Madam, please wash your face." The little maid came in with a washbasin and handed her a towel.

Wanruo didn't think any more about it. She took the handkerchief, wiped her face, rinsed her mouth, and then went back to dressing.

While Cuizhu was helping her with her makeup, she explained the situation in Prince Xuan's palace: "Prince Xuan has dozens of concubines in his inner chambers, but only the princess and two concubines have jade butterflies. Today is the first birthday celebration for Prince Xuan's eldest son, who is also the son of Concubine Zhuo."

Wanruo asked her, "Doesn't the princess have any children?"

"No, the princess is in poor health and has never been able to conceive. However, Princess Xuan is a very kind person. She is tolerant and generous to the concubines in the palace and treats the little grandson as her own. In this Yanjing City, Princess Xuan is one of the most virtuous people."

Wanruo frowned slightly when she recalled the last time she saw her being burned in the palace. She wondered how much grievance she had endured under the reputation of being a virtuous woman.

"Princess Xuan is very kind. Although Concubine Zhuo is a bit overbearing, I heard she made a mistake a while ago and was put in solitary confinement. She won't be released for a day. Young Madam, you don't have to worry about running into her. I'm only worried about Concubine Jiang..."

Cuizhu paused and lowered her voice, "It's no wonder she's still jealous of what happened in the past. Madam, please be careful."

Wanruo nodded: "Yeah."

Half an hour later, Wanruo went out with Xie Xianyu and took a carriage to Prince Xuan's Mansion.

On that day, Prince Xuan's palace was very lively, with a constant stream of people and cars outside the gate.

King Xuan had recently overthrown King Jin and was in high spirits, so he held a grand banquet and all the powerful and influential people in the capital came to visit him.

Xie Xianyu was his greatest contributor, so he was naturally the first to post an invitation.

The carriage stopped at the gate of Prince Xuan's Mansion. Xie Xianyu and Wanruo got off the carriage and saw Su Yan riding over on horseback.

"It's strange. You still have the patience to ride in a carriage now?" Su Yan dismounted, threw the reins to the doorman, and walked over with a smile.

Xie Xianyu glanced at him.

Su Yan immediately bowed to Wan Ruo with a smile as if he had just met her. "Oh, I almost forgot to pay my respects to Madam Xie. I'm Su Yan. Madam, just order me around from now on."

Wanruo was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Xie Xianyu.

Xie Xianyu glanced at Su Yan coldly and lowered his voice: "Get lost."

Su Yan clicked his tongue twice: "Okay, okay, I'll stay away from you now so as not to disturb your wedding."

After that, he went straight to the palace, fanning himself.

Wanruo watched Su Yan's back gradually disappear into the crowd, still in a daze.