The servant of the Yun family stood guard at the gate, and his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when he saw a familiar carriage drive by.

Rubbing his eyes, he confirmed that the person riding on horseback was Prince Ling. Behind Prince Ling was the carriage that Shen Wan often rode in. The servant quickly shouted into the mansion, "Go and inform the old master and old lady that Prince Ling and Princess Ling have arrived!"

The noise was so loud that Shen Wan could hear it even while sitting in the carriage.

When the carriage stopped, the servant eagerly helped to lift the footstool. He then discovered that not only Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan had come, but also a young prince nicknamed "Candied Hawthorn" had been brought along. He quickly added, "The young prince has come too!"

The arrival of Shen Wan, Xie Jingyan, and their child caused quite a stir in the Yun family.

From the main gate to Liushuang Courtyard, maids and servants craned their necks, trying to catch a glimpse of the infant prince, but none dared to approach.

Halfway there, Madam Yun the First and Second Madam Yun, who had received the news, came to greet them with smiles on their faces.

Upon seeing Shen Wan, Madam Yun beamed with joy, bowing respectfully to both Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan before speaking, "The old lady was just saying that the city patrol guards outside the Ling Prince's residence were withdrawn yesterday. She hasn't seen you for several months and was planning to visit you there in the next couple of days. I didn't expect you to arrive today, and even brought the child..."

Children this young are generally not taken out.

Looking at the child, Madam Yun scolded Chen Wan, "Before coming, you didn't even send someone to give us a heads-up. It's the young master's first visit, and the Yun family wasn't prepared at all. This is outrageous."

Shen Wan smiled and said, "It was a spur-of-the-moment decision. The Emperor wanted to see Jin'er, so we came from the palace without telling him. Consider it a surprise for my maternal grandparents."

Madam Yun laughed and said, "Isn't she overjoyed? The old lady's face is beaming with joy."

Madam Yun and Madam Yun's second wife escorted Shen Wan and the child toward Liushuang Courtyard.

The gentleman walking behind him would have doubted whether he had even seen him if the gentleman hadn't bowed to him.

As she approached the entrance of Liushuang Courtyard, she saw from afar that a maid was helping Princess Qinghe over. Shen Wan immediately noticed Princess Qinghe's protruding belly, indicating that she would give birth in a few months.

Seeing that Princess Qinghe was walking quickly, Madam Yun's heart was in her throat. What if she accidentally fell?

Knowing that Old Master Yun and Old Madam Yun were waiting to see the child, they simply greeted them and entered the courtyard together.

Inside the room, Old Master Yun and Old Madam Yun kept glancing at the screen, but each time they heard footsteps and only maids went in, which greatly disappointed them. Only when they saw Shen Wan carrying the child did Old Madam Yun dare to believe that the maids in the mansion really didn't have the guts to make fun of her, and that she really brought the child to the Yun family as well.

Although they were happy, the old master and madam Yun remembered their status and stood up to bow to Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan.

Shen Wan asked, "What are you doing, Grandpa and Grandma?"

Grandpa Yun smiled and said, "As close as we are, we must not neglect proper etiquette."

In the past, Shen Wan didn't allow the Yun family to observe so many formalities, and the Yun family listened to her and got along casually.

But the Prince of Ling is no longer the same as before.

Although no one from the Yun family holds an official position in the court, they still know a little about these important matters. Consort Chen's case has been overturned, and Prince Ling can now legitimately compete for the position of Crown Prince. In fact, it can be said that the position of Crown Prince is already in Prince Ling's pocket. He has condescended to come to the Yun family, so how can the Yun family not even show proper etiquette just because they are Wan'er's maternal grandparents' family?

Even the Marquis of Pingyang had to bow to the Prince of Ling.

Shen Wan couldn't go against their wishes. She was holding the child in her arms and couldn't stop them even if she wanted to. She could only endure it.

However, apart from bowing to them, everything was the same as before.

Madam Yun looked at the child, her eyes glued to him. "You've raised him so well. Your maternal grandmother and grandfather have been worried sick about you these past few days."

Knowing that many people in the Lingwang Mansion had contracted smallpox, the old master and madam Yun were so worried that they couldn't eat or sleep for several days. Yun Qi asked the heir of the Yanping Prince and confirmed that Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan were alright before he was finally relieved.

The Yun family worried for as long as the Lingwang Mansion was besieged.

Old Master Yun wanted to ask how smallpox had spread to the Ling Prince's Mansion. Everyone who knew Xie Jingyan felt that this should not have happened, but since the smallpox had passed and Shen Wan, Xie Jingyan, and the child were all fine, Old Master Yun decided not to ask such a discouraging question.

The sound of firecrackers exploding came from the front yard.

Shen Wan thought she had misheard, but Old Madam Yun scolded her, "It's the first time our great-grandson has come to visit. The Yun family should have set off firecrackers to welcome him. But you don't seem to care at all."

Grandpa Yun laughed and said, "There are advantages to not telling us beforehand. I still remember the first time Wan'er came to the Yun family after she was born, she was so frightened by the sound of firecrackers that she cried."

Shen Wan was embarrassed.

Please don't bring up something so embarrassing.

Seeing Xie Jingyan smiling, Shen Wan felt even more embarrassed and secretly glared at him.

The firecrackers in the front yard went off for a full quarter of an hour. The noise was so loud that people in the surrounding streets knew that Prince Ling and Princess Ling had brought their child to the Yun family.

Bringing such a young child to the Yun family shows how much they value the family.

Yun Qi was not in the manor, so the steward sent someone to look for him. Yun Qi received the news and rushed back. He and Xie Jingyan went to talk in Old Master Yun's study.

Madam Yun and the others were in the main hall talking with Shen Wan for a while. When they saw that the child was hungry, they asked the wet nurse to take the child downstairs to breastfeed.

Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan arrived at the Yun family quite late. They had lunch at the Yun family's house before leaving.

Yun Qi saw them off at the manor. Seeing the two extra carriages, Shen Wan looked at Yun Qi and asked, "What's this...?"

Yun Qi smiled and said, "This is a gift from my grandparents to Jin'er."

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