Wengcheng was the perfect fief for him.

But she couldn't bring herself to say it.

Yu Nanqing had just reported his achievements. For someone who had made such contributions to the Great Jin, the fact that Wengcheng was granted to him as a fiefdom clearly revealed Sima's intentions.

She has only been in power for a short time, and it is precisely the time to win over Yu Nanqing. She must not let short-term concerns cause Yu Nanqing to develop disloyal intentions.

The Empress Dowager wore a smug smile, but her heart was already racing with a thousand thoughts.

She smiled gently: "Fuzhou is a nice place. It's like spring all year round, and the people are simple and honest. I visited it a few times when I was young. It's a very auspicious place that nourishes people."

Like an elder, she jokingly said, "It seems that Prince Gong chose this place for Princess Gong's sake."

Su Wanyan lowered her head in compliance, looking shy, and directly admitted, "The Empress Dowager is wise."

Yes, they want Fuzhou; humility is out of the question.

"Look at you two," the Empress Dowager chuckled. "If I don't agree, it would seem like I'm being unreasonable."

Su Wanyan rose and bowed respectfully: "It is the Empress Dowager's kindness and virtue that allows me and the Prince to fool around. The Prince has experienced many life-and-death situations in the East Sea, and I am truly afraid of living such a life of licking blood from the blade. The Prince felt sorry for me, which is why he requested Fuzhou as his fief. If the court needs us in the future, the Prince and I will definitely step forward without hesitation."

This also demonstrates their stance.

As long as the Empress Dowager agrees, they will be duty-bound to fight whenever needed in the future.

This statement was exactly what the Empress Dowager wanted.

The Empress Dowager nodded in satisfaction: "Very well, in that case, the Imperial Observatory will select an auspicious day and the investiture ceremony will be announced to all the generals and soldiers in the army."

With these words spoken, the matter of the fiefdom became a foregone conclusion.

Su Wanyan looked at Yu Nanqing happily. Yu Nanqing's eyes were full of tender affection. He held Su Wanyan's small hand tightly, and he was even happier than Su Wanyan.

He knew that, for various reasons, the Empress Dowager would definitely agree.

After the welcome-home banquet, Su Wanyan and Yu Nanqing went straight back to the Prince's Mansion.

At the entrance of the Prince's Mansion, Wang Zhang and his entourage were already waiting.

Upon seeing the palace carriage slowly come to a stop at the gate, Wang Zhang immediately went forward and knelt down respectfully: "This servant respectfully welcomes Your Highness and Your Highness back to the residence."

As soon as he knelt down, all the maids, servants, guards and servants behind him also knelt down: "Welcome back Your Highness and Your Highness in triumph! Your Highness is wise and mighty, with a spirit as vast as mountains and rivers and an unyielding ambition. Your Highness is a woman who is no less than any man. We admire you. We wish Your Highness and Your Highness a long and happy marriage, a harmonious and loving relationship, and a love that lasts for ten thousand years."

The sound seemed to echo throughout the entire street.

Su Wanyan had just stepped off the carriage when their shouting made her face flush red.

She always accepts compliments from others, but she always feels a little embarrassed when praised by Wang Zhang and others.

However, Yu Nanqing found their words very pleasing, especially the last few sentences. He listened with a smile and said, "Get up, all of you."

"Thank you, Your Highness. Thank you, Your Highness."

As soon as he stood up, Qiu Ye and Huang Ye came forward and curtsied: "Your Highness, Your Highness, the room has been cleaned up and is exactly the same as before, nothing has changed."

They returned to the capital earlier than Su Wanyan, and the mansion was already tidied up, just waiting for the two mistresses to return.

Wang Zhang quickly chimed in, "This old servant has also ordered the kitchen to prepare Your Majesty's favorite winter bamboo shoots, and the baby soup is also ready at any time. Your Majesty, please come in."

He also came from the army, so he knew about the coarse food on the border. In Wang Zhang's eyes, it didn't matter how rough they were, but how could the Empress, with her precious body, suffer such hardship?

Therefore, upon learning that Su Wanyan and Yu Nanqing had returned to the capital, they had already sent people to make preparations.

Although Su Wanyan had already eaten in the palace, Wang Zhang understood that with so many eyes watching, she couldn't eat comfortably.

Just as Wang Zhang had suspected, Su Wanyan hadn't eaten much.

Because Yu Nanqing had returned in triumph, many ministers wanted to toast him, and Yu Nanqing, being happy, drank quite a bit.

She couldn't just eat by herself while she was nearby, and besides, she would be interrupted while eating.

The Prince Gong's Mansion remained largely unchanged since Su Wanyan left.

However, the chickens raised in the main yard had hatched more chicks, and the flock now filled an entire chicken coop.

Now that it's winter, all the chickens are huddled together in the chicken coop.

Wang Zhang and the people in the manor had never killed any of them; they just kept them like that. To be honest, Su Wanyan was a little troubled, since these chickens were originally raised for food.

The medicinal herb field and vegetable field were planted one crop after another. Through constant exposure, the servants learned to do simple processing of the herbs that Su Wanyan planted.

The processed herbs were stored very well, the only downside being that they were all of the same kind.

Because Su Wanyan only had a few types of herbs when she left, there are now many more single-type herbs available.

The fish in the stream in the courtyard had grown larger, and there seemed to be some different kinds of small fish. When Su Wanyan crossed the small bridge, she stopped and watched for a while, even counting how many fish there were.

However, due to the weather, the fish hid and refused to move. Su Wanyan counted them for a long time but couldn't count them all, so she gave up.

Even though it was the same place she used to live in, Su Wanyan was still very curious about what changes had occurred. In addition to the front yard, she also went to the back yard, so what should have been a 15-minute walk took Su Wanyan almost half an hour to walk around.

Yu Nanqing followed silently behind her. Unless Su Wanyan spoke to him, he neither urged her nor disturbed her.

The snow on the ground hadn't accumulated, and the people in the mansion were diligently cleaning. Su Wanyan looked around before leisurely entering the main house.

The floor heating was already on inside, and Su Wanyan's face felt warm and cozy as soon as she entered.

She quickly took off her shoes and stepped barefoot on the floor.

Whether in Wengcheng or Chengdao, she hadn't felt so free in a long time.

Yu Nanqing stepped forward and naturally helped her take off her cloak and outer robe.

A moment later, Qiuye and Huangye brought in the meal: "Your Majesty."

Su Wanyan took a look and saw that, in addition to the winter bamboo shoots and baby soup that Wang Zhang had mentioned, there was also plum blossom duck, braised shredded pork, boiled fish, roasted quail, and a soup to warm the body.

"You made so much?" Su Wanyan asked curiously. "I'm afraid we won't be able to finish it all."

"It's alright. If we can't finish it, we can take it to the small kitchen to simmer until Yan'er gets hungry." This was Su Wanyan's usual habit, Yu Nanqing said with a smile.

“You didn’t eat much in the palace. I see you drank quite a bit of wine. Eat more.”

"Mm," Yu Nanqing replied with a smile.

The two had barely sat down when Wang Zhang entered quietly from outside the door: "Your Highness, Your Highness."

Su Wanyan had just taken a bite of bamboo shoot when she asked, "Hmm? Master Wang, what's wrong?"