The next day, when Lanqin opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was the canopy of the "Hundred Sons and Thousand Grandsons" decoration and Cui Niang. Cui Niang had actually spent the entire night in fear, keeping watch outside and barely sleeping, worried about what might happen to Lanqin. The Fourth Master had left halfway through his journey—this was serious! But she couldn't very well ask Lanqin what was wrong.

Lanqin opened her eyes and stared blankly at the top of the tent for a while. Suddenly, she felt she didn't want to get up and socialize with the people in the palace. She decided to feign illness and have Cui Niang report to Consort De that she had caught a cold and was afraid she couldn't go out, as it wouldn't be good to pass on her illness to others.

"Cui Niang, I'm not feeling well and don't want to go out. Could you please go and tell my mother for me?" Lanqin suddenly wanted to quit and not do anything anymore.

"Master! You can't abandon your post now!" Cui Niang said hurriedly. Although Lan Qin didn't say anything, she could guess that it must be related to that Wu Ya Wanru. It was likely that the Fourth Master had told Lan Qin about that woman last night.

"Why?" Lanqin asked through gritted teeth.

“If you abandon your duties now, you'll give certain people an opportunity. Right now, you have the fierce Nian clan in front of you and the hungry Wuya clan behind you. They're all after you, Master. If you don't hold on tight, they might snatch you away,” Cui Niang said hastily. She knew Lanqin was heartbroken, but this wasn't the time to act impulsively, so she had to speak up.

"Pfft, how dare you compare Fourth Master to meat?" Lanqin was amused by Cui Niang's analogy and laughed out loud while suppressing the pain in her heart.

Seeing that Lanqin could still smile, Cui Niang was less worried and asked, "Master, didn't we already know about this so-called cousin's existence? Why are you having a conflict with Master now?"

Lanqin knew that Cui Niang was absolutely right, but she wasn't made of iron or steel. So why couldn't she feel pain and sadness?

"My lady, please try to think more positively. No matter what, no one can match your position in the master's heart right now. Don't let those people benefit from this opportunity!" Cui Niang saw clearly that if Lan Qin fell out with the Fourth Master because of that Wu Ya Wan Ru, she would only be handing the opportunity over to Nian Shi and Wu Ya Shi.

Lanqin wasn't a fool. After what Cui Niang said, how could she not understand? It was just that she was heartbroken when the Fourth Master said those words to her last night. Couldn't she be allowed to grieve for a while?

"My lady, don't forget about Ushiha and Bechuk. They are your own flesh and blood. If you lose power, they might be taken away and raised by others." Seeing that Lanqin was still unmoved, Cui Niang immediately said such harsh words to provoke her.

Sure enough, those words had a good effect. Lanqin sat up abruptly, remembering that she had two daughters! It was absolutely unacceptable for her two daughters to call other people "Mother" and not acknowledge her.

"Help me change!" Lanqin suddenly felt as if all the strength she had lost had returned, a feeling of being fully rejuvenated. Cui Niang's words seemed to have given her a shot of adrenaline; for the sake of her child, a woman seemed capable of anything.

Cui Niang hurriedly called Nianxue in to help Lanqin get up, change clothes, and do her makeup. At this time, she absolutely could not lose her mother-in-law's heart.

After thinking it through, Lanqin decided to put aside her resentment towards the Fourth Master for the time being and focus on planning for her and her children's future. What would happen to her two children if she traveled back in time?

In the following days in the palace, Lanqin suddenly displayed extraordinary fighting spirit, carefully dealing with Consort De, skillfully maneuvering among the primary wives, and maintaining a balance of power with Lady Nian. When the Fourth Prince was present, Lanqin did not show any unusual behavior, but she was no longer as pleasing to him as before.

Cui Niang watched with growing anxiety, but Lan Qin was stubborn, and too much persuasion would only backfire. The days in the palace finally passed, and Lan Qin and the others were finally able to leave and return home.

Throughout the journey, Lanqin only chatted and laughed with her two daughters and the Third Prince in the carriage, avoiding any eye contact with the Fourth Prince. Cui Niang watched anxiously, knowing that Lanqin was only putting on a brave face because she was thinking of the children, but she refused to feign affection for the Fourth Prince anymore.

Once everyone had finally returned to the Fourth Prince's residence, Lanqin led the children all the way to the South Courtyard without even saying goodbye to the Fourth Prince!

Meanwhile, Lady Nian naturally noticed the problem between Lanqin and the Fourth Prince. As soon as she got off the carriage, she spoke to the young prince and pulled the Fourth Prince aside to talk.

"Your Highness, the little prince has changed a lot these past few days. He's grown teeth and is calling out 'Father, Father' all the time." As they walked in together, Lady Nian told the Fourth Prince about the Fifth Prince's interesting growth, naturally hoping that he would show more affection to the Fifth Prince.

"Alright, you go back and take good care of the young prince. I'll go back to the front courtyard first, and I'll visit you and your son when I have time!" The Fourth Prince was still indifferent to Lanqin's ignoring attitude towards him these past few days, and he had no mood to talk to Nian Shi.

"Yes, then I'll go back first." Lady Nian looked at the Fourth Prince with a wronged expression, and had no choice but to take the young prince back to her own courtyard first.

Fourth Master walked silently toward his front yard, with Su Peisheng jogging behind him.

"Go to the South Courtyard!" Fourth Master suddenly stopped and said.

Su Peisheng was taken aback. In the past two days, he had seen that Consort Niu was not paying much attention to the Fourth Prince, and the Fourth Prince was becoming more and more unhappy. He had to serve him more and more carefully.

As Fourth Master walked frantically, he recalled Lanqin's indifference towards him these past few days, and a burning ache rose in his heart.

Meanwhile, as soon as Lanqin arrived at the South Courtyard, she asked the wet nurse to take the children to rest, and she herself called for water, then immediately jumped onto the bed to prepare for sleep.

Knowing that Lanqin was in a bad mood, the maids all served her carefully and quietly. Cui Niang even instructed them not to bother Lanqin with anything. After Lanqin got into bed, everyone was about to surround Cui Niang to ask Lanqin what was wrong when they saw the Fourth Master walk into the South Courtyard like the wind.

When Cui Niang saw Fourth Master arrive, she was overjoyed. Lanqin had been ignoring Fourth Master for several days, and the fact that he still came at this time showed that he couldn't let go of Lanqin.

"Greetings to Master!" Cui Niang pushed aside the crowd and hurriedly stepped forward to greet the Fourth Master.

"Where is your master?" Fourth Master asked as he walked, clearly not intending to stop.

"Master, she's asleep!" Cui Niang noticed that Lanqin seemed to be sleeping more lately.