The following day, the Fujin (principal wife) told the Fourth Prince that she was going out to pray for the entire household, and then left with Li Momo. The sedan chair headed straight for the Ulanara residence.

When they arrived at the gate, the servant at the gatehouse saw that it was Li Momo and guessed that the person in the sedan chair must be the young lady who had not returned for many days.

A middle-aged man ran to the sedan chair, reached out and lifted the curtain in front of it. He saw the princess, dressed in a red qipao with peonies embroidered on the collar and cuffs, and wearing pure gold nail guards on her hands, her eyes closed. She stretched out her fair hand and placed it on the arm of the person who was lifting the curtain for her, and slowly walked out from inside.

"Uncle Chang, how is Father's health?" The Fujin called the man who came to lift the curtain for her "Uncle Chang" because he had been at the gatehouse since she could remember, responsible for welcoming and seeing off Fei Yanggu.

"Replying to Miss, Master's health is alright, he just coughs a lot." Uncle Chang was said to be an ordinary soldier who had fought alongside Fei Yanggu in his youth. Because of his loyalty and bravery, Fei Yanggu took a liking to him and kept him by his side. Looking closely at Uncle Chang, one could see that he actually had a problem with one of his legs, a scar from the battlefield. Fei Yanggu, recognizing him as a man of integrity and extremely loyal to him, took him in and put him in charge of guarding the gate and receiving various invitations.

"Uncle Chang, did Aunt Liu bring two unfamiliar midwives to the manor?" the Fujin asked casually. "Those two midwives were the ones she chose for Yu'er. Not long ago, Yu'er gave birth to twins, and she said she wanted to thank them properly, but unfortunately, they left."

“This old servant has never seen anyone follow Madam Liu in. As for other gates, this old servant can also inquire for you to see if anyone has entered the mansion through other gates,” Uncle Chang said.

"Okay, thank you, Uncle Chang," the Fujin said with a smile.

After Uncle Chang withdrew, the Fujin (principal wife) took Li Momo's hand and walked towards Fei Yanggu's courtyard. Now that Wuge was in charge, she lived in the place where Fei Yanggu used to live, while Fei Yanggu moved to a more secluded courtyard to the south. Jue Luo Shi had passed away a few years ago, so Liu Shi became a frequent visitor.

The servants who served Fei Yanggu were all familiar faces. The older maids had either left the manor to get married or had been transferred elsewhere by the old lady, Jue Luo.

As soon as the Fujin entered the room, she saw the old woman Fei, who had served Fei Yanggu for more than ten years, carrying out some bedding from Fei Yanggu's room.

"Grandma Fei, these things can be left to the servants. You only need to give instructions; why do it yourself?"

When Granny Fei saw that it was the Fujin (principal wife), her wrinkled old face immediately broke into a smile, "Young Miss, you're back!"

She had watched the young lady grow up. It was said that Granny Fei was Fei Yanggu's personal maid and had always served him. Even after Fei Yanggu married into the Jue Luo clan, she continued to serve the couple and their children as before.

“Grandma, you don’t need to do these things anymore. Leave them to the servants.” The princess gestured for Li Momo to take the quilt, but Grandma Fei insisted on refusing. She had done these things for Fei Yanggu her whole life, and now that she was old, she was even more unwilling to have anyone replace her.

"Where is Father?" the Fujin asked.

"In his study." Although Granny Fei was ten years older than Fei Yangu, it did not affect her contact with the core members of the family at all.

"Grandma Fei, please don't tire yourself out. Xia Yu will come to see you again later." With that, she took her leave and went to Fei Yanggu's study.

Two red-lacquered wooden doors carved with green bamboo were ajar. The Fujin quietly approached the door, glanced inside, and saw Fei Yanggu sitting in a grand chair reading a book. The room was filled with the scent of incense, the lingering smoke adding a touch of Zen to the tranquil space.

The princess consort gestured to Li Mama and the others that they did not need to follow her in, and then she pushed open the door and slowly stepped into the room.

"I don't need any service here!" Fei Yanggu said to the newcomer without even looking up. Fei Yanggu's voice was somewhat aged, but he was still quite vigorous.

"Father!" the Fujin said gently.

"Yu'er!" Fei Yanggu looked up in surprise and saw that it was his wife who had not returned for a long time. His tone was full of joy.

Before Fei Yanggu could stand up, the princess walked over to him, squatted down, and looked up at the elderly Fei Yanggu like a child. His face bore the sternness etched by the trials of life and the vicissitudes left by the relentless passage of time.

"Father, I heard you've been coughing a lot lately. Why are you still burning incense in the house? It's not good for your throat." The wife scolded her old father like a daughter who hadn't been home for a long time.

"It's all better now, just a recurring ailment. Yu'er, why did you come back so suddenly? Is something the matter?" Fei Yanggu, being a seasoned veteran, naturally saw the worry in his wife's seemingly relaxed eyes.

“Father, Yu’er gave birth to twins, and our daughter is raising the Fourth Prince. There’s nothing wrong with that,” the Fujin said with a smile. Suddenly, she regretted coming back to see Fei Yanggu today. He was already over seventy years old; it was too unfilial of her to make him worry about family matters.

"Liu has already told Father all this. Yu'er, Yu'er is still your own sister. If you two sisters support each other, things shouldn't be too difficult in the Fourth Prince's household. As the principal wife, the most important thing is to be magnanimous, understand?" Fei Yanggu looked at his legitimate daughter, who had always been his most valued. When she was born, Fei Yanggu was almost forty, and all his children were sons. Therefore, he doted on this late-born daughter, and naturally, his other illegitimate daughters didn't receive as much of Fei Yanggu's affection as she did.

"Father, what if Yu'er does something that damages the royal family's reputation or my Ulanara family? Should I protect her?" The Fujin's smile gradually faded.

Fei Yanggu looked at his wife in surprise. He knew that his daughter was meticulous and somewhat like himself.

"What exactly did Yu'er do?" Fei Yanggu asked.

"Ask Aunt Liu about this medicine. Father, all I want is to preserve the family in Ula and maintain the status quo. But what Yu'er has done has probably exceeded my control." The Fujin's smile vanished, and she said seriously.

"Her?" Fei Yanggu's doubts grew even stronger.

"I only guessed one thing: there's something wrong with those twins. And Yan Yu's personal maid, Yun Yuan, died under mysterious circumstances. Now, another maid she favors has some connection with the Ninth Prince." The Fujin slowly stood up from the ground.

Having weathered many years of ups and downs in officialdom, Fei Yanggu's mind went blank upon hearing this. His previously calm and serene face instantly filled with a dark cloud of rage. Being a martial artist by origin, he was always decisive and efficient in his actions, and naturally, he couldn't remain seated after hearing about such a complex conspiracy.