Princess Chang's eyes reddened as she said to Wen Yuanbai, "The capital is a place that eats people alive. Your aunt was worried that she would be harmed again, so after discussing it with your father, we decided to go back to her fiefdom to recuperate."

Wen Yuanbai understood the meaning of "to recuperate". Last September, the princess's husband was poisoned to death. His aunt was heartbroken and returned to her fiefdom to recuperate, which was only natural.

However, Taizhou is not actually the princess's fiefdom, but as long as she leaves the capital, it's easy for her to create some illusions there. So, is her aunt here mainly to see him?

A warm feeling welled up in Wen Yuanbai's heart. "I have a villa in the east of the city. Aunt, please stay there and rest assured. This inn is too crowded and noisy."

The eldest princess smiled slightly and said, "We left the capital just after the New Year, when not many people would notice us, and we only arrived here yesterday. We thought that you, with your aloof nature, would not come to see the lively lantern festival, so we were planning to send you a letter tomorrow. Unexpectedly, we ran into you by chance."

There was a hint of unease on Wen Yuanbai's face.

The eldest princess's daughter, Yueyue, asked with a grin, "Big cousin, I saw you by the stage just now. Do you recognize all those babies dressed identically?"

Wen Yuanbai's face became even more unnatural.

He coughed twice, covering his mouth. If he didn't say it today, his aunt would probably find out later. So he confessed, "The girl among them is my junior sister."

Yueyue laughed even more heartily, "Oh my, is that the little girl who played Yu Ji? She's the cutest! I just had Aunt Jinxiu give them fifty taels of silver as a tip! I really want to meet her! Big cousin, when will you take me to meet her?"

The eldest princess asked in surprise, "When did you gain a junior sister? That thieving monk Wuwang is actually willing to take on another disciple? He was so unwilling to take on any disciples before, it was only after I begged and pleaded that I found him a rare copy of a set of secret techniques and mechanisms that he agreed to take you as his disciple?"

After saying that, she picked up the tea in her cup and took a small sip.

It was only then that Wen Yuanbai remembered that he had a junior brother.

Then, even more awkwardly, he said, "Uh... the boy who was prompting the audience with the lines by the stage just now is my junior sister's older brother, and also my master's apprentice."

The princess nearly spat out her tea. "What? This thieving monk actually managed to take in two at once?"

Wen Yuanbai coughed lightly and, without hesitation, revealed that Monk Wuwang had agreed to take Jiang Youchen as his disciple in exchange for breakfast every day.

The eldest princess laughed so hard she almost fell over, "I never expected... I never expected that the monk Wuwang would be like this..."

Yueyue then shook Wen Yuanbai's arm and said, "Big cousin, can you take me to meet that cute little girl when you're ready?"

Wen Yuanbai thought for a moment and said, "It's getting late today, how about I have Steward Zhang come and pick you up tomorrow to stay at the manor for a few days? We can also have Doctor Gu help you recuperate."

The death of her husband's uncle from poisoning must have been a huge blow to her aunt, and it's hard to say whether it will affect the fetus in her womb. She'll have Doctor Gu examine her and give her some proper treatment so she can have some peace of mind.

The eldest princess nodded in agreement, "That's excellent. I also want to see this place, this grand estate that Old Man Gu has been boasting about to the heavens, what kind of wonderful place it really is?"

Yueyue clapped her hands and laughed, "Great! Great!"

Just then, the faint sound of musical instruments drifted from afar. Yueyue went to the window to take a look, then turned back. "Mother, the lantern parade has started! You wouldn't let me go downstairs before because you were afraid I'd get lost. Now that my older cousin is here, can I go with him to watch?"

Seeing her daughter's expectant expression, the eldest princess couldn't bear to refuse and nodded, saying, "Yueyue, you must stay close to Yuanbai and be careful in everything."

"Mmm!"

"Hanshuang, you must stay with the princess and not miss her even for a moment."

"Yes!" Han Shuang nodded vigorously.

The group left the inn and headed towards the brightest part of the lantern display.

Nan Zhuo pushed his master, while Han Shuang followed behind Yue Yue.

He followed Shi Wenxia from afar.

Her face was full of sinister intent.

In this life, Jiang Youran, that brat, actually recognized this short-lived man first, and is about to get involved with the Eldest Princess and the Princess of Jining.

She was determined to sabotage it no matter what!

Not far away, she saw two men with lewd expressions looking around, seemingly searching for some target.

She saw a mask stall nearby, thought for a moment, and pushed her personal maid over there.

She herself followed Wen Yuanbai and the others at a leisurely pace.

A short while later, her eyes flashed, and she suddenly saw a group of people walking from the other end of the street corner, one of whom was Xiao Youran.

Da Shan, along with Shi Tou, Xiao Shan, and Er Wa, returned to San Yang Village. This half-day trip to Wufeng County had actually earned the three children several dozen taels of silver! The three of them were overjoyed, incredibly excited, and afraid that something might happen while they were strolling through the streets, and they might be robbed. So Da Shan discussed it with the children and decided they wouldn't even bother watching the lantern parade; they would simply get back into the oxcart and return to San Yang Village.

Although it was getting dark and Madam Yu suggested going home, Xiao Youran was reluctant to leave this rare lantern festival. Besides, her senior brother Da Bai had just sent word that he had something to do, and she hadn't said goodbye to him yet. So she insisted on coming out to finish the lantern festival before going back.

To avoid a repeat of the previous sensational effect, Mr. Yu strongly demanded that they change back to their uniforms.

So at this moment, the six of them walked inconspicuously among the crowd, watching the colorful and dazzling lanterns slowly pass by, each with their own feelings.

Having seen far better lantern festivals before, Yun Tiankuang and Jiang Youchen were naturally at peace.

The fifth and sixth children were very excited, pointing and gesturing with delight, marveling and envious.

Yu lamented that she probably wasn't destined to enjoy good fortune; she had only been wealthy in the capital for a few days before returning to her small county town.

Xiao Youran walked between her brother and her fourth cousin's wife, her heart filled with complex emotions.

Compared to the lantern parades in the capital, the lanterns in this small county town were obviously small and dim, completely lacking the sense of wonder she felt when she saw the huge lantern boats in the capital in her previous life.

Of course, there was no heartache like when facing the cold face of her newlywed husband, Yun Tianbai.

At this moment, on her left was the warm hand of her fourth maternal aunt, Madam Yu, and on her right was her brother holding her hand.

She could sense her brother's nervousness.

I guess they were afraid she would get lost?

Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu were led by Yun Tiankuang, one on each side, walking in front.

Lanterns paraded through the streets, some shaped like lotus flowers, others like various animal shapes.

Some people carry them over their heads as they walk by, while others wear them on their bodies.