Wen Yuanbai chuckled, "The Imperial Preceptor's residence has no female relatives or female guests, so there's no need for you to entertain them! Why don't you go back to the Princess's residence? I presume Aunt Su and the old ladies are there?"

Thinking about it, Su Youran realized that it made sense. Apart from her wooden master and the seven gourd brothers, there wasn't much else in the Imperial Preceptor's mansion that she needed to worry about.

Once the adoptive mother marries in and the backyard is tidied up, the women of the Imperial Preceptor's residence will be able to visit in the future.

Although she was very curious about the gift the seven gourd brothers were going to give to their master, thinking about the lively atmosphere at the Princess's mansion, she did not hesitate to step out of the mansion.

Wen Yuanbai watched her retreating figure and breathed a sigh of relief.

As Su Youran boarded the carriage, she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye.

Just as he was about to go up and greet him, he saw that the figure had already turned into the side door. It was not Nan Zhuo, but the guard who always wore a mask by the Crown Prince's side.

She shook her head and, with Su Yue's help, got into the carriage.

“Miss, I feel that the masked guard beside His Highness the Crown Prince looks a lot like Lord Nan Zhuo!” Su Yue had obviously also seen the man from earlier.

Su Youran smiled and said, "There are so many people in the world who look alike, and besides, you haven't even seen his face yet."

Su Yue blinked and didn't say anything more.

Nan Zhuo and she had known each other for many years, and she was sure she wouldn't mistake one person for another.

She let out another exclamation as she lowered the carriage curtain.

Su Youran asked casually, "What?"

Su Yue chuckled, "I must have been seeing things today. I thought I was seeing someone I knew again."

She tucked the carriage curtain in and sat back down in the lower seat. "There was someone who looked a lot like Brother Wang Wu just now. I guess I must have mistaken him for someone else."

Su Youran didn't care.

When she returned to the Princess's residence, the group of women had already arrived. Yueyue rushed over and pulled her toward the flower hall, saying, "If you hadn't come, Mother would have been married off!"

Su Youran: ……

Mother getting married? That sounds strange.

Sure enough, a woman next to her chuckled and said, "You haven't even gotten married yet, but your mother has already gotten married. How strange!"

Yueyue glared back angrily, "Fake Fairy! Don't think that just because you're engaged to the Third Prince, you can spout nonsense in my Princess's residence!"

Su Youran was slightly surprised. The Third Prince was engaged?

She looked over and saw that the woman was the Empress's niece, named Jiang Xian.

Yueyue had always been at odds with her, and had given her the nickname "Fake Fairy" since childhood.

The Empress's maternal family, the Jiang family, was one of the four great duke families and originally ranked third. However, after the Pingguo Duke's Mansion emerged, Yun Yue's prestige in the army gradually increased, and the already declining Jiang family was relegated to the bottom position.

The second daughter of the Jiang family married the heir of the Duke of Ying in her early years. It was thought that the marriage between the two ducal families would greatly enhance the strength of both sides, and with the Jiang family producing an empress, the Jiang family would surely rise again. However, unfortunately, the Jiang family had not produced any capable sons or nephews in the past ten years, and coupled with the emperor's suppression, the Jiang family could only decline.

Jiang Xian knew from a young age that she had to please her aunt, the Empress. She had always had a close relationship with the Empress. Now, she had finally gotten engaged to her cousin, the Third Prince. She had always been a low-key person, but now she had developed a bit of a temper.

In addition, her older sister always disapproved of the behavior of the women in the Yun family and had been suppressed by Yueyue for many years. Today, when she came to attend the eldest princess's wedding banquet, she couldn't help but make sarcastic remarks.

Hearing Yueyue announce her engagement to the Third Prince, Jiang Xian became even more smug. "Cousin, we'll be cousins ​​soon anyway, so please don't misunderstand my good intentions. You're three years older than me, almost eighteen, right? If you don't find someone soon, you'll be an old maid. Besides, your mother is getting married today, so she won't have time for you. Since all the elders are here today, why don't we ask my mother to put in a good word for you?"

Enraged, Yueyue pointed at her nose and yelled, "Who do you think you are? Who gives you the right to interfere in my marriage?"

"You can't say that. My mother can be considered your elder, so it's only right that she cares about the marriage prospects of the younger generation."

Su Youran pulled Yueyue back, "Yueyue has a grandmother. Even if your mother remarries, she is still her mother. There are several old ladies sitting in the hall today. I don't know why your mother, an elder who is not even related to you, has the right to worry about her marriage. In my opinion, instead of worrying about this, you should go and care about the newlywed Lady Yu of the Third Prince's residence!"

Jiang Xian's expression immediately changed. She had also heard about that Madam Yu. She, the legal wife, hadn't even entered the mansion yet, and that vixen was already making a name for herself in the backyard. How could she not hate her?

At this moment, two women walked in hand in hand. Jiang Xian immediately stepped forward to complain, "Sister, our mother is the Lady of the Duke of Xuan's Mansion, yet they don't even respect her, saying she's someone they have no connection with and therefore not an elder!"

These two women were none other than Madam Jiang, wife of the heir apparent of the Duke of Yingguo, and Madam Wu Yilian, the third wife of the Duke of Yingguo.

Jiang is Jiang Xian's older sister.

Madam Jiang patted Jiang Xian's hand and said slowly, "What's the rush? Once you marry the Third Prince, even if the Princess is a few years older than you, she'll still have to call you cousin-in-law. Whether your mother is an elder or not isn't up to them to decide."

She glanced lightly at Su Youran and Yue Yue, then turned her head to look at the sky as if casually, and said, "It looks like the auspicious time is almost here, right? Why haven't the wedding procession arrived yet? Could it be that the Imperial Advisor has changed his mind at the last minute?"

He spoke at the same volume, and many young women in the flower hall heard him, turning their heads to look, and some even whispered among themselves.

Yueyue's face turned even uglier, and she was about to rush into the inner courtyard, saying, "I'll go take a look."

Su Youran stopped her, "What's the rush? My godmother is getting ready. Every stitch of a royal princess's wedding follows strict rules and regulations; it can't be done so quickly."

Yueyue finally calmed herself down and smiled broadly, "You're right, Youran! Even if the wedding procession arrives, we should make them wait patiently!"

Su Youran pushed her towards the kitchen, "Why don't we go see how the banquet preparations are going!"

Another half hour passed, and just when everyone was getting impatient, the wedding procession arrived.

The Grand Preceptor, dressed in red and riding a tall white horse, triumphantly took away the Princess's bridal sedan chair.

However, Su Youran noticed with her sharp eyes that the person who came with her master to welcome the bride was actually the Crown Prince, along with a dozen or so unfamiliar guards.

My senior brother is nowhere to be seen.

Moreover, as he left, the Crown Prince gave her a fleeting glance.

She didn't know what this meant, but she felt that the Crown Prince's face had become even paler.

She entered the banquet full of suspicion. She remembered seeing the Crown Prince's guards at the Imperial Preceptor's residence and wondered if her master had missed the time because he was waiting for the Crown Prince to come and accompany him to the wedding.

Thinking this, her dissatisfaction with the Crown Prince intensified.

Yueyue became the hostess of the Princess's residence and announced the start of the banquet. The old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo, the old lady of the Prime Minister Lin, the old lady of Yun, and other elders sat at the main table, enjoying a harmonious atmosphere.