"Sister Li, you should pay more attention to the young prince," Lady Nian said before leaving gracefully.

All the princes in the mansion were born to Lady Li. She lost both of her pregnancies. If the Fujin (principal wife) becomes pregnant, the only one who will suffer a loss is Lady Li, who already has a son.

After parting ways with Li, Nian returned to her courtyard to write a letter to her brother. She was also unwell and hoped that her brother could help her find a good doctor to treat her.

At the Ninth Prince's residence, Wanqing had chosen her gift. When the Ninth Prince returned from court, he asked, "How are the preparations going? What's missing? Have the steward prepare it. Tomorrow is a day off, so we need to get up early and leave. We have to be back tonight, so don't forget anything."

"It's almost ready. The other day, my brother brought back a lot of local specialties from Jiangnan. I heard there are some excellent Jinhua hams and Shaoxing sweet wines. Nan Yi also seems to like rice cakes. I'd like to bring them to Tongzhou as well. What do you think?"

The Ninth Prince nodded, "It's up to you to decide. Anyway, she won't refuse anything that's food. I don't know why, but these past few years, she's become obsessed with food, even though she doesn't want to go back to the capital."

The Ninth Prince said speechlessly.

He just couldn't understand it. Tongzhou was so great that he had to go all the way there to see her.

Wanqing handed the Ninth Prince tea, her face showing a hint of worry. "I heard that the Fourth Prince didn't ask her to come back."

The prince frowned slightly and gently scolded, "Where did you hear such nonsense? Those people outside love to gossip, and they'd love for Nan Yi to fall out of favor."

He didn't know that girl's personality. His fourth brother sent supplies to Tongzhou twice a month, and Xiao Shunzi, who was by Nan Yi's side, reported to his fourth brother about Nan Yi's life in Tongzhou once a month. He would also send letters to him, Wanqing, and Xiao Xi from time to time. He understood that it was Nan Yi who refused to come back, although he didn't understand why.