Ling Yunzhou and Tao Wanniang did not return. Hailan kept glancing in that direction and couldn't help but mutter to Qian Feng, "Didn't they already get divorced? Why do they still have so much to say?"

"Little girl, don't meddle in adults' affairs," Qian Feng chuckled. He still hoped that his general and Sister Tao could get back together.

“I’m not young anymore, and I don’t have a high opinion of them,” Hailan said.

"Why don't you think it's good enough? Isn't our General good enough? This Manager Tao is capable, and our General is mighty and strong. Besides, the two of them already have two sons. If they can get together, they'll have a house full of children and grandchildren right away!"

Hailan pouted and said in a displeased tone, "Anyway, I just think it's impossible."

"Do you really want us to have a princess as the general's wife?" Qian Feng said in a low voice. "That princess has a bad temper and is very jealous."

“Who said the General is going to be with the Princess? I’ve already inquired. The General has rejected the Princess many times. Such a noble woman would definitely not be able to stand this.” Hailan said seriously.

"Do you want our great general to live a lonely life?"

"Me!" Hailan answered without hesitation.

"My goodness, this little girl looks quite shrewd, how could she be so foolish?" Qian Feng didn't take it seriously. Ling Yunzhou could be Hailan's father now. "You, just think about it. You want to marry the Great General, but can you get past the Princess? Don't make trouble for yourself."

Hailan was still a little confused. She wanted to marry Lingyunzhou, but what could the princess do about it?

As fate would have it, just as Tao Wanniang and Ling Yunzhou walked out of the private room, the princess's maid also came out. Tao Wanniang knew that another chaotic scene was about to unfold.

"Manager Tao, the princess requests your presence," the maid said coldly to Tao Wanniang. "Greetings, General Ling."

“I’ll go with you!” Ling Yunzhou said immediately, worried that the princess would make things difficult for Tao Wanniang.

Tao Wanniang did not refuse, but when the eldest princess found out that she had met with Ling Yunzhou, she was inevitably subjected to another round of threats and intimidation.

Entering the Princess's room with Ling Yunzhou, Tao Wanniang hadn't even spoken when the Princess stood up, her face full of displeasure. "Why are you two together?"

“Your Highness, what’s wrong with me coming to the restaurant to have a meal and meet the head chef?” Ling Yunzhou said with a straight face.

The eldest princess was emotionally turbulent, her face showing disbelief.

"Ling Yunzhou, you're lying to me about this too? You're all lying to me! Believe me or not, I'll burn this restaurant down!" The princess angrily swept all the plates off the table.

"Your Highness, it is none of my business who I meet." Ling Yunzhou frowned as he looked at the princess. Such a strong reaction was far too impulsive.

"Ling Yunzhou, I have been seriously ill for many days, have you even come to see me once?" The eldest princess looked at Ling Yunzhou with heartache and said, "We have known each other for more than ten years. Even if we can't be husband and wife, there should still be affection between us. Ling Yunzhou, you are too heartless!"

Tao Wanniang stood silently to the side, lamenting that since ancient times, those who are deeply in love have only ended up with regrets! These Zhao siblings both seem to have a somewhat eccentric constitution; could it be hereditary?

"I am not a doctor. The princess is seriously ill, and there will be doctors to treat her." Ling Yunzhou's words were truly ruthless.

"Tao Wanniang, tell me, what are you two doing meeting?" The princess looked at Tao Wanniang angrily.

Tao Wanniang felt this was an undeserved disaster, and said with a forced smile, "Naturally, it is because the Eldest Princess wants to harm Zhaixing Tower, and General Ling came to discuss it with me. Zhaixing Tower is the property of Prince Rui's Mansion, and General Ling is determined to protect Prince Rui's Mansion's money."

"Moreover, General Ling did not come alone. Your Highness is really overthinking it."

The eldest princess looked at Ling Yunzhou; she wanted Ling Yunzhou's answer.

“That’s right, I didn’t come alone,” Ling Yunzhou admitted.

“If there is nothing else, Your Highness, please allow me to take my leave,” Tao Wanniang said. “It would also allow Your Highness to reminisce with General Ling about the past.”

The eldest princess impatiently told Tao Wanniang, "Get out!"

Ling Yunzhou frowned again. Seeing Tao Wanniang leave so swiftly, he felt the atmosphere in the room become tense.

"Ling Yunzhou, do you think I'm stupid? I just don't understand, would you rather have a village woman with a face covered in grease than be my consort?" The princess looked at Ling Yunzhou with heartache, "What is it about me that I don't have compared to her!"

“Your Highness, you overestimate me,” Ling Yunzhou said solemnly to the princess. “Your Highness is a goddess from the heavens, while I am but a mortal. I am truly unworthy of Your Highness. Moreover, I am ill and cannot trouble Your Highness!”

"I don't believe it! I don't believe it at all!" The princess stamped her foot angrily. "You don't need to try to fool me with these lies, Lingyunzhou. I will fight you to the death!"

Ling Yunzhou felt like he was talking to a brick wall, completely unable to communicate. He looked at the princess intently and said, "Since Your Highness is so stubborn, I can do nothing about it. In this lifetime, we are destined to be apart."

The eldest princess felt a sharp pain in her chest from anger upon hearing Ling Yunzhou's words.

"Is it because of Tao Wanniang, isn't it?"

"No," Ling Yunzhou said firmly. Even though he wanted to reconcile with Tao Wanniang after regaining his memories, the things the Princess did out of jealousy made him realize that their relationship before his amnesia was like wearing masks. He was cautious in his words and actions, and she was elegant and noble, but once the masks were removed, he was nothing more than a rough country bumpkin, and she was nothing more than a jealous and ruthless woman!

"Your Highness, I must take my leave." Ling Yunzhou clasped his hands in a fist salute to the Princess. "Oh, by the way, Your Highness has ruined a whole table of food; you should compensate for it. After all, this was once the property of the Prince Rui's mansion!"

The eldest princess was so angry she almost choked. Did she lack money? Watching Ling Yunzhou turn and leave, the eldest princess picked up a plate from the table and smashed it against the door.

"Ah!" Hearing the clattering behind the door and the princess's shouts, Ling Yunzhou shook his head. How could a princess act like a madwoman!

To avoid being blamed, Tao Wanniang deliberately hid for a while. When the Princess left, the private room was a complete mess! Just as Zhao Zhe said, the Princess's emotions were unstable when she was in the capital, but she could leave for a while. What would happen when she came back?

Tao Wanniang pondered for a while, and an idea came to her mind, but she decided to wait until she got to Youzhou to think about it! The princess was getting on in years, and she couldn't just hang herself on this crooked tree in Lingyunzhou!

"Sister Tao, I know who's been bossing Shishi around behind her back!" Zhang Liang excitedly told Tao Wanniang while she was resting that day.

"who?"

"Zhang Xinlan!" Zhang Liang exclaimed excitedly, "That's Liang Laifu's wife, the daughter of the former prefect of Shanhai Prefecture, Zhang Xinlan!"