Tang Lei looked at Li Youran knowingly and said.
"Just say the word, and I will take you away."
Li Youran's gaze darted away slightly, and she spoke without looking up.
"And then what about the rest of them?"
Li Youran stared at the shoes, saying nothing more, and the two remained in this stalemate. After an unknown amount of time, when Li Youran looked up again, Tang Lei was nowhere to be seen.
Would it kill you to say a few more words?
Li Youran was deliberately acting this way to avoid involving Tang Lei, but seeing Tang Lei leave, she felt a strange sense of loss.
She muttered to herself, then turned and went to the kitchen to start developing new products.
"Princess, Ajiu and Lady Bai have come to see you."
Li Youran, who was showing off her culinary skills in the kitchen, was slightly taken aback when she heard that Ajiu and Bai Niangzi had arrived.
Their situation in the capital was extremely dangerous, so they were secretly protected after entering the capital.
Since the two of them had come to the mansion in broad daylight, they must have something important to discuss. So Li Youran hurriedly instructed the steward to let them in.
"elder sister."
In just a few days, Li Youran noticed that Ajiu seemed to have grown quite a bit taller. She was quite surprised by how Ajiu addressed her; before, Ajiu always addressed her as "that woman" with a sour face, but now she was actually calling her "sister."
"I didn't expect your words to be so sweet after just a few days. Is there something you need that you've come all of a sudden?"
Ah Jiu had only mustered the courage to call out "sister," and now, being teased by Li Youran, her face flushed slightly.
Standing to the side, Lady White Snake curtsied to Li Youran as a gesture of respect, and said with a smile.
“This morning, His Highness the Crown Prince asked my son and me to go to the court to testify. The Third Prince has been stripped of his princely status and demoted to a commoner. He has come today specifically to bid farewell to the Princess.”
Upon hearing that the Third Prince had been stripped of his princely status and demoted to a commoner, Li Youran was quite surprised; she hadn't expected it to be resolved so quickly.
She originally thought that, given the Emperor's temperament, he would drag this matter out until the very end, diverting attention and eventually making a big deal out of it, without severely punishing the Third Prince.
After all, this wasn't the first time His Highness the Third Prince had done something like this, and the Emperor's favor towards His Highness the Third Prince was quite extraordinary.
"I didn't expect things to be handled this way; it was truly unexpected."
As Li Youran spoke, she put down her cup, hurriedly grabbed Bai Niangzi, and said with a smile.
"Since that's the case, you and your son are safe now. Rather than returning to the deep mountains, it's better to stay in the capital. After all, Ajiu is all grown up now, and it's time for him to find a wife."
Lady White Snake was slightly moved after hearing Li Youran's words.
To be honest, she had considered Li Youran's suggestion, but Ajiu insisted on returning to the deep mountains. This child has always been very eccentric, and once she has made up her mind, it is difficult to change it.
Bai Niangzi looked at Ajiu, who was staring blankly at her toes with her head down.
"I think the same way as you, but Ah Jiu wants to go back."
"A-Jiu, tell your sister, do you really like the deep mountains?"
After hearing Li Youran's words, Ajiu stretched out his foot and rubbed it on the ground twice, without saying a word.
Li Youran and Ajiu had spent some time together, so she understood some of his little tricks. Seeing this, Li Youran knew that Ajiu was lying.
"Instead of going back to the deep mountains, it's better to stay here with Mother and cause trouble. After all, there are many people here, and many exciting things to do."
"I heard you're getting married, is that true?"
Ajiu didn't respond to Li Youran's question, but instead asked a question in return. Li Youran just smiled and didn't say anything.
"I'm not entirely sure either."
Li Youran did not continue the topic, but turned to look at Bai Niangzi and continued speaking.
"I live alone here, so why don't you and your daughter stay and keep me company?"
Li Youran knew that Bai Niangzi wanted to stay in the capital. After all, Liu Niangzi was a famous courtesan in Hangzhou and had seen the world. It would be quite boring for her to stay in the deep mountains for the rest of her life.
Lady White glanced at A-Jiu, and seeing that A-Jiu didn't speak, she knew that the child had agreed.
Lady White Snake was very puzzled. She had never expected that Li Youran could resolve something that she couldn't understand before with just a few words.
And so, Ajiu's family settled down temporarily at Liyouran's residence. Bai Niangzi was an excellent cook and usually took care of the kitchen, while Uncle Liu was skilled in martial arts and took on the responsibility of security for the residence.
Ah Jiu was the only one with nothing to do and was very bored. But ever since Ah Jiu discovered that there were piles of classical books in the study, he spent all his days in the study.
"You Ran, I have some fantastic news."
For the past seven days, Liu Zhiyuan has been anxious and uneasy, feeling as if each day has been an eternity, constantly inquiring about the Feng family's affairs.
Persistence pays off, and today he finally heard some exciting good news.
"What good news? Look how happy you are."
Since Li Youran met Liu Zhiyuan, in his impression, Liu Zhiyuan was always dressed in blue, gentle and refined, always calm and composed, with a faint smile on his face, and rarely so overjoyed.
"You Ran, do you know that the old lady Feng, who is the Imperial Brother-in-law's martial arts master, has a get-out-of-jail-free card?"
Upon hearing Liu Zhiyuan's words, Li Youran shook her head blankly; she had never heard anyone mention this before.
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