After seeing off Tingfeng, Ye Wanshu returned to the dining hall. Concubine Zhang had already heated up the dishes herself and was waiting for her to serve them.
Looking at the table full of delicious food, it must have taken a lot of effort. Ye Wanshu looked at Concubine Zhang in surprise: "Auntie, how did you know that A Ni and I would be back today? You prepared such a sumptuous meal?"
"Silly girl, isn't the Chifeng Camp of Prince Yongning stationed around Taowu? It won't be easy for me to find someone to get some information."
Concubine Zhang helped her sit down and said quickly, "Eat quickly. You and the little princess have been frightened these past few days. Eat well and go back to rest early. Have a good night's sleep."
Fu Yunni touched her belly and felt a little conflicted: "Sister Ye, I can't even open my eyes now. Should I eat first or go to sleep first?"
Ye Wanshu felt a little uncomfortable when she thought about how Gu Tingchen almost shot her to death with an arrow after letting the little one go through so much trouble this time.
But when she thought about how her elder brother had broken off her marriage, deliberately toyed with her, and had ulterior motives in placing her by his side, Ye Wanshu's eyes became more distant.
"It's up to you to decide," Ye Wanshu said calmly, "Your status as a princess is noble, so it's not appropriate for you to stay in Taowu any longer. I'll have someone take you to see your eldest brother tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Zhang and Fu Yunni were both stunned.
"Sister Ye doesn't want A Ni anymore?"
Fu Yunni already felt that her attitude towards her had changed.
If it were in the past, she would definitely coax me, but today she just ignored me with a few words and even wanted to send me away.
Concubine Zhang probably realized that this girl must have known about the broken engagement, so she quickly said, "Girl, I heard that Prince Yongning is very busy with official duties and is always running around. How can he take good care of the princess if you send her back to him?"
"That's his own business." Ye Wanshu's face was already somewhat unhappy. "After all, we can't afford to provoke the Yongning Palace. If anything goes wrong with the princess, who can bear the consequences?"
She had lost interest in eating, so she stood up coldly and went straight back to Fu Yatang.
"Sister Ye."
Fu Yunni hurried to chase after her, but fell to the ground after running a few steps. She looked at the direction where Ye Wanshu left and cried.
But this time, Sister Ye, who was always so gentle, was unmoved and quickly disappeared from sight.
Everyone was confused.
"What's wrong with the young lady?" Mother Yan whispered to Tian Fu, "She was getting along well with the princess just now when she came back. Why did she suddenly change her attitude?"
Tian Fu was also puzzled. "Prince Yongning besieged the Pacification Commissioner's Office to rescue the girl, and with great difficulty brought her back to Taowu. I heard that the girl and Prince Yongning rode in the same carriage on their return. This shouldn't be the case, right?"
Listening to the whispers around her, Concubine Zhang felt particularly uncomfortable.
Although she was very angry, she also knew that it was her son's own fault and the girl was not to blame.
Which girl wouldn’t be angry if her engagement was broken off for no reason?
Feeling distressed, Concubine Zhang went forward and hugged Fu Yunni. She first comforted her, "Ani, your sister Ye is angry now. Let's go back first."
Fu Yunni looked at the direction where Ye Wanshu left with tears in her eyes, her eyes full of reluctance, but she was still forcibly carried away from Taowu by Concubine Zhang.
"Auntie, are you leaving too?"
The city had just experienced such a major upheaval. Chu Yin was worried about their safety and hurriedly stood up to try to stop them. "Wanwan didn't mean any other things. She's just worried that the princess would be in danger if she stayed in Taowu."
"I understand her difficulties." Concubine Zhang stopped everyone and said, "Everyone, please stay. I will tell Prince Yongning what the girl meant."
Although he did not reveal his identity directly, he indirectly told everyone that he was from the Yongning Palace.
If they wanted to leave, the Chifeng Camp would escort them, so there was no need to worry anymore. Chu Yin and Mother Yan could only watch Concubine Zhang and Fu Yunni leave.
After the mother and daughter disappeared, Chu Yin returned to the dining room, took a look at the food that had just been heated up on the table, picked out a few of Ye Wanshu's favorites, and personally delivered them to Fu Yatang.
Seeing Ye Wanshu leaning against the pillow, looking absentminded, Chu Yin set the table and went forward to comfort her, "Wanwan, you've been through a lot these days. Just now you said you wanted to eat. Even if you have something on your mind, don't be so hard on yourself."
Helping her to sit down at the dining table, Chu Yin continued to persuade her while serving her some food: "After all, it's a kind gesture from Auntie. She heard you would be back today, so she started preparing it this afternoon. You should eat something."
"I only met her by chance, but I didn't expect her to treat me so well." Ye Wanshu sighed, "It was my negligence just now that chilled her heart."
Just as she was feeling a little guilty, Chu Yin told her that Concubine Zhang had left with Fu Yunni, and Ye Wanshu immediately became alert.
Thinking about how close Concubine Zhang and Fu Yunni were a few days ago, Ye Wanshu could roughly conclude that "Auntie" was the Concubine of Yongning Palace.
"You said Madam is Concubine Zhang?" Chu Yin exclaimed in disbelief, but she also felt that this guess was very reasonable: "The princess and Madam are indeed very close. If they are not mother and daughter, it would be a bit unreasonable."
Thinking of such a noble person condescending to serve as a servant in Taowu, Chu Yin frowned deeply in fear. "Wanwan, what do you think Concubine Zhang means by this? What is her purpose in approaching you like this?"
"I'm afraid it's to take over Lin'an."
In front of Chu Yin, Ye Wanshu had nothing to hide, so she told her the truth about Fu Mingchi's broken engagement.
After hearing this, Chu Yin slammed the table in anger and said, "This person is even more disgusting than the Gu brothers. She wants to use your father to get to the top, but she won't even marry you. She just wants to use you."
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