Sitting on the horse tightly embraced by Fu Mingchi, Ye Wanshu's heart was in turmoil all the way.
After discovering her inner uneasiness, Fu Mingchi became even more jealous.
"Wan'er, what's wrong with you today? On the way back from Qizhou, you and the king were talking about everything. Now that the people of the city are cheering for you and me, you are unhappy."
Fu Mingchi put his lips to her ear and whispered softly, "Could it be that you are worried that I would kill that scholar?"
"I know that what the academician did today was a little inappropriate, but he just arrived in Yuezhou and wanted to make friends with Your Highness. He was too enthusiastic and therefore not very considerate. Why should Your Highness take it to heart?"
Ye Wanshu earnestly advised, "If it's because of my previous marriage to him, Your Highness has no reason to bother. I've already decided to marry Your Highness and will no longer have anything to do with him."
Seeing him defending the scholar like this, Fu Mingchi felt deeply hurt.
Anyone with a little bit of insight could see from Ji Yunze's actions today that he was deliberately harming himself. He didn't believe that his Wan'er would be so foolish.
Unless, she still had that scholar in her heart from beginning to end.
As their horses reached the Xingyuan Gate in Yuzhou City, Fu Mingchi saw Magistrate Ji Kang and his men approaching to greet them. He leaped from his horse in anger and sneered at Ye Wanshu, "Is this the prince being too fussy, or is that scholar harboring ulterior motives? Wan'er needs to find out."
After saying that, he walked away with a cold face.
The officials were all confused and didn't know why His Highness suddenly became so angry. They had no choice but to go and greet the future hostess of Yuezhou.
"Miss Ye, I have been ordered by the Dowager Concubine to prepare a welcoming banquet for you and the Prime Minister. Please come in with me and have a rest." The magistrate gestured respectfully.
Watching Fu Mingchi's tall figure disappear from her sight, Ye Wanshu sighed helplessly. Fortunately, she knew this man's weakness and was not in a hurry to bow her head and please him.
On the contrary, this was the first time she officially met the relatives of Prince Yongning's Mansion today, and she couldn't lose her composure because of this little grudge between the two of them.
After getting off the horse, he followed several officials to the banquet hall to wait.
After all, she was the Princess of Yongning chosen by the Dowager Consort, and the maids serving her were all very respectful and attentive, pouring tea and serving snacks for her.
"Miss, the dowager concubine and the young princess will be here soon with the Prime Minister. The banquet hasn't started yet. Please have some tea and snacks first." The leading maid smiled and gestured to her.
"Okay." Ye Wanshu also thanked her with a smile, picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.
As I was looking around the furnishings in the house with great interest, I suddenly saw a group of people walking in, accompanying an elegant woman.
Just by hearing the person bow and greet "Greetings, Princess", Ye Wanshu immediately guessed the identity of the person and hurriedly stood up and followed suit.
In the entire Yuezhou City, apart from himself, there is only Zhao Yingying's biological mother, Princess Qining, who is the old prince's biological sister.
Although she didn't like her daughter, she was Fu Mingchi's aunt after all, so Ye Wanshu had a little more respect in her eyes.
Fu Yu'e walked up to Ye Wanshu and saw how respectful she was. She couldn't find any reason to complain, so she coldly said, "Sit down."
"Thank you, Princess."
Ye Wanshu sat back down cautiously. Just as she took a sip of tea to calm herself, she heard the woman in front of her mutter to herself, "She really is born to be a seductive fox."
Feeling her approach, Ye Wanshu dropped the teacup in her hand. She was secretly shocked. "No way! I just sat there and did nothing, and she hates me?"
With the attitude of respecting elders, she was too lazy to bother with this person anymore. After all, she was not Fu Mingchi's biological mother. As long as everyone kept to themselves, she probably couldn't do anything to her.
She calmly picked up the teacup from her arms and placed it back on the table. She then quietly asked the maid beside her, "Do you know where the prince went?"
The sound was very small but Fu Yu'e still heard it.
Without waiting for the maid's reply, she scolded her dissatisfiedly, "Is this something you should be asking about? How can you be flirting with your fiancé before you even get married?"
Ye Wanshu was furious upon hearing this. She glanced at Princess Qining slowly and forced a faint smile. "Your Highness is right, but I have no other options. I can only blame my fiancé and my mother-in-law's family for being too enthusiastic. They've been showering me with favors before I even married them. I can't afford to be so self-righteous and bring disgrace to the Yongning Palace."
Fu Yu'e was so angry after hearing this that she cursed her brother and sister-in-law a thousand times in anger.
After all, she was the dowager of the palace, but she actually followed her son to fawn on this bitch, causing her, as the elder, to be laughed at as well.
She drank a sip of tea with a gloomy face. She seemed to have lost interest in attending the banquet and stood up suddenly: "Tell the Concubine that I am sick and will not accompany her to greet the guests."
After saying that, he strode out of the banquet room.
The leading maid finally breathed a sigh of relief and whispered a reminder: "The princess has this temper, don't mind it, young lady."
As she spoke, she refilled her cup of tea and replied to Ye Wanshu's previous question, "I heard from General Yan that His Highness is just going back to change clothes and will be here later."
Ye Wanshu nodded, and just as she picked up the teacup in her hand, she heard a clear and pleasant voice.
"Sister Ye."
Ye Wanshu looked up and saw Fu Yunni running in with small steps and a smile on her face.
"Ani." She stood up happily, opened her arms and hugged the little girl. A rich milky fragrance filled her nose, which immediately relaxed her sleepy body.
"Have you missed Sister Ye?" Ye Wanshu asked softly, pinching her chubby little face.
Fu Yunni nodded happily: "Yes, I think about it every day."
Looking into her watery little eyes, Ye Wanshu recalled how she had driven the little kid out of Taowu. Suddenly, she felt a pang of guilt and asked, "Are you still angry about what happened last time?"
Fu Yunni shook her head: "That's because big brother is incompetent, so my sister can only suffer with him."
As she spoke, she playfully leaned close to Ye Wanshu's ear and whispered, "Sister Ye, can A Ni call you sister-in-law from now on?"
Thinking of Princess Qi Ning's words, Ye Wanshu's eyes paused slightly: "Just bear with it for a while."
Fu Yunni curled her lips and said gloomily, "Sister Ye, are you still thinking about that number one scholar?"
"How could that be?" Ye Wanshu swore, "I promise, you're the only one in my heart."
"Really?" Fu Yunni looked at her doubtfully.
"Of course," Ye Wanshu swore, "Your elder brother is my heart and my soul now. Without your elder brother, Sister Ye would be like a fish out of water, feeling uncomfortable all over."
Fu Mingchi came in with Concubine Zhang and Ji Yuan and their group. He had a gloomy face, but when he heard Ye Wanshu's words to comfort her sister, his heart suddenly felt as sweet as if he had eaten honey.
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