When the maids saw His Highness and the Concubine Dowager come in, they were about to bow, but Concubine Dowager Zhang glanced at her son and waved her hand hurriedly, signaling everyone to be quiet.
Seeing this, Fu Yunni pretended not to notice and deliberately asked Ye Wanshu: "If someone wants to take my brother away, will you help, Sister Ye?"
"Of course," Ye Wanshu replied with a smile, "How could Sister Ye let someone take her sweetheart away?"
Hearing this, Ji Yuan's old face couldn't help but turn red, and he quickly covered his mouth and coughed lightly.
Hearing the voice, Ye Wanshu looked back and saw that everyone in the room was staring at her. Even Fu Mingchi was standing there with great interest, listening intently.
Glancing unhappily at the smirking little kid, Ye Wanshu quickly stood up and bowed to Concubine Zhang. "Greetings, Concubine."
"Don't be so formal, don't be so formal."
Concubine Zhang stepped forward and took Ye Wanshu's hand in hers as if nothing had happened. She said very kindly, "Thank you for your hard work along the way."
After treating her like that before, Ye Wanshu didn't expect the imperial concubine to be so approachable. She couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
"I have been disrespectful to the Toffee before..."
Ye Wanshu was about to apologize, but Concubine Zhang didn't care at all. She smiled and shook her head, "It's all in the past. There's no need to mention it again. I'm so happy that you don't blame me for having ulterior motives."
"How dare I?" Ye Wanshu said, "It is my great fortune to be favored by the Concubine."
"Look at that little mouth. No wonder my son looks at you differently."
Concubine Zhang became more and more satisfied with her attitude, and she took her arm and sat down beside her.
It was the first time that Zhao Yun saw Mrs. Wang treat someone so warmly and generously. Not to mention her own daughter, she was afraid that even her own niece would not be treated like this. Zhao Yun watched silently, feeling a pang of sadness in his heart.
Looking at Ji Yuan's calm face, Zhao Yun gave a hypocritical compliment: "The daughter of the Prime Minister's family is indeed very pleasing to the eye."
Ji Yuan had been in the house for quite some time, but he still hadn't seen Princess Qining. He had already guessed that the Zhao family probably disliked his daughter. He replied with a half-smile, "My daughter has been raised by her grandmother since she was young, so it's inevitable that she has a more spontaneous personality. In the future, I will have to rely on Zhao Changshi and Princess Qining to take care of her."
"You are too polite, Your Excellency." Zhao Yun only glanced at the two people sitting in the main seat from the corner of his eye, and replied solemnly, "Miss Ye is the future princess of the palace. This humble servant and I will do our utmost to take care of her."
Hearing this, Concubine Zhang looked a little unhappy.
Today was the first time that the Ji family's father and daughter were welcomed into the house. As the elder, my sister-in-law was absent from the family dinner, obviously not listening to what I said before.
Her eyes wandered through the crowd, not even her daughter in sight, and she felt even more annoyed.
This mother and daughter are deliberately embarrassing others.
Summoning her personal nanny, she suppressed her anger and asked in a low voice, "Didn't Yingying just return with His Highness's army? Why hasn't she come yet? Could it be that both mother and daughter are ill?"
Seeing the displeasure on the concubine's face, the nanny carefully leaned close to her ear and said, "Concubine, Miss Yingying has not returned home. I heard that she went to meet someone."
Concubine Zhang laughed angrily. These mother and daughter were truly more troublesome than the other.
The more inconsiderate the mother and daughter were, the more determined Concubine Zhang became to marry Ye Wanshu as soon as possible.
"A few days ago, Commander Zhu came back with a message saying that Mingchi and Wanwan have decided to get married within a month. Although it's a bit rushed, I've already sent people to take care of most of the necessary matters."
Patting the back of Ye Wanshu's hand, Concubine Zhang said gently, "You will stay here tonight and keep Qingqing company. I've sent someone to discuss with your father to see if there's anything else we need to prepare. Let's hurry up and set a date for the wedding."
What Ye Wanshu is most worried about now is what kind of trouble Gu Tingchen will cause when he returns to Lin'an, and she also hopes that the marriage can be finalized as soon as possible.
She smiled faintly at Concubine Zhang and immediately responded, "I will follow your instructions."
Fu Yunni's face lit up when she heard this. She excitedly secretly held Fu Mingchi's hand and whispered, "Brother, brother, I finally have a sister-in-law."
Looking at her useless appearance, Fu Mingchi sighed speechlessly. When his eyes fell on Ye Wanshu, he thought of what she had just said and couldn't help but smiled.
It seems that she really didn't have any good feelings towards the scholar, but she had to choose this marriage just to escape Gu Tingchen.
Thinking of this, and thinking about his attitude towards her just now, Fu Mingchi felt a little guilty.
He calmly led the little kid to sit next to his mother. After the guests were seated and the food was served, Fu Mingchi picked up some food for Ye Wanshu to comfort her through his mother.
"We were short of food and clothing in Qizhou a few days ago. You've lost a lot of weight. Eat more today."
She silently observed the look he gave her, and seeing that the resentment in his eyes seemed to have disappeared, Ye Wanshu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
With a forced smile, Ye Wanshu thanked him and quickly lowered her head to eat obediently, fearing that Concubine Zhang would suddenly ask about Ji Yunze.
Just now at the city gate, Concubine Zhang noticed the awkwardness between the two of them, and she knew it was because of the scholar.
Speaking of this matter, it was all his son's fault for having to make a fuss about breaking off the engagement, otherwise there would not have been any more complications.
Now that the scholar is resentful, it is his own son who should bear the consequences and he cannot blame anyone else.
Looking at this girl sitting next to him with a cautious look on her face, she was completely different from when she was in Taowu. I was afraid that she still had some grudges against me.
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