Yu Nanqing opened his eyes the moment Su Wanyan entered.
He saw her silently place the medicinal soup on the bedside table, ladle out a bowl, put it down, and then quietly prop his head up with a pillow.
From beginning to end, Yu Nanqing's gaze was fixed on her face, staring at her intently without blinking.
But Su Wanyan seemed oblivious. After putting down the pillow, she picked up a spoon to feed Yu Nanqing.
As she scooped up the soup, Yu Nanqing finally couldn't help but ask, "What are you thinking about so intently?"
Su Wanyan remained silent, clearly lost in thought.
And he was very engrossed in thinking about it.
"Hmm?" Su Wanyan was brought back to her senses by Yu Nanqing's voice.
He sighed and stirred the soup in the bowl with a spoon: "Just now in the kitchen, Qiuye kept kowtowing and begging me not to send her away. She came over and told me what Su Muqing said before she left. I thought she was scared, so I said I would give her her freedom. I didn't expect it to backfire."
The matter should have been over, but she suddenly felt a pang of emotion regarding the master-servant relationship of this era.
The master is the master, and the servant is the servant; there is an insurmountable chasm between them.
Even if she offered to grant Qiuye her freedom, she wouldn't accept it.
She suddenly wondered what would happen if she had transmigrated into the world as a maid instead of Su Wanyan.
“…” Yu Nanqing remained silent.
After a long silence, he finally asked, "Do you think she's not doing well in the manor?"
"It's not that it's bad, but if I had multiple choices, I would prefer to be free rather than a servant."
Yu Nanqing slightly curved her lips: "You are different from them."
Su Wanyan is capable; even without relying on others, she can survive on her own.
However, some people will have trouble even making a living without assistance.
“Yes.” Su Wanyan sighed again: “People are different, so they make different choices.”
She scooped up a spoonful of soup and brought it to Yu Nanqing's lips: "Su Muqing came just now, saying she was ordered by the Princess. She didn't bow to me, so I sent her away. Is that acceptable?"
“Yes,” Yu Nanqing said with a smile. “You are a princess consort, second only to those two in status.”
"When the Princess asks, I'll say she's arrogant, doesn't understand hierarchy, and is disrespectful to her superiors," Su Wanyan said with a smile. "As long as I refuse quickly enough, they won't be able to harm me."
Su Wanyan wasn't afraid of Su Muqing complaining. She had already offended Emperor Yuanhe and the Princess, so one more time wouldn't make a difference.
Since Su Muqing didn't say anything, she knew nothing.
"Yu Nanqing," Su Wanyan suddenly looked at Yu Nanqing, "Do you like Su Muqing?"
"Cough! Cough cough!" Yu Nanqing spat out a mouthful of soup and raised his hand to cover his mouth, frowning.
This time it wasn't a cough, it was choking.
"Oh dear, why are you so excited?" Su Wanyan quickly wiped his face with a handkerchief.
She had just started wiping when her hand inexplicably paused. Looking at Yu Nanqing, she asked, "Why are you so excited? You don't like her, do you?"
"...Cough! Cough cough cough..." This time, he was angry at her.
It was only with great difficulty that she managed to suppress her anger.
"Don't you like it?" Su Wanyan stared at his cough and made wild guesses.
Yu Nanqing frowned, suppressing the discomfort in her throat: "What...what are you asking? Why are you asking these questions?"
"Just ask," Su Wanyan said, looking at him. "Because Su Muqing was the one who was supposed to marry into this family in the first place, and I'm here in her place."
Yu Nanqing frowned. He didn't like this misunderstanding, especially since the person who was in the misunderstanding was Su Wanyan: "I don't like it."
Fearing that Su Wanyan wouldn't believe him, he added, "I've never even met her."
"Oh, I see." Su Wanyan nodded. "Then why are you so agitated? You almost made me misunderstand, and I thought I had stolen someone else's place and broken up the couple."
Of course, that's just what they say; she didn't want to be married off in someone else's place.
She didn't want to travel through time.
Yu Nanqing let out a sigh of frustration, just as Su Wanyan suddenly asked again, "Do you have a woman you like?"
Yu Nanqing felt a slight tightness in her chest and looked up at Su Wanyan.
Seeing his reaction, Su Wanyan's eyes widened, looking at him with a mixture of curiosity and anticipation: "Yes?"
"..." Yu Nanqing felt a surge of irritation for no reason, frowned and looked away: "No."
"Then what kind of woman do you like?" Su Wanyan pressed.
"..." Yu Nanqing said impatiently, "Why are you asking me all these questions today?"
"Just curious," Su Wanyan said. "You're paralyzed now, but before you were paralyzed, you must have been a spirited young man. You must have had your first crush. Did you ever like any girl?"
Yu Nanqing didn't want to listen.
Su Wanyan's demeanor suggests that she doesn't care who he likes.
He wanted to turn over and face away from Su Wanyan, but his physical condition did not allow him to do so, so he closed his eyes and ignored Su Wanyan's nagging.
"Not saying anything? That means you have something to say? You don't want to tell me? Are you insecure?"
"No!" Yu Nanqing opened her eyes angrily, giving the impression that she was eager to clear her name.
"No, no, why are you angry?" Su Wanyan glanced at him. "I just wanted to chat for a while. What else should we talk about? You could have asked me, and then I wouldn't be angry."
“…” Yu Nanqing choked slightly.
"Forget it, I'm not in the mood anymore. I'm not going to talk to you anymore." Su Wanyan stood up decisively: "You can drink the rest yourself."
"Wait..." Yu Nanqing reached out to grab Su Wanyan, but only a wide sleeve of her robe slipped through his fingertips, and then the door slammed shut with a "bang".
Yu Nanqing stared speechlessly at the empty room, his fist clenching slightly inside his sleeve. How could he...
I'm so... so regretful!
On the other side, at the Princess's residence.
Upon hearing that Su Muqing had been kicked out of Prince Gong's mansion, the eldest princess, who was pruning flowers, was overcome with anger and smashed the scissors in her hand on the ground with a "bang".
Unexpectedly, the scissors bounced up after hitting the ground and struck the maid who came to report in the face!
"Ah—" the maid screamed, covering her face in surprise. The next second, blood flowed from her fingertips.
The eldest princess seemed not to hear, twisting the freshly pruned flower branches fiercely, her face dark and gloomy: "A Lady of Yuanning and Su Muqing, both of them were actually kicked out. A bunch of useless things, they couldn't even do a good job of conveying a message to me!"
“Your Highness,” said the old nanny beside the Princess, “that person in Prince Gong’s mansion thinks that just because he has gained some power, he can look down on you. Miss Su said that she was acting on your orders, but she was still kicked out. This old servant thinks that Prince Gong’s mansion is really audacious and doesn’t even give you face.”
The princess glared at the old woman, who shrank back and immediately lowered her head, not daring to speak.
She took a deep breath and said angrily, "Guards, prepare the carriage. I am going to Prince Gong's residence in person."
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