Xueying and Hongzhou haven't seen each other since returning to the manor. Hongzhou buries himself in his studies all day, while Xueying goes to pay her respects to the Fourth Prince's wife every day. She hadn't informed the Fourth Prince's wife beforehand and had run away on her own. When the Prince's wife saw her return, she was very angry and punished her by making her come to her every day to read "The Precepts for Women." So Xueying went to the main courtyard to pay her respects and read every day. The Prince's wife wouldn't see her, only telling her to stand in the courtyard and read.
For several days, the Fourth Princess Consort had not seen Xueying. Today, she happened to run into her when Lady Ji came to pay her respects. Xueying stood quietly with her head down, waiting for the Fourth Princess Consort to speak. The Fourth Princess Consort was both angry and annoyed, but she couldn't bear to get angry at her niece. She just kept a dark expression and remained silent.
Although Shui Ling didn't know what Xue Ying had done wrong, she glanced at the Fourth Princess Consort, smiled, and stood up to bow to her: "Fourth Princess Consort, please don't be angry. Xue Ying has returned safely..."
Seeing that Madam Ji was helping Yuanhe, Xueying covered her face and sobbed in a trembling voice, "Aunt, Xueying knows she was wrong. You can punish me or hit me if you're angry, but please don't hurt yourself because of Xueying..."
The Fourth Princess Consort calmed down a bit, looked at Xueying and saw that she had lost a lot of weight in the past few days. Her expression softened, and she sighed softly, gesturing for Xueying and Shuiling to go into the house together.
Shui Ling quickly took Xue Ying's hand and gave her a wink, signaling her to speak to the Fujin (the wife of the deceased). Xue Ying understood, walked to the Fujin's side, helped her sit down, and then personally poured tea for her.
"Alright, alright, your father entrusted you to me, so of course I have to take good care of you. You sneaked out of the manor without saying a word, how can I not be angry? I'm not seeing you so that you can reflect on yourself and not cause any more trouble..." the Fujin said.
Seeing that the Fujin was not angry, Xueying stopped crying and smiled, lowering her head and saying, "Xueying knows that Aunt loves me the most..."
Seeing that the aunt and niece had finally reconciled, Shui Ling had no choice but to start a conversation herself: "Xue Ying, that child, how did she come back with Hong Zhou after running off all by herself..."
Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince's wife's eyes flickered with displeasure. Seeing this, Lady Ji realized her mistake and regretted speaking too quickly. She could only chuckle and sit down obediently.
Xueying had originally planned to tell the Fourth Prince's wife about what happened in Jinan, but now that Madam Ji brought it up, she stood up and knelt down: "Xueying has another matter to ask her aunt to decide for me!"
The Fourth Princess Consort quickly helped Xueying up and asked, "What happened this time? Tell me..."
Xueying whispered the whole story in the Fourth Princess's ear. The Princess's expression changed drastically. After listening, she slammed her hand on the table and shouted, "Nonsense..."
Xueying was about to cry, looking at the Fourth Princess Consort: "Aunt..."
Fourth Princess Consort stood up, paced a few steps, and said to Xueying with a gloomy expression, "I opposed your father's idea back then, and now look what's happened, you've delivered yourself to the door."
Upon hearing this, Shui Ling immediately understood why the Princess Consort was angry. She turned her head and lowered her eyebrows, saying, "Princess Consort, since Xue Ying has already made up her mind, it's too late for you to blame her. Besides, this was instructed by the Duke of Ying. You should think about how to help Xue Ying achieve her wish!"
Xueying looked up and said, "Aunt, it was all of Xueying's own free will. I willingly want to stay by the Fourth Prince's side!"
The princess consort didn't know what else to say. She looked coldly at Xueying, staring at her for a long time before finally speaking: "You should think this through! He's already engaged. If you insist on marrying him, then you'll be a concubine!"
Xueying nodded, and Shuiling interjected, "Madam, the Prince should also be informed about this matter!"
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