A moment later, Princess Rong, acting as the elder of the eldest princess, said that she had prepared several good shows for the afternoon and invited everyone to eat and drink to their heart's content and have a good time in the afternoon.
Su Youran nudged Yueyue and asked in a low voice, "Sister, didn't our godmother say a long time ago that she had severed ties with the Prince Rong's mansion? Why is she here at the Princess's mansion today, making decisions for us?"
Yueyue shook her head. "I was wondering too, but Mother said that today is a joyous occasion and it's not appropriate to turn away guests, so she let us in."
Su Youran had a bad feeling.
Princess Rong has not had any contact with the Eldest Princess for many years. Her sudden visit today, especially since the Eldest Princess is not here, must be for some purpose.
A short while later, Zhao's mother returned with a serious expression and whispered a few words in Su's ear.
Su Youran has superhuman hearing, and combined with Zhao Mama's lip movements, she can roughly understand that she is saying that the Princess's mansion is now inaccessible.
Su's expression also changed.
Su Youran's heart sank. She feared that the Princess Rong had come with ill intentions, as did the Duchess of Yingguo, who was close to her. They had deliberately made a big fuss about a small matter just now, probably to attract the women to watch the excitement. They must have something on their mind!
Su Youran stood up with a slight smile, and pulled Yueyue up, "Sister, I feel sleepy after eating. Why don't we go to your room and rest for a while? That way I'll have the energy to watch the show this afternoon!"
Yueyue understood almost instantly and curtsied to the old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo, saying, "Oh, Grandmother, I'm entrusting this banquet to you in charge!"
The old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo laughed and scolded, "You two rascals, trying to shirk your responsibilities again!"
Su Youran, however, held Yueyue tightly, saying, "Madam, starting today, Sister Yueyue will be spending her nights alone. I need to hurry up and sleep with her for a while!"
Everyone: ...
Madam Su knew her daughter had made a plan, but she couldn't help but laugh and cry. She almost twisted her daughter's ear, "What nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean by 'keeping an empty room alone'? You're ruining your sister Yueyue's reputation!"
Su Youran stuck out her tongue, ignored everything else, and pulled Yueyue to run to the backyard.
Outside the door, Yun Manwan comforted her son for a few moments, then told him to take his sister to play somewhere else.
Zhao Qian'er had taken care of the brother and sister since they were young, and she was worried about them, so she took them out to play together.
As Su Youran stepped out of the door, she glanced into the hall and saw that Lady Liu, the wife of the Duke of Xuan, was staring at Zhao Qian'er's back, seemingly lost in thought.
Interestingly, Zhao Qian'er has been virtually invisible since returning to Beijing seven years ago, with an extremely low profile. Apart from the Yun family, almost no one else has ever seen Zhao Qian'er.
Today, Yun Manwan brought Zhao Qian'er to attend the wedding banquet.
Could it be that Lady Liu recognizes Zhao Qian'er upon this appearance?
Her mind raced for a moment, and she had already pulled Yueyue out of the flower hall.
Before leaving, she gave Su Yue, who was waiting outside the door, a wink and a hand gesture, indicating that she and the guards should stay behind to look after the safety of the Yun family.
Su Yue nodded slightly, indicating that she understood.
Over the years, the Song brothers went to the border, and on the surface, Su Youran no longer had personal guards. However, Wen Yuanbai still sent two female bodyguards to protect Su Youran in secret.
Su Youran, relying on her superb lightness skills and some knowledge of martial arts, rarely needed the protection of bodyguards and often asked them to stay in the mansion to look after the safety of the other women.
Therefore, the guards and Su Yue simply assumed that she wanted to go to Princess Yueyue's room to have some private words, and they did not suspect anything.
However, upon reaching the backyard, she did not run towards Yueyue's boudoir. Instead, she went to a secluded corner of the wall, pulled Yueyue along, and with a light step, climbed over the backyard wall and went outside.
Su Youran had done this countless times, and Yueyue was quite adept at it, laughing as she let her lead the way, "Where are we going? Tell me where we're going first!"
Su Youran chuckled and said, "The Imperial Preceptor's Mansion!"
Yueyue remained silent. Was she going to eavesdrop again?
What I'm saying is, that was Xiangxiang's mother and stepfather's wedding night; it's not something they could possibly hear.
Su Youran suddenly stopped in her tracks. "Do you have any sleeping pills or poison on you?"
Yueyue stumbled, "Have you forgotten that today is Mother's big day? How could I possibly be carrying sleeping potion on me?"
Su Youran sighed, "Let's go back and prepare!"
Yueyue was startled. "What's going on? Explain yourself!"
Su Youran said to her with a serious expression, "I'm afraid there's something going on at the Imperial Preceptor's residence!"
With the Dowager Lady of the Duke of Zhenguo overseeing things at the Princess's residence, and two bodyguards present, and the Princess Consort of Rong seemingly only wanting to keep the female relatives there calm, there shouldn't be any danger for the time being.
The important thing is the Imperial Preceptor's residence.
Once the situation over there is resolved, everything will naturally be peaceful in my adoptive mother's household.
Yueyue looked around, and without saying a word, pulled her in another direction, "To the clinic!"
Su Youran chuckled and said, "You really are best friends!"
Don't ask anything, don't doubt anything, just trust her!
About half an hour later, the two figures quietly appeared outside the Imperial Preceptor's residence.
However, the area around the Imperial Preceptor's residence was quiet and without any movement.
Su Youran frowned. "That's not right! Even if it's a normal banquet, there should be eating, drinking, and lively atmosphere!"
Moreover, she had calculated the time along the way, and her adoptive mother would, as was customary, tour the city before stepping into the Imperial Preceptor's residence after boarding the bridal sedan chair.
In addition to the complicated rituals, the wedding ceremony takes at least one and a half to two hours.
It has only been an hour since the godmother was put on the bridal sedan chair, and the wedding ceremony should be taking place at this time.
Yueyue also sensed something was wrong and squeezed the packet of medicine powder in her hand.
Su Youran mentally summoned her notebook, "Go listen to what's going on!"
Little Notebook was finally able to get out for some fresh air, so it was naturally incredibly excited. "Wait!"
Suddenly, a whooshing sound came from behind a shop, and Su Youran quickly pulled Yueyue to hide behind it.
A figure leaped out from the side, deflecting the arrow. "Princess, Sixth Miss, this way!"
Su Youran and Yueyue immediately followed the man into a restaurant.
The man closed the door and turned around, revealing himself to be Wang Wu, dressed in civilian clothes.
Su Youran was taken aback. "Deputy Commander Wang, what happened to you...?"
Unexpectedly, the Wang Wu that Su Yue mentioned seeing before really was him!
Wang Wu nodded, "The Imperial Preceptor's residence is surrounded by hidden arrows, so we can only lie in ambush and wait for reinforcements to arrive."
Yueyue asked anxiously, "Who? Who tried to harm my mother?!"
Wang Wu smiled wryly, "It's not just targeting the Eldest Princess, but also the Emperor and Consort Zhou."
Yueyue was taken aback. "What? The Emperor's uncle is here too?"
Wang Wu nodded, "His Highness the Crown Prince is inside too!"
Su Youran was shocked. "The one who made the move, was it Prince Rong?"
Wang Wu nodded, "Yes, the Prince Rong's heir personally led troops in and locked the door as soon as he entered, not letting anyone out to spread the news. He was also afraid that the matter would escalate and attract the attention of our Five Cities Garrison. But he didn't know that His Highness the Crown Prince had already anticipated this and had us lie in ambush here in advance."
Su Youran nodded and stopped talking, focusing her attention on her notebook.
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