Chapter 434 Something Happened
"Why? Did my brother and Sister Yan Yan have a fight?"
Sheng Sheng became increasingly anxious.
Xie Yunwen probably knew some of the inside story, because Sheng Sheng noticed that his expression was more hesitant than before, as if he didn't know whether he should tell her or not, and had some reservations.
Xie Yunwen's hesitation made Sheng Sheng even more uneasy. Since he didn't speak, Sheng Sheng could only make wild guesses: "The Li family and the Lu family were interested in a marriage alliance before. Could it be that this misunderstanding caused them to quarrel?"
Xie Yunwen pursed her lips, shook her head slightly, and remained hesitant to speak.
Xie Yunqi, however, waved his hand dismissively at their disdain and said...
"Fourth Brother, don't scare her," Xie Yunqi said. "Second Brother and Sister-in-law have a good relationship. The Li family and the Lu family only had the idea of a marriage alliance. The two families didn't even have a formal discussion before Second Brother intercepted it. What misunderstanding could they have? Besides, anyone with eyes can see that Sister-in-law and Second Brother are in love. As for the eldest son of the Lu family, there's no need to mention him. The imperial examination is in less than half a year. He's busy preparing for the exam and has no interest in this marriage alliance at all."
"That scared me to death! Thank goodness." Sheng Sheng breathed a sigh of relief. "What happened?"
Xie Yunqi snorted coldly, her face falling as she spoke of this: "I don't know about that. My second and fourth brothers didn't tell me. They have no sense of loyalty at all. Anyway, it's not what you're thinking. Don't worry."
Sheng Sheng could only look at Xie Yunwen with a puzzled expression. Xie Yunwen sighed silently and smiled at the two of them: "It's nothing serious. It's just that something happened recently. Second Brother thought we should deal with it first and not get distracted by other things. You know how Second Brother is. Once it comes to official business, he can't stop talking about it."
She blinked and replied, "Oh, I see."
He appeared to accept Xie Yunwen's statement, but in reality, he thought the opposite.
Xie Yunchuan is indeed a true workaholic when it comes to official business, but surely he wouldn't postpone his long-awaited arranged marriage for official matters.
Xie Yunchuan must have taken this matter very seriously, otherwise he wouldn't have specially sent someone to Zhennanguan so far in advance to invite Xie Yunli to return to the capital to witness it.
He racked his brains trying to think of something.
What could possibly make my brother postpone his relationship with Sister Yan Yan?
After the arranged marriage, Xie Yunchuan and Li Man were essentially bound together, in the same boat, their fates inextricably linked.
So, is the "issue" that the brother is talking about now because he doesn't want it to affect Li Manyan and the Li family behind her before it's resolved?
After all, the siblings knew perfectly well that Xie Yunchuan and Li Manyan were in love, but that didn't mean outsiders knew.
So, when the fourth prince said something had happened, he probably meant that this matter could affect many people, and he didn't want Li Manyan and the Li family to be implicated.
Although Sheng Sheng believed that the Li family would be fine if Xie Yunchuan insisted on protecting them, he probably didn't want any mistakes to happen.
Sheng Sheng didn't ask any further questions, but she was thinking to herself that she would question Xie Yunchuan properly after returning to the palace.
After thinking it through, Sheng Sheng quickly changed the subject, took out a black box from the storage cabinet next to her, and opened it for Xie Yunwen to see.
"Fourth Prince, look! We've brought back the Rejuvenating Herb!" Sheng Sheng smiled. "This time there will definitely be no problem. Fourth Prince's leg will be healed soon."
"Huh? This Rejuvenating Herb looks even better than the previous one."
“Of course, Uncle Shen just picked this one.” Sheng Sheng raised her chin, showing off to Xie Yunqi.
Shen Jiawen was deeply moved and felt an urge to cry, but she didn't want to be comforted by her younger siblings, so she forced herself to suppress her emotions and nodded with a smile: "Yes, don't worry, I have been cooperating with the imperial physician for acupuncture for more than a year, and I will definitely not let your hard work go to waste."
"Hehe, okay." Sheng Sheng carefully put away the Rejuvenating Grass.
The three siblings chatted for a while on the way and then arrived at the entrance of Xuanwu.
The main gate was reserved for Xie Yunli and the border troops, so Sheng Sheng and his companions decided not to steal the spotlight and instead left through the Xuanwu Gate.
Having returned to the palace after a long absence, Sheng Sheng missed every blade of grass and every tree there. She didn't even want to ride in the sedan chair sent by Xie Yuxiao to pick her up. Instead, she walked back to Yuqing Palace with Xie Yunqi and Xie Yunwen.
Originally, the first thing Xie Yunli should do upon returning to the palace was to pay homage to Xie Yuxiao, but at this time the court should be busy rewarding the soldiers of Zhennan Pass for their merits, and Xie Yunli also needed to report on the situation of Zhennan Pass to him.
So, apart from Xie Yunchuan and Xie Yunyang, who were already able to participate in political affairs, the others chose to accompany Shengsheng back to the palace to settle down first, and then go to see their father to catch up after the court session.
At the entrance of Yuqing Palace, Huang Ying and the palace servants had been waiting there for a long time. As soon as they saw Sheng Sheng's figure, they couldn't wait to come up to greet her.
"Princess!"
With tears in her eyes, Huang Ying said excitedly, "Princess, you're finally back! Our Yuqing Palace can finally be lively again!"
If it weren't for the presence of so many people, Huang Ying would have burst into tears.
During the days since the princess left, Yuqing Palace, which had been used to being bustling, suddenly became as quiet and deserted as before.
The princess was no longer seen grilling fish in the back garden. Yan Hu and Shi Tou's nest was still there in the side hall courtyard, but it felt even emptier.
"And the Second Prince, Your Highness, you don't know, before, when you were in the palace, the Second Prince would try his best to come back to the palace to have meals with you, no matter how busy he was. Since you left, the Second Prince has completely disregarded his health, and when he's busy, he often doesn't know where his next meal will come from!"
Huang Ying told Sheng Sheng everything in one go.
Upon hearing Xie Yunchuan's reaction, Sheng Sheng immediately put her hands on her hips angrily and said, "How can you act like this, brother? You're acting like a little kid. How can I feel at ease working hard outside like this!"
“Exactly!” Huang Ying echoed.
Xie Yunqi was overjoyed and ruffled Sheng Sheng's bangs: "Hahaha, you really treat your second brother like a child. You're talking like the older sister, while the second brother sounds like the younger brother."
She angrily pushed Xie Yunqi's hand away and corrected him seriously: "Brother hasn't come of age yet, so theoretically he's not a formal adult yet. How can he not be a child?"
The brother and sister debated the topic fiercely for a while, and finally Xie Yunqi raised her hands in surrender: "Okay, okay, you're right!"
After saying that, she sighed deeply, feigning seriousness: "Sigh, little sister, you only care about your second brother, but you don't care about your other brothers. Especially your fifth brother, haven't you noticed that he's lost a lot of weight!"
"Ah, thin...?"
Sheng Sheng looked hesitantly at Xie Yunqi's noticeably rounder face, her tone puzzled: "Fifth Brother, you... I actually wanted to ask you this before, didn't you love riding horses the most? Have you not been riding horses lately, and haven't you been very active, so that's why you've gained so much weight?"
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