However, Xu Yuehuai's face always carried a hint of loneliness.
Although she had calmed down the Duke and Duchess, she was still afraid, worried that she wouldn't be able to withstand the opponent's attack. But since things had come to this point, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.
"Ah Yue, what's wrong?" When San Niang and Zhou Wan saw that Xu Yuehuai had returned and seemed a little unhappy, they wanted to ask if something had happened.
Although they didn't go to the palace, they had already heard about it—
Xu Yuehuai is now Princess Heyue.
She sighed.
After returning to Tianxiang Tower, she let her guard down and revealed her exhaustion: "Today I ran into Zhao Min again in the palace and we argued twice. Later, the Duchess and the Prince petitioned the Emperor to bestow upon me the title of Princess Heyue."
"Isn't this a good thing, A-Yue?" Third Sister had already prepared delicious food to celebrate for her, but she really couldn't understand why Xu Yuehuai was unhappy.
“Yes, A-Yue,” Zhou Wan echoed, “With your status as a princess, our Tianxiang Pavilion will no longer have anything to fear.”
"The customers who come in today are all much nicer than before, aren't they?"
They were both genuinely happy.
"Zhao Min and Consort Min wouldn't let it go. Later, the Crown Prince fainted. The imperial physician said it was because he was too weak. So they, along with Marquis Ningyuan, advised me to stay in the Eastern Palace to take care of the Crown Prince." Xu Yuehuai frowned again after she finished speaking.
If it were just about taking care of Ah Qi, that would be fine.
She was afraid that if something happened to her, it would affect the status of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.
The Duke and his wife treated her like their own daughter, so she naturally couldn't let them down.
San Niang and Zhou Wan also began to worry about Xu Yuehuai. They felt that there must be a conspiracy involved, and it seemed that the position of princess was not easy to hold.
"Ah Yue, so you agreed?" Third Sister asked.
"Yes, I'll enter the Eastern Palace in three days to take care of the Crown Prince." Xu Yuehuai said helplessly. She couldn't disobey the emperor's order, and if she really refused, it would naturally implicate Tianxiang Tower.
She sighed and instructed, "While I'm away, you must take good care of Tianxiang Tower. If anyone comes to cause trouble, try to minimize the damage and resolve the issue peacefully. It's better to lose money than to get hurt."
Xu Yuehuai is now not only worried about her situation in the Eastern Palace, but also about the situation in Tianxiang Tower.
"Zhou Wan, if you still can't bear to leave Tianxiang Tower after I'm gone, why don't you ask Tie Xiong to come and live with you? With him helping out, I'll feel more at ease," she quickly suggested.
"Don't worry, A-Yue, you don't need to worry about Tianxiang Tower," Third Sister quickly said.
She had also experienced many ups and downs, and was quite adept at handling these matters. However, what they were more worried about was Xu Yuehuai.
Zhou Wan immediately chimed in, "A-Yue, you must be careful and stay safe. We'll take care of things at Tianxiang Tower. If there's anything we can't handle, Tie Xiong will definitely come to help. Besides, we're outside the palace, so even the Duke's Mansion will surely lend a hand. You don't need to worry about us."
"But you, your days in the palace are the most difficult." Both of them were very worried, but they knew very well that they couldn't help at all.
"Don't worry, I will." After reassuring the two, Xu Yuehuai revealed some shocking news: "I plan to bring Zhang Ting with me to the palace."
"What?! Yue, are you crazy?" Zhou Wan exclaimed in a panic.
Third Sister was even more surprised and puzzled.
However, she quickly thought that Xu Yuehuai would never do something so thoughtless, so she asked, "A-Yue, Zhang Ting already has problems. Why are you taking her with you to the palace? Isn't that just adding fuel to the fire?"
“Yes, Yue, if you want to find someone to help you, you can take me or Third Sister with you if all else fails.” Zhou Wan really couldn’t understand.
"Shh!" Xu Yuehuai gestured for the two to calm down, then lowered her voice, "Don't worry, I have my own clever use for Zhang Ting, and whether we can get rid of Zhou Wan depends on the situation this time."
Seeing Xu Yuehuai like this, San Niang and Zhou Wan exchanged a glance, feeling somewhat relieved, but still reminded each other, "A Yue, you must be careful."
"Okay, I understand." Xu Yuehuai nodded quickly in agreement.
With only three days left before entering the Eastern Palace, she must complete all the preparations.
With that in mind, she went into the kitchen and made another plate of pastries.
To avoid arousing suspicion, Xu Yuehuai distributed the pastries to others first before finally arriving at Zhang Ting's room.
When Zhang Ting heard the knocking, she opened the door and immediately looked surprised.
Although she tried to suppress her doubts, they still showed on her face. Besides, she didn't trust Xu Yuehuai in the first place: "Manager Xu, why did you suddenly come here?"
"Miss Zhang Ting, how have you been staying at Tianxiang Tower these days?" Xu Yuehuai said as she walked around the other woman into the room, not forgetting to hand her some pastries.
Zhang Ting took the pastries and led the person into the house, remaining vigilant at all times while making a perfunctory remark: "It's fine."
She didn't believe that Xu Yuehuai's sudden warmness towards her was just an attempt to inquire about her recent situation at Tianxiang Tower.
Xu Yuehuai sat on a low stool and looked around the layout of the room. It was pretty much the same as before, so it seemed that Zhang Ting hadn't changed the layout of the room. Since that was the case, she couldn't find any problems in it.
"That's good. Tianxianglou has been quite busy lately, and I've neglected you for a while," she said with a smile.
Zhang Ting was very uncomfortable with her appearance.
Zhang Ting paused for a moment.
Although she was puzzled, she knew the saying "one cannot hit a smiling face," especially since she was still on Tianxianglou's territory. So she naturally went along with Xu Yuehuai's words: "Manager Xu, what are you saying? I should thank you for taking me in."
"Otherwise, I'm afraid I would have already been skinned and gutted by those jackals and tigers." As she said this, she didn't forget to curtsy.
A glint of light flashed in Xu Yuehuai's eyes.
She originally thought Zhang Ting was just a woman with poor mental fortitude, and being far away in a foreign country, she could easily extract some useful information by bombing her. However, she did not expect that the other party's mental fortitude was so good.
She quickly feigned a question, preparing to probe again: "I remember when you came you said General Maimaiti was chasing you, but I never asked you in detail. What exactly happened?"
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