Chapter 107 Revealing One's Identity
After Su Wenzhen left, Ye Wanning felt uneasy. She sat in the room, wondering what Su Wenzhen's words meant.
She did say the words, but she seemed uncertain. Ye Wanning gently tapped the table beside her, and after a long while, she sighed, feeling somewhat troubled.
"Your Highness?" The maidservant beside her saw Ye Wanning frown and assumed something in the room had upset her, so she quickly asked, "What's wrong? Why are you sighing? Is there something I did wrong..."
"No." Ye Wanning interrupted the person, but when she turned around, she found it was a stranger. After a while, she looked at the maid in front of her and asked with some confusion, "What are you doing here?" When did a maid she didn't recognize appear in the room?
"This servant is from the Prince's side." The maid bowed to Ye Wanning with a proper demeanor. "The Prince said that Miss Cui'er was feeling unwell when she came in, so he asked me to come and take care of the Princess Consort first. I will go back when Miss Cui'er returns."
The person next to Su Wenzhen? Ye Wanning turned her head to look at the maid, feeling a little uncomfortable. After a moment, she pursed her lips, looked at the maid, and said, "I understand. You can go out now."
"Huh?" Upon hearing this, the maid paused, looking at Ye Wanning with some confusion. "Your Highness, what is this...?"
"Didn't anyone tell you?" Ye Wanning glanced at the maid, feigning anger. "I should be taking a nap at this time. I don't like anyone else in the room when I'm resting."
Upon hearing Ye Wanning's words, the maid was taken aback. She was about to say something, but seeing that Ye Wanning's expression was not good, and fearing that she would offend her, she quickly nodded and said, "I understand, this servant will take her leave now."
Seeing the maid finally leave the room, Ye Wanning couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She frowned; why had Su Wenzhen summoned someone from his side at this time? Could it be that he wanted to keep an eye on her?
Thinking about it, Ye Wanning couldn't help but tap the table in annoyance. Usually, Cui'er was her only confidante, but now that Cui'er was injured, there was no one she could trust! Thinking of this, Ye Wanning couldn't help but touch her chin. It seemed that it was time to develop her own power in the manor, so as not to be monitored by that Su Wenzhen guy every day in the future.
With a plan in mind, Ye Wanning calmed down considerably. This was indeed an important matter. However, Ye Wanning smiled somewhat mischievously; she had an even more important matter to attend to! She was going to the Yichun Courtyard!
Having evaded the guards in the mansion, Ye Wanning, dressed in men's clothing, swaggered down the streets of Duyang City in no time. It seemed that Su Wenzhen had arranged for a lot of people to patrol, but none of them could stop her. Ye Wanning raised an eyebrow and walked to the gate of Yichun Courtyard with a wave of her hand.
Upon entering Yichun Courtyard and seeing that the business was still thriving, Ye Wanning felt relieved. She gently waved the fan in her hand and casually looked around at the surroundings.
"Oh my! Isn't this Young Master Ye!" The madam, with her sharp eyes, spotted Ye Wanning mingling in the crowd in no time and quickly waved to greet her, "It's been a long time since I've seen Young Master Ye! How have you been?"
"Thank you for your concern, Mother!" Ye Wanning smiled, turned and walked towards the madam, "How has the courtyard been these days?"
"Very good indeed." The madam smiled at Ye Wanning. "Speaking of which, our master is here today, so it's a good opportunity for him to have a get-together with Young Master Ye."
Liu Xuan? That suits her perfectly; she'd come to see him! Ye Wanning looked at the madam with a beaming smile, "It just so happens that I'm here to see your master today." As she spoke, Ye Wanning glanced around warily, then smiled at the madam and lowered her voice, saying, "It's not convenient to talk here; let's go somewhere quiet."
"Of course." The madam smiled, waving her handkerchief. She wiped the sweat from her forehead with the handkerchief and turned to the girls beside her, calling out, "Baizhi, Fuqu, take good care of the guests. I'll take Young Master Ye and be right back."
"yes!"
Amidst the girls' echoes, the madam led Ye Wanning toward Peony's room.
"Knock knock." When they arrived at the door of Peony's, the madam raised her hand and knocked on the door. "Master."
"What is it?" After a moment of silence, a voice came from inside the house asking.
"Young Master Ye has arrived."
"Come in."
Having received approval, the madam nodded to Ye Wanning. Ye Wanning smiled, turned around, pushed open the door, and walked into the room. As soon as she entered, she saw the curtains fluttering slightly, and a figure was faintly visible inside. Ye Wanning closed the door, walked to the side, and sat down by herself. She smiled and said, "Young Master Liu, you seem to really like this way of making an entrance."
Hearing the noise, the person inside slowly came out. "I already told you to call me Ah Xuan, it sounds more intimate. Why are you calling me Young Master Liu again?" Liu Xuan slowly lifted the curtain, a smile on his lips. "It's been a long time. What have you been up to lately, Ah Ning?"
“If I were to call you that, I think it would be quite inappropriate.” Ye Wanning raised an eyebrow and smiled at Liu Xuan. She picked up the teacup beside her. “I suppose when Young Master Liu insisted on handing over this Yichun Courtyard to me that day, he already knew my identity, didn’t he?”
"Oh?" Hearing this, Liu Xuan smiled and looked at Ye Wanning with a puzzled expression. "What do you mean by that, Aning? I really don't know who Aning is."
As he spoke, Liu Xuan seemed to be thinking about something and touched his chin. He frowned and said, "Didn't A Ning say before that her family was a merchant?"
"If I were truly a merchant, would you entrust this Yichun Courtyard to me?" Ye Wanning's lips curled slightly as she looked at Liu Xuan, a glint of shrewdness flashing in her eyes. "Since Young Master Liu already knows my true identity, there's no need for me to hide it any longer." With that, Ye Wanning smiled, put down her teacup, and looked at Liu Xuan. "I am the Princess Consort of the Prince of Jin's Mansion, and also the third young lady of the Ye family, Ye Wanning."
A hint of surprise flashed in Liu Xuan's eyes, but it disappeared in an instant. He stood up and bowed to Ye Wanning, "I didn't know it was the Princess Consort of Jin who was visiting. I apologize for my rudeness."
Seeing Liu Xuan's reaction, Ye Wanning was taken aback. She was certain that Liu Xuan knew she was from the Prince of Jin's residence after what happened that day, but now… did he mean he didn't know she was the Princess Consort of Jin? She pursed her lips, looked at Liu Xuan, and asked with some doubt, "Young Master Liu… don't you know…?"
“What Princess Consort of Jin says is true.” Liu Xuan looked at Ye Wan Ning and smiled shyly. “Originally, I only knew that Aning was a woman and that Aning was from the Prince of Jin’s residence, but I really didn’t know that Aning was Princess Consort of Jin.” As she spoke, Liu Xuan smiled apologetically again, “No, I shouldn’t call you Aning now.”
What's going on? Hearing this, Ye Wanning was stunned, looking at Liu Xuan with a surprised expression, "Didn't you say..."
“This Yichun Courtyard does have such a purpose, but…” Liu Xuan glanced at Ye Wanning, his eyes darkening, “I have never paid much attention to matters of the court, so I have never used it for that kind of thing.”
"Then you..." Ye Wanning looked at Liu Xuan with surprise, "How did you know I was a woman, and..." She looked at Liu Xuan with a furrowed brow, "How did you know I was from the Prince of Jin's mansion?"
"Speaking of which..." Liu Xuan suddenly laughed, looking at Ye Wanning with a meaningful gaze, "It should be that we were both deceived."
"What?" Ye Wanning was taken aback, looking at Liu Xuan with complete confusion. "What do you mean by that?"
"Actually, I didn't find out that you're a woman and that you're from the Prince of Jin's residence." Liu Xuan looked at Ye Wanning and shook his head bitterly. "Someone... came specifically to tell me..."
"What!" Ye Wanning exclaimed in shock, staring at Liu Xuan with disbelief. How could this be! Her eyes widened as she stared intently at Liu Xuan. "Who is it?"
"Who is it?" Liu Xuan smiled and shook his head. After a while, he took out a jade pendant from his body and handed it to Ye Wanning. "It's this one."
Ye Wanning looked at the plain-looking jade pendant in front of her, and her heart suddenly skipped a beat. This... isn't this Qiu Shan's jade pendant?
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