Chapter 11 Handkerchief
"Greetings, Your Highness."
No need for formalities.
Su Wenxuan gently fanned himself and walked slowly toward them. “It has been a long time since I’ve seen my second brother. I miss him terribly. Ever since he left the palace, Father has been thinking of him day and night. He never comes back to visit. Now that he has finally returned to the palace, he has brought his wife with him. Father must be overjoyed.”
Ye Wan's heart tightened. Su Wenzhen's words were clearly loaded with meaning, implying that the Emperor favored Wenzhen more. She turned to look at the person beside her, whose timid appearance pained her deeply. She squeezed Su Wenzhen's hand and continued, "It is said that the current Emperor is a wise ruler who values loyalty and righteousness. Although Wenzhen left the palace at a young age, the bond of blood remains. The Emperor's concern for him further proves the Emperor's benevolence and righteousness."
Su Wenxuan was taken aback. He looked at the person who had just spoken. This… was his new princess consort? Su Wenxuan frowned. It seemed this third young lady was quite capable. He smiled. “This is probably your sister-in-law, right? The third young lady of the Prime Minister’s residence, isn’t she?”
"Yes." Ye Wanning nodded, but secretly rolled her eyes. Wasn't this a rhetorical question? She couldn't commit suicide back then because of him! Thinking of this, Ye Wanning's eyes darkened. How could she forget this? She had been "killed" by this person. She would not be a gentleman if she didn't avenge this!
"That's perfect." Su Wenxuan smiled. He had just noticed a slight change in Ye Wanning's emotions, probably because she still harbored resentment about that matter. Su Wenxuan frowned. He knew the origin of that matter. Ye Wanqing had become increasingly arrogant and domineering since marrying into the Crown Prince's residence. If it weren't for the fact that she still had some use, he would never have kept her around!
Not wanting to cause trouble, Su Wenxuan changed the subject, "Your eldest sister has been married into the palace for some time now, and she misses her sisters in the manor all the time. Yesterday, you finally came back to the manor after your wedding, and she was overjoyed. After returning to the palace, she asked me when she could come back to the manor to visit again. Now that you're here, go and keep her company. I'm sure she'll be very happy to see you."
Hearing this, Ye Wanning was startled. He clearly wanted to get rid of her! "Your Highness, I..."
Su Wenlan smiled and said, "I already told her about your visit when I came. I'll have a palace maid take you there. Hurry up and go, or you'll keep your elder sister waiting."
He must know the true nature of the relationship between the third young lady and the eldest young lady of the Prime Minister's mansion. Her so-called eldest sister certainly doesn't miss her. What exactly does he want to do by sending her away now? Ye Wanning looked at Su Wenyi suspiciously.
"Sister-in-law, why aren't you leaving? Are you afraid I'll do something to Wenzhen after you leave?" Su Wenxuan looked at her, fanning himself, his eyes somewhat cold.
Upon hearing Su Wenzhen's words, Ye Wanning found it difficult to refuse any longer. However… Ye Wanning looked at Su Wenzhen, then at Su Wenzhen. In truth, she really wanted to answer, "Yes, I'm just afraid you'll bully Wenzhen," but how could she say such a thing? Ye Wanning looked at Su Wenzhen with concern, "Your Highness is too kind. I… I'll go to my sister's place right now."
"My second brother and sister-in-law are such a loving couple," Su Wenxuan smiled, looking at Su Wenzhen who was standing there dumbfounded. "Sister-in-law, go ahead. I'll take good care of Wenzhen."
Ye Wanning pursed her lips and left with the palace maid.
Along the way, Ye Wanning lost all interest in appreciating the scenery around her. Wasn't today supposed to be a day to see the Emperor? Why hadn't the Emperor come, but the Crown Prince had? But then she thought, after all, this was a day to see the Emperor, and Su Wenzhen was a fool. Now that he insisted on being alone with her, if something happened to Wenzhen, she would definitely be implicated. If anything happened to Wenzhen, Ye Wanning clenched her fist. Su Wenzhen, I don't care who you are, I will never forgive you!
"What's wrong with my younger sister? She finally came to the palace to catch up with her older sister, but she hasn't said a word."
Ye Wanning came to her senses and realized that she had already arrived at the Crown Prince's palace. She smiled and said, "Sister, you don't know, but these past few days, I've really experienced Wen Zhen's mischievousness. With only the Crown Prince watching over him, I'm worried that Wen Zhen will play tricks on him. It wouldn't be good if Wen Zhen did something to displease the Crown Prince."
Ye Wanqing chuckled, "Sister, you shouldn't say that. You should know that the Crown Prince and Prince Jin are brothers. How could the Crown Prince not understand Prince Jin? You're overthinking it."
Ye Wanning feigned sudden realization, "I really forgot if you hadn't mentioned it, sister." Ye Wanning smiled and said, "Sister is right, I really was overthinking it."
"Hehe." Ye Wanqing looked at her. "Your sister and Prince Jin have such a good relationship. It's a pity that Prince Jin is a fool, otherwise it could have been a beautiful story."
“Sister, what you’re saying is…” Ye Wanning shook her head. “After all, I’m already married to him, and Wenzhen treats me very well. I don’t think there’s anything to regret.”
“What you say is true, matters of the heart are unpredictable. However, since you came over today, I remembered something I was thinking of returning to you. I was originally planning to ask someone to take it to you, but since you're here today, I won't bother with that. I'll just give it to you directly!”
"Huh?" Ye Wanning was taken aback. Her things?
As she spoke, a palace maid beside Ye Wanqing handed her an exquisite brocade box.
Ye Wanning opened the brocade box and found a handkerchief inside, which puzzled her for a moment. "Sister, what is this...?"
"I found this by accident in my palace. I must have accidentally slipped it in while I was packing my dowry. It took me a long time to find out it was yours." Ye Wanqing smiled. "You should keep this handkerchief safe, since you're married now. If someone else takes it by accident, it's fine if it's a woman, but if it's a man, you'll really have no way to explain yourself."
Ye Wanning pursed her lips and calmly accepted the handkerchief, saying, "I will heed your teachings, elder sister."
After leaving the palace, Cui'er followed behind Ye Wanning, glanced at the palace maids behind her, and then whispered in Ye Wanning's ear, "Your Highness, this handkerchief is the very thing that led you astray. How could you accept it? Besides, this handkerchief originally belonged to the Second Miss. You could have used this opportunity to clear your name, right? But by accepting this handkerchief, aren't you clearly admitting that it's yours?"
Ye Wanning smiled but remained silent. The past was already set in stone; what could she do? Even if she claimed the handkerchief was a gift from Ye Wanyi to the Crown Prince, it would likely be useless, at least not beneficial to her. Moreover, she would exact revenge for every bit of pain Ye Wanqing had inflicted upon her! Ye Wanning glanced at the white figure in the distance and couldn't help but smile.
"Greetings, Your Majesty and Crown Prince."
"Rise." Su Yikun looked at the girl before him, with bright eyes and white teeth, and a clever appearance. He thought she would be able to save Wen Zhen a lot of trouble in the future. He smiled, then suddenly noticed something. He pointed to the white object that had accidentally fallen from Ye Wanning and asked, "What is that?"
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