Chapter 118 The First Sign of Wind
The next morning, after Su Wenzhen entered the palace, Ye Wanning began tidying up the room.
“Sister…” Cui’er, who was helping Ye Wanning pack her things, looked up at her with unease, “Are you really going to…”
"Of course." Ye Wanning nodded without looking up. "I've already agreed."
“But…” Cui’er pursed her lips nervously, “What if the Prince finds out about this…”
"If you won't tell, I won't tell." Before Cui'er could finish speaking, Ye Wanning looked up and interrupted her. She smiled at Cui'er, "Then how would he know?"
“But…” Cui’er frowned, and for some reason, she felt uneasy.
"Alright." Ye Wanning smiled and stepped forward, patting Cui'er's back reassuringly. "You don't need to worry." As she spoke, she raised an eyebrow. "It's just as I was thinking. The fabric shop needs to deliver goods soon. If it weren't for this perfect opportunity, do you think I would have had the guts to do this?"
Cui'er frowned, looked at Ye Wanning, thought for a long time, and finally gave in. She looked at Ye Wanning and sighed softly, "Alright, sister, be careful on your journey..."
"Of course." Ye Wanning smiled, pursed her lips, picked up the packed package, turned to look at Cui'er, "This delivery trip will probably take a day or two, so you should stay in the manor and take good care of your leg." As she spoke, Ye Wanning glanced at Cui'er, who was still sitting in the replica "wheelchair" she had made, and sighed helplessly, "With you injured, I always feel that it will be difficult to get things done."
"I'd rather be sick," Cui'er said, pouting unhappily. "You always take on trouble. If I got better so quickly, who knows what might have happened."
"Pah, pah, pah!" Hearing Cui'er say that, Ye Wanning quickly said, "How can you curse yourself like that?" As she spoke, she looked at Cui'er and sighed helplessly, "Why do I feel like you've suffered a lot of anger while you're by my side?"
“That’s right.” Cui’er muttered softly after hearing Ye Wanning say that.
"What?" Ye Wanning frowned. Cui'er's voice was very soft just now, and she didn't hear what she said at all. But thinking about it, she knew it definitely wasn't something nice. She raised an eyebrow, leaned close to Cui'er's ear, and smiled playfully, "What did you just say? Say it again?"
Ye Wanning's sarcastic tone startled Cui'er. She shrank back and waved her hands repeatedly, saying, "No, no, I didn't say anything just now."
"Really?" Ye Wanning smiled at Cui'er. "But, I think I heard you say something."
"I'm so happy to be with you, sister." Hearing Ye Wanning say that, Cui'er grinned. After a while, she took the package from Ye Wanning's hand and changed the subject, saying, "Sister, give me the package, I'll see you out."
"No need." Ye Wanning reached out and brushed Cui'er's hand away. She looked at Cui'er with a smile on her face, "With your appearance, you still want to see me out? Forget it."
"Sister..." Seeing Ye Wanning's refusal, Cui'er quickly grabbed Ye Wanning's sleeve, her face full of anxiety, "Let me see you off, sister. I haven't been able to spend time with you these past few days, I..."
Ye Wanning was most afraid of seeing Cui'er like this. She felt a headache coming on. After looking at her for a while, seeing that she still had no desire to let go, Ye Wanning finally gave in. She composed herself, looked at Cui'er, and sighed helplessly, "Alright." With that, she handed the package in her hand to Cui'er, "You can deliver it."
Seeing that Ye Wanning had relented, Cui'er smiled happily, took the package, and turned her wheelchair towards the outside. "Sister, let's go!"
"Okay!" Ye Wanning smiled and followed Cui'er's footsteps outside.
Upon arriving at the gate of the mansion, they saw that Steward Li had already prepared a carriage and was waiting outside. When he saw Ye Wanning arrive, Steward Li quickly bowed to her and said, "Your Highness, you have arrived."
"Hmm." Ye Wanning nodded, but then noticed someone else waiting by the carriage. Wasn't that...? Looking at the person, Ye Wanning frowned. Wasn't that the maid Su Wenzhen had arranged for Cui'er because of her leg injury? What was she doing here...?
When Steward Li noticed Ye Wanning's unusual expression and saw her looking at the maid by the carriage, he immediately understood what was going on. He smiled and stepped forward to explain, "Your Highness, this maid was specially sent by the Prince to take care of you on the journey, in case it was inconvenient for you."
Is that so? Ye Wanning turned her head to look at Butler Li, then scolded him in a slightly coquettish tone, "It's only a journey of less than a day, what's the point of taking care of me? Besides, I'm only staying there for one night and I'll be returning to the manor tomorrow. What does he mean by this?"
Seeing that Ye Wanning was showing signs of anger, the maidservant quickly knelt down, her voice filled with fear, "Your Highness, please don't be angry, Your Highness, please don't be angry. The Prince is just worried that you might not be able to adapt to the new environment..."
"It's only a short distance, how could you be suffering from water and soil incompatibility?" Hearing this, Ye Wanning feigned anger. She looked at the maid and said angrily, "Do you think I'm spoiled and pampered like that? You really look down on me!"
"Your Highness!" Upon hearing Ye Wanning's words, Steward Li was so frightened that he also knelt down. "Your Highness, please don't be angry, this old servant..."
"Alright, alright." Ye Wanning frowned, looking at Butler Li with some impatience, and said, "You all get up! Otherwise, you'll accuse me of being abusive and abusive towards my servants again, which I can't bear!"
"Yes, yes, yes." Upon hearing this, Steward Li and the maid quickly stood up. Steward Li looked at Ye Wanning with a troubled expression, "Then the Princess..." He then glanced at the maid behind him, "She..."
Ye Wanning didn't reply. Instead, she walked to the maid's side, raised an eyebrow, and looked at the maid. "What's your name?"
"This servant...this servant..." the maid stammered, "This servant's name is Qingzhu..."
Qingzhu? What a nice name. Ye Wanning smiled, then looked at Qingzhu and said, "Qingzhu, I need to trouble you with something today."
The maidservant lowered her head, filled with reverence, "Your Highness, what are you saying? It is my honor to serve Your Highness. I... I will do my utmost..."
"It's not that serious." Ye Wanning smiled and waved her hand. She looked at Qingzhu and said, "Just tell the Prince a message: ...I can handle this myself, so I don't need anyone else's help."
With that, Ye Wanning waved her hand, turned around and got into the carriage. "I'm leaving now. You don't need to come with me. Go and report back to the Prince!"
Upon hearing this, Qingzhu was startled and looked up at Ye Wanning with a look of astonishment. "Your Highness, this servant..." Before she could finish speaking, a sound was heard and the carriage started moving.
Qingzhu turned to look at Butler Li, clearly still in a daze. She hesitated for a moment, then said, "This..."
"Do whatever the princess says." With that, Butler Li shook his head helplessly. He couldn't do anything about the princess.
"But..." Qingzhu bit her lip. How...how was she supposed to explain this to the prince...?
Cui'er noticed Qingzhu's hesitation. She smiled, looked at Qingzhu, and slowly said, "Qingzhu, come here."
Hearing Cui'er call her name, Qingzhu was startled and turned to look at Cui'er. "Miss Cui'er," she said, slowly stepping forward to stand before Cui'er. "What is it, Miss Cui'er?"
"Come here, I'll tell you quietly, and then the prince won't blame you." As she spoke, Cui'er looked up at Qingzhu with a smile on her face.
When Ye Wanning arrived at the cloth shop in her carriage, she saw Granny Sun standing at the entrance, seemingly waiting for someone, looking anxious.
"Your Highness!" Upon seeing Ye Wanning's carriage arrive, Granny Sun seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and hurriedly went to greet her. "Your Highness, you've finally arrived!" As she spoke, she cautiously looked around.
"What's wrong?" Seeing the strange look on Granny Sun's face, Ye Wanning's heart suddenly tightened. She bit her lip, looked at Granny Sun with a nervous expression. Could something have happened to them?
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