Chapter 32 The Emperor is Seriously Ill
Ye Wanning turned her head shakily, wondering how to explain her words if it really was someone from the Yichun Courtyard. Unexpectedly, she saw a familiar face. Ye Wanning breathed a sigh of relief, patted her chest, and said somewhat irritably, "Don't you know that scaring someone can be deadly?"
Su Wenyan was stunned for a moment, then looked at Ye Wanning with some grievance. His elder brother was so worried when he found out that his second sister-in-law had come to the brothel, but because of his status, he couldn't show up, so in the end, he was the one who suffered! Su Wenyan frowned. He hadn't encountered a single good thing since he returned!
Seeing that some people around them were looking over out of curiosity, Su Wenyan immediately bowed and said, "I'm really sorry, but you two gentlemen are unfamiliar faces. Is this your first time visiting Duyang City?"
"Yes." Ye Wanning returned the greeting. Although she knew it was for her and Cui'er's good, she still found it a little funny. "I am here to do business with my cousin."
"That's a pleasure to meet you." Su Wenyan smiled. "As the ancients said, 'Is it not delightful to have friends coming from afar?' It is fate that we meet today. I wonder if you would be interested in having a couple of drinks with me?"
Ye Wanning was taken aback and looked at him with some confusion. What was going on?
"Young Master, please don't be shy!" Su Wenyan stepped forward, gave her a gentle push, and whispered in her ear, "Second Sister-in-law, you should go back quickly! Your brother discovered you were missing, and the Prince's mansion is in an uproar!"
Ye Wanning was startled; she had forgotten about this. She frowned and quickly pulled Su Wenyan aside, saying, "Brother, you're overthinking it. My cousin and I were just wondering how to make more friends in Duyang City. Since you're so hospitable, I, Ye, will gladly accept!"
"No problem, no problem!" Su Wenyan smiled, gave Cui'er a look, and the three of them, with their arms around each other's shoulders, walked amicably toward the Prince of Jin's residence.
As soon as she entered the Prince's mansion, she heard a series of sounds of objects falling to the ground coming from the main hall. Ye Wanning was startled and hurriedly ran towards the main hall. From a distance, she saw Su Wenzhen picking up things and throwing them on the ground. "Wenzhen! What are you doing!"
Upon seeing Ye Wanning return, Butler Li greeted her as if she were his savior, exclaiming, "Your Highness, you're finally back!" But seeing Ye Wanning dressed as a man, he couldn't help but ask with some confusion, "Where did Your Highness go looking like this..."
"What business is it of yours where she goes!" Su Wenzhen stopped what he was doing and sat down when he saw Ye Wanning come over. He pouted and said angrily, "She doesn't care about me at all. I'd rather not have a wife like that."
Ye Wanning stumbled, looking at Su Wenzhen with some embarrassment. Sometimes, the way this guy talked made it impossible to tell he was a fool... She walked to Su Wenzhen's side and said with a somewhat ingratiating smile, "Wenzhen, don't be angry. I just went shopping with your sister Cui'er today."
"Why didn't you call me when you went out to play, my wife?" Su Wenzhen looked at Ye Wanning, then turned his head away, looking very angry. "If you don't come back today, I'll smash everything in this mansion and leave you nowhere to sleep!"
Ye Wanning's face darkened. She looked at Su Wenzhen and asked, "Wenzhen...where did you learn all this from..."
"I think this is how the old maids in the mansion manage their husbands!"
Ye Wanning looked at Su Wenzhen, somewhat speechless. After a pause, she suddenly remembered something, took out a small rattle drum from her pocket, and handed it to Su Wenzhen. "Look, Wenzhen, I went to buy this for you. I didn't tell you because I wanted to give you a surprise!"
Still retaining a childlike temperament, Su Wenzhen immediately calmed down upon seeing the little toy. Ye Wanning looked at him with some relief; thankfully, this child was easy to coax. Just as she was about to strike while the iron was hot and say a few sweet words, she heard Su Wenzhen say, "I'll forgive you this time, my wife. But if there's a next time, I'll make sure you have nowhere to sleep!"
Ye Wanning chuckled. He was putting on quite the act of a little adult. She patted Su Wenzhen's head. "I know, from now on, I'll take Wenzhen with me wherever I go..."
“That’s exactly how it should be done!” Su Wenzhen looked up at Ye Wanning with a righteous air. “Wife, I want a hug.”
Ye Wanning covered her face. The tall man, who was over 1.8 meters tall, actually asked her for a hug... She was almost in tears. What kind of nonsense was this?! She forced a smile and smiled awkwardly, but seeing Su Wenzhen's expression, she couldn't refuse. So, blushing, she gently hugged Su Wenzhen.
Su Wenzhen snuggled contentedly into Ye Wanning's arms, then frowned. "Wife, why do you smell so bad?" Damn it! Why is there such a strong scent of perfume? Su Wenzhen's eyes darkened. Did she really go to a brothel?
The steward, Li, standing to the side, seemed to have noticed as well, and looked at Ye Wanning with a somewhat embarrassed expression, "Your Highness...you..."
Ye Wanning coughed awkwardly twice, "Um... I just went to a rouge shop with Cui'er for a bit, so it's inevitable that I picked up some of the smell." She turned to look at Cui'er, "Right, Cui'er?"
Cui'er nodded quickly, "Your Highness is right." Although she didn't agree with Ye Wanning's idea, Cui'er knew that if others found out, it would be a terrible thing!
"See?" Ye Wanning raised an eyebrow, unsure who she was talking to. After a pause, she smiled at Su Wenzhen and said, "Since Wenzhen doesn't like it, I'll go take a bath now and wash the smell off!" With that, she waved to Cui'er and said, "Cui'er, come with me."
Cui'er nodded, "Yes!"
Back inside, Ye Wanning breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that no one had followed her, she quickly closed the door.
Cui'er frowned, looking at Ye Wanning with a hint of resentment, "Sister, there won't be a next time!"
"Okay, okay!" Ye Wanning shook her head. She said that, but how could there not be a next time? She still had to go back and check how things went! Thinking this, she turned to look at Cui'er, "Cui'er, what do you think the chances are of this succeeding today?"
Cui'er frowned, thought carefully, and said, "It's at least seven or eight out of ten." Then she covered her mouth and laughed, "Speaking of which, the romance between you and Miss Shaoyao was really good today." She looked at Ye Wanning and teased, "You said that if I were a boy, I would definitely be a menace. If you were a boy, what would you be?"
Ye Wanning blushed and flicked Cui'er's forehead hard. "You brat! How dare you make fun of me! I'm only doing this for the Prince's mansion!"
"Ouch! Sister, you really hit me hard!" Cui'er covered her forehead, wincing as she cried out, "I know, I know! Sister is always right!"
"Of course!" Ye Wanning raised her eyebrows slightly. "Alright, hurry up and call someone to bring some water. I can't stand this smell of perfume anymore!"
"Okay!" Cui'er smiled and was about to get up when the door was suddenly pushed open forcefully. There stood Granny Sun, panting heavily.
Seeing Sun Mama's anxious appearance, Ye Wanning was startled and asked, "Sun Mama, what's wrong?"
"Your Highness...no...no...something terrible has happened...news has come from the palace saying...the Emperor is seriously ill...and he summons you and the Prince to go there immediately!"
What?! Ye Wanning stared wide-eyed at Granny Sun in disbelief. The Emperor... is seriously ill?
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