Chapter 36 The Crown Princess Arrives
Since returning from Huilan Palace that day, no one has bothered Ye Wanning and Su Wenzhen. Ye Wanning has finally found some peace and quiet. She finds it tiring to act with others all the time, and she's not a professional actress!
That day, the two of them spent their time outside as usual. Ye Wanning sat in the courtyard outside the house, looking at Su Wenzhen who was taking a nap beside her, and couldn't help but sigh softly. This harem was really boring. She was almost getting moldy from staying here for the past few days. Because she knew that someone was secretly monitoring their actions, she couldn't do anything. She rarely even left the palace, for fear of accidentally causing some trouble.
She reached out and touched Su Wenzhen's forehead. Wasn't this the kind of life she had always longed for? Eat and sleep, sleep and eat. But since marrying him, she hadn't had a moment's rest. Yet, it seemed she was actually quite enjoying it. Was she a masochist? Thinking of this, Ye Wanning couldn't help but smile. She paused, about to withdraw her hand, but was unexpectedly grabbed by her subordinates.
"Wife..." Su Wenzhen sounded like he had just woken up, his voice still a little weak, "Where are you going?"
Looking at Su Wenzhen's wet eyes, Ye Wanning couldn't help but recall the first time she saw him, when he was just as soft and gentle... She smiled and pointed to the vegetable garden next to her, "I'll go water them so they don't die of thirst."
Upon hearing this, Su Wenzhen jumped up from the cool couch with a "whoosh," shouting, "I want to go too! I want to go too!"
"Okay!" Ye Wanning smiled. A few days ago, she was so bored that she asked a few eunuchs to turn an unused small garden into this vegetable garden. She obtained a few seedlings from various places and spent some time looking at it every day. She just didn't know how long they would stay here. If it wasn't long, she hoped that the next owner wouldn't remove it. If it wasn't long, she would be able to eat the vegetables she grew herself, and her resentment would probably not be so deep.
Ye Wanning handed Su Wenzhen a water ladle and chuckled, "Watch how I water them before you do it, so you don't overwater them and kill them. Then we won't have anything to eat..."
Before she could finish speaking, Qiu Shan rushed in from outside, shouting, "Your Highness, something terrible has happened!"
Ye Wanning was startled, and the water ladle in her hand fell to the ground in fright. She looked at Qiu Shan and frowned, "What's wrong?"
"Too...too...too..." Qiu Shan stopped in front of Ye Wan Ning, bending over and panting heavily, "Crown Princess...she...they're coming this way..."
As soon as Qiu Shan finished speaking, a shrill shout came from outside the door: "The Crown Princess has arrived!"
Ye Wanning was startled and subconsciously grabbed Su Wenzhen's hand. Ye Wanqing slowly walked in from outside the door, "Greetings, Crown Princess."
"Oh..." Ye Wanqing stepped forward and helped Ye Wanning, who was about to bow, "Sister, there's no need to be so polite. After all, we are biological sisters, so let's skip these formalities."
Ye Wanning smiled and said, "Sister is right." She had just been thinking that she was finally free from acting and would have a few days of peace and quiet, but she didn't expect it to come back so soon. Ye Wanning couldn't help but feel a little resentful.
Ye Wanqing smiled gracefully, displaying the demeanor of a future mother of the nation. She looked around and noticed the water ladle on the ground and the vegetable garden beside it, immediately understanding what was going on. She looked at Ye Wanning and said, "Little sister, are you settling in well here? I haven't had a chance to catch up with you properly lately."
"It's not bad, after all, it's the palace." Ye Wanning said with a smile, "The food, clothing and daily necessities are much better than those in the Prince's mansion, so how could I not be used to it?"
"That's good." As she spoke, Ye Wanqing suddenly stepped forward and picked up the water ladle from the ground. "Huh..." She picked up the ladle and looked at Ye Wanning with some confusion. "Why is there a water ladle here?" As she spoke, she glanced at the vegetable garden next to her as if by accident and exclaimed in surprise, "Little sister, are you watering the plants here?"
Hearing this, Ye Wanning was taken aback, looking at Ye Wanqing with some confusion. What did watering have to do with her? Just as she was about to answer, Qiushan suddenly chimed in, "Your Highness, you misunderstand. Actually, I was watering. Just now... just now I didn't hold it properly. You came in a hurry... and didn't have time to pick it up..."
"How dare you! How dare you interrupt when your master is speaking!" An elderly woman standing next to Ye Wanqing shouted angrily when Qiu Shan spoke up.
"Never mind." Ye Wanqing glanced at Qiu Shan, who was kneeling on the ground in fright, then turned to Ye Wanning with a smile. "You're such a cute girl. I just asked if you were watering the plants, and she was in such a hurry. You're not a concubine, so why should you follow palace rules?" As she spoke, she slowly walked up to Qiu Shan and lifted her chin. "Which palace are you a maid from?"
Upon seeing the Crown Princess before her, Qiu Shan turned pale with fright and stammered, "This servant...this servant...this servant was originally a servant of the Crown Princess..."
"Oh?" Ye Wanqing narrowed her eyes and flicked Qiu Shan's head. "She's quite a good maid who protects her mistress. How come I didn't notice her before?" As she spoke, she smiled and turned to the old woman who had just spoken, saying, "Wang Mama, this is not your fault. There was such a loyal beauty in the palace before, why didn't you mention her?"
Granny Wang was startled and immediately knelt down and kowtowed, "This old servant...this old servant..."
"Alright, alright." Ye Wanqing stepped forward to help Wang Mama up. "You're so old, and if others see you like this, they'll say I'm bullying you."
"How could the Crown Princess, such a kind person, bully this old servant..."
Ye Wanning stood aside, watching the charade the two servants were putting on, and couldn't help but feel a chill. Thank goodness she hadn't eaten too much today... otherwise she really would have thrown up...
After being flattered for a while, Ye Wanqing finally stopped, probably thinking that was enough. She looked at Ye Wanning and said in a somewhat serious tone, "I've come today because I have a favor to ask of you, sister."
"Sister, please speak frankly. I will do my best to do what I can." Ye Wanning stared at Ye Wanqing, her eyes full of sincerity. She had met this Crown Princess three times in total. The first time was when the Crown Princess used her to show off to Ye Wanyi; the second time was when she used a handkerchief to show off to her; and this third time, Ye Wanning thought, if she wasn't mistaken, it would definitely be another show of force...
Just as she was thinking this, she heard Ye Wanqing speak up: "When I returned the handkerchief to you last time, do you still remember what I said, sister?"
Sure enough… Ye Wanning looked at Ye Wanqing, wondering if this woman was truly foolish or just pretending…
Seeing that Ye Wanning remained silent, Ye Wanqing pursed her lips and said softly, "I came today to remind you, sister, that the palace is chaotic. You must take good care of your personal belongings. If someone takes them, it will be terrible. There are always some men who can't resist temptation and want to take a young lady's things. After all, you are new here, so you are more tempting."
Hearing this, Ye Wanning couldn't help but purse her lips helplessly. This Ye Wanqing really treated this Crown Prince like a treasure, did she really think he was a hot commodity that everyone wanted to eat? She nodded and replied softly, "I know that, and of course I will be careful. Not to mention that if someone who's been cheating on me takes it, it will ruin my reputation. Even if it's not someone who's been cheating on me, if something happens to it and I'm blamed, I'll be in deep trouble."
"It's good that you understand, sister." Hearing Ye Wanning's reply, Ye Wanqing smiled with satisfaction. "However..." she said, looking at Ye Wanning with a cautious tone, "Last time the Crown Prince saw my handkerchief, I was scolded. I just hope that you won't tell anyone about what happened today, lest he say that I'm disregarding my status and talking to you about these trivial matters."
All you ever think about is showing off to the women around the Crown Prince... Anyone would say something about you... Ye Wanning sneered. She looked at Ye Wanqing and smiled gently, "What are you saying, sister? These are private matters between us young ladies. How could I say them outside? Besides, sister is doing this for my own good!"
"That's good." Ye Wanqing smiled. "I knew my sister was so understanding."
"Sister, you're exaggerating a bit." Ye Wanning smiled and looked up at Ye Wanqing. "Speaking of that handkerchief, I found it strange. Second Sister said she would give me that handkerchief, but before she could give it to me, she said it was missing. Later, I found it with you, Sister, and you gave it back to me. Isn't that a coincidence?"
Upon hearing Ye Wanning's words, Ye Wanqing's expression changed. "You mean... this handkerchief... belongs to Wanyi?"
"Huh?" Ye Wanning looked at Ye Wanqing in surprise. "Yes, sister, didn't you know?" She muttered to herself, "That's really strange. How did you know this handkerchief was mine?"
"You mean Wanyi was going to give you this handkerchief, but then she didn't and said it was missing?" Ye Wanqing looked at Ye Wanning with a puzzled expression.
“Yes.” Ye Wanning looked at Ye Wanqing with some confusion, “Just like what I just told my sister…”
"I see." Ye Wanqing sneered. "She's quite the schemer!"
"Huh?" Ye Wanning looked at Ye Wanyi, feigning ignorance, and asked, "What's so clever about it?"
"Nothing?" Ye Wanqing glanced at Ye Wanning and waved her hand. "I have to thank you today, sister, otherwise I would have been kept in the dark forever."
"Huh?" Ye Wanning looked at Ye Wanqing, pretending to be confused. "Sister, what are you talking about? I don't understand."
"There's no need to understand." Ye Wanqing smiled, her expression somewhat enigmatic. "You'll know in a while." She yawned softly. "I just came back from paying my respects to Mother, and after talking to you for so long, I'm a little tired. I won't bother you any longer, little sister. You should rest here. I'll come see you again tomorrow."
"Yes." Ye Wanning gave a slight bow. "Please take care, Your Highness."
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