Chapter 91 Not Going Back
After spending a quiet night in Yichun Courtyard, Ye Wanning found the silence in the attic somewhat unbearable.
"Sister..." Cui'er, seeing Ye Wanning's worried face, tentatively whispered, "This Yichun Courtyard is not a fun place to begin with. Shall we go back to the manor?"
Ye Wanning didn't reply. She tapped the table lightly with her index finger. After a while, she put on a thoughtful expression. Then she looked at Cui'er and said, "Cui'er, you're right. This Yichun Courtyard is indeed not a fun place."
Hearing this, Cui'er was overjoyed and quickly moved closer to Ye Wanning, her eyes shining. "Right! Sister, you think so too? How about we go back to the manor together?"
"What are we going back to the manor for?" Ye Wanning raised an eyebrow. "To see Su Wenzhen flirting with those vulgar women?" As she spoke, Ye Wanning made an extremely disgusted expression. "Just thinking about it makes me feel nauseous."
"Sister..." Cui'er pouted helplessly. After a long while, she looked at Ye Wanning and said, "Since that's the case... then what do you want to do, sister?"
"What should we do?" Ye Wanning raised an eyebrow. She suddenly stood up, looked at Cui'er and smiled meaningfully. "Since this Yichun Courtyard isn't a fun place, how about we turn it into a fun place?" After saying that, Ye Wanning stepped out of the door.
"Sister!" Upon seeing this, Cui'er immediately followed.
The two had just stepped out of the room when they saw the madam leading someone upstairs. Upon seeing the man's face, Ye Wanning was taken aback. "Jiang Hai?" Ye Wanning frowned. "Why are you here?"
"Young Master Ye, let's go inside and talk," Jiang Hai said calmly, looking at Ye Wanning.
“Young Master Ye, this person specifically named you and said he wanted to see you.” The madam smiled somewhat embarrassedly, “I really…”
"Alright, alright." Seeing Jiang Hai approach, Ye Wanning had no intention of caring about the madam's right or wrong anymore. She waved her hand and said, "Go down."
The three entered the house. Jiang Hai closed the door and, seeing no unusual activity outside, respectfully bowed to Ye Wan Ning, saying, "Your Highness."
"Oh dear." Ye Wanning raised an eyebrow, resting her chin on her hand on the table. "So you did know I was a princess?"
“A message suddenly came from the palace yesterday evening.” Jiang Hai looked at Ye Wan Ning and said slowly, “Originally, the prince wanted to come to see you, but he was delayed by this matter and did not come. The palace was only lifted today, so he asked me to come and pick you up.”
Inside the palace? Ye Wanning stroked her chin, thought for a moment, then looked at Jiang Hai, "What happened in the palace?"
"I don't know," Jiang Hai said, bowing his head. "The prince was taken to Jianzhang Palace as soon as he entered the palace and didn't come out until 9 PM."
So late? Ye Wanning frowned, completely baffled as to why the emperor had suddenly summoned Su Wenzhen. After a long pause, she asked, "Is there anything unusual happening in the palace?"
"none."
No? Ye Wanning looked at Jiang Hai with some doubt, "Then what are you here for?"
"His Majesty's condition has improved in recent days," Jiang Hai paused and said, "He said that His Majesty wants to take this opportunity to hold a banquet to celebrate."
A banquet? Ye Wanning paused, feeling extremely puzzled. Shouldn't this be a time for rest and recuperation? Why hold a banquet?
Seeing that Ye Wanning remained silent, Jiang Hai continued, "His Highness said that the banquet preparations would take several days, and he would stay in the palace with His Majesty during this time. He then ordered his subordinates to bring the Princess over."
Ye Wanning bit her lip. Take her over? "Why would you take me over?"
Upon hearing Ye Wanning's question, Jiang Hai was taken aback. The prince had only told him to bring the princess to the palace, without specifying why! He paused, then stammered, "Your...your...your subordinate..."
"Su Wenzhen didn't say anything?" Ye Wanning squinted at Jiang Hai, her eyes filled with a dangerous glint. "He didn't say anything at all?"
Jiang Hai hesitated for a moment, and after a long while, he nodded, "Yes..."
"How sincere!" Ye Wanning sneered. She looked at Jiang Hai and felt a surge of anger when she thought of Su Wenzhen. "He just asked you to pick me up and didn't say a word. Doesn't he realize he did something wrong that day?"
“Your Highness…” Jiang Hai looked at Ye Wan Ning and said helplessly, “The Prince…”
"What does he take me for?" Ye Wanning scoffed. "And why does he think I'll go just because you're here to pick me up!" She glanced at Jiang Hai, her face turning ashen. "Please tell him I'm not going! Let him go have his fun by himself!"
After saying that, she stormed out of the house, yelling, "Cui'er, see the guest out!"
“Your Highness…” Jiang Hai looked at Ye Wan Ning’s departing figure and sighed helplessly.
"Young Master Jiang, please don't take it to heart." Cui'er, blushing, interjected softly, "Sister meant no harm... she was just trying to upset the Prince..."
Jiang Hai frowned, "Then the princess..."
“Sister didn’t return to the manor last night, and the Prince didn’t send anyone to inquire about it. A few days ago, the Prince also sided with those women…” Cui’er bit her lip and said helplessly, “Today you came here on the Prince’s orders, but you didn’t mention these two matters at all. Any woman would be angry in that situation.”
Jiang Hai was taken aback. After a long while, he shook his head in confusion. The world of women is truly hard to understand! After a pause, he looked at Cui'er and smiled, "Thank you, Miss Cui'er. Since the Princess Consort is not going back with me, I will return to the palace to report to the Prince."
Cui'er's face suddenly flushed red. "Farewell, Young Master Jiang."
Seeing Cui'er's face turn bright red, Jiang Hai was taken aback, his tone full of concern, "Miss Cui'er's face is so red... what's wrong..."
As soon as she finished speaking, Cui'er's face turned even redder. She lowered her head and refused to look at him. "I'm fine, Young Master Jiang. If you have something to do, you may leave now!" With that, Cui'er ran out as if fleeing, leaving Jiang Hai alone, standing there, bewildered.
Once outside, Cui'er found Ye Wanning laughing heartily among the girls on the first floor. "Cousin..." Cui'er's voice was unusually soft, her face still flushed red.
Seeing Cui'er's unusual behavior, Ye Wanning was taken aback and looked at her with some confusion. "Cui'er, what's wrong? Why do you seem so listless?"
"Look at Young Master Ye's handsome face!" A young lady suddenly laughed. "Perhaps he's just lacking energy!"
“Yes, yes!” the girls nearby echoed, “He doesn’t look listless at all!”
Ye Wanning was taken aback, looking at them with some confusion, "What does this mean?"
"Cousin!" Upon hearing this, Cui'er immediately interrupted, biting her lip and looking at the girls around her, waving her hands in a flustered manner, "Don't talk nonsense, I caught a cold last night and am just feeling a little unwell!"
"You're sick?" Ye Wanning frowned, looking at Cui'er with some confusion. "How come I didn't know?"
“Yes, this young master Ye is indeed ill!” Upon hearing this, a young lady suddenly laughed. “But this illness isn’t a cold; it’s probably lovesickness!”
"Hahahaha!" A burst of teasing laughter came from all around. Cui'er's heart skipped a beat. She felt so ashamed by these words that she couldn't lift her head and wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
Lovesickness? Ye Wanning looked at Cui'er, who was filled with shame and indignation, with a blank expression. Just as she was about to ask what had happened, Jiang Hai suddenly walked over.
"Young Master Ye," Jiang Hai bowed, "I'll take my leave now!"
"Are you leaving already?" Ye Wanning smiled, about to ask him to stay, when suddenly something occurred to her. Looking at Jiang Hai, Ye Wanning felt a jolt in her heart. She glanced at Cui'er and immediately understood everything. After a pause, she turned back to Jiang Hai, smiled, and said, "Brother Jiang, farewell!"
Seeing Jiang Hai leave the Yichun Courtyard, Ye Wanning's eyes darkened, and she grabbed Cui'er's hand, "Come with me!"
"Where is Young Master Ye taking Young Master Ye? Don't go..." Seeing Ye Wanning about to leave, the girls beside her quickly stopped her, but Ye Wanning pretended not to hear and walked straight towards the pavilion.
Once inside the room, Ye Wanning flung Cui'er's hand away and plopped down in a chair. She looked up at the bewildered Cui'er, thought for a moment, then frowned and asked, "Cui'er, do you like that Jiang Hai?"
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