Jiang Yuwei returned to her residence and began preparing for the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet. Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Jiang Yuwei will be celebrating with the Princess. Of course, Chen Guixiang's entire family will also be there.
As for the General's Mansion, Jiang Yuwei also went to buy some ingredients so that they could cook a reunion dinner for themselves after returning from the shop tomorrow afternoon.
After arranging everything for tomorrow, Jiang Yuwei finally felt at ease and went back to her room to sleep.
The next day,
Ning Zixuan got up early, washed and dressed, and prepared to go out to pick up Wang Yuru for a shopping trip. When he arrived at the Wang residence, Wang Yuru was already ready and waiting in the front hall.
"Young Master, you've arrived. Let's go to the Prime Minister's residence to pick up Ye Yuqing. She sent a message yesterday, worried that Madam Lan wouldn't let her go out today, so she specifically asked me to bring you along to the Prime Minister's residence to invite her. If you're there, Madam Lan certainly won't dare to say anything."
Ning Zixuan frowned upon hearing this.
"I was thinking that today it would just be the two of us celebrating together."
Wang Yuru smiled.
“But I’ve already told Ye Yuqing that I’m going to take her out to play today. She’s usually cooped up in the Prime Minister’s residence, so let’s take her out for a stroll today since it’s a holiday. It’ll be more lively with more people.”
Ning Zixuan wanted to refuse Wang Yuru, but when he met her expectant gaze, he couldn't bring himself to speak, so he could only nod and say:
"Alright, get in the carriage. We'll go to the Prime Minister's residence to pick up Ye Yuqing."
Upon hearing Ning Zixuan's words, Wang Yuru nodded happily and said:
"Thank you, Your Highness, you're the best."
Upon hearing Wang Yuru's words, Ning Zixuan blushed and scratched his head.
"Let's hurry up and go."
After saying that, the two got into their respective carriages and headed to the Prime Minister's residence.
Upon arriving at the gate, Wang Yuru got off the carriage first, followed by Ning Zixuan. When the gatekeeper saw that it was the young master, he hurriedly went in to announce his arrival. Prime Minister Ye, upon hearing the news, also rushed to the front hall to greet him.
"Your Highness, what brings you here today?"
Ning Zixuan glanced at Wang Yuru, then looked at Prime Minister Ye and said:
"We have arranged to go shopping and boating on the lake with your second young lady today. Please ask Prime Minister Ye to let the second young lady come out."
Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Ye was startled. Fortunately, he hadn't readily agreed to the marriage proposal for Ye Yuqing when Madam Lan was choosing a husband for her. Now that the young master had arrived, his daughter was likely to be married off to someone of higher status. Thinking this, Prime Minister Ye hurriedly ordered his men to invite Ye Yuqing out.
"Your Highness is truly thoughtful to personally come and pick up our Yuqing. Next time something like this happens, I'll have her get ready and wait for you."
Prime Minister Ye gestured to the maid beside him to pour tea for Ning Zixuan as he spoke.
Ning Zixuan glanced back at Wang Yuru, who was drinking tea with her head down, then looked at Prime Minister Ye and said:
"Actually, I don't usually have much time to play. It's just that today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, so I asked Miss Wang and Miss Ye to go out for a stroll together."
Upon hearing Ning Zixuan's words, Prime Minister Ye glanced back at the silly-looking Wang Yuru and realized that this Miss Wang was certainly not comparable to his own daughter. Judging from her uncouth manners, the young master would definitely not approve of her.
Perhaps the prince was just using her as a pretext to invite her out. After all, the prince had only met his daughter a few times, and it would be inappropriate for a man and a woman to be alone together.
Thinking this, Prime Minister Ye became increasingly smug. This is truly my daughter. She has only had one meal with the young master, yet he has taken her to heart so much. He even went out of his way to invite her out under a pretext. He has really given the Ye family a lot of face.
The maidservant, on her way to deliver a message to the inner courtyard, happened to run into Madam Lan and Ye Yingying, who were having tea in the garden. Seeing the maidservant's flustered state, Madam Lan stopped her.
"You brat, if you don't want to live, just say so. Running around like this in the backyard, do you really think this is your home?"
Upon seeing that it was Madam Lan, the maidservant turned deathly pale and stammered, "..."
"Replying to Madam, I did not mean to offend you. It's just that there are guests in the front yard, and Master asked me to hurry and invite the Second Miss out."
Madam Lan frowned upon hearing this.
"What kind of guests require the master to personally receive them? Besides, is the master senile? Why doesn't he let Yingying, the eldest daughter, go out to receive the guests when they come to the house? Why is he calling on that slut from the side courtyard instead?"
The maid was terrified that she might say the wrong thing and offend Madam Lan, in which case she would surely be beaten. So she swallowed hard before timidly speaking:
"Well, just now the heir of the Prince Jing's mansion arrived. He said he had made an appointment with the second young lady to take her out for a boat trip on the lake and shopping. The master told me to hurry up and invite the second young lady over so as not to keep the heir waiting."
Upon hearing this, Madam Lan's eyes darted around, and she looked at the maid, taking out a few pieces of silver from her purse and handing them to her.
"Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, so you don't need to be on duty. Take this money and go out to buy some food and drink to celebrate the festival. I will send someone to invite the Second Miss herself."
The maidservant tremblingly accepted the silver from Madam Lan, bowed to her, and then left in a state of fear.
Seeing that the maid had gone far away, Madam Lan hurriedly pulled up Ye Yingying, who was still sitting and drinking tea, and said urgently:
"What are you still sitting there for? The young master has already arrived at our residence. Why don't you hurry up and come with me to see him!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Yingying frowned.
"Mother, that maid just said that the young master came to see Ye Yuqing. Why should I go out?"
Mrs. Lan, exasperated, slapped Ye Yingying hard on the back.
"You silly girl, are you really willing to give up such a good husband as the young master to that little slut Ye Yuqing?"
Upon hearing Madam Lan's words, Ye Yingying's eyes lit up. She quickly put down the pastries in her hand, stood up, straightened her clothes, and looked at Madam Lan with a nervous expression.
"Mom, is it okay if I go out wearing this?"
Seeing this, Madam Lan quickly grabbed her hand.
"Okay, okay, okay, as long as you're not naked, it's fine. What time is it? It's too late to change clothes now. Let's hurry up and get out of here so the young master won't get impatient."
The maid who had just received Madam Lan's money was hiding behind a rockery. Seeing that Madam Lan had gone far away, she breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly made her way to the side courtyard.
She wasn't stupid. It was the master who personally ordered her to come to the backyard to invite the second young lady. If she couldn't get the second young lady to come, the master wouldn't let her off easily. If she really took the money and went out to have fun, wouldn't she be beaten by the master when she came back?
It would be better to secretly tell the second young lady the news, so as to do her a favor. Then I can take the money back to my hometown and offend neither side.
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