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Yunxiu's smile froze on her face. After a long while, she managed to squeeze out a sentence: "Sister is joking. My hair was messed up by the wind outside, so I asked Meixiang to fix it for me."

"Oh... I see." Yun Jin drawled out the words, her face showing a look of sudden realization, but her tone was unmistakably meaningful.

She said nothing, yet she said everything.

The women around were all shrewd women who had been in the inner quarters of the house; who among them couldn't hear the hidden meaning in those words?

They all looked at Yunxiu's face, but their expressions were all different.

A hint of displeasure flickered across Yunxiu's brows as she forced out two words through clenched teeth: "Naturally."

After saying that, he turned around and ignored Yun Jin.

When Grandma Yun saw this, she felt that Yun Jin was not giving Yun Xiu face. However, Yun Jin was not only a county princess but also a princess consort. Grandma Yun was not familiar with etiquette and was afraid of saying the wrong thing. She just glared at Yun Jin and then turned away.

Yun Jin raised an eyebrow, pretending not to see it.

She turned around and sat down next to Chen Mengyao, gently patting the back of her hand to comfort her.

Chen Mengyao gratefully whispered, "Thank you."

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Yun Jin smiled and gently shook her head, turning her gaze to the performers in the hall, but her mind was not on them.

She had just carefully examined Yunxiu's face and found that she only bore a slight resemblance to Consort Shu. However, it was rather untenable to claim that she was Consort Shu's daughter based solely on this resemblance.

Xiao Yifan's appearance bears no resemblance to Liu Zhixue whatsoever, and is even less similar to Yun Heting.

Could it be that he wasn't born to Yunhe Pavilion?

Yun Jin silently reviewed what she had learned at today's palace banquet:

Liu Zhixue met Mu Yanqing in the Cold Palace. Consort Shu hid people from the Southern Frontier for Liu Zhixue. There was a secret between Consort Shu and Liu Zhixue about switching babies, and Xiao Yifan's background was also questionable.

These clues were like scattered beads, and she vaguely felt that there was a thread that could string them together, but what exactly was that thread?

She frowned. It seemed that many secrets were still hidden in this palace.

The banquet was drawing to a close. The Emperor and Empress were the first to leave their seats, and everyone rose to pay their respects. Then, the concubines from each palace left in turn, and everyone else exited the hall according to their rank.

Yun Jin followed Chu Wanqing out the side door and saw Xiao Jingyan, Prince Yi, and Princess Yi waiting by the roadside.

Princess Yi waved to Yun Jin when she saw her.

Chu Wanqing paused slightly and said in a low voice, "Princess Yi is waiting for you. Go over there."

Yun Jin then stepped forward and bowed to Prince Yi and Princess Yi.

Princess Yi took her hand and said to Chu Wanqing, who had followed, "Madam Yun, things were a bit rushed in the palace today, and there were many things we didn't have time to say. His Majesty will issue a decree to grant the marriage tomorrow. My husband and I have discussed it, and on the sixth day of the month, I will personally take Ayan to the Yun residence to present the betrothal gifts. We can then discuss the marriage arrangements for the two children properly."

What else could Chu Wanqing say? The Emperor had already spoken before the entire court, and Prince Yi and Princess Yi were so hospitable. She could only suppress the complex emotions in her heart and say gently, "Thank you for your trouble, Your Highness. I will certainly be waiting for you at the residence."

After saying this, she bowed to Princess Yi again and then led Yun Jin toward the palace gate.

Yun Lang followed behind and walked beside Yun Jin, whispering, "Sister, the Prince is a good man. The way he looks at you is different from how he looks at others. You will definitely be happy."

Yun Jin glanced at him sideways, smiled and nodded, saying, "If Your Highness treats me badly, you must stand up for your sister."

Yun Lang nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, sister. If he treats you badly, Lang-ge'er will personally come to take you home."

Yun Jin smiled and nodded: "Okay."

Hearing this from not far away, Xiao Jingyan's lips twitched. They weren't even married yet, and his brother-in-law was already thinking about taking his sister home. Looks like he'd better win over this brother-in-law.

After leaving the palace, Yun Jin and Chu Wanqing boarded the carriage. Once the carriage started moving, Chu Wanqing looked at Yun Jin and voiced her concerns: "Jin'er, Prince Yu's residence has so many women; the inner quarters are not peaceful. I'm worried that you'll suffer after you marry him. Have you really thought this through?"

Yun Jin smiled slightly and patiently explained, "Mother, those women in the Prince's harem are not his concubines. They were left behind by Princess Yi to help the Prince cover his tracks. The Prince has promised me, and he will begin the process of dismissing them in the next few days. Once I marry into the family, I will be the only mistress of the harem."

Chu Wanqing was taken aback, and after a long while said, "Is that so? If he is really willing to give up his entire household for you, then Mother has nothing to say. But Jin'er, a man's promises can only be taken halfway. He may say nice things today, but whether he can keep them in the future depends on his actions."

"Mother, don't worry," Yun Jin reached out and took her hand, speaking softly, "If Ayan treats me well, I will naturally treat him well in return. If he treats me badly, I will divorce him. I was given a second chance at life, so I will not wrong myself, nor will I tie my whole life to someone who doesn't cherish me."

Chu Wanqing looked at her, her lips moved, but she didn't say anything more.

The carriage stopped in front of the Yun residence. Everyone got out of the carriage and walked into the residence.

Upon entering the mansion, Old Madam Yun suddenly turned to Chu Wanqing and said, "Now that Jin'er has been betrothed to His Highness Prince Yu, our household has two princesses—this is truly a great thing! Shouldn't we also discuss her and Xiu'er's wedding and dowry?"

Chu Wanqing paused, looked at Old Madam Yun, and said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone, "Mother, it is a bit too early to discuss these things now. The imperial decree for Jin'er's marriage will not arrive until tomorrow, and the wedding will be handled by the Ministry of Rites according to the established rites. We don't need to worry about it."

As for the dowry, let's wait until the Prince Yu's mansion sends the betrothal gifts. The amount of the dowry will depend on the amount of the betrothal gifts. If the betrothal gifts are generous enough, our dowry will naturally be substantial. If the betrothal gifts are meager, we can't let them think we're begging for it, Mother, don't you think?"

Grandma Yun choked, but couldn't find any fault with it.

She gritted her teeth and changed the subject: "Then let's talk about Jin'er learning manners. Now that she's a future princess, she'll be moving around in front of the emperor, so she'll inevitably need to learn some proper etiquette. Isn't Granny Su still at the manor? Why not let Jin'er learn manners from Granny Su as well? Granny Su is an old woman from the palace, and she's well-versed in all manners. Teaching Xiu'er is the same as teaching two, so it's good for the two sisters to learn together and have each other company."

Upon hearing this, Chu Wanqing smiled faintly, but refused in a very gentle tone: "Mother, Su Mama was sent by Consort Shu to teach Xiu'er palace rules. How can Jin'er take advantage of this? Princess Yi will take care of Jin'er's rules. We must not overstep our bounds."

She paused for a moment, then continued, "Mother, everyone is exhausted from the palace banquet today. Why don't we all go home and rest first? We can discuss anything at the family dinner tonight."

After saying that, without waiting for the old lady's reaction, he pulled Yun Jin and Yun Lang and went to the inner courtyard.

Grandma Yun angrily pointed at Chu Wanqing's retreating figure and said to Yun Heting, "Look at your daughter-in-law! Openly contradicting her mother-in-law in front of so many servants! What kind of behavior is this! And what did she mean by what she just said? What does she mean by 'the Princess Consort of Yi will take care of it'? I'm not dead yet, and it's not my place as her grandmother to worry about that girl's marriage?"

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