Mei Yan lowered her head and looked at her, sighing. She crouched down and helped her up. "Sister is the Crown Princess, and if I were to enter the estate in the future, I would be a secondary consort. There is a difference in status. Sister, aren't you trying to break me?"
Lin Yu Ning was helped up by her but felt no warmth. She only heard countless chills from her words.
Mei Yan turned to look at Ye Jing Cheng. "Your Highness, since Yan'er was going to injure herself anyway, for Yan'er's sake, please forgive Sister."
Ye Jing Cheng glanced at her coldly and pulled Mei Yan into his arms. "Alright, since you're pleading, this King will spare her."
He looked up at Lin Yu Ning with disgust. "What are you still standing here for? Hurry up and get lost!"
Lin Yu Ning concealed the hatred in her eyes, bowed, and quickly retreated.
After everyone left, Ye Jing Cheng looked at Mei Yan. "Yan'er, was it successful?"
Mei Yan nodded. "Now only the last step remains."
Ye Jing Cheng reached out and handed her the hair he had been holding. "The rest is up to Yan'er."
Mei Yan took the hair and stood up. "Yes, Yan'er will definitely complete what Your Highness has entrusted."
Ye Jing Cheng nodded. "You are injured. Go down and have a servant apply some medicine for you."
Mei Yan bowed and left.
Ye Jing Cheng watched her retreating back, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
Meanwhile, Zhou Wan You had just returned to the estate with Su Yun Mo when the steward called Zhou Wan You away for something. Su Yun Mo took Zi Yuan towards the courtyard.
Lin Lang had already placed a brazier in the room and added charcoal, making the room warm.
As soon as Su Yun Mo entered from outside, she felt a warmth all over her body and couldn't help but yawn.
She took out the wound healing medicine from the glazed lock and handed it to Zi Yuan. "Although it's a superficial wound, it's cold now, and the wound won't heal easily. Go and apply the medicine first."
Zi Yuan nodded, took the wound healing medicine, and retreated.
Lin Lang then stepped forward to take the outer robe from the little bun's hands and hung it on the rack. "Why did the little master return so quickly? Did anything happen at Prince Lian's estate?"
Su Yun Mo paused her movement of climbing onto the bed and turned to sit on the bed. "Lin Lang, do you know the Southern Border Princess Mei Yan?"
"Mei Yan?" Lin Lang thought carefully. "I've heard that Mei Yan is the most charming and beautiful woman in the royal family. Many men in the Southern Border are crazy about her, but this subordinate has never met her."
Su Yun Mo frowned. "Mei Yan is now in Zhao Yao. At the banquet the day before Winter Solstice, His Majesty bestowed her upon Ye Jing Cheng."
Although the Southern Border initially intended to send Mei Yan to the harem, judging by Mei Yan's reaction that day, she herself didn't care who she was betrothed to.
Lin Lang was a little surprised. "Does the Southern Border want to form an alliance with Zhao Yao again?"
She hadn't heard of such a thing when she left the Southern Border.
Su Yun Mo shook her head. "They say it's an alliance, but it doesn't look like it."
The person had stayed, and the Southern Border delegation had remained in the capital without returning, but the date for the alliance had not been set. Yet Mei Yan had already moved into Prince Lian's estate.
Lin Lang poured a cup of hot tea and walked to the bed, handing it to her. "Little master, although I am from the Southern Border, and the Po Suo tribe does serve the royal family, there are still some differences."
"The members of our tribe are loyal only to their master, and the 'master' is assigned only after adulthood. Before being assigned to a master, they are not allowed to inquire too much about royal affairs."
To intentionally pay attention to the royal family was to intentionally choose one's own master, which was absolutely not allowed.
As a sharp sword of the royal family, the Po Suo tribe was not allowed to have personal emotions.
"Therefore, I'm afraid I don't know as much about the princess as you do."
Su Yun Mo sighed and took the teacup.
Forget it, she hadn't expected to find out anything anyway.
Lin Lang knelt on one knee by the bed and helped her take off her shoes. "By the way, master, when you went out, Miss Qian Xue from Prince Yu's estate came."
Su Yun Mo blew on the tea leaves floating on the water. "Is Prince Yu not eating again?"
Lin Lang was a little helpless. She knew a little about Prince Yu's anorexia.
"No, Miss Qian Xue said there was a witness when the Feng family's old mansion caught fire last time."
"It was a little beggar who often slept in the Feng family's old mansion. He knew the most about what happened in the mansion that day. He is now near the West Temple on the outskirts of the city, and Miss Qian Xue has taken people to search for him."
Su Yun Mo's eyes darkened. "You go find Qian Xue and join the search. Report back to me immediately if there are any results."
Lin Lang said "Yes" and took the teacup from Su Yun Mo's hand.
There was still half a cup of water left in the teacup.
The door was suddenly pushed open.
A gust of cold wind blew in.
Su Yun Mo shivered immediately.
Ye Ning Yuan rushed in. As soon as she entered, she snatched the teacup from Lin Lang's hand and drank it down in one gulp.
Su Yun Mo's eyelids twitched.
Lu Luo followed in from outside. "Princess, you can't just enter like this... Miss, I'm sorry, the Princess ran too fast, and I couldn't stop her."
Su Yun Mo waved her hand and gritted her teeth as she looked at the person. "This is the General's estate, do you think it's a public teahouse? You can enter if you want."
"Ah~ It's indeed better to drink tea when it's hot. The tea in your estate is good." Ye Ning Yuan shoved the empty teacup back into Lin Lang's hand.
She looked up at the little bun on the bed and didn't answer her question.
Instead, she raised her hand, took off her outer robe, shook off the snow clinging to it, and threw it onto the cabinet. She took off her shoes and climbed onto the bed.
Lin Lang was startled and instinctively stepped forward. "Master!"
Su Yun Mo also gritted her teeth and raised her hand to push her, but as soon as she touched Ye Ning Yuan's face, she gasped.
It was so cold!
"Did you fall into an ice cave?"
Ye Ning Yuan stuck out her tongue at her. "Not exactly, I just accidentally rolled into a snow pit."
Lu Luo and Lin Lang exchanged glances, not knowing what to do.
Ye Ning Yuan, without any pretense of politeness, climbed into the bed, lifted the quilt, and wrapped herself in it, shaking her head like a puppy. "It's so warm."
The melted snow water splashed onto Su Yun Mo's face.
Su Yun Mo's mouth twitched, she knelt up, raised her hand, and slapped her.
Ye Ning Yuan, with a "plop," was slapped back into the quilt, and then poked her head out pitifully. "Mo Mo is so fierce. I didn't do it on purpose."
The little bun rolled up her sleeves. "Why are you here again?"
Ye Ning Yuan smacked her lips. "To stay."
Everyone: "???"
"Don't you have a place to stay at Prince Yun Yi's estate? Do you need to come to the General's estate to stay?" Su Yun Mo crossed her arms, her face full of displeasure.
Ye Ning Yuan pouted, her face full of grievance. "This is all Mo Mo's fault, making me homeless."
A commotion arose outside.
Lu Luo went out and returned a moment later, looking at Ye Ning Yuan helplessly. "Miss, it's Prince Yun Yi. He says he's here to take the Princess back."
Su Yun Mo frowned and looked at the person in the corner of the bed.
Ye Ning Yuan sniffled.
"You threw me back to the estate yesterday, and my father already knows that I ran out while I was under house arrest. He's been chasing me all night since yesterday."