As they spoke, the Crown Prince and others had already walked over. Catching sight of Song Yi Xiao, the Crown Prince smiled and said: "Oh, Ah Xiao's wife has finally dared to come see me? I thought you'd be hiding from me forever!"

  Anyway, she was a senior and was about to leave soon, Song Yi Xiao was just thinking of saying a few words to appease her aunt and calm her down - who would have thought that before she even opened her mouth, Jian Yu Bai smiled and said: "Who doesn't know that Aunt has always doted on us younger generations? Shan Wei, why are you hiding from Aunt? Could it be that Aunt gave you something good in private and you're too afraid to take it, so you don't dare face Aunt? Actually, this is nothing, Aunt has many good things in her hands, she gives them to you because she likes you, what's there to fear?"

  She said this and looked at Princess Tai Guo with a hint of a smile, "Auntie, don't you think that's the reason?"

  "Often heard that you two are a loving couple, I thought young couples are always affectionate!" The Empress Dowager's expression turned stiff, her smile faded, and she said lightly, "Now it seems that the wife you personally asked for is indeed pampered like a treasure. Not even allowing your own aunt to make a joke!"

  Jian Yu Bai smiled calmly and said: "Auntie is overpraising me, compared to Uncle's treatment of you, I'm still far behind!"

  The princess and her husband, Ji Youguang, were famously close, and upon hearing this, she was immediately speechless: She couldn't say that Ji Youguang didn't love her, could she?

  "Your Highness!" Just as the atmosphere was a bit awkward, a servant came over from the nearby carriage and said respectfully, "The young master says he's not feeling very well and asks if you can set off immediately and return to the capital early?"

  The princess was startled and didn't bother to make things difficult for her nephew and niece-in-law, hastily saying: "Then hurry up and leave!"

  Jian Yu Bai stretched out his hand to tidy up the wind-blown fur of his wife's fox coat, and said warmly: "I'm leaving too, you stay with Fifth Sister for a few days, when she recovers, hurry back home!"

  Song Yi smiled and nodded: "Take care of yourself too!"

  Jian Yu Bai didn't say anything else, but deeply looked at her for a moment, took the horse whip handed over by the servant, walked to his mount not far away, brushed aside the crimson cloak, mounted the horse, loosened the reins and followed the procession of Dai Guo's Long Princess.

  Watching his back disappear from view, even the fluttering cloak behind him was completely invisible. Song Yi Xiao then somewhat wistfully withdrew her gaze and turned to see Qing Jiang County's mistress with furrowed brows not far away, so she went over to comfort her: "Big sister is worried about Ping An, right? The new Taichang Hospital sent by the Imperial Hospital, it is said that both are also skilled in medicine, and with Han Taiyi guiding from the side, it may not be worse than Han Taiyi!"

  Qingjiang Junzhu sighed: "After all, it's just the beginning, how can it compare to Han Taizhong who has been taking care of Ping'an for over a decade?"

  Song Yi thought to herself: "But since he's determined to leave, even going so far as to harm himself, it's clear that his mind is made up - how can we possibly keep him? It's better to let him go and have him guide his successor."

  But also knew that Qingjiang Junzhu was concerned about chaos, and after being persuaded with warm words for a few sentences, she didn't say much more.

  Because Nie Wu Yan drank medicine and slept until the evening, Song Yi Xiao had nothing to do next, so she went to Cai Xia Xuan to find Yuan Xue Lian.

  "It's about time you left, Your Highness!" Yuan Xueyu exclaimed as soon as she saw her, "You can move back to Bu Yue Xiao Zhu now, right? Then we'll be close again!"

  "It's not like I can come and play with you every day, my little sister is still in the Yao Hua Temple!" Song Yi smiled at the sight and couldn't help but laugh. "I didn't return to the capital with my husband just so I could stay behind and take care of her!"

  Yuan Xueyu heard this and felt slightly disappointed, but immediately regained her spirits: "Taking a break is just taking a break - how about it? Why not go soak in the hot springs again? Otherwise, once you get busy, you won't have the chance to enjoy yourself like this!"

  Song Yi smiled and agreed readily.

  She originally thought that after soaking in the hot spring today, she would be running back and forth between Yao Hua Yuan and Bu Yue Xiao Zhu.

  Who would have thought that the medicine opened by Yun Gu had a calming effect almost every time, and Nie Wu Xuan slept for several days in a daze. These few days were actually quite relaxing for Song Yi Xiao, because Zhuo Ping An's side Qing Jiang County didn't need her to help much, so she spent her days soaking in the hot springs with Yuan Xue Lian, building snowmen, and occasionally even having a snowball fight, playing until she forgot about everything.

  It wasn't until she was laughing and chasing around several trees in the courtyard with Yuan Xueying that she saw Jiang Muxun suddenly walking in, and only then did she realize her duty, hastily going forward to ask: "Has Fifth Sister woken up?"

  "Miss Nie is still sleeping." Jiang Muxiu slightly furrowed her brow, nodded towards Yuan Xueyu and said, "I have something to discuss with you!"

  "You chat, I'll go take a look at the swallow's nest stew in the kitchen." Yuan Xueyu was about to leave when Jiang Muxiu called out: "I've always trusted your words, why not stay and listen, and also help me come up with an idea!"

  Yuan Xueying finally stopped in her tracks and laughed, saying: "I knew it, you came here to discuss something with Shan Niang, but actually you were hinting that I should leave quickly!"

  As they spoke, the three of them entered the house. After the servant brought in tea and withdrew, Jiang Muxun smiled wryly and said: "Hinting that you should leave? I'd rather take Yushan with me now!"

  "What's wrong with Your Highness?" Yuan Xue and Song Yishang were both surprised when they heard this.

  "She's been out every day for the past few days, and each time it's Second Master Su who sends her back." Jiang Muxun said helplessly. "From my observation, Second Master Su is just being polite because of her status and entanglement, but she thinks he has feelings for her too - yesterday she even discussed with me that during the New Year's return to the capital, she wants to ask our aunt to betroth her to Second Master Su, or wait until Second Master Su tops the imperial examination and then have a double happiness?"

  Song Yi laughed and silently cursed "Oh no": "These two days were spent having fun with Yuan sister, and I actually forgot about this matter!"

  Luckily, there's also Jiang Muxun living with Princess Yushan!

  Otherwise, if she is so careless, who knows what will happen!

  Song Yi Xiao was startled, but then heard Yuan Xue Lian say with difficulty: "Do you want us to help persuade Princess Yu Shan? It's just that we're not very familiar with the princess, and she may not listen to us."

  Jiang Muxun shook his head and said, "Yushan has always been very close to me. She won't even listen to my words, let alone your advice!"

  She let out a breath, "I originally planned to inform the Lord of Qingjiang, and ask the Lord of Qingjiang to devise a plan. But after sending someone to inquire about Bu Yue's residence, I learned that the lord has been worried about Zhuo Gongzi these past few days, and it's really not good to disturb him! After thinking about it, since Yu Shan is not receptive to reason, I can only start with Su Er!"

  The problem is that "I don't know Su Er at all, nor do we have any relatives, and we are of different sexes. Suddenly visiting him, I really can't find a decent reason!"

  "Do you want me to introduce you?" Song Yi smiled wryly, feeling a bit embarrassed. "It's just that I only know Second Master Su by sight, and previously because of Fifth Sister's urgent situation, he was kind enough not to mind being disturbed. If we go now..."

  If Qingjiang County Master finds out, it can still be explained - if Yu Shan Gong Zhu knows, Song Yi Xiao dares to guarantee that this golden branch and jade leaf will never end with herself!

  This is no ordinary trouble!

  Jiang Muxun heard her hesitation and hastily begged: "But apart from you, I also can't find anyone else to help me now! Yushan's identity you also know, her reputation is not something to be trifled with!"

  Song Yixiao was just feeling embarrassed, when Yuan Xueying suddenly said: "Sister Jiang, you really are muddled! Why did you ask Shan Yi to do this? Shouldn't you be asking me instead?"

  Jiang Muxun hesitated: "You and Su Er Gongzi......?"

  "I don't know him." Yuan Xue said with a mixture of tears and laughter, "But have you two forgotten? My brother was once a subordinate of Su Er Gongzi's father, the Duke of Ji State. With this relationship, Su Er Gongzi isn't that kind of arrogant and rude young master. To invite him to Cuixuan Hall for a chat, I think it should still be possible, right?"

  The key point is, "My brother and Su Er Gongzi are both men, he can speak out without being gossiped about!"

  Song Yixiao and Jiang Muxun were taken aback, both of them blushing: "But we forgot about the Marquis of Boling!"

  Jiang Mochen felt especially apologetic: "Last time, thanks to the righteous words of Marquis Boling, I haven't even properly thanked him yet! Now I'm going to trouble him again, won't that be too much bother?"

  After all, Yuan Xuepei's body is not very good now, so she came to this Chunyuan Pavilion just for recuperation and it's really not suitable for her to overwork.

  Yuan Xue said confidently: "But I'll pass on a few words, brother nowadays except for soaking in hot springs is also reading books, this spirit always has."

  Although she became more cheerful and lively under Yuan Xuepei's personal care, she had spent six years living with others without receiving any education. So she thought that as long as her brother's health allowed it, there was no problem.

  Who wanted to send Song Yixiao and Jiang Muxiu away, went to find Yuan Xuepei to explain the situation, but saw Yuan Xuepei immediately frowning: "Was it you who asked me to help invite Su Shaoge, or did Miss Jiang ask for this?"

  Yuan Xue suddenly realized something was off and changed her expression, saying: "It was my own suggestion - originally Jiang sister wanted to ask Shan Yun, but Shan Yun considered the difference between men and women and didn't dare to agree, I saw her difficulty, so..."

  "I'm the same as Ah Xū, we're both on the Crown Prince's side." Yuán Xuěpèi heard this and sighed, reminding her, "That Jiǎng young lady is the birth mother of the King of Wei's wet nurse's niece; while Sū Shǎogē is the biological cousin of the King of Zhao — now that there are three factions vying for the throne, you women don't get involved in the affairs of the previous dynasty, and it's fine if you occasionally socialize, but I'm disabled, yet I still have a title, and on the Crown Prince's side, I have some status. If I privately invite Sū Shǎogē to meet and it gets back to the Crown Prince, it won't necessarily be a good thing!"

  "What should I do?" Yuan Xueyu didn't think things would be so complicated. Although she was a bit naive, she wasn't someone who didn't know what was important. Her close friend in the boudoir was good to her, but after all, not as important as her own brother. She quickly said, "I'll go to the Jade Flower Pavilion right now and apologize to Sister Jiang, and refuse this matter!"

  She was about to get up, but Yuan Xue pressed her shoulder and shook her head: "Forget it! Fortunately, the Jade Mountain Princess who favors Su Shaoge is the biological daughter of the Queen Mother of Wei Wang. I'll just say that I wanted to test whether Zhao Wang and Wei Wang have any intention of joining forces against the Crown Prince, so I agreed to this matter. But in the future, when you agree to help someone, think carefully about these issues, lest you fall into a trap!"

  Sister's face was red and her ears were crimson, with a thoughtful look on her face. Yuan Xuepei nodded secretly: Although he said he was very impatient to get involved in this kind of personal affair between children, grabbing the opportunity to teach his sister a lesson was still a gain.

  He changed his tone to a gentle one and said, "What's going on between Princess Yushan and Su Shaoge? Tell me about it."