After entering the wrong bridal chamber, I went to farm with the powerful minister

Chapter 1174 The Grand Finale (22)

Shi Yangyang also said, "It really is like they don't recognize us."

It's important to know that she and Yan Yan'er grew up together since childhood. She often followed behind her and called her "Sister Yan'er," so she definitely wouldn't mistake her for someone else.

"Could she have lost her memory?" Pang Anmeng analyzed, "because I didn't see any surprise in her eyes when she saw us."

As the three were discussing, they suddenly realized that Yan Funing seemed to have no desire to speak.

"Little sister, what's wrong?" Yan Yingying squeezed her sister's hand. "Missing your brother-in-law?"

Yan Funing shook her head: "I wasn't thinking about him right now. I was just remembering how I used to carry a basket into the city..."

Upon hearing this, Yan Yingying gripped her sister's hand even tighter: "If it weren't for my second aunt's mischief, you would have grown up in our own home. Why would you have to carry a basket on your back to make a living?" The more she spoke, the sadder she became. "Yan Yan'er has been spoiled since childhood. I have never been able to have a heart-to-heart talk with her. Only later did I realize that blood ties and family affection are truly wondrous things."

“The fact that Yan Yan’er is carrying a basket on her back now only shows that this is the kind of life she was meant to live,” Pang Anmeng also advised. “Fu Ning, don’t be sad.”

Yan Funing quickly smiled and said, "I'm not sad. Looking back on my time in the countryside, it was actually quite sweet."

"Is life with Prince Rui sweet?" Shi Yangyang asked with great interest, resting her chin on her hand. "How sweet? Tell me quickly!"

Yan Funing smiled and said softly, "I can't really explain it, but it's just that someone looks fierce, but actually cares about people secretly."

Pang Anmeng understood: "Oh, no wonder you're thinking about it so much now."

“Yes, I just miss him.” Yan Funing sighed as she spoke. “The war is tense, and I don’t know what the situation is like on the various battlefields along the border.”

Upon hearing this, the other three also began to think about the people in their hearts.

Seeing this, Yan Funing chuckled: "You're all talking about me, but aren't you all thinking about the one in your hearts?"

"Alright, alright, let's think about what to have for lunch. Since Yangyang is treating, let's eat as much as we want."

"According to Sister Yingying, are you trying to bankrupt me?" Shi Yangyang looked at Yan Funing playfully. "Let's go to Funing's restaurant. Funing has to give me a discount."

Yan Funing refused outright: "No."

Shi Yangyang asked in surprise, "Why?"

Fu Ning has never been a stingy person.

Yan Funing frankly said, "I previously contributed a sum of money to the army's pay, so now I have to tighten my belt. Besides, who knows how long the war will last?"

She needs to save more money.

Although his own money was nothing to the army of Da Jing, it was still a token of his appreciation.

Shi Yangyang understood the deeper meaning behind her words: "Then let's eat more."

The four of them went to Fufeng Restaurant for lunch.

After lunch, Yan Funing dealt with the restaurant's affairs for a while, but she didn't expect her sister and the others to be waiting for her.

"I thought you were all going back."

"I heard from Sister Yingying that you guys have been getting together a lot these past two weeks, why didn't you invite me?" Shi Yangyang pouted, "I didn't finish chatting today, so I have to keep you guys company."

“We were just taking a casual stroll out of boredom, and we didn’t make any prior arrangements. What are you jealous about? If you’re really not done chatting, come with me to the Prince’s mansion.”

As the weather grew hot, the sun beat down, and the temperature rose, she wanted to return to the palace and sit by the ice basin to cool off.

At Shi Yangyang's request, Yan Yingying and Pang Anmeng also returned to the Prince's Mansion with Yan Funing.

When they arrived, Yu Liang came to greet them.

"Your Highness, the Fifth Princess has been waiting since this morning."

"Didn't I tell her to go back?" Yan Funing questioned, her gaze shifting to Cai Shi, who was following behind the housekeeper.

Cai Shi quickly replied, "I told the Fifth Princess that she insists on waiting for the Princess Consort to return."

Yan Funing sighed and said to Yan Yingying and the others, "I'll go and meet her."

"Go ahead, who knows what important business the Fifth Princess has to attend to," Yan Yingying said softly. "We're just killing time anyway, let's go together." This Fifth Princess had made her sister suffer, she wanted to see what kind of trouble she was up to today.

When they arrived at the flower hall, Fu Nanyao was peeling off her fingernails.

Hearing footsteps, she quickly stood up: "Sister-in-law."

Upon hearing the word "sister-in-law," they discovered that Yan Funing was followed by several people.

"Have you had lunch yet?" Yan Funing asked casually, then turned and instructed Yu Liang to add ice basins to the flower hall.

"I've eaten. Butler Yu instructed the kitchen to prepare my favorite dishes." Fu Nanyao lowered her voice. "Sister-in-law, I have something I'd like to discuss with you privately."

"Is there anything the Fifth Princess cannot hear that you must say to my sister in private?" Yan Yingying smiled gently, helping Pang Anmeng to sit down first. "Pregnant women should rest more."

Pang Anmeng first curtsied to Fu Nanyao, and then quickly allowed the maids of the Prince's Mansion to add cushions to her chair. She sat down comfortably and said, "If the princess doesn't mind us making a fuss, please tell us what you think, and we can help you come up with a solution."

"Let's all sit down and talk," Yan Funing said, pressing her temples.

Fu Nanyao had no choice but to sit back down, her voice soft: "I know that Bei Qi is attacking our Da Jing. These past few days I have been thinking about Bei Qi's purpose in coming for a marriage alliance. Seeing that Gongsun Man and Long Lihui have been under house arrest for so long, I have come to a deep understanding that Bei Qi's original request to marry the legitimate princess was premeditated."

"My stupid brain, I only see things superficially..."

Before she could finish speaking, Pang Anmeng interrupted, "You're a princess, so we can't really say anything to you, but how could you upset such a good person like Fu Ning?"

Fu Nanyao then admitted, "It was my vanity that made my sister-in-law angry."

She looked at Shi Yangyang as she spoke, hoping she would say a few words on her behalf.

Unexpectedly, Shi Yangyang said, "You're quite a flirt; you probably can't resist a handsome man."

"Princess, you?"

Shi Yangyang continued, "As usual, all the brothers are good-looking, and they can't stand any other handsome men. But you, you clearly use Fu Ning as your comparison. She is your sister-in-law, not your enemy."

You should know that even if you wanted Fu Ning to be your sister-in-law, you couldn't.

Yan Yingying adjusted her posture in the chair and sipped her flower tea comfortably.

Unexpectedly, Pang Anmeng and Shi Yangyang spoke for her without her even having to say anything.

Fu Nanyao's face flushed red and then turned pale. She could only look at Yan Funing and say, "Sister-in-law, I really know I was wrong."

"I understand. If there's nothing else, you may return to the palace."

Yan Funing gave them the order to leave.

Fu Nanyao asked, "Can my sister-in-law forgive me?"

“Whether you forgive or not, it’s all the same,” Yan Funing said directly. “You are still the legitimate princess of Dajing, the apple of your father’s and mother’s eye.”

As for their relationship, they are still sisters-in-law.

They were merely sisters-in-law.

Having no other choice, Fu Nanyao left the Prince Rui's residence.

"How long has it been since the trouble started in Beiqi, and only now has she come to her senses?" Pang Anmeng shook her head repeatedly. "I don't think she's realized her mistakes."

"Whether she's right or wrong, let her be."

Yan Funing's voice was rather soft.

She's long since come to terms with it.

Now she's too lazy to bother with trivial matters; all she wants to know is how the border war is going.

Half a month has passed. Has that person arrived on the battlefield?

Although only half a month has passed, it feels like half a year has gone by.