I have suffered enough in my previous life, my cousin will never marry me

Chapter 82 The Excited Toffee
Ye Wanshu didn't expect Fu Mingchi to agree so readily, and she stared at him in a daze for a long time.

"What's wrong, Miss Ye, do you have any doubts?" Fu Mingchi looked at her puzzledly.

Ye Wanshu shook her head, feeling a little surprised.

Although his idea could urge the Pacification Commissioner to send troops to suppress the bandits, any discerning person could see that he was being used.

After all, being discovered would be a serious crime against the court. He didn't even think about asking for more benefits and just became a sucker. It seemed that he was not very smart.

Could it be that he felt guilty for ruining his own marriage?
Fortunately, the matter has been settled, and Ye Wanshu doesn't plan to care about it anymore.

"Now that the matter has been settled, Your Highness, if you are not busy, you can stay and have dinner before leaving."

Ye Wanshu said this casually, and Fu Mingchi nodded immediately: "Okay, it just so happens that I haven't had a proper hot meal in the past two days, so I'm sorry to bother you."

Seeing the look in his eyes, it seemed that he was not answering casually. Ye Wanshu was slightly stunned.

"Then Your Highness, please go sit in the hall for a while. I will send someone to prepare it."

It was not a good idea to chase the guest away. At this moment, she just wanted to slap herself twice. She led Fu Mingchi to the living room with a forced smile.

Upon learning that Ye Wanshu had asked Fu Mingchi to stay for dinner, Fu Yunni ran over again, jumping and skipping.

Pulling her, the little guy asked with interest: "Sister Ye, it's almost dark. My eldest brother is staying in Taowu to have dinner. Does he need to go back to the barracks? If not, we can take a hot spring bath together tonight."

"Your eldest brother has official business to attend to, so how can he live in Taowu?"

Afraid that Fu Mingchi would come out and hear them, Ye Wanshu quickly carried her to the backyard.

Arriving at Qin Chulin's room, Ye Wanshu saw the little fellow concentrating on writing. She was very pleased: "Princess, you should learn more from Chulin. Look how well-behaved he is, busy reviewing his lessons and practicing calligraphy every day."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the table covered with portraits of ferocious skulls.

"Chu Lin, what are you drawing?" Ye Wanshu widened her eyes in surprise.

Qin Chulin smiled at her and said, "Big sister, this is the task assigned to me by the princess. She asked me to help draw one hundred pictures of evil spirits."

Ye Wanshu stared at Fu Yunni in confusion: "Little Princess, what do you need so many fierce statues for?"

"My cousin Zhao's birthday is coming up in a few days, and this is the gift I'm going to give her."

Fu Yunni curled her lips fiercely: "If she dares to bully my cousin Qingqing, I will curse her."

This was the last time Ye Wanshu heard the little girl mention her cousin from the Zhao family, and she couldn't help but feel puzzled.

What kind of person is he that even the little princess is so afraid of him?

Thinking about Mu Qingqing, several days have passed, she should have returned to Gusu.

That girl has always been a gentle and well-behaved person. If it is true as what Xiaodouding said, even though she is the niece of Concubine Zhang, she will probably suffer some grievances when she goes to the palace.

With this in mind, Ye Wanshu called Mother Yan over and personally wrote a letter, instructing her, "Mother Yan, send someone to the Zhang family in Gusu to pass a message to Miss Mu, saying that the young princess and I miss her and ask her to come to Yuhua Town before leaving for Yuezhou."

Afterwards, she put away the skull portrait on the table and looked back at Fu Yunni with a smile: "Is it okay now? Wait for your sister Mu to stay in Taowu for a while, and then you can go back to the palace with her."

The little guy nodded happily: "Sister Ye, you are really thoughtful."

Ye Wanshu sighed helplessly.

If I don't think carefully, and these skull portraits are really delivered to the palace, if someone makes a big fuss about it, I'm afraid I'll be the one in trouble.

"Since you don't need to prepare a gift for your cousin, let's go out and have dinner with your eldest brother," Ye Wanshu urged. "After all, he has important things to prepare."

Fu Yunni no longer had any worries when she was able to have Mu Qingqing come to Taowu. She happily pulled Qin Chulin and rushed out of the yard first.

Mother Yan and Ye Wanshu followed behind, unable to stop laughing, "You know what? With the little princess in Taowu, the whole village has become much more lively."

Ye Wanshu secretly groaned.

With this little guy around, she always felt uncomfortable when discussing marriage.

I hope nothing will go wrong next time. I must be careful about these two siblings.

Yuezhou, inside the Yongning Palace.

Concubine Zhang was feeling distressed because her son had canceled the marriage proposal with the Ji family and had lost the Lingshen Heart Protecting Pills presented to the Empress Dowager. Suddenly, she saw Butler Zhao leading people in, looking exhausted.

"My Lady, it is all because of my incompetence that I failed to do what you asked me to do. Please punish me."

Concubine Zhang sighed helplessly: "After all, my son has grown up and he doesn't obey his mother in everything. This is not your fault."

Glancing sullenly outside the guest hall, Concubine Zhang asked again, "Is there anything else? Where are your Highness and Princess? Why didn't they come back with you?"

Steward Zhao felt as if he were being crushed by a tremendous weight, not daring to look up. "His Highness has fallen in love with a young woman in Jikang County, and because of this, he has exempted the entire Yuezhou region from taxes for two years. He is still in Jikang, searching for her whereabouts."

"Oh? My son is willing to devote so much attention to a girl. He is really promising." Concubine Zhang did not get angry but laughed instead, with a warm and bright smile on her face.

This left Butler Zhao stunned: "Queen Dowager, His Highness is too willful. With just one sentence, he caused the palace to lose tens of millions of taels of silver."

"You're such a fool," Concubine Zhang said unhappily, "What's the most urgent matter for our palace right now? Are we short of these ten million taels of silver?"

Standing up, Concubine Zhang said earnestly, "The most urgent thing is to find a wife for your prince. He has finally found a girl who is willing to spend time with her. Let alone these worldly things, he must find that girl even if he has to spend everything. Do you really want to see the royal family die out?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Princess Qining and her family of three walked in.

Princess Qining is the old prince's younger sister. Ever since the old prince passed away, Princess Qining and Zhao Changshi and his wife have been helping to manage the affairs inside and outside the palace, hoping that their daughter Zhao Yingying could marry into the palace. They never thought that they would be overshadowed by an unknown wild girl.

"Aunt, what are you talking about? How could the royal family be extinct?"

Zhao Yingying curled her lips and said, "They say good things should be kept within the family. When my aunt asked my cousin to marry the daughter of the Ji family, I thought it was all for the sake of the palace's great cause. But now my cousin has gone to such lengths for a country girl. Aunt, where can I put my face?"

Princess Qining also spoke in dissatisfaction: "Sister-in-law, what Yingying said is not unreasonable. Yingying is the prince's niece. You let Mingchi leave Yingying and marry a wild girl with no family background. Aren't you deliberately making a fool of yourself?"

"It is precisely because Yingying is her uncle's niece that I don't want her to have anything to do with Mingchi."

Looking at Zhao Yingying, Concubine Zhang said in a deep voice, "You grew up with your cousin. He hasn't had any romantic feelings for you in all these years. Wouldn't it be even more awkward if I forced the two of you together?"

Zhao Yingying pouted her lips, obviously not convinced.

Concubine Zhang sighed deeply. "As women, if we rush to seek a marriage, we will only degrade ourselves. He doesn't want to spend time on you before you get married. Do you really expect your cousin to be around you after he gets married?"

At this time, Yan Jin also returned to the mansion with gifts.

Concubine Zhang was so anxious that she asked hurriedly, "How is it? Have you found my daughter-in-law?"

"Your Highness, I have found it."

Yan Jin's face drooped: "But that girl is the daughter of the Prime Minister whose engagement was broken off by His Highness himself."

(End of this chapter)