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After returning to the Prince's Mansion, Xie Yuantang and Situ Yan were still reluctant to leave Xiaoguai, and stayed in the stable until evening. It was not until Qu Pei came to call them to eat for the third time that they left reluctantly.

"Little darling, I'll come play with you again tomorrow~"

Seeing the two masters acting like children, Qu Pei shook his head in amusement, then sighed with some worry.

The two little masters are so innocent. Now they are blessed by the Holy Spirit and their lives are better. But what will happen in the future?

After dinner, Qu Pei finally proposed returning to the palace.

Xie Yuantang was not too surprised. After all, Qu Pei's task was to help them take care of the servants in the prince's mansion, and now everything had been sorted out. In addition, what happened when he returned home today, and what happened with Situ Ye on the street, he was afraid that he would report it to Situ Qing.

Xie Yuantang blinked and asked Qu Pei: "Eunuch, will my father go to the hunting party the day after tomorrow?"

Qu Pei thought she was worried about being in trouble with Situ Ye, so he nodded and comforted them: "Little Princess, don't worry. The emperor values ​​military power and will personally go to every royal hunting event every season."

Xie Yuantang glanced at Situ Yan, her eyes rolled around, and a little timidity appeared on her face: "Then is it okay for my husband and I to go directly? After all, the emperor didn't ask us to go."

"This... should be fine."

Qu Pei also glanced at Situ Yan, knowing that the two young masters didn't understand this, so he explained in more detail: "The royal hunting is not only open to the royal family, but also to civil and military officials above the fourth rank and their families, regardless of gender. In the past... His Majesty was worried that the Fifth Prince would not be used to it, so he didn't specifically invite him."

He was still being tactful in his words. In fact, the entire Xuanzhao Kingdom had almost forgotten about the Fifth Prince and tacitly assumed that he would not attend any banquets or events.

Xie Yuantang breathed a sigh of relief when she knew they could go to the hunting ground. She couldn't change the past, but in the future...if she wanted to survive here, she had to take the initiative to integrate into the rules of survival here.

The first step was to let everyone know about her, Xie Yuantang’s, existence, and that the Fifth Prince’s Mansion had changed from then on and was no longer a place that anyone could bully!

After personally seeing Qu Pei off, Xie Yuantang called Bai Fu and Hong Qiu and asked them about Situ Ye and the Yu family.

Hongqiu is a straightforward person and doesn't think too much. Ever since she knew where the black horse came from, she has been praising Xie Yuantang for his ability.

"Among the masters in the palace, the most difficult one to get along with is the Fourth Prince, except for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. No one dares to offend him. Princess, you actually managed to get him to give you the Black Horse. You are really amazing!"

Xie Yuantang didn't know much about what was going on in the palace, so he asked, "Why doesn't anyone dare to offend him?"

Hong Qi was stunned for a moment: "Don't you know? The Fourth Prince's mother is Concubine Yu!"

Xie Yuantang blinked: "Who? I haven't heard of it."

Hongqi: “…”

Where on earth did this little princess of theirs come from?

Bai Fu, who was standing by, became even more worried when she heard what Xie Yuantang said. She frowned slightly and said, "Noble Concubine Yu is very favored and gave birth to the fourth prince and the third princess. Moreover, Noble Concubine Yu's mother's family is the Yuguogong Mansion."

"When Duke Yu was young, he fought in the southwest and commanded a million troops. He was the military officer the emperor relied on the most. Now, Prince Yu is the governor of the southwest, a third-rank official."

After a pause, Bai Fu looked at Xie Yuantang and said, "The Yu Long that Your Highness and the Princess met today is the eldest son of Prince Yu and the eldest grandson of the Yu family. Everyone outside calls him Little Master."

After listening to Bai Fu's explanation, Xie Yuantang held his chin with his hands and thought for a moment before coming to a conclusion:

"So Situ Ye has a strong backer, and he's not easy to mess with?"

Bai Fu and Hong Qi nodded at the same time.

Xie Yuantang glanced at Situ Yan, and then asked Bai Fu: "How does it compare with the Yan family? My husband has an uncle who is a great master. Although one is a scholar and the other is a warrior, they can't be that different, right?"

"This……"

Bai Fu hesitated, glanced at Situ Yan carefully, and said nothing.

But Situ Yan thought about it and said honestly: "Madam, my uncle... never took care of me before."

Apart from giving him two attendants, the Yan family has hardly appeared in Situ Yan's life over the years.

Xie Yuantang was shocked: "But last time in the palace, he clearly helped us a lot."

Situ Yan shook his head: "I don't know, but I haven't seen him for a long time."

Bai Fu spoke at this moment, and said meaningfully: "Teacher Yan is a man of high character, and the other members of the Yan family are not involved in officialdom. I am afraid they do not understand the difficulties of Your Highness."

In other words, even if they knew, they might not necessarily intervene.

After Xie Yuantang understood, he fell silent.

She always knew that Situ Yan was in a difficult situation, but she didn't expect it to be so difficult.

Each prince has a deep background, except him, who is not loved by his father and mother. He is so stupid that he won't fight back even when being bullied.

Xie Yuantang sighed, turned to look at her silly husband who was looking at her eagerly, poked his cheek with her little hand and said, "Poor little thing."

Situ Yan tilted his head, his eyes clear and innocent: "Madam, are you talking about Xiaoguai?"

"Pfft~"

Xie Yuantang was amused by his words and nodded, "Yeah, I'm talking about Xiaoguai. It's too pitiful for him to be alone in the stable. Shall we take him out to play tomorrow?"

"Okay, where to go?"

Situ Yan asked excitedly.

Xie Yuantang thought for a moment and said, "Let's go find Yan Mo. Didn't you say he was injured? Let's go see him tomorrow."

"Okay!"

Situ Yan nodded, and just as a smile appeared on his lips, he slumped his shoulders and said, "When Du Wei beat me before, Yan Mo always helped me block it, and his injuries became more and more serious. That's why I don't let him live here."

With Du Wei's stubborn servants around, Yan Mo's injuries would never heal as long as he stayed in the prince's mansion.

Xie Yuantang understood, so he said: "It doesn't matter, we will take the carriage to pick him up tomorrow."

Anyway, they have the final say in the prince's mansion now, and there won't be any more trouble from the naughty servants.

"Ah."

-

The next day.

Xie Yuantang and Situ Yan drove a carriage to Yan Mo's residence.

Xie Yuantang had previously thought that even though Yan Mo was a servant, the place he lived in could at least provide shelter from the rain. However, he did not expect that when he arrived, what he saw was a thatched house that could collapse at any time.

"This……"

Xie Yuantang was shocked. He turned to look at Situ Yan, only to find that he was also shocked.

So he doesn't know Yan Mo lives here?

As soon as the two walked in, they saw a young man with a cane walking out of the house.

He was holding a wooden ladle in his hand, probably to fetch water.

"Yan Mo!"

Situ Yan spoke, standing there at a loss as to whether to advance or retreat.

When Yan Mo saw Situ Yan, his eyes were full of surprise, and then his eyes turned red: "Your Highness..."

Yan Mo threw away the wooden ladle, staggered over with his crutches, and was about to salute Situ Yan, but was stopped by Situ Yan: "Don't kneel, your legs, your legs..."

"Yan Mo is fine, Your Highness, why are you here?"

Yan Mo paused, looked at Situ Yan inquiringly, and asked hesitantly:

"Are you... His Highness now?"