The prince of love, the wealth has come to me

During the meal, the Queen Mother asked them about their experiences along the way and any interesting things that happened, but she didn't say anything else.

After dinner, seeing Xiao Mingchen and the Queen Mother chatting, Ling Yueqing slipped out on the pretext of going to the toilet, and came to the Yuning Palace with ease. Sure enough, the layout of the palace was exactly the same as the blueprint that Achen had drawn for her.

In order to avoid making unnecessary noise and alerting others, Ling Yueqing found a deserted place and climbed in.

Princess Yuning's door was closed, and outside the door there was only Qinglian sitting on the steps, staring into the sky in a daze.

Ling Yueqing walked over. Seeing this, Qinglian hurriedly stood up and prepared to salute. Ling Yueqing made a gesture to keep quiet and asked softly, "How is Yuning now?"

"Replying to the princess, since she met the prince a few days ago, the princess has started to eat normally, but she doesn't talk much and doesn't allow us to serve her."

"Okay, I'll go in and take a look. You keep an eye on the people."

"Yes, princess."

"Knock, knock, knock." Ling Yueqing knocked on the door, and Princess Yuning's voice came out immediately, "It's not time for dinner yet, don't disturb me if you don't have anything."

Ling Yueqing sighed, "Okay, a commander in the army named Mu Somehan asked me to help her deliver a letter. Since no one wants it, I'll leave first."

Before he could finish his words, the door was opened and Princess Yuning ran over in a hurry without even having time to put on her shoes.

"Sister-in-law, I didn't know it was you. Don't be angry. Come in."

Princess Yuning pulled Ling Yueqing into the house and immediately asked, "You mean Brother Mu wrote me a letter? Where is it, sister-in-law?"

"No, you heard it wrong."

"I heard it right, sister-in-law, please give it to me quickly." Princess Yuning pulled Ling Yueqing's sleeve and looked at her eagerly.

Ling Yueqing stopped teasing her and handed her the letter in her arms.

Princess Yuning couldn't wait to open the letter. Although she read very quickly, it took her a long time to read such a short letter.

She raised her head and looked at Ling Yueqing with tearful eyes, "Imperial sister-in-law, I know it, I know it."

Ling Yueqing was confused. Why don’t you tell me what you know? How would I know if you don’t tell me?

"Yu Ning, what did the letter say?"

"Brother Mu said that he had always been fond of me, but something unexpected happened at home, and he left home because he was afraid that I would be wronged. As he got older, he was afraid that what I said about my love was just a joke when I was young, so he never dared to write to me."

"Now that he knows that I have feelings for him, he is extremely happy and said that he will ask the emperor for permission to marry me when he returns to Shengjing."

"Isn't he in Shengjing now? Where is he?" Ling Yueqing asked. She only knew that he was serving in the army, but she didn't know which army.

Princess Yuning wiped her tears and said, "What a coincidence, Brother Mu is currently serving in the army of my sister-in-law's father, General Yuwen."

"That's indeed a coincidence. Counting the days, the army should be returning to Shengjing soon. It seems that Yuning will soon meet your beloved brother Mu."

"Imperial sister-in-law, how annoying~" Princess Yuning said shyly, but her eyes were full of anticipation and joy.

"Okay, I have to hurry up and leave. I just sneaked in here."

"Yu Ning, now Mu Han's heart is certain, and you two are in love with each other. The rest is left to your brother. You just need to wait for Mu Han to become your consort."

"You need to take good care of yourself these few days, get more sun, and don't lock yourself in the house anymore."

"Yes, sister-in-law, I understand."

Ling Yueqing nodded and returned to Xian De Palace without any obstruction.

As soon as I entered the room, I heard the Queen Mother sternly say, "Chen'er, don't worry about this. The marriage between Yuning and the eldest son of the Prime Minister's Mansion has been decided. All that's left is to choose an auspicious day. There is no room for maneuver."

Xiao Mingchen was speechless for a moment. It might be because he never made any requests, so the Queen Mother always responded to his requests.

He thought that this time the problem could be easily resolved, but he did not expect the Queen Mother to be so determined, as if there was some reason that she had to do it.

Seeing this, Ling Yueqing walked back and said, "Is what mother said true?"

The Queen Mother said, "Of course it's true. Why has Qing'er been gone for so long?"

Ling Yueqing did not respond, but instead muttered to herself in panic, "What should I do? This, this, I'm afraid that war will break out again."

The Queen Mother said, "Qing'er, be careful with your words and don't talk nonsense."

Ling Yueqing said seriously, "What Qing'er said is all true, not nonsense. Didn't the prince tell mother?"

They both looked at Xiao Mingchen.

Xiao Mingchen was panicking. What was going on? He didn't tell her about this before he came. But he didn't show it on his face. He said calmly, "I haven't had time to tell my mother yet."

"In that case, let me tell you."

Ling Yueqing sat down next to the Queen Mother and said, "We went to Yue Country this time to treat the prince's... illness. On the way back, we passed through Qi Country. I thought my father was there too, so I went to see him. Guess who we met?"

"Who?"

"Mu Han."

The Queen Mother said, "The name sounds somewhat familiar."

"Have you forgotten, Queen Mother? He used to be a companion reader in the palace."

The Queen Mother suddenly realized, "Yes, there was such a child. At that time, he was the son of the Minister of Rites. What a pity."

"Why? What has he got to do with it?"

"It's a coincidence that Emperor Xuan Yang, who had just ascended the throne, had been to the battlefield before ascending the throne. His identity was unknown at the time, and he was saved by Mu Han, the commander, by accident."

"This emperor is a man who knows how to repay kindness. After making peace with our country, he specially summoned Mu Han and said that he was his savior and wanted to reward him handsomely."

"After thinking about it, I found nothing suitable. When I found out that he was still unmarried, I wanted to recruit him as my consort and betroth my daughter to him."

"I didn't expect Mu Han to say that he already has someone in his heart and can't stay in Qi State as a consort."

"After hearing this, Emperor Xuan Yang did not force him anymore, but asked him who his favorite person was and wanted to act as a matchmaker for him."

Hearing this, the Queen Mother also sensed something was wrong, frowned, and asked, "Could this person you like be Yu Ning?"

"My mother is really smart. This person is Yu Ning."

The Queen Mother slammed the table and said, "This is simply nonsense. This princess is the princess of my Li Kingdom, and this commander is also the commander of my Li Kingdom. How can a Qi countryman like him be a matchmaker?"

"Mother, calm down. You are right. Emperor Xuanyang is indeed meddling in other people's affairs."

"It's just... when they were negotiating peace, they were originally planning to sign a 40-year peace agreement. Emperor Xuan Yang said that because Mu Han was his savior, he added another 10 years."

"I just wonder if Emperor Xuanyang will start a new war for his savior if the matchmaking fails this time."