Heartstrings Resonance: The Beloved Princess of the Female Power

Said: "Yun Xi will eventually get married. My uncle's cousins all know her well and their character is impeccable. With me as a matchmaker, it will definitely work out."

Xiao Yao was about to say something, but was choked by Mu Yunxi's words. Mu Yunxi frowned and said, "I won't get married, so stop messing around with me!"

Xiao Yao was about to scold her when Minister Lin came up to her. He bowed respectfully and said, "Your humble servant pays his respects to Princess Yongle." As he spoke, he lifted his robe and prepared to kneel down.

Seeing this, Yongle quickly stepped forward to support Lin Wenyuan and said hurriedly, "Second uncle, what are you doing? There are no outsiders here."

Lin Wenyuan wanted to say something, but was stopped by Yongle. Yongle smiled and said, "Second uncle, you don't have to be like this. We are not in front of outsiders."

Seeing this, Lin Wenyuan had no choice but to signal to Yongle that there were other people behind him.

Yongle understood what he meant, so she said to Lin Wenyuan, "Second uncle, you don't have to kneel." After that, she no longer tried to stop Lin Wenyuan.

Lin Wenyuan bowed again respectfully, clasped his hands together and raised them above his head, bent his waist slightly and lowered his head, and said sincerely: "Greetings, Her Royal Highness the Princess!" His voice was low and powerful.

"Second uncle, please get up quickly. You must have worked hard along the way." Yongle only gave him a fake support this time.

Lin Wenyuan waved his hand and said, "Princess, why do you need to wait here? I can just come to the Qin family to visit." Then he looked at Yongle again and asked worriedly, "Second brother of the Jin family said that the princess was injured. Is she feeling better now?"

"Much better. My hands and feet are injured, but except for not being able to run, I can walk normally. After some more time of recuperation, I will be able to run and jump again." Yongle said with a smile.

Lin Wenyuan smiled and nodded repeatedly, saying several good words: "Okay, okay, I'm glad you're okay."

During the months that the princess was missing, no one in the entire Zhao Kingdom could find her, and his grandfather, Prime Minister Lin, was so anxious that he fell ill.

Looking at the guards behind him, Yongle was about to speak when Lin Wenyuan spoke first, "Should we let them come forward and greet us?"

"No need. There are too many people around. Let's settle them outside. Don't scare the Qin family." Yongle looked at the group of guards and said.

Yongle looked at Lin Wenyuan again and said, "Didn't I tell the messenger to tell them that they don't have to enter the city today?"

Lin Wenyuan snorted, "That kid from the Liu family said he couldn't feel at ease until he saw the princess. He was about to come over to pay his respects, but I asked Jing Yi and Jing Er to stop him."

"This Liu family is really interesting." Yongle said with a hint of meaning.

Mu Yunxi followed their gaze towards the group of guards, and could only see a man in silver armor, with two people standing on his left and right, seemingly trying to stop him. The man being stopped was also looking over here.

Mu Yunxi heard Yongle introducing someone to Lin Wenyuan. It wasn't until her name was mentioned that she came back to her senses. She half-knelt and saluted: "My daughter greets the Minister."

Lin Wenyuan supported him and said, "No need to be so polite."

After Mu Yunxi stood up, she followed the others who had greeted her into the Qin family.

When only Yongle and Lin Wenyuan were left in the living room, Lin Wenyuan sighed and said, "Originally, your second uncle from the Jin family should have come with me to pick you up, but he was reported by someone named Liu for coming to the capital without a summons, a capital offense. He wouldn't say why he came, but kept insisting he saw Your Majesty and wanted Your Majesty to execute him personally, even if it meant death. Your Majesty knew he wasn't the reckless type, so he summoned him. Later, the Liu family kept insisting on this matter, and since it was true that he came to the capital without a summons, Your Majesty had no choice but to imprison him in the Heavenly Prison. It was only after I was summoned to the palace that I learned why he came. He didn't dare to publicly announce that he was delivering a letter for the princess, fearing that your whereabouts would be revealed and the Liu and Xie families would take action against you."

Seeing Yongle's worried expression, he raised his hand to signal her not to worry: "I went to the prison to see him. He is fine. He is eating and drinking well in there. He doesn't want to come out yet. I went to the palace just to temporarily shut those people up. Don't worry. Once Her Royal Highness returns to the capital, he will be released. Although his merits and demerits are offset, Your Majesty will not let him down."

Yongle finally breathed a sigh of relief, and said somewhat helplessly, "I thought my second cousin would submit a petition before going to the capital, but I didn't expect him to go... like this."

Lin Wenyuan waved his hands helplessly. "He knew His Majesty wouldn't blame him for your situation. I told him about it when I came here. He said he didn't trust anyone else with the things the princess asked him to present to His Majesty, fearing they might be seized by someone with ill intentions. Handing the memorial back and forth would waste time, and there was a chance someone would try to stop him from going to the capital. So he just went straight there."

Yongle nodded thoughtfully, unable to help but think back to the days he and Mu Yunxi had spent analyzing her kidnapping, deducing why she was captured. The more he thought about it, the more terrified he became. "If they had succeeded, the Zhao royal family would have been humiliated. But my father quickly sealed off Kyoto, so they didn't dare risk escaping. They had to resort to a backup plan: hiding her and waiting until Kyoto relaxed a little before leaving. However, the roads were still patrolled by soldiers from various locations, and the borders between the countries were even more heavily guarded. With no way to get through, they were forced to use other spies or the retreat they had planned from the beginning. If this didn't work, they'd try something else. If I didn't fancy Chen Ruopeng, what would they do next? If there were no other way, they'd probably just kill me!" Yongle frowned; he felt that Mu Yunxi was right. Youdu wanted to capture him to use him to ignite a conflict between the two countries, to use him to crush Zhao's morale, thereby starting a good fight for their own country and also to intimidate Zhao. Thinking that their goal was to use him to humiliate the Zhao Kingdom, one could imagine what methods they would use. A chill ran through his heart. Taking a deep breath, Yongle thought to himself, "Luckily, none of this happened in this life. I can still make amends. The sooner I tell my father, the better."

Seeing her like this, Lin Wenyuan asked worriedly, "Princess? Is there something wrong?"

Yongle thought about it and decided not to tell Lin Wenyuan. She just asked Lin Wenyuan to go and rest. She would tell the emperor about this in person.

After returning to Qingzhu Courtyard, Mu Yunxi and the others began to pack up their things, preparing to set off with Yongle.

In the evening, the two of them sat on the newly built swing chair in the Qingzhu Courtyard and swayed leisurely. This swing chair was drawn by Mu Yunxi. Now there is one in every courtyard of the Qin family. It looks like a small pavilion. Except for the tiled roof, it is all made of wood. The seat and backrest are curved, and four long strips are fixed to the top in a triangular shape on both sides; the top is made of several cylinders of different sizes that intersect with each other to form a swing. In order to avoid it being too monotonous, the craftsman carved some beautiful patterns on the seat and painted it red. From a distance, it looks like a chair hanging in the pavilion, and that is indeed the case.

"Yun Xi, your swing chair is so beautiful!" Yongle exclaimed.

"Haha, it was just a sudden idea." Mu Yunxi said with a smile.

Outside the courtyard, a little head peeked out furtively, as if wanting to see what was going on inside. Seeing this, Yongle couldn't help but laugh: "Is Miss Qin going to come in... or is she going to come in?"

Qin Lan heard the teasing in Yongle's words, and a faint blush crept across her face, but she still walked quickly into the courtyard. Upon seeing Yongle, she immediately knelt, banging her head heavily on the ground. Her voice trembled as she spoke, "I, Qin Lan, greet Her Royal Highness! May the Princess live a thousand years!" Then, with her head lowered, she spoke cautiously, "If I have offended you in the past few days, I hope Her Royal Highness will be magnanimous and not blame the Qin family. All responsibility rests solely on Qin Lan."

Yongle was sitting on a swing chair, some distance from the courtyard gate. He wanted to ask a servant to help Qin Lan up, but she finished her speech so quickly. So Yongle decided to help her himself. When he walked to Qin Lan's side, he found that she was so nervous that her body was trembling slightly. Yongle sighed softly and said to her gently: "I really like you, girl. Why are you so scared? Get up quickly." As he said that, Yongle reached out and pulled Qin Lan up, and comforted her: "Why? Now that you know I am a princess, you feel alienated from me? You should be happy. After all, you have a princess sister."

Hearing Yongle's words, Qin Lan's face was filled with panic. She quickly waved her hands and said, "No, no, you can't call me that. You are a princess, and it is disrespectful for a commoner to do that."

Yongle looked at Qin Lan's lovely appearance and felt helpless. He touched her head, pinched her face, and said gently, "But I acquiesced to all this."

Seeing Qin Lan's soft and cute look, Mu Yunxi couldn't help but step forward and said, "Okay, A Yin won't mind, don't be afraid." After that, she leaned close to Qin Lan's ear and whispered a few words. Qin Lan's face flushed instantly. She looked at Mu Yunxi with shame and anger, and said coquettishly, "Sister Xi, you are so annoying." Then, she felt that she was too embarrassed to stay any longer, so she turned around and ran out, covering her face.

Looking at Qin Lan's departing back, Yongle and Mu Yunxi couldn't help laughing.

Yongle looked at Mu Yunxi with a puzzled look on his face: "What did you say to the little girl? Why did you embarrass her like that?"

Mu Yunxi said calmly, "Nothing. It just means she'll have another princess sister to protect her in the future. Also, she can be more selective when choosing a husband."

Yongle obviously didn't believe it and asked, "Is that all?"

Mu Yunxi nodded: "Yeah."

Yongle pulled her along and said as they walked, "Come on, let's go inside and talk."

Under Yongle's gaze, Mu Yunxi slowly spoke: "Do you really want to listen?"

Yongle didn't say anything, but his eyes seemed to say, "What do you think?"

Mu Yunxi sighed helplessly and said, "It's nothing, really. I just want her to be able to ask you and me for help if she has any problems in the future, such as if her future husband wants to take a concubine or a mistress. Or if she wants to keep a few handsome men, she can think about it with you around."

Yongle was so angry that he laughed at Mu Yunxi's words, and scolded her: "Her future husband can be suppressed from taking a concubine, but... you are so bold to say that you want to keep a handsome man. Aren't you afraid of teaching people bad things?" After saying that, he glared at Mu Yunxi.