Ye Youlan paused for a moment and saw that Qiao Ling's face was red, her eyes were filled with tears, and she pursed her lips, trying her best not to let the tears fall.

"Qiao Ling, if you don't want others to look down on you, you must learn to respect yourself and love yourself, make yourself outstanding, and naturally there will be outstanding men who admire you."

Ye Youlan asked Dingxiang to take her out.

When Ding Xiang walked Qiao Ling to the door, she couldn't help but say, "Any maid in the palace in the capital is better than the daughters here. If you can dream, it will never be your turn. You'd better listen to the princess and wake up soon.

Girls should strive to be excellent and not have unrealistic dreams, otherwise they will become a joke."

Qiao Ling didn't know how she got home. Song Wen called her on the way, but she couldn't hear him. She returned home in a daze, which scared Qiao's wife. She came over to help her and touched her forehead.

"Mom, do you also think I'm dreaming?"

Mrs. Qiao looked worried. She nodded and said, "Ling, the prince is the moon in the sky, and you are the dirt on the ground. I'm not trying to discourage you. Even Mr. Song doesn't like you, let alone the prince? You have to face reality. I promise that I will find a good marriage for you in the future."

Qiao Ling smiled bitterly: "I know."

After sleeping at home for another three days, Qiao Ling finally went to the embroidery room. Everyone found that Qiao Ling seemed like a different person. She was more focused on her work and her embroidery skills had improved.

Yunniang later heard what happened from Dingxiang. She told Qiao Luochuan: "We owe the princess a lot of favors."

Qiao Luochuan felt very uncomfortable: "Am I too harsh on my eldest brother's family?"

"Husband, it's clearly their fault, why do you take the responsibility on yourself? Now my eldest brother has something to do, Qiao Ling is getting better, and as long as my eldest sister-in-law doesn't make trouble, life will get better and better."

Qiao Luochuan went to the palace to see the Seventh Prince and mentioned this matter. He felt very ashamed and promised that such a thing would never happen again.

The Seventh Prince was stunned, and Qiao Luochuan realized that he had spoken out of turn. He didn't expect that the princess had only taught Qiao Ling a lesson in private, and the Seventh Prince didn't know about it. If he told the Seventh Prince now, wouldn't that be causing trouble for the couple?

"I'm sorry, I didn't know the prince was unaware of this matter."

The Seventh Prince suppressed his anger, but maintained a smile that couldn't be any lighter: "It's okay, you don't have to take it to heart."

The Seventh Prince went out for a whole day before returning home. He tried to keep himself calm so that he could talk to Ye Youlan calmly.

He returned to the inner courtyard and saw Ye Youlan playing with her two children.

A small quilt was spread on a table, and Erbao was lying there. Ye Youlan was gently stroking his back with her fingers, and Yueyue was also massaging her brother's chubby calves. The wet nurse and the maid were either squatting or standing, watching the interesting scene in front of them with smiles on their faces.

Seeing the Seventh Prince coming, everyone stood up and saluted.

Little Yueyue happily called out "Father". The Seventh Prince picked up little Yueyue and asked her why she didn't go to class today?

"Dad, today is a day off."

"I was too busy to know."

Little Yueyue pointed at her brother and said, "Dad, look how much my brother enjoys himself. Mom and I gave him a massage, and he fell asleep in the sun."

Ye Youlan took little Yueyue from the Seventh Prince’s arms and asked him with a smile, “Has he eaten?”

"Princess, are you asking about lunch or dinner?"

Ye Youlan was stunned for a moment, then looked at the Seventh Prince: "If you didn't have lunch, then arrange lunch. If you want to have dinner, then arrange dinner."

There was a smile on her face, but a warning in her eyes.

The Seventh Prince asked the wet nurse to take the two children away first, as he had something to say to the princess.

"Let's go inside and talk."

"Just say it here!"

Ye Youlan sat down. Everyone realized something was wrong and quickly took the child away.

The Seventh Prince sat down opposite her and asked, "Don't you need to give me an explanation about Qiao Ling?"

Ye Youlan raised her eyebrows: "What's there to explain? What do you care about?"

"I said, what if she picks the daisies?"

"That is impossible."

"It's better to be safe than sorry. What if you pick the flowers? Haven't you thought about the consequences?"

“There’s no way she could pick it.”

"What if she picks it? Will you let her into the palace?"

Ye Youlan was stunned for a moment, and looked at the Seventh Prince blankly: "It's impossible in the first place, why are you so obsessed with that what if? Are you angry?"

The Seventh Prince had a serious expression, his features cold and gloomy: "I am angry. This is not impossible. It's your attitude that's the problem."

Upon hearing this, Ye Youlan quickly coaxed him, "Alright, it's my fault. I promise I won't make a similar mistake again. Ultimately, this is your fault. It's because you're so charming that the little girl fell in love with you the first time she saw you."

The Seventh Prince's eyes softened. "I am infinitely charming, and my heart is only moved by you. Shouldn't you protect me? How can I not be angry when you treat my feelings so casually?"

Please forgive me, please forgive me, it’s all my fault!

“The attitude is insincere.”

Ye Youlan spread her hands: "Then I'll do whatever you say. Just don't get angry."

"I'll make a note of this and wait until I think it through."

Ye Youlan shook her head: "You are more childish than a child now."

Xiao Yueyue was a little worried about her parents, so she asked Ding Yu to bring her over to watch secretly. She was relieved only when she saw that her parents were fine.

"The adults are also worrying."

Xiao Yueyue talked to herself, and Ding Yu tried hard not to laugh.

The prime minister sent a letter saying that the eldest prince would come to receive his fiefdom after the New Year.

Ye Youlan raised the letter in her hand and asked the Seventh Prince to guess who would escort the eldest prince over?

"Your eldest brother probably wouldn't do that. He wouldn't be willing to part with his wives and concubines."

Ye Youlan glared at him and told him to be serious.

"Li Chuang can't do it, and Zhang Liang can't do it either. Could it be General Zhao?"

Ye Youlan gave him an admiring look: "It's him. I want him to see if he can bring Blacksmith Ding and his family with him when he comes this time?"

"Why let them come? They are living well in the capital."

"We also need a lot of iron products here. If Blacksmith Ding comes here, we should get more business. Of course, I won't force them to come. I'm just giving them a chance to choose."

The Seventh Prince asked Ye Youlan, "Do you need me to write a letter to General Zhao?"

"No need. I'll let Xiaomei go and tell them. If they're willing, just ask Ding Xiaoshan and Zhao Zicheng to tell them. General Zhao shouldn't refuse. If we tell General Zhao, it might really put pressure on Blacksmith Ding's family."

The Seventh Prince and Ye Youlan spent their second New Year in their fiefdom.

After the New Year, General Zhao escorted the eldest prince to his fiefdom. The eldest prince, Li Rong, had grown taller and stronger in the past two years. The child of an emperor was imposing.

He came forward to pay his respects to Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang, and General Zhao also came over to greet the prince and princess. The Seventh Prince asked Li Zhi to arrange for them to go to the inn to rest.

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