Resisting the Wind and Splendor

The Fourth Princess said that if you really don't like something, you shouldn't hold others back.

Letting her go back and live her own life might be the best thing for her.

After letting the horse return on its own, Lu Yunfei walked towards Yuwen Ying.

Yuwen Ying stood under the tree, seemingly doing nothing.

Just as Lu Yunfei was about to get close, a figure suddenly emerged from behind the tree.

Lu Yunfei stopped instinctively, looking at the two people in front of him with a blank expression.

"How is it? Is this the kind?" The person who came out from behind the tree was Xiao Shijiu. He was holding a few sour jujubes in his hand. The sour jujubes were still bright green and not fully ripe.

“It looks like it.” Yuwen Ying lowered her head and sniffed his palm.

"It should be, Nineteen, could you get it for me?"

It turned out that Yuwen Ying was carrying quite a few things. Lu Yunfei had only seen her and hadn't noticed what she was holding.

Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be hoes and shovels.

What are these two guys up to?

Lu Yunfei narrowed his eyes and slowly walked over.

Neither Yuwen Ying nor Xiao Shijiu noticed his approach.

This is the back mountain of the Prince's Mansion, heavily guarded. The two of them felt quite at ease in their own place.

Their alertness decreased significantly.

They are digging for wild jujubes.

A green jujube tree, not very big, but with quite a few fruits.

Xiao Shijiu said with some concern, "Princess Yingying, are you sure you can take this back? I'm afraid it will die on the way."

Yuwen Ying sighed, somewhat helplessly: "But I like to eat it. I can't find such a good variety when I go back to Nanmeng."

"Are you really going back?" Xiao Shijiu stopped and turned to look at her. "Princess, are you really sure? Southern Mongolia and Northern Frontier are so far apart. If you go back, it will be very difficult to come back. I'm afraid Prince Yuwen won't let you come back either."

He used the word "come back," but in fact, he had long regarded Yuwen Ying as one of their own.

She also felt that this was Yuwen Ying's true home.

Yuwen Ying noticed this too and couldn't help but smile: "You're so good to me."

Xiao Shijiu was taken aback, then became somewhat shy: "I...I didn't do anything."

"But you treated me like family, and that alone makes me very happy."

Yuwen Ying is a straightforward person. When she says she's happy, she really means it and is never just saying it to appease others.

Xiao Shijiu certainly knew; they had known each other for several years, how could he not understand her?

"Why does the princess suddenly want to go back? Is she unhappy in the northern frontier? Or, if you have any grievances or if someone has bullied you, tell me and I will help you fight back."

Once she's vented her anger, will she no longer need to go back?

"And also, are you willing to part with our Ninth Prince?"

These words made Lu Yunfei, who was originally planning to leave, turn back the step he had just taken.

He had no intention of eavesdropping on other people's thoughts. However, since his fourth sister-in-law wanted him to resolve his issues with Yuwen Ying, perhaps listening to what Yuwen Ying was thinking would be beneficial.

He truly believed it, and so he did it. Not only did he not leave, but he also moved a little closer to the big tree blocking Yuwen Ying and Xiao Shijiu's back.

He could even lighten his pace, making it harder for them to notice his presence.

A gentle breeze swept by, and Yuwen Ying sighed before softly saying, "Of course I can't bear to part with it."

Lu Yunfei pursed his thin lips slightly; Yuwen Ying's answer seemed to be within his expectations.

But then Yuwen Ying continued, "But this time, I've decided to forget him. I'm sure I can do it, so I have to be willing to let go."