Let's just drift through life together in this quick transmigration story.

The Empress had many eyes and ears in the palace. After a little investigation into the matter of the Third Prince asking Li Yuanzheng, she learned that Yan Qingxun had been seriously injured in the palace, but it was said that he had not been injured in any vital areas.

The envoy will be arriving soon, and it's too late to change Wang Yuening's marriage partner. The Empress can only pretend not to know and then go to find Wang Yuening to secretly discuss sending her to Yan Qingxun's house.

Although this incident damaged Wang Yuening's reputation, it prevented a marriage alliance. Besides, Yan Qingxun was so badly injured that he wouldn't do anything to Yuening.

Upon hearing what the Empress said, Wang Yuening sat up abruptly from the bed, her heaving chest proving she was quite angry. "Mother, I am a princess, Princess Lin'an!"

Why would the dynasty's most favored princess do something so beneath her dignity? Besides, Yan Qingxun is disfigured; I refuse to marry that ugly monster!

The Empress looked at Wang Yuening's angry expression and said, "Who told you that Yan Qingxun was disfigured?"

"That's what the little eunuch in my third brother's mansion said. Mother, I won't marry him~" As she spoke, Wang Yuening grabbed the Empress's sleeve and shook it.

It has to be said that experience counts. "Yuening, marrying Yan Qingxun is just a temporary measure. After the envoy leaves, you can either divorce him or keep a gigolo. Don't worry about your reputation. Just find some literati to sing your praises." Although it was a bad idea, it worked.

"Mother, will Grand Tutor Yan scold me in court?"

"He didn't dare."

Wang Yuening thought about it and realized that made sense. She threw herself into the Empress's arms and said, "Your subject knows that Mother is the best."

The Empress gently patted Wang Yuening's back, saying that parents should make more plans for their children.

Wang Yuening and Yan Qingxun arrived at the Yan residence at the same time. Yan Qingxun was still unconscious, which shows that his physique was still too weak. Grand Tutor Yan knew the Empress and his wife's plans, and was sitting in a chair waiting for Wang Yuening to serve him tea.

Xiong Bufan pulled Yueyan to squat on the wall and ruthlessly complained, "This old man is really dreaming."

Yueyan said, "Princess, the Yan family is not a good place to go."

"I know."

Remembering the Empress's instructions, Wang Yuening, with Ziyu's help, offered tea to Grand Tutor Yan, saying, "Grand Tutor, please have some tea."

"Princess Lin'an, there's no need for such formalities. Your presence at my humble abode truly brings honor to my humble dwelling."

Ziyu helped Wang Yuening to sit in the main seat. Although she was trying to avoid a marriage alliance, Wang Yuening did not forget her identity as the Princess of Lin'an. She sat there chatting and laughing with Grand Tutor Yan.

Aside from being a bit short-tempered, Wang Yuening was otherwise very well-educated by the Empress, and she could basically respond to every word that Grand Tutor Yan said.

Yue said, "Grand Tutor Yan is the teacher of Lin'an."

"Oh, this is the real-life version: I slept with my teacher's son."

Although Yueyan didn't understand what he meant, she knew from Xiong Bufan's mocking tone that it wasn't anything nice, but she stubbornly said, "Yan Qingxun and the Yan family are unreliable."

Laozi knows

"I'll take you somewhere else to see the excitement."

Life in the palace was good, but it lacked excitement. The stories told by the tutors were mostly overused and commonplace, focusing on the so-called "three obediences and four virtues"—that a woman should obey her husband after marriage, be diligent and hardworking in her husband's home, produce offspring for the family, possess the demeanor of a mistress, raise her children to be successful, and ultimately earn the respect of the entire family…

Yueyan: "Princess, where do we go next?"

Xiong Bufan dragged Yueyan to the street, where all sorts of stalls were hawking their wares. Xiong Bufan ate his way from one end of the street to the other, and finally, patting his round belly, he arrived at the palace gate. He was then carried back in a sedan chair by the eunuchs.

When Wang Tianzheng suggested building a mansion for Xiong Bufan, he wasn't just daydreaming. The very next day, he gave Xiong Bufan the palace token and told her to go out and see which place she thought was suitable for building a mansion.

Xiong Bufan looked around but couldn't find anything he liked. His favorite place was the snack street, but he couldn't build a mansion there, because if he did, it wouldn't have the same flavor as before.

Yueyan followed beside Xiong Bufan's sedan chair, saying, "Princess, get out and walk a few steps; it's good for your health."

Xiong Bufan glanced at her. Being a princess is supposed to be a life of luxury, why should she have to walk herself?

The other eunuchs and maids trembled with fear, afraid that Xiong Bufan would take his anger out on them, but Yue Yan really had guts.

After a while, Xiong Bufan said, "Stop the sedan chair."

Xiong Bufan got off the sedan chair and stretched out his hand, "Help me, I need to walk."

"Yes, princess."

Seeing Xiong Bufan's appearance, the other eunuchs and palace maids gained a clear understanding of Yueyan's status.

The Empress breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Wang Yuening off from the palace and began preparations for the envoys' arrival. The banquet was to demonstrate the grandeur of a great nation, not only to intimidate other countries but also to avoid being looked down upon.

They also need to find a palace maid with a similar build to Yue Ning to take her place in the marriage alliance, and they also need to arrange a position for Wang Xiaolian...

When Yan Qingxun woke up and heard that Wang Yuening was at his home, he was overjoyed. However, his face would ache uncontrollably if he exerted any force. Seeing Madam Yan standing by his side, he quickly said, "Mother, I want to go see my sister Yuening."

Madam Yan: "You should focus on recovering first. It's not too late to see Princess Lin'an once you've fully recovered."

"My son, who could be so cruel as to beat you like this?"

Yan Qingxun flinched. "It was Wang Xiaolian. I went to find my sister Yue Ning, but Wang Xiaolian was staying at Chang Le Palace. She hit me without saying a word. Mother, it hurts so much."

Madam Yan knew that her son had taught Wang Xiaolian to read, and now she felt that Wang Xiaolian was repaying kindness with enmity. "Xun'er, don't be afraid. I will send a letter to the palace right now and ask the Empress to severely punish Wang Xiaolian."

The Yan family is not so easily bullied. No matter what, it's not up to a princess from the Cold Palace to beat people up at will.

Thinking of Xiong Bufan's fierce appearance and the palace maid's mention of the 'Princess Anning Protector of the Nation,' Yan Qingxun quickly stopped Madam Yan, "Mother, don't go. We should at least wait until the envoy leaves."

Wang Xiaolian's marriage to Xiong Bufan was a done deal. Madam Yan felt that Yan Qingxun was protecting Xiong Bufan and sighed that her son was a good boy who valued loyalty and righteousness.

Yan Qingxun simply didn't want Madam Yan to get beaten up; Madam Yan had misunderstood.

The Xie family's situation was not good either. Ever since Xie Ran was carried back, Madam Xie had been constantly wiping away tears. Xie Youwei, on the other hand, joined forces with his brothers to put pressure on the emperor to send Wang Xiaolian to a political marriage and reduce her dowry.

Xiong Bufan was completely unaware that she had gained two more enemies. All she knew was that she had probably spoiled Yueyan so much that she had become arrogant and ignorant. Yueyan had started suggesting that she associate with the princes in the palace, saying that it was to pave the way for the future. Now, she had even drastically reduced the amount of time she slept each day.

Previously, Xiong Bufan would sleep at least twelve hours a day, but now he only sleeps eight hours a day.

Xiong Bufan could only hide everywhere. When he couldn't hide any longer, he hung Yueyan on a tree to swing on, and she slept under the tree.