The aroma of cooking filled the house: I sent my eldest brother to become the Grand Secretary.

In the main room of the Wei family, Wei Siyu, with a bruised and swollen face, knelt on the ground. Wei's mother sat in the main seat in the center, while Wei's father stood beside her.

On the chairs below sat Wei Siyu's two older sisters, and their husbands were also sitting in front of them.

Wei's younger sister was not there.

"Wei Siyu, do you know you were wrong? Last time I was too soft-hearted and let you go."

"And you, unexpectedly, have gone even further, learning to leave without saying goodbye."

"Didn't I leave a letter for Uncle Wei?" Wei Siyu muttered softly.

"What? Speak louder! Is this how I taught you to speak?"

"Didn't my son leave a letter for Uncle Wei?" Wei Siyu changed her expression, revealing eight teeth as she answered with a smile.

"Don't mention the letter, it makes me angry."

"Who kind person would put a letter in the sole of their shoe?"

When that letter was taken out, the smell was simply indescribable.

"Alright, tell me, what were you doing in Xin'an County this time?"

"If I remember correctly, the matter in Xin'an County was resolved a long time ago. In the past six months, I've been to Xin'an County twice, how come..."

"Wait, I'll give you another chance. Think it over and say it."

Is there someone in Xin'an County who haunts your dreams?

"Mother, it's not what you think. I really went to Xin'an County this time for important business."

"If you don't believe me, you can ask Shen Yu'an. He went with me."

Wei's mother was somewhat disappointed. "Your real job right now is to find me a daughter-in-law."

"mother!!!"

Wei Siyu knelt up straight, trying to resist, "Mother, can you please stop arranging blind dates for me? I don't like blind dates."

"I don't like any of those girls."

"So you have someone you like."

Wei Siyu didn't speak, her eyes rolling up and down. "No," she said, her voice clearly betraying a hint of guilt.

Who was Wei's mother? How could she not understand her son's words? She stood up excitedly and walked up to Wei Siyu. "Is it the girl you just parted ways with?"

"Mother"

"Don't talk nonsense, she has someone she likes." Shen Yu'an silently added to himself.

"So what if you have someone you like? Are you engaged?"

"It's alright, we're engaged. As long as we're not married, there's still a way."

"Mother, what nonsense are you talking about? They are not engaged."

"What are you afraid of if you're not engaged? As long as neither of you is married, you still have a chance."

She looked at Wei Siyu, then back at her husband, and rolled her eyes at Wei's father.

"Our son is such a coward because he took after you; he doesn't even dare to pursue the girl he likes."

Does that girl know you like her?

Wei Siyu shook her head.

"Mother, Wanyue, she..."

"This girl is called Wanyue? Wait? Princess Wanyue, could this girl be that Princess Wanyue?!" She wondered why there were so many people guarding the city gate back then. The big sword she was carrying was taken away, so she had to switch to a stick.

Tsk! Tsk!

She rested her chin on her hand and paced back and forth. "Princess, this matter is rather difficult."

"But it's alright, I remember your maternal grandfather had some connections with the emperor's father."

"If all else fails, have your grandfather do it."

"Mother!!" Wei Siyu knew that once her mother found out about this, the whole world would know, but it was too late for her to stop it.

Mother Wei turned to Father Wei and said, "Hurry up and help our son up. The ground is cold, he'll catch a cold."

Father Wei gently pinched his nose. "If you don't give the word, who would dare to touch him?"

He walked up to Wei Siyu, helped him up, and whispered in his ear, "Don't forget, I risked my life to save you at the city gate just now. You can't be ungrateful."

Wei Siyu ignored him and walked to the chair to sit down. "Mother, don't worry about this. The princess doesn't like me."

"Then who does she like? Shen Yu'an?"

Mother Wei waved her hand, "They definitely won't make it, so you don't need to worry about it."

"Your most important task now is to let the princess know your feelings."

"You're keeping this a secret, trying to wait until they've all chosen their husbands before you go and tell them!"

"You're a grown man, are you expecting the girl to come to you on her own?"

Wei Siyu was speechless, choked by her mother's words.

Before this, Wei Siyu had indeed intended to keep this matter buried in his heart, but after hearing what his mother said, he felt that what his mother said made sense.

He needed to let Wanyue know that he liked her; he couldn't keep it buried in his heart forever.

Seeing her son's expression, Wei's mother knew he had come to his senses, and smiled with relief. He was still her son after all.

"Alright, let's eat."

In the Imperial Palace, in Consort Hua's Moon Palace, Wan Yue took out pork jerky to share with her mother.

"Mother, please try this. It's pork jerky, and it's delicious."

Consort Hua smiled as she looked at her daughter, took the pork jerky she was offered, and tasted it. "Mmm, delicious."

"Mother, I met a very kind older sister on my trip out of the palace. Her cooking is delicious."

"I've gained weight." She pinched her chubby cheeks after saying that.

"Oh, right, Mother, I've also learned to cook. I'll show you my skills when the time comes."

Consort Hua knew, of course, that her daughter meant making desserts when she said she could cook, but she still happily said, "Okay, then Mother will be waiting."

"Mother, I miss you so much." After saying that, she threw herself into Consort Hua's arms and acted coquettishly.

"You heartless brat, you only think of your mother and not your father?" Just as the words were spoken, a man dressed in a bright yellow court robe walked in.

The man was about forty years old, with deep-set features, revealing his handsome face in his youth. This man was Zhao Zhaoxun, the current emperor of the Great Xia Kingdom.

Upon hearing the voice, Wanyue laughed and jumped out of Consort Hua's arms, throwing herself into the man's embrace. "Father, I missed you too."

"Father, have you missed me?"

The Emperor gently pinched Wanyue's nose. "You, your father doesn't miss you at all. You ran away without a word."

"This time they've really gone too far, venturing to such a remote place."

"I don't care whether my father misses me or not, I just miss my father."

The Emperor looked at Wanyue affectionately and pulled her to sit next to Consort Hua.

"Your Majesty, have you finished the morning court session?"

The Emperor nodded. "Just after the morning court session, Li Defu said that Wanyue had returned, so I came over without even changing out of my court robes."

"Luckily, this girl has a conscience."

"Father, let me tell you, I saw many things I had never seen before on this trip."

"After I left, I realized how happy I was in the palace."

“You wouldn’t believe it, but along the way I saw people who didn’t even have a cotton-padded coat in the dead of winter.”

“I used to only know how to eat, drink, and have fun, but this time I saw that there are still such pitiful people.”

"I will save all my future allowances."

"Sister Cao'er told me that there are many pitiful people in the world, and if you want to help them, you have to have the ability yourself."

"Sister Grass also said..."

The Emperor and Consort Hua exchanged a glance. Their daughter had indeed matured considerably since her trip.

But who is this Sister Grass?