My wife wants a divorce; if she ruins my life, I'll leave.

In the evening, Meng Ruohua enjoyed the moon with her mother, Fang Ling, and Meng Sixiu.

Mother Meng found the evening breeze too cool, so she went back to her room around 9 PM. Meng Sixiu, being too young to stay up late, also went back to sleep. Meng Ruohua, not wanting to trouble Fang Ling to keep her company, also went back to her room.

The bright moon hangs in the autumn sky, its light glistening with dew.

It's already autumn, and the nights are quite cool.

Today is another day for family reunion, and every household is bound to be bustling with activity, but the most lively place is the imperial palace.

The place was brightly decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, and was filled with delicious food and drinks.

The Imperial Music Bureau arranged various song and dance programs and also arranged for famous opera troupes from the capital to perform in the palace.

Yu Yan is in the capital this year, so he will naturally accompany Princess Yangcheng to the palace for the banquet.

Princess Yangcheng and the Emperor were not siblings, but she married into the Yong'an Marquis's household and helped the Emperor regain the Marquis's military power. The Emperor remembered this kindness and often took care of her over the years. Therefore, Princess Yangcheng's status among the imperial relatives was extraordinary.

Princess Consort Shunqin loved lively gatherings and often hosted banquets at home to bring together the younger generation. She saw Yu Yan, who was handsome and radiant, and whose cold aura was quite different from those pampered young noblemen due to his years of martial arts training.

Her eyebrows twitched slightly, and she glanced at the noble ladies before having an idea.

When the palace banquet was halfway through and everyone started to move around and chat, she found Princess Yangcheng's side and said a few words in a veiled manner, which was enough to make her meaning clear.

Princess Yangcheng remained calm and smiled, saying, "Thank you for thinking of Yan'er, sister-in-law. But Yan'er has always been a strong-willed child. He was betrothed to a daughter of the Li family according to my arrangement, but he didn't expect that she would not be with him. So his feelings for her have faded even more."

Princess Consort of Shunqin sighed, "As the saying goes, one must first establish a family before starting a career. Only when one has a family to manage the household can one feel more at ease going out on official business. You should try to persuade him more."

Princess Yangcheng glanced discreetly at the noble ladies, but did not spot the young lady mentioned by the Princess Consort of Shunqin. That's right, that young lady was not of high enough status to be eligible to attend the banquet in the palace.

She tried hard to recall, and realized that she had seen the young lady two or three times before. At that time, she thought that the young lady was quiet, gentle and pleasant, and was indeed well-mannered.

“Sister-in-law is right. I’ll talk to Yan’er about it when I get back.”

Princess Consort Shun patted Princess Yangcheng's hand with a smile, "We all love our children and want them to live happily ever after. That's why we all wanted to ask for their wishes. But since ancient times, marriages have been arranged by parents and matchmakers. We are more knowledgeable, so how could we harm our children?"

Princess Yangcheng was modest and gentle, and not good at arguing with others, but the aura of a royal princess was not something that ordinary people could match. Upon hearing what the Princess Consort of Shunqin said, she immediately suppressed her smile.

Before she could speak, Princess Consort of Shunqin quickly apologized, "If I said something wrong, please don't take it to heart. I just have this talkative and playful nature. I love these beautiful young people the most, and sometimes when I think they are a good match, I can't help but want to play matchmaker."

"You can talk to Yan'er about it. If it doesn't work out, just pretend I didn't say anything. It was just a private conversation between the two of us."

Since things had come to this point, Princess Yangcheng couldn't argue with her any further. She just smiled and said, "I'll go back and talk to Yan'er. Once I have definite news, I'll send someone to inform my sister-in-law."

Princess Consort Shunqin seemed oblivious to Princess Yangcheng's expression and continued to praise the young lady.

Although Princess Yangcheng disliked what the Princess Consort of Shunqin said, she had to admit that the young lady was quite good, and she had heard others praise her as well.

After the autumn banquet ended, Princess Yangcheng pulled Yu Yan into the carriage together.

“The Princess Consort of Shunqin has introduced you to a marriage proposal, the eldest granddaughter of Minister Lu.” Seeing that Yu Yan’s face showed no resistance, Princess Yangcheng continued, “I have met that young lady several times. She is gentle and charming, and most importantly, she has a good nature and is kind to others.”

Yu Yan glanced at his mother and said, "That's not appropriate. The eldest wife of the Lu family is surnamed Ji and is Fan Chengyun's maternal aunt. The Fan family is too closely related to the Prince of Qi."

Princess Yangcheng's breath hitched, and she asked in a low voice, "You mean the Lu family is...?"

Yu Yan shook his head. "There is no concrete evidence."

"You're trying to scare me with nonsense without any evidence?" Princess Yangcheng glanced at him sideways. She had lived alone for many years. Although she was of noble status, she was not entirely happy. Her mind had gradually faded, and she was no longer paying much attention to things outside.

"With all these complicated relationships involved, if you think like that, you shouldn't get married at all. There are only a few families in the whole capital, and they're all connected in some way!"

Yu Yan deliberately sighed softly and softened his voice, saying, "Mother, please don't worry about me. When the time is right, I will definitely grant your wish."

"The time is right? What time do you need to set a blind date?" After Princess Yangcheng finished speaking, she seemed to think of something, and her expression suddenly changed. She looked Yu Yan up and down and asked suspiciously, "You better not cause me any embarrassing trouble!"

Yu Yan sighed genuinely this time, "Mother is overthinking it!"

Princess Yangcheng knew her son was tight-lipped; if he didn't want to talk, she couldn't get it out no matter how she asked. So she stopped pressing him and just pretended to be angry, saying, "You're already twenty-three. People your age already have kids who are half a person's height, and you're not worried at all!"

"If your time isn't right by this year at the latest, then don't wait any longer!"

Ultimately, she felt sorry for her son and didn't want him to follow in her footsteps, so she didn't insist on making a decision for him.

However, Princess Yangcheng was still worried and urged her again: "If you get married soon, someone will take care of the household, and you won't have to run to the small courtyard in the east of the city every day. The house will be more lively."

She lived in the princess's residence year-round. If Yu Yan didn't return, the huge princess's residence would be quite deserted with only her as the master.

Yu Yan said with a hint of guilt, "If I have free time, I will go back to keep you company more often."

"Forget it, I don't need you to accompany me. You should get married soon so your daughter-in-law can accompany me."

"Okay, I'll do it as soon as possible!"

This made Princess Yangcheng laugh again. "If this gets out, people will say we're unruly, that we parents don't care about our children's marriage and insist on making them handle it themselves."

"Mother, don't worry, we'll need your help to take care of things when the time comes!"

"Then you should make a decision quickly. I've already prepared all those things for you."

They chatted idly all the way back to the princess's residence, and it was already past midnight.

The bright moon hung high in the sky, its clear light filling the air, casting dappled shadows. Yu Yan summoned Zhou Rui and Zhu Lei, gave them some instructions, and then rested at the princess's residence.

Princess Yangcheng thought it over and over and felt that the person in Yu Yan's heart must be extraordinary, otherwise he wouldn't have kept it so tightly hidden.

She summoned the head maid and said, "Go and check Yan'er's recent whereabouts and see where he often goes."

The head maid responded and turned to leave.

Princess Yangcheng may not want to get involved, but that doesn't mean she won't. At least no one from the Yong'an Marquis's residence dares to provoke her.

The more lively the day, the more unexpected things are likely to happen.

Just as everyone was enjoying their happiest day, something shocking happened in the Wang family, which made Madam Yin, the second wife of the Wang family, so angry that she almost fainted. After regaining her senses, she cried incessantly.

Master Wang drank a bit too much tonight, and went straight to Aunt Li's place as soon as he got back to the mansion. Madam Yin was already so angry that she smashed her teacup, and now, after hearing about Wang Yuanzhi's situation, she felt even more heartbroken.

"What sins have I committed to give birth to such a shameless son!"