Only after being reborn did I realize that I was the white moonlight of a powerful minister.

Ye Wanning went to the princess's residence, and after half a day, Granny Jiang returned to say that Second Master Ye had already returned home.

"It's good to be home." Princess Longyu said, sipping her tea.

"This matter was handled by Prince Jing. What do you think we should do?" After asking, Granny Jiang looked at Ye Wanning.

Princess Longyu also looked at Ye Wanning. How to handle this matter depended on Ye Wanning's thoughts.

Hearing that it was Prince Jing, Ye Wanning's head ached even more. How did Prince Jing get involved again?

"Godmother, about this matter..." Ye Wanning looked at her godmother, speechless for a long time.

“With me watching over the Ye family, they won’t dare to do anything for the time being,” Princess Longyu said. “However, the matter concerning Prince Jing is mostly due to the rumors circulating in the capital, and it’s aimed at Xie Bohuai. The Ye family’s predicament is that either you marry Xie Bohuai, or Xie Bohuai takes another wife, otherwise it will be difficult to resolve.”

Once the Emperor passes away, Princess Longyu's words will no longer carry weight. Who will protect the Ye family then?

In other words, this predicament is difficult to resolve.

Ye Wanning wrung out her handkerchief, her thoughts in turmoil. "I...I don't want to marry him."

"Then let Xie Bohuai marry another woman." Princess Longyu looked at Ye Wanning's delicate face. "Are you really not at all interested in Xie Bohuai?"

Ye Wanning paused for a moment, then shook her head. "After breaking off the engagement with Zhou Yu, I saw clearly what kind of man he was. They say a woman marries for her clothes, but if you encounter a bad one, you can only endure it. As for a divorce, it's not that easy."

Her family might not accept her, and she couldn't establish her own household. If a woman went out into the world to do business, she would be bullied even more.

No matter how wealthy or luxurious a life may be, nothing compares to the peace and comfort of living.

Marrying Xie Bohuai meant facing open and covert attacks from all over the capital, not to mention the entire Xie family. Life was far from easy.

Love and romance are no longer important to Ye Wanning.

She just wants a peaceful and uneventful life in her later years.

But now it seems that it's not easy.

“You’re right, that’s really true. Men are all unreliable.” Princess Longyu hugged Ye Wanning with heartache. “Xie Bohuai has been single for so many years, it’s time for him to get married.”

While Princess Longyu was comforting Ye Wanning, Prince Jing was furious and smashed all the teacups in the room.

When King Cheng arrived, King Jing was still cursing, "I can't touch Xie Bohuai, so why can't I even touch a little Ye Mingyue?"

“Why get so angry, Your Majesty? Your sister can’t keep you under her thumb forever. We have a long future ahead of us,” said Prince Cheng.

"She's just a widow, relying on that marriage alliance to act all high and mighty in front of me. She really doesn't know her place. Whichever brother of hers rises to power in the future, she'll suffer the consequences!" Prince Jing said, uttering treasonous words without realizing the inappropriateness of his statement.

King Cheng did not respond to this, but instead told King Jing not to be too angry. However, King Jing was the kind of person who would not listen to advice, and the more others said something, the less he believed it.

“What’s there to be afraid of? I’m going into the palace right now. I don’t believe they can really stop me.” With that, Prince Jing went into the palace.

When he arrived at the entrance of Renzheng Hall, he learned that Xie Bohuai was inside.

"Your Highness, why don't you go back first today? Lord Xie has been here for a while now," the eunuch said.

"If he comes, why can't I? Is he his father, or mine?" Prince Jing was holding his breath, determined to see the Emperor.

The eunuch was terrified, wondering if Prince Jing had taken the wrong medicine today. Seeing that Prince Jing insisted on barging in, he hurriedly tried to stop him.