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

Princess Longyu said, "Xie Bohuai, you're such a ruthless person, do you know how many people you've offended?"

Xie Bohuai did not expect Princess Longyu to lay her cards on the table so directly, without hiding anything. When he looked at Princess Longyu, his right hand was always on the hilt of his sword.

"What, you want to kill me?" Princess Longyu raised an eyebrow at Xie Bohuai. "How interesting, Xie Bohuai. I thought life after returning to the capital would be dull and boring, but I didn't expect to find someone like you."

"What does Your Highness desire?" Xie Bohuai asked.

"Didn't you investigate me? Don't you know what I want?" Princess Longyu walked to the window and looked at the people coming and going below. "Look at these people, how interesting they are. Their faces and their hearts are all different. I don't care about the suffering of the common people, nor do I want to compete with my brothers for power. But my poor child has suffered since he was a child. I want him to take back everything that belongs to him."

The current King of Wusu is the brother of the previous King of Wusu and also the stepson of Princess Longyu. He killed his brother and also wanted to marry Princess Longyu, but Princess Longyu had already sent someone to the capital to inform him.

For Princess Longyu's son, this was a life-or-death situation; not fighting meant death, so he had to fight.

Princess Longyu saw that Xie Bohuai was still pondering and chuckled softly, "Alright, I never intended for you to stand with me. As long as we don't interfere with each other, that's fine. Now that you're here, I'll give you a gift."

Xie Bohuai asked what it was, but Princess Longyu didn't say. Only now did he understand what Princess Longyu meant.

"You dare to go anywhere, but now you don't dare to speak?" Xie Bohuai raised his chin slightly and put one hand behind his back.

"Didn't you go too, sir?" Ye Wanning blurted out.

"I'm going there on business!" Xie Bohuai said, enunciating each word clearly.

Ye Wanning said she also had things to do, "Please help me keep this a secret, sir, this is something I dare not let anyone know."

She now needed Xie Bohuai's help, so she adopted a soft and submissive attitude, which Xie Bohuai found amusing. Just moments ago, she had been arguing with him, but now she was begging him for his help.

He genuinely believed that the Ye sisters' eyesight was poor.

"I'm not the kind of gossip." This was Xie Bohuai's assurance. "Do you know how Zhou Yu is doing now?"

Ye Wanning said she knew, "His tongue was cut out and his tendons were severed. His life must have been miserable. This is his retribution."

"I did it," Xie Bohuai said.

Ye Wanning was shocked. She looked up at Xie Bohuai and subconsciously took a half step back.

“I cut out Zhou Yu’s tongue, so he can never speak again. I also severed his tendons, so he can never write. Everything he knows cannot be made public.”

Xie Bohuai's words seemed to have a hidden meaning, but Ye Wanning couldn't immediately guess what he meant. To her, Zhou Yu's current state was a good thing. However, hearing Xie Bohuai say it like this was still somewhat alarming.

Xie Bohuai glanced at the distance between him and Ye Wanning, then turned to look out the window. "Princess Longyu is no simple person, but you've already been dragged into her schemes. You need to know how to protect yourself. For your second brother's sake, if you need anything, you can come to me."

In the capital, there is nothing that Xie Bohuai cannot solve.

Even princes and nobles had to submit to Xie Bohuai.

When Ye Wanning heard Xie Bohuai mention his second brother, she thought to herself, "It must be because of my second brother. Otherwise, why would Xie Bohuai tell me all this for no reason?"

The two people were in the attic, standing behind different windows, looking at different views, but their minds were in turmoil.

Only when Granny Jiang arrived did Ye Wanning leave with her as if she had been granted a pardon.

"Your Highness was speaking with Lord Xie when someone suddenly arrived, so you had to leave first. Did Lord Xie give you any trouble?" Granny Jiang asked.

"No, Lord Xie is a good person," Ye Wanning said.

nice guy?

Granny Jiang pursed her lips slightly. In the whole world, only Miss Ye would say that Xie Bohuai was a good person. It can be seen that Xie Bohuai had put a lot of thought into Miss Ye.

As they returned to their seats, Princess Xihe immediately came over and pulled Ye Wanning to sit down. She leaned close to her ear and whispered, "I just heard Li Jun and my aunt say that they want to marry you as a concubine. Don't fall for it. Li Jun is incredibly stupid. My brother said he's no good."

Ye Wanning was shocked. Li Jun was the Crown Prince. She had barely escaped the selection of concubines, so how could this happen?

"Did you hear what the princess said?" Ye Wanning asked, concerned.

Princess Xihe looked back and was about to speak when she saw Princess Ning'an coming over. She gave Ye Wanning a wink, meaning she would talk about it later.

Ye Wanning was preoccupied and absent-minded, even when facing those around her. She was afraid that Princess Longyu would agree. After the formal meal, her second sister-in-law came over and told her about her second aunt's matter.

Why are you so distracted?

"Ah? I was thinking of something." Ye Wanning immediately composed herself. "Grandmother was here too, why didn't Second Aunt accept it?"

“Grandmother’s energy is limited after all. As long as Grandmother isn’t looking, Second Aunt will go and talk to someone. If this continues, she will ruin our family’s reputation.” Jiang Si couldn’t think of a solution, so she came to Ye Wanning for help.

Ye Wanning thought for a moment, then took Yunzhi to find Li Shi.

While Li was talking to Madam Qian, she saw Ye Wanning coming over and affectionately took Ye Wanning's arm, saying, "Look at our Wanning, she was already beautiful, but today she's dressed up and looks even more stunning."

Ye Wanning subtly withdrew her hand, greeted Madam Qian, and then tried to take Li Shi aside to talk. Li Shi was reluctant, so Ye Wanning could only pull Li Shi along.

"Wanning, what do you mean by this?" Madam Li asked, somewhat displeased. "I was having a lively conversation with Madam Qian, why did you pull me away?"

"Second Aunt, why are you in such a hurry to curry favor with them?"

“What do you mean I’m trying to curry favor with them? I’m doing this for the sake of our Ye family. Your second uncle has been in the Ministry of Revenue for so many years with no hope of advancement. Now that he can get to know so many high-ranking officials, it’s all beneficial to our family.” Madam Li didn’t see anything wrong with it.

Ye Wanning said in a deep voice, "Didn't you see the ridicule in their eyes? Forcing your way in will only make them look down on you more. People who genuinely want to associate with you won't keep looking at you like that." Madam Qian was only dealing with Li Shi out of respect for her. As for the others, most of them were just watching Li Shi like it was a show.

"Wanning, what do you mean by this? You've become successful and now you look down on us?" Li's voice rose as she spoke.

Ye Wanning gave her a cold look. "Second Aunt, since my father passed away, have you and Second Uncle ever thought about helping our eldest branch of the family? No, right? You even avoid seeing Eldest Brother, afraid that our eldest branch will need your help. You didn't care about family ties back then, and now you're saying I look down on you. Yunzhi, you watch Second Aunt. If she doesn't sit properly and enjoy the meal, then there's no need to keep her. Just have someone prepare a carriage and send her and Second Uncle home."

"Ye Wanning, you..."

"Second Aunt, this is the Princess's residence. Watch what you say!" Ye Wanning left after saying this. Li was furious, but dared not be presumptuous anymore. After all, they had indeed avoided the eldest son's family for the past few years.