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

The autumn wind was bleak outside the window, swirling up fallen leaves, one of which landed on Ye Wanning's desk.

When Yunzhi heard the words "she's not coming back," her heart trembled violently. So what if her daughter isn't coming back?

"Second brother is joking. How could I not come back?" Ye Wanning lowered her head and sipped her tea, trying to hide the loneliness in her eyes.

“Yes, we’re both in the capital. You can come back anytime you want, and we can come see you.” Ye Mingyue chuckled as he sipped his tea. “Speaking of which, you’ve been staying at home lately and don’t know what’s going on outside. General Lu’s daughter has taken a liking to Xie Bohuai, but Xie Bohuai is a very shrewd man. He went directly to the Lu family and said he wouldn’t marry a Lu family daughter. As a result, General Lu personally challenged Xie Bohuai to a fight. After Xie Bohuai won, General Lu kept pestering him to join the army. It wasn’t until a few days ago, when General Lu led his troops to Wusu, that the matter was dropped.”

Ye Wanning had indeed not heard of this matter. Lately, she had been preoccupied with the situation at home and had not inquired about anything outside. "Didn't Lord Xie go along?"

“No, Xie Bohuai is the commander of the Zhenfu Division. He is the Emperor’s most capable assistant. How could we let Xie Bohuai go to Wusu?” Ye Mingyue said.

Hearing that Xie Bohuai hadn't gone to Wusu, Ye Wanning breathed a sigh of relief. In her previous life, Xie Bohuai had died on his way to Wusu.

It seems that many things have changed because of her.

This was the only thing she could do for Xie Bohuai.

"Alright, I still have to go to the shop. Take these silver notes. Although the princess's mansion has everything, we can't be short of money." Ye Mingyue was anxious to go back to the shop and left in a hurry.

Ye Wanning accepted the silver note and told Yunzhi to keep it safe.

Two days later, Ye Wanning returned to the princess's residence.

She had just returned when she saw the Bai family members kneeling in the main hall.

Princess Longyu played with the string of beads in her hand. "Since your grandfather misses you, I won't keep you any longer. You're all so boring, go back now."

After watching Bai Hui and the others leave, Ye Wanning asked, "Why did Godmother let them go?"

“My father bestowed a marriage upon Ning’an, marrying her to the eldest grandson of the Bai family. Bai Shu and the Zhu family came to demand her back, and even my father sent someone to hint at it, so I released her.” Princess Longyu raised an eyebrow slightly. “The Crown Prince is really too hasty in this move. He didn’t get the chance to lead troops to Wusu, so he tried every means to marry Ning’an into the Bai family.”

Ye Wanning frowned slightly, "Is Princess Ning'an willing?"

"For members of the royal family, there's no such thing as willingness or unwillingness; it's all fate." Princess Longyu looked at Ye Wanning and sighed, "I was the one who dragged you into this mess. Now that you're leaving, it's a good thing. Otherwise, which of those princes and nobles wouldn't be watching you?"

The imperial decree of marriage was issued just yesterday, and Ye Wanning was unaware of it. However, matters concerning the imperial family are indeed beyond one's control.

Princess Longyu told Ye Wanning to rest well, and that everything was arranged.

Two days later, the autumn hunt in the hunting grounds began, and Ye Wanning went with Princess Longyu.

As soon as she arrived at the hunting grounds, someone from Princess Xihe's entourage quietly came over and asked Ye Wanning to come over.

"Go ahead, Xihe has been detained by her mother, and she probably has a lot to say to you." Princess Longyu went to see the Emperor herself.

As soon as Ye Wanning arrived at Princess Xihe's tent, Princess Xihe rushed over crying, "Sister Wanning, you've finally come! My mother is being unreasonable and insists on locking me up. She won't let me go out to play today."

"Why?"

"It's all because of Ning'an," Princess Xihe said indignantly. "Ning'an didn't want to marry into the Bai family; it was her father who forced her to. I wanted to go to my grandfather's house to reason with him, but my mother wouldn't let me, and she even yelled at me!"

Ye Wanning asked, "Have you met Princess Ning'an?"

"I've seen her. The imperial decree for the marriage just came down, and I went to see her. You didn't see it; she's usually such a smug person, but she couldn't even smile yesterday." Just as Princess Xihe finished speaking, a maid came to announce that Princess Ning'an had arrived.

The door was pushed open, and Princess Ning'an entered with a smile. "Princess Duan said you were angry. I thought you were just a silly girl and didn't know what you were thinking, so I came to see you."

"What am I thinking? I'm just getting scolded because of you. How can you still laugh?" Princess Xihe said, hands on her hips.

"for me?"

“Yes, I saw that you didn’t want the marriage decree and wanted to ask the Emperor to withdraw it, but my mother scolded you for it.” Princess Xihe tilted her head. “I didn’t mean to help you. I just thought that since we are both princesses, I was trying to fight for my own future.”

Princess Ning'an, who was still smiling, suddenly stopped smiling when she heard this. But she was not Princess Xihe. She always kept her emotions to herself. She suddenly hugged Princess Xihe and said, "Alright, alright, I know you care about me. But I am a princess. My marriage is not up to me. Marrying into the Bai family is not so bad."

She tried her best and fought for it, but she still couldn't overcome her father's desire for power.

"Hey, don't hug me." Although she said that, Princess Xihe didn't push Princess Ning'an away. "You're so stubborn. What are you trying to prove in front of me?"

Princess Ning'an playfully pinched Princess Xihe's nose, then sat down to look at Ye Wanning. "Sister Wanning seems to have lost weight?"

Ye Wanning said yes, "I've been playing around since I got home, so I've lost some weight. Congratulations, Princess."

Princess Ning'an was taken aback. "I thought you would say congratulations like Xihe did."

“No matter what happens, there’s always a way to break the deadlock. Since the princess can still joke with us, it means you’re confident,” Ye Wanning said. “It’s all about human effort, isn’t it?”

Princess Ning'an was truly stunned. "No wonder Princess Duan likes you. You are indeed clever."

"What are you talking about? Can't you be more direct?" Princess Xihe couldn't understand at all. She looked at Ning An, then at Ye Wanning. "Sister Wanning, what are Ning An's plans? Tell me about them."

Ye Wanning smiled, "I can't guess what the princess is thinking. I'm just saying that things are up to us, and we should believe that my fate is in my own hands, not in the hands of heaven."

"That's true. My marriage must be my decision. I will not marry a man who is not the one I love!" Princess Xihe said, and then went out hunting. "I can't lose to my brothers. Will you come with me?"

Ye Wanning shook her head; her adoptive mother had other plans for her.