Feng Yinwan originally wanted to say she dreamed that an assassin killed her, with a half-meter long knife piercing her chest, all the way through, and blood gushing like a small fountain.
After thinking about it, she felt the scene would be too bloody for Yuping, so she changed her words.
"I dreamed just now that I accidentally stepped on a caterpillar!"
"I tell you, it kept saying 'Tui, tui, tui!' and it cried so miserably that I felt deeply sinful and immediately retracted my foot, but I didn't control my strength well and accidentally knocked myself off the bed..."
As she spoke, she even squeezed out a tear to enhance the effect.
Yuping looked at her suspiciously, her brows furrowed tightly.
"Miss, did you accidentally hit your head just now?"
Miss cared about a caterpillar in her dream? And the caterpillar said "Tui, tui, tui!" to Miss?
Even though it was a dream, why did she feel...
Feng Yinwan's face flushed with embarrassment, but she still stubbornly said, "Yuping, what nonsense are you talking about! Your lady is very kind!"
In the past, Yuping would have been willing to believe this, but ever since Miss married into the princely estate...
To be precise, ever since the Prince returned from the border, she felt that Miss seemed to have become a different person.
Especially cool and decisive, incredibly handsome!
Feng Yinwan cleared her throat lightly, expressing her displeasure at Yuping's hesitation.
"Alright, I'm fine now, you go and be busy!"
Yuping hesitated and nodded, not forgetting to remind her, "If Miss still wants to sleep, please go to the bed to sleep, it will be more comfortable."
"Mm-hmm, mm-hmm."
Finally managing to send her away, Feng Yinwan breathed a sigh of relief and listlessly lay back on the bed.
The afternoon breeze blew in, warm and inviting, making one feel a bit lazy.
But she, however, was too disturbed to feel sleepy!
As soon as she closed her eyes, Ye Tingyan's face lingered in her mind, especially with that night-time outfit, she found it quite chilling.
Ye Tingyan, the black-clothed man, Wuxi Pavilion, the thousand-year-old purple ginseng, Feng Yiyi, Ye Tingyu...
Countless fragments flashed before her eyes, eventually converging into one point. Feng Yinwan paused for a moment and suddenly opened her eyes.
Ye Tinglan!
The part she hadn't overheard at Juxian Tower that day was Ye Tingyan's next plan!
And the trial he had mentioned was precisely about Ye Tinglan!
Almost instantly, a bad premonition surged in her heart. Feng Yinwan immediately sat up from the bed.
She had to give Ye Tinglan a heads-up.
She rushed out, but before she could even touch the doorframe, she retracted her hand.
Give a heads-up? What heads-up? She and that dog of a man had just quarreled this morning!
If she eagerly went to give him a heads-up now, that stubborn mule might not appreciate it!
Therefore, after a moment of hesitation, she immediately stepped back.
She wouldn't go; it would be good for the stubborn mule to suffer a little!
The stubborn mule Ye Tinglan (gritting his teeth): Very good, I have a new nickname today.
She woke up to the setting sun, and Feng Yinwan lazily yawned as she got up. She saw a bowl of plum and lychee drink on the table.
The happiest thing is to have delicious food in front of you as soon as you wake up!
Feng Yinwan licked her lips and immediately rushed over.
"Slurp—"
Yuping entered the room and saw her happily eating from the bowl. She immediately stepped forward.
"Miss is awake."
"Mm-hmm."
Feng Yinwan nodded vaguely and gave her a thumbs-up.
"Yuping, your cooking is getting better and better. The taste improves every time, it's simply a mobile ceiling!"
"If this continues, Juxian Tower will have to buy your recipe!"
Yuping was flattered and scratched her head shyly, "Miss, please stop praising me. I don't have such skills. It's all the Prince's credit."
Stubborn mule?
Feng Yinwan thought, don't be ridiculous, they're miles apart, what could this possibly have to do with him!
Before she could scoff, she heard Yuping say, "When Prince Yun and his party visited the estate that day, he gave me a recipe and said the Prince asked me to pass it on to Miss."
"I was in a hurry at the time and completely forgot about it. I only found it today when I was changing my clothes. That recipe is the exclusive secret formula for plum and lychee drink, and it even has the words 'Juxian Tower' printed on it!"
She propped up her cheek and added, "I thought the Prince must have bought it from Juxian Tower specifically because he knew Miss liked it."
This sounded a little touching.
Feng Yinwan subconsciously wanted to retort, but when she opened her mouth, the words felt a bit weak.
Ye Tinglan, a grown man, buying a dessert recipe for no reason, didn't seem to make sense.
She pursed her lips and swallowed her words along with the lychees.
Seeing her silence, Yuping blinked her eyes and said cautiously,
"Miss, although the Prince's tone was a bit harsh today, he didn't mean to blame you, perhaps you..."
Feng Yinwan was in the process of oscillating between "reminding the stubborn mule and returning the favor" and "why should I remind him, he deserves to suffer!" when she happened to receive this opening.
After a moment of hesitation, she immediately let go of her reservations.
Since Yuping said so, she would reluctantly go back and give that dog man a reminder!
Feng Yinwan:
I hereby solemnly declare that it's not that I want to go back, it's mainly to save Yuping face, and also because I don't want to owe a favor to someone I have no business with!
She finished the remaining lychees in one go, put down the bowl, and stood up.
"Let's go, accompany me back to the princely estate."
She was still hesitating as she stepped into the Mo Prince's estate, having been inwardly conflicted all the way.
Seeing this, Yuping quickly grabbed her sleeve, "Miss..."
Before she could utter words of persuasion, she was interrupted by a voice.
"Consort? You're back?!"
Qi Xuan was incredibly guilty to have run into Feng Yinwan here.
What... what was he doing? He had brought people to seal off Lanqing Courtyard at noon, and the Consort returned in the evening?
He felt like crying.
Caught red-handed, Feng Yinwan couldn't retreat anymore and had to brace herself and say,
"Where is your Prince? I need to see him."
So, it seems they still haven't reconciled.
Qi Xuan secretly clicked his tongue and truthfully replied, "The Prince is not in the estate right now."
Not in the estate?
Then she couldn't be blamed!
Before Feng Yinwan could utter a "never mind," Qi Xuan preempted her.
"There was a military deployment today, and the Prince went to inspect the army camp in the outskirts of the capital. It's also time for dinner, and tonight's dinner includes 'Squirrel Mandarin Fish' and 'Grape Crystal Cake' from Sihai Yunyan. Consort, why don't you... wait in the estate for now?"
Feng Yinwan admitted, she was a little tempted!
While she hesitated, Yuping had already received a look from Qi Xuan and immediately pulled her inside.
"Oh, Miss, didn't you just mention Sihai Yunyan's dishes to me a few days ago? Who would have thought it would be such a coincidence!"
Feng Yinwan (swallowing): When did I... Alright, I did!
For the sake of the Squirrel Mandarin Fish and Grape Crystal Cake, she reluctantly agreed.
Seeing that she no longer refused, Qi Xuan behind them secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Have you ever risked your life for someone else?
He had! He had risked his life for the Prince's love!