"Tomorrow, I'll be waiting for elder sister tomorrow. Elder sister must come to see me off."
Looking at Luo Qiu's back as she left happily.
Zhao Shuning felt mixed emotions and didn't know what to say.
"Yan'er, what are you doing? Grandfather has been waiting for you for a long time."
"Mother, I'm coming right away."
Zhao Shuning quickened her steps.
When she entered the house.
Ye Feng saw Zhao Shuning and told her to sit down quickly.
"Yan'er, are you not feeling well?"
"I'm fine. Why? Grandfather, you came to see me so late. Is there something important?"
Ye Feng nodded.
"How's your health?"
"Grandfather, I'm not seriously ill. Don't worry."
She could handle common illnesses on her own. For more serious ones, her master would take care of them. If even her master couldn't solve them, telling her family would only add to their worries.
Zhao Shuning wasn't a saint who only thought about others. She just didn't want her own affairs to affect her dearest family members.
"Really okay?"
"Really."
"That's good."
Ye Qingluan also sat down.
Ye Feng cleared his throat and then asked, "By the way, that man beside you tonight?"
"Father, didn't you say not to ask too much?"
Ye Qingluan had been stopped by Ye Feng when she wanted to ask before.
"That was in front of everyone. It wouldn't be appropriate to ask directly. It's different now. Now there are only our Ye family members. It's okay to ask."
"Yan'er is a girl. She might not know how to answer this question."
"There's nothing hard to answer. If you have any questions, grandfather and mother can ask me. If I know, I'll try my best to tell you."
This was exactly what Ye Feng was waiting for.
He stood up.
His eyes were full of gossipy curiosity.
"What's his name? What's his rank? Where does he come from? Is his family background clean?"
"His name is Yan Ruyu. I'm not sure about his rank, but it should be much higher than all of us. I don't know where he comes from. As for his family background, he rarely mentions it to me."
"Yan Ruyu? Not surnamed Feng?"
"He has some connection with the Feng family. Grandfather, why do you ask this?"
Hearing this, Ye Feng stood still for a long time.
"Grandfather?"
Ye Feng came to his senses and began to laugh heartily.
He looked extremely happy.
"Good, good. From now on, our Yan'er will have a strong backer. Our Ye family won't have to worry about our status in the future."
Ye Qingluan: "Yan'er, tell mother honestly. What's your relationship with that man tonight? Yan Ruyu! Is he the same as the legendary Emperor?"
Zhao Shuning nodded.
"I've already said our relationship at the beginning."
"So, when your grandfather said you had someone you liked, the person you like is him?"
Zhao Shuning nodded again.
Ye Qingluan looked back at her father who was laughing foolishly.
She said anxiously, "Father, why are you so happy? Although that man is powerful, we know nothing about his character. What if Yan'er is wronged if she follows him?"
Ye Feng shook his head seriously.
"The young men of the Feng family are beyond our Ye family's reach. Regardless of his character, just because he has the surname 'Feng', Yan'er won't suffer by following him."
"Father, after all these years, you still haven't changed. You only care about others' backgrounds."
Seeing this, Zhao Shuning quickly said, "Grandpa, mother, you both mean well for me. Can you stop arguing so easily?"
"Mother, grandfather is just worried that I won't have a backer in the future. There's nothing wrong with following someone from the Feng family. Besides, the person I like is really him, so I'm not wronged."
She didn't have the right to say she was wronged. If anyone had that right, it should be her master.
"Grandfather, you're a man, so you naturally don't understand what mother means, nor do you understand me. Mother just hopes that I can marry the person I like. Is this something you two can argue about?"
Ye Feng and Ye Qingluan looked at each other and didn't say anything.
Anyway, Ye Qingluan and Ye Feng had had many arguments since Zhao Shuning was a child.
"Anyway, I'm 100% in favor of my girl marrying someone from the Feng family. Girl, the Emperor is a good match, right?"
"Yeah."
"Our girl has good taste."
"Of course."
Ye Feng laughed heartily. Ye Qingluan also showed a smile.
In fact, as long as Yan'er could marry the person she liked, Ye Qingluan would support her no matter who it was.
After discussing with Ye Feng for a while.
When Zhao Shuning returned to her room, she soon fell asleep.
The next day.
She didn't wake up until noon.
Hearing that most of the guests had left, Zhao Shuning stretched. It was a good thing. She didn't have to go through all the formalities.
After breakfast, Zhao Shuning felt empty inside. She always felt like she had something left undone.
At this time, Xia Qingyan told the servants to remove some of the decorations from the birthday banquet. After all, this was the Hailing Kingdom, and it was his duty to do this.
Seeing Zhao Shuning frowning.
Xia Qingyan said, "What's wrong? Didn't you sleep well?"
Zhao Shuning glanced at him and turned to the other side.
"Miss Luo, I don't remember offending you."
Zhao Shuning still didn't say a word.
Xia Qingyan was a bit anxious.
"Miss Luo, what on earth is wrong with you?"
"Xia Qingyan, aren't you annoying?"
"Tell me what's wrong first. Then I'll decide whether to annoy you or not."
Zhao Shuning said, "I'm fine. Can't I just sit here and enjoy the sun?"
"If you're fine, why are you giving me a cold face?"
"I don't want to waste my breath on you."
"Don't be like this. You should make it clear."
Zhao Shuning turned her back and ignored Xia Qingyan.
Xia Qingyan said, "It's really strange. I've encountered several setbacks this morning. That girl from Loulan also gave me a cold shoulder, and so do you."
Loulan?
Only then did Zhao Shuning think of Luo Qiu.
She seemed to have said last night that she would come to find her today.
"Has she left?"
"Who?"
"That girl from Loulan."
"Not yet. She's been pacing in her room. Lord Moyan has urged her several times, but she still hasn't left. Just now, I got a cold reception from her. I don't know what's wrong with her. She got up so early but has been staying in her room. The servants don't know how to clean up the room."
Was Luo Qiu waiting for her?
"I'll go out for a while. Xia Qingyan, don't touch my things."
"Ah - okay."
By the time Zhao Shuning arrived.
Luo Qiu and Moyan had already left the mansion and were on the dock. Beside the dock, an official ship was urging them.
The young girl looked back three times at every step but finally didn't wait for the person she wanted to see.
"Let's go -"
Moyan got on the ship and spoke to the young girl.
"She won't come."