Princess and the General

Should Return to the Prime Minister’s Manor (Part Two)

“It’s about to be the new year.
Young miss, do you really plan on not returning to the prime minister’s manor?”

Pei’er was standing at the dressing table and putting away the makeup supplies.
It was the end of the year, so it was important to be dressed a little more beautifully.
All of the exquisite and valuable accessories were brought out to match the clothing.

Yin JiYao sat at the foot of her bed and worked on an embroidery.
After hearing this question, she put down her needle, “That’s right.
It’s about to be the new year.
It’s not quite right to celebrate the new year in someone else’s home.
I don’t know if they will allow me to continue staying in Marquis Gu’s Manor.”

Pei’er was stunned, “Young miss, you’re only worried about if Lord Marquis Gu and the others will ask you to leave, but you should also think about our own manor.
After all, you are a young miss of the prime minister’s manor.
It wouldn’t be right to not go back to celebrate the new year, right?”

Yin JiYao looked at her with a frown, “Have you forgotten about how we desperately fled from that place? So what if I am a young miss of the prime minister’s manor? Who truly treats me like one?”

She felt the gauze on her forehead.
The scar underneath was faintly visible, but it was already much better than when it was completely dark.

Unfortunately, despite Yu Fu trying all sorts of ideas, she could only treat her wound to this degree.
It was impossible to restore her skin to how it was before.

Every time that Pei’er saw the scar on Yin JiYao’s face, she felt responsible, “Though that is the case, this servant heard that His Majesty has allowed the former master to return to the manor to celebrate the new year.
With the former master here, eldest young sir won’t dare to do anything to young miss!”

“Father will be coming back to celebrate the new year?”

Yin JiYao was extremely shocked.
Back then, her father had been exiled for the crime of attempting to have the heir to Marquis Gu’s Manor assassinated.
Put politely, he was allowed to retire and return to his family home, but the people in court knew the truth.

Now that a new ruler had ascended, he was allowed to return.
It seemed that the rumors were indeed true.
His Majesty’s trust in the prime minister’s manor surpassed his trust in Marquis Gu’s Manor.

She hastily asked Pei’er, “Will he return for the new year then leave, or will he be staying in the capital?”

Pei’er smiled and said: “Naturally, he will be staying in the capital.
If he was only returning for the new year, how could this servant dare to have young miss go back?”

She thought that news of Yin Yan returning to the capital would surely make Yin JiYao rejoice.
Who knew that she would frown even more.

“Father committed such a grave crime.
The late emperor’s treatment was already merciful enough.
For His Majesty to do this now, it must be because of eldest brother’s actions for His Majesty.
To the people of Marquis Gu’s Manor, how much must this hurt…”

Pei’er said: “Young miss has lived in Marquis Gu’s Manor for two months and has begun speaking up for the people of the manor.
Although the people of Marquis Gu’s Manor have treated us extremely well, young miss is, in the end, a member of the prime minister’s manor.”

Pei’er was afraid that she would not understand and desperately said: “No matter how much young miss hates the eldest young sir and likes Marquis Gu’s Manor, young miss should understand.
If you don’t return to the prime minister’s manor, there will be no way for you to officially marry the second young sir.
With how high of a standing the second young sir occupies, how could he possibly marry a girl with no family background?”

Ever since Yin JiYao’s face was injured, she did not dare consider marrying Gu JiuGe, “Alright, what is this about getting married or not.
Not to mention me being a young miss of the prime minister’s manor, but even if I was a princess, the second young sir might not want to marry me.”

Though she said this, she could not help but admit that there was some logic to what Pei’er had said.
She had been living in Marquis Gu’s Manor this entire time, but who would care for her in the future?”

She was living here in a dubious manner.
After the new ruler ascended, Kun YuYang returned to her own manor.
It was now time for her to consider leaving.

As for whether or not she would leave and how she would leave, she would need to talk about it with Gu JiuGe.

Yin JiYao suddenly stood up, straightened out her bangs, and applied another layer of red lipstick.

Pei’er said: “Young miss, where are you going?”

Yin JiYao tidied herself up while saying: “I am going to look for the second young sir.
There’s no need for you to come.
I will go by myself.”

Pei’er knew that she did not want to be disturbed by anyone when speaking with Gu JiuGe.
She just brought out a cloak and draped it on her, “Young miss, take your time.
It’s hard to walk in the snow.
This servant will pack a handwarmer for you.”

After carefully taking care of her appearance, Yin JiYao allowed Pei’er to put the cloak on her.
With a smile, she walked out.

She just wanted to ask Gu JiuGe one question.
Did he want her to leave or not.

Arriving outside Gu JiuGe’s courtyard, she saw that the door to the room was closed.
A male servant was sweeping away the snow in the courtyard and saw Yin JiYao, “Young miss Yin? Have you come to look for the second young sir?”

Yin JiYao smiled and recognized that it was Zhong Xia from Gu JiuGe’s courtyard, “That’s right.
Is he not in?”

Zhong Xia smiled and said: “Our second young sir has gone drinking with third young sir.
It was the third young sir who forcibly dragged him out! In the past, third young sir always said that second young sir drinking all of the time was bad, but this time, he was the one who insisted on going.
You didn’t see that scene, but it made me laugh so hard that my belly hurt!”

Yin JiYao could not help but laugh, covering her mouth, “Then where have they gone? I have something that I wish to talk to the second young sir about.”

Zhong Xia leaned on the broom and pointed toward the garden, “If they aren’t next to the rockery in the garden, they will be at the pavilion.
How about I have someone find them for young miss Yin?”

“No need, I will go myself.”

Yin JiYao thanked him with a smile and then headed in the direction that he had pointed.

Zhong Xia watched her parting figure with a foolish smile.
He thought to himself that this young miss Yin was about to become the second wife of the manor.
She had been living in the manor for two months.
Who knew when the marriage would happen?

It was a pity that there was a scar on her face.
Thinking about her former appearance…

Hah.