When Su Lingyue arrived at the hall of the palace, she saw the eldest princess and her husband sitting in the main seats.

The eldest princess wore a green robe and a light gray brocade coat, with a translucent emerald headpiece on her head. The prince consort wore a crimson purple fur coat and a black cloud pattern white jade belt around his waist.

The two were talking, smiling, and seemed to be in harmony.

Su Lingyue walked in and said with a smile, "Imperial sister, brother-in-law, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time." She bowed gracefully.

Princess Anyang smiled and stood up, walked forward to help Su Lingyue up, "No need to be polite, get up quickly."

Su Lingyue stood up. Princess Anyang looked at her carefully. Seeing her rosy face and bright eyes, she praised her, "I haven't seen you for more than a month. You are getting more beautiful."

Su Lingyue smiled lightly, "My Royal Sister, thank you for the compliment. Please take a seat, both of you."

After the two of them sat down, Su Lingyue also sat down on the left side close to the eldest princess.

When Princess Anyang looked at her now, she no longer had the wariness and disgust she had when they first met.

"We heard that A Yu was ill, so we brought some herbs with us. I wonder if they can be used. Please ask the court doctor to take a look."

Su Lingyue nodded obediently, "My royal sister is so thoughtful."

After the greetings, Princess Anyang's expression became serious. "Why did you suddenly get sick? What did the doctor say?"

Su Lingyue lowered her eyes and frowned, "The prince has not been in good health to begin with. He caught a cold a few days ago. The doctor said that he needs to be carefully taken care of and cannot be exposed to the wind and cold. Therefore, I cannot personally thank my sister and brother-in-law for visiting today. When the prince is better, the prince and I will come to thank you again."

Upon hearing this, the Prince Consort Liang Yue hurriedly said in a gentle voice: "Don't worry about this. The most important thing is that Your Majesty takes good care of himself."

A flash of disappointment passed through Princess Anyang's eyes.

She had wanted to take the opportunity of visiting the patient to get closer to Xiao Yu and ask him to help speak a few words for her two children in front of the emperor, but she didn't expect to see no one there when she arrived.

She didn't know many people in the capital, and she went to see several of them in the past few days but got no news. Now she just hoped that Xiao Yu could help her, but she didn't expect that he fell ill.

Noticing that Su Lingyue was looking at her, Princess Anyang suppressed the emotion in her eyes and gently comforted Su Lingyue, "No need to say thank you, we are all family. As his sister, I just hope that he gets better soon. Did the doctor say how long A Yu needs to be taken care of?"

Su Lingyue frowned and said, "The doctor said that it will take at least two or three months of careful nursing before I can recover."

Princess Anyang's eyes dimmed a little more, and she asked with concern: "It's just a cold, why is A Yu so weak? I've heard some rumors since I returned to Beijing, but are they true?"

Naturally, Su Lingyue could not reveal Xiao Yu's physical condition to others.

"The prince had an old injury from the battlefield. It has been so long that it has become a chronic disease. It is not serious, but he needs to be properly nursed back to health."

Princess Anyang pulled the corner of her mouth and revealed a relieved smile: "That's good."

Unable to meet Xiao Yu, Princess Anyang and her husband were in no mood to stay in the palace any longer. After chatting for a while, they made the excuse that they had something to do and left together.

After the two left, Su Lingyue thought of what Xiao Yu had said to her. Princess Anyang was running around so much so that her child could have a bright future.

Su Lingyue was deeply touched to see that an eldest princess who had been living in seclusion for many years would ask for help from others like this.

The love of the parents is far-reaching.

She is just a kind-hearted woman, so it's not a bad idea to help her.

After thinking about it, she immediately went to the study and wrote a letter.

Princess Anyang and her husband returned home very depressed.

She held her forehead and sat in the hall, tears streaming down her face. "It seems that we have to go back in a few days. We have been running back and forth for a few days, but it is of no use. What should we do?"

As he spoke, tears fell like beads from a broken string.

Prince Consort Liang Yue comforted her and wiped her tears, "Anyang, this year is a year of trouble. Why don't you go back first and write to His Majesty after the New Year. His Majesty may be in a better mood by then."

Princess Anyang cried even more sadly, "Our child has taken a fancy to the daughter of the prefect. Our child can wait, but the door of that girl's house is almost worn out. By next year, the girl may have married. How should I explain to my child then?"

"Without a good official position, the prefect will not allow his daughter to marry into my family. This year, I will pray for a future for my son no matter what, even if I have to kneel down in the palace." As he said this, he was about to stand up.

At this time, the servant at the door came to report, "Princess, Prince Consort, the palace has sent a return gift."

Princess Anyang cried in the arms of her husband. The husband frowned and said, "The princess is not feeling well. Please accept it first and thank the prince and princess on our behalf."

Seeing the princess crying, the servant hesitated and whispered, "But the servant said that the princess has instructed that the return gift must be delivered to Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Princess Anyang stopped crying upon hearing this, wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and ordered unhappily: "Bring someone in."

Lai Fu followed the servant into the hall, put the return gift on the table, and bowed to the princess and her husband. "Princess, please take a look at the medicine sent by Her Royal Highness the Princess. They are all useful to the prince. I have picked out a few pieces of jewelry and hope Her Royal Highness the Princess will like them. Here is also a thank you letter from the princess."

Princess Anyang said coldly: "Present it."

The maid took the letter and presented it to the eldest princess.

When the princess opened the letter, her unhappiness immediately disappeared.

"Go find the Grand Tutor and impress His Majesty with 'loyalty' and 'benefit'."

Princess Anyang immediately put on a smile and said to Lai Fu, "Tell the princess that I like the jewelry you sent me very much."

After saying this, he asked someone to give Lai Fu ten taels of silver as a reward.

After everyone had left, Princess Anyang handed the letter in her hand to her husband, her face showing unconcealed joy, and her heart felt as if she had suddenly been enlightened, clear and comfortable.

"Yes, Your Majesty and I haven't seen each other for more than ten years, and the affection we had in childhood is long gone. Your Majesty is the winner of the battle for the throne, so how could he be moved by such a small amount of family affection? Apart from the interests that Your Majesty cares about, nothing can move a cold-blooded emperor."

The prince consort looked at the beautiful calligraphy in his hand and was amazed, "She is indeed a noble lady. She has such insights at such a young age."

Princess Anyang couldn't help but chuckle when she thought of Xiao Yu's protection of Su Lingyue on the emperor's birthday.

How could her brother, who has been extremely talented since childhood and is both literary and martial, be interested in an ordinary, vulgar woman!

However, having said that, Princess A Yu's little face is indeed worthy of the title of stunning beauty.

"Princess, do you want to prepare gifts to meet the Grand Tutor?" the prince consort asked happily while holding the letter.

Princess Anyang seemed to have returned to twenty years ago, exuding wisdom from the inside out.

These days, she was too anxious and was running around like a headless fly.

This letter from Su Lingyue seemed to awaken the self that had been sleeping in her heart for twenty years.

She smiled and shook her head. "The Grand Tutor is your Majesty's teacher. He has been in the court for so many years. He is not a greedy person. Just bring two boxes of Yuzhou specialties to show your appreciation. Helping us pass on the message is also for the good of Daning. If the gift is too expensive, it will make it seem like you have ulterior motives."

The prince consort looked at the princess, a little surprised: "The princess seems different today!"

The eldest princess raised her lips slightly, "I have to thank A Yu's princess! I have been so anxious these days that I have lost my mind."

The prince consort smiled and said, "I like that girl too."

The princess raised her eyebrows and looked at him, "Oh?"

Seeing the princess' scrutinizing eyes, the prince consort hurriedly explained: "The crown prince and King Jing both call me prince consort, only that girl calls me brother-in-law, which makes me...feel intimate."

He scratched his head sheepishly.

The princess lowered her head and laughed: "Fool!"

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