The carriage traveled for a quarter of an hour before the two finally arrived at the Prime Minister's Residence.

Ye Baijiang put in enough effort to appear superior and even brought people to wait for them at the door.

The woman standing next to him was about thirty or forty years old, with a plump figure, willow-shaped eyebrows, triangular eyes, a face as white as paint, and lips as red as tears of blood.

She was dressed in silk and satin, with pearls and emeralds around her, looking so elegant and luxurious.

Her appearance is 60% similar to Ye Yuqing. It goes without saying that she is Mu Zhengrong, the mistress of the Ye family.

Unlike Ye Baijiang's smiling tiger, she did not hide her hatred towards Xia Younan at all. Her expression looked as if she wanted to tear Xia Younan to pieces.

Obviously, this person was holding a grudge against Xia Younan for throwing feces at his daughter.

Xia Younan curled her lips fearlessly, pulled Lu Xiuyuan forward, knelt down and saluted to Ye Baijiang, "Hello, father. Your daughter is back home."

"Okay, Dad's good daughter." Ye Baijiang nodded and pretended to greet them.

Then, he complained to Mu Zhengrong beside him and reminded her: "You woman, your daughter has come back home, and you, as her stepmother, don't even bother to say hello."

Mu Zhengrong was extremely reluctant, but she still had to give face to the master. She rolled her eyes and sneered, "Second Miss is back? I wonder how your wedding is going. Is your new son-in-law happy?"

Xia Younan also smiled disdainfully and replied, "Very good, very good. Thank you for your irreconcilable greetings."

"..."

"Okay, let's go into the house quickly. My daughter must have had a hard time on the journey." Ye Baijiang stopped their quarrel in time.

Xia Younan responded and ordered the palace's servants to carry the return gift into the house.

"Yuan'er, let's go in." Xia Younan took Lu Xiuyuan's hand and asked casually as they walked into the mansion, "Dad, Ye Yuqing and I are getting married together, and today is the day Ye Yuqing returns home. I wonder if she's here yet?"

"Of course she is here!" Mu Zhengrong answered impatiently, finally finding an excuse to flatter and praise her. "My daughter is the Imperial Concubine, the most noble woman in the world. Of course she can't be later than you on such an important day."

As she spoke, she glanced at Lu Xiuyuan again and sneered, "Also, my son-in-law is the current emperor. He sent a dozen imperial guards to escort my daughter back early in the morning. The return gift was five large carriages. The style and momentum were much better than some people's."

"..." Xia Younan was silent for two seconds, and looked at her with disgust, "Are you sick? I just asked if Ye Yuqing came back, and you can just answer 'yes' or 'no'. Why are you talking so much? Is your mouth rented? Will you pay for saying less?"

Mu Zhengrong's face turned pale and blue as she was choked by her. She raised her finger and pointed at her, shaking with anger. "You... Ye Shiqing, you uneducated thing. I'm your stepmother, and you dare to scold me."

Xia Younan was not to be outdone, and said proudly: "I am now the Princess of Yu Nan. Apart from the royal family, I have the right to scold anyone."

"Bah!" Mu Zhengrong couldn't stand it anymore and spat at her, pointing at Lu Xiuyuan with disdain, "Him? You're so proud of marrying a fool? You're just a princess in name only, and you dare to ride on my head? You're really overestimating yourself!"

Xia Younan couldn't help it, took a deep breath, pinched her waist and pointed at her nose and cursed: "Shut up, you old woman, why do you care whether we are 'real' or not? It's enough that we have a name. Just based on this 'name', I have the right to make you kneel down and worship. I didn't ask you to kneel because I gave you face. Don't be shameless.

"Look at your ugly appearance, you are as thick as a jar but not as tall as a jar, with only your butt and waist. The only difference between you and the braised meatballs is that you don't have sauce. If you keep pushing me, I will beat you until you crawl on the ground with your mouth grimacing, teeth bared, and your butt covered!"

"You...you..." Mu Zhengrong felt her blood rushing up and she was seeing stars because of her scolding. If the maid beside her hadn't supported her, she would have fainted.

The maids and servants around were all stunned. They never expected that the second young lady, who was as timid as a mouse in the past, could have such a ability.

"Really? Do you feel good about being scolded for no reason? I've never seen such a despicable person." Xia Younan glared at Mu Zhengrong with disdain, and pulled Lu Xiuyuan to quicken the pace and walk towards the backyard.

Lu Xiuyuan was surprised and amused, thinking to himself that this woman was really good at scolding people! She scolded people so badly that they had no chance to defend themselves.

But I heard Su Yu say before that Ye Shiqing was very afraid of this stepmother, to the extent that she would tremble all over when she saw her. How could this be completely contrary to what he said? I didn't see the slightest fear in Ye Shiqing's expression.

It was a long time after Xia Younan left that Mu Zhengrong came back to her senses. She was so angry that her chest was heaving exaggeratedly, and she was trembling as she pointed at her leaving back.

Ye Baijiang was also puzzled by the situation just now. When did his second daughter become so brave?

In the past, she was so scared when she saw the lady that she wanted to smash her head, but now she dared to point at her nose and scold her. Could it be that losing memory can really change a person's temperament? But this change is too outrageous.

Mu Zhengrong's head was still buzzing, and she cried and made a scene at Ye Baijiang, "Hey, Master, why are you just standing there? Didn't you see how badly your second daughter bullied me just now? I'm her stepmother, and she actually dared to insult me ​​in front of so many people. Why don't you stand up for me?"

Ye Baijiang replied awkwardly: "I didn't react just now. She spoke too quickly. She just left after scolding me."

"You...then go and scold her and beat her now. Master, you have to vent your anger for me!" Mu Zhengrong stomped her feet unwillingly.

"Alright, alright," Ye Baijiang stopped her and scolded her unhappily, "Stop being a demon. It was you who provoked her first. She is now the Princess of Yu Nan. Whether she has real power or not, she is still a member of the royal family. If we beat her up, it will be against the law. If she brings this to the throne, we will all be in trouble."

"But..." Mu Zhengrong gritted her teeth and complained tearfully, "It's all your fault. Why did you want her to marry Prince Yu Nan? With her status, won't she bully us to death?"

Ye Baijiang glanced at her meaningfully, "If she was useless, why would I marry her to my enemy?"

Mu Zhengrong didn't react, "Huh? What do you mean?"

"Madam, I have something to tell you. Please do it later." Ye Baijiang whispered in her ear.

Xia Younan took Lu Xiuyuan to the back garden of the prime minister's residence, and saw Ye Yuqing, who was wearing a gorgeous silk dress, lying on the chaise longue to enjoy the cool air from afar.

Two maids were fanning her, and dozens of tall imperial guards were guarding her side, which was really impressive.

"Ye Yuqing, I'm back." Xia Younan walked over and called out familiarly, then sat down on the bench under the tree with Lu Xiuyuan.

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