Prince Lu Wei exited the restaurant feeling bemused by what was happening earlier . The Prince could not grasp what Princess Lingchen was planning until the end of their meeting . In the end, they departed on their way without him giving his final answer .

The Princess had given him a week to think over her proposal .

There must be something wrong with the Crown Princess of Da Cheng . To think that a princess would mention marriage to him casually and had proposed to him! Prince Lu Wei believed that the situation was absurd .

However, he did not think that the Princess would have such personality . She would instead take a risk and let her enemies know that she was not eligible to rule than to put her country in war .

The first time he met the princess in the market, he had thought that Princess Lingchen was someone pretty without much personality . Prince Lu Wei had thought that once the princess inherited the throne, she will act as the puppet for the ministers .

Isn't that was why the Emperor had invited the princes to choose one of them as a husband? Because the Emperor did not think that his daughter will be strong enough to rule? If that was not the case, then why didn't they choose the son of the n.o.ble-born to marry the princess?

It looked like Prince Lu Wei had a lot to investigate .

After a short stroll in the market to clear his mind, Prince Lu Wei returned to the guest house . A servant quickly greeted him and notify that he had received a summon from the Emperor of Da Cheng to enter the palace tomorrow .

Prince Lu Wei felt the corner of his mouth twitched .

Didn't the Princess say that she will give him a week to think over her suggestion? Why would the Emperor summon him?

With a complicated mind, Prince Lu Wei entered his room with the official decree from the palace . He placed the decree on his study and did a double-take . There was something on the table, a rolled paper, just between the books .

Prince Lu Wei swept the books away and took the rolled paper . Upon close examination, he saw a pattern stamped on the center of it — a bamboo emblem .

His heartbeat escalated . Prince Lu Wei rushed out of his room and stopped one of the servants who was in charge of his room .

"Your Highness," the servant bowed politely .

"Did anyone come here and deliver a letter for me?" the Prince asked .

The servant turned to the others and whispered among themselves . Then, he returned to the prince and shook his head . "No . Other than the decree from His Majesty, no one had come and delivered something for you . "

Prince Lu Wei nodded . "You may go now . " He returned to his room and sat at the chair . His fingers trembled as he touched the emblem . He knew right away, who sent him the letter . The bamboo emblem . They belonged to his maternal grandmother .

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Back in the Jiang's residence, the Jiang's mistress, Han Yunyi, received a guest in her courtyard .

Ever since her daughter, Mingyue went missing, and her son-in-law got injured from a mission, Han Yunyi would spend most of her time with the Liu Qing Xin . In the beginning, Liu Qing Xin would come to visit Jiang's mistress to comfort her . Later on, she would come to visit to get some advice to help her son, Yang Yun .

"Sister, I no longer know what to do to help Yang Yun," Liu Qing Xin spoke weakly . "Physician Han said that Yang Yun's injury had gotten better . He could walk around with the help of a walking stick . However, my son refused to go out and only spent his time in his room . "

Han Yunyi could only pat Liu Qing Xin on her back to comfort her . They both know that Yang Yun was still grieving over Mingyue's disappearance . Every one of them lamented over Mingyue's disappearance . However, Yang Yun had it the worst .

Yang Yun was by Mingyue's side when she disappeared . He did his best, trying to hold on to her hands and not letting go . In the end, Mingyue still vanished . At that time, instead of grieving, Yang Yun had to harden his heart to deliver the last ingredients to Han Zhenting .

They all knew that Yang Yun blamed himself . The couple had just gotten married . Yang Yun had promised that he would look after Mingyue and protect her with what he can until he died . However, he had failed to deliver his promise .

Yang Yun regretted that he was not the one who harvested the herb . If he were the one who went to collect the gra.s.s, then maybe Mingyue would still be with them today .

Just as Han Yunyi was comforting Liu Qing Xin, a loud noise came from the outside . Soon, Jiang Xiao Liang walked in with an irritated look on his face . He greeted both Han Yunyi and Liu Qing Xin politely . Then, he turned to look at his mother . "Mother . Tell me what is wrong with Yang Yun?"