Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince
Chapter 275: Today Is Destined to be Restless

Chapter 275: Chapter 275: Today Is Destined to be Restless

Qi Yu was stunned for several seconds before realizing that Chunlan wasn’t speaking of Song Yuting but of Song Yuerou.

In the front hall, Song Ting had already thrown himself into Song Yuerou’s arms and was sobbing loudly, while crying he kept calling out, "Sister, I’ve missed you so much!"

He looked as if he had suffered a great injustice.

Qi Mu and Qi Xuan, standing to the side, were shocked silly by his display.

Was this the same brother who used to run around the Prince Residence with them every day, notoriously mischievous?

To Song Yuerou, Song Ting’s behavior was all too familiar, no matter how rowdy he was outside, he was just a boy in his teens after all.

She chuckled and wiped his tears with a handkerchief, saying, "If you keep crying, Ting’er, you’ll cry the Prince Residence down."

Song Ting stopped his tears, sniffling and said, "It... it won’t collapse!"

He had only cried because he couldn’t hold back, he wasn’t some crybaby!

Smiling, Song Yuerou shook her head and seeing Qi Mu and Qi Xuan to the side, she thought the two little ones were incredibly cute. She quickly had the Maid fetch the trinkets she brought from Qian State to give to them.

Qi Mu and Qi Xuan, each holding a candied haw on a stick, thanked her softly, "Thank you, Sister."

Seeing their polite behavior, Song Yuerou was even more fond of them and asked for their names and backgrounds one by one.

When she learned they were young apothecaries adopted by Qi Yu, she was curious, "You can distinguish herbs at such a young age?"

Proudly, Qi Mu and Qi Xuan nodded and said, "It was Brother Song who taught us!"

It was then, Song Ling stepped forward and greeted Song Yuerou.

Upon seeing Song Ling’s refined and elegant demeanor, Song Yuerou was even more amazed.

She hadn’t seen so many people at Prince Qiu Residence before, how could it be that within just one year of not returning, so many new faces had appeared?

As she was pondering this, a Maid standing at the door suddenly spoke in a low voice, "Princess."

Song Yuerou quickly looked up and saw a woman clad in a light pink spring garment walking in, her hair casually coiled at the back of her head with a hairpin, giving off a somewhat unruly vibe.

However, what truly startled her was that this person was exceedingly beautiful.

She had seen many beauties in the capital city, yet none could match the one before her.

Qi Yu still had a faint smile on her lips, her eyes brimming with a spirited vitality that made Song Yuerou stare somewhat foolishly.

Back in Qian State, she had received news claiming that Prince Qiu had married a Princess of unsightly appearance and simple-mindedness.

Song Yuerou had never believed it, considering her cousin was one of the most handsome men in the capital city, how could he marry such a Princess.

Upon seeing the Princess today, she was even more convinced of the unreliability of rumors.

While she was lost in thought, Song Ting obediently called out, "Cousin-in-law."

Song Yuerou, snapping out of her daze, promptly went down on one knee along with the Maid, saying, "This commoner pays her respects to the Princess of Prince Qiu."

Since she was married, she could no longer refer to herself as a subject’s daughter.

Faced with such a breathtakingly beautiful Princess, Song Yuerou couldn’t help feeling a bit nervous, worried she might breach etiquette.

However, Qi Yu waved her hand with a smile and warmly said, "Yuerou, there’s no need for formalities, our residence does not require such elaborate protocols."

"Understood," Song Yuerou hastily replied.

She herself was not one to rigorously follow every rule; this was also why she didn’t pursue matches with other well-matched gentry as the other ladies from prominent families in the capital city did, but chose to marry into a merchant’s family—to avoid those tedious formalities.

The customs of Dazhao were open, but women still faced gossip for appearing in public.

Yet Song Yuerou didn’t care about that at all. Life was to be lived for oneself, why bother about what others said?

As per her usual routine, she followed her husband’s family in business and even went beyond the city to provide porridge to the destitute.

Over time, those people came to respect her even more.

When she had first come to the Prince Qiu Residence, she and Song Ting didn’t have to stick to any particular rules, and Li Mingjue didn’t care about those things either.

But today was her first meeting with the Princess, and she still couldn’t afford to make any mistakes in terms of etiquette.

What she hadn’t expected, however, was that the outwardly delicate Princess of Prince Qiu turned out to be such an easygoing person.

Seeing that Qi Yu was a bit constrained, she initiated some light-hearted conversation about inconsequential things, which was nothing more than complaining about the numerous and cumbersome rules in the palace, the troublesome people there, and the local customs she had observed in Gusu.

After chatting for a while, Song Yuerou gradually let her guard down.

She had never liked interacting with ladies from prominent families because she knew their nature—each one arrogantly aloof, discussing nothing but poetry and essays when they themselves could not write a decent poem.

But Qi Yu didn’t talk about those highbrow topics; instead, she made Song Yuerou feel like Qi Yu was more lively and authentic.

She thought that her cousin had very high standards, which was why he never took a fancy to any of the delicate and weak ladies from the prominent families in the capital city.

As they were talking, Song Ting’s stomach had already started growling with hunger.

Pouting, he interrupted, "Cousin-in-law, when do we eat?"

Song Yuerou was enjoying her conversation with Qi Yu and was slightly unhappy to be interrupted by Song Ting. "It’s hardly time for dinner, is it?"

Feeling aggrieved, Song Ting pursed his lips, "But I’m hungry."

After speaking, fearing a scolding from his sister again, he quickly hid behind Qi Yu.

Qi Yu had the steward go to the study to invite the Prince, and also ordered the servants to start the meal.

After dinner, Song Yuerou took Song Ting back to the General Residence.

Although they preferred staying at the Prince Residence, Song Yuerou had not come back for a while, and if she didn’t spend a few days at the General Residence, who knows what kind of rumors would circulate.

She wasn’t thick-skinned and shameless like Song Yuting.

In the carriage, Song Ting chattered away to her, complaining about all the stupid things Song Yuting had done.

Hearing half of it, Song Yuerou was already frowning deeply.

She had never had a good impression of this sister, not because Song Yuting was born of a concubine, but because Song Yuting had a bad character, always two-faced and bullying Song Ting since they were young.

To think, Song Yuting had now become even worse and had done such foolish things.

After returning to the residence, she talked to Song Feng for a while before asking, "Where is my sister now?"

At the mention of Song Yuting, Song Feng’s face also darkened, but he simply said, "She made some mistakes a few days ago, so I had her kneeling at the ancestral hall as punishment."

Song Yuerou nodded, not asking any further.

When she learned that Qi Yu had invited two nanny from the palace to the residence, she chuckled softly to herself, thinking that Song Yuting really had her work cut out for her.

The next day, Qi Yu sent a message early in the morning to the General Residence, saying that it was Madam Liu’s birthday and asking Song Yuerou to accompany her on a visit.

Song Yuerou, with her attire neatly arranged, waited outside in the carriage.

Song Yuting, confined in the ancestral hall, nearly tore up the scriptures she was copying when she heard the news.

Why should they get to dress up and go to the feast while she had to suffer here?

To make matters worse, she had to endure the torment from two nannies with the faces of the dead.

Biting her lip in frustration, Song Yuting remembered that she too had received an invitation from the Liu Family, and after a lot of cajoling and pleading with Song Feng, she was finally let out.

All the way there, Song Yuting brooded over how she would deal with those two people.

Axi looked at her vicious expression and quietly sighed to herself—it seemed, much to her resignation, that peace was not on the agenda for the day.