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Ye Zifen smiled and nodded, then changed the subject: "By the way, Grandma, have Ziwei and Hongjie's wedding date been decided?"

Madam Hong replied with a smile on her face, "It's settled. The date has been set. It will be next month. By then, our family will have an additional member."

Ye Zifen was also very happy to hear the news: "That's great! Ziwei and Hongjie are both very good children, they will definitely be happy."

Madam Hong agreed and said, "Yes, we are looking forward to it too. And we are relieved that Ziwei will join our Hong family."

Ye Zifen also quickly said: "Yujie is a good kid. We are not worried at all about the two of them living together."

Mrs. Hong smiled and said, "With you watching over us, my grandfather and I can feel more at ease."

At this time, other places in the princess's mansion were still bustling with people whispering about the general's mother's behavior today.

When Ye Zifang heard what the maid said, she became furious.

While she was busy entertaining the young ladies from various families, she was secretly angry and cursed Zhang Gaoyi thousands of times in her heart, as if this could slightly dispel some of her anger.

At this time, Mrs. Hong and the housekeeper's eldest young lady came over together. Seeing that Ye Zifang's face was not looking good, they began to comfort her.

After a while, Ye Zifang finally adjusted her mood and expressed her gratitude to Mrs. Hong.

"Thank you, cousin! I don't remember much about my childhood, but I received gifts from you every year. I really appreciate your care and concern. This is the first time we have met since we grew up. Today, thanks to you for helping me receive guests and introduce girls to each family. You have worked so hard!"

A mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking about this in the guest room.

The old lady said with a look of disdain: "Why can't this old lady of the general's mansion change the customs of a country woman? Doesn't she see where this place is? She dares to open her mouth and hurt people. Who among us doesn't flatter the princess? How dare she offend? Such a mother should have died long ago!"

The daughter-in-law quickly agreed, "Yes, mother is right. No one will invite such a person to a banquet in the future. He is a firecracker that can explode at any time. People who want to hold a banquet in peace hate such people the most. They are simply causing trouble for the host family."

The old lady nodded and continued, "The capital city is not short of smart people, so naturally no one will invite her anymore. It's just a pity for the Zhang family's children. I heard that the two men are not married yet. The general is not young anymore, and the old lady will not consider him because of this."

The daughter-in-law sighed and said, "Yes, who would dare to marry into such a family?"

The old lady shook her head helplessly and said, “I just hope that this old woman can realize her problem sooner and stop causing trouble for her son.”

The daughter-in-law thought for a moment, and suddenly spoke again: "Mother-in-law, do you think the old lady of the Zhang family seems to be very dissatisfied with Princess Fuxia? Is it because there is some special relationship between Princess Fuxia and the general that she is like this?"

The old lady frowned slightly, thought for a moment and replied, "Well, I felt it too. But judging from the current situation, Princess Fuxia doesn't seem to care about saving face for the General's Mansion, and may even intend to let the Ye family replace the Zhang family. If anyone is dissatisfied with this, it should be the general himself."

The wife nodded to show her understanding, but then said worriedly: "But if the general really asks the emperor for a marriage and becomes a consort, wouldn't he have to hand over his military power? This would not be a good thing for him."

The old lady shook her head gently and explained with a smile: "Silly child, you are still too young. Princess Fuxia is not the sister or daughter of any prince, and has nothing to do with the succession to the throne. Therefore, it is possible that the future prince consort will continue to hold real power."

When the daughter-in-law heard this, she opened her mouth wide and said in astonishment, "Princess Fuxia is deeply trusted and relied upon by the emperor. If the prince consort becomes a general, then the power of these two people will be overwhelming. The new emperor will not let them go after he ascends the throne! After all, how can you allow others to snore beside your bed! Not to mention the struggle for power!"

The old lady sighed softly and said slowly: "This Princess Fuxia is able to have her current status entirely due to her own abilities. If she can let go of everything in her hands and leave freely in the future, it can be regarded as a successful retirement."

Her daughter-in-law frowned and said worriedly: "But I think that no matter whether the general and the princess are willing to resign or not, the emperor will not let them go easily. Now they have a very high reputation in the hearts of the people and have become people that everyone looks up to."

The old lady looked into the distance with deep eyes, and after thinking for a moment, she said, "That may not be the case. The key lies in how they respond. No one is a fool. What we can see clearly, the two old foxes of the Hong family can definitely see through. Judging from their close relationship with Princess Fuxia, they will definitely be alert and give warnings."

At this time, not only the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking about this, but others were also talking about it.

But the focus is different.

Zhang Gaoyi was facing the prince's questions at this time.

When the prince arrived, Zhang Wangshi had just left.

At first he didn't know what was going on, but as more people were discussing it, he couldn't escape their attention.

So when there was no one around, he asked his men to bring the general over.

After Zhang Gaoyi paid his respects to the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince asked, "Today I heard that your mother gave Princess Fuxia a hard time? Did they have a conflict before?"

Zhang Gaoyi thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness, there is no conflict between my mother and the princess, but because of some past events, she now has some opinions about the princess."

Then he began to explain: "I grew up in my uncle's house, and later learned martial arts and literacy from Princess Fuxia. We are real brothers and sisters. We grew up together. Later, we established a caravan together. At that time, the Ye family wanted to marry Zifen, and I didn't mind it. But the prince knew what happened later. Now my mother disagrees and has opinions about the princess."

Zhang Gaoyi went on to say, "At first, the Ye family and I had a very good relationship, and Uncle Ye had intended to marry Zifen to me. However, many things happened later, causing the relationship between the two families to become strained. Now, my mother thinks that the princess is older and more noble than her, so she is dissatisfied with her. But in fact, the princess has always been innocent."