Seeing her so scared, Lady Yun had no choice but to go herself.
True, the outside world talks about the Princess as being spoiled, domineering, and arrogant. People who haven’t met her are bound to find her intimidating.
"Mother, where are you going?"
As she stepped out of the Moon Cave Gate, she saw a young man in a dark blue robe approaching. Tall and handsome, he exuded youthful energy.
"The Princess and Miss Jiang have arrived..."
Lady Yun looked at him and carefully explained how those two wanted to see Yun Wanqing, making Yun Wanqing internally rant madly.
[Oh mother, did you know you got tricked by him?]
[I bet he’s planning something with you.]
[I’m sure he knew the Princess and Miss Jiang were coming for my sister, and he wants to see them but is afraid of losing face, so he keeps watching from the shadows.]
[Realizing the Princess wants to see me, he waited halfway for an opportunity, only to unexpectedly run into you.]
[Mother, he wants to use me as a tool to get close to the Princess.]
[Just wait and see, according to my brother’s character, he’ll sweet-talk you first, claiming to ease your worries, and then take me along to get closer to the Princess.]
[When he reaches my sister, he’ll say he ran into mother, and she conveniently had something to do, so he took me there.]
[...]
Lady Yun: "..."
Yun Wanye: "..."
What does it feel like to have your underwear exposed completely?
Yun Wanye was suffering from this feeling.
His face instantly turned beet red, blushing down to his neck. His already handsome face appeared even more dazzling, as if painted with rouge, wishing he could crawl into a hole.
This is just too incredible, isn’t it?
How could little sister guess his thoughts and plans so accurately?
Even knowing Yun Wanqing’s background, Yun Wanye still found it incredible. He almost couldn’t help but wonder if his sister could also hear his innermost thoughts?
Otherwise, he hadn’t even said anything yet, and only pretended to "accidentally" run into mother halfway, but she guessed his thoughts precisely and exposed them all to mother.
Ahhhhh, I’m going to go crazy!!!
Just imagining her thoughts being heard by mother made Yun Wanye awkward and ashamed enough to almost faint on the spot.
Lady Yun looked up at him, seeing his embarrassed expression, his eyes darting around nervously, and knew that Yun Wanqing had hit the nail on the head.
Ha, so this brat’s beloved is actually the Princess!
Did he forget that the Princess is already engaged?
Moreover, does he even consider his own standing and how he could possibly be worthy of the Princess?
Of course, this brat, as lacking as he might be, is still better than the Young Master from Changle Marquis Mansion.
Sigh~
This matter is really tricky! Lady Yun couldn’t help but worry.
[Hmm, why does brother seem so weird?]
[It feels like he got caught doing something bad, which is strange because no one said anything about him. Why is he suddenly so embarrassed?]
Yun Wanye: "..."
No, no, someone did say something about me, it’s you!
[Did brother take the wrong medicine?]
[Shouldn’t he be cunning like a fox, full of slyness while manipulating mother?]
[Not taking action is one thing, but why does he have such a confusing expression?]
[What’s going on here?]
[Did I really guess wrong?]
[Was I misunderstanding brother?]
[If so, then brother, I apologize, sorry~]
Yun Wanye: "..."
What’s the point of an apology?
After making assumptions about me and ruining my plans, then you apologize, pfft~~~
"Alright, the Princess and Miss Jiang are still waiting, go do what you need to do."
It’s better not to let him get close to the Princess, since the Princess is already engaged. If he approaches her without anything happening, it’s fine, but if any trouble arises, it would be hard to manage.
The entire Yun Family is under scrutiny. There’s the male and female leads up front, and then there are the plotting Aristocratic Families and husband’s political adversaries. At this point, it’s better to avoid trouble, lest the enemies seize this opportunity to make a fuss.
After saying this, Lady Yun carried Yun Wanqing and left, completely shattering all of Yun Wanye’s thoughts.
Watching his mother walk away, Yun Wanye was left wanting to cry but had no tears.
Mother clearly heard little sister’s thoughts and knew his plans and feelings for the Princess, yet still made such a decision.
It was her way of telling him she didn’t support his decision and that he should put away those thoughts and stop doing things he shouldn’t be doing.